St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
The Predicted Anarchist DEM
onstration in Chicago Did
Not Come Off.
Reds Drink Their Beer, Read
the Papars and Play
Cards,
But Refuse to Congregate
in Crowds and Talk Of
Blood-Letting.
Supt. Hubbard Says the Po'
lice Are Hard After the
Apbeiter Bund.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The streets around
the Haymarket were thronged with peo-
pie all this afternoon, who came expect
ing some sort of anarchistic demOnstra-
ton. More policemen than are usually
detailed on these streets were on duty.
and did not allow crowds to congregate
about the corners, or in saloons. There
were no more people than usual Oh the
streets and adjoining quarters on Mil
waukee avenue, or in the saloons fire.
quented by anarchists on Blue Island
avenue and on Twelfth street. Until 3
o'clock in the afternoon the entire force
of policemen were in reserve. All the
West side stations were filled with offi-
GERS up to that hour, but absolutely no
trouble was encountered. 1t was eX-
pected that the anarchists would hold a
meeting at the hall. 600 Blue Island ave-
nue.. A number of officers in citizens
clothes were detailed to watch the
place, but passed the whole day in idle
ness, for no meeting was held, and not
as many people patronized the saloons
as do on most pleasant Sundays. All no
time were there more than fifty Ger
mans in the saloon, and these were all
the time seated about the table
QUIETLY DRINKING
their beer. Capt. O'DOnnell was asked
whether he expected any sort of a
demonstration OH the part of the social
lists or anarchists in the district. ''Not
a bit of it. If any Of the anarchists in
my district are left to themselves they
will soon get sick of holding meetings.
AS far as this day is concerned, there
was not a meeting held in the district to
my knowledge. This is something very
unusual, as the working people, and the
Germans in particular, often select
Sunday as the day for their religious
and other meetings. But l think that
the fact that it was generally under
stood that the police desired no meet
| ings held caused them to give up the
gathering they had planned for the day.
No more officers were on beat than
usual, and they had nothing to do"
The halls in the Desplaines street dis
Bonfield. Usually there are meetings
held over Florus' saloon, at II West
Lake street, and over Grief's, at 81 West
Lake street. These places were both
closely watched by special officers in
citizens clothes and by detectives from
the Central station. The proprietor of
the former place requested his custom
ers to keep away for the day, but in the
afternoon dozen or more men were
seated
READING THE PAPERS
and playing cards at the tables in front
of the bar. There were very few men
in Grief's saloon at any time during the
day, although hundreds in passing
stopped and gaZed at the building SO
well known as the place where secret
meetings were held before the Hay
market massacre. The men in reserve
at the station, under Capt. Aldrich and
Lient. Larson were idle all day. In the
West Chicago Avenue district only one
meeting was held, and that could hardly
be termed a meeting of anarchists, al
though among the 250 or 800 who at
ended it were a number known as an
archists before and after May 4, 1856.
This meeting was held in Otto Reich
ert's saloon, at 636 Milwaukee avenue.
The police were notified that such
meeting would be held in the middle of
the week, but the proprietor requested
that officers be sent to attend the meet
ing in order that there should be no
cause for apprehension. Accordingly
Detectives Nordrum, Bohan, Hoffman
Of hn troll or
Officer Snyder, of the West Chicago av-
enue station, were admitted to the hall
and were present from the beginning to
the close of the meeting. 1t was held
ostensibly by German freethinkers for
the purpose of
ORGANIZING A SOCIETY
among the believers of social and re-
ligious liberty, the aim of which should
be the founding of a school for children
where religion might be entirely done
away with. About 300 were present.
mostly women and children. The meet
ing adjourned at o'clock and the de-
tectives then went to the central station.
Supt. Hubbard was found at the city
hall this afternoon receiving reports
from the West side stations concerning
anarchist trouble. "Have disturbances
been reported" "No, not yet," the
chief replied? ''Do you think this has
been sufficient warning to the anarch-
lists, or do you anticipate the same
trouble every Sunday?" 'Oh! 1 guess
they know what intend to do now," he
he replied. 81 want to make them un-
darctopd that there must he no mass
meetings of anarchists in this town
while am chief of police. Of course
they will hold small meetings by them
selves and we shall not attempt to inter-
fere with these, but we are after this
Arbeiter bund, and do not intend tenn
porizing with such an outspoken an
archistlc organization as it is presumed
to be-"