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LIBERAL WHITE AND
COLORED CITIZENS
COMBINE TO RE
STORE ORDER.
Governor Terrell Energetic.
United States Troops in
Readiness.

IAuanta, Ga. Constitution, Sep. 23l
Atlanta Witnessed its widest night
last night. Thousands OF white
men, with their passions snflame,l
because of tho recent attacks of
Negroes on white women. gathered
in the business center of Atlanta,
and for four hours mobs chased Ne
groes. stoned and shot them to
death, and boarded trolley cars,
snatching off Negroes and beat them
TO death with clubs and sticks.
In some portions OF the streets
the sidewalks ran red with the blood
of dead and dying Negroes, ani in
many trolley cars there were pools
OF blood in which dead Negroes were
lying.
The fire department was called
out in the midst of the terrible ex-
citement by order of the mayor, AMI
by streams OF water tried to dis
perse the mobs. This hal a good
effect only for a few minutes, for
the mobs quickly reorganizsd, and
on other streets began TO shoot and
stone Negroes.
Rushes were made upon the hard
ware stores for pistols. but these
were closed and the supply of ammu
milton was not increased. The sa
looms were closed, and in fact every
place of business had closed its
doors long beyond the usual hour.
At one time a number of trolley
cars had to be rushed out of the ci-
ty with dead and dying Negroes and
policemen upon them.
KILL THEM" SHOOT THEM!"
All the while the air was filed
with cries Of:
XIII theml"
''Shoot theml"
lynch theml"
Down with the Negroes who at
tack and assault our womeni"
A number of men paradei the
streets holding aloft extra editions
of the afternoon papers whereon
were large type lines displaying as
sauIts Negroes had made on white
women yesterday afternoon and e.
vening.
In some streets the air was filled
with the reports of pistols, and the
shouts OF enragei men who seemed
more like Wild beasts than human
beings.
Atlanta never witnessed a scene
that began to compare to IL, and
IL was the fervent prayer of all who
saw it that the like would never
be witnessed again.
The scenes on the incoming troll
ley cars were the most fearful of all
No sooner would trolley car reach
the center of the city than 1t would
be eagerly scanned for Negroes,
and IL one was seen on the car IL
was Immediately boarded and rush
made for the blacks by both men
and women.
In some instances white men and
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Mr.. PanneIl's Present.

AIr. r. L. Pannell sent us a FIVE
gallon bottle of water from Healing
Springs, Va. ani we are certainly
obliged TO him for the gift. Every
one here who has had any experience
with James River water will under
stand this for numbers of the peo-
pie around here have given up the
habit of drinking water altogether
and as lithia water costs just as
much, they have confined themselves
to the use of whiskey and beer.
This present from Mr.. PanneIl
has been at our own disposal too
for none OF our friends have troubled
us enough 70 ask for a drink. Some
of our best friends who used to lin
ger now come seldom and we have
more time for Office work. Mr.. Pan
nell knows how TO help a ousy man
in the discharge of his duties.
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THE IL. NJ. c. PROGRAMME.

spare neither expense nor time
Great PrcparatiOns-LOcal Commit
tee Active.
The 18th Biennial Meeting OF the
Grand United order Of Odd Fellows
in America will convene in Richmond
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Tuesday. oct.
2ndl and will remain in session here
until Saturday OF the same week.
There will be in attendance be-
tween twelve and fifteen hundred
delegates and about as many visitors
The opening exercises OF this
convention will be held at the North
Side Skating Rink. North First St.
between Charity and Federal, Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock \. NJ
These exercises are open to the pub
lie and, all citizens whether mem
bers of the order or not are cordial
ly invited to attend as il is expect
ed that the welcome addresses and
responses are 20 be particularly in
teresting.
The following Is the order of ex-
ercises for the week beginning Mon
day night
MONDAY. OCT 1sT.
Banquet TO Grand Officers at the
Pythian Castle. y. 3rd St. 9 p. NJ.
TUESDAY. OCT. 2ND.
A. NJ. Escort of Grand Omcers and
Delegates 10 the Convention Hall.
10 A. NJ. Opening Exercises.
Call to Order. Prof. ]. McHenry
Jones, G. NJ.
Music. Invocation.
Introduction Of Master of Ceremonies
by w. NJ. T. Forester, Chairman Of
3. NJ. G. Committee.
Address of Welcome in behalf of
the state, representative of the Gov
ernor; Response, Grand Master J
McHenry Jones; Address of Wei
come in behalf OF the city, Mayor
Carlton Mccarthy; Response, Grand
Director B. J. Davis: Address of
Welcome, Virginia Odd Fellows.
Rev. r. B. Taylor. NJ. V. p; Response
ID. G.. NJ. George z. Temple: Wei
come in behalf Of Households. Mrs.
Celia smith; Response, G. D., L. n.
Porter; Presentation OF Keys. Elk
G. NJ, w. NJ. T. Forester. Chair. :;
Reception Of Keys, G.. D., W. l..
Houston.
TUESDAY, OCT. 2ND.
s P. NJ. Grand Concert. North Side
Skating Rink, y. 1st St, Admission
25cts.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD.
Closed Sessions; Morning, Noon and
Night
THURSDAY, OCT 4TH.
IL NJ. Grand Parade. Starting
from 1st and Charity Sts., thence to
Baker, thence to Brook Avenue.
thence 10 Leigh, thence to Third
thence to Broad. thence to Tenth.
thence to Capitol, thence to Ninth.
thence TO Grace, thence to RyIand
thence to Broad. thence to the Base
Ball Park.
2 p NJ. Grafton at Ball Park, w.
Broad St, Rev. l.. l.. Downing of
Roanoke, Va, Orator.
p. M. Competitive Drill at Ball
Park, w. Broad ST.. by the several
Uniformed Patriarichies.
p. NJ. Grand Banquet, North Side
Skating Rink. N. 1st St, Bet. Char
ity and Federal SITS. Admission to-
Banquet so cents
The public is cordially invited TO
attend all of these exercises.
w. M. T. FORESTER. Chair.
r. BEECHER TAYLOR. Sec.
J. s. d. FORESTER. Cor. Sec.
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One of Richmond sons who left
Leigh ST. NJ. E. Church in 1898 to
attend Morgan College Baltimore,
Md. which he succeeded after apply
ing himself 10 the studious task of
four consecutive years in the Aca-
demic course. Then appointed as
pastor OF St. Matthew NJ. e Church
Baltimore City by the Washington
Annual Conference. April 1902 10
which he gave four years OF faithful
service till the last Annual Confer
ence which convened at Pittsburg
He was sent TO the splendid field
of Huntington, w. Va. where he
now resides. He wished 10 be re-
membered to his many old friends
through the PLANET.
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was read; then second; then a
third and then a fourth. Men be-
gan 10 gather in excited groups and
discussed the assault.
There were cries OF "No, no."
This was but the beginning.
Mayor Woodward. who heard OF
the brewing trouble, hurried into
the midst OF the mob and mounting
the drygoods box made a talk i'm
which he urged the men 10 20 home.
telling them that the law would
hereafter punish the guilty Negroes.
He tori them that II was not right
TO punish inofferiing colored people.
He was given a respectful hear
ing, but no sooner was he done than
the crowd began chasing Negroes a
gain.
For an hour or more the mob
swayed up and down Decatur street
from Central avenue 10 Pryor street
II turned into Central avenue and
started 20 make an attack on the
Negro skating rink, but was stopped
by the police.
For an hour the mob contented
itself with simply chasing off the
streets every Negro who came into
sight.
Get the highban on YOU" he was
told and If ne ala not run he was
cured and often knocked down. II
he ran he was chased a short dis
tance AMI allowed to go.
Negroes We're chased on Peach
tree Pryor, Decatur. Central, Elge
wood, Ivy and Wall streets.
The police tried 20 deal with the
mob by persuasion. They thought
and so said, that the crowds were
mostly compoed or youth. This
was so TO a certain extent, but the
youths were from 16 to 81 years
old, and they composed only a por-
tion OF the mob. There were men
and thousands of them there, and
they were in frame of mind that
took more than ordinary police au-
thority TO curb them.
The police believed that after ID
O'Clock most of the mob would dis
perse, but instead of this the crowds
continued to grow larger. Men
came from Bellwood, Reynoldstown
and from all over the city when they
heard that there was about 70 be a
general riot.
At 10 o'clock there were at least
10000 men on the streets, and they
were becoming more and more tur-
bulent and bent on mischief
II was about this hour when May
or woodward again begged the
crowd to disperse and go home.
They cheerei him and returned to
their business of chasing and beat
Ign Negroes.
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Fifth Baptist Church.

Tomorrow Is Missionary Day at
the Fifth Baptist Church ami the
Pastor, DR.. w. f. Graham will
preach special sermons. At II A.
NJ. his subject will be Building on
the Rock on High" $50 p. NJ. by
special request he viii preach on
the subject, Quit your foolishness
and Come Down. Everybody is in
vited to. bring a special contribution
for mission work.
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Deputy woodford Gone.

Sir George r. Woodford. District
Deputy Grand Chancellor died Mon
day. Sept. 24th. 1906 at his home
in Lexington. Va. The news OF
his death came as a shock as he was
in good health when we last heard
from him and his wife was ailing.
He was a member OF Lexington
Lodge. No. 104 and was also the
Grand Representative at thes last
session of the Grand Lodge, knights
of Pythias at Stauntop. Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29
Collector Crum Here.

Hon. W. ID. Crum, Collector OF the
Port at Charleston, South Carolina
arrived here last Thursday morning
in company with Editor Mitchell
saw the sights OF Richmond from
one OF President w. Isaac Johnson's
finest carriages. He spoke at True
Reiormer's Han at night Oh the
jamestown Exposition, being the
guest of that company.
He was the guest of Treasurer
r. T. Hill at his palatlal residence
on Leigh St
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WILL DROWN THEM OUT.

81 viii drown them out" said the
mayor.
He ran to the fire alarm box at
the corner of Ivy and Decatur SITS.
and turned in the general alarm.
Soon the entire fire department.
headed by Chief Joynsr. was on the
scene. The Mayor explained TO the
chief what was up. and instructed
him TO lay hose all along Decatur
street from Ivy to Peachtree and to
force the crowd back at the mouth
of the nozzles.
In a few minutes the pipes were
laid and the iownpour OF water
caused the crowds to make a hasty
retreat. They dfd this with cheer
and turned into the side streets.
In FIVE minutes the mob. had again
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29
WHITE PEOPLE INJURED.

Fred Shepherd. an 1s-yearoIi
white BOY was seriously cut across
the thighs by an unknown Negro.
The names of the other white per
sons cut could not be secured in the
confusion last night.
The riots began about dark at
the corner OF Decatur ami Pryor
streets. The afternoon extras were
bought and read. A frat assault
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29
HOW THE MOB STARTED.

Then colored bicycle rider, who
carried messages FOR the Isle of
Champagne came along. He was
knocked on his wheel by a white
man. He got up and was knocked
down again.
The police rushed in and rescued
the Negro. The mob following cry
ing, Jeering and hooting. The pa
troll wagon was sent for, the Negro
was hurried of At the barracks
he was liberated and he ran of like
deer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29

formed at the corner Of Edgewooa
avenue and Pryor street. out Of the
reach of the water. once more the
chasing OF the colorN people began.
Colored people were often advised
by weR-intending white pople not
TO force their way where the mob
was holding sway, but many OF them
seemingly defiant. kept on their
way and they soon found that they
would have farei better had they
taken advice
The mob. making run from
Edgewood avenue into Peachtree.
collected at the corner OF Marietta.
where they were again out OF reach
of water.
BY this time there were no col
ored people in sight Of the mob and
IL was passing the time away with
yelling.
Then the trolley cars began to
come In with colored people on then,
Had this but been foreseen AMI DO
licemen sent out to meet the incom-
ing cars to get the colored people
on Of them. the riot might have been
checked in time. But this couil
not be foreseen, and when car No.
2O7 bound for Grant Park via Geor-
gia avenue, came down Eigewood
avenue and stopped at the corner OF
Marietta street. the mob saw that IL
was half filled with colOrei peopie
Take them OF. Kill them.
Lynch them" came in shouts from
the mob.
The crowded car was boarded and
many of the colored people beat
down TO the floor. This was the
- IN oh L.
colored men were killed
From this the attacks on the troll
ley cars became general and they
were kept up until the cars ceased
to run.
The mob began 20 divide up. and
each separate squad took different
street and made a rush for some
other portion of the city.
THOSE ALLEGED ASSAULTS.
Something unheard of in the his
tory of Atlanta happened yesterday
There were four separate attempts
assault. The first happened about
2 o'clock in the afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. w. II. Chaffin, at Su-
gar Creek, near the Flat Shoals
IOdus ABOUT one mile ana a halr from
the Soldiers Home. in DeKalb coun
~. The second attempt was at z
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank
Arnold. 127 Julian st. The third
was at the residence OF Henry Ian
caster on his step-daughter, Miss
Alma Allen, 1872 Davis st. about 8:
80 O'Clock. The fourth was an at
tack on Mrs. Matte Holcombe at
|275 Magnolia st.
In the first case a posse late last
night was on a hunt for the Negro
In the second case. Henry Green
was apprehended by some citizens
near the old National Furiture Com
pany and handed over TO County Pc
liceman Dunbar and taken to the
Fulton county jail. Nothing has
been heard of the Negroes who at
tackled Miss Alma Allen and Mrs
Holcombe.
ATTEMPT ON MRS. cHAFFIN.
About 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, while going down 70 the hog
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Many Alleged Criminal Manufactured Nineteen
Dead and Probably One Hundred Wounded.
STREETS PATRoLLED BY- ARMED SOL LDlERs

lSiies were on the cars and these
were pushed and showed about until
they reached. the street Many Ia
dies screamed out i'm fright and one
tainted as she was borne from a
car at the corner OF Peachtree and
Marietta street.
The crowd seemed to have sud
denly become maddened because
they had been forced from Decatur
street by the streams OF water which
the firemen poured upon them with
relentless force. The men eurned
10 demons for a while, ani rushed
from street 90 street looking for
Negroes. Nearly always the Negro
sighted ran for his life and escaped
but in many instances the Negro
was either ignorant or stubborn.
and he ether received a severe
beating or was killed.
NUMBER OF DEAD UNKNOWN.
II was impossible to ascertain
how many Negroes had been killed.
In one trolley car alone there were
seen three Negroes lying under the
seats who had been pronounced dead
by the police.
In two other cars there was one
Negro each At the corner of For
syth and Walton streets there was
one dead Negro. On the FORSYTH
Street Bridge there was one
edad Negro who had been shot
through the head. Other dead Ne
groes were reported on the streets
and in the cars, but ii was impossi-
Bile for anybody 10 tell how many
had been victims of the madness of
the infuriated mobs.
There will doubtless be many
Negroes to die in the Grady hospi-
tai, as large number was taken
there who were seriously injured
by being beaten or shot. The am
bulance was kept continually roll
ing for several hours TO look after
the dying.
Negroes were not the only vic
tins of the riots, for three or four
white persons were hurt.
The crowds began to swell until
by dark they had reached at least
5000.
About $50 o'clock somebody
made a speech from dry goods
box on Pryor street near the corner
OF Decatur. He waved aIoft q news
paper with flaming headlines about
the four assaults. lie cried out.
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ATTEMPT ON MRS. cHAFFIN

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
|F0WLER'S STORE SOLD
/ TO A BROOKLYN MAN
Chris Won SpreckIssen Took Pcs.
session of Confectionery and Ice
Cream Business Today.

The sale of il d. Fowlerss confec-
tionery store TO Chris Won Spreckel-
sen, of Brooklyn, was closed Satur-
day. Joseph e. Stricken drew up the
papers, and Mr.. Won sSpreekelsen tool.
charge this morning. Mr.. Won
Sprechelsen intends to run the place
on the same basis and along the same
lines as Mr.. Fowler has heretofore
done. AS yet no improvements will
be made. Mr.. Won Spreckelsen is an
experienced candy-maker, having
been in business for several years In
Brooklyn. He. has two brothers In
the same business, one in New York
and n at Union Hill. He also has a
brother In the grocery business in
New Brunswick. Mn. Fowler has not
as yet made mp his mind what to do.
For a week or so he wilhstay here to
familiarize Mr.aVon ~Spreckelsen with
the place. ~
"One thing is sure" said Mr.. Fow-
Ter yesterday, 81 Will not return to
Plainfield." Mr.. Fowler has been
here three years. Tf4e took possession
of the place q few weeks after X. S.
Raymond left 1T. Mr. Fowler has
made extensive improvements about
the store. He has. put in a piano,
sideboard, new chandeliers, cash reg
lister and various other improvements,
and built up a first class business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
HARRY II. RUNYON
GETS A PROMOTION

Harry II. Runyon, formerly of this
city, and now of Salt Lake City, Utah,
has been promoted to the position OF
secretary of the boys section of the
Salt Lake City Young Mems Christian
Association, which claims 10 have the
best Y. NJ. G. boys. branch west OF
Chicago. Mr.. Runyon succeeds Frank
j. Lucas whose entire time, is needed
to manage the religious work of tha
entire association. A
The following is what was said OF
Mr.. Runyon in a circular SEM out by
the general ,sesretary Of the associa-
ton announcing q meeting fol, yester-
day afternoon: ae.sSome good news for
you. Mr. RunYon, Your faithful as
sistant secretary hasRbeen promoted
as Mr.. Lucas, successor. Every boy
knows him and he knows YOU. He
will make yon b capital leader. Ev-
erybody back him up. Lets do some
thing Sunday alta: 30nsYes, and do il
right. Let's meet Mr.. Lucas and
hear what he has to say and have a
speech from Mr.. Runyon, and line up
to stand by both for the biggest and
best boys section west, of Chicago,
and that this winter, too. Come Sun
day and bring your friends. Speeches
by other boys-orchestra and a big
sing. We will have a good time and
then we want to show our apprecia.
ton of Mr.. Lucas and Mr.. Runyon
No tickets-tell everybody"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
MESSAGES FROM BIG MEN
Thanksgiving thoughts Read Bef-re Tren-
ton SUNDAY School,

TRENTON, Nov. 26:-Prominent
American citizens sent Thanksgiving
messages to the Sunday schools of
the Third Presbyterian church of this
city and they were read yesterday al
ternoon at the special Thanksgiving
session. Over five hundred persons
were present at the session and took
part in an interesting program. The
presidents Thanksgiving proclama-
ton was road by William M. Lanning,
Judge of the United States court, and
Governor Stokes proclamation by
Associate Superintendent Willard HI.
Young. Three well-known American
citizens contributed messages to the
Thanksgiving symposium: Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, Governor Gus
It's Guild, Jr., of Massachusetts, and
Louis Klonshe, editor of the Christian
Herald, of New York. Superinten-
dent Edward w. Durham, of the
Third church Sunday school, read
these messages. Former President
Cleveland said:
I'm every part of our land there is
dDullQdlt iOdoOn " thuhhoSifih5
and no n who is not in the proper
frame of mind can fail to see how the
goodness of God to the American peo-
pie is constantly made manifest. We
sohuld always be grateful for this
goodness, and we sohuld also always
remember that God calls upon every
one of us-each in his or her appoint
ed sphere-to do something to in
crease the blessings and distribute the
good cheer of our Thanksgiving OBJ
servance."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
SALOON MAN ARRESTED
ON WIFE'S CHARGES


Adam Wadzunski, the proprietor
of a saloon at ,SS0 High street, was
arrested this morning3by City Mar
shall R. A. PETER ON charge Of as
sault preferred by his wife, Sophie
Wadzunski. Recorder Pickersgill Is
sued the warrant On Saturday. but
the saloon keeper could not be found.
The city marshal, however, located
him this morning, and he was at once
placed in a cell to await 4 hearing.
His wife, when she swore out the
warrant on Saturday, declared she
had been severely beaten by her hus'
band, who also threatened to Kill
her. she alleged. The case may be
tried tonight. gs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
PRIEST DENouNcEs p. S. c
Because He Looks Into Gas Bills, Corpor
alton Threatens Loss of Light.

TRENTON, Nov. 26:-Vigorous
attack was made on the Public Ser
vice Corporation by the Rev. Father
Thaddeus Hogan yesterday morning
from the pulpit of his church. He is
one of the leading Roman Catholic
clergymen of this diocese.
His denunciation of the corporation
was due to the fact itjhad threatened
to cut off the church's gas supply be-
cause the rector had held up the gas
bills for almost a year. Father Hog
an said he had not paid the bills
promptly because he wanted to COM
pare them with former bills, given
when the gas was furnished by a
local company for much less money,
though the rate was doubled the
present price. He said the gas was
much poorer now. .
These conditions are intolerable,"
said the priest. ut is like holding
a man up in the street and demand
ing his money or his life"
He advised that Il public meeting
be held to protest against the exorbl-
tant prices charged by the Gas Trust.
The gas is piped from Camden to this
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
WANTTHE MUD
BAR REMOVED.
Recent Standing Of a Big Vessel
Causes New Agitation by EIiz-
abeth for Deeper Water.

ELIZABETH, Nov. 26:-Because
the Nordpol, the largest vessel that
ever came through Elizabeth bay,
loaded with a heavy cargo of old iron
from the Panama Canal, became
stranded on the mud bar at the east
ern end of the channel to Staten ISL
and sound, opposite Shooter Island,
efforts have been renewed to have the
bar removed. This bar has been a
great inconvenience to smaller craft,
as Staten Island extends in a long
mud fiat for a considerable distance
at that point, and in following the
old channel vessels have to steer
wide of the bar, going east and then
turning in again to get through the
waterway separating Shooter Island
from Staten Island.
Considerable dredging has been
done near Sewaren, and while the
federal government has been contem-
plating dredging the eastern end of
the sound the stranding of the Nord-
pol Is a proof of why 1t should be
done Immediately. Time and money
were lost in the delay of the vessel,
she having had to wait for high tide
to be loated.