Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-03
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

mayor OF Louisville In the Republican
primary Of July Is, announced yester.
day that he would not accept the NOM
tnation because of dissatisfaction at
the way the primary was conducted.
! Montgomery, Ala, July 23.-At the
constitutional convention yesterday
section 10 Of the executive department
was adopted as follows: "The Iegis-
lsture shall pass such laws as they
may deem Axpedient TO suppress the
! evil practice II dueling."
| Memphis, Tenn, July 30.-Judge
John L. T. Sneed died here yesterday.
He was an officer In the Mexican
war. brigadier general In the pro-
i visional army OF Tennessee after the
secession OF the state, and after the
I war served on the supreme bench of
the state.
Parkersburg, W. Va, July 30.-The
jury In the Ellis Glenn case is still
out. Today they were excused until
Tuesday. II Is understood they stand
ten for acQuittal and two for convic-
! ton Ellis Glenn apparently is little
: affected by the actions of the Jury and
10 in the best OF humor, occasioned by
her belief that she will be acquitted.
Richmond, Va, July 23.-At the
constitutional convention yesterday
Delegate Richmond, of Scott, present
ed resolution requesting all males
| le years OF age OF over up to so years
to work three to i've days on the pub
lie roads and authorizing boads OF SUI
pervisors to levy a tax OF Is cents on
4; the 800 for road purposes.
Georgetown, S. c., July 3O.-A boiler
In the saw mill of the Winyah Lumber
! company of this place exploded last
night, almost totally wrecking the
! plant Three colored hands were killed
and seven more injured. A schooner
/ lying at the wharf was damaged by
the explosion, and fragments Of the
! machinery were thrown almost into
the town.
Little Rock, Ark, July 30.-Lewis
Haynie, a brother of State Senator
Haynie, and Hopkins Halton, both of
Camden, were killed, according to a
| report received here yesterday, by a
negro named Siegler, whose house a
party OF whites attacked late Saturday
night near Glennville. There are about
400 negroes TO 80 whites In that re-
gion, and further trouble is feared.
Richmond, Va, July 24.-At the con-
stituional convention yesterday it was
recommended that the governors salary
be reduced from $1,000 to $4,000; that
the several offices OF auditor, railroad
commissioner and public printer be
abolished; that every executive office
OF the state. except the superintendent
| OF the penitentiary, be elected by the
people for term OF four years: and
| that no state official shall receive fees
OF any kind. -
Beaufort, s. c.. July 25.--It now ap-
pears that William Cornish, the negro
sailor. who is supposed to have been
| lynched at Port Royal on Sunday
night, was subject OF Great Britain
| He came here from the British West
Indies on a sailing vessel some weeks
ago, and In his department towards
the whites was insolent, claiming the
king of England would protect him. No
trace OF the missing man or his body
has yet been found.
| Memphis, Tenn, July 25.-Dis-
| patches received here yesterday told
or a serious state of affairs at Osceola,
Ark, where, IL was claimed, Sheriff
Bowen and Circuit Clerk Driver re-
fused to yacate their office, although
having been removed by the governor
1t was said that many persons we're
armed. and an outbreak was regarded
as imminent A correspondent was
sent to Osceola yesterday, and at 8
o'clock last night a telegram was re-
ceived from him stating that the stor-
les had been exaggerated.
Beaufort, s. c., July 24.-During last
week negro sailor named William
| Cornish entered the homes OF several
white women at Port Royal and It Is
| alleged attempted assaults upon them.
| On Sunday he was captured and placed
In JAIL there under guard OF a deputy.
About midnight last night the screams
| or q man were heard IN the outskirts
OF the town, followed by six pistol or
rifle shots In rapid succession. This
morning the deputy was found In the
Jail tied hand and foot and his prisoner
1 missing.
Montgomery, Ala, July 26.-The is
sue in the constitutional convention
yesterday was the grandfather clause
In section OF the suffrage article.
Williams, OF Marengo, took the floor
II IA uSAOhSS Vi luS clause. his people,
he said, wanted to get rid of the negro
voter and wanted to disfranchise no
white man.
The negro" said d. L. Hefiin. of
Chambers, "is not 1T to vote, and the
lively imaginations OF the minority
cannot paint him So" He answered
the plea of Governor Oates for the
faithfulness OF the old slaves. They
were all right" said Mr.. Helm, but
are passing away. The time has come
when we have got to look after the
| young bucks"
| Columbia, s. c., July 26.-The state
executive committee late last night
adopted a resolution ruling eSnato,
McLaurin out or che Democratic party
The action was totally unexpected
The resolution was as follows:
Whereas, The Hon. John H. Nc
Laurin, Jr., senator elected to repre-
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