New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-31
STOUT CLUBS SIZING FREELY.
CHICAGO PQIICE DISPEESE NIB IN
SHOK1 ORDER
ANARCHISTS. INFLAMED BY INCENDI NRY
SPEECHES. START \ RIOT ON THE LAKE
FRONT BUT ARE QUICKLY ROUTED
BY THE BLUECOATS-THE
MEMORIES GUARDED.
Ley TELEGRApn TO Tnr TRInrNE.l

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
CHICAGO. Aug 3O-The Anarchists and Others
! who have been disappearing wOrkinrmen on
the lake front started another riot to-day aided by
/ Il lot OF Poles and Italians. y great labor mass
meeting had been advertised for this afternoon
and the police had made preparations 10 suppress
any riotlng. Early in the morning lar" crowd
assembled in the Lake Front Park, and many
speakers We're listened TO- most Of whom spoke IN
some foreign language. There were two or thrc,
snall fights and much loud talk. and when thin-s
icsan TO look threatening 500 uniformed police
men We're sent 10 reinforce the mer in plain clothes
The first >crious trouble was made by a gdn :
/ o9 about l0o Italian street iaborcrs, all Of
whom are said to lc employed by city con-
/ tractors. Armed with picks, sbov"ls and hoes,
they marched, after listening 10 some inccn IialN
speeches, to the barroom of Loni~ Npizlifi IN
Statc-st. near Twelfth. Spi2ziri i the head of
an Italian society. and they demanded from him
an Italian flag and some other thns- in his pos
session Spzzri fnal!y gave them som, money,
with which they purchased an Italian ana AN
American flag and then marched back t. th"
lake front. their number hy thi- time hcirg
,wclcd TO fully 500 BY the time tl.cy reached
their destination the other foreigner, in the PARK
had been worked mp To dangerous ptch by
the speakers one of whom eXh0rted the sullcn
crowO to arm for defence and not to allow
the police TO tramplo or them again. Another
speaker said that the crowd should charge Oh"
viaduct over the Illinois Central tracks atd tear
down ali the American iaeS, dozen. of Whith Wer"
futtcrng from it. They represented noilin-,
he said, but polic' depotIsm.
The police about this tim" determined
to stop such speeches. and about 800 men were
ordered to di-pcrsc the crowd. whil' as many more
were held in readiness block away. That many
of the crowd were prepared ior troub" MS "NI-
dent from the fact t, soon a III" police began
10 move a perfect Shove OF missiles Wa hurried
1t then. mostly couplln-pns and links stolen ir"h
the Illinois Central yard- near at htnd. Ia" lo-
lice were not dismlycd iy III" ,uidonn"-N of the
attack. and at the word Of coa.man1 charged on
the mob II became a ha,d-to-and heht III
Which the stout club, OF the Officer, played an i'm
portant part. Many heads wcic bruised and
broken. The polio" Tough; with such determine
tion and veor that the battle lasted only lew
minutes when the rioters rctrcatod
\ heavy cloud OF dust covered the battle-ground
for short time When it settled the crowd could
be seen flying in all directions. The Columns
monument was deserted Around ~ h1s" Wa
scattered mcllcy Of poI.onal effects. Ah"n'
erO hrts Of every description were blowing ID con
fusion about the park. Tn wrar"r@ imvine ~"he"'
safety in rapid flight Ihc polio" ais i"nnG -
E,re,. assortment Of weapon lying OH IN" rlonnh
cubs stones. ,lune->hot~ corping-pn~ and kni'c'.
Jcln Icwsl,v a Pole wa the first man &" w'k {
riotons demonstrations and WAS arrested together
with five of his countilmcn and two Italians
When the troubl~ thrratcnc - gro" ''r'"H''
the detail in charco Of Battery u Armof} near
tine LAX, FROM PaIk, prepared 10 u>i-' amy
attack hy tln. moi with vicp' 20 carryi'e "i
Guns or ammunition, and four Gatlin- guns aIl
four tw .lyc-p1undcl Nappl"on- wrr" manic ~
readiness to resist any sudden lIsli. Later Ill
,lc daN Colonel Judd. commaniinS tn % K'-i
incnt Illinois National Guard. whose arnolf al
oin, that Of Battery y. issued order, for 81
member, of that regiment 10 be in r"adIn"e' Tor
active service and that larr" d"tnI Nhoud
Guard the arrnorv day and night until inih"f
orders Colonel Judd took thi- action not ONLY
from fear of tl" mob. but because an occurrence
this afternoon indicated Il serious conspiracy On
the part of some laWcr, p'opr T. Obtain hI-'
.moyn, Of ammunition. Just before IN" ="
began on the lake front two men lr"N" mp I"
ihc ID Regiment Arm"rN VII ial-" '\p'H7
,yagou and handed e. tn" trdranc" ~'f@' AM i
,harse note purDortme :" br from N"l"lHl
Wheeler, commanding the lH't Nfisah" d" I'm!
him to deliver to the bcrrrr lo.n"O rounds ~
ammunition The sergeant r"fu,"I 70 honor
tho order until il was verified. and all b"
would telephone 10 Gci"ial Wheeler. Will" h"
was doing this the men with I'll" wagon drove
lnDdv away. The officials ar" alarmed over
thI. occurrence a. they think il indicates an /
,tfnn,nf on the part Of tIc Anarchist element .
To- rasr il head once moro.
Mayor Harrison said this "vcrine that l"' haI |
instructed ia" street contractors 10 a'G'i'aIn
days riot were city employees. and added that |
What would he done with them was not probcm- !
atical.