New-York tribune., 1898-11-11
RACE RIOTS IN THE SOUTH.
DAY OF BLoODsHED AND TURMOIL IN
WILMINGTON, n. c.
NINE NEGROES KILLED AND THREE WHITE
MEN woUNDED-A COMPLETE NEW MI

MEN woUNDED-A COMPLETE NEW aU-
NrcrPA1. GOVERNMENT FORMED.
Wilmington. ~ c., Nov. 10.-After day OF
bloodshed and turbulence Wilmington has sub
sided tonight into comparative peacefuiness'
Nine negroes were killed and three white men
were wounded during the day. one OF 'heH'
William Mayo seriously.
Tonight the city is in the hands OF lie"
municipal government and law ana order are
being established. This afternoon the members
OF the Board OF Aldermen resigned one py one
AS each Alderman retired the remainder elec'eu
/ a successor named by the Citizens Committee
until the entire Board was changed legally'
They resigned in response to public sentiment
The new Board is composed Of conservative
Democratic citizens The Mayor and Chief OF
Police then resigned. and the new Board elecleu
their successors according to law. Ex-Repre-
sentative Waddell was chosen Mayor, and l.. u.
Parmeee Chief Of Police. The first act Of the
new government was to swear in go special
policemen chosen from the ranks OF reputaple
white citizens They are vested with all the
authority of the law and will take charge or the
city. The citizens will remain on guard, now
! ever, throughout the town to prevent posslpie
| attempts at incendiarsm. The new government
will devote it's attention to restraining reckless
ness among the white men, as well as Keeping
down awlessness among the negroes furtnei
trouble Of a general serious nature Is not
expected.
Soon after the meeting George Rountree re-
| ceived a telegram from Governor Russell say
! ing he would use all his efforts TO influence the
| Mayor and City Council to resign II that "ou'n
restore neacc Mr.. Roun.ree sent the following
| reply:
| Mavor and Aldermen have resigned. Two
! Gfty special policemen
/ Law will be maintained and peace res'oreo'
Mr.. Rountree is prominent lawyer here ana
a member of the Democratic Congressional
! Committee
| NEGRO NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.
Tho trouhle began at $50 o'clock this morn
/ ing. when an armed body of citizens numbering
about four hundred and led by exRepresenta-
tive Waddell. chairman Of Committee ol
TWENTY-FIVE appointed for the purpose pro-
/ ceeded TO the publishing house Of a negro news
naner "The Record" 10 wreck IT. The editor oi
this paper had published an article deiama'oiS
TO white women, and mass-meeting OF cl'i%eii'
Yesterday ordered his expulsion from the c''S
within twenty four hours and the removal ol MS
press Fifteen leading negroes were called IN
/ by the Committee of Twenty-fv last night ana
directed to inform the chairman by $50 O'CLOCK
this morning whether or not they would agree
to the removal of the press. They were IN
formed that II no answer were returned the
press would be demolished
| No answer was received by the chairman this
morning. and after waiting an hour the citizens
proceeded in a body and demolished the hXtures
of the printing Office. The building was also
burned The leaders say that TINS action was
he work OF irresponsible persons. and as soon
as the fire was discovered the Fire Department
was called to extinguish X.
THE FIRST BLOODsHED.
The burning of the printing office created a
great commoton among the negroes or the
town. The rumor spread that the whites were
going to burn and murder in the negro quarter
| This rumor reached the negro employees OF d
cotton compress. numbering three or four mum
| dred who quit work and hung about the streets
in manifest terror. Other parties congresa'eu
in the negro section, and 1t was In one OF THESE
that the first tragedy was enacted. Inc men
were standing On corner and were ordered u
disperse. They declined, and, it is alleged fired
into the whites
A fusade was Immediately opened on them
bv the whites. and three negroes were killed.
| Two white men were wounded slightly. one
negro ran down the street and while passing a
house fired a rifle at William Mayo, white VINO
| was standing the veranda shooting MIN
| through
nzed pursued and captured while hiding under
bed 1t is said that he confessed to the shoot
| ing He was riddled with shot by MS caF'oIS
| and killed
In the mean time the town in a state or
great excitement The whites rushed TO the
| scene from every direction. the local military
company was ordered out. and battalloh OF
| United States Naval Reserves proceeded 10 the
scene Of the trouble with a rapd-tre gun.
About / o'clock some negroes In house hreu
on party Of white men. the mouse was SUI sur !
|
taken to Jail. one negro broke away ana ran,
but was shot down and killed before he had
gone half block.
this kind and eight negroes were killed in the
disturbed sections. Their names are unknown.
TROUBLE THOUGHT TO BE ENDED.
As the news Of the riot spread through the
neighboring cities OF the State. they offered to
send help but all the offers were declined eX-
cept in the case of Fayetteville. from which
about one hundred and fifty men came. As
night fell the town was completely patrolled and
guarded Few negroes were on the streets, and
they were not allowed to congregate anywhere.
The action Of the citizens in organizing new
municipal government Is expected to prng peace
and order and rioting Is looked for tonight.
1t was learned later in the day that the negro
committee summoned last night had agreed 70
endeaVor to have the press removed although
the editor had disappeared ana they had no au-
thoritv on the premises. Their letter. instead Of
being delivered to the chairman of the Com
mittee Of Twenty five in person. was put IN the
mail and did not reach him until three hours
after the time which had been fixed for the re-
ception Of answer had expired.
a crowd formed tonight TO take from
the Jail and lynch two negroes, Thomas Miller
and Ira Bryant. who were arrested to-day
charged with making threats and were re
garded dangerous cases. The Mayor. Colo
mel Waddell promptly prohibited the assem-
bling Of the crowd at the jail. and he himself
headed guard OF twenty-five men with Win
chesters 10 protect the prisoners.
Another negro was killed tonight at Tenth
and Mulberry He was hailed, but refused
10 halt. ard was shot by the guard
Three companies OF State Militia will arrive