The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-09
negroes driven OUT
Spring Valley Italians Car
ry Out Their Threat.
The Mayor of the Town, an Italian,
and Several Italian Policemen
Witness the DIsgraceful Outrascs.
Women, Children and InyaIids
Roughly Handled.

Women, Children and InvaIids
Roughly Handled.
Princeton. H.. Aug. 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 perpe-
trated in Bureau county. 1t was done
under protection of the mayor and po-
hcemen. Innocent women and children
were driven from their homes and in
suited and their trunks and belongings
dragged about and despoiled. The af-
far outside of Spring Vail Y has created
sensation and the news spread rapidly.
Condemnation Of the proceedings are
coming rom every quarter. The loca-
ton presented dismal scene during the
latter part of the day Wagons were
hurrying about gathering up household
goods and carrying them off on all the
principal highways.
Watched by Mayor and Police.
During part of the time Martin Del
margo, the Italian mayor. accompanied
by several Italian members of The DO
procoeIln :. Iuyur DtimIrga said ne
was ther' to sea that the negroes got
away peaceaby. but If tuiS was MS pur-
pose he did not accomplish what he
went for. Gov. Altgeld has Interested
himself III the matter. Last evening
sheriff Clark, of Princeton received "a
message from the governor asking for
information on the subject. He wis he'd
TO know what was being done by the Of
hcerS OF the law. Sheriff Clark replied
giving II brief history of the events. be-
ing substantially III accordance with
the United Press. He also said the au-
thorities i'll Spring Valley We're doing
nothing and that he had not even been
called upon by the mayor for assistance.
Picked Out Women and Invalids.
At 2 p. IN. the committee appointed
at Monday mass II Getting to see that
the negroes were out of town by )
p. m commenced operations. Going to
the location where only women, chill
dren and invalids We're left, they noti-
lied every one to have their traps ready
to move ont within two hours. Many
We're also roughly handled and their
goods kicked about and broken up The
same scene was witnessed in every part
of the city where the negroes lived, OF
mad taken II. uge
Fled from Their Pupsucrs.
As the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
passenger train On the St,carOr and
Walnut division entered Spring Valley
the pasSeng r. saw a lot of negro rafl..
gees who had been waiting anxionsly for
the train for few minutes board the
cars like lot of wild animals III fear Of
their pur uers. Among them was {.
woman nifty years old accompanied by
three little children, who were terrified
almost into insanity. She said she and
the children had been abused and chased
to the depot by a mob of Italians, who
had threatened to take her life every
minute.
Chicago Negroes Excited.
Chicago, Aug. IA committee Of
five appointed at the Arlington hall
meeting of negroes has gone to Spring
Valley at the request of the mayor of
that lawless town to investigate mat,
ters. About twenty-five negroes have
also gone there to assist in protecting
their race. Others will follow.