Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-09
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS:

montgomery, Ala, June ga severe
wind and rain storm passed over Mont
gomery last night, doing considerable
eamage The historic Confederate
White House was badly damaged, the
roof being blown on, the chimney
niown down and the interior drenched
Columbia, s. c.. June l.-Jules Glib
son mas been arrested for the murder of
MS brother. Perry, and has confessed.
Jules killed his brother and hid the
body In the woods. Next night he
moved It In cart to an adjoining plan
tation. burying It q field.
Key West, Fla. June 2.-As, the
steamship Bolivar was preparing to
sail from this port yesterday an az
plosion occurred In the boiler room
that almost lifted tho vessel out OF ths
water. Chief Engineer John Thomp-
son, Pablo Zeal, q fireman. and a bow
named Willie Hancock were scalded
70 death by escaping steam
Richmond, June 4.-Rey. BENJAMIN
J. Kelley was consecrated bishop of
savannah at St Peters. the cathedra!
church OF the Virginia diocese. IN
richmond yesterday. Cardinal Glib
Dons. or Baltimore. was the consecra-
tor, assisted by Right Rev. John 7.
Monaghan. bishop OF Wilmington. Del
and Right Rev. Henry p. Northrop.
bishop OF Charleston. Rev. Francis.
Xavier Mccarthy. S. T., was the.
preacher.
Birmingham. Ala, June. 1-Tha.
trouble at Brookwood, mines. OF the.
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company and the United States Nine
Workers OF America, division of Ala
hama, which has existed for several
months, has been brought to an end
The company Will employ United Nina.
Workers, and they are to make NO OBJ
lection to the employment OF knights
or Labor until the close OF the scale
year on July 1.
Frankfort, KY, Juns- 5.-General 7
III. Lewis. former chief justice OF the
court OF appeals, announced yesterday
that he will be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor.
Governor Beckham and Judge James
~. Black are also announced as candi.
dates. General Lewis is the surviving
commander or the famous Orphan bri-
gade, and his followers expect him To
receive the support OF a majority OF
the ex-Confederatss.
Fredericksburg. Va, luna 1.-Afavor
"A. p. Rowe died this morning of heart
trouble. He was conscious until with
In few moments OF his death. Mayor
Rowe was remarkable man and had
man; strong traits OF character. He
had served this city In. many capaci-
ties, having been councilman, member
OF the legislature and at the time of
mis- death was its chief executive. which
ONCE he had filed for five terms nre-
Vious to his reelection May "a last for
another term, OF two years.
Weldon, N, c., June 5.-A collision
occurred on the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, near Weldon, yesterday. in
which two men were instantly killed
and three seriously injured. The At
lantic coast line fast mail train ran
into an open switch at Garysburg. re-
sulting in collision with some freight
cars. The dead: Engineer Cheatham.
one OF the Oldest engineers on the
coast line; unknown white tramp who
was stealing a ride. Mail Clerk Nc
George and two coloFed flremen may
not recover.
Richmond, Va, June 3.-On Saturday
the completion of the Seaboard Air
Line railroad was accomplished by the
0AA'AAo "a SAO AoSN III the main
track of the road in this city. This
was done by little ]. Shelton Williams.
Jr., the son of the president of the
Seaboard system, just as the excursion
train from Tampa, Fla, arrived at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon with his father
on board. The ceremony was attended
by large concourse of people and was
celebrated by parade of the local mill
itia and salute of artillery.
East Radford, Va, June Mike
O'Brien and Dan Cain, two of Walton
Il Luck's employees on the railway cut
OF now building here, killed Clarence
Mcdaniel at Camp B last night.
o'Brien & Cain, after a hard DAYS
drinking, hired a buggy and drove
from here to camp. They walked up
Mcdaniel and forced him to take a
drink. They then got into a scuffie
with him, and while one of them held
him the other dealt him a blow in the
temple with heavy blunt instrument.
killing him instantly. They then got
into the buggy and drove away.