Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-23
ILLINOIS S'TKIkh RIOT
Results in the Killing Of Five Negro
Non-Union Miners.
NEGROES STARTED THE SHOOTING

Tho whites Promptly Rotaliatcd, Fir
Ing Mt the Non UnlouIstS rs They
Fled-Two of the Negroes Missing.
Tho Militia Ordered Out.
Cartcrville. Ills, Sept 1S.-Carter-
VILE was the scene OF Il bloody riot
yesterday in which five negroes were
instantly killed and two others are
missing. Trouble has been brewing
since the militia Was recalled BY Gov
crnor Tanner last Monday. The white
miners of this place have refused to
allow the negro miners 10 come INTO
town. always meeting them and order
ing them back. Yesterday, however,
10 negroes, all armed. marched into
town. going to the Illinois Central de-
pot. where they exchanged lew
words with the white miners there.
Then the negroes pulled their pistols
and opened fire on the whites, who at
once returned the fire. y running
fight was kept up The negroes scat
tered, some being closely followed by
the whites up the main street. While
the remainder fed down the railroad
track. Here the execution was done.
all who went through town escaping.
After the fight WAS over six dead
bodies were picked up and another
mortally wounded. Two other dead
negroes were found last night near the
Brush mines. The dead: Sidney
Cummins. Henry Brainnen, Rev. L. }.
Floyd. John Black and ustead Brad
ley. all from Jcllico, Tenn. Miss
ing: Sam Browning and Jim Hayes.
Every one OF the dead men had from
one to five bullet holes i'll his head.
One of the negroes. when lirst
shot. started To run. He WAS shot
again and fell One Of the white men
then ran up and shot him through the
head with Il rifle The shooting took
place Immediately in front OF Mayor
Zimmcrman's house. and in full view
of several ladies seated on the porch.
Before the noise OF the first shots had
died away the streets began TO fill with
excited men. After the crowd of ne
sroes had been killed and scattered 1t
WAS the evident intention OF the in
furiated miners To go to GreenVllle,
where the big non-union negro camp
is located. and finish the work. All
afternoon an angry crowd OF men
patrolled the streets. Later the pro-
jected trip to Greenville was apparent-
~ called OFF.
Trouble has existed here off and on
for over :; year. but no fatalities oc-
Cured until June so. when passen-
ger train on the Illinois Central rail
road was fired into and one negro wo-
man killed These negroes were on
their way to the mines. having come
from Pana. a short times afterwards
pitched battle ensued between the
union and non-union forces. during
which time the dwellings occupied by
the non-union negroes were burned.
Several arrests were made, and the
accused are in Jail at Marion await
ing trial on the charge OF murder.
Superintendent Donely. OF the Brush
mines. where the negroes reside. re-
ports that the negroes are worked into
frenzy. and that While he is doing
all in his power to hold them in check
he is afraid he cannot do SO much
longer.
Company C, Fourth regiment. l. N.
G.. arrived here last night and will
endeavor 10 preserve order The COM
pany from Newton arrived this morn
ing. Forty miners from the Herrin
mines are reported to have left that
place for this city armed with Krag-
Jorgensen rifles and determined To as
sist the white miners here.