The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-06
THE CHICAGO CRISIS.
The Bloody Struggle Still
Going on.
RED FLAGS AND DYNAMITE.
Thousands More Men Join the Great
Army OF strikers-wheIe VIII
1t Ends
The Chicago Riots.

and carried out by the small band OF
Anarchists and their blind followers
last night. The city outwardly is very
quiet. In the street cars and at every
point of gathering in the city, the
events of last night were being seriously
discussed. There is a large and con
sentative element in the populsuon. 1t
is proper 10 say il has never seriously
been contemplated that an outbreak Of
such serious proportions and atrocious
character could be meditated by any
class in the community. Words heard
on every side this morning are OF utter
and abhorrent condemnation OF the
assault made on the police. The occur
rences of Monday and last night are
ascribed in the public mind to the teach
ings and recent utterances principally OF
three men-August Spies, A Par
sons and Samuel Fielden, the speakers
of last night. Thy have been poinIe
ont by nearly every paper in the city,
during the past four days, and the
tragic elimination on Desplaines Street
ONLY appeared to emphasize these warn
ings. Their arrest has been repeatedly
demanded. When the firing began last
night, Parsons was the only man seen
II be recognized. He was in a liquor
store at the corner of Desplaines and
Lake Streets, Socialists headquarters,
within $50 feet of the point where the
deadly bomb was thrown among the
ranks of the police. The firing at the
police came from the same direction,
and il is surmised the criminals OBJ
tanned their guns and made the Soci-
alists Hall their rendezvous and from
thence they proceeded TO make their
assault. They were concealed behind
boxes and barrels on the sidewalk,
leaving their guns and firing, during
the confusion following the explosion.
Parsons was seen IN the place accom-
panied by his negro wife. for only a
moment and then disappeared with the
other Anarchists. The police searched
for the three men all night, but did not
succeed in finding them. A little after
s O'Clock this morning all three were
found IN a close room in the office OF
the Zsit;fng newspaper at 1O7 Fifth
Avenue. They were in consultation
when the officers came upon them
They exhibited alarm but made no
resistance. They were taken quietly to
the central police station. block away.
and up TO 9 O'Clock the public had not
been made aware of their arrest. They
are kept closely guarded and no one is
permitted 10 see luclu. II - not
known what, if any. charges have
the exact policy the authorities intend
TO pursue. They have in evidence
against Spies, his guarded but infiam-
matoTy utterances In his newspaper, in
which he has within the past few days
urged dynamite warfare against the
police and all regularly constituted au
thorities. His direct connection, and
that of his companions, in the events
OF the past few days appears very clear.
Mayor Harrison asserts his ability to
preserve absolute peace in Chicago
without outside aid. He argues the
occurrence last night could not have
been foreseen and was an unparalleled
event in American history. The entire
police force is on duty to-day, and
its members apparently in firSt-class
condition, while their duties will be
arduous. From the fact that the de-
partment is equipped with numerous
patrol wagons, they have been able to
reach the scenes of disorder without
the fatigue consequent upon a strictly
marching body. The police are &C
corded By the entire people and praise
for their discretion, bravery and excel
lent discipline in the face Of the unusual
assaults By the criminal element. The
only published criticism upon the
mayor was on his not forbidding the
assemblage last night and similar ones
during the preceding three or four
years. Thus far, to-day, no proclama-
ton has been issued torbidding all
future gatherings, but it is assumed by
the press this will end for some time
any assemblings by the red flag advo-
Gates. a.
Another great strike was inaugurated
this morning. Seventeen hundred
men employed at the Deering Haryes-
ter Works stopped without no.
tice or warning OF any character and
without making any demands.
Whether the men have beeninfiuenced
by the recent riotous events directed
against workingmen remaining at their
posts is not known. The managers of
the works asked for police protection.
The works are located in a district
largely populated by foreign-speaking
people. a.. --lr.'
The railroad situation is further
complicated this morning by a strike
Of all the freight handlers on the Lake
Shore road. The switchmen on the
same road also decided not to handle
other than the strikers.
Sam Fielding, a rabbid Anarchist.
arrested with August Spies, spoke the
last words to the mob last night which
Ied to the slaughter. He was found
this morning, when safely Gagged
at Central Station, suffering from a
gun shot wound il his leg. Three
thousand employed at the car
shops at Pullman went out this
morning, joining q thousand who quit
yesterday. A big mass meeting was held
at O'Clock. Resolutions were adopted
condemning the rioto1s actions Of So
cialists. and declaring they had no
sympathy with that element or its
methods and counselling quiet and good
order. The chief of police said this
morning that the police force was
amply able 10 deal with the trouble
without outside assistance. The sheriff
has not yet been called on. Both the
First and Second Regiments and First
Cavalry and battery are ready to turn
out at short notice. Between three and
four hundred Springfield rifles base
been given out to a special squaI OF
police.
Shortly after noon the police made
another raid on the Office of the Arbe Der.
Zeifang. and arrested q man in the
Office. who upon being, searched pro.
duced n large revolver and dirk r,,th.