The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-09-07
RACE RIOT
ARKDVLY AVERiI'D IN TIE CRY
or COLU 1IHIa.
! Negro Militia Block Up tho Strerts and
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Columbia, Sop 3.-Thero camo
worry near being a serious race riot
hero today. The city had boon colo
brating Labor day and the largest
number over out on such celebra.
ton wcre oEt Oh tho streets. All of
the cotton mills, machine shops and
other places ha,t closed dowa for the
day and tho 81. eets wcro crowded.
During tho afternoon quite mum.
ber Of young mon won't out driving.
A. negro military coalpnny from Sa.
vannah camo here frr the day, and,
rs is the custom, tho local company
went out on tho stra>:ts for Il parade.
The two crmpanies were parading,
and other negroes followed up the
companies aud cong ,r.tcd tho streets.
At two points whito mon with bug
gies ran into tho line and members
of the company ran after the men.
Tho first who left the limo were
taken up by tho police, and tho whito
men who ran into tho company line
made their explanation and were
bound over to appear at tho mayors
court.
In front Of tho Siuto house there
is n large plaza and hero tho compa
MES were showpH themselves off.
"A buggy with two young white men
came down the street and the Young
mon criod out asking the seEroes in
front to disperss. They Hia not or
could not do SO, and the buggy ran
into tho crowd and koocked down Il
colored woman. Then tho negroes
broke ranks and ma,,n u dash after
the young mon crying out "kill
them," and "catch thom.'
About this time Governor Nc
Sweeney cnmo out Of tho State House,
and seeiug the comtAotion, onquirod
what was the cause aud soon realized
the possible seriousness. He told
Sergeant Jones to stop tho negroes
and report to him all who left ranks
and to advise the captain Of the com
pany that he wished 10 see him. Ser
geant Jones ran to sop any trouble
should tho soldiers ovortake the
/ young men, but they did not.
81 Governor McSweeney has ordered
Gan investigation and will disband the
llaScompany for not having any better
81 %Sdisclplino than for it's mon to break
franks aud run after people without
u orders.
F8 Had there been an white mon in
the vicinity there would have been
SERIOUS trouble. Gov. McSweeney
3Fsent for the company at once. Gov
$gernor McSweoney will bo asked to-
morrow to disband the company and
s8iffnrot sifnrot allow any negro companies from
8gSother States to come here.
S5sya Tho negro soldiers who ran after
@the young mon in tho buggy were
Sasked by couple Of white boys what
,;;S@.were running after. For their
'n03 >%9ey received volloy o. rocks,
'epiy tnG@ hitting lad on the eek.
one Oh theatSpght tho white boys in
had they caS,iNre would have been
the buggy tho,
trouble.
'pNt,LABoR DAY.
"DlA IS, Sep. 3.-The
Columbia, S. c. celebration over
greatest Labor Day ( TO-DAY Fullv
seen here' was hold6s attended the
three Thousand personpsoeeches were
festivities. Several 81 seeneys smoke
made. Governor Mcswf He smoke
and was heartily resolved. 4 f,,I,,a,,; .
OF his membership in the 49,
Typographical union when sSnFii
here. IN
Frank B Gary has written GSYoi'
nor McSweeney assuring him of iaeSs
support in the second primary and
extending his congratulations.
The Capital City mills, Of Colum-
bia, was commissioned hero today.
A charter has been issued for the
Newberry knitting mill-capitol stock
$25,O00.