Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-24
ARMINe AGAINST ANARCHY.
Trouble May Be Precipitated in Spring
Valley. III. Thursday.

Valley, ILL.,, Thursday.
Spring Valley, ILL.,, Sept. "a. - Anar-
chists and citizens are arming themselves
in Spring Valley and vicinity for an ex-
pected clash on the question of the
right of L'Aurore to continue publica-
ton. L'Aurore is the weekly organ of
about 5000 anarchists in Bureau, La
Sale and Putnam counties. In this
sheet a week ago in regard to the as
sassination of William Mckinley. the
editor John Ciancabilli, said, we are
glad of it,
That one sentence has stirred up the
fires of Indignation, and L'Aurore and
the ring behind 1t are literally to be
kicked out of this place. Both sides are
preparing for action. Each side is quiet
and all business carried on under cover.
There was secret meeting of the an
archists last night at Ciancabillts rem
devious in North Dakota street. a cor
respondent was present In the house
Just before the leaders gathered for
their confab. Said Ciancabilli: We are
not looking for trouble, but are ready
for it when 1t comes. This with
shrug of the shoulders and quiet, sim
lister smile.
On Thursday the climax of the fo-
menting riot is likely to take place. On
that day L'Aurore is printed and taken
to the Spring Valley postoftice An es-
cort of ten anarchists generally sees the
edition into Uncle Sans care.
The people here know this, and the
plan is to nab Ciancabilli and his crew
before the papers are delivered The
edition will be confiscated and the an-
archists hurried down to the steep hill
leading from the business portion OF the
city, landed on the Rock Island tracks
and instructed to walk and keep on
walking.
None of the ring Will be tolerated N
Spring Valley again. The business men
of the county, lawyers, clergymen. doc
tors. storekeepers, farmers and the
more intelligent miners are enraged
that the government should assist IN
the circulation of a paper that sloats
over the death of the chief executive.
They are willing that the federal au-
thorities take the matter in hand, but
feel that this process is too SLOW. There
fore it is their intense desire to hurry
matters and rid Spring Valley OF It's IN
famous nest of reds Who have brought
the entire neighborhood into national
disrepute.
No worse or more dangerous anarchist
exists in this country or Europe than
this man Ciancabilla. He was the leader
or the Paterson colony and escaped by a
.Eair's breadth after the assassination OF
King Humbert stirred up the authori-
ties. He openly assails the American
flag. In his home are pictures of Bres-
#ci, Emma Goldman. Johann Most and
other notorious reds
He delights to relate the story of how
a few years ago in Spring Valley the
anarchists paraded the business streets,
having a horse decked out with the ma
tional colors twined about the animals
tail and the red flag of anarchy flying
from its head.
NCiancabilli was once Bresci's comrade
and lived in West Hoboken. Then he
went to Pittsburg and found refuge in
cave among the hills back of Guffey
Station, in Westmoreland county. This
was in August Of last year. He had
friends among the Italian cokers and
miners in the district about Guffey and
soon was looked upon as their inspired
leader Groups were organized by MIN
in Wheeling, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Nc
Keesport and Homestead. Going into
,Pittsburg. Ciancabilli found the climate
too warm. Pelted by the, press and
shadowed by the police, he drifted west,
finally selecting Spring Valley, with its
large foreign population, as fertile
field for his activity.