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WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1898.
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THE SUPREME LAW.
For the past few days Wilmington
has been a storm-center sure enough,
and- the inevitable, which every
effort was made to avert, came, and
came in a way that will never be for
gotten. Oar local columns have told the
story of the conflict as far as it has
gone, a conflict which for some time
threatened to! be very serious, and
would have been much more serious
athan it was if it, had not been for tho
preparations that had been made for
an emergency and for the firmness
and determined resolve with which
it was met by the white men of the
"city- . ! . . ; I
It is not the ending of the story
of a day nor a year, but the ending
of grievances of long standing,
the breaking out of the pent up
feeling of indignation which had
been long suppressed, but which
could be suppressed no longer.
Under baneful leadership, white
and black, the races had been arKl1finificantly, race Pride was aroused
tagouized, j and encouraged by the
forbearance of the white people
and probably counting on their
superior numbers, the more turbu
lent and lawless element of the
negroes became intolerably offen
sive not only in their assertion of
the right to rule white people, but
some of them, even the children,
had got the idea into their heads
that white people had no rights
hat they were bound to respect,
and that the city belonged to them.
Crowding and jostling white chil
dren and ladies off the sidewalks,
even in daylight, became a com
mon occurrence, and ladies were
not infrequently insulted on the
public thoroughfares when it so
happened that there were no white
men near. All this, and more, the
white people bore, with the hope
that the coming election would
give the white men control of the
State, and the people of the East
ern part of the State and of this
city relief, from , those intolerable
conditions. , I
Feeling this way they bore in
patience the culminating insult and
outrage perpetrated by the editor
of the negro paper when he wrote
and published that vile Blander on
the white women of the State, but
they never. one relinquished the
resolve to send him beyond the
limits of this eity and county what
ever the result of the election
might be. - -:
In pursuance of that resolve the
citizens held the meeting which de
manded that he leave the city
within the time stated, and that the
newspaper plant be removed beyond
the limits of this city. Had this
been done that would have been the
end of it, as far as he was concerned,
but it was not done and , the storm
broke, and the white men did what
they said they would do and of what
they had given ample notice.
But then it might have ended
there if misguided, rash and ill ad-
vised negroes had' not in their blind
folly, carried defiance to the extent
of shooting white men whose mis
sion was to preserve - peace' and or
der, thus shedding the first blood
"and precipitating the conflict that
cost lives, lives that might not have
been lost had these negroes listened
to cooler counsels, and not foolishly
thought they could shoot down
white men with impunity
For a while it looked as if chaos
mignt prevail, but there was no
chaos. The white men were pre
pared for any emergency, and were
organized, it being fully understood
that their actitra was to preserve the
peace and protect the people and
property from the lawless. Even
where the excitement was the high
est cool heads were at the front, and
no man who behaved . properlyhad
a hair of his head injured by any
man who came to the defence of law
and order, f When a peaceably-dis
Tosed negro man or woman was found
. npon the patrolled streets, night or
day, they wereprotected, and if ap
prehensive of danger were escorted
to their homes. And thus the bet
ter disposed among the negroes soon
learned that this was not a war upon
negroes, but a war in defence of
white people against the baser ele
ment of the negroes.
White supremacy, law and the
preservation of order were asserted
and asserted with prompt, terrific
and effective force when it became
necessary. The supreme law of
Jelf preservation became the law of
the emergency.. That is simply
what it was and nothing more. It
was the culmination of conditions
that had prevailed for years, and
finally became intolerable.
As a logical result the city gov
ernment, which was chargeable
with much of the lawlessness that
had prevailed and had by its indif
ference, incapacity or something
else encouraged it, was revolution
ized and Wilmington is to-day in
the hands of firm, patriotic, law
respecting white men who will see
that every law-abiding man's rights
are respected and that every woman
and child in the city will he pro
tected and may walk to and from
their homes without fear of insolence
or insult.
ANOTHER OBJECT LESSON.
We have written a good deal, in
the recent campaign, about "object
lessons" from tho colored stand
point, but we have had object
lessons, too, from the white stand
point which negroes who have sense
enough to understand might closely
study with incalculable benefit.
Although thev have for years
been voting practically solid against
the white people of North Carolina,
the white people submitted to it
without apparent concern, but when
it became manifest that they had
entered upon a career of aggressive
ness and were determined to aspire
to rule over white people from that
day they put the white people to
thinking, and drew them closer and
closer together until they became
of one mind and as solid as a stone
wall. Even in portions of the State
where the negroes figured but in-
when white men saw what their East
ern brethren were subjected to and
the impending peril, and they came
to the rescue with a race loyalty as
marked as if the peril confronted
them. Even white Republicans
who had been affiliating with ne
groes for years, as long as they were
willing to remain in the back ground
and content themselves with voting,
revolted when the negro showed a
determination to assert himself and
demand the right to rule.
Here was the obiect lesson pre
sented to the negroes, namely,
that when they were solidified to put
their own race at the front and the
white man behind, the white men
would get together for mutual pro
tection and to keep the negro in his
own proper place subordinate to the
white man.
This phase of the question has
never presented itself anywhere yet
in the political arena that the white
men did not get together and win.
They have done it in South Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi and other States
where the negroes are proportion
ately more numerous than they are
in North Carolina, and there the
race question, as far as race domina
tion is concerned, has been settled
just as we hy the election of Tues
day last settled it in this State. In
telligence and brain power rule the
world and will rule States, whether
the rule be through the ballot box
or some other agency.
With his thirty-two years of fran
chise the negro has learned but lit
tle of Its true meaning or its proper
use,, for the man who votes as one
of a mob without thought or dis
crimination has not learned toise,
but only to abuse the ballot, and
that is all the negroes as voters,
taking them as a whole, have ever
done with it. With all their experi
ence and with all their schooling
they have never advanced one par
ticle on this line, and vote as umn
telligently, as blindly and as much
like a mob to-day as they did when
first taken from the plantations and
led like sheep to the polls to vote as
they were told to vote by some un
scrupulous villain, who wanted their
votes for his own benefit.
There was some excuse for them
thehsbecause they believed their
freedom depended on the way they
voted and in their ignorance they
knew no better. But after thirty
four years of freedom they do know
better now, but still as a race they
vote just as they did then and obey
unscrupulous villains jfliat as they
did then There is a difference
however which makes that kind of
voting more dangerous than it was
than fnr than thev, were willing to
follow and did not aspire to rnle as
they do now, when there is any hope
of their ruling. Then there were
few of them who fcok to politics as
a business, while now there are
many among them who have had
the opportunites of the schooling
that the money of the white people
have given them. When they learn
to read they become politicians, and
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all want to be leaders, ana an get
hnngrv for some kind of an office.
They have had better opportuni
ties and a clearer field in North Car
olina than in any other Southern
afata and for that matter than in
any Northern State, for North Car
olina has been very kind to her col
ored people in supporting schools
for them and giving them uncom
mon schooling advantages, their
appreciation of and gratitude for
which they have shown by invaria
bly going with and supporting men
who were a discredit to their State
and no credit to them. In all these
years of voting they have learned
little, if they have learned any
thing, although they have had op
portunities to have learned much.
Recent events have given them an
object lesson from which they may
learn much if they study it.
But they have had another within
the pastgw days in Wilmington,
which they may and probably will
study with advantage, and that is
the celerity with which white men
came together when clouds, lower
and storms threaten. When the
late trouble culminated in this city
and it became apparent that the ne
groes, under incendiary leadership,
might resort to violence, there were
no two decent white men in Wil-r
mington who were not of the same
mind, and that mind was that white
supremacy must be maintained in
this city at any cost. There were
no if s nor ands and no suggestion
of compromise in that, and the
unanimity with which the white
men got together left no doubt
of that. And when the fighting be
gan, and the word had gone out
that blood had been shed the prompt
and numerous voluntarv offers of
assistance by telegraph from towns
and cities in this and our neighbor
ing State, South Carolina, demon
strated that when the crisis came,
how quick the white men of one
section were to fly, if needed, to the
succor of their brothers in another
section. "Blood is thicker than
water," and there is not a negro
in North Carolina, nor in the South
who knows anything of the story of
the past few day in Wilmington, who
does not now realize that. They
realize the other folly and insanity
of undertaking to intimidate or to
control by threats of violence or by
violence white men, although they
may outnumber them. This is an
object" lesson that they may and
doubtless will study and remember.
TO OUST DEMOCRATS.
According to the latest estimates
the Republicans claim a majority of
of about thirteen in the next IT. S.
House of Representatives. The fact
that they have any majority at all
will result no doubt in many con
tested seats and doubtless in the
throwing out of a good many Demo
crats elected, especially from' the
Southern States. This is the cus
tomary thing to do when the Republi
cans have a majority in the House,
and we may, of course, expect that
they will follow the custom. .
It seems that the Republican poli
ticians and machine managers in
Washington are already discussing
this, and it anoears that thev have
selected North Carolina and Ken
tucky as special subjects for their at
tention. A special telegram to the
Baltimore Sun thus refers to the
scheme: , 1
"Republican control of the next
House will develop an exceptionally
large crop of contested election cases,
of which naturally the main portion
will come from the South. It was said
in Republican circles that every South
ern State, from Virginia to Texas will
furnish one or more of these cases, and
North Carolina and Kentucky will
have a big batch. It would be some
what innocent to imagine these cases
will be tried on their merits, for al
though, as above said, there will be no
urgent necessity for arbitrary action,
there Will doubtless be a wholesale
ejectment of Southern members.
This is simply in accordance with
the programme decided upon before
the election by the machine man
agers in this State in the event
the State went Democratic, and
when it became apparent to them
that it would do that. They
started the howl about "intimida
tion," Senator Pritchard patched
up his story for use in Washington,
and the plea was put in that Federal
troops might be necessary to protect
the Republicans in the exercise of
their rights as voters. This was ac
companied or immediately followed
by Governor Russell s "proclama
tion," the object of which was to
give official weight to the cries of
intimidation, and it was all done to
give a pretext for the action to be
taken in the event of defeat, which
they felt to be inevitable.
"Thirteen is not a very large ma
jority to count upon and the Re
publican leaders will of course,
wish to add to it and will not scruple
to do it on the lighest pretext, and
as the defeated will not like the idea
of losing the $10,000 salary for the
term, they will of course importune
their. Republican friends to help
them out, and in such cases they
generally have a good deal of sym
pathy. or these reasons, we may
expect a good many contests from
the South.
The Mexican farmers respect the
memory of tfieir sires. It' is said
they use an ox of one color to plow
in the morning and one of another
color in the afternoon, because that's
they way their fathers did.
THEY APPRECIATE IT.
It would be expressing it very
mildly to say that the white people
of this community have a heartfelt
appreciation of the numerous offers
of assistance in our late trouble
from other cities and towns in our
own and our 'sister State, South
Carolina. A more impressive de
monstration of brotherly feeling
and kinship was never made and if
there had been need, of it there is
not the slightest doubt that several
thousand armed would have come to
us as rapidly as locomotives could
have drawn them.
Fortunately those that came, and
came sp gladly, their only regret
being that they were not here
sooner, were more than sumcient
for the emergency, butT;his does not
lessen the sense of gratitude that
our people feel for the noble and
chivalrous offers of the brave and
true men of other towns to come if
needed.
While proud of the" brotherhood
of such men, and such proof that
white men can rely upon white men
when emergencies call for mutual
co-operation, our people have not
passed unnoticed the brave and gal-
ant oenavior 01 our own youn?-.
men, ana elderly, too, who
were summoned to duty, and
responded with an alacrity as
admirable as it was prompt and
cheerful. For days before the storm
broke they had been doing volun
tary guard duty, day and night, to
be ready for any emergency at the
tap of the drum, and they were
ready, :and when the emergency
came, and they were called, no men
ever responded more nobly or bravely,
or did duty more loyally, devotedly
or enthusiastically. They were the
true stuff; they proved it when put
to the test, and our people are
proud of them.
The moral effect of all this will
not be lost, but will be permanent.
DIDN'T STOP AT NEWBERN.
Melton, Gilbert and Banting Took the
Steamer Nense for Norfolk Negroes
Jumped Off the Train.
Special Star Telegram.
Newbern, N. C, November 11.
Your discarded officials arrived here
on the train to-night. They were ex
Chief Melton, Gilbert and Banting.
Two negroes with them jumped off
the train on the outskirts of the city.
The three whites inquired if it was
safe here, and were told that it was a
pretty warm locality. They took the
steamer Neuse for "Norfolk, and are
now on the tossing waves.
Manly, of the Record, is suspected
of being here. Search of the steamer
saving to-night was made, but he was
not found.
Chairman Simmons arrived from
Raleigh to-night. He was met at the
depot by the city band and escorted to
the hotel. Fireworks were displayed
in his honor.
TBy Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 11 A special
to the News and Observer from New-
bern, N. C, says:
C. it. Gilbert, K. tL Bunting and
Ex-Chief of police Melton, three of
the white Republicans who were forc
ed out of Wilmington, arrived here via
the Atlantic Coast Line this after
noon. They were met at the depot by
a committee of citizens and notified
that their presence was not desired.
They showed a ready willingness to
leave and were accordingly escorted
to the steamer Neuse, on which they
sailed at six o'clock for Elizabeth City.
Word has been sent to Elizabeth City
and they will no doubt be kept mov
ing when they arrive tnere.
Lawyer Scott Banished.
A- W. Scott, the negro lawyer, who
is considered by wmte citizens as
partially responsible for the rioting
yesterday, was escorted by five white
citizens to the south bound train last
night and given specific orders never
to return to Wilmington under any
circumstances in the future. Scott will
be remembered as the negro attorney,
who upon one occasion insolently
asked General Superintendent Skeld
ing, of the Street Railway, on the
witness stand, if his instructions to
car conductors were not to help col
ored "ladies" off and on the street
cars and accord them such other
courtesies as were extended to white
lady passengers.
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The following is the official vote of
the Sixth Congressional Districts, re
ceived by special telegrams to the
Morning Star:
Bellamy. Dockery.
Anson . . , ...... 1,883 1,389
Brunswick....... 1,194 1,205
Columbus. .... .1 . 2,146 1,517
Mecklenburg. . 5,144 3,636
New Hanover .... 2,842 2,853
Pender 1,300 1,244
Richmond 2,712 1,672
Robeson.... 3,523 2.823
Union 2,510 1,420
Total 23,254 17,359
Bellamy's majority 5,895.
There is a law in Georgia to pro
tect the 'possum, and the Legisla
ture is asked to wrestle with the
question whether it shall be re
pealed. One of the statesmen Who
wants it repealed files a big bill
of indictments against the whole
'possum tribe, the sum and sub
stance of which that they are natu
ral born depredators and thieves,
and a large-sized nuisance on gen
eral principles.
BLOODY CONFLICT
WITH NEGROES.
White Men Forced to Take Up
Arms for the Preservation
of Law and Order.
BLACKS tHtOVOKE TROUBLE.
Negro Newspaper Plant Destroyed -The
Whites Fired Upon by Negroes The
Firing Returned The Killed and
Wounded State Qnard -Out
Many Exciting
Incidents.
Yesterday was an eventful day in
the history of Wilmington. The day
was made notable by the complete de
struction of the plant and building
of the daily Record by indignant citi
2 ens to avenge a vile slander upon
womanhood. Then, too, there was
the unfortunate clash of arms between
mobs of negroes and citizens on guard
duty in the First Ward, attended by
many sad and exciting incidents.
During the day the incompetent ad
ministration of the Fusion-negro
regime of city government resigned
and the Citizens Committee directed
the selection of new Mayor, Chief of
Police and Board of Aldermen, so that
Col. A. M. Waddell is now Mayor and
Edgar Parmele Chief of Police. Then
too, about 400 good and true men.
assumed the duties of special police for
the establishment and maintenance
of law and order.
Avenging Slandered Womanhood.
The committee of twenty-five, rep
resenting the mass meeting of white
citizens in the execution of the pro
visions of the resolutions adopted Wed
nesday demanding the departure of the
negro editor Manly from the city and
the removal of the Record plant, was
to have received a definite answer. to
their demands from representative
negroes at 7:30 o'clock. And Chair
man A. M. Waddell was to report the
same to the white citizens in front of
the Wilmington Light Infantry
armory at 8 o'clock.
At the appointed hour more than
five hundred determined white citi
zens with guns and revolvers gath
ered at the armory and Col. Waddell
reported that he had received no an
swer from the negroes. They waited
until almost nine o'clock, hoping that
an answer complying with the de
mands would be received, but none
came.
-On to the Record Office."
The men formed in line four abreast
and started on the march to the Record
office, in a thickly populated negro
settlement. As the long column of
armed men approached the vicinity,
great crowds of negroes, men, women
and children, could be seen fleting
this way and that in a perfect frenzy.
And very soon scarcely a negro could
be seen anywhere.
When the column reached the
building, a two story frame structure,
the men were halted and several ad
vanced to the door. It was locked.
Several blows by stalwart men forced
it open and about twenty citizens en
tered and within a few minutes the
plant was wrecked and the broken
pieces pitched into the street. The
windows of the house were broken
out. As the numerous fragments
were tossed into the street and as the
parts were recognized, exultant shouts
rent the air. Yet with it all there
was a remarkable demonstration of
coolness and determination. It was
when a long sign "The Record Pub.
Co.," was cast into the street that
the greatest outburst of cheers went
up. A beaver hat was thrown out
and quickly torn into nieces as was
a life size bust crayon likeness of Ed
itor Manly.
Building Canght on Fire.
When the wrecking was about com
plete it became evident that the build
ing was on fire. Smoke was rising
Out of the open windows. There were
Si outs of indignation and commands
to extinguish the flames. But the fire
spread quickly so that the Fire De
partment had to be called out. As the
engines and horse reels dashed upon
the scene several rounds were fired by
the men ; who were lined up more
than two squares either way.
The department quickly had the
fire under control, but not before the
building was a total wreck. They pre
vented the spread of the flames to ad
jacent buildings. Conservative men
very much regret the flre, not only
because it was entirely unnecessary,
but endangered a great deal of other
property as well. Close on one side
of the building is St. Luke's, the
largest and most handsome negro
church in the city. On the other side,
with only three or four small cottages
joined close together, between it and
the burning building, is Ruth Hall,
owned and used by negroes. Happily
not a single one of the adjacent build
ings was injured.
Citizens on Qnard Duly.
As soon as it was apparent that the
fire was under control, the people left
the scene and dispersed through the
city, many of them going on guard
duty on their various blocks.
Stevedores Panic-stricken.
All was quiet until wild rumors,
with no foundation in fact were car
ried to the negroes, more than 500, at
work in the cotton compresses. They
were told that their homes Were
being burned. They rushed pell mell
from their work. However, by the
heroic efforts of Messrs. James
and W. H. Sprunt they were
stopped and finally so managed
an to have them leave for their homes
in small squads. It was a hard task
to control them. Mr. James Sprunt
persuaded them to return to the com
press by promising that Pie would
be personally responsible for the
safety of their homes. When they
returned to the compress. Mr. Sprunt
mounted a bale of coition and ex
plained to the negroes that the white
men only desired to destroy the
Record office and they- nor their
homes would be hurt if they would
behave themselves and go quietly to
their homes. They were allowed to
go to their homes small squads at . si
time. 1
Trouble in the Ffrst Ward.
About the time the trouble at the
compress was gotten under control
news came from the First Ward, over
the railroad, that a riot was in prog
ress there, Large numbers of armed
men boarded the streets cars or ran on
foot to thO sconce, corner Fourth and
Harnett streets.
Military Called Out.
The negroes were quickly scattered ;
but gathered again in large numbers
iu the vicinity of ?Ninth and Harnett
streets. The Wilmington Light In
fantry and th Naval Reserves were
telephoned for and mrehed to the
scene heavily armed and accompanied
by the Colts rapid-fire gun and the
new Hotchkiss one-pounder. As they
passed through tho streets en route
they were lustily cheered on every
side and a large force of citizens with
Winchesters joined the procession.
When they reached Harnett street,
they turned up toward Ninth where
the negroes were assembled. When
the lattpr'found tht the
approach jug there was a
tering of the clans.
imilitarv was
general scat-
t Shot From Ambush.
As the military was marching
past 411 Harnett street, the Naval
Reserves were fired into from the
house. The company firjed a volley
into the house and killed a negro
named Bizzell. Geo. Davis, another
of the negroes, was wounded seriously
iu the back. Six others were captured
and committed to jail.
This incident was the last clash of
an especially serious character which
occurred.
Dutyi
On Patrol
The military company, as soon as it
was evident that the negroes were ef
fectively scattered, began to do patrol
duty in exposed sections of the city
and have kept it up ever since, re
inforced from time to time by the ar
rival of companies from neighboring
cities. Col. Walker Taylor is in charge
of the military operations, assisted by
Lieut. Col. Geo. L. Morton. Military
headquarters is at Lieut. Morton's resi
dence, on Second street, near Red
Cross. .' ;;"'.
The New Board of Aldermen.
Pursuant to the call of Mayor
Wright a special meeting of the Board
of Aldermen was held at the City Hall
yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock.
The following were present: Alder
men Gore, Hewlett, Twining, Green,
Norwood and Benson. The reading
of the minutes of the preceding meet
ing was dispensed with, and the mayor
stated that the board was ready for
the transaction of any business.
As each member of the Board of
Aldermen present tendered his resig
nation, his successor was elected, as
follows: First Ward, C. H. Ganzer,
J. W. Kramer; Second Ward, H. P.
West, W. H. Sprunt; Fourth Ward,
C. W. Worth, P. L. Bridgers; Fifth
Ward, B. F. King, A. B. Skehiing.
The old members of the Board -representing
the, Third Ward, B. F, Keith
and C. D. Morrill, were not present at
the meeting, and still remain on the
Board. Mr. Keith's absence from the
meeting was due to the fact that be
was not in the city and Mr. Morrill
was too unwell to attend.
Chief of Police Jno. R. Melton
tendered his resignation to the Board
and Mr. E. G. Parmele was elected
unanimously in his stead.
Mayor Wright Resigns.
Mayor S. P. Wright then stated that
at the suggestion of the business men,
he would tender his resignation, which
was received, and Col. A. M. Waddell,
upon the nomination of Alderman
King, without a dissenting vote was
elected to fill the vacancy. The oath
of office was administered by Martin
Newman, J. P., and he took the chair
amid applause. He took occasion to
say, upon assuming the Office that he
was very thankful to the Board of
Aldermen for the honor conferred and
that he took the l-eins of the city gov
ernment not from desire, but from
duty. He referred to the extraordinary
circumstances through which the city
is passing and stated that he would
bend all his energies towards main
taining good order and peace.
Upon motion of Alderman Worth,
a vote of thanks was tendered to the
retiring board and Mayor for the
courtesy, in yielding to the wishes of
the people and withdrawing.
Special Policemen.
Alderman King made a motion au
thorizing and instructing the Mayor
to swear in 250 special policemen for
duty last night in view of the existing
circumstances. The motion was unan
imously carried.
As a temporary assistant to the Chief
of Police, Mr, M. F. H. Gouvernour,
was appointed, and authorized to as
sume that position.
After the regular meeting, the
board met in executive session in the
Mayor's room in the City Ball.
Upon motion, the Chief of Police
was authorized to appoint twenty-five
policemen and mount them on horses
and also twenty-five on bicycles for
the further preservation of the peace,
The Mayor stated that he wished it
distinctly understood that he and the
Board of Aldermen would exert
every possible effort to stamp out
lawlessness, whether by blades or
whites, and that defiance of the law
must be suppressed.
It was stated as the sense of the ad
ministration during the present trouble
that negroes who go about their busi
ness must not be molested and that
they will receive the protection of the
law.
The board then adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman.
Telegram From Gov. Russell.
Immediately after the meeting of
the Board of Aldermen, Geo. Roun
tree, Esq., received a telegram from
Governor Russell saying that he
would use all his efforts to influence the
mayor and oity council to . resign, if
that would restore peace.
He sent the following telegram in
reply:
"Mayor and Board of Aldermen have
resigned. Two hundred and fifty
special policemen swor in. Law
will be maintained and peace re
stored." A Fifth Ward Cnsnnlity.
In the Fifth Ward near the inter
section of Front and Castle streets, a
negro whose name could not be ascer
tained, was hailed by a squad of
white men in charge of the block
there and commanded to halt. This
he refused to do and made a break to
run, when he was fired upon. The
shot took effect in his right side,
.and the wound is not fatal. The man
was given attention by a physician in
the neighborhood.
Another incident which deserves
notice occurred near the bridge about
midnight. A negro who came from
Darlington, S. C. , about twVd&ys ago,
was halted by a guard and drew a
pistol and snapped it in the guard's
face. He was arrested and - locked in
jail. It is said that he boasted yester
day that he had come to Wilmington
to show negroes how to spill white
men's blood.
Fayertevilie to the Rescue.
Eighty-six white citizens fromf Fay -etteville,
under the command of Maj.
A. A. McKethan and ex-Sheriff J. D.
Smith, arrived by special train on the
C. F. A Y. V. railroad yesterday
afternoon a few minutes after 3
o'clock. They were met by represen
tative citizens at the depot and
after forming line marched to
The Orton, where dinner was
served and the men placed under
strict orders not to leave the house
without permission from the officers
in charge. These men, who are com
posed of the bravest of Cumberland's
sturdy sons, were on guard duty in
different portions of the city last night
and all Wilmington can but faintly
express their appreciation of the
valiant service rendered by them in
that capacity. '
Arrival of State Guards.
Acting under orders from the Gov
ernor, the following companies ar
rived last night, and this morning.
Maxton Guards from Maxton, N. C. ;
Sampson Light Infantry, Clinton, in
charge of Capt. Hines, and the Kin
ston Naval Reserves in charge of
Lieutenant W. D. Pollock. The lat
ter company arrived at 3 o'clock this
morning and brought one of the Colt's
rapid-fire guns like the one now in
bthe armory of the Wilmington
Light Infantry. These companies'
were stationed on guard at different
times last night in various parts of the
city.
According to the Star's Raleigh
special telegrams last night the Frank
linton company is ordered to be pre
pared to move at a moment's notice.
More Offers of Aid.
In addition to the telegrams publish
ed in yesterday's Star, offering assist
ance in the troubles here, the follow
ing were received by Hon. Jno. D
Bellamy, Congressman-eject from
this district.
Col. S. D. McCall, of Charlotte,
Chairman of the Democratic Execu
tive Committee of Mecklenburg, ten
dered the services of 500 men from his
county.
Judge A. W. Graham and Col. B.
S. Royster offered 500 men from Ox
ford if their services were needed.
Capt. Wm. H. McLaurin, of Laur-
inburg, said that he could send 100
men from Richmond county, armed
with Winchester rifles.
Mr. G. W. Meredith telegraphed
that whatever assistance was needed
would be furnished by Monroe and
Union county.
In addition to these, Mr. W. F.
Robertson received a telegram from
Mr. James F. Glenn, stating that if
help was needed fifty men from Gib
son would come at a moment's notice.
Mr. E. S. Martin received a tele
gram from friends in Raleigh saying
assistance would be sent if needed.
Messrs. Hammond and Davis, of
Douglas, Ga., wired Mr. Bellamy to
telegraph them if help was needed.
As a matter of course all these
offers were highly appreciated, and
Wilmington was fortunate is not hav
ing to call for assistance so promptly
rendered.
DUNN'S OFFER OF AID.
Ready to Send 250 Men to Wilmington
Work of the Star in the Canvass.
Star Correspondence.
Major Wm. H. Bernard, Wilming
ton, N. C.
Dear Sir I waited one day after
the election and started out, but when
the report came of the trouble' in Wil
mington, my friends wired me to come
back, as Dunn had offered 250 men to
assist you all.
The county clerk of Harnett has
signed up tne returns ana tnere is no
contention.
We are all proud, and your friends
here are loud in their praise of the
glorious work of the Star.
They say that the Star won the
Sixth district, especially.
Dunn is still in readiness and aux
ions.
Very truly,
Jab. Pbarsall.
Only Military and Police Wanted
General Duty R. H. Bunting, J. R.
Melton and C. H. Gilbert and
Others Exiled.
This city was remarkably quiet last
nighty the turmoil and terrible race
conflict of Thursday considered.
The military were and are still doing
police duty at the request of the city
authorities; all five companies arc on
duty. Col. Walker Taylor is in com
mand with Lieutenant Col. Geo. II
Morton as aide.
Military Parade Yesterday.
About three o'clock yesterday after
noon there was a military parade
through many sections of the
city. The five companies were
in line and they had with them
the two Colts rapid-fire guns mounted
on wagons and the one-pounder Hotch
kiss of the Naval Reserves. They
were enthusiastically cheered by white
people all along their line of march.
The parade was a formidable demon
stration of the resources for the main-;
tenance of order now at hand.
No More Citizen's Guards Wanted.
Last night Col. A. M. Waddell, as
Mayor, issued a proclamation dispen- j
sing with citizens, guards and
calling upon all citizens to leave
their guns at home. The proclama
tion is as follows: 1
The comparatively few persons iu
this city who seem disposed to abuse
the opportunity of carrying arms
which recent events afforded and who
are doing some very feverish talkine,
are hereby notified that no further
turbulence or disorderly conduct will i
be tolerated. They are notified that a
regular police force will preserve or- I
der and every peaceable citizen, white
and black will be protected in his per
son or property.
No armed patrol except those au
thorized by the Chief of Police will
appear on the streets.
Justice is satisfied, vesgeanee is
cruel and accursed.
.. A. M. Waddell, Mayor.
Ths most sensational occurrence
here yesterday was the sending of ex- I ;
Chief of Police Jno, R. Melton, Jus
tice of the Peace R. H. Bunting, who 1
is also United States Commissioner,and v
C. H. Gilbert, an ex-policeman, out
of the city.
Grave threats of violence were made
by certain people against, the three
men and they were given military
protection at the Light Infantry
armory. Later they were escorted to
the A. C. L. depot and put upon the 3.30
P. M Wilminffton-Newbern train for
transportation to a place of safety.
When last heard frdm they were in
Newbern; but a committee at that
place met them at the depot and told
them that they could not stop there.
They went aboard the steamer Neuse,
bound for Norfolk.
The necessity of sending Melton,
Bunting and Gilbert out oMhe city as
a safety precaution is very much re
gretted by the more conservative'
of our people, especially because
one of them. R. H . Bunting, is a -United
State's Commissioner, and res
pect for his office, they say, should
have been a protection. However,
his political record in co-operating
with the negro element for the as
cendency in local government had so
embittered many people against them
that it was feared that they could not
He restrained from violence.
Aldermen in Called Session.
Late in the af ternoon Mayor Waddell
called a meeting of the new Board of
Alderman. The purpose of the meet
ing was to devise ways and means to
suppress lawlessness and stop the
crusade against "objectionable" citi
zens by scaring them into leaving the
city. The proclamation published
above is an outcome of the meeting.
The session was behind closed doors.
Coroner's Inquest To-day. 1
Coroner Jacobs, colored, will hold
an inquest over the body of Josh Hal -sey,
one; of the negroes killed on
Fourth street near Harnett Thursday
this morning at 10 o'clock.
will be as foliowS: CoL J-'W.
son, Mr. W. M.-Cumming, Mr. E
Bailey, Mr. J. B. Huggins, Elijah
?Lane and J. W. Yarborough.
The bodies of only six negroeshave
come to the attention" of the coroner.
They are Charles Lindsey, George
Gregory, Will Mazona, David Wright
and John Townsell. The finding of
the jury as to the cause of death in the
case of John Halsey this morning will
hold good in the-other cases, so Jhat
only one inquest will be held
Mayor Waddell told a STAR-reporter
last night that he is determined to
maintain order in all sections and that
he considers his .present resources
amply sufficient. The police patrol is
at the request of the mayor. He thinks
it will not be necessary to keep them
on duty but a very few days.
, Visiting and Local Military.
Wilmington is greatly indebted to
the local and visiting military for the
invaluable service they have" and are
now rendering.
Their's has been a hard and - trying
service and the people should and will
not be laggards in the matter
of expression of appreciation.
In r- fact, already the ladies
have taken the lead iQ kind offices and
send all kinds of good things to eat
and an abundance of it too, to the
armories and other rendezvous of the
military companies.
As the companies passed through
the residence streets yesterday the
piazzas of the many residences were in
many instances crowded with ladies
who waved handkerchiefs and mani
fested much appreciative enthusiasm, j
Condition of Mr. Mayo.
Everybody is anxious about the con
dition of Mr. William Mayo, who Was
shot in the trouble Thursday, and it
gives the Star genuine pleasure to
announce this morning that his condi
tion last night was very favorable and
it is thought how that he will recover
beyond a doubt.