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Show SHOT SECOND MATE. SAILOR STARTS A RACE WAR 111 JAMAICA. Police Compelled to Guard Him Closely In Order to Prevent the People From Doing Him Bodily Harm. Considerable excitement -.prevails at Savanna La Mar, on the southwestern coast of tho Island of Jamaica, caused by tho shooting thero of tho Jamaican negro second mate of tho American brig Sunlight by tho first offlcer of that vesso', H. G. Gardner of Mnlno. According Ac-cording to tho details which havo reached Kingston, trouble nroso on board the Sunlight over tho color question, ques-tion, nnd tho crew loft her nnd refused to roturn on board. During tho disturbance. dis-turbance. It appears, Gardner fired at tho second mnto and probably fatally wounded him. A strong forco of pollco was sent on board tho brig to arrest Gardner, and It was with difficulty that he was overpowered and taken to Jail. Tho pollco wcro compelled to guard tho bul.dlng In order to provent native mobs from attacking It. The Sunlight was loading log wood for Boston. |