Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-02
A ROW At M'CORMICK'S,
The Employees Of the Chicago
Reaper Works
KICK UPA DISTURBANCE YESTERDAY,
Things Look Shaky for a While TIL
Score Of Them are fanked
Into the lug.

CHICAGO, March.~l. The Mccormick
Reaper Works resumed orerations this
morning one hundred and fifty men re-
porting for duty. Grea, crowds we're present
in the morning, aud to their presence Is
ascribed the fact that a larger number did
not apply for work, through fear ofintimi,
dstion. A large force Of police we're on
hand to preserve order ard arrested three
or four -spsn who were noisy and agsres.
sive. The locked out men then held Q
mass meeting at the works.
The dapersal Of the crowd restored con,
idence to the minds Of wsvering ones Who
had been prevented from entering al fret,
and they started hurriedly for the works.
In FIVE minutes there we're, according to
Mr.. McCormick's count, $50 men q. work
in the various departments Superin,eu.
dent Averill said number Of men had re.
Trained from returning owing TO having
received threatening notes last night. BY
tomorrow he expected the works would bs
in full operation. Mr.. Mccormick opened
the yard in person aud declared he would
not shut down noS il he had dozen men
10 do the work
uARASGCE INTERRUPTED.
Shortly after the first dispersal Of the
men they began assembling again in little
groups on the nsIghboring streets When
requested 10 move on they refused 10 do
60, and about twenty OF them were put
into q patrol wagon and taken to the Hin.
man street station. Fifty men had gath.
cred in front Of 1867 Blue Island averua
None Of them were very beligerent ex
cept Stsniiof Gepgor, who is described a.
a riugleader. He got upon a door step
and shouted in Polish: Now is the time
to act. Every man on his pistol. and let
US live or Gle for the cause!
Officer Marks was standing by. he is
familiar with the Polish language. and
when he heard the incendiary ou,burst he
grabbed Gengor and took him TO the sta,
tion. When he was searched there q ~.
cahbre revolver was found in Gengor's
possession Most Of the others had pistols.
The men who were arrested were taken to
the Hinman street station and from there
10 the West Twelfth street station. where
there were srraigned before Justice Inger-
soil on the charge OF carrying concealed
wes pons. No defense was made in any OF
the cases, aud the prisoners were fined IS
each.
POiICE AUTHORITIES PREPARED.
The Reaper works are distant from the
court house five miles, but tbs police head.
quarters are kept fully advised Of the situa.
ton. Chief Of Police Ebersold was seen
this morning ard said Although not Ap-
prehensive Of any serious trouble, still ali
are prepared for the receip, Of the very
wors, Of news from the Mccormick quar-
ters sincerely hope there will be no dis
turbance, and from reports already re-
ceived am constrained 10 believe that the
day will pass quietly by without an out
break or disturbance OF any nature. have
an adequate force on the ground for i'm.
mediate necessity and have arranged mat
ters so that within an hour from The tine
an alarm is given, ] can swarm the Nc.
Cormick premises with policemen. In time
Of peace prepare for war, you know"
PARADE OF THE LOCKED OCT MEN.
At ten clock about five hundred Of the
locked-ou, men formed procession, head.
ed by brass band, and started for Work.
ingmen's Hall, corner Twelfth and Waller
streets, 10 attend the meeting there. Up
to that hour thirtyibree arrcs,s had been
made in all by the police All these were
made by officers in citizens clothes who
we're mingling with tbs crosd The gres,
er number OF those taken in charge were
booked for carrying concealed weapons,
revolves having been found on them.
The remainder were charged with violst
ipg section 2j3 OF the criminal code, which
refers to riOtous ssenblsges.