Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
CINCINNATI QUIET.
rsE THREE DAYS RIOT.
A Sentiment That tho military wero to
Blame In Preoipitatiug Bioodshed-
Better City Government
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Cincinnati has settled down to what
very much resembles its old time quiotudc,
although the place still retains tho appear.
ance OF city in state Of siege. Efforts
are making to dispense as soon rs possible
with the soldiers, and it will be done as
soon rs the ordinary police protection Of
the city is deemed sufficient.
The exact number Of dead and wounded
will probably never be ascertained. on ac-
count Of many Of the wounded being
carried away by their friends. Bat the
number Of those killed outright, or dying
at the hospital up to midnight last night
is Al, aS shown by the records of the city
undertakers and the hospitals, and such
| Information from those taken home as
could be had. The number of wounded.
compiled from the same sources, Is 100, aud
there are probably half as many more
wounded not reported.
| Tho committee of fifteen alta subsCq qucnt
meeting decided to raise by subscription
| 500, 900 to be used TO pay 1000 extra
police. This sum will be loan to tho
city until the sum expended may be raised
by proper appropriation aud be returned.
This will enable tho military to be with.
drawn.
The Municipal Reform association,
composed Of citizens OF all parties, have
issued o manifesto to the voters of the
city, stating that they more than ever
demand the severance Of party politics
aud municipal government and also
stating tina. they will place in nomination
for the various offices to be filed at the
approaching municipal election, men OF
irreprOachable intregrity and undCubted
qualifications for the positions, who have
consented 10 accept the nominations
merely from consideration OF public duty.
They are selected without regard TO polti
cal views, aud all good citizens are called
upon to unite with the association in these
attempts to place pure aud reliable men in
charge OF the city government. The
ASSOCIATION determined to call q mas;
meeting at Music hall soon to ratify theil
ticket.
} Tuesday morning has been free from
any incident indicating change in th'
situation. The proposed relief of tn,
militia by the civil force cannot be pu
into operation speedily, il at all, as tn,
selection OF suitable men aud their equip
meut must take time. The militia vii
keep the streets barricaded as strongly n
ever, not even allowing the Mount Auburl
line OF street cars, whose track runs
distance Of two squares within the line
10 pass through.
As 20 the state of public feeling it can
not DO said that the original impulse tha
actuated the men who took part ia tn
demonstration on Saturday night has beer
removed or lesseued by the presence of til,
military. On the contrary the events o
Friday and Saturday nights have giveI
Iise TO a new ieeling-that of indignation
against the militia. Only the hopeless
, ness of conflict with this powerful,
armed forced prevents an attack upon il
d Captain Folleger, who commanded tn
detachment of militia which fired the frs
, shots, has published a card denying tn
statement that he ordered his men to fir,
He says: "Sheritf Hawkins gave the ord,
u in the words, Give it to 'em, boys, fire
and in the excitement ! could not stO
them, so | cried, for Christ's sake, boy
r, fire high My men would never hay
70 fired If it had not been that four of the
, were wounded with stones and shots fro
the crowd, and they shot on tho sheriff
order. | have been in the war. | wouI
N rather face an enemy than such crowd
l. citizens, with whom have a fellow fee
~ ing, and would not rashly give au ord
such as it has been said gave"
The newspapers, usually conscrvatir
in tone, speak with great freedom on ii
situation as it now is.
: The V0lksblaH Germany, says "Tl
5 calling out OF tho militia on Friday nIgl
G eau only be characterized as q grave mi
9 take. Oar militia knew, and can do notl
ing else, it appears, but shooting.
reliance had been placed on the police fore
, order might probably have been restore
/ | without any loss of life."