The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-12

were identfhed today BY large crowds oe
people. The coroner is negro This
fact. perhaps, together WITH the irnpossi-
btlity OF getting witnesses. prevented TIA
inquest beizg held today.
THE SITUATION YESTERDAY.
Washilgtco. Nov. IA special 20 ne
Evening Star from Wilmington. ~ c,
describes the situation there today AZ
follows:
This disturbed ana loag-psrsurosd
community seems a. las. 70 have sctsred
on an era Of peacs ant order. TIE CON-
piete change IN nc municipal governments
enacted last niEet. h-s placed nsen In
control OF local Affairs representing ths
cest sisnsats Of the CITY. The firm hand
OF the law IS being lad upoa the town
and IL holding in restraint al classes
which might threaten disorder.
Tbs firS- &C; OF the new government
was 20 swear 81 - special Dolfcsnen-
Cool headed men were selected for thsss
posts src were instructed 90 p-eve1g any
attempts 70 ,erroriEs IN negroes "a vel
as % illustrate acts OF lawIesSnesS ey .As
latter.
Good government was put 90 a ts.s
called upon almost before rhsy na3 taken
their seats. % make good Tsaeir promises
20 preserve order A big iynchlnz party
vas planned Tor TIE night and u required
al that the mayor and his associates
could ID 20 prevent -
There were SIX negroes 9. iaii ~@so
mad been arrested during ne excste0~nt
OF The Cav and some CT the people q re
town Thought they shout De summary
dispatched one was a prominent leader.
Thomas Miller. wSno was ctargei with &C.
claring that he would wash MS hands n
a white mans blood before rsrht An
o.he- was \ R Bryant charged with
being dangerous character IRE others
were less prominent. hut rad been under
the ban % TIE whites for conduct caicu-
lated % iHc,,e trouble
Mayor wa6ieIl and his associates put
veto upon he proposed lyncsning. Te@v
sad shat good government vas 20 prevail
n Wilmington from this time and would
commence Immediately. The woald-bs
iynche-s were 40 luslstent that the usavcr
called out a guard and kept re jail sur
rounded all night. THIS morning the SIX
negroes were taken out aat escorted -
the uorthbound train BY 4 eetachmens %
militia 20 be baniSh~d from the CRY.
The citizens cilsered - they saw them
gong. for rhey considered TIER Departure
conducive 20 peace IN The future The
men were started FOR Richmond This -
but the beginning % a general movement
% rid the town % the turbulent nsSrp
.sborers. 7. e rot proposed 20 Us. v'o-
ience bur - send rnem away. xi,h ir-
s;ructions not - return. squads % men
are out today searching for the mos, no.
t0rlous characters and they will bs Sc
ported as they are found Las; aighs
the white Republican deputy sheriff g..
. French left he city lie Vas followed
90 tue train and narrowly escaped vio-
lence A party OF men went into tee car
determined "a take nim out The arrival
or Fred stedman. who il one % the zsoss
conservative ana cool-hsaded men n
twn. while being At the same time a
leader n The movement f0r Write suDrern-
acy. frustrated the attempt. BE wa
Joined by no other citizens and the
three persuaded the crowd % let French
90. French was prominent IN ~. Rspub-
lican politics ard mad been charged wfta
organizing tsfe negroes
Several white men % the community
who have become obnoxious from thsir
leadership % and association with negro
politics are also Ole deported Noslcs
was served upon thres % c4en this NOM
ing 70 leave within twelve hours Thev
are ex-Chief % Police Motion. Richard
Gilbert and r II. PuntlnS On Market
street two pictures are displayed from 10
branch OF tree ore - labelled r IT.
Punuug. white tte other picture % =
negro woman who IS marked Mrs r. r.
Pun,ing. colored The three men cave
s-gnided their willingness 20 90"
Washington % C.. Nov. IA spsc.sI %
the star from Wilmington y O.. says.
The Democrats are IN control - ths
city and TO further serious trou5ls 10
nely."