Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-31
DISPERSED AMOB.
Chicago Police Have Another
Lively Club Skirmish.
LAKE FRONT CROWD DRIVEN AWAY,

It's Members Leaving the Ground Uttered
With Crude Weapons and Head Cover
fng-Meetings at the Park Forbidden
Demonstration-Relief Measures for the
Needy-Rsilway strike Begun
CHICAGO, Aug 3l.-Mayor Harrison has
instructed Chief OF Police Brennan to al.
low no more speech-making on the Lake
front and if the men that have been con.
gregating there continue to make trouble
to clear the place and keep it clear Chiei
Brennan intends to throw enough police
into the park before the crowd begins &c
gather to enforce the order he received
from the mayor He has nc doubt bu,
that he will be able TO enforce it without
trouble This action has been decided
upon because the crowds on the lake front
yesterday grew mUtinous and had 10 be
dispersed by the police There was quite
sharp fight. but the mob was finally dis.
persed. many of It's members having bro
ken heads
Many Men Left Their Hats.
When the fightwa overthe ground around
the monument was strewn with personal
effects About 200 hats Of every description
were blowing in confusion about the park
their wearers having sought safety in rapid
flight That the mob was armed and in.
tended riOtOus demonstration was evi.
denced by the queer collection OF weapons
strewed on the lake front greeusward after
the mob fed. Clubs and stones were most
prominent. A number of missiles bound
to long wire handles were noticeable. and
pieces Of iron, Of al! shapes and sizes, com.
pleted the collection Several OF the mot
were taken prisoners.
Troops Ready for Emergencies.
\ band of Italians during the morning
attempted to obtain rifles by force from
compatriot. but was driven off by the DO.
lice. This put the authorities on thei,
mettle and they prepared for emergencies
by keeping 800 militia men in reserve at
the Second regiment armory Colonel
Judd, the commander of the regiment, or.
dered out two details, fully equipped,
which were held in readiness for anv at.
tack on the part of the rioters. 4 bold at.
tempt to obtain ten boxes of cartridges on
a forged order from Brigadier General
Wheeler startled Adjutant Eddy, who was
in command at the Michigan avenue arm.
ory and the soldiers were on the qui vive.
Great Labor Demonstration.
a meeting under tie auspices of several
labor organizations was held on the lake
front during the afternoon. The object
was to demonstrate how vast a number of
idle men are in the city and to induce the
authorities - push work on the drainage
canal, the parks. and other local works.
The meeting. which had been extensively
advertised, was held under permission Of
Mayor Harrison, and was orderly through.
out. Fifteen thousand persons were in
attendance. Addresses were made by
Henry George, DR.. McGlynn, Bishop Fal-
lows, and Samuel Gompers.
Aid for the Needy Unemployed.
To the finance committee appointed by
the mayor to raise funds for the aid of the
needy unemployed the mayor has added
all the presidents Of the railroad compan-
les, all the brewers and all the bankers.
The committee now numbers nearly 5lI
persons. Action was taken at the meeting
OF the drainage board by which from
l,2uO TO 800 iaborers can be put 10 work
on the drainage canal within the next two
weeks all the men TO be citizens of Chicago.