The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
RACE WAR IN ILLINOIS.
Fights Between Negroes and
Whites.
MILITARY ASKED FOR.

MILITARY ASKED FOR,
Union Miners Kill a Negro Woman and
Wound Twenty Neeroes-vilIaee
Blrned by Negroes.
CARBoNpALE, ILL.,, July l.-Un-
ion City, a small town built and oc-
cupied by union miners near here,
was burned At midnight after a bat
tie between the union men and i'm
ported negro miners, who were fired
upon at FreConia yesterday. Seek
ing revenge for the killing of a wo-
man and the wounding Of twenty
men in their party the negroes raid
ed Union Cry at midnight. They
opened fire on the homes of the union
men. The latter, promptly replied.
The battle lasted antil the union
miners were driven from their homes
and took refuge i'm clump of timber
close to the village. The non-union
men at once applied the torch and
the village was destroyed. The ne
groes then advanced on the woods
where the union miners were corn
cred, and until daylight a fusillade
was kept up between the factions.
No lives have so far been reported
lost in the engagement. Reinforce
ments have gone to the aid Of the
union miners.
THE MILITARY ASKED FOR.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL, July 1.-Act-
ing Governor Warder this evening
ordered the companies of the 4th
infantry, Illinois National Guard,
located at Carbondale and Mount
Vernon, to proceed to Gainesville at
once and preserve the peace. This
action was taken upon representa-
tions from Sheriff Gray, of Williams
County, General Manager Sam
Brush, of the St. Louis and Big
Muddy Coal Companies, and promi-
nent citizens of that section of the
country, who telegraphed the acting
Governor that the sheriff was power
less to keep the peace, and that the
troops were necessary. Superin-
tendent Brush telegraphed late this
afternoon from Gainesville as fol-
lows: 1--WE are surrounded by few
men who constantly fire Winches-
ters. They shot into our houses and
alons the road where our employees
pass. An our men, women and
children are so terrorized that they
have not eaten or slept since yes
terday. The sheriff seems powerless.
We must have the militia imme-
diately."
Other -raDorts-. from CartersYille
say that firing still continues. Both
sides are we'll armed and determined, .,
and the sheriff is powerless. Only
the presence of State troops, it is as
serted, will prevent the loss of many
lives.
BOTH SIDES HEAVILY ARMED.
ST. LOUIS, July IA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Carbondale, Ill.,
says The saloons in Cartersville
nave been closed by order of the
mayor. Over thirty of the miners
employed at the Brush colifery left
the shaft to-day and joined the
strikers, many of them coming to
this city. More than 800 shots were
exchanoe>...sru lay between the op-
posing sidest with no bloodshed.
ne All wires, + telegraph and tele-
phone, leag to the mine have
been cut, a the property is COM
pletely surnded by the strikers.
Both sidese heavily armed, and
the strike lave been heavily REIN
forced to- by outside union min
ers. Arrand ammunition were
seo ; received day by General Manager
our Brush.
RS roITIONS ARE WORSE.
SPR1s1ELD, ILL.,, July l.-Act-
ing Gonor Warner lite tonight
receive the following dispatch
!: from srif Gray datd Marion,
no illinoi "Conditions ar worse. A
I'm man Acre from Carbad beg
:! - ging f,help for Brush, he is
lie beeeirme. lam powereEs. I am
, sure ire will be a big light soon.
nc Ammition and guns came to
"a strike on the 9o'clock trim. They
~ -, are fi,ng to wipe out Brsh miners
=" to-niat. Get us help al soon as
y possiNe."
~ Shelf Ora! telegraphe Asaf an
~ ~ houraIater that the Bruf mines
~ were surrouned by 25O nm. Act
~ ~ ing Governor Warner tegraphea
- - Sheriff Gray that the C'bondaIe
Company would get thei'guns at
midnight, andbe aeCarterdlle soon
after. The MunfV fVernon ompany
will arrive abmt The same me.