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NIGHT EDITION The Atlanta Georgian. 1 NIGHT EDITION VOL. 1. NO. 129. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1906 T>T>T/1'E 1 . On Train* FIVE CENTS. I KLLiVj : 1„ Atlanta TWO CENTS. CALM IS NOW RESTORED AFTER THE WILD RIOTING; NO TROUBLE IS IN SIGHT Unfounded Rumors Sunday Rep lace Acts of Saturday. MILITARY PATROL THROUGHOUT CITY REINSTATES LAW Six Hundred of State Troops Were on Duty Sun day Night. The riot Is over. Atlanta Is quiet and there Is no In- dirat Inn of further trouble. At 2 o'clock the streets presented their usual work day appearance and every vestige of the disorder of Sat urday night and Sunday had disap peared. Since midnight Sunday there has been no disorder In the city. Shortly after that hour a negro was lynched at East Point, hut it was done so quiet ly that even East Point did not know of It until morning. The military companies of the Second regiment have returned to their homes. No more troops will be called out. The local companies are still In uniform and under arms, but they have been with drawn from the streets and are at their barracks awaiting emergencies. The police and military authorities have the situation well In hand and be lieve that all trouble is over. Rumors of disorder in the forenoon proved un founded. No city of North or South could re- MINISTERS CONDEMN SENSATIONAL EXTRAS The Methodist ministers of Atlanta, at their meeting at the Wesley Memorial church Monday morning, adopted unanimously a number of resolutions denouncing the riot of Saturday night as an outrage, criti cising the authorities for lax methods In preventing It, condemning the dives tvhlch breed crime and the negroes who are responsible for attacks on women. They criticised the action of the sensational papers In Issuing Inflammatory headlines on Saturday night. The resolutions were In substance as follows: "Whereas, The peace and good order of our city have been disturbed by a lawless mob; Its good name dishonored. Innocent people attacked and our population terrorised: therefore, be It resolved: "1. Thst we deplore and condemn the assaults on white women which have Justly aroused the bitterest feelings of our people, and we express our deepest symapthy with the victims of black brutes. "2. That we condemn the lawless spirit that would not only visit vengeance on the guilty, but wrath upon the Innocent, and that we call upon right-thinking people, by sentiment and action, to regard human rights and divine Justice. , "3. That we express our profoundest sympathy with the Innocent suf ferers of lawless violence. "4. That we deplore the weak and slow administration of Justice by the courts and hesitating manner of the guardians of the public peace In suppressing dens of vice and hotbeds of violence. "5. That we believe that nearly all acts of violence are caused by the sale and use of Intoxicating drinks and we call upon all our cltlxens for the suppression of the liquor traffic. "6. That we deprecate all sensational presentations of assaults or at tempted assaults, as exciting passion and violence. That we call upon the authorities to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law the leaders and Instigators of this murderous mob. "8. That as ministers of the gospel, charged with the forming and strengthening of right public opinion, we will renew our dllllgence In con demning every form of wrong and In telling our opinion to obedience of God and of the state.” day night and Sunday thnn Atlanta. Hut the cltlxens who stand for some thing—who own property, "'ho have built Atlanta Into who* It Is—are free from any stigma. The howling mob which made Decatur and Marietta reels a pandemonium Saturday night uad not one citizen of standing In Its disordered ranks. Unkempt men of the streets, half grown boys at first. In spired by a boy's lovo of excitement and afterwards animated by animal passion, formed the mob which has sent the name of Atlanta over the wires In no enviable light. Began in Comedy. I.lke all mobs. It had but a small be* ginning. It began half In comedy. It ended In tragedy. If that first gather ing In Decatur street, near Marietta, hnd been dispersed before It grew un- governable, there would be no troops In Atlanta today—there would have been no terror In Atlanta homes for two long nights. At 0 o'clock Saturday night a crowd of perhaps a hundred gathered at De catur and Marietta streets. It was stated afterwards that the trouble be gan when a white woman was stopped by a negro and her purse snatched. But those who were standing In the streets saw nothing but a swarm of boys, who veiled and hooted at every negro who passed by, shouting to him to run and aiding him with a ktek or a blow with a stick. At first It wns almost good natured. There was not an angry face In the crowd Even the negroes who rad the gauntlet seemed to mind but little the blows which hammered them and bent their efforts to reaching a side street, where they might escape. There was no effort. to follow them. But ns the mob grew Its temper rose. Inflamed by the vile whisky of the De catur street dives, the white men who frequent the slums on Saturday night drifted Into the crowd and their temper spread to the rest. Soon the street wns Illled until It wns blnck with men. itestlessly It moved down Decatur street, Its lenders announcing that they were going to clean out the dives. Here and There a frensled man would rise on a bale of hay or a wagon and brandish on “extra" In the air, and the mob would howl for blood. Policemen were sent from the sta tion, but they could not cope with the mob. Then the reserves were ordered out and men of the day watch awak ened at their homes and rushed to the scene. But the police had let Its op portunity slip by. The mob was now beyond all restraint. I Shooting Begins. Suddenly a number of shots rang out in Piedmont avenue close to Decatur. They were fired In the air to frighten a fleeing negro, but they were a signal for deadly shooting a little later. Other shots were fired. Pistols were shown boldly now, as the mob realized Its strength. Then a fire alarm rang out and ' hlef Joyner In his buggy turned from Peachtree Into Decatur street and swept Into the crowd. He never check 'd his horse as he reached the crowded street, but the mob had heard Ills gong and split Into two parts to give him tnsxage. Down the street he drove at a furious pace and behind him came the hose carts and reserve men. Other companies arrived, but the mob swarmed In behind them and Jeered at 'he firemen. Water Turned on Crowd. Here the first effective repulse of the mob began. Six streams of water with powerful pressure from the malnr were turned upon the rioters, the firemen advancing up Decatur street toward Peachtree and beating the mob back "♦foie them. Had It been a question °f storming a Jail or of defending any ®he spot the water would have solved It. Hut the streams only served to drive the mob, angrier than before, to a street out of reach of Che hose. Then the mob turned toward Mariet ta street. By this time the thesters * " s emptying their crowds. From the ■ 'at on Decatur street came a thousand ' n "ti to join the mob. From the up town theaters came women and chll- '•r.", who shrank back In terror from r.e m,,h and took a roundabout course ' 'heir cars. Many eought refuge In t ie hotels rather than attempt a Jour- SCORES ISSUING OF WILD EXTRAS ‘I Am Thankful That All Papers Did Not Get Them Out.” "I am thankful that all the papers did not lpln_ in the business of get:, ting out extras Saturday nlgfftT” said Mayor Woodward Monday morning. "Many of the reports that were pub lished were not only fuel to the fire, but entirely false. It Is to be hoped In the future that the papers will be exceed ingly careful what they publish when the news touches on anything like the cause of the riot.” Mayor Woodward showed plainly tho disgust and anger he felt because of the numerous extras Saturday night. These extras were sold from one end of the city to the other, and brought many hundreds of people to the center of the city. At thfc Grand, ns well as at the other theaters, newsboys were ready and waiting for the crowd when the final curtain had been rung down. The men bought, read and Joined the mob ns spectators and thus gave "the weight of their, presence to those who were doing the killing,” as It was stated by the mayor. Mayor Woodward stated Monday that the most deplorable part of the whole occurrence was the fact that so many Innocent negroes suffered. "The real perpetrators of the assaults were doubtless hiding while the work ing negroes were on the streets and re those who suffered. The better classes of the negroes should he protected, and will be.” said the mayor, "and tho lawless class of PRETTY GIRL SHOT BY HER FATHER WHILE AT TABLE Six Bullet Wounds Inflicted . From a Colt’s Pistol. Special to The Georgian. Powder_Bprlngs. Ga.. Sept. 24.—J. O. Bullard, living about one mile from Powder Springs, Ga., shot his daugh ter and only child, six times with Colt revolver, causing Instant death. One shot took effect In tho right temple, one In the forehead, one In the neck, one in the shoulder and the other In the lung. Having left her as she fell from the table, while they were at breakfast, he walked to Powder Springs and told what he had done. Miss Dullard wns a lovely girl, about 18 years old, nnd was much loved for her noble character. Since her father’s return from Texas, last Christmas, where he had gone for his health, she hnd kept house for him and was a most dutiful daughter. He was taken to Morlette and lodged in jail. MAYOR WOODWARD APPEALS FOR THE REIGN OF THE LAW To All Citizens of Atlanta: I appeal to every citizen of Atlanta to settle down again to business and to pay no attention to the rumors which will doubtless continue to go the rounds of the city, over nine-tenths of which are absolutely false. . I appeal to you to exert every effort to quell any disturbance which you might see and to report the same immediately to police headquarters. I appeal to the negroes to keep off the streets as much as possible, as their presence might again arouse the animosity of the whites to further action. I appeal to husbands and sons to remain at home after nightfall until all semblance of ex citement has passed away, knowing that their services are more needed there than on the streets. » These appeals I make with the greatest earnestness nnd belief that they will be answered. There have been a number of the better class of citizens drnwn into the events of the past few days because of the general excitement, but now matters have reached the point where no more lawlessness will be tolerated. The law will take its course. There will be no mercy shown to any breakers thereof. Affairs must become normal. And so it shall be. After 8 o’clock Monday night every minor found on the streets will be arrested unless a sat isfactory explanation can be given. The police have been instructed, and I wish to notify all parents. * The saloons will be closed throughout tho day, and if at night it is believed necessary to keep them closed longer, they will remain closed. Every protection the civie authorities can give will be given to the people. This protection will extend to all law-abiding citizens. The fair game of Atlanta demands that the most stringent measures shall now bo enforced and to protect this name nothing will be left undone. It is my earnest appeal, desire and belief that the citizens who have and who are making Atlanta what it is will give their unitotl efforts to the cause. JAMES G. WOODWARD, Mayor of Atlanta. STERNJUSTICE Several Punished Police Court Monday Morning. in ALL IS QUIET At 4:45 o'clock Monday afternoon Chief A. Q. Turner, of the county po- lice, received telephone report* from hla thirty-six men. stationed In the county. All were to the effect that every thing Is quiet nnd that there are no signs of trouble. The negroes that nre nut arc attend lng strictly to their business. BASEBALL. NATIONAL. First Game— . Chicago *20 300 001— 6 14 New York 010 010 000— 2 6 Batteries: Brown and Kllng; Wlltse nnd Bresnahan. 8econd Game— Chicago 202 101 40— 10 15 New York 020 101 01— 6 7 Batteries: Rucdbach nnd Moran; Mn- thewson and Bresnahan. Called; dark. First Game— Pittsburg 400 000 200— 6 3 3 Boston 100 010 030— 5 5 5 Batteries: Lelfleld and Phelps; Llndeman and Brown. \ AT EAST POINT ney home. And nil this time the mob was swelling In number nnd growing more violent as it swelled. First Tragedy of th* Night. In Marietta street, In the very shad ow of the United Stntes government building, occurred tho first recorded tragedy of the night. A negro, his head bleeding and his clothing torn, emerged from the mob and ran up the street. A man stepped from the crowd and fired and the negro fell. This was the beginning. Within half „,i hour It was reported that two ne groes were lying dend under the For syth street viaduct und another a block out Marietta street. The mob moved on and no negro who came within Its clutches escaped without a terrible beating. . .. , .. By this time, close upon midnight, every negro who had escaped the riot ers was making hla way homeward through silent streets or crawling through dark alleys In an effort t« reach shelter. Many slept In the first hiding place they could reach. The mob was losing Its prey. Negroes Dragged From Cart. But the street cars were half filled with negroes who had thought them* selves safe In company with respectable white people. The mob stopped a car In Forsyth, near Marietta, and dragged them shrieking from their seats. The motorola" made an effort to put on speed but some one pulled the trolley from the wire. White women and chil dren In the car saw what followed. At 12:30 o'clock the fire alarm rang nut the riot cal! and members of the various companies began to muster at their armories. But the regiment was widely scattered, and It wns long after midnight before It could be mobilized. By that time the rioters had left the ... on<l hrolf»n inti's «ninller gO00OOCS0OO00O0OOO00000OOO O THANKS SOD FOR O O THE GEORGIAN. O O Thank God for The Georgian, O O especially for He 12 o’clqck edlton O O of this day, when there Is so much O 0 unholy excitement, both In the 0 0 press and among the people. 0 O H. B. JOHNSON. O 000000000000000000O0000000 ALL NEGRO CLUBS On complaint of H. L. Johnson, of the firm of negro lawyers, Johnson Malone, Acting Chief Joiner sent squad of men Monday afternoon close all the clubs, dives and negro restaurants on Ivy street. Johnson went to the station and re ported that these places were filled with negro toughs nnd questionable charac ters, and he deemed It wise to close up the places for the time. A squad of men were dtapntchcd at once to do so. SHOT 8EVERAL TIMES BY A NEGDO ROWDY 8 peels I to The Georgian. Wilmington. N. C„ Sept. 24.—A* the result of u trtvnl quarrel, Fred Hill, a dlsreptuabl engro, fired several pistol bullets Into the abdomen of another negro, Chas. Washington. Washington will die. Hill escaped. uptown streets and broken Into smaller “quads, which raided negro settlements In various quarters. Crowds Come to Town. During the hour* from 10 to 12 o'clock (he streets presented such scenes as Lever before darkened a page In At- "anta's history. Report, of the rioting reached to the suburbs and every In- Continued on Pogo Two. whites should be punished. If the mob had caught and disposed of the rapists, It would not have been no bad. But In many instance* I know personally of negroes who suffered that were of the law-abiding kind. "This morning I have received many telephone calls from people all over the city, especially women, asking me to keep the men at home while the waters are troubled, and everything will be done to carry out these requests. "If the riot should continue, the governor will place the city under mar tial law, which will be an everlasting disgrace to Atlanta and to her citl- sens. ^ . . "It Is my belief, however, that the excitement Is now over. The law-abid ing citizens who Joined the mob, being carried away with the excitement of the moment, have had time to come to their senses. The boys who are re sponsible for much of the trouble will he kept off the streets and the author ities will attend to the others.” A very quiet, hut determined mob, broke down the door of the East Point calaboose shortly before midnight Sun day night, and, taking a negro named Zed Long, lynched him without cere mony. Sunday night the negro armed him self nnd came to East Point flourishing n revolver. Ho was Immediately ar rested and lodged In Jail. The negro hnd been In Jail but a short while, however, when the news spread over the little town. A well-organized posse got together nnd marched quietly to the calaboose, broke down the door, took the negro Zed Long out, and, marching him to a batch of woods a half mile from tho town, lynched him. So quietly wo* the lynching executed that the more peacefully-inclined In habitants of the town were Ignorant of any such doings. No one In East Point seems to know Just where the mob originated or Just when It evaporated. All that wns left to show for the lynch ing Monday morning was the battered door of the |all and the lifeless form of a negro hanging to a tree. CITIZENS TO MEET TO GUARD WEST END West End will be protected by a citl sens’ patrol. The cltlxens of that por tion of Atlanta plan to meet Monday evening and lay out plans to have an organized set of men protect the homes from any possibility of outrage or dis turbance. The organization will place guards, and a system of notifying the residents will be perfected. This move comes after the scare of Sunday night when the rumor of a con centrated assault on West End spread to nearly every home. K mob of 500 negroes Is marching on West End with the Intention of burning the homes,” was the report, and because of It some 150 men sat ti guns % across their knees until dawn scattered all possibility of such an action. Sanitary Chief John Jentzen said Monday: "West End Is not frightened, but it Is prepared for anything that may turn up. A vigilance organization will guard that portion of the city per haps for the next month.” WANT TO TRANSFER CASE OP H, THAW New York. Sep*. 24.-Cllff.ird W. Hart rMge nn«l 4.»hn It. Gleiisoii. omiiimH for Harry K. Thaw, the young millionaire In the Tonibn. chnrgeil with the murder of Stanford White, appeared Iwfore Junllce ItlMehoff. In the supreme i*ourt. today, ami loved the trial be transferred from g*u- ral NeNid'Uia to the supreme court, .lustiee lilsi’hoff Met tlie hearlug of the motion for this afternoon. First Game— St. Louis 002 300 000 00— 5 13 2 Brooklyn .. ..201 010 010 01— 6 11 3 Batteries: Beebe and Noonan; Mc Intyre nnd Ritter. Pittsburg ... ‘...120 102 000— 6 10 2 Boston 000 000 000— 0 5 4 Batteries: Phllllpe and Gibson; Young and O’Neill. Second earne st. Louis 000 001 0— 1 3 1 Brooklyn 100 000 0— 1 0 (1 Batteries: Glynn and Marshall; Scanlon and Bergen. Cincinnati 310 021 000— 7 9 3 Philadelphia .. . 410 400 00*— 9 11 4 Batteries: Ewing and Schlel; Lush and Dooln. AMERICAN. Philadelphia .. ..000 000 000— 0 6 4 Cleveland 000 013 30*— 7 10 0 Batteries: Schurinan nnd Berry; Rhoades and Clarke. RACE RESULTS. GRAVESEND. Gravesend, L. I.. Sept., 24.—Here are the reaulte of today’s races: FIRST HACK—Rnsemount, 8 to 1. won; Vails, 20 to I, second: Arlmo, 7 toio. third. Time 1:07 3-5. SECOND RACE—Caller, 5 to X. won: Spencer Relff, even, second; Allegiance. 6 to 5, third. Time 4:51. THIRD RACE—Big Ben, 5 tl 2, won; Garnish, 8 to 1, second;Fish Hawk. 1 to 3, third. Time 1:11 415. FOURTH RACE—True Wing, 4 to 1, won: Wes, 4 to 6. second; Rapid Water, 3 to 6, third. Time, 1:48 1-6. FIFTH RACE—Lady Savoy, 10 to 1, won; Moonshine, 5 to 1. second: Nem esis, 3 to 5, third. Time, 1:48 4-5. SIXTH RACE—Winsome Ways, 13 to 6, won; Slippery, 4 to 1, second; Alio favor, 4 to 1. third. Time, 1:08 3-5. Chargsd with inciting riot, nine whites wars triad before Rscordsr Broyles Monday aftsrnoon and given thirty days in the stockade without privilege of fin* and wtra bound ovsr to the stats courts in $1,000 bond. They were: W. C. Lipssy, C. P. Lee, Ern est' Nailer, A. G. Bracks, R. P. Dorsey, D. G. McDaniel, 1. H. Carr, Bam Lock- ridge end Owen Terry, LOUI8VILLE. 5 2 Boston 000 100 000— 1 Chicago 200 011 00*— 4 8 0 Ratterles: Tnnnehlll and Corrigan; Altroek nnd McFarland. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 24.—The races this afternoon resulted as follows: FIRST RACE—Posing, 9 to 2, won; Green Room, 4 to 6, second; Ida Davis, 4 to 5, third. SECOND RACE—Zlpango, 1 to *, won; Plausible, 8 to 1, second; Timo thy. even, third. THIRD RACE?—Mansard, 5 to I, won: Sir Russell, 5 to 2, second; Hec tor, 1 to 3, third. FOURTH RACE—Col. Jim Douglas, 7 lo 11, won: Harmakls, 8 to 1, second; Celeres, 3 to 5, third. FIFTH RACE—J. W. O'Neill, 3 to 1, won; Nun's Veiling, 3 to 1, second; Luatlg, 2 to 1, third. SIXTH RACE-The Only Way, 9 to 2, won; Ritter Hand, 5 to 2, second; Gauze, 3 to 1, third. BAPTIST MINISTERS DISCUSS SITUATION Fifty Baptist ministers met Monday morning In the First Baptist church at the regular meeting of the Baptist Min isters' Conference. The situation now existing here wax the chief topic of discussion, but owing to the tense feeling now those present deemed It wisest not to Issue any state ment at this time or take any pro nounced course. A committee consisting of Dr. W. W. IoAndrum, pastor of the First Baptist; Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Sec- nnd Baptist; Rev. John E. Purser, pas tor of West End Baptist; Dr. J. W. Mil lard, pastor of Ponce DeLeon Baptist; Dr. V. C. Norcross, pastor of Western Height* Rnptlst, and Rev. Samuel Cow an, pastor of Emanuel Baptist, were appointed to Investigate and make a report next Sunday. This committee will make a report on the causes nnd Influences of the situa tion now existing In Atlanta, looking toward organisation of sentiment among Baptist psople to go to the bot tom of the matter. They will begin work along this line Immediately. WHOLE POLICE FORCE KEPT ON EXTRA DUTY Police Captain John C. Joiner, who Is acting chief of police Monday, an nounced that the whole of the police force will be kept on extra duty as long ns Is considered necessary'. Chief Henry' Jennings remained at his home Monday morning In an effort to get a little rest, he having been on a terrific strain since early Saturday night. The police, both officers and men, are all working extra time, and an In creased force of call officers Is being kept on duty at the police station to answer emergency calls. The day watch, under command of Captain Joiner, went on duty Sunday morning at 8 o’clock and one-half of the w*atch remained In service until midnight. The other half went off of duty at 3 o'clock In the afternoon and came back at midnight. These men will be on until noon Monday. The evening watch, under Captain Mayo, went oq duty at noon Sunday and remained In service until midnight The morning watch, under Captain Jett, went on at that hour and came off Monday at noon. This arrangement will be continued until all semblance of trouble has been dissipated. By this means, one full watch and half of an other watch Is on duty all the time. The police have rendered splendid service and have offered no complaint at the extra duty Imposed on them. "This Is the moat Important court In Fulton county today. All the other courts will have to watt on this one,” was Recorder Nash R. Broyles’ rejoind er to a local lawyer Monday morning, who wanted a special case called In order to attend another court. When court was called to order every seat In the room was filled, and a large crowd stood around the railing. For once the negroes were somewhat coneplcuoua by their abienre, the large bulk of the crowd being whltee. Only a few of the rioting caees were disposed of at the morning eeeelon be cause of the absence of a number'of the arresting officers. The majority of the cases will be called In the after noon. Enough were dleposed of, how ever, to Indicate clearly the attitude of the recorder In the caees to follow. A thirty-day sentence In the stock ade without the privilege of paying a fine, and a thousand-dollar bond tor rioting was the pace eet by the record er on those alleged to be guilty ft tak ing an active part In the rioting. T. F. Clemente, a young white man, wore a bloody ehlrt when he faced the recorder. He had been struck a blow across the head tjy Officer A. PRESS IS URGED BY GRAND JURY TO STOP EXTRAS Th* following resolutions were Mon day adopted by the grand Jury: Resolved, by the grand Jury of Ful ton county, That the press of the city be urged to abstain from the publica tion of all sensational and Inflammatory news matter; to discontinue the pub lication of "extras” In reference to pre- alllng local condition; to publish no MOTORMAN STRUCK ON HEAD BY ROCK Hollis Saturday night after he had first struck the officer. Officer* Clark and Starnes stated that Clements wee one of the leaden In the mob which wae chasing negroes and breaking window lights, and doing other damage around tt|p corner of Pryor and De catur etreete. When arrested he re- elated and etruck Officer Hollis with a heavy stone wrapped In a cloth, so the officer* testified. The officer wae un able to appear In court becauee of hla Injury. Recorder Lecturea. Tho recorder gave Clements a severe lecture. "Guilty negroea will be prose cuted, but the Innocent one* must be protected," said 'he. "I’ll give you thirty duys without a fine and bind you over to the superior court under a 16.000 bond for assault with Intent to murder nnd for rioting." "Well, I'm going to get me a lawyer and see about this." was the remark of Clements as he was led back to the prisoner's room. "Yes, you'll need five or alx of them before you get out of title," wae the re corder's sharp retort. In the other casee tried the recorder administered a severe lecture to those engaged In the rioting, and the follow ing young white mon, all of them of good addrees, were given thirty days .without the privilege of a fine, and bound over to the superior court under 11.000 bonds for rioting: W. P. Carter, claims ho worked for L. W. Roger*. Officer Hudgins arrest ed him Saturday night on Mitchell street, taking a Winchester rifle from him. The officer was considerably bruised up by the crowd while trying to take Carter to the patrol box. R. L. Hurst, the young eon of a former policeman, was given the same •entenee. M. J. Ware, a young dentist, was also given thirty days, and <1,000 bond. Two young men named Polk and Green received a like eentence. Many Concealed Weapons. J. H. Hinton, 17. E. Callaway and J. W. Webb, young white men of good appearance, were arrested by Officer Rowan. The officer produced a large bundle of knucka, knives, pistols, ra zors, etc., which he claimed he found concealed on their persons. They were each bound over under $100 bonds for carrying concealed weapons. J. • L. Cook, who wee with them, had a gun. but It was not concealed, and he was released. Cleveland Roper, Charles Cowan and Frank Henderson, young boys, hardly nut of knee pants, were fined <26 and costs each, for prowling around on tho streets Sunday night armed with sticks and stones. O000OO0OO00OOOOO0OOO0OOOOC W. M. Johnson, a motorman on an Auburn avenue electric car, was struck on the head by a rock while passing the corner of Auburn avenue and Fort street .Monday nrternoon about 1:30 o'clock. He wns not seriously Injured anil was able to continue on duty. It Is believed that the rock was thrown by a negro concealed In that vicinity. rumors until such rumors are first In vestigated and found to be true; In short, to use conservatism and discre tion In the treatment of alt facts relat ing to the venditions now confronting us. Yours truly. A. J. WEST, Foreman. J. R. NUTTING, Secretary. O 8ITUATION IN HAND, 0 BELIEVES GOVERNOR. O 0 0 Governor Terrell believes that O O the gravest trouble her* la ended. 0 0 and that whatever comes now O O wtll be sporadic, and with prompt 0 0 action on the part of the officials 0 0 and national guard all attempts at 0 O rioting will be quickly suppressed. 0 It Is his opinion also that the 0 O Situation Is now well In hand, and O 0 that with coolness and clear-head- O 0 ed action on the part of the beet 0 O people, no further outbreak* will 0 O occur. o 0 Practically all reasons for mar- O 0 tlal law have been remove.!, and O O the governor has no Intention of o O declaring It unless there should O O be repetitions of Saturday night’s 0 O disorder. He was busy Monday O O morning conferring with officers c O of the etate guard and prominent C O citizens of Atlanta. c O 0 OCOOO000O000O00O0000000005