The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-27
RACE RIOTS AT ATLANTA
Citizens of the Georgia City Aggra- vated by the Many Negro As
 saults on White Women, STATE TROOPS ARE NOW IN CONTROL

Seventeen Companies of Militia arc Pa
 trolling the City and Saloons are Closed
 for the Present-No Further Outbreak
 is Anticipated and the People are Re-
 saming Their Normal Condition.
 Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 25.--As a result of four attacks by negroes upon white women in this city in one day, mobs that at times were estimated at 15.000 persons assailed negroes in the streets Saturday night.
 There are several negroes dead and probably 40 or 90 injured. The At lanta Constitution at an early hour Sunday morning asserted that 15 ne groes had been killed The members of the mob, or rather mobs, were wild with frenzy.
 The mob began its work early Sat urday evening, pulling negroes from street cars and beating them with clubs, bricks and stones. Negro men and women, riding to their homes af- ter the work of the day. were ruth lessly torn from the cars or attacked on the streets. In few cases ne- groes retaliated in the early part of the night, but after 10 o'clock there were few in public places.
 The fire department was called ont to disperse the mob on Decatur street, a street most frequented by negroes, and for a time seemed to hold the crowd at bay The police reserves were called out to hold the situation until the troops could be mobilized. The mob seemed to lack leadership, and this doubtless prevented great slaughter.
 Sunday passed without serious trou ble following the riots of Saturday night and Sunday morning.
 A meeting of citizens, bankers and business and professional men repre- senting the best element of Atlanta citizenship was held here Sunday af- ternoon to consider the present em- ergency.
 Resolutions were adopted urging on the city council the enactment of laws closing negro dives, in which it was declared much of the crime among the negro classes has its origin.
 Closer restriction of saloons for both whites and blacks were demanded.
 The IT companies of state militia were in complete control of the sit uation Monday morning. All saloons were closed for the day under the or der of the mayor Business has as- sumed normal conditions the street car schedules have been resumed, the schools are open as usual and pub lie confidence is being restored under the energetic measures taken by the authorities, city, county and state, to maintain order. No further outbreak is anticipated.
 The authorities believe that they have the city under control Sunday night passed wlthou. serious disturb ances, although many people were on the streets until late hours. The total number of dead is extremely difficult to estimate The bodies of those killed in connection with the riots of Saturday night have been prepared for burial It is reported on seeming ly good authority that several bodies have been taken away for burial and it is equally probable that some deaths have not been reported to the police or other authorities. The ex- act number of dead is not likely to be known for some days
 Various startling rumors Of trouble have been brought to the newspaper offices but nine tenths of these have been proven absolutely without foun- dation and in other cases marvellous exaggeration was shown.
 The state infantry will be kept on duty for some time. The entire city is being patrolled even to the limits