Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-04
AN EIGHT HOUR CONFLICT
SOCIALISTS PKEClPITATE A
RIOT AT CHICAGO.

Several of the strikers Wounded but no
one Killed Outright--A Policeman
Separated from Hts Companions Mar
rOwly Escapes 1eing Hung-rbe Eight
Hour Movement Results in a General
Uprising.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The freight depots OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroad Company We're early this morn
ing surrounded by curious crowds
Among the number were the striking
freight handlers OF the road. Fifteen
minutes before Z O'Clock a special train Of
three passenger coaches and an engine
ran into the yards, and fourteen special
detectives Of the company in citizens
clothes and decorated with stars appeated
first, and following them marched 200
men brought in by the railroad company
from different points on its line.
They were at once surrounded
by strikers who urged them in all manner
OF WAYS not TO 90 to work. There was no
waverlng on the part OF the new men,
however, and they entered the freight
houses in a body. The leaders of the
strikers seeing that no impression was
being made on the men, called of the for.
mer, and after few moments parleying
the entire crowd marched of in a body to
the Burlington yards for consultation, to
obtain, possibly, an enlargement Of their
forces.
A CONFLICT.
After mass meeting of the working
men this afternoon a conflict took place
with the police. The meeting was ad.
dressed by Socialists who had the matter
entirely in their hands. One German
s.l
He said to them: 'Qult the Knights OF
Labor. They will never do you any good.
Join the Central Labor Union
which VIII help you TO your rights
and freedom. Anarchy is the only
way for workingmen to break the chains
of slavery i'm which they are bound by
capitalists. 1t is your only way to free
dom-freedom, l say, with revolver IN
one hand ana your knife in the other, and
bombs in your pockets. March on TO re-
voiution and freedom. Every working
man must starve together and stand
together, and fight together for his
rights.
After this harangue the mob promptly
began tearing up paving stones, and
throwing them at neighboring houses.
ON TO THE REAPER WORKS.
soon, as with one impulse. o, 600 men
started for McCormick's reaper works.
The workmen attempted to escape. but
few who got outside by the rear doors
were driven back. One poor fellow was
caught by the mob and nearly beaten TO
death. The works were riddled with mis-
siles Of all kinds. At first only two police
were at hand, but squads of others
dropped in until 100 were on the spot, and
clubs were used vigorously and pistols
fired in the air. The mob used pistols
literally, and soon discovering that the
pOlicemen's firing was harmless received
il only with jeeys and soothing. Then the
police fired lower and with better results.
The mob scattered and McCOrmick's
workers were escorted beyond its reach.
The riot lasted over two hours. Four
wounded rioters we're picked up after the
battle, and several had previously been
clubbed to helplessness and made priso-
ners,
A ROPE ABOUT HIS NECK.
One officer was caught by the mob away
from his companions a rope put around
his neck and he was about to be strung
up to a lamp post, when he broke aWay
and reached bis friends Itisnot known
that any rioters were killed outrIe hit, but
many were carried from the field by their
friends and hidden. During the even.
man and with an English tTansla-
tiOn was distributed broadcast in
many sections of the city. IL opened:
"Revengel .WOrkingmen, 10 arms. Your
masters sent out their bloOdhounds, the
police. They killed six Of your brothers at
McCormicK's this afternoon. They killed
the poor wretches because they, like you,
had the courage TO dish0nOr the supreme
will OF your bOsgesv