The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-11
BULL FIGHT MOB
BURNS STADIUM
Gov Dockery Refuses to Al
low Exhibition to Be Given
at St, Louis.
DECLINES TO GIVE UP MONEY
Management is Needless of Demand
for Return Of Admission Fee and
Crowd OF Angry Spectators Set Fire
10 the Structure.

st. Louis. Mo-. dispatch: Failure to
carry out the Spanish bull hght
which had been advertised to take
place In the stadium at the exposi-
ton grounds Sunday started riot OF
$500 men and boys that only ended
after a fierce fight between the mob
and county officers and by the burn
ing OF the immense structure in which
the fight was to have taken place.
The crowd waited for almost an
hour for the CORY battle between the
matadors and bulls to begin. The
bulls had been driven into the arena
by cowboys when a representative OF
the sheriff entered the ring and de-
clared that the fight could not be car
ried out.
The crowd hailed the announce
ment with boots and angry cries for
its money. When the management re-
fused TO pay back the 81 paid for each
ticket and called upon the police to
drive the rlotous mob from the build
ing the fight began.
Set FIRE to Building.
Once outside the mob began TO bonn
bard the frame building with stones.
Some malicious person set fire To a
ball OF paper and tossed it onto the
low roof. The idea caught the crowds
fancy. and while hundreds fought the
police other hundreds hunted for pa
per to fire and toss at the building
In five minutes the air was filled
with the fiery balls. Some one crept
unobserved into the building by rear
entrance and threw a lighted match
into the hay bins
Within less than half an hour the
building was in ashes. 1t was valued
at 5000.
During the progress OF the fight
four of the rioters were placed under
arrest The crowd mistaking them for
deputy sherlffs, attempted to mob
them.
Governor stops Exhibition.
Governor Dockery had been advised
OF the intention OF the management OF
the bull-fghting enterprise, and was
petitioned to prohibit the brutal af
fair. He issued orders that the fight
should not be allowed, but despite
these instructions from the governor
the show officials continued in their
plans and filed the seats and stall
about the arena TO overlooking at 81
a head.
i,efore the beginning of the feature
of the evening a number of cowboys
drove q herd of bulls about the cen
Ter of the arena. emuating tho tricks
Ct embryo Wild west riders. The
crowd hooted its disapproval and
yelled for the real carnage to begin
Still the cowboys held TO their sad
| dies and chased the bulls about the
ring. until the crowd was in wild
| state of rage, mingled with expec
fancy for the coming battle.
Finally, when II was seen tina
something desperate would be done
unless tho bowling mass OF humanity
Was appeased in some way, a gayl,
| bedecked announcer stepped fortt
and called out that the flglt woulc
Immediately proceed.
Refuse to Refund Money.
/ MS QultlSu the SptCldiOIS Nltl
tho matadore appeared. His recep
ton was boisterous and echoed
throughout the fair grounds Blu
then there came a hitch. A count!
official stepped into the ring an,
| handed the announcer a written CON
mand to stop proceedings where the!
were.
The matadore disappeared and tn
crowd sat in wondsrnrnt Then thu
truth dawned upon them, and will
| cries OF vengeance tao disappointed
spectators leaped i't-o tie arena hn'
| demanded the return of their none
IL wa not forthcom:ns,, and then fol
lowed one of the most oisgracef',l an'
predatory rampages st. Louis ha
| ever known. The Office outside o
| the Stadium was first attacked ant
| vas soon demolished with rosk>