The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27

~ molue' =,
IA A request that Delagall
!. surrender to the soldiers.
pslsgall, who is the son OF
.,..s arrest precipitated the
I, n arrival of achievements
IAN, seem to have broken the
Il, defense of the law OF the
/ ,hole regiment of troops is
i, n and about Darien, under
,'yrolouel Lawton. but it is not
M viii be further bloodshed.
l. In s,p notable diminution of
n hiring the afternoon. Mean
-.,iIOu is critical. There are
X rIurleaders of the blacks
Z 4, ofAcers OF the law. I'm
N. ii and surrender. or are
IN their friends and turned
y ,athcrities the troops will go
) onSrow.
d, August e6.-one of the
.t,t, received by Governor
nv regarding the uprising of
iYelntosh county was from
lHI Deyoe of Savannah, COM
4 colored militia, who offered
u % the government to assist
in riotIng at Darien.
Hpw had previously placed the
III the military forces under
Nea and referred the matter
N ffN regiment had, however,
vul and the negro company
iN Governor Gambler was In
>ntnl hours before he began
Nj Information from the seat
! Colonel Lawton reported by
hgMernor that it would be i'm
krdofe peace and order until
W. were arrested. The gov
tptsd that Colonel La wton was
N nd should do as wisdom and
lx1ested. Messages from Da-
sykt, Savannah and many other
" npidly into the executive Of
sry Of them brought alarming
trtcn In Mcintosh county is
riel and grave" said Gov
hlr, The entire First regl-
EpVd d seven companies, is ON
ral have ordered companies
Tie Fourth regiment to report
msfies and hold themselves in
k call from Colonel Lawton.
\ tNs not provide that militia
RESTS" continued the gov
n de troops will back up the
hkmrrounded by a large posse,
Hait he has all the assistance
eRng received a message from
u1laa asking that tents be ship
NdEs, who are now in the
Ed Mcintosh county.
sNslTe to make the shipment by
nv Tie governor, but the oc-
El'is all positive haste sud we
ssylhing in our power to get
ammunition, tents and equip.
1Stne as speedily as possible"
Anlnah the tents will be sen,
x'sfs will be made as COM.
s@slble. This is the first time
asa necessary for the soldiers
w country to quell rioting, as
.acn they have been asked to
as past have been in towns
& were accommodations.
~ vas received during the day
" than 1000 negroes were I'M
= ne swamp and that they
M'llon TO sustain themselves
asage said that several hun
acting on their own re-
lell Brunswick this morning
= route to the scene of the
~ 81 Georgia comprising Nc
Aoefty counties, where the
occurred. is the "black belt"
iae negroes there number.
" every white inhabitant.
e'ognized as one of the
5aenents of negroes in the
aele are many towns and
Used solely of negroes. The
u owned largely by white
saanted by negroes. Some of
!. arc owned by negroes them
I Known among the negroes
prolonged difficulty with
~eur the black men would
q 100 to sustain them, sup
= iaFms, either by owners
would appropriate the
~ xilnout conjunction. The
~ 70 q portion of which the
4. u!aoen. is practically the
= United States, and many
smolutely impenetrable and
u low, marshy land fed
~ ~ ana covered with a heavy
s,. Tough grasses and other
Lawton, who is In control
a Commanded the First regi.
s,,,, states volunteers, in the
I'M war. He has the full
4, q, executive department and
y, sven y n him in the present
august 2s.-up 10 noon to-
40 prospect of imminent
''' with the negroes. After
anxiety with the militia
and All white citizens
meir homes ara at the
au with no particular in
mouse has been turned
on. ,'r the soldiers and those
I'M ssantly kept on duty were
hn., usle' Many of them to-
NJ ss'ely exhausted, having
q" 1nree days and two
was here at an early
! irsa~I informed by courier
"a suent messages to Gov
! IN Atlanta. At noon a
IA swamp, eighteen miles
MI l,ported that the negroes
u \. e and around the house
h ~ miles from the swamp,
tsL'enoer or permit the
n ns sen. The sheriff, with
ssrs.s went to the DellgaIl
~ az, ~ without making an
M The information that