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H !! U ft l-i' lUK-inXxT-i rxr, , . ESTABLISHED 1870 Country, God and Truth. SINGLE COPIES 6 CENTS VOL. XXXVII; NO. 60 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1906. WHOLE NO. 2177 m mm m hK X MK THE BEST INVESTMENT A MAN CAN MAKE IS A WALTHAM WATCH. jay II HI WE SELL WALTHAM WATCHES IN ALL SIZES. Look our Stock of 17 Jewel Watches over. We are Selling Waltham and Elgin 17 Jewel in Silverine Screw B & B Case for $9.00; in the old Reliable Fahy's 20 Year Case, at $12.50. See our Stock of Simmons' Watch Chains, the best made in the United Stiil. Mail Orders solicited. Will semi In Express, C. O. D., with privilege of examination. H. C. B0YLIN, Lumberton, N. C. m m m & ft K 8 8 & am H SI 1 1 m a, as al !M Ikl ISI 121 121 121 ATLANTA RIOT AT AN END. The New Hospital, (The Lumberton Sanatarium.) My New Hospital is now ready and open for the reception of all non-contagious dis eases. I have a Corps of Competent Nurses and a Well-Equipped Hospital in all Respects. Am also prepared to give oe ELECTRICAL TREATMENT. Any information as to prices, etc., will be furnished on application to me. Dr. N. A. Thompson, PROPRIETOR, Lumberton, : : : NC. Ideal Beauty, s Faces naturally beautiful don't need millinery to bring out their attractiveness, but Ideal Beauties niut have Hats suited to their feature. We create Hats that are Fashionable and become yon to best advantage. Our Combination of Ribbons, Feathers, Lace and Taste, will produce a Hat that will be just what you want. Our Milliner, Miss Annie Lindsley, has been in Baltimore looking aite'r this Depart ment. . She is an experienced Trimmer. DRY GOODS. The Autumn Goods are here in Beautiful Colors. You get here choice Dress Patterns. FURS. FURS. FURS. Nothing adds so much Grace and Refinement to a well-gowned woman as a hand some set of Furs. We Invite Inspection ol the above lines. Also Shoes and Notions. E. W. Floyd, Ashpole, ::::::; N. Will pay Best Prices for Cotton Seed for Southern Cotton Oil Company. YOUR MOM'S WORTH IF YOD For GOTO S. WEINSTEIN & SON Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Dry Goods. Next Door to the Postoffice, ASHPOLE, N. C, Peace Reigns In Georala Capital -Summary ol the Past Few Days. Since the past issue of The Robesjonian, the following are the results in substance in the Atlanta race war situation: Monday night a fight took place in south Atlanta between county policemen and negroes in which one policeman was killed and several injured. Several ne groes were killed. County Policeman Heard, with 10 other officers and 10 citizens sworn in as deputies.learned that negroes were gathering, went to disperse them. As they ap proached McDonough avenue, hidden behind fences and under houses, fired a volley. Police man Frank Jordan, himself wounded in the head, using the dead body of Heard, emptied three rounds into the negroes, apparently avenging the cold blooded assassination. The other casualties were: Policeman Odum, wounded in head; Police man A. C. Eubanks, wounded in leg; Ernest Smith, -a citizen, shot in hip. Three of the party were reported missing- Following the killing of Police man Heard the force which ac companied him and were not disabled in the fight, pursued the negroes. They captured ten of the attacking party. Four escaped, six were put aboard street car under theguard of the police ana deputies ana were started for the county jail in the center of town . As the car ap proached 491 Crew street, a waiting mob stopped the car iTvo oi tne prisoners made a bold dash for liberty. The mob caught them in the front yard of the home occupied at the above number by Mrs. R. CA ..Thorn p son, a highly respected white woman. Tne negroes were cut and beaten and left for dead Mrs, Thompson, watching the execit- ing scene from the porch of her home, dropped dead frpm what is supposed to have been heart disease passed without serious troubles. The authorities felt so confident that they had the sit uation well m nana tnat at noon an order was issued dismissing five of the companies of State militia ordered to assist the local companies of the Fifth Georgia Regiment. That left ready for all emergencies the entire Fifth Regiment twelve companies, to aid the police, city and country, which numbers more than 200 men The militia were withdrawn from the down town street and sent to the armories for much fieeded rest. The city schools opened as usual and with an attendance almost normal. Some white pu pils of the State street school were stoped while on their way to school, but a "squad of police- gave protection. Police have been stationed at each of the schools. - Orders also were issued prohibiting the sale of fire arms and ammunition, without the written order of the military authorities. As a matter of fact, these stocks were practically ex hausted Saturday night before the order was given to stop such sales. The courts have taken a hand in connection with the riot of Saturday night. In the city police court Judge Boyles in flicted the extreme sentence of the law on six young white men charged with inciting to riot, giving each 80 days in jail . and binding them over to the higher courts under $1,000 bonds. The grand jury brought in true bills against .two negroes charged with assault with intent to com mit criminal assault on two young white women. Both as saults occurred within the last two weeks, one! on Courtland street and the other at Sopeland Hill, near the city. The list of the known dead, published Tuesday, was as follows. White. County Policeman Heard, kill ed in South Atlanta Monday night. Negroes. Marshall Carter, 13 year-old boy; killed in a fight with another negro Monday. Clem Rhoades, killed in South Atlanta Monday night. Sam Magruder, wounded at South Atlanta Monday night; died at Gray Hospital Tuesday morning. Frank Fambroo,killed at South Atlanta Monday night. Annie Laurie Sheppard, negro woman, killed Saturday night Henry Welsh, killed in Cuban pool room Saturday night. Frank Smith, killed Saturday night. Mm. -v - . m iviuton urown, killed on flian etta street Saturday night Will Marion, killed on Marietta street Saturday night. Zeb Long, lynched at East Point Monday morning. Will Moreland, killed by city police at Magruder and Randolph street Tuesday morning. James Fletcher, killed at same time and place Unidentified negro man, killed at South Atlanta Monday night Body in undertaker's establish ment. Five unidentified bodies, locat ed at various points. Following the arrest of 257 ne groes at Brownville, including Clark University, early Tuesday, and the detention of about 100 of these in the county jail, the feel mg prevailed that at last peace had been restored by a strong show of authority. Almost sim ultaneously two negroes were killed in another and distant part of the city by three policemen, who had been sent to stop them shooting. The main events during the day were the ordering into the city of four companies of State militia from outside points, Gov ernor Terrell saying the order was given as a matter of precau tion rather than from any press ing necessity. The gathering of a large representation of busi ness and professional men at noon called for vigorous action by the city legislative authorities re garding negro dives and saloons. Resolutions demanded that these places be closed and kept closed perpetually. In these demands the leading negro clergymen of the city united, promising their A. KoUto . was held Tuesday afternoon, at tended by representative people of both races, at the court house, which was filled to overflowing. A fund of $3,600 was raised for the benefit of the victims of mob violence and a committee of five appointed to push the relief work to a generous completion. A committee on resolutions was chosen, of which Hon- Clark Howell, editor of The Atlantic Constitution, was made chair man. This committee reported the following resolutions: 'Whereas, The city has been the scene of horrible crimes against women, causing great excitement among the people and eading to disorder and mob violence, and 'Whereas, The spirit of re taliation for crime, working un der cover of the mob, makes no discrimination between the in nocent and the guilty and causes the murder of innocent and law abiding citizens, and "Whereas, The first duty of n n V (rnvflrnment, i a tr nrntof life, liberty and property and the MClntyre first duty of support constitutio nal authority in is enforcement, and "Whereas, Present state of affairs has demonstrated the fact that crime and lawlessness be gets more lawlessness and when a question between the races has arisen the existence of riot, acts of violence and the spirit of the mob engenders hatred, fans the flame of racial passion and spreads the spirit of anarchy until the very foundations of government are shaken, therefore, be it. Resolved, That this meeting, composed of the members of the chamber of commerce and other PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Wade Hampton Kinlaw, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, - - - V.C Office over Webster's Tin Shop A. W. MaLaaa. J. G. McCormlok. IcLEAl, IcLEU 1 IcCORUCI, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LUMBERTON, N C Offices on 9nd floor of Bank'of Lum berton Building, Booms 1, t, I, & Prompt attention given to all bnainaaa. CHAS. B. SKIPPER, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, - - - N. C All buainess entrusted to him will re ceive prompt and careful attention. Office in Firat National Bank Building -rrer Port Office E. M. BRITT, Attorney at Law, Lumberton, N. C. Office npataira in Argua Building. All bnaineaa promptly -transacted. & Lawrence Attorneys and Counselors at Law, LUMBERTON, : : N. C. eT J. BRITT, Attorney at Law, Lumberton, N. C Office over Pope'a Drug Store. R. O. PARVIN, Contractor and Builder. Lumberton, N. C. Plana, Specifications and Pricea furn ished on application. McLean & Black, Attorneys at Law, MAXTON, N. C Office on and floor McCaakill Building, Iawabiding citizens, does solemn- Rooma 6-8. ly protest against the spirit of lawlessness that has tarnished the fair name of our city and led to the commission of crime. We denounce the cowardly and brutal murder of innocent people and the wounding of oth Dr. N. A. Thompson, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Lumberton, : : : : N. 0. Office next door above Savings Bank. B.T Alls t . D. Castlsscst era and we call upon alfgood DrS. Allen & Castlebury, promising support of all measures for the common good and their influence with their own people. They asked the protection of the au thorities for the innocent of their own race, as tor tno.se of the whites. They were given a vote of thanks tor the stand they had taken. Later in the day another meet ing of the white citizens was held at the call t President Sam D- Jones, of the chamber of com merce. The saloons were closed all day and will be until further notice- There is an increase scarcity of negroes in the fac tories, stores and offices, in the postoffice and with the telegraph companies. Hund reds of Atlanta homes are without their regular cooks and ice deliveries are con spicuous by their rarity. A law and order mass meeting men to lift up their voices for aw and order and use their in fluence to check the riotous spirit that is abroad in the community. We deplore the crime of both races which has been committed by their worst elements and we solemnly protest that mob rule is the worst evil that can afflict society, for it carries in its train all the crimes that human beings are capable of and if not checked will lead to the destruction of government itself- "We call upon the authorities of our city and State to crush anarchy with an iron hand and spare neither expense nor force to do so. "We demand that the authori ties spare no effort to put a stop to the assaults on our women; if it takes more men or more money. to do itt that the authori ties act accordingly. Our woman hood must and shall be protected . "It is not right nor just that the innocent, both white and black, shall be punished for the sins of the guilty, and the events of the past few days prove be yond doubt that it is the inno cent of both races that are made to suffer as the result of the un restrained effort of the mob to avenge trie dastardly outrages that should be and must be pun ished by law. "We further declare that it is the duty! of our city to care for the sick and wounded of both races and to bury the dead and Dentists, llll BeBTAU Ml' Office over Dr. McMillan's Drag Store. I DR. J. D. REGAN, DENTIST, LUMBEBTON, N. 0. , office in Shaw building, over Pope'a drug store. Dr. F. H. PITMAN, ) DENTIST. I Ashpole. n. c Dr. R. B. BECK WITH Physician and Surgeon, Offers hia services to the people of Lnjjrj berton and surrounding country. Office in ie McLeod Building. Phot ' if o. 6. Can be found at night at resident formerly occupied by Mr. George S wmtneia. , --i JOHNSON & BRITf Roat Refute and Tnaurance Acent9.vl LUMBERTOX N- C. ,' Offir over Arena Buil line. C. T.CASHWELL & SOf ASHPOLE N. 1. ' i Coffins, Caskets and Burial Supplies, x Wheelwrights, Blacksmithing af; . woodworking of all kinds. Patronage solicited. ,' fl Thing Of Beauty Is Jog Forever. life, finished in the most up-to-date at, f am km Anr wnrV X7 tnaV. T we pledge our willingness to as- lj Galf. Vl lite. Come whil ? . At . , . , , 1 weather is pleasant nd bring the,;; sist me auwioruies u neeaea. folks. "Where government has not been able to protect life the com- (Continued on page 8.) B. J.I WAITS, LUMBEKTONIART STUDIO Oyer Pope'a Drug Store., ) I'
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