Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-05
Terrible Results Of Last Nights Riot in
Chica-O-SOciaiist Leaders Arrested

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Chicago Socialist Leaders Arrested.
| CHICAGO, May 5.-The anarchists of Chicago
| inaugurated in earnest last night the reign OF
iawessness which they have long threatened.
They threw a bomb into the midst of a line OF
200 police officers and il exploded with fearful
exploded the anarchists directed a murderous
fire from revolvers upon the police as III their
hemmed in on every side. tf12 effect of the ire
upon the ranks OF the officers was fearful
When the police had recovered from the first
shock OF the attack they calamity charged upon
their would-be murderers, shooting at every
step and moving them down as their fellow
officers had been by the bomb. The anarchists
fled before the charge, but everywhere they
turned the whitening fire from the revolvers OF
| the policemen followed them and thinned their
ranks.
WHAT LED TO THE RIOT
From the socialistlc headquarters there issued
late in the AFTERNOON the following circular
which was distributed throughout the laboruy
quarters of the city by thousands: "Attention
Workingmen! Great mass-meeting tonight at
1880 O'Clock, at the Haymarket, Randolph
speakers will be present to denounce the latest
atrocious act OF the police-the shooting of our
ecutive Committed"
at 3 o'clock a large crowd had collected ON
Desplaines street, just north Of Randolph, in a
wagons and trucks. August spies was the first
speaker. After u long rambling talk on the
labor problems, he said: "The demand OF the
Mccormick men was reasonable, and yet Nc
Cormick denies that he Is responsible for the
bloodshed yesterday. l say he lies. He Is re-
spOnsible for the death of our brothers. IA
voice. Put him under the lake."l Don't make
useless threats, my friends, but when you are
ready, act. There are $4,000 or 10000 h.mi-
lies in Chicago suffering starvation to-day be-
cause husbands and fathers are not men enough
to stand up for their rights" Sam Fielding a
sociaiistic EnglishInan, was the next and last
speaker. He said: 1--WE who come here to adj
dress you are socialists-rebes to the law Legis-
lation will never help you. never. Martin
vQrff TN
and he tells you that no legislation can be had
for the workingman. Can't we find some?
When the rich man understands that IL is not
healthy to live among a lot of discontented
workmen we shall be able to get legislation,
and not before"
While this was going on Capt Bonfield and
Capt. Ward, with nearly two hundred police
men, had been waiting patiently I'm the station
for the socialists TO dispense or TO commit some
act OF lawlessness. When the officers who had
been sent to mingle with them returned and re.
ported the temper OF the anarchists both captains
came 10 the conclusion that prompt measures
only would avert another serious riot The OH
GERS were marched to point almost 100 feet
north Oh handoipn street wnen the front col
field ordered "Halt," and cried: "In the name
OF the state Of Illinois command this crowd TO
disperse." As the words LEFT his mouth splut-
tering spark Of fire arched through the air from
the opening Of the alley and over the speakers
wagon. II was
Il was well aimed and fell directly in the mid
die of the street and between the two first
double columns OF police. The instant IL struck
the ground 1t exploded with q terrible roar,
seeming to shake the earth. Men fearfully
wounded and dying iell on ali sides.
TwENTY-NINE MANGLED OFFICERS
were groaning on the ground. A gatling gun
could not have cut q wider swath. The Officers
were demoralfzed aud broke ranks. Before they
recovered the anarchists gathered In front and
on either side Of them and opened DIRE with re-
voivers. The first volley OF the mob was quite
as fearful In Its effect as was the explosion the
bomb, but the officers, within the briefest posi-
sible space OF time, were charging the murder
GUS assasstns on every hand, dealing death and
destruction 70 them with their revOlvers. The
anarchists did not sustain the charge an in
slant, but hedu The cracking Of the weapons
was tnceSeant ~ five minuteS When the ofi{cers
emptted their pistols they used them as clubs.
After the anarchists had been dispersed, the
police set 10 work 70 look after their wounded
found where the bomb exploded, both % des-
perate!y wounded as TO be past hope al recov-
The pavement In the vicinity and suffering
from pistoashot wounds IN their limbs 6