Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
TWO TALES ARE TOLD
FORTY NEGROES WERE SLAIN NEAR
SPRING VALLEY.

S,ysa Celorcd Legislator from Chicago,
while spring Valley rcopl" Declare but
Few Mere Even Hurt, aud Those Not
BADLY -Altg"ld nrgtus Investigation,
SPRING VALLEY, MS. Aug, The
miners and mtncS here continue idle in
mass meeting NJ the white miners that
tho negroes must he discharged and that
the miners rcutain idle until tho order ha
complied With. 4 reply has been received
by Manager DalEall from President NJ, H.
Taylor VI tho Spring Valley Coal com.
pany. rs follows: "Nnur message re-.
ccivcl. Whilc tho company diSvlaims
any desire or intention Nt antaSoutssug
nny section ot its employees, II cannot he
dictated to Ivy any ono section ~ to Its
rights Of selection for empIoymcut and
therefore the dcmaud made by the Italian
miners that No colnrrd minors should 10
employed cannot he accoded TO The
violence charged to No \ Colorod mtucrs
Is dcplored, but is nothing ~ to which tho
company can bo held rsponsiblo FOR, any
moro than the vtoleucN OF tho white
minrrS reported, Post this rs u rcply to
the demand, "
Atgcid rclrIrnphS the Mayor.
This notice on the rompany's window
attracted crowds Of minors, Whom tho
news spread 1t was shown Ivy tho IT..
marks of tho men that the tecling against
the negroes was rs tntouse as ovrr, and
how tho trouble can 10 hridgnd over is
now tho question. Strong influences arc
at work To have the minors arrange u
mass meeting and have tho order rNpell.
my tho nrgrors withdrawn, Governor
Altgcld wired this 10 Mayor Dtlmagra:
lis there any danger of further trouble
in your town. What steps have you
taken to preserve order and to protect ltfo
and propcrtyS Answer Tho mayor
photographed this answer; "ln reply Ga
yours, and In Wow OF tho exaggerated ro-
ports published conccrniug this trouble,
We respectfully request you 10 scud rn-
preventative hrrr or do us tho honor To
como yourself aud mako u complete in.
vrsttgation Every effort has boon mado
Ivy the municipal authorities of this city
10 prutecG lttc and property,
Governor Goirg to Investigates,
mo lives have boon lost nor private
property destroyed by mob violence, Ono
Italian restaont was fatally injured by
negro highwnymon Every thinE quiet and
newspaper reports exaggerated Thror
negroes worr irjurrd who refused t.
vnruto and Insisted ON remaining, They
are not seriously tnjurod. Information
Is received that thu govornori Ia ON his W ~
hero and mass meeting Of minors Will
he called when he arrives
Ready to Fight Any Invaders,
Tho repurts about armod negroes com.
ing from Peoria and Chicago To nvcngc
Sundays affair caused no unusual ok
citcmrnt here They would not have
only the italian miners to dnal with, hut
every whllr mtnur III tho city nv we'll,
numbering in tho ncghhorhood OF 1000
Word was sunt in from Sudd and ToluCn
promising tho whites all tho assistance
necessary in Cnso Of an Invasion Of blacks
from other towns. In caso OF an invasion
3 OUO white minors could h0 mustered TO.
gcthcr in this city in less than two hours
Tho whites Of this city do not npprohend
any danger In this direction. They dC
not express tho least sorrow over the
event of SUNDAY, and invite II tair aud
impartial investigation,