Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-07

SPihShoid, oito, HootuhiJ Ao.-
M. M. Davis, railroad brakeman,
became involved in difficulty yes
terday with Preston Ladd and Ed
ward Dean, negroes, and received
pistol shots which will probably
result fatally. He is in hospital in
serious condition.
Last night large number of the
whites, led by Davis's friends,
marched to "The Jungles," section
of the city populated by negroes,
shd in which Dean and Ladd lived,
with the avowed purpose of burning
all the houses and killing all the
negroes in sight. In the meantime
the two negroes had been arrested,
and the officers, fearing violence,
had spirited them away to the Day
ton Jail.
Riot, arson and mob violence held
full sway until midnight. AT least
six negro dwellings were burned
and several negroes were badly in
jured, but it is not known that any
more were killed outright. The
negroes, though, only escaped with
their lives by fleeing.
The police were powerless before
the infuriated whites, although all
the reserves were called out and the
mob was only stopped when two
companies of Springfield, reinforced
by companies from Xenia and Urba-
MIA, marched to the scene about mid
night.
Quiet reigns this morning, al-
though the troops are patrolling the
streets and the air is filed with
smoke from the smouldering build
ings. The mob wrought havoc and
but for the timely arrival of the
troops the destruction would have
been worse.
The police, it is understood, are
preparing to make number of ar
rests in connection with the rioting.
There are also reports that the mob
will reassemble in order to prevent
this and there is still great deal of
apprehension.
Nine companies, besides those ac-
tually on the scene, are under arms
prepared for any emergency.
Brakeman Davis is still alive in
the city hospital, but there are no
hopes of his recovery.
Two companies of the third regi-
ment are on duty at the scene of the
fire. A company of the ninth bat
tallion, negro troops, is being held in
readiness IN the armory. This action
of the authorities in calling out the
negro troopsI is being sharply criti.
cised by all classes.
STILL LATER NEWS.
Springfield, Ohio, March 1.-This
morning the situation is well in hand,
the militia being in absolute control
of the rioters and everything is
quiet. The actual damage done by
the mob last night was not as great
As the night before, but were as
equally as disgraceful. Three houses
were burned and a number of others
were stoned. Not one but half a
dozen mobs of varying strength and
viciousness roamed the streets, doing
damage in the most unexpected
places.
With eight companies of State
troops on guard in this city, as re-
suit of Tuesday nights mob violence,
in which six houses were burned in
the coored residence district, more
incendiary fires were started again
last night in various parts OF the
city. In every instance the houses
were occupied by negroes or negroes
and whites. a negro house at IIar-
rison and York streets was stoned
by a large crowd, but the occupants
escaped.
The Flickers Nest, which is inhabi- !
ted by negroes, and which figured in
the Dixon mob and subsequent race
wars two years ago, has been assailed
and several attempts made to fire it,