The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
A RACE WAR IN MISSISSIPPI
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West Point (Miss.) special: News
reached here this morning OF q horrible
tragedy enacted Inst night at the village
of Walhalla, Miss, forty miles south OF
Westpoint, on the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road. Four white men were killed ont
right and eight wounded, three mortally.
The particulars of the shooting are given
as follows:
Some time ago q white farmer, living
a few miles south Of Walhallla, lost his
~ginhouse. together with eight or ten
bales of cotton, by q fire, which was evil
IDENTIFY the work of ~incendiaries. Sus-
picion pointed to two negroes, living in
the vicinity, with whom the farmer had
had some trouble. Sufficient evidence
having been secured, an officer last night
attempted to arrest one OF the negres.
The negro resisted arrest and succeeded
in making his escape, after having brutal
ly assaulted the officer. The whites in
the neighborhood then organized to
capture the negro, and proceeded to-
wards the fellows house with the inten-
ton of arresting him. Before reaching
the house. however, they were fired or
from ambush by fifty well armed ne
groes, and every white man in the party
was shot down. The horror stricken
people have %telegraphed for aid. Sew
enty-five armed men left Meridian,
Miss, this morning, for the seen of the
tragedy, and West Point will furnish
more help.
At Macon, Miss, the people are
greatly excited over the race troubles.
The names of the white men known to
have been killed are Henry Mawry,
Cobb, Vaughn and w. b. Hare.
There were three or four others,
whose names were not learned. Hare
lived in Noxubel county, near the KEN
per line. 1t is said that no negroes were
killed.
Tom Nicholson is the name of one Of
the whites wounded. He is shot in the
body, and one Of his arms is broken.
Several other whites we're wounded, but
no negroes.
Twenty young men nave gone from
Macon, and nearly every town in east
ern Mississippi is sending aid to tho
whites of Kemper county. 1t Is re-
ported that the blacks are well armed
and have assembled in n Large body,
apparently prepared for serious fighting.
MIDNIGHT.
Advices just received from the scene
of trouble state that the negroes have
become alarmed at the number of rein
forcements which the whites have re-
ceived from all quarters and nave re-
treated to the swamps where they are
fortifying themselves and making every
preparation to resist all attacks. They
are armed with shOtguns, muskets and
pistols and are abundantly supplied
with ammunition, The whites are
mostly armed with Winchester rifles,
shotguns and some side arms, and are
determined to put q stop to all such out
breaks. The present scene of trouble is
about five miles from Wahalla, and re-
ports are hard to get. Late reports are
to the effect that whites and blacks are
now about equal in numbers, and the
whites were about to advance to the
swamp. This, of course, increases the
excitement here, and reports of an en-
counter are hourly expected.
That it will be fearful in its results.
no one for a moment doubts. Judging
from the past the situation is anything
but reassuring. Those who remember
the riots of 1875 shudder as they con
template all the horrors of war. The
affair is greatly regretted by all good
citizens, who foresee that much blood
shed may be the result, and. while there
is no doubt as to who will be victors
when the crisis comes, still it is n most
deplorable affair, and one that will have,
q baleful influence on the south.