Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-04
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
An Opportune Snow Storm Puts Out the
NOntana Forest Fires.
MORE TROUBLE IN LOUISIANA.
Copper Strike in Minnesota
Russell Sage on Silver
Homicides-Etc.
MORE TROUBLE IN LOUISIANA.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRD-Us1os.l !
RACE WAR.

The Negroes and Whites in the South
Working Up Factions.
New ORLEANS, September 3d.-A Plea
yltres Jackson (Miss.) special says: In an
interview to-day Governor Lowrey made
in substance this answer to general cues
tlons as TO the state of affairs in Lehora
county:
''On arriving at Greenwood found some
excitement among the people, not as | be-
lieve from any fear of bloodshed between
the races in a conflict of arms, but rather
the menace of the negroes and their defiant
attitude of two days before, and this was
probably intensified by the fact that the
negroes. or at least quite number of them,
were armed with Winchester rifles. The
inaccessibility of Minter City and the vicinity
of the disturbance rendered information
from there very difficult. In the mean
while three military companies had ar
rived, and quite a number of volunteers
from the surrounding counties of Carrollden
and Grenada.
THE citizen volunteers, or a number of
them, at least seemed determined to have
matters their own way. l feared that if
they went to the scene of disturbance in
the excited state in which they were they
would do harm instead of good.
After consultation, 1t was finally decided
that the military instead of the citizen vol.
unteers should be sent to Minter City to
aid the Sheriff in enforcing the laws"
In conclusion, the Governor said he had
no fears of further trouble.
The Capital Light Guards of this CITY ar
rived here from Lefiore county at 3 p. NJ.
to-day. They report that there were 275
armed negroes congregated near Minter
City, but they had been dispersed before
the arrival of the military
There was a large body of white men
mounted and armed, who had flocked
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 of the negroes
had been killed, or the number captured.
were very conflicting.
One negro was certainly killed by
another negro for refusing to Join them.
One man told the officers that be saw six
dead negroes. Other reports place the
number higher, while some denied there
had been any killed, except the one men
toned above
The troops captured and turned over to
the Sheriff forty negroes. 1t was reported
that after the troops left one of the negro
leaders was hung
1h0 ShSIlh uuueT WHOSE OrQefS the
troops were placed notified them they
were needed no longer, and they took his
receipt for the negroes they had captured
and lett by boat
a member of the company told a CORE
spondent 1t was impossible to get any re-
liable information as to what really oc-
Cured.
1t was certain that from 800 to 400 ne
g oes were armed and congregsted, yowing
vengeance against the whites On Saturday
night it was certain large body of whites
had dispersed them and captured some of
them, but no two accounts could be ob-
tained of the loss of human life, as the
violence occurred back from the river sew
eral miles
The white people of Shell Mound de-
serted the place on Saturday and sought
refuge in safer quarters