Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-26
UPRISING IN IA[ SOUTH
Hundreds of Negroes, Armed, Defy
the Authorities In Mcintosh
County, Ga.
Whole First Regiment Ordered Out
At a Late Hour This
Afternoon.
Governor Gambler Fears a Serious
Crisis has Been Reached
The Beginning.

| Atlanta, Aug. Ex-Governor Gambler
eoday received advices from Col. Law
ton, at Darien, that negroes had con-
gregated in the western portion of Nc
lntosh county, fully armed He saws
the Sheriff with 100 men went there To
force surrender or fight this morning,
out after accommodating returned to
Darien to get more men. Lawton says
he has called out the Liberty Independ-
ent troop Another advance will be
made and battle is expected. The
governor says the crisis is probably
Preached.
Atlanta, Aug. Ex-Governor Gambler
received advices at 9 o'clock this after
noon that LOCO negroes, believed to be
under arms in Mcintosh county. posi-
lively refuse to give up the Delegate
murderers. The sheriff has a posse of
23o, every available white man in that
county. Lawton has ordered the
Fourth regiment to prepare for an inn
mediate call to Darien 1t is stated
that party from Brunswick number
lns from loo to 500 are en- route to Dari-
en- to join the sheriff.
Savannah, Ga, Aug. %. a %. m.-coI-
Lawton has just ordered out the entire
First Regiment to go to Darien this
afternoon.
Darien. Ga, Aug. ga courier
reached here this afternoon with infor-
nation that fifty negroes have taken
possession CT negro Delegates house,
SIX miles from the swamp in which the
negroes We're supposed to be massed. A
squad of militia has been sent to dis
perse them.
Darien, Ga. Aug. 26.-Joseph Town
send and O. Hopkins, two prominent
lWh1te citizens as special deputy sheriffs.
| We're fired upon by negroes yesterday.
Townsend was killed and Hopkins was
injured. Tie affair has aroused the
whites and they are now organizing to
pursue the negroes. The negroes are
fnassing in the swanps, and last night
( heavily armed posses went on horse
back and by special train to a point
near the negroes stronghold. They ex-
pected TO be joined at daybreak by the
Liberty county cavalry.
4'aTleH IN the meantime is in the
hands of the militia, sixty remaining to
guard the town. In the neigh boring
country districts great alarm is felt. A
detachment of fifteen soldiers is on
guard al the Ridge Darien's fashiona-
Die residence portion. Every man is
awake and is expecting trouble. Rein
1orcements have been asked for from
brunswick ana last night a special boat
I1Ar.14r m, b,,i,,,
that city. Officers are teiegraphine all
over The state for bloodhounds.
Yesterdays developments in the three
days rioting that has prevailed here
have been very exciting. Henry Dele
Igal, negro politician. was arrested for
Ian alleged offense. The negroes wor-
shiped Deiegal and several days ago
conceived the idea that the whites
would lynch him. The sheriff, fearing
trouble prepared to remove Delegal to
Savannah, and the negroes, sounding
an alarm from a big church bell,
Imassei around the jail and compelled
the sheriff TO return Delegal to his cell
TWO hundred troops We're asked for and
sent by Governor Gambler ard Deiegal
was carried to Savannah by the SOL
diers.
sixty remained here and under their
protection the citizens yesterday began
TO arrest the ringleaders. Forty We're
placed IN jail. The negroes began to
assemble and yesterday it was feared
they would attack the JAIL Fearful OF
u Threatened battle the authorities hur-
ried all the prisoners TO a special
steamer and sent them by water to Sa-
vannah, Where last night they were in
jail.
The situation now is regarded as crit
ical. although with determined military
control il is thought that further trou-
bic can be prevented. 1t is estimated
that the negroes outnunlber the white
people in this part Of Georgia FIVE to
one, and the whites are consequently
apprehensive. John Delegal a son of
Henry Deiegal, is the negro who is sup
posed to have killed Townsend Town
send and Hopkins We're trying to arrest
him. The county officials have offered
500 reward for John Deegal and Gov
ernor Gambler will be asked to increase
this amount.