Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-13
MILWAUKEE SOCIALISTS.
Good Results OF the Arrest OF tho
Leaders.

Milwaukee dispatch; The arrest OF Croft
gan, the soclallstie leader, and several OF his
followers, had an excellent effect upon that
troublesome class The district attorneys re-
quest for a call of the grand jury, before whom
the socialists viii be prosecuted, has been
granted, At 10 o'clock u crowd OF several hun
dred strikers assembled near the western limits
Of the city aud were scattered by the police,
The arrest OF socialists who have been in.
strumental In uring ON the riots has been con
tnucd this afternoon. In the houses OF two Of
these were found number of guns pistols
and u large amount Of ammunition concealed
In beddrg. Gov Rusk Informed Alderman
Rudinskl that the latter would be held respon.
slble for any trouble which may hereafter arise
from the dolngs OF Poles who have been
prompted to act by Rudinskis speeches,
Were II not for the presence Of the state
troops, a stranger might not devIuc what fear
full scenes were witnessed here during the last
two days In aud around the city, Eveythlng
is quiet tonight. The awfulncss of death
proved too much, even for the most radical Of
the socialists, who succeeded so well In using
the easily stirred up and misled Polanders 10
further their own schemes, Tho arrest OF Croft
gan had u great deal 10 do with paclfying the
malcontcnt strikers, Threats OF revenge by
socialists were frequently made last night and
| eagerly supported, but not carried out. Mem
bers of the Central labor union this morning
employed counsel for Grottgan, but their at
tempt to have him released on bail proved
futile, they not being able 10 raise The
required sum Of $1,000, Gustav
Rocssler, who was arrested with him, also
under charge OF melting to riot, came to NIL
waukeo two weeks ago from Chicago, Both
OF them will be indicted by grand jury
| the call for which has been Issued, Tho Po-
landers are loud aud emphatic in their con
demnation Of the course taken by Governor
| Rusk. The relatives of some Of the victim:
| intend Ito sue thH state for damages. Aldi-
| tional reports of casualties came In today max.
| tho total sixteen. Most Of them are consider.
ed not fatal, however, The inquest on the
| dead will be held tomorrow.
This noon Frank lIrth, cigar make, and
| Charles Simon, a barber, both of them bloody
anarchists, were arrested They have been
very loud-mouthcd, but were considered less
| dangerous, having but little influence. A num-
| Der of guns and several hundred rounds of am
| munltion were found In their houses and con
| hscated. Tonight A. Messenger, another an
| archst was arrested and not admitted to ball.
! This makes the fifth, aud they will all be
brought before the grand jury May IL, This
afternoon II was discovered that dynamite
vault In Stark Bros stone quarry near the city
had been broken open and 300 caps aud two
bars OF dynamite stolen. No trace Of the
thieves was found. The anarchists hNyc made
| threats recently that they would blow up the
| court house but no furthe trouble ia expected.
The troops at Bay View were withdrawn to.
night and taken to the armory on Broadway
The lighthouse squadron was on duty all day
In different parts Of the city, but everything
was quiet. The socialists held n mass meet
ing at the baseball grounds this afternoon,
| but II was very tame affair