The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
QUIET PREVAILS
 AT SPRINGFIELD Hundreds of Soldiers Guard
 the Ohio City. MOB STILL ON STREETS Negroes From Other Northern Cities Send Offers of Aid to the Col
 ored Population of
 Springfield.

Sprlngnefd, O., March 9.-At ii D. m the militia had dispersed the crowds in the central section of the city, but 1t was feared they would form elsewhere for ,2ter movements. While there are 15oo ne- groes in this city, none was seen anywhere tonight The crowds yelled and jeered at the militia. Notwithstanding reports about shipping the body of Dixon to Kentucky, his remains were privately inferred here this afternoon in Fern Leaf cemetery.
 The body was taken to the cemetery in covered wagon, and no one knew of the incident except the relatives and the municipal officials. The order for sa- looms to remain closed is observed, but no attention is paid to the mayors procla- nation for the people to keep from con- gregating or remaining on the streets. It is thought that hundreds of negroes are in the wo Is ai lnd the city, 8 they can not be found within the limits
 Threatens Only Males.
 No women or children are forced to re- main out over night, as the crowds threaten only males. There are two or three what are called bad" negroes that are said to be wanted by the crowds, and the negroes fear others are wanted. Tele- grams are received by negroes from their fellows in other states offering help. The pastor of a negro church in Kansas City wired a pastor here:
 If you want any aid from Kansas. call on us. We are prepared to come to your aid"
 When the west end of the levee was cd t~t,t work with moving vans and no white men would accept the goods in storage. The work has to be done by colored men under guard of the militia. None of the hardware stores are allowed to sell weapons or ann munition
 The infirmaries and other places of refuge are filled with aged negroes and women and children, the male members of whose families have taken to the woods and 1t Is now feared that there will yet be mobilization in the adjoin- ing forest that may make a dangerous march on the city. Colonel Meade of Day ton Is holding the city under strong mili- tary rule tonight. He will be superseded tomorrow by General McMann of Toledo, who will be then at the head of seven- teen companies.
 One Outbreak Occurs.
 The only outbreak up to midnight oc- cured at Il o'clock in Winter street, thoroughfare only two squares on Tenth. and inhabited by both whites and blacks A half dozen resorts. mostly owned by whites, are located there. and at Il o'clock five shots aimed at colored man, were the occasion of three companies of militia being dispatched to the scene of the dis turbance FE the time the troops arrived the police had restored order. Only one company will be retained in Winter street until morning.
 Shooting was also heard in the vicinity of Miami alley, a negro district. but the police were unable to ascertain by whom the shots were fired. A saloon at Spring and North streets was footed tonight. Considerable quantities of whisky, beer and tobacco were secured, and as the place had been shut up for hours previously, 1t is not known whether the work has been done by a mob or not. Early in the night crowds varying from 100 to 600 jeered and hooted the soldiers, and 1t frequently be- came necessary for the troops to push the rioters back at the point of bayonets.
 Little Drunkenness Exists.
 There is little or no drunkenness At midnight the police patrol boxes all over the city reported absolute quiet and the police have no evidence of the mob taking concerted action at any place. It Is thought it will be possible to dispense with some of the militia companies by tomor- row.
 A special grand jury will sit next Mon day to investigate the work of the mob and ascertain if possible the leaders of Monday nights mob, which killed Rich ard Dixon. and also the leader of the riot CTS of Tuesday night. who burned the ne- gro resorts in East Washington street. Judge Moore and Prosecuting Attorney McGrew declare they will not let up until they have secured some tangible evidence upon which to base indictments. It Is generally regarded as most difficult task as the mob at no time appeared to have any leaders