The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-16
RACE WAR.
Ten Negroes Killed by the Whites
in Wilmington, N. G.

of the Daily RECORD, negro paper
published at Wilmington, n Z, wrote
vicious and scandelous article IN
which he attacked the virtue CT every
white woman in that city without ex-
ceptiop. The blood Of white men,
both Democrats and Republicans,
flowed hotly through their veins. 1t
was the bing topic Of conversa-
tion around every white freside, in the
social, and business circles, IN tact,
wherever white man met white man.
While determined to resent the un-
iustifable insult which had been
cast upon the mother, the sister
and the female relatives of the white
men of that city, and bring the lying
bes,nircher of maiden and mother
hood to justice, wise counsel and
cool heads prevailed upon a right
eously Indignant and outraseously
insul,ed people to postpone the day
of retribution until after the election.
In the meantime, mistaking cool and
calm deter mination for Jet COW
ardice, insult was added to insult ard
indignity heaped upon indignity by
the negroes, but the poor deluded
wretches were only laying up wrath
against the day of wrath, as the Sc
ouel will show. Like a smoulderipg
volcano the pent up passions of the
whites burned hotly and fercely. Still
the time for action was not ripe-the
election had not passed. With for
bearance that seemed to be inspired
from on high and patience worthy OF
a martyr, the whites endured it all
with stout hearts, set lips and calm
determination like that which pre-
cedes the opening of storm. The
S:h of November dawned, the elec-
tion passed off quietly and the setting
sun witnessed the O.d North State
peacefully redeemed from negro dom
milton. The time for vengence was
now ripe. A convention composed
of all classes and conditions of white
men was held. The most prominent
business men of that city took a con-
spicious part and shaped the result
of the convention. A series of res
olutions were adopted in which the
negro Manly was given twenty-four
hours to leave the town with his
printing plant, and the resignation
of the Mayor and Chief of Police
demanded on account of incompe-
tency Gentlemen were named to
present the resolutions to the offend
ing persons. Here is what trans
pired:
Special to the State.
Wilmington, N G, November 10
This has been turbulent day in
deed in Wilmington. Race war and
revolution have held high carnival.
Early this morning body of fully
1000 representative white men de-
stroyed the Office building and plant
of the negro daily, The Record, and
would have lyncbed the editor had it
not been that the fellow had previ
ously left the city. A few hours lateA
a fight arose between white guards
by whom every block inhabited by
white people was being patroIled-
I'd mob of several hundred ne
groes.
Pandemonium reigned. The May
or, S P. Wright, Chief of Police J.
| G. Milton ard the Board of Alder
msn, a fusion-negro regime, became
terrorized and resigned under the d.
rection Of citizens ccm nittee.
Their successors were elected, so
that now ex Congressman A. NJ.
Waddell is Mayor, Edgar G Parme-
lee is Chief Of Police and a new
/ Board of Aldermen has assumed the
reisns of government. Peace and
order have been restored, and 500
special policemen, many mounted and
on bicycles, are patrolling the Streets
About 500 armed citizens and mill
tary from Fayetteville, Winston Colds
boro and elsewhere are here to help
maintain order.
NEGRO PAPER EXTINGUIsHED.
The committee Of 25 men repre-
senting the mass meeting Of white
citizens in the execution of the pro
visions of the resolutions adopted
yesterday, demanding the departure
of Editor Manly from the city ant
the removal of The Record plant
were to have~feceived definite an
yer to their demands from repre-
sentative negroes at 7:3o a. m. today
#Chairman A. NJ. Waddell was to re
port the answer to the white cltl