Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
A RACE WAR.
More Negroes Killed In the Regis
tratioa Troubles In Louisiana.
COUNTRY SCHOOiHOUSE BLOWN UP.


NEW ORLEANS, April S.-Another Sc
rious revolt. growing out Of the regis
tration tronbles, occurred In st. Ian.
dry parish yesterday, 10 which two ne.
groes were killed, six or seven others
wounded and many Others whipped.
The supervisor Of registration Of ST.
Landry, having established his head.
quarters 10 Opelousas the negroes, be.
lieving the presence Of the troops there
would protect them from the regulat-
ors Of white supremscists, started In
large bodies for that town. 4 party OF
100 negroes left Grand Prairie for Ope-
lousas, but were intercepted about
half way BY band ofregulatora The
negroes were warned back BY the reg.
ulstors and told that they would not
be allowsdto register. They attempt.
cd to pass when they were fred upon
and two killed and six or seven wound
ed. The others were given so lashes
each and returned home The affair
created panic among the Opelousas
negroes and only . few Of them regis.
tered. There have been ten killed and
10 wounded 30 for over the 81. Landry
political troubleA
A COUNTRY sCHOOLHOUsE BLOWN UP.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa, April a-The lit.
lie township Of Curtin, about 10 miles
from here, Is In q turmoil OF excite
ment over the burning and blowing up
by dynamite Of the district school,
house. Bad feeling was aroused about
two years ago over the selection Of q
site for the schoolhouse, and the courts
had to decide the matter. One faction
was still dissatisfied. and before dawn
yesterday morning about 20 men and
boys set the building on fire. The
other faction was soon on the scene,
and tried to quench the flames The
incendiaries were, however, hiding 10
the woods, and while some OF their en-
emies were In the burning building
they threw dynamite on the roof The
building was completely demolished,
and those inside narrowly escaped with
their lives The two factions then en-
gagged In q pitched battle in the dark
ness and some Of the participants were
badly cut by the woodsmen's axes
CORBETT ARRESTED FOR BOXING.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-James J. Corbett
and his sparring partner, Mike Con.
nelly, were arrested yesterday after
noon at Havlin's theater and taken to
the Four Courts, charged with holding
boxing contest contrary to law. Be.
fore the curtain went up on the second
act Capt 0'Malley called on the cham
pion and informed him that there must
be no boxing. Jim said he did not
want TO interfere with the law, but
that boxing was In the show. II was
decided to spar anyway and Capt.
0'Malley was spirited away from the
stage. Alderman Jim Cronin took him
aside, and while he was talking there
was a skillful exhibition OF the manly
art on the stage. After the show they
were arrested, but released In bonds
Of 5000 each to appear in Judge MUIR
phys court to-day. Alderman Cronin
was surety. The proceedings were
brought to make test case Of the box.
Ing ordinance.
MORE DYNAMITE THAwERs
GREENsBuRG, Pa, April s.--By an ex.
plosion Of dynamite at the New Rade.
baugh tunnel, near here, yesterday,
one man was killed and three injured,
two fatally. The men were thawing
out dynamite, when large quantity
Of the stuff exploded. Frank Grannel
was horribly mangled, as he was stand
Ing directly over the explosive,