The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-09
Victims of the Race War at
Evansville, Ind, Will Num-
Der Thirteen
THREAT OF FUTURE TROUBLE
Labor Unions UphoIding the
Mayor in Preserving Peace
and Order

EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 9.-After
the carnage last night Evansville to-
night is obeying the orders of the
Mayor and the residents are keeping
off the streets. Nine persons are
dead, one is dying and three others
are fatally wounded, and twenty-one
more or less injured.
Four died today-t'rank Lamble, rs
years old, shot through the chin and
breast; tred Happier, Jacob E. Beck,
a barber, shot through the brain, and
Charles Taylor, wagonmaker, who
was an onlooker and did not partlc.-
pate in the attack upon the troops,
and who was shot in the back.
John Barrett is dying from wounds
received from the voley fired into the
mob and his physicians say he cannot
live till morning. the previously un-
identified dead man has been recogniz-
ed as robert w. Book, who was shot
in the head during the volley from
the courthouse defenders last night.
Eight companies of militia and one
light battery are in Evansville. The
400 soldiers are armed with rifles,
and the light battery has a Gattling
gun. The Terre Haute company ar
rived this afternoon and relieved the
Vlncennes and evansville companies
in guarding the Jail. An hour later
Brigadier General Mckee, in command
OF the Indiana National Guard, arriv-
ed and assumed command of the
troops. At S:4o o'clock tonight sep
arate train arrived bearing THREE COM
panies and battery of artillery from
Indianapolis; also company from
Martinsville.
The troops marched through quiet,
curious crowd of several thousand per-
sons. There was not a negro in sight
In the meantime the Evansville, Terre
Haute and Vincennes companies had
gone into camp around the courthouse
and Jail, with sentries and pickets
lined out No one was allowed to ap-
pToach within 300 yeards of the Jail
General Mckee ordered the Martins
vile company TO relieve the companies
around the Jail for part of the night
and the Indianapolis companies and
the battery went into camp in Sunset
park, six squares from the JAIL
General Mckee on his arrival this
afternoon, held a consultation with
the Mayor and a committee of fifteen
prominent citizens designated by the
Mayor as committee of safety. At
this meeting there was some express
sions of severe criticism of the course
or Mayor Covert. General Mckee
asked for the cooperation of Sheriff
Kratz, but that official telephone1
from the Jail that it would be death
for him to leave the protection of
the troops, and he is still entrenched
behind the guns of the soldiers and
the walls of the prison. General Nc
kee was asked by the citizens for al
tloops possible, and said he could pour
5000 soldiers into the city before day.
light If necessary. He said he thought
the 400 rifles which had arrived would
be sufficient for all emergencies.
All saloons were ordered closed at
noon, and the order was obeyed to-
night The general expression heard
in the street is:
Wait until the soldiers go away.
There will be trouble again. This
thing is not over yet"
Martial law will not be declared I'm
I'll there is renewed trouble Genera
Mckee said to night that it had been
reported that threats were made by
leaders of the rioters when they saw
the troops arriving that they would
not do thing to those negroes pro-
tectors' before daylight.
The Central Labor Union Joined
with the Mayor this afternoon in a
proclamation urging the citizens to re-
main in their homes tonight and main
tain order.
The negro fire company has left the
city under the advice of the Mayor
ana its place in the departent has
Deen hlled with white men. The ne
gloes had become so frightened that
Trey were regarded as untitled to per-
form their duties and were relieved
rom duty at their own request.
VI the ten men who were fined sl01
each In the police court TODAY for car
rylng concealed weapons. nine were
negroes.
Inc grand jury today returned
twenty indictments against rioters
Inc capiases have not been served and
lne names OF the rioters have not been
mace public. The indicted are said
10 De well known citizens.