The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-05
AT CHICAGO.
No Further Concessions Reported-Statement
from the Lumber Dealers.

| All CHlCAGOs
No Further Concessions Reported Statement
from the Lumber Dealers.
| CHICAGO. May 4-The Mccormick reaper
works opened as usual this morning, fully one
half the workmen returning to the factory, de-
spite the intimidation and bloodshed of yester-
day afternoon. A special force of police was on
duty to protect the men on their way to work,
but their services. apparently, not required,
as the Anarchists and their followers of the day
preceding were not to be seen. Several crowds
| were reported to be gathering In the lumber dis
trict from whence the mob of yesterday pro-
ceeded, but the police have no advices of any
trouble from any quarter this morning. A
strong detail of police is on duty at the Central
station. the same as yesterday, and the entire
| force is held in reserve for any sudden call for
| their services.
| crowd of Bohemians, Poles and Germans
began to assemble on the prairie in the south.
western portion of the city, this morning where
the incendiary harangues of yesterday were
uttered which provoked the riot later on, but
the police raided and effectually scattered them
without making any arrests. Two hundred
policemen have been stationed In the vicinity of
yesterdays disturbance
| Having been driven from the prairie thia
| morning, the iders and strikers, incted by
| leaders, proceeded southeast presently forming
a column 1900 or 1900 strong They directed
their march toward large glue factory neal
the crossing o, the river at Thirty-fifth street,
| with the intention of closing down the works.
strong force of police arrived and arrested
nine of the ringleaders and overawed the crowd,
which moved off without making attempt to
| rescue their fellows. The size of the crowd was
| such that the chief OF police directed re-
| Enforcement of the officers on duty in that dis
trict. The knowledge that such a large gather
| ing was being kept together and apparently
| urged on by leaders to acts of violence caused
| more thorough preparation to be taken to guard
l. against troubles 90
The commanders of several State regments
have largely reinforced the guards at the ar.
mories without specific orders, but simply as
precautionary measure.
A crowd of strikers attempted an assault on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul shops at
Western avenue, this forenoon, but were driven
from the scene by q force Of police dispatched
there by Chief Ebersold.
Captain Hathaway with crowd of fifty
police, put in unexpected appearance at
Goose Island" at 9 o'clock this morning, where
some damage occurred yesterday to Milwaukee
& St Paul railroad property. A crowd of two
hundred idlers were found guarding the switch
es and small railway engine-house The police
descended on the crowd, captured nine, who were
| put under arrest, and dispersed the remainder
| The switchmen on all the railroads are at work
-
| & ST. Paul switchmen will go out at 3 o'clock
| this after noon for working day of eight hours
| and to aid the freight-handlers in their strike
| All the railways are caring for about all the
| freight which is being offered. The men
| of the st. Paul road are at work as usual this
morning The strikers remain in the vicinity OF
| the yards. and have been attempting to induce
| teamsters having loads of merchandise for the
| freight house to turn back with their loads, us
| ing threats at times A number of the team
sters were induced to turn back with their loads.
AT 9 o'clock this morning coo striking employees
of the new gas company marched to the center
of the city from the direction Of the South Side.
| At Harrison street and Wabash avenue they
| split up in two gangs one going to the North
Side; the second one, numbering fully two hum
| dred, proceeded to the corner of Adams street
and Wabash avenue, where large force of men
! were engaged in laying tracks for the Chi
! cago City passenger railway. The gas men COM
PEELED the track layers to throw down their TOOLS
| put on their coats and hats and stop work At
ter this the crowd went to the Exposition Build
| ing where another gang was at work for the
company, for the purpose Of inducing it to quit
working.
e Az Az.
afternoon the scene of another riot Toward
| noon a crowd OF Anarchists and their friends as
| sembled the corner of Tenth and Morgan
streets for the purpose of holding meeting II
was also said that they intended to renew the
attack on McCorInick's reaper works. The po-
| lice, who had been notified of the affair, kept
close watch upon the proceedings Hostities
commenced at 2:30 o'clock, just in what mannef
cannot be learned at present number Of de-
/ tectives in citizens clothes mixed with the crowd,
which at this hour numbered nearly one
thousand persons. Detectivs Mike Granger
of the Central station, attempted to ara
/ rest one OF the disorderly men. The
| detective was Immediately set upon by the howl
| ing mob, and before he could escape he was
| struck in the forehead by q brick, knocked
| senseless, and very badly injured Then re-
volvers were drawn and indiscriminate shooting
began. during which officer John Strong, of the
| HinmaE street station, was shot in the hand.
A number of the riotous persons were also in
! jured. The police charged the crowd and made
seven arrests. capturing the man who threw the
brick at Granger. At o'clock the entire south.
western district of the city was wild with alarm.
| Details of police were awaiting orders at the
| Twelfth and Hinman- street stations.
By 3:45 r. NJ. the police succeeded in disperss
| ing the crowd which opposed them In the lumoef
| district Sulen crowds still remained In tho
neehborhood, but the large detail of police on
i the ground proved sufficient to prevent any new
| uprising In that vicinity.
| Shortly after o'clock this afternoon q COM
| mittee from the striking lumber men waited on
| the special committee OF twelve appointed by
| the lumber dealers of the city, to receive that
| hodv's reniy To the strikers demand for eight