Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-04-20

game revOlutlOn- nelr WOuien,
however, formed a secret society based
on Communistic principles They seem
to have held that their husbands were
working for the Confederacy, and that
tie Confederacy was the only safety of
the grocers and shopkecpers. Without
clothing and provisions their husbands
and sons must stop work. This would
cut off necessary munitions and supplies,
the Government would fall, and all be
involved in one common riin- To avoid
this general division of food and cloth
ing must be made. The wives and
daughters of laborers and mechanics
throughout the capital generally joined
in the movement.
| While standing in Main Street one
morning the Major witnessed an extra
ordinary scene. Hundreds of women
suddenly appeared. The broad avenue
was filed with them. They came filing
in from the cross streets by platoons,
and began to sack the stores. Hollow
eyed and gaunt with hunger, nobody
dared resist them. A crowd of men
hung upon the outskirts, offering no in
reference, and expressing no sympathy
for the shopkeepers. The women took
the stores in line, one after the other
They proceeded Systematically. The
goods were piled upon wagons drawn
by horses driven by female sympathizers.
Not q word was spoken. The work was
done with terrible earnestness. When
the mob entered Il grocery certain per-
centage of them piled the goods upon
the outstretched arms of the others, and
they were borne to the streets and
dumped into the wagons. The women
had it all their own way. Neither sol
diers nor police were in sight. Mean
while the crowd increased Other wom-
en- heard what was going on, and flock
ed to Main Street for a share of the
plumber. Not man joined them, and
for long time no one made an effort to
stop them. AT last Congressman Bald
win, of Virginia, jumped upon dry
goods box, and made an impassioned
appeal for law and order He might as
well have talked to the wind. No one |
paid the least attention to Linn. The |
women went on with their sacking, and |
the bystanders drowned Baldwin's voice |
with their wbooDs and cheers
"While | was gazing at the scene,r
said the Major, 60 | saw Captain of an
Alabama cavalry regiment with whom
l had slight acquaintance. We were
both in uniform. We agreed that some
thing ought to be done to restore order
and stop the robbery. At his sugges-
ton we stationed ourselves at the door
OF store already overrun. In few
seconds virago tried to pass us. |
can see her now Her cheeks and lips
were red, but she had a pinched, starved
look, and an eye Ike a hawk. She car
ried in her arms a half dozen bars OF
yellow soap, piece of dress silk, a long
box of stockings, and some raisins and
behring's. said:
"'Madam, beg your pardon; but
you are forgetting yourself. These
goods are not yours. You have not
paid for them, and You will not be per-
mitted to leave this store with them
''She looked at me-" said the Major,
10 in a wild way, rs though endeavoring
% comprehend what had said, and then
went to the counter and threw down the
goods. As she came pack she deliber-
ltely took NE by the arm and slung re
rom her with such force that | went
spinning around ike top, and struck
he front of the building so hard that il
ook the breath out of me. She than
quietly gathered up her load from the ,
counter and walked out. The Alabama (,
captain looked at me and laughed, but {
,ept his hands in his pockets and said
lothing. | told him thought we were .
Tut of place, and he nodded. We con- /
luded after that to remain simple spec /
ators. |,
- Meanwhile the women were ap- |
'roaching the Jews quarter. The He c
rews were credited with great wealth. 8
was said that they had made barrels c
I money out of the Confederacy, and j
he female Communists went Mt them /
Iithout qualm of conscience. Moses C
nd Isaac, however, had heard what v