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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUI E 5. NUMBER 270
WIHM THE SCENE OF REGM RICE RIOT
TWENTY-FIVE BLACKS
HAVE BEEN KILLED BY
INFURIATED WHITES
ALL MILITARY
IS CALLER OUT
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Continued Assaults on Whits
Women Precipitated tlie
Trouble
MANY WHITE MEN
WERE ALSO HUM
Not a Negro Seen in the Down Town
Districts of the Capital Since
Riot Started.—Negro Hackmen
Left Horses in the Streets.
(By Long 'Distance Telephone.)
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22. —Twenty-five
negroes so far killed, a dozen or more
wounded, several white men shot more
or less seriously, the entire down
town section of Georga’s capital in a
turmoil, all tin) military in the state on
fluty, every negro In the city fleeing
to the woods,; is the condition which
exists in Atlanta at this lionr, mid
night.
Never before In the history of this
city has such a state of affairs ex
isted, and the)worse of it has not yet
arrived. It is feared that, before
morning of negroes, if they can
be located, will he killed. The white
inhabitants of Atlanta are on a chaso
for the negroe4 infuriated by tile con
tinued assaults made upon the white
women of the city, which has been
going on for wfceks.
Cause of the Trouble.
The trouble between the blacks and
whites was precipitated ‘i:y three as
saults upon welj known white women
this afternoon by negro brutes. The
assaults were made at intervals of
less than half as hour apart; So in
furiated were the white people of the
city that they started out to find and
murder the guilty negroes, even if
many innocent ones had to lose their
lives.
Riot St)l lowed.
The situation became serious in a
very short time,| and tiouble was
feared. Governor Ferrell, learning of
the riot, which wis eminent, called
out all the militant of the city, but
before this was dofte the whites and
blacks were together' In a bloody fight.
Volley after volley Was being fired
and dead negroes wdf'e falling in an
sections of the city and well known
white men were being injured by their
fire
It is impossible to estimate just at
this hour, bow may negroes have
been killed, but it is safe to say that
twenty-five are dead and no less than
double that number, of seriously in
jured.
While no white mjan has yet been
reported killed, it {is known that
eight or ten have boon badly injured.
Negroes ar&[ Fleeing.
There Is not a lilaek face to be
seen on tht; streets of Atlanta tonighh
Sm<o It o'cloik not h negro has been
geeii; bupdrefls are ljfd In all sectfpns
of t'le city, others hie under build
ings, while the great majority have
taken to the woods and are being pur
sued by the white people.
Hacks Deserted.
Hundreds of hacks, driven by
negroes, have 'been deserted, and their
vehicles have been left standing in
the streets. All drays driven by
negroes have likewise been left in the
streets and hundreds of horses at
tached to hacks, drays and buggies of
vtarious kinds are moving about the
gtreets without drivers. Many run
aways have occurred, in which number
Of 'people have beep injured.
Firemen and Police Out.
Every fireman in the city of At
lanta and every police officer, deputy
sheriff, constable or officer of any na
ture, lias been given the riot call am}
|s p n pufy, but with l(tlle effect, pijd
instead of quelling the riot their
uresence seems to have only precipi
tated more trouble. The military is
absolutely unable to cope with the
Woodward’s Effort Failed.
Mayor Woodward aa soon as he
learned of the trouble, went out in
I an effort to quiet the maddened white
j people, 'but h|s efforis were fruitless
and but little! attention was paid to
I his appeal. Hj? begged the infuriated
whites to cease their fire and made
every possible'’ effort to restore order,
but to no avail.
Not a Person Asleep.
Not a man >r woman in the city of
Atlanta will s cep tonight. The men,
or at least th jse who are not in the
fighting, are , remaining awake pro
tecting their Homes, while the women
are frightened! to death. It is feared
on all sides t|iat the colored women
of the city will take a hand in the
riot and will ftry to get revenge by
murdering the|- white women. The
scene of the trouble” is in the heart
of the city, alQng Whitehall, Decatur,
Marietta and o|her down-town streets.
Every negro fc4- blocks away has dis
appeared, and( although a diligent
search lias been made not one lias
been found in sie down-town section
of the .city withiji the last hour.
.lust” where t)ie trouble will end
there fs no telling. It is feared that
the smoke of th 4 battle will rage until
morning and maw tie continued then.
Governor Terrell; will no doubt order
out two or thrde Georgia regiments
companies during the night and they
will be ibroughtfto Atlanta on special
trains just as soon as possible.
Later Report Says Only Fifteen Killed.
tßy Long Distance Telephone.)
Jacksonville, jFla., Sept. 23. —1:30
a. m.—Latest reports received here
from the riot fin Atlanta is to the
effect that between fifteen and twenty
negroes have aheady been killed ana
the white people of the city are sti't
on a hunt for the blacks.
It is believed . that many more will
he killed before dayight. All the
military, police I department and fire
men have beeii called out, but are
unable to coiwith the situation,
which is thought to be of a most
serious nature. It is feared that a
regular race riot will be the fmai
result.
ASSAULTS HAVE CONTINUED
FOR PAST FEW WEEKS.
The News last night made every
possible effort to get full details of
the riot in Atlanta, and succeeded in
getting all that was possible up to
our hour of going to press. The tele
graph offices were both closed when
the first news of the riot was received
here, which came via a long-distance
telephone message from C. W. Dem
ing, formerly of this city, who is in
Atlanta. Mr. Deming stated that the
situation was a most serious one, ana
that not a man or woman in the city
dared go to bed. He thought many
more negroes would be murdered be
fore morning.
The trouble is caused by the con
tinued assaults made upon white
women by negroes in and around At
lanta. During the past six weeks there
have been no less than a dozen ladies
assaulted by f lie negroes. Every
possible effort has been made to put
a stop to it, but to no avail. Only
Thursday an assault was made upon
a well known lady, and when it was
announced, yesterday that two more
assaults had been made, the white peo
ple became so infuriated' that they
went after the negroes and murdered
all in their path.
ft Is probable that, most of the mlll
tary of the state will he called to the
capital this morning to quell the riot.
QUIETLY MARRIED
|V|iss Eula May Burns/and Mr. H. 3.
Cannon United/n Marriage.
At the parsunage/oif the McKendree
Methodist ehurc/ yesterday after
noon. Miss Eula ><ay Burns and M:
H. S. Cannon were pined j n the holy
bonds of matrimorfy, Rev. J. VV.
Lilly officiating. Thp wedding was at
tended by only a iew friends of the
contracting parties. Both the bride
and groom areywell known and popu
lar among a /urge circle of friends
in the city. /The bride is the daugh
ter of Mr. ahili4*wT. B. Burns and
has resided in Brunswick the greater
portion of her lifer Mr. Cannon has
been living in Brunswick for some
time, at present fe ing connected with
the Atlantic Cist I-ine.
' Mr. and Mr/ Cannon are at home
to their frienHs at the residence of
Mrs.
Selling Good Typewriters.
prep McDonald,'of Savannah, repre
senting tbo Underwood Typewriter
Company, who are putting out One
of the best machines on the market
was in the city yesterday and suc
ceeded in placing a number of ma
chines in this city.
SERIAL FEARED
ON SOUTHERN
Two Thousand Machinists
May Walk Out al Aoy
lime
MORE PAY IS WANTED
A General Strike on the Entire Sys
tem Now Seems Probable as
Result of Higher Scale Paid
in Birmingham.
Two hundred and tjfty machinists,
employed at the Sputhern railway
shops in Atlanta, affd perhaps 2.000
on the system are making a demand
for increase in tho’ wage scale from
$3 a day to $3.25. J
Tlie proposition now in the hands
of the executive committee of tlie Ma
chinists’ Union, aifd a meeting will be
held within theluext few days to
formulate a requpst to be presented
to the Southern Railway management.
A general striae on the system is
probable, if the jlemand far increase
in wages is not granted.
The contention of tlie machinist is
for a uniform scalp. The claim that iti
Birmingham the existing a.ale is $3.27
a day,
It is generally believed among the
conservative leaders of organized
labor that the demand will >be
granted without n scessity of a strike.
About three years ago a strike ex
isted for thirteen months at the South
ern shops jn Atlanta.
MANY AFIEII IT
Full List of Those After PJaces on
the New Georgia Court.—The
Official Ballot.
Judge A. 1,. Mlllfy, chairman of the
State Democratic Committee, lias pre
pared the official Ballot which will he
used in the Democratic primary that
is to he lied October h-liu'-Utc nomina
tion of a candidate for /he office of
judge qf the Court- of Appeals. Ho
has sent 250,00 Qof thcjfe ballots to tire
chairmen of the county Democratic
committees. A cup/ of tills ballot
shows: /
COURT OF APPidu-S—Official Ballot
for State Democratic Primary. Held
Oclober 3, S
instructions.
The voter must scnycli all but three
names. He cannot vpte lor more than
three candidates, afr less than three.
For Judges of Cpurt of Appeals:
Thos. J. Chaa’pell, Frederick C.
Foster, Thos. Fy Green, W. R. Ham
mond, Frank Ijtarwell, W. M. Henry,
Benjamin M. Hill, Charles G. Janes,
Geo. S. Jones, H. C. Peeples, A. G.
Powell,, P. P. Profitt, D. M. Roneits,
Richard B. Russell, Howard Van
Epps, Bartpw S,. Willingham.
RECEIVING HANDSOME STOCK.
Mrs. M. W. Puryls tp Shortly Open
Mhlinery Parlors,
Mrs, M, W. Purvis will in the course
of a few days, open her millinery par
lors at 309 Newcastle street. The
store is being repaired and placed in
a first-class condition generally.
Mrs. Purvis has recently returned
from the easten if markets where she
purchased a veiy handsome line of
everything in ladies headgear and she
will display many new styles in bats
at her millinery opening, the date
of which will Ibe announced later.
These goods are arriving in the city
daily, and anlong them are some o>
the prettiest Creations of the 'season.
Mrs. Pnrvi , for two seasons, was
in charge of ‘ he millinery department
of Ethan's s' ore and while there es
tablished a record for herself among
the ladles, ihe has had many years
experience i the millinery line and
the ladies of the city are looking for
ward to her opening with no little
interest;
Answered Anot fir Alarm.
| The fire department responded to
| another alarm at 4 o'clock yesterday
i morning, but it to he a false
alarm. A chimney was on fire, hut
the blaze was extinguished before the
arrival |>f the department aud no
damage was done.
BRUNSWICK. GA.. SUNDAY M ORNING. SEPTEMBER 23, 1906.
MG EASE TO
Auditor io Render Report
in the Putnam-Johnson
Case
ON THE SECOND OF OCTOBER
Case Has Been in the Courts of This
County for the Hast Several Years
Some Valuble Property Involved
in the Case.
The case of U) A. Putnam, . I al
vs. Mrs, Viola/Johnson, which lias
been in the c/uits of Glynn county
for the past Several years, will be
decided on O/tober 2. dial is to say.
the auditor, K. D. Mi ader, will su
mit bis repoil to tile superior court.
This case isLvell known to the read
ing public generally, as several times
it lias been related in these columns.
For years it has been pending and
a number of times the attorneys
representing the parties at interest
have argued the Ouse before the
commissioner, but it has never been
finally settled-
E. A. Putnam, diseased, son of the
late A. T. Putnam, and other heirs,
instituted suit some several years ago
to recover their jprtion of the estate
of Mr. Putnam, which is now in pos
session of Mrs. | Viioa Johnson, for
merly Mrs. Putnam. The property in-
is that bhfclv on Monk street,
between Oglethorpe and Grant, occu
pied by the Colton Hardware Com
pany and others. The heirs are nut
only suing to recover the property,
hut they are asking for a certain
portion of iTte rent, on the block
since the death of Mr. Putnam and
ijuite a lurge sum is involved in (lie
-:ase.
During the past few days the at
torneys have been at work on the
case and it was announced yeslerdav
that Auditor Meador; would render his
report on October 2.
Putnam, et al, are represented by
Judge C. Sytnmes, -while the defend
ant is represented by Judge Spencer
U. Atkinson, of Atlanta, ant} Hoc
H. F. Dunwodv, of the city
Considerable interest has been
manifested in the case, and the llnal
result, is being awaited by all those
at interest.
iY GET THEM
-A—
Destruction of SuvsmUarf Theater May
Cause May Good Sitbws to Fill
in Their Datrffi Here.
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The destruction of Uiea
ter, next to the oldest iu the United
States, by tire late tfriday night, will
cause a number of * liiu best attrac
tions on Hie road to come to Bruns
wick this weason, hr unjjl anew
playhouse is provided Tn/''Savannah.
The theater in that cl!/ was almost
totally destroyed aud / it will take
several weeks to make) the necessary
repairs.
As is well known, spine of the big
gest attractions ip Uje country visit
Savannah, and proceed from that city
to Jacksonville. Now\tlial. the dates
will have to ho eaveefual in Savan !
nab, the shows will hire tin open
date, and rather than /have an yjf
uight, a majority of thfem wIH want*
to 'play in this city. /
Already Manager Feinn, of the
Grand, has received; several tele-j
grams from attractions hooked to
play in Savannah within the nextj
week or so. Among tlip.se heard from)
yesterday was Ward aful Voltes, wiioj
are booked in tlje city Wednesday'
night, next. The comdany asked if 1
they could transfer the date to Bruus-|
wick aud negotiations are now on for,
the big attraction, wh/ch has visited
Brunswick on severar oeiasions and]
has always been aj high-class and
entertaining production. A defiuit ■
decision will probably be arrived at
tomorrow and it is wore than likely
that \Vard and Vokes will he here
Wednesday night.
NAVAHOE HIT
TOE ATLANTIC
—t—
Collision at Sea Sent One
Steamer to the Bot
tom
CLYDE FINER WAS INJURED
Steamers Went Together Off the Coast
of North Carolina and the At
lantic Went Down—The Crew
Was Rescued.
The Clyde/ line steamer, Nava hoe,
which l'oi'iue/ly visited this port regu
larly, was Ju u collision with the
steamer Alignin' Friday morning on
the North t* rolina coast, which re
sulted in (fie sinking of the latter
steamer an! considerable damage to
tlie NavahqS>,
The folluEwing account of the acci
dent was Went out yesterday from
Wilmington, N. C.:
“The Clyde line steamer Navahoe
collided with the Cape Fear fisheries
steamer Atlantic this morning neat'
Fort Caswell and sunk her in twenty
two feet of viator. The Navahoe was
returning to Wilmington from George
town when Uje collision occurred.
"A misunderstanding of signals is
given as the cause of the accident.
All of live Atlantic’s crew were ree
cued. The Atlantic was built in
Baltimore in 1902, and is valued at
$<5,000, ’•
LITTLE LOCAL. NEWS NOTES.
Items Pifcked Up Over tho City Dur
ing the Day.
A large number ot country folks
were in the city yesterday, most ot
them coming in to see Gentry's dug
and pony show.
Things were unusually quiet In
shipping circles yesterday. The
steamer Sabine, Capt. Young, arrived
from Mobile, and the steamer New
York, Captain Avery, sailed for Bos
ton.
Greenfield's piledriver, which has
been at work driving piles for the
com! house foundation, will tomorrow
be removed to the wharves of the
Downing Company, where a number
•r repairs are to be made.
The Commercial League will meet
again Tuesday afternoon at -1 o'clock,
it. is understood that, a number of in
teresting matters will he taken up.
MR. GREEN’S CANDIDACY.
Editorially Endorsed by the Athens
Daily Banner.
Col. Thomas F. Green, of this city,
has announced his candidacy for a
posiiion on th<; new court of appeals
In this state, provided the people of
Georgia ratify the proposed amend
ment to the i oust i.l u,l imi authorizing
the establishment of ties court.
it is with much pleasure that tho
Banner endorses the candidacy of Coi.
Green and commends him to the vot
ers of the State, it Is of supreme im
por nnce (hat the judiciary of this
state should be made up of citizens of
tlie very highest character and of un
questioned ability. Measured by this
standard Col. Green is iri every way
worthy of the position W, which he
as; ires.
Ho is a ipiiu of unblemished charac
ter stoug in his convictions, Just in
hi:; judgment, conservative in his
vi< ws, moderate in his expressions, in
fact a well-rounded citizen of high
character and unquestioned ability
Inheriting a high order of ability
from Ids father, and from ids mater
nal grandfather, the late Chancellor
Andrew A. Lipscomb, of the Uoiver
slty, he has by study and application
become one of the best lawyers in the
state. He lias behind him sixteen
years of experience as an active prac
titioner, during which time he has
achieved great success.
He is distinctly of a judicial turn
of mind, and admirably equipped for
the work oil the bench. His selection
for one of the positions on the court
of appeals would be a step of wisdom
I on the part of the people of the state
—Athens Banner.
Firjt Methodist Church.
Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m
Union service in Baptist church at S
p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p. m.
Prayer service Wednesday at 8 p. ra.
All invited,
BARE DEVIL
WON BIG RACE
Hundred Thousand People
Saw Automible Race
Yesterday
FAST RECORD WAS MADE
Tracy Went 297 Miles In His Big Ma
chine in Less Than Five and a
Half Hours—Two or Three
Machines Had Accidents.
New Pork. Sept. 22.—’The great
eliminating trails tp-' decide, which
American automolyHe's shall be eligible
to compete in L kv Vanderbilt rup iaces
next mouth tjfok place to-ciay and were
witnessed I'jr one hundred thousand
spectators. lfiie Long island course
was in lino onV There wen; fifteen
contestants for pWes. and the race
was won by Hare Jjjty T:acy, driving
a loeomoblile The of the
race was 297 1 2 lilies, which was
covered by the HyJ- in exactly ,>
hours. 27 minutes Iml ir> seconds.
The 90-horse power/ocofholdle driven
'by him broke all /revious records.
Lchlon came in /croud and Christie
ljeytle also qualMlcd for the races.
Mongini's Matlie/on car was broken
down soon aftof the race started.
Frey, driving s ear. also
met. with an accident.
The Devil foming.
The Devil Is coming to Brunswick
this coming Mondife’, that is, Mr.
Howard Baldwin, lilie young man
whose mystifying poflrayal last sum
mer in Dreamlands Coney island,
New York, of "Old Nick" that created
so much comment. Is coming here
and will give his wonderful exhibi
tion in tlie large store window of
Kaiser’s, between the {hours of 2 and
3 olcock next Monday! afternoon. It
Is a wonderful exhibit Lnd one every
body should see. lie Is on a South
ern tour and arrangements lias been
completed for his exhibit here.
ITT TO SCHOOL
Brunswick Children Will Get Their
Book Bags and Report for
Duty Tomorrow.
Tlie old familiar sound of tlm nehooif
boll in, the old a ademy building on
Manesfield street will ring out at S
o’clock tomorrow morning. To (lie
average boy, who has been pleasantly
enjoying himself for the past three
fnontlis. the music will be sad indeed,
but to the girl, who really enjoys
school, the sound will Ibc joyfully re
ceived.
It will be the day or opening in the
public schools of Brunswick, anil hun
dreds of little children will he seen,
with hook-hag In hand, sehoolward
hound. Of course the firsi day will
lie devoted entirely to seating tin; chil
dren. giving them a list of hooks
needed and other preliminary work,
but Tuesday everything will he ready
for active work, and the children win
he down to their studies.
As previously announced p ex
pected that, rather a crowded condi
tion wiil.l prevail in the lower grades
of both the schools, but the board of
education lias made plans by which all
of the children will probably In; pro
vided with scats. It Is expected that
the increase in attendance will be
unusually large.
DRESS FOR RIFLEMEN
Company Will Boon Have Full D ess
Uniforms.
Within the , next few (kiys the
Brunswick Uifleaien will receive a
number of haudlonie dress cords to
be used with tin* handsome new uni
forms which wire received some
time ago from iwnladelphia.
These cords will only be used
when the company puts on Us dress
uniforms. They go around the
shoulder of the l coats,- extending
down the front far several inches,
and add quite an\ attractiveness to
the uniform as will as the appear
ance of the comapAy.
Trips Discontinued.
The Sunday. t,rip4 to St. Simon,
which have been \made by the
steamer Bessie since \ the Af taquin
was taken oft the run, neve also 'been
discontinued, the last,\iiaving been
made last Sunday. TijosW who visit
I the island now on SundaysNwill have
to go over in small boats. \
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DOVE OF PEACE
IS NOW NEAR
Secrefsry Taft Thinks That
Trouble in Cuba is Near
an End
SITUATION IS NOW HOPEFUL
Conference Between Government Offi
cials and Rebels Yesterday was
Very Satisfactory to All Par
ties at Interest.
Havana, Sept. 22.—Peace seems
nearer today tlian it hjfo been since
the arrival of Secretary Taft, who
c-.im.o lip Cuba for/the purpose oL
adjusting Llio differences between the
government and t the revolutionary
lorces if it was /possible. At. first ic
seems that ther<| was no chance ot
settling tho hukillties, but today
everylhing took aVlilTiient turn, and
II believed Ilial within the next few
'lays the trouble will, lie settled
Secretary Taft, wltau seen to-day,
seemed very much enoHpraged over
tbe res,nil of the eonferenAys held to
day, and lie was hopeful of an early
settlement, lie said:
I think the ice has broken,
i'lio moderates seem inom/ivasoua.W.-**
and the conferences held'to-day hav -
been more satisfactory than any of.
the previous ones. I think tile troii'blo
in Cuba will tie amicably settled.’
Washington is Hopeful of an Early
• Settljnient.
Washington, Se|t. i2.—lnformation
received at Hie wap department to-day
from Havana Indicate i that peace is
near at hand, allhoiq ii nothing defl
nile lias yet been ; Iveu out. The
dispatches, however, ii dicale that tho
government and the re irolutionisls are
now talking peace ten ia and an early
settlement is expect ei.
THE CAMDEN COUNTY FAIR.
It Will be Given at Woodbine on
Tuesday, Oct- her 2.
The people of ,Cam ten county are
making elaborate art alignments for
tlieir annual fair, wlii b will bo held
at Woodbine on Tuesd iy, October 2.
Tin* people of Cam en have been
bolding a fair annuall for the past
several years and tlie r have always
'been very Interesting and enjoyable
and well ul.l.cmied. Exit sits of agrUail-*
tural products of the ct; mty are made,
other displays are alwajjs on baud, and
no one can really idLlize what is
done ip Camden witlunl visiting one
of her fairs it is expected that quite
a number will go over til il from tins,
city. \
THE DOG AND PONY SHOW.
Two Large Crowds Witnessed the Pu -•
formances Yesterday.
Gentry’s dog and pony show gave
Iwo performances n Brunswick yes
terday and at both lie large tent was
pretty well tilled. In Hie afternoon an
unusually large imillier ot ladies and
children were pit-sent and they
seemed to greatly ilijoy the perform
am e, especially tliti children.
There were very I-w new features
to tlie show. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder
and children, who iirs\ made Iheiy ap
pearance wiili the attoaction several
yearn ago. are still I livi'e, the negro
again rides the wild irnile. a number
of pretty dogs do some Sensing tricks,
etc., hut there are not special new
features added, as has Yboeu adver
tised, V
However, the show serves the pur
pose for will'll it was organized, that
of phasing the little ones, so what
more can be desired.
SUPT. CANNON GOES NORTH.
— i —*
Will Return to City Within a l
Few Weeks.
Supt. Cannon, wtio in in charge of
the building of thl terminals of the
Atlanta, liirminglilin and Allunlic
railroad, left last. night lor Quincy,
Mass., tire headquunters of the Fore
Kiver Shipbuilding Klompany, which
concern lias i lie coutlact lor the erec
tion of the terminals. Vl r. Cannon goes
on a business trip un\ will return ts
the city within the c.iin'se of a week,
or ten days. \
During his absence tVo terminal
work will he in charge yf Assistant
Superintendent Johnson. \
Camden Superior Court.
Judge Parker will convene the
Camden superior court in regular Sep
tember session next Tuesday. It is
understood that both the civil an
criminal dockets are well • tiled
cases and the session is expect J
be an unusually interesting un
or t" o murder cases will cotueßßHy'
trial. tMim. IK