Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02

I dIlliflOIlIGlOH anu l,UOU aleNO1E6fS, the
will be distributed to members of th
safety committee, as required by the eli
liens and authorities, who fully appre
hend the true situation of affairs. and tn
4 vigilance will not be for moment re
laxed. A careful observation of thos
/ composing last nights mob, lead to tn
belief that the workingmen formed al
exceedingly small portion of it, tn,
great body being of the pronounced idl
hoOdlum type.
San Francisco, July 25.-During tn,
day there has been stream of citizens
pouring into the rooms of the commit
tee of safety; and the available force a
the disposal of the committee has beer
doubled and tripled. An appeal ha.
been addressed by VIM. L. Coleman
/ president of the committe, to the work
ing men, calling upon them to aid il
the suppression of the riot. Invitation.
have also been distributed by the com
mittee among all good citizens, inviting
them to attend a meeting of the com
mittee at $50 tonight.
Resolutions will be drawn up by the
committee of ten of the peoples reform
and anti-Chinese party and will be in
troduced at the convention, which meets
at Crusaders hall, repudiating any con
nection with rioters and pledging the
convention to assist.
The authorities conferred with Ad.
miral Murray to-day and the result was
that the Pensacola was anchored in the
stream. The DelaWdre & LackuoUaqao
took up positions at the foot of Market
street. Admiral Murray states that he
is prepared to enforce order with Cat
ling guns in case of riot.
The position Of the Pensacola will
enable her to sweep away any mob
which gather at the mail dock. The
eX-soldiers' union of the Confederate
armies meet at 5 o'clock this afternoon
in Horticultural hall, to effect an organ
Hatlon OF companies and regiments and
draw arms and ammunition,
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, July 26.-It is reported that
the rioters at Halstead and Sixteenth
streets have dispersed, with 10 killed
and about 80 wounded
1t was reported that at 10 o'clock this
morning, the police had fight with a
mob on NeWbmy avenue, in which 15
of the rioters were hurt. A squad of
mounted veterans, with drawn swords,
charged on the mob on Sixteenth street;
100 rioters were wounded and 10 killed
outright. Six policemen were wounded.
CHICAGO, July 26-11 80 A. M.-TwO
boys were killed at Halstead street via
duct; also policeman reported killed.
The mob has dispersed, and all is quiet
In the vicinity now.
Advices from West 18th street state
that the mob is holding a small detach-
ment of police in check. One police
man was seriously wounded with a
stone. The Second regiment has been
called out to assist the police.
The mob of last night only gathered
in force on the south side this morning,
and renewed its depredations and acis
of violence. They began with some
1000 and swelled to a multitude before
noon. They showed savage bravado
and seemed fearless of death
itself. However when some 800
police under Officer Rainey charged
they broke up after a hard encounter.
They returned again shortly and pre-
pared for another encounter at 10th
street and Halstead viaduct An inter
change of shots, stones and invectives
succeeded. Then the police being re-
inforced, broke into the mob with a yell
that was heard for blocks away. The
railroad endorsements consisting of a
new squadron of police and company
of armed cavalry under Col. Agra
mante, began in conjunction with
the police, a deadly onslaught,
the results of. which are imperfectly
known, and are reported variously. One
report which was probably exaggerated,
says II were killed and $50 wounded.
Another says killed and so wounded.
There are certainly more than killed.
No names can be learned. This broke
up the mob for a time, but it soon
gathered again. A gang of the mob
ran a passenger train off the track at
18th street this morning, and after
allowing the passengers to escape
smashed the windows and furniture of
several cars. The Indiana regiment,
mounted police and the regular veteran
force of Chicago are on the scene of
battle. The governor has applied for
United States troops.
At $40 a press reporter on the
ground telegraphs that large crowd of
police and mounted vigilants are con-
ducting prisoners to the station house.
They are crossing Halstead street via
duct. Many shots are being fired by the
rabble, and serious trouble is anticipat-
ed before they get across the viaduct.
The office of the Metropolitan tele-
graph company, nearest the scene was
taken possession of by the mob this af-
ternoon, which accounts for dilatory
and meagre reports. The next nearest
office is several blocks away, and is
managed by lady operator.
CHICAGO, July 26.-5 P. M-At this
hour the precise situation, as learned by
dispatches and by report of press re-
porters on the grounds, is this: The
rioters have been busy all day in various
parts of the town, but chify between
Canal and Green streets, and between
18th and 22d streets. The fighting has
been carried on at those points almost
exclusively. and has been continuous
and bloody, if not as fatal as might be
expected. The police have rarely been
the aggressOrs; but whenever they have
attempted to break up a mob they
have in the long run succeeded. The
mob is insulting and ready for trouble
at any moment, but wholesome fear Of
of mounted police and of Uni
ted States troops, who are on the ground
or in close proximity to the trouble, the
entire time. They have arms of the
most effective sort and whenever they
appear, the mob scatter. The police do
not command great respect, because
the impression prevails that they will
generally fire too high to hit, or shoot
blank. Arrests have been numerous