Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-11-11
ARMED WHITE MEN
PATROL THE CITY.
A Negro Newspaper Office Is Demol.
ished and the building Totally
Destroyed BY Fire.
THE OUTCOME LOOKS
DARK AND DISMAL
Fears Are Entertained That Armed
Negroes viii Attack the Place.
and the Whites Are Taking
no Chances.

no finances.
Wilmington. Nov. lO.-The negro In.
5or,rs at the Champion compress, more
WAN 800 became terrorzed E5out n
O'Clock this morning over wild rumor,
OF trouble and rushed into the streets.
They were finally somewhat quoted and
dispersed IN small .quads 20 their homes
At 1880 trouble occurred in tho
Fifth ward Threa whites wouuded aud
three negroes were killed Large CON.
panies OF armed citizens gathered 10 the
scene. The negroes retrcated, bat arr
being quietly reinforced by laborcr.
from the compress.
Fayetteville has been tolegraphcd 90
FOR heln
A representative OF ths Associated
Press has seen a statement that wa.
sworn 10 before a notary public from o
reputable citizen, which positively
states that the first shot IN the trouble
Ia the first ward, was fired by a negro
Asa result Of she fight William Mayo.
a well known and popular young man,
was fatally wounded in the side. Bert
Chadwick was wounded IN the arm.
Three negroes, who.o names cannot b.
ascertained, were killed, and one other
wounded.
Washington, Nov 10. "A dispatch
from Wilmington TO The Star says;
Between and o'clock hi, after.
noon there were several skrmishe..
The total casualties were eight negroc.
killed, two wounded and three white
men wounded.
Wilmington, n. c., Nov 10. The
negroes not having complied with the
demands OF citizens, and especially the
business men, at : 30 o'clock this morn.
ing, the time fixed, a column Of GoO
armed whites assembled AZ the corner
OF Market and Fifth streets aud az s;yI
O'Clock this morning marched 20 the Of
fee Of The Daily Record. negro news.
paper, and destroyed all miter.al
found in tne building. The building
took fire, but some assert this accidental.
Those in command Of the white men say
they had no intention ~ firing tine build.
ing As soon ~ it was discovered the
building was on fire ths leaders sent
fire engines and the flames were confined
% The Record building On the south
only 20 feet distant is So Luke, ono %
the largest negro churches m the city,
and on the north, within u feet fran,
building occupied by negroes Tn,
Record building Is a wreck, being AL
most totally burned.
Tine action Of the whites was the sc
quei O. Wednesday meeting &C th,
court house, ana tine result Of which wa.
demand ON the negroes for the remoy,
ing Of a printing press and the cessation
Of the publication OF The Record.
Last night was an anxious one
FOR citizens IN the residence section
About 4 O'Clock q street car came intt
the business section and reported that
negroes had fired into IL and that Oh,
passengers had returned the fire. A cii
loaded with armed men was soon speed
ing toward the scene Of trouble, but the
offenders escaped. The entire eastern
end II the town was aroused and ARMED
men were ON street cars, on every cornol
aud patroliing the dark streets. In q
negro district 80 or ~ young negroes o.
sombled, but they We're not armed art
not violent. and the older men said thcy
did not contemplate trouble aud sincere
IL hoped for peace. All night long tf.
whites kept guard abe nc the business
ANA residence sections, but no incident
occurred.
Excit ement is intense 90 II Is fearc,
the negroes will attempt 10 retaliate 10
night The streets are full OF armc'
whites ana nc least 1900 men viii b. ~
guard tonight The column that mov"'
TO the Record Office was composed Of Oh,
best citizens OF Wilmington and ever
ministers were either In the march Of
guarding the city with Wincbostcrs.