Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-11-17

The mother and all the children died
| IN few hours after their birth. The
woman was only Is years old. Her
husband is farmer.
Charlotte, N. c., Nov. 12.-Safe
crackers blew open the safes in the
| postofiice and In the general merchan-
! disc store of j. z. Black & Co. at
Matthews, N. c., early Saturday morn
ing and secured nearly $1,000 in cash.
The robbers were tracked to the depot.
where they probably took a train pass
Ing there at $50 a. m.
Anderson, Tex, Nov. SIN a street
duel yesterday growing out of the
county politics John Bradley and Dep
uty Sheriff William l.. Scott were kill
ed and John Bradley, Jr., and Sheriff
Garrett Scott were fatally wounded.
1t is feared further trouble will en-
sue, as much excitement prevails
among the friends of both sides.
Charleston, w. Va, Nov. 9.-This af-
ternoon while 0akford Johnson. the
12-year-old son Of S. H. Johnson, of
Montgomery, was handling a shotgun
at the home of his grandmother in
Coalburg, near here, it was discharged
and the contents entered the lads
stomach, tearing his bowels to pieces
fering was short, but most terrible
The childs screams sickened ali
around.
Orlando, Fla, Nov. 13.-The body of
George A. Hume, the rich orange
grower who committed suicide by
drowning Friday, was found floating
in the lake yesterday as the search was
about to be abandoned. His business
affairs are in perfect condition and his
orange prospects were more encourage
ing than since the freeze of 1895, his
groves being the largest in this sec
ton OF the state. 1t is believed he was
temporarily insane.
New Orleans, Nov. 12.-William
Daniels and Ross Johnson were on Sat-
urday convicted of murder at Lake
Charles, La, and sentenced to the
state penitentiary for life. On Sept. 81
or this year an attempt was made by
negro at Lake Charles TO assault a
white woman. The fellow was lodged
in jail, and at night a mob gathered
and attempted to break into the prison.
The sheriff's deputies resisted and one
of their number was killed.
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 13.-The an
nual convention of the knights OF La
Dor of the United States and Canada
was called to order in this city TO-DAY
and will be dominated by the HAYES
faction, split having occurred in the
ranks Of the order since the last con-
vention. The Parson wing, which has
resorted to the courts, will take no
part in the convention. Tho split I'm
the order arises over the efforts of the
executive board to GUST Hayes as sec
rotary and treasurer.
Morgantown, w. Va, Nov. 9.-In this
section little was talked of today be-
sides the great oil we'll drilled in the
Lewis county field yesterday. Reports
received today say it is still making
$50 barrels an hour, or so more than
the Coplay "gusher," which came in
about three weeks ago. There was a
general movement of oil operators to
the field today, almost a carload going
through here from Pittsburg and the
Pennsylvania fields. Each one of them
Will try to get leases on some OF the
territory.
Sinver'S Cargo.
From the time we first got on board
he SLAYER had we heard means. cries
ana rumblings coming from below,
and as soon as the captain and crew
were removed, the matches had been
taken off, when there arose a hot
blast as from a charnel house, sick
ening and overpowering. In the hold
were 300 human beings, gasping,
struggling for breath, dying; their
bodies, limbs, faces, all expressing ter
rible suffering. In their agonizing
fight for life, some had torn or
wounded themselves or their neigh
bors dreadfully: some were stifened
in the most unnatural positions. As
soon as l knew the condition of things
/ sent the boat back for the doctor
and some whisky. He returned bring
ing also the captain, and for an hour
or more we were all hard at work
lifting and helping the poor creatures
on deck, where they were laid out in
rows. little water and stimulant
revived most of them; some, however,
were dead or too far gone to be re-
suscitated. The doctor worked earn
estly over each one, but II were be-
yond human skill. AS fast as he pro-
nounced them dead they were quickly
dropped overboard.-J. Taylor Wood,
in Atlantic.