Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-16
THE COLOR LINE.
A Hot Time Experienced at the
Perry, Ok, Schools.
SUNK IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Four Of the Crew of the Congo Drowned
by the Boat Going to the lotion
-Adrlft on an Ice
FlOe.


FERRY, Uk., Jan. yesterday
morning the public schools opened
here after being closed by the school
board. At the three school buildings
more than 600 children were in at
tendance, and among the number
nearly 100 colored children demanded
admission, but all were refused by the
superintendent, except one boy. whose
name was in suit brought some time
ago against the school board when the
negroes first sought mixed schools.
The court decided this boy must
be admitted, and so the superintend-
ent of schools admitted the boy early
yesterday morning The others he
turned away after several small fights,
and 1t looked all day like riot would
take place. The larger white school
boys went into the school rooms with
rocks in their pockets, preparing to de-
fend themselves against sitting side by
side with the colored boys.
At II o'clock, during the absence of
the city superintendent, the deputy
county attorney arrived with four col.
ored children and demanded they be
admitted. He went from room to room
and each teacher fought hard against
the admission of the children, saying
they had no orders, but the attorney
at length seated them and left them,
but the teachers refused to teach
them. A large number of white
and black citizens We're around
the buildings and it looked all day
as II blood would flow, but only half a
dozen scraps are reported. One little
girl was reported knocked senseless by
a baseball thrown by one of the school
boys. 1t is reported that the school
board, consisting of 10 members, the
superintendent and all the teachers
who refused to teach the colored chill
dren, will be arrested and put In jail
but the whites say they will tear down
the Jail if it is done. More trouble is
expected to-day.
SUNK IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CARUrnERsvILLE, Mo-, Jan. 14.-As
the result of the sinking of the steamer
Congo in the Mississippi river, four
people are missing and are supposed
to have been drowned The others
were injured but not seriously. The
missing are the captain Of the deck
crew, barber, ash hauler, and roust-
about whose names are unknown.
The injured are James Hayes, Of Pitts
burgh, and W. +. Brothers, of Clay
City, ILL.,
Sunday evening at IL o'clock the Con.
70, Collar line boat, landed at this
place and discharged some freight.
When starting to back out, there was
\ brisk wind, which swung the boat
down stream, causing her to strike a
barge loaded with lumber at the land
ing. A great hole was torn In her hull.
The water rushed in rapidly and In less
han ten minutes the boat had gone to
The bottom. She sank about quarter
If mile below the city. The boat
'ank so rapidly that there was no time
% blow the distress signal. But
'or the timely arrival of the tug Kittie,
II this place, the loss of life would
rave been larg er than it was Many of
he passengers were picked up
more dead than alive, but
prompt attention and the ad.
OF res toratives soon
esusctated them. Tom Hatrick and
wife, Of 0wensborough. KY, were on
heir bridal trip The young man
leroically swan ashore with his bride.
The latter's trosseau after the thrill
ng experience, consisted of the night
ODE she had on, and the groom's be-
ongings were similarly limited.
ADRIFT ON AN ICE FLoE.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. l4.-Three men
we're ahoat on an Ice foe on Lake Erie
ast night and efforts to rescue them
allied. Late in the afternoon the men,
shose names are unknown, were seen
A shore at Glenville, east Of the city
Ielp TO rescue them was asked fol, land
he fireboat from the city, with the life