The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-11
NO SERIOUS CLASHES OCCUR
BUT TROOPS ARE FORCED TO USE
THEIR BAYoNETs TO KEEP
STREETS CLEAR.

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yelling and jeering, but this was di-
fected at the militia. Notwithstand-
ing reports about shipping the BODY OF
Dixon, the negro, to Kentucky, his re-
mains were privately inferred here last
evening in Ferncliffe cemetery. The
body was secretly taken to the GENE
terry in a covered wagon.
The mayors order for saloons to re-
main closed is observed; but no atten-
ton is paid to his proclamation for
people to keep from c~ongregating or
remaining off the streets. 1t is thought
that hundreds of negroes were out IN
the woods around the city last night.
No women or children were forced to
remain out over night, as the crowds
threaten only males. There are two
or three among what are called bad
negroes that are said to be wanted
by the crowds and the negroes fear
others are wanted.
kilograms are being received for
negroes from their fellows in other
states offering help. The pastor of a
colored church in Kansas City wired
to a pastor here:
Would Come to the Rescue.
eff you want n help, please call on
US. We are prepared to come to your
rescue"
The colored people now here are
afraid to be seen getting kilograms or
mail.
When the west end and the levee
was cleaned out Wednesday no white
men would work moving things, and
no white men would accept goods for
storage. The work had to be done by
colored men under guard and most of
the goods are piled up in the yards OF
colored people. None could be left on
the premises of white people because
they feared their own property would
thus be endangered. The infirmaries
and other places of refuge are filed
| with aged negroes and women and
children, whose natural protectors
! have taken to the woods, and it is now
feared there will yet be a mobilization
in the adjoining forests that may
make a dangerous march IN the city.
Colonel Mead of Dayton held the
city under strong military rule last
night. He will be succeeded today by
General McMakin of Toledo, when
there will be eighteen companies of the
military here.
The only outbreak up to midnight
occurred at II o'clock in Short Win
ter street, a ~thoroughfare only two
| squares in length, where both blacks
and whites live. At II o'clock five
shots,
Aimed at a Colored Man,
brought three companies of militia to
the scene of the disturbance. By the
time the militiamen arrived the police
had restored order; and the colored
occupants-of several houses were or
dered indoors. Shooting vas also
heard in the vicinity of Miami alley, a
negro district, but the police were un.
able to ascertain by whom the shots
were fired. A saloon at Spring and
North streets was looted at night.
Earlier in the night crowds varying
from 100 to 600 jeered and hooted the
soldiers; and it frequently became
necessary for the troops to push the
rioters back at the point of the bayo-
net. There is little or no drunken
ness.
At midnight the police patrol boxes
all over the city reported absolute
quiet. Neither soldiers or police have
any evidence of the mob taking con-
certed action at any point. 1t is
LuOuSuI luaI IL Will Uc pOSS1D1e 10 us
pense with several of the militia COM
panies by tonight.
A special grand jury will sit next
Monday morning to investigate the
work of the mob and fix the guilt for
the killing of Dixon Monday night and
the burning of the negro resorts in
East Washington street the night fol-
lowing.
The funeral of Charles Coils, the
murdered policeman, will be held to-
day and extraordinary %precaution will
be taken to prevent another outbreak.
There is sure to be an immense out
pouring of the people and the authori-
ties fear an exhibition Of violence in
some other part of the city at this
time.