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PROFESSIONAL CAMS,'
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i,. Fiurz
ATTOHNEY.AT.LAW,
Okhok I'Vont ltoom, Over Pootoflloe.
DLOOMSUUltU, PA.
r E. WALLEH,
" ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW,
lHoomsburg, Fa
Offlco OTer 1st. National Dank.
x U. FUNK,
' ATTOIIN1SY-AT-LAW.
ULOOHSBURO, 1A.
0 tee taint's Iluihllng.
UIIN M. OLAltK,
ATTOIINKY-AT-LAW
JU3T10K OF THE PEACE.
UboomBtma, 1'a
Oilcm oTor Moyer Uroi. Drug Storo.
W. .MILLliB,
ATTOllNBY-AT-LAW
oalca I" Drawer's bulldlng.sciond floor.rooci No. 1
bloomsburg, Pa.
FHANK ZAlUt,
ATTOKNK Y-AT-LAW.
B.
Bloomsburg, l'a.
Office corner o( centre and Main btrscts. Clarl .
Building.
Can ho consulted In uerman.
QEO. E. ELWELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bloombduro, Pa.
Ofllcc on Flrat floor, front room of Coi
UMMan lUiiUUng, Mula Btrect, below Ex
chango Hotel.
pAUL E. WIHT,
Attornoy-at-Law.
Offlc. In Culdbum llun.niso, 'mini Coor.
BI)UMSBU11Q, PA.
V. WHITE,
AT . ORNEY-AT-LAW,
BIL 0 M S B U R Q , PA.
Offlco In i'lowcrs' Building, 2nii;floor.
mny 1-tf
B IHOHH. J.. 8. W1NTBIU3TBKN.
KNORIt & WINTERSTEEN,
A ttornoy s-at-Ijaw.
Offlco In 1st National Hank bullrtlntr. second floor,
first door to the left. Corner ot Main and Market
street Bloomsburg, ra.
t&-J'entwM and BouKtUt Collected.
P. B1LLMEYEH,
(DISTRICT A TTOUNEY.)
' ATTORNEY-AT-IAW.
SiTOfllco over Deutlcr's shoo store,
Bloomsburg, Pa. . apr-3080.
w
II. IUIAWN.
ATTORNEY -AT-L AW.
Oatawis'a Pa.
OTio,.orowof Third anil MalnHtjoets. i
M
IOIIAEL F. EVERLY,
Conveyancer, Collector of Claims.
AND
LEGAL ADVICE IN THE SETTLEMENT OP
ESTATES, 40.
protnee In Denver's building with F. P. Ml
meer, attcrney-nt-law, front JV001
Uloomsbure. Fa. wr-pM.
. IIONORA A- BOBBINS.
omce and resldcnco, West First Btrert. Blooms
burg, Pa.
TP. MoKELVY, M. D.,8urgeon and Phy
.Blolar, north sldo Main street.below Market
rwR. J. 0. BUTTER,
PHYSICIAN S8UKQKON,
omce, North Warkot street,
BlooniBbnrir. l'a
rR.
WSl.
II. REBER Surgeon ana
omco corner ot Book and Market
FPhrstclan,
troot.
KXCHANGK HOTEL,
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BL00HSBU&O, PA.
OPVdHlTB OrlRT IIOUBK
Large and convenient Rample rooms, noth room,
hot and cold water, ana all modern convenlencca,
T F. HARTJIAiN
' 8K1HIIHI!1TS THI rOLLOWINO
A11ER1CAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North American ot Philadelphia.
Franklin. " "
Wnnsylvanla, " "
York, ot Punnsylvanla.
Uanover, of j. Y.
Q'leens, ot Iindon.
Korth liritlah, of London,
omce on vuriwt Streot, No. s, Bloomsburg.
oct a4. l-
CURE INSUKAN'
CIIITIAM w. KNAI'I'.IILOOMSBURO.FA.
HOME, OF N. Y. . , ,
JIKKl'llANTS', OF NEWAHK, N. J.
4 'LINTON, N. V.
I'KOPLES' N. Y.
vnui .-.n rAaMDmnvfl fim well Reasoned by
v'e and firis txstbd and have never yet had a
I oss settled by any court of law. Their assets are
all Invested In boud sbcdbitibs aro Uaolototne
hazard otriRK only.
mean nnunl.r and nONESTLT adlUStCdand
patd as Boon as determined by cubistian r.
KNArr. SPiCIAL AOKMT AND AUJCSIKK BLOOUSBDBd,
Pa.
The people of Columbia county should patron
17.8 the agency whero losses If any are settled and
pall by ono of ther own citizens. .,. .,,
rilOMlTNESS. EOU1TY. FAIR DKAL1NO,
F
doo
ni3.o minlirviK IMKIllfAIMl.r.
1 agency, moi er's now building, -Main street,
iloolnbburg, Pa. . .,.
Etna Insurance Co., of nartford, Conn fJ.JW.wo
ltoyal of Liverpool IM'reS
Laucashlre 'S'VS'SvS
,Klre ABBOClatlon, Philadelphia H'ii
I'hqpnlx, ot London ?':xS'5
.London & Lancashire, ot England 2'.'3S
Jlartford of Hartford.... 2'5'm
iBprlngnold Flro and Marino............ 'J?,;'
A Oie agencies are dln-ot, policies are written
or the Insured without delay in the office at
jiloomsburg. oct. m, 6-
HOUSE,
DENTIST,
BLoousnuita, Columbia County, Pa
All styles of work done tc i a uperloi manner work
D withoot Pain by the use of aas, and
free ot charge wnen artificial teeth
aretnBertod.
nm..ln Ttnrtnn'a lmllilln.-r. Main street,
I.elow Market, tlvo doors below Klclm'a
drug store, tlrst lloor.
1o be npm at all houri during the rfaj
KovW-Jjr
'ctrAlNWIUGIIT At CO,,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Piiiladbu'IIU, Pa,
TKAP, tHVIB, COII' IE. bVOAlt, MOLASSE6
B1CK, 6PICK6, lUCAim POUA, KTO., BTO.
N. K. Corner Second and Arch Bts.
twordere will receive prompt attention.
Be.nton Hotel,
LEMUEL DRAKE, Prop'r.
This well-known hotel has been re-orened and
imaiy Impro .cn.enlB mode lor the accon modatlon
ot the traveling public Hie bar and i table are
;&jlE. Proprietor.
WILiIAM HART
SLOOMSBURG PENN'A.,
AGENT FOR THE
KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO.,
manujactrueisof the celebrated Keystone Bina.
mit Ttilsexoloslve ltglv ug un vernal B.itl-fao-tlon.
Quotation' . choertully eu, liwugam'
JGnqsBiJrvf $ CoImeli
noon 40, Coal Excuanok,
E0RANTON, PA.,
AUKNTS
At'aiilio I))n;unito Do.
Judaon Dynamite and Judaon lMwoer, for itump
ibiastlng, and quarry work, AH orders promptly
led. Correspondence solicited. lyoesi
V, b. ISW, m
K BITTEHBENDER, FPr!lori.
BEST MADE.CLOTHIN&
in PH I L'A,
YATESC-.
brRCHESTNUT
BLOOMhBnEGVUlilHfi KILL
:o.
The undersigned having put his Pinning Ml
on Knllroad street. In flrsM-ian roniti'tm.lap'e
pared to do all kinds ot work In his line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS. MOULDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
nrnisncd M reasonable rices. All lumnrruwd
h well Kcasooed and none but skilled workmen
Mooinployed.
ESTIMATES FCB BUILPJNGS
urnlsbcd on application. Plana and speclOca
ocb prepared by an experienced dranshtsman
cjJAni.r.s unco,
ItlooniNlitirtr, I'm
CKOWIV ACTWUE
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
1 1 gives a brilliant light.
U will not. EmoKothec.ilmneys.
it will not cuar mo wick.
It Lias ii lilglillio test.
It will not explode.
It Is pre-cuiioentl)' a family safety oil.
Y7B CHALLENGE COY-PARISON
With any other Illuminating oil modo.
We Stake Cur Reputation,
As refiners, upon the statement that It Is
THE BEST OIL
IN THE WOULD.
Ask your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
Trade for Bloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOYER BROS.,
Uli omsburg, l'a.
sep2-ly.
H. C. SLOAH & BRO.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PimCRfV WAGONS &C
Flrst-clasB work always on hand.
REPAIRING NEA TL Y DONh.
Pricei reduced to mit the times.
nOTTATtR pays for
lili'E bCUOLAIltllilPln
PALrMS'
BUSINESS COLLEGE
1709 Cbettnit St, IWtlpkii.
Positions for Graduates.
Time required 3 to 4 mos.
rho Beat Equipped. Best
Course of Study. Best Ev
erythinc. Writ for CircuUrc
to be made. Cutthlsoutand returnto
us, and we Mil send you free, some
thing ot great value and importance to
von. that win start you In business
which wl'l bring you In more money right away
than anuhlng else In this world. Any one can do
ine worn ana live ai uouie. x.uur w. u"7;
something new, that just coins money for all
workers, We will start you; capital not needed.
This is ono of the genuine. Important chonces of a
lifetime. 1 hose who are ambitious and enterpris
ing win not aeia). urano oumi irve. uurrea,
RAILROAD TIIVII3 TABIiZI
D
ELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND
WESTERN RAILROAD.
BLOOMSBURG DIVISION.
bTATIONS.
NOHTII.
A. If, A, II.
r it
r u
1 35
KOBTntIIBEBLlHD..l .. 0 40
10 10 d IS
10 S.1
10 9
10 Sll
10 53
8 30
Cameron
Cbulasky
8 34
6 40
Danruie
Catawlssa
Rupert
Bloomsburg
Espy
Lime Ridge. ........
Willow drove.....-,
Brlarcreok... .
Berwick
Beach Haven
Illck's Ferry
Shlckehlnny
llnnlnk'H ....
, a 04
1 58
li 14
1 111
9 24
... 6 M
.. 6 SO
8 3il
... 8 42
.... 50
... (I 94
.. 8 M
... 1 05
T II
.... 7 IS
7 SO
II 00
7 H5
7 13
7 20
7 87
7 SI
7 83
7 43
7 49
11 07
11 15
II M
11 ts
11 30
11 37
II 44
11 44
11 58
12 08
12 16
13 SO
18 21
18 30
18 37
13 41
13 45
18 50
18 5t
1 03
1 11
1 19
1 85
1 80
r u
44
S 54
! 59
8 (IU
8 10
3 it)
3 35
3 39
3 43
55
8 ro
8 II
8 23
8 riH
8 S3
8 38
8 41
8 49
8 84
8 59
9 03
V 09
9 17
V 25
9 80
9 33
A At
7 43
Nantlcoko T 60
Avondale, I M
Ply m out n . ' ;
I'lvinoulh Junction,.... 8 03
Kingston g Jg
liennett g 'J
Maltby J JJ
Wyoming j
West PIVtston 8 ST
Plttston 8 HI
3 H
I 58
4 01
ijLCEBwanna ..
8 40
'ration Ule,
Bellevue
SCHAX10M
8 49
8 54
U 00
r it
4 Si
r m
A AI
U 50
g 55
10 no
10 UH
10 18
10 Stl
10 !7
10 SO
10 81
10 i
10 4 'i
10 47
10 51
10 51
11 VI
II 1J
11
I !1
It S7
ii 44
II 53
II III
19 09
18 10
Hi ii
i so
ii 41
18 51
I' M
STATIONS.
SOUTH.
A H
, 8 10
ru ru
i OS
s'ii
8 81
t! V8
8 31
ii 3D
47
il W
1! 61
5 b
Oi
3 t'S
8 19
a tv
a an
8 45
a si
a 67
4 01
4 05
4 18
4 18
4 SI
4 81
4 46
4 M
6 00
6 19
V U
(I V0
6 85
em
HCHAHTON.
itelievue.,
I
Taylonllle 8 50
Lackawanna
8 St
6 38
6 42
6 47
8 M
8 55
8 M
7 US
7 10
7 14
7 ID
7 8-1
7 47
8 87
e 4i
e to
a m
r. 69
7 l3
7 07
7 It
7 1
7 31
7 S5
7 43
7 5
8 07
8 13
8 SO
8 lf7
8 81
8 83
8 41
8 47
8 M)
8 67
9 II
9 S3
9 88
9 43
r u
Pltttton
West I'lilhton
Wyomlug
Maltby
llennelt
Kingston ,
Plymouth Junction
Plymouth
Avondale, .....
Nantlcoke
llunlock'a
H'dcksliluny
I 51
iiunpit llnveu B Ul
licrwick.. J
Bnarcrtek. , JJ
WMOW uruve,,,,,,.. "
Urae Ridge.,
V 20
e M
a 3i
8 87
8 1!
8 57
V 03
V 17
U
A M
tpy.. ,
Itlooinsburg.,.,
Rupert
Cuiawlssa ...
imnvllle
Chulaaky
Camerou
KOBlUCMU.iaASl)..
Connections at Iturert with, Phtlsdelphli t
lleidlnr 1 allioad for WaneDd.lmnri. Will
lomai'ort. Huibuiy. IWbvI e. i to. At forthum.
terland I with P.Vu. Dir. P. It. It. for Harrtrtunr,
Lock llavtu, Kinporlum. Warren, corry and brie,
- 'W.K.UAWTitAPfi.M.n..
1
BLOOMSBTTRG, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1887.
'I unlicsilntingly add my
testimony to tho great lieu
tTiiR to bo dcrivi d from Sim
mono Liver IJeguintbr. I
was nfllictcd for puvcral yenra
with disordered liver, which
leaulU'd iu a peverc attack of
Jaundicp. I bad good-modi-cal
attendance, but it failed
to restore mo to the enjoy
ment of my former health.
I then iried tho moat re
nowned phyoicians of Louis
ville, Ky., but all to no pur
poie, whereupon I wan in
due" d to try Simmons Liver
Regulator. I found immedi
ate beneGt from its tiee, and
it ultimately teslored mo to
tho full enjoyment (if health.''
A. II. Siuni.KV, Richmond,
Ky . . ."I moist cheerfully ro
commend it to all w.ho suffer
from bilious attacks or any
dienpo caused by a disar
ranged statf of the liver.''. . . .
W. H. Bkiwaki, Kansas
City, Mo.
All Drugfitti, Mc., Wc., tod 1 00. Prtpired onlj by
Sr. fletU Arnold, Med. Corp.( Woomocttt, H. I.
eoa.cin.
History of tho ITny market Trag
tidy iu Chictigo.
CAUSES OF THE TEOUBLE,
Deeds of tho Fateful Day May
4, 1086.
AREEST, TEIAL AND CONVICTION.
Judgment of the Illinois Courts Affirmed
by tho Nation's Supreme Tribunal,
rortraits mid t-ketclic, of tho roller, th
,llldgt', Ilio Jurj, tho t'omlcted nnd
Other Interested I'erhons Picture of
tlm Sccno or tho Tragedy, Court Scenes,
Etc. Closing i:vent of tho Drama.
Letters of the Condemned, tit 'Which
They Stuto Their Case.
ANARCHY IN AMERICA.
OON after tho close
of tho civil war in
the United States
immigration al
ways of no mean
proportions, 'in
creased rapidly.
It was then tho
American publlo
first began to hear
much of commun
ism, socialism and
anarchism. In 1883
tho maximum was
reached when 733,092 Europeans landed In
tho United States. Immigration from Eng
land had declined and that from Ireland
fallen to a minimum; but from southern
Germany thero was an imuienso increase,
while eastern Europo bent Poles, Bohemians,
Russians, Hungarians and their congeners by
tens of thousands. In many of these jioople
hatred of government had become n heredi
tary sentiment. Chicago bocamo headquar
ters for tho discontented, nnd Tho Arbeitor
Zeitung (Worker.' Journal) their organ. Then
sprung up iu tint city the International
Workingmen's ns,Kiatlou. The platform or
declaration of principles of this organization,
as was testiiled tout tho trial, urged that
"tho present system under which property is
owned by Individuals should bo destroyed,
and that all capitil which has been produced
by labor should bo transformed into com
mon proiierty." Tho association was divi
ded into "groups," of which thero wero
eighty In tho United States in March, 1883,
located principally in tho cities of industry.
rifi
Jill ITS.
"ii riil
nnnn'1
SCENB Of TUB BOMB TIIBOWINO.
Tho Chicago groups wero known ns the
North Bide, tbo Northwest Side, tho Ameri
can, tho Karl Marx, tho Freiheit, tho Bouth
wet Side and Jelferwm No. 1. Schwnb,
Neobo and Mngg belonged to tho North Side
IWnini" Enireland Fischer to the Northwest
Side, ami Spies, Pnron9 and Ficlden to tho
American. There wns also an armed soclnlr
lstlo organization call. d the Lehr und Wehrr
Vercln, whoso members seem to havo also
been members of the International 'iTOUps,"
but to havo boon of a higher rank.
The branch of the International Working
rnen's association which existed in Chicago
during 16S5 and up to May i, lb80, was a com
pact, well disciplined organization. At the
head ot it was a general or control commit
tee. Next to it camo tho lhr und Wehr.
Vereln. Then came tho "armed sections" of
tho various "groups," and then camo tlio un
armed members of tho "groups."
JUST BEFORE THE TRAGEDY.
The evolution of the tragedy was curiously
regular, '
First, as bos been shown, theso men taught
radical Socialism. Next, they organized dis
contented worklngmen to act moro efficiently
In strikes. The usual trouble nrosoi "scabs"
took tho place of striking workmen, they
were attacked by tho .trlkers, tho pollco were
called on for protection and the Inevitable
question was presented shall we fight) The
Anarchists, in eiieocli and In ThoArbcIter
Zeitung, vehemently urgod destructive
measures. They exhorted the strikers to
fight both tho "scabs" and tho police, gave
mlnuto instructions how to uso uitro-glyccrlne
and manufacture bombs, and had "ormod
wctlous" of their supporters who drilled
nightly and wero Instructod In the use of
bombs.
At length It was lldly announced that tho
AiiarchMs had 5,000 armed and well drilled
revolutionists in Chicago, and it was proved
that thoy really had 3,000 at this tlrao, as was
.worn to during the trial. Tho Arboiter Zel-
tung mul Tho Alarm published many such
fontimont as ineso:
DaelOT, mul retolrera araeajllrtobecotteo!
hand grcliaili , nro cheaply to 1k proilucetl.
A ill Hie vorMnRmen auppiy Ibemselrea with
weapon,, dynaiulto and prUHSlo ncldf
Thu workloRmen ought to take Aim at every
member ofthemllltla.
And whllo tho writers noted with what
they probably eomtdered caution, tho speak
ers wvd language
ot a very Inflam
matory character.
BUM, though ono of
tho Chicago papers
liml predicted serl
oui trouble, tho
meetings wcro not
supprossed. But
Fro do rick Elr-
Bold, superintend
, cnt, mid John Bon-
Held, iusiector of
police1, wcro well
v - ..awaro or tho extent
lltTdoR .1 .poKflfgof tho discontent
nvrt u & am, mad0 lll8 most
elalwrate rrcparntlom to meet tho outbreak
when It should come.
Capt. John Bonfleld, who assumed the respon
nlhtllty ou the night of the tragedy, as on tho day
of the previous riot, was born In 1KJ0 In New
Urunswlck, his father being a County Clare Irish
man lateh arrived in that province. In 1841 tin
family ir.oved to C'lcago. hcrJ Ju.'.. K'h. . d
lha tmi'oof a Innc'jInEst and aftcrwnnl btcain :i
locomotlvr, rnlin'or. In lSTliebt-flaintju indlvo.
man anil roso rapidly iu rank.
Hnperintciklcnt of Police Frederick J. IZliersoM
u boru In lUvurla In 1811, emigrated to IllluoU
in 1&7, enlisted In
the Twelfth llllncis
at the outbreak of
the war, and served
till the last Confed
erate had laid down
his arm,. Ilowentin
a, a corporal and
cama out a captain.
lie was
enrolled as n po
liceman, and In Oc
tober, lt3, ho was at
tho head of thu Torcc.
In the army ho was
13) dajs under lira
In battle orsUlrmlsh.
Tho agitation growing out of tho attempt
to enforce tho eight hour law led directly to
tho tragedy. A3 early na Mny, 16S4, tho or
ganized worklngmen of Chicago gavo notlco
that on tho 1st of Mny, ISsO, they would In
sist upon tho general observnuco of tho law.
It is not necessary to detail tho numerous
strikes and occnsionnl riots of tho follow ing
two years in various bectiou, of tho country;
tufllco it, that each ono was eagerly Helzod
upon by tho anarchists as fresh proof that
capital was crushing labor.
On April "h, VF3, the now board of trndo
building was formally opened; there wns a
somewhat riotous popular demonstration
against It, and Ficlden and Parsons addressed
tho assemblage in lauguago more Inflamma
tory than ever before. In July, 18S.", thero
was a general strike of street car employes.
Ono riot was excited which was only
BXTLOSION OF BOMB,
luppresscd by the police with great difficulty.
In February, 168(1, tho workmen nt th Mc
cormick factory struck, and Finkerton'a
men were employed to defend tho property,
and thero was a riot. Ou May 1, 1SN5, the
worklngmen of Chicago, with few excep
tions, carried out their plan of a general
strike for on eight hour (Jay. Tho rti iko was
A-ell managed mid partially successful. On
May .'1 August Spies delivered a llcrco philip
pic ngaiust tho non-union men still employed
at tho McCormlck works, and thero waa un
encounter between tho ,-calis" and police on
onosido nnd tho strikers on tho other. A
short nnd terrible fight occurred; rovcral
men were hilled and many moro wounded in
various degrees. From tho battlo ground
August Spies hurried to the olllco of Tho
Arbeitcr Zeitung, wroto and had printed and
distributed tho noted rovengo circular
On Hay 4 thero wns rioting nearly all day
on Blue Island avenue, near tho McCorraick
works. Tho First regiment was ordered to
bo in readiness at Hs armory nnd tho entire
pnlico force was kept In instant readiness.
The Arbeitcr Zeitung of that morning urged
destructive action, and tho Anarchists wero
busy among tho strikers nil day, Thousands
of copies of tho following notice wero scat
tcrcd'tbrough tho cityi
ATTENTION, WonKINOUESl
Great mass meeting to-night at 7:30 o'clock at
tho Hayinurket, Randolph street, between Pes.
plalaca and Halstead. Good peakerjwlll bo
present to denounce tho latest atrocious acta of
tho police tho shooting of our fellow workmen
yesterday aiternoon. woriuuiueu, unn jum
selves and appear In full force'
Tne Executivk Coiiuittec.
DESPLAINES BTIIEET STATION BUINQIXQ IN
THE WOUNDED,
The word "Ruho" (German for "rcaco"i
alleged to havo Iwcn agreed upon as tho sig
nal for immediate revolution, also appeared
In tliat number of tho tmper.
THE FATEFUL NIGHT.
On tho evening of May 4 nbout 2,000 peoplo
assembled. Tho managers placed tho wngon
On which tho speakers vyere to stand a little
way up Pe8plalnes street from tho Hay
market, by tho mouth of a convenient alloy,
and at a point whero they could havo a full
view of tho police as the latter advanced
from their Deiplaines Street station. Mayor
Carter Harrison was iu tho crowd and ox
pressed some surprise at the mildness of the
first speakers, Spies and Parsons. The crowd
was dhannoiutcd. too. and was fast melting
away, when Fleldcn took his stand in the
wairon. His most Intlraato English friends
could not have recognized the mild Metho
dist oxhortcr and laborer of other uays. uis
f reuziod declamation oxcitod what remained
of the crowd, and thoir applause reacted on
him. It was testified at tho trial that ho
called for immediate action in those words!
Arm I Arm 1 1 Tnrottlo and k 111 the law I
Then Inspector Bonfleld decided to disperse
the mooting, Seven companies of policemen,
its men. in nlatoons reaching from curb to
curb, marched from their station of Des
plainca street north to tho wngon. As thoy
draw near. Fielden Is sworn to havo shouted!
"Hero como tho bloodhounds', you do your
duty and I'll do miner
nnnt Ward, of tho police, called out!
"In tho name of tho peoplo of the stato of
Illinois I command you to jieaccauiy un
Fielden stepped down from the wagon ei'
claiming!
"Wears neaeeablol"
Jt was claimed by the prosecution that tho
word "peaceable" was the signal agreed on,
There was dead silence for perhaps ten
seconds, the crowd slowly moving oil on
the police standing firm, when a strongs
gn'"jr sound wsj ue&ru uwuie biuuuaua
IBfHriPfiiil
H!TI1 pp
I. CWut'. I WVIly 3i .tti lir. i AT I'llsl' .4 M
tho alley and thenco n little bull rose In curva
over tho wagon and fell lictween the fecond
and third companies of pollco. Tlicro wns n
tlliidlng flash, an explosion that was heard
WWJ,,iTflH
roucz VICTIMS,
two miles nnd n deep prolonged roar, echoing
from tho buildings then nppnlllng Bcreams
and n volley of pistol shots. The smoko
lifted, nnd tho ground api icnred covered with
slain but only for nn instant, Twowholo
companies of pollco had lieen thrown to tho
ground, of whom ono, Matthias J. Degan,
was Instantly killed, six mortally wounded
and sixty others hurt In various degrees.
But tho pollco rallied nt ouco nnd with tho
firmness nnd steadiness of veterans, thoy
sprang forward, emptying their revolvers
into tho flying crowd as they went, and fol
lowing their shots with their clubs they
cleared tlio street in less than thrco mluute3
ot nil aavotho dead nnd wounded. From
nllor, gutter and hallway canio deep groans
ojid curses.
Is is estimated that twenty of tho crowd
wcro hilled nnd nbout 150 wounded. An An
archist named Klstler was killed by tho
bomb. Besides Officer Degan, hilled outright,
tbo policemen who died of their wouuds wcro
J. J. Barrett, Gcorgo Miller, Timothy Flanl
han, Michael Shaman, Thomas Bcddin and
Neil Hanson. After tho dispersion of tho
mob camo tho saddest scenes or tho occasion.
Tho dead and wounded policemen wcro rap
idly convoyed to tho station, tho latter made
as comfortablo as possible nnd surgeons
colled; but not beforo their wives nnd near
relatives hurried thero, for bad news Hies
fast. 1 bo tears of some, tho sobs and louu
cries of others, do groans, tho gashes, tho
blood nnd mangled bodies all these formed
a sccno to wring tho hearts of tho pltiruh
Within a few w ecks Chicago had contribntod
$70,000 for tho caro of tho wounded pollco
nnd the relief of their families and thoso of
tho dead.
Tho bomb used 13 said to havo been of tho
samo pattern used to kill tho czar of Russia,
and Is very well shown in tho initial letter
cut of this account. It was mado of compo
sition metal cups fastened together nearly in
tho form ot a sphere with a bolt and nut.
ARREST TRIAL CONVICTION.
On tho day after tho tragedy tho police de
scended on overy known Anarchist resort In
Chicago nnd nrrcstcd every suspected man;
beforo morning many had been dragged from
their beds. Every one In Tho Arbeitcr
Zeitung olllco vvns nrrcstcd: August Spies,
editor in chief; Christ Spies, his brother;
Michael Schwab, associate editor; Mrs. Eliz
abeth May Holmes, editorial contributor;
eigmcen printers, iwo reporters ana iwo
messengers. Rudolph Schnaubelt, who, it
was artorwaru
claimed, threw tbo
bomb, was iimong
thoso arrested, but
tbo ovldonce
against hiin was
not deemed suffi
cient to hold him
and ho was r
leased. IIo imme
diately left Ameri
ca and is uow sup
posed to bo in tier
man)', Adnlph
Fischer was ono of
me primers, onuon v AZ4m ft Y
his person when nr- fvOou .SHMtUN.
a 44-caliber revolver and a peculiar knife
mndo from a Hat file, All wcro released af
ter tho inquest except Schwab, Fischer and
August Spies. Tho condemned and some
others wero held without bail. May 17, the
gland jury met nnd listened to a chargo by
tho lato Judge Rogers; on tho !i7th thoy
handed In indictments against tho men since
condemned and Anton Ilirschburger and
John Apel besides, Oa making up bis case
tho prosecutor nollied tho indictments
against the last two, the evidenco being in
sufneient. On tho Hist of Juno tho trial be
gan before Judge Gory. Three weeks and
thrco days wero consumed in making up a
Jury; 1,'Jsl talesmen wero cxammoa, ooui
sides exhausting every power the law gave
them. The names of tho jury were as fol-
lOWbl
Frank S. Osborne, foreman; Jamea II. Cole,
Reott Q. Randal). Theodore E. Beaker. Chailes B.
TodJ, Andrew Hamilton, Charles A. Ludwlg,
James 11. urayion, Aiaasou u. neeu, jouo u.
Profiler, C-orRo V, Adams, Howard T. Banford.
Tho trial kstul from July 13 to Aug. '.0 In
elusive nnd ct'-rncted tho attention of tho
elvillzcd world scarcely moro by tho impor
tance of tho issues than by iho abilities of
tho counsel. On behalf of tho stato appeared
States Attorney Julius B. Grinnell, assisted
by Messrs. Frank "Walker, Edmund Furth
man and George C. Ingham; for tho accused,
Capt. W. P. Black, Mosos Salomon, W. A.
Foster ana tsigmuna fceisier. iuo jury
THE TB1AI-.
retired nt8;S0 p. m., and at 10 a. in. next
day, Aug. 20, returned n verdict of guilty
acalnst all tho defendants, with n scntenco of
fifteen years In tho iioiuioniiary lor uscar
IUDo, ana ueatu (or tne oiuer (even.
The trial began and ended with sensations.
On the first day A, R. Parsons, who had
escaped and been In hiding, walked Into the
courtroom, nunounceu uis voluntary sur
render and took uis piaeo in ui, uo"k wua
l.ia rriMula. At tho closo. when asked by tne
court if they had aught to say w ny hemonco
of death should not bo pronounced, they all
mado long aiidi-os-sea, thoso ol parsons anu
Fl,.ldm ludnu the liest. That of Spies con
sisted of pleading and defiance, reasoning on
iiiu.r.r nnd limitations from Hcrinturo. In
thn nonrso of his remarks ho Bnoko of Christ
BSaBocialW. Schwab nnd Neobo gavo ar
guments against tho regularity of tho trial.
i.-i,.i,i ,,Tiltil himm astonlshiiient by sav
in,,. tiTIm irrent Socialist. Jesus Christ, said
1,WK) years agoi 'Iktter that ninety-nine
guilty men should go unpunished than that
nnn Iniinrent man should suffer.'" Judgo
Qary then sentenced tho seven men to b
banged.
APPEALS TO HIGHER COURTS,
Tho usual application for a now trial was
filed and tho entire method of tho trial re
argued for several days, Tho application be
ing refused, an appeal was taken to tho
supremo court of Illinois, and onco moro the
wholo cato was thoroughly argued. It U
noedless to detail the logal steps', suffice It
that to much tlmo was rousunicd that tho
caso did not reach tlio supremo court till
March IT, 187. Then Messrs. Grinnell,
Walker, Ingham and Attorney General
, Hunt, for tho state, and. Messrs. lllack, Salo-
mon, Zei!;r lAmard Bwrtt, for the de
fense, discussed the lnuos as to whether ,th
court be'.ow had erred, whether tho Anar
chists had been legally condemned to death
for more conspiracy, whether tho jury wa
properly constituted and many others.
iho weight of argument before tne
mprcmo court turned upon the proper con
to:
1'
CtsrntcnB.
EurrucMis coonx Illinois.
Btruction of tho two sections in tho revised
statutes ot Illinois (chapter 38, dir. 2, sections
Sand 3), which abolish tho provious distinc
tion between prlncitml and accessory, nnd
provido that any ono who, "not being pres
sent, hath advised, encouraged, nided or
abetted, shall bo considered as
principal and may bo punished as
such, whether the principal Is convicted or
not." On tho 14th of September tho court
rendered nn opinion, which filU twenty-one
closely printed columns, and is an exhaustive
exposition of tho law, fully confirming tho
decision of the court below. And so tho pris
oners wcro sentenced to bo hanged on the
11th of November, 18S7. Another hopo re
mained. Gen. Roger A. I'ryor, Gen. Benja
min F.Butler nnd Hon. Randolph Tucker were
employed usoxperts In constitutional law,
nnd an appeal mado to tho supremo court of
tho United States, tho chief allegation being
that tho accused had not been tried by an
"impartial jury," ns required bytho national
constitution. Tho revised statutes of Illinois
permit tho choice of n juryman who has
forme 1 on opinion from rending nowspapor
accounts of the case, provided ho makes oath
that Ids opinion is not euch as could not be
overthrown by evidence. Tho question of
t-o UIwTng of a letter without warrant from
Spies' desk was al brought up.
Tho supremo court of tho United States
rendered its decision on tho 2d of November,
holding, in brief, that the jury law of Illinois
does not contravene any provision of tho na-'
tlenal constitution, and that tho question as
to whether tho stato constitution and laws
had been strictly observed was ono for the
stato courts nlone. Tho court confined Itself
very strictly to tho enso beforo it, entering
Into tho general questions raised only so far
as absolutely neeossary. But two points,
therefore, wero passed upon in regard to tho
amendments. Tho court held that tho first
ten amendments limit tho powers of tho Fed
eral government, not tho powers of a stato
over its citizens: and that the Fourteenth
amendment has not changed tho rulo In that
rospr-ct. In all other matters the court holds
rnosECOTixo attorneys.
that it has no jurisdiction, ns tho questions
as to violating tho national constitution wcro
not raised or nrguod in tho Illinois court.
Therefore, n writ of error could not Issue.
Of tho various appeals nnd petitions and
meetings protecting against tho execution of
tho Anarchists wo have not room to speak at
length. Spies and
Parsons havo writ
ton autobiog
raphies, and tho
condemned mon,
their families and
Miss Nina Von
Zandt, who mar
riod Splos by
proxy, havo been
tho object" of gen
eral attention
sinco tho tragedy.
Dusky Mrs. Par
sons, who hns.T ..Jjyii
worked so hard (WW' RrAlflS
for her husband's cur.V H'SOr
r'H(oJTy
life, has become """'ire
personally known
In mauy cities by reason of her speeches in
his liehalf. Mrs. Schnaubelt, mother of tho
alleged bomb thrower, and Mrs, Schwab, her
daughter, wcro recently brought Into special
prominence by reason of tho elder lady's visit
lo America ana the rumor mat sue uau
tTought with her a full statement of tho
facta in tho enso from her son. Spies, Fielden
uid Schwab finally signed petitions for
.ommutatiou. All these things can only
lo alluded to hero. Among othir cuts we
give a portrait of RhcrilT Matron, of Cook
county, Ills., who, by virtue of Ids office, has
charge of all executions In Chicago.
THE CONDEMNED MEN.
Brief biographical sketches of the con-
I demned nro hero given;
August Theodore Vincent Spies (pronouneed
Specs) Is credited with being the brains of th
movement, lie has giveu nis ryptTiLiiwm
autobiography which Is regarded as mow one ci
a genius by his friends, aud as "eloquent Insanity
lnpriut"by thot.ewhoare opposed to him. Ha
KQji bom ltO. IU, IBM, lu lue uiu ruuwi
COUNSEL FOIt DEFENSE.
. T.n-ir "ri.utraiaermanv. ono of his early
playthings was an old torture rack v. Ith which
the nobles used to extort money from Jews or
"regulate' the peasants, anu ins mvoriio unuu,
n hii.ihnn.1 u on the edge ot a deep chasm
Into which the robber barons used to throw "the
nttv vM of tho village" whom tbey had kid
naped and of whom they hail tired. Thero he
grew up, and thenco be came to America to teach
AnnrnhUtln doctrine, reaching the new world
in 1873 and Chicago a year later, There ho
nrk.i a nn tinhoMerc r for a number of years.
He first showed an Interest la tho theories of
Socialism In 1873, and In 1877 Joined himself to the
lehr und Wehr. Vereln. He was attached to The
Arviop 7linni in 1880 aud succeeded Paid
drottkau as editor tn chief In 188L Everybody
r.m,nim thu attachment that sprung up be
tween him and Miss Klna Van Zapdt during the
Mai, and which resulted In their marriage "by
iirnnf."
Samuel Fielden was born In Todmorden, Lan
cashire, England, In 1847. Ho grew up to be a
laborer and a Methodist field preacher. Ia 16CS
h. nm(. to America, aud soon located In Chicago.
where he joined tho Liberal league lu 1880; thero
bo met Bple. and Parsons, aud thereafter grew
rapidly Into anarchlal lews. Save him and Par.
Bnnd nil thn condemned are Germans,
Albert IL Parsons Is the only native American
ainoug tho condemned men, Horn In Alabama
lu IBIS and early left an orphan, be was reared
by his brother, who was afterwards the noted
fnnfalerata ceuer.l. W. II. Parson, lie served
lu tho Confederate artillery when but 11 years
old! but after tho war he becamo a Ilepub
ii..n nnd In 167it married a woman "susiiected
of having negro blood lu her veins," for which
hi, brother disowned him. before this he bad
toes first ft vrlot.r on Tk. Galmton (Xx.) K.ws
HMV5d
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL." XXI.N0 45
COLUMBIA DBMOOHAT, VOL LI, NO 81
and late editor of The. WWo (Tex.T Spectator.
Because, ot this marriage ho was obliged to leavo
Texas, and locating In Chicago he worked In
various printing offices, but after a time became
A professional ialior agitator; was at one time
master workman of District Amembly 21, Knights
of Labor, and was president of tho trades as
sembly for three years. He was nominated for
tho presidency by the Soclallstlo party In 1830, but
declined, as he was not then 33 years ot age. In
1883, at Pittsburg, ho helped frame the platform
ot the International Working lVop'o'n asnwlR
tlon. He was named for city clerk of Chicago by
the Socialists In 1883, and became editor ot The
Alarm, the organ of the "American Group," a
year later.
FISCHER.
LINGO.
BCHWAB.
PAIWONS.
EXQEL.
SriES.
FIELD EN.
IuIs Lin eg, who U convicted of having
mado the bombs, is but S3 yeafs old and cannot
unenk HngllsU. Ho li said to Lave been expelled
from Germany, where ho was born, for con ,
IP I racy.
Michael Schwab Is i nattvo of Manbelm, Ger
many, was born In 1153 and was educated in a
convent. Coming to America In lfJTO, ho worked
for a time at tho book binders trade. Ha bocamo
connected u Ith Tho Arbeitor Zeitung at the samo
time as Spies.
George Kngel was Iwrn in Cassel, Germany, tn
l&W, received a common school educntIon,lekrncd
tho printers1 trade and camo to America lu 1373.
4. j ear later he located iu Chicago, n ht re be soon
embraced Socialism and became an Anarchist.
He established tho "Is'orthwtst Group" in 18S3.
Adolph Fischer Is about 80 years of age and is a
German. He camo to America when a lad and
Itarned the printers trade with his brother, who
published a German weekly at Nashville, Tenn.
Iji'er Adolph edited and published The TJttlo
Hock (Ark.) Btaats Zeitung, which he sold In 1KS1.
Then ho worked at hla trade lu St. Louts and Chi
cago. He sometimes accused Spies and Schwab
of being too mild, and at one time established
Der Anarchist, n. paper intended to Bupplant The
Arbeitcr Zeitung.
Oscar Neebe, w ho received a sentence of fifteen
years In the state prison, Is also a middle aged
German,
THE ANARCHISTS' SIDE.
Perhaps tho best possible siunmaxy of tho
Anarchists defenso of their action and their
belief is found in tho letters addressed by tho
condemned to ixovernor Oglesby, of Illinois,
extracts from wmcu ore given:
FISCHER'S LETTER.
Cooit County Jul. Chicaoo. Nov. 1. 1S37.
To Mr. 11. J. Oglesby, Governor of tho btato of
nunois:
Dear Bin I am aware that petitions are being
circulated and signed by the general publio ask
ing you to commute tho sentence of death which
was inflicted upon mo by a crimlual court of this
state. Anent this action of a sympathizing and
well meaning portion or tne people, I solemnly
declare that it has not my sanction. As a man of
honor, as a man of conscnce and as a man of
principle, I cannotoccept mercy. Iam notguilty
of the charge la the indictment of murder. I
am no murderer, and cannot apologize for an ac
tion of w hlch X know I am innocent. And should
I ask "mercy" on account or my principles, wmcn
I honestly believe to be truo and noble? No. I
am no hypocrite, and have, therefore, no excuses
to offer with regard to being an Anarchist, bo
cause the experiences of thu past eighteen months
nave cmv Kcremrinenea mv convictions, ine
question is. Am I responsible for the death of tho
policemen at the Haymarket? and I say no, un-
les
bet
ess vou assert that every Abolitionist could hi
been held responsible for the deeds of John
Brown,
Illstorr reoeats itself. As the nowera that bo
have at all times thought that they could stem
the progressive tide by exterminating a few
'kickers," so do the ruling class of today imagine
that they can put a stop to the movement of
labor emancipation by banging a few of its advo
cates. Progress in its victorious march has had
to overcomo many obstacles which seemed in
viuviuic. u ljia umuj ua ii ninjaAAtrj iaoiv uivu
the death of martyrs. The obstacles which bar
tne roaa oi progress ioaay seem to uo invincinie,
too. hut tbev will bo overcome nevertheless.
At an limes wnen ineconauion oi society aas
become such that a large portion of tho peoplo
complained of tho existing Injustice, tbe ruling
classes have denied the truth of theso complaints.
but have said that the discontent of the portion
of thu people In question wasduernly to tbe
peniiciou3 Inflsence" of "malicious agitator
Today, again, some people assert that the "d d
agitators" are the cause of the immense dissatis
faction among the working people.
Oh, you people who speak thus, can you not, or
will you not read the signs of tbe times? Do you
not see that tho clouds on the social firmament
are thickening? Aro you not, for instance, aware
that the control of industry and of the means of
transportation, etc., 1b constantly concentrating
in lewer uanus; iuat me inooopoiKis, i. e., iim
sharps among the capitalists, swallow the little
ones among them; that "tnibts," "pools," and
other combinations are being formed in order to
moro thoroughly and systematically- fleece the
people; that under the present system the de
velopment of technic and machine y is Irom year
to year throwing more workmen on the wayside;
that In some narts of this ereat and fertilo land u
majority of the farmers are obliged to mortgage
their homes In order to satisfy the creed of mou
Btrons conorntions; that. In short, the rich are
constantly crowing richer and the poor poorer.
Yes, and do you not comprehend that all theso
evils llud their origin in the present institution of
society which allows ono portion ot tbo human
race to build fortunes upon tho misfortunes of
othersto enslavo their fellow men!
Instead ot trying to remedy thtso evils, and In
stead of ascertaining lust wnattbecause of the
widening tl.bsatisfaction is, tbo ruling classes,
tbroui-h their moullioleces Dress, nutoit. etc.
defame and misrepresent tho character, t'uch-
inira aud uiotues of the advoeatesof soeialrct'on-
structiou, and uso the rilh and the club on them,
ana, ii tne opportunity is ravorauie, sena them to
tho gallows aud prisons. Will this do any good?
As an answer 1 may as n ell quote the following
words u ith which llenjomin Franklin closed his
satirical essay. "Uuies for Jteuucing a ureat l.ni.
Eire to a Small One," which he dedicated to tho
ngllsh government in 177G: "Suppose all their
(tbo 'kickers'! complalnta to bo Indented and pro
moted oyuiew locuous aemagogues, wnoin it
you could catch and hang all would be quiet.
Catch and hang a few accordingly and tbe blood
of the martyrs shall work miracles In favor of
your purpo8o" (J. e., your own ruin).
INTEIUOIl Or TUB JAIL.
Bo I say society may liaug a numtter of disci
Tiles of Drotrress v. ho have disinterestedly tenet
ihecauKOot the sons of toll, width is the cause
oi huuiamty, nut tmir mood win work miiacic
iu unnging nwui me uow man oi moueru sot u'i
ana tn naMemug ino uirtn ot a new era or civil
cation.
Magna est . erltas ct prevalettc t.
Adoli'H riscucn.
LOPIH LINOQ'S LETTER,
To Itr. It. J. Ocle&br. Oo.-ernor of Illinois:
Aneni ma i act tuai me progressive aim nncny
lovlnr- nortion ot the American rttoiile aiutn
aeavonugio prevail upou you 10 juierpo&o your
prerogative iu my case. I feel impelled to de
clare, with mv friend and comrade .'anions, that
I demand either liberty or death. If jou ore
really a servant of the jieople acconiing to the
constitution of the country, then you will, by
virtue of your ofuce. unconditionally rtdeae me.
Hetcrrlug to tbe general aud inalienable right,
of men, 1 havo called upon the disinherited and
opnr&sk sd masses to opiK.so the force of their on-
Firessors exercised by armed enforcement of in
amous law., enacted In the Interest ot capital
with force, in order to attain a dlgnlned and
mauiy nxumn'o uy cvi-uriug tueiuii return, oi
their labor. This aud only this Is the crime
which was proven against me, notwithstanding
tbe employment of iierlured testimony on the
partot tbe state. And this crime Is guaranteed
nofc only ft hkiu, uu,h u uuir, vy iu Amen
can constitution, tho reprewntatHe of which ypu
are supposed to be In the state of Illinois.
Uutlf vou are not the renresent.llva of the
constitution, Ilka the great majority of olllco
noiuer., a uirro iumi oi toe iiiuDOiioiisi. or A
ruu-ifl (wtltli-jll rllnllri. mil mill not ni-rru.l
mil
ffly
mm
I fit X
uiiontb. thirst for blood displayed by the ex
tortioners, because a mere lnttfgatiou of the vrr.
diet would be cowardice and a proof that the
ruling classes which you represent are .them
selves abashed at tba monstrosity of uiy con
stmnau&n. aou, ipoKsequ.Huvf u tAttir Qwnvio-
Your dfcHIon In thtit etent will not only Jtnlgt
me, but ftfw yourself and tlioe whom you repre
wnt. Judge, tlien. jovih J-ikoo.
P. S. In order to bo Mire tbni Ihfs letter will
come to your official not Jcp, 1 will wnd you th
original manuscript n i existi-rcd let tcr.
OEonciE rvcuL'ft iTTra
DcAf Sir 1. 0rtj Knrcl, citizen of Urn United
funic nnd ot Unloao, And rondemned to death,
learn that thourahd of citizens ivtlflun ou, nn
the highest executlrp ofTk r of the Mate of Jill
noli, to commnta tny nentrnee of death to Inv
prlsonmcnt 1 protect emphatically against this
on tho folIowln grounds:
I am not awaru of baring violated any Irtws of
this country. In my (Inn belief In the eonstltu
tlon which tho founders of this republlo tw.
queathedto this !-oplo, and which remains un
nltered, I hato exercised the- right of frro upeecli,
free press, free thir.ght and free assemblage, as
puarantetnl by the rouRtltutlou, ord have crltb
clMHltho cxlitlng condition of aoclety amUne.
cnml my fellow tltlrim islth my ndtlce, whtcli I
reganl as th right of every honest citizen. The
experience which I have had tn this country, dur
ing tho nrtern years that I havo lived here, con
cerning the Imllot and thti Administration of our
publio functionaries who hao Income totally cor
rupt, have eradicated my I relief Intheexlutenceof
equal rights of p or and i li b, and the action of tbt
riubllo omens, police and militia have produceil
hu firm belief In mo thnttheso conditions cannot
last long. In accordnnoo with this experience I
bavetangbt and ndvistii. This 1 havo done iu
Sood faith of tne rights v. hlch aro guarantcett by
36 constitution, and, not lu-ing coiutelous of my
guilt, tho "jjowers that btf' may munler mo, but
Uiey cannot legally punish mo. 1 protect Against
a commutation of my itentence, and demand
either liberty or deatlu, 1 renounce any kind of
mercy, llespect fully, (Jicgrgr Khorx.
BriES DCFEjCSC.
Tho defense of Atiust Spies mny bo found
In many sentences of his letters to lllm Vtin
Zandt and others, and in his biography and
his notable address to tho court beforo ecu
Unco was pronounced. In tho latter ho said,
among other things:
'Your honor, Inpenkas the representative of
one class to thoTepitaentatlvoof another. I will
begin with tbo wordd uttered by tho Venetian
dogo Falierl to the council cftrni 'MydefcnKois
your accusation; the causes of my alleged crime
your history. A lit 1 1 o Uter ho says: "The con
templated murder of eight men whove orly
crime Is that they havo dared to speak tho truth,
may open the eyes of tht suffering millions, may
wake them up. Indeed, I have noticed that our
conviction has worked miracles in this direction
already."
"We have Interpreted to the people their con.
dltlons and relations in society. Wo have ex.
flained to them tho different social phenomennot
lio social laws and cireuir stances under which
theynccur. Wo have, by 'ay of scientific inves
tigation, Ineon1 rovertlbly proved nud brought to
their knowledge- that tho B3 stem of wages is the
root of the social lulaultlts Inlnultles so mon-
etrous thnt they cry to heaven.
Raid that the wane svstem. as u
a imvu lurciirr
said that the wage system, ns n specific form of
.oelal development, wou d y
mo i
locio have to make room tor higher forinsof rtv-
illzatlon; that Itwas prep-ring iheway for a so-
clal system of cooptratUn that 1,, t-ocialisui,"
THE DROP FALLS,
Spies, rni'sons, rteclicr and
Engcl Swung Into Hturnily.
UNMOVED TO THE LAST,
Ab the Drop Fell Engel Cries
"Hurrah for Anarchy!"
LAST S0ENES FULLY DESCRIBED
The Solemnity of the Last Momenti
Intensified by Parsons' Speech.
A T-ong Ilreary Night lit the Jul! Sl-e
PrnwB Her Mimtlo Owr tlio Doomed
Men Th- Ttl i:ni ly mid lilt n Ilpurt
llreakfaht Spies Wrlle. unit Mnokel
Calmly Iteoelilng Their La.t Mall
Fischer 1.1ft. lip Ills Voice anil Slngl
the "aiaraelllalse" llow th Nespaioi
Menl'asscd the Is'lglit TliiilUng .scenel
at the Execution The llrop Tails nl
11:54 Tho Trngedy AVltnehsed by I.eM
Than 300 Persons.
CllICAQO, Nov. 11. August Sr ie, Adolph
Fischer, Qeorge Etigel nnd Albert 11. Fur
sons, the four Annichists whose lives Gov
ernor Oglesby refused to save bj" commuta
tion of their sentences cr otl er interlerenct
with the law, have been hanged.
iho great drop of the sci.llold in the Uooi
county jail follawny nt 11 :M . in., nnd tbey
pluuged to tbolr deaths as one muii.
There was iiotnsinglehitcb lu tlm arrange
ment; no commotion within or without th
jail, nnd the four licmb thrower, wero pro
nounced corpses within a few minuU-s uitei
the drop fell.
The death warrant wns read tlrst to botes,
then Fischer, then Engcl, then Paibons.
Ihe shrouds wero then anjusted uton oaca
of the prisoners, nnd they were led out upon
the scaffold. The caps, ulso of lljckweru nl
once placed ujion lliur lieaus, and the noostl
slipped over tin in.
It ns a long una weniy night. A great
many dramatic nnd pathetic .rents wen
crowded into it. From the time Gov. Oles.
by announced his final decision until the
Mack caps wero nujmtctl uml tho con
demned men swung into eUrnity thots
in the jail were the witnesses of scenet
that thoy can novor forget. The first
startling report that I cached the jail
ns that State Attorney Uiinnell hail boon
shot last night, but this roved to lo mil rue.
Hie condtmned men (pent their lust nlghl
on earth strongly guarded. Sonio slept,
others talked with the guard, and come
wroto letters. Spies slept ns ieneefully ns n
buby upon Its mother's busom. Fucber laid
ou his back and snored loudly. They nil
slept late.
PHEPAUINQ T11K OALLOWf.
Outside the Jail nil was quiet. Severn!
hundred policemen and soldiers guarded the
jail and its surroundings. No pel-son was
permitted to enter or leave. Spies refused to
permit a good man of God to olfer up n
prayer to heaven In his behalf.
After bieakfastlng, Parsons, Fischer and
Spies called tor writing mnterials and went
busily to work with them. Spies was ap
parently sufferiug from nn internal fever,
to which repeated draughts of water
furnished little relief, IIo asked for
a glass of Rhine wine, which was
giveu him, nnd be tossed it oil at a swallow.
When the jail physician made his rounds
Engol asked for some port wine, ot which he
diank two large glasses, seemingly from a
desire to steady his uervts. Spies this time
declined a stimulant, but tookhiuother copi
ous drink of w ater,
Tbe Rev. Dr. Ilolton came early to the
jail and had an interview with Famous, Uo
tried to talk to Spies, but the latter would
pay no attention to him. Engel tl led to en
gage him In n theological eontioversy.
About 0 o'clock Mrs, Parsons applied for
admission, but was turued away from the
Jail door by the sheri IT. order.,
Mrs. Parsons was accompanied by Mrs.
Holmes. When they were refused admis
sion they made u good deal ot noise und were
promptly arrested aud taken to tbo police
station.
Eiigei's ilnujlitcir also applied to thosherll!
this morning for iiin!s!ou to visit her
father aud say goodly, but "us rtfustd.
She was not ap oieutly agitated lu tbe least,
and took the (cfuml in a vtry matter i f fact
CONTlNUtn ON Fonitlll I'AOK.j