The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-19
Riotous Conduct Of the Navviea
On the Canadian Pacific
Railroad.
Thirst For Whisky the Exciting Cause
Great Loss Of Life and Destruction Of
Property the Probable Result.
The Provincial Authorities Appealed To
EARNED Volunteers To the
Rescue.

received here from Michlpicoton, on the
north shore of Lake Superior, say that
the town is in the possession OF a gang
OF roughs and whisky sellers. The re-
spectacle people of the place have re-
ceived notice 10 quit the town. On Fri
day night last the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way office was riddled with bullets by a
band Of masked men. John Mckenzie,
an employe, was shot through
the hand. Captain Burden was fired
at while in bed few nights ago. The
ball passed within few inches of his
head. The roughs are employed on the
Canadian Pacific Railway construction.
Wherever work on that line Is in progress
the public works act, which prohibits
the sale OF liquor, Is enforced. The nav
vies object to this, and aid the whisky
peddlers In openly defying the law. An
attempt being made to suppress the
traffic, the liquor sellers called in the as.
sistance OF the roughs and whisky men
from Peninsula Harbor, and by their as
sistance the stipendlary Magistrate was
set at defiance, but not until serious
riot had occurred, in which revolyers
were freely used and two OF the conSta.
bles were shot.
On the night of October 9th several re.
vover shots were fired after dark near
the quarters occupied by Captain Burden,
the Ontario magistrate, and those OF
Alexander Macdonald, agent OF the
Canadian Pacific Railway. No great i'm.
portance was attached to the fact, but on
the following day notice was found
posted In the neighboIhood OF the rail
way Office threatening death to MacDon-
a.d and other persons supp )sed TO be
connected with him in the suppression
OF the whisky traffic. The notice was
signed, "By order Of the Vigilance Com
mittee."
On the evening Of that day q stimuli
taneous attack was made by about
thirty.five men upon the quarters OF
the Magistrate, and the headquarters
OF the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany. Some two hundred or three
hundred shots from revolvers and Win
chester rifles were directed into the
building. Some Of the shots passed
through the windows and lodged in the
logs at the back Of the house occupied
by the Magistrate.
Immediately afterward an attack was
made upon the lookup. The front door
was forced open, and three cell doors
wrenched of and the prisoners set free.
Three newly appointed Constables, who
were obnoxious 10 the whisky gang, were
shot at, and two of them wounded, per-
haps fatally.
Notices were found placed in positions
where they would be certain to be seen,
saying that the three newly appointed
Censtables would be killed unless they
left by the next steamer for Toronto.
On the following day another demon.
straton was made, and another intima-
ton 10 the Canadian Pacific agent that
unless he stopped his opposition 10 the
whiskey traffic he would be shot. No
confidence could be placed in any Of the
coDstables on the spot, and large ma
jofity OF the inhabitants, the teamsters,
and others, were In sympathy with the
"Molly Maguires," as they called them
selves, and even those who were not in
sympathy with them were afraid to come
forward and give evidence. As the
local authorities were unarmed, 1t was
deemed advisable that the Provincial
Government should be appealed TO.
The acts were duly brought to the no.
tice Of the Government at Toronto by
Captain Burden, who arrived here last
hight, and armed volunteers will be sent
TO Michipcoton. But as 1t Is three days
journey from here, 1t is feared that blood
may be shed before assistance gets there.
J. N Hamilton, County Crown Attorney
at Sault Ste. Marie, has been instructed
TO levy and transport an armed force Of
sufficient strength to overawe the rioters
at hichipcoton.