The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-02
Excitement Over Reported Race
War in Alabama.
STRANGE DEATH OF A WEALTHY
GIRL FROM MORPHINE.
1t is Supposed That Blundering Pre-
scription Clerk is to Blame-Close
of the Taubeneck-Rogers Investiga-
ton and the Exoneratfon of Tauben-
eek by the Committee.
Special to the REcoRD-Us1os.


BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), Feb. 1.-Reports
were current here yesterday of an attack
by white men, at the Galloway mines, on
the negroes who had been put to work
during the recent strike.
Efforts made by telegraph to secure
confirmation of the reports proved futile.
The only answer obtainable was that
negro had been killed by white man in
self-defense, and that the reports were in
correct. 1t seems possible, from later de-
velopments, that the correspondents were
tntimidated. This morning Colonel
Clark, of the Second Regiment, received
orders from Governor Jones to put fifty
men of the local company under arms
and hold them in readiness to proceed to
Carleton Hill, near the Galloway mines.
In the absence Of Colonel Clark, Captain
Randolph Peyton, of the Birmingham
rifles, assumed command, and twenty
five men from the Rifles and like num-
Der from the Volunteers were assembled.
AT O'clock this afternoon a telegram
was received from the Governor ordering
them to proceed to Carbon HILL Not a
word has been heard as to the state of
affairs at Carbon Hill, and no one knows
on what authority the Governor is act
ing. Carbon Hill is in Walker County,
on the hanSaS, MelIpnlS anu DlfHlnS-
ham.
SOMETHING LATER.
The militia, fifty-fiye strong, composed
of detachmentS of the Rifles and Volun-
teers, Captain Peyton commanding, left
here for Carbon Hill at 6:30 this evening.
Their orders were to report there for
duty, and they left without knowing the
exact nature of the service they We're
called on to perform.
Governor Jones is getting some infor-
nation from Carbon Hill which is un-
known here. The trainmen on the Kan
sas City, Memphis and Birmingham train
just arrived say that five negroes were
killed up to last night. All was quiet
when they passed, but at Horse Creek
they heard that rioting had been renewed
since dark.
PARTICULARS RECEIVED.
MEMPHIS, Feb. LA Birmingham,
Ala, special says: "Telegraphic advices
just received from Carbon Hill say that
VIII Murray, white miner, shot and
instantly killed James Cutlery, a we'll
behaved negro, last night at Galloway.
The negro lay where he fell until this
morning, when he was buried. Although
it is not SO stated, this appears to be a
continuation of the troubles of Friday
night, when the negroes were attacked in
their cabins. 1t is this last development
which caused Governor Jones to send
troops from this city,"
ROBERT GALLOWAY TALKS.
Robert Galloway, one of the owners of
the mines at Carbon Hill, said to an As
sociated Press reporter tonight in regard
to the reported troubles at the mines:
"These outrageS are the work of an ele-
ment that knows no law, that has terror
lied that part of Walker County for the
past three years and have no regard for
human life, The powers of the county
officials seem to be limited, but the time
has come for the State of Alabama to
crush out this class. That the house in
which the negroes were sleeping is rid
died with bullets is fact, and one of them
was wounded in the arm. None were
killed yesterday. James Cutlery, negro,
was killed, and one was wounded to-day.
but this is not the first time in the last
few nights that such things have hap
pened in this county, and the guilty par
ties are supposed to be well known. This
last case of lawlessness, while unjustif-
able in every way, could have been
brought about by unfortunate circum-
stance. On Tuesday a strange white man
was killed near Eldridge, six miles from
Carbon Hill, by a negro. On Wednes-
day a negro, employed to hunt up some
negroes who had formerly worked at the
mines, picked up some strange negroes
aud took them to Galloway.
'On the way over they got a drink or
two, and the leader talked in way to
excite the crowd, who took the law in
their own hands with the result as
stated. The house was raided. They
evidently did not intend to kill any
other negroes, as there were thirty or
forty others quartered within 300 yards
of the place who We're not touched"
THE REPORT DENIED.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. IA Courie7-Jou1'-
qadI special from Birmingham, Ala, de-
nies the reported killing of five negroes
at Carbon Hill, Ala. 1t is based on tele-
gram from the telegraph operator, which
was not founded on facts. The whole
story originated in the killing of one
negro, says the dispatch, and they have
no fear of a race war.