Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

SNih'htH'cu llflugt causing the rlolcrs
10 disperse In a hurry. BY daylight
the streets had practically been cleared
and the troops were in control of the
situation
Harry Il, Lopez, owner of the restaur-
ant destroyed, said:
Il have been through one riot In
Cincinnati in 1883. the greatest in this
country, when 100 men were killed. 1t
was to avoid loss of life that / took
those men out of town / did not ia
Nor the men; | have no interest In
them whatever. and would go lust as
far to punish them as anybody. but
after going through the Cincinnati riot
and Knowing this sheriff as | dc.
knew he would be killed first before
ne would let the Jail be taken. |
thought | would save lives by re-
moving the colored men.
Il would not shoot a single man to
protect my place and | only shot into
the crowd when in personal danger
myself ] would not kill a single man
to save my place"
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Following are the companies of state
troops called to suppress further riot
ing:
Peoria; company c. Fifth infantry
ana company l., Fifth infantry. all of
Peoria; company c. Fifth infannry
troop ID. First cavalry, and the CAT
tling section. all of Springfield; com
pahy {, Fifth infantry, troop d First
cavalry, and the Gattling section of
Springfield, company f, Third infantry.
Pontiac; troop G. First cavalry. Peoria
ana the Following companies from
the Firth infantry. B. Taylorsvil1e. a
Pekin; c. Bloomington: f, Quincy. II
Decatur; /, Danvllle, and l., Peoria
Bloomington, Peoria, Pekin and Deca
cur companies arrived here at o'clock
this morning
HAVE SITUATION IN HAND
=. Chicago, Aug 15,-Maj Gen. Il. c
1,, oullg, who is in command of the
iIililois national guard received the
MESSAGE IRON Gov. Deenen at . O'Clock
and afterwards talked with the cover
nor over the long distance telephone.
me governor told me that the sit
uatlon at Springfield today was well in
nand but in order to guard against any
iurthef riotous demonstrations hes
thought 1t well to make an imposing
display of military force" said Gen.
Young. The First Illinois will take
a special train in order to arrive at
Springfield this evening We are pro
ceeding on the theory that an ounce
of prevention is worth pound of cure.
With the arrival of the First Illinois
there will be at Springfield three regi-
ments of national guardsmen number
ing about $500 men and officers.
WERE MANY MOBS.
1T was not a question of one mob,
but of many mobs apparently with
out organized leadership, but acting
with such instructive unison that the
police and firemen were absolutely
powerless before them said Henry
n. Hansen, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. at Springfield, who arrived
in Chicago this morning after having
witnessed the tragic scenes in SPRING
field last night. Mr.. Hansen was pre-
vented from taking an expected train
out of that city by members of the
mob.
Il was down town when the riotlng
began" said Mr.. Hansen. There had
been mutterings all the evening and
when at s o'clock the mob learned that
the accused negroes had been taken
from the Jail in Harry Loper's auto
mobile they searched his restaurant.
two blocks from the city hail. l stood
across the street and saw the wild rush
for the front OF the building. Lopez
stood there with a rifle IN his hands,
but he did not fire and when bricks be-
gan to crash through the plate glass
window he ran to the basement.
perfect nan OF DTlCKS Stotits ut-
molshed the windows and | noticed
that women were taking an active part
in storming the place.
'''rhe first person to enter the restau-
rant after the windows were broken
was a woman, who seemed to be disct-
ing the work of destruction The fur-
niture, tables, chairs and crockery were
smashed and the fragments hurled In
to the street Then followed the burn
I Rappp
tried to dispense the mob but they
would not listen to him and n brick
struck him on the head. He was saved
from further injury by friends VINO
formed a guard about him and fought
their way into a nearby cigar store.
Meanwhile firemen who were trying 10
eXtinguish the blazing motor car were
being hindered by the mon, ana tne
lead of hose the firemen were trying TO
use was repeatedly cut until the ire
fire fighters were compelled TO abandon
the fight
AWFUL NIGHT IN PROSPECT.
Peoria, Aug. 15.-Negroes are swarm
ing back into the east end. heavily
armed, and a worse reign OF terror IL
expected tonight. a newspaper man
was caught going UP an alley and was
driven back to his office by the negroes
who were In turn driven away by Il
large crowd Of white people. Officers
and military are powerless. Soldiers
arms have been taken away and APP
to the use of the mob.
Whites are also coming from the near
by country towns to help In the race
war. and thousands of men are swarm
ing the streets. The whole business
portion Of the city is just demoralizod
ls the east and many of the larger
stores have closed to avoid trouble anu
loss by fire. raids and robbery.
Citizens are leaving and women and
children are departing on every inter-
urban car and train for places of safe
ly.
The blacks are just as determined
as the whites and there promises to
be an awful night unless the troops
show more power.
A special from Springfield, MS, says
Asst. County Treaurer w. II. Bowe was
caught and shot this morning by in
ruriated negroes. after which he was
robbed OF several hundred dollars. his
watch and diamonds. Bowe viii die
MS FIVE OF the bullets took effect In
vital parts.
FRIGHTENED NEGROES,
A special dispatch from Decatur,
Ills. says frightened negroes from
Springfield are fleeing through this
city and hive been coming In on
trains, interurhan cars and by wagon
All night and morning. The women and
children are seeking places Of safety,
while the men, looking for trouble.
are trying 10 arouse their people here
to go back to Springfield with them
and fight Several have been arrested
hat al