The record-union., 1899-09-18
Union and N0n-Uaioa Men Come Into
Conflict.
Outcome of the Strained Situation
of the Past Year-Turther
Trouble Is Imminent and Gov
ernor Tanner Has Ordered
Troops to the Scene-The Ne
groes Are Worked UP Into a
Frenzy and Hard to Restrain.

CARTERV1LLE Ill.), Sept. 11.-Car-
terville was the scene of bloody riot
between white and negro miners TO-
day. Six negroes were killed ana one
other mortally wounded. Company c.,
Fourth Regiment, Illinois National
Guard. arrived here late this evening,
and will endeavor to preserve order.
Forty miners from the Herrin mines
left that place for this city this evening
armed with Krag- -Jorgensen rifles, de-
termined to assist the white miners
should their services be required.
Trouble has been brewing ever since
the militia was recalled by Governor
Tanner last Monday since which time
the white miners have refused to al
low the negro miners to come into
town. To-day thirteen negroes march
ed into the town and opened fire on a
crowd Of whites. The whites returned
the fire promptly and running fight
ensued. The negroes, closely followed
by the whites, scattered, some running
up the main street, the remainder
starting down the railroad track. Here
the worst execution was done. After
the fight was over four dead BJA -
were picked up and another mortally
Hall, where the wounded man was Civ
en- medical treatment and an inquest
held over the dead ones Later, near
| the Brush mines in another part of the
city, two other dead bodies were found.
The killed: Rev. o. T. j. Floyd, Huse
Bradley, John Black, Henry Barnum,
two unidentified.
Mortally wounded: Sim Cummings.
The Mayor has taken every precau-
tion to prevent further trouble and none
will occur unless the negroes make an
attack.
superintendent Donnelly of the Brush
mines, where the negroes reside, re-
ports that the negroes are worked up
into a frenzy and that while he is do
ing all in his power to hold them in
check, he is afraid that he cannot do so
much longer and that unless the militia
arrives shortly further trouble may be
looked for.
| Late tonight Governor Tanner re-
ceived the following telegram from
Sheriff Gray of Carterville:
Company C has reported to me. The
situation is critical. There are many
armed men in Carterville and in the
vicinity Of the Brush mine. The mil
! itary company is not sufficient to dis
perse the mob"
| Governor Tanner sent the following
| telegram to Lieutenant Louden, COM
manding Company F at Mount Ver-
non at Carterville:
do not hazard the lives of your men
against great odds. You are sol
dier and the commanding officer. As
such do your duty You are on guard
and must be the judge as to the condi-
! tions and the responsibility rests on
/ you
/ Governor Tanner also telegraphed
| Sheriff Gray as follows:
You shall have all the force heces-
sary to enforce the law and bring the
guilty parties to JUSTICE
He also telegraphed Lieutenant LOU
den of Company F, Mount Vernon, to
leave by the quickest route and report
with his company to Sheriff Gray at
/ Carterville.
Trouble has existed here off and on
for over a year but no fatalities oc-
Cured until June Both, when a pas
senger train on the Illinois Central
Railroad was fired into and one negro
woman killed. These negroes were on
their way to the mines, having come
from Pana- A short time afterward
a pitched battle ensued between the
union and non-union forces during
which time the dwellings, occupied by
the union negroes were burned. Several
arrests were made and the parties are
in Jail at Marion on the charge of muir
der, awaiting trial.