Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-04
Grsat Strikes lnaugurated al Wash
inutOn and Elsewhere.
Tbs Missouri Pacific Strike De-
Clarsd Off.

CggcAGo. May 3.-Ths day while filed
with exciting episodes bade fair to close
virbout any serious cond,c. between strik
s-s and au,bori,ors. A number of foreign
speaking Anarchists appealing to large
crowd OF idle men from the lumber yards
this afternoon. however, succeeded in pro
voking an assault upon q number OF labor
ipg men and q serious conflict with the
polics followed. At clock this after
noon over 5000 men, lumber showers,
blaming mill hands and factory
men assembled on the prairie
At Ro5ey streets and the
black roa1 10 hold moss meeting. The
nesting Was addressed by Socialists VINO
had the matter entirely in their hands.
ONE GERMAN sPEAEER
usr,ieularly iud4med his hearers. He said
,o ,te -a~u. Omit the Knights OF Labor,
IA, .;u Lavr 90 you any gooi, join the
Central Labor L loo, which will help you
70 yOur rights aud iresdon. Anarchy is
,Le oal, way t,c the workingmen to brssl;
the chains OF slavery, in which
thsy are bound by the capital
i,,s Il Is ycur only way 10
fr,gdou-freedom, | say, with revolver IL.
,ong hand and your knife in the other and
BOMBS 10 your pockets march on to reVo
lupon and freedom Every workiUgmsn
must starve togslhsr sni stand together
and 6yht together ior mis- rghts' Alter
listening TO the ipiamas!Cry hsraOgue
che croRd bsgan 90 Ibros PJOnes at thu
asgrouudipg buildings Then rs II moved
Jy oRs .pirit, the uOD uen started to@ard
M,Coruick's reavrr wOEES lt was soou'
$50 clock vEsn they arrived there With
yslls and fierce inpracpuons toe no" tesn
ne uen attacked me 5ail!Ing With ooul
ders ard stones thar hLed lSs railroad
track that extends pas the works. EsscE
inc ths NcC,rurck gates the no Eling mob
met the workmsu CDniug from their
benches. IGn-dN,ril 'lsy
BEGAN An ATTACK
on McCormicks empioys ss, aPolying vile sP
ihsts and s.oOiug t1rm si'hou' mercy
There were Only tso policemen on TIC
scene There ware sever Il revolver shots
but 50 fF "a kaGFn TO Que was hurt
There were s'orss tarOSn Int no one nurt
The Mccormick men tbsl retresteS WITHIN
the gates, butone Of their number. who wa
90 unfortunate as 10 bs lett behind. tell
into the hands OF tie assailsnts and Uas
nearly beaten 10 dea'h The attacking
party now entered the gates and peltsd the
windows and walls OF me factory, whhhe'
.As employees had retrestet. A little later
sons Of the workmeu attempted to escape
by toe ESar but we're met aud bstfied. rhey
we're compelled TO go within the WORKS
again for safety Supt AVerill Of the Nc
Cormick works Immediately telephoned
for police. A patrol ~sE IN full ot officers
responded from HIulIol station. Upon
arriving the
POLICE CHARGED UPON TRE STRIKERS
u4ing ,Geir clubs ard firing 8 few shots
into the car. The crowd scattered, but soor
reorgsniz-d "a force and moved once more
toward McCorniek's. The police tele
Phoned to Lieut. Crook, OF the Tn rteen,t
stree, district. he sOou sppsared on M
scene with y wagon load OF oth;srs. imme
dlstely after the arrival of the wagon th'
moo again attacked the fsc'ory, hurllni
stones and sucks aud shouting and car
rylng on ia the Niliest manner possIoie
Another detachment o. police came up 81
most instantly and opened brisk mr.
With their reVolvers, apparently shootipl
high aud wilhout noticeable eject
The mob seeing that none o
their numos7 wsre irjured isered at the oi
6cers BI; Capt Oksil Bud = squad Q
e men appearing on !he scene sAFs prom
lse OF more
SSBIOUS BUSINESS
FIiag then began frou the mob side
Ole uO'er, bOidsr than the o,hers, bSgal
sh5CtiDg at an officer who was sitting 10
Patrol wagon. Officer Brennon va
fred At point blank range
hu' SpSSrently without hiJnnl
EIn Atlar s short chase the riotsr wa
captured aui taken iusids the factory
Another detail of sixteen o!6cers at thl
time caus down Blue Island avenue at
doOble quick, sud the police, then numSs
ing over City. bsRSl firing IN earnest an
the mob began 10 scatter. They ran
si directions for two oE three eloes
aud then turned and ehreSpngl
regarded the situation. Th
Ihe police then formed 9 cordo
NbOat the works and awaited the mob
movement. So far as appeared up to to
tine, ha one had been hurt BY the shoe
ing. Ths police could allow nosody
sPprOach the works and the mob vas t.
much excited to notice or care Eheth
any Of their number hAi been hurt.
BY AIS st least $50 poASSuen had
nVed on the ground or were coming n 2
rol wagons within sight By this time q
windows the factory had been
RDDLED WITH STONES AND BULLETS
Two OF tks patrol wagons while on the
way 70 the scene stopped to disperss
crowd at the corner of Blue Island syen1
aud Lincoln street. The mob attack
Them with stones but the pf6ee
Jumped irOm the wagons and By TigoEo
use OF thar ci0bs soon sent the rioters {