The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-18

being sought by the police, who aver that
when he is arrested practically all of the
ringleaders of the mob will be in custody.
I'VE have the thugs on the rum, said
Evan Jones' chief of detectives, and he
added that many suspects leaving
town TO avoid arrest.
Firebug Arrested.
Roy Young. one of the prisoners taken
yesterday. has confessed to starting
number of fires, the police say. Young
who is % years old. came here from Mis-
souri, about month ago
A search of his rooms at PIG North Sew
enth street revealed a quantity of over
alls. shoes, boys shirts and other articles
of apparel. 1t is practically certain that
the military will remain here until the
special grand jury summoned today has
completed its report and returned the in
dictments which States Attorney Hatch
predicts.
The force on hand will not be added to-
however, the 400 soldiers now here being
sufficient to cover the city thoroughly
Rapid Mobilization.
The mobilization of the troops has been
one of the most rapid evolutiOns in the
history of the state militia Ten minutes
after Sheriff Werner had notified Colonel
r. j. Stands of the adjutant generals Of
flee that soldiers were necessary, the
Springfield companies had been ordered
under arms. From then until daybreak
this morning. when the five troops of the
First cavalry arrived from Chicago,
khaki-clad militiamen have been pouring
into the state capital from all quarters
of the commonwealth. Despite the haste
of the movement the commissary and
Quarte-master departments have with
stood the strains upon them. Some few
companies were compelled to spend their
first night in the streets without blank
cts or shelter. and some others went sup
PEERLESS to bed after their arrival. These
circumstances have been treated merely
as there
able absence of grumbling in the rank
and file.
Refugees Returning.
There was also a considerable influx
of refugees from Decatur. Bloomington,
Peoria and other towns. Governor De-
neen was the recipient of many inquiries
from these people asking whether it was
safe to return. In each case the COVER
nor assumed personal responsibility for
the protection of the negroes, advising
them, however, TO so time their arrival
here that they would come before night
fall In case this was not possible, he as
sured them that escorts of soldiers would
meet them at the trains and conduct
| them to their homes and guard them
| throughout the night
I'VE want all the negroes who have fled
| from Springfield, or who live in nearby
| towns. and who are afraid of violence.
| to come here" said the governor This
| Is the best place in the state for them,
| for here we can shelter, feed and protect.
those who are unable TO care for them
| selves"
Feeling of Years Standing.
| What will happen when the national
guardsmen leave is now the question of
paramount Importance in the minds of To-
| cal citizens. 1t is generally agreed tina.
| SO long as Governor Deneen yields the
mailed fist trouble of a serious nature is
not probable The streets are too thor
! Oughly patrolled and the danger points
a too xy4ll lnH Ilart IL is.
that the militiamen cannot stay here all
summer and there is a belief that the
| departure of the khaki-clad force will see
renewal of violence against the negroes
The feeling against the colored citizens
| is one of years standing The present
riots. according to old citizens are the
| result of years of racial antagonism. The
so-called black belt has for years been
an eyesore to the better class of people.
And each year has seen an augmentation
| of the colored population 1t is said that
in the last two years LOCO negroes took
| up their abode Ia the city, giving the city
| a colOred population of about 5000 per-
! sons. 1t is alleged by the antagonists
| of the negroes that their number has rem
| tor which has received attention from
leaders of both of the leading parties.
Bold and Impudent.
They were getting too bold and impu-
| dent, said a we'll known hotel man to-
| day. People outside the city cannot real
| ize just how offensive this was. The
| people or the state at large will discover
that the outbreak of last Friday was not
| the result of momentary irritation-a tenn
| porary ebullition of violence superinduced
| by the heat. The undercurrent of resent
ment, growing for years, needed only
pretext, ana the assault on white wo-
man furnished the pretext. The streets
| are quiet now because the troops are
| here. But that is no assurance that the
question is settled. For the most part
1 fl~1
the matter settled without the interview
| ton of the sOldiery. The fact that the
| trouble is costing business men thousands
of dollars daily in loss of trade does not
| help matters Personally ] think Gov
ernor Deneen's stand for the protection
| of the negroes is correct. but the average
citizen has little sympathy with it,
| The tone of this interview is similar
| TO that of others had by newspaper men
| today. BARRIERS, street car men, miners
| laborers, and the common run of people
met on the street, talked in a similar
| strain
Exodus Permanent.
The exodus of the negroes from Spring
| field seems to be permanent visit TO
| the former black town this morning
| brought out the fact that the homes so
quickly deserted Saturday are still va
| cant and promise to remain so.
| There are still few scattered colored
! families residing in the few blocks guard
ed by the soldiers, but they, for the most
| part, are women, children and aged men.
| The younger and middle-aged men are
| very few in number.
| The Illinois Traction system and various
| railroads are bringing colored people into
! the city, Blu, outgoing cars are still crowd
| ed with blacks. Decatur, Peoria, Bloom
| ington and the small nearby towns. are
| having their colored population increased.
Carpet bags, valises and nondescript
| trunks ana suit cases, containing in many
instances all of the property of the ne
| groes, are piled high on the depot plat
! form.
| Governor Deneen's proclamation asking
| that all negroes return to Springfield and
not enter other cities seems of no avail.
Cannot Obtain Work.
! statement from several prominent no.
| tel men this morning brings out the fact
| that the negroes are not wanted as wait
ers, porters and beliboys at the Spring.
| field hostelries.
Proprietor John II. McCreery, of the st.
| Nicholas, stated this morning:
| This trouble makes IL very nearly inn
| possible for US to employ colored help
! at this time. If we do. a mob might at
| tempt to take them from the hotel. We
| are making every effort to secure white
| help.
| II is not only the st. Nicholas that Is
| devoid of porters and roustabouts- The
| Leland hotel, where negroes were extern
/ cixa1xy amDIovad walters without