Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

is threatening to destroy Hunts hotel. ON
Vine street, near Fourth, owned by Colonel
Hunt, commanding the First regiment. The
guests are now removing from the hotel. The
troops from Columbus are momentarilv ak
pected, when the trouble must grow worse.
1t is rumored that the mob has
CAPTURED THE oArLINa GUN
from the police. Powell's gun store has been
broken In and the mob Ia getting all the avail
able arms and ammunition. It is reported
that eight persons have been killed. The fire
Ia still raging at the court house and it seems
impossible to save the structure,
NIGHT OF HORROR.
CINCINNATI, March 20. -Midnight.-Such n
night of blood as this has not before darkened
TIE history of Cincinnati. 1t Is impossible to
ascertain the true situation. Men have been
killed several squaees from the scene of the
riot. One man has just been shot on -Four tain
square, six squares frem the court house. The
hire ut the court house was started by rolling
In barrels OF coal oil and setting it on fire and
keeping everybody out. Lieut.. Desmond Of
Tered to subdue the flames and was Instantly
killed. The flames went their own way, be-
cause the mob would not let the firemen use
their engines: Tho flames went on unchecked,
though slowly, as the great structure was
strongly built, and cost probably n quarter of
d million, and made TO Withstand fire as far
~ possible. To lose that means irreparable
loss In valuable records, some of them of
great
HISTORICAL INTEREST
and value, and of the second best library in
the United States. A carriage factory near
by Is also reported on fire, and in the preser
chaotic condition OF affairs there is nothing
prevent untold loss from fire., except la, S
material to give 1t "A start. When tt n
bad robbed Powell's gun store it was Fl 81 a
patrol wagon responded to the alarp - .La
mob fired, killing one man aud = she
others. This fire was, however, : ~ounuine
The mob has lost all control, AZ Il seems
BOUND ON pEsrRU ,,r,oy
pure and simple. Burnt
gives no MD In the orig' ~ Srp cou af NOUS, MOUSE
ing the murderers, an IL pIapuso iynsh
% %ao hos soss 70 alsgrac' The firing on the mob
gun or bv tie 4, whether by the Calling
nothinr has Jidiers, cannot now be told, as
Jail for the ,een heard from tho inside of the
mate tb ., past hour. No one can yet esI'-
At II loss Of Nts or :...iary oy woupos
lyin Hnss ,epe dead men, unknown, are
,Sra while twenty or more wounded ara thars
4 ahd wagons still coming with more. Whils
sae peieagured troops and police In the iail
and court house were '"A
KEEPING THE MOB AT RAY
they. wers anxiously waiting for tho MON,
isee troops from Columbus and Dayton. The
aeiay OF an hour seemed an age while the
ntmSs were raging and the wild mob. now
wholly beyond any control or reason 6lJed
the streets, ready to kill any or ali. IL ,yas
nearly midnight when the Fourteenth reei,
nnehe reached the scene. They, with deter
mined pluck and will, formed Tor The fesrsu,
work OF clearing the streets. Their worL We
accomplished, and they are new In the ;a;I
yard with the besieged guards aud police H.
hourth regiment arrived at the other Side nf
the city, and after marching q part of the d;sl
lance to the scene of the mob tnrnad anJ
went back to the depot. Colonel .John w
Harper, siu-ae-eamp to the governor, who Is
nsre' autographed this action to Governor
iLo1 ,iey, and has received a reply ordering
the Fourth regiment to 0s
REPORT Ar THE JAIL FORTHWITH
join the others. Col. Harner cant A..
Druer TO The Fourth TO join Col. Hawkins 81
INC JAN ny. q direct or indirect route. THAT
'rder was given at l2:i5 q. M, but nnon ba'
nig informed that the mob Is still In force ana
'iookinB inc streets in the vicinity of the
'9uiI mouse, though not apparently ACCOM-
!ilshing anything, the order has been mod.
he'd. ~ piooo-
CINCINNATI, March 81. la. m.-Bv soma
naceouhtable motive the mob stands In the
treets IN rauge OF the soldiers ours. annar.
htiy counting death. There IL no method
nu no purpose apparent. 1t is a typical mob
, hlauniah' Just now q man who y~entured
eur th9 scene saw a yOlley fired and n man
AIMED Ed Gal agher, whom this man han'
ened to know, 80 W Jap