Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-11
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

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Norfolk. Va. Dec. THE boiler In the /
power house OF the Citizens Electric 1
Light and Power company. In Ports
mouth. exploded this afternoon. killing |
Fireman Benjamin Dennis and fatally |
wounding Joseph Smith. James Clark. |
engineer. escaped with slight bruises. |
The boiler room was shattered and the |
end blown out OF the engine room.
Blackshear. Ca. Dec. REV. s. A
Hearno. the principal OF the Pierce
county high school. was seriously stab
bed yesterday by Harry Harper. a l6-
year-old pupil Mr.. Hearne was pun
ishlng Lattimer Harper. a younger
brother. when Harry arose from his
scat and slipped up behind and stab
bed him three times. Harper. immedi-
ately after the stabbinK. went home.
and securing a gun left town.
Richmond. Va. Dec. Tin the state
senate today a bill was introduced to
prevent eNtortionats IRE insurance
rates In the state OF Virginia. The bill
provides that all fire insurance comps-
mics doing business I'm the state shall
present duly certified oaths OF their ex-
ecutive officers that they have not en-
tered into any trust. combination or
association for the purpose OF prevent
ing competition IN insurance rates In
the state.
| Galveston. Tex, Dec. 7-William Jen-
nings Bryan reached here yesterday
and left with party of friends for
Lake Surprise to hunt for ducks. Mr..
Bryan expressed himself as follows on
the presidents messages: 1.-The mes
sage indicates an intention on the part
OF the president to aid In turning the
issue OF paper money over TO the ma
tional banks( and in the meantime a
purpose to give gold a further superior
ity over silver as money"
Birmingham. Ala. Dec. News
comes from Walker county that miners
at Corona. Lockhart. Pallon. Black
Diamond Coal Valley, Mountain Val
ley and Gaslight. about 1000 all told
struck yesterday, II is alleged be-
cause Of the failure OF the operators to
| restore the 10 per cent reduction In
wages made last spring. and which the
miners claim the operators promised
to restore Nov. 1. The strike leaders
claim the strike will spread to other
Walker county mines
Little Rock. Ark. Dec. s.-A three
cornered duel took place at a country
church near Huntsville. Madison coun-
ty, Tuesday night. Seth Lowe, VIII
Phillips and John Howard. three farm
ers. were in love with the same girl,
Miss Irene Pruitt. Miss Pruitt went to
prayer meeting with Phillips, and there
they met the other two young men.
The girl went on into the building.
while the men repaired a short dis
lance away to discuss the situation.
In the fight which resulted all three
men were fatally shot. The fight Gre
ated a panic in the church.
Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 2-Near War
rens, ten miles from Greensboro, Wed
nesday night. John Singley, a wealthy
farmer, was called from his house by a
negro named Bill Scott for the alleged
purpose OF catching a horse. Singley
was struck on the head and had his
throat cut The negro then went into
the house, where he killed Mrs. Sing
ley, cutting her head almost of, and
later killing Dallas Singley. an Swear
! old son. Scott then robbed the house
of 500. Mr.. Singley is still alive, but
cannot live. He was able to tell the
story. If caught the negro viii be
; lynched.
Z Nashville, Ark. Dec. 3.-In a street
duel at Horauo one man was killed
outright and another fatally wounded
The dead man is DR.. Smith. a promi.
D nent physician Of that place, and the
3 man fatally wounded is ]. ]. Smith
a prominent business man Of HoratiC
and a brother of the dead doctor. TIL,
killing was done by w. w. Millwee
also Of Horatio. one OF the wealthies
\ men in the town and a man noted fol
his fearlessness, The tragedy was tn,
elimination Of a feud OF long stand
ing, and owing to the prominence o
the parties II is believed that the feus
i will be continued.
Atlanta, Dec. 7.-Because the man
agement OF the Fulton bag and cotton
{ mills refused TO accede to the demand
q Of the grievance committee OF thei
employees large number OF them walk
A ed out yesterday. and a strike was de
clared. The committee demanded tina
one OF the men who had been dis
i charged and replaced by a man VIII
n worked for less be reinstated at hi
: former salary OF 81 a day. The man
agement offered to put the discharge
one back at reduced wages. The com
! mittee refused TO consider this and tn
;. strike was declared. The strikers clair
" that 500 OF them have quit work, Will
- the company claims that only $50 lef
their work
q" Ripley, w. Va, Dec. 4.-John Nor
gan, who was to be hanged on Dec. II
k played a sharp trick on the Jailer her
10 Thursday night. where by he Wake
out of fail and took to the wood.
's where bloodhounds are on his tract
n A short time ago he sold q confessio
rs for SIS. With the money he bought
n new suit Of clothes to wear on the gal
lows. Thursday night he made
u dummy OF his old suit and put II I
b bed in his cell. Downing his new SUI
n he climbed on top Of the cell and la
there till 1t was locked for the nigh
Then he escaped. His crime, the mul
re der OF Mrs. Green. her son and daugf
D. ter. was committed Nov. near Gros
i'm Lick, this (Jackson) county.
81 Jacksonville, Dec. 3.--The filibusterin
steamer Dauntless arrived in port We.
terday afternoon after successful
s. landing another expedition in Cub.
I'd The Dauntless left here for Savanna
Nov. 10 with the schooner Jennie Thon
as in tow. The schooner was towed
sc Savannah, after which the Dauntle:
o. left port and has not been heard frol
re until her arrival here yesterday. Tt
Dauntless is reported to have landed
large cargo included in which was a
\ pound Hotchkiss gun. A large quantii
ne of quinine was also landed for the fl
te surgents. The steamer returned wit
- scarcely any coal left, and high out
the water. She was promptly boarde
OF by an officer OF the Dynamite cruis
Vesuvius, but nothing was found.
AZ Declined a Pension.
Vincennes, Ind. Dec. THE Rev