Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-20
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Macon, Ca. Oct. 17.-Frank Harde-
mann, tramp negro, was lynched at
Weilston early yesterday morning for
assaulting Mrs. b. H. Pierson, the wife
or a Baptist preacher. The woman's
three small children were in the room
at the time, and raised an alarm. The
negro buried himself In a cotton patch,
but was found and lynched. His body
was hung by the side OF the railroad
In view or passengers on the cars.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. Is. Bishop
Charles b. Galloway, president Of the
general board Of education OF the
Methodist Episcopal church south, to-
day issued call to the 100000 Meth
od1sts In the south to assemble in their
places OF worship on the night of the
last day or the year to hold an old
Fashioned watch meeting SIS a fitting
climax to the Twentieth century fund
movement. The fund now amounts to
81, 100, 900.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. IA con-
servative estimate OF Florida's orange
crop this year places the yield at l.
OOO,O0O boxes. An extra large yield
Will be had in Manatee, HilIborough
and Desoto counties. The groves are
In healthy condition, AID within two
weeks the fruit will begin to be mar
keted. Before the freeze in 1895. when
the yield was 100000 boxes, they sold
at so cents, but this year the average
price per box is 81.
cambridge, Ca, Oct, 13.-Charles
Patrick Hillary committed suicide
here Thursday night by taking 40
grains of morphine. He was an actor,
and was here with the Robson Theatre
company. The cause of the suicide is
| supposed to have been jealousy of a
member of the company. He was de-
respondent, and before the perform
ance took the morphine and succumbed
to its influence in the second act. He
| died about o'clock yesterday morn
| ing.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 14.-The indica-
lions are that the vote polled In this
state at the coming election will be
small; much smaller than it was in
the presidential contest four years ago.
! This falling off will be attributable en-
tirely to the fact that there has been
| little or no contest except in one or
two of the congressional districts. It
will not surprise the Democratic mana
gers If the vote falls off this year more
than $4,000. The Republican managers
express similar views.
Ashburn, Ga, Oct. 13. Thomas
Barnes, is years old, a student at the
Collegiate Institute, died on Wednes-
day from stage fright He had been
assigned as speaker at a public
| meeting. He went on the stage and
started to deliver his speech, but after
saying few words threw his hand to
his breast and fell, expiring immedi-
ately. Physicians who examined the
| body believe extreme nervous fright
stopped the action of the heart They
| could find no trace OF organic disease.
Blacksburg, Va, Oct. 14.-While he
was working in the woodshop of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Cadet
Sergeant w. w. Davidson, of Middle
town, Frederick county, had his left
arm drawn into the rapidly revolving
knives of joiner and 1t was cut off
Just below the elbow. Though the arm
was badly damaged, 1t is possible that
the elbow joint may be saved. Cadet
Davidson showed great deal OF nerve
after the accident He went to the in
stitute hospital, distance of nearly
400 yards, without assistance.
Piedmont, w. Va, Oct. 15.-James F.
Stanton, of Preston county, this state.
met horrible death from hydrophobia
He served in the Second Virginia regi-
ment during the war with Spain. He
was i'll only few days, but was so
violent that three men could not re-
strain him. He escaped from them and
fell dead on the porch. He was bitten
last July. The dog died and Stanton's
wound healed. Nothing more was
thought about it until his eyes be-
came bloodshot and in1amed and he
could swallow neither food nor water
He was about 30 years old, and leaves
a widow and one child.
Petersburg, Va, Oct 14.-William
Westmoreland, aged 50 years, was as
sassinated this morning between 1 and
z o'clock at the Pocahontas cotton
mills, at the foot of Wyoming street.
in Battersea, suburb OF Petersburg,
where he was employed as private
night Waterman. Westmoreland was
required to make rounds of the mills
every hour, and his watchman's time
detecter showed that he had made
round of the mills at o'clock. At the
time ne was shot he was I'm the act of
going into the office, which is only a
few yards from the mills. Three white
men hafling from North Carolina are
being held by the police on suspicion
OF being implicated in the murder.
Key West, Fla, Oct. 13.-Ex-Fire
Chief b. F. H. Bowers, deputy sheriff.
jailor and prominent politician, is
in jail for killing Mrs. Charlotte
| knowles. The tragedy occurred at the
house of the Knowles woman on Fort
street, and is mystery. Bowers was
defeated in the recent city election for
hre CHIEF, position he held since
1880, and since has shown marked evil
dences Of melancholia. He went to
Mrs. Knowles home, accompanied by
two male friends. Suddenly he drew
a pistol and pointing it toward one
or his male friends exclaimed: Move
| your head" He then suddenly chang
ed the direction of his pistol toward
Mrs. Knowles and fired, the bullet
passing through her head, killing her
instantly. Bowers claims that the pis-
toll was discharged by accident.
Berkeley Springs, w. Va, Oct. IA
Jimmy" Adams has returned from
the Klondike. When he left here three