Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-21

SENTRIES ARE FIRED UPON
Several Attempts Made to Assassinate
Members Of the Militia, but No Cas-
uolties Result-continued Outbreaks
Not Rsassuring to the Timid Por-
lions Of the Community, Who Are
Further Alarmed by Idle Rumors.
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-An attack
upon pickets and the forced hegira of
$50 negroes from corn fields on the
outskirts of the city to the state ar
se1al kept the militia busy. The fir
ing upon the sentries and their an
swering shots occurred less than two
blocks from the headquarters of Cen
eral e. G.. Young at the county jail.
No one was injured in the ARRAY, but
tho flying bullets from the militia
VduD0O COASIV4 AoL4O4A La In
The trouble followed an attempt to
set fire to a factory building on Eighth.
street, between Jefferson and Mad
ison. A negro who had been ordered
away from the. place several times
during the night was discovered lurk-
ing in q shadow by Private George
Howell of Troop E, First cavalry.
Howell again ordered the man to move
on, but the negro's reply was a shot
from a revolver. He dashed down the
street, disregarding the commands of
other sentries to halt. AS he turned
in an alley Corporal Delman and Pri-
vate Lowenstein, both Troop B, fired
at him. The shots went wild, but
they aroused the headquarters, two
blocks away, and Company E of the
First infantry was sent to the place
on the double quick.
The alley and adjacent houses were
searched, but no trace Of the fugitive
was discovered. The affair happened
shortly before daybreak and was the
third occasion of the night in which
attempts had been made to assas-
sinate militia pickets.
The clearing out of the corn fields
southeast of the city was the result of
successive nights Of terror in Har-
ward Park. An inspection of the corn
fields showed that at least $50 negro
refugees had camped therein. The
presence of the negroes is thought to
have been responsible for the dis.
turbed conditions in the suburb. At
daybreak Company K, First infantry,
under Captain Jacob Junson of Chi
cago, was sent to the place to herd
the negroes into the arsenal.
Outbreaks Not Measuring.
The continued outbreaks of the
night have not treasured the timid
portions of the community. If one
tenth of the reports afloat in the be-
wildered city were true Springfield
would be one of the most sanguinary
places on earth. But they are not.
General Wells had a merry time of It
all night dispatching rescuing squads
to places where they were hot need
Cd and escorting fremen to fires that
did not exist. Some of the alarms
were hoaxes and some the result Of
nervousness on the part of citizens.
Out Of all the rush and hurry the sole
tangible result was the arrest of two
~befuddled negroes whose libations had
been indiscreet and strong.
In another instance q whole regi-
ment Of soldiers was brought into ae-
ton when a can of molasses exploded
and drenched a negro who was max
Inc a cautious purchase at a North
Side grocery. The negro was stand
ing at the store oun.er when the ex-
plosiqp occurred. With molasses drip
Piag from his face. ha4ds and clothing
hs ra4 screaming frqn the store
through backyards and over fences
until he reached his home. There he
cried that he had been killed. that the
store had been blown up and that
every one was dead. The sound Of
the explosion and the cries of negroes
alarmed the nearest military camp
and several companies Of infantry got
into quick action. When they reached
the store the grocer was laughing so
hard that he could not tell them what
haA happened. So they followed the
tran Of molasses and came at last to
the dripping negro. The clothing was
stripped nom his body. but there was
10 sign Of a wound. Then the grocer,
1Ao had recovered his composure.
ra1hsd> in and cleared the mystery and
tie soldiers YEARLY faced toward
their quarters.
Send Invitation to Roosevelt.
Manila, Aug. 19.-The Merchants
association of Manila has started q
movement. to induce President Roose-
welt to visit the Philippine islands
either before or after the big game
hunting trip in Africa, which the pres