The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-04-18
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cmeaae, ift ipfll ii "A sensation
vas eaassd Yesterday By ihe aaa0uaes'
neat that ln view u ibe excitement i0l
lowing the feeeal municipal election, e..
tfaotilhsy precautions haee teen iaAea
by tis police TO suppress IN its laelpIepcy |
any lAwless demonstration Az eftfa |
force of men was on duty at the Afmofy !
i'ollee Station last hight, aud more than
the nsnal amount Of attention was being
bestowed upon feyolyefs and guns which
are stored Va this siatlou The utmost
secrecy was maintained BY tho men on
duty, but ona who was not
afraid, AMI therefore OF guard IN his
speech, vouchsaied the information that
the Captain had received request dur
ing w day ffcm Superintendent Of 70.
lice Doyle To send an account 10 him as
soon as possible Of all the firearms aud
ammunition good for service stored In
the vaults OF the station. The forces on
duty comprised all tho available men,
aud those on day duty were ordered TO
sleep at the Armory instead OF at their
homes.
Early IN the evening II was supposed
that the men were there for the purpose
Of raldng prlze.6ght, but the fact that
they were srill on duty AT one O'Clock In
the morning speaks for itself Recent
publications In violent partisan newspa-
pars have tended TO lash the citizens into
q high state Of excitement ever since cleo
ton day, and this has been Increased BY
the lrenzIed utterances Of speakers at
public meetings Mayor Harrison and
his supporters have been especially
wrought by the talk OF organl.
zaton OF vigilance commit
tee. While many regard these
as the utterances Of people who have
ends 10 serve, others are alarmed, Ku-
mors OF the widest sort have circulated,
and fears OF mob violence have been en-
tertaincd In many quarters. Friday night
It was reported that vigilance committees
had been organized In the Thirteenth and
Eighteenth Wards, and that AN attack
was 10 be made on the city clerks oIllc'
for the purpose OF capturing the ballol
boxes. A brass band paraded the street,
at seven O'Clock, and drew out large
crowds OF people.
1t was said the Vigilance Committed
was moving for the attack. Reporter
searched the wards mentioned, but thel
failed 10 discover any movement, Their
was good deal OF talk OF an incendlarl
character in various quarters, but moth
Ing more.
Late In the afternoon Chief OF Polic'
Doyle learned that some very Wild tall
was being indulged In, aud he consnlte'
with the Mayor At first His Honor WI
inclined TO Issue proclamation assert
Ing that he would protect all law.abldln
citizens. He was afraid, however, tina
the proclamation would not have the dc
sired effect, and decided not TO issue Il
II was then resolved that the pole
should be held In reserve.
CHICAGO, LII, April l3.--All was qul'
last night, but there Is feeling OF al
prchcnsion concerning what to-day ma
bring forth. The City Hall Is und'
guard, aud large detachment Of urm'
police Is at the Armory Station und'
waiting orders, The Herald yesterdl
devoted It's leading editorial to ncr'
| dcnunclatlon Of the would-bo "Vlp
lantcs," and an appeal TO the people 4
: the exercise Of sober sense aud calmnea
. IL declares that the "CommItiee on Publ
, Safety Is arouslng a monster which
will be unable 10 control, since the
: are 5000, ,00O,0 OF merchandise betwe'
Van Buren street and the river, whie
), should anarchy arise, the torch Won
a run through and hooters play hayoci ai
that the mlllionaires who are no
: fomenting the present excitement, Nigh
% with their wives, find themselves the iir
victims OF the mob, and be dragged fro
: their palatial houses by bowling Anaro
!. lists.
- IL concludes thus: "There are 600,0
10 people In Chicago, who are as deeply
70 terrsted for their own protection aud {
l. eity's welfare ~ any Cr9sns pr Pha
ri see, or fanatic, OF fool, can possibly b
3 aud most Of them know that neither
safe unless constituted auth'
:, ity IL respected. They know, too, II
I. 4 II, as charged, wrong was done
~ ~ Tuesday last, the due and ord
- ~ processes oi unpurchasable con
IN may be Invoked TO right u
" wrong. Meantime they will mark as pl
lie enemies the scoundTels who cry q
or for yialnnce committees aud will cot
ic teract by their own sturdy sense ~
o. harm as might be done by these thoug
less creatures, so shallow, indeed, u
-. can not discern that they themsel'
IL would probably be the FIRST victims, b
nj IN person aud property, of the riot u
!. would invoke"
~ There was a large aud excited meet
:, OF anarchists on West Lake street y
aa terJay afternoon. John keesan subn
lg, ted resolution pledging the anarchl
OF TO cooperate with the committee OF p
ng llc safety In oYcrthrowlng constltutio
nd authority in this city aud establishing
ist ils place q reign Of anarchy.
In, This resolution gave rise 10 hot
nd. long debate. One speaker declared
ed was time that the internal goyefnm
IN. which existed In Chicago was abolish
90 aud anarchy established In Its stead.
lra Another speaker moved as q saostl'
T.. for the resolution that a committee
- - Anarchists walt upon the Committee
~ publlc Safety and express delight al
~ laticr's action.
the Sllll another speaker declared that
In committee should be Informed that "
ht- they were ready 10 raise the red nag
asst march through the streets the Anarch
res. would be prepared TO follow them.
bv The Indications were that this res
AZ tlon would he enthusiastically adop
- when a bombshcll was thrown Into
~, meeting by declaration Of sn Ansrc
that II had been prepared BY SIR
NaA City Hall politician for political ef
i's- and that It's adoption would lblurio
affect the cause of Anarchy.
.sae A serious sIsitation of Fire.