The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-10
The Switchmen's Union Flatly Refuses to
Sanction the Freight Handlers Strike, and
the Railway Trouble Is About Ended.
Another "Secret" Circular from General
Master Workman POwderly's Pen.
Archbishop Gibbons Gives His Flock Sound Ad-
yice-Archbishop Corrigan on the Knights
Failure of the Piano Makers Strike.
AT CHICAGO.


Two More Police Officers Dead-Tyvo of the
Anarchists Also Join the Majority.
CHICAGO, May 9.-The day has been one of
professions occurred, and the police were not
even called upon to dspere any large assem-
blages.
Officer Timothy Flavin died at the City Hos
pital last night, and officer Michael Sheahan died
at his home this afternoon. This makes five po-
lice officers dead as a result of Tuesday even
ing's outrage, and others liable to die at any mo-
ment Kruger, the Socialist who was shot by
officer Madden, on Wednesday night died this
morning, and the death of Frank Lannis oc-
Cured at No 2307 Wentworth avenue during the
afternoon. He was recognized member OF the
Communists, and was wounded in Tuesday nights
riot
No work was attempted at any of the railway
freight houses but the companies will give no.
tice tomorrow of their ability to handle any
quantity of freight offered It stated that the
strikers on the Illinois Central, Michigan Cen
tral and Baltimore & Ohio roads have announced
their intention to return to work tomorrow.
Nearly all the freight-handlers employed or
Freight-workers' Union tonight The meeting
had no sooner been called to order than COM
munication received from the Switchmens
Union was read, wherein that organization abso-
lutely refused to uphold the freight-workers
in their present STRIKE or even to
countenance it. The reading OF this
communication was followed by a warm
debate, which brought into view general senti-
ment that the popular prejudice against strikers,
intensified by the tragedy of Tuesday night,
made the prospect of success exceedingly doubt
full. Many of those present openly declared it
their wish to abandon the principle for which
they went out and return to work. This feeling
resulted in the appointment of a committee
which is instructed to call at the offices of all
the roads tomorrow morning and negotiate for
the most favorable settlement possible. 1t is
stated that failing of any better concession the
part of the roads. tho committee wlr authorize
the discontinuance of the strike on the consid-
Grafton that the men will be allowed to return
A freight worker present at the meeting said he
believed the strike would be at an end to-mor-
row morning.
AS might be expected, the topic of the SER
mons preached here to-day bore directly upon
the riot of Tuesday night. The morning was
fine and all the principal churches were well
filled, especially at Central Music Hall and
McVicker's Theater, where large numbers of In
termittent church-g goers added to the unusually
large congregations of Prof. Swing and DR..
Thomas. through an apparent desire to hear
what the pulpit had to add to the press com
ments on the latest fruits of anarchism. Dr.
Lorimer was also favorite, and half score of
others spoke to attentive congregations on So
cialism. None of the utterances made on the
subject were particularly remarkable, and no
novel solution of the labor problem was present
ed Prof. Swing dwelt admringly and pathet-
ically upon the bravery of the police officers
whose lives had been sacrificed and deplored
the presence of social conditions which led to
such results. DIR. Thomas dicussed the relations
between labor and capital after the intellectual
manner customary with him, and Dr. Lorimer
conferred favor upon his hearers by reviewing
the history of communism and clearly defining
the meaning of socialism and the adiuncts or
branches of anarchism and nihilism. The sermons
were united in advocating the summary sup
pressisn of aparchism The laws should use the
means within their power to prevent repetition
of SUCH scenes, the making of incendiary
speeches and the destruction of the public peace
through the assembling of turbulent characters
of the class referred to.
The following bitter editorial attack on the
Anarchists was printed in yesterdays issue of
the knights Of Labor, weekly paper published
in Chicago by George N. Sceets, and commended
to all Knights of Labor by the executive officers
and leading members of District Assembly No.
"a:
'Let it be understood by all the world that the
Knights of Labor have 20 affiliation, association
sympathy or respect for the band of cowardly
murderers, utthroats and robbers known as
Anarchists. who sneak through the country like
midnight assassins stirring up the passions of
ignorant foreigners, unfurling the red flag of an
archy and causing riot and bloodshed. Parsons.
Spies, Fielden, Most and their followers, aiGers
and abettors should be summarily dealt with.
They are entitled to no more consideration than
wild beasts The leaders are towards and their
followers are fools Knights of Labor, boycott
them. IL any of the gang of scoundrels should
by any mistake get access to our organization,
expel them at once; brand them as outlawed
monsters; do not even permit yourselves to hold
conversation with one of them; treat them as
they deserve to be treated, as human monstrosi-
ties, not entitled to the sympathy or coneidera-
ton of any person in the world We are sure
we voice the sentiment of the entire organiZa-
tion when we say we hope that Parsons, Spies,
Most, Fielden and the whole gang of outlaws
will be blotted from the surface of the earthn
Endorsed by st. Louis Anarchists.
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