Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-31
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

Alexandria, Va, March 2S.-Frank,
alias "Nooks," Payne last night shot
and almost instantly killed Thomas
Bryant as the result of q quarrel over
six cents, growing out OF a game of
cards Both are young negroes.
Payne claims the act was done In self
defense.
Richmond, Va, March 24.-Reuben
Grfggs (colored), aged 10 years, was
hanged at Cumberland Court House
yesterday for criminal assault upon q
girl or his own race, aged 2 years. At
the last moment his nerve gave way,
and he had to be supported by FIVE men
while the moose was being adjusted.
Charleston, s. c., March 25.-The
York cotton mills, OF Yorkville. this
state, has announced that they will
on next pay day chip 3 per cent from
the annual dividend and add IL to the
wages OF operatives The wages of
some OF the employees had been in
creased 3S per cent. These were not
includeG In the present increase.
Belair, Nd, March 27.-Lewis Harris,
colored, who was arrested here Sum
day night for committing q feionious
assault on Miss Anne McIlvaine, a re-
cluse. was lynched last night Sheriff
Kinart and his deputy fought to pro-
tect their prisoner and fired into the
mob, wounding two OF them. They
were overpowered.
Norfolk. Va, March 23.-Two we'll
known citizens of Emporia, ]. N. We'll
ton and j. w. Saunders, left that place
for Trego, a station on the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad. Walking along
the railroad they met two tramps, one
white and the other a negro, who held
them up. On showing resistance the
two men were shot and robbed. When
found Saunders was dead and Welton
barely alive, but having sufficient
strength to give a description OF the
murderers. The tramps were arrested.
Memphis, March ga decision rem
dered In the United States court by
Judge Hammond yesterday establishes
an important precedent in bankruptcy
proceedings. The important principle
emphasized by Judge Hammond's de-
cision Is that a merchant, when he
sells his stock as whole, must apply
the proceeds to the satisfaction OF his
creditors claims; that 1t is as much
against the bankruptcy law to conceal
or transfer money with a view to de-
Z auding creditors as 1t Is to hide or
transfer any other form of property.
Meridian. Miss. March 26.-The case
of Mrs. Lille A. Stewart and Guy Jack,
Of Scooba, Miss, VS.. the Mutual Re-
serve Fund Life Insurance association,
of New York, for the recovery of S10,-
900 on the life OF Charles T. Stewart,
who was poisoned, for which crime
DR.. w. II. Lipscomb, his family physi-
clan, was convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life, ended Sat-
urday in verdict for the insurance
company. Jack was indicted jointly
with Lipscomb for the murder OF
Stewart, but was acquitted. He was
the beneficiary by the death of Stew
art. Lipscomb died in prison.
West Point, Ga, March 27.-The fast
mail on the Atlanta and West Point
railroad was wrecked at Ossanippa
Creek, nine miles south of this place,
yesterday. One man was killed and 10
people injured, some of them serious
ly. The dead man is Reuben J. Oslin,
OF Atlanta, express messenger. w. B.
Blount, baggage master, Atlanta, had
nine ribs broken and was injured in
ternally; +. e. Cox, mail agent, six
ribs broken, legs badly bruised; Jo-
seph +. Johnson, Atlanta, travelling for
= Winston, N. c., house, three ribs
SrOksn. Twelve others sustained in
yuries more or less serious. The wreck
is believed to have been caused by
spreading rails.