Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

tors. All railways are giving militar,
trains precedence in right-of-way.
BERNER's CONDITION.
Berner has been resting quietly il
prison all day. The gates had to bt
closed against the public for chapel
owing to the multitude of curiosity
gazers that appeared. No violence il
probable here. 1t is very quiet, but
the night guard at the prison is small
and there has been some talk of easy
access to him.
FIRING RENEWED.
CINCINNATI, March 30-S:10 p. H.
Firing has just began at the court house
heavier than at any time last night.
LEADING CITIZEN KILLED.
CINCINNATI, March 30-S:45 p. m.-
Briggs Swift, y leading citizen, has just
been shot at Ninth aud Main streets.
ERECTING B~ARRIcApEs.
CINCINNATI, March 30.-Colonel Haw-
kins has extended his linesby barricading
all the streets leading to the court house
for q distance of a square and tho oppor-
tunity for seeing is not good. Still there
seemed TO be a lack of desire to crowd
about the place. A deep feeling against
the militia was manifested all the time.
Every now and then during the forenoon
stones were thrown at them whenever
opportunity offered. This became 80
annoying that 30 far as practicable tho
police were placed next to the people.
Epithets were shouted and threats were
not wanting, whether in earnest or for
The sake of terrifying the boys in blue,
could not BIO told. swat till tonight,
wait until tonight, and wait till we are
good and drunk and we will hoist you
blue coated men from behind your bar
rels." Were among the things said
LACK OF PROPER MANAGEMENT
In the plans for the protection of life
and property there has been lack of head.
Mayor Stephens has been dangerously ill
with pneumonia and yesterday left his
bed at the risk of his life to give direc.
tons. He spent the whole night in his
Office and at points where he could do
the most. To-day he is in great danger
of a relapse. But his plans have taken
shape, and virtually the control of both
the civil and military forces, are in the
hands of eminent citizens with General
j. ID. Cox as the leading adviser
OF CITIZENS CALLED.
This morning the mayor issued a
formal call for a meeting of citizens to
devise means for protecting the city from
the mob. A list of one hundred
names was selected. The majority of
them were notified at once, the greater
number of whom responded to the call
Immediately at the mayors office, and
agreed to issue the following call and dis
tribute it throughout the city;
Mayors Office, Cincinnati, March
Both. Dear Sir: You are requested to
meet other citizens, who have been APP
pointed an advisory committee, at the
city building this Sunday evening at z
o'clock. [Signed1
THOMAS j. STEPHENS,
Mayor.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Shortly after the following proclama-
ton was issued:
CINCINNATI, March 3O.-The misguid-
ed men who attended the indignation
meeting which declared that the criminal
laws are not properly executed, have
themselves been led into the crime of
assaulting public officers of the peace and
destroying private property. l, there
fore, mayor of Cincinnati, do hereby
command all such persons to desist from
their lawlessness and obey the consti-
tuted authorities. / call upon all good
citizens to rally for the preservation of
the public peace. Such as are willing to
enroll themselves as special police during
the emergency will please report them
selves at the police station nearest their
homes, where the officer in charge
is hereby directed to enroll
them and provide means of assembling
them. Members of the Grand Army of
the Republic are requested to assemble
with their officers ut their posts and re-
port themselves by messenger to me for
similar duty. Citizens are warned to
keep boys and youths of their families at
home, and all to remain quietly in houses
except those organized and enrolled as
above directed. All persons found on
the street after z o'clock this evening will
abroad. The authorities of the city ana
of the state are determined that order
shall be Immediately and permanently re-
stored. The consequences of dis
obedience of this proclamation will be
upon those who fail to regard it.
(Signed) THOMAS j. STEPHENS,
Mayor.
REQUEST o TROOPS
The following order was issued this
afternoon:
Adjutant General Finley.
I hereby request that the governor
concentrate in this city Immediately all
the available force of the Ohio militia,
believing that the presence of o strong
body of troops will save the necessity for
their actual use. (Signed,)
THos. j. STEPHENS, Mayor.
Accordingly Adjutant General Finley
ordered Colonel Entrekin, of the Sixth
regiment, with headquarters at Chilli,
cothe, to muster his troops at once and
come to Cincinnati by special train
This was done, and they arrived at 4
o'clock.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following list of killed and wound
ed to date is as perfect as can be made
Killed-Jas. Condor, carriage black
smith, leaves a wife and three children
Fritz Havenmeyer. hod carrier, wife ant
five children; Frank Hethesheimcr
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