Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-09
PEACE BROKEN OFF.
The Town Of Spring Valley, Illinois,
Again Under Mob Law.
NEGROES WARNED TO KEEP AWAY
qhcir Lives Would he In Danger
should They Return Just Now
Nain-Uc scores the Mayor.

PRINCETON, ILL. August 8"
peace entered on last night at Spilns ~.
ey has been broken off, and the 'o""
lndcr mob law to-day. The whistles
coal shafts sounded the signals 'a' ,h,s
Tor the resumption Of woiN' M.
morning mobs Of Italians reiu"'' ,,.
the company 90 operate ihei' P''''' -,
,ec,o.s 90 Renter the city, az was az
-, loo, ,l,bt The main business S'iee's
:, a. c,t, are thronged with mons "'iN
uavor Martin pclmargo mas JuS'
-, 80 the sheriff to send over 'h'iS
winchester rifles from the "iSei"' ~ Wv
courthouse. --.-,,.. ,.,.,, .
o,ar,, clarke replied: 81 consider you
coward and that il ] should SEND 'h7
r,eos MIGHT have TO fight the same guns
,.,,, tho ,,.n may be compelled TO bring
over Won viii not get a single rifle from
mo unless my men from here 20 Win
them: and further. II you don't take some
action for the protection Of life and pro
perty. | may go over and take possession
Of the city myself ~,
The Sheriff announced the contents .,
the message in Princeton anu IL
"A sensation. sheriff Clarke then sent
,yor3 fo the Mayor. asking II he was
wanted with deputies. The Mayor rep'''u'
"No: we don't want you
Al o'clock this morning Mayor Der
mango. of Spring Valley, anuclpaUhS
trouble from the mobs, went around TO the
homes Of the businessmen ana others OF
The town and aroused them from sleep
summoning them 10 appear at the Olly
Hail AT O'Clock this morning. Al the
meeting men were sworn in as specidl l"-
Uceucn. and IL was 10 arm these men
that the Mayor sent 10 the SheiH io'
rifles The Sheriff was not satisfied win
any Of the men selected nor with the May
or who he says Is catering TO his country
men. the Italians
The first rupture Of the peace arrdhso-
nent Of last evening occurred "heh
Mayor Delmargo. Manager halHeiI james
O'Connor. and five aldermen and a repre-
sentative from each of the various ma
tioualIties started out In carriages ior
Seatonville TO notify the cO.ored people
assembled AT that point that they could
return TO their homes In Spring Ndliey.
4 mob OF Italians met the carriage ana
Kissed and hOotcd the occupants OF then'
and hlndered the passing to such an eN-
tent that the aldermen one after another
jumped out and refused 10 80. They were
soon followed by the representatives OF
the various natiOnalities and others ana
1ually by the Mayor himself. Manager
palzell. however, went alone ana hotihel
the negroes not TO return yet or untll
protection was 10 be had, as their hVes
,yould be i'm danger Sheriff Clark Is In
constant communication with spring az
ley. and says ne may yet call upon the
Ia more NUllI.illtS OF
state militia.
TROOPS CALLED FOR.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL. August S.-Ile-
nreseutative John q. Buckner. Of the
Fifth District, Chicago, VINO has been in
consultation with the exelled negroes
al Seatonville, sent a telegram 20 Gov
srnor Altgeld. asking for troops. The
Mayor swore in 100 special policemen at
: o'clock this morning. and Issued a pro-
.lsmation calling on all persons 10 abstain
from violence and preserve law ana
order ,.o
The negroes will not venture inside the
lines unless they are provided with pro
lection in the shape Of WincnesteIs' lhe
Spriug Valley Coal Company joins X =
uroscntative Buckner in the call Tor
troops.
sHERIFFS POSITION.
PRINCETON. ILL, August 9.-Mayoi
Delmargo has sent word 10 Sheriff Ciarb
70 20 to Spring Valley, with forty-nye
Winchesters and take charge Of the cry
special police. The Sheriff replied that A'
1rould do nothing Of the kind, ana thal
no county arms would be distributed
,,mong the citizens of Spring Valley. IE'
miners called mass-meeting 10 NEE
at the public square al o clocN' LOT Oi'
- .,,r,.,,so as Yesterdays peace meet
a. The Sherif says that unless some
,hIne is done at the time looking To th'
restoration Of order. he will organize al
1rmed force and move to Spring Naliey
A. once and take the county into MS OWL