The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-18
Whites Returned Fire
With Interest.
Company of State Troops Ar
riyes ON Scene.


tervilie was the scene of bloody riot
about noon today in which six negroes
were instantly killed and one fatally
wounded. while two others received slight
wounds. Trouble has been brewing since
the militia was recalled by Governor
Tanner last Monday. The white miners
Of this place have refused to allow the
negro miners to come into town, always
meeting them and ordering them back.
Today, however, thirteen negroes, ali
armed, marched into town going to the
illinois Central depot. where they ex-
changed a fsw words with the white
miners. Then the negroes pulled their
pistols and opened ire on the white men
who at once returned the ire. A running
fight was kept up. The negroes scattered,
some being closely followed by the white
Iuen up on the main street, while the
remainder fled down the railroad track.
After the fight was over six dead bodies
were picked up and another man was
found mortally wounded.
Troubles have existed here of and on
for over year but no fatalities occurred
aAtSAA Ces4c W. UACA PuoooAAcI bEaAtt
on the Illinois Central railroad was fired
into and one negro woman killed. Thess
negroes were on their way to tho mines,
having come from Pana.
A short time afterwards pitched bat
tie ensued between the union and nom
union forces, during which time the
dwellings occupied by the non-u nion
were. made The accused are in Jail at
Marion awaiting trial on the charge of
murder.
Superintendent Donnelly of the Brush
mines, where the negroes reside. reports
that the negroes ara worked into q frenzy
and that while he is doing all in his
power to hold them in check, he is afraid
that he cannot do so much longer.
Company Q, Fourth regiment, 1. N.
g.. arrived here tonight and will endeay-
or to preserve oIder. Forty miners from
the Herrin mines are reported to have
left that place for this city armed with
Krag- Jorgensen rifles and determined to
assist the white miners here.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
Springfield, ILL.,. September IT.-Gov-
ernor Tanner has ordered two companies
Of the Fourth regiment under command
of Col. Bennett, to CarteFvllle He re-
ceived telegram this afternoon from
Samuel Brlsh, manager Of the st. Louis
and Big Muddy Coal company at Carter
vile, that five of crowd OF his negro
miners, who had gathered ut depot pre-
paratory to leaving, had been killed, a
mob having tired upon them. Later
advices reported seven killed and num-
Der wounded The governor gave out a
statement tonight In which he said: s'I
ordered Lieut.. Lowden of Company @ of
Carbondsls to proceed at once to Carter
Vile, procuring a special train IL neces-
sary and when reaching Cartsrville to
suppress the riot.
II also ordered Capt. Hersh of Newton
to proceed with his company by the
quickest route to Cartsrville. At the
same time ordered Col. Bennett of the
Fourth regiment who lives at Greenville,
to proceed to Carteryiils at once and
take charge of the troops. also ordered
eAc ooAhthoh0Ah& OAnOcI Vi w. p Va
Mount Vernon. to prepare and be in
readiness to leave on short notice."
Later received message FIR om Cap.
tain Brush stating that later reports
showed that seven OF his men were killed
and two injured and that large armed
mob of men was between Carterville and
tLis mine and that one company was no
sufficient.
ut would seem that these negro min
ers were waiting at the depot fer the
train, probably expecting to leave the
place temporarily or finally. 1t seems to
be from the brief facts above reported
and the further fact that no one was
killed except the negroes that 1t was a
pre-arranged, pre-concerted, pre-msdi-
tated murder. II am right In this con-
clusion then the people Of Cartervirie and
especially of Williamson county should
use every means possible and that vigor-
ously to bring these parties guilty Of this
Wholesale murder to speedy justice and
In their efforts 10 do 50, I promise the