The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-13
ARACE ROW ATATLANTA.
THOUSANDS OF WHITES ARM TO
FIGHT THE NEGROES.

The Excitement Caused by a Report
That the Blacks Intended to Burn
Supt. Lyons and His Daughter in
Ef1gy - The Caucasians Bound to
Prevent II.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 12.-The city was
was worked mp to high pitch of excite
ment tonight, and bloody riot is antici-
pated. The excitement was the result of
threats by the negroes that they would re-
taliate on the whites for the burning in
ethgy Of Buck aud Lewis, for putting a
negro clerk in the postofiice with a white
lady. "A large element Of the negro popu-
latlon has been very sullen and threatening
since that occurrence, and to-day it was
noised about that they had planned to burn
III etfigy tonight ex-Supt. Lyons of the
registry department, aud his daughter, the
young lady who was forced out by the ap-
pointment of the negro Penny.
THE WHITES UP IN ARMS.
As soon as this became generally known
a determination was expressed by white
people everywhere that there should be no
such demonstration. Late in the afternoon
1t was reliably reported that the negroes
had prepared the etligies and were deter
mined to put their threat into execution.
This was the signal for thorough prepara-
tlons on the part of the whites. Orders
were issued TO the whole police department
to be on duty at o'clock. At dark the
military companies reported at their armo-
rles. Crowds of citizens, old men, young
men and boys began to gather on the
streets, some with rifles, others with clubs
and large proportion with pistols
NO NEGROES APPEAR.
At O'Clock at the corner of Broad and
Marietta streets, where the negroes pro-
posed to have their demonstration, several
thousand white men had gathered, and the
presence of any considerable body Of ne
groes would have precipited trouble: but
the negroes wisely kept away. Whether
overawed by the determined front of the
whites or prevailed upon by the counsels of
the better element of their race they made
no attempt to assemble, and a Compare
lively few were on the streets Here and
there on the street corner a big mouthed
negro INDUCED in infammatory language,
but the police promptly hustled him to the
police station.
RETREAT OF THE CROWD.
crowds remained on the streets for some
hours. A band played and cheers fire.
quently arose from the thousands of
throats. The governor finally appeared and
IN brief speech couuseled the crowd to dis
perse, and they broke up. The threatened
danger was happily averted for the time,
but the incident has put serious people to
thinking what it may mean for the future.
NOT REPORTED TO WASHINGTON.
WAsHIN GToN, Aug. 12-The Star this
evening prints the following: 'Postma ster
Lewis at Atlanta, Ca. has not thought the
trouble over the appointment of a color ed
man in his office of sufficient consequence
to make report to the postoffice depart
ment. Acting Postmaster General Clark
son said to-day. however, that he
understood that the colored man was
certified by the civil service commission to
the postmaster, Gen. Lewis, and he had to
appoint him. For himself, he thought it
impolitic TO appoint oolored man to work
alongside of white women. What action. if
any, would be taken In athe matter no did
not Indicate.