Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-05
LABOR TROUBLES.
MORE RiGTING AND DL00DSHED
IN CHICAGO.
The EiSht-hour Agitation KeIig-
ious Opposition to the
hEights OF Labor.

H'SbtS Ol tIaDOr.
ESPECIAL By TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-ry1oy
CHICAGO, May 4th.-The Mccormick
reaper works opened as usual this morn
ming, fully one half of the workmen re-
turning, despite the intimidation and
Diooashed yesterday afternoon. A special
force OF police was on duty to protect the
men on their way to work Several crowds
were early reported gathering in the lum-
Der district, from whence the mob yester
day proceeded. A strong detail of police is
on duty at the Central station, the same as
yesterday, and the entire force is held in
readiness for any sudden call. An ATTEMPT
was made to hold mass meeting on the
pralne, where the incendiarv speeches of
yesterday were made, but the police dis
persea the crowd. The switchmen are stiU
at work, and the railroad is doing business
as usnal.
ANOTHER RIOT.
3P. M.-The southwestern portion of the
| city this afternoon was the scene of an
other riot. Toward noon a crowd of An
archists and their friends assembled at the
corner OF Eighteenth and Morgan streets
for the purpose of holding a meeting. 1t
! IS also said they intended to renew the at
| tack on the Mccormick reaper works. The
| police, who had been notified of the affair
kept close watch upon the proceedings
Hcstilit:es commenced at go, Just in what
| manner cannot be learned. A number of
| detectives in citizens clothes mixed with
| the crowd, numbering nearly !, 600 persons.
Detective Granger attempted to arrest one
| dlsorderly man, when the detective was
| Immediately set upon by bowling mob.
| and before he could escape he was struck
on the head with brick, knocked sense
less and badly injured. Revolvers were
drawn and indiscriminate shooting began.
during which officer John Strong was Shot
in the hand. a number Of rioters were
injured The police charged the crowd
and made seven arrests, capturing the man
who threw the brick at Granger AT 3
clock the entire southwestern district was
Wild with excitement and alarm, and de-
tails of police are huTying to the scene.
3:45 P. M.-The police have succeeded in
dispensing the large crowd in the lumber
district and order has been in a measure
restored. The police force has been
thoroughly organized and largely rein
forced to prevent any new outbreaks.
AN EXCITED SOCIALIST EDITOR.
CHICAGO May 4th-The Ar5eitcr Zeitunq.
German paper, edited by Spies, the so.
cialist who was one of the speakers who
incited yesterdays riot at McCormicks. s.
announces this afternoon that a great meet
ing of " the people" will be held tonight
on DeSplaines street, and, whoever CON
demns the horrible brutality of yesterday
must be there" The paper further saws
Workingmen, the hated police Yesterday
murdered four of your brothers, and then
wounded perhaps twenty-five more at
Mccormick factory. Had your brothers.
who had nothing but stones to defend
themselves, been armed with good weapons
and few dynamite bombs, none of the
murderers would have escaped As was.
only four of them (the policemen were
wounded. 1t is said that yester-
days massacre occurred that the 40 600
strikers in this city might be filled with
fear and terror, and that the dissatisfied
and rebellious laborers might be driven
under the yoke of slavery. Will this end
be accomplished Has not miscalcula-
ton been made? The next few days will
answer this question. We will not specu-
late on the course of events.' The paper
then goes on to give detailed account of
the trouble, and puts the responsibility en-
hrely on the police. Spies also SAYS that |
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ground of the crowd he was addressino |
raised the cry of " On to McCormick's IS |
The same paper also saws that the police |
yesterday used their clubs in dispensing !
the procession of striking girls, and adds !
In whose veins does not the blood course |
faster when he hears of this shameful act |
of these beasts? Whoever is Il man. must |
show it these days. Men to the 'front.'
SOCIALISTS ON THE wARPArH.
CHICAGO, Nav 4th-lO-4O p MA renort |
has lust been received that six policenen |
have been killed in The bavn,ortat ,vbera |
the Anarchists are holding meeting A
man who was standing in the crowd re-
ceived a pistol bail in his tbi0h and has
lust been brought TO the central nolice Sta
ton He saws that during the nroprcss of |
a speech By one of the Socialists n souad |
of officers marched bv rlosa to tba snao l,ersi
stand. Same one shouted XIII The -
--n Almost as soon rs the words |
had been uttered. three bombs were thrown
from near the stand into The midst If tho /
SQUAD OF officers. They exploded instantly,
and five policemen fell Others WERE
wounded. and several of the Sociolis.s ala |
not escape
An officer who has inst arrived from, tba
scene saws there is hardly any doubt that nj |
least five officers we're fatally wounded /
Persons living on the West Side many |
squares from the scene of Disturbance re-
mort thst the exnlosion of bombS 1yb;cb
were terrific. was instantly followed by a |
'Usiiade OF revolver shots.
DISASTROUS AFFRAY.
More coherent accounts are coruine- in
and they point to a much moro disasfrons
aifrav than at first reported. Ahont o00 I