The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-02
RIOTING IN ALABAMA
Attack on Negroes at the Gallo
way Mines.
The Governor Orders Troops to the Scene
Of Trouble.
Sansainary Results Of the Encounters Sad
Case Of Morphine POiSOnlng-A
Beautiful Girls Death.
special to THE MORNING CALL.

DlRMlN6HAM kAld.I, rep. l.-hep0rtS Is
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. An effort was made by
telegraph to secure confirmation of the
reports but it proved futile. The only an
swer obtainable was that a negro had been
killed by awhile man in seI-defanse, and
that the reports were incorrect 1t does
seem possible from later developments that
the correspondents we're intimidated. This
morning ColQnel Clark Of the Second Regi-
ment received orders from Governor Jones
to put so men of the local company under
arms, in readiness to proceed to Carbon
Hill, near the Galloway mines. In the alb
sence of Colonel Clark, Captain Randolph
Peyton of the Birmingham Rifles assumed
command and % men from the Rifles and
Ike number from the Volunteers were as
egram was received from the Governor, or
dering them to proceed to Carbon Hill.
Not word could be heard as to the state of
affairs at Carbon Hill. and no one knows on
what authority the Governor is acting. Car
bon Hill is in Walker County, on the Kan
sas City, Memphis and Birmingham Rail
road.
The military, fifty-fve strong, composed
Of detaehments of rifles and volunteers,
Captain Peyton commanding, left here for
Carbon Hill at $50 o'clock this evening.
Their orders were to report there for duty
and they left without knowing the exact
nature OF the services they were called on to
perform. Governor Jones is getting some
information from Carbon Hill which is un-
known here.
Trainmen on the Kansas 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
Borse Greek they heard that rioiing had
been renewed since dark.
MORE SHOOTING.
NEW YORK. Feb. IA Trbune's special
says: More negroes were shot at Carbon
Hill mines last night and to-day, but Just
how many it Is impossible to learn to-
night. One report says sixteen are
dead, and anothor report says only six.
1t Is not a race war or a riot, as the negroes,
so far rs can be learned, have shown no re-
sistance and no white men have been killed
or wounded. 1t is merely the miners trying
to drive away all the negroes or kill them.
All reports from the scene of trouble agree
that the men who have done the shooting
are still at large and defyirg arrest. The
Mayor of Carbon Hill to-day telegraphed
the Governor asking for troops. Governor
Jones has ordered out two companies of in
fantry. from this city. and troops left here
at o'clock tonight for the seat of war.
The substance of the Mayors report 10 the
Governor is not known here.
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED.
MEMPHIS, Feb. IA Birmingham (Ala.)
special says: Photographic adyices just
received from Carbon Hill say that Will
Mrr yVi ta min hot md int fa,,f fix-
kill d James Cutlery. a well-behaved
negro, last night at Galloway. The ne9f0
lay where he fell until the morning, when
ho was buried by the Mayor. Although not
so stated, this appears to be ascoutin uatiOn
OF the troubles of Friday night, when the
negroes there attacked in their cabin. 1t is
this last development which caused
Governor Jones to send troops from this
city,"
NEGROES LEAVING.
Trainmen on trains arriving here tonight
which passed Carbon Hill about O'Clock say
they learned upon trustworthy authority that
7negroes were killed by the mob Friday night
and that nine were shot down last night.
All reports from there by telegraph are
vague and unsatisfactory, and 1t
by the mob or other parties interested in
suppressing the facts. Reporters from the
city are with the troops. Telegrams from
Carbon Hill at 9 o'clock said that everything
was quiet and that the negroes were leaving
there as rapidly as possible. There are only
125 negroes, While there are nearly a thou
sand white miners.
A LAwLEss ELEMENT.
Robert Galloway, one of the owners of the
mines at Carbon Hill, said to an Associated
Press reporter tonight in regard to tile re-
ported troubles at the mines: These out
RACES are the work of an element that
knows no law; that has terrorzed that part
OF " alker County for the past three years,
and has no regard for human life The
powers Of the officials of the county seem
limited, but the time has come for the State
OF Alabama to crush out this class. That
the house in which the negroes were sleep
Ing was rddled with bullets is fact, and
one of them was wounded in the arm, but
none were killed.
UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Yesterday James Cutlery, negro, was
killed aud another was wounded. But this
is not the first time in the last few nights
that such things happened in this county
and the guilty parties are supposed to be
well known. This last case OF lawlessness,
while unjustifiabie in every way as could
be, was brought about by unfortunate cir
cumstances. On Tuesday strange white
distance Of six miles from Carbon Hill,
by negro. On Wednesday a negro
employed to hunt up some negroes who
formerly worked at the mines, picked up
some strange negroes and took them to
Galloway. On the way over they got a
drink or two and the leader talked in a way
to excite the crowd, who took the law in
their own hands with the result as stated.
The house was raided. The m OBJ evidently
did not intend to kill any other negroes. as
there were thirty or forty othe rs quartered
within three hundred yards OF this place
who were not touched"
DENIAL.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1.-The Courier-Jour-
nal las special from Birmingham, Ala.
which denies the reported killing of i've ne
groes at Carbon Hill, Ala. 1t is based on
telegram from the telegraph operator, which
was not founded on facts The whole story
originated in the killing OF negro. There
Is no fear OF race war.
VESSEL SEIZED,