The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-07
Italians Continue 0utrages Upon
Negroes at Spring Valley.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN VILLAIN
OUSLY ABUSED.
DastardIy Treatment of Negroes In
Illinois state-Forced to Leave
Their Occupations and Homes
Given But a Few Hours to Leave
Their Places Of Abode.

PRINCETON Iu.), Aug. 6.-The Italian
miners of Spring Valley made an attempt
90 carry out their resolution of yesterday
TO expel all the colored people remaining
in the city, and the result was one OF the
most disgraceful outrages ever perpe-
trated in Bureau County. Innocent
women and children were driven from
Iheir homes, abused. insulted, and their
trunks and belongings dragged about
and despoiled.
The affair outside of Spring Valley has
created q sensation, and the news spread
rapidly. Condemnation of the proceed
ings are coming from every quarter. The
Location" presented dismal scene
during the latter part OF the day.
Wagons were hurrying about gathering
up household goods and carrying them
Oft on all the principal highways. Dur
ing part of the time Martin Delmargo,
the Italian Mayor, accompanied by sew
eral Italian mem bers of The police. were
on the grounds watching the proceedings.
Mayor Delmargo said he was there to see
that the negroes got away peacefully, out
he did not accomplish what be went for.
Governor Aitgeld has Interested him
self in the matter, and it is hoped by the
friends of law and order that the reign OF
mob law in Spring Valley will soon be
at an end. At o'clock this afternoon
Sheriff Clark of Princeton received 4
message from him. In 1t The Governor
asked for information on the subject,
and wished TO know what was being done
by the officers OF the law. Sheriff clark
replied. giving brief history Of the
thof hQx h.
etantially in accordance with these dis
patches. lie also said the authorities in
Spring Valley were doing nothing, and
that he had not even been called upon by
the Mayor for assistance.
At2 o'clock to-day the committee ap-
pointed at yesterdays mass meeting 10
see that the negroes were out OF town by
o'clock this afternoon commenced
operations. Going to the Location" j."
where only women, children and in
valids were left, they notified them to
have their traps ready and be out inside
of two hours. Many who were slow were
roughly handled. and their goods kicked
about and broken up.
The same circumstances prevailed IN
every part of the city where the negroes
lived or mad taken refuge. As the Chi
csgo, Burlington and Quincy passenger
train on the Streator and Walnut divi-
sion pulled into The city a lot Of negro
refugees who had been waiting breath
!essly for the train for lew minutes
boarded the cars like lot OF wild ami
mails, in fear of their pursuefs. Among
the number was colored woman about
80 years old. accompanied by three little
children, who was terrified almost into
insanity. She said the children had been
abused and herself chased TO the depot by
a mob OF Italians, who had Threatened to
take her life.
Supervisor Pickett of Hall Township
gave all negroes an order on the County
Treasury for the price of a ticket to Cnl-
cago, which was made good at the depot.
The passenger train had got out of
Spring Valley but a few blocks when the
engineer saw coiored girl about 81
years old coming out OF the woods and
running toward the train. The engineer
stopped at once and took on the girl.
she said that crippled relative had
started from her home with her, but that
he had been shot in the shoulder, and as
be could not move fast, had been left be-
hind.
The Indications are that the strike of
the miners will be continued for some
time. The miners who are under the
control OF the Italians held secret meet
ing to-day, al which II was decided TO re-
main out until the coal company would
give assurances that they will not in the
future give employment to negroes. The
company, however, viii not be dictated
10, and has so notified the strikers.
Aside from the rioting in driving the
negroes from the town this afternoon and
the stopping OF men from working in the
shafts of the coal company this morning,
everything has been quiet on the surface
in the town to-day. Several secret meet
ings of the non English-speaking miners
have been held, but beyond deciding TO
continue the strike, little is known OF
:
made Tor driving out the negroes is that
they have proven to be such thieves that
they could no longer tolerate them.
MEETING OF CoLORED MEN AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Some of the colored
residents OF Chicago have been wrought
TO dangerous condition by the report OF
the outrages committed against their
brethren at Spring Valley. Some of the
more radical have openly threatened to
march against the foreigners there with
an armed force. A call TO arms WAS is
sued late last night and circulated in the
coI0red community OF the Southside. 1t
stated that at S o'clock this morning
there would be a meeting and urged all
able-bodied men to attend. The circular
was signed by several prominent coIored
people and read as follows:
1.-THE time has come for US to raise our
arms in defense of our race. They are
killing our people all over the country.
Every day we read OF the lynching, muir
dering and outraging of our people. We
must remem Der that this is our country,
and unless we fight for our rights the
foreigners will run Us out, as the Govern
ment has not protected and viii not pro-
tect us as we protected it in time Of need.
I'VE ask all able-bodied cOlored men
to respond, as they must have our aid at
Spring alley before T. NJ. Tuesday, or
they viii slaughter the women ana chill
dren that are left. We have got TO do
this. anu we may as well die now as die
a year from now"
The following telegram was sent to
Governor Altgeld:
"Gonernor -4LgeId, .Sprinqfeld, III:
Chicago colored citizens respectfuily call
your attention TO the murderous assaults
upon colored men, women and children
at Spring Valley, H., and the further
threat OF extermlnation against colored
people in that district. We rely on you
for effective deiense of these outraged
people"
In response to the call about two hum
dred colored men assembled on state
street. Rev. George ". Dickey, pastor
of the negro chapel. addressed the meet
ing, counseling moderation. He ask ed
his hearers not to be hasty, but to be pa
tient and act within the law.
VIM. Johnson spoke, urging violent
redress upon the murderous Italian
,niners. His demands for bloody ven
geance were cheered by his infuriated
hearers.
They then prepared a telegram which
was sent TO Governor Altgeld, saying
that 500 negroes would leave for Spring
Valley at $50 to help their brethren if he
did not send them an assurance that he
would protect the colored people now in
danger there. They asked for an imme-