The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-24
WAR BETWEEN RACES
Most Sanauiasrv conflIct Siace tte
Days OF kecosstructioa.
VICIOUS NEGROES AXE RESPONSIBLE.
they Ambuscsded Shcriff's Posss
ia the Night Time.
a BLOODY BATTLE FOLLOWS.
Ten Negroes Killed, Several Wounded
and -Four Captured.
\ BLOODY BATTLE FOLLOWS.
lie TROUBLE IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Whites In Pursutt md the
Whale Country Aroused.

Meridian, Miss, October as.-The most
bloody race war that has occurred In Mis-
slssipp stree the days OF reconstruction
period is raging In Scott county, nifty miles
west Of Meridian. The war grew out Of
an assault on Charles d, Freeman, white
man, by Dll Burke, u negro, Freeman
and Burke became involved In quarrel.
which ended In Burke assaulting Freeman
with hoe. A warrant was sworn out
for the arrest OF Burke end Constable
Thompson. with fifteen men. went TO the
house Of Burke. who lives mile from
iarpervilc. at 0 O'Clock last night to exc
cute tho writ When Constable Thompson
aud his posse arrived they found Burke
fortified In his littlc log hut with hfty or
sixty negroes ambushcd on tho premises.
and thu officers demand for surrender
was answered with voliey officer Sib-
leo, ono of the posse. was Instantly killed
aud three others, Including constable
| Thompson. spripusly wouldel,
| The posse was ghrpwn into confusion by
| the voleys. but the Are Was returned, and
| for C time a desperate battle RACED In the
| dark, The negroes were greatly In the
majority, however. and the officers retired
and sent out some rnsners for help.
TIE people responded with heavy rein
fortemonle, ana the battle was renewed
| this morning The fgh, has been kept up
oil day, and when the last courier reached
the nearest telegraph office, ten miles from
the stene of the battle, ut a late hour to-
night, he reported that ten negroes had
been killed and several wounded. Four
negroes we're captured and taken to For
est where they are guarde9 by 200 white
men TO prevent their rescue by negro SYM
pathzers
general alarm has been sent out over
Scott ard the adjoining courties OF Ran
kin Newton and Smith, and hundreds OF
white men are under arms aud on their
was' to Harpcrville.
Governor A. j, MoLaurin left Brandon
for Harpcrsyille tonlg-t
Memphis, Tenn. October ga special
to tho Commcrcal-Appea' from Forest
Miss, says. AS result of an attempt 70
larrtst negro near Harperevillc. Scott
county, IN tho EASTERN part OF the State.
one white deputy is killed three wounded.
and according TO she latest reports. niue
negroes have been killed by the citizens Of
nhe Uarpersyille neighborhcod and the
sherifs posse combined, The pursuit ol
shout Afty negroes. which haS Joined the
orr glnai offender with the ayowed determt-
nation TO prevent his arrest and capture
aud which ambushed the party attempts
ing tho arrest. continues, aud by morlana
the number or fatalities VIII undoubtedt,
have assumed larger proportions.
The whoe country is terribly aroused
ana the sherirs posoe has been reinforced
with men from all tho neighbofing towns
Governor McI.aurin has gore to the sceas
} which In about ten miles north OF FOREST
the nearest railroad po'n&.
The trouble originated l,St Friday night
when negro ramed Burke had an alterca
ton with his employer, Charles Freeman
IN which the negro got the best Of the dit
hopity. That n gbt a crewd OF white mel
j., / weoi 10 Burke's house 80 aFresL him, bu
he was not ther Tho white men then de
ci,lad 10 90 back &c next night to captur,
Burke and the plBn was rot concealed from
thr blacks Headed by Wallace Silbley.
white man deputizei 10 arrest the man
4, the crowd went 10 Burke's house, whicl
IL about a milo from Harpersvlie. Whel
they arrived upon tho scene and called 10
Burke they were greeted by fusiltid
from nogioes concealed In ambush in ID
bushes surronpd!ng the house and tn
house kself. Wallace slbley, The leader
: fel dead 81 the first volley and three NOR
white members Of tho crowd. James John
son, James Hamilton and Jamss Wells
!. were wounded. The whites returned tn
: IRE. but were unsblc 10 do any execution
az their assallants We're all concealed
. There were not more than eight msn |
! the crowd. aud fading II impossible to Sc
cure tho negro, they went back to Harp
ersyiile.
> Irnon their return to the scene til