The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
Four Regiments of Militia. with Nine Calling
Guns. Ordered to Go Into Camp at the Fair
Grounds, Six Miles from the City.
Everything Quiet at Chicago, and No
Further Serious Trouble Expected.
Striking Railway Freight Handlers Begin to
Apply for Work-Condition of the Strikes
at St. Louis and Other Points.
AT CINCINNATI.

Why the Authorities Have Made Prepara-
tions for Suppressing Possible Riots.
CINCINNATI, May 8.-Outwardy there is very
little apparent change in the strike situation.
The city employees have been voted ten hours
pay for eight hours work, and number of nd-
vidual manufacturers have made settlements
with their men, but the great mass of strikers
remain idle. There is but little indication of
strike on the streets. There are no crowds. and
business seems to be progressing as usual. Or
perly PROFESSIONS of strikers have passed through
the streets every day, but the the very pro-
nounced denunciations of violence and particular
ly of Socialistic methods has given to the public
a sense of freedom from danger of riot. This
feeling has not been shared by the au uthorities.
For several days the First Regiment of the Ohio
National Guard has been on duty night and day
at its armory, near the courthouse. Several
hundred special policemen have been appointed,
and safety organizations have been made all
over the city at the Mayors request Four regi-
ments of militia have been ordered here by the
Governor The explanation for all this prepara-
tion is made to-day for the first time. 1t is that
the Police Commissioners have discovered that
Socialists to the number OF 600 are organ
lied and armed with effective rifles;
that they control here the manufact-
ure of dynamite bombs; that the one used
in Chicago was made here, and that they have
now on hand for use supply of those Internal
machines. The commissioners claim that they
have found the name of the manufacturer
William Haines, of Covington, Ky. This, in
connection with the rumor that Herr Most was
in Corington last night. gives some plausibiity
to the fears of the authorities, and accounts for
the apparently unusual precautions taken. The
Seventh Regiment, Ohio National Guards has
arrived at the Hamilton county fair grounds and
gone into camp The other regiments are ex-
pected before night. They will all be quartered
at the fair grounds, or in that vicinity 1t is dis
tant bat about six miles from the city. The
force will have two field pieces and six Gatling
guns. Col Fred Moore. of the First Regiment,
has been placed in command.
something About Anarchist Most.
Most made his debut as an Anarchist about
twenty years ago, when he became disciple
of the German agitator Lassalle Most was too
radical in his views to long follow the moderate
teachings.of his tutor, and started out on his own
hook. He travelled much in Saxony, addressing
laboring people in the manufacturing districts,
and as Mark Anthony melted the Roman popu-
lace to riot, so Herr Most set on his dupes But
his career as a blood and thunder orator was
brief, for the authorities seized him and sent him
to jail-a place, by the way, where Most has spent
many years. After the attempts made upon the
life of the Emperor by Hoedel and Noebling he
considered it prudent to start in quest of moro
hospitable refuge. But the authorities in Switz-
erland Belgium, Holland and France made
haste to inform him that agitators of his stamp
would do wise in getting across the border, the
quicker the better. Most concluded to give
England the benefit of his presence. His first
act was the foundation of a revolutionary sheet
intended for circulation on the Continent, it's
mission being especially intended to under
mine the German empire. The pub
lcation, which he dubbed Freiheit.
has since achieved an ipterna-
tional reputation as revolutionary organ
par excellence The English public did not take
kindly to his teachings, and felt quite relieved
when Mr.. Poland, as crown prosecutor secured
his conviction on a charge of melting to the
murder of all royal personages. The print was
confscated. and the whole organization received
a pretty severe blow. from which it never rallied
until Most had served his time in Milford prison.
Most finally escaped to America and for several
years past has been publishing revolutionary
paper called Freheit in New York, issuing Com-
munistic literature. and doing his best TO bring
about anarchy. The particular language uttered
by Most for which he was indicted, was at the
meeting in Germana Hall, New York, when he
advised his hearers to buy rifles and use them on
the police or ANYBODY ese