Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15

succeed hon. Thomas s. Martin In the
United States senate. This informa-
, tion is derived from a close personal
and political friend OF the governor.
lie viii take this action IN Difference
TO the wishes OF free silver advocates
End the promoters or the MGy confer
rnce.
Macon, Ca. July ia special from
LGcrOss. Ca. says that the representa-
tive of that county, Hon. Henry Single
terry, aged so. was assasslnated last
night while going from his store to his
home near by. The body was found
half hour after the killing. The
head was crushed in as ifb a bIudgeon.
Dogs have been secured and searching
parties have gone from Americas and
Leesburg.
Columbia, S. c., July Sat midnight
Ex-Governor John Peter Richardson
died suddenly at his suite of rooms at
the Hotel Jerome of heart disease. He
had been in failing health for some
years. He was 90 years of age and
leaves widow. He was governor for
two terms. and was succeeded by
present United States Senator TilIman.
He belonged TO a family that has fur
nished in all five governors to the state
of South Carolina, exclusive of himself.
Lexington, KY, July 1O.-Anent a
story sent out from Bowling Green
that the Democrats would hold a new
convention to nominate a new state
ticket on which Colonel w. c. p.
Breckenridge would probably be the
nominee for governor, Colonel Breck-
| inridge said: Il am not only a can
didate for the nomination for governor,
but 1 would not accept a nomination
for that or any other Office from any
party
Birmingham, Ala. July 1.-THE coal
miners at the Milldale mines and the
mines of the Standard Coal company at
Brookwood, Tuscaloosa county. went
out on strike yesterday. They claim
the mines are not paying the wages
schedule agreed upon at the conven-
tion of July 1. Five hundred men are
affected by the strike. The output of
the mines is domestic coal. The oper-
ators do not get the profit made in iron
that the larger operators get and say
they cannot AFFORD to pay the wages of
the iron sliding scale. No overtures
Of settlement have yet been made
Atlanta, Ca, July 8.-GeneraI Joseph
Wheeler has written a book on the
operations Of his cavalry during the
civil war, and 1t will be published for
the benefit of the Wheeler cavalry
camps throughout the south. At a
meeting of Wheeler's Cavalry Camp
last night a letter was read from the
Albanian in which he stated that he
had compiled a lot of notes after the
war which had never been printed. He
signified the intention of sending 500
to start the work, and said he would
accept no royalty. The book will be
published at once by an Atlanta firm.
Richmond, Va, July S.-The first
| portrait statue of President Jefferson
Davis will be unveiled in Hollywood
this fall. 1t is expected at the same
time the monument to Miss Winnie
Davis, to be erected by the contribu-
lions OF the Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy, will be unveiled. The statue of
President Davis has been finished IN
clay and formally accepted by Mrs.
Davis. 1t will soon be cast in bronze.
The total height of the figure will be
about IL feet, that of the figure alone
being a trifie over 71S feet. The ped
estai, which will be Of southern gran
lite, viii be of simple design. and will
bear on its face the name and age of
Mr.. Davis, and possibly an additional
appropriate inscription
Atlanta, July 10.-While hunting for
some negroes who broke Jail at Fair
burn on Saturday citizens of Camp
bell county yesterday shot and killed
Abner Calhoun, an innocent negro
The killing occurred in Campbell coun-
ty, short distance from Palmetto and
Newman, which was the scene of seri-
Gus racial urbances six months ago
Calhoun, on seeing white men with
guns approaching him, started to run
He was called upon to halt, but un-
needing was shot down. Another
negro. ]. W. Tatum. one of the es-
capped convicts, was slightly wounded
before being captured. Tatum and
Dimmerson, two of the party who es-
capped from jail. were brought here fol
safe keeping. Glenn Watts, anothe,
one Of the party, gave himself up
while Isham Brown is still at large
They were the four out of the nine
who escaped the fury OF the mob the
night five were killed in the ware
house in Palmetto.