The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
IS QU|EI IN NEW ORLEANS.
MOB VIOLENCE SPENT AND THE Po-
LICE IN CONTROL.
Mayor Orders All Barrooms Closed
Till Monday Morning and Mer-
chants Close Their stores-City
PatroiIed by Police and Militia.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2S.-Mob violence
seems to have spent itself and the city
tonight is quiet. No fresh outbreaks are
reported. the burning of the Thomy La
fon school, last night. having evidently
been the browning piece of mob violence.
Mayor Capdeyilie says that lawless-
ness such as that which has shocked the
community in the last few days can only
be suppressed with force. He said to-
day that he had no intention of disband-
ing the special police or discharging the
militia until the last vestige OF mob vto-
lence had disappeared.
Among the communications received BY
the mayor today was an ofer from the
leading citizens of Tanglpahoa for suf-
fcient number of able-bodied men 70 an
initiate the negroes of New Orleans.
Mayor Capdeville today issued two proc
lamations. one ordering all bsrrooms
r sn, s q Geloek and ornns
The other recommends all merchants TO
close their places OF business at p m.
and keep them sclosed until a. m. Mon
day. The order closing hnrrooms was en-
forced and the request on the merchants
was almost unanimously complied with.
The bodies of the two negroes who were
killed by mobs yesterday were buried
quietly from the morgue today. During
the early morning hours tomorrow the
dishgured remains of the desperado.
Charles. will be taken from the morgue
and inferred in the pottersfield, with as
much secrecy as possible, In order not
to arouse that class of the public which
Is yet far from pacified. Sergeant Porte
Gus was buried this afternoon. as was
also Andrew Van Kuren.
The police officers remains were escort
ed to the graveyard by full battalion
OF police.
The city Is being patrolled tonight by
the militia and civic police, though there
is no indication of any disturbance.
Contrary to expectations. the night pass
ed with little disorder The prompt ac-
ton of the mayor In distributing squads
of armed men through the city, and the
fact that the negro. Charles who caused
the emeute. Is dead, seems to have had
a good effect in quieting the populace.
The negroes, apparently. are glad that
Charles Is dead. Today they appeared In
larger numbers than for several days at
the places where they are employed.
Thousands OF them have left the city.
Much feeling is expressed against the
police board and there Is talk OF Its re-
rnoval and reorganization OF the police
force.
Arrangements are being made for the
funerals Of the victims of yesterdays
tragedy and details of police will accom-
pany each 20 prevent possible disturb
ances
Leonard Pierson, who was with Charles
on the evening that Onicer Mora was
wounded and who has since been confined
in the Parish prison. today positively
identified the dead negro as Charles.
Coroner Richard held post mortem ex-
animation on the body OF Charles He
found that the negro had been shot forty
eight times and badly beaten
The aged insurance solicitor. H. A.
Bate. who was dangerously wounded yes
terday. is sinking rapidly The other
wounded are reported recovering.