Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-26
RACE TROUBLES
IN MISSISSIPPI.
Conservative Estimates Place
The Number Of Dead as a
Result at Fifteen.
TROOPS SENT TO THE SCENE.
Excitement at Wahalak Has subsidized
Negro Population Reported
As Being Quiet.

Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 26.--Wiih the
number OF dead placed by conserva-
| tive estimate at Is, the racial trouble
prevailing throughout Kemper county.
Mississippi. has reached most acute
stage and unless quickly checked q
race war OF serious proportions IL Is
| feared will result.
After quiet had been restored at
Wahalak. where the first outbreak oc-
CURED Monday, and shortly after tho
| departure Of the troops sent to quell
the disturbance, rioting broke out
afresh at Scooba, five miles south OF
the latter place, and during yesterday
and last night five negroes are reported
TO have been killed. or this latter
clash reports are conflicting, some re-
ports placing the number OF killed and
wounded at a score. Troops were int-
medlately ordered 10 the scene and
left Meridian early today.
AT Wahalak five negroes were killed
before the arrival OF troops
AT Crawford, Miss, Conductor w. n.
Harrison, OF the Mobile and Ohio rail
road, was shot ana fatally wounded
by a negro last night. The negro IN
turn, was shot by Harrison, and before
he could escape was killed by q posse
Three companions who were with the
negro, fed to the woods one of these
was later captured and shot to death.
The others were being pursued. Last
night negro became involved in an
alteration with two white men aboard
train near Artesia, Mississippi, and
A
taken from the train and Killed. The
troops sent TO Scooba today are com.
posed OF company OF infantry and a
battery Of artillery.
Besides the troops, an organized
party Of 40 men from Columbus are on
the scene TO assist In quelling the riot.
In dispatch TO Gov. Vardaman last
night, Sheriff Trout of Kemper county,
described the situation as critical.
SITUATION AT sCooBA.
Scooba, Miss, Dec. 26.--Late yester-
day indefinite reports reached this town
that four negroes had been pursued by
a posse and killed five miles east OF
here. 1t was also reported that the
negroes In and around the town were
In a state OF unrest and trouble was
feared. A telegram was sent TO Gov.
troops be sent here from Meridian. The
governor ordered out company of mi
litia and the soldiers arrived here early
today. They found. however, that no
trouble existed In Scooba and they are
now walking about the little town chat
ting with the citizens.
The reported killing of four negroes
was direct outgrowth Of the
recent trouble at Wahalak, where a
desperate fight occurred on a Mobile &
Ohio railroad train between two ne
groes and Conductor Cooper.
one of the negroes was killed out |
right and the conductor received severe |
injuries. Great excitement prevailed at |
Wahalak when II was reported the ne
groes had threatened to exterminate |
the white people and burn the town.
Gov. Vardaman promptly sent the state |
militia to the scene but after remaining |
One day, Col McGantz. In command. re-
turned to Meridian, reporting that dam
ger OF further trouble had apparently
passed.
Citizens OF Scooba say today that no
clash with negroes Is now feared here.
The negro population is quiet.
Advices from Wahaak this morn
ng state that excitement there has
and business Is now being
'arried on as usual.
VARDAMAN'S ADVfCES.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 26.--Gov. varda-
nan said today that his latest advices
rom Scooba were that the report OF
ace trouble had been exaggerated. He
aid he would hold the militia there,
however. until he was sure all had
een queted down.