Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-14
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

SAeSnscoIOs IN. u, Apr1I IA trestlo
on the Durham and Charlotte railroad.
nearSGulf, fell in yesterday, wrecking
an accommodation freight and passen-
ger train. Several passengers were. in
1ursd. Miss Knight, OF Sanford, may
de- Howard b. Sterrett, who travels
Tor a Lynchburg, Va, shoe house, IS
deifrfous and in precarious condition.
Richmond. April 7.-Joseph Fletcher,
re-enlisted negro soldier of Troop K.
Ninth cavalry, while drunk on a Chesa-
peake and Ohio train, became danger
ously unruly and had to be tied. On
the arrival OF the train at Staunton he
was put in jail and assaulted Deputy
Sheriff Dawson, who shot and killed
him. Fletcher was from Washington.
Dawson was acquitted by the coroner's
jury,
Way Cross, Ca, April IAN old.
and respectable negro, John Smith.
living near Hasty, in this county, was.
called to his door by unknown parties
Thursday night and shot to death.
Two loads Of buckshot were fred into.
bis body. The murderers drove away.
In buggy and no clew to their iden-
ity has been found. No cause is.
Known for the killing.
Atlanta, April THE GEORGIA.
y
VIII be held in Atlanta on Tuesday.
April 10. The announcement comes in,
the nrture OF surprise, as the execu-
tive committee of the state Demo-
cratic party invited the Populists OF
georgia to return to the ranks of the,
democrats and told them they would
be admitted and allowed to vote at the.
primaries without question.
Baxley Ca, April liking and.
Lewis COSBY, negroes, aged respect
lively IL and IL, paid the death penalty
here yesterday for the murder of Dan
Mimms, farmer near Hazlehurst, on
the night OF March last. Mr.. Mimms
was knocked senseless with an. ak han
die. Mrs. Mimms was also struck, down.
and then Mimms was beaten to death.
Mrs. Mimms had one arm broken and
several bad cuts on her head. Their
child was also badly bruised.
Atlanta, Ca, April Tt Is reported
here that the relat MS between the
various labor orga izations whose
members are employed on, the South
ern railway and the officials OF the
road are so strained that q break may
occur In few days. The telegrapbers
on the system are now voting Strike
or mo strike" for a settlement OF their
grievances. and the result will be
known probably by tonight Engineers,
hremen and trainmen also threaten to
strike. :.
Savannah, Ca, April 6.-Southbound
train No. 80 OF the Southern railway,
from New York to Jacksonville bear
Ing the mails, lost baggage and mail
cars near Ridgeland. S. c., yesterday.
A wood rack took fire and the flames
were communicated to the ties. The
engineer ran slowly over the burning
ties and the engine crossed safely. but
the rails spread and left the baggage
and mail cars over the burning ties.
They were quickly consumed, but their
contents were saved. All traffic was
delayed.
Grafton, W. Va, April 5.-A party of
pennsylvania capitalists yesterday
closed for the purchase OF valuable
coal lands in West Virginia, Including
1000 acres OF coal and coke lands. the
mining town Of Triconnell, near Graf
ton, and % coke ovens in Harrison, Ty-
Ter and BSrhaur counties. The COM
pany has capital stock OF $12O, 900 and,
the main Offices will be located at Con-
nellsville. The company viii erect an,
additional hundred coke ovens at once
and begin operations on a large scale.
The purchase also includes the surface.
Of the lands.