The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-11
THE RACE WAR
AT WILMINGTON.
Much Interest Manifested in Rich
mond Yesterday.
THE CITY OvERRUN BY NEGROES.
Citizens Have Suffered Long ana Much
From the Rulc of Disrcpu'abie
Whites and Ignorant Biacks'
The Police Force Worthless
THE CITY 0veRRUN BY NEGROES.

Moro interest was manifested In the
news OF the race troubles at wilmington
Yesterday than In the returns from the
elections Tuesday night. Crowds swarm
ed about the bulletin boards and eagerly
read every piece OF information.
North CarOInians VINO nave been nome
10 vote and Virginians who have spent
some ume recently In the Old North
statc say no one can appreciate the con-
oltlons existing at Wilmington but those
Who have been there and seen with their
own eyes what is going on under the
rule OF the negroes and their white
allies.
EDITOR MANLY.
The whites have for a long time
thought that their city would be better
of without the negro Manly. who edits
tho Record. In August Manly wrote an
editorial rejecting on the white ladies
OF the city and has since been publishing
articles calculated TO cause trouble. lie
Is nothing like as respectable a negro as
Dancy the collector OF customs at Will
mingtOn
The great curse to Wilmington has been
the ncsro magistrates and a police force
% negroes and inefficient whites. VIII
mugfon has become the rendezvous for
shifticss negroes from Georgia, South
Carolina and parts of Virginia The
amount OF thievlng Is appalling. 1t is
almost impossible TO secure the arrest
and conviction OF a thief
MR.. EMERSONS EXPERIENCE.
When Mr. T. NJ Emerson went with
his family to his cottage on the sea coast
in the summer he made personal appeal
10 Chief Melton TO instruct the police TO
protect his residence. 1r. Emerson on
his return found his house broken
open He learned that negroes had oc-
ha no oh NIL "A
the police had been there with them.
Many valuable articles had been carried
off and the furniture wantonly destroyed.
Mr. Emerson was unable TO secure
single arrest. lie has not as yet been
able to resume house keeping.
The White Government Union has had
20 employ two watchmen for every block
In the city and the cost has been heavy.
Firms doing business on the river front
have been at great expense in employing
detectives and watchmen
PLANS OF THE WHITES.
In view of the fact that rioting has
occurred the plans of the whites TO meet
trouble are OF interest They were made
weeks ago. Each block has its lieutenant
and there is captain for every three
blocks When the danger signal was
given every armed man was 10 report
at the nearest corner 10 lieutenant
Two men were TO be stationed at every
corner and four men were TO guard each
residence where there was a case of sick
ness. 1t was planned to hustle the wo-
men and children left in the city to
place OF rendezvous selected some time
ego.
The whites have control of the electric
light plant and can turn the lights off or
on in the different wards as the occasion
may require. The men had instructions
to shoot the lights out in case the signals
20 put them out We're not promptly
obeyed
There is not a residence occupied by
whites but what is armed with Win
chester rife or shot gun.