Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-18
WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Thureday, Sod. 3.

Thursday sept -
The Gath annual convention OF me
National Women's Christian temper
snce union win be held at Buffalo. Oct
- 20 Nov. 3.
In a quarter mile race between bicy-
clist and bicycle skater. at Chicago,
the skater won In 80 As seconds, being
given 20 yards start
The London Daily Mails Berlin cor
respondent says Il has been practically
settled that Prince Hohenlohe. the I'M
perial chancellor. viii retire In October.
Pennsylvania Democratic state con-
vsntion nominated Walter e. Ritter for
auditor general and NJ. r. Brown for
state treasurer. ]. NJ Guffey was Sc
lected 70 succeed w. F. Harrity on the
national committee.
Friday, Sept. 3.
The receipts OF wheat at Portland.
Ore. are the biggest in its history at
this time of the year.
Japan IL reported in Washington TO
be secretly negotiating for ths control
OF the Nicarauguan canal.
The demand for horses TO be used on
the Skaguay trails in Alaska Is increas-
ing. There are now there 1900 horses.
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
| pubiicans OF Nebraska united on a full
fusion ticket. each party being repre-
scented.
The Durand bank at Rockford, Ills
failed to open Its doors yesterday. and
| Charles A. Norton. cashier and gen.
eral manager OF the institution, has
disappeared
Saturday, Sept 4.
BY an explosion in the Sunshine MINE
at Glenwood Springs. Colo. II men wer
| killed and many injured
The decision OF Judge Stewart, o
Idaho. that the anti-gambling law 4
unconstitutional has practically NULL
fed all the state laws.
A carrier pigeon from Klondike ha
been caught at Portland. Ore. The mes
sage warned would-be prospectors t
stay away.
Judge Ellsworth, of California, ha
ruled that the bicycle is personal prop
erty and exempt from execution IL use
by the owner In his daily business.
Joseph Guilder and wife We're killed
their 2-year-old boy fatally and 4-year
old girl seriously injured by a train a
Sandy Hill. N. Y. while buggy riding
Monday, Sept. g.
The Kansas corn crop this year wi
amount TO 1851. ESQ bushels,
} President Mckinley Is visiting at tn
summer home of his brother. Abnsl
at Somerset, Pa
The tobacco crop all through Penn
sylvania Is the largest and best
quality of any since 1898.
Deputy State Game Warden W. ]
Wilcox. OF Denver. Colo. was assass
mated By poachers while making a
, arrest.
. Charles p. Rankin and another ma
|. | were blown 20 bits. together with
, horse and buggy in which they wei
. carrying nitro-slyoerins. at Monor
gahsia, Pa
Tuesday, Sept. z.
Setting fire 70 the jail az Fargo.
: D., In order to escape, three tramp
:, were burned to death.
Abe Dorfman, who had burglarized
store In Brooklyn, was shot while fie'
4 ing from a policeman
4 The American 'broncho'' Is to |
/. largely exported from Chicago fl
European cavalry service.
i DR.. c. II. Blackburn and Charl,
}. Martin have been arrested at Evansto
Wy, in connection with the suspieio,
death OF Miss Stanford.
~ Four Italians at Norwalk drank
l. washtubful Of cider with the exceptit
II of one glass, then fought for that glaS
% One was fatally hurt and the 9th
three received serious wounds.
&c Wednesday. Sept. 3.
The National Association OF Lett
Carriers is in convention at San Fra
cisco.
The New York board OF health's e
perts do not fear an outbreak Of yellC
~ fever in that city.
A dispatch from Jamrud says II
reported that Haddah Mullah has d
psrsed his forces and gone home.
is Richard Croker reached New 70
m yesterday from Southampton.
= would say nothing In reference 10 I
b, being the Temmany candidate
4 mayor. but his friends believe he "
=. run