Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-06-15
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Norfolk, Va, juno 1.-THE machin-
lists strike In Norfolk was settled yes
terday and the machine shop proprie-
aors signed an agreement granting g 9
hour day with 10 Aours' pay. The
wcrkmen made sopss concessions on
other points In their demands, but the
result ia victory rer the mnchinists.
ATLANTA, Ca, June to. d. Dunton,
q yard conductor in The employ OF the
Southern railway, was bound over last
evening without BAN to the superior
court on the charge OF murder. Evil
dencs heard at the preliminary trial
tended to show that punton was on the
switch engine which on Tuesday ran
into the Macon passenger train on the
Southern, killing three people.
Atlanta, Ga, June L.-Bessie Jack
son. adopted dsughtes Of B. c. Flower.
a dairymsn at Poplss Springs, a sub
urb. was found near Aer home yester-
day with her throat cut A negro boy
named Gathro English has been arrest
ed on suspicion. At the coroner's In
quest DR.. J. H. Green testified that the
girl had been assaulted. There was,
however, no direct testimony implica.
ting the negro.
Opelousas, La, June ga terrific
cyclone passed across the extreme
northwestern corner OF ehis town late
yesterday afternoon ene almost COM
pletely demolished the extensive build
ings Of the San Landry cotton oil
mill, killed Albert GautreaHx aged IA,
and seriously injured John Zoder, q
young white man, both OF whom were
employed there, and completely demol-
ished three residences. The path OF
the cyclone was only about 400 feet.
Hewburg, w. Va, June s.-whNs sit
ting on chair, with her baby on her
lap. Mrs. Mary Lynch, Of this place
was accidentally shot and killed en-
Thursday by his sister-in-law, Mas
Lynch, aged Is years, daughter C
Theodore Lynch. The young lady was
cleaning out a bureau drawer, when
she picked up revolver. Thinking 1t
was not loaded. she pointed 1t at Mrs.
Lynch. saying: How easily I could
shoot you" The revolver was OF the
self-action pattern and the slightest
pressure caused II to go on.
Norfolk. Va, June s.-william Cad.
dy. an 1S-year-old boy, was killed In a
peculiar manner In the store Of J. c.
Boyd. Boyd, who for some time past
had been missing goods from his store,
fastened shotgun under the counter
In such a manner that by opening the
cash drawer II would explode. After
| the trap was set Thursday night the
storekesper retired. A few hours later
he heard the report OF the gun. Young
Caddy lay dead in the store, under the
| counter.
Carrollton, Ca, June S.-The nerve
OF obscure Georgia sheriff, whose
name is Joseph Merrill, yesterday up
| held the law OF the state and saved
the life Of a negro from a mob. In
protecting the negro. who was saved
from the gsllows only few hours be
fore through the efforts Of his law
yers, one life was lost and two msn
were wounded. The arrival OF the
state militia avsrted threatened trou
BILE last night, and at o'clock q speeiaI
train bearing the negro. whose crime
Was the murder Of . little white boy
whom he found fishing alone. and hiI
guard was speeding toward Atlantis
Ths man killed in attacking the Iai
WAS George Bennett. Of Carrollton. anS
the wounded men are Thomas Smith
also Of Carrollton, and An unknoWr
man, presumably q farmer.