The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-19
The Negro Fair at Iasley,
Next Week, Awaited
With Anxiety.
BURTON STILL
DIRECTS BLACKS.
Fugitive From Justice Hiding
Near Onancock-Reports Not
Encouraging and More
Troops May be Or
dered to Eastern
Shore.

ItsPpEls yeSteTuay IRON the oman
cock section were far from reassuring
and Governor swanson may be re-
questcd to send additional troops. 4
the annual negro fair at Tasley lis Il
take place next week, as planned. Th;
military company of infantry now Al
Onancock VIII remain until all DANCE
of further race trouble is ended Gov
ernor Swanson said last night that h,
had received no fresh advices regard
Ing the probability of another clash
and added that the men now on duty
would be kept there 1ntil the citizen.
were satisfied that the services OF III.
militia arc no longer required,
The white women have been alarmed
by the events of the past week, a fac,
which is not disguised: and while the,
are OF the opinion now that they will
not be troubled by the more violently
disposed negroes, they are depending
Of course upon the soldiers and citi
zens for protection. When the company
arrived fhe women and children wer,
Instructed to leave their homes ant
Stake quarters In the hotel This gays
them much concern. but II was ex.
planned that in tbeEeyent of an ATTACK
better safety could be provided. ant
with men patroling the hotel b1ocI
there would be no danger of wantor
attacks by incendiaries. Moreover, Il
WAS explained that the soldiers coult
patrol the outlying districts, and i
they should have 10 give battle witt
the enemy the female population woul,
be out of range of stray bullets
Negro Burton Hiding Nearby.
Burton. the negro whose store was
destroyed by fire last Saturday night
is supposed TO be hiding near Oman
cock. and the citizens have learned thai
he has been in frequent conference
with others of his race. He is ad
mittedly the leader or the blacks o1
OnancoclS, and Is incensed at his treat.
ment. While the store was being
burned Burton, heavily armed. was
concealed short distance away
close enough, almost, to have shot
structure as the flames devoured 1t
But he offered no resistance. Instead
he went further from the point OF dan
ger and has been Informed of develop
ments in the town and surrounding
country. Burton's influence over the
negroes of the Eastern Shore is said
to be powerful. He was the leader al
Onancock. but his fame was not con-
fined to that place alone. He was
perhaps, the heaviest loser, financially,
and If any credence is TO be put in the
reports which have been circulating
within the past few days he has sworn
vengeance. and will endeavor to make
1t warm for those who have been re
sponslble for his hu: lied flight.
Troops Prevented Trouble.
Except for the presence of troops
the whites would have been in imnii-
nent peril, and the wisdom of Govern
or Swanson in sending them there
altar a personal investigation OF the
conditions. has been amply justinea
III the negro fair was not on the pro-
gram for next week there would be
less reason for keeping the militia
on duty. and citizens believe 1t Will
be necessary to increase the number
dividing them between two or three
towns where an outbreak may occur
mt any moment. 1t is the hope and
prayer of the communities, however
that the worst has come, and that
there will be no repetition of the eN-
citing moments which promised to
bring on : race riot of serious pro-
portions.
Bad Liquor Responsible.
The Illicit sale of red-eye liquor is
playing no small part in the exciting
history of the region. and 1T is claimed
that practically no attempt Is made to
enforce the law,
"A citizen here from Onancock yes
!erlay, said that he was informed by
i banker that 1T was being sold openly,
10 whites and blacks alike, and he
stated that he saw at least fifty men
of both races enter the alleged "blind
tiger The aid of the State and the
government will be invoked, it being
claimed that there is no license from
the Internal Revenue Department to
sell. Filled up with this fiery con-
coction. negroes are apt to commit
any crime, for the stuff incltes them
not only to violence hut to bravado.
With an end Of this evil 1t is believed
that the possibility of trouble would
be minimized but While it&is there.
there is constant danger Of further
clashes
Moves Them to Murder.
This Eastern Shore liquor, by the
way, contains more red and blue devils
than the product OF the mountains,
sold in large and small quantities by
blockaders. lit comes from the cities.
The poorest and cheapest quality Is
bought. then doctored, and when.
strength is taken away by the addi-
tion of q plentiflp supply of water 1t
ls necessary to.4add ingredients which
will give the negro a run for his
money, So.
A chemical analysis would hardly
show the number or variety Of foreign
products thrown in, all OF which. when
combined and thrown into the system
OF, the &hibulo,ts, is calculated to move
them to- murder. i 81
Conditions Are, Serious,
Even though they express the opin-
Ion that hercritical sta ge has passed.
It Is known that the situation is gty-
ing the a,{thorlties grave concern. and
tho advieahility of sending one or
more additional companies to the scene
Is under serious cons liberation, Tt is
admitted. especially around Onancock,
that Governor Swanson acted with
3commandable wisdom In ordering SOL
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