Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-01

UST 1. 1877.
Q policeman is reported killed. TIL
Q mob has dispersed.
: RIOT RAMPANT.
CHICAGO, July 26.-All markets en-
tirely nominal, and prices flrmeI
Riot-is rampant.
: THE CHICAGO RIOT--A CALL FOR TRoOr S
J CHICAGO, July 26.-The mob of las
: night gathered in force on the Sout]
Side early this morning and renewe,
I Its dcpredations and acts OF violence
They began with some 1000, ant
swelled to
!. MULTITUDE
before noon. They showed savag,
bravado, and seemed fearless of deatl
itself. However when some thrc,
: hundred police under Officer Raile,
, charged them they broke up after
hot encounter. They reunited agar
shortly and prepared for another en-
, counter. At Sixteenth street anC
Iialsted viaduct an Interchange o.
shots, stones and invective succeeded
Then the police being reinforced they
. broke into the mob with yell tha
was heard blocks away. The rein
forcements consisting of new squad
of police and company of armed cav.
airy under Col. Agramonte began in
conjunction with the police deadly
Onslaught, the results of which are
imperfectly known, and are reported
variously. One report which was
probably exaggerated says twelve
were killed and one hundred and fifty
wounded. There are certainly more
than three killed. No names can be
learned. This broke up the mob for
time, but they soon gathered again.
A gang of the mob run passenger
train of the track at Twelfth street
this morning, and after allowing the
passengers to escape, smashed the
windows and furniture of the several
cars.
The second regiment of the mount
ed police and the regular veteran
force of Chicago are on the scene Of
battle. The Governor this morning
applied for United States troops.
GRAPE AND CANISTER FOR THE MOB.
CHICAGO, July 26, 12:4O a. m AT
eleven forty the artillery left their
quarters for the scene of conflict
which is now at Halsted and Sixteenth
street, and in a few minutes after
their arrival the booming Of cannon
showed that the regulars had opened
fire on the mob with grape and can
mister. A correspondent at the
scene confirms this, and says the
slaughter will be terrible.
CHICAGO, July rs, 3 P. M.-From
some unknown reason no further in
telligence can be obtaifed from the
scene of conflict either by telegraph
or through messengers.
A despatch says the report of can
non firing was exaggerated, but gives
nothing regarding the affair. Many
people claim 10 have heard the can
non and the statement as sent earlier
was confirmed from several sources,
one being the Superintendent of Po-
lice. Some of the United States
troops from the west have just ar
rived and as they are at the disposal
of the Mayor, summary work with
the mob is expected.
The Board of Trade have teinpora-
rily suspended rules so that business
there is virtually at a standstill.-
Members of the Board meet this af-
ternoon to organize force to aid in
the suppression of violence. Rows
are reported on all sides.
CHIcAGo, July 26, 3 80 p. m.-Some
cutting of telegraph wires occurred
this morning on the Chicago Il North
Western railroad and the mob at
tempted to prevent the telegraph force
from replacing them. The railway
officials are quietly awaiting develop
ments, running very few trains and
making
NO TERMS WITH THE STRIKERS.
A notice has been posted on all
United States property by Marshal
Hildrup warning rioters that they
will be summarily punished for in
terfering with it. This includes the
Chicago & Pacific Railroad which is
in law under the military. The pow
er of the government will be invoked
to enforce this order. The Audubon
gum club has called q meeting of
sportsmen to aid in preserving order.
All the cigar makers in the city
have struck.
At this hour the police have dis
persed the crowd on Halsted street
where the fights occurred this morn
ing and everything quiet there
Mounted police are patroling that
section, and allow no gatherings of
any kind. The truth about the can
non firing seems to be that the artil-
lery did fire two shots, but that the
guns were loaded with nothing but
powder.
THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES REPORTED
IS LARGE,
and the names will be sent as soon as
obtainable. At present the mob
seems to be pretty well broken up,
but probably will gather again before
night.
CHICAGO, July 26.-At 3 40, the
press reporter on the ground tele-
graphs that large crowd of police
and mounted vigilants is conducting
prisoners to the station. They are
crossing Halstead street viaduct,
many shots being fired by the rabble
and serious trouble is anticipated be-
fore they get across the viaduct.
The Office of the Metropolitan Tel
egraph Company, nearest the scene,
was taken possession of by the mob,
this forenoon, which accounts for the
dilatory and meagre reports. The
next nearest Office was several blocks
away and manned by lady opera
tor.
STRIKE MEETING IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, July 25.-Hand-b
were distributed, one against con-
tracted currency, and another implor-
ing wOrkingmen not to let loose the
tiger of disorder. The banner at the