Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-03

CLEVELAND, o., May "A mob num-
beriRR 5000 or 1000 men again assem-
blsd in the Public Square this morning
and marched out on a mission Of de-
Tuction. On Scranton Avenue every
window was broken in at the Variety
Iron works and the entire force OF men
working ran out. At the UDsOn nut
and bolt works windows were broken,
machinery smashed aud the men driven
AWAY. Twenty-Five men were driven
from the Church furniture works. At
This point the police charged the mob
and drove it, up the hill on Jennings
avenue. Police were hurried to the
Icene from all available sources. All
the reserve force, including mounted
men, were ordered out. Many ar
rests have been made. Intense excite
ment prevailed in the southern part Of
the city.
The mob after moving up Jennings
avenue reformed and were again and
again charged by the police. The
rioters had meantime raided a scrap
iron yard and armed themselves with
pieces Of iron. They were in a frenzy
Of excitement, aud were constantly
urged on by tneir leaders TO resist the
officers. At this juncture large rein
forcement OF police arrived on the scene
and another charge was made on the
mob with drawn clubs The crowd
showed fight only for a moment and
then their ranks we're broken and scat
tered in all directions. The police
meantime had used their clubs to such
effect that many Of the rioters were laid
low. Patrol wagons were loaded with
prisoners and hastily sent 70 the nearest
station. Many OF the men
THREW STONES AND OTHER MISSILES
at the blue coats from the vantage
ground Of Abbey street bridge. They
we're forced away, however, aud ran
like sheep, making occasional stands to
resist the power of the law.
While part OF the mob were fighting
the police at Faulhaber's, others made
an unsuccessful attempt 20 hold up a
mail train on the Nickel Plate road as il
was passing that point. The train
slsckened speed in order to not run
down any Of the fellows, but sped on its
way Unharmed.
Among the rioters taken into custody
was Tom Moore, full-hedSed anarch-
ist, who. az the daily meetings OF the
unemployed, has constantly urged the
unemployed TO adopt anarchist meth
DDS. lie was only landed in a patrol
hoA 1ofA
by poliCeman'S club.
After their ranks had been broken up
the larger part OF the crowd started
across the Abbey street bridge with the
police close behind them. On reaching
the west side they scattered in every
direction and the police returned to the
stations. The mob to-day was cOmpOs-
ed entirely OF unemployed foreigners
mostly ignorant Italians and Poles who
have been daily harangusd by labor
leaders TO organize.
An organization with from eight TO
ten thousand members has been effect
ed within few days, largely composed
of unemp lOyed men. IL was this organ
izatiOn that gave May day parade yes
terdaY and encouraged by the slight re-
sistence with which they we're met
then. they started out again to-day,
1000 strong. Their purpose seemed to
be solely one Of riot aud destruction.
This afternoon Mayor Blee announced
at DO more riotiug would be permit
ted. He issued a proclamation con-
handing people not TO assemble on the
streets and atthe same time called upon
the Cleveland GrayS, the gat-
ling gun battery ard the resident COM
panies Of the Ohio National Guard 10
assemble in their armories and await
his call. There was a ready response
10 the call and tonight at least 500
men are under arms awaiting any
emergency that may arise.