Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-09-07
and two trainmen fatally injured.


and two trainmen fatally injured.
Richmond. Va. ept s.-In the con-
siitutional convention yesterday Dele
gate Pedigo. of Henry county, moved
that the convention adjourn In honor
OF Labor Day. The motion was lost.
only Mr.. Pedigo and one other mem
Der voting for it.
Irwinville. Ga. Aug. 29.-Thieves
broke into the post ONCE at Mystic. a
small station en- the Triton and North
eastern railroad. last night. rified the
cash drawer and stole two money
order books. When they left they at
tempted TO set fire to the building. but
were unsuccessful.
Pensacola. Fla. Aug. 2s.-James
Sweat, a special deputy sheriff, was
cogoe las night. He was aboard a
train with six negro prisoners bound
for this ely. Men secreted In the
wooG~ n~ed into the train. A posse il
now - pursuit.
Shreveport. La. Sept. 2.-Yesterday
closed he most prosperous cotton sea-
son Shreveport has ever known. The
receipts du ing the past year were
312,007 bales. which makes Shreveport
the third interior cotton centre in the
world. being outdistanced only by
Houston and Memphis.
Wetumpka, Ala, Aug. 31.-Last
night the jury hearing the cases OF
John Strength and Martin Fuller, who
are charged with having participated
In the lynching OF Robert White, a
negro, returned a verdict OF guilty OF
murder in the second degree. and sen
fenced the defendants to ten years IN
the penitentiary.
Wetumpka. Ala. Sept John
Thomas has been convicted OF com.
plicity In the lynching of Robert
White, for which three men have al.
ready been given penitentiary sent.
ences ranging from life imprisonment
TO ten years. The Jury fixed Thomas
punishment at ten years in the peni.
Tertiary.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 2S.-Thomas
Johnson secured temporary possession
OF purse containing $4,270 in gold
and gresnbacks in a gambling house
here yesterday. He took the purse
from table. held Ave men at bay
with revolver and backed out Of the
place. The police captured him
nearby and recovered the money.
Danville. Va, Aug. ga passen.
ger train on the Southern railway ran
into a washout ten miles from this
city about 3 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. inuring 4 number OF people, but
none seriously. The washout was
caused by a little creek which had
become swollen from n heavy rain on
Monday night.
Mobile. Ala. Aug. 2s.--It was report
ed two weeks ago that while Frank
Shugrus and wife, OF Mobile, were Wis
itinS the Buffalo Exposition Shugrus
had disappeared, and Il was feared
that he had been waylaid and killed.
Mira Shugrue returned home, and at.
ter the lapse of another week received
word from relatives in Cleveland, O..
that Shugrue was there.
Columbia. 8. c.. Sept. AT Cherry
Grove, N. c.. one mile from the line
OF South Carolina. Felix Foley was
shot and killed last night by an un.
known man. supposed to have been q
moonshiner against whom Foley was
witness. Foley was called to his
gate by man, who said he wanted to
see him, and when he came within 20
steps OF the murderer the man fred
at Foley. killing him instantly.
Savannah. Ca, Sept S.-The Labor
Day parade was led by the negro union
OF bricklayers. Last night the unions
went to Tybee Island. 20 miles from
here. where there occurred what prom
issd to become a general and danger.
Gus riot between civilians and soldiers
from Fort ScreVen. call was sent TO
the fort for troops to quell the dis.
turbance, but for some reason there
was no response. After the rioting had
subsidized 1t was found that there were
many broken heads and noses, but no
fatalities.
Richmond. Va, Aug. 31-At the
constitutional convention yesterday
Mr.. Sommers, Republican, assaiIed the
Democratic party and also made a
sharp attack on Ex-Governor Cameron,
member OF the convention. Before
Mr.Sommers had completed his speech
many OF the Democratic members had
quickly withdrawn from the hall.
When he had concluded there were
only 20 members present Mr.. Thomas
Leo Moore. the Republican member
from Montgomery. followed Mr.. Som
mere and made speech that evoked
muGh applause. He said that Mr.
Sommers did not speak for the Re
iuSlicans on the floor, ..----,.rS,
Charleston, s. c.. Aug. s0.--Presi
dent Smith-Whaley, Of the large cot
ton hn.Is In Columbia. has issued q
statement In which he declares that
reports OF the shutting down of the
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