The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-07

esSary IN case or an invasion or blacks
ive thousand white miners could be mus
tered together in this city in less than two
hours. The whites OF this city do not ap-
prehend any danger in that direction They
do not express the least sorrow over the
event OF Sunday and invite fair and i'm
partial investigation. They claim TO have
endured the outrages of the blacks as long
as they could but they are severe in their
criticisms of the sensational tales told in
several dispatches to the morning papers:
long list OF names has each day appeared
as wounded and likely 10 die. An As
ISOLATED Press correspondent who was on
the ground and witnessed Sundays riot
from beginning to end, has succeeded in
discovering but one negro shot and the in
jury is only a flesh wound OF no serious
nature. No attempts were made to kill Had
the mob been so disposed. not one could
have escaped. The prime object, stated
on the ground, while the lighting was at
its height. was to scare them into leaving
a number lying dead in the ravine is made
OF whole cloth and the names mentioned are
fictitious
A meeting of miners was held to-day
Several papers were denounced for their
highly-colored and distorted stories One
correspondent, who was compelled to Zee
from the town yesterday, has not returned.
II was the middle class and business men
who ordered him to leave. so enraged were
they at his sensational reports.
To-day reply was received by Manager
Dalzell from President NJ II. Taylor. OF
the Spring Spring Valley Coal Company.
ceived. While the company dis
claims any desire or intention of an
tagonizing any section of its employees, it
cannot be dictated TO by any one section
as to its rights of selection for employment.
and therefore the demand made by the
Italian miners that no col0red miners
should be employed cannot be acceded TO.
The violence charged to No. colored miners
is oeplorable, but is nothing as TO which
the company can be held responsible for
any more than the violence of the white
miners reported. Post this as a reply to
the demand, and with the hope for an early
acute but wrong and direct Ill feeling of the
Italian miners subsidies"
This notice on the company's window at
tracted crowds of miners. When the news
spread IL showed by the remarks Of the
men that the feeling against the negroes
was as intense as ever and how the trou-
bic can be bridged over is now the ques-
ton. Strong influences are at work to have
the miners arrange mass meeting for to-
morrow and have the order expelling the
Governor Altgeld wired this to Mayor
Delemago to-day: "Is there any danger of
further trouble in your town? What steps
nave you taken to preserve order and to
protect life and property? Answer"
The Mayor teiegraphed this answer: 'In
reply to yours, anc in view OF the. exagge-
rated reports published concerning this
trouble. we respectfully request you to
send representative here or do us the
honor to come yourself. and make COM
made by the municipal authorities of this
city to protect life and property. No lives
have been lost nor private property de-
stroyed by mob violence. One Italian res
ident fatally injured by negro highwaymen.
Everything is quiet. Newspaper reports
are exaggerated. Three negroes who re-
fused to vacate location and insisted on
remaining. were injured. They are not
seriously hurt"
Information was received tonight that
the Governor is on his way and a mass
meeting of miners will be held when he
arrives
Mayor Delemago received an anonymous
letter this morning, postmarked Chicago,
threatening to wipe him and the entire
city out of existence If he u.d not his
position to get the blacks back in this city
again. Everything has gone along serene
ly since the negroes were driven out Sun
day. but no doubt trouble will again break
out If they make an attempt TO come back.
The Spring Valley Coal Company has rep
resentatives at Seatonville. trying TO per-
suade the blacks to return, but the latter
are satisfied to keep away. The mines are
still idle Five clock to-nighttwas the
time the negroes were given TO get their
effects out Of Spring Valley. Nearly all
their furniture has been moved 10 Seaton-
ville where most of them are getting work.
In all probabilities the Spring Valley min
ers will return to work tomorrow morning.