Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-26
ATLANTA Is AGAIN QUIET
Cooler Heads Obtain Mastery and NCrmsl
Conditions Now revsil.
THREE DAYS SloTING COSTS MANY LIVES
Mass Meeting of citizens Demands
Punishment of AssaIlants of
Women and Protection of
All Persons.

ATLANTA. Ca, Sept. 25.-Atianta to-
night shows little signs OF the turbulent
scenes which have been enacted during the
last several days. Good itlzenship and
cooler heads have apparently obtained the
mastery, and prominent men, both white
and coored, are bending every effort to-
ward bringing the city back to its normal
| condition, which tonight is almost an ac-
complished task. The city and suburbs
are quiet, no reports having been received
of violence tonight from any quarter. y
law and order mass meeting was held this
evening, attended by representative people
OF both races. A fund Of $500 was raised
for the benefit of the victims of mob vio-
lenee and a committee appointed to push
the relief work to a generous completion.
Protection Demanded for All.
a committee on resolutions was chosen,
OF which Hon. Clark Howell editor of the
Atlanta Constitution. was made chairman.
This committee reported the following res
olution
Resolved That this meeting composed of
the members of the chamber of commerce
ana other iaw-abiding citizen, does SOL
GsmnIiIy sniy protest against the spirit of law
OF our city and led TO the committing of
We denounce the cowardIy and brutal
murder of innocent people and the wound
ing of others, and we call upon All good
men men TO Iift up their voices for law and
oruer ana use their influence to check the
rlotous spirit that has been abroad in the
eHort TO put stop to the assaults on our
women. IL IL takes more men or more
money to do it. that the authorities act
sSe1 aSSe19r9lngIg. III our womanhood must and
1t is not right. not just. that the inno-
cent, both white and black, shall be pun
nf he gy1Iil M . hA
events of the past few days prove beyond
doubt that IT is the innocent Of both races
the unrestrsined effort of the mob to
avenge the dastardly outrages that should
be M, and must be punished by law.
our city to care for the sick and wounded
OF both races and to bury the dead, and
we pledge our Willingness TO assist the au-
These resolutions were presented by
Chairman Howell. warmly seconded by
John Temple Graves editor OF the Georgian
John s. Cohen, managing editor of the
Journal, and Charles 8. Daniel, editor of
the News, and were unanimously adopted
as the senseof the meeting.
Hanrnhan is Reelected.
| The known dead. who have met death in
connection with theriots here since last
Saturday night, number one white man,
County Policeman James Heard. and eigh-
teen negroes To this number might be
added thename of Mrs Robert P Thomp-
son, an esimable white woman who dropped
dead Monday evening after seeing two
negroes shot and beaten in front OF her
home
This. the third day OF Atlapta's race way.
has passed without serious disturbances
Rumors by the hundreds have been brough,
to the attention of theauthorities. but not
in a single instance had any of the hor-
rible tales been verified. The papers here
have united in an agreement to print only
established facts. to issue no more extras
or specials on the riots and the agreement
is being lived up to.
Many Negroes Arrested.
Following the arrest OF 257 negroes at
Rrownville and Clark university today
and the detention of about 100 of these In
the county jail. the feeling prevailed that
at least peace has been restored by a
strong show of authority Almost simul-
taneously two negroes were killed in an
other and distant part of the city by three
policemen who had been sent to stop their
! shooting and the main events during the
day by the ordering into the city of -four
| companies of state militia from outside
points. Governor Terrell saying the ordor
was given as a matter OF precaution rather
than from any pressing necessity.
The gathering of a large representation
OF business and professional men today
called for vigorous action by the city ex.
ecutive authorities regarding negro districts
and saloons Resolutions demanded that
these places be closed and kept closed per-
petually.
The saloons have been closed all day and
will be until further notice. There is an
increasing scarcity Of negroes in the fac
tories. stores and Offices in the postoffice
and in the telegraph companies. Hundreds
of Atlanta homes are without their regular
cooks and ice deliveries are conspicuous by
their rarity.