Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-07
ALL THEY WANT |S ARMS The Negroes of Spring Valley
 Are Bracing Up. DON'T PROPOSE TO BE RUN Rioting on the Part of Italians Continued All
 Monday Night. THE COMPANY TAXES "A FIRM STAND Will Listen to No Dictation-The Munici- pal Government in the Hands of Ital-
 iGns-Dispatches From That
 Point Are Colored.
DON'T PROPOSE TO BE RUN
THE COMPANY TAXES "A FIRM STAND

Princeton, ILL, Aug. 6.-Both sides in the race trouble at Spring Valley and Seatonville are maintaining firm stand and are strengthening their positions. The negroes gathered at Seatonville would have marched to Spring Valley last night to regain their homes and property save for the fact that they were unsuccessful in securing the requisite amount of arms. Reports reached their headquarters this morning of the intend- ed support from the members of their race in Chicago and Peoria which ere ated the greatest enthusiasm. The ne- groes are unanimously opposed to sur rendering their rights to the Italians, as they say a great principle is involved, and that if arms are furnished them they will commence the march to Spring Valley at once.
 The indiscriminate firing and rioting in the negro village in Spring Valley by the Italians was continued again all last night The negroes have all left the Vll- lage with the exception of few lnYallds, who could not be moved save by the use of carriages, and these were terrofized all night. Relatives, apprehens1ve or thsir safety, were in the surrounding Woods in a ferment of excitement The spring
 
 tuned by the Italians in mass meeting to agree to employ no more negroes in the mines in the future, and the company at 10 o'clock this morning announced it's ultimatum in the matter by posting in the windows of the company the fol- lowing telegram from w. w. Taylor of Erie. the president of the Spring Valley Coal company:
 Erie, Pa., Aug. G. '"To s. M. Dalzell, General Manager
 Spring Valley Coal Company:
 While the company disclaims and desire or intention of antagonizng any sec tipn of their employees, 1t cannot be olc- tated to by any one section as to the right of selection for employment, ana there- fore the demands made by the ltanan miners that no colored miners should pc employed cannot be aceeded to. The Vlo- fence charged to five colored miners is deplored, but 1t is nothing for which the company can be held responsible, any more than the violence of the white men as is reported. Post this as reply 10 the demands, with hopes for an early re- sumption of work when the present wrongly directed ill feeling of the ltahan miners subsidies.
 'sW. w. TAYLOR, President"
 The coal company is desirous or open ing the mines today, but is prevented by the Italians. The Italians have called mass meeting of the miners for o'clock.
 The mayor, Martin Delmargo, an ltal- ian, as well as the police force, which contains many Italians, have never made any attempt to make arrests or call upon the sheriff for assistance. Persons ln- fuenced by the lawless element at Spring Valley have caused statements to be sent out that but one ne- gro was shot in the riot of Sun day, but this is denied by the company officials, some of whom say they them- selves talked with five or more who were shot, and many others who were fright fully clubbed, and that the list of injured was substantially correct.
 Dispatches sent by resident of Spring Valley must of necessity take only the side of the Italians, who, unmclested by the authorities, are not only in control of the coal mines, but the town as well.