Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-06
Chicago Negroes Burning to Avenge
Their Comrades.
WANTED TO GO TO SPRING VALLEY
Authorities Would Have Prevented
Their Departure.
PACIFIC COUNSELS WIN

PEORIA. Ill. August GA mass meeting
of colored men was held in this city last
night for the purpose of taking action
regarding the Spring Valley riots. Twenty
six signed their names to paper agree
ing to go to Burua county and help fight
the thing out They have guns and am
munition stored in a cellar here and will
probably start for the scene of the riot
early today
CHICAGO, ILL., August 6.-Some Of the
oolored residents of Chicago have been
wrought into a 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.
Late last night the following call to arms
was Issued and circulated in the colored
community - the South Side:
To the colored people of Chicago: There
Will be meeting at 500 State street Au-
gust q. and We want all able-bodied men to
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 remember that this is our country
and unless we fight for our rights the for
eigners will run us out, the government
mas not protected and will not protect US
as we protected it in the time of need.
we ask all able-bodied colored men to
respond to this call. as they must have our
aid at Spring Valley before pm. Tuesday
or they will slaughter the helpless women
and children that are left.
We have got to do this, and we may as
Wei die now as to die year from now.
(Signed) IF. S. MOORE,
"W. C. HAWKINS, 20
III. NJ FISHER
mass meeting held, at which
speeches were made by Mrs Ida B. Wells
Barnett and others. A telegram was sent
to Gov. Altseld asking him to see that the
colored miners are protected, and 1t was
decided to hold meeting on Wednesday
night, and if by that time no action has
been taken by the governor arrangements
will be made to send nurses and other as
sistance to Spring Valley.
several members of a colored military CT
ganlzation who were present declared that
II the state would not protect the colored
down there and give the Italians all the
hight they wanted The meeting, however
iroWned upon the warlike young men, say
ing that 1t had not come to that as vet
Five hundred excited negroes in mass
meeting today passed resolutions demand
ing that Governor AltgeId protect the col
ored people at Spring Valley. ILL.,. and as
sorting their determ.r atiCn to leave for
that place tonight in the event of the re-
fusal OF the governor to take action. The
cal! Tor the meeting vas issued last night
anu tuiiy Voo colored men met at State
street hall in response to the call The
men were excited and the speeches were
violent and determined The resolution
adopted asked the governor to take i'm
mediate action to protect the colored min
ers or Spring Valley from mob violence.
ana all those present pledged themselves
Dy vote TO go to the scene of the trouble
TINS evening If no word was received from
the governor before that time.
Inc colored people decided to stay In $685.
SION al day, and committee of four men
was sent to Spring Valley to report on the
situation there. The committee was ex-
Pected to reach the mines at 80 this af
ternoon. and it was decided If they reported
Dy telegraph that their brethren were not
neing properly protected by the state au-
thorlties, an organized company of rescI1-
ers would leave Chicago at Alb and 60 d.
rectly to the aid of the colored miners,
The meeting was a scene of wild excite
ment. half dozen speeches being made at
the same time. white lawyer named
Waters attempted to advise modera ton
and was promptly thrown through a win
dow by his enraged hearers.
The violence of the sentiments expressed
alarmed the authorities. and the Italian
consul here hurried to the city hall and
asked that the police prevent the men from
leaving the city.
Mayor Swift ard Chief of Police Bade-
ncch held conference with the consul,
and 1t was decided that If the colored men
attempted to board a train for Spring Val
ley they would be stopped by detail of
policemen.