Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-07-26
ALL IS QUIET AT LAKE VlLLAGE-SHERlFF PRESTON AND POSSE
 CAUSE THE LEADER TO LEAVE. He Concluded That Other Parts Were More Pleasant and Convenient Physician and Surgeon.

What came very near being a fearful war between the whites and blacks at Lake Village, Chicot coun- ty Friday morning was narrowly ayertel and without bloodsned, too
 As was stated ln our last issue the negroes cut the telegraph wires between Lake Village and Montrose at late hour Friday morning, thus cutting off communication with the outside world. They then began operations. The home of Attorney Baldy Vinson was burned, and soon afterwards several different meet lngs were being held in that vicini- ty. At each speeches were being made against the whites and they said they were going to deal violent. ly with them. The census taken in that section recently says there are  27 negroes there to one white per- son. The whites at once realized that they were powerless and has, tened news of the negroes inten- tions to Arkansas City at the same time calling for aid. Sheriff Pres. ton soon had well-armed posse of Is men on he way 60 the scene, eaving Arkansas City on a boat, they reached Lake Village at 2 o'clock Friday morning. The ne groes were just ready 10 do great violence, their meeting still being ing in session.9
 The ringleaders, R L. Richard son, a lawyer, and pr, Whitaker, a physician and surgeon, were earried before the posse. Richardson made a long and pitiful speech in which he defended himself, and appealed so strongly to the sheriff that he final. " consented that Richardsod might remain. Whitaker was ordered to leave and that quick, too. He start ed in Southerly direction but was commanded to go North and pur- chased ticketfor Little Rock, where he went Friday. Little Rockians on the same train were much aroas. ed over the affair and sad that Whitaker positively would not be allowed to stop at Little ROCK.
 Whittaser is the occasion of the attempted mutiny. Originally from Muncie, Indiana, where he graduat- ed iD the class of '98 at the Lous- vile, Kentucky National Medical college, a mixed school, where he imbited ideas of superIoripy of race. He went to Lake Village last Octo- Der and since that tine trouble has been brewing.
 l. the minds of the darkies he in stilled the idea that tn y were too good to work for the white people and said the white people should be working for them instead. He as serted that be had frequently been on terms of intimacy with white women, and that none of them were any better than the negro woman. Quite familiarly would be address prominent white men of that con- munity by merely calling them by taeir svrnames His entire career at Lake Village was one ofinsolence and to him Richardson surrendered the leadership aud became demoral- z d.
 The negroes of Chicot county be- coming more and more denoralized. at last asserted their feelings Thurs day when Baidy Vinson prosecuted md convicted negro named Light foot, who had already served ore term in ,he peniren tiary.
 It IS thought that there will be Io further developments, for the ne. groes of Southeastern A rkansas have been varied that fearful conse quences await any demonstration on their part.