The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-07
GUARDS WERE
CALLED OUT

Sli0clS Win AiACS
The streets present a scene or wild
disorder. Frightened women are hur-
rying to their homes afraid to venture
on the side streets. Negroes are re-
ported gathering at several points.
The police are powerless to preserve
order. The entire fore is not suffi-
cient to cope with the crowd around
the Jail.
At 2 O'Clock this morning the
crowds on the streets are increasing
and firing can be heard in all direc-
tons. Disorder and rioting are every
where and every one of the thousands
on the streets is carrying his life in
mis- hands. The police are being cheer
ed for numerous arrests of the negroes
they are now making.
Every time a negro is taken into
custody the police are %applauded and
hundreds of people are following the
wagon. A whole patrol wagon load
of negroes was picked up on Water
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30t shots were fired as they passed up
Main street. The mob is still going
through the streets looking for ne
groes.
The Acme hotel had to close its
doors tonight because all Of its color
ell rvant became panic-striken and
ran away.
After the mob had been in the Jail
only a few minutes word was brought
that a gang of negroes was congregat-
ell at Budd Fruits saloon at No. AIS
Upper Fourth street, who was firing
from windows and the roof upon the
whites as they passed.
The mob Immediately decided to
lombard it. A hundred or more arm
ed men, upon command, fell into line
and marched from the Jail up Fourth
street into the market u hating
in front of Fruits place.
Negroes were to be seen below and
1t most of the windows, but they
quickly dispersed on the arrival of the
mob. Then, upon the command Of
he leader, a volley Of 100 shots was
ired into the building, completely
g~recking it.
1t was not known at the time that
here was a large number of negroes
n the saloon. 1t is thought that man
Il them were hid in the large build
ngs surrounding the saloon. Severa
re reported shot, but no dead bodies
ave been brought in.
At 2:45 this morning the Jail is still,
surrounded by 500 persons. A mob Of
zoo white men, armed with rifles. is
securing the city looking for negroes
and shooting into well known negro
resorts
After leaving the wrecked place of
Budd Fruit. the mob of desperate men
swelled to between 300 and 400. ran
down Sycamore street. By-standers
seized with the mob fever joined them.
At First and Sycamore streets an at
ack was made ON the store of Boet.
tcher & Kellogg. This was ~repulsed
~ an employee of the company, who
declared that the store contained no
more guns.
The crowd then passed to Walter
street, where the lack of negroes SEEM
"a to rankle the men. Some one yell
ed, "On to Baptist Town'-where a
great many negroes live. The march
On Baptist Town was begun with the
armed men bowling for guns.
On Main street near Fifth some one
yelled that the store of E. NJ. Bush &
%. should be attacked. His suggss-
ion was Immediately answered by a
ush on the plate-glass front. In two
minutes the door was forced open
md the big windows shattered by gun
barrels. Policemen rushed up and
lrove the mob away.
About this time C a. m.) the men
we're still crying for victims. The mob
,ushed to Willording's gun store and
-orced its way in. Ten minutes later
he moi had 800 additional guns; box
IS of cartridges were grabbed and
che march to Baptist Town begun
with the intention of stopping on me
way and robbing a powder house to
secure explosives with which to blow
AZ the negro colony.
SHOT AT WHITE WOMEN.
While Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Press
Robb We're seated on their porch last
light two negroes passed up Third
street. One of them said: There are
some d-n white folks" and with these
words both negroes drew their re-
Volvers and fired. One of the bull
.ets came within an inch Of Mrs.
Robb. They were panic-stricken, and
rushed into the house and fastened the
toor. After firing several more shots