Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-09
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

richmond, Va, Oct 4.-Ma1or Lewis
Ginter. a millionaire cigarette manufac-
turer, died Saturday night at West
brook his country home, near this city.
Brights disease was the cause of his
death He was 70 years old and a vet
eran Of the Confederate army.
Lynchburg. Va. Sept. so.-Plans have
been prepared for the building of a
large addition to the factory of the
Lynchburg Pants company. The num-
Der or operatives will be nearly doubled.
The company was organized a short
time ago and is Lynchburg's latest en-
terprise.
Montgomery. Ala. Oct. 5.-Passenger
train No. on the Louisville ana Nash
Vile railroad jumped tho track at Riv-
erside Park. just outside the city. killed
Gus Boyd. a colored fireman, and ser
iously injured Jim Brown, engineer. A
split switch, II Is said, caused the ac-
cioent- The engine turned over ana
caught the fireman.
Hamilton. Ala, oct. Awhile return-
ing from a party here late at night
six people in a boat were thrown into
the Buttahstchie river and four of the
occupants drowned. Those drowned
were Misses Lizzie Smith. Belle Kew
Mary Swearingen and Ella Phiuins
Their escorts. Robert and John Wright
brothers. who caused the boat to can
size by rocking it, saved their own
lives. Feeling IS so bitter against the
two men that they have left town.
Piedmont, w. Va, Sept. sO.-The
American Steam Laundry, recently
completed and in operation but a few
weeks. was almost totally DESTROYED
by nre at an early hour this morning
together with nearly ali the machinery
ana a quantity OF laundry. The laun-
ory was built by A A Duty and J.
Ed Cole. but Mr.. Cole had purchased
Mr.. Duty's interest the first OF the
week There was $500 insurance on the
building, which was a new one: 81. 500
on the machinery, and $500 on the laun-
dry.
Pensacola, Fla. Oct. AFTER a trial
lasting several days United States
commissioner Tunison decided yester-
DAY TO hold Karl A Karlsoen, a young
Norwegian, who shipped as carpenter
on the British ship Favonfous on a vow
age to Rio Janeiro from this port for
the burning OF the ship at sea Is miles
on this port on the night of Sept. 10
Fae evidence against KarIsoen was
mainly circumstantial but II was
shown that he wais so much opposed
to going on the voyage that he chop-
ped on two OF his fingers the day be-
fore the ship sailed The president win
be asked by the British minister to ex-
tradite him to England.
Americus, Ga, Oct. The first evil
indrical cotton bale from the large
press just erected at De Soto. near
Americus, was sent here yesterday az
ternoon, and was regarded with consid-
srAole interest by cotton warehousemen
and dealers. The bale is four feet in
length and eighteen inches fn diam
eSer, weighing 3S4 pounds. A light cloth
covering was stitched about the hale
Ne ties or heavy bagginE is used. the
heaVy steel rollers pressing the cotton
so compactly as to render this old
method OF binding wholly unnecessary.
the new press on the De Soto planta-
ton Is the first cylindrical press ever
erected In Georgia, and II 1t proves the
success its inventors claim IT will bring |
about revolution in the handling and |
COMPRISING Of cotton, and the MANY |
costly presses now operated throughout |
the south will to a great extent remain /
idle. 1t Is claimed that 200 bales from /
cylinder press can be loaded upon a |
car. as against 65 as now compressed.
Charlotte. N. c., Oct. Mr.. E. Cald- |
WCAAs a bOO0 AdEAueE OF nay, has brought |
zoo bales to this city this season and |
has a large crop remaining. He has
not brought bale OF cotton to the mar
ket, and isn't bothered about what cot
ton Is bringing. The WILMINGTON Star
says: Mr.. Caldwell may sympathize
with his brother farmers who pinned /
their faith on cotton, for which they are
now offered five cents a pound, barely
the cost OF production. He has hav.
which isn't the sport OF specuIato~s.
and for which he finds a good STEADY
market at home at prices which evil
IDENTIFY satisfy him. Mr.. Caldwell does
not work half as hard as his brother
farmers, who raise cotton and don't
raise hay, but buy 1t out Of the pro-
ceeds of low priced cotton. And with
all this Mr.. Caldwell is making his
and richer instead OF poorer so that
be can raise large crops OF wheat, corn.
bats or cotton, II he should conclude to
plant any OF that, and Will In a few
years, If he has not already, a farm
hat he can sell for twice or three times
as much as those farmers who stick
to cotton could get for theirs II they
wanted to SELL"