Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-05
a1nNkRAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

brother ALI on Tuesday in the Mount
ain Hill district OF Harris county
| Louis Moore and John williams were
lighting, and ALI Moore tried to sepa-
rate them. All the parties are negroes.
/ London, Ky, Dec. S1-Four men have
been killed and ten wounded in Clay
county fights within the past two
weeks, while two other Clay county
men were killed and two wounded in
| fight just over the Clay county line
during the same period, makink a total
of six killed and II wounded within
two weeks. The factions are again
becoming hostile, and drastic meas
ures may be necessary to Quell the
feudists.
Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 27.-The ma
tional maritime congress, called by
the governor Of Georgia to assemble
here Jan. 30, is receiving attention
| throughout the Union, and has assum-
ed a patriotic form in the southern
states. The congress will be non-sec-
| tional and non-political, but national.
Its aims are to discuss and suggest
| methods for restoring the merchant
marine of the United States to its
former prestige.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. IA private dis
patch received in Atlanta from New
York city contained the information
| that Edward G. Coffman, the alleged
absconding secretary and treasurer of
the Southern Agricultural company.
| and manager of the Atlanta Handle
works, committed suicide in New York
Sunday night. These companies were
| financed largely by Milwaukee men,
and the president of the company, S.
La-dauer, killed himself In Atlanta
| about six months ago.
Fayetteville, w. Va, Dec. 29.-Great
| excitement prevailed among the col
| ored people here last night over the ar
| rival OF 25 negroes who had been ar
] rested at Star and held for the grand
jury for having attempted to lynch
Esquire Workman, at that place, on
Christmas night. Workman had ar
| rested a negro on Christmas day for
| disorderly conduct Later some ne
groes tried to rescue the prisoner. and
one Of them was killed. Then followed
the attempt to lynch Workman.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 29.-George
Fuller, negro, was lynched Thurs
day night near Marion, Perry county.
Wednesday night the barn Of Dennis
Cummings was burned, together with
several hundred bushels of corn, a
large amount OF forage and seven
mules. Fuller had been a tenant of
Cummings, aud had made threats con-
corning settlement. He was arrested,
and while on the way to Marion a
body of masked men took him from the
officers and hanged him to a tree.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 27.-Magis-
trate Strohecker, of Red Top, a no.
torious negro settlement, gave orders
yesterday that all negro couples living
there would have to marry. Since no.
tiee was made several days ago that
such orders would be issued by the
magistrate It. is said rs couples have
been married. Magistrate Strohecker
maintains that a man will fight quick
er for his paramour than for his wife.
and to stop the run OF crime in that
locality has directed the negroes to
become legally man and wife.
Columbia, S. c., Dec. 27.-Statisties
from the office of the secretary OF state
thow that in 1900 81 new cotton mills
We're chartered in South Carolina and
IA old ones increased their capital
stock by reason OF engagements, the
aggregate capital employed being ST.
1000, While during lS99-190e the new
mills numbered ~ and the enlarge
ments 80, with an aggregate capital OF
SIS 500, 900. This does not include 10
mills commissioned In 1900 but not
yet organized, whose proposed capital
aggregated 81 500 900. This is a record
unapproached in the south or in the
I country.
Norfolk, Va, Dec. 2S.-A telegram
was received here today announcing
the sudden death of Rev. JOSEPH E.
Martin at Clarksdale, Miss, this morn
| Ing. DR.. Martin was 60 years OF age
and a native OF Pennsylvania, whence
he came to Virginia at the outbreak OF
| the civil war. He was Confederate
army chaplain and after the war join
ed the Virginia Methodist conference,
being stationed in Portsmouth from
| 1857 to 1871. Later he Joined the Epis-
| copal denomination and was rector OF
q church at Jackson, Tenn, at the
time of his death. DR.. Martin was one
Of the officiating clersymen at the flu
neral of Jefferson Davis,
Abbeville, S. c., Dec. S1.-Three men
were killed here Saturday night as the
| result OF drunken mans spleen and
malice. Two OF them were the sheriff
OF the county and a highly respected
northerner, William Kyle, of Massa-
| chusetts, who has been experimenting
the building OF cotton mill in Able
VILE. Kyle and others were playing
cards at the hotel, when John Dansby
threw two dollars on the table and said
play for this. This was refused, and
an alteration ensued. Dansby sudden
ly drew pistol and shot Kyle In the
abdomen. He then backed out of the
room, declaring that he would shoot
any man who attempted to stop hIya'
He was followed to the home ef his
| father-in-law and when Sherift Rap
nedy ordered him to surrender he came
out and commenced firing. Both the
sheriff and Dansby were killed in
stantly and Kyle died today.
Deadlock Predicted In Delaware.
| Dover, DEL, ian. 1.-The Delaware
| general assembly nrea nizah this after