Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-21
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. -Four
more smallpox cases. all negroes. were \
taken TO the pesthouse yesterday. \
There are now about 500 cases there. I
and about 50 persons at the house OF /
detention. About 1900 persons have I
been vaccinated here within a week.
Franklin. Ca. Aug. 5.-May Patton. !
negro pugilist Of some local celebrity. !
attempted 70 assault the daughter OF /
Mrs. Matilda Walter near here. and /
while being chased by A. Honson and |
several others broke leg over a fall
len tree I'm the road. He then cut his :
throat rather than be lynched. and the
pursuing party found him dead
Nashville. Aug. 5.-Jim Key. mar
velously well educated horse. owned by
DR.. William Key. highly respected
negro OF Shelbyville. this state. and
which has been on exhibition at the
centennial exposition for two months.
has been sold TO u. G. Duhield. OF New
York. for $4,000. and shipped TO that
city. DIR. Key devoted seven years to
teaching and training the horse.
Middlesborough. KY. Aug. 6.-Mrs
Lee Coombs, a prominent and wealthy
lady Of Clay county. shot and killed
county. The tragedy took place at the
Coombs residence. IL appears that Mrs
Coombs left her home, saying she
would be gone all day She changed
her mind. however. and returned. Upon
entering her home she found her hus-
band with Miss Hooker, and the shoot
ing followed.
BarbOurville, KY. Aug. Jack Will
Jams was caught in the mountains near
Bruch creek and lynched by a mob OF
enraged men. He and his brother Tom
were accused of assaulting a deaf mute
girl named Whey Bays. Tom Williams
was forced to marry his victim He is
now in jail here, and there are threats
OF lynehing him before tomorrow. The
crime was a shocking one. The girl
was brought into court. scantily clothed
and barefooted. She is I'm a precarious
mental and physical condition.
Wilmington. N. c. Aug 1O.-An cleo
ton is being held throughout North
Carolina today on the question OF ad-
ditional taxes for support of the public
schools Each township votes sepa-
rately, and the state is to give a sum
equal to that each township may vote
to impose on itself as additional tax
alton. The amount given by the state.
however, is I'm no case to exceed $500
to any township. There is no doubt
that the movement for the additional
tax will be overwhelmingly defeated.
Eufaia. Ala. Aug. AT Harris. 25
miles from here, at 1 o'clock in the
morning, q negro man gained entrance
into the bedroom Of a young woman,
/ 1t Is believed with intent to assault
( Before achieving his purpose he was
scared away. He was arrested in q
short time and guarded in a store.
When the train passed the station the
crowd had determined to hang the
man, and the latest news is that the
determination was carried out. No
Geographic communication can be had
with the village.
Warrenton, Va, Aug. 7.-Ma1or r.
Taylor Scott. attorney general Of Vir-
ginia, died here shortly after midnight.
The deceased had been I'll with typhoid
| fever for some weeks. Major Scott was
born in Fauquier county. Va, in 1885.
He was educated at the University of
| Virginia He served in the Confederate
army during the rebellion. first as a
captain I'm the Virginia regiment COM
manded by Eppa Hunton and after
wards on General Pickett's staff He
held seat in the state legislature for
torney general, being reelected in 1893
Houston, Tex. Aug. "a mob OF 5ol
surrounded the Jail at Nacogdosches
Saturday night and demanded the sur,
render OF Esseck White and Arms,
Phillips, negroes. who had ATTEMPTED
a criminal assault on two young ladies
The mob finally broke into the Jail
| secured EssecI0 White and hanged hin
| FOL IL
ted that he was implicated in the crime
but laid the blame on others. The gov
ernor had ordered out the Stone For
reserves. but they nor the sheriff coul,
, do anything 70 either overawe or dis
suade the mob. A threat 70 fire wa
D made. but II il had been carried on
5 a very bloody conflict would have en-
= sued,
Atlanta, Aug. 6-Henry A. RuckeI
the new negro collector OF internal rev
enue. went into office last night wit
: rather unusual ceremonies. When n
met with his predecessor to effect tn
! transfer of the office he found a larg
= gathering OF deputies, who presente
Mr.. Trammell with a very handsom
silver service. Speeches were mad,
;. closing with one by Rucker. whose TEN
j., perate tone and fair words pleased hi
| hearers. Realizing the emoarraSSIner
ahead of him. he asked for the SUI
port OF all the deputies. and assure
:, them they should have his as long a
- they were in service. His speech wa
a reassuring one. Yesterday about te
- OF the deputy collectors sent in the
designations and went out with the
white chief.
II Abbeville. s. c.. Aug. 5.-Senator TIL
z man spoke at the Farmers Institui
here yesterday. He defended the dis
pensary law and declared that III
troubles that had been involved wei
due not to the law itself but to its III
q wise administration He endorsed II
= tariff views OF Senator McLaurin. an
said that. while himself not a Prote,
ZIONIST, If there was any stealing goir
on he wanted his state to have 4
share He told his hearers that he Wa
the only farmer in the senate, and tn;
" he therefore represented 100000 ia
y mers in the United States He d.
IL slared that his speeches were as pop
y ar in the senate as at home, and to
IL how, when he arose to speak there. Il
l. cloak rooms always emptied and Il
le galleries filed
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