The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-11
white Supremacy Finally Attained,
tfmidation and Incendiarism.
EIGHT BLACKS SLAUGHTERED
AND THREE WHITE PEOPLE WOUND
ED, ONE MAN SERIOUSLY.
Newspaper Office Wrecked and the
Torch AppIied-Many Victims
of an Election Riot.

WILMINGTON, ". C., Nov. 1O.-After a
day of bloodshed and turbulence Whining
ton has subsidized tonight into comparative
peacefulness. Eight negroes were killed
and three white men wounded during the
day, one of them, William Mayo, seriously
Tonight the city is in the hands of a new
municipal government and law and order
is being established. This afternoon the
Board of Aldermen resigned one by one.
AS each alderman vacated the remainder
elected a successor, named by the citizens
COMMITTEES, until the entire board was
changed legally. They resigned in response
to public sentiment. The new board is COM
posed OF conservative Democratic citizens.
The mayor and chief of police then resigned
and the new board elected their successors
according to law. Ex-Representative Wad-
dell was elected mayor and E. G. Parmelee
chief of police.
The first act of the new government was
to swear in $50 special policemen, chosen
from the ranks of reputable white citizens.
They are vested with all the authority OF
the land and will take charge of the city.
The citizens committee will remain on
guard, however throughout the town to
prevent possible attempts at incendarism.
The new government will devote its atten-
ton to restraining recklessness among the
whites as well as keeping down lawlessness
among the negroes. Further trouble of
general or serious nature is not expected
Soon after the meeting Mr.. George Roun-
tree received a telegram from Governor
Russell, saying that he would use all his
efforts to influence the mayor and city
Council to resign If that would restore
peace. Mr.. Rountree sent the following re-
ply: Mayor and aldermen resigned. Two
hundred and fifty special policemen sworn
in. Law will be maintained and peace re-
stored"
Mr. Rountree is a prominent attorney
here and member of the Democratic con-
gressional committee.
The trouble in Wilmington to-day COM
menced at $3.50 this morning when an armed
body Of citizens, numbering about 400 and
led by x-Representative Waddel. chair
man of a committee of twenty-five appoint
ed for the purpose, proceeded to the pub
fishing house of negro newspaper. the
Record. to wreck it. The editor of this
Paper had published an article defamatory
of white women and a mass meeting of
citizens yesterday ordered his expulsion
from the city within twenty-four hours,
and the removal of his press. Fifteen lead
ing negroes were called in by the commit
tee of twenty-five last night and directed
to notify the chairman by 1880 this morning
whether they would agree to the removal
of the press. They were informed that if
no answer was returned the press would be
demolished. No answer was received by
the chairman this morning and after wait
ing an hour the citizens proceeded in body
and demolished the fixtures Of the printing
Office The building was also fired and
Quilted. The leaders say that this action
was the work of irresponsible persons, and
as soon as the fire was discovered the fire
department was called to extinguish it.
The burning of the printing office created
a great commotion among the negroes of
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 cotton compress
numbering 500 or 400, who quit work and
hung about the streets in manifest terror.
Other parties congregated in the negro Sec
ton and it was in one of these that the
first tragedy was enacted. The men were
standing on a corner and were ordered to
dispense. They declined and, it is claimed
fired into the whites. fusillade was i'm
mediately opened upon them by the whites
and three negroes were killed Two whites
were wounded slightly. One negro ran
down the street and, passing a residence,
fired rifle at William Mayo. white, stand
ing on the veranda shooting him through
the left lung. This negro was recognized,
pursued and captured while hiding under
bed. 1t is said he confessed TO the shoot
ing. He was riddled with shot by his cap
tors.
A PERIOD OF EXCITEMENT.
In the meantime the town was in {. state
Of excitement. The whites rushed to the
street from every direction. the local mill
tary company was ordered out and bat
talion Of United States naval reserves pro-
seeded TO the vicinity OF the trouble with .