Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-10
IT WILL NOT DOWN.
North Cardinals Race War Looms
Up Again Even More Threat
eningly Than Ever
NEGRO NEWSPAPER GUTTED
White Mob, Heavily Armed, Destroyed the
Wilmington Record Office with Building
and Fixtures Editor and Employees
Succeed in Escaping.

Wilmington, N. c., Nov. 1O.--At 7:3C
this morning the negroes not having re-
sponded to the demand for the removal
of the press of the Record, the locaI
negro newspaper, Representative
Weddell, chairman of the white COM
mittee Of 25 citizens, repaired to the
light infantry armory, where he was to
meet the citizens by appointment.
Armed men gathered in the street in
front of the armory. The assemblage
included the most prominent citizens of
the town, and at $3.50 the procession,
headed by ex-Representative Weddel
and the committee of 25 moved in the
direction of the Record printing shop.
All along the line of march the process
sion was Joined by armed citizens.
When the negro quarter was reached
negroes could be seen running into the
houses
In front of the Record Office a two
story frame building, picket lines We're
thrown out and squads of men sent tC
the squares in the neighbOrhood Lead
er Weddell, with rifle on his shoulder,
knocked at the door There being no re-
spOnse, the door was burst open. Citi-
zens surged into the place, the furni-
ture was smashed and thrown into the
street, the floors We're gutted of nova
bles and the building fired and de-
stroyed.
A fusilade Of guns, pistols and shouts
filled the air, and the affair was soon
over. No one was hurt The publish
ing house was destroyed, but the neigh
boring property was saved. Colored
Editor Manley and his brother and as
sociates could not be found. The lead
ers of the crowd said subsequently it
was not the intention to burn the Rec
ord building, but it was the work of
some rash persons, or by accident.
Last night was an anxious one for
to a street car, whereupon passengers
returned the fire. All night the whites
kept guard, but no incident occurred to
disturb the night.
THE PLOT THICKENS.
There We're several sltirmshes this
afternoon Total casualties at p. M.
eight negroes killed and three wounded;
three whites wounded, viz: Mayo,
Chadwick and Piner Mayo is shot
through the lungs. About 1890 two
white men passing house We're fired
upon. A detachment Immediately sur
rounded the house and took away five
negroes. 1t was at first proposed TO kill
them but finally they were put in Jail.
The negro who shot Mayo was recog-
nized. A detachment found him at his
house, where he was riddled with bull
lets. endorsements from Godsboro
have been turned back and the COM
mittee of 25 is considering means of pre-
serving order. The light infantry, a reg
uar state militia organization, viii
probably take command, and it's off
GERS will direct the paroling and guard
ing of the city. 1t is understood that
lIlt SONclllOI llolS SlNUIl iilo oaiiSLioil ~
this PLAN A local detachment of United
States naval reserves with 1-pounde1
| rapid fire gun, is now at the scene OF
| trouble, together with the light in
| fantry and several hundred armed citi
zens.
SITUATION GROWS DANGEROUS
Five hundred negro laborers from tht
Champion compress rushed into thu
streets. They We're finally somewha
quieted, and dispersed in small squads
to their homes. At 1880, serious trouble
occurred in the 9Th ward, where thre
white men and three negroes were kill
ed. Large companies of armed citizen
have gone to the scene. The negroe
are reported to have retreated, but ar
being REINFORCED by laborers from tn
compress
| Fayetteville has been telegraphed fo
help. Squads of white men are haltin
all negroes on the streets and takin
pistols from them.