CHAPTER XXIII.

_Chances for Chicago._

The Tidal Wave Reaches the Illinois Metropolis—The Bad Elements Restive—The Tramps Marching in by Hundreds—Chances for Plunder—The Commune Commences—Boastful Manifestos—Absurd Demands—The Social Atmosphere Grows Misty—Precautionary Measures by Civil and Military Authorities—Noisy Demonstrations of the Internationalists—Citizens Philip Van Patten and George Schilling. 307