The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-21

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 19.-The race
war which began here last Friday
night, is believed to be Il thing of the
past. Last night passed without UNI
oward accident. 1t was confidently
asserted today by those in charge of
will form from now on. Sporadic cases
of disorderly conduct may and prob7
ably will claim the attention of the
militia, but it is not anticipated that
tho troops will be confronted by any
serious task.
Springfield today entered upon the
second stage of it's riot history, the in
vcstigation of outrages and the arrest
of the guilty. n special grand jury was
summoned this morning by Judge
Creighton, of the Sangamon county
court, as q result of a conference be-
tween Governor Deneen and States
Attorney Hatch. Both of these officials
We're strongly of the opinion this step
should DC taken.
Submit Evidence Daily.
The grand jury will BE- held in ses-
sion as long as moi violence is threat
ened. Evidence will be submitted from
day to day by officers and soldiers and
indictments will be returned as soon
as a case is made against an individual.
A large amount of evidence implicat-
ing many citizens of this city has been
obtained during the rioting. This will
DO submitted to the grand jury. The
suspects arrested each day during the
:cign of terror will be held awaiting the
deliberations of the official body.
Headquarters ave been established
opposite the county Jail by States At
torney Hatch in order to facilitate the
matters of gathering evidence from po-
lice, deputies and soldiers.
Negroes Seek Refuge.
The confidence that General Young
has a force sufficient to render abor-
tive any attempt at mob violence is
fully shared by the negroes. Many
more of them from the residence dis
tricts of the city came to the arsenal
today, swelling the number now shell
tered by the state to 400. None of them
nave left the place since they entered.
IT is feared their presence would incite
riot and they are guarded closely. The
colored people are fed from the kitch-
II of the militiamen. 1t is estimated
l ,5U0 negroes have left the city since
Friday, some never to return.
Five troops of the First cavalry ar
rived from Chicago today.
Among h refugees is Mrs. VIM.
negro who IA strung up Saturday
night and whose death yesterday fol-
Are Names Fictitious?
Rumors that A. Raynor, OF st. Louis,
Who was arrested for alleged particle
patton in the lynching of William Done
gan, had confessed to the police could
be only partially verified today. Ray
ler denies he was concerned in the
actual killing Of Donegan, saying he
across the street at the time. He
gave the police names of several per-
sons he declared We're guilty of partici-
patton in the outrage. Not one Of
these is known, however. 1t Is thought
Rayner imagined the identity Of his
companions in order to escape fruther
punishment in the third degree.
Rayner n Kate Howard, the latter
accused of participation in wrecking
of Loper's restaurant, are the only pris-
oners against whom the police claim
damaging evidence. The Howard wo-
man was released on bail. She told the
police she entered the restaurant for
the purpose OF securing souvenirs Of
the days riot. One of her souvenirs
was a pail Of lard weighing 20 pounds.