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RACE RIOTS. Negroes and Whites- Using Arms in North Carolina Already WUmiogton. N. Oct. 22 -A special to The Star from Lam berton says A few eights ago store, in Ashpole, ll miles southwest from Lambertos, was robbed and barned.

Ciroamsiaccss pointed to certain negroes. The matter has been nader for several days Yester? day it was expected that several negroes woaid'be arrested. The negroes heard of ii and determined to resist arrest as4 threatened to bar a the towo. Last sight aboat 100 assam bled in the vil? lage after dark and the whites kept watch. Late io the night the negroes sommenoed shooting The fire was re ta rn ed by the few white men assem? bled.

About 50 shots were fired, but no one was injured. This afternoon the negroes commenced assembling heavily armed and expressed nation to.born np the place to-night Help was asked from La tn ber ton, and Bomber of young men heavily armed left this afternoon. A telephene mes? sage has just been received from pole that the negroes bad reassembled and fighting was expected to commence in 20 minuses. Yoong meo are hastening to Ash pole fron? the sorroending towns The negroes are 150 strong, and at least 200. white men are already chere.

An? other message indicates the trouble Ja on. The negroes were assembling io front of Dr. Brown's residence. He ordered the lights pot cot and the tele? phone was immediately dosed. The telephone office is io bis residence.

A second body of meo are preparing to leave for Ashpole at 9 p. m. Sheriff Hall with a Urge body of men has jost left Lombertoo for Ashpole There is great excitement here. THE NEGROES RETIRES. Wilmington, Oct.

ll 45 p. m. information was received from Dr Brown of Ashpole saying that they had made the negroes leave. Aboot 75 strong, the negroes were very stob boro, and at first refused to leave. The white naen numbered aboot 250, scot a messenger to them twice sod they re? tasad to leave.

The third time they told them if they -lid not leave they would fire into them They then re? tired, the white men making them go io two direction. BLOODSHED ALREADY. Wilmington, Oct 23 -A special to the Star from Lnmberton says i "At 3 tbfs morning a squad of negroes, who were dispersed at Ashpole, Robinson county, crept np to town and shot three whites sta? tioned there as a guard They were Albert Floyd, Robert Inman and Wm. Ballard Bollard is seriously wound -r ed, the others slightly. A hundred whites with bloodhounds are now in pursuit, and it is said four of the ne? groes haye been caught There is great excitement at all points in the State in telegraphic communication with Lnmberton The whites are telegraphing the principal towns in the State for Winchester rifles to be sent there immediately.

OP IT. Wilmington, N. Oct. negroes who shot the three white geards have been captured near Ash? pole. They were run down and brought to bay by bloodhounds, which are thoroughly trained.

The negroes are now confined in box cars at Ashpole and heavily guarded. It is uncertain yet what the fate of the negroes may be, bot it is feared their cowardly attempt to assassinate the guards will so exasperate the whites as to cause further and more serious trouble The guard was composed of eight or ten men who were standing around the fire in the open air thus becoming easy targets for the negroes fired on them under cover of dark? ness, then fled The Ashpole incident ha6 increased the excitement at Wilmington, which was aheady near the danger line. Groups of white men have been on the street corners ail day eagerly awaiting news from Lnmberton and Ashpole Talk of Getting Federal Troops. Washington. Oct 24 --Senator Pritchard of North Carolina has writ ten a letter to a prominent official, reviewing the situation there, and saying that Governor Russell may have to call upon the government to allow the use of State troops now in the government service to quell the threatened disturbances The letter was written before the riot near Lnmberton.

N. yester day, and was based upon the intense race feeling prevalent in that section. No call for troops has yet been made, and nothing is known of what action the president would take in case the call was made The president, however, deeply regrets the recent occurrences in North Carolina, and sincerely hopes that there will be no farther blood? shed. Raleigh, N. Oct re port that there is need of Federal troops to secure a fair election in North Carolina has DO foundation to rest upon.

There has been no infrac? tion of the except by negroes, who shot three white men in Robe? son county. The negroes had burn? ed a store and were seeking to es? cape arree t. TEN NEGROES CAPTURED. Wilmington, N. Oct -A spe? cial to The Star from Lumberton says Ten of the negroes conceaned in the riot at Asbpole, Robeson coun? ty, N.

Saturday was lodged in jail at Lumberton to day. Two of them cccfeesed to having robbed and barned a store at Ashpole Thursday night and shooting three white men who were guarding the town early Sunday morning. Harley Baldwin the ring leader, has so far escaped. Federal Troops WiH be Used if Necessary-What Griggs Says. Special to Tbe State.

Wilmiogton. N. Oat. 24 -A special to The from Wash iogtoo to-aight says "Senator Pritchard has suggested bringing United States troops into North Carolina, ostensibly to preserve peace, bat as Democrats here believe to iofiaenee the coming congressional and legislative elections in this State. He bas written two letters here, one to the president and one to Chairman Babcock of the Republican congressional com? mittee.

Both are of similar tenor. In the letter tc the president, which form? ed subject of a special cabinet meet? ing to-day. and which was written last Friday and received this morning, Pritchard says the Democrats have raised the race issue io this campaign that most intense reeling exists that Democrats have instituted a system of intimidation of negroes tbat threatens the peace of the State that whites are armiog, and that negroes are baying wherever purchasable, although mer? chants, the majority of whom are Dem? ocrats, win not sell weapons to negroes aod that most serions trouble is looked for io counties where the negroes pre? dominate. It is chat ged that the Dem? ocrats are baying weapons in these counties to intimidate colored voters and keep them away from the polls ''General discussion of Senator Pritchards letter followed its reading by the president, who handed it to At? torney General Griggs The gravity of the situation was admitted by the mem? bers of the cabinet after the meetiog adjourned. Dariog the session of the cabinet.

Chairman Babeock called, bot when informed that the president bad laid Pritohard's letter before the cabinet, be did not send bis letter io, reeling, as be said, that the matter would receive the consideration it demanded. He said he was fear fal tbe president might overtook it in the accumulation of tere. "Attorney General Griggs was seeD by The Messenger's correspondent this afternoon. He produced Pritohard's letter cf two typewritten pages, begin? ning 'My Dear Mr 'This is a private political said Mr Griggs, to response to request for a capy, 'and it would ba manifestly im? proper for me to make it He it referred to the North Carolina situation, which be said was represent ed as threatening. 'Will you send a deputy United Scares marshal to preserve the be was asked.

'Marshals have authority to ap? point additional deputies, if necessity and I will approve snob appoint menta wheo be replied. "Mr. Griggs said no United States troops wooid be sent io to tbe State unless called for by Governor Russell, unless United States mails were inter? fered with. 'In that he said, troops will be sent whether the gover? nor calls for them or Reflecting a moment, Mr Griggs said the people, of North Carolina, South Carolina, California and New Jersey mav SR well onderfrtacd now as at any time that where riot and violence is threat? ened and governors ask for the troops of the general government, they will be wheo sent they will pre? serve the peace if they have to over? ran tbe entire State Order inu3t and will be maintained "Attorney General Griggs has the entire matter io charge, and if Gover? nor Russell, ehool? be deem the situa? tion to be so -critical as to demand troops, wili communicate with Mr. Griggs, upon whose advice the presi? will act, the troops will sent.

"The object of Governor Russell's reoect mysterious visit to Senator Pritchard, io the light of Pritohard's ietfer to the president, is oow made clear. As there are no State troops ia service, should an armed force be neo 1 esaary, national troops will have to be sent. "inquiry at the war department de fact that thc Second regi will ne mustered out by October 29th. There is oo probability that even in case of emergency this regi? ment will be retained for posfibie service, aw it is believed to be io sym? pathy the white movement T. W.

Rough Rider Teddy is not going New York io a gallop as be fan? cied he As au eothuser be is not a grand success. Eveo the Re who shouted loudest for him oow couot their dollars several times before they put them up in wagers against democratic money. Race Riot in Mississippi. Meridian, Miss Oct. 23 -The most bloody race war that has occur? red in Mississippi since the exciting days of the reconstruction period is raging in Sott county, 50 miles weat of Meridian.

The war grew out of an assault on Charles D. Free? man, a white man, by Bill Burke, a negro. Freeman and became involved in a quarrel which ended in Burke assaulting Freeman with a I hoe A warrant was sworn out for the arrest of Bnrke, and Constable Thompson, with 15 men, went to the house of Burke, who iives a mile from Harperville, at 9 o'clock last night to execute the writ When Constable Thompson and his posse arrived they found Burke fortified in bis little log hot with 50 or 60 ne? groes ambushed on the premises, and the officer's demand for a sur? render was answered with a volley. Officer Sibley, one of the posse, was instantly killed and three others, including Constable Thompson, seriously wounded. The posse was thrown into coofu sion by the volleys, but the fire was returned, and for a time a desperate battle raged in the dark.

The ne? groes were greatly in the majority, however, and the officers retired and sent runners for help. The Sheriff responded with heavy reinforce? ments, and the battle was renewed this morning. The fight has been kept up all day. and when the courier reached the nearest telegraph office, 10 miles from the scene of the hattie, at a late hour to-night, he reported that ten negroes had been killed and several wounded Four negroes were cap tured and taken to Forest, where they are guared by 200 white men to prevent their rescue by negro sympathizers. A general alarm has been sent out over Scott and the ad? joining counties of Rankin.

Newton I and Smith, and hundreds of white men are under arms and on their way to Hafperville. Gov. A. J- McLauren left Brandon for Harperville to night. FURTHER DETAILS.

Memphis, Tenn Oct. 23 -A spe? cial to the Commercial Appeal from regarding the race trouble near Harperville, says in part When the crowd of white men re? turned to Harperville after Officer Sibley was killed and several meo wounded, the news spread like fire During the night a large crowd gathered from the neighborhood. They immediately went to Burke's house and got from his mother the names of ail the parties which am? bushed the men the night before In allXhere were about 40 negroes, who had gathered to prevent the arrest of Berke, and a list was made up at their dictation. All of them had fied. Then the pursuit and search for each of the prescribed men began.

Ac cording to the statement of a reliable citizen, six negroes were found kr led by the crowd of armed and determin? ed citizens before the sheriff arrived. This morniog Sheriff M. Siev en8on was wired from Harperville of the threatening condition of affairs, and he was asked to get together a posse and come at once to Harper? ville he arrived in the after noon at Harperville. with 20 or 30 men. he was joiued by crowds of citizens until a conservative estimate placed the number in the posse at over 300 men Immediately after leaving the bouse where the first tragedy was commuted, the negroes scattered through the surrounding country.

The sheriff pursuit had resolved itself into a chase of the negroes implicated, and not of a mob, which is keeping together as was first reported A reliable telephone message received at a hour to night states that three more negroes have been found and killed, making a total of nine to date, with about 40 more to be heard from Sheriff Stevenson, realizing the danger apprehended, immediately wired Governor McLaurin at Bran dsn for aid in quelling a probaflle disurbance. The governor procured a special train at Brandon, and, accompanied by a posse of 30 men, armed with shot guns, proceeded to Forest Arriving there early in the evening and finding that there was sraaii dan ger of the not assuming proportions beyond the ability of the posse on hand to keep bounds, lie wired Adjt Gen Henry that it would be unnecessary for him to bring vol un teers from Jackson, as he had offered to do The posse is operating in swamps about a mile from Har perville, where most of the fugitives are supposed to be concealed. There is a message here to the ei feet that the citizens are apprehen sive of aimed negroes entering the town to-night, and guards will be sent to prevent a surprise The names of the men wounded when Officer Sibley was killed are James Johnson, James Hamilton and James Wells Another Battle. New Orieaos, Oct. 23 -Thc Pica- yuce's Vicksburg special sajs Telegrams report a most perious staje of affairs at Hcrmanville, 12 miles north of Forest, on the line of tbe Alabama and Vicksburg railroad io Scott county.

It is stated that bad blood has existed for some time in Her mao ville between the whites and blacks. Last night a negro mao beat most unmercifully an old white man. Later a deputy sheriff and two others went co the negro's house with a warrant to to arrest him. When tbe officers oear ed the man's bouse tbej fonod it sur? rounded with a crowd of some 50 negroes, all armed, and were fired on. Mr.

Potter, a well koown mao, was killed and the other two are thought to be mortally wounded As soon as the news reached Hermanville tbe men hastily armed themselves and west co the scene of the riot then the fight opened in reality and lasted the great? er part of the night Ac daylight this morning ic found that nine negroes had been killed and four captured, who are slightly wounded. IN TEXAS ALSO. St. Louis, Oct. special to the Republic from Dallas, says Three negroes shot and killed Julius Redd, a sixteen year old white boy to? night near the Texas Cotton mills on south Lamar street.

Witnesses of thc murder say it was unprovoked. A mob chased the negroes to the house in the outskirts of the city aod surrounded it. A lynching may result before morning Delay of a Month in Their Departure. Possible Change of Date for Evacuation of Cuba. Washiogton, Oat.

re? ceived at the war department from the American military commissioners io Habana iodicate that the season has not yet sufficiently advanced io Coba to make it even reasonably safe to seod any Urge number of American troops to the island just now According to the Ust advances from Gen. Wade, president of the American commission, it will probably be Decem? ber 1st before additional troops will be required in Cuba. This statement, in connection with the assurances that the Spanish of fioiais are earnestly trying to complete thu of the island, has tended fc) reconcile the authorities to a post? ponement of the original date of the completion of the a mooth beyond the date originally fixed upon. It is felt, however, that there is no ac tuai loss of time upon this score since the delay not only affords opportunity to better arrange and sift the troops now being prepared for garrison duty, but. io the meantime, the Hacker board now io Cuba selecting army sites will be enabled to have almost every detail of the campo arranged so that comfortable quarters will be in readi? ness when toe troops arrive.

WOOD TRUSTS THE CU? BANS. Santiago de Cuba, Oat 24-Gen. Wood, military governor of the aient af Santiago, though satisfied with tbe workings of the Cuban committee of 50 now recommending appointments aod offering suggestions tor his assis? tance in the work of civil administration, has decided to simplify this feature by appointing eight of the most prominent members of the committee as a perma? nent council to the governor The members of the council will re? ceive salaries, though the amount has not yet been decided upon. One of tbe first matters to be con? sidered by Gen Wood and the advis? ory council will probably be the re? organization of the polioc foroe of the provioce, Gen. Wood intending to en? large it.

His idea is to make the en? tire police force one semi-military or? ganization under command of an in? spector general wita the rank of col? onel, having headquarters at Santiago. A delegation of prominent Cubans recently calied on Gen. Wood and thanked bim for the good be had dono tne City. Say We Will Take the Phil? ippines. Lindon, Oct.

dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co says the American peace oom ni dinners at Fri? day's joint meeting wttl finitely insist upon tbe annexation Philippine islands to the United S'ates. The adjournment of the joint, com? mission is until 4 o'clock in the after? noon of Wednesday Guam, in ih? Lidro-ie inlands, hap been chosen by the Americans for the United under the terms of the protocol, and its cession has beeo con? firmed by the Spanish commission Details of minor importance alone remain to be decided upon in tion with the cession of Puerro Rico, rbe formal trinder of which in prac-i cally accomplished Thc chief matter cuisidertrd at lo fusion wa." fha American reply to Spaing revised and renewed propo of the meetings, and the indications are that, the Cuban question 1 will be disposed of this week. But no details have been given out by either side regarding Spain's presentment of Friday last or the American answer the same submitted to-day. Wisdom to-day means comfort to-morrow' To prove it nay a White and use it. TILLMAN, COLONEL OF FIRST S.

C. V. I. To Fill the Vacancy of the Lamented Alston. Since the sad death of Col.

Alston, there has been no thought of who his successor would be. The shock of losing their commaoder precluded any thoughts of promotion from the minda of the officers of the regiment, but it was of course acknowledged that Lieut. Col. Tillman was the log? ical choice for the place. There had been some doubt in Governor Eller? bek mind as to whether or not he had the authority to make the ap? pointment, but be was so instructed by the war department yesterday.

When it was announced yesterday that Governor Ellerbe bad appointed James Tillman coionel of the First South Carolina Volunteer infantry, none were surprised, but that many were pleased was shown in the way in which they crowded around him to extend their congratulations. There were civilians and officers among those who were glad to shake his hand. Prominent among those to congratulate Col. Tillman were the officers who had been arrayed, against bim in the recent courtmartial proceedings. They assured him that so far as they were personally con? cerned there had never been any per social differences.

Lieut. Ligon in a manly way uaid that he the that be had, believing it to be his duty, but now in lew of the fact toot Col Tillman was the highest officer in the regiment, and as he wanted to see the regiment mustered out with all parting in the best of friendship, he kad decided to with? draw the charges Col Tillman, of course, was made very happy by these expressions of friendship Being asked about the charges against him and the pros? pects of a courtmartial he said "We have all been born again. Past dif? ferences are being buried, and the happy, friendly relations which ex? isted when we were mustered in are now firmly restored lu this the officers all concurred. They seemed be dwelling together io unity more yesterday than for weeks past Col Tillman's promotion left the office of lieutenant colonel vacant. Governor Ellerbe in appointing Maj.

Marcus Stokes to this vacancy, not only appointed the mau who had already been uext highest io rank to Col Tillman, bot the one who was evidently the choice of the officers and men of the regiment, and of the friends of the regimeot. Congratu? lations were.showered upon him from all sides yesterday -The State, Oct. 25 COSTLY OLD IRON. Habana, Oct. 30 m.

Owiog to 3D aonouDcement io the news? papers of a sale of some articles aod materials by tbe Spanish ordioaoos de? partment yesterday, the United States evacuation commissioners sent Capt Brooks to attend the sale and rake notes of the articles auctioned. They fouod included in the sale several mortars and other guns. The commis? sioners promptly seDt a prore6t to the Spanish evacuation commissioners, who replied that the articles referred to were useless for service and were only FO-d as old metal The commissiooeis imtrocted Capt. Brooks to make a thor? ough inventory in order to know the exact number aod nature of the ar? ticles in eade a sale should be ejected despite the protect Regardless of the American object iou the sale came off at 'he arsenal, the ordioaoc? being knocked down to Hamel a bao a merchant, whose bid was $90.000 Col Waring estimates the cost of the city, iocludiog the dredg iog of the bay. drainage, and paving afc $22.000,000 HOMICIDE IN GREEN? VILLE.

Greenville, Oct. 21 -Warren E. Grube was shot and killed by John G. Chaffin near Grube's office door ia the City National bank building. Both bad been io Grube's office Chaffin wa? io th? ball toward the front Grube wa? further hack.

After Chaffin cursed Gruho blows may hav? parsed. Grube's right eye black and a piece of scantling, to bnve been io Grube's baud, at his fest Charlo fhows a tear on bis arm There is some excitement aad talk ir? -a-if Hog Choiera Prevented. i S. Henty West of Bowman writes to the Southern Christian Advocate that he has found a preventive of hog cholera Ile has used it eignt years, losing one hog from cholera in that time A neighbor the disease among his hogs at that time, did nothing and lost fifteen Last January cholrea broke out on a neigh bor's place, he used the preventative and saved all his hogs i The remedy is half pint of tupen- I tine half pint of kerosene oil two I ounces of camphor gum one ounce aseafotida Putin a bottle, shake well and give each hog a half tea spoon of the mixture once a week io a little eiop. Camp Meade, Middletown.

Pa, Oct. 19 -General Graham has been directed by Secretary Alger not to begin the uutil hos? pitals have been established in the Droposed camps and there is no dan? ger of an outbreak of yeliow fever This order was received to-day, and Gen. Graham immediately suspended preparations for the movement, which was to have begun October 27. He says the Second Corps will not be shipped South until cold weather sets in, and the last of the troops will hardly get away from here before the middle of November Manila, Oct. insurgeuts are enforcing an export duty of $35 ton on hemp from Southern ports brought to Manila They are also enforciug 5 per cent upon freights.

The American and British firms are compelled to pay these charges, though they protest strenuously against the arrangement as the more unjust because goods are entering Manila by railway from the North wbicb evade duty and can underset! the legitimate trade. Madrid, Oct. Nacional, the Conservative organ, which is support? ing Gen. Wey 1er, was ordered sup? pressed for publishing aa article not previously submitted to the ceosor. Although its editor, Seoor Figoera, is a member of the Chamber of Deputies, he bas been imprisoned.

The affair caused a great sensation and the sus? pension order was eventually annulled. Senor Gamazo, minister of public in? struction and public works, has ten? dered his resignation a protest against the arrest of the editor of El Naoianal. Columbia, Oct 22-Governor Eller be pardoned Hardy Toney yesterday morning. Toney is a oegro from Sumter county, but was oonvioted cf vagrancy before a magistrate at Den? mark and seotenced to 30 days on the Bamberg county chain gang. The petition preseoted to the governor stated that the negro was an industrious per? son, but was waitiog to board a train for bis home wheo arrested and con? victed Kansas City.

Mo Oct special to the Star from Fort Worth, says trouble between whites and blacks ovet politics has culminated io a fight io which Hope Adams, independ? ent candidate for sheriff aou leader of the iodependent move against the White Men's Un io Association, killed. Adams was fired on by un? known parties concealed ia the county court house. The shooting was per cipitated by a negro named Jenkins, who fired on the white men in the court The sheriff has wired Gov. Culberson that he is unable to preserve order and wants troops sent to the scene at ones. St.

Doais, Oct special from Perry, Oklahoma, 6ays Serious trou? ble is browing among the Comanche, Kiowa aod Apache Iodiaos, cf whom there are 3,400 in ali. For thirty years, sioce the Medioine Lodge treaty, the Government bas fed these Indians, bet that, treaty expired July 1 They have commenced killing cattle belong iog to Texas cattlemen and a crisis is near. These indiaos have no crops, few cattle and bave had no money for months. Men who know predict starvation amoGg this wiorer aod serions trouble Madrid, Oe. cables this government- tbar the Americans insist upon the evacuation of the entire island before Jsnuary 1st.

The Spanish gov? ernment maintains that this will'be impossible Geo. Rios, governor of Vizoayas, bad made a demand for war ships for the purpose of defence against an attack upoo the Philippine rebels. Habana. Oct. 3,000 Spanish soldiers and officers sailed for home yesterday and to-day.

The Cuban Gen. Joe Martel has issued a proclamation addressed to the people of Cuba, demanding "Cuba for the Cubans The proclamation ends by urging all Cubans to resist the land? ing of the American troops by force. It is a highly inflammatory document, bot finds few to justify it. Madrid, Oct. 24 -The Imparcia? to day says "No victor ever treat? ed the vanquished as the United States is treating Spain.

The gov? ernment has received a grave dis? patch from Puerto Rico announcing that the American general there is acting towards Spain as the Euro? pean nations have treated China, rle ordered a Spanish steamer to em? bark the remainder of the Spanish troops at Puerto Rico, in spite of the protests ot her captain, who had or? ders to go to Habana to embark sick soldiers Oar government will prob ably.pretest against such action The overfilling ot the Yellow river ir; Shan Tung provir.ee appalling disaster of modern times to Central China Villages were swept Hway by hundreds. One hun? dred thousand people are ruined and crouching along the tiver bank in tbe pitiless rain. Two thou? sand were drowned. The distress is augmented hy the spoiling of the cereal crops by floods of wet weather. Famioe will prevail this winter in a district populated by more than 1,000, 000 people.

Army officers in Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila are not very enthusiastic over the inducements that these places hold ont to adventurous young Americans, and advise these who want to not to venture unless they have money to invest-and "to burn," as the boys say. lill.HS! II Hl Ml lilli.