The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
ALL QUIET AT
 SPRINGFIELD l3 Companies of Troops
 on Guard. DISTURBANCES CEASED Attempt of Strange Blacks to
 Cause More Trouble. Negroes of the Town, However, Seem to Desire to Assist the Police in Preventing Any Further Outbreaks.

Springfield. O.. March 1o.-4ne race dis turbances. which have terrorized the town for the last three days as the re- suit of the murLc- of the Patrolman Collis and the subsequent lynching of the | negro Dixon, who shot Collis, have prac- | tically ceased In the presence of thir- | teen companies of State militia and the authorities are of the opinion at g o'clock l tonight that no more troops will be needed.
 There are unmistaAab signs that there Is an ugly feeling on part of the men and boys who have composed the mobs in | the last three uays and the authorities realize that at the least provocation trou- ., might break out again. The burning of portion of the leyee has only par tialiy satisfied the mob. which was thwarted y the militia In it's attempt to burn "Flicker's Nest," double row of buildings formerly occupied by about tif- ty families but now completely deserted.
 Strange Negro Arrested. This evening the police arrested a ne- gro claiming Cincinnati as his home, and giving the name of Y. w. Smith. Ite was accompanied by several strange ne- groes and wherever they could gain an audience of one or more negroes on the street they read a highly inIIarnmatory
 
 avenge the Iyncning of Dixon and to ap- ply the torch to the white business and residence districts in retaliation for the burning of the negro quarters on the levee. The police, however. do not fear any trouble from native negroes, as this DOT. ton of the colored population has al aay kept the police in touch with any signs of an uprising on the part of the strange negroes.
 In the opinion of City Solicitor Tatpm neither the city nor the x-unty can bt held responsible for he burning of tho levee district by the mob It is an r1, mittcd fact thai while public sentiment lis against the means employed to pui the negro out of tne way, there is uni. l versai rejoicing that he is dead and 1t ii realized that 1t will be extremely difficuli to secure a jury that will assess more than nominal damages. if any at all.
 Special Grand Jury. While q special Grand Jury will sit Monday to investigate the lynching, 1t ls thought that 1t will be impossible to in. dict either the leaders of the mob whicr did the lynching or the subsequent burn ing
 An immense throng of people were in and about St. Raphaela's Cnurch this morning to attend the funeral services of Charles Collis. the murdered police man. The entire police force and all the city officials were in attendance. The best of order prevailed. and Fatner Buc.:- ley's sermon made no reference to the way in which Collis met his death.
 This city Is the heauquarters of a wioe- ly known negro organization called the Anti-AIob and Lynch Law Association, which has as its object the combating of the summary punishment of coloreo men,,
 There IS no indication at midnight that that there will be any further race dis turbances in this city growing out of the lynching Monday night. The streets are deserted compared with the last three nights. and there are no demonstrations of any kind on the part of whites or ne- groes. Mayor Bo-ius has issued a pro- clamation ordering the saloons to remain closed until at least next Monday morn ing.
 Whole families of negroes are still flee ing and it Is known that scores of un- desirable characters who have come here in recent years have left the city.