, 1886-05-06
STRIKE STORIES.
Less Rioting on the Streets of
Chicago.
Mayor Harrison Issues a Proc
lamati0n.
Arrest of the Bomb Throwers--
Other Strikes.
The Situation in Chicago.

speeding the atrOclOu5 occurrence OF last
night has been in nowise lessened. The
prompt action of the authorities in ar.
resting three of the chief conspirators and
accumulating evidence which, it is be-
lieved, will fix the great crime upon them.
has called forth unstinted praise. All or
binary places of business are open, but
there is almost a cessation of business of
ordinary transactions. business men dis
cussing the event in all its serious aspects.
The mayor has been assured by all classes
of citizens of their desire to aid him in
every possible way.
Hon. Il. B. Washburne, ex-minister
to France, remarked to-day that he had
not known during the days of the com
munc in Paris, so utterly cowardly and
atrocious a murder as that of last night.
Ifthere is any law to reach the perpetra .
tors and instigators of the affair it is now
positive that certain death awaits them.
Mayor Harrison this afternoon. after
consulting with his department officers,
published the following proclamation:
To The people Of Chicago.
WHEREAS, Great excitement exists
among the people of this good city, grow
ing out OF labor troubles. which excite
ment is intensified by open defiance of the
guardians of the peace by a body of law
less men under pretense of aiding the
laboring man, but really e%ndeavorlng to
destroy all law; and,
WHEREAS, Last night these men, by
the use of weapons never resorted to in
civilized lands except In times OF war or
for revolutionary purposes, caused blood
shed among the citizens and officers of the
municipality who were simply in perform
ance of their duties; and,
WHEREAS, The city authorities pro-
pose to protect life and property at all
hazards, and in doing so will be compelled
to break up all unlawful or dangerous
gatherings; and,
WHEREAS, Even when men propose to
meet for lawful purposes bad men will at
tempt to miugle with them, armed with
cowardly missiles for the purpose of
bringing about bloodshed, thus endanger-
ing innocent persons,
Therefore [. Carter II. Harrison, mayor
of the city of Chicago, do hereby proclaim
that gatherings of people in crowds or
professions on the streets and public
places Of the city are dangerous and can-
not be permitted, and orders have been
issued to prevent all such gatherings, and
to break up and disperse all crowds. To
prevent injury to innocent persons, | urge
all law abiding people to quietly attend to
their W affairs and not meet in crowds.
If the police order any gatherings to dis
perse and they be not obeyed, all persons
so disobeying shall be treated as law
breakers, and will surely incur the penalty
of their disobedience. | further assure
the good people of Chicago that | believe
the police can protect their lives and
property and the good name of Chicago,
and will do so.
(Signed). CARTER HARRISON, Mayor.
A horrible outcome of the excitement
resulting from last nights rioting occurred
this evening shortly after 6 O'Clock. Two
officers had been stationed on the Des-
PLANES street viaduct, near the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul freight yards,
to prevent crowds gathering and
idlers from guying the men at work
in the place of the striking freight
handlers. The officers noticed two
particularly suspicious individuals slowly
cross the viaduct and enter a saloon
on Desplaines street near Carroll avenue.
Officer Michael Madden, of the Desplaines
street station, who was somewhat closer
to the saloon than the other two police
men, was given the signal to keep his
eyes on the ugly pair that had attracted
attention. At this moment a revolver
was thrust from the saloon door by one
of the men, and a shot fired into the
street in the direction of the officers.
Madden stepped quickly to the saloon
door and at C grappled with the man
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