Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-12
Notorious Negroes to be De-
ported from Wilmington.
0BN X|OUs WHITES ALSO
New City Ohic.als Save Six Sec.o.x rr
Aynching. Citizens Determined to
Prevent p"curcencc az
the Recent Riot.
lSE T,.leHra,,h \

WASH NC;TON Nov. lI.-A snoci,I
t" the Evening Star from Wilmington
n. g.. describes the situation, there TO-
day as follows:
This disturbed ana lnnr n.rtur,,i
community seems AT last to be entering
upon an era OF peace and order Tn,
complete change in the municipal gay
eminent. effected last night with SOM,
Suddenncss but great u,animiiv. has
placed men in control of local affairs
REPRESENTING the best elements of the
city. The firm hand of the law is being
Laid upon the town ana is holding II,
restraint all classes which might threat
en- disorder
The first act Of the new government
was I" swear in 80 special policemen
Cool headed men We're selected for, these.
posts and We're instructed to prevent
any attempt to t.rroriZe the negroes us
Well as to illustrate acts OF lawlessness
by the latter
LYNCHING PARTY FOlLrD
Good government was put to :; test
and the new officials We're called upon,
almost before they had taken their
seats. to make good their promise to
preserve order. a lynchinE party was
planned for the night and ii required Ill!
that the mayor and his associates could
do to prevent it. There was six negroes
in Jail who had been arrested during
the excitement of the day ana whom
some Of the people of the town though,
should be summarily dispatched One.
was a prominent leader. Thomas Miller
who was charged with declaring tina,
he would wash his hands in a whit,
mans blood before night. Another was
A. r. Bryant charged With being !; dan
gerous character; the others were less
prominent hut VIII" had been under tn,
''rn Of the whites for conduct calcu-
[lornes r:itc trouble.
MOI { iope III and his associates p,lt
a veto UPON the proposed lynching
They said that good governif1e22.. vas To
prevail in Wilmington from this tims
and would come Immediately. TIL.
would-be lynchers We're so insiS,ent that
the mayor called out a guard TO keel
the Jail surrounded all night. This
morning the six negroes We're taken out
and escorted to the northbound train by
a detachment Of militia to be banisheGi
from the city. The citizens cheered a.
they saw them going. for they consid-
cred their departure conducive to peace
III the future The men were started;
for Richmond.
TO DEPORT RINGT.EADERS
This is but the beginning of II gen
eral movement to rid he town OF the
turbulent negro leaders. 1t Is not pro-
posed II use violence. but tn send them
away With instructions not to return.
Squads of men are out today searching
for the most notorious characters anG
they VIII pc depofted as they are found
Last night the white Republican deputy
sheriff. G. Z. French. left the city. He
was followed to the train and narrowly
escaped violence.
party Of men went into the car
determined to take him out. The ar
rival of Fred Stedman. who is one O.
the most conservative and cool headed
men in the town. while being at tbs
l.,,.
white supremacy. frustrated the at
tempt He was joined by two other cit
liens and the three persuaded the
crowd to let French go. French was
prominent in Republican politics ana
has been charged with organizing tn,
negroes.
Several white men of The community
,.hr Nav hacn,,. -oT,nnx;nus f,,n, th,i,.
,n az ,.s,v 81 ,md nssnci,, non VII, NJ.
90, ,,i,,i,i,, ~ .,,sn 10 he dannr,nd
Sro,;d 80 sa,,aa ,,,,on th,.o of ,bnm
~ ,,,,;,,e, -, l.,va within ,w,,lv.
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