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FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 260.
THE ARGUS. MONDAY. AUGUST 17. 1908.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
GRAND JURY GALLED AT
SPRINGFIELD TO INDICT
SLAYERS OF THE NEGROE!
REPUBLICANS GOING OUT
ADVICE FROM AN EXPERIENCED NURSE
AFTER CAMPAIGN SINEWS;
AN AGENT 1 EACH STATE
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Governor Deneen Makes Haste to Prosecute Lead
ers and Members of Mobs and the Taking of
Evidence is Begun Without Delay. ,
STREETS ARE CHOKED
Authorities in Position to Disperse Mobs Before They Have a
Chanco to Do Any Harm Public Seems to Feel That
Good Will Corns of tha Trouble.
IIK ISI-JI) LIST T KNOV
IMMtt.
SCOTT BURTON, negro bar
ber at Ninth and Jefferso.1
streets; hanged by mob to tree
at twelfth and Madison streets.
JOHN COLWELL, 1517 Matii
eny avenue; shot in stomach by
negro, bullet striking spinal
cord; died Saturday morning at
St. John's hospital at 11:45
o'clock.
WILLIAM DONNEGAN, color
ed, 118 Edwards street; hanged
by mob at Spring and Ed
wards streets Saturday night;
died at 11:35 o'clock yesterday
morning.
FRANK DELMORE, Windsor
hotel employe; struck in lung by
stray bullet at Seventh and
Washington street and died yes
terday morning.
LOUIS JOHNSON, 1208 East
Reynolds street; killed by fall
ing glass at Loper's restaurant.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 17. The race
warjvhich began here last Frid.iy night
is believed to be a thing of the past.
Last night passed without any unto
ward incident, and it was confidently
asserted today by those in charge of
the situation no mob of any size will
form from now on. Sporadic cases of
disorderly conduct may and probably
will claim the attention of the militia,
hut it is not anticipated troops will be
confronted by any serious task.
ArrrxtliiK Those lnitlicntcl.
Springfield today entered upon the
second stage of riot history the inves
tigation of outrages and arrests of the
guilty. A special grand jury was sum
moned this morning by Judge Creigh
ton of the Sangamon county , court, as
the result of a conference between
Governor Deneen and State's Attorney
Hatch. Both of these officials are
strongly of the opinion this step should
be taken. The grand jury will be held
in session so long as mob violence is
threatened. Evidence will be submit
ted from day to day by officers and
soldiers, and indictments returned as
soon as cases are made against indi
viduals. Mnch Kviilence Kcnrfy.
A largo amount of evidence impli
cating many citizens of this cily has
been obtained during the rioting and
this will be submitted to the grand
jury. Suspects have been arrested
each day during the reign of terror to
be held awaiting deliberations of the
official body. Headquarters were es
tablished opposite the county jail by
State's Attorney Hatch in order to fa
cilitate the matter of gathering evi
dence front the police, deputies, and
soldiers.
SitsniM ItenMMtircd.
The confidence of General Young
that the force is sufficient to render
alortivo any attempt or moi) violenc
es fully tdiar.'d by (he negroes Many
more of them from ilu res.der.ee dis
tricts of the city cam-? to the arse-i.-.l
today, swelling the number now shel
tcred by the state to 40). None of
them have left the place ?i:iee they
entered. - It is feared their presents
would incite riot and they are guardei
closely. The colored people are fed
from the kitchens of the militiamen.
Many Have Left City.
It is estimated 1,500 negroes have
left the city since Friday, some of
them never to return. Five troops of
the 1st cavalry arrived from Chicago
today.
ltaynrr t;iven Same.
Rumors that A. Rayner of St. Louis,
who was arrested for alleged parf.ici'
pation.in the lynching of William
Donnegan had confessed to the polic;,
reuld bv only partially verified today.
Uarier denies he was concerned in
the actual killing of Donnegan, Hv
in? he was across the street u the
time. He gave the police ths names
WITH NATIONAL GUARD
of several persons who ho derljred
. were guilty of participation in the out
; rage . Xot one of those are known,
, howeve r, and it is thought Rayne r
imagined the identity of his compan
ions in ord?r to escape further experi
ence in "third degrees."
Got 11 f l.nnl ii m "Souvenir."
Kaner and Kate Howard, ihe lat
,1cr accused of participation in the
, wrec-King or loper s restaurant, are
the only prisoners against whom the
police claim damaging evidence. How
ard was released on bail. She toll
ti e police the entered the restaurant
j merely for the purpose of securing
souvenirs of the day s not.
her souvenirs was a pail
weighing 20 pounds.
One of
of lard
Governor Sees That
Grand Jury is Called
To Indict the Leaders
Springfield, 111.. Aug. 17. Governor
Deneen last night forced the city au
thorities to take steps which he ex
pects will put an end to the rioting
which has held sway in Springfield
since Friday night.
'Her summoned1 Stale's iVKornry Frn-ttk
L. Hatch before him and ordered that
a special grand jury be convened to-
-dav to indict the half hundred rioters
who now are prisoners in the county
jail.
The investigation will be as direct
and forceful as a military court mar
tial. It is expected that true bills will
be voted with regularity and precision.
The governor informed the city author
ities that the ensuing prosecutions
must be real and vigorous.
Chief of Police Morris last night or
dered all drug stores closed until the
city has quieted down. This was done
because many of them were selling
liquor. This was followed by the clos
ing of fruit stores and soda fountains.
Fifteen saloon keepers were arrested
for opening their places of business.
Two Aililcd to l)-nl ll I. int.
Two nanus were added yesterday to
Ihe death roll of the race riots. They
were Frank Del more, a coal miner,
who was shot by a negro in the attack
on the "Bad Lands" Friday night, and
William Donnegan. the aged negro and
friend of Abraham Lincoln who was
hung ui to a tree in front of his home
Saturday night. Both men died at St.
John's hospital in the afternoon.
Although Sunday was free from any
mob violence, it is manifest on all
sides that the bleodthirst of the peo
ple is not appeased. Only the pres
ence of the 3,0(10 soldiers scattered in
strategic points through the cily has
prevented a renewal of violence.
As it is, several negroes have hten
attacked by whites in the outskirts of
the city. One negro was stabbed by a
gang of hoodlums who caught him
straying from the protection of the
soldiers on the state fair grounds.
Mysterious fires have occurred in many
parts of the city.
. Outsider f.cntl Mohn.
The character of the men who have
been inciting the rioters has been de
termined beyond doubt. They are min
crs and laborers from nearby towns.
"Abe" Raymer, who has confessed to
having a part in the hanging of Don
negan Saturday night, is of the type
of Lazarus Averbach, the young litis
sian anarchist who attempted the lift'
of Chief of Folice George Shippy of
Chicago last spring.
Mob (ietn Some Sympathy.
There appears to be a passive sym
pathy with the mob on the qart of the
majority of residents of Springfield,
however. There is no intention to con
done, the rioting, but there appears to
be a feeling, even among the better
classes, that good finally will result
l,'om the evil.
Forty or fifty negroes now In the em
ploy of the various city departments
will be discharged. Many of them are
faithful, honest men of long service,
but they themselves realize they may
revive the mob rule if they remain,
especially on the police force. Hotels
and saloons and business bouses have
hidden their negro sc
them out of the city.
rvauts and sent
Soldier Who Killed
Man on Baggage Car
Acted in Line of Duty
Springfield, 111., Aug. 17. Two deaths
from injuries received in previous mob
fights, the attempted cutting of the fire
alarm wires, the exoneration of Private
.1. B. Klein, Company A. 1st Illinois
regiment, by a court of inquiry in re
gard to the killing of Earl Nelson at
Kankakee Saturday, and the pursuit of
a mob by guardsmen were the chief of
yesterday's developments in the race
war in Springfield.
Attempt to t'nt ircn.
The attempt (o cut ihe telephone and
fire alarm wires leading into the city
hall were not successful. A policeman
saw three men on top of an outbuild
ing, trying to reach the lines overhead,
lie turned in an alarm to Ihe head
quarters of General Wells, command
ing a provisional brigade, and ihe. lat
ter dispatched a wagon load of sol
diers to the scene. They arrived be
fore the trio had done any damage.
The would-be wire-cutters led, lopv'iig
their nippers behind. They escaped.
Klein Il(l Hi Duty.
The court of inquiry which consider
ed Private Klein's case was composed
of Major .lames Miles, Captains Jacob
Judson and S. F. High, and Lieuten
ant F. A. Guilford, all of the 1st Illi
nois. After sitting all day, they re
ported to Adjutant General Scott that
Klein's act was performed in the strict
line of duty. Klein had been placed as
one of a guard of the baggage car on
the first section of the Illinois Central
train which brought the 1st infantry to
Springfield Saturday.
The train was a special one and the
(Continued on Page Eight.)
MOB VIOLENCE
IN PROGLA
(Statement liy Governor Charlfs S. Dc-
. ncen Saturday Night.)
This mob violence is as intolerable
as it is inexcusable. The idea ol
wreaking vengeance upon a race for
the crimes of one of its members is
utterly repugnant to all notions of law
and justice. No government can main
tain its self-respect and permit it. Our
state will not permit it. The entire
esources of the state will be drawn
upon, if necessary, to protect every cit
izen of Springfield in his person and
property, and those who violate the
law must suffer the consequences.
The trouble at Springfield arose out
of an assault upon a white woman by
a negro named George Richardson,
who, it is. alleged, entered her room at
midnight, Aug. 13, choked her, carried
her to the back yard, and assaulted her
during the absence of her husband,
who was conductor on the street rail
way. About six weeks ago another colored
man, named Joe James, was found in
the bedroom of the daughter of anoth
er conductor of the street railway com
pany on the return of the family from
a social engagement, and after discov
ery, in the struggle to escape, he killed
the father.
llovr Kii Me Wnn Worked.
Fearing trouble, the sheriff yester
day induced the proprietor of one of
the principal restaurants, Mr. Ixiper,
to take the prisoners and the sheriff
in his automobile to the outskirts of
the city, and to transfer Richardson
and the other person referred to to a
train bound for Bloomington, about. (50
miles north of Springfield.
There was some nneasy feeling
among certain classes of Springfield,
but it was presumed that the know!
MUS
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PUBLISHER SHOT
William E. Annis, Owner of New
York Magazine, Killed by
Army Dfficer.
ACCUSED OF RUINING HOME
Captain Peter S. Haines Jr. and
Brother, T. Jenkins Haines, Ar
rested for Murder.
New York, Aug. 17. Captain Peter
C. Haines, Jr., 1". S. A., who shot and
killed William K. .Minis S.ili'iday at
the Bayside Yacht club, was to lay
arraigned in the first district c'Jirt A
Long Island City before Ma;;istnte
Smith. ,
Arraigned with the captain was" tils
brother, T. Jenkins Haines, who ken
back Ihe crowd with a revolver whi.e
his brother carried out vengeance en
the man who-he asserted ruined bis
home. T. Jenkins Haines is charged
with being an accessory to the killing.
A package of letters recently received
by Annis, warning him his life was
in danger. Is is possession of the dis
trict attorney.
Klllcil Another Man.
It is learned that T. Jenkins Haines
was tried in 1 S91 on a homicide
charge. He Ms accused of having shot
Kdward Hannegan, a friend, to death
while in a boat off Old Point Comfort.
Haines was acquitted. General Peter
C. Haines, father of the young men,
was in court looking after the inter
ests of his sons.
Yesterday young Mrs. Haines, who
T BE STOPPED;
ATION GIVES HISTORY OF TROUBLE
edge of the transfer of the prisoners to
the jail of another county would end
the trouble.
A large crowd gathered at the jail in
the evening, and there learned that, Mr.
Iiper had furnished the automobile
with which the prisoners were trans
ferred. They went over to his restaur
ant, demolished the plate glass and
furniture, sacked the restaurant of its
liquors and turned the owner's automo
bile upside down and set It afire.
Tell of l.evee Rnlil.
The crowd then moved east on Wash
ington street to the quarter of the city
which is largely populated by colored
people and known as the levee.
Here they sacked the stores owned
by colored persons and one pawnshop.
They also burned a number of houses,
estimated at between 20 and 25. Only
such buildings were burned as were
occupied by colored people.
Negroes who were around on try?
streets were assaulted and one was
heaten and was later hanged to a
lamp post. The negro was killed while
endeavoring to protect his home from
incendiaries after he had gone to the
front door and shot into the crowd. As
reported in the newspapers, the killed
number three, the injured 53.
Call Made for Militia.
The first call for help came at 4
o'clock when Sheriff Werner asked for
a local company of the national guard
assemble at 8 o'clock for duty at the
county jail. The company was as
sembled at 7 o'clock at the jail.
The second call came about 9 o'clock
when the galling gun squad of the
local militia was assembled at Loper's
restaurant. At 9:15 p. m. it was
thought more help would be needed,
and the Decatur, Bloomington, Normal,
EitrsSrfca
it is said has been on terms of close
friendship with Mrs. Annis, wife of
the slain man, came hurriedly to New
York from her home at Winthrop,
Mass., and went to Fort Hancock on
Sandy Hook, in an effort lo get pos
session of her three children who are
living with General and Mrs. Haines.
Mrs. Haines did not succeed in her
mission and it is believed she left the
city for her father's home in Massa
chusetts. Wife of lleail Mnn 1'roMl rnteil.
The body of Annis was removed
yesterday to the former home in Man
hattan. Mrs. Annis is completely
prostrated by the killing of her hus
band and is under the care of a phy
sician. Klreil Seven II ill let.
Captain Haines fired seven bullets
from a revolver at William K. Annis
of'New York, owner and publisher of
Burr Mcintosh's Monthly and other
magazines, late Saturday on the land-
f ihn nausido Vac.ht clnh
atFiushine. and Annis. whom Haines'
brothers, had accused of having been
improperly attentive to the captain's
wife, died in the Flushing hospital a
lew hours after the shooting.-
The crowd of gayly dressed women
and yachtsmen, among whom was
Mrs. Annis, witnessed the tragedy.
The case was put over a week to al
low counsel for Haines brothers to
prepare for the hearing.
Editors at St. Paul.
St. Paul, Aug. 17. The annual meet
ing of the Editorial association began
here today with members present from
all parts of the country. Governor
Johnson delivered an address of wel
come. Earthquake 3,000 Miles Away.
Washington, Aug. 17. The coast
geodetic survey observatory at Chel-
GOVERNOR
Peoria, Pekin and Taylorville compa
nfes were ordered to assemble at their
armories.
The Taylorville company started
from that city at 12 o'clock. Later
special trains left bearing the company
and companies from the following cit
ies: Tontiac, Danville, Champaign,
Union City, which arrived about S
o'clock. The Decatur company arrived
first about 3 a. m. and marched at
once from the cars to the place where
the crowd was congregated. Within a
few minutes companies from Peoria
arrived and joined them.
Shotn Fired nt Mob.
The sheriff ordered the crowd to dis-
lperse, and on their tailing to no so
three volleys were fired over the crowd.
This having no effect, a fourth volley
was fired and several citizens were in
jured, the exact number not known.
The crowd at once dispersed.
Five hundred soldiers arrived on the
scene in the city between 2 a. m. and
8:30 a. m. At 4:30 a. m. the 4th regi
ment was called out. Its last company
will arrive at noon today. This morn
ing at 9:20 a. m. the 1st regiment, Illi
nois National Guard, was called out
It will arrive at Springfield about 7
p. m.
This morning at 2 o'clock I issued a
public statement to tho effect that the
colored families who had been driven
from their homes would be cared for
at Camp Lincoln. The coldiers are
erecting tents there now and all who
are fearing danger will be accommoda
ted and protected by the soldiers.
We are prepared to meet any fur
ther trouble that may arise. A few as
sanlts have beep made during the day,
but were not serious. The community,
However, is In a state ol unrest.
tenham. Md., reports an earthquake
beginning at 5:5C and terminating at
7:17 a. m. today. The record indicates
(the origin of the tremors was 3,000
miles from Washington.
REVENUE CUTTER
CAPTURES JAPS
Two Vessels Violating Sealing Laws
Found in Alaskan Waters and
Taken in Charge.
Washington, Aug. 17. Dispatches
received yesterday by the department
of justice and the revenue cutter of
ficials of the treasury department an
nounce that two Japanese poach'i'g
vessels, with total crews of 59 men
have been captured by the revenue
cutter Bear near St. Paul's island, the
chief island of the Seal group in Ber
ing sea. The Hinser Marti, the largest
of the two vessels, was painted white
in imitation of the revenue cutter
Manning, which is at San Francisco,
and in further imitation of. the United
States government vessel the Hinser
Msru carried forward yards of papier
mache.
Tho Hinder Maru had a crew of 32
and the Saiki Maru 27.
OPEN ESPERANTO CONGRESS
Inventor of New Language Explains Its
Beauties to -1,800 Delegates.
Dresden, Aug. 17. The fourth inter
national Esperanto congress was for
mally opened , here today with 1.800
persons in attendance. Dr. Zamenhof,
inventor of the Esperanto language,
made an address on the ideals of Es
peranto. The United States is repre
sented at the congress.
BOILER BLOWS UP
One Killed and Many Injured
Accidentto Steamer Lee-
lanau on Lake.
UPPER WORKS DESTROYED
Many of the 40 Passengers Thrown
Into the Water, But All Es
cape Drowning.
Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 17. One
was killed and 20 seriously hurt as a
result of the blowing up of the steam
er Leelanau on Cark lake today.
The steamer, which plied between
resorts on the lake, was on the way
from Leeland to Fouche with aliout 40
passengers when the boiler was blown
up The upper works w-ere entirely
blown away. Many persons were
hurled into the lake and others scald
ed. The known dead:
Mrs. ISABEL LABONTA, Traverse
City.
The fatally injured:
Mrs. Ralph Hastings, Traverse City.
A. B. Cook. Traverse City.
A I'ltnle Follow.
A panic followed the explosion for
time. Little help could be given
those who were thrown into the water.
Iater it was learned none were
drowned. Those thrown into the
water clung to the wreckage until
rescued. Some were able to swim
ashore.
CAPTAIN BALDWIN
WINS HIS OBJECT
Airship Pronounced Up to Specifica
tions and Is Taken Over by
United States Army.
Washington, Aug. 17. The army air
ship board today decided that Captain
Baldwin's dirigible ballHn bad met all
conditions, entitling bini to the amount
agreed upon for its purchase. Captain
Baldwin will receive $5,737.
BALLOON IN SUDDEN DROP
Parseval Airshio Strikes Ground and
Operator's Arm Is Fractured.
.Berlin, Aug. 17. As the Parseval
dirigible bailoon Was approaching its
ianding place here today it was forced
suddenly downward by a current of
air while at a height of CO feet. : The
gondola of the ship struck the, ground
violently, breaking the arm of Captain
Von Krogh.
Old Cedar Rapids Banker Dies.
Cedar Rapida, Iowa, Aug. 17. John
I G. Bever, a pioneer banker of this
Icity, is dead.
National Committeemen
Must Appoint Men to
Hustle for Funds.
MACK IS CONFERRING
Bryan Commenting on Van
Cleave's Statement Changes
Sidestepping.
Chicago, Aug. 17. The republican
speaking campaign in tl,o west will
not be opened until Sept. 15, that ricte
being agreed upon at a conference of
the leaders with Chairman Hi'choick
of the national committee.
Stntew t ItniKe Money.
A plan for gathering campaign
funds of various states -.v.i.-i formulated
today Tho national co;nin!Uc.-:n.TS i i
each state will be aut hoi i.r.l to .'-elect
a treasurer for his state who wi'I ho
financial agent. This ;g-Miv is lo so
licit contributions wlrci
turned over to XaLioml
Shoblon.
Hitchcock and sovval
left Chicng) this afiemoivi
will
)0
Troasuier
assislarts
fo- Uiica,
X. Y., to aitend the She.nn.i notifica
tion ceremonies.
OeinoernlM in Conference.
Chicago, Aug. 17. A conferee
looking to the perfection of letailed
I1mis for the campaign in ths middle
wist was held throughout the day by
Chairman Mack with heads of variug
bureaus of the democratic mMima!
committee and prominent deir.o'ats
who called at headquarters todiy.
During the day Mack, former Govern
or Dockcry and Congressman Clark,
together with Moses C. Wet more "I
St. Louis, head of the committee on
finance, discussed the raising of funds
for the prosecuting of the camp.i'n Jn
Missouri and contiguous territory.
(loins to IndinnanoIiH.
Mack will leave Monday for Ind'.'m
ajtolis to attend the Kern notification
after which he will proceed to New
York, where he will open eastern,
headquarters.
llrjnn nn Vnn f'lenve.
Fairview, Lincoln, Xeh., Aug. 17.
When his attention was called today
o a statement of .Tames W. Van
Cleave, president of the Manufactur
ers' association, printed this morning.
in which Van Cleave for the second
m.e within a month sets forth tho
reasons why the business men of the
country should not. vote for the demo
cratic candidate, Bryan would not en
ter info any lengthy comment regard-
the matter, but charged Van
Cleave with shifting the discussion to
other questions instead of defending
what he before said.
Tines Vol Uefenri Former Stnteinentn.
"Van Cleave issu.nl a statement ap
pealing to the business men to defeat
he democratic ticket on account of
he labor planks," said Bryan. "I re
plied instead of defending what he
sard before be now attempts to shift. 1
he discussion to other questions. I
shall during the present month dis
cuss the questions which he lays spe-
M emphasis upon, the tariff ipiestion
at Des Moines and the guaranty of
bank deposits at Topeka."
Tuft Ilnxy n Speech.
ilot Springs, Va.. Aug. 17. The
speech he is to make to the Virginia
republicans next Friday was the en
grossing subject with William H. Taft
eday. The address will he the first
political utterance of the candidate
since the Cincinnati ppcecb of ac
ceptance and will he the only speech
of this character he will make until
ho campaign optis the first week of
September.
rervera With THfl.
tail received a letter rrom Admiral
Cervera. of Spanish war fame, express
ing a ntsire lor nis political success.
State Nominee See Stevennon.
Bloomington, HI., Aug. 17. All tho
democratic nominees for state offices
are here this afternoon conferring.
with Adlal E. Stevenson, nominee for
governor.
COOLER FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Weather Bureau Promises Relief for
Mississippi Valley.
Washington,- Aug. 17. According to
a special bulletin issued by the
weather bureau today cooler weather
will be experienced for the next two
or three days from the Mississippi val
ley to the Atlantic coast. ..