Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-13
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

man. leader of a gang of desperadoes.
was shot and killed near a church by
Deputy United States Marshal RAIDER
and a large posse. The fight was pro-
tracted. and RAIDER and also two of
Hickman's gang were wounded. Hick-
man left the mourners' bench to en-
gage in the fight.
Nashville. Nov Sat a meeting of
the executive committee of the Tennes-
see centennial exposition Auditor Frank
Goodman filed his report, showing that
the total Indebtedness of the EXPOSE
ton is now only $4,000. The property
OF the exposition company is valued at
far more than this sum, and there are
uncollectabIe assets amounting to $780,
600. The total attendance officially re-
ported was 1.6S2.305.
Jacksonville. Fla, Nov. 4.-The steam
tug Dauntless. which left Savannah
under suspicious circumstances about
two weeks ago. has been heard from
at Key West, where she put in for coal.
The cruiser Montgomery has been pa
trolling the north coast of Cuba for
Eve days past in search OF the Daunt-
less, which was suspected of hlibuster-
ing. The Dauntless landed two expedi-
tons from the Silver Heels.
Atlanta, Nov. 6.-The Georgia senate
yesterday defeated a measure which,
II passed, would have had the effect of
making Georgia a prohibition state.
The bill has been pending in the leg
islature since last year, and has been
exhaustively argued. The vote on the
bill was is to 2S. 1t is understood that
the majority against the passage of the
bill would have been proportionately
much greater in the house if the meas
ure had ever reached that body.
Atlanta, Ca. Nov. 1.-THE bin by Mr.
oliver, of Burke county. to make the
birthday of Jefferson Davis a legal hol-
iday in this state was adversely re-
ported by the general judiciary COM
mittee in the house of representatives.
and Mr.. Oliver moved to disagree with
the committee. In an earnest speech
he asked the house to honor the hero
OF the lost cause. The report of the
committee was diagreed to by an al
most unanimous vote
st. Augustine, Nov. S.-The Hotel
San Marco, one of the finest and most
commodious hotel properties in this
city. was burned to the ground yester-
day by incendiaries, entailing a loss of
about s25O.O00. with less than $50, 600
insurance. Hundreds of men assisted
in removing the furniture from the
main floor and a large quantity was
taken out. the main floor being almost
entirely bare before the fire drove the
workers away. The citizens have offer
ed $500 reward for the capture of the
incendiaries.
i Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 9.-PatroIman ].
T. Ponder was killed here last night at
z o'clock while he was shadowing a
supposed burglar who had entered the
wholesale whisky house OF l. Steinau.
The business of Steinau was placed in
the hands of a receiver yesterday, and
the police intimate that some mem
Der of the firm, endeavoring to secure
money from the vault. entered. and
finding himself discovered killed the
only eye witness. Steinau and other
members OF the firm are under arrest
The vault was found unlocked and q
bunch of keys were picked up near by
All deny knowledge Of the tragedy.
Newport News. Va, Nov 6.-Tht
United States steamship Lancaster
dropped anchor in Hampton Roads yes
terday from Bahia, Brazil. In military
confinement on the warship are hv,
men OF the schooner Olive Pecker
whose captain. ]. NJ. Whitman, o.
RoclSland, Me-, and First Mate William
Saunders, OF Sandy Cove. N. S., wer,
murdered at sea in August last. II
the ships brig, closely ironed, is ]
Anderson, the schooner's cook, who Il
the self confessed perpetrator of tn,
murders, and who afterwards set fir,
to the vessel. Anderson last night CAV
his version of the tragedy to the press
He admits the crimes and from hi
statement he Is the sole murderer an,
incendiary. his accomplices being force,
through fear to obey his orders.
Charlottesville. Va, Nov. 9Th
Chesapeake and Ohio vestibule expires
known as the f. f. ", from Cincinnati
to Washington, was wrecked near OIL
Shadwell, five miles east OF this place
yesterday afternoon. Four person
were killed and IL injured. The dea
are: Henry Burnett, colored porter
Keswick; an Italian woman, name
Mary Merara, and infant. believed t
be from Cincinnati. Phelix Maren
died after removal to Charlottesville
The injured: Moses Goldblatt, Cincin
natl. knee cap injured; Conductor S. {
Buster, legs injured; Engineer Duk,
dangerously hurt; Baggagman Peers
Gordonsville. Va. internally injured
A. Mareno,~ badly hurt; Mary MarenC
hurt about head; two small children c
Mary Mareno, one badly hurt; w I
Gochenor, OF Stuarts Draft. Va, rigt
hand cut; J. F. Miller. Pullman cor
ductor, painfully hurt in the back
Richard Berkeley. Hanover. Va, eS
! press messenger, bruised about til
body and badly shocked; J. N Hal,
Baltimore, knee sprained; Mrs. Buscl
New York, bruised about head an
, arms; Lee Crandall Globe, A. T., sligI
4 scalp wound and fingers sprained;
w. Elder, Washington. head and nos