The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1889-01-05
BLACK VS.. WHITE.
Five Whstc Men and Many Negroes
Already Kiiied-The Cause ofthe
Trouble

special dispatch from Columbus, Miss,
Monday, the 18th, gave three startling facts;
Several gentlemen reached this city this
morning from Artesia, bringing news OF the
wholesale slaughter OF cons "a olc's posse near
Wahalak, a small station on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, near Macon. Miss.
On Friday last negro aud white boy got
Into tight The white boys father attempt
ed 70 separate them. when he was set upon
By the negro boy and his father and terribly
beaten. sunday the white man sworc out
warrant for the negro's arrest, and Constable
Zcth Cobb went 10 the ncgro's house 10 exc
cute IL. when he was attacked by anumber or
negroes and beaten. lie then summoned
posse of twelve men aud went sunday even
ing 10 arrest the negro.
The posse were hred upon from ambush
and live We're killed outright, aud six wound
cd, more or less seriously.
The news spread rapidly and the negroes
were strongly fe-cnl0rced. Wnhalak tele-
graphcd along the line Tor help, and Meridian
responded with about seventy-i,e we'll
armed men. They were Joined az every sta
ton, and reaching Wshalak marched Inn
mediatcly Ia the scene ~ bloodshed.
The negroes were barricaded aud refused
TO surrender, OF 10 give up the dead whites.
Atnoon the forces were supposed 10 be about
equal, and what the result Ia no one here
knows.
Monday afternoon news was received that
the belligerent negroes have retired 10 the
swamps and are stubborn. while the nom
combatant negroes are fleeing to the woods In
terror.
Captain Mcdowell. OF the Columbus rifle
men, telegraphcd the sheriff that his men
were ready II he should ask the Governor
for military assistance. The telegram WIS
not delivered rs the sheriff was not In town.
There Is considerable excitement here, and
the news OF the developments j. awaited with
The utmost anxiety.
Following is the list Of the killed and
wounded:
Killed Henry NIaury, Zcth Cobb, Tom
Nicholson, Bill Vaughn, Bill Hare.
Woundcd--Frank Maury, Tom Giles, Bob
Harper IL l.. Harper, John Dew, Jef
Thomas.
A special from Macon, Miss, says that II Is
reported that seven OF the negroes implicat-
ed were shot Monday morning. Two armed
squads have left Macon for the scene OF the
trouble, aud more bloodshed may be expect
ed.
ANOTHER VERSION or THE AFFAIR.
A West Point, Miss, dispatch says: Some
two months ago "a white farmer living a
few miles from the almost desolated village
lost his gin-bou.c, together with eight or ten
bales Of cotton, = a fire, which was evident
ly the work OF =. incendiary. Suspicion ~ as
AT once dlrectc,s 10 one or two negroes living
In the vicinity, " It'll whom the farmer hal
had some trouble. The officers In the mea J.
time had been searching for evidence against
the negroes. AT a late hour Sunday night
sufficient evidence having been secured. one
OF the negroes was approached by an officer,
who demanded that he surrender. The
negro became furious and terribly assaulted
the officer, after which he made his escape.
The attack on an officer Of the law aroused
the indignation OF The few white citizens In
the neighbornood. who organized themselves
to capture, mot TO mob. the fugitive, The
.f.t h. ft..fs. l...t
without result. Not trae Of him could
be found, aud II was decided by the posse 20
act In body and surround his premises.
They had proceeded only few miles In the
direction OF the negroes house when from
an ambush came deadly yolley. Fifty
well-arned negroes composed the mob.
After every white man bad fallen 10 the
ground the negroes dispersed. The horror
stricken people have autographed for aid.
Seycnty-fiye well-armed men left Meridian,
Miss, at 10 o'clock this morning, for the
scene OF the tradegy. West Point viii fur
nish more help as soon as the necessary ad-
vices can be had.
EXCITEMENT AT MACON.
The people here are excited ever the kill.
ing OF Henry Maury, Cobb, aud Vaughan,
three prominent white men I'm kemper cotln.
ty, by negroes. and the wounding OF other
white men, among the number being Tom
Nicholson, who was shot In the body and
had an arm broken. No negroes were killed
or wounded. Twenty young men Of that
city have gone 10. the scene OF the trouble,
two OF them being recently OF the North.
The negroes are said 10 be- well armed and as
sembled en- masse, and seem determined 20
fight 10 out. Various rumors exist. IL Is
said that six white men were killed and ms
many more wounded, and that the trolsbe
originated In two negro men whipping a
white boy. w. H. Hare a residento OF Noxu-
bee county, near the kemper line, was also
killed. IL Is feared that there " III be bloody
work, as the negroes are congregating.
Nearly every town in Mississippi Is sending
Aid In the "A IA ties