The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-04

darkness, crept up and fred upon the
whites. wounding three OF them.
After the procession had come back
and paraded the city again the announce
OF Deeds. Norwood, has authorized the
announcement 10 be made that he will
not run on any ticket. His reason is that
the demonstration convinced him that the
whites are determined to rule or Kill
negroes.
Governor Russell has gone back 70
Raleigh and Dockery has departed. As
yet # cannot be learned what the ne
groes intend to do
The committee who went over TO Co
lumbus county to find the stolen registra-
tion books or lynch the thief, got the
book and the coroner was not called In.
REGULARS COMING
1t is rumOred tonight that a battery Of
soldiers will be sent here from Fort Cas-
well. thirty miles away. No one In the
city is in a position to deny or confirm the
report. Soldiers from the fort were here
Wilmington Monday 10 stay until We'd
Desday. This is battery Of regulars. As
they are going 20 Porto Rico. and will
have TO come TO Wilmington 10 embark
for Charleston or Savannah. there may
be no political significance attached TO
their coming, yet 1t is possible, even prob
able that they are to be kept here Tues
day 10 be convenient in case their SER
vices are needed. This scheme can be
worked without sending soldiers 10 this
city for the expressed purpose Of preserV-
ing order The presence OF Federal sol
diers can have no other effect than TO
make the negroes more bold and defiant
The Republican County Convention held
a secret meeting tonight at which there
we're seven whites and forty-seven ne
groes. No nominations were made. Tie
negroes will now try to put up an inde-
pendent ticket.
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
Last night / witnessed a sight I have
never seen before. In the parlors Of a
leading citizen of the city there were as
sembled fourteen gentlemen. They all
had families and owned property. They
were the captains OF one ward These
people meant business. II was not
gathering for frolic. Reports were
called for This is a sample Of those
given:
I'm my block have thirty-two men
well armed. We have rs rifles. ten shot
guns and some % pistols Ny men can
be depended upon TO respond 10 any call
Not a single white man I'm my block $
a traitor to his race. II the worst must
come we are ready to do our duty"
And so IT went on until all had reported.
These are business men-those who own
81, ttrho q In
called politicians. There were in that
gathering Confederate veterans. men who
were at Manassas. Chancell0gsvllc. Get
tysburg and Sharpsburg. one said he had
not fired a gun since the civil war, bat
he would do so now If necessarv.
Without a violation of confidence. ]
think ! can say that the white men or
Wilmington have every detail arranged.
They are not seeking trouble, but II 30
must come they are prepared 90 meet 81
at a moments warning. After the alarm
shall have been given it will require only
two minutes for every block upon which
there are white residents 10 be guarded
by armed men. Provision has been made
for protecting the sick
READY FOR THE FRAY.
Trouble is expected NJ any time. The
whites have reliable information that the
negroes have been advised from the pull
pit to resist the whites. This is the storm
centre. To tell the truth, the whites. or
some Of them. would welcome q little
"unpleasantness." They are prepared for
II. Sometimes 81 requires an electric
storm 10 purify the atmosphere This Is
true Of Wilmington when applied 20 the
race question This city has the most
worthless police / have ever seen or heard
Of They are the products OF the fusion
party. ] could pick out half a dozen in
Richmond who could come here and catch
every thief I'm town. Yet i'm Wilmington
houses are robbed night after night
stores are broken open on the principal
streets under arc lights and robbers are
never apprehended. The negroes terror
lie the place The negro women parade
the streets and insult men ana ladies'.
To lose this election would mean that
Wilmington would be turned over aoso-
lutely 10 the negroes. The whites would
have To leave here. Property owners
realize this They will win, but not by
secret cheating. What they do VIII be
done openlv. They have decided that
they will rule, and the victory VIII be
gained before ballot is deposited.
Peaceful methods are now being pur-
sued TO show the negro that he cannot
run the government II these should
fail. then II will be necessary to use force
and II will be done.
GREAT PATIENCE
If the people OF Richmond ana or Pc
tersburg and all Virginia could be brought
face to face with the conditions existing
here. ! do not believe they would show
the conservatism, the forbearnce and
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