Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-17
Day Of Riot and Bloodshed In VIII
mlngtOn, N, c.
RACE WAR BREAKS OUT ANEW,
Editor of tho Negro Paper Forced to
Leave tho Community and His ONCE
10 Burnod-An Entirely New Muniol-
pal Government sot Up,

NlIMlNdTONi AZ w NoN' A"-nitvt
n day of bloodshed and turbulence,
Wilmington has subsidized into compar-
alive peacefulness. Eight negroes were
killed and three white men wounded
during the day, one Of them, William
Mayo, seriously,
The city 10 In tho hands OF new
municipal government, and law and
order is being established. The board
OF aldermen resigned, one by one. AS
each alderman vacated, the remainder
elected n successor, named by the citi-
zens committee, until the entire board
was changed legally. They resigned
in response to public sentiment. The
new board is composed Of conservative
Democratic citizens.
The mayor and chief OF police then
resigned, and the new board elected
their successors, according to law
Ex-Represcntative Waddcll was
elected mayor and u. G. Parmeeo
chief OF police,
The first act Of tho new government
was to swear in $50 special policemen,
chosen from the ranks Of reputable
white citizens They are vested with
all the authority of the land, and will
take charge OF the city The citizens
committee will remain on guard, how
ever, throughout the town, to prevent
pos bic attempts Mt incendiarism.
lDe new government will devote its
attention to restraining reclSlessness
among the whites, as well as keeping
down lawlessness among the negroes
Further trouble Of n general or serious
nature Is not expected.
The trouble in Wilmington com.
menced at $40 Thursday morning,
when an armed body of citizens, mum.
boring about 400 and led by ex-Rep-
rescntative Waddell, chairman OF
committee Of twenty-five appointed
for the purpose, proceeded TO tho pub
fishing house Of negro newspaper,
the Record, to wreck 1t. The editor
of this paper had published an article
defamatory Of white women, and a
mass meeting Of citizens ordered his
expulsion from the city within twenty.
four hours and removal OF his press.
Fifteen leading negroes We're called in
by the committee Of twenty-five Wed.
nesday night, apd directed to notify
the chairman, by 7;3O Thursday morn
ing, whether they would agree to the
removal OF the press They were in
formed that, II no answer was re-
turned, the press would be demolished.
No answer was received by the
chairman, and, after waiting an hour,
the citizens proceeded in n body and
demolished the fixtures OF the print
ing Office. The building was also fred
and Quilted. Tho leaders say that this
action was the work OF irresponsible
persons, and, as soon as the fire was
discovered, the fro department was
called to extinguish II.
The burning of the printing Office
created great commotion among the
negroes of the town. The rumor
spread that the whites were going to
burn and murder in the negro quarter.
This rumor reached the negro en-
ployees of cotton compress, number
ing 900 or 400, who quit work, and
hung about the streets in manifest
terror Other parties congregated in
the negro section, and 1t was in one Of
these that the first tragedy was enact
cd, The men were standing on cor
ner and were ordered to disperse.
They declined, and, it is claimed, fred
into the whites
A fusilade was Immediately opened
upon them by the whites and three
negroes were killed. Two whites were
wounded slightly. One negro ran
down the street and, passing a resi-
dence, fired q rifle at William Mayo,
white, standing on the veranda, shoot
ing him through the left lung. This
negro was recognized, pursued and
captured while hiding under bed. 1t ]
is said he confessed TO the shooting.
He was riddled with shot by his cap.
tors and killed.
About l o'clock, some negroes in o
house fred upon q passing party Of
white men, The house was surrounded
and four negroes captured and taken
to the Jail. One negro broke away
and ran, but was shot down and killed
before he had proceeded half block.
During the afternoon there were
other affairs of this kind, and eight
negroes were killed during various
times In the disturbed sections.
It developed later in the day that
the negro committee had->agreed TO
use their good offices to have the press
removed, although the editor had dis
and they had no authority in
the premises. This letter, instead Of
being delivered to the chairman of the
committee Of twenty-five in person,
was put in the mail and did not reach
him until three hours after the expira-
lion of the time limit which had been
axed for the reception Of the answer.