Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02

CARB0NDALE, ILL.,, July LINTON
City, a small town built and occupied
by union miners near here, was burn
ed at midnight after a battle between
the union men and imported negro
miners who were fired upon at FIRE.
donia yesterday.
Seeking revenge for the killing of a
woman and the wounding OF 20 men
in their party, the negroes raided Union
City at midnight. They opened fire on
the homes of the union men. The lat
ter promptly replied. The battle last
ed until the union miners were driven
from their homes and took refuge in j
clump of timber close TO the village.
The non-union men at once applied The
torch and the village was destroyed.
The negroes then advanced on tina
woods where the union miners were
concealed and until daylight fusillade,
was kept up between the factions.
Reinforcements have gone 10 the aid'
of the union miners.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. July 1.--Act-
ing Governor Warder has received a
dispatch from the sheriff OF Williamson
county asking for troops to quell the
riots at Union City. The request fors
troops was not granted, but the acting,
governor ordered large supply OF
guns and ammunition forwarded TO the
sheriff, who was instructed TO use
every effort in his power TO suppress
the rioters.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July 1.-Acting
Governor Warder, this evening, order
ed the companies of the Fourth in
fantry, Illinois National Guard, located
at Carbonate and Mount Vernon, to
proceed to Carterville at once and pre-
serve the peace. This action was taken
upon representations from Sheriff
Gray, of Williamson county, General
Manager Sam Brush, of the st. Louis
and Big Muddy Coal Companies, and
prominent citizens of that section OF
country, who telegraphed the Acting
Governor that the sheriff was power
less to keep the peace and that the
troops were necessary. Supt. Brush
telegraphed late this afternoon from
Carterville as follows:
We are surrounded by few men
who constantly fire Winchesters. They
shot into our houses and along tho,
road where our employees pass All
our men, women and children are so
terrorized that they viii not go TO
their homes, and have not eaten or
slept since yesterday. The sheriff
seems powerless. We must have the
militia Immediately"
Other reports from Carterville say
that firing still continues. Both sides
are well armed and determined and the
sheriff is powerless. Only the presence
of State troops, 1t is asserted, will pre-
vent the loss of many lives.
ST. LOUIS. July IA special TO the
Post-Dispateh from Carbonate, H.,
says: The saloons of Cartervile have
been closed by order OF the mayor.
over 30 of the miners employed at the
Brush colliery left the shaft to-day and
joined the strikers, many OF them COM
ing TO this city. MORT than three
hundred shots were exchanged to-day
between the opposing sides. but with no
bloodshed. All wires. both telephone
and telegraph, leading % the Mines
have been cut and property II complex
~ surrounded by the strikers. Bod
sides are heavily armed and the strik-
ers h. been heavily reinforced today
by outside union miners. Arms and
ammunition were received to-day by
General Manager Brush.
SPRINGFIELD. HIS, July 1.---Act-
ing Governor Warder late tonight re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Sheriff Gray, dated Marion. HIS:
Conditions are worse. A man Is
here from Carbonate begging for help
for Brush, and he Is begging me- /
am poweriess. | am sure there will be
big fight soon. Ammunition and
guns came to strikers on nine o'clock
train. They are fixing TO wipe out
Brush mines tonight Get ug help as
soon as possible"
Sheriff Gray telegraphed half an hour
later that the Brush mines were sur
rounded by $50 men.
Acting Governor Warder telegraphesb
Sheriff Gray that the Carbonate com
pany would get their guns at MIDI
night and be at Carteryille soon after.
The Mount Vernon company viii ar
rive about the same time.
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