Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16
coLoRsD PEOPLE ARE LEAVING
EVANSVILLE FOR SAFETY.
PLANS FOR PROTECTION
THE MAYOR ISSUES A PROCLAIM
TON
SITUATION is MENACING
me Militia Stands Guard Around the
JaiI-Day Passed In Nervous Dread
Fear what Might Have
Happened

Evansville, Ind, July Two
rioters were killed and four soldiers
hurt here ldStnight.
- Evansville. Ind, July Follows
Ing the race riots Of last night, the
situation here is still menacingl
and outbreaks are liable to occur
at any minute. The day has
been = one of .nervous dread.
Early this afternoon the EVANSVILLE
company Of the militia quietly as
lSembled around the jail and Is waits
ING there under arms. Blacks and
whites have passed each other today
with dark looks, there has been tiring
heard in various parts of the city
during the afternoon but no serious
results have followed and the firinRl
has, 1t is thought, been the work OF
few unruly characters who wanted
20 foment excitement
There was a circus in town yester-I
day which has brought additional
crowds Of sympathisers with tho
differant races. The police have beenl
at work preventing crowds from
gathering. There have been dozens
If personal encounters on the streets,
out 10 duels with weapons. In the
shooting of last night, it was report
I'd to officers, Henry Arms, youngI
white man. was shot in the thigh.
The grand jury set today and In
dicted Lee Brown, the negro who
killed Patrolman Massey, of murder
IN the first degree. The general feel-,
ing Of unrest and uneasiness causedl
1 meeting of Mayor Covert, sheriff.
Kraft, and the county officers al
which the grave situation was dis
:ussed and plans made to protect ain
citizens If other outbreaks are pres
sipitated. All saloons in the city
we're ordered closed this evening al
s o'clock. Mayor Covert also issued
0 proclamation, in which he says:
"The condition Of anarchy and
tawlessness that prevailed in this
community last night was disgracaI
20 civilized people and repetition,
,f its scandalous proceed 1gs will not
be tolerated.
"That all congre cations of people,
either on street corners or other pub
,ic places, are hereby prohibited.
"That all persons carrying aIms,I
Or any kind of weapons or any kind
Of weapon for attack or defense or
anything with which an attack on
defense could be conducted shall bd
arrested.
"That any loud, boisterous or in-I
cendiary talk will constitute sufiic-,
lent ground for arrests.
Baptisttown Is being depopulated
onight. Negro families by the doz-
ems are leaving, some Of them taking
refuge In the open country. Newburg
voad leading to the west is lined
with negroes In wagons and camped
by the roadside. Nearly all ara
armed.
The fire arms and ammunition TAX.
en- from the stores broken into last
night are still in the hands of those
WHO composed the mob. There were
no arrangements in police court to-i
day. Under the advice of the mayor,
Judge Curry adjourned court during
the excitement.
There are alarming rumors and re-
ports started every few minutes.
There is general feeling that there
will be an outbreak tonight Negroes
are said to be modifying near Baptist
town to advance on the whites and
crowd of 200 whites is said to be-
arming to repulse this attack and
wipe out the negroes. There is moth
Ing tonight to confirm these rumors
however.
This morning there was no sign
Of the mob violence that agitated the
citizens all Of last night. Business
is moving in the even tenor Of its
way. A trip into the business sec
tion reveals that much damage was
cone to numerous, stores, especially
TO- the hardware houses, many OF
which we're entered and robbed of
guns and ammunition. Thousands OF
shots we're fred during the night,
but 50 far as learned no one was
Killed although numbers Of people are
said to have boen wounded. Several
negroes were caught by mObs and al
most beaten tC death before the po-
pntIlH