Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1886 — THE WEST. [ARTICLE]

THE WEST.

Some idea as the character of the Chicago Nihilists may be judged from the style of literature supplied by their newspaper organ, the Arbciter "Znlung, which has been suppressed, and its editors, publishers, and printers thrown into jail on a charge of murder. The foUowing passages have been translated into the language of the country from an article in the concluding issue of that unlawful publication:

-The war of classes is at band. Yesterday workingmen were shot down in front of McCormick's factory whose blood cries out for revenge. Who will deny that the tigers who rule us are greedy for tbe blood of the workingman? Many •acrifioes have been offered upon the altars of the golden calf amid the applauding cries of the capitalistic band of robbers. One need only think of Cleveland. New York, Brooklyn, East St. Lonis, Fort Worth. Chicago, and many other places to realize the tactics of these despoilers. _ “Bnt tha workingmen are not sheep, and will reply to the white terror with the red terror. Do you know what that means? You soon will know. “Sooner death than life in misery. If workingmen are to be shot at, let us answer in such a way that the robbers will not soon forget it. “The murderous capitalistic beasts bare been made drunk by the smoking blood of workingmen. The tiger is crouching for a springits eyes glare murderously; it moves its tall impatiently, and all its muscles are tense. Absolute necessity forces the cry: -To arms 1 To anuß!’" These furious words would indicate that the villain who wrote them had foreknowledge of the tragedy that the assassins enacted the evening of the day on which the publication appeared. The machinery manufacturers of Chicago contemplate closing their places of business until the employes will agree to accept ten hours’ pay for ten hours’ work. Chicago advices of Friday thus outline the industrial situation in that city; Same of the smaller shops, where iron molders and metal workers are employed, have given eight-hour concessions to their men. but the larger employers, like tbe Crane Brothers, ore still standing out. The wood-workers have agreed upon eight hours, but without extra pay. The bakers haTe bettered their condition, and the brewers now receive full pay with shortened hours of work. The furnitureworkers have won In a few cases, though most of them are out on a strike against a solid organization of manufacturers. At the McCormick works the men are receiving an advance of 15 per cent in wages. There are 3,500 men out at the car-shops of the Chicago and Northwestern, the Hlinois Central, and Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific. All of tbe men at Pullman are still out In the tobacco factories there are 1,000 girls and women working for S 3 to $4 per week. The Eight-hour League will try to benefit them.. The freight-handlers' strike seems b> be growing hopeless. They expect the section men to strike shortly if none of the skilled unions comes to their rescue. The brickyards are working, the owners having compromised the differences between the men and employers. There are strikes at the principal bridge-building works,—The ernjdoyes at the coal and wood yards are nearly all" striking. The furriers are formulating demands to be presented soon. The barbers are trying to have Sunday work done away with, but are not striking!' Every organ factory in the city is shut down, the men being ou£ on strike. The planing mills have started up.—The railroads are trying to-run . without their men, whom they are paying off and discharging. At the soap works of Kirk & Co. GOO persons have obtained eight hours. A hopeful tone pervades many of the striking communities, and they look for the ultimate swoess 61 the eight-hour movement w hen the present excitement has subsided.

Advices from Chicago indicate that the police have broken the backbone of anarchism in that citv. “Polish and Bohemian colonies of the West-Side. * says a dispatch from Chicago of, Friday, “were unnaturally tame yesterday, the only event of a disturbing nature being a successful mill oq the dyuamite roost at the comer of Eighteenth street and Center avenue. Searches were made by the deteetix es in other parts of the city, and a quantity of -■uMistie devices captured. Officer Barrett died at the County Hospital in the mornintr, and Officer Miller expired in hie brother’s arms just before midnight. Late last night the physi-.-iitns at the County Hospital did not think that Officers Jacob Hansen. Nels Hanson. Timotliv Flavin, and Michael Shehan would live till morning. Officer John H.‘ McMahon had his leg amputated. August Spies and his confederates were imprisoned in the County Jail. Ah effort is being made to add treason to the charge of murder against them. The contributions to the fund for the support of the families of the dead and wounded policemen leach uearlv $40.000. August aud Christian Spies, Michael Schwab, and Samnbl Fieldeu. the ringleaders of the Nihilistic plotters, vis .ted the police station tojbiavc their photographs taken for the rogues’ gallery, after which they were locked up again.”—— The police o{ Milwaukee arrested two leading Anarchists —Adam Hirth and a barber namM Call .Simon—who are kept at the Central Station. Their houses were searched end several puns were seized. -Governor Busk obtained from the Rock Island arsenal a Gatling gun and ample ammunition for small arms. Two persons died at Milwaukee of wounds received' in the rioting, and three others are believed to be beyondr ecoverv. Cleveland police circles were excited when it was discovered that during the night the city had been flood<*d with a circular, printed in English and German, calling all workmen to urns to k venge the

killing of some of thieir number in Chicago. One of these circulars was even posted on the front door of the Central Police Station. It is reported. that Parsons is hiding in Cleveland. Mr. Elms Dillon, of Nmoml; 111., the importer of Norman horses, was fatally fenrt by being thrown from a buggy. A* the Rosebud Indian Agency the Sioux warriors refused to obey an order of Major Wright about cultivating some land, and by threatening his life mode him yield to tbetr demands.... Owing; to the labor troubles the Wabash Road lias,ordered its station agents and clerks at various country 'points to proceed to Chicago, where they will lie employed in cheeking freight .. \ast damage was done throughout Southern Missouri and Kansas by liail-stonns and rain. The losa in the vie.inity of Springfield, Missouri, is estimated at SIOO,OOO. A water-spout passed down Jacob's Creek, fourteen miles southeast of Emporia, R. 15. Jacobs, a farmer, saw Ihu storm coming. and with bis wife, two young children, and his brother Charles, tried to escape in a wagon,, but they were overtaken by the torrent, which swept away the vehicle and its occupants Mrs. Jacobs and the yonngcr child were drowned. Mr. Jacobs nearly perished in endeavoring to save them. Charles Jacobs saved himself and the other child.

A train on the Fort Wayne Road, while passing the little station of Inwood, six miles from Plymouth, Ind., struck a wagou containing John Wymer, a young fanner, his wile and two daughters, aged J and 4 yeaia respectively. John Wymer and the eldest girl were instantly killed, and the wife and remaining child received injuries from which they will die. The wagon was a complete wreck, and the two horses attached to it were instantly killed.... About one"hundred socialists met at Davenport, lowa, to denounce the capitalistic press. A speaker named Knickrehm alleged that testimony had been manufactured by the Chicago police aguinst the German journalists.. At this moment he was arrested by the Chief of Police and escorted to the* ferry-bont..William H. English, desiring to devote his time to a history of the lawmakers of Indiana, has resigned a bank presidency and leased his hotel aud opera-house.

Eleven deaths have resulted from the recent socialistic riots in Chicago. Five of the dead are policemen, the other six being rioters or innocent spectators. Over $60,000 has been subscribed by the people of Chicago for the benefit of the famines of the slain officers. The feeling ngainst tbe anarchists in that city is very bitter, aud should nnother outbreak be precipitated a bloody example will be made of them. At Milwaukee the disturbances have been suppressed and quiet reigns. The arrested rioters were brought into court and summarily dealt with. Paul Grottkau, one of the leaders, was held to the Grand Jury in $5,000 bail. Four militia companies are held in reserve for any turbulent outbreak iu Cincinnati. The Ohieago police continue their raids upon the anarchists' resons. and men and" arms and red flags, are captured everyday. T. G. Hewlett, leader of the Depnty Kheriffs who tired on the mob at East St. Louis, was released on $5,000 bail, and started for Mississippi.