Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15
SPRING VALLEY RIOTS OVER


The Miners Agree to fseturn to Work and
Cease Their War Upon tho Ncgroes-An
ofiiciai Conference over the Situation.
Princeton, H., Aug. THE war on
negroes by the Italians Of Spring Valley
has been declared off. The Spring
Valley Coal Co. will be permitted to
resume operations and the negroes to
return to their homes. This action
was taken to-day by massmeeting of
all the white miners which assembled
the public square. About 500 miners
were present, the largest part of whom
were English speaking. Interpreters
were present for the Italians and
French
A resolution was offered to the effect
that the miners of Spring Valley
would recognize the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, which guarantees to
every person equal liberties, without
| regard to race, color or previous condi-
tion of servitude, and that the miners
of Spring Valley would pledge their
earnest support to all officers in the
enforcement of the law.
/ After being interpreted the resolution
was put to vote and declared carried
by an overwhelming majority. About
90 Italians voted in the negative.
A CONFERENCE WITH MANAGER DALzELL.
| A committee was appointed to wall
upon Manager S. NJ. Dalzell of the coat
company, TO inform him of the action
of the meeting and to report that the
miners were ready and anxious to re-
turn TO work in the mines. Mr.. Dalzell
was closeted with the committee almost
one hour. He had had a talk with the
miners in the morning with reference
to the proposed meeting. While the
resolution adopted was not just what
he had wanted, he agreed to recognize
it and to resume operations, probably
tomorrow morning. The notification
committee to report the condition Of
affairs to the colored miners, most Of
whom are at Seatonville, was also ar
+ ranged between them. 1t was compos
ed of the following persons, who wen
TO Seatonville, six miles distant, to
/ nights
, Manager Dalzell, James OConnor
/ president of the State Miners Fedora
ton; Mayor Delmargo and five Spring
Valley aldermen.
) STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS CONSULT
At noon to-day Assistant Adjutan
. General Boyle of Springfield, the repre-
sentative Of Gov Altgeld, arrived il
Spring Valley to canvass the situation
7 On the same train came G, w. Bush o
Chicago, the representative of tn
J organization of colored people il
g Chicago. He came in place of Repre-
T sentative John G. Buckner.
The assistant adiutant general had
9 number of conferences to-day with tn
l city and county authorities, and ais
| 1aloa,oAto,. ,,f Iaa1infr ~
e Princeton, among whom we're ex- Con
E gresham Henderson, State Senator
W. Templeton and Editors G. z
, Bascom and E. X. Mercer. 1t wa
decided to await the turn of events be
fore definite action could be deter
mined upon.
THE REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE CHICAGO
4 NEGROES
7 Mr.. Bush, the representative of tn
! Chicago colored people, has a fai
Q complexion and was thus enabled t
talk with persons on both sides withou
!. prejudice. He spent the greater par
: Of his time at Seatonville and inves
a tigated the list Of colored persons re
ported injured. Tonight he said b
: had found the information as to tn
2 wounded and dubbed and the Incl
D dents as reported to be substantial
e correct. He thought the publicatio
: of the mob's doings had, in a larg
e measure, been the means of bringin
e the mob's reign to speedy termint
o tion. He says hehas the names of 81
: colored persons at Seatonville whol
y he found to be badly injured and til
= names OF two who were slightly injui
s ed. Other injured persons were take
elsewhere. He also found colore
n woman in delicat condition who ha
!. been severely trampled upon.