Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-21
Observation-Disclosures. !.
THE WHITE KlNERS REFUSED TO ALLOW
" THE NEGROES 70 CONE in TOWN.
SIX kILLED.-.IHREE WOUNDED.
Several Companies Of Militia Have Boon
Ordered 0ut---The Situation Is Critical.


Ordered 0ut---The Situation Is Critical.
CARrERyILLE, LII, September H.,
Cartorville was tho scene of bloody
riot about noon to-day in which six ne
groes were killed and one fatally wound
cd, while two. others received slight
wounds. Trouble has been brewing
since tho militia was recalled by Gov.
Tannerlast Monday. The white miners
of this place have refused to allow tho
negro miners to come into town, always
meeting thcm and ordering thom back.
To-day, however, thirteen negroes, all
armed, marched into town, going to the
Illinois Central depot, whore they OK
changed a few words with tho whito
miners thore. Then tho negroes pulled
thoir pistols and oponed fro on tho
whites, who at onco returned tho fro.
A running fight was kept up. The ne
groos scattered, some being closely fol.
lowed by tho whites up the Main street,
whilo tho remainder fled down tho rail
road track. Here tho execution was
done, all who wont through town escap-
ing. Aftor tho fight WAS over six dead
bodies wero picked up and another NOR
tally wounded. Thoy woro taken to tho
attended to and an inquest hold over tho
dead ones.
The affair is really an outcome of tho
trouble arising out Of tho procurement
of uegrecs to work in place of striking
white miners.
MILITIA ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, September H.
Gov. Tanner has ordered two companies
of tho 4th regimont, under command of
Col Bennett, to Cartorville. IIc re-
coivcd n telegram this afternoon from
Samuel Brush, manager of tho ST. Louis
and Big Muddy Coal Company, at Car
tcrvillc, that somo of his negro minors,
who had gathered alta depot preparatory
| to leaving, had been killed, q mob having
| fired upon them.
The Governor gave out tho following
statement tonight: IL received mes
sage frolr Capt. Brush stating that tho
mob had attacked and killed tho negro
miners while waiting Mt tho Illinois Con-
tral depot for train; that tho sheriff
| would be unable to control tho situation,
| and was powcrlcss to arrest tho parties;
| asking mo to order troops to Carrcrvllo.
Gin response to this message, knowing
| something Of the condition of that place,
and, without waiting to hear from tho
sheriff or others in authority immcdi-
| atcly ordered Lieut.. IOwdon, Of Com
pany G, of Carbondalo, to proceed at
once to Cartorvillo, procuring special
| train if necessary, and when reaching
Cartervillc to suppress the riot, protect
life and property, but report to tho She
rill of Williamson county for orders, in
| tho event that the sheriff was on the
ground.
| 81 also ordered Capt. ITcrsh, of New
ton, to proceed with his company by the
| quickest route to Cartcrvillo. At tho
same time l ordered Col. Bennett, of tho
lth rogimont, who lives at Greenvillc to
proceed to Cartcrvillc'at at once and takc
charge of tho troops. also directed tho
commanding officer of Company +, of
Mount Vernon, to prepare and be in
| readiness to leave on short notice.
| "Latcr received a message from Capt
| Brush stating that later reports showed
that seven of his mon were killed and
two injured, and that large mob of
armed men was between Carterville and
| his mine, and that one company was not
sufficient.
{1,nf
crs were waiting at tho depot for tho
train, probably expecting to leave the
place temporarily Or finally. 1t seems
to Gc, from the brief facts reported and
the further fact that no ono was killed
except the negroes, that it was prcar-
ranged, prcconccrtcd, premeditatcd
murder. If | am right in this conclu-
sion tho people of Cartcrvillc, and ospc-
ciaiiy of Williamson county,, should uso
every means possible, and that vigor-
ously, to bring these parties, guilty of
this Wholesale murder, to speedy justice,
and, in their efforts to do SO, promise
them the cooperation of tho State, the
whole National Guard, if necessary, to
bring about the arrest and conviction Of
these parties for the restoration of peace
and good order in tho county, and SO |
advised the sheriff Of Williamson county
this afternoon by wito.
"Ths is Il blot on the fair name of tho
Commonwealth of Illinois and will bc q
disgrace to the community of William
son county unless quick and vigorous
action is taken by tho county authori-
ties. The good and law-abiding citizens
of Williamson county should rise to the
situation and support the law officers in
restoring peace and order and in tho az
rest and conviction of tho guilty parties.
81 hope that the Newton company will
reach Cartcrvillc before morning and be-
fore any conflict occurs, but l do not be-
liovc and shall not boliovc until it hap
pens that tho strikers will attack the
National Guard or attempt to oppose IL
| i Il