Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-24


'i"LEs since z race war Of no mean n,o-
portions began in Atlanta ~ Ic,.t IL
lives nave been sacrificed ana tbo r,,,,,
IrF u injured Will be at least A .n,.
Hti o. Whom cannot recover Al II
"'rr'ck tonight the city was Centralized
~ me police. aided by nearly 3nno nf
,itt state militia. Tie authorizes Sam
{" nave the situation we'll in hand Gov
crn"r Terrell, who ordered seven ccr,-
Eiules Of the STATE militia into a.
Ni"c, from outside Of Atlanta. ID .,id
the eight local compa MES. stood ready
tonight to declare the city under rna--
tial law If the scenes Of last night yvaro
repeated.
Numerous rumorS reached the civ
t"hiSht 81 negroes attacking white rnr
sons and stoning street cars in tha
nu'*i-irtS Of the city. Several incomi,e-
S'r"rt cars had broken windows. ln1
jh2fr crews refused to go out Oh them
agaIn.
III" largo part Of tho militia was
conc' h,r@t"A in the downtown dis
triclN, Mari tt;l ana Decatur streets.
t"ih f!clnrntcd ~ negroes. were
cr"WG,l Nit;i White men. Tie troors
1850 - Vii 'ti-1 II tlIt tlhNlS com,
SANITY. trying u enforce The order of
iii" mayer tr;tt HE streets shall ~
sh"l he cleared. The efforts to clear
- Streets. iluW'-yor. have 50 far met
'ith little success.
Very few Of the better class If cj;i-
zel' mo We're not called uut ~ ncces-
sitr appeared OF the streets tonight.
Up n this evening more than 50 AZ
rests iIa-r been made Of members Of
last niglts mob, charging Indictment
/" IN. y S-ur-bcnd has been requested
il elch case. No names If prominent
men arc on this list. Of the dead. it is
impossible - set the names.
ti:auia. Ga Sept. Following
-" riots Of Saturday night and Sun
day morning. there We're unronlirmcd |
rumorS Of i white man killed hy |
negroes today, and Of negro shot |
% pieces by cnragcd whites
Governor Terrell has ordered to |
Atlanta seven companies Of the state
militia. two companies from Macon.
aud IN" from each Of tn" following |
places. jackson, Barncsyillc, Griffin.
Rome ANA Lindalc. These companies
h1y, arrived ana al" on duty in the
streets. With the local cnmnanics the
Fore of militia On duty IL something
more than 1000 mcn besides q bat
tcr- III light artillery held in reserve
Although earnestly requested from
many sources 10 declare martial law,
Governor farrell has 50 far declined
to u So He said tonight if the
SCENES "f last night ar" repeated ID
viii MT hesitate 10 rut the military
IN supreme charge.
Mayor Woodland ha- urged that the
ci!y ana county police with the
militia, are amply abb. to handle The
SITUATION The local soldiers and
police. who have been on duty since
will be held in reserve to-
ii4 lit ana special men have been put
IL active duty. The cntir" city is
rring patrollcd, both in the center
ma in tho residence DISTRICTS where
great anxiety has been experienced
as1 night and today i'll anticipation
4 tunights possibilities.
Nayor Woodward has issued a re-
quest that all citizens. white and BLACK,
cin.in Of the streets tonight. lie .
mlounccd that he wi order alt salo jnS ,
, | Z
vi boys under Il years have been or
"r-i to keep off the streets. 1t was
ho consensus Of opinion during the :
arly evening that if tonight passes
.itnout serious disturbance, IL further
rouble need be expected.
4 meeting Of citizens. bankers and
usincss and professional men, repre-
"nting the best element of Atlanta
,tizenship was held here today to con
ider the present emergency. Governor
oseph NJ. farrell. Mayor James G.
Woodward. Col. Robert DoWry, Col
ames English. and others in which
lie killing of half a score Of innocent
egroes and the Wounding of score
lore Of whites and blacks were con-
amned az reflection OF the best spirit
+ the city, the state and the south
he helaIding of recent assaults en-
lite women by negroes in flaming
Ell dimes in the extras of local papers
a. condemned in unmeasured terms
nd inc earnest request was made
lot hcrya ftcr no special editions Gov
inc these TOPICS be issued. Such Gin
,rnatorl headlines" were declared Ia
IKE been the direct incitemert I" Tie
1trages Of last night. III