The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-11


mington:
..rhe Governor desires you to report
the situation at once, Capt. Patterson
company ut Maxton has been ordered
to report TO You and ought to be started
about now. Give names OF the klned.
At 4 o'clock the following telegram
came to the Governor from Col. John
L. Bruton ut Wilson:
Col Taylor nj Wilmington is in dire
need of achievements. Train now n
Maxton ready for that company. Please
wire MaXton and Clinton to report IL
him at once"
The following alarming telegram was
received shortly afterwards from the
Colonel commanding mt Wilmington:
"Wilminton, \. c.. Nov. 10. 1898.
Adjutant General, Raleigh. \. c.:
Send Maxton and Clinton companies
and kinston division of Naval Re
serves here quick.
walker TAYLOR,
Lieutenant Colonel"
The following telegram was then sent
to the Clinton company:
Raleigh, y. c., Nov. 10.
Capt Ii. w. Hines, Clinton, y. c..
Take your company to Wilmington
and report to Colonel Taylor. Mr.. EN-
erson, at Wilmington, has been wired
TO supply a train for YOU Telegraph
this office and to Colonel Taylor when
you start. Acknowledge receipt.
DAVIS,
Acting Adjutant General"
Capt. Patterson, of the Maxton COM
pany, was also ordered TO notify Col.
Taylor and the Adiutant General when
his company started. Mr.. III. NJ. Elmer
son. the traffic manager OF the Coast
Line, was notified to have transporta-
ton for the Clinton company ut the
earliest possible moment.
Col. Brnton was notified that the Clin-
ton and Maxton companies had been
ordered to reinforce Col. Taylor. Col.
Taylor was sent similar message
Other companies were then ordered 10
proceed 10 the scene of the riot The
following was sent 10 Lieut.. W. ID. Pol
lock, Kinston, \. c.:
Take Your division TO Wilmington and
report to- Col Taylor. s. T.. Din has
been wired at Newbern to supply trans
nortatipn. Acknowledge receipt and re-
port yonr departure.
DAVIS.
Acting Adjutant General
The following telegram was sent TO
Superintendent Dill. of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad, at Newbern:
Have transportation at Kinston as
soon as possible to take Lient. Pol
locks division of Naval Reserves to
Wilmington. Answer"
The Franklin company was next or-
dered ont. The following telegram was
sent to Capt McGhee:
Capt l.. w. McGhee, Franklinton,
\. c..
"Take Your company to Wilmington
and report TO COL Taylor.
DAVIS.
Acting Adjutant General"
Col. Taylor was also notified as fol-
lows:
The Kinsfon Naval Division and the
Franklinton company have also been
ordered 10 report TO You.
Last evening at Il y. m. the following
telegram was received by the Gov
ernor from Capt. Patterson. OF the Max
ton company:
Will be ready 10 more at s p. m. To-
night
Capt. Hines. of the Clinton company.
responded soon after. az follows:
Order received and getting men ready
rs early ms possible 10 move"
At o'clock the Adintans General re.
ceiyed the following telegram III reply Ia
his request for particulars as To Iii,
killed and wounded:
Wilmington y. c.. Nov. 10.
Adjutant General. Raleigh. Il. -:
About eleven egroes killed. Names
unknown. Three whites wounded. Geo.
Prumer. Whit Mayo Other white mans
here fer patrol duty tonight Situation
still very serious. | need kinston naval
reserves with their rapid-ifc gun. Rush
assistance.
walker TAYLOR,
Lieutenant Colonel"
An hour later. however. kilograms
came saying that all was auiet and
steps had been taken TO prevent fiji '.re.
Mr.. Geo. Rounfree telegraphed: May
or and aldermen here resign. Nominees
~ citizens elected Two hundred aud
fifty special policemen have been sworn
and law will be maintained and quiet
restored"
Also MIR. NJ. s. Willard photographed
10 the same effect; Resignation OF I'll,
officials have been rendered and accent
ed. and new government organized. City
Is now being pntrolea by military !
hope and believe the worst Is over,
Thanks for your offer
Order now being restored and Capt.
McGhee having advised the Adsuant
General that the Franklinton company
would not be able to move before II
O'Clock last night the order calling ont
this company WAS eonntermandei.
AT 10 o'clock telegram from vii
mington announced that the Maxton
troops were arriving and the kinstol
Naval Reserves were on the why. Al
was still quiet at Wilmington.
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