The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-08
In the Labor w orld.

The labor market is still in very un.
settled state. As old strikes end new
ones are inaugura:ed The creates,
trouble is now centerel in Chicago, the
hot bed Of socialism and communism.
In that city on Monday there was a seri-
Gus conflict between the police and
strikers. On Tuesday night the police
and the disorderlv element of socialists,
again come in collision, the latter open
ing the disturbance by throwing bombs
under the police patrol wagons, which
burst and killed and wounded some IL
or 20 persons. a despatch says:
The utteranccs of the speakers at the
meeting were of Il most inhammatory
character and the police concluded to
put an end TO the disturbance. Adyanc-
ing, they ordered the crowd to disprrse.
At first he Socialists fell back slowly,
one OF the speakers still urging them to
stan | firm. Suddenly the bomb was
thrown. The police retorted instantly
with Yoliey from their reyolvers. The
rioters answered with revolYcrs, with
which they were well provided. The
mob appeared craZeI with desire for
blood, and, holding its grounl, poured
yolley after vollry into the midst of
the officers. The latter fought gallanlly
and ut last dispersed the mob ana cleared
the markrt-pldce. Immediately after
the explosion the officers who were left
stan liug drew their reNOlvers IN fir, d
rouni after r0nnl into the mob. A
number of the rioters fell an as they
dropped they were Immediately carried
to the rear and into the many darl,
alleyways by their friends. The police
AT the Drs. LANES street station state
that fully fifty of the rioters were
wounded. Before the firing had ceased
the neighburing police stations were
turned into temporary hospitals. At
midnight twenty policemen lay on the
floor OF the Dcsplainrs street station, all
disabled; and probably half that number
seriously so. Others were reported ia
be still lying in the open square, either
dead or badly wounded.
CHICAGO, May 5.-This has been a
day long TO be remembered in Chicago,
The massacre of last night has produced
a feTerish feeling and bitter hatred OF
the Anarchists who caused it. 1t is
quite generally believed that there was
well-deyeloped plot to draw the officers
into fatal trap. Spies and Parsons
and Fielding, the Anarchist leaders,
have been goading their followers or
Tor days by bitterly denouncing the Off.
GERS of the law. Certain il is that the
Socialists were well armed and that Tho
bomb was in readiness for the police.
The moment that they attempted TO dis,
perSe the mob the bomb sped on its de,
structire crrand and into the ranks OF
the policemen a murderous fire of bul.
lets was poured. The officers rallied
brdIely an returned the Hre. How
many of the mob are dying Tonight uC
one knows. The officers at first plt
their attention to their own fallen com,
rales and the victims among the rioter.
were carried away by their own fellows,
Every drug store in the neighborhood
was filled with the WOuudcd. Tho
County Hospital was crowded with
those who had been shot down, while
the Desplaines street station hal nearl\
fifty officers more or less seriously in,
jurcl. The events of to-day included a
raid on druggist, who was charged BY
an insane mob with giving information
TO the police. His place was entirely
gulted. A raid on an obnoxious saloon
keeper followed aud his liquors were
stolen. This evening an officer was
shot by rioter Beyond these there
have been no dangerous demonstrations.
Tho police raidp1 the Office Of the arch
Anarehist Au.. @.t Spies, to-day, and