Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-15
BLUE VS.. RED.
The Chicago Police Again Dem
onstrate Their Ability to Con-
troll the Followers Of
The Red Flag.
Missouri Produces a New Canoi.
date for Speaker of the House
-Frnancial trouble Of
The K. of P.

CHICAGO. Nov. l2.-Within a bomb
throw OF the HsymaIket, armed al
archist tonight again met the Chicago
police The result was an enormous
defeat for the reds. A mass meeting
ofthe most radical element WAS an
nounced 70 be held this evening in
/ GriePs hall, on West Lake street.
place celebrated in the annals of fh-
lowers Of Spies and PanOns. The de-
cision UNEXPECTEDLY displayed By the
authorities last night IN compelling
I the anarchist gathering on west II |
/ street TO hoist the stars and stripes bad
a d disconcerting effect and at the last
minute tonight it was decided to make
The gathering secret and to ad init only
q few Of the trusted spirits. Accord
iDgly the master Of ceremOnits, Thos.
Grief, proprietor Of the big saloon be-
low the ball, announced that his
place upstairs had been previously en-
gagged, thus dismissing the general
rabbIe. Those who could be depend
ed upon went up stairs. There were
gathered many Of those who were
leaders before the Hsymaiket mbs-a-
ere. A detective bas been for several
days cultivAting the acquaintance OF
the orators. He was admitted 10 the
meeting. and before long got word
out To the Dezplaines street sta.
ton that iufiammA'ory speeches were
J being made; tbata number OF those
in tie NEE log were boating OF aud
displaying arms aud what Use they
| would be put 10 ~ ease the police iu'
terfered.
suddenly, at d sigma! given by the
detective IN the meeting, the police
made n iaid. Fifty meu IN plain
clothes guarded the rear OF he build
aad allowed DO person to leave. To-
D specior Lewis aud Capt Mshoney, al
the head Of 100 Uniformed officers.
marched to the hont door, taking the
meeting completely by surprise. Pro-
= prietor Grief saw the blue coats and
attempted to shut the door in theil
faces. His Il 1T was futile, however
= AS one blow from n club shattered The
glass, n vigorous kick burst the dool
n ia aud double liue OF officers pOu eC
II In the room.
II Throw up your haDds!" shOuit'
n Inspector Lewis. Al the command
400 hands went into the air and of1cer
j commenced TO search for weapons
q Those found to posses revOlvers o
other arms were placed under arT' 81
while the others were hustled into tn
a street and told TO leave the vicinity q
Il once.
One little fellow who wore Il 'm
Fl ing necktie, backed against the wal
drawing from his pocket q wicket
A looking revolver and sDapped it In th
face of the policeman. fortunately tn
eArtrid. g missed fire, and before th
would-be murderer could again Pres
the trigger q blow from clu
knocked the gun from his hand. Al
other biOOd-tbirsty individual ei
deavored to use his revolver, cryiD
curses against all police and all law
!. When bis weapon was sDatched froI
] him he declared himself an ananchi
and ready to die and dared the pOli'
TO shoot him.
In the meantime squad OF pOli'
under Lieut.. Wheeler started TO q
cend the stairs. They met assistant
from Grief aud from an unknoN
=, man. who drew revolver from b
pocket, declaring that he would sho
the fret officer who put foot on q
stairs. These men were quickly owe
powered and 25 police rushed up Al
broke lnlo the. secret meeting.
numt er Of men, 254, were arrest
here. A large number Of irhAmm
tory literature captured and numb
ofred flags torn from the walls 81
destroyed. Within the secret ports
the only real resistance encounter
= BY the police came from three a
known men, who IN the rush escape
They Jumped behind the bar ~ q
Officers entered and began throwil
bottles and glasses. A number Of {
- ncers were struck. but not serious
hurt.
Il Among those arrested was one
4 the editors the Arbeiter zeilnDg.
a German daily paper, successor Of 6pl
4 a Parsons raold sheet, and which h
decided anarchist principles.
Most of The prisoners were releas
on bail, Thomas Gnef going on {