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The Soldiers at Hempstead to Be Relieved by Others — A Lowering Condition.

HEMPSTEAD, Tex., May 22 — Adjutant general King of the state military reached here on the morning Austin train. Consultations were at once made with the county officers and several prominent citizens. He informed your correspondent that there is no danger of serious trouble providing that good management be shown until the excitement be allayed. He returned to Austin on the noon train to report the situation to the governor. He stated as rangers could not be had, one company of military would be ordered here and relieve the Johnston Guards, who have been on duty for the past thirty-six hours.

He further stated that Governor Ross and himself would use every possible exertion to have the trouble settled, and without the least bloodshed.

At present all is quiet in the city. The sheriff's posse is on duty at the court house, and strangers would not suspect anything unusual is going on. There is not a military patrol on the streets, and none is needed.

The excitement seems to be going down slowly. Sheriff McDade justifies his action in calling on the military last night to guard his prisoners, that it was in consequence of inflammatory language used by the two or three speakers at the citizens' meeting held in the afternoon. He also claims that his main object was to prevent a disturbance and general outbreak.

Your correspondent wishes to be impartial, and would not knowingly do injustice to either party to this unfortunate and deplorable state of affairs.

"Soldiers at Hempstead to Be Relieved by Others", Galveston Daily News, Wednesday, May 23, 1888, p. 1, col. 6.

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