Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-28
HOT FOR A MOMENT
The Emeute at Chicago with
Idle Paraders.
CLUBS IN THE END PROVE TRUMPS.

And the Mayor Shuts Down Process
sions Hereafter-Inspector Ross Has q
Close Shave for His Life-Carter Harri-
son Takes the Platform and Leaves the
Crowd In Good ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sit
uation at Weir City.
CHICAGO. Aug 2S.-The unemployed who
have been parading the streets for several
days and making demonstrations on the
lake front. had a short and sharp battle
with the police near the City hall. A
crowd of them came west from Wabash ave
nue. and stopped cable and street car traffic.
AT this moment buggy was capsized by
accident on Washington street. and at
Clark street cab tried 10 get through the
line. The men in the parade jrmped upon
it. and it was only by plying his whip
vigorously that the driver got through.
Then mail wagon was delayed, but one
policeman by the free use of his club got
that through the line. The next thing
was a buggy, and that was capsized Then
the police charged and pitched battle en-
sued. The men used sticks and stones,
while the policemen piled their clubs.
The Battle Was a Short One.
moment. Thousands rushed to the scene,
making the task more difficult for the po-
lice. who came in from all directions in
reply TO a summons quickly sent OUT The
battle did not last over minute and the 20
lice, although bruised and battered, came
out victorious.
Two men were arrested. They were
both Poles and gave their names as Jo-
seph WanZl and Michael Harowitz The
latter when arrested was wild with ex-
element and vowed that he would have
blood. In his pocket was found muir
demonstrating revolver and box of car
tridges. As soon as HarowitZ was arrest
ed crowd of his friends rushed TO rescue
him, but were beaten back by the POI
lice.
Rallied to Their Ofcer's Rescue.
Inspector Ross, of the Central detail, was
severely beaten by portion of the mob
and would have been killed but for the
activity of his men, who rallied around the
PROSTATE officer and beat back the en-
ragged men with their clubs. The mob
finally scattered and several hundred of
the men found their way into the build
ings occupied by the labor unions, where
they consulted in an angry manner. AS
patrol wagons tore by loaded with blue
coats the mutterings broke into loud out
cries and bitter threats. I'VE will have
guns the next time" said one, redfaced,
poorly dressed man, and the bystanders
cheered the murderous utterance
Street Parades Forbidden.
Mayor Harrison has ordered all street
parades stopped. The parade was pre-
coded by meeting on the lake front and
there the mob finally reassembled. Speech
making was begun, but the words were
drowned by shouts and cheers. About
o'clock Mayor Harrison pushed his way
through the crowd to the speakers stand.
He addressed the gathering and save for
the few Kisses and disrespectfrl remarks
of the more desperate element was no: in
terrupted He explained to the men that
they were in no worse Giro umf ances than
thousands of others all over the country
and implored them to 60 back to their
homes and manfully endure their present
temporary misfortune. When he had
finished speaking he was cheered by the
crowd.