Show race trouble MAYFIELD ky dec 23 of negroes organizing to taka indiscriminate vengence on the whites for the killing of jim stone by white cappers are causing alarm white tha reports in many cases are somewhat vague bs lie that they have sime real foundation is shown by the fact that before stone was killed he and other negroes were unusually insolent toward white people and that they went armed and omitted no occasion to provoke quarrels with unarmed whites it was jim stones conspicuous leadership in this sort of behavior that caused his taking off by mob violence mayfield has been as it were in a state of siege for two days everybody is armed guards watch all the roads and inspect all trains this morning jim a colored man was killed at the depot because be would not halt when challenged sunday henry finley a negro was killed by masked men and monday night jim stone met alir barab fate all were desperadoes except possibly the housea of that have been buruca were reports ot tho lowest order and places of rendezvous for the vilest of the vile to plot mischief from reports it seems that this raca war will become general in western kentucky there are indications of danger in groves and counties the whites are well prepared in these regions this fact and the incapacity of the to organize may prevent a serious outbreak |