Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-18
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Richmond. Va, Dec. lin the grand |
camp Confederate Veterans investiga-
ton Colonel ]. N. Stubs, grand COM |
mandsr, admitted that the two checks
drawn to his order by ]. w. Womack
and which are the basis Of the investi-
cation, were genuine. He said, however,
they were in payment of poker debts
from Womack 70 himself. Womack
corroborasSd this Testimony.
Nav Orleans. Dec. IA hurricane
struck Poite-a-la-Hache, 40 miles below
the city, yesterday, demolishing St.
Thomas Catholic church, two houses
and one store. A lugger was carried
clear across the river. and one OF her
crew, an Austrian, was drowned While
the IoAs at the Pointe is only about $15,-
600, 1t is feared that the hunting camps
on the back bayous were swept and q
number OF lives lost
Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 1L-The Ten
nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad COM
pany and the Sloss Iron and Steel COM
pany yesterday shipped 5000 tons Of
Alabama pig iron to Pensacola, from
whence It VIII be forwarded to Kobe
and Yokohama, Japan. A trial ship
ment OF Alabama iron made to Japan
several months ago-gave such salts
faction that extensive orders are re-
sulting. Japan heretofore was supplied
by European furnaces.
Charleston. w. Va, Dec. 1S.-The no.
torious Redden brothers. who for a
number of years have been operating
an Illicit distillery In Raleigh county.
were captured yesterday by United
States Marshal Dan Cunningham and
their distillery connscated. The officers
have long been engaged in q search
for the base OF the Redden brothers
operations. The Reddens have fire.
| quently been indicted, but I'D 10 date
had been successful in evadsng punish
ment.
Norfolk. Va, Dec. 9.-Judge Prentis
has rendered q decision IN the case OF
the Norfolk Virginian and other daily
newspapers against the city of Nor
folk In which the plaintiffs sue for
permanent injunction restraining the
city from collecting q special tax upon
newspapers. Judge Prentis makes the
temporary injunction perpetual. on the
ground that this city cannot levy q
tax which the state does not impose.
The case will be taken up to the court
OF appeals
Richmond, Va, Dec. 1.-THE commit
tee to which had been referred Sena-
tor Barksdale's anti-footbal bill yes
ably, the vote standing i've to four.
There were q number OF young ladies
present during the discussion OF the bill
by the committee. and they applauded
vigorously everything that was said in
footballs behalf. Petitions from the
Woman's Christian Temperance unior
ana trS Young Woman's Christian as
ISOLATION were read. urging that the as
sembly pass the bill.
New Orleans, Dec. 14-Two negroes
arrested for the murder OF q store
keeper named Babbin, at st. Gabriel
La. were lynched last night. The proc
of their guilt was conclusive, and pop
ular indignation was great. sherini
Brown, fearing a Jail delivery, put tn
blacks on the Texas and Pacific trail
to be taken to New Orleans for SAT
keeping. The people stopped the trail
: six miles below Plaquemine, locked u
the conductor and the deputy sherif
took the negroes of and hanged ther
IN the woods.
Alexander, Va, Dec. 10.-The Alex
: ander interests involved in the layin
down OF the boundary line betwee
Maryland and Virginia upon the Pc
tomac river VIII be carefully guarded
The survey on the river viii adjust an
! lay down with exactitude the line be
tween Virginia and the District OF &C
Iumbia, which is Identical with tn
boundaries OF Alexandria and Fairfa
counties and the District. That tn
J, river Is the boundary has long been sci
( tied, but the running Of lines acros
indentations are from headland I
headland" offers the probability OF
difference OF opinion. There has bee
I some claim that Alexander's Island, Q
= which Jackson City and the upper rae
track there, is situated, is IN the Dill
trict Of Columbia, and questions aris
also as to whether fisheries With
coves. etc, on the Virginia side are n,
e exempt from the jurisdiction OF IL
4 District authorities. The supreme cou
! OF the District. in the canal bridge cas-
asserted jurisdiction to high wat,
mark on the Virginia shore. and Il
t District also claims a joint control
: all boats In Alexander harbor not moo
= ed to the shore. All these questions WI
be settled by the commission and su
= vey.