Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-22

Tuscaloosa, Fla. Sept 15.-A man
supposed to be Frank McGill, of
Brownwood, Tex, killed himself here
Thursday night. He came here from
Jackson. Miss. and told several peo-
pie he had lost a daughter and three
grandchildren in the Galveston food.
Among his effects was letter from
the cashier &C the First National bank.
OF Brownwood. Tex.
Savar nah. Ga, Sept. 1S.-Six negroes
paid the penalty of their lives last
evening for their unwillingness to
wait 20 minutes for a ferryboat. They
were iaborers at the Seaboard Air Line
terminals, across the river from this
city. They were in a hurry to reach
the city, and embarked in a small
nat bottom batteau. which was cap
sized by the swell of passing boat.
Norfolk, Va, Sept. Thames d.
Flynn, of Newport News. has been
named as the labor candidate for con-
gress from the Second Virginia dis
trtct. This announcement was made
this morning as result of an all-day
conference of labor organizations held
in Norfolk yesterday. The nominee is
a machinist. employed in the shipyard
at Newport News.
Piedmont, w. Va, Sept. 17.-Mr.
Samuel Jones, of Floyd, Garrett coun-
ty, Md, was in town today and carried
off the honcrs of the giant of Garrett
county" He is feet 10 inches tall.
and although Ga years of age is hale.
hearty and straight as in his youth.
He was born and always lived at
Frankville (now Floyd postoffice). He
has wife and three children and is a
farmer by occupation.
Charlottesville, Va, Sept. 17-Jerry
Cottrell, colored, was lodged in Jail
here this evening charged with the
murder of his half sister, Margaret. 10
miles south of Charlottesville. The
negro, who is believed to be insane.
first assaulted his mother. and then
with stone b2at out his sisters brains.
The crime occurred at z o'clock this
morning. Cottrell made his escape.
but was captured this afternoon.
Richmond. Sept 14.-At a meeting
yesterday of Republicans at New Kent
Courthouse delegates were elected to
the Republican congressional conven-
tion of this district, which meets in
Manchester Oct. 16. They we're in
structed to vote for a gold Democrat.
The sentiment of the meeting was that
no Republican could be elected in this
district, and policy dictated this course.
This is the first meeting in Virginia to
instruct for gold Democratic nominee
for congress.
Petersburg. Sept. 14.-Rev. II. w.
Battle, ID. D., a pastor of the First Bap-
fist church in this city, received to-
night telegram announcing the criti-
cal illness of his father, Gen. Cullen A.
Battle, at his home at Newbern. N. G.
The telegram stated that Gen. Battle
was not expected to live, and DR.. Battle
left at once for his fathers bedside.
During the civil war Gen. Battle was
one OF the most prominent generals in
the Confederate army. having COM
manded an Alabama brigade.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 17.-At Rock
Hill, S. c., Saturday morning Harry
A. Brown was shot dead by Paul r.
Bratton. Bratton and his brother John
drove from Yorkville, Is miles away,
and when they we're received at the
door OF Browns house at a. m. by
the latter's brother-inllaw Paul Brat
ton slipped In behind and fired two
shots into the room where Brown was
sleeping with his wife. The victim
died In half an hour. The Brattons
and their negro driver, Will Caldwell,
were arrested.
Memphis, Sept. IA masked mob
Of between 60 and 100 men broke into
the Jail at Tunica, Miss, early today
and took out three negroes. whom they
strung up to tree within 100 yards OF
the jail. Not a shot was fired. The
dead negroes are Frank Brown, who
shot Frank Cheshire, a prosperous
planter, at Oak Landing, six months
ago; David Moore, who shot Dan Bose
we'll ten days ago. and William Brown,
who, with confederates, shot and cut
to death a young white man at State
Levee last month.
Jellico, Tenn. Sept. 1.-THE confer
ence between coal operators and min
ers in the southeastern Kentucky ind
Jellico coal fields ended last night, the
miners accepting the proposition OF
the operators, which was an advance
of 715 per cent over the wage scale of
last year, which expired on Aug. 81.
The advance on the rate per ton is
from 45 to 4715 cents. The agreement
Is binding on all the union miners in
the Kentucky and -Jellico
field, the Middlesborough district, the
Cincinnati southern district and the
Coal Creek and Briceville districts.
Frankfort. KY, Sept. 1S.-The first
really sensational testimony in the
trial OF James Howard, charged with
having fired the shot that killed WILL
lam Goebl, was given yesterday. Bow
man Gaines, a local liveryman, posi-
lively identified Howard as the man
who ran out from the rear of the state
house grounds and jumped over the
fence Immediately after the shooting.
James Stubblefield, a one legged and
one armed ex-deputy sheriff of Clay
county, testified that Howard exulting-
ly told him that he fired the shot that
took Goebel's life, adding: IL never
sight down my gun barrel but what ]
get meat or money, and this time 1 got
both" Howard, he says, declared he