The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-09-26
EIGHT MORE:
PEOPLE DEAD
Two White Men and One
White Woman Among
Those Killed
SITUATION STILL SERIOUS
state Troops Have Been Called Back
to the CapitaI-Three Thousand
Armed Men Guarding the City
Many Business Houses Closed.
BY c. w. Demino.

Atlanta, SEPT, 25.-9 p. m.-Two
white men, five negroes and one wbi+o
woman are dead as result of the
RIOT since the latest report to-day.
One regiment of infantry, one bat.
tery OF artillery, one troop of cavalry
Two hundred policemen and four hun.
dred special deputy sheriffs are now
On DUTY, totaling three thousand armed
men oihcially guarding Atlanta to.
night with the 18th regiment of
regulars at Fort Mcpherson at the
call of the authorities. In addition
TO this number the suburbs and al.
most every resident locality have a
separate organization of men folks
protecting their respective localities.
All of the state troops outside OF
Atlanta, who were sent home yester.
day. have been recalled. and in al.
dlt1ou four more companies from other
cities have been ordered to repoY
mere as soon as possible.
Negro Places Closed.
Every barber shop, restaurant ami
every kind Of business house operated
by negroes or where negroes are EN-.
ployer bave been closed. Every sa
loon in The city has been closed until
further notice.
Every hardware store in Atlanta
and others which carry firearms has
sold out completely and ammunition,
etc, from other cities was ordered by
wire today.
all manufacturing plants and every
business place is crippled for the lacN
Of help.
The negroes are not showing up to
work and The white men are remain.
ing at their homes to protect their
women and children.
The shops of the Southern railway
and other railroads have closed dowr.
entirely.
The negroes today formed law
and order league to help restore order.
The better class OF negroes arc
rapidly leaving the city or staying
here trying to assist in ending the
riot.
Countless rumors are afOat tonighi
but the authorities declare that they
will control the situation. but it. is
admitted on all sides that serious
turn in the situation Is expected ne.
fore morning.
All stores in the city let their lady
clerks of this afternoon at 5 O'Clock.
Two hundred and fifty telephone gillA
are housed in their buildings 'lhc
schools are feeling the effects Of .he
trouble.
The situation ls now up to the
negroes. The white people are de.
terminGd that unless the negroes will
act we'll the trouble will follow worse
than heretofore. All negroes are be-
Ing stopped and searched, end all
those armed are sent to jail. over
four hundred negroes are now IN Jail
All four of the Atlanta newspapers
are exerting themselves to calm the
people. Ministers and public men
are holding meetings in an effort to
quiet things, but each alarming
rumor serves to agitate the situation
more than the efforts being made to
qucll the trouble
Printing the Facts.
All newspapers were out this after
noon in big headlines denying that
they are sUppressing news of the
number Of whites that have beer
fdned, as the air Is full Of Charge
that this Is being done. rhe news
papers state that they are printing al
the news OF the riot, but no falls,
rumors. Ali extras have been stop
I'D.
Call up Davis and Taylor's stables
II you want dirt for raising your lot
or sidewalks