The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27
OPERA BOUFFE WAR
Squatter Slreeter Gave Chicago Police
Much Trouble.
DISTRICT OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
So He Dubbed Lake Front Land on
Which Ills Men Located.
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TROOPS" ARRIVED IN A SAIL BOAT.
Established Picket Lines and Fired on
Park Officials and Policemen.
TROOPS" ARRIVED IN A SAIL BOAT.
GRAND NAVAL ATTACK WAS CONTEMPLATED
Firebont Was busy and "Army" Sur
rendered before Tug Arrived.
Bog Accidentally shot.

chiaagoo, May 2e.-chicago was invaded
at O'Clock this morning by the authority
of hostile State numbering thirteen
men--'Sthe district of Lake Michigan"
The invasion begun in flree comedy and
cams near to finishing IN deadly earnest
The casualties included a boy shot in the
leg and one horse killed Five Of the In
yaders were arrested and the balance
wers allowed to escape
fhe trouble was precipitated by Capengo
streeter, a squatter, who has from time
to time created much trouble aud lr,isa-
ton BY his Efforts 10 seize laud along the
shore Of Lake Michigan
The land which he has FOR some time
claimed to be the district of Lake
Michigan" consists of made land on me
shore of Lincoln park, part Of It includ
ing one of the main park bouleyards. The
courts have decided against the squat.er
again and again but he has been persist
ent in his efforts to grab the property.
Sreeter organized tho force which made
the descent upon Lincoln park, hut was
not with 1t in person. The transport con-
tanning the troops" arrived on I4neoln
para soon after midnight aud witho IL dlt-
hcuity made d landing at tao foot OF SUI
nerior srrfet and formally tugo poesrs-
slen Of 1s5 acres Of land claimed ~
Stroeter and his subjects As 'ths indo-
n cbtgor - asrid arc 7ggos II Is alleeei
,ecra -, +ba tFansnnIr, 5eake ready TO
e1,,or - ,sraas.rv ~ ia3djps on troops
In, fba sho,.ss vora unnr5tpepsa an,
ritho,,, on',,eit3,n toe .rnen nada thtir
br,,,tsb ~, srrs sati,,g. ROAD the.-
ieaaer ,.ro,nn,and N sta Wlll,9m Niles ana
bnts+ed IN An,crio.a aag In the cspter o
fbe Invaded A,strIrt The landing was
,a,,ao,ss ,,trtIy W. ,,,s not m, servei
poi,can,s,, lanes 0'Mallev was on gaard
80 hasta,a5 =, sond a raT,orr ~ he mi,t-
- - p,st cbicago IL ion viii n n
-, ra,,roitto d' 10 ,nfnrmnt.o, IA In
sras+or Itaiaotra,ei II vas do ided in
tate M nclion against the inyad srs Unit /
80 ~ ,t,,it,tfor Nm ma ,so, deraTt
r,on+
va. N-fias, .,d.s,.s The 4ranHnnrt ,rhtch
;s tnown oiiv ne e3frltlshurg's gai boat
hove a. and dronrod anchor Then IL :
aIIaa.d thoro ,ye~e landed snring1elds.
,,,;tt tooo ra,Inds of smmunitino and two
- 81 az M of a A.
49, 80 49,, Ia - ~, J.,s1ors ~.
80 49, ~ tas soon tba CALM gun. and
~ No. ole a,ro r,eas W r,,fsc'orr =, civ
~. 49, % aab ,,nu,hor AZ az ipvad5pp
49,
ta,,..,,, -, landing ,,re ~ forti.
~ ,,,nr,,ed ou, line n, nIans
'.'. Ii, ~ ,ostsrn adsa - ,na
n %a1 'l' ta 800 and y barhed wire was
staa4otld abnwt 3, a foot above and an |
$3.50 ~ dirt and niIng ab1l,t FIVE
saa, W. ,ere bastiIy thrown IN an each
la at srns,.,or street sentIne,s we're
s.s,,oa t,a,rnl M liza iust Insida the |
ne.aiisu 70 palrS, .n ,, save or
S s"roet nv ~ ans should he allowed 10
ueTs III ~ ~ ~ ons W. &C., bayn .on,o bero ~
etos9 'no ny ,,,,,,,dant ana nntn,ina
stay saiu tno I - Pa5Sods
10 me nag lhe men , s ass Up ' =. Iii
we nave Piahsel eh9 ~ f,e.,o 80 tts,Goi-
not be pulled down by lnspector lei h'!.
meyer or any one else ne piphe1s H1l
been instructed to hre II any attempts arc
made to remove IT.
Inspector Hsidelmeyer had reported me
invasion TO the chief OF police and the
latter was deep IN consultation with the
city law department trying 10 determ ne
the exact Legality OF any attempt Of he
police 10 eylct the invaders Meanwhile, !
although riot call after riot call had heon
sem in. the police remained inact We and
Niles and his men remained in possssslou.
Tho secretary Of Lincoln mark. Charles
Erbv roeetved a IRRIGATION nv telaphon
that tho na,,t nronertv had been invaded
Ia 49, Erhv inmnad into bts
-, pS a. IVA aro,a rsnjdtv IN no sce5o ~
ne raoo,t.d disturbapoe taking vim him
~ - Ifearar Cbsrias ,s,fsnrr,,
.,,i Aulnlai ..s -. -.
- Trey ae1ellpleu " 49, p@Se sne p'Nh
me put were staPpeu Wy man WIN