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AU1.-inirtheieB3* «edsi*laidarihreleo,ierem7leit.yb-X-diywe-les*•7B,ar-11SYATES CENSUSES SKEREFFBSXTER*Notifies Saline County Official He Must Protect Negroes.ADVISES REFUGEES TO RETURNGovernor Will Personally Invite MenDriven~ffOm~Erdorado to Again Take Up Quarters There, Promising They Shall Not Be Molested.efl-yeI.Q*7eedei••v0eI9Vrtf*m*115fte-*rt»iGot. Yates is taking an active interest in the race troubles at Eldorado, in Saline county, and after twice reprimanding Sheriff Baxter has written to President Alston _of_the_ indus-*lal institute advising him to return’there and promising him full and ample protection from violence.The governor intimates pointedly that he is not satisfied with the excuses offered by the Saline county sheriff and informed him by letter that the assistant adjutant general tells quite another story.There has been considerable correspondence over the troubles at Eldorado, the governor paying particular attention to -the case.He received one letter from President Alston of the Industrial Institute at Eldorado confirming the reports of violence against the colored neonle at Eldorado-.--Alston writes from Metropolis, 111., and states that there have been acts of violence against the colored people of Eldorado for the last four or fivemonths. He says that, owing to mobviolence, the contemplated sale of the property on May 2S) was prevented, and that he and his wife are now' id■4Metropolis, where the colored population is strong, because they felt their lives were in danger as long as they remained in Eldorado.He also states that it is the intention of the trustees of the school to establish a school elsewhere.iPromises Protection.. Gov. Yates replied as follows: “You say^hat you are now at Metropolis, because your wife desires to get away from a place that would endanger her or your life, and in which you further state that you owe $500 upon Eldorado property, which could have been paid if you had been allowed to close the schools: and at the close of which you state that the trustees have agreed to re-establish a schoolelsewhere, and inquire if I have any suggestions to make.“In reply I will say that I suggest that you return to Eldorado and open your school at the proper time, exactly as if no disturbance had occurred. with assurance from me that I will furnish you by telegraph all such force as may be necessary to protect you and all inmates of the school from any disturbance of any kind whatever. *“I note your statement that inmates of your school lived in this state, being for the most part old residents, and that they were not students from Kentucky. RICHARD YATES.“Baxter Explains.The second letter the governor received from Sam Baxter of Harrisburg, sheriff of Saline county, in answer to Yates* recent letter in which he reprimanded the sheriff for failure to protebt^negroes connected with thlt; school at Eldorado brought forth some severe comment.Baxter alleges that he did not ad vise negroes to leave and that he did all in his power to protect them, and also that l\c had enlisted the aid of the United States deputy marshal. He does not say, however, that he Is endeavoring to bring back the negroes who have been driven away with assurances of protection.Gov. Yates replied in part as follows:“I sincerely hope your statements are correct and that the report of the assistant adjutant general waserroneous^-butr-to-piitit-mHdly-there-tare several things, whjfeK indicate that you have certainly fallen short ofyour full duty in this matter.“My demand upon you in this particular was explicit and I shall not make it again, but proceed to communicate with those parties myself as rapidly as I can locate them.“RICHARD YATES.**
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Rockton Herald
Rockton, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 10, 1902
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