The San Francisco call., 1904-03-10
CRAVE OUTLOOK
IN SPRINGFIELD
Portion of City Practically
Under Martial Law and
More Trouble Is Feared
ALL SALOONS CLOSED
Mayor Issues a Notice Warn
ing the People to Keep Off
the Streets After Nightfall

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. March s.-The
situation early tonight was considered
by the authorities to be more threat
ening than at any time since the be-
| ginning of the present race troubles.
While Governor Herrick has not pro-
claimed a state of martial law such
condition practically exists in the
downtown districts and the burned por-
tions of town formerly occupied by the
negro resorts. Ten companies of the
! Ohio National Guard are on picket duty
and seven more companies are expected
here before 10 o'clock. The saloons
without exception have been closed all
afternoon and many other lines of busi-
ness have practically ceased.
Mayor Bowlus has not only closed
the remaining negro saloons, hotels and
| lodging houses which are under the
ban OF the mob. but has ordered the
proprietOrs in every instance TO move
out all the intoxicating drinks and in
some instances even the fixtures, in
Guiding gambling apparatus. At noon
! the following proclamation had been
posted and ordered printed in the news
papers:
ITO the people Of Springfield: You
are earnestly requested to remain on
the streets of the city after nightfall
except in cases where business of ne
cessity requires you to go thereon and
to refrain from cOngregating upon the
streets or in public places Of the city.
Compliance with the above request
is deemed to be necessary for the pres
ervation of the peace and good order
of the community and to prevent a
repetition of acts of mob violence. Any
one found lettering in public places in
violation of this request will be prompt
| ly prosecuted.
CHARLES ]. BOWLUS, Mayor"
The mob has at no time shown any
disposition to burn property other than
that on the levee.
At IL D. m. the militia had dispersed
the crowds in the central part Of the
city but it was feared they would form
elsewhere for later movements. While
there are $4,000 negroes in the city, none
weregseen anywhere tonight. The body
of Dixon. the negro lynched, was pri-
vately inferred here tonight. The or
der for saloons to remain closed is OBJ
served. but no attention is paid to the
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keep off the streets. 1t is thought that
hundreds of negroes are out in the
woods around the city tonight. as they
cannot be found within the limits No
women or children are forced to remain
out over night, as the crowds threaten
only males. There are two or three
among what are called bad" ne
groes that are said to be wanted by
the crowd, and the negroes fear others
are wanted.
kilograms are being received by ne
groes from their fellows in other States
offering help. The pastor Of a colored
church in Kansas City to-day wired to
a pastor here:
IF you want any aid from Kansas
City call on US. We are prepared to
come to your rescue"
When the west end of the levee was
cleaned out to-day no white man would
work with moving vans and no white
man would accept the goods in storage.
The work had to be done by colored
men under guard of the militia, and
most of the goods from the dismantled
saloons are piled up in the open yards
of colored people. None could be left
on the premises of white people, who
feared that their own property would
thus be endangered. None of the hard
ware stores is allowed TO sell weapons
or ammunition. The infirmaries and
other places of refuge are filled with
aged negroes and women and children.
At midnight the police patrol boxes
all over the city reported absolute
quiet.
A special Grand Jury will sit next
Monday morning to investigate the
work of the mob and ascertain If pos
sible the leaders of Monday nights
mob, which killed Dixon, and also the
leaders of the rioters Tuesday night,
who burned the negro resorts on East
Washington street.