Connecticut western news., 1910-07-07
RIOT lHG
 NEGR R0'S Reno Battle Causes
 Four Deaths' ExCITES RAGE WARS. Johnson Defeats Jeftries In
 Fifteenth Round. BLACK MAN IS NOW CHAMPION White PugiIist Meets With
 Crushing Waterloo.
BLACK MAN IS NOW CHAMPION
White PuSiIist Meets With
 Crushing Waterloo.

New York, July 5.-The victory of Jack Johnson over Jim Jeffries was the cause of race riots in nearly every eity of size in the United States. Thou sands of exultant negroes were beaten, and five are dead or dying, one of these in New York. ...
 The cost of Johnson's victory is sum- marked as follows:
 Race riots all over the country.
 Three negroes killed in Georgia.
 One negro killed ill Cincinnati.
 One negro mortally wounded in New York. -, ..
 Negroes beaten in many cities.
 Uvaldia, Ga, July 5.-Three negroes were killed and many wounded in a clash with whites at a construction camp near this place. The trouble was caused by the Jeffries-J Johnson fight.
 Omaha, Neb., July 5.-One negro kill ed and a dozen different fights and jail full of negroes is the result in Omaha of Johnson's victory over lief fries. Much trouble between the races was avoided because of the early clos Ing of the saloons.
 Baltimore, July 5.-The victory of Johnson over Jeffries set the negroes of this town wild To prevent threat ened race riots seventy arrests were made. Louisville, Ky, July 5.-As the re- suit of Johnson winning over Jeffries negroes in Louisville gave the police much trouble and it is feared serious trouble may occur. Several street fights have occurred.
 Chattanooga, Tenn, July 5.-Riotous conditions prevailing in this city are due principally to the hotheaded con- duct of Mississippi soldiers who are here at the maneuvers and on leave free camp in large numbers for the holiday. J. T. PuIlen, private, from Fayette, Miss, was dangerously cut by a negro, this difficulty growing out of the result of the prizefght.
 Wilmington, Del, July 5.-The John son-J effries fight was Responsible for a race riot here and a mob of 5000 whites, angry at the result of the bat tie, stoned negro apartment house, fought squad of police and attempt ed to lynch negro arrested by the officers. Several persons were hurt.
 Philadelphia, July 5.-No sooner was the news of Johnson's victory over Jeffries flashed here than the negroes in various parts of the city started to celebrate and in many cases became SC unruly as to defy the police and create all kinds of trouble Hundreds filled themselves with liquor, and some arm. ed themselves. Trouble, amounting at times to the proportions of a riot broke out at intervals in various places.
 Norfolk, Va, July 5.-The receipt of Johnson was the signal for racial out breaks on various streets in the dewn town section of the city.
 New Orleans, July 5.-There were frequent outbreaks between whites and blacks as the returns from the Jeffries-J ohnson fight came iA
 Washington, July 5.-Washington's negro population of 100000 was stirred to fever heat by the negro pugilist's victory. There were numerous clashes between whites and blacks, but none was serious.
 Houston, Tex, July 5.-Charles Will Hams, negro fight enthusiast, had his throat sIashed from ear to ear on { street car here by a white man, tht negro having announced too vocifer ously his appreciation of Jack John sons victory at Reno. The negro near ly bled to death before reaching a hos pital. A number of race disturbances were reported immediately after thu news of the negro pugilist's victory.