Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27
A RACE WAR SOUTH.
Bloody Fighting Between Whites
and Blacks Near Forest, Miss.
TEN MEN ARE REPORTED KILLED.
A Riot mt Chattanooga, Tenn, by q Colored
Volunteer Acknowledgment XIII n
White BOy-Trouble In South
CaroliBa---Alabama Lynchlng.

White BOy-TrOuble In South
Carolina-.Alabam Lynching.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. ga special
from Forest, Miss, yesterday says:
AS the result of an attempt to arrest a
n negro near Harpersville, Scott coun-
ty, in the eastern part of the state,
one white deputy was killed and three
wounded, and according to the latest
report nine negroes have been killed
by the citizens of the Harpersville
neighborhood and the sheritPs posse
combined. The pursuit of about SO
negroes who had joined the original
offender with the avowed determine
ton to prevent his arrest and cap
ture and who ambushed the
party attempting the arrest contin'
ues, and by morning the number OF
fatalities will undoubtedly have as
sumed larger proportions The whole
country is terribly aroused and the
sherffs posse has been reinforced with
men from all the neighboring towns.
GOV. McLaurin has gone to the scene,
which is about ten miles north OF
Forest, the nearest railroad point.
The trouble originated last Friday
when negro named Bill Burke had
an alteration with his employer,
Charles Freeman, a white man, in
which the negro got the best of the
difficulty.
The next night "a crowd of white men
headed by Wallace Sibley, who was
deputzed to arrest the man, went to
Burke's house, which is about a mile
from Harpersville. When they arrived
upon the scene and called for Burke
they were greeted with a fusillade from
the negroes concealed in ambush in the
bushes surrounding the house and in
the house itself Wallace Sibley, the
leader fell dead at the first volley, and
three more white members of the crowd
james Johnson, James Hamilton and
James Wells---were wounded. The
whites returned the fire, but were un-
able to do any execution, as their as
sailants were all concealed. Gather
ing together posse of 20 or 80 men,
the sheriff started at once for the
place. When he arrived in the after
noon he was joined by crowds of citi-
zens, until u conservative estimate
places the number in the posse as over
800 men. Immediately after leaving
the house where the first tragedy was
committed, the negroes scattered
through the surrounding country. The
sheriff's pursuit has resolved itself into
a chase of the negroes implicated and
not of mob which is keeping together
as was first reported. A telephone
message received at late hour last
night stated that three more negroes
had been found and killed, making 6
total of nine to date, with about Al
more to be heard from.
RIOT AT CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. "a -Sergt
Clarence Allen, company l, Eight
colored United States volunteer in
fantry, fred on three policemen who
were attempting to arrest coloret
soldier who was drunk and threaten
ingly displaying his revolver in {
crowd. One of the bullets from Aliens
pistol took effectin the head of Charles
Reagles, white man standing in thu
saloon, killing him instantly. A gen
eral fusillade from policemen ant
soldiers followed. One of the police
men, Moseley, was slightly wounded
in the arm. Allen was finally arrested
and lodged in Jail. The riot produced
great excitement and Gen. Boyntor
ordered strong provost guard to the
city at once.
TROUBLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Lamberton, N. c., Oct. 24.-At tire
o'clock yesterday morning squa'
from the negroes who had been dis
persed at Ashpole, Robson county
crept up to the town and shot tire
whites stationed there as guards
There is great excitement at all point
in the state in telegraph communities
tion with Lumberton. The white
are telegraphing the principal town
in the state for Winchester rifles, t.
be sent there Immediately. The tou
negroes who shot the guards hav
been captured near Ashpole. The.
were run down and brought to bay b.
bloodhounds. The negroes are nov
confined in box cars at Ashpole. 1t |
uncertain yet what the fate of the ne
groes may be.
NEGROES KILL A WHITE BOY.
Dallas, Tex, Oct. "a. Three negroe
shot and killed Julius Redd, a l6.year
old white boy, last night near the Tex
as cotton mills, on South Lamar street
Witnesses claim the murder was ur
provoked. A mob chased the negroe
to house in the outskirts of town an
surrounded it. Alynching may result
AN ALABAMA LYNCH1NG.
Lafayette, Ala, Oct. 24.-John Al
derson, colored, charged with the muI
der of Charles Holmes, well-know
white farmer, was lynched here YET
terday by mob of people of Fredoni
and West Point, Ga.
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