Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-05
The Color Riot in Virginia.

WHITE AND CoLORED CITIZENS OF DlNNIIIE EN-
GAGE IN A sERioUE STREET FGHT-FoUg MEN
KILLED AND TWENTY wOUNDED-GaEAF EX,ITE-
MENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
The intense political feeling which the campaign
has aroused In the city OF Danyiiic. Va eliminated
on saturday afternoon in serious street aflray be-
tween whites and blacks. A mass meeting OF demo-
outside were filed with throngS of negroes lust re-
leased ffon work i'll the factories ior tue , sat
lruay hall holiday.
ORIGIN OF THE RIOT.
The beginning of the conflict WAS ~ heating nv
one of the white citizens OF a negro who abuse d
another negro for apol0gzIng for apparent rude
ness and spoke roughly about the citizen Seine of
both colorS intcrt,rcd. and a pistol wiS kmn-il,.d
out of the hands OF one OF the white lnen and py-
rl"ded Other shots were fired. and just Then tie
white men began Ia come fTciu the mass meeting
ana both classes Formed IN separate crowds. Soln,.
Of each crowd being armed. number OF negroes.
approaching the White crowd called out: ..Shoot
d-n yGu. We had as soon settle this thing now .ls
any other time" Just then som. body IN me white
crowd called ont 'irc' and The firing began. The
negroes returned the fire and OF S..,ne hrn.r
As they ran. All the stores were closed ini,ncdi-
at'iy, and the alaim-btil WAS sounded ani peope
caInc ouL with arms. The town ~ r.cant ca!np our
soon after with one OF the military cl,!nnsuS and
commanded The peopl" Ia the nlnc nf the coml:on-
wealth TO 80 home, and the streets We're suuu
cleared
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
II was found that four neyroa5 hal been Killed
and about 20 wounded. Three White muu were
wounded, among them Walter A. Holland son of
{. c. Holland, one OF the We ATHEIST men OF the
town. who shot in the head daE. E.erolsly, per-
hapS fatally.
The mayor, in response 10 an inquiry from Gov
Cameron, suggests that company of Troops b..
sent TO the city as he is apprelenSiye Of trouble be-
fore the election is The authorities have for
biiden all aSSemblage OF people Oh the streets By
agreement services were held in ihe thlrsh hes
Yesterday. The corOner's jury in the case Of one OF
the killed returned verdict tha! lie can, 10 his
death at the hands OF some unknown person.
ARNING THE WHITES.
A dispatch from Richmond in the Baltimore Sus,
says that yesterday merchants were expressing
pistols and cartridges to their friends In Halifax
county, and In many Instances, despite the viola
ton OF the law concerning explosives, the mails
have been used to carry boxes OF percussion car
trdeS. In Hanover every body Is also under arms
Every hardware dealer III the city had sold out his
rcVoiNerS a week ago. and all have been compciied
TO order large supplies i'm order t0 iii the demand
In south Boston. Halifax county. SATURDAY. The
white citizens held a meeting and elected a com
mandcr. who divided the city OF into heats 10 H.,
regularly patroiled until after elect on this action
being deemed necessary on account Of The Jhleats
of tie negroes TO burn and sack the town.
EXCITED FEELING THROUGHOUT The STATE.
Dispatches from other parts OF the state Indicate
that the occurrence In Dan-tle has aroused q
strong race feeling. 4 mass meeting @. white
citizens Of Ricl.nond Was held yesterday anu re.
oi'itOns were passed calling upon the Il hlIc, 4.
take the par; of their race.