Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-14

ter. DOnG make useless threats,
my friends. but when yOa are ready
act. A voice. "StriDg him up"
There are $1,000 or 10000 families
in Chicago suffering from starya-
ton to-day because husbands and
fathers are rot men enough to stand
up for their rights
Loud cheers followed this speech,
and the cries of 'sThe lake" and the
"Rope" were heard from hoarse
Threats.
A. II. Parsons was the next
speaker. lie went into the labor
statistics largely, and defined the
difference between trade unionists
and Socialists. Sam Fielding, a
SOcialistic Englishman, was the
next and last speaker. He ha-
rangued the mob in loud, blatant,
reckless way, and asked what was
the crowd before him. He said:
ave, who come here to address you
are Socialists, rebels to the law
Legislation will never help you,
never. Martin FOran went TO Con-
gress in the interest OF labor, and
he tells you that no legislation can
be had for the wOrkingman. Can't
we find some. When the rich man
understands that it is not healthy
to live among a lot of disconnected
worllmen we shall be able to get
legislation and not before
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.
That the mob was in sympathy
with his utterance was evinced by
the wild applause which was ac-
corded him. While this was going
on Captain Bonfeld and Captain
Ward, with nearly two hundred
policemen, had been waiting pa
tlently ip the station for the Social
lists to dispense or to attempt some
act of lawlessness. When the Off
GERS who had been sent to mingle
with them returned and reported
the temper Of the Anarchists, both
captains came TO the conclusion
that prompt measures only would
avert another serious riot. The
order "fall in went around among
the lIeutenants with lightning ra-
pldity. IL was repeated to the men,
and they Jumped into their places
with accuracy and precision, pre-
pared for the n rch on the An
archists. There were five compa,
MES in all, com .anded by the fol
lowing lieutenants in the order
named: Lieutenant Bowler, STAN
ton, Hubbard, Penzen and Beard.
Captains BOnlield and Ward took
a position at the head of the line,
which was marched to apointalmost
one hundred feet no II Of Randolph
street. When front column reached
the speakers wagon, BOn6eld or
dered shalt and cried: SIN the
name OF the state OF Illinois / COM
mand this crowd to dispense"
AS the words left his mouth a.
spluttering spark of fire arched
through the air from the opening Of
the alley and over the speakers's
wagon. 1t was the burning fuse OF
a dynamite bomb. 1t was we'll
aimed in its deadly mission, and
fell directly in the middle of the
street and between the two first
double columns of police. The in
slant it struck the ground it OK
plOded with terrible, sullen roar,
seeming to shake the earth. Men
fearfully wounded and dying fell
on all sides, the death-dealing con-
tents of the bomb reaching almost
to the rear ranks. Twenty-Five
mangled offices we're grOaning on
the ground. a gatling gun could
not have cut wider swath. a
scene of horror followed, the detail
of which may never be known. TIL
| officers were demOralized and fol
an instant broke ranks, but almos
instantly recovered their presencD
of mind. Before, however, they hail
| time to realize the destruction
which had been wrought IN their
ranks, the crowds of Anarchists
Il crowded in front AID on either side
| Of them and opened fire with re
volyers at almO',t point-blank range.
The first vo'.ley of the mob was
i quite as fey.rlul in its effect as was
the explosion of the bomb, but the
officers did not lose their presence
OF IN nd. Orders flew thick and fast
trcm the captains and lleutenants,
: and within the brietest possible
space of time they were charging
the murderous assasslns on every
hand, dealing death and destruction
TO them with their rey0lyers. The
Anarchists did not sustain the
, charge an instant, but fled as soon
as they could distinguish the blue
coats and bright buttons of the Of.
icers through the smoke from their
revolyers. The cracking of these
weapons was incessant for five min-
utes, and only once was anything
like a voley fired by either side
This was fired by the Anarchists
when the bomb exploded in the
ranks of the police, thus showing
that they had carefully drilled
beforehand to act in concert. When
the officers emptiel their pistols
they used them as clubs, and it's
probable that numerous skulls were
fractured. With the revolver shots
cracking like the tattoo OF a mighty
drum and the bullets singing in che
air, the mob plunged away into the
darkness with y;ll of rage and
fear.
| CHICAGO, May lO.-Attempts
were made yesterday by the social
lists and anarchists to bold meet.
ings. bat several Of them were
broken up by the police.
| All the railways resumed opera
tions this mornig, and are carrying
all freight offered. The b. and o.
set its old men at work, concedlng
them eight hOlrs' work with nine
hours pay. The Chicago and
| Northwestern Railroad declined to
take the strikers back. The Fort
Wayne strikers were informed that
the company would take back only
such of them as it needed. The
Wabash strikers agreed to quit the
freight-handlerS union and all re-
turned to work, the new men being
also retained. The Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago and the Chi
cago and Alton refused to re-employ
| the strikers.