Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-20

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matter Of peculiar interest il tho char
acter Of the localities through which Q num-
Der OF ferke's car lines run. Not few OF
noted throughout the country as the strong
holds of the socialists and anarchists. The
exact spot where the Haymarket bomb fell
Is scarcely ten yards from Mr.. Yerke's
tracks. on Randolph street. Anarchist
Parsons doorway opens directly out on
Milwaukee avenue. one of the chief of the
s,ndicate's thorouehfares. Three quarters
OF mile distant on this same street Anarch-
lst George Eneel could easily have peered
through his dingy store windows, and if
alive to-day, hurled a bomb down on pass
ing street car loaded with police.
On the Lake street line are the halls scat
tered along less than block apart. where
the Lehr and Wehr Verein held their secret
drills with rifle and dynamite.
Halstead street and Blue Islar d avenue,
both through streets of the Yarke 's system,
are lined for miles with almost unbroken
rows of saloons.
Clybourne avenue Is famous in the history
of the anarchists trial, as the street along
which Louis Lingg marched with q satchel
full of bombs the night of the Hay
market slaughter, and was only re-
strained from throwing them into patrol
wagons and police stations through
the cunning and cowardice of the informer.
Sellger. 1t was in saloon near Division
street, another of the Yerke's streets, that
LinRg's bombs were distributed, and an
hour later moved down whole ranks of po-
lice.
The list of stirring incidents, suggested by
the names OF many f the Yerke's streets,
might be stretched out almost intermina-
bly,.
WEST SIDE MOB.
A disturbance more sefious than that on
the North side marked the ending of tho
trip ON the West side cars this morning. A
dense mob ohstructed the police laden cars
on Halstead street. Nothing serious hap
pened until the cars were approaching the
surged around the cars in such q compact
mass that it was impossible for
the horses to move. A platoon
of police with clubs forced a way for the
leading car but the one following was
brought to q standstil. A wooden wedge
had been suddenly inserted in the Western
avenue switch by one of the mob. Superin-
tendent Maggie was the driver of the car. He
seemed to be the object of special dislike
In moment after tho car stopped, the
were hurled at the car and the air
rang with yells and curses. A flying brick
caught the superintendent in the stomach.
Uttering an oath he pulled revolver from
ii ,pocket and turned toward the crowd.
The conductor, Harris, who had been dis
charged by the company for cause, long
previous to the strike, but re-em-
ployed in the emergency, quickly fol-
lowed the example of the superin-
tendent. The sharp click of the two cooked
revolvers was the signal for an unexpected
incident. Police Lieutenant Shea was seen
to grasp Naele, and by main strength force
the pistol from him.
'You id fool what do you NEAR"
blurted out the lieutenant. Harris was dis
armed with as little ceremony. Nagle left
the car and when off his guard for a mo-
ment received stunning blow in the jaw
from q heavy built man, who was under the
influence of liquor, but none the less pow
erful for that.
A general scrimmage ensued in which
Maggie and his assallant were roughly
handled. The latter, Chicago Il North
western switchman, named John Gleason,
had to be dubbed and then sat upon in the
patrol wagon by half dozen policemen be-
fore he could be subdued. Others were
scarcely less determined, and but for the
fact that all appeared to be unarmed the
fray would scarcely have been finished
without the sacrifice of number of lives.
So far as learned no one on either side was
injured dangerously.