Show CHICAGO cuicco IS INVADED BY ARMED HOSTILE FORCE It Makes descent by Water Seizes Land Laud Near NearLin Lin Lincoln 0 coin coln Park and Erects Fortifications Horse Hors Kill and Boy Hurt Sheriff and a nd Police Chief Gather Gat Army and Navy Ends in Farce Chicago go May 26 2 Chicago was in invaded invade Invaded vade at 1 this morning by the army arm of ot a hostile state numbering thir thirteen thirteen thirteen teen men menthe the District of Lake Mich Michigan Michigan MichIgan igan The invasion ended in a farce comedy but came near to being fin finished fini finished i hed in deadly earnest The casualties include one on boy shot in the leg and one horse borse killed Five of the invaders were arrested and the t e balance were allowed to es escape escape cape pape I The trouble was its precipitated by Cap Captain Capt CapI I I tin tain t George W Streeter a squatter who his has h s from time tinte to time created much trouble and anti litigation by his ef ei efforts efforts forts t to seize selie land along the shore of Lake Michigan The land and which he has hAIl for some time claimed to be the District of Lake Michigan consists con of mide land on the short near Lincoln park part of it including one of the main park boulevards The courts have decided against the squatter again and again but bit he lies has been persistent t in his efforts to grab the property He claims claim that made mad land along the aois nois shore does not belong belon to the thC th stat of but is instead public domain free to whoever settles upon it Transport Brings the Troops Streeter organized the force which made the descent upon Lincoln park parle today but was not with them in per person person person I son The Th transport containing the troops arrived off Lincoln park ark soon after midnight Without difficulty the army made a landing at itt the foot of Superior r street and formally took pos poe possession pOssession session of acres of land claimed cl by Captain Streeter and nd his subjects as the independent Ident territory the District of Lake Michigan Rapid fire fir guns it is ia alleged were on the transport decks ready rady to cover I if necessary the landing of the troops but the shores were soon protected and without opposition the men made their way through the surf rallied around aroun l their leader Teader Commandant William m Niles and hoisted an American flag in inthe inthe inthe the center of the district Officer Spreads the Claim Police Officer Ja nes was on onard guard ard at the share and hastened to tos send s d a import Deport of the invasion to the theE E East Chicago C a 11 lb jeh in Inspector th to i l Tt It was deWed d take no action against the th invaders un until til after consultation with the city law department As far as legal advice was concerned the invaders had til the bet better better ter of it The commandant Is the legal au an authority authority of the h district government holding besides his military title that of general justice of the supreme court Tinker Uner Un r his orders the transport which is known only as sail sailboat sailboat boat hove to and dropped anchor I Then it is alleged there were landed Springfield rifles rIfI with 1200 rounds of ammunition and two gatling guns Fortifications Are Built Immediately on landing a line of for was marked out A line of plank was laid along the western edge of the claimed territory and a barbed wire fence was stretched about a foot I above it Two forts each about twelve feet square and forming an embank embankment embankment embankment ment of dirt and piling about five feet high were hastily thrown up in either side Superior of street Sentinels were detailed d tailed to patrol atrol a ap picket p line Just dust inside the barbed wire The commandant gave orders orden to his men that tha no one should ld be allowed ved to I cross this line Although riot calls alls c were turned in inand inand inand and Chief of Police Kipley Kivley was per personally personally personally notified the tha city law depart department department department ment was consulted before any action was taken by the police poUce Charles E Erby secretary ary of the Lin Lincoln Lincoln coln coin Dark nark board was the first official to attempt to force forc tic the tn line but the determined and threatening attitude of o othe the invaders compelled com him to with withdraw withdraw Withdraw draw Boy and Horse Shot ShotA A short time after Paul Lincoln park superintendent came hur hurrying hUrrying hurrying up in his buggy but facing the situation he withdrew w At this junc June juncture juncture ture Captain Ca tain Barney Barne t Baer of the park police dashed up in his buggy and at attempted tempted to force his Ills way across the theline theline theline line As his hs horse would have crossed the boundary General Niles ran for forward forward forward ward and fired four shots from a gun It Is supposed s d that he lie did not mean to wound the for he appeared to aim only at tt the horse The horse ten rail dead One of the shots having haying sped sed beyond wounded Reuben Reub n Manley 14 years of age wh who was one of the crowd of curious The ball struck his hia right knee inflicting a serious wound Another bullet passed thrown h the lapel of Detective Hiotts coat Attacks With Clubbed Rifle While Thile the onlookers fell feli back and the excitement of the morning gave way to a panic another horse and buggy approached the line but Judge Niles sIll maintained his ground The occupants occupants pants of the vehicle a man of the name of Murphy and his daugh daughter ter did not seem to realize the gravity of the situation and the man pressed his horse forward Niles clubbed his rifle attacked Murphy with the weapon and forced the horse back from the Ul territory Rival Army is Mobilized Meanwhile a conference had been held in the office olilee of Acting Mayor alker and it had been determined that the squatters should be driven out at eny nv ny coat cost Chief of Police Kipley KIley was in instructed instructed instructed at once to mobilize his forces and use such measures as high bo lv necessary necessary necessary essary The r lan Ian was to have the Lincoln park police w lice order the Streeter force furce to disband and if they did not f I have hae President Wickersham of the Lincoln park board call ct l upon the chief Thief The sheriff was to repeat the demand ani call upon the police to dIsperse dispense them if there was fu fuher ner resistance In this way there would oe De no question as to the jurisdiction Fire Pire Tug Gets Gats Into Action Chief of Police Kipley y secured the co cooperation cooperation cooperation operation of Fire Marshal Sweeney and the tug Illinois was detailed to carry forty men with rifles rUles down the river to approach the district from the lake All reserve forces under Inspector In Hart Hartnett Hartnett Hartnett nett at Harrison street Inspector Kal Kalas Kalas Kalas as at West Chicago avenue Inspector Shea at Des Plaines Flames street and In Inspector Inspector Inspector at the East Chi Chicago Chicago Chicago cago avenue station were ordered to rendezvous at the latter station Then orders were issued to bring up the po police police police lice battery consisting of one Catling Gatling gun and two smooth bores hores All these preparations reQuired time and it was agreed that would be bethe bethe bethe the hour at which the forces would be bein bein bein in readiness Chief of Police Kipley when notified that men awaited his orders at the East Chicago avenue sta eta station lion tion selected as his aides Inspectors Hartnett Heidelmeyer and Shea Sher Sheriff fir iff found founds that by I and almost his hili entire force he could muster mu ter about assistants Then the chief heard from Captain Fowler of the police battery who had already begun active preparations in getting ett ng the guns ready Army Numbers Over a Thousand By 3 p m street cars and sixteen pa patrol patrol patrol wagons had collected police pollee policemen men inca at the Bast Chicago avenue police station At the same hour Chief of Police Pollee Kipley had a telephone message that officers were on their way from Hyde park by way of the Illinois Cen Central Central Central railway to the north side It was found that the other fire boat was so busy with a big tire fire on South Bout SouthWater SouthWater h Water street that it could not be used I and a city tug was pressed into service Police Captain Revere was put in m mcharge charge chale of Df the men on this boat The trouble was over however be before before before fore the naval attack could be made and tonight sail aU boat returned quietly to South Chicago Ends in a Farce The impending conflict end ended d in a fiasco asco about 15 minutes after 3 When Judge Niles and his four tour men I all that was left of his army anny after a series of desertions heard that they were to be ousted they sent word to Captain Baer Beer requesting a parley Up Upon Upon Upon on his appearance the five men surrendered surrendered surrendered dered and were escorted to the East Chicago avenue police station On the way there the police attempted to dis disarm disarm disarm arm the members of the army arm and anil the efforts of the squatters to w retain am their rifles created some commotion STiles Niles Struck by the tha Crowd After his rifle had been taken from Niles and while he was on his way to the station ha he was struck several times by men in hi the crowd who pressed around him Once he endeavored to snatch his rifle from the officer who carried it intending to shoot a man who had bad just hit him but he was quick quickly ly Iy subdued by the police DOUce Streeter caused to be circulated bv by bythe the men who took possession of 01 the theland theland theland land a proclamation written after the style of the Declara Declaration Declaration Declaration tion of Independence in which he stat stated stated stated ed at great length that the land did not belong to t the state of Illinois nor anybody else els and was wa the t property of whosoever settled it He is upon now threatening everybody legal el proceedings against |