Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-23
WHITE And BLACK.
Ttouble in Kentucky Threatening 10
Assume Large Proportions
CITIZENS or MAYfIELD ALARMED.
1hOv rxptct an Attack by Coiored
yob-The STATE Guards send Them
a 6a,llbg Gun.

.,aoiaI TO the Post from Mayfield, KY
,,v, At4t'clock this morning de-
,,,hmeut OF thirty whites from Fulton,
thirty miles away, came into the CITY
.,med 10 the teeth and prepared TO
,e.,pt the negroes who propose to
attack this place on account OF the
recent lynching. Kuttawa, Wingo,
princeton, Paducah and neighooring
lawns have been asked for aid. Com
NAMES are being formed In each OF
,hsse places. The second regiment OF
the Kentucky state guards at Paducan
has been asked for u gatling gun ana
ihe niece is now on its way TO this
city.
en-. LOUIS, Dec. pa special to
,he Globe. Democrat from Maybeld,
Kentucky, dated at 3 O'Clock o. IN.
lays;
Every man OF this town and every
how who can carry weapon IL ON
GUARD here, for an attack by an army
of negroes 10 expected at any moment.
The whites are being reinforced hourly
by citizens from surrounding towns.
Ii.is thought that before daybreak
there will be commenced the fiercest
race war ever known in the South.
For forty.ei2ht hours news has been
received here from different points
that negroes were organizing In large
bodies for the purpose of visiting this
town and wrestling vengeance upon
those who Iynched Jim Stone, Mon.
jay morning, anu followed this by
whilecspping soms OF the colorei
families who lived on the outskirts.
At9 O'Clock last night kilograms
from Watervalley said that the negroes
who had maeeeu there were 200 in
number ana that every one had some
sort OF weapo1. Halt an hour later
news of 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-
siernati0n and preparations were at
once made for o battle.
The men first saw to 1t that their
homes were FABRICATED, as well ms that
could be done and then they proceeded
to the hardware stores, where every
one who Gould use weapon was
haf:duo ore, until the entire STOCK was
distrituteu.
A dispatch was sent from here TO
Fulton, as soon as the alarmiog re-
ports began TO come In, asking aid of
The white ci,zsps at that point. A re-
ply came at once, stating that u special
,rnin would be chartered and a body
Of armed men would reach here as
s0on as 1t was possible.
At 10 o'clock the 1eports had become
90 alarming that the fire bell was
tonndet and all OF the cirzens assem-.
bled IN the pu olic square, where they
remain, expecting the attack at any
hour.
n message from Paducab, received
at a. NJ, stated that body OF negroes
was being organized there, but they
would not probably march upon May
fsld before day break.
AT 1890 O'Clock body Of citizens OF
Fulton reached town. They reported
meeting mob OF 200 negroes, every
one armed with rifl >, on the out.
skirts OF the town. No attempt was
made by the blacks 10 Interfere with
the Fulton people, and 1t wac evident
the former are waiting for reinforce
ments. Guns have been ordered from
Paducah anu are expected here at
ny moment on n special train.
At 2:80 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 eide stree
Of Mayfield. 1t 10 known that he was
Killed last night by armed whites or
ganized for protection, who were pat
ioling the streets. Sueia WAS shot In
'he back. All sorts OF rumors are cur
rent about . mob Of negroes coming
Into town tonight for vengeance. No
merchants will sell weapons or ammu.
milton to negroes.
A large force Of armed whites will
be ON the streets tonight AMI every
pfecaution is being taken to prevent
me general outbreak OF negroes that
Is threatened. Messages from Paducah
and surrounding towns warn the
whites here to be on guard.