A RACE WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 8 January 1912, Page 4

A RACE WAR.

Oklahoma, one of the latest States to he admitted to the Union, is just is prone as some of the older southern States to conflicts between whites md negroes. A serious race war oc•urred there recently, which was quelled only after the State Militia had aeon ordered into the town of Coweta. Several lives were lost, including that of) J. B. Zeavers, the City Attorney, and a negro was lynched. The trouble started when a coloured man, named Ruse, was alleged to have jostled a white girl off. the sidewalk into the mud. 'The girl’s escort beat the negro with his lists while another white man held him. A second negro, named Snddeth, interfered, and opening 'ire with his revolver, killed the City Attorney, who was standing by, and wounded two other men. Then the crowd took Snddeth, put a rope about n : s neck, and swung him up. Before he was dead, however, they lowered him, fearing to precipitate a general race war. Suddeth’s respite was but short. As the Sheriff attempted to take him In an automobile to gaol, the crowd opened (ire on the coloured man and killed him, Probably fifty shots entered bis body. Following this, outrages occurred all over the country, white farmers being attacked at several points. The negroes, who are numerous in that part of the country, began to organise to march in a, body to Coweta, which is a settlement of 1200 prsnle. However, the arrival of the militia ended the trouble. Many arrests of coloured people were made, and all negroes were searched for arms.