The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-16
CAPITAL Of ILLINOIS IN
HANDS Of FRENz|ED MOB
One Negro Lynched and Two White Men Killed
During the Reign Of Terror
Friday Night
Trouble Breaks Out Afres Saturday Night and Another Negro
Is Strung Up-Miitia Proves Ineffective

eral Young in order TO spread his force
about and reassure the numerous
alarmed neighborhoods. Street cars
were impressed to carry guardsmen
about. Such ears as still carried pas
sengers were halted on their way to the
bad lands" and guards put aboard, I'M
der command of sergeants.
Autos in Commission.
Half a dozen owners of automobiles
at the urgent request of Govner Deneen
put their cars at the disposal of Gen.
eral Young in order that small detach-
ments might be hurried to places of
pressing need. More horses were needed
for the troopers, many of whom had no
mounts, and arrangements were made
to supply the deficiency tomorrow. A
report that the two mobs dispersed
earlier in the evening had formed a
junction and were proceeding by a cir
cuitous route to Twentieth and Monroe
streets proved without foundation after
a strong force had been sent to that
vicinity
Alarm of the Negroes.
The situation of the negroes here is
pitiable- Those who have the coura ge
to remain here show their fears plainly
in grave faces and by their endeavors to
keep out of sight of persons on the
streets. Ten walters employed at the
Leland hotel were compelled to leave
They were afraid of violence and the
hotel people feared that damage to
their property might follow if the coll
ored help remained. Two porters, both
fearfully attentive TO the white guests
remained. They were given no duties
which would call them TO the first
floor.
Families Fled on Foot.
Adjutant General Scott estimated
that fully 300 colored folk had left the
city since last night by train Many
more. being without sufficient funds For
the railroad trip. went to the outskirts
of the city by trolley. and then. with
their few belongings on their backs
started to tramp across the county in
search of safety. II took colored
man, his wife. five children and two old
people belonging to the family to the
end of the route today" said a street
car conductor. "They had a loaf Of
bread and some potatoes in a basket;
that was all
Deneen Humiliated.
Other conductors have the same sto-
ries TO tell, the ashen-face eX-slaVes or
descendants of slaves fleeing from the
city whose proudest boast is that Il
was the home of the great emancipation.
Governor Deneen feels keenly the posi-
ton in which the work of the rOughs
and rowdies has placed the capital city
His adherence of the treatment of the
negroes and his determination to bring
about a condition of law and order. if
il takes every militiaman in the state
is shown in a statement issued by him
today.
Plenty of Soldiers.
The arrival tonight of the First regi-
ment from Chicago was greeted by
cheers from the curious ones who. de-
spite the order to remain indoors. lined
the streets in the vicinity of the Jail.
With the arrival of the Second regiment
General Young will have more than
3 900 men at his command. ''TOmor-
row." said General Young. II will have
affairs in order With a-fuller COM
mand, of the city and the men more ac-
customed to the streets. IL is doubtful
if any considerable number will be able
to gather. The fact that this was Sat-
urday night, which is the customary
night Off for laborers and others who
have drawn their weeks wages, is held
accountable for much of tonight's trou-
BILE. and certainly was responsible for
many fatalities"
In common with General Young. those
in charge here believe that the energy
of the demonstra ton will have spent
itself by tomorrow.
Leader of Mob a Woman.
The leader of the mob which wrecked
LOper's cafe last night was definitely
discovered to have been a woman. She
was arrested and gave her name as
Kate Howard. Detectives who searched
the prisoners resort say they discov-
cred table linen and silver belonging to
Lopen in the house. 1t is said that the
crowd last night feared to enter the cafe
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