Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-27
1000 ARMED NEGROES
Held at Bay in the swanfps OF
Georgia.
SITUATION is THRILLING
Clash of lsiotous Blacks and TIL stete ,1iI-
ssitln. With Awra, Blooashed, seems
Insv.table. More Troop. Hur-
rying to tho Scene.

rying to tho Scene.
al, (By Telegraph.) ir
| sitAI'LAN7SA. Aug. 2i.-One5 of tha#i1rst
messages received by Governor Gambler
today REGARDING the uprising Of negroes
| in Mcintosh county was frcxn Capt. J..
Fl Devoe. Of Savannah commanding
/ the colored militia, who offered his com
pany to the governor to assist in qu1l-
ling the rioting al Darien. The sover-
nor had previously placed the command
| OF ali military forces under Colonel
Layton and referred the matter 70 him,
! The first regiment had however. bean
called out and the negro company was
NOT needed. Governor Gambler was in
his Office; several hours before ne began
| tosr receive any Information froE. the
seat OF the trouble. Colonel Lltton
rep2rtad by wire to the governor that
| itswould be impossible to restore peace
and order unless the delegates We're ar
| rested. The governor answered that
| Colonel I-awton was in command ana
should, do as wisdom and discretion
suggested.
ALARMING REPORTS.
j5.:'aieSsaseS from Darien, Brunswick
savannah and many other places came
4 rapidly into the executives Office and
some of them brought alarming reports.
I&Ehe situation in Mcintosh i, cx-
5trelneiy critical and grave said the
lgoNerrsor The entire First Regiment.
IconDosed OF seven companies, is on the
scene and have ordered 'Compnies 1
and F. of the Fourth Regiment 70 70.
lport to their arnorins ana hold tbo,,,
I selves in re,l,inass' f,,. n.,i ~ .AG t
lSLawton. ~
THE law does not provide that r1i,i..
tia can make arresss" cont;r,,ea IN ~.
governor. .tbut fla trnons VII -; ' '',,
i the Sheriff, who IS surro11nf,ad ~. :,
i IargeEposseF and will see that he =L,s,I II
the assistance needed" 4
is expensive to make the ship
iment. OF arms and ammunition bys..y
Eprass,,,'said I he enyer,1rY,, ON ~
snands ALI possib1e i1s,sff, .,t,;1
I sSef slre II
! to get the arms and an,rn,lnit ion = nj
| tenits. etc, On the scene as Esneedily-.
| possible 81 ~ -
WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
| From Savannah the tents will sna
sent and the soldiers will be made = (
conf ortdble as possible This is the
| first time that it has been neces sn;y fo,.
tbs soldiers TO so into the country IS
| auell riotins. as the crimes which they
nave been asked TO prevent in the past,
| has been in towns where there wer, -
commtsdations.
One report Was received during tho
Day that not less than one thousand No
ssoes We're under arms in the swYmns
and that they were IN 4 position to su:-
tam themselves for some time.
| Another message said that several
hundred citizens, acting upon their own
responsibility left Brunswick 1l,ic
Of. the crime.
Ihat section OF Georgia comprising
~. nlci tllosh ana Liberty counties, w!Ier:.
the out break occurred, is the .:blncjS
! BELT Of the State - : :
| &F r.. y BLACKS TO ONE: WHITE
Inc negroes there number five 70 one
| Tor every white inhabitant Liberty IS
| me only county having negro repre-
s 's IN the Georgia legislature
thsre being two of them 1t is ract.r-
nized as the most thic,ly populated ne-
sro sect:on IN the South and there are
| many LOVES and villages compos at]
! soleiE or negro families in Which no
WIT n, families live.
me lahd which is owned largely by
"nits feopie' ~ tsnanted largely by ne
sl.oes The swamp, in a portion Of
which the negroes hid is probably us
lltsest IN the United States; being in
iia,iS l'al IS absolutely iinDenetrabie
| hIu aneNplored. 1t is a low, marsll,r
laiSi isd by the sea water and covered
$500 49, q heaSS growth Of vines. tough
| 'i~ 't"i4"e aug otner se1ni-tropical plants
HAS SEEN SERVICE.
Se,.s y. X I-awtnn. who is in control
- tne milit.a, commanded the First
n.sn'sla l1esiment during the Spanish
vi. ne mas the full confidence of the
! sAe s.:i department. and the aulhori-
| ~ gwen nm in the present trouble at
'esls 70 TINS erect
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= . ,I,1I,l5 I, Sc A BARRACKS. *
80 :. 49, eIA., Aug 26-Up to no5i
49,, ,oI.S aieie were no prospect of i,nlc.-
arnas.. os'ii' s u a Conflict With the ne
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