Daily Republican., 1889-09-02
THREATENED WAR.
MISSISSIPPI MILITIA CALLED
OUT.
Governor Lowry on the sceno-Report
That n Serious Collision Has
Occurred at GI GIeenwood-
Fatal Shooting
ARRAY.

JACKSON, Mics, Sept. 1.-At 3 O'Clock
ms morning Governor Lowry was advis
ed by telegram that serious trouble was
looked ior at Greenwood, lie Flore conn.
", because OF the threats of colored
people to destroy the town and XII its
people, and that 800 colored men lad as.
sembled at Minter City, near there. and
won d not be persuaded to dlsbapd. Al
O'Clock Governor Lowry lett for Green.
wood, taking with him the Capital Light
Guards, OF this city, u der the command
OF Captain ID. ?. Porter, well armed ard
equipped for any emergency.
The Governor has also- .telegraphed
othef milstia companies to be In rtadI.
ness TO move ut moments notice. The
turbulent colored people are under the
leadership of an ex convict, Oliver Crom
wtll, who at one time led band OF horse
thieves In This vicinity. Curious rumors
are afioat tonight regarding the situation
at Mnter City. These reports are TO the
eject that an actuD collision has taken
place. with fatalities on hoth sides.
SERIOUS Trouble LIKELY,
| 1t Ia certain that If the colored reop,e
do not disband trouble can not be avoid
ed. Governor Lowry's presence, however
II Is believed, will be effective 10 brlnv ling
| about quiet and peaceful settlement Of
TIE difficulty, which appears to have
D,en brs uRht about by lhe presence of
oliver Crom well, who has been interior
ing win the labor interercsts of La F!ore
County, and who was ordered to leave.
instead OF leaving, however, he has
gathered The colo!ei people together and
now deties the county authorities,
another report says that Cromwell has
ielt Do Flore and had no part in the
Affair; that the negroes are led BY arotber
negro. 1t Is understood that feyen or
eight militia and volunteer companies
are en- rt ute to the scene Of the trouble,
IL is impossible to get full and reliable
news rom Greenwood tonight, the sin
g,e wire beisg in trouble, hence It is not
likely That anything OF q reliable charac-
ter can be heard until to- morrow.
REINFoRCRMENTs CALLED FOR.
ohENADA, Miss, Sept. IA telegram
was received here this morning saying
,iat negroes we're maseing near Shell
Mound, lie Flore County, Miss, and that
conflict between the whites and blacks
was expected, Help was called for. ss
lhe biack5 outnumbered the whites six
to ole.
A volunteer company of about 40 men
was iASeu mere IN hOur or two and lett
on tho l2l5 train for the scene of the
Trouble, commanded by tho Hon. j. O.
Longstreet. company Of cavalry viii
leave here tonight A de patch rec, iyed
here from Lonestreet and q. L. Townes
asks for all avail able men throug hout the
county at once.
by order Of the governor, The Wlnona
liiilee, accompanied by several citizens,
LETT on IA stecial train at 2 D. NJ. for
Greenwood, from which place they will
go to Shell Mound to aid in suppressing
the trouble.
THREATEN TO DrRN TOWN.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. Tom
Smith colortd dcspcrado, entered the
store OF Berry, Cooper IL Co., at Echo. on
New hivtr, on Friday and assaulted !
clerk, who drew a revolver and shot him
dead. In the evening q pumber of
colored mon collected iu tho vicinity and
threatened to burn the Town In revenge
Tor Smiths death. The whites are hirlly
ALARMED, and orders have come 10 Char.
lection for all 0vai!able FIR arms. The
eolored men are afmtd, and q battle is |