The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-08
SPRING VALLEY NOW SERENE.
THE MINERS TO RESUME WORK
AND TIE BLACks TO 60 HOME.

4 Mass Meeting of All the White
Miners Held Yesterday and the Ac-
ton Decided On-They Pass "A Reso-
luton Recognizing the Fourteenth
Amendment 90 the United states
Constitution.
Princeton, ILL., Aug. THE war on ne
groes by the Italians OF Spring Valley has
been declared on. The Spring Valley Coal
Company viii be permitted to resume op-
erations and the negroes to return 70 their
homes. This action was taken to-day by
a mass meeting oi all the white miners
which assembled in the public square.
About so miners We're present. the largest
part of whom We're English speaking.
Interpreters were present for the Italians
and French.
A resolution was offered TO the enecs
that the miners Of Spring Valley would
recognize the fourteenth amendment to
the constitution of the United states,
which guarantees to every person equal
liberty without regard TO race, color or
previous condition Of servitude. and that
the miners Of Spring Valley would pledge
enforcement Of the law.
After being interpreted. the resolution
was put to a vote and was declared car
red by an overwhelming majority.
About nifty Italians voted in the nega-
tive. A committee was appointed to wait
upon Manager s. NJ. Dalzell Of the coal
company to inform him or the action oe
the meeting and 10 report that the min
ers We're ready and anxious TO return To
work in the mines.
Mr.. DalZell was cioscted with the cOms
mittee almost one hour He had had q
talk with the miners in tho morning with
reference to the proposed meeting. While
the resolution adopted was not just what
he had wanted. he agreed to recognize
1t and to resume operations, probably to-
morrow. The notification committee to
report the condition Of affairs to the coll
ored miners. most of wnom are at Sea-
tonville was also arranged between
them. II was composed of the following
persons who went to Seatonville, six
miles distant tonight: Manager Dalzell,
James O'Connor president OF the State
Miners Federation; Mayor Delmago and
five Spring Valley aldermen.
At noon to-day Assistant Adjutant Gen-
eral Bayle of Springfield. the representa-
tive Of Gov. Altgeld, arrived in Spring VAL
ley to canvass the situation. on the same
train came G. W. Bush Of Chicago, the
representative Of the organization of the
colored people Of Chicago. He came in
place of Representative John c. Buckner.
The assistant adjutant general had y
number OF conferences to-day with tho
city and county authorities. and also a
delegation of leading citizens from Prince-
ton, among whom were ex-Congressman
Henderson, State Senator J. w. Tomple-
ton and Editor c. r. Bascom and f.. X.
Mercer. 1t was decided to ask them to
await the turn of events before detnite
action should be determined upon
Mr.. Bush. representative Of the Chicago
colored people, has a fair complexion, and
was thus enabled to talk with persons
on both sides without prejudice. He spent
the greater part Of his time at Seatonville
and Investigated the list of colored per-
sons reported injured Tonight he said
he had found the information as to the
wounded and dubbed. and the incidents
as reported to be substantially correct.
He thought the publication Of the mob's
dolngs had in large measure been the
means Of bringing the mobs reign to a
speedy termination. He says he has the
names Of six coiored persons at Seaton-
vile whom he found to be badly injured
and the names Of two who were slightly
injured. other injured persons were
taken elsewhere. He also found a colored
woman in a delicate condition who had
been severely trampled upon.