The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-28
THREE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED.
RESULT OF 4 CLASH BETWEEN Me-
GRO AND WHITE MINERS.
Tho Trouble Grew Out of nn As
.auIt on white Woman
by negro.

sl-mlnvnam. Ala. June ?7.-Three me-
.roes are dead and one is not expected TO
live until morning as a result of riot be-
tween the white and the negro miners AZ
the ore mines near cardif in Jefferson
county.
Thu dead are: Ed Ellis. Jim DIN, and
Adams samuels Wounded: Rudolph
Williams, George Thomas, MORALLY
The two races came to clash late In
the afternoon IN Glasgow Hollow. where
The negroes had eongregated, armed with
winchester rifles white man passing
along the road was held up and besides
being abused was roughly handled. This
news soon spread and an armed body OF
white miners moved toward the hollow
II is supposed that they went around by
a circuitous route in the mountains ana
came upon the negroes unexpectedly. ed
Ellis, the rlngleader, armed with a rlre
and Colts revolver. fell in the first vol!oy
A rife bullet did the work. There was
another volley and one of the negroes
fell.
Jim Dill and Adams samuels died in a
negros house George Thomas was shot
through the abdomen with a Winchester
bullet He is not expected to recover. Ru-
dolph Williams will live,
The trouble started yesterday when II
was thought John Shepard, who on last
Wednesday afternoon assaulted Mrs. Mon.
roe Jones, was In that community, Both
10.
arrival of the sherlffs posse prevented
an outbreak. This morning the negro
miners held a mass meeting and refused
to 20 to work. They all belong to a secret
organization. They keep rifles and ammu.
milton on hand at all times 1t was In
the afternoon that they gathered in Glas'
Cow Hollow, although with what intention
is not now known, Influential citizens
say that the rlngleaders are now out OF
the way and they hope to manage the
other negroes. Ed Ellis. the leader OF
the band, and holding the chief Office In
the secret organization. made speech to
the negroes just before his death telling
them not to believe what the white of.
iicers had told them and swearing that he
for one would get even with Sherlr
o'Brien, who yesterday at the point of o
shotgun, ordered him to dispense the gang.
Shortly after the riot Sheriff OBriep
left here with 100 armed men. He now
has the situation In hand for the time
being. although late reports say that the
situation Is extremely critical and tina. the
negroes are talking OF avenging the death
OF their leaders
special from Cardiff says Few men
are asleep here tonight. Every man has
a revolver and a trusty Winchester near
him. The women and children of many
families are speeding away to places Of
safety. Each side is expecting an attack
and while at midnight there are no out
ward demonstrations, n light which seems
omlnous is seen burning In every miners
hut. The trouble which this afternoon
ended in bloodshed really started last
night when a body of white men fred on
some negro shaeks. One negro was shot
in the leg, and as a result the negroes
| We're sullen and refused to go to work to-
day.
A private dispatch received in Birming-
ham tonight states that the dead and
wounded negroes were shot in the back.