The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-08
PLEDGED TO GOOD ORDER
Miners Of Spring Valley Adopt
- Peaceful Resolutions.
THE NEGRO MINERS STILL ExILED.

According to the Resolutions. Howevor,
They May Return TO Work Unmolestsd
by the Angry Foreigners-ChIcago Ne.
groes Said to be Arming for Conflict.
SPRING VALLEY, Ills, Aug. S-State
troops, for the present, at least, will not
be ordered to this turbulent town. Peace
has bean declared. This was brought
about through the efforts OF Colonel Hugh
NJ. Bayle, assistant adjutant general, sent
here by Governor Altgeld. Colonel Baylo
reached here at o'clock yesterday after
noon--~Heswas mot at the hotel by Sheriff
Clark, Judge Trimble and other officials
and prominent citizens. A short confer
ence was held in which Colonel Bayle
outlined the policy of Governor Altgeld
regarding the present trouble.
Governor Altgeld sent me here" said
Colonel Bayle, ito investigate the trouble
and ascertain where the blame lies. He
also instructed me to bring about q settle-
ment, IL possible, without tho aid of troops
The governor told me that all American
citizens, regardless of color or race, were
to be protected. If upon Investigation
fnd that the local authorities arc unable
or unwilling to maintain law and order.
then troops will be sent here. Law and
order must be enforced at any cost"
Colonel Bayle was informed by Sheriff
Clarke Superintendent Dalzell and other
citizens, miners and public officers that no
one had yet been killed All admitted,
however, that 100 citizens, all colorcd, had
been driven from their homes by mob
composed Of Italians, Poles, Bavarians
and Hungarian minors. Many shots were
fred and some of the colored miners wore
wounded and brutally. beaten. These
negroes, men, women and children, had
been assailed and ruthlessly driven f'nn
their homes and forced to go to s. l.
Vile. As to this outrage all were ngrsei,
but thai any ono had been killed or fatally
woundoa, both coal company officials,
miners and the law officers denied
Colonel Bnyle was then informed that
the miners were to hold u mass meeting
on the public square at 3 o clock, at which
the following resolutions wore to be pre-
scented for adoption;
Whereus, race conflict has taken place
in this city within the last few days, re-
sulting In no loss Of life, but In serious
hardship and Inconvenience to u consider
able section of this community;
Resolved, that we, the miners of Spring
Valley in mass meeting assembled, de-
clare it to be our belief that nll men, re-
gardlcss OF ra1e, color and creed. are born
with tine same equal right, and should en-
joy the same opportunities in the pursuit
of their happiness
Resolved, that we denounco any at
tempt at tho suppressing of these rights
as unjust and barbnrous, and pledge our
selves to maintain law and order as far as
lies in our power
Resolved, thut we are ready uow to re.
sume work providing the Spring Valley
Conl company is ready to start their
mines.
Resolved, that we denounce lying re.
ports, nisreprcsenting this city, sent to
the Chicago papers by one Bailey, of
Princeton. Those dispatches in the main
are infamous, distorted and exaggerated
beyond human reasoning, In denouneing
these ntrocious misrepresentation VIC hold
as accountable the publishers OF the Chi
cago press, who could easily haveinformed
themselves us to the actual truth Of the
situation.
At the appointed hour about 600 miners
assembled In the public square at u mass
meeting. 1t was curious gathering.
Every nation in eastern and southern
Europe was represented. Every motion
that was made and every speech had to be
repeated at least six times, and each time
IN different Language.
The vote on tho resolutions was about q
tle but the chairman declared 1t carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
Notwithstanding the miners resolution,
1t is generally believed that II the negroes
return to work there will be trouble,