Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-02

attempted to enter and the negroes
began shooting Maddox ran around
the house to his aid. He saw two ne
groes leaning out of the window, FIR
ing. The police returned the fire and
the negroes dropped below the win
dow ledge.
Policeman Casen arrived, and the
three charged the house. Maddox went
to the window and pulled himself up,
revolver in hand. A shot passed close
to his head. He fired point blank and
dropped to the ground, pulling the
window down with him. He then ran
to the door and broke 1t open, his
brother officers running with him.
AS he opened the door gun was
thrown in his face, and as he lodged
a bullet passed over his head. He
and his comrades then fred, killing
the two negroes.
Militia Kills Negro.
One negro was killed in Brownville.
. suburb, by militia while trying to
break through the lines. Two hun
dred and fifty seven negroes have al
ready been placed under arrest in
Brownville. The majority Of them were
heavily armed.
One other negro tried to get away.
and was shot. The raid started short
" after ave o'clock. Negroes were
searched for arms. and every one
armed was placed in the cars to be
sent to police barracks.
One of the first arrested was L. j.
Price, the negro postmaster, who is
charged with supplying ammunition OF
the blacks. Negroes who tried to
break through the lines were fred on,
hating promptly.
Capt. Wilson held conference with
the presid ent of the Cannon SEM
mary on the situation. The negroes
are hemmed in by militia. Members
Of the governors horse guards and
mounted country policemen are anx'
ious to avenge the death OF Officer
Heard and the wounding Of Other
members of the force: The negroes
are badly frightened.
400 Negro Students Arrested.
All the students of Cannon negrf
seminary, 400 in number. and W. J
q. Brown, president of the faculty
have been placed under arrest II
Brownsville.
Gov. Terrell has been asked to sen,
troops there to protect property ami
lives.
This runs the negro arrests up L
400 Tuesday, and 1000 in all. Ever.
one with weapons is arrested.
The negroes wounded in the fgh
With the county police during tn
night were found dead. They wer
tracked by bloodstains into the wood!
where their bodies were found.
Every barroom In the city Ia close
and detail of troops guards eac
saloon to prevent whisky being soil
Negro clubrooms in the negro sectio
h8ye been closed, as have been tn
ri "daacs balls" and negro dives" alon
Decatur ana Gourtland street.
White Wsaasn Aiming.
Nearly every woman In the cit
has been provided With revolver B
her husband or relatives. ana the
will protect themselves.
A report has been received at tn
police station that two negro men an
q negro woman WHO fired on a part
of passing whites on Randolph stree
in Darktown, had been shot an
D killed by police who we're rushed
the scene.
Seven Known Dead.
al The total known dead as the r.
= suit OF Monday nights encounters
:, reported as Ave negroes, besides p
liceman Heard and Mrs. R. G. Thoml
son, white woman, who aroppe
dead from the excitement OF witRes
q Ing the shooting Of two negro prt
t. onars, Two of the dead negroes wei
10 tracked FROM the scene Of the attac
on the police to thsif homes by trai
y Of blood. There they were foun
a. early Tuesday. Two more died ut til
10 hospital, both shot during Monda
y nights fight and Ar unknown negl
d. was found dead near the scene Of Il
3, same fight.
t. Gov. Terrell over the telephone d
X clared that he does not believe It wi
k be necessary to declare martial Ia,
y but as precautionary measure he
tended to order several companies
y The state militia, probably four, to