Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-23
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.
Rome. Ca. Oct 1s.-Reports from
Somervilie. 30 miles north OF this place.
state that two negroes named Penn
and Hazleton were lynched by a mob
Sunday night The men were accused
of arson.
Raleigh, N. C. Oct. 16.-The city of
Durham was yesterday visited by the
most destructive fire In its history.
Seven four story wooden houses. oiled
with tobacco. and eight dwellings were
destroyed The total loss Is $3.50. 900,
with 100000 insurance.
Milan. Tenn. Oct. 1A-whitecaps at
tackled the home OF Dot Price, a negro
living near this place. and fred into his
house. He returned the fire, killing
William Siers. a white man. and IA
tally wounding four others. The negro
was shot through the arm. A race war
IL expected.
Savannah, Ca. Oct 1s.-The famous
nlibustering steamer Dauntless steam
ed away from Tybee In a southern d.
rection Saturday and has not returned.
1t is supposed that she is on another
htbustering expedition, and will meet
her cargo Of munitions OF war for the
Cuban insurgents.
Columbia, S. c.. oct. 14-Ex-United
States Senator Robertson died in this
city yesterday. He was senator from
South Carolina under the RECONSTRUCT
ton regime, and was succeeded by ex-
Senator Butler. Mr.. Robertson had
been paralyzed for years. His estate
Is estimated to be worth nearly a mil
lion dollars.
Stormont. Va. Oct. 14-Archie Look
ley shot and killed Ellen Banks ana
her two children near Little Plymouth
Tuesday night. All the parties to the
shooting were colored. The children
were boy and a girl, and IL years
old respectively. Loclxley escaped
Nothing is known as to the cause OF
the shooting.
Shreveport, La, Oct. 19.-Malonev's
hotel was destroyed by fire. All the
guests escaped with slight injuries ex-
cept H S. Newcomb, Of Kansas City
who leaped from a second story window
and broke both legs, and Mr.. and Mrs
Rose, Of Saginaw, Mich. Mr.. Rose was
so badly burned that he died. Mrs.
Rose was severely burned, but viii re-
cover.
Charleston, w. Va. Oct. 19.-Serious
trouble is anticipated with the coal
miners In Kanawha valley In the next
three or four days Papers were pre-
pared here yesterday I'm nearly 400
suits for the eviction OF miners from
company houses, and as soon as these
cases can be tried and evictions be-
gun. which will be about the last of
this week. trouble is looked for.
Brunswick. Ga, Oct. 15.-EiEht pris-
oners escaped from the county fail here
about midnight. All OF them were mis-
demeanor convicts. and had served por-
uons OF their terms. How they got the
lock on their cages is a mystery. After
getting out OF the cage they removed
Dricks from the outer wall, making an
opening large enough to escape. A
posse Is on their trail with bloodhounds.
Charleston. w. Va. Oct. 15.-The ef-
Tort to adjust the differences between
the coal operators OF the Kanawha val
ley and their men had failed absolutely
and President Ratchford left last night
for Columbus. disheartened over Mis-
failure The price offered by the opera-
tors was 30 cents for soft and SIS cents
Tor hard coal. The miners accepted
this, but the operators refused to sign
an agreement TO bind all operators.
Norfolk, Oct. 1s.-Parties of northern
capitalists are I'm this section every day
or two inspecting the many PORTS of
interest and prospecting as to the in
oustrial outlook, and generally inQuir-
Ing about taxation, insurance, the value
OF land in the different sections of the
water front the prices OF labor. skilled
and unslSilled. in all branches. 1t Is ev-
ident this point Of Virginia Is attract
ing the attention OF manufacturers and
capitalists.
Newport, KY, Oct 16.-The special
grand jury OF Campbell county re-
ported two indictments of the gang
that criminally assaulted Mrs. William
Gleason on the night OF Oct. 6. Seven
were indicted for rape, the penalty for
which in this state is death. Six were
indicted for completely In the outrage.
the penalty for which is from 10 to 20
years. Four Of those originally ar
rested were released. There will be
speedy trials.
Harrisonhurg, Va, Oct 1S.-Maior ].
Hoge Tyler, Senator Thomas S. Mar
tin and Congressman James HAY ad-
dressed the Democrats OF Rockingham
today, and Colonel James Lyons and
Congressman Jacob Yost spoke for the
~ AA~AbdA6 LCpQDilCan TICKET. 10th
meetings were we'll attended. though
there is but little popular interest In
the gubernatorial campaign. There are
signs that the Lamb and anti-Lanb
factions will be pretty well united by
election day.
Albany. Ga. Oct. 1s-Near Faircloth.
Mitchell county. Miss Hurst, the beau
tiful 16-year-old daughter of Planter
II
her sweetheart, Mack Lewis. The bull
let passed through the young lady's
heart, killing her instantly. The young
couple were out for a drive, and ac-
cording to Lewis statement stopped
to practice shooting at a target. In
taking the cooked reolver from Lewis
hands 1t exploded. Both families are
prominent.
Mayfield. KY. Oct. 16.-A fever of in
tense excitement has been created over
the brutal act of a negro woman in
an attempt to burn to death a white
woman named Mrs. Brents Nick elvy.
The negro woman entered the McKelvy
homestead and demanded OF Mrs. Nc
Kelvy her jewelry and money. Upon
her refusal to give up her valuabIes
the black virago threw Mrs McKelvv
across redhot stove and held her until
she received fatal burns. The negress
then made her escape.
Woodstock. Va, Oct 1S.-In the coun-
ty court here today Judge Newman set
aside the verdict of the jury in the case
against Dr. Henry II. Irwin and Will
lam f. Willdn for malpractice, and
awarded the accused new trial. The
new trial was set for Dec. Is. A num-
Der of affidavits were filed to show
misconduct on the part OF the jury be-
fore and during the trial, but these the
court did not entertain, but based his
action on insufficient evidence. The
evidence that was adduced before the
Jury was sifted by the court and clear |
" shown to be insufficient to warrant |
the verdict of malpractice as rendered. |
Massacre by Chinese Bandits.