St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-06
CHICAGO'S MAYOR AROUSED
WHOLESALE ARREST or PERSONS
WHO Refuse TO DISPENSE
ORDERED BY THE ExEouruvE.

All Police Officers Suspended
Who We're Present When the
Lake Shore Freight Cars Were
Overturned-AIl Citizens Are
Called on to Do Their Duty in
Preserving Peace.
CHICAGO, July 5.-After a personal
Inspection of the scenes of violence
near Fortieth street this afternoon
Mayor Hopkins returned to the city
nall, and for half-hOur was closeted
with Corporation Counsel Rubens. At
the expiration Of this interview a letter
was dispatched TO Chief of Police Bren-
nan, and the following proclamation
issued:
The events of the last twenty-four
hours render it necessary that. extra
ordinary measures be taken to preserve
peace and order. The mayor of the
city OF Chicago has the legal right to
demand the services of every able
bodied man In the city and to call out
the militia, if necessary, TO suppress
riots or other dlsorderly conduct. and he
VIII certainly exercise every power
vested in him by law for the protection
OF property and the preservation
OF the public peace. He expects
every citizen to do his duty
In preserving the peace by avoiding all
places where crowds are congregated.
10 attend strictly to his own particular
affairs, and to see that all women and
children are kept away from the public
streets and railway tracks. The mayor
intends to enforce every law of the state
and ordinance of the city. and he conf
IDENTIFY relies upon the people of Chi
cago to aid him in his efforts in that be-
half. If the well disposed comply with
his request as here indicated he will, no
doubt. ind means of preventing the
eVil-disposed from violating the law.
The police force is hereby directed to
disper Sc every aSsemblage of persons in
the public streets or in or near railway
tracks, and to promptly arrest all per-
sons who refuse to dispense on demand
JOHN Z. HOPKINS, Mayor.
July 5, 1894.
The following letter was sent by
Mayor Hopkins to Superintendent Of
Police Brennan:
am informed that certain persons,
without authority, publicly and in the
presence of police officers of the CITY.
overturned number of freight cars on
the railway tracks Of the Lake Shore q
Michigan Southern Railway company,
and that these police officers did nor
make sufficient effort to prevent these
laWleSS acts to arrest the offenders.
You Will at once inquire into the mat
tiers referred to and suspend all police
officers present when said cars were
overturned, pending the investigation.
Hereafter, lii every instance, whenever
violations of the law occur you will
promptly remove every police officer
present who does not by his acts and
conduct eYlnce purpose to do his
whole duty in enforcing the laws.
JOHN Z. HOPKINS. Mayor.
1.-The Immediate cause of the issuance
OF my proclamation was the overlurn-
ing of cars On the Lake Shore 81 Michl-
gan Southern railroad this afternoon"
sald Mayor Hopkins. That sort of
business must be stopped. l desire
that my letter to Chief of Police Bren-
nan in reference to the duty of the Do
lice be published. so that all officers
may read it. They Will hereafter per-
form their duty or receive their dis
missal from the force. l desire that
distinctly understood" -.
Mayor Hopkins said tonight that the
outcome of the conference between
himself, Corporation Counsel Rubens
and the leaders of the A. r. u. would
probably result in request being made
in the name of the people of Chicago to
George Ii. Pullman that he return 10
Chicago and submit the differences be-
tween himself and his employees to
arbitration. The request will moi, how
ever. be sent TO Mr.. Pullman until after
another meeting between Debs and the
city officials.