The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-17
Is TROUBLE OVER?
THE PRESIDENT is DISTURBED OVER
THE RACE RIOTS.

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Colored Organizations from All Parts of
the Country Are Greatly Stirred Up Over
tine Recent outrages. Story of Their
, Expulsion from Wilmington.
Washington. D. c., Nov. 15-The
president is much disturbed by the re-
cent race conflicts in the Carolinas.
Delegations and committees from all
parts of the country representing COL
ored organizations, are asking for an
opportunity to be heard, but the presi-
dents advisers are discouraging their
coming.
: The administration is hoping that the
trouble is over, and all effort is made
to give out that impression.
! The attorney general said yesterday
morning that he had received from Err
nest F. Cochran. assistant United
States attorney for South Carolina, a
letter saying:
Il have just had a confidential inter-
view with a responsible man, on whose
statements 1 rely. He has been at and
near Greenwood during the whole time
of the disturbances. He reports that
there was no violence on Friday and
Saturday, and that no further trouble
Is anticipated. All bands have dispers-
, ed. have concluded not to send a
man to the scene"
Tolbert the late Republican congress
sional candidate in the Third South
Carolina district, is still in Washing.
ton, and Is said to be desirous of ap-
pearlng before a congressional commit
tee of investigation.
The Democratic newspapers in this
vicinity are doing their best to get the
Republican party to take some action
looking toward a federal election law,
for they know that the serious threat
of any such thing would send Mary
land and West Virginia back to the
Democrats.
Republican leaders will not be likely
to fall into the trap.
Three of the Wilmington. N. C. ref
ugees have arrived in Washington, and
yesterday they called at the depart
ment of justice, and an appointment
for a conference with the officials was
made for the afternoon,
They are B. II. Dunning, United
States commissioner and justice ofthp
peace; John r. Melton, chief of police.
and c. H. Gilbert, superintendent OF
city carts.
According to their statements all
were seized without warrant and es-
corted to the railroad station by an
armed and jeering mob. who shouted
all sorts of insults after them as they
marched along.
white niggers" appeared to be the
least of the insulting names with
which the crowds greeted them at ev-
cry step.
forcible langunage that If ever again
they set foot in Wilmington they would
be shot on sight.
When their train arrived at New
berne it was boarded. they say, by ex-
Mayor Ellis and lawyer named Guy
on. and they were informed that IL
would not be safe for them to remain
there any length OF time. and so they
took the first boat for Norfolk.
Brown. a negro from Wilmington.
with them. they had since heard, was
set upon by a crowd and terribly beat
en- in the city postoffice. At other points
they were warned not to stop
The three men are at present staying
at small hotel on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., but what they will do or where
they will so from here is a serious
question with them.
They say that they dare not return
to their homes in Wilmington. as they
feel certain that the threats of the mob
will be carried out, and they would be
shot.
They plead not guilty to every charge
made against them, and insist that
they were run out of the state for the
single reason that they were Republi-
cans and refused, at the bidding of an
irresponsible mob, to surrender their
right of franchise.