The Bourbon news., 1900-05-29
DEF1ED THE LAW.
Capt. streeter, with an Armed Force
squatted on Valuable Land in Chi
cagO-Ousted by the Police.

Chicago, May 27.-With an armed
body of 20 men, two rapid fire guns
and some barbed wire for making
entanglements, Capt. George Street
Ell Saturday took possession of 1s6
acres of land here. After hosting
the United States flag, his men threw
up two intrenchments and planted
in each one of the rapid fire guns.
Shortly before noon blood was
spilled before Capt. Streeter's strong
hold. Pic1ets thrown out by the oc-
cupants of the trenches discovered
party approaching from Lincoln
park, consisting of Park Superin-
tendent Redieski and Secretary Erby,
reinforced by a policeman. Calls of
''HaIG failed to stop the park Off
cials, who were bent upon finding
out who was "encroaching upon their
ground"
a vOlley from the pickets' rifles
quickly put to fight the investigating
party. however, and one of the bull
lets struck a 14-year-old boy, Reuben
Manley, in the right knee, inflicting
a severe wound.
The park officials fed 10 a patrol
box and turned in a riot call. a force
of 20 or 80 policemen, armed with re-
vOivers and clubs hurried to the
scene from the Chicago station. When
the officers in command saw the dis
play of force, Gatling guns being
pointed his way over the intrench-
ments, he ordered a retreat.
Capt. Streeter claims to own the
land, which, with the title, would be
worth between thirty and fifty mil
lions of dollars. In 1855 Capt. Street
er and his wife were stranded on n
little sandbar a few yards from the
shore at the foot of Superior street.
The spot was not down on the maps.
and the doughty navigator laid claim
to the land, and declared his right,
being the whole population. to elect
himself TO all the offices which he,
in framing a constitution, deemed
the territory in need of.
As the years passed by the dump
ing of all sorts of refuse and by the
earth washed up by the lake, formed
a large tract, and Capt. Streeter be-
came a man of Importance. With his
Importance and the increased value
of the lands his troubles began. The
tract became connected with the
shore and owners of adjoining prop
erty resented the presence of Capt.
Streeter and the retainers he had
gathered about him. They carried
the matter into court. The supreme
court of the United States decided
that the land was within the iuris-
diction of the state of Illinois.
At 2:aO o'clock Saturday afternoon
300 police officers of the city of Chi
cago, headed by Chief Ripley, and
every man bearing a repeating rifle,
marched from the East Chicago av-
enue station, on the North Side, to
the foot of Superior street, where
Capt. Geo. Streeter has fortified him
self.
\ fire boat, with a Calling gun
aboard, was dispatched up Lake
Michigan to make a demonstration
from that side, and to cut off the es-
cape of Streeter's men by means of
their yacht.
At 3:15 o'clock "Brig. Gen" Niles
and five of his men, perceiving the
overwhelming force of police ap-
prOach, climbed over the emplace-
ments of their improvised forts and
offered to surrender to the park POI
lice, providing they were protected.
The surrender was accepted, and the
park policemen started ON foot to-
ward the police station, followed by
an immense crowd.
The remainder of Capt. Streeter's
force, seeing the fate of their leader,
deserted their guns and escaped in
the throng. The police at once took
charge of the fort with its entire
store of arms and ammunition.
Capt. Streeter was not found in the
forts.
Chicago, May 2S.-Wm. H. Niles,
military governor of the District of
Lake Michigan" and the five members
of his army of INVASION" captured
on tho north shore, have been formal
ly charged with violations of the laws
of the state of Illinois.