The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-23
ANARCHISTS MAKE TROUBLE
New York Police Forced to Break Up
Meetings of Loud. MOnthed "Reds."
Crowd Too Large for the Officers to Make Ar
rests-Ksnsas Miners lntimidated by
Strikers-Milwaukee's Idle workmen.

tried to hood the police this morning
and hold q meeting. They had given out
that the meeting would take place at 2
O'clock. instead. they decided to hold 1t at
noon. Everything went swimmingly along
until / o'clock; when suddenly Po-
lice Captain Deverv with q squad
of policemen moved down upon
the reds" The greatest excitement on
sued. Fully two thousand persons blocked
the street and the sidewalk. AS soon as
the police appeared clubs were drawn and
the mob scattered in every direction. Some
of the Anarchists made o futile attempt to
stand and tight. but q vigorous use of the
clubs SOON dlspelled them. Finally the
mob WAS driven away and order restored.
The Anarchists then made q bold move.
When it became generally known that no
more meetings would be allO W ed. the more
judicious of the Socialists and Anarchists
met in secret session and discussed the sit
nation. 1t is said Emma Goldman was
present and delivered one Of her fiery
speeches. Captain Dovery Was rOuDdly
abused tor closing their principal avenue
OF reaching the masses. They decided to
made for capturing u pescesble mass meet
ing of the United Hebrew Trades, to be
held In Pythsgorss Hall. At 2 o'clock
Canal street. from the Bowery to Pythag-
OTao I10li, WAL CIoWoOQ III tho
members of the United Trades. The
crowd was fairly we'll dressed and
orderly. Gradually, however, the
rough element present began to assert IT,
self. There wero repeated cries ZOE bread
and epithets were hurled at the capitalists.
The chairman arose and pounded with his
Ravel for order. Captain Devery instruct
ed hie mon to eject the dlsturbers. several
OF HON he recognized as Anarchists. The
crowd was SO dense that the policemen
wero unable to reach them. The
Anarchists kept closing in around
the rostrum. Among them was q eurly
looking man with o red dag partly hidden
his way to the steps leading to the plat
form. Several of the Anarchists sprang
for " ard. mounted the platform and COM
menoed to haranguo the meeting. Captain
Devery started to force his way to the plat
form, and tho Anarchists. seeing they did
not receive any support. plunged back Into
the crowd again. The police were SO few
in number that they were pOwerless to
reach and arrest them.
Captain Devery then said the meeting
would have to come TO an end. The chair
man stepped for W and asked all present
to depart quickly before "blood ia spilled"
The meeting broke up in the greatest dis
order. EXcited knots of men gathered
outside and denounced the Anarchists.
Captain Devery has men ont looking Tor
the Anarchists who created the disorder.
Miners Protected by Citizens.
PITTsBURG, Kan. Aug. GAS q result of
the citizens mass meeting held here last
night thirty armed deputies. made mp of
the best citizens of Pittsburg. under Sher.
lift Adzsitt. went to Frontcnance. about 4
o'clock this morning. to protect the men
who had signed contrasts and wanted to
go to work for the ants Fe Coal Company.
Soon afterw ard President Walters. of the
Miners Union, and about four hundred men
marched out of the shaft TO intercept the
workmen. but when they werc met by q
large number Of Winchesters in the hands
of determined mon they halted.
An attempt was made by Walters
to send o message to the wOrkmen
but the deputies refused him abundance
inside tho line. Fifty mon went down into
the shaft to work. but about It's would not
enter the shaft. About 250 have signed
contracts and are ready to 60 dow In the
shaft as soon IS protection is guaranteed
them. During the trouble wives of the
strikers and of the w0rkmen fought with
each other. One woman pleaded with the
officers, tho tears rolling down her cheeks.
to protect her husband In his work. She
said: w have not q cent IN the house
and not q bite to eat. My husband wants
TO work to get bread for me and my chill.
dren. hut those men (pointing to the crowd
of strikersD will not let him and We are
%starving.n