Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-18
MOB QUIETLY WAITING
FOR TROOPS 10 90
Continued from FIRST Pacr.)
suit the police station ln"k"d like 1
general store tonight
Found Quantities Ct Loot


Groceries. hardware, clothing. dry
goods and shoes were recovered IN
great quantities. most at them lean.
ing the price tags vi III" lo"lr'! bush.
ness houses. Many arrests followed
Eighty prisoners were CrowI"i int
the small cell room al iIr p"nc" STA
ton, with only the cement ll"nr await
alec for sleeping FiN" 81 lhr arrests
made today are regarded a. important
by III" police.
II was in the homes ~ tn"s" men
that most Of tn" leo VAS found. \
s.x,h person Is being sought by lh'
police. who aver thu When h" is ar.
rested all OF the ring 'rah"rs Of thu
mob will BE- in custody. Roy Young.
- Years old Oh" OF M prisoners
taken yesterday. has rint"Ss"t e
starting Il number uf fires. -" police
say. A search of his rooms reN"ai"C
a quantity Of new oN"la!IN. shoes
hcvs' shirts and other articles OF ap
parol
The absence OF outbreaks last nigh,
and today has set many citizens T."
discussing the possibility Of IN "ariA
evacuation Of the city Ivy the tro"pS
II is probable. h0wrv"r. that I'll" m'li-
,ary will remain until III. gnCia'
grand iurv. summoned today. has conf
plei.d it's report and returned indict
mcntS.
The force. in hand viii not b" added
to- however, the hundreds nov en-
camped in the public Sqnnr" am
streets being sufficient 10 cover III"
city so thoroughly that there Is slight
chance for q mob to storm any POM
The mobilization of IN. troops has
been one OF the most rapid "roiH
tions in the history Of III" Stat" mi
litia. Ten minutes after Sheriff war
ncr had told Colonel r. J. Shands OF
the adjutant generals offic" that sol
di-rs were necessary, the Sprinsh"i'
companies had been ordered to arms
From then until daylT"ak this morn
ing when five troops OF tn" firSt cav
airy arrived from Chicago. mili'iamFr
have been pouring in from all quar-
tiers OF the commonwealth. Despite
the haste Of the movement the com
missary and the quart"rmas:"r de
partments have withstood tn" strain
on them. Some few companies were
compelled to spend their first mgh'
in The streets without blankets ot
shelter and some other; went supper
less to bed after their arrival. There
was a considerable influx OF refugees
today from Decatur. Bloomington. re
oria and many other towns.
Governor Reassures Negroes.
Governor Deneen was the recipient
of many inquiries from these points
asking whether il was safe to return
In each case the governor assumed
personal responsibility for the protec
tiCn of the negroes advising them
however. to time their coming so that
they would arrive before niehtfali.
I'VE want all the negroes who have
fed from Springfield. or who live II
nearby towns and are afraid OF Vio
lcnce to come hre." said t.e COVER
nor This is the place in the stat
for them. for here, We can shelter, teet
and protect those who axe unable to|
care for themselves.
Riots Result Of Social Bitterness.
The present riots. according &c
Old citizens. is the result o! year
of racial antagorism Each yeai
has seen an augmentation OF thu
cClored population. II is said tina
in the last two years one thOnsan'
negroes took up their abode in thu
city. giving tn" city colorei pop
ulation of about three thousand per
sons.
They were getting too bold an.
impudent." said a hotel keeper 20
day. People outside the city can
no, realize just how offensive thi'
was The people Of the State a
larg. will discover that the out
freak of last Friday was not ths
result of monetary irritation. TEN
pa.arv ebullition OF violence super:n
,luceG BY heat. TIL" urdrrcnrrent nj
resentment growing for years need'"
only pratext and the assault on ?
white woman furnished that pr"t"X'
The streets arr quiet now hecaT"F
the troops are hero. DGt mat IL !"
assurance that the question is set
tied. For III" most part the r"opi'
would have liked 20 see :he matter
settled withou; n" intervention OF
~. military The fact that the
trouble is costing business men
thousands o. dollars daily in be-
Of traGe does not help matter. Per
sonaliy. think Governor pcnecn
stand for the protection Of the ne
gro il correct. hu' IN" average work
iuy,ran has litfi" s"mrathy with IL.
The one Of This statement IL sim
liar &c that of others heard bv new
paper reporters iay.
BARRIERS. street car men. miners
and Iabores talked in similar vein