The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-01
RACES IN A ROW.
Riot Between white and Coiorcd
Miners Ia AlabRmn-Three OF
the Negroes Killed.


Birmingham, Ala, june %. 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 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. II is supposed that
they went around by circuitous route
Ia the mountains and came upon the
negroes unexpectedly.
Ed ellis, the ringleader, armed with a
winchester and n colts revolver. fell i'm
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 i'm n few minutes
after being removed 10 negro house.
George Thomas was shot through the
abdomen with winchester bullet. He
rs not expected TO recover. Rudolph
Williams will live.
The trouble started Monday, when IL
was thought that John Shepherd, who
on last Wednesday afternoon assaulted
Mrs. Monroe Jones near Corona, was i'm
that community. The negroes armed
themselves TO prevent his capture. Both
sides were aroused. and only the timely
arrival OF a sheriffs posse prevented an
outbreak. Tuesday morning the negro
miners held mass meeting and re-
fused TO go 20 work. They all belong
TO "A secret organization known as the
knights of Africa" or the Mysterious
Ten" They keep rifles and ammunition
on hand at all times. II was in the aft
crnoon that they gathered i'm 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 situ-
alton in hand for the time being, al
though late reports say IL is extremely
critical and that the negroes are talking
OF avenging the death Of their leaders.
Galveston, Tex, June 2S.-At $3.50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. 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 a desperate at
tempt to stop them. He says while they
were shooting n man standing in the
doorway fired two OF three shots al
Johnson. Fifteen shots were fired i'm
all. When the smoke cleared away il
was found that four men had been shot.
johnson died on the way 10 the hos
pital. Boyd was shot in the left leg and
right arm, the bones in each being
broken. George Lovick, aged 5S.
blacksmith, and W. II. Goodman, who
were on their way home from the gov
eminent Notifications where they are
employed, were hit by stray bullets.
Loyick is shot through the right kidney
and is dying. Gordman is shot over the
right lung, though not fatally.
Johnson was n gambler, aged about
20. On February 10, 1898, he shot and
killed n comrade gambler. Dick SPRING
field, in n saloon, but was acquitted on
the charge OF murder few months ago.
johnson and Boyd are said to have had
a difficulty about week ago.