Connecticut western news., 1886-05-12
BLOODSHED IN CHICAGO.
INITIATING THE RIE,Hr-HouR Fiuhr
 WITH BROKEN HEADS.
Fiery Speeches Incito Lumbermen and Others to Acts of VIolence-The FreiRh, HandIofs' Demand.

Fiery Speeches Incite lambermen and
 Others 10 Acts of vIolence-The Frelsh,
 Handlers' Demand.
 A collision took place at McO0rmick's Reap. CT Works, in Chicago on Monday, between a mob of 1000 or 5000 men, riiaddened with free beer and free speech, and . squad of po- lioemen. More than 500 shots were fired and hundreds of windows in the works were stoned.
 The complaint against the reaper works was that it was expected that the men there would work ten hours instead of demanding eight. Half of tho men were induced by threats and arguments to stay away from the works Mon- day morning, but the other half, numbering seven hundred, went to work. During the day the eight-hour system was adopted by the company, and the men ct work wero told shat they could quit at 2S0 p. m. and call it 8 days work.
 At o'clock great mob, many of the men intoxicated, WAS gathered on the railroad tracks on the prairies at Blue Island avenue and Wood street. From the tops of freight cars various speakers addre sed the crowd, hundreds of whom wore a bit of red ribbon in their buttonholes. Fritz Schmitz, Socialist from the Central Labor Union, urged tho men to strike for liberty. This could be done with the revolver, the blndgeon, dynamite, and the let us run every one of the 'scabs' out of the city"
 It is they who are taking the bread from you, your wives, and your children. On to them, blow up the factory, and if the armed murderrrs of the law interfere shoot them down As you would the 'scabs.' Revolution is the only remedy. Do not be sfraid-arm yourselves. Use the torch and protect your rights. Be men. Arm yourselves and get what rightfully belongs to you."
 'On to McCormick's," cried the mob, and @ number began moving in that direction, but were called back by several of the cool-headed strikers, who took Fritz down from the car then the factory bell rang, and the mob moved by @ common impulse, started on Q run toward the big gates which face Oakley ave nue. It was race of only two blocks, and tho head of the mob reached the gates just as the men began to come out. In the run such of the mob us was not already provided armed it. self with stones. When the men walked out of the gates the stones began to fly.
 The men dodged the missiles as best they could, and ran while their fellow-workmcn, who were still in the yard, rotreated to the shops. The stones flew thick and fast and above the mad roar of the mob rose the crash of breaking glass as the windows wont in. Fifty men and boys swept in through the gates, and in flash footed the gatekeepers house of everything there was in it. The com pany has kept dozen guards at the works evcr siuce the strike, 8 few weeks ago, and theee, when the mob reached the gates, fired their revolvers In the air, hoping to frighten at thIs and amused themselves by pelting the guards with stones till they, too, retired. Then they followed them up and began battering down the doors with crowbars. At this mo ment patrol wagon loaded with officers was 6 cn approaching.
 ''Kill the pollce," cried hundred voices. Tho wagon dashed up Blue Island avenue, tho horses urged into . mad galop. Right into the thick of the crowd they rode with 6 rush that could not be checked by the mob.
 Showered with stones and bricks, the off, cers crouched low In the wagon which turned sharply of the avenue and ran down toward the gate As the wagon drew up before the gate the policemen jumped of, and drawing preaching men, held them at bay. For a mo- ment the crowd wavcred, and the boys who had entered the yards got out the best way they could. Then the cry of ''Shoot them!" was raised The crowd again advanced short distance and peltcd stones and other missiles. The twelve officers stood in the oeutre of the prairie and were splendid targets for the miss les of the mob. For ten minutes they were kept busy dodgiug the stones, when tho crowd got tired of 1t and pulled revolvers. I seemed as if the ajority of them were armed and revolvers of every sort flashed in the sun. volley was poured into the little band of twelve policemen, the patrol !n the meantime standing inside the yards of the factory. Oc casionally, when the rioters got dangerously close, volley was fired by the police, but the officers generally shot to scare and not to kill. They carried themselves throughout the riot in an admirable manner. Ono stray shot struck the boy Joseph Voitek in the groin. Shots were fyirg back and forth but the were observed to take deliberate aim at the twelve bravo policemen, the officers escaped unhurt. More police wero summoned, and until they a' rived the twelve held the mob at bay It is known that at least dozen men were wounded, and some quite seriously, but their friends carried them off. When rein- forcements reached the ground the police formed and, by determined effort, scattered the mob. Once broken, the men fled in every direction, dozen were captured and taken to the police station and locked up on the charge of riot Many of Mccormick g work men were assaulted and slightly injured. Patrolman Cssey was sent to Vojteks house to tell his family he was injured. There he was surrounded by mob and . rope brought out to hang him. A detail of police came to his rescue just in the nick of time.
 guard of twenty-one men has been estab- lished at the First Infantry Armory and will be kept there night and day till this trouble is at an end The reserve police force is kept in readiness for an outbreak, and details of men aye also to be kept at all the batteries and ar- engagements have been made by which the en- tire military force of the city can be placed under arms in les than an hour. The out break was unexpected as far as tie location was concerned.
 snRIEKINe FOR BLOOD AND ARMS
 Eye-witnosses of the struggle between the police and the Socialists place the number of wounded as high as twelve. It is not thought that any were killed outright but the rapidity with which the wounded were carried away by their friends and the secrecy maintained mako it difficult to obtain the facts.
 During the evening the following circular printed in German and English was distribu. ted broadcacast in many sections of the city:
 REVENGE, woRKINaMEN TO ARMS!
 Your masters sent out their bloodhounds, the rolice. They killed six of your brothers at McCormick's this afternoon. They killed the poor wretches because they, like you, had the courage to disobey the supreme will of your bosses. They killed them because they dared ask for the shortening of the hours of toiL They killed them to show you, "free American citizens" that you must be satisfied and coniented with whatever your bosses con- descend to allow you, or you will get killed. You have for years endured the most abject humiliations; you have for years suffered un- measurable miseries; you have worked your self to death, you have endured every pang of want and hunger; your children you have sac lificed to the factory lords; in short, you have been miserable and obedient slaves all these years. Why2 To satisfy the unsuitable greed to fill the coffers of your lazy thisving master When you ask bim now to lessen your burden, he sends his bloodhounds out to shoot you, to kill you. If you are men, If you are the sons of your grandsires, who have shed their blood to free you, then you will rise in your might, and destroy the hideous monster that seeks to destroy you. To arms! We call you to arms YoUR BROTHERS. ON TUESDAY,
 On Tuesday evening great Socialist meet ing was held in Chicago. At nine o'clock the crowd was large. During the progress of RDeACh hY nf fha liafa of of4s