Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-25

NEGROES SAID TO BE MARCHING on
ALEXANDRIA.
LIGHT INFANTRY CALLED OUT.
Rumors Of nm Attack ON the whites
and Of the Shooting of q Police-
man, All Of which Proved to Bs
Untrue.

WASHINGTON, April ga telephone
message received here from Alexandra,
Va. at Ills o'clock tonight states that
1t Is rumored that 400 negroes from Ar.
lington are near the city. and will come
In between midnight and 1 o'clock. At
IL o'clock the Mayor called out the mill.
tia. and from 1.oo0 to 1.5O0 wildly-excited
men are paradlng the streets. The Alex.
andria Light Infantry. which had ar
ranged TO go to New York and take part
In the Grant memorial ceremonies, has
been ordered by the Mayor not to leave
the city until further orders.
1t is believed here that there Is no basis
for the rumors that there Is danger OF
a negro uprising In Alexandria. Similar
rumors were afioat last night. but nothing
came Of them.
CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
ALEXANDRIA, April 80 A. NJ
(Special)-It Is reported that body Of
negroes were on their way TO the city to
lynch Mr.. Lacy tonight. but they have
not reached there. nor can anything fur
Their be heard from them. The town IL
now under martial law, and the Light
Infantry has been ordered not to attend
the Grant memorial ceremonies.
NEGROES ATTACK THE WHITES.
WASHINGTON. April 25.-At lis A. II.
reports reached here from Alexandria
that the mob of negroes had attacked the
whites and police on guard at the Lacy
house. 1t is reported that shots were
exchanged, and that one policeman was
killed. 1t is impossible TO confirm these
rumors. as at this hour there is 40 COM
munication with Alexandria.
FIRING FREQUENT.
WASHINGTON. April %. 2:25 A. NJ
The Fire Department at Alexandria has
been ordered out. and the trucks are be-
ing used to transport troops and citizen
guards from one point to another, as the
negroes have formed in small bands
throughout the town. The city is
picketed by armed citizens and the mill.
tia.
Firing Is frequent. and while there ara
reports Of several persons being wound
ed, no details can be learned
ALEXANDRIA, VA, April Is. 2:i5 A.
M.-(Specal)-There Is no truth in the
report that the negroes have reached
the Lacy house and fired on it. Every
thing Is quiet, and good many people
are now going home TO bed. The trouble.
or apprehended trouble, grows out of the
lynchlng OF the negro for crlmlnally as
saulting little daughter of Mr.. Lacy's.
ALL A HOAX.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-When the
news that negroes were marching on
Alexandria was sifted down. II was
\traced to irresponsible rumors. and AZ
the time passed and no attacking party
arrived. the excitement Gained. and the
citizens realized that they had been the
vicNms OF sensatlonalism. The military
havA returned TO their armory, and only
the Police Of the city remain on guard.
No attack was made on Lacy's house.
and the reported killing OF a policeman
IS without fact for foundation. The only
shooting\was that OF some toughs. who
were enjoying the turmoil of the city.
The rumprs of the approaching neSro
throng originated in the story of an
old colored man, who related to an
operator that a number OF negroes
were discussing the lynching Of Mccoy.
He exaggerated the story, and wired it
to Alexandria. The excitement there was
intense. and all, the white male popula-
ton armed itself.,the militia and the Fire
Department were ordered out, and all
marched toward the point from which
the attack was expected.
SENSELESS RUMORS.
The senseless rumors from one point
and another kept up the tension until
nearly 2 A. NJ, when the excitement
subsidized for want Of fuel. the citizens
became tired and sleepy, and, accompa-
MED by the militia. retired TO the city.
At 23O A. NJ the city was quiet, and
no trouble was expected. The agitation
was but repetition Of the hoax OF the
night before.