The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-28

fellows are foolish to think that dom
know my business"
But the persuasion soon got In it's wort
| and he walked down and out, as the crowc
again chcercd Justify.
In all four OF the now mon Quit. bn
the company say that they have three
| times as many already employed and will
experience no Inconvenience Dv that auai
| tcttes action,
l Manager MaCGrognr saws he II not send
Ing out for any mon, but Is giving employ
| mcnt to all Houston men who apply and
are regarded as competent. n
After the majority Of the new men had
been persuaded Off the cars the scene be-
came monotonous about the street cal
office, but the crowd lid not dispense, 1t
soon became whispered about that the
mayor had ordered out the militia.
The companies ordered out were The
| Light Guard Captain Reichardt; Emmett
| Rifles, Captain l.awlor, Houston Light
| Artillery, Captain Ron. and the cayarly
| troop, Captain Towies.
The order calling upon them To assemble
| 81 their afmories WAS as follows.
Captain i. a. Reichard, Command
ing Houston Light Guard
Sir: Riot and disorder prevails In
this city 10 such an extent that IL Is
imposslbie for the regular police force
10 kocp tho peace therefore. under the
authority given me by the state OF
Texas and city OF Houston. / hereby
command you 10 assemble your com
pnny az quickly as possible in its
arIflory and hold yourself In readiness
subject to call at any moment.
H. b. Rice, Mayor
All The companies except the Emmett
Rifles assembled, but only the Light Gusrd.
under command Of Captain Rcichardt. We're
called out for duty. Cantalu Lawlur OF the
Emmets cent courlers out 10 find his men,
but so few reported that the captain did
not assemble them, but DOMINIC his uni
form he himself reported for duty.
1t was nearly o'clock when the Light
Guard wheeled into Travis street, coming
down Texas avenue from their armory.
Their appearance caused more excitement.
and some cheering. Mayor Rice marched
in front of the company which was com
manded to halt before reaching the cars.
The crowd bore down upon the military.
but not with any demonstration of violence
Mayor Rice waved his hat and called upon
the mob to dispense peaceably, but telling
them that il they would not, as mayor or
the city. he would be forced TO compel
them to do so In the preservation oil law
and order.
With this Captain Reichardt gave the
command 10 his company to depioy with
fixed bayonets and in this way the crowd
was soou forced to the sidewalk and the |
street cleared
Tho soldiers were ieored at, hut they
took IL good naturally as they kept the
crowd at the end of their bayonets
The three cars were Immediately started |
ana made another trip around the Audi
forum circle without Ter trouble. AS |
the cars passed down Travis the mob |
rushed toward Main street. but the mill |
iary marched there, aud forming hollow |
square at the intersection of Main and |
Prairie gave the cars protection as they |
passed out Main To the Auditorium
through the residence portion OF the Guy |
the cars were given very different sort |
OF demonstration from that accorded them
uo"n town the ladies' waving their hand
kerahiefs as tokens of welcome
After the Light Guard mad assembled nm
MAIN street Captain Towles OF the cav
airy troop reinforced them with a detach-
nent OF half dozen men armed and
mounted The artillery company did mt
leave Its armory.
The news OF the riot and the calling our
u the military to suppress it soon spread
over the city and tho streets became crowd
I'd with spectators
After making the trip to the Auditorium
ne cars were run into the power house
no military returned to their armories
ne mob dispersed the spectators went To
heir homes and by nightfall all was quiet
An important conference was held last
light between Mayor Rice anu tbo can
aims OF the military companies and Man 5
ger MacGregor of the street car com {
any c
Mayor Rice ordered the Light Guard, the
artillery and the Cavalry to be kent at
heir armorios all night ready for action i
pom call this morning and the Emmett t
niles have been ordered to assemble at q
heir armory at a. m. today
Cars will be started out this morning on
II tho lines. Mayor Rice says he viii n
rotect the running of these ears II 1t Il
axes all the military in Houston and all q,
no law abiding citizens of Houston TO do n
, and II he can't get sufficient assistance :,
homo he will ask the governor TO cnll .,
ut the military of the State TO help him i,
reserve law and order He says he does d
OF propose to have any re-onactment of -
he disgraceful scenes of yesterday and q
'at he proposes to preserve order in this 4
as long as he is mayor, il ii n
'kes every military organization in the a
tate to do 1t.
He requests that the following citizen. NJ
rect him at the police station at O'Clock ii
lis morning and be sworn in as posse
I, W. Garrett G.. c. Strcct .,
airy r. Johnson b. A. Riesner,
: = Me1owen, J +. Meyer.
, NJ. Johnston VIM Alaxand,,
n. Cleveland. Jr., Jules Hirsch
otnan G. kittrell s. S. Ashe
(. q. Howell. w. s. Him