Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-17
WHITE RULES BLACK
NEGROES IN VII. MlNGTON, y. G..
COMrLETEl.I WHIPPED,
CITY CHANGES OFFICERS
Old Mayor, Councilman and Chief "f
Police Forced to Resign and Then
Places Filled by Members Of Gle-
ment That Has Been Fighting
the Negroes.

Wilmington, y. C., NOV, H. After
a day Of hloodshed and turbulence
Wilmington subsidized last night tuIo
comparative peacetulnesS, Nine ~
groeS were killed and three white men
wounded during the day one OF them,
William Mayo, seriously. The city Is
in the hands OF the new municiual
government and law and order is he
Ing established. In the afternoon he
board ot aldermen resigned one Ivy
one As each alderman vacated his
seat the remainder elected his success
sor, named by the citizens COMMITTEES,
until the entire board was chanSed
legally. They resigned in response 10
public sentiment. The new board Is
composed of conservative democratic
citizens. The mayor and chief Of
police then resigned and he
new board elected their
successors, according 10 the law. En-
Representative Waddel was elected
mayor and +. q. Parmelee chief of po-
lice. The first act of the new govern
ment was to swear In $50 special po-
licemen, chosen from the ranks OF
reputable white citizens, The new gov
eminent viii devote Its attention to
restraining recklessness among the
whites rs we'll as keeping down law
lessnesS among the negroes. Further
trouble OF q general or serious nature
is not expected.
The trouble between the whites and
blacks commenced several weeks ago
when the latter. led by negro editor.
started a move to gain political SUI
premacy. This was too much for the
whites who took vigorous measures to
restrain the blacks and in doing 50
have forced a complete revolution In
the municipal government. The new
mayor, Waddel, led the opposition to
che blacks.
Whites Slaughter Blacks
Greenwood, s. c., Nov II. Five ne.
groes lay dead at Rheobeth all Thurs
day along the roadside and another
was killed and likely four others ere
dead and lost In the woods, One white
man was buried. three others lie NJ
the point of death and more have been
wounded. Armed troops OF country
men are securing the country hunting
for other victims. All this is the out
come of the election riot. Three hun
dred negroes at the polls opened II
fusilade in the store in which the vot
ing was going ON. In this Etheridgc
was killed and Tolbert wounded. The
second prOVoCatiOn was that the party
hunting the slaycrs of Etheridge vas
fired into and one, Miller, fatally
wounded and Fleming badly hurt.
Jesse Williams and two others are said
to have confessed to taking part in The
ambuscade. The incident of Thurs
day was the killing Of Es-
sex Harrison Down the road
came squad of mounted cavalrymen
with Harrison marching ahead, with
guns and rifles drawn on him. Fifteen
men lined up on the roadside, Tho
negro was put out in the road and told
TO go toward the pile of four dead ne
groes. He started, there was ring oI
rifles, and Harrison pitched forward
dead Harrison, 1t Is alleged was
among the crowd that killed Etheridge
Inc whites are particularly incenser
against all of the Tolberts and hole
them responsible for the trouble.
party went to kill Tom Tolbert. bu
some one prevailed on the hothead!
not to kill the wounded and dyini
man. John r. Tolbert collector of thu
port az Charleston, and George Talbot
at Greenville were ordered to leave. A
committee waited on J. w. Tolbert as
-istant postmaster at McCormicks, ant
asked him to get out of town He left