The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-25
RIOTING In ANIISTON
NEGRO SOLDIERS SHOOT DOwg
WHITES FROM AM.
BUSH
REIGN OF TERROR PREVAILS
Provost Guard Fired Upon by Ne
grOes While Discharging Their
Duty-Armories Broken Into
and Looted OF Arms and Ammu-
nftion-Citizens Join in QueII-
ing the Disturbance.

ANNISTON, Ala, Nov. 24.-Members
Of the Third Alabama, the negro reg-
ment, with murder in their hearts,
caused the greatest excitement tonight
that this town has ever known. Short
ly after dark Private Gildhart, of Com
pany B, Second Arkansas, while return
ing to camp from town, was shot in the
head by negro soldier, who also stab
bed him in the back Gildhart was TAX
en- to the regimental hospital. A little
later a member Of the Fourth Ken
lucky was reported to have been shot
on Walnut street by negro soldiers
who lay in a gully shooting at the
white men who passed. Firing was
heard IN Liberia, the negro quarter Of
the city, which Is not far from Walnut
street, and q squad of the provost
guard went TO investigate. AS 1t turn
ed the corner Of Fifteenth and Pine
streets. large crowd of negro soldiers,
without warning, opened fire upon the
guard with Springhelds, the gun In use
in the regiment. The guard returned
the fire. butt had few cartridges and
soon had to retreat. When reinforce
ments and ammunition were secured
the negroes had disappeared.
In the engagement Sergeant Dodson,
Third Tennessee. was shot in the arm,
and Private Graham, Third Tennessee,
in the stomach. If any of the negroes
were shot 1t is not known, as no dead
or wounded have been found. Two
members of the provost guard are miss
ing.
When news of the trouble became
known white soldiers who were In the
city gathered around the provost guard
headquarters and begged for gums and
ammunition, but were refused. Cttt-
Zens armed themselves and repaired to
the scene Of the battle. Mayor Hight
had the saloons closed. Several negro
soldiers, one with a Springfield, which
had just been fired, were arrested in
various parts of the city and locked UP,
though 1t was with difficulty that the
infur1ated white soldiers and citizens
were prevented from wreaking sum-
mary vengeance upon them
ARArORIES LOOTED.
AINnories of the two local military
companies were broken into and every
gun and cartridge appropriated by un-
known parties. Gen. Frank, who is in
command of the troops, came out and
was ON the streets until a late hour.
Gen. Colby, commanding the Second
brigade, brought IN two companies
each Of the Third Tennessee and SEQ
ond Arkansas. They secured the city
and carried all soldiers not on duty
back to the camp.
a member of the Fourth Wisconsin
is said TO have been shot, but the re-
port cannot be verified. One negro
soldier, while under arrest, was shot
IN the arm by citizen
After the enga cement at Fifteenth
and Pine, very few negroes, either
soldiers or civilians, were to be found
ON the streets, but firing has been heard
at intervals in various parts OF the
city.
A negro soldier was dangerously
beaten by some white soldiers ON Tenth
street, this afternoon, and this incident
is supposed to have caused the rlotous
ections on the part Of the negroes, who
are said to have slipped out of the
camp through the guard lines
One negro soldier has just been
brought In dead and another fatally
wounded.