The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-16
4 REIGN OF TERROR
started to tramp across the country
IN search OF safety.

fUontfmmea from faEe One9
started 70 tramp across the country
in search Of safety.
others have the same story TO teiII
the anhen-f faced ex-slaves or deseene-
ants 81 slaves. feelng from the city
whose proudest boast - that u was the
home az the great emaneipator. gov
ernor Deneen feels keenly the peslsaoh
~ which the work of ravage ana row
dies have placed the city. his aonos-
renee OF the treatment Of the mes toes
and his determination 70 nfing auvus
law and order IL II takes every militia
man m the state, is shown in state
nenf issued today. The arrival there
~ the lat regiment from Chicago was
erected nv cheers from the curious
onas who, despite the order to re-
main indoors, lined the streets IN the
vicinity Of the jail. With the arfIval
81 the and regiment, General 1ouhs
wifi have more than 5000 men at his
command tomorrow" said General
young. II will have AFFAIRS In order.
with a fuller knowledge Of the city
and the men more accustomed to ths
streets now strange to them, II y
doubtful il any considerable crowd VIII
be able to gather.
Many False Alarms.
The fact that this was Saturday
for laborers, and others who have
drawn their weeks wages. Is held ae-
countable for much of tonight's trou-
BILE and certainly was responsible TOE
many false alarms. In common win
General Young. those in charge here
believe that energy Of the demonstra-
tion will have spent It's force by TO-
morrow night.
The leader Of the mob which wrecked
Ioper's cafe last night, was, It Is said
hv the police. definitely to have been
Il woman. She was arrested and gave
her name as Kate Howard. Detec-
fivss who searched the prisoners re-
sort, say they discovered table linen
and articles belonging to Loper's res.
tauFant. II was this crowd tnat lasi
night feared to enter the place untH
fhe Howard woman appeared With
arms hung into the air and shouting.
she dared the men to follow her. Vita
shout, the Amazon leader led In
aemolishing the place. She led also,
Il is claimed, in depredations and as
saults which were committed later.
The determination of the State to
preserve order Is shown in the follow
Ing statement given out by Gov
Deneeu this evening. He said:
Governors ssatement.
ssThe outbreak by mob violence was
as intolerable as It Is inexcusable. The
idea Of wreaking vengeance upon a
race for the crimes Of one Of It's mem
hers r. utterly rapugant to all no
tiona Of law and justice. No govern
uent can maintain its self respect and
hermit IT, The entire resources of the
state will be drawn upon. II necessary.
to protect every citizen of Springfield
in his person and property. And those
who violate the law. must suffer the
consequences"
AS further precaution. all busisess
establishments In the city close at 8
o'clock. The saloons and liquor stores
have not been open since before mid
night Friday.
So strict were the regulations for
keeping the people off the streets that
the matter caused a postponement OF
the opening performance Of "A Broken
Idol" a new musical play which was
to have been presented by the Whitney
Musical Company Of Chicago. One of
the numbers In the performance en-
tailed the appearances OF the chorus
in guise Of negroes and II was largely
on this account that the mayor took
this action.
One Death was recorded to-day as
result OF the riots. John Caldwell.
who was a spectator of the lighting in
East Springfield, died in a hospital
from the effects OF a bullet wound In
the stomach. Among the other vic