Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-12
Riots in Chicago.

day of May, with the foreign element
as follows: The serious trouble of
the day broke out late this afternoon
among the foreigners employed in
the lumber yards. Early in the fore.
noon several large crowds gathered
near the yards to prevent any resump-
ton of work The first exciting in
cident occurred at the planning mills
of Dufour Bros, at Twenty first and
Morgan streets, early in the morning.
That firm having conceded the eight
hour demand, its employees were all
at work. A mob of about eight hun
dred strikers, learning of this, gath
cred about the place and attempted
to stop the men at work. Several
stones were thrown. The police pa
trol was called and four strikers were
taken into custody, but shortly after
ward released The crowd then went
in the direction of the Mccormick
Reaper factory. By this time it had
swelled to 1000 or 1900 persons.
The strikers stopped great many of
McCormick's employees, and as re
suit the factory started up at seven
o'clock with about half its force. AS
soon as the factory was started the
crowd began to melt away and dis
tribute itself throughout the lumber
district. Mr.. Mccormick sent word
to men at noon that he would reduce
their hours to eight and not reduce
their their pay. He expects all his
men to return to work to morrow,
but if any fail to do so, their places
will be filled
The riotous crowd, many of them
infamed with liquor, leavin g
McCormick's factory, assembled in
mass meeting on a strip of open prai
RE near Blue Island avenue and Lin
coin street. The mob numbered fully
5000 persons. A rabid socialist
mounted a box and delivered an in
hammatory speech in German. He
opposed compromise and arbitration
and told his bearers that the only
remedy for their grievances was
DYNAMITE AND THE TORCH.
The speaker was Justify cheered
A large number of clerks and other
employees of Wells & French, car
builders, who quit work to- day, climb
ed to the top of empty cars which
stood on the tracks leading to Wells
& French's yards and looked at the
crowd curiously. Suddenly a large
gang of the more desperate social
lists gathered up stones and began
furiously pelting the Wells & French
crowd. A number of the latter were
wounded, but none, so far as was
learned, seriously. The Wells &
French men sought safety in flight
There were no police on the ground.
The crowd, however, still remained
on the prairie, waiting a report from
a committee of lumber workers which
had been sent to confer with employ
ers. There was wild talk of forming
a procession and moving to McCor-
micks reaper factory and forcing the
employees to quit work. Fifteen po
licemen under command of sergeant,
from the Herman Street Police Sta.
tion, were the first to respond to the
call for protection.
At four p NJ the bell in the tow
er of Mccormick factory announced
the hour for quitting work.
THE BELL SIGNAL.
The signal was heard by the mob
at Blue Island avenue and Lincoln
street. The worst element became
enraged and began to shrek and
hoot. The only distinguishable cries
were: do up the scabs. Come on
boys let's go for tine scabs." t.
leaders started towards the factS
on run, and fully two thousi
men followed. They picked up sto
as they ran. Reaching the McC
nic gates, the mob met the workr
coming from their benches, carry
their lunch pals.
THE ATTACK
They began an attack on the
Cormick men, stoning them with
mercy. There were only two pol
men near. Several revolver sh
were fired, but so far as is known
one was shot Many were strs
with stones. The Mccormick crd
then retreated within the gates,
one of their number, who was so
fortunate as to be left behind, fell
to the hands of the mob and
nearly beaten to death. The ats
ing party then entered the gates
pelted the windows and walls of
factory. Some Of the impriso
workmen attempted to escape by
rear, but were met and baflled in
attempt They were compelled
go within the works again for saf,
Immediately after the arrival of
first patrol wagon, the mob again
tackled the factory hurting sto
and sticks, and shouting in the W
est manner possible Another
tachment OF police arrived almost.
mediately and opened a brisk
with their revolvers, appare
shooting high and without ef
The mob, seeing that none of {
number was injured, simply jec
at the officers. Captain O'Dor
and squad of twenty six men
Twelfth street appeared.
FIRING BEGUN.
Firing then began from the
One rioter, bolder than the ott
began shooting at an officer who
sitting in a patrol wagon. Of
Brennan turned his attention to !
firing his revolver at point bl
range, but apparently without hit
him. After short chase the ri
WAS captured and taken inside
factory for safe Eaar,ipn Apot