The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
RACE WAR IN ILLINOIS.
Fights Between Negroes and
Whites.

Whites.
MILITARY ASKED FOR,
Union Miners Kill a Negro Woman and
Wound Twenty Neeroes-VilIaee
Blrned by Negroes.
CARBONATE, ILL.,, July l.-Un-
ion City, a small town built and oc-
cupied by union miners near here,
was burned At midnight after bat
tie between the union men and i'm
ported negro miners, who were fired
upon at Freconia yesterday. Seek
ing revenge for the killing of a wo-
man end the wounding of twenty
men in their party the negroes raid
ed Union CEy at midnight. They
opened fire on the homes Of the union
men. The latter. promptly replied.
The battle lasted until the union
miners were driven from their home
and took refuge i'm clump OF timber
close to the village. The non-union
men at once applied the torch and
the village was destroyed. The ne
groes then advanced on the woods
where the union miners were corn
cred, and until daylight a fusillade
was kept up between the factions.
No lives have so far been reported
lost in the engagement. Reinforce
ments have gone to the aid of the
union miners.
THE MILITARY ASKED FOR.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL, July 1.-Act-
ing Governor Warder this evening
ordered the companies of the 4th
infantry, Illinois National Guard,
located at Carbondale and Mount
Vernon, to proceed to Gainesville at
once and preserve the peace. This
action was taken upon representa-
tions from Sheriff Gray, of Williams
County, General Manager Sam
Brush, of the St. Louis and Big
Muddy Coal Companies, and promi-
nent citizens of that section OF the
country, who telegraphed the acnng
Governor that the sheriff was power
less to keep the peace, and that the
troops were necessary. Superln-
tendent Brush telegraphed late this
afternoon from Gainesville as fol-
lows: 1--WE are surrounded by few
men who constantly fire Winches-
ters. They shot into our houses and
alons the road where our employees
pass. An our men, women and
children are so terrorized that they
have not eaten or slept since yes
terday. The sheriff seems powerless.
We must have the militia imme-
diately.'
Other reDortsL. from Gainesville
say that firing still continues. Both
sides are we'll armed and determined,
and the sheriff is powerless. Only
the presence of State troops, it is as
serted, will prevent the loss of many
lives.
BOTH SIDES HEAVILY ARMED.
ST. LOUIS, July IA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Carbondale, Ill.,
says: The saloons in Cartersville
nave been closed by order of the
mayor. Over thirty of the miners
employed at the Brush colfiery left
the shaft to-day and joined the
strikers, many of them coming to
this city. More than 300 shots were
exchapoe...sed lay between the op-
posing sideslt with no bloodshed.
he All wires, + telegraph and tele-
phone. leag to the mine have
JOG been cut, the property is COM
pletely surnded by the strikers.
Roth sidese heavily armed, and
the strike ave been heavily rein
forced to- by outside union min
ers. Arnand ammunition were
eed received day by General Manager
,ic- '0"
DIR Brush.
,r'S cLTIONS ARE WORSE.
sPR1sIELD, ILL, July l.-Act-
inc Got,or Warner lite tonight
-. receive the following dispatch
A.! from srif Gray datd Marion
'no Illinoij "Conditions ar worse. A
am man i4ere from Carb0dale beg
e! gine f,help for Brush, ,and he is
'he beegirme. lam poweIess. 1 am
, sure tre will be big light soon'
'ne Ammition and guns came to
'a' strike on the 9 so'clock trim. They
~ -. are ing to wipe our Brsh mInef7
y" to-niat. Get US help al soon a.
do possiR."
"e NC Shelf Gray telegraphe half al
"' n hourzlater that the Brm mines
o' were ;urrouned by 25O nm. ACT
~ ing Governvr Warner tegraphe:
,S W Sheriff Gray that the C'bondal'
u Company would get thei'guns a
49, midnight, andbe at Carterdlle sool
. after. The Mont Vernon ompan.
will arrive abnt the same me.