The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-10-07
FAMINE RIOT.

serious state OF suaIrs Iu s1ui-aer1 sIcEl
cu-Cr'p FlitIurss ause au q sl5 lilsr
NEW OEIEkys. Oct 8--Ihc fime8-
Democrats san Antonio Ie--- special
says;
Homer Finlav, formerly "a wei known
citizen of san Antonio, but who FOR the
past SIX years has been engaged i'm che
mercantile business in the city of Nor
liza. AIeslco. arrived here yesterday and
gave a vivid account of the famine riot
which occurred in that city last sun
day and of which but very brief men
ton was made An the City of 3Tezico
dispatches.
He stated that it was one OF ting most
exciting and pitiuble scenes ever Wit
messed ia that part of the republic and
that another serious outbreak of the
same kind is threatened at ans time
AIorlia is the capital Of the state of Ai-
ehoacau and the residence of the arch
bishop of the diocese TITS one of tine most
beautiful cities I'm southern Mexico, but
nothyviL hstandiug all of its uutra actions,
it's poor people are on the verge of star
walton, owing to the total failure of the
crop for the fourth season and a search
ty of all other food supplies
when the famine was threatened
some months ago said Fiulay, Sever
al of the merchants of lLorlia con-
tracted for large quantities of corn
IN the United States, the total ship
mauts amounting to szventv-EFe
or eighty cars. which IS enough TO have
supplied the suffering people. These
speculutors, however, put up the prices
and ext0rted what little money the
poor people had in short time. For
the past two months the suffering
among the poor has been intense aud
many deaths from starvation have oc-
Cured The streets became througed
with beggurs and the hungry men,
women aud children made heartrend-
ing appeals for help.
'-Ihis was kept up until last sunday
night when the starring horde or
ganized themselves into mob, and,
driven by desperation, began a concert
cd attack upon the feed stores of the
city. There was fully 6-O)O people iu
the mob and the police were utterly
powerless to stop its pro gress. One
muiceriu- or feed store, after another
was entered and as but ltttIs corn was
found the frenzy of the mob increased
The two Regiments of federal cavalry
and one of Infantry stationed at MorIia
were called out to quell the riot, but
their appearance only added to the des-
peratiou of the starving Feop-e
THE commander PLANTED the soldiers
in front of the mob. They fought their
way through, several perauns being in-
jurCd, Gen. Mercadel, the governor of
the state, 10y this time had made his APP
pearances and came near falling vie
tim to the vengeance of the mob who
claimed that he should have taken steps
TO relieve their suGeriugA The soldiers
opened FIRE upon the people, and one
man was killed and several wounded
Acting upon command of its leader,
the mob started for the grlnaries of
Jose Maritime. one of Ehe ri-h specu-
lators, in which 5000 bushels of corn
We're stored. They broke down the
doors and supplied themselves with all
each could carry away. After their
temporary wants had been supplied the
crowd quietly dispersed J Iefl the fol-
lowing morning and viii rem hin away
until the turbulent element quiets
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