New-York tribune., 1886-01-17
CHICAGO
ANARCHISTS-RAI JOD--AMUSEMENTs
STREET NAMES.

tBr TELEGRAPH 10 the TEiBrSE1
CHICAGO. Jan. l6.-The disclosures made regard
ing the nest of anarchists IN this city this week
demonstrating 10 a certainty that they are engaged
IN manufacturing dynamite bombs for use as oIen-
siye weapons In the event OF street riot
or wher the Great Revolution breaks out
only substantiates what has been written
regarding this faction III the pasl'
Forbidden to drill publicly with guns the terrorists
have devoted themselves to the study and manu-
facture Of dynamite and nitro glycerlne bombs.
which the leaders and their followers affect to be-
lieye will rcvoutIonizo the present method of war
fare Armed with those weapons the reyolutlonis,s
expect 20 be able 10 sweep out existence whole
battaIIons of disciplined troops at blow and cause
vast destruction 10 great public buildings. While
it is now conceded that these pstters are actually
preparing explosives. no one seriously accepts as
possible that a handful of men will be able to
terrorize large community. although 1t isackno"l-
edged that they might cause some trouble II nos
tIlitics should actually break out on the streets.
4 more significant fact believed to be pregnant with
danger however. Is contained IN the announcement
that two nglish-spcakIDg labor organizations, not
therefore, connected in any way with the anarchists,
decided this week to devote One-half of heir funds
to the purchase of Winchester rifles against th" pro-
posed Inauguration of the eight-hour strike. which
Is announced 10 occur May L. lhcSo h'N'I"l us
closures have resulted in IA renewed demand for
the establ ,hment of permanent army barracks
and the stationing Of a garrison near Chicago.
Eenewcd interest has also been awakened III the
efficiency of tho four State military organizations
of this city.
For many years the monopoly enjoyed by the
West Division Railway Company has occa'ioned
public sentiment toward the chartcrIng of n rival
,,.h tva1o op
wear ago, aud succeeded in securing the right
10 Law tracks upon certain streets in
the south and west divisions of the city.
The new company has recently been mapping ont
propoged lines Of railway in manner almost
stupefylng and all applications made by it to the
CITY Council for the extension Of ts lines have met
with immediate indorsement and without even OBJ
serving the formula Of referring the ordinances TO
the usual committee. As "A consequence the own
ers of property of the resident streets have
condemned the grant If some of the fran chise in
uDstinted terms IL has been shown that some of
the principal holders of stock III the new company
are members of the Council, and IL has even been
declared that Mayor Harrison is personally inter-
ested IN tho company. The corporation Is apply
mo for leave to lay tracks nearly every avail
able street IN the West Division and it is asserted
that the applications will all be approved before
the term of the present Council expires next
spring.
salvipi has been attracting very largo houses
all the week, notwithstanding the extreme weather.
and has beoA very cordially received The event In
anu sement circles, however. Is the continued sue
cess of "The MikadO," which, notwithstanding the
long engagement at McVIckers. has been revived
at the Chicago Opera House by the McCaull COM
panv. who are playing their third week TO audi
ences which have crowded the house every night
The strike at the Maxwell box factory, which has
been in progress for two weeks. involves simply
the right Of the firm to introduce machinery in TO
the establishment. One branch of the knights of
Labor has threatened to boycott the firm If II per-
sists in its purposes on the other hand, the machn-
isis promise TO make trouble If the machines arc
boycotted az such course wonld deprive them of
the opportunity of pursuing their trade.
The Illinois Supreme Court is expected to pass
upon the constitutCnality of the new election law
framed by the Legislature aud adopted
by this city before adjourning next week
A vigorous fight has been made before the court
to show that the new law is unconstitutional but
as the statute is framed very closely after the
adopted by New-York the attack upon 1t is not ex-
missioners appointed uuder the law have continued
actively at work and have almost completed their
work of redistrictlng the city into precincts con-
talning not moro than 800 voters each.
One of tho problems which tho city and Post
Office officials are trying TO solve Is methou
for remaining the streets OF the city. The present
name is applied to thOrougharos IN different por-
tions of the city. They may have different pre-
fixes or sui xes" but not sufficiently distinct TO
prevent great confusion. One OF the plans meeting
with approval Is to number east and west streets
and givo north and south streets Danes beginning
with the letter "a" within the first section line.
and names beginning with " 3" in the next section