The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-11

witch reports that the whites were burIi-
ing the negro quarters and were eh0ot-
ing the people and begged their htls-
bands 70 come home, so tne whole force
quit work. The white leaders endeaVof-
ed 90 calm the excited men, told them no
harm was intended and advised that
they return to work. There was no VIC
lent talk nor threats BY The negroes, In
all the disturbances the local authorities
made no show OF asserting themselves
and not policeman Is around. The pre-
servation of order Is practically vested
In the committee OF twenty-five, who afo
nnw trying TO restore order quiet the
situation and hold In check the reckless
element among the whites, The rapid
fire machine gun on wagon, niannuo
by a crew armed with Winchester1, vas
brought down in front OF the postoitice,
but on the advice Of the leaders Wa9
halted there.
ABioody Fight.
sS,on after II o'clock word war brought
that relnforcements were needed "a TIE
negro section of Brooklyn, The men
were sent. Twenty minutes later news
came that there was collision between
the whites and blacks and that blood
had been shed.
As result 81 the trr,uble at Brooklyn
It is believed that the number OF negroes
who have been killed will number four.
a white man ramed Mayo, who was
shot In the stomach has since died. An
other white man was hurt The Situa-
tlon Is qulet at the scene Of the trpuble
nav. The EegrJes have gone into their
houses. Squads of men are now hating
oil negroes on the street and taking
their pistols from them wherever found
Special trains are being run into Wti-
mington from a:ller towns With resa-
forcements OF arms Goldsboro has
started 500 men. Laurenburg has start-
ed l5O and other places have offered help
II needed. The liSht inflntry. regular
state militia organization, Will PROBABLY
take command ~ ;le situation here ano
its officers direct the patrolling aud
guarding Of the city, 1t Is understood
the governor has given his sanction to
this plan and II carried out i viii nave
a salutary effect. The local detachment
Of United States naval reserves Ia IA
tigue uniform and dragging their new
one FOUNDER rapid fire gun, are now g
the scene OF the trouble together with
the light infantry and several hundred
armed citizens But there Is nothing TO
shoot at. The negroes have disappeared.
Eight EszrOra KILLED.
A later dispatch to the Star Gays; BE-
tween and 2 o'clock there were several
slsirmishes. The tntal casualties at ~.
m. were: Eight negroes killed, tWo
wounded and three white men wounded
Mayo, Chadwick and Piner. Mayo 70
not dead as before reported but 10 shqe
through the lungs. About 1:S0 O'clock
two white men passing q house were
fred on a detachment Immediately
surrounded the house and took away five
negroes. 1t was at first proposed to XIII
them on the spot. but It was finally de-
cIded to put them in JAIL Another me-
gro in the house broke away and ran
but after proceeding half square was
shot dead. The negro who shot Mayo
was recognized. It was claimed, and q
detachment found him at his house. He
was riddled and left dead. The re4n-
forcements from Goldsboro has been
turned back and the committee Of TWEEN
ty-five is considering means OF pre-
serving order. The plan most In favor
Is to appoint public COMMITTEES Of six
or ten men to have supreme charge Of
the city superceding the mayor aad
other authorities.