Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17


blocks of the state house. Saturday
night, in the absence of the patrol,
q mob set fire to his shop and the
YER erable negro was compelled by the
smoke to run into the street.
Greeted with Missiles.
His appearance was greeted by a
shower of stones and bricks and as
he staggered under the fusillade he
was seized and his throat cut. A rope
was then run through the wound and
the victim bound to tree. There
he was found later, unconscious and
all but dead. Dr. futile, who dressed
The wound, reported that death was
2 matter OF hours. A witness to the
firing of the shop turned in an alarm
but when the firemen appeared the
nlaze was out. 1t had not gained
much Roadway and had been eXtin-
euished by some of the cooler headed
members of the mob.
Two companies of infantry and
troop of cavalry were rushed to the
scene and at their appearance the
crowd dispersed in all directions. Six
arrests were made, among the prison
ers being man whose name was
given as A. Rainer, said to have
come from st. Louis.
In Front of ArnOry.
Coincident with the attack on Done
gan, a less serious disturbance oc-
CURED in front of the new state arm.
DRY. A crowd gathered and threat
ened to storm the place wherein there
were sheltered a number of negro
refugees. Two companies of the
4th infantry and troop B of the caval-
nv came en- the double quick and
charged with bayonets. AS in the
previous instance the mob fled precip-
itably.
From this time on alarms were
frequent. They seemed TO come from
everywhere. Camp Lincoln, where a
large number of the fugitive race
were sheltered. reported the appear
ance of mob and asked for more
soldiers. General Young. after con
sulting Governor Deneen and Adju-
tant General Scott. ordered the camp
abandoned With two additional COM
panies as guards the negroes were
brought to the new arsenal.
Spaulding, a suburb. seven miles
distant, where there are many colOred
The blacks were threatening retalia-
tory measures. Troops were dispatch
ed TO the place The force which
had at first seemed more than ade-
Quate melted so fast in the progress
OF detailing guards that further re.
Inducements were advisable and the
governor ordered out Chicago troops.
situation of Negroes PitifuI.
The situation of the negroes here
is pitiful and they are in a panic of
tear. Ten walters employed at the lie
| lard hotel were compelled to leave
they were afraid of violence, and the
hotel people feared damage to their
property might follow if the colored
help remained
| Three Hundred Flee.
Adjutant General Scott estimated
that fully 800 colored folk had left
the city since Friday night by train
a'one Many more being without sufh
cIent funds for railroad trip. went to
the outskirts of the city by trolley and
| tnen with their few belongings on
| their backs started to tramp across
rhe country in search of safety.
81 took colored man, his wife
| five children and two old people he
longing TO the family to the end OF
nv route today said a street ca,
conductor "They had a loaf of bread
and some potatoes in a basket, thai
was ALL
Other conductors tell the sam,
story.
| Crowds at bloomington.
Bloomington. H.. Aug. 17.-Crowd'
of cOlored refugees from Springfield
are coming to Bloomington for shelte
among the people of their own race
Most of them walked long distance!
and have also been helped through
by crews of interurban lines. Mos
of them are penniless.
Young RcIinauisI,cs Command.
Springfield. H., Aug. 17.-Genera
Young relinquished command to Col
onel Sanborn of the LIST regimen
shortly after midnight.
Takes OF Negro Portcrs.
Chicago, Aug. 17.-The Illinois Cen
trail railroad Saturday night took oil
its negro porters off the trains run
ming through Springfield and discoul
LACED all negro travellers from goin:
to or through the capital
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