Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-12

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count 81 the labor riots In Valparaiso
Chilli have been received here
IL vas early known the launchmeu
and ~stevsaores had ssFuck and they bad
threatened 70 attack the custom house.
the workmen In which were compelled
% Join the mob The strikers demanded
payment tn eoin-not In notes-and this
demand caused the doors Of the custom
house 10 Gloss step which was prompt
u followed throughout the city. Pick.
handles and handles Of other tools we're
obtained. and armed with these the mob
proceeded 70 the iron works Of Lever.
Murphy 4 Co. where they did immense
damage On the wharf the fires in the
steam winehes were extinguished
At n p m. . number Of citizens re-
quested the authorities 20 act. hut
meanwhile the mob had swept through
the city, plundering stores shops
drinking places and warehouses. and
carrying OF every thing portable At
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as the cartridges were soon exhausted
the defenders had TO leave the property
at the mercy OF the mob. Meanwhile
the police we're assembled In strong
force at the very spot where no mob was
10 be seen.
Two hours after these disorders had
occurred, and after eighty had been
wounded and some twelve killed. the
authorities determined to send out ar
tillery and infantry piekets and defend
the ~intendente and other public officers.
As the day closed the streets were
filled with people, and every thing n
dictated that rough scenes we're about to
occur. Tho Union printing Office was
soon attacked and the mob had to be
driven of.
At one p m. the second day the mass
moved to Victoria square, and here II
divided into three separate bodies which
took different directions One body 600
strong marched through Victoria street
throwing stones at the houses. branches
were torn from the trees and wherever
IL was believed work was In progress the
mob halted and was joined by the work
men. This step was first adopted at the
maecaroni factory of Plumb & Co. then
at the German bakery, and then in
some ten or twelve other establish
ments until the Morceil Church was
reached.
Meanwhile similar and EVER worse
Genes we're being enacted in the Baron
quarter. The railroad shops were com
pletely destroyed and their contents
thrown into the sea. The female car
drivers house was completely demol-
ished. The agency of the Baron was
sacked and Ewing's biscuit factory was
completely destroyed.
The sack of tho National biscuit
factory had not terminated when u
picket arrived and, the mob not retir-
ing, opened fire. killing one of the riot
ers and wounding four others.
But this did not brighten the mob,
which had rapidly increased in mum.
bers. Cries, whistles, threats and yells
in favor of the populace and of death
to the rich and tho ~pretenders!" proved
that no thought OF dispensing as yet had
entered tho minds of the rioters, while
they we're again joined by other mobs
which came down from the hills.
by -four o'clock the mob numbe at
least 5000 and although repeatedly
charged by the police, who employed
sabers in their efforts, proved ineffect
ual, although they again left some
twenty on the ground.
by five p m. the mob had almost dis.
appeared to the drinking shops and
groggeries.
at seven p. m. cavalry pickets made
several charges in the Amanadral, where
stores were being sacked.
At $50 T. m. a train arrived with a
battalion commanded by General VAL
divieao, and subsequently a corps of 500
strong. General Valdiyieao. directly
he arrived, rode through the city with
his escort and a picket of cavalry.
On the hills around Valparaiso many
outrages and robheries were committed.
At Santiago somewhat similar rioting
occurred at the session Of the deputies.