Savannah morning news., 1885-09-30
MONTREAL UNDER GUARD.
RENEW ED RIOTING FEARED BY
THE AUTHOkITIEs.


Outbreak Up TO Midnight-Health
Officers Donning DisGuises for Safety
--1s 900 Troops in Arms.
MONTREAL, Sept. 29.-The excitement
among the citizens this morning over the
characterization riot last night is intense'
and many thought that the time had come
to declare martial law, as there was
danger of another riot tonight. The
Mayor asked that 800 men Of the Fifth
military district be placed under arms
and also ordered detectives TO scour the
city to find the rl1geaders Of the riot
The rioters last night we're well organ
! lied. They were headed by three men
! in carriages, who directed their move
ments. Chief Of Police Paradise, who
was stabbed and stoned, fortunately re-
celYed no serious injury.
THE MAYORS VIGOROUS ACTION.
Mayor Beauregard rose from sick bed
( and came down town to take measures 10
quell the riot. His energetic measures
are greatly commended. lie says tnat If
the Aldermen will not assist MIN in this
matter, he will protect the lives and prop
erty OF citizens on his own responsibility.
AlphOnse MOreau, shoemaker, and
William Black, a barber, who were ar
rested while the riot was In full progress
were arralgDed before a Police Magistrate
to-day and remanded until tomorrow.
Besides chief Of Police Paradise, COnsta-
bles Bennie, COnnOrs and Bariault were
! injured, but none OF them seriously.
RELIEF FOR PRorEsTANTs.
At meeting Of Protestant clergymen
this morning a committee was appointed
| to distribute relief to Protestant suffer
ers AT 1 O'Clock this afternoon 80 men
| of the Victoria Rifles were stationed in
their armOry and the Royal Scots were
mounting guard at the city nall, The
Mayor and several Aldermen were notified
to-day that their houses would be burned
tonight.
The returns at the health office this
| morning show that there were 63 deaths
from smallpox in this city Yesterday, 7
in st. Jean Baptiste village, ) in st. Henri,
8 in Cote st. Louis, and 2 in 1T. Cune-
gonde.
THE CITY UNDER GUARD.
The civil authorities having made a
requisitiOn for troops TO aid in preventing
or suppressing an anticipated riot, the
| following corps were ordered out this
| afternoon: One troop of cavalry, the gar
rison artillery, the first Prince of Wales,
/ the second Victoria Rifles, the fifth ROYAL
/ Scots, and the sixth Fusileers This was
| precautionary measure. At O'Clock
/ lul5 diitInOOu Tue EtHtIal DDltce hidTil
/ was sounded, calling all the force to the
/ city hall. The whole Of the military in
/ the city, about l,400 strong, are under
/ arms tonight and patrols of cavalry and
infantry are in the disattected district.
MEETING or THE HEALTH BOARD.
At a meeting OF the Provincial Board
! Of Health this evening, IL was decided that
| the proprietor of the place of amusement
at Tongue Pointe, who refused to close it
when ordered by the board, should be
/ prosecuted A bylaw was also adopted
making it penal Otfense for persons iv-
ing in houses in which there is small
| poX, to knowingly come in contact with
| other persons, or frequent churches OF
other public places.
NO FURTHER RIoTING.
The expectations that another riot
! would take place tonight have not been
| realized, though many persons believe
/ that the trouble is only postponed. The
/ rioters of last night were increased to-
night by workingmen from st. Jean Bap-
| tiste village, st. Henri and other places,
but the only disturbance was at the Gray
nunnery. The mob was dispersed by pc
lice before any damage was done. Six
men were arrested.
DOCTORS IN DANGER.
! DR.. Laberge, the medical health officer,
| is going about tonight in disguise, and
! Or. McNeece, his assistant, put his head
out of a window of the health Office only
/ to be hit with a stone. Col. Caverhiu, of
the Fifth Royal Scots, was also hit with g
stone.
The exposition grounds. which the riet-
ers threatened to burn, are guarded by
the Victoria Rifles and twenty cavalry
men, who are patrolling the street in
front of the grounds. All Is quiet, how
ever. Large crowds gathered in the east
end of the city, hut up to II 80 O'Clock the
police have been able to keep them quiet