The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-07
DON'T AGREE.
Concerning the Race War In Progress
at Spring Valley
PEACE SINCE BLACK MEN LEFT.
Chicago Negroes Reach a High
Pitch of Excitement.

CPhlNG NALisAfs iiist aug. = ihS siNu-
atom Is very quiet in this place. The
negroes are making no effort to come
back The reports about armed negroes
coming from Peoria and Chicago TO
avengc Sundays affair caused no UNUSUAL
excitement here. They would not have
only the Italian miners TO deal with, but
every white miner in the city as well,
numbering in the neighborhood of 1000.
Word was cent In from Iiadd and Toluca
yesterday promising the whites all the
assistance necessary in case OF an inva-
sion by blacks from other towns. In case
of an invasion, 5000 white miners could be
mustered together in this city in less than
two hours. The whites of this city do not
apprchcnd any danger in that direction.
They do not express the least sorrow over
the event OF sunday, and invite free and
impartial Investigation.
They claimed 70 have endured the out
RACES Of the blacks as long as they could,
but they arc severe in the criticisms of the
sensational tales told in several dispatches
10 the morning dailies. A whole list of
names have each day appeared as wounded
and likely TO die.
A reporter, who was on the ground and
witnessed Sundays battle from beginning
10 end has succeeded in discovering but
one negro shot, and the injury is only
flesh wound OF no serious nature. About
10 or IL were assniled with sticks or stones,
but no attempts were made to kill The
prime objcct as stated on the ground
while the lighting was at its height, was
20 scare them into leaving and never come
back again. Everything has gone along
smoothly since the negroes were driven
out.
The Chicago End of IL.
CHICAGO Aug 1.-Two colored women,
Mrs. Mary Stanton and Mrs. Lizzie Dix
dee, refugees from Spring Valley, arrived
In this city last night and the reports
they give of the treatment of the colored
people at that place have inlamed the
negroes of Chicago 10 the highest pitch.
Mrs. Stanton is a widow, and since the at-
tack made by the Italians On the colored
pen nj Spring Valley her two sons have
disappeared, and she believes that both
were killed. Mrs. Dlxdee has heard moth
ing from her husband since that time, and
believes him dead.
Both women say, In spite Of statements
TO the contrary from spring Valley, that
the reports OF the outrages have In no way
been exaggerated. They say that the
colOrcu WOtntu anu tne Cnliurtu Wtrt as
saulted by the Italians and brutally
beaten, and that IL is impossible for any
colored woman to walk the streets OF the
town without being grossly insulted.
They declare that all the colored women
I'm Spring Valley were given until O'clock
last night 10 get out OF the town, threats
of bodily injury being made against those
who remained.
The mass meeting Of colorcd men re-
convened last evening in Arlington hall.
The stories told by the two women
InAamed Them to the Highest Pitch.
For the first time during the day the idea to
move on Spring Valley took definite shape.
and committees were appointed TO raise
funds TO secure arms.
There was much excitement at the after
noon mass meeting when a telegram was
received from Governor Altgcld saying
that the officials of Spring Valley and
Bureau county had not asked for aid, and
Al they did IL would be promptly sent.
This did not suit the colored men at all
1t was decided TO give Governor Altgeld
time to act.
A delegation called on General Merritt
TO ask that United States troops be sent to
Spring Valley. They were courtcously
received by General Merritt, who told
them that in the event OF the failure OF
the civil authority TO preserve order and
protect the colored people of Spring
Valley, the facts would be communi.
Gated to President Cleveland by telegraph,
but he did not anticipate that this would
lie necessary.