Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-05-13
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tho body Of Policeman began, killed by the ex-
plosion OF the Nihilist bomb. resulted IN hold
ing August and Chris Spies and Michael
Schwab of the Ar6eiter Zeitung, and Samuel
Fielden for murder, and q recommendation
was I,aade thatAsR Parsons be arrested and
held Tor trial on the same charge The negro
wife Of the latter was captured and confined in
the Central Station. Tho Office of the Arbeitey
Zeitung the Nihiiist organ, was closed by the
police, tho type of an incendiary proclamation
connscatod, and twenty-five printers con-
nected with the concern were committed
for murder The guns in two socialist
armories were taken to police headquarters.
The most serious disturbance of the day oc-
CURED at the corner Of Eighteenth street and
Center avenue, where drugstore and saloon
were wrecked by q mob Of Bohemians, seven
Of whom were captured Officers Of the St
Paul and Fort Wayne Roads obtained warrants
for the arrest Of four men who delayed mail
train at the Madison street viaduct and one of
the number was put in irons by Marshal
Marsh. The railway managers at their daily
conference, sent to Chief Ebersold q check
for $10,75O for the relief of the wounded
policemen, and an equal amount was
subscribed by members Of the Board of Trade
Tho chief strike Of the day occurred at the
Deering Harvester Factory, on the northern
boundary line Of the city, where ], 7S4 men
quit work because an advance in wages was
refused. There are under treatment at the
Cook County Hospital twenty-seven police
officers and nineteen men arrested as social
lists. During the day Officer Michael Madden
entered a saloon near the Desplaines street via
duct and attempted to arrest John Laffelhardt,
who had just fired a pistol in the air The
prisoner on reaching the door shot
Madden through the lungs, and the
officer retaliated by sending a ball into
the rufian's head and another into his groin.
Both were taken to the hospital MORALLY
wounded Mayor Harrison issued proclama-
ton warning people to stay at their homes or
places of business, and ordering the dispersal
of any large bodies of persons The striking
freight-handlers, at public meeting, OK
pressed their adherence of the murderous
methods adopted by the Socialists.
A serious conflict between the militia
and socialistic rioters occurred at Milwaukee
on the morning of the 9TH inst A vast crowd
of Polish Nihilists marched from St Stanis-
laus' Church to fight the militia at Bay View.
They refused to yield to orders to halt, and
were given q volley Of bullets. Four men
were killed and four others dangerously
wounded. The shooting had a terrible effect
ON the men. Seeing several of their number
fall, wounded or killed, they threw them
selves fiat on the ground, and
sought the shelter Of the railroad embank-
ment The level of South Bay street and Lin
coin avenue, being higher than the marsh, was
also sought by the frantic men, who tumbled
headlong into the water. There was every evil
dence on surrounding objects to show that the
militia had fired low, and %with intent to kill"
as one of them expressed it Two thousand
socialists congregated at Milwaukee Garden,
and listened to harangues by the leaders in
the afternoon The State militia companies
were sent to the scene Oseveral times,
as the gatherings became too demonstrative.
Paul Grottkau, the socialist leader and pub
Usher OF the Arbeuer Zeitung was arrested
Advices from Chicago indicate that
the police have broken the backbone of
anarchism in that city. sPolsh and Bohemian
colonies of the West Side" says dispatch
from Chicago of Friday, Swere unnaturally
tame yesterday, the only event of a disturbing
nature being a successful raid on the dyna-
mite roost at the corner of Eighteenth street
and Center avenue. Searches were made by
the detectives in other parts of the city, and
quantity OF nihilistic devices captured. Officer
Barrett died at the County Hospital in
the morning, and Officer Miller expired In
his brothers arms just before midnight Late
last night the phsyicians at the County Hos
pital did not think that Officers Jacob Hansen,
Nels Hanson, Timothy Flavin, and Michael
Shehan would live till morning. Officer John
ii. Mcmahon had his leg amputated August
Spies and his confederates we're imprisoned in
the County Jail An effort is being made to
add treason to the charge Of murder against
them. The contributions to the fund for the sup
port Of the families Of the dead and wounded
policemen have reached nearly $500 August
and Christian Spies, Michael Schwab, and
Samuel Fielder, the ringleaders of the Nihilis-
tic plotters, visited the police station to have
their photographs taken for the rogues' gal
lery, after which they were locked up again.
The police of Milwaukee arrested two
leading Anarchists-Adam Hirth and barber
named Carl Simon-who are kept at the Cen
trail Station. Their houses were searched and
several guns were seized Governor Rusk OBJ
tanned from the Rock Island arsenal eating
gun and ample ammunition for small arms.
Two persons died at Milwaukee of wounds
received in the rioting, and two others
are believed TO DO beyond recovery
Cleveland police circles were excited
when it was discovered that during the
night the city had been floored with circular,
printed in English and German, calling all
workmen to arms TO revenge the killing of
some Of their number in Chicago One Of these
circulars was even posted on the front door of
the Central Police Station. 1t is reported that
Parsons is hiding in Cleveland.
The machinery manufacturers of Chi
cago contemplate closing their places OF bust
ness until the employees will agree TO accept
ten hours pay for ten hours work. Chicago
advices Of Friday thus outline the industrial
situation in that city:
Some Of the smaller shops, where iron mold
ers and metal workers are employed, have given
eight-hour concessions to their men, but the
larger employers, like the Crane Brothers, are
still standing out Tho wood-workers have
agreed upon eight hours, but without extra pay.
The bakers have bettered their condition,
and the brewers now receive full pay with
shortened hours of work The furniture
workers have won In q few cases, though most
OF them are out on strike against a solid or
ganization OF manufacturers. At the McCor-
mick works the mon are receiving an advance
OF 10 per cent I'm wages. There $500 men
out at the car shops OF the Chicago and North
western, the Illinois Central, and Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific. All OF tho mon at Pullman
nre still out. In the tobacco factories there are