The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-27
Is IT WAR?
Another Race Conflict Looked For.
This Time at Lamar, Miss, Twelve
Miles South of Grand Junction.
An Insulting Negro Knocked Down
by a White Man.
The Black Spectators Espouse the
Cause Of the Knocked Down.
Their Attitude as They Immediately
Began to Assemble in Numbers
Reminded the Whites That Organi-
- cation Was Necessary.
The Blacks Hearing of This Gave
Way For the Time.
This, 1t is Thought. Was Done Only
to Strengthen Themselves.
Further Trouble is Expected Today, and
II the Negroes Show Fight,
Piondahad Will CartaipIv po
Reminded the Whites That Organi-
cation Was Necessary.
The Blacks Hearing of This Gave
Way For the Time.
This, 1t is Thought. Was Done Only
to Strengthen Themselves.
Further Trouble is Expected Today. and
II the Negroes Show Fight,
Bloodshed Will Certainly Re-
sult-At Late Hour the
Town is Well Guarded
With Wholesalers.

A private telegram reached the city late
last evening from thoroughly responsible
gentleman residing two miles from Lamar,
Miss, asking for the immediate shipment
Of twenty-five Winchester rifles to that
place. The telegram announced an immi-
nent conflict between whites and blacks
there. The guns were wanted TO put the
whites in fighting shape. They were for
warded by express over the Memphis &
Charleston Railroad by the 1915 train last
night. No further details were known to
the gentleman who received the dispatch,
but he confidently believed the threatened
conflict had not gotten down to business,
otherwise he would be among the first to
receive information Of it.
Lamar is in Benton County, on the ILL
nois Central Railroad, twelve miles south
otGrand Junction and about sixty miles
from this city.
II was nearly II o'clock last night when
information Of the trouble gained only q
limited publicity. Lamar is n small rail-
road station, as are most Of the neighbor-
ing towns. TnE ArrEAL at once took
steps 10 obtain late news from rs near the
scene Of war as possible. Through the
kindness Of the Kansas City, Memphis 4
Birmingham Railroad operators at this
and the Holly Springs ends OF that line, a
telegram was received shortly before mid.
night from the latter place. II was TO the
effect that the affair grew out OF dill.
Guilty between white man and a negro,
names not given. The negro was partially
drunk and exceedingly insolent, and gave
such olIense to the white man that he was
promptly knocked down. All the sur
rounding negroes espoused his cause, a
crowd Of them rapidly collected until
about all Of them the town contained
were together, and reiniorccmcnis
began pouring In from all
the near towns, hamlets and
communities. They were alarmingly
dcmonsirntiyc, so much 80 that wire ines.
sagcs for white help few 10 towns along
the railroad within easy reach Of the scene.
In the course ola very short time Il APP
pcarcd, and every train that arrived
brought forces. Winchester rifles were
siSiSd by most Of them.
At a late hour last night no serious In.
jurics had been received by any one, aud
the negroes were 20 retiring In disposition
that quiet and order for the night was as
surod. This state Of affairs did not move
the whites orelax their vigilance; n strong
and viglant guard was posted. The mes
sage concluded with the statement that
trouble was expected this morning.