Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Rioting and Lynching Has
Ceased at SCooba, Miss.
TROUBLE ABOUT MILITARY
Gov. Vardaman and Town Authorities
Have Serious Clash.
TROOPS STILL ON THE GROUND
Fear That the Whites, Who Have
Been Pouring Into the Town,
May Cause Trouble.
TROOPS STILL ON THE GR0UNI

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La. December IS
Scooba Miss. December 2S.-After four
days of continuous riotng. during which
a series of bloody clashes occurred be-
tween the races resulting in the killing
| of fourteen negroes. two white men, and
| the wounding of two negroes and two
whites this section of kemper county re-
s,med something like normal conditions
! this morning The military is still here
and will remain until the last semblance
of disorder has disappeared.
Gov. Vardaman and the town authorities
had a serious clash because of the intro
duction of the military, and the AFFAIR
| ended by Gov. Vardaman putting the town
under martial law.
Mayor R. NJ. Quarles of Scooba mad op-
jected to the troops entering the town,
and contended that show OF force was
not necessary. In reply Governor Varoa-
man. mounting a big drg-goods box, SAD
The negro is a brute and an animal and
can only be controlled by force. When
whisky soaked, and addicted to cocaine ana
morphine the negro is the worst type OF a
fiend. | firmly believe that the great num-
bers of troops hastily ordered here prevent
ed a race war that might have spread
throughout the south.
Threatened Town Officials.
The town authorities minimizing the
trouble resented the statements OF the
governor who threatened the officials with
arrest if they did not accede. Efforts of
Governor Vardaman and the military are
now directed to ferretng out the three
white men who shot Clint Nicholson, an
innocent negro farmer. and burned the
man before he had expired. 1t Is beleVed
that they have fled to Alabama.
Governor Vardaman posted heavy re
wards for their capture, dead or alive A
reward of $500 has been offered for the
CAPTURE of Tom Simpson, the negro Who it
is alleged. sassinated John O'Brlen. the
railroad detective, that crime precipitating
the riots.
No Effort to Bury Negroes.
The father of Tom Simpson is in Jail at
Dekalb, the county seat of kemper, of his
own voliton. he being afraid that he would
be lynched if he returned home. Twelve Of
the fourteen bodies of the dead negroes still
remain where thy fell, and there has been
no effort to bury them Citizens of Scooba
make serious charges against certain men,
bers of Company d of the Meridian Infan-
| try which has been on duty for two days
under command of Col l. c. McCants. 1t
| is charged that some of the soldiers multi
ated the bodies of the negroes, and one mil
itiaman is alleged to have carried home
with him to Meridian a piece of the jaw of
Clinton Nicholson, the negro who was burn
ed alive, is a souvenir.
The greatest fear of Gov. Vardaman and
his staff was from the direction of outside
forces of whites who for two days have hur
ried here in every direction. The governor
apprehended more trouble on this score
than from the original race conflict. He says
that he is now convinced more than ever of
the wisdom and advantage of having re-
serve force of military, and believes the
riots were quelled only through the presence
of troops and a show of brute strength.