Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-09

captured another after a DESPERATE
light. The burglars had entered half a
dozen houses and were finally located
In a store. They fought desperately,
and Nicely was badly hurt.
Defuniak Springs, Fla, March A.
There was an attempt to wreck a
crowded excursion train Saturday
night nine miles west of Defuniak
The attempt was discovered before any
damage was done. With bloodhounds
the sherin yesterday captured two
negroes charged with the crime. II is
supposed wholesale robbery from the
bodies of the passengers was the mo-
tive.
Tampa, Fla, March 4.-The cigar
makers in the factory of Lapaz e Par
sons went out on a novel strike Sat-
urday afternoon. Every factory has a
reader" whose duty It is to read to
the workmen. The reader Saturday
was instructed to read from a book to
which the women objected on the
ground Of immortality. The men claim
ed the book was misjudged. The man
asement was powerless, and as a result
OF the disagreement both sides follow
ed their leaders to the streets.
Charleston, Feb. 2S.-Yesterday Carl
Sanberg. while playing on a city dump
at West Point mill, on the bank Of
Cooper river, this city, found Sc, 900 In
money and certified checks. The boy
took the find to his grandfather.
Charles Colson, who reported the facts
and delivered the letters to the postal
authorities here. The package of let
tiers in which the money was found
Is supposed to have been carelessly
dropped at the postofice here and
swept out as rubbish.
Savannah, Ca, March 6.-A Joint
commission OF the Rhode Island So
ciety OF the Cincinnati and the Georgia
Historical society, hesnded by Col. Asa
b. Gardiner. president OF the former.
yesterday afternoon discovered the re-
mains OF Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of the
revolution. They were in the vault of
Gen. Jones, in the Colonial cemetery.
No tnterment had been made in the
vault In 100 years. The name plate of
Gen. Greene's coffin, rusted fragments
OF his sword, number OF colonial
army buttons and the generals skull
were recovered The Identification
seems perfect. 1t has not yet been de-
cided what will be done with the bones
and relics
Birmingham, Ala. March 4.-Ten
days ago Mrs. Charles A. Foote. wife
OF a prominent contractor at Bessemer.
was found dead in the kitchen of her
home with her head almost severed.
"A bloody table knife lay under her
body and there were evidences of
terrible struggle. The theory of sui
eide was advanced by some and of
murder by others. The coroner's fury
began an investigation, and on Satur-
DAY last Charles A. Foote, the hus-
band, was arrested as an accessory 10
the murder of Mrs. Foote. Arthur
Foote. aged Is years, n son Of the wo-
man, IL in Jail at Atlanta charged with
being the principal in the crime. The
woman's life was insured for $4,000.
The elder Foote denies the crime.
Tampa, Fla, March 2.-Horace Nc
Call, negro hunting guide, armed
with shotgun, entered a Plant sys-
tenn passenger train here yesterday
morning, went to the baggage car and
covered the messenger, Marion Rob-
erts. Before the negro could shoot
Roberts escaped. Mccall then ran
through the day coaches and Conduc-
tor w. I. Hubbard, ignorant of what
had happened, ordered him to leave the
train. Instead OF doing so Mccall
smptied load from his gun In the
conductors face and shoulders. Hub
bard then shot the negro six times.
each bullet taking effect He was in
stantly killed. Hubbards wounds are
not serious.
Atlanta, Ca, March Mrs. G. A..
Buchanan, who resides at 95 Spring
street, in the heart OF a prominent
residence section OF the city, and with
In two blocks OF the governors man
sion, was the victim yesterday OF an
outrage which has caused much excite
ment In Atlanta. Mrs. Buchanan was
compelled at the point OF pistol. held
by burly negro, to give him all the
money in the house and cook break
fast for him. The negro then bound
Mrs. Buchanan to a bed and set fire
TO her clothes. Her screams brought
assistance and she was rescued before
being badly burned. About noon Mrs
Buchanan relapsed into a comatose
state and physicians consider her con-