Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-23
WHITE And BLACK.
vmuble in Kentucky Threatening 10
Assume Large Proportions.
CITIZENS OF MAYfIELD ALARMED.
.... rxo,ct an Attack by a Colored
yob-Thc state Guards send Them
u calling Gun.

torrsytLLE, Ky, Dec. ga
,oociaI TO the Post from May Held, hyn
r., o'clock this morning de-
,,rbmeu, OF thirty whites from Fulton
thirty miles away, came into the city
.,med 10 the teeth and prepared 10
,..,,t the negroes who propose to
sl,.ck this place on account OF the
rsceu, lynching. Kuttawa, Wingo'
princeton, Paducah and neighboring
lawns have been asked for aid. Com.
n,n,es nre being formed In each Of
these places. The second regiment OF
,he Kentucky state guards Mt Paducan
Ia. been asked for "a gatliug gun and
i he nlecs is now on its way to this
city.
sr. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-A special TO
\ the tilnbe. Democrat from Mayfeld,
i Kentucky, dated at O'Clock D. IN.
4 tays.
Every man Of this town and every
how who eau carry weapon Is on
guard here, for an attack by an army
Of negroes is expected at any moment
a The whites are being reinforced hourly
BY citizens from surrounding towns.
Ii Lls thought that before daybreak
there will be commenced the hercest
race war ever known in the South.
For forty.eight hours news has been
i received here from different points
that negroes were organizing In large
bodies Tor the purpose OF visiting this
town and wreaking vengeance upon
tbose who Iynched Jim Stone, Mon.
jay morning, and followed this by
whitecapping soms OF the colored
families who lived on the outskirts.
Ate O'Clock last night kilograms
from Watervalley said that the negroes
who had masseu there were 200 Ia
number anu that every one had. some
sort OF weapoa. Hall AN hour later
news Of a similar nature came from
Wingo. These reports, in addition 10
many OF similar nature received
from surrounding towns during the
afternoon, caused the greatest CON-
sternauon and preparations were at
once made for . battle.
The men first saw to II tina. their
homes were barricadet, as well aB that
could be done and then they proceeded
to the hardware slUres, wnere every
one who could use u weapon was
hsrdoo ore, until tho entire stock was
distfituteu.
A Dispatch wac sent irom here to
Fulton, as soon ae the slurmiog re-
PORTS began 10 come In, asking aid OF
The white cllzsps at that point. A re.
ply came ut once, stating that u special
irain would be chartered anu body
Of armed men would reach here as
soon as 1t was possible.
At 10 o'clock the Teports had become
80 alarming that the fire bell was
iounded and all OF the citlzeDs Assem-.
bed In the pu olic square, where the y
remain, expecting the attack at any
hour
n message from Paducal, received
Of q. M, slated that body of negroes
was being organized there, but they
would not probably march upon May
nsld before day break.
Atl2:3O o'clock a body OF citizens of
Fulton reached town. They reported
meeting q mob OF 200 negroes, every
one armed with riff ,, on the out
skirts Of the town. No attempt was
made by the blacks 30 interfere with
the Fulton people, and 1t was evident
the former are waiting for reinforce
ments. Guns have been ordered from
Paducah aud are expected here ut
my moment on special train.
At 2;8O o'clock this morning several
shots were fred at three negroes who
were seen on the outskirts.
ONE MAN KILLED.
The body OF VIM. Sueta, colored,
was found today lying in n eide stree
Of Mayfield. II 10 known that he was
Killed last night by armed whites or.
ganiEed for protection, who were pat
ioling the streets. 6ueia was shot In
lhe back. All sorts OF rumors are cur
rent about mob Of negroes coming
into town tonight for vengeance. No
mefchants will sell weapons or ammu.
milton to negroes.
A large force OF armed whites will
ne on the streets tonight AMI every
pfecaution Ia being taken to prevent
me general outbreak OF negroes that
threatened. Messages from Paducah
hhu surrounding towns warn the
whites here to be on guard.
Suggestion from Paris.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-Spsnish securities