Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-22
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

GhN ERAL SUUTHERN NEWS.
Huntingdon. w Va. Oct 1O.-The
Ensign Manufacturing Company today
received orders from the Ohio Southern
Railroad for 200 30-ton box cars This
company has received orders for 1000
cars in the past few weeks. Additional
employees are put to work daily.
Warrenton. Va, Oct. 10.-Mr. James
V Brooke. one OF Virginia's most dis
tinguished lawyers. died last night. aged
75 years. He had served with distinc-
ton in the legislature, and at one time
was one of the ablest and most popu-
lar political speakers in the state.
Little Rock. oct. 1O.-Reports from
various portions of Arkansas indicate
great damage to the cotton crop by ex-
cessive rains. In the bottom lands the
cotton is reported as sprouting in the
bolts and the bolls are rotting rapidly.
In some localities the crop is almost
entirely ruined.
Richmond. Va. Oct 1O.-A charter
was granted this evening by the law
and equity court to the William r.
Trigg Company, the object of which is
to construct ships. docks, etc. This is
the concern which has been given the
contract for the construction of three
torpedo boats and two torpedo boat
destroyers. The capital stock Of the
company is TO be not less than 500. 600
nor more than 100000.
/ Martinsburg. w. Va, Oct. 1O.-The
eastbound Chicago express No. s. on
the b. and O..railroad. struck helper
engine at Opequon, a target station
two miles east of this city, causing n
fatal wreck. Engine No. S51, of the
express, was completely demolished.
and the helper, No. $50, was greatly
damaged. Engineer John c. Senseny.
of the $50. was killed instantly. En-
gineer Lockhart and Fireman Cutshaw
of the passenger train. were thrown
from their engine. but escaped with
slight injuries.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 7.-Hon. Allen d.
Chambers majority for governor over
j. r. Hogan. Populist is $1,000. This
figures about 10000 above the Demo-
cratic majority for governor two years
ago. Several counties which returned
Populist majcrities at that time show
"A complete reversal in favor of the
Democrats. The return Of 2 solid DEM
ocratic delegation to congress is as
sured. The city Of Atlanta decided in
favor of municipal ownership of the
electric light plant. The Populists have
less than dozen members in the legis-
lature.
Pine Blum, Ark. oct. I'm Saline
county, Joe Mckinney. young farmer.
accompanied by his brother and a
friend, eloped with the daughter of
Charles Taylor. another farmer. The
wedding party took wagon and start
ed for Redheld. When within five miles
of there Taylor overlook the party and
opened fire with a gun, firing both
barrels into the wagon without effect.
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volver, killing Taylor. The body was
left lying in the road while the party
drove on to Redfeld, where the elopers
were married. After the cermony the
four surrendered themselves to the DO
lice Mckinny rented a farm from
Taylor.
Petersburg Va, Oct 1O.-Edward
| Simmons. son of James Simmons of
Matoaca, Chesterfield county, aged
about IA years, was shot and instantly
killed this afternoon while out hunting
near his home with four companions.
All were lads. Exactly how the shoot
ing occurred cannot be learned, as the
boys have given conflicting statements.
Their first story was that they were
sitting down on the ground, when some
one fired at them from the woods, and
at the report of the gun Simmons fell
i NNe~NA- AHNl HCAN 0lOiy WIS lndl SIM
mons attempted to take a gun from one
OF them, when it was accidentally dis
| charged.
| greensboro. KY. Oct 10.-Howard
| Clark, who was wanted in Louisville
| for murder and burglary, and his girl,
Hattie Mahoney, were both killed while
resisting arrest on the Indiana side of
| the river near here yesterday. Clark
was wanted for the murder of Officer
| Hefferman at Louisville last August.
and was attempting to escape by row.
| ing down the Ohio river in a skiff Of
| fcers from greensboro were in pursuit
when Clark tied up his slxiff on the
Indiana side and took to the woods.
When the officers came upon him
| Clark and the girl both opened fire in
the most desperate resistance. Both
were well armed. They were riddled
with bullets in the fight that ensued
and the escape OF the officers was most
miraculous
| Lexington, KY. Oct. 11.-As a result
OF the killing of a private in the
| Twelfth New York regiment by Provost
| Guard Kitchen Sunday night 800 or 4Ol
members of that regiment formed a
! mob last night and seized a train al
| Camp Hamilton. with the intention OF
| coming to town on it and raiding the
county Jail for the purpose OF taking
| Kitchen out and lynching him. Gen
eral Wiley and Colonel Leonard sup
| pressed the mob by the most radical
| and prompt action. The outbreak was
not unexpected, and the jail was heav-
lily guarded. The provost guard in the
city was also doubled. and things are
| now quiet. 1t is believed that the
prompt measures that were taken pre-
vented what promised to be a seriou,
| conflict.