The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-19
CARTERvILLE RIOT.
Little Change Last Night Bat tina,
For Better.

Cartervills, ILL.,, September IS SOL
diers are patrolling the streets and guard
ing the mine property against attack rs
a result Of the battle In which seven col.
ored non-pnion minersl were skilled and
two wsI rded. Although all Is sp
parent, 40 1t is feared that further
outbreak may come at any moment. SO
far no arrests Of those who participated
in the shooting have bean made.
No arrests have been made and much
difficulty is anticipated in discovering the
identity of the whols number who did
the killing. o. j. Page Of Metropolis
and Postmaster james Landen were
within 20 feet of the scene of the riots
which began, they state, when one of the
colored non-union miners fired q shot.
A revised list of the dead negroes follows:
Sidney Cummings. Henry 3rainen,
Rev. L. J. Floyd, John Black, Us.ead
Brsdleau, all from Jellico, Tenn.
Missing: Sam Brow ming and Jim
Hayes.
Every ono of the dead men had from
one to five bullet holes In his head. The
funerals took place this afternoon. Mayor
Zimmerman took charge of the bodi es
and had them prepared for burial.
At Greenvllle.. the village Inhabited by
non-union colored miners, news OF the
shooting created great anger. The negroes
were determined on vengeance and en-
deayored to obtain rides from the COM
pauy's magazine to make an attack on
the town. They were held in check but
may yet break from the oompany's con-
troll. II they do, Sundays affair will be-
minor In oident.
Lieut.. Lowden with o detail of soldiers,
arrived at Marion. the county seat, at
noon today, In charge of IS union miners
whom he captured after midnight ON the
highway north OF Carterville. They
wers ali armed with guns and well sup
piled with ammunition. When captured
they were IN wagons and said they were
returning from Carterville to their homes
at HERNIA mining town ten II lies north
east from here. They are charged with
having been part Of the armed mob
which gathered around Brush's mine
last night before the troops arrived
States Attorney Fowler has filed a oom-
plant for murder against them.
There is little change in the situation
here tonight, but what little there is. Is
for the better. Four n en- who were seri-
ously wounded are expected to recover.
The coroner jury is still In session
and will not adjourn before tomorrow.
Until that time 1t Is expected that no
arrests will take place. Mayor thinner
man came out In a signed statement IT,
day in which he says that Gov. Tanner
ssnt personal representative to him and
told him that, II the better class Of citi-
Zsns would sign an agreement to the
effect that they would guarantee that
there would be no more loss Of life or
rloting, the governor would remove the
trjops.
Mayor Zimmerman told this represen-
tative that the governor sent the troops
kere without consulting the citizeus of
Cartersyille; that he couldfremove Them
the same way, but that as long as the
negroes remained at the Brush mines just
30 long might he expect to hear Of trou-
BILE.
The residence of John Murphy, farm
er living near here. twas burglarizsd by
parties wearing the uniform of tho
militia. Col. Bennett ordered An inves-
tlgation and one of the guilty parties is
under arrest.
Company f. of Mount Vernon, 40
strong, arrived to-day. Company r, of
Newton, is expected to arrive tonight or
tomorrow morning. No further trouble
may be expected SO long as the militia
are here.