Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-12-17
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

savannah, la Lee. lo.-bOD bfeWSI,
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 Walthal, wife of the late Sen
ator Walthall of mississippi, died in
this city Saturday night. aged So. Her
death was due to a general decline In
health, which began Immediately after
the death of Senator Walthall last
April. Mrs. Walthall was well known
and very popular in Washington.
Clarksville. Tenn, Dec. Sat 1880 in
the morning City Marshal A. ID. 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 fled 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.
Reffet, private in the First Ken
lucky regiment. was killed and Henry
c. Brehme a private Of the same regi-
nnent. 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 pass
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try to stop, and when they attempted
to 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. San 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 explo-
sion occurred the three men being
hurled against the wall and fatally
burned A moment later a second ex-
just as its three occupants were fleeing.
They were badly burned.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 4.-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 at
Montgomery at $3.50 Five thousand
persons were at the depot to meet and
greet him. He was driven to the cap
itol. where the legislature was in ses-
sion. The governor made 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 chance to shake
his hand.
Charleston, W. Va, Dec. 13.--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 on
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. I0.-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 ia western
Texas and the Pan Handle district is
very heavy and traffic has been delay
ed or 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 inches All I'M
picked cotton will suffer greatly, but
the snow almost assures a fine wheat
crop, of which cereal there is a largely
increased acreage. Reports from the
Indian Territory say the storm in that
section is very severe.