The Forrest City times., 1895-08-09
FOREIGNERS RULE

with Riot and Bioodshed at Spring Valley,
 III. and the officials are Helpless-The
 Italians Organizing for a Further On-
 slaught Upon the Negro Miners, Unless
 They Agree to Abandon Their work and
 Homes.
 PRINCETON, H.. Aug. 5.-The riot ers and the lawless held sway in Spring Valley tonight. No arrests or attempts at arrests have been made. snd those anarchistically inclined are in high spirits.
 The mob commenced operations to- day by stopping work at the various coal shafts, and during the entire day the streets have swarmed with men, and further depredations are expected st any time. All day both sides en- gagged in the bloody riots of yesterday have been organizing their men and preparing for further displays of force
 The whistles at the various coal shafts were blown last night and this morning, giving the signal that work would be done in the mines to- day, and large numbers of miners turned out with their dinner pails, but were con- fronted on the highways leading to the shafts by Italians armed with rifles and various small arms Most of the English speaking men desired to work, but were not allowed to do so.
 Over 2,000 men assembled at mass meeting this morning and the situa- tion was freely discussed, nearly all of the speeches being in foreign tongue. The coal company was roundly de- nounced and much inhammatory lan- guage used. After an hour of general discussion resolution was adopted giving the remnant of the negroes left until o'clock tomorrow evening in . which to leave the city and to carry off their effects. Any effects left after that time will be declared confiscated and destroyed
 A committee was appointed to or ganize the Italians and see that the instructions were carried out. An other committee waited upon Mana ger Dalzell and demanded the dis charge of all negroes, and to agree to employ no new ones for the present. Mir. Dalzell said he had nothing to say and that il was matter he would not discuss.
 Another meeting of the miners is called for late hour tonight, at which time, it is the general impress sion, the strike will be ordered to con tinue until such a tune as the de- mands are granted. The foreign ele- ment which dominates the situation. declared that no man. either black or white, shall return to work until the coal company agrees to discharge every colored man in its employ, and also to hire no new men of either race until all idle men of Spring Valley shall be given employment.
 The negroes now propose to return to their homes and continue in their employment in the mines of the coal company. They held mass meeting this morning at Seatonville, where the negroes are rendeZvousing, and voted to remain at Seatonville until thelr men were organized, and then return to the valley. A committee was appointed to visit Princeton in the meantime and endeavor to secure the 300 repeating Winchester rifles that are owned by Bureau county and stored in the courthouse to be used for the protection of citizens in case of riot.
 The county officials at Princeton when seen tonight did not know what steps, If any, would be taken to bring the guilty parties in Spring Valley to justice. Sheriff Clark said he was dis outraged in the matter, as not one man was ever convicted in the courts who was arrested year ago for loot ing the stores at Spring Valley and Lado. States Attorney Johnson said he conducted the cases last year to no effect, and did not care to go through the same experience again.