The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
RACE WAR
 IN TEXAS
Reported That Twen- One Negroes and One w hite are Dead at Pal
 estine.

Palestine, Texas, July oO. - me state rangers arrived at Slocum. An derson county today following the race war which started late yesterday and Iasted all night, and in which twenty nesroes were killed and wounded.
 Three white men were shot, among them a deputy sheriff, who will likely die. The exact number of negroes killed and wounded is difficult to esti- mate. owing to the fact that the bodies of the dead and dying were re- moved by friends and relatives of the negroes.
 Thomas Alvord, white man, and a neero engaged in a fight yesterday afternoon over note which Alvord had indorsed and which the negro re- fused to pay. Alvord drew revolver and shot at the negro. Several friends of the negro, who were armed, chased Alyord, who was reinforced by several of his friends and the shooting became general. A deputy sheriff who at tempted to arrest the negro was shot in the body.
 Whites invaded the negro quarters and the firing was incessant through the greater part of the night.
 In the meantime, word was brought here from Slocum. which is fifteen mikes south of Palestine, and Sheriff Black and a posse left to quell the disturbance.
 At Benson Springs, near Slocum, there is a negro colony numbering 20OO Many of these negroes were heavily armed, and are said to have gone to Slocum with the avowed in- tention of cleaning out the whites. :" District Judge Dardner ordered all saloons closed here today for fear that the race war would extend to this place.
 Adiutant General Newton ordered company of militia to be ready to pro- ceed to Slocum upon minutes notice, but it is believed that the rangers have the situation entirely in hand.
 At last accounts the trouble still continued with little chance of abating. Twenty-three negroes have been killed and a large number wounded.
 Governor Campbell ordered the local militia company at Marshall to pro ceed to the scene of the trouble on a special train, and it reached Slocum at an early hour tonight. Four troop of state rangers have also been order cd from Dallas and probably are on the scene by this time
 Jack Stubbleheld, deputy sheriff of Anderson county. is reported among the killed and the deputy sheriff of Houston county badly wounded. Sam Wolff constable of Anderson county, is also reported killed; and also E. E. Rains. a white farmer and another white farmer whose name is unknown. Excitement is intense, and the whites of the country are arming themselves. Houston, Texas. July 30.-Auston adyices say that the Rangers have been hastened to the scene of the race trouble in Anderson county and the company of militia has been placed under orders for prompt movement The adjutant general received report: that early today three negroes were dead and that two whites had beer killed, and that the negroes were stil armine and gathering for battle. Twenty-ons Negroes and One Whit
 Dead.
 Late Palestine specials say it i' known that 2i negroes are dead an' one white man. a deputy sheriff 0 Houston county, of which Crickett i the county seat. is killed.
 Two Hundred Negroes Surrounded.
 Two hundred negroes are surround cd at Benson Springs and the white are awaiting the arrival of reinforce ments.
 Conditions Are Grave.
 Houston, Texas, July 30-Seport rom Palestine, Texas, today say tha 10 negroes have been killed and on "hlte badly wounded in a race ric near Slocum, Anderson county, lat yesterday.
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