Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-02-24

Boston. Mass, Feb. 20 Boston com
mons and ,hc grounds about the capl
tol were the scene OF angry demon
stratiom, this afternoon tully
5000 unemployed men gathered and
were turbulent for hours making de
uauds ON the governor and legislature
In au ugly mood .acy crowded into
the statchousc and adjoining ground
and demanded immediate aid.
The governor addressed them FROM
the step, of the statehouSe. and W;ts
received with applause, though he made
no promise,
While "a depuwtou was waiting ON
fhe governor i'm his room the crowd
bc anne restless and INDUCED IN ia
ceu,liary shouting such as l'uWh
with capital Kill the police etc
An attempt was then made 10y the
leader to get a petition before the lcei~-
lalurc. thn in session. Police were
called TO guard against trouble
FINALLY the leaders Of the frenzicd
men made AN attempt to present th'f
supposed grievances to the legislature
The roUnda was packed with
crowd of men waiting to hear upon
their return, the result of the leaders
efforts to present the grievances To
the assembled solons and when NJ.
/. Swift ayowed anarchist and spokeS
man of the mob appeared in one OF
the balconies and told them that the
legislature had refused to accept their
petitions, they broke into yells OF de
riSiop an! Kisses of contempt.
Swift leaned over the balcony raul
ing and launched forth into an i'm
passioned TRADE against the legisla-
tors who he said, were too busy Great
ING corporations to listen to the voices
Of starving men His voice shook with
emotion rs he denounced the treatment
the men hat received and his omlnous
threats to clean the statehouse were
received with hoarsc shouts of appro-
hatiou The officials and door keepers
seemed paralyzed with fear and GOV
ernor Grecnhalgc, who bur a few mo
mcnts before had miugling with the
mob. wisely retired to the lcgis-
atyc chamber
The few policemen who had been de-
tailed to take care of the crowd were
powcrlcSs and soon police wagons from
the nearest stations were flying through
the streets leading to Beacon Hill
loaded with blue-coatS and soon there
we're 100 policemen on the scene. one
officer was quick TO apprehend and,
placing his hand upon SWifts shoulder,
warned him Of the danger.
Swift stopped speaking and the
furious crowd below mistook the action
for nm arrest and rent the air with
curses ana excavations upon the police.
They swayed back and forth and IL
seemed rs If violence was to be used,
but the speaker quickly assured his
followers of the real state of affairs
and the excitement subsidized
The agitators then had TO be saliSfad
with talk among themselves and thar
uuict,d them considerably. Meanwhile
the hot Sc of representatives, upon al
vice of some of the lOnghcadrd mem
hrrs. Ind considered the petition from,
the mob It was decided TO appoint q
committee Of scNnn to meet representa-
tiyc- Of the unemployed to consider
ways and means of their relief.
Speaker Meyer. Of the house sent
u message to the crowd apprising them
Of this decision and it apDcased thcm
greatly. 4 special detachment of
police soon arrived at the side entrance
of tho statchousc. T1ey began forcing
tie mob slowly towards Tide front
doors Clubs were drawn and the
diSgruutlcd crowds gave way
Then there WIS an uproar aS many
Of the desperate members urged nm
attack upon the legislature but tie
moro sensible prevailed and the crowd
slowly rBrcted The police forced
the men steadily back, but just outside
the gate the disappointed workmm rc-
fused to move further
Finally the captains Of the various
poHcc divisions held "a hurried consultd-
ZION ana decided TO drive them stll
furthcr blck The crowd slowly re-
treated across Beacon street and finally
Ialtad in the common. 80 attempt
was made to take another stand and
tlr men slowly disbauded.
The incidents preceding dr. events
we're rather ominous 4 crowd as
-ambIcI on the commons carly i'm the
afternoon numbering 5000 which soon
swcllcd to 5000 A couple OF hours
were occupied by half dozen speakers.
an local labor leaders and then the