The Irish standard., 1899-07-01
RACES IN A ROW.
Riot Between White and Colorcd
Miners in Alabnma-Three of
the Negroes Killed.

Birmingham, Ala, June 20. Three
negroes are dead and one is not ex-
pected to live as a result of a riot be-
tween the white and negro miners at
the ore mines near Cardiff, in Jefferson
county. The dead are: Ed Ellis, Jim
Dill and Adams Samuels. Wounded:
Rudolph Williams and George Thomas,
mortally.
The two races came to a clash in the
late afternoon in Glasgow hollow,where
the negroes had congregated, 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. 1t is supposed that
they went around by circuitous route
in the mountains and came upon the
negroes unexpectedly.
| Ed Ellis. the ringleader, armed with a
winchester and a colts revolver, fell in
the first shot. A rifle bullet did the
work. There was another volley and
four of the negroes fell. Jim Dill and
Adams Samuels died in few minutes
|
George Thomas was shot through the
abdomen with winchester bullet. He
is not expected to recover. Rudolph
Williams will live.
The trouble started Monday, when it
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 sheriff's posse prevented an
outbreak. Tuesday morning the negro
miners held a mass meeting and re-
fused to go to work. They all belong
to secret organization known as the
"Knights of Africa" or the mysterious
Ten" They keep rifles and ammunition
on hand at all times. 1t was in the aft
ernoon that they gathered in Glasgow
hollow, although with what intention
is not now known. Shortly after the
riot Sheriff O'Brien left here with a
hundred armed men. He has the stu
alton in hand for the time being, al
though late reports say it is extremely
critical and that the negroes are talking
VI dNCHSlHS tllC uetttu vi tlleli leSucFS.
Galveston, Tex, June 2s.-At $3.50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, a duel oc.
Cured at the corner of fremont and
Market streets, when the streets were
crowded with shoppers. James John
son and William Boyd came out of sa
loon at separate doors. Then the shoot
ing began. Police Officer Rowe ran be
tween the men and made desperate at
tempt to stop them. He says while they
were shooting man standing in the
doorway fired two or three shots a
Johnson. Fifteen shots were fired il
all. When the smoke cleared away i
was found that four men had been shot
johnson died on the way to the hos
pital Boyd was shot in the left leg ane
right arm, the bones in each bein,
5 broken. George Lovick, aged IS, ,
blacksmith, and w. II. Goodman, VIII,
, were on their way home from the gov
, eminent Notifications where they ar
, employed, were hit by stray bullets
3 Lovick is shot through the right kidne
and is dying. Goodman is shot over tn
right lung, though not fatally
| johnson was n gambler, aged abou
, 20. On February 10, 1898, he shot an
killed conlradc gambler, Dick Spring
f field, in a saloon, but was acquitted Of
t the charge of murder a few months age
I johnson and Boyd are said to have ha
difficulty about week ago.