Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-07
BLOODY WORK.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN CHICAGO
Rioters Fired Upon by the Poilce--
A Number Wounded and Further
Trouble Expected.

CHICAGO, May a, 1887 p.m.-A re.
port has just been received that six
policemen have been killed in the Hay
market, where the anarchists are hold
ing a meeting.
CHICAGO, May 4, 3 p.m.--The south
western section of the city was this
Afternoon the scene of another riot.
Toward DoOn a crowd of anarchists
and their friends assembled on the cor
ner OF Eighteenth and Morgan streets,
for the purpose of holding meeting.
IL was also SAID that they intended to
renew the attack on the McCormick's
reaper works. The police, who had been
notified OF the affair, kept close watch
upon the proceedings. Hostilities com.
menced at 2:30 o'clock, just in what
manner cannot be learned at present.
A number Of detectives, in citizens
clothes, mixed with the crowd, which
at this hOnr numbers nearly one
thousand persons. Detective Mike
Granger, Of the central station, at
tempted TO arrest one of the disOrderJy
men. The detective was Immediately
set upon by the bowling mob, and
before he could escape he was struck
in the forehead 10y brick, knocked
senseless and very badly Injured. Then
reVolyers were drawn ana indiscrimi.
nate shooting began, during which
Officer John Strong, Of Hinman street
station, was shot in the hand. A mum.
Der of the riotous persons were also
injured. The police charged on the
CROW d and made seven arrests, captur-
ing the man who threw the brick at
Granger.
At three o'clock the entire South
western district of the city was wild
with alarm and details of police were
awaiting orders at the Twelfth and
Hlnman street stations.
The commands of several State regi-
ments have largely reinforced the
guards at the armories, without spe-
clfic orders by the governor, simply as
precautionary measure. A crowd of
strikers attempted an assault on the
Milwaukee Il st, Paul shops at West
ern avenue this forenoon, but were
driven from the scene by force of
police, dispatched there by Chief Eb-
ersold.
CHICAGO, May 3--Three hundred
men Of the First Infantry and three
hundred men of the First Cavalry,
are on duty at their respective armo-
ries- The regiments were assembled
In accordance with an intimation from
the city authorities that a large body
of strikers were assembling in tn
southwestern portion of the city. The
troops have received no specific orders
from the State authorities.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 4--Upon
the request of Mayor Walber, Gov.
Rusk has issued an order'to the follow
ing companies OF the First Regiment
to report at Milwaukee at the earliest
possible mowent: From Jonesville,
two; Racine two; Monroe, Beloit,
Dtlavon, Whitewater, Darlington and
Madison.
MILWAUKEE, May A message
has just been received by Governor
Rusk, from Bay View, saying that the
strikers are increasing in numb.rs
and have swarmed into the rolling
mills, but as yet no conflict has occur
red. The appearance of the militia
there, it is thought, will result in dis
peIslng the crowds. The Kosciusko |
Guards have been ordered out and are
now on their way to Bay View. The
arrival Of the Governors Guards, of
of Madison, and the Watertown Guards
Is momentarily expected.
MILWAUKEE, May 4--Four militia
are now stationed at Bay
View, and ale restoring quiet there.
Upon the appearance of the soldiers
they were stoned by the mob, and
several men were slightly injured.
Capt. BUrchart, of the Kosciusko
was struck with a brick,
whereupon he ordered his men to fire
one round into the air.
Superintendent Parkes decided to
close the Bay View rolling mills, which
also had a tendency to quiet the crowd.
General Manager Miller, of the
and st. Paul railway, in.
formed Sheriff Paschen that the des.
5ruction Of the company's frei ght
house is threatened and asked that
protection be afforded.
NEW YORK, May 4--The striking
furriers held a meeting today and re-
fused the employers demand to treat
with the shop delegates, holding
hat the employers must meet
he union direct. They claim
hat eight shops have given in, an
Increase of four over yesterday. The
piano makers claim that twenty-three
shops have acceded to the demand for
light hours, leaving thirty shops still
holding out, of which Steinway & Co.,
Decker & Son, Weber s. Co., and
Decker Bros. are the principal firms.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, May AIN addition
- the circular issued last night
y the General Executive Board
II Knights of Labor, ordering
of the district as
'tmblies No. II, SO and 10l, to apply
o railIo Dad companies for positions
vacated by them when the strike COM