The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-15
WAR ON BLACKS.
Armed Whites Destroy COlOred News
paper Plant at Wilmington. \. {.
A Number of Killed on Both Sides-Several
WOunded-A Complete Change of Mu-
nicipal Government Restores Order
-Distubers Held in Restraint.

| Eight Negroes and one white man are
| reported killed. A score or more are
wounded. South Carolina has been
telegraphed to for help.
Negroes are attempting to burn the
city and a reign of terror prevails
The mayor and city administration
have escaped. Red shirts" are dis
arming the Negroes everywhere as
| they meet them.
The mayor and other city officials
who were notified to surrender the
city have either left or can not be
found. The committee of Negroes, who
were notified to remove the printing
press of the Recor (Manley's Negro pa
per-, failed to reply to the notification
within the prescribed time.
Fifteen hundred armed white men,
with ex-COngressman Waddell leading
them, marched to the printing Office
Thursday morning. broke it open,
smashed the press with sledge ham,
mers and burned the building to the
ground.
While the building was in flames
1000 rifles were turned on it, and the
hail Of bullets riddled and tore off the
weather boarding and roof. Every
citizen was sober and deliberate and
wore no disguise.
A few Negroes attempted resistance,
but, after one was shot, the remainder
were dispersed. Fire engines were
hurried to the scene in response to
fire alarm bell, but the firemen Were
ordered not to play a stream on the
fire, but to prevent any spread Of the
flames.
White citizens interviewed here by
your correspondent since the burning
of the Record building say that the fire
in the building broke out after the
crowd had assembled, and was not
started by any one.
Several ministers Of the city stood
on guard Thursday with Winchesters.
There were few able bodied white men
in Wilmington who failed to do guard
duty Wednesday night. Excitement
broke out afresh at p. m, when Ne
groes fired into street car filed with
people, .
Almost before the noise of the vOlley
died out armed whites began to gather.
In Few minutes 500 men with Win
chesters had arrived, but the blacks
had fed. A red shirt parade took
place shortly after.
News was received Wednesday night
that Negro knocked down John l..
Hare a white man. at Wilson, n. c.,
and then fled, firing a revolver as he
ran. He was Joined by other Negroes,
all armed.
In a few minutes 200 armed whites
charged down the street, scattering
the Negroes.
Another Negro was killed Thursday
night at Tenth and Mulberry streets
He was hailed by guard but refused
to halt, and continuing to advance, was
shot by the guard.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Nov. 12.-This
disturbed and long perturbed COM
munity seems at last to be entering
/
The complete change in the municipal
government, effected Thursday night
with some suddenness but great una
nimity, has placed men in control of To-.
cal affairs representing the best ele-
ments of the city. The firm hand of the,
law is being laid upon the town and is
holding in restraint all classes which
might threaten disorder
The first act of the new government
was to swear in $50 special policemen.
Cool headed men were selected for
these positions and were instructed to
! prevent any attempts to terrorize the
Negroes, as we'll as to Illustrate acts of
lawlessness by the latter.
Good government was put to a test
Immediately and the new officials were
called upon almost before they had
taken their seats to make good their
promises to preserve order. A big
lynching party was planned for the
light and it required ali that the may
and his associates could do to pre-
ent it.
There were six Negroes in Jail who,
had been arrested during the excite
ment of the day and whom some of the
town people thought should be sumar-
lily dispatched. One was a prominent
leader, Thomas Miller, who was charp-
ed with declaring that he would wash
his hands in white mans blood before
night. Another was A. r. BRYANT.
charged with being a dangerous char
acter; the others were less prominent.
but who had been under the ban of
the whites for conduct calculated to in
| ute trouble.
| a Reported Killing.