The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-24
The CHICAGO ANARCHISTS
THEIR MOVEMENTS CLOSELY
WATCHED BY THE POLICE.
The Knights Of Labor and the So
clallsts Fears Of Another
Deep Laid Scheme.

Sill', htUH, sOWburtOiii AANAi'A ~ ehN
Schuettler spent a large p rtion OF
their time Yesterday 10 the neighbor-
hood OF No. 65 North Clark street,
and closely fcrutinizsd the delegates
to the Central Labor Union meeting at
thst place During the proceedings
Detective L)wens Elm sought admis.
sion 10 the hall, but YVES promptly
shown down staira. Later on the
other detectives went up and told
Chairman Hipp that no sediiious reso,.
lntions must be presented, and laid
stress upon resolutions about the YER
diet in the crse of the anarchists. To
this the chairman replied that they
lad no such object, and intimated that
the primsry intention OF the meeting
was for all the non-English speaking
members TO become citizens 9nd
voters a. once. The meeting
thereupon passed resolution rec
ommending that all members imme-
diately apply for naturalization papers.
It was stated that the Central Labor
Union bad some 10000 membsry, Of
whom abont one.half were voters. A
dele ate limited that the anarchist
question had been discussed, and that
a re lolution had been passed which
WIS reserved for the present from pub
lication. The chairman denied that
money hsd been IA SD to aid the an
arChsls.
THE CONDEMNED ANARCHIsT5
spent their entire time yesterday in
the seclusion and quiet OF their cells.
Callers are excluded on Sundays by
the rules OF the jail. Oleraymen are
the only exception TO the rule and the
customary sunday visit was paid the
ether prison ers by a minister OF the
gspel. The anarchists We're omitted,
Nv their own orders. They wanted no
religious consolation they said,
THE KNIGHTS or LABOR AND THE So
CIALIsTs.
The NeC8 lhio morning says: The
Knights OF Labor in this city have
fiaally engaged in battle with social
ism in tdeir own ranks. The fight be-
can a month ago, but 20 well trained
we're Mr.. Powderly's soldiers that it
hes been kept from the public until
Yesterday, although known to the rank
and file of two en- ire a-semhies. The
trouble began Immediately after the
h.y market iiot Many Of the officials
of the Knights had before taken coun-
sci concerning the dangerous foothold
the socialists had obtained in dhe or
der. Leaders in the two s7cislistic
assemblies, howev r, kept their mem
bers aligned, and no reasonable cause
was given for attack. The two assem-
blies most feared by the administra-
ton to this district, which is No. "a,
were the cooperP, No. 2309, and the
mixed sssembly, No. 1907. The coop
ers had Il leader in Geo. A. Schi ling,
a pronounced socialist; No. 1907 had
Parsons, now under sentence of death
for murder, Joseph Gruenhut aud
others. These men knew the adya n
tage of remaining allied with power
full and respectable order having
the sympathy OF the read
ing public, When the bomb
exploded in hay market square, the
Knights OF Labor everywhsre de-
handed that the good name Of the or
der be in some way redeemed from
the faint of dynamite. The result We
the giving TO the public Of the resolu'
tions OF July I'd. Anarchy was de
nouneed and the order openly con.
damued the work OF the hay market
ASA sins. So severely did they ar
raigu the perpetrators Of the bomt
that Schiiling and GIusnhut could nc
lonSer restrain their followers in As
sembies 1907 aud 1907. The two as
ssmblies most Infected with eociaIlsn
complained to the general officers
This gave j. B. Murphy, the Maste
Workman of District Assembly p al
opportunity to do what he long ha'
desired 10 do-to suspend the twt
assemblies. This he did with tbs
utmost dispatch. He cut them OF
ffon all benefits OF membership in TIA
order, and sent official notice OF hi
step to the general officers. The assem-
blits appealed the cas3 to the Nationa
Executive Board. That body, 1t !
stated, appointed Mr.. Carleton, thei
Grand Lecturer, to proceed to CHI
oauo to take testimony III the case
lie came ostensibly to investlgat
the Mccormick trouble and gave tina
matter some attention. Mr.. Powder.
himself, it is reported, came secret.
b TO the city and stopped with friend
: that he might personally examine int
2 the cause of the trouble and the RENT
p DIV. None of the persons most int
ested would say anything today whic
would pass rs prediction OF the pro-
able result Of the investigation. IL
: quite certain, however, that tt
= Kuieh's in Chicago mean eNtermin;
= ion of socialism, On Wednesd.
a Il. 4 Il al "a a
. mond will occur. In the canvas
. which has been going on for son
time, the fight has been between tho
J., who support Master Workman Mu
phy in his movement ggaintt socl'
Ism and those whose sympathtes a
with the two ostracised assemblies al
indirectly with Parsons, SchiIling al
- Gruenhut.
\. The election, it is generally believe
If Will result in an emphatic indos
m ment Of Mr.. MurphY's action in 81
10 pending the socialistiC assemblies.
az THE PoIICE
,e are very positive that the anarcbi'
i. had some deeply laid scheme on ha'
with their outside friends on
morning when the verdict was
turned by tle Jury, put Just VIA
o. was they are not able to determn
ly 81 think, said an officer who has be
is. on duty throughout the trial, that
tic arrangements, whatever they mil
re have beer, had been conducted by
We condemned men and conveyed
he their relatives to the anarch sis "
are not in Jail. You will rememI
that when they filed into the col
room for the last time Friday morn
W. Parsons took red silk handkerch
is which had been given him by \
re- Parsons the day previous, out OF
hat and waved It at the crowd in
6. street. He also had white haudl
;. chief that morning, and believe t
10 il the verdict had been oil right
ing would have used it for signal.
}. red signal was sign for sometei
| am sure, and there would have b
an outbreak il there had been emo
ua- Of his friends in the big crow
'ok' "That reminds me, " suggested anno
nap officer, "that Mrs. Parsons, lor
lille | laga,.n Nhn vnrNtNt was hrNI