Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-06
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

| ing to protest that he was an tnno-
cent man. Prom the scaffold he spoke
| brieny, claiming TO the last that he was
Innocent.
Tampa. Fla. Oct. 3.-An attempt was
made Monday to blow up the immense
| dam of the Tampa Electric company.
| six miles from this city, the unexp1od-
ed dynamite being found yesterday.
| The work cost $500, 000 and was de.
stroyed by people in the neighborhood
two years ago. 1t backs water over
a large territory in securing power to
run an electric plant. and people liv-
ing In the neighborhood are opposed
| TO Its maintenance. An extra BODY OF
guards was plseed on duty.
Atlanta. Ca. Sept 29.-Hon. Charles
! A. Collier. former mayer OF Atlanta.
| and commissioner to the Paris exposi-
ton, died yesterday from the effects OF
an accidental pistol wound received
Thursday morning. Mr.. Collier was
not conscious at any time afser receiv-
ing the wound. and the facts attending
1T are not known. Circumstances indf-
cate, however that Mr.. Collier fell
| from the steps of the porch in the rear
of his residence while investigating
some noise that had awakened him.
Laurens. S. c., Oct. Friday night
the home of Mary Bridges, a colored
woman, was blown up with a dynamite
bomb. The whole city was startled by
the explosion, and the house was de-
molished. The woman was away from
home, and no one was injured. Yes
| terday George Anderson, colored. was
arrested for the attempt He was
| enamored of the woman, but she re-
jected him. as he has another wife. The
day before the explosion he threatened
her life.
Elberton. Ca. Sept. 2S.-George Bell.
young white man, was shot and killed
about two miles below here yesterday
by VIII Branch, a negro. Branch, who
had been charged. with stealing cotton,
had wounded a young man named
Mills, who attempted to arrest him.
Later he was arrested by Bell and an
other man. While under arrest Branch
snatched shotgun from Bells hands
and blew off the top OF his head with
1t and escaped. Posses are out search
Ing for Branch, and IL captured by
others than the sheriff he is likely to
be severely dealt with by a mob.
Memphis, Sept. 2S.-The official fig
ures of the census OF Memphis. Is
sued from Washington yesterday.
which had been held back for verifica-
ton because they showed such a large
increase, were the occasion OF a cele-
bration here last night. parade of
$4,000 people, accompanied by several
brass bands and carrying torches.
marched through the principal streets.
The figures given out-1Q2, 800, an in
crease of 5S.65 per cent-bring Mem
phis forward from the sixth city IN the
south in 1890. including New Orleans
and Louisville, TO the third in 1900.
Atlanta. Ga. Sept. 27-Charges have
been filed with the prison commission
OF Georgia by Solicitor ]. w. Edmond
son, of Brooks county, against the Nc
Rec convict camp managers in Lown-
des county, this state, in the form of
afiidavits from prominent citizens to
the effect that the McRee brothers have
kidnapped innocent men and women
and made them work under armed
guards for an indefinite period. II is
charged that one practice OF the McRee
camp has been to employ "trappers" TO
arrest innocentnegroes passing through
the county and without the form of
trial to imprison them and put them
to work
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 27.-The gov
eminent is preparing TO give the coast
residents of Florida a more satisfac-
i tory signal service in the event OF ap-
A .
ton director of the weather bureau
for the state, has received from Wash
ington several tall towers made OF
steel. which are to be erected as storm
warning towers in different sections
of the state. One OF the towers is to be
erected at Jacksonville, one at Fer
nandina, one at Miami, one at Fort
George and two at other points. Each
OF the towers is rs feet high. From
these towers 1t is proposed to hoist the
storm signals, day and night.
Manassas, Va, Sept. 2S.-Prof. ]. c.
Beahm, principal of the Prince WILL
lam normal school at Brentsville, in
this county, was arrested late Wednes-
day night and lodged In Jail at this
fplace upon a warrant charging him
with having committed a felonious as
sault upon young girl, Is year OF
age, who was a pupil at his school.
, Yesterday be was taken before Justice
Rice for a preliminary hearing, but
waived an examination and was COM
mitted to Jail to await the action of
the grand jury, which will convene on
Monday next. The girl alleges that
the assault occurred several weeks ago,
and that her life was threatened by
Beahm in case the facts were diVulged
Charleston, S. c.. Sept. 2S.-The anti
lynching law OF this state, making the
county responsible for damages to the
family OF the victim, has received an
other black eye. On Jan. 4, 1897, Isaac
Brown, negro, was found hanging to
the railroad crossing at Stillton, Or
augsburg county, his neck broken and
his body riddled with bullets. Browns
father brought suit against the county
for damages last year, but the jury
Il
county. The verdict was set aside by
Judge Gage. and another trial of the
same case has been had this week and
another verdict rendered for the coun-
ty. The defeAse offered no testimony.
relying on the failure to prove lynch
ing.
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