The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-02
MORE FIGHTING At PANA
UNION MINERS AND NEGROES
HAVE A BATTLE.
Over Five Hundred Shots are Ex-
Changed-City Terrorized
For Over an Hour.

Pana, Observation-Disclosures excite
ment exists in Pana tonight as the re-
suit of two battles fought this afternoon
between union miners and Alabama ne
groes in Springside, a suburb Of this
city, where the Springside coal mine is
located
The first battle was started by all
unknown negro firing upon Wesley
Pope, a striker, who was in front of
Alderman Craven's residence, %convers-
ing with Mrs. Craven. Craven is presi-
dent of the miners union.
Pope was unarmed. but went to his
home and got a Winchester. Returning
he opened fire on the negro. Pope was
reinforced by his brother union miners,
n the negro, after falling twice, be-
meath a rain Of bullets, was driven into
an adjacent corn field, where he sought
shelter. Troop 3 of Bloomington turn
ed out Immediately with a gatling gun.
The firing ceased for a while and the
militia waited at the barracks.
The second battle occurred in the
same section of the city, thirty minutes
after the first encounter. The negro,
driven into the cOrnfield, made his way
to TIE Springside stockade, whence later
came a body of blacks armed with Win
chcsters. They made their way through
alleys to Jefferson street, where they
used shade trees as b~arricadeS n I'M
n:cdiately opened fire upon the body Of
strikers.
FIVE HUNDRED SHOTS.
Their aim was high, and the strikers,
dropping to the ground, began a
steady fire upon the blacks, who soon
retreated to the stockade. Fully 500
shots were exchanged, but what effect
they had could not be ascertained.
The residences of Mrs. Mary Kelly,
mother Of Chief Of Police Kiely; Officer
Samuel Smith. Contractor Ketchum and
other citizens were pierced with balls.
Bullets whistled about the fashionable
residences, whose occupants remained
inside.
Women and children in every block
huddled together in places of safety,
expecting to be killed, and the entire
eastern section Of the city was terror
lied for fully ar hour Several women
are in a critical condition as a result
of fright, one of them being the wife of
Alderman buddy.
Shortly after the second battle a
squad of troop IS made double quick
time to the ~Springside mine, but they
arrived too late to capture the parties
participating in the battle. While en-
route to the scene of the shooting the
squad, in Charge of Captain e. P. But
Ter, were passing the grocery of Michael
Mccarthy. when he remarked to the
squad:
ut is high time for you to arrive
after W. battles have been fought"
OFFICER ASSAULTS HIM.
Captain Butler took exception to the
remark, and halting his squad assault
ed Mccarthy in his doorway. bruising
his fac and head. Mccarthy did not
resist the assault for fear of being shot
by the soldiers, but he will apply for
a warrant against Butler. Witnesses
say that Buffers attack on Mccarthy
was unwarranted.
The belief that the soldiers are acting
as a guard for the negroes, which has
been growing daily in the minds of the
citizens. was openly asserted by many
tonight as the result of the action of
the troop in this afternoons troubles.
The soldiers are p%atrolling the bust
ness. negro and mine districts tonight
under strict orders. Captain Butler
says he anticipates outbreaks at any
time.
\ petition was circulated today. adj
dressed to Governor Tanner, citing that
blacks and whites We're heavily armed
ard that bloodshed and loss Of life
would Immediately follow the removal
Of the soldiers from Pana.
The paper closed with a strong plea
for the governor to retain the troops of
cava!rymen in Pana indefinitely and to
send more to reinforce them.
indians Get Judgment.