Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-29
IN ARMS.
Southern
Race War
On Mississippi andLouisi-
ana Border.
Fourteen Are Dead and 500 Men
Up In Arms.

New orleans La, Oct. 20.-(Spl)-
Three white men and eleven negroes
killed is the startling and terrible
news from Washington parish Monday
night.
The above information has been con-
firmed, but nothing is known of what
has happened since Sunday evening.
The first news OF the race riot was
brought here by Cornelius Nixon,
who, with his mother, left from near
Franklinton Monday.
He stated that white men rode into
Franklinton at o'clock, asking for
help, saying that negroes were up in
arms, threatening to exterminate the
whites.
The scene of the trouble is at or
near Balltown, where negro was
| burned last week for ciminally as
saulting white woman. This was
not the cause, however, of the muir
ders yesteday, in which three white
men and eleven negroes were killed
and several wounded. Mr.. Nixon saw
and talked with many men from the
scene and they said more and worse
trouble was expected today, as armed
men were Hooking to the scene, ana
| it was reported the blacks were
equally active in preparing for Il bat
| tie.
L. B. Carter arrived from FRANKLIN
ton a little after dark and stated that
the situation was terrible and more
trouble is feared. He said Joe Seals
and Charles Elliott and another white
man whose name he did not know
We're dead, and u. III. Thompson, a
white man, wounded, and eleven ne.
groes were dead His information
was up to Sunday night and was
obtained from people who went to
Franklinton for help.
At o'clock this morning posse
left Franklinton for the scene in
charge of Sheriff Simmons, and from
all over the country armed men were
hurrying to the same place. Mr.. Car
ter said 500 men probably We're under
arms today in Washington parish.
The trouble occurred at negro camp
meeting, and the origin, as near as can
be ascertained was as follows:
Greer Lott, negro, was running a
refreshment stand, and constable, n
white man. name not given, went to
him and asked for his license. He
had none, and became impudent ours
ed the constable and defied him. The
constable withdrew and obtained as
sistance. He returned with several
white men, when the negro, Lott,
rushed out and fired point blank into
the crowd, killing Joe Seals and
Charles Elliott The white returned
the fire and killed Lott
Then n negro preacher rushed out
of II house with gun in hand, attempt
ing to shoot, when he was killed. His
daughter, also, was killed. 1t Is said
accidentally. In the shooting when
followed, another white man was kill
ed and u. III. Thompson wounded, and
seven or eight negroes killed.
The shooting had no direct connec
ton with the burning of the negro
Morris in that section last week, but
It is undoubtedly a sequel to that trng
ic event Since that time 1t Is report
cd that the negroes have been holding
nightly meetings preparing to attack
the whites.
Balltown is about twenty miles from
Franklinton, in % sparsely settled sec
ton, 1t Is isolated and almost EN-
tirely cut off from the outside world
Franklinton Is 27 miles east of this
place and there are no telegraph ol
telephone lines.
Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 29,-(Spl)-
Gov. Heard received word Monday at
ternoon of the terrible conflict. Coy
Heard wired Gov. Longino of Missis
sippi for permission for armed troops
to pass through the state of Mississip
pi, and Coy, Longino answered
promptly, granting the permission. II
the meantime n telegram was sent t
Gen. John Glenn, jr., at New Orleans
notifying him OF the conflict and di
recting him to order out one com
pany of 30 men for service and t.
send them to Poplnrville, Miss, Tues
day, this being tho nearest railroad
station to Balltown, La. However
upon receipt of advices from Deput!
Sheriff Branton, of Marion county
Miss, that all was quiet, Monday, ant
troops were not needed Gov. HearC
advised Gen. Glynn to hold his troops
in readiness to he moved II further do