Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
LOCAL TROOPS STILL ON GUARD
Governor Deneen Considers that All
Danger is Past and That the Situa-
ton Can Easily be Handled by the
City Force-Grand Jury Returning
Indictments.
By Associated Press)


That the race war situation in tins
city is considered much less serious
was evidenced today when Governor
Deenen issued orders for the return
of the First and Fourth infantry +"
take trains for their homes tomorrow.
He took this measure after confer
ence with Sheriff Warner, Mayor
Reece, Major General Young. AdJu-
tant General Scott and General Wells.
Does that mean that You consider
all danger of serious trouble passed!
he was asked.
Il means that we can properly guard
the city with the troops remaining.
There will still be the Second ana
Seventh regiments under General Eos
ter. in the Western division and the
Third and Fourth under General Wells.
The departurc Of the First and Fourth
will lessen our forces by about l,"oo'
leaving Il good 1000 men here.
Major Genera! Young said: The
mob element has had a lesson and
the way citizens with knowledge Oh
riotous misdeeds-are responding to the
appeal for information on hlch to base
indictments. 1t will furnish further IN
structions to the violently lncilned.
We are getting news on which we Will
be able to make many arrests OF I'M
portance and these arrests Will render
the situation much easier to hand!".
The State will save about ten
J,1 Ia,- hC sending the
superfuOus troops home.
Both regiments have done excel
lent work and it is particularly for
tunatc that the First can 80 at TINS
time, as it will attend the combined
regular and national guard mancou-
yers at indianapolis early in Septcm-
ber.'
While new special grand jury en-
pannelled was hearing witnesses in
riot cases and citizens were holding
a meeting today the antaConisim be
tween whites and blacks already res
pcnsibie for seven deaths and scores
of injuries, struck underground.
White miners at the WOOdside Coal
mine a mile out of town and the TUX
horn mine. four miles distant. refused
to work with the negroes. The two
mines employ about 500 men. about
$50 Of whom are co!ored.
The white miners came to President
Clark. of the Springfield sub-district OF
the United Mine Workers with the de-
cIaration that the negroes were armed
and they did not feel safe III Inc uh-
deryround darkness with them.
Negroes All Armec.
On the other hand. it is said that
the negroes have armed themselves
with no thought of taking initial act
ion but to project Themselves in event
of a repition Of the rio'ing OF FRIDAY
and Saturday nights.
President Clark said that $" far As
he knew there had l"Cn no clashes
between whites and blacks in the
mines.
They are just nervous. ! guess.
commented tine organization leader.
Both races belong TO the union and
the union will sec ;nat no serious
trouble arises
Mr.. CIark's Office was filed with the
white miners. who had quit work do
termincd not to take chances under
the earth under present cnndiiisns.
Said one Young miner with r'ch
brogu.: IL they amt armed they
oggh; 10 bc. and il they a'c. they
ought to bc diSsrDcd. You cannon
blame en- for bcinS N rvoHs. nor YOU
can't blame US for getting away from
the kind of negro tina; carries razor.
IN a chunk # coal broke Ioo5C and Tell
on someone he might think. with all
this talk. that rio'ing had started
again Then there would b" iro5hi"
I don't know whether the black man
next TO me has got a gun ar knife.
bu; I suppose he has. and man can
mine coal fcriing that way.
Ten Their Troubles to Mr.. Clark.
This and similar stories were pour
ed into Mr.. CIark's car. but hc insist
ed that q mere matter 81 n"sro"s
did not justify quitting work aud as
serted that the Two mines would "
working fun handed tomorrow or NJ ~
day. The whole matter vas referred
20 an examining hoard whirh sp"Hi
the day quizzing both Hacks ard