The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-10

troll of General Mckee. the Mayor
SaGety-snme Say all VIII Remain
quiet Until the Military With
Again Break O~ut-Ninth Victim
Dead and Tenth il Dying.
evansville. nd. July The city Of
Evansville IS now under the control of
Brigadier General W. J. Mckee and
Mayor Charles q. Covert. assisted by a
committee Of public safety chosen by
a conference held this afternoon. The
conference was called by General Nc
Kee who inquired OF the mayor what
precautions had beeen taken to prevent
a recurrence of last nights lawiess-
ness.
General Mckee informed the mayor
that the state would not assume con-
troll Of the city until the municipality
had exhausted its
After a consultation with prominent
ciitizr IS who attended the meeting
Mayor Covert a committee
OF public safety which viii advise him
during the trouble. The committee dis
Cussed the situation with the mayor
and General Mckee and decided to
place the guarding of the city in the
hands of Chief of Police Fred u
and To increase the regular police force
by thirty two men, making it one hun
dred. The military forces Will assist
the police tonight and patrol the city.
All persons found on the streets who
cannot furnish a satisfactory exp'ana-
ton of their bushes will be sent to
their home under guard. The plans of
the committee on public safety also
provided for the relief of all deputy
sheriffs appointed by Sheriff kratz.
The policemen are armed with shot
guns and revOlvers and their instruc-
tions are to force the people to respect
their authority. Mayor Covert tonight
made the following statement:
I anticipate no further acts OF vio-
Ience. but to be fair, | will say that L
did not suspect the possibility OF such
an occurrence as that of last light. l
believe that the presence of the troops
in the city and the strict measures
adopted is having the effect Of quieting
the people
Frank Lamble. the eighth victim of
battle in front OF the county Jail last
night died this evening. He was TWEEN
ty-three years old and a stove mould
er by occupation
The police arrested fifteen negroes
during the night. All were armed.
AmOug the majority of the negroes
great fear was felt throughout the
night.
Fully 1000 men. women and children
left their homes yesterday evening and
tramped to the fair grounds, where
they went into camp. For hours the
men kept up a fusillade of shots to in
E-nH-hE Nv-INn
that left here last night was stOrmed
by twenty-five cOIored men who rode
to VinCenneS. Baptist Town was
practically deserted during the night
Hundreds of fear-stricken refugees dp-
peaIed 10 the police for protection and
were guarded in the station u ana
AZ nearby boarding houses
Jacksonville. Ind, July Lee
Brown. Of Evansville. the slayer of
Policeman Massey. whose deed precipi-
tated the riots arrived at the Indiana
refOrmatory shortly after noon today.
Brown cannot possibly recover from his
wound.
After the carnage last night. Evans
willie tonight is Obeying the orders of
the mayor. and people are keeping off
the streets. Eight are dead, one is
dying. three others are fatally nurt
and twenty-One more or less injured.
. Eight companies of militia and one
battery are here. The Terre Haute,
Vincennes and Evansville companies
were reinforced tonight by four COM
panies from Indianapolis. a company
from Martinsvile. and Battery ~. of
Indianapolis. with a Calling gun.
The troops are marched heavily arm
ed through a quietly curious crowd OF
several thousand people. but not a ne
gro in sight. At every corner We're
seen policemen armed with rifles and
reviewers. The troops arrived tonight,
We're met by Brigadier General MCkee
who formally assume command and
the NdrtiuSVille company was ordered
to relieve the companies around the lall
fer q part of the night. while the lndi-
annapolis companies and the battery
were encamped in Sunset park six
squares from the Jail. As the troops
marched through the streets with the
G,-.irE gun rafting over the nv
we.r~. u bystander shouted:
There won't be anything done until
E.u elbows leave. but watch out then.
W don't care how long You E,-y. We
81. Wait.
Al saloons were ordered closed 1t
r.,. .5 the order l. being oa-ye to-
-EG-- The general expression heard i:
W. uucl the soldiers so "EaE-
f-a~ U5- BE- trouble again.
IN rs is NOT over YET.
The central Labor Union Joined the
mayor this afternoon in q proclamation
urSiEC all citizens 10 remain II tnnIr
homes tonight ana u maintain order.
Ten men, nine eft Them negroes. WeT"
fined I'll police court today $500 and
costs each FOR carrying concealed
weapons The negro fire company hgS
left the city u-ia- advice II the mayor.
and rI=i- places in the department
have been filed with white mon. F.-
negroes mere become So frightened that
they we're regarded rs unfit N rarfurrl