Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-07
RACE WAR IS STILL ON.
Lives of Negroes Not Safe In
 Spring Valley, Ills.
THEY ASK FOR STATE PROTECTION.

1uh ! A0h 1Oh O1 A10 1hO4hO44VNa Colored People Nh Chicago and Other Cities
 Are Indignant and Talk of Going to the
 Rescue of Their Brothers-White Miners
 All Allied Against Them.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Two colored women Mrs Mary Stanton and Mrs. Lizzie Dixdee-refugees from Spring Valley, ar rived in this city, and the reports they give of the treatment of the colored peo- pie at that place have inflamod the ne- groes of Chicago to the highest pitch.
 Mrs. Stanton is widow, and since the attack made by the Italians on the color ed men at Spring Valley her two sons have disappeared and she believes that both were killed. Mrs. Dixdee has heard nothing 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 color ed women and the children were assaulted by tho Italians and brutally beaten, and that it is impossible for any colored wom- an to walk the streets of the town with out being grossly insulted. They declare that all the colored women in Spring Val ley were given until s o'clock last night to get out of the town, threats of bodily injury being made against those who re- mained.
 The mass meeting of colored men recon vened last evening in Arlington hall, at Thirty-flrst street and Indiana avenue. The stories told by the two women inflam- ed them to the highest pitch, and all man. ner of violent threats were made against the Italians at Spring Valley. For the Grct tha d ho In En on Spring Valley took definite shape, and committees were appointed to raise funds to secure arms.
 They Want Troops Sent.
 There was much excitement at the aft ernoon mass meeting when telegram was read from Governor Altgeld saying that the officials of Spring Valley and Blu reau county had not asked for aid, and if they did it would be promptly sent.
 This did not suit the colored men at all, and there were loud cries that he was temporizing with them; that he knew the local authorities would not call on him. and the excitement grew so intense that warlike language was used. Finally cooler counsel prevailed, and 1t was decided to give Governor Altgeld time to act. A delegation called on General Merritt to ask that the United States troops be sent to Spring Valley. They were courte- ously received by General Merritt, who told them that in the event of the failure of the civil authorities to preserve order and protect the colored people of Spring Val ley the facts would be communicated to President Cleveland by telegraph, but he did not anticipate that it would be neces- sary for the national government to take any steps in the matter.
 Governor AItgeld Will Send His Stan: SPRINGFIELD Ills, Aug. 7.-Governor Altgeld decided not to go to Spring Val ley, but will send a member of his staff to look into the condition of affairs there. He is satisfied from the advices he has re- ceived that there. is no necessity for the | sending of troops.
 The Italian consul at Chicago also wired | the governor, evidently having become alarmed at the incendiary utterances of some of the colored people there who were l talking about marching on Spring Valley. The governor replied to the consul, as surfing him that all requisite steps would be taken to preserve order.
 Much excitement was created by the as- sertion made by J. B. Buckner, colored member of the general assembly, to the effect that over 80 of his race had been | killed in and about Spring Valley since the trouble began. He waS however, un- l able to give any definite authority for this
 report, saying it had come to him through
 private" sources. In view of the repeat
 cd denials of such reports from responsi-
 hle persons in Spring Valley 1t is thought to be without real foundation.
 Buckner is from Chicago district and | came here, having been delegated by the Chicago committee of 0olored people who
 met Monday night He called on the gov. | ernOr and demanded protection for the people of his race in Spring Valley. The governor assured him that 1t would be given, and if necessary he would have a | regiment of troops there in short time. Buckner insisted that according to his private advices the situation was appall- ing. He had been informed that s4 bodies | of colored men, women and children have
 been picked up in the woods around Spring Valley, and 14 moro badly wounded were l found.
 He also had learned that 800 eolored | men who were at Seatonville were armina
 themselves for protection against the riot 1 ous Huns, Poles and Italians, who had sent word that they intended to drive ev- cry negro out of the country.