The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-09-20
SEVEN NEGROES SLAIN
Terrible Shooting ARRAY at Car
terville, lie.
UNION MEN CLASH WITH NEGROES.

When the Smoke OF Battle Clears Away
Seven OF the Latter Are Found Dead on
the Ground-How the Outbreak Occurred
-MiIitiA Again Patroilsng the strests OF
the Mining Town-More Trouble May
Break Out.
Cartervlel. ILL.,. Sept. 1S.-Soldiers
are again patrolling the city's streets
and guarding the mine property as
result OF a clash between union miners
and colored workmen Sunday, In
which seven of the latter wer killed
and two wounded Quiet has appar'
emily been restored. but the authori-
ties believe an outbreak may take
place al any time. The negro miners,
Infatuated by what they consider the
murder of their comrades. threaten to
leave the mine Enclosure and invade
the town TO deal out vengeance TO the
whites. The union men are also deter
mined TO finish their work and they
VOW that they will continue the war
until every black man has left the
county.
The List of Victims.
While the shooting ocured at mid
day in the principal street of the city,
all efforts TO learn the names CT par
Elephants have proved futile. The
dead L. ]. Floyd, preacher, who is
known at Virden and also Pana; Sim
, Cummings. Huse Bradley. William
Prentiss, John Black, two unknown
negroes
All wer literally riddled with shots.
Cummings received a wound in the
head just under the left eye. another
in the left side and a third In his right
knee. He is one Of three Of the men
dead who were not killed outright
Floyd was the colored man who ac-
companied the first contingent of ne
groes from the south that attempted
to land at Virden. Sept. %, 1898, and
who addressed the Virden people in
the public square the evening of Sept.
90 He was also with the contingent
that caused the fearful battle at Vir-
den Oct. H. 1t is claimed he was
brought from Pana TO Carterville with
the negroes who are now at work In
the Brush mines.
Scene and Time of the Battle.
The battle occurred shortly after
noon But few people were on the
streets at the time. many being at
church and others at Inner Two col
morning. intending. as they claimed.
TO go to the county seat TO attend
church services. there being no colored
church in the city. In front Of a meat
market were several union miners
whose places had been filed at the
Brush colliery by the negroes. The
feeling toward the negroes in the
city has been intense for many weeks
and only the presence of the state
troops has kept the opposing parties
apart Words passed between the
miners and the colOred men left for
the mines. claiming as they left that
they would return with help. and as
their men knew how to shoot and were
not afraid they would run the union
men out of the city
Thirteen Come i'm a Body.
few hours later thirteen negroes
were seen coming down the highway
that leads from the Brush mine TO the
city. They passed through the city
and to the railway station. which is
situated in the eastern part of the
town. without being molested. or
without any hostile demonstration
being made. The miners were stand
ing in the streets and the blanched
faces were more indicative Of danger
than words. 1t was time of acts,
not words. and both sides seemed 10
believe the crisis could not be passed
without loss of life. At the station
the negroes began a war of words and
fired one shot. the bullet piercing the
fleshy part of small boys hand.
Miners appeared on the scene and
the negroes ut once threw stones ut
the men. who started down the main
street OF the city. They had not gone
far before they were REINFORCED by
about fifteen heavily armed men, who
at once opened fire on the negroes.
Killed In a Running Fight.
The negroes ran and were pursued
by the miners. The colored men
started TO follow the switch which
leads through the edge Of the city and
only one block from the business cen
ter. Three fell dead, riddled with bull
lets from the Wnchesters of the white
miners. Still the pursuit was contin-
ned and when only one block from
the police station another negro fell.
A little farther on Sim Cummings fell
MORALLY wounded. Still the pursuit
was made until not a negro was in
the streets Of the city. all who lived
through the few moments of carnage
being safe, il was thought within the
village of Greenville. which surrounds
the Brush shaft. Later, however
two Of the colored miners were found
dead near the shaft. Cummings died
after being taken to the city hall
Two others. il is said, received
wounds. Eye-witnesses TO the battle
claim not more than fifty shots were
fred and only TIRES or fcGr ny rhe
fleeing negr IS. Communication with
the mines can only be had by tele-
phone. no one wishing to pass the
guards there stationed.
Sword for Captain Chadwick.
Washington Sept. 1S.-The orders di-
recting the detachment of Rear Admi-
raj Sampson from the command Of the
North Atlantic squadron on Oct 10
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