Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
A NIGHT OF 1Eps

ASIcs
Lospos, June 12.-rhe %riotiD,
fast Thursday night was ]css
than on Wednesday. After thois
Dor had ended thousands o, xaS
gathered in the vicinity OF the D.
police station. They cxecrate1 w.
and cried out: 1--WE will have t.s =
every one OF the murdered "
country police were then nj.
and some wcll-known loc,,
bles we're sent to reason
mob. The latter demanded thu 81,
OF all the police. Archbishop Is'
several Presbyterian clergvmen At,
implored the mob to dispersc. N
dresses proved altogether usa,o,'
even while the clergymcn wcre : :
the rioters kept up u dcsultorv
throwing at the police. One ston,
Il divine ~squarely in the face and brI
severely. When the preachers
the mob surged up to the 81
the barracks and defied the no
come out and make a square FIGHT
went on in this way till about len
when two troops OF dragons ear
They were followed b. 3O0 lula,
|. men had been under arms e.
The mob WIS iur+r monlentpasq
surprise and dispersed. The
soon. however, became ashapI
themselves and returned to The
warmly cheering the soldiers. YI,I
had taken complctepossesslon Of th1
around the barracks and cordouJ
effectively. The mob. realizing /,
pregnability OF the police, departed
tions, cursing tho Pope, d%enounciu
rule, and singing 1.-The Orange Lii
"Rulc Britannia"
While all this vas going on at d
ers Hill barracks mob had taken
sion OF York street. They first
trated liz front OF a wine store kcr
Catholic named Mckcnna. The i
was soon seized and wrecked, auf
McKennn's stock Of wines was en-,
the street. This mob then pr
to McCloskcy's tavern. The
had taken warning and got
first. A set fight took place.
waged with desperation on boil
The police fired twcnty-four rot
buckshot at the rioters, but the IN,
ly drove them away and smashed
keys tavern to pieces. distribus
liquor to all who would drink Z
liquor away. Several OF the
c wounded in this fight a
helpless in the street by th4i
rades, who, maddened with liquor
element, rushed to the work of ",
pillagc. A number of other tave,
destroyed and all their stocks
whisky and beer thrown out to III
in the streets, who drank it raven
carried it away in jugs or buckets
latter work scores OF women and
were engaged all the time the
lasted.
Toward midnight the mob, after
wrecked and looted all the tavert
vicinity, returned to McCloskcy's
the house on fire. The glare attra,
police, who reformed aad marche
there to put out the fire and savel
from a contlagration. They had \
for every foot OF the way they ma
times, when the flames narcd hi
sight Of the uniformed officer
tered among the mob, tillii
street from house to house
officer fighting on his
and all in the same direction
man shouting or cursing, the woa
children at the windows shriekn
gesticulating, was terrible. Fila
police got together and carried 0
battle with buckshot. This eve
scattered the mob, and the fire at
keys VAS put out before it could
McCloskcy and his family and n nun
his Catholic neighbors were rescuA
the fury Of the mob by IN Gran.
who took them to his house and
gave them n sale refuge.
The streets of Belfast are filled "
cited people, but there was no furtHa
ing last night. In the coroncr's inq
was proved in one case that the poll
fired before the riot-act was read,
verdict OF manslaughter was ret
The other cases were adjourned.
mayor has issued a proclamation,
ing that all persons arc liable to
and also risk being charged upon
Gus mobs. The mayor presided alta
ing OF magistrates last night, at vi
was decided TO take summary SIT
stop the riots.
There are now 1000 constables az
soldiers in Belfast. The Goveruma
placed the districts terrorized BY the
in the province OF Ulster Under II
law.
Major Saunderson, conservative
Mr.. Gladstone in the Commons last
whether ~ sworn inquiry would b
concerning the causes Of the Belfast
Mr.. Gladstone answered that Mr..
Chief Secretary for Ireland, WAS at T.
in Dublin for the purpose OF ins'ital
inquiry into those grave occurrcttls
Government n unable to aniIttNa
decision it might arrive at when Nj
ley finished mis- examination.
LoNnnN, June 12.-Mr. Herbert
stone, speakin" at Leeds THURSDAY
attributed the Belfast riots to Lo''
do!ph Churchill's violent speeches,
riots we're not due" he said. ITO TeI:
aatagnnism, but were deliberate, p'
attacks upon the 20 lice and Inc
tive"
LONDON, June 12.-Mr. Hugh T.
ers, Home Secretary, replying u
liouse OF Commons last evening :
DE Cobain, Conservative me''N
Belfast, who asked if the GoSe,.
would take steps to proseea;SS
police who shot down ths \
tants OF Belfast during the troubles :,
last few days, stated that the COVE
were not informed that there lli "']
misconduct on the part OF tte Y
police in Belfast. The Secre,a'';
that the Government had l,t
confidence in the Royal lt '"1I