The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-29
4 RACE v Ar.
Battle in Night Between Nsgro
Soldiers and Whites.
AT RIO CRANDE CITY. TEXAS.
The Governor of Texas Asks ln.
vestigation and Removal OF Un-
ru'y Negro Troops From
Fort RlnggoId.
Fort Rlnggold.

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Cav S.vors Of Texas received
.o1'ru.n - Ans,;n an Wednesday
s~an7 ,ho .onm.nGinp officer Of tie
ITo,,aG States troops at San Antonio
So.non;,,a ~. inf,rra,ion that there
~ hoao r.oa riot at Rio oGrnde City
.r"l,S. lr'1 49, S.'n n;',ht ba,woon rho federal ne
ue ..a ,Lora .,5 rho ci,i.
s'' '''et' ,hor ,n,rn Ah,nt rho rim.
1bno lb, ~, ,rsn uas received another
aa,', , fro@, ,he c~untv INDIE at tba,
u1," r"I'., IA 4bsy ara somewhat confusing.
T Tta u,;l;,aIv commander at San An
-oo;o Cen M.k,hbon. tciegraphs that
rba ,.n,,r; be received from ,he com
morSnr a. P,rt Riopcold near Rio
G~.nSa C;,v states that all the troop,
were in rhe garrison Tuesday night at /
WIZ "si'1',. - ,st,oa I 49, ,i,;zen~ Of 1h5t town
.,,;.,s,.e3 en- the for, and fired upon
,,,a en.rd Tue u.rd~returned the
fire. ana the entire garrison was at olce
csllod 10 arms. The citizens continued
,b.;r 6r;rr nnrp the for, an1 the sol
i;.rs TntnTceS ;he firc aud ana:Iy had
- bT;nr Ij,r Gt,lins gum i,.;, vlsy t,
6;,n,'r,e he attackers Tuc cor.m4,,d-
ar >,a,, hat he fears tr,uo;c AID ask,
F,r mor. ,roons
The te!,gr from the county Judge
states h3t the negro soldiers IN HE
far, ,he,. epluycd in a rAviuc On the
sS,a Of III. toxn aud fir i into and
over the town for something like an
bour and half shooting inyo a nun
her # honse, woupdins one man, and
fr;ahtn;ng tho vomen and cbild:cn So
ha5i, -ba5 nnmber Of them had fed
va oa1 ,ba w snrronnding ranches ior safety:
~ ~. .Ae " a.taai. vs. o,t;rnIv nnnroyoLc,j
sns' nv I,v si,aIa 10 nom,nnn;,v was hishjy in
anu aaus.J .i~' I'D ~ +nr,hcr tronble was looked
eeusso e-ot oaaa ane '
toI coro-no- a. @ S.rers sont tho following
,o,as-am 70 he secretary Of war at
Wasb;ns+on. W.
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Ease clrece lmnee.a:eis iuapa 10, 10
ana seaEc!ins in'eS''sa'ioI ." -:
con0ucS oi neslo soiT1el' 80 a. ~, ~, a;aht @
go4o' 0'@i oUuu's' 800 ~ -,.,,erai
.t'so @ issu0 I'LL EnlIoD;na ~ taIagram i,,st 70.
"a ..u9ts: oS tsou ,bo G', conn,v iS6ge Of Star
80. 49, Eor-o soIGinr. st Fort Riar-
1olJ SenIo, ID in a ravinc at south edge
s. s'u ,oTn ~ - last nigbr and fired
ovsr w W. 900 shots into and over the town.
T Tba &nsilsde continned at intervals
orar one and one-balf hours. One ci,i-
zen wounded in his house. Houses all
over town penetrated by balls. Women
and children fed to the Hoois and
ranches Population terrorized. I
fear the people may decide to avepge
themselves for this dastardly act. Civil
authorities would be powerless to con-
tro; understand that Lieut.. Rubot.
tom, commanding, directed this COW
ardlv assault. No cause for the act.
Wire WASHINGTON and San Antonio for
searching Investigation and removal Of
troops at once.
(Slgned) Joseph D. Sayers,
Governor.
Geu. McKibben, in charge of the
Texas division, has received the follow
ing:
Fort Ripggold, Noc. 2l.
every man in garrison last night.
Citizens began firing on our guard at
: Troon D and scouts placed on
o,ora sron,d garrison Enemy opeped
Torr;f;c fra ~ garrison at 7:3O on side
NV. ~ R;o Grsn5e Citv and continued
fo- soma time Onr men Obliged to
.Ol n.o.o0t o ror-;son 6red several voIlevs
E E;oaIIr o-jared ont G.trli1r run and
s;ls,ced enemv's fire. SSne of our
,nan hurt M tronhle since but rumors
of s,rbarine in country If true, NAV
nacd NOR. troons Cannot treat with