The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-26
FIFTEEN DEAD.
Net Result to Date of Mississippi
Race War.
Troop Again Ordered to Scene
Of Trouble.
CONDUCTOR IS SHOT.
Assailant of Railroad Man Kill
ed by a Posse.
One Negro Taken From a Train
and Lynched.
CONDUCTOR IS SHOT.

Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 26.-With the
number of dead placed by a conserva-
tive estimate at Is. the racial trouble
prevailing throughout Kemper county
Miss, has reached a most acute stage,
and unless quickly checked race war
OF serious proportions ii is feared,
viii result
4. After quiet had been restored at
NNahalak. where the first outbreak oc-
CURED Monday and shortly after the
departure Of the troops sent to quell
Inc disturbances, rioting broke out
afresh at Scooba. five miles south of
the latter place. and during yesterday
and last night five negroes are re-
ported to have been Killed. OF this
latter clash reports are conflicting.
some reports placing the number of
killed and wounded at score. Troops
were imm ediately ordered to the scene
and left Meridian early today
At Wahalak. five negroes were killed
before the arrival of the troops
At Crawford. Miss. Conductor r.
n Harrison of the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road. was shot and fatally wounded by
negro last night. the negro in turn
was shot by Harrison and before he
could escape was killed by a posse
hree companions who were with the
negro fed to the wood one of these
was later captured and shot TO death.
The others are being pursued Last
night negro became involved in an
alteration with two white men
board train near ArteSia. Miss. and
when the station was reached, was
taken from the train and killed. The
troops sent to ScOOba today are COM
posed of a company of infantry and
battery Of artillery.
Besides the troops. an organized
party of 40 men from Columbus. are
en- the scene TO assist in quelling the
riot In dispatch to Governor
Nardaman last night Sheriff Trout Of
j 8 q fiOn
as critical.
Troops Restore Order.
Scooba. Miss. Dec. 26-One company
of infantry and a battery of artillery
arrived here this morning, IN command
OF Col D. q. A4eEants.s and are pa
ttolling the town and adjoining coun-5
try which has been much disturbed by
race riots. Several negroes have been
reported killed, but these rumors are
not confirmed. Governor Vardaman
has issued Instructions to military CT
hcers to preserve peace at all hazards. |
Col McGants. commanding the troops /
has wired Governor Nardam7a that the |
situation is well in hand and that there /
is no cause for further alarm.
Everything is quiet with no InGica- |
tions of more trouble.
Reports Denied at Scooba.
Scooba. Miss. Dec 2e-Late yester- /
day indefinite reports reached this town I
that four negroes had been pursued by /
a posse and killed. five miles east of 4
mere. 1t was also reported that the +
negroes in and around the town were |
in a state of unrest and trOuE.e was
feared.
A telegram was sent Governor Narda-
man at Jackson asking that troops be
sent here from Meridian. The governor
ordered out a company Of militia and
the soldiers arrived here early today
They found. however. that no trouble
existed in Scooba and they are now
a bout the little town chatting
with the citizens.
The reported killing of four negroes
yesterday was a direct outgrowth of
the recent trouble at Wahalak. where
a desperate fight occurred on a Mobile
K Ohio railroad train between negroes
and Conductor Cooper One of the
was killed outright and the
conductor received severe injuries
Great excitement prevailed at Whalak
when il was reported the negroes had
threatened to exterminate the white
people and burn the town. Governor
Vardaman promptly sent this state
militia to the scene but after remaining
there one day. Colonel McGants in
Command. returned to Meridian, re
porting that danger Of further trouble
lad apparently passed.
Citizens of ScoOba say today that no
lash with negroes Is now feared here
The negro population is quiet
Advices from Wahaiak this morning
ltate that extreme trouble there has
iubsided and business is being carried
IN as usual