Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

compress, more than 500, became ter
rorized about II o'clock by wild iumors
Of trouble, and rushed into the streets.
They were finally somewhat Quilted and
dispersed in small squads TO their homes
At 1880 a. IN. serious trouble occurred
in the Fifth ward. Three white men
and three Negroes have been killed.
Large companies of armed citizens
have gone to the scene. The Negroes
are reported to have retreated, but are
quitely being Reinforced by laborers
from the compress. Fayetteville has
been telcgraphed to for help.
AID COMING TO WHITES.
Special trains are being rnn into
Wilmington from other towns with re.
endorsements of arms. Goldsbore has
started 500 men. Laurinburg has
started $50, aud other places have Of
fered help if needed. The light infan-
try, regular state militia organiza-
tion, situated here and its officers di-
rect the the patrolling and guarding Of
the city. 1t is understood the governor
has given his sanction to this plan,
and if carried out il will have q salutary
effect. The local detachmento OF United
States naval reserves, in fatigue uni
form and dragging their new one
FOUNDER rapid-fire gun are now at the
scene of ftrouble together with the light
infantry and several hundred armed
citizens. But there il nothing to shoot
at. The Negroes have disappeared.
EIGHT NEGROES KILLED.
A later dispatch to the Star says:
Between one and two O'clock there
were several skirmishes. The total
casualties at two were:
Eight Negroes killed, two wounded
and three white men wounded-Mayo.
Chadwick and Piner. Mayo is not
dead, a. before reported, but II shot
through the lung. About 1870 two
white men passing house were fired
upon. A detachment Immediately sur
rounded the house and took away five
Negroes.
| EDITOR MANLEY At AsBURY PARK
Asbury Park, N. j.. Nov. 13-Alexan-
der Mauley, the Negro editor OF Will
mington, N. e., whose editorial con.
strued, as an attack upon the white
women of the South, was perhaps the
chief cause of the riots in that city, is
with his brother-in-law, the Rev. |. N.
Giles, pastor OF the eolored Methodist
church in West Asbury Park: The
young editor is prepossessing in ap-
pearance, smooth-faced, bright-eyed
and rapid-talking, with scarcely trace
of the color OF his race in his clear COM
plexiOn.
THE whole trouble at Wilmington, :
he said to-day, was caused by the mis-
construction Of an article in my paper.
Extracts from this editorial have az.
peared in northern newspapers, The
part, however, that shows my Innocence
of any intended disrsspect TO or slander
of the white people has been studicusly
ignored"
His purpose had been, he said, mere
Iy to show that whites and Negroes
should be Judged by the same laws OF
morality. In support Of the claim that
he had been misconstrued he read the
following from the editorial in Yues'
tion:
The edit ,rs pour fourth volleys OF
aspersions against all Negroes because
of the few who may be guilty. IL the
papers and speakers of ths other race
would condemn the commission OF
crime because it is a crime and not try
to make it appear that the Negroes
were the only criminals, they would
find their strongest allies in the intel
ligent Negroes themselves, and togeth'
er the whites and blacks would root
the evil out Of both races"
Asked about the Wilmington riots
Mr.. Manley said he preferred to tel
the story over his own signature ano
should do so shortly. 1.-THE destruction
of the Record Office he said, ''causee
great personal loss. The building and
fixtures were fully insured, but no'
against mobs. Ny father and mother
and three brothers we're left behind
; | have heard nothing from them. bu
presume they got away safely. Ny
future is undecided. do not know
whether or not l shall 60 back t
North Carolina
Editor Manley is considered here
in the Negro district. He was invited
to address a meeting at the Bcthe
Methodist Episcopal church tonight
but declined. He will probably re
main here several days. 1t is under
stood that he il raising fund to pay
a firm of New York lawyers whom HI
will employ to represent him before
the president and department OF justice
and that his case will be submitted to
morrow or Tuesday.