New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-05

x,..,, tA1,e5 "Hurrah for Johnson IN
i. cro7rded downtown street He neio
tie. IN bis hand. and in an instant sew
.r.I r,hita men had struck him. The ponce
,,.Ad their clubs freelv after the whites
ia chased the negro into an alley~
Tbe streets are thronged with men oi
,,otn races in a. mast: hun1or. but the po-
,,oe think they can prevent trouble.
81 Louis. Jul. 4-Riot.ng at Markst
s+reet and Jefferson avenue followed ths
announcement that Johnson was the w.
in the Reno prizenght. The police nhaily
dubbed hack the negroes. who were oio'n-
ing traffic and making threats
rTvaldis. Ga. July 4-Thre- negroes are
dead and a number are wounded as the re-
suit of race riot between negroes ar .
orosstiA camp and whites OF this city 70
nixht EIated at the attention paid the
nght IN Reno. and certain Of Johnson
success. of which they boosted freely, the
negroes came into town to-day and start
ed drinking heavily. Their nolsy conduct
angered tho citizens, and posse was
formed to go TO the camp and arrest the
leader. believing that this would put
stop 20 the trouble
AS the Thlts men dppTOdCAtu t-i0 amp
thew were met by volley, which they re-
turned After many shots had been eT-
changed the negroes broke and fed. leaving
three dead and a number Of wounded De-
hind Several white men we're slightly in
iured More ammunition has been procured
by the whites, and the negroes will be fol-
lowed
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 4-As a result
of the Jefries- johnson fight there were
half dozen serious street clashes here to-
night between whites and blacks The
negroes we're the aggressors in every case
The most serious affair vas when negro
pulled sporting extra from his pocket,
on which was a picture of Johnson. and
flashed II in the face OF n1ilitiaman from
Mississippi, who was here attending the
military mancsuvres a. Chfckamauga Park.
The n1ilitianan dashed after the negro, who
started to run. and the soldier yelled for
some one to shoot. An officer was near
and he thought it was a brother officer call
ing for help. He shot at the negro and
almost killed a chauffeIr. who was near in
an automobile
There were several severe fights The
police force mas been doubled and all ne
groes are being sent off the streets. 1t IS
feared that serious race trouble may follow"
Wilmington, Del, July 4-The victory Of
Johnson was the cause OF a serious race
riot here tonight \ number of the particl-
pants were wounded. Michael Prown,
white man, who started the trouble by ar
suing the outcome Of the fight with negro,
was seriously hurt.
The ARRAY started when a mob of whites
chased q gang Of negroes. One of the
latter, Benjamin White, fed into negro
apartment house. The whites began bonn
harding the place, The negroes replied in
kind. iniuring several whites
riot call was sent in and the police
succeeded in dispensing the mob. which by
that time numbered five thousand persons
White was rescued by the police. and then
the whites tried to lynch him. The police
finally landed the man in the police station
The outbreak was one of the most serious
that has occurred here In years.
Houston. Tex, July 4.-Disturbance broke |
cut Immediately tonight on the announce
1nent of the Johnson victory at Reno !
Three negroes We're hurt by white men in |
side of an hour. Police We're called to quell |
several other disturbances.
Charles Williams, a negro. was vociferous |
in announcing the outcome in a streetcar, |
and white man sIashed his throst from
ear to ear. The negro almost bie<i to |
death before he reached hospital.
st. Joseph, Mo-. July IS. /. Sawyer. |
white, who took the part of a negro when |
the latter was struck by another white |
man, was mobbed by a crowd of whites to-
night Immediately following the announce
ment of the result of the Johnson-Jehries
fight. Sawyer was rescued by a policeman
Baltimore, July 4--There were much re-
joicing and considerable rioting tonight |
among the large negro population OF this
,ity over Jack Johnson's victory Balt-
more is the home of Joe Cans, the negro
x-champion lightweight pugilist, who is
now fighting a battle with tuberculosis in
Arizona. Al Herford. former manager of
Zoe Cans. thought Jeffries would win and
made small bet on him.
Several cases have been reported of fist
encounters between whites and negroes as
4 result of arguments over the merits of
he contestants in to-day's big fight. More
than seventy negroes have been arrested
md the rioting continues
One negro was badly cut by another and
wo other negroes were assaulted and Sc
,ereIy injured by whites in arguments
,ver the fight. Half of those arrested were |
women In the BLACK Belt"
Roanoke. Va, July 4.-Six negroes with |
broken heads, six white men locked up !
Ind one white man probably fatally wound
ID is the net result of race clashes here
o-night.
The trouble started when a negro who
lad just heard the news from Reno said:
Now I guess the white folks will let the
negroes alone A white man replied.
No. and the two clashed Police had
lificulty landing the negro in Jail. being
compelled to draw their revolvers. Later
negro shot q white man and escaped.
The chief OF police closed the saloons
It $50.
Little Rock. Ark. July 4.-Two negroes
are reported killed by white men-one by a
Rock Island conductor, coming into this
,ity tonight, and the other by a man at
ID and Scott streets
Cincinnati, July 4.-TheTe we're several
outbreaks OF race feeling here tonight as
result of the outcome of the fight at
seno The negroes were hilarious in their
celebration of the victory. and this pro-
-oked the whites. There were numerous
ollsions. both in this city and in the Ken
ucky towns across the river Reported
atal encounters proved 10 be general me-
ees, in which noses were bruised and eyes