The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-24


were afterward turned loose and have dis.
appeared
Blacks Have Been Troublesome,
Little River county is In the extreme
southwest corner OF the state bordered on
the west by the Indian Territory and on
the south by Texas. The negro population
Is large. and has for a long time proved
troublesome to the whites Frequent mur-
ders have occurred and thefts and fights
have become common affairs One or two
negroes have previously been severely
dealt with when the people found Il nee
eSsafy To take the Law into their own
hands, but IL was not until Tuesday night
that the trouble took on a very serious
aspect. Ii then developed that carefully
laid plans had been made by a number Of
negroes TO precipitate a race war. and
that many white men had been marked
for victims.
ExtermtnatiDg Negro Consptrntor.
II is learned thar twenty-three negroes
wore implicated in tai. plot. and the
whites are DON bent on melting out sum-
mary punishment 10 the entire coterie Of
ccnSprat0rs. The work ~ wiping out the
entire list continues without relaxation,
u,
small parties Of white men. varying in
number from twenty-five TO nf.y. are
securing the country for them Wherever
one is found he is quickly strung uD his
body perforated with leaden missiles 10
make sure Of their work. and the mob
has;cns on ia quest OF it's next victim,
Sene nf them were found near Richmond
and the work of dlspatching the FIRST two
or three was an easy matter But the
news soon spread among ths negroes. who.
instead Of making the resistance and offer
ing he battle that they had threatened
became nanic-stricken and began getting
out OF the community "a quickly as pos
~ible Two whose names were on tbs. list
| 81 eansriraiors got a goe5 star, of the
men who mere detailed 10 look after them,
and succeeded In reaching the Texas state
| ilne before being captured. However. they
| a3d not escape. They were overtaken. cut
| az breath ana exhausted hsI, we're swung
| up without ceremony
Duckeu the RinHlender.
| Tae trouble arose over The killing Of
| James Stockton by Duekelt. Just prior 10
| the Tynthng os Ducscst fhe negroes had
| Planned the Inauguration ~ a raee war
| Dackest wAs the leader. ansi al ATS death
| the negroes let the matter our. ana the
| citizens bscsgne greatly entasea Another
| negro nauses Joe King remarked ths.
| Stockton should have been murdered soon-
e- he WAS taken 10 the woods ana wAlp-
| gss1. as sas also john Johnson Cfther
| negroes ruas3s iAreass. bass nothing o.
| earresi unai yesterday, arhen sAe dead
/ ssa-sy es CssstsIsfa Sas foanA hanging - =
/ sre.s tGse assvosS fae Hsw3 river from
/ tAe Stockton farm, in t}aste ceua'y. Tex
/ fie Formerly worked for ssoekton and wAs
/ chased seFoss Alsd creek.
| Tne pssre sheTe sae trcgh.e oec1ryr5 as
| seserNi aaliss sFosa any t2vR og csaarnagss-
eatfas ana 81 ss ainAesis - obtain details.
ss Ire people are veEs seians&n; ahoa<
etysnx aws IRE nvWS. a gss9lse - ths
+ psaca wegt - ~lese cssoa~ia ~as IA HEsst
,etarea People Flee In Terror.
A&vicez ssasa Ne~ Esx-an. Tex. t5nlgas
zr~ q, ssss ~resrs ghAa acr1Ss the river ssv~
/ srsl ecsTuss Aswe been syErcaed- THIS
tnaYalgnx nen fs'gsfn 4oaes w&s found &e&a
"a. .4Ks~w#rsese Ekzrt ank from New ssxss-