The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-07

Evansville, Ind. July 6,--Race pre-
judIee between blacks and whites
brought on reign Of terror here sun
day which has not ended. All OF last
night and all day yesterday armed moDs
threatened the lives Of citizens. Gun
stores we're broken open and guns and
ammunition we're seized by blacks and
whites. The county jail is partly
wrecked. an angry mob Of 1000 whites
having broken In TO hunt for black
victim. Negro dives were ransacked
and shot to pieces in the search for the
blacks and an armed company OF drill
ed blacks marched through the streets
threatening the lives Of all whites. The
governor has ordered out troops to pro-
tect property and quell the disturbance
but they have not 0 we'd. At daylight
this morning coo white men have start
ed for the powder magazine near the
city 10 secure explosives, with which
they declare they win blow up the en-
tire negro colony Of Baptlsttown, a
suburb Of the city, The trouble which
has been brewing for months, came to
crisis Friday when Lee Brown, a me-
gro, shot and killed Patrolman Massey
who was trying 10 arrest him while
bent on the murder Of man with
whom he had quarrelled. Threats OF
vengence were followed by the surround
ing OF the jail. The negro was secretly
removed from the city yesterday and
taken to Vincennes. Patrollman Mas
sey died In terrible agony and yester-
day morning the crowd refused to cred
II statements OF the officials that the
negro was not in the Jail, and became
threatening. Twenty-Five policemen
we're mobilized In the jail and repulsed
the first attempt to force an entrance
after the gates had been forced In, A
telephone pole was used as a battering
ram and the jail windows gave way,
A committe was appointed 70 searchfor
the negro, but It reported that he was
not In the Jail, was not believed, and at
Ter forcing breach the mob poured In
the corridors. Finding Its Victim gone,
there was cry OF kill the negros,"
and arms were demanded.
A company Of armed negroes, arous-
ed by the race troubles, marched
through the streets shouting down with
the whites" and threatened death to
all IL the negro was lynched. This
started a rush for the gun stores by the
whites. Three were broken open and
four hundred rifles and revoivers with
ammunition were seized. From this time
on throughout the night there was con-
t,nued shooting. What the fatalities
were the coming day win show. But
one negro woman is known to be dead
and boy named Logan was shot and
seriously wounded by a negro The
mob went through the streets inhab-
tied by negroes, did not stop to inspect
its work and the excitement and con-
fusion have prevented houses being
searched for dead and wounded. The
mob, after leaving the jail, on finding
that the negro Brown was gone, broke
into the gun stores of Boetticner & Kel-
logg, wilderding q Co., F, NJ. Bush 4
Co.. and after thoroughly arming, rush
ed through the streets hunting negros.
The armed company of negroes had dis
appeared. All the blacks had fled the
streets and when the rioters failed to
md victims In the strets, the resort of
Bud Fruit was attacked and shot to
pieces. AS to whether any were killed
there is no knowledge as vet The gun
stores of wilmerdlng and Bush were
broken open and new recruits to the
mob were armed The march to Bap-
tlsttown was then begun and as dawn
began to break the mob was rushing