Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-17
BLACKS MADE TO CO.
Wilmington Compelling Turbulent
Negro Leaders to Leave City.
The GOVERNMENT NAY INTERFERE.
Mr. TalbeFt the C0lored Collector of cue.
toms vt Charleston Has an Interview
With President Nc hiniey-Troubls.
1t Phoenix, = C., Probably Ended.

city was remarkably quiet last night,
the turmoil and terrible race conflict
considered. The military are doing
police duty at the request Of the city
authorities, although no martial law
has been proclaimed. The negroes are
thoroughly terrorized. Hundreds Of
them have LETT the city, fleeing
through the country in all directions.
W. H. Henderson, the most prominent
negro lawyer here, asked for mill.
tary escort to the Atlantic coast line
station for himself and family. 1t is
believed the race war is about over.
Nobody was shot yesterday and none
of the wounded have died.
The first act of the new government
was to swear in $50 special policemen.
Cool.headed men were selected for
these posts and were instructed to
prevent any attempts to terrorze the
negroes, as we'll as to Illustrate acts Of
lawlessness by the latter. Good gov.
eminent was put to test immediate
ly, and the new officials were called
upon almost before they had taken
their seats to make good their prom,
Uses to preserve order. A big lynching
party was planned for the night, and
it required all that the mayor and his
associates could do to prevent 1t.
There were six negroes in Jail who
had been arrested during the excite.
ment Of the day and some people Of
the town thought they should be sum.
marily dispatched. One prominent
leader, Thomas Miller, who was
charged with declaring that he would
wash his hands in a white mans blood
before night, Another was A. R. Bry-
ant, charged with being dangerous
character, The others were less prom.
jnent, but who had been under the
ban Of the whites for conduct calcu-
lated >to incte trouble. Mayor Wad-
dell and his associates put veto upon
the proposed lynching. They said
that good government was to prevail
in Wilmington from this time and
would commence Immediately. The
six negroes were taken out and escort
ed to the northbound train by de-
tachment of militia, to be banished
from the city. This is but the begin.
ming Of a general movement to rid the
town Of the turbulent negro leaders.
1t is not proposed to use violence, but
to send them away with instructions
not to return. Squads of men are out
searching for the most notorious char
acters and they will be deported as
they are found. Several white men Of
the community, who have become OBJ
noxious from their leadership Of and
association with negro politics, are
also to be deported.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY INTERFERE.
Washington, Nov. l2.-Ata late hour
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Tolbert, whose
father and brother were shot in the
race war at Phoenix, s. G., accompa-
med by Solicitor General Richards, Of
the department of justice, called at
the white house and had an extended
interview with President Mckinley
He related to the president the story
of his experiences in South Carolina,
entering into minute details Of the
trouble on election day. The presi.
dent listened attentively to the re.
cital, but gave no indication OF what
action, if any, might be taken. How
ever. he requested Mr. Tolbert to see
the attorney general and make to him
a full statement OF the situation as he
viewed it. Returning to the depart
ment OF justice Mr.. Tolbert had an in.
terview with Attorney General Griggs,
who had just returned to the city from
New Jersey. At the conclusion Of the
interview the attorney general said he
would have Il conference with the
president upon the matter as soon as
possible, and it would then be deter
mined what If anything, would be
ioae.
The department OF Justice has taken
steps to obtain official information
bearing upon the trouble in South
Carolina, and it is said to be entirely
unlilely that, in the absence Of such
information, the president would take
any action in the matter In addition,
however, to the effort of the depart
ment to secure definite and official in
formation concerning Tuesdays riot
ing, steps have been taken to afford
ample protection to the elder Tobart,
who is collector Of customs at the port
OF Charleston. 1t Is said that, as II
government officer in the exercise OF
his individual rights and in the per.
Torrance Of his official duties, the
federal government will not permit
him to be interfered with.
TROUBLE HAS PROBABLY ENDED.
Columbia, s. c., Nov. !2.-Sherif Nc.
Caslam, of Greenwood county, in which
Phoenix is located. wired the governor
yesterday that things were perfectly
quiet and excitement all gone Late
news from the scene OF the recent
lynchings indicate that the angry pas.
sions Of the people are subsidng, and
no further bloodshed is now to be ex.
pected unless two negroes, Circuit and
White, or Henderson, a white man, all
of whom the crowd wish to secure, are
found. There is every reason to be-
lieve that all three have made good
their escape.
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