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


Harper's Ferry. Va. Oct. 14--Har-
per's Ferry is to have an electric light
plant. Mr.. John A. Livers. OF Penn
tract from the city council last night.
and Mr.. Livers says the lights viii be
in operation within 40 days.
Houston. Tex. Oct. 1s.-Steve Ada
mex. a Bohemian farmer. and his wife.
fought in a cornfield near town. The
husband stabbed his wife to death. lie
then went to his house. and after slash
ing his throat with knife took n shot
gun and blew out his brains.
Alexandria, Va. Oct. IA jocular
proposal to put curfew law into OPP
Grafton here and require the police to
send home all boys and girls under 10
found on the streets at night is exciting
some attention. The police say that
they would need the help of the Third
Virginia regiment to enforce the law.
Staunton. Va, oct. 17.-Saturday
night two prisoners broke jail here.
loosening the bars with tools left by
plumbers, and lowering themselves by
their bedclothing. One of the prisoners
was young white man named Thomas.
convicted OF stealing cattle. and the
other was a negro who had been recap
tured after escaping from the city chain
gang.
Winchester. Va. Oct. 17--Robert
Chapman, son OF James Chapman. aged
IA years. is now lying at the point OF
death with a gaping wound in his side
the result OF a gunshot. Young Chap
man and Benjamin Cline. also a l. :.
engaged In q friendly scufie for the
possession of an old musket, with
which they proposed killing crows
when the weapon was dicharged. the
contents entering Chapman's left side.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 17.-Dr. Donald A
Taylor. acting assistant surgeon in the
general hospital at Fort Mcpherson
is dead OF peritonltis. DR.. Taylor's i'll.
ness was due to hard work in the hos
| pital, he having contracted malaria
| while attending to the wants of the
sick men brought to Mcpherson h
was the son OF Major Blair D. Taylor
surgeon in charge at Fort Mcpherson
and a graduate OF the University o.
Virginia.
Charleston. s. c., Oct Is. w. II
| Robertson. colonel OF the First regi
| ment, National Guards OF South Caro-
| lima. was suspended by an order from
| Adjutant General Watts yesterday.
was reported some days ago that Rob
ertson had pawned seven Springfield,
rifles belonging 20 one OF the local com
| panies in the regiment, and when tn
| matter was investigated the guns wer
found in Charleston pawnshop. Thi
| was sufficient for the suspension. Tn
| National Guard is a colored organiza
ton.
| Newport News, Va, Oct. ia rio
| occurred at a saloon In Phoebus lat
last night. Five regulars from For
! Monroe were shot, one being killed an
another MORALLY wounded. No civilian
were hurt. 1t is understood that tn
men were shot by the proprietor O
employees of the saloon, which is own
ed by p. f. Eagan. After the shootin
the soldiers set fire to the saloon. Ate
continuing their threatening demon
STATIONS for some time the riotous sol
diers were taken in custody by a deta
from Fort Monroe.
Charleston. Oct. Ex-senator b. r
Tillman has sent Mayor Smythe a cop
of q letter from General Corbin. /
which the latter says. among othe
things: Savannah. Ca, has bee
chosen as one of the ports at whic
we shall embark troops. The secretar
OF war desires me to inform you that /
will give instruction that Charlesto
also be used for this purpose. In oths
words, he desires to arrange that shil
, ping be as nearly as possible divide
between the two ports of Charlesto
and Savannah"
Bristol. Va, Get. 15.-Hon. r. ]
Butler, state senator from the First di
trict of Tennessee and the Republics
: nominee for reelection. received a ia
a few days ago. from the effects
which he is critically i'll and may n
recover. Mr.. Butler iS about 40 yea
of age. He has seen more OF publ
: life than did the late Senator Isham
| Harris, of Tennessee, having constan
ly held some public office for nearly
years. He was ten years a member
the United States congress in the low
r house from the First district of TIE
nessee.
Bristol, Va, Oct. 16.-Bristors fir
carnival and street fair. which was he
on Wednesday. Thursday and Frid;
- of the past week, was a brilliant su
e cess, and was attended by thousan
of people from southwest Virginia a.
east Tennessee. The principal stree
q were gaily decorated. The chief &
b fractions were the historical. CONNIE
II cial and floral parades. Bristors
9 sources and advantages were new
IS shown to better advantage. There we
d three halls containing exhibits repl
} senting the natural resources and t
e | agricultural products OF southwest V
lie ginia and east Tennessee and the indl
1T tries of Bristol.
Shepherdstown, w. Va, Oct a.
shocking accident occurred near She
herdstown at 5 o'clock this afternos
by which Joseph Welshans, a you
FL about Is years OF age, was instan
l. killed. He and two other boys, La
renee Brown and Paul Davis, his &C
sin, were hunting rabbits on Quar-
Hin. near the cement hill, a mile bel
lie town The boys were sitting in
n group and the gun carried by Bro
was being examined by them. WI
Brown was working at the stock
some means the gun was Academia
IN discharged. The whole load entered
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