The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-31
RACE WAR Al DAR|tN, GA.
Much hnniey Being Fei In the
Town ard Cogn'r,.
NEGROES oUINUYstR WHITES


cuist here now. Frtfhs ~ar aay %
great anii"ty ard inicu.- snrlirm~tt
among the ~hits Pcople "A oathroas
BY ID. EcEsocs has te~n nszasntArfiY
erpec:ed s.nc. ths kiii.rE 90 Joan lb,-
laxcl a n-sro. ok Juss.h To.nsrnA. a
pFcfninen, citiEea and dspuiy shsiir q
this county. THURSDAY niEai Tslday
sheriff BioGn; sfni the fnllo~4pE 90
Governor clndl-r
Please ORDER Liberty indsP~Etcr'
Troo3s Co rep,Et q the. mounted. -
once. si;uaiion or.iioai one d'PEiy
killed and another wounded
IS!sn-dl T n BLoUNT
shru.c
Colonel \. q i-a~ton. late commaa-
der Of the Second Georgia Regiment.
United States Eolun;r~rr. also ~if-i
the Governor 20 send a quantity % car
blneS sac -upply 81 ammunition f0r tho
soldiers Colonel iANron va herr q.
inVesiiraie the Situation. A'tsr cun-
ference xi'h the officials be- rrtLrn~a
10 Savannah when the Coz Asrnur rr-
oe.yed the II ssAse from sheriff Bl"urt
he ord.re; Colonel iA~inn to return. n
necessary and take command ol th-
military lie is noN here In that cAr.r-
ity and has enough men. ~ a. believed.
90 easily handle the situation. The
sheriff and his Deputies cuniinue 60
make arrests of the rioilng negroes All
the Jail has a large number in o.. nod
withstanding ih. fact tha, the tuRn
beat Iris. left her- Friday morning far
Savannah with - rioters who hai ben
arrested. This was a precautionary
| measure 20 prevent an attack on the
jail by the .egro friends of those lm-
prisoned aud 90 make room for hose
| who have been arrested since the re-
moyal
The situation here g. REGARDED as
critical. although with determinsd mill
;ary control. ii is thought that further
trouble can be pres yentei. The negroes
apparently have no leader upon Nhom
they can rely. !; is estimatsd that the
| negroes ouinumbcr the white pcoIl In
this part OF Georgia Ave TO one. aud
the whites are consequently npprehcn-
| sive.
JoLa Delarel. the negro who Killed
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Townsend an
wounded Deputy Hopkins. Tburgday
| night. cannot bc found. lie g. the non
| o! Henry Delsgel. whose arrest FOR as-
| sault started the race war. The tao
deputies went To the house of Henry
| Delagel to arrest his two sOns. JoEr
was found at the houEe and TugnB.nd
| entered a. The negro made no renGa-
strsnce but showed his willingness 10
| accompany the officers. Hopklns. VITO
WAS in the moonlight outside. was JOIN
ed by Townsend and the two waited
for the negro 10 come cut Tie came 10
| the door and a negro woman. handing
him a gun. he fired on the orlrfg.
Townsend died in few minute. anG
was brought 90 this place by Hopkin~.
who In badly wounded. The white p-o-
PIE thought this would he Figral for
attack and many slept On their arms
all night. The negroes have remaincd
sullenly silent up 90 this time. yathe.-
ing IN crowds and looking dogEedly at
the military and the officers OF the laA.
The county officials have offered 500
reward for John Delagcl. and GoseTnDT
Gambler will he asked 90 Increase this
i amount
The seventy-hyc members - lhc
First Georgia. who were left here Two
days ago. when old man Deiagel va.
taken to Savannah. are ps;roliing the
town All saloons ere Closed and the
strictest order Is maintained.