Richmond planet., 1898-11-26

The estimsted number of persons
who were murdered at Wilmington. N.
C.. November 10th, 1905 has been
placed at twenty-fve and the number
wounded will exceed that number.
Tt was in no sense . race war, but
rather 9 race massacre. To designate
il as the former, both sides would be
necessarily armed. The most surpris-
lnE part OF The whole murdesous per.
formance WAS part play-d hs the Kio-
sion Naval Reserves and the Whining
ton Naval Reserves
P,RTIcPATEr IN IT.
They participated in the lswlessness.
As they are part OF the United State
Navy, over which Secretary. long pres
sides. it ia expecsed that an investiga-
ton into their cond oct will be ordered
The other military organizations
which acted as aids to the mob were
the Fayetteville Rifismsn. the Clinton
Guards, the Wilmington Light InfAn-
try.
INTlMIDATINe coLoRKD PEOPLE,
These bodies psraded the streets on
the afternoon OF the next day after the
mESHACTGs 1nCy CAIllC0 WV OOAe = AoP
id Ere gung and q one pound Hotchkiss
gun. This was done for the purpose of
overaweing the colored people of Will
mington. The most remarkable
document was the document OF the bo-
Eus mayor.
A REMARKAHLE PROCLAMATION
1t reads as follows:
"The comLaratively few persons in
this city who seem disposed to abuse
the opportunity OF carrying arms
which recent events afforded, ano VINO
are doing some very foolish talking
are hereby notified that no further tur-
bulence or disorderly conduct will be
tolerated. They are notified that q
regular police will preserve order, and
every peacaable citizen, black and
white, will be protected in his person
and property. No armed patrol except
those authoriz ID by the Chief OF Po-
lice will appear on the streets JUS
tice is satisfied vengeance is cruel and
ascursed. :,
(Signed) "a. W. wADDELI, Mayor. "
rRK rRcuLIARIrIRs OF THE DOCUMENT.
The idea of advising the whise muir
derers not to Garry firearms after he
had for months been telling them to
carry them is not the most ridiculous
part of the absurd proclamation.
| Be declared that no further turbu-
lence (murder) would be tolerated. He
was fighting for officers and secured
them. Then the other fellows who had
not secured them must stop the foolish
taking. The last sentence is hypocrit-
Ical aud sounded strange In view OF hi
past conduct.
EXCITING OFFICERS OF THE LAW
The treasonabie revolutionists forced
the Chief OF Police John r, Meltor
(white), Justice of the Peace aDc
United States Commissioners, K. n
Bunting (white) and Policeman Gilbert
(white) to leave the city.
| A company of Red Shirts from the
Fifth Ward openly declared that they
M. st leave or they would kill them.
AN OPEN ADMISSION.
In fact, it ia openly admitted thai
they were in the hands of the band oi
Red Shirts aud this agreement alone
saved their lives. They were escorted
by military guard to the train and
sent from the city.
| When they reached New Berne, they
were not allowed to tarry and had tC
go North. Although one OF the men il
. United States Commissioner, the
government has as yet take no action.
| THE INcREAsE e OF THE LAwLRssNEss.
In tie meantime, the lawless had
continued to increase at SUCH a rapid
rate that the bogus mayor, A. M. Wad-
dell and the rump Board OF Aldermen
had TO hold . secret meeting in order
to check the san Q. The purpose was
announced tol"devise ways aud means
to suppress lawlessness and stop Red
Shirts Rough Riders and secret
committees, who seemed bent upsr