Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-01
RIoToUs NEGRO SOLDIERS.
They Come Near Being Dynnmife"-
AmmunifiOn-Cnr burned.

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LITTLE ROCK. ARK. January I-A
special TO the Gazette from Texarkana'
Ark. says: There passed through Taxar-
kama to-day eight train-loads Of negro
soldiers. LOO IN number. composing the
Tenth United states Cavalry. on route
for San Antonio. When they arrived here
some Of them were intoxicated. \ num-
her of The colored soldiers kicked in
door and entered a resort. and started
to run the place at the point Of loaded
rifles. constable James Rochelle was no.
tilted. and rushing 90 the place, ne saw
them coming from the house, where they
had broken up the furniture. chase for
the cars resulted, and just as they reached
them Rochelle captured the leader OF
the gang. As soon as he did 50
q hundred rifles were levelled at him,
and every negro loaded his gun Every
cor-window held d negro with cooked
rifle and the negro escaped into the car.
The news spread, and every officer IN
Texarkana. and hundreds Of citizens
nocked around the soldiers, who seemed
anxious for trouble. County Attorney
Horace Vaughan placed himself 10 com
n,unication with the Governor, and as
result the trains were held here for seve-
,al hours. The negroes wanted were kept
| In q car. with an armed guard outside.
The trains were surrounded by irate TEX
arkanians. who were supplied with dyha-
mite ready to send the negroes to destruc-
tion The soldiers learned Of this, ana
finally agreed TO hand over the guilty ones
unon Identification, but as identihcatoh
was impossible. no arrests were made.
AMNurNITION-CAR FIRED.
ICKA. MISS, January SL-At O'CLOCK
| this morning a special train, bearing tne
negro troopers OF the Tenth Cavalry en-
route from Cuba, passed through mere
! Some unknown persons set fire 10 the am
rnunition-car which was almost hlIed
with cartridges ard powder. II was en-
tireIv DESTROYED. and the rest of the Tram
was barely saved.
Three negro women. who were iolloWlhB
the troopers. are reported TO have been
killed in the burning car. y dozen OF the
men were killed.
At Walker Switch the burning car was
discovered by trainmen and side-tracked'
The lives Of the crew were in danger as
the cartridges were exploding in every ol-
rection. by the time the switch was
reached the car was mass oil names
The loss is heavy.
TROUBLE IN ATLANTA.
| ATLANTA. GA, January Sl.-Ihe po-
,ioe have had serious trouble with train
load Of drunken negro soldiers al the
Union Depot late tonight. a telegram
had been received by the police authon-
ties from Macon stating that four or hVe
hundred soldiers, who had just been mus
,ered ont had started for Atlanta on
snectal train. en- route Tor North Caro-
lima. and that more than hall the Iesi-
ment were drunk and boisterous.
A. soon as this news reached the po-
lice. Captain Jennings, with five men,
went 10 the Union Depot. one drunken
negro who appeared 70 be ringleader'
umuad from the train when IL stopped
and as soon as he saw policeman he
beean 10 curse and talk about klllns
somebody. Before the fellow could walk
ont of the depot he was in the hands oil
rorceman. He resisted, and CLUBS ana
nistols were freely displayed. -Four Oh
6ve other soldiers rushed TO the assist
arce of their comrade and there were
as many bloody heads in very fe"
seconds. The ringleader was arrested
and taken TO the police barracks. rms
nl,csd a ouietus ON the turbulent crowd
pANDEMONIUM ON A TRAIN.
The Third North Carolina Volunteers
conposed OF negroes, was mustered ou
AZ Macon. and the men were paid all IN
WAY from So to SO apiece. and were fur
nished with a special train home Beior
leaving Macon most OF the negro solder
hogan 70 drink. and by the time the trai
nuIled out more than half of them wer
, drunk. They began TO take charge oil IN
train which was composed Of fourtee
coaches. and then soon had things thei
own way. The soldiers quarrelled an
, tonight i'm the coaches. and several o. ther
fred their pistols. Three or four OF IN
coaches were riddled with bullets.
There was "a caboose on the rear OF IN
, train. which had been coupled on as
+ ,,loca of safe retreat for the train crew.
r..n.b Goyernmen> 49," y
LONDON. January a.-The st. Jane
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