Evening star., 1899-04-10
Two White and Three Negro Miners
Killed in Fight.
STARTED over REMOVING GOODS
Several Deputy Sheriffs Mixed Up
in the Trouble.
MAYOR CALLS FOR TROOPS

PANA, ILL.,, April 1O.-In a riot which
broke out at 1890 am. on the main streets.
in front of the telegraph office, between
white and black miners, in which deputy
sheriffs took part, five men and one wo-
man were killed. Eight persons were
wounded several SO seriously that they
will probably die The killed are:
Xavier L. ROog, Frenchman, union miner.
Frank Coburn, white, son of ex-Sheriff
Coburn.
Three unknown negro miners and one
negro woman.
Wounded-Wm. Kuhn, proprietor of the
klondyke steam laundry; shot through both
legs.
Albert Vickers, white miner; shot in right
arm.
Cyrus Strickle, groceryman.
George Gillen, farmer of Rosemund; left
arm shot off
Clara Felix servant at the Harrison Ho-
tel; shot in back; condition serious.
Mrs. Henriett, wife of d union miner;
right arm shot off.
Frank Handsworth delivery boy; shot in
head; will die.
Henry Stephino; shot through body six
times; likely to die.
How the Trouble Began.
The trouble resulting in todays riot be-
were called out into the Flatham and Pen
well mining district to protect several
families of negroes, who were endeavoring
to load household effects preparatory to
leaving for Iowa and were being prevented
by negro guards armed with rifles furnish
ed by Pana Coal Company, who claimed
the goods the negroes were moving were
company property.
The deputies guarded the negroes while
they loaded their goods in wagons, convey
ed them to railroad cars and packed them
for shipment The negroes, their wives and
children were then marched to Union Min
ers' Hall. where they We're fed and cared
for by white union miners and given pro-
lection by a guard of fifty deputy sherffs,
it being feared that negroes who did not
wish them to leave Pana would interfere
and attempt forcibly to prevent their de-
parture.
Deputies Fired Upon.
During the night, while deputies were
guarding the negroes in the Penwell dis
trict, they We're fired upon by unknown per-
sons, supposed to have been negroes and
private guard of the Penwell mine, and
fully 200 shots were exchanged. The firing
greatly terrorized the residents of that sec
tiCn of the city, who appealed to Chief Dep
uty Cheney for protection. Deputy Chee-
ney thereupon sent d detail OF deputies
armed with Springfield rifles, who patroled
all the streets and succeeded in restoring
were arrested, charged with melting riot,
and today's rioting began while they were
ON trial.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 10.-Gov. Tan
ner this morning received a message from
Mayor Penwell of Pana saying there was
rioting in the streets, several shots had
been fred and hundreds of armed men
were parading the streets. The mayor
wanted troops sent at once. private
! message from Para said that two men had
been shot. that the miners were armed and
trouble was sure to come
Adjt. Gen. Reece telephoned the sheriff,
who said the trouble was confined to the
mine Of the Pana Coal Company and that
he would be able to control the situation.
The trouble seems TO have been started by
a drunken colOred miner who ran wildly
through the streets shooting in all direc-
tions. This precipitated the riot. Troops
will be sent if the sheriff determines them
needed.