Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-04
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
Impending Race Troubles in
the South.
HORDES OF ARMED NEGROES
Conflicting Reports About the Recent
Uprising in Mississippi.
Other News.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches TO the HERALD.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, September 3.-A
saloon row between white men and
negroes on Friday night in Bibb county
the killing of John Lawrence by two
negro burglars and the lynching of the
latter on Saturday, have caused mucl
bad feeling between the two races. A
murderous conflict is expected at any
moment. The negroes have massed il
and about Centervale, we'll armed. Sc
great was the alarm felt on Saturday
night that two trusty citizens were SEN
to Nashville, Tenn, for 100 Winchester
rifles.
GOVERNOR LowRY's STATEMENT.
New ORLEANS, September 3.-The
Picayune's Jackson, Miss, special says
In an interview today Governor Lowr,
made in substance this answer to genera
questions as to the state of affairs in Ii
Flore county: con arriving at Green
wood found some excitement amone
the people, not, as l believe, from any
fear of bloodshed between the races in 8
conflict of arms, but rather the menace
of the negroes and their defiant attitude
of two days before. This was rooably
intensified by the fact that the negroes
or at least quite number of them, were
armed with Winchester rifles. The in
accessibility of Minter City, the vicinity
of the disturbance, rendered information
from there very difficult. In the mean
while three military companies
had arrived and quite number
of volunteers from the surrounding
counties Of Carrolden and Grenada.
The citizen volunteers, or a number o
them at least, seemed determined te
have matters their own way. l feared il
they went to the scene of the disturb bance
in the excited state in which they were
they would do harm instead OF good
After a consultation it was finally decided
that the military instead of citizen vol
unteers should be sent to Mnter City t.
aid the Sheriff in enforcing the law"
In conclusion the Governor said he
had no fears of further trouble.
RETURN OF THE TROOPS.
The Capital Light Guards, of this city
arrived here from Le Flore county at 8 D.
m. today. They report that there were
275 armed negroes congregated neal
Minter City, but they had been dispersed
before the arrival of the military. There
was large body of white men, mounted
and armed. who had focked there from
various points before the arrival of the
troops. These men had dispersed the
negroes and captured some of the leaders
Reports as to whether any negroes had
been killed, and as to the number cap
tured, were very conflicting. One negro
was certainly killed by another ne gro 10,
refusing to join them. One man told the
officers he saw six dead negroes. Other
reports place the number higher, while
some denied that there had been any
killed, except the negro killed by another
negro.
RELIABLE INFORMATION LACKING.
The troops captured and turned owe,
to the Sheriff forty negroes. 1t was re-
ported that after the troops left one o.
the negro leaders was hanged. The
Sheriff, under whose orders the troops
were placed, notified them that they
were needed no longer, and they took
his receipt for the negroes whom they
captured and left by boat.
A member OF the company told vour
correspondent that it was impossible to
get any reliable information as to what
had already occurred; that it was GER
tain that from 800 to 400 negroes were
armed and congregated, ,vowing vengeance
against the whites on Saturday night,
and it was certain that large body Of
whites had dispersed them and captured
some of. them, but no true account could
be obtained of the loss Of human life, as
the violence occurred back from the river
several miles. The white people OF
Shell Mound deserted the place on Sat
urday and sought refuge in safer quarters