Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-28
ice AND QUIET
ELCOMEDIN ATLANTA
Sign of Rioting Tuesday and
Wednesday.
|slNEss IS AGAIN RESUMED

live Citizens Gathered at Court
house and Passed Resolutions Con-
demnlns Action Of Mob and Pledge
Law and order.
&. Atlanta, Sept. 27.-With the pass
..x OF Monday night also passed the
smporary reign of terror which had
Den Atlanta's portion since Saturday
Sternoon. There was subtle, un'
efined feeling which peryaded the
Eery atmosphere Tuesday that told the
|fias was over, and the tension under
rhich all have labored for several
Bays has been relaxed
Ell There was little that occurred cal
enlated to disturb the most extreme
.nlarmist. Nearly every one went
: hbout nursing the even tenor OF their
may, the absence OF predictions OF
dire calamit!es yet to happen con
8 kributing TO the growing feeling OF
confidence that all rioting had been
hut down with a arm hand, and that
s normal conditions would prevail.
"A Save for the surrounding Of Browns
willie at daybreak by the militia, and
[fhe arrest of such OF the negro popu-
lation OF that place as was armed,
and the shooting Of two negroes by
policemen near the corner OF Ran
dolph and Magruder streets, the day
was devoid OF any happening calcu
lated to arouse excitement The
shooting OF the two negroes by the
police officers was merely a case OF
resistance 10 lawful authority. In no
way connected with the recent hap
penings which have so disturbed the
citizens OF Atlanta
Peace meetings marked turn In
the tide OF affairs. and the success
ful and largely attended mass meet
Ing al the courthouse developed a
conviction that all cause " excite.
meEt had subsidized The CHEEKY call
OF the seam whistles ami factory bell
calling la1Srers 20 work "Wednesday
morning. was about the most agree
able sound which greeted the ears Of
Atlantans.
Perhaps the best index 10 the chang
cd situation IL that the police station
Is no longer inundated wit1 alarming
rumors, such IA have kept the phones
In all the ofiices Of that trouble center
busy since Saturday night Up TO an
early hour Wednesday morning there
were no alarming reports. and save
for the fact that more officers were
kept In reserve 10 act in any possible
emergency. the police station once
more wore the air that Il did a week
ago
Dull times are In sore. too. for the
police force. With the closing OF the
Decatur street and Peters street bar
room and restaurant dives. much Of
the police material OF the city will
have passed away forever
At a mass meeting OF Slanta eft.
isens the following resolutions we're
passed:
Whereas. this city has been the
scene % q series Of horrible crimes
aEainst women. causing great excite
ment among the people and leading
o. disorder and mob violence.
AMI whereas. the spirit ~ retaiia.
ton for crime. working undsr cover
the mob makeS 90 diseriminAtlon b.
tween tbe snBocent and the guilty
and causes the murder ~ innocent
and lavablding ct,iEsns
~Aad whereas. the era dsiy % any
government IL 10 pro,ecs life. liberty
aad property and the nrst duty %
the ciliseas IL 10 obey the Lac ana
sapport ooasRifusionai saf1oviiy 10 tie
embarrassment.
"An6 whereas. The preasAi stats -
aRairs had demonstrates tAe fart HAT
crime breetb crime aad Auiessaess
hsasts sore hsiezsasss ana yea a
ausssioa bst~e~aehe Fncps has arises
ne sxssssncs u gioi. srta q vsoisnes
and ths spaTis a. ne 1oo enssndsrs
haired SSnI The aaE~s - rzriai pas
eco sna Spreads IAs spArst - e.,
arrAy untn ne vprf fo1a1Htiona a
esvernment are sAsks.. tAsr~fors -
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