The Portland daily press., 1884-04-02
TROOPS RETURN HOME.
No Further Trouble Appreciated
in Cincinnati.
A Movement for Reform in the City Gov.
eminent.
The Troops and Officials Denoun 9:
ed by the Press.

CINc1NNA II, o., April IL 80 o. m. ~
night has been absolutely quiet When inc
smallest nucleus of . crowd appeared Any
where within sight of the barricades, the SOL
diers ordered the people to move on. ano IN
every instance the order was promptly ooeyou.
The city is patroled tonight by members Oh
the Grand rmy Of the Republic, in addinon
to the police force. There have been several
arrests of drunken men, and the police closed
the saloons at midnight. A smolderlng nre
broke out in the Recorders office during the
night, but 1t was soon extiHguished.
Since the last report four additional deaths
have occurred at the hospital, viz, FREDERICK
Beckenhorst, Leroy Simmons, Charles Miller
aud Andrew Nicholas. The exact number OF
killed and wounded will probably never be as.
certained, on account of many of the wounoeu
being carried away by their friends, but the
number of those killed outright or dying at
the hospital up TO midnight last night, is Al, as
shoRn by the records of the city undertakers
and the hospitals, and such information from
those taken home as could be had. The num-
Der of wounded, compiled from the same
sources, is 100, and there are probably half rs
many more wounded not yet reported.
The committee of fifteen, at a subsequent
meet ng, decided to raise bv subscription
500 600, to be used to pay 1000 extra police.
This sum will be raised by proper appropria-
ton, and be returned. This will enable the
military to be withdrawn.
The Municipal Reform Association, eompos-
manifesto to the voters of the city, stating that
they believe the occurrences of the past few
days, more than ever demand the severance OF
party politics and municipal government, and
also stating that they will place in nomination
for the various offices to be filed at the APP
preaching municipal election, men of ire
proachable integrity and undoubted quali6ca-
lions for the positions. who have consented to
accept the nominations merely from considera'
ton of public duty. They are selected with
out regard to political views, and all good citi-
zens are called upon to unite with the assoca-
tion In these attempts to place pure and relia-
Bile men in charge of the city government. The
association determined to cali mass meeting
at Music Hall soon to ratify their ticket.
CINCINNATI, April There is no change in
the situation. The proposed relief of the mi
litis by the civil force cannot be put into oper-
alton speedily, If at all, as the selection of
suitable men and their equipment must take
caded as strongly as ever, not even allowing
the Mount Auburn line of street cars, whose
track runs distance Of two squares within
the lines, to pass through. AS to the state of
public feeling, it can't be said that the original
impulse that actuated the men who took part
in the demonstration on Saturday night has
been removed and less ened BY the presence of
the military. On the contrary, the events OF
Friday and Saturday nights have given rise to
a new feeling, that of indignation, against the
military, and the hopelessness of conflict
with this powerfully armed force prevents an
attack only. Newspapers, usually conserva-
tive in tone, speak with great freedom today
on the situation as it now is.
The Volksblatt (German)says: The calling
ont of the militia on Friday night can only be
know, aud can do nothing else it appears but
shooting. If reliance had been placed on the
police force, order might probably have been
restored without the loss of life.
The Freie Press (German) says: "The in
dignation of the people is on the increase, OH
account of the rough and wholly unprovoked
shooting upon peaceful citizens. and upon
women and children, and the increase Of in
dignation is becoming mora and more fearful.
1t may be dreaded upon the too reasonable
grounds that the shedding of blood is not yet
ended but will begin afresh." The article
continuing, blsmes Sheriff Hawkins, Mayor
Stevens and Gov. Hoadly.
The Commercial Gazette, in an editorial to-
day upon the situation, speaks in IL Q strongest
possible condemnation of Sheriff Hawkins for
calling on the militia. The result it declares
to be the saving of jail full OF murderers. II
stored in Cincinnati. that Law and order
which makes murder the safest trade and
which has made impotent the administration
Of law against crimes of atrocity.
Capt. Folegar, who commanded the detacha
ment of militia which fred the first shots, has
published a GARD denying tho statement tat
he ordered the men to fire. He says, Sheriff
Hawkins gave that order in the words give il
to them boys, frel' and in the excitement
could not stop them, and SO I cried, For
Christ's sake, boys, fire hight My men would
never have fred if 1t had not been that four of
them were wounded with stones and shots
from the crowd, and they shot on the sheri ifs
order. ] have been in war, and would rather
face an enemy than such crowd of citizens.
with whom | have a fellow feeling, and
mt u viu dor a.tQh a5 tt hon
been said gave"
Taking an Account for Salvage.
This following is the substance of the edito-
rial in today's Commercial Gazette which is
an accurate and powerful presentment of the
situation here and has attracted much atten-
ton:
The time has come for taking an account for
salvage for the three days destruction and
terror. First we have saved Jail full of MUIR
wounded 14h more, all TO save our jail full of
.nurderers. We have oonvered a Just and
popular impulse against the prostration of law
before crime into war between unorgan-
lied people incensed to acts of blind vengeance
against the authorities who killed them to pro.
tect murderers. The reign of law and order is
restored in Cincinnati. The law and order
which makes murder the safest trade
aud which has made an impotent
of law against crimes atrocity.
Is any citizen of Cincinnstic content with this
salvage except the Jail full of murderers! the
criminal class and trade of criminal lawyers 8;
is there decent citizen who feels that these
slain citizens should be UNANIMOUSLY buried as
whilea Jail full of murderers are
to be held innocent until after the exhaustion
of all means to put witnesses out OF the way
and fix juries and of every trick of law they
shall have been convicted; however unfor-
tunate their action, the mass of men that
moved from the meeting at Music Hall to the
jail and began the attack upon IL were moved
by an impulse on the side Of justice and law
against reign OF crime before which law had
become impotent The movement was a terri
Bile mistake because it was made by a dden
impulse without organization or plan Of action.
The feeling of the mass that stood before
the Jail Friday night was that which perva ded
the whole people. Its action was mistaken,
but its feeling was no crime for it was public
sentiment. Not before America has then been
such an array Of people and justice on one side
and of apolice and military support on the
other. To fire into such people for the protec-
tion of murderers against Justice was feafnl
thing to command against the popular mass
having no worse impulse than justice against
murderers. There was no call to take desper-
ate hazards of troops or of public safety or Of
Who would not gladly exchange the present
situation for the one in which If the men w no
first attached the Jail had taken out and hang.
ed every man slayer. AS the case now stands
justice and law and order are not restored
That abandonment of law which is responsible
for the uprising OF the criminal clasa turned
this into an opportunity for arson and pillage.
Citizen.soldiers simply obeyed orders, as they
are bound to do under severe penalties. They
are not the object of any rational resentment.
A sentiment of justice and law and order is
now enlisted on the side of the authorities in
putting down that which, at the beginning,
was its own representative.
Troops Leaving the City.
The thirteenth and fourteenth regiments in
Guiding the independent companies, the Gov
errors Guards and Duffy Rifles, colored, start
ed homeward this afternoon. These regiments
have been on continuous duty for three days
and nights at the court house and Jail defend
ing barricades at the most dangerous points,
and have been the abiect of attack of the mob.
Before starting for the depot the troops were
drawn mp in line before the Jail and highly
congratulatory and commencing dispotch
remaining in the city not yet on active duty
are the First, Second, Fifth, Fifteenth. Six
tenth and Seventeenth regiments, together
with batteries, and will take the places OF those
ordered home, and will themselves gradually
be returned to their respective homes.
The London Times ON the Affair.
LONDON, April 1.-The Times, in comment
ing ediforially upon the Cincinnati riot, says:
Occurrences like this must give to the states
men of that vast and growing republic food
ty of preserving order is to secure decent adj
ministration of JUSTICE. where the boss and
the criminal lawyer no longer have things 90
rnuch their ONn WaV.'