Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-25
President Would Probably Not Dare
10 Consider II.
THE AsHpoLp RACE TROUBLE.
Three white Men on Guard In
the Town shot by Negrocs-Lat-
ter Tracked with BIoodhoundss
Caught. and Now I'm Custody

WASHINGTON, d. c., October a.
Especial )-The report this evening that
the Cabinet discussed a letter OF Senator
Pritchard's, intmating that Governor
Russell, of North Carolina, might have
to call on the President to send troops
to that state has no foundation In fact
Senator Pritchard may have written such
letter. and some politicians might think
that there was such possibility as send
ing troops to North Carolina or somo
other state on the eve OF the election for
congressman. but II can be stated posi-
lively that no such proposition was ever
| entertained by the President or his Cabs-
net. If ii was, IL would insure the re-
| turn to the House OF an immense Demo-
| cratic majority on the Sth OF next month
| Russell will not ask for troops. but II he
| should DO so. the President would not
dare TO send them
PRITCHARD'S LETTER.
WASHINGTON, October Ex-senator
| Pritchard. OF North Carolina, has writ
ten a letter 10 a prominent official. re-
viewing the situation there, and saying
that Governor Russell may have to call
on the government to allow the use Of tho
State troops now I'm the government SER
vice to quen threatened Disturbances.
The letter was written before the riot
near Lumberton, n. c., yesterday. and
was based upon the intense race feeling
prevalent in that section. No call for
troops has yet been made, and nothing
is known Of what action the President
would take In case cali were made. rhe
s President. however. deeply regrets the
. recent occurrence in North Carolina. and
2 sincerely hopes there will be no further
: bloodshed
y 4 POLITICAL MOVE
RALEIGH. y. c.. October 2i.-The re-
port that there is need for Federal troops
TO secure fair election in North Caro-
= lima has no foundation 10 rest upon.
There has been no nfraction OF the peace.
II except by negroes, who shot three white
/ men i'm Robeson county. The negroes mad
IS burned a store and were seeking to escape
,- arrest
THE AsHPOLB TROUBLE.
CHARLOTTE, y. c., October "a
A special TO the Observer rom
fumberton, n. g., to-day says:
T. The expected riot between che races
g at Ashpole, this county, Saturday
l. night turned out differently from what
,. was expected About Y O'Clock Saturday
"a night a telegraph message from Ashpole
~ stated that n crowd OF mutinous negroes.
who had been around the village all day
making threats, had entered the village.
armed. and the whites expected TO be at
tackled any minute and asked that aid
at be sent 1t also stated that the lady In
~, the telephone office had been advised TO
th close the Office and put out the lights, as
to firing was expected Immediately. Several
~ went down from here and as the negroes
nj seemed TO be quieting down. tho whites
nd dispersed. a few gathering around a small
I'd fire I'm the centre of the street as a guard.
70 THREE WHITES WOUNDED.
ng About 8 o'clock several blacks slipped
er' up near the crowd 6nd fred into them.
wounding three men, none seriously. They
rk then ran, and the whites Immediately
Iat wired 10 Florence and procured blood
de hounds. which were met at Elrod by a
on speclal engine, which had them at Ash
" MOLE by 10 o'clock Immediately the dogs
b. struck a hot trail, and by / o'clock foul
blacks had been caught. They were taker
nd 10 Ashpole, and we learn have confessed
Ic- that they were I'm the crowd, and nav
implicated several others, some OF whom
ed were caught. This morning the Sheriff !
sell hunting others. The captured negroe
10 told who burned Stubbss store. whicl
-A- burning was done there Thursday night
to- The negroes are confined In boX-car
Ashpole and are well guarded
CHI NEGRO REPORTED SHOT.
ain II Is reported that the posse which
'u- after the other negroes has shot one O
them. II is impossible TO get telephon
- connection with Ashpole TO confirm {
discredit the report.
TEN NEGROES IN JAIL
ond WILMINGTON, n. c.. October a.
oto- snecial to the Star from Lumberton say
BAD "sren Of the negroes concerned In the III
'ber a. Ashpole. Robeson county. Sa.ur6s
'oer ,igbt were captured and lodged in js
az Tnmberton to-day. TWO OF them co
'r' fessed 70 having robbed and burned
store at Ashpoie Thursday night, al
shot the three white men who We
Guarding the town early Sunday NOR
ING Hartley Baldwin. the ringleader. h
94- 80 far escaped"
FoRBEARAN-E OF WHITES.
CHARLOTTE. NJ c., October "a
her: suecial from Lumberton 10 the obser,
nds saws that only great forbearance on
her. the part OF the white men who were 81
=, tecting the town OF Ashpole prevented
rous bloodshed.