Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-04-11
Seven Shot to Death and Nine
Wounded.
TROOPS RUSH TO TIE SPOT
Trouble Started by fhe Sheriff A.
tempting TO DlSaTm a Negro
Lesdcr-ReSiSfed and Tried TO
Shoot Sheriff-Alarm Sounded
and in Very Short Time Regular
Battle was Raging.

Pana, ILL.,, April 10.-A deadly riot,
the most serious disturbance that has
occurred here since the union miners
instigated their strike in April, 1898,
was enacted today, resulting in seven
persons being shot to death and nine
wounded The dead are: Frank Co
burn, citizen; Xavier Lscocq.
Frenchman, union miner; four ne
gro men; one negro woman. Wounded:
William Kuhn, proprietor of the Klon-
dixie steam laundry, shot through both
legs; Albert Vickers, white miner,
shot in right arm; Cyrus Strickles,
groceryman; George GiEen, farmer,
left arm shot off; Clara Felix, ser
want Harrison hotel, shot in the back,
condition serious; Mrs. Henrietta, wife
of union miner right arm shot off;
Frank Handsworth, delivery boy, shot
in the head Twill die; Henry Stephen,
negro miner, shot through body six
times, likely to die.
Adjutant-General Reece, CoI. A. Cul-
yer and three comranies of infantry
arrived at o'clock this evening on
special trains and psrfect order was
maintained throughout the town from
that time en- The soldiers immedi-
ately began patrolling the streets
throughout the entire tawn. The
miners stood about in groups talking,
but there was no outward manifesto
tion of excitement, although it was
evident that great indignation existed.
especially among the townsPeopse.
over the shooting of citizens and wo-
men,
Henry Stevens, negro miner, who
has long been considered a leader
among his associates, is declared to
have been the direct cause of the riot.
Stevens has long cherished a hatred
for Sheriff Downey The sheriff met
him on the street today and attempted
to disarm him. Stevens fired at the
sheriff, but missed him. Stevens then
took to his heels and succeeded in
gaining Penwell's general store two
blocks distant. He hesitated there an
instant and then stepped to the pave
ment, Ieveled his revolver down the
street toward his approaching pur-
suer and fired. The bullet missed
Downey and struck Xavier Lecocq, a
Frenchmhn, killing him instantly.
BY this time the streets were rapidly
filling with men, all of whom bore
weapons. A fusilade of bullets was
poured into the store and Stevens
emptied his revolver at his assailants
from behind the counter. He fell
pierced by six bullets and was placed
under arrest.
AS soon as the first shots had been
fired the whistls of the electric light
plant was blown as signal for the
citizens. At the same time the miners
of the Pana and PenwelI mines rushed
into the tipples and opened fire cG the
thrCnged streets. The news that
Stevens, one of their number, had
been shot and arrested, aroused them
to pitch of fury. They shot at every
living mark in sight and as result
among their victims are three women.
Two of them are white women,
wounded, and one negro woman dead
The military upon arrival 1mme-
diately arrested every deputy sheriff,
including Chief Deputy Cheney, all OF
whom were disarmed and then re-
leased report is general tonight
that several miners are dead and dy-
ing in the fields near mine No. near
the Pana company, having been killed
by stray bullets, but owing TO dark
ness it is impossible to ascertain Vhe
facts regarding the report
nronurrrro ON TILE STA ND.