Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-13
THE CHICAGO RIOT.
he Poisonous Weed of European
Anarchism Seeking Growth
Upon the Soil Of America.
he ofhcers Exchange volley After
volIey ofskots with the Social
lists, Woundirg Fifty.

t<sz< !, . CHicAco. May 4.-Chicago tonight had
arg = ~ most fearful riot in its history Great
- ere the expectations of the socialist leaders
Efzz aariing the meeting they had called for
7rszSs 81 = night As early as 7:30 had been men
si4 ~ }pned as the hour when the speaking and
~. SsE ecsiement would begin The place chosen
s1fs 80 JAS the old hay market Randolph street
- kpaole of holding from Is 900 to 10000
{, = 70 Il ZEN Touching the square at one corner
5 70 Haiseead street, the outlet to the
- Dr. mber yards, packing houses and factories
y - 81 ich acCcrmick's In close proximity to
- e opposite side OF the hay market is NIL
= - Faakee avenue, leading through wide
s1z Z = preading district densely populated with
q fs.I |errnans and Poles Surrounding the square
3 - u every hand teu-cent lodging houses
'sersr :, heap saloons and many Of the lowest dives
the city. At p m. the scattered groups
n -, men lettering in the vicinity would make
- 7S crowd Numbering not to exceed !, 800
4. - fon their chance remarks and appearance
was easy to determine that they were
sAs css narchsts of the most approved type 1t
hs - Ias after p before the stolid groups OF
sz.s nafchsts cheered by the presence OF
and ~. r by leaders August Spies finally arrived
Asz crr.s.~ n nd climbing wagon in front of Crane
ros. factory began address denouncing
ne shas - Apital and claiming that he was not the
sae q Is ase Of yesterdays not There was no en-
am, 8 hnsiasm created by his remarks and when
Jln - t<s C succeeded by A r. Parsons the
ssa716 rowd began to gradually dwindle away
~ kithin hslf block OF the speakers could be
II zen four patrol wagons with horses ready
sas es, arnessed and good sized detail of police
skzN +. 81 nth Clubs and revolvers
aaster 4 49, DEADLY BONES
o During the progress of speech by one Of
aas d1S1s be socialists squad of officers marched by
= aarszz pose 10 tbs speakers stand Some one
z,esr.s khouted, skill the ---p Almost as
m. :. pom the words had been uttered three
b sS cmbs were thrown from the stand into
De midst Of the squad of officers They ex-
loded instantly and five policemen fell
= others wounded and several of the
isloa ar ocaiists did not escape Persons living on
he West side many squares from the
sse AZ the disturbance report that the explosion
- u f the bombs, which terrific was in
- - tsntiy followed by fuslade of revolvers
= fses7 bont two hundred officers had been detailed
80. - attend the meeting and had been in the
sI;n i:inity since the socialists had begun TO
cmble At time of throwing of bombs the
"a ~ ba had dwindled down less than 900
The e5terancss of the speakers still of
.'s1 z sszszs most iEfammatory character, however
srssi So. nd the hearers who still remained grew
al n 3 s notous in their demeanor The police con
- $ FluGed TO pm: end to the disturbance,
ind advancing ordered the crowd to dis
''a aa1 u at the socialists back slowly
4nnts = pne Of The speakers still urging them to
shst L. iand firm. Suddenly the bombs were
iheo-y tar brown The police resorted instantly with
70 usafc yoILEY FEoa RENoLvERs
wound a II he rioters answered with theirs which the
- 8 equei showed they well provided with
|. = ssr The mob appeared ciazed with frantic de-
.. -. - - re for blood and, holding ground
: - poured volley after voey into the midst of
Ia :. he ofiicerR The latter fought gallaptly
r. knd at last dispersed tie mob and cleared
sso'ie sla he market place. They are now guarding
lnefet sfEa approach to the place, and is
cod narsss: allowed to come there Immediately
T;sea b. hfter the first explosion the officers who
ppeass 70 left standing drew their and
ton bred round after round into the mob Large
1 faat - humhers of these te. and they dropped
.,...~ = Fl were Immediately carried to the rear and
Into the many dark aleyways by their
friends No estimate of the casualties can
hhs loa be given but the police at the Despaines
s sa4 @ treet station state that fully fifty of them
zss<rfE + sere wounded. The drug stores in the
s<ah = 2 vicinity crowded with people who were
hy burt, and dc Stors have been telephoned to
Ct Bszxrxe all directions Before the firing had
ID sss ri reased, the nelgboring police stations
70 ssozz& furned into temporary hospitals At IL
xlnte clock twenty policemen lay the floor
: -. - pf the DeSplaines station, all disabled and
probably half that number seriously
= - 20 Others reported to be still
sl~sse - lying in the open square, either dead or
90 = - badly wounded telephone message from
g a--- One of the hospitals says that wounded
~ oficcr brought there has since died Officer
lakosE Joseph Depan died his way the station
rnss alter reports at the pespIanes street station
/ Hnan yHH Indicate that even more than at first est
;ss-z q 70 nated wounded among the socialists
otts< i=sz The the station heartrendng
4 1n large lie fifteen officers
l. sd pnd doctors are dressing their wounds The
s.t q q wife of of the has just in, and
+, j. -, upon learning that her husband among
{ = = The wounded fell down a faint and had TO
f1l' = q a.s3 be carried aone