Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-17
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

Savannah, Ca. Dec. 13.-Bob Brewer,
the noted outlaw. who figured so con-
spicuously in the "Jesup riot" ten
years ago. was captured at johnson
Station Sunday night by a sheriff's
posse. He made an attempt TO escape,
and was shot twice. To prevent lynch
ing he was brought to Savannah.
Memphis. Tenn. Dec. 12.-Mrs. Mary
Jones Walthall, wife OF the late Sem
ator Walthan. OF Mississippi. died in
this city Saturday night aged IS. Her
death was due TO a general decline I'm
health, which began Immediately after
the death OF Senator Walthal last
April. Mrs. Walthall was well known
and very popular in Washington.
GAINESVILLE. Tenn. Dec. Sat 1850 in
the morning City Marshal A. d. Bry-
ant, of Mckenzie, was shot in the back
OF the head and instantly killed while
seated at the telegraph office here. The
murderer was a boy of Mckenzie nam
ed Hughey Mccall Mccall fed TO his
home and committed suicide by taking
morphine. The cause alleged for the
murder was that Bryant arrested Nc
Call last Saturday for drunkenness
and city law violations
Newport News, Va, Dec. 12.-Henry
Reffet, a private in the First Ken
lucky regiment. was killed and Henry
c. Brehme, private OF the same regi-
ment. seriously wounded Saturday
night by a sentinel who was stationed
at the gangplank OF the transport Ber-
lin. which brought the regiment from
Porto Rico. The men started to board
the transport. but did not have a pass
They ignored the injunction OF the SEN
| try to stop. and when they attempted
] 10 pass him he struck each OF them
over the head with his bayonet. Ref
fett's skull was fractured and he died
| soon after.
Birmingham, Ala. Dec S.-An ex-
/ plosion OF gas occurred in the Zoneida
+, mines. Is miles south of here. in Shelby
county. yesterday. killing three men
and perhaps fatally wounding three
others. The dead are: John Kinselor,
mine foreman: Wade Griffin. miner.
Peter Walker. miner. The presence OF
gas had been detected and Kinselor,
Walker and Griffin went into one OF the
| rooms to investigate. A terrific expIo-
sion occurred, the three men being
hurled against the wall and fatally
burned. A moment later a second ex-
| plosion took place in the adjacent room
Just as Its three occupants were fleeing.
They were badly burned.
| Montgomery, Ala, Dec 14-Lieuten-
: ant Hobson spent a portion of yes
terday at Selma, where he was ten
dered public reception, which was at
tended by large crowd. He arrived al
Montgomery at $50. Five thousand
: persons were at the depot to meet and
greet him. He was driven to the can
itol, where the legislature was in SEES
sion. The governor made a short
| speech, and then Speaker Walter. a
boyhood chum of the lieutenant, in
troduced him to the assembled crowd
Hobson spoke for about Is minutes
He was then driven to the city hall
where everyone had a chance to shake
his hand.
Charleston. w. Va. Dec. 1s.-At a
school exhibition near Poca, this coun-
ty, crowd OF young men attempted
to break up the performance. when
/ Mr.. Fisher, a teacher. objected and
tried to eject them. They turned or
him and several of the audience COM
Ing to his assistance caused a general
free for all fight between two factions
who have had a long standing feud
| Harry Flasher was shot in the heart
and died instantly; Harry Carney was
shot In the back and IS dying; Ralph
Jones and two others were fatally shot,
| George Gibson was shot in the hands,
Haz Harding had his skull crushed
and several others received wounds
The end is not yet.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 10.-Texas was
/ blizzard swept Thursday night and YES.
! terday. All kinds of weather, rain. hail
sleet, snow and a driving wind. have
prevailed. The snowfall in western
Texas and the Pan Handle district is
very heavy, and traffic has been delay
ed OF stopped. Fourteen inches OF
snow are reported from some places
IN the Pan Handle. while in northern
eastern. central and southern Texas
the fall is about four inche- All un-
picked cotton viii suffer greatly, but
the snow almost assures a fine wheat
crop, of which cereal there is a largely
increased acreage. Reports from this
indian Territory say the storm In thai
section is very severe.