The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-28

the afternoon in Glasgow Hollow where
| the negroes had cepgregated, armed with
| Winchester rifles. A 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.
It is supposed that they went around by
a circuitous route in the mountains, and
came upon the negroes unexpectedly. - :.
Ed Ellis, the ringleader, armed with
Winchester and a Colts revolver fell
on the first shot. A rifle bullet did the
work There was another volley, and four
of the other negroes fell. Jim Dill and
Adam Samuel died in few minutes after
being removed to a negro house. George
Thomas was shot through the abdomen
with Winchester bullet. He is not ex-
pected to recover. Rudolph Williams will
live.
STARTED THE TROUBLE.
The trouble started yesterday, when 1t
was thought that John Shepherd, who
on last Wednesday afternoon, assaulted
Mrs. Monroe Jones, near Corona, was in
that community. The negroes armed
themselves to prevent his capture. Both
sides were aroused, and only the timely
arrival of a sheriffs posse prevented an
outbreak This morning the negro miners
held mass meeting and refused to go to
work. They all belong to a secret or
ganization known as 1.-THE knights of
| Africa" or the Mystic Ten" They keep
rifles and ammunition on hand at all
times. 1t was in the afternoon that they
gathered in Glasgow Hollow, although
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Influential citizens say that the ring
leaders are now out Of the way, and they
hope to manage the other negroes Ed.
Ellis, the head of the band, and holding
| the chief Office in the secret organization,
made a speech to the negroes just before
| his death, telling them not to believe what
| the white officers had told them, and
! swearing that he, for one, would get even
| with Sheriff O'Brien, who, yesterday, at
| the point of a shotgun, ordered him to
disperse his gang.
Shortly after the riot Sheriff O'Bren
| left here with 100 armed men, He now
has the situation in hand for the time be-
ing, although late reports say the situa-
| ton is extremely critical and that the
negroes are talking Of avenging the death
| of their leaders
MORE TROUBLE PROBABLE.
cial from Cardiff says: Few men are
asleep here tonight. Every man hns a re-
| volver and 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 outward
demonstrations, light, which seems ON
| inous. 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 fired
I on some negro shacks. One negro was
shot in the leg, and as result the ne
groes were sullen and refused to go to
| work today.
Sheriff O'Brien, who is now at Bloss-
| burg, has received message from Ad-
amsville, three miles from that place
asking for protection. An armed body
| OF negroes is gathered in the mountains
| threatening to make descent upon the
mining camp in the valley. He has dis
patched all the deputies he could spare
across the country. A telegram has just
| been received here birmingham asking
| for reinforcements of soldiers