The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-12
RIOTS IN THREE STATES.
Negroes Give Trouble in North and
South Carolina and Illinois.

Serious conflicts between white and black
people have occurred in North and South
Carolina In the latter State they began at
the election and quite number of persons
have been killed and wounded. The imme-
diate cause of the trouble was the placing of
an additional box by r. r. Tollbert, Repub
lican candidate for Congress and State chair
man of the Republican party, near the regu-
lar State ballot boxes of Phoenix precinct.
Into this additional box Tollbert directed
each negro man to put printed circular
stating that he had been denied the right to
vote, and had he been given the right would
have cast his ballot for the Republican NOM
inee.
Giles Etheridge, who was one OF the Judges
of the election and q Democrat, protested
against the additional box being put in the
building where the regular voting was going
on. A dispute began between Mr. Etherldge
and Thomas Tollbert, who had charge of the
additional box. Finally the Two men en-
gagged in fsticuff.
Some one struck Mr.. Etheridge on the head
with an iron pin, and then Joseph Circuit,
colored, fired shot which killed him. A
general shooting affray began, i'll which John
r. Tollbert, collector of the customs at
Charleston. Thomas Tollbert and Stuart Mil
Ter, a private in the First South Carolina
Regiment, were wounded.
In North Carolina Republican State gov
eminent had become intolerabe. Negroes
were put in Office all over the State. In ad
dition the city of Wilmington was dominated
by Republican government, with negro
policeman and other officers.
A paper was published in the city by a
negro named Marley. Recently Maniey pub
lished an editorial, in regard to lynchings, in
,rbinL ba raHantnI u,,nn yyhjfp vnmau The
whites became incensed and the negroes de-
faint In order to regulate matters and pre-
vent race conflict the whites citizens held Il
meeting and appointed Il committee to take
charge of affairs This committed directed
Manly to leave and take his newspaper plant
with him within Il certain time. He did not
comply and the committee directed the press
and type 10 be destroyed, which was done,
and some hot-headed person set fire to the
building and it was destroyed. The negroes
then gathered and riot took place, in which
some negroes were killed and several whites
wounded. The negroes were soon driven to
shelter. The Republican city officials became
convinced that it was in the interest OF law and
order for them to resign. The Aldermen re-
signed one at Il time, the remaining ones
electing successors suggested by the committee
of twenty five. Then the mayor resigned and
the Democratic board OF aldermen elecleu
successor. Thus the city government was
legally and peacefully revolutionized. All
the negro policemen we're discharged and $50
white patr0lman sworn in until peace is per-
manently established.
IN ILLINOIS.
PAxA ILL, Nov. 1O.-William Lynch, who
was employed by the Pana Coal Company
until the recent strike, was shot al by negroes
and chased into his home. After this the
negroes shot into the house Of a widow, Mrs.
Mcintyre, who was taking care OF sick
daughter
The negroes in the Flat Hall district came
running out and began to shoot in all dlrec,
tons. This was kept up until militia arrived
on the scene Women and children had to
run for protection, but, as far us known. no
person WAS struck.
Things are in such state that it is danger
ous for any one to go out in the mining district
at night. The citizens say If conditions are
not better soon there will be an outbreak and
every negro and coal operator will be killed.
1t was impossible to arrest any OF the
negroes.