St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-31

terry ID armory, facing the Illinois Cen
| tral tracks and almost within plain view
of the mob, stood wide open. The bat
terry has four 12-pound Napoleons and
four Gatling guns, all Of which, the
officer said, were ready for business.
About $3.50 O'Clock, after Chief B rem
| nan had received notice that the
Lake Front Meeting
was over and the crowd had dispersed.
he issued orders to Inspector Fitzpat-
| rick to begin dismissing the reserves.
The same order that was observed at
the city hall was followed at the other
stations where men had been held in
reserve during the day. The company
which reported first in the morning
was first ordered back to the station
from which 1t came. At twenty-minute
intervals the other companies were
sent away, each instructed to follow a
certain route. that; they might be called
if it should prove TO be necessary.
At the arlnory of the Second infantry,
which is situated on the lake front not
far from the Columbus monument. there
was much earnest work being done this
evening. A guard is at all times sta
toned in the armory. but tonight Col.
Judd, commanding the regiment, gave
orders for stronger force, thinking it
necessary to protect the muskets and
ammunition held there. A line Of
pickets was thrown around the build
ing, and inside the armory a strong
force of men was ready to resist any
possible attempt on the part OF the mob
to sack the building. The same condi-
tions prevailed at the armory of the
First infantry and the West side armory
of the Second infantry. Ammunition
was delivered to all the regiments, by
order of Brig. Gen. Wheeler, command
the First brigade of the Illinois national
guard.
Mayor Harrison said tonight regard
ing the troubles of the day:
'lf this thing continues, unless the
people stop these meetings on the lake
front, if they do meet there tomorrow |
am going to keep them moving and not
allow any speeches to be made. | have
Just given such an order to Chief of
Police Brennan. If even then the people
continue to make trouble | am going to
clear the lake front and keep it clear.''
Chief Brennan intends to throw
enough policemen into the park in the
morning at o'clock before the crowd
begins to gather to enforce the order he
received from the mayor. He has no
doubt but that he will be able to enforce
it without trouble.
AT the mass meeting of laboring men
this affnrnnnn Richnr FOL of ~
cago, Miss Kate Field and Terence V.
Powderly were the principal speakers
advertised for Platform No. 2. The lat
ter. however. failed to put in all appear
ance. Bishop Fallows spoke first,
counsellng moderation, and urging the
men to call for help upon some of the
saloons, which, in times gone by, had
absorbeda large amount of the earnings
OF so many workmen, and if the saloons
refused TO aid them to boycott them.
He continued;
People, the public officials are in
Sympathy with you. They have sprung
from out of your own ranks. Where
did our policemen come from?-'
The bishop was not permitted to
answer his own question. With one
voice three or four hundred people
yelled, ''From Ireland" and the
laughter that followed nearly DESTROYED
the bishops speech.
Kate Field was next introduced, and
said she belonged to no party and was
not there to advance any interests or
| any sections. but to show her sympathy
for her less fortunate brethren. She
declared herself in favor of government
employing agencies to be established
just rs custom houses and postoffices
were now established, and if the de-
partment of labor was made a cabinet
Office, and employment agencies estab-
lished in every city throughout the
country, the working classes would find
great relief from the present condition.
and would be distributed where their
services were demanded,