Morris tribune., 1895-08-14
NEGROES RETURN.
Affairs at Spring Valley Assume
a Normal Condition.
Thirty-Five White and Ten Colored Dep
uties Appointed to Maintain Order
Account Of the Outrages Per-
petrated by the Italians.

Account of the Outrages Per-
petrated by the Italians.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, Aug. THE rioters
and the lawless held sway in Spring
Valley Monday night. No arrests or
attempts at arrests have been made
and those enthusiastically inclined
are in high spirits The mobs
commenced operations Monday by
stopping work at the various coal
shafts, and during the entire day the
streets swarmed with men and
further depredations are expected
at any time.
| Italians Garry Out Their Threat.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, Aug. s.-The Italian
miners of Spring Valley made an at
tempt to carry out their resolution to
expel all the colored people remaining
in the city, and the result was one of
the most disgraceful outrages ever
perpetrated in Bureau county. In
nocent women and children were
driven from their homes, abused, in
suited and their trunks and belong
ings dragged about and despoiled.
The affair outside of Spring Valley
has created a sensation and the news
spread RAPIDLY. Condemnations of the
proceedings are coming from every
quarter.
The Mayor Looks On.
During part of the time Martin Del
MARCO, the Italian mayor, accompanied
by several Italian members of the po-
lice, were on the grounds watching
the proceedings. Mayor Delmargo
said he was there to see that the ne
groes got away peaceably, but if this
was his purpose, he did not accomplish
what he went for.
Call to Arms.
CHICAGO, Aug. SIN response to a
call to arms addressed to the colored
people of Chicago over 200 negroes as
sembled at 500 State street at o'clock
Tuesday morning.
A telegram was received from Gov.
Altgeld promising that the negroes
at Spring Valley would be protected
in the exercise of their legal rights.
A telegram was also received
from the mayor of the lawless town,
inviting a delegation of colored citi-
zens to visit the place and investigate
the affair. The invitation was &C
cepted, and committee of five ap-
pointed to go there at once.
Sent to Investigate.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. s.-Gov. Alt
geld has dispatched Col. Hugh E.
Boyle, assistant adjutant general, and
George Schilling, secretary of the
state bureau of labor statistics, to
Spring Valley, to thoroughly investi-
gate the situation and report to him.
Vote to Let Negroes Return.
PRINCETON, Ill, Aug. AT mass
meeting of white miners, which assem-
bled in the public square near the
center of the city at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, about 500
were present, the largest part
of whom were English speaking
Interpreters were present for the Ital-
ians and French. A resolution was
offered to the effect that the miners of
Spring Valley would recognize the four
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States which guarantees
to every person equal liberties without
regard to race, color or previous con-
ditition of servitude, and that the
miners of Spring Valley would pledge
their support to all officers in the
of the law. After being
the resolution was put to
vote and was declared carried
by an overwhelming majority.
About fifty Italians voted in
the negative. A committee was
to wait upon Manager S. M.
Dalzell, of the Spring Valley Coal COM
pany, to inform him of the action of the |
and to report that the miners
are ready and anxious to return to |
work in the mines. A notification COM
mittee to report the condition of af-
fairs to the colored miners, most of
whom are at Seatonville, was also ar
ranged between them. At Seatonville !
the negroes said they would return to |
work if prote cted
Lawlessness Must Cease.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, Aug. 1O.-As the re- |
suit of another mass meeting, an at |
tempt will be made again this morn I
ing to resume the coal mining indus
u 1o oPAiuS Ndi1Cys nLu VIC COL-
bred miners and their families
now in improvised quarters at
Seatonville, miles distant, will
De notified that they can retprn
20 their homes in Spring Valley.
The mass meeting held Thurs
lay was more largely attended
han that of Wednesday and
he action which was taken in a more
decisive way is believed to have been
about by the decisive stand
AIKEN by Sheriff Clark, of this city,
Ind State Labor Statistician George
5chilling, of Springfield, who appeared
is the representatives of the governor.
Will Stand No More Trifing.
MIR. Schilling in his address at the
Meeting said the governor would stand
10 more trifing and that if mob rule
vas not brought to speedy end in
spring Valley and the coal company
permitted to resume operations
md the negroes guaranteed their
quail rights with the Italians the
tate troops would be ordered out at
nee. Sheriff Clark also informed
dayor Delmargo, of Spring Valley,
When the latter wired early in the