Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-24
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


The Spanish cortes has been pro-
rogued TO put an end to the violent dis
cussions in the senate
w. d. Bynum has resigned the chair
manship OF the national committee OF
the gold Democratic party
Fully $4,000 Philippines insurgents
evacuated the suburbs of Manila, in
obedience to American demands
Senator Hoar. OF Massachusetts,. de-
clines the post of ambassador to Great
Britain. rendered him by the president
Senator James H. Kyle. of South Da-
kota, was stricken with paralysis at q
Cleveland hotel and rendered uncon-
Ecious. His condition is favorable.
Lulgini. the Italian anarchist who
murdered Empress Elizabeth of Aus
tria at Geneva last Saturday. asks to
be tried at Luzerne. where capital pun
ishment is in force
Friday. Sept. I8.
General officers of the volunteer army
are soon to be mustered out
Nevada's Republican ticket is headed
by william MCMILLAN for governor.
General Gomez. the Cuban leader.
strongly opposes annexation to the
| United States.
The body of the murdered Empress
Elizabeth was placed in the Hofburg
at Vienna, with solemn ceremony.
| The recent hurricane in the islands
of Barbados and St. Vincent killed over
/ 500 and rendered $4,000 homeless
Connecticut Republicans nominated
| G. Z. Lonnsbury, a brother OF the ex-
governor. TO head the state ticket,
defeating John Addison Porter. the
presidents secretary.
Saturday, Sept II.
Our peace commissioners left New
York for Paris today.
The North Atlantic squadron has
been reorganized. being reduced from
100 vessels to 80.
Inadequate mail facilities causes
anxiety suspense and sickness amongst
our soldiers at Santiago.
Steamship Gloucester ran down TIT
fishing schooner Alice Jordan Off Mar
tha's Vineyard. Mass Nine sailor
! were drowned.
In an interview Aguinaldo, the Phil
ippine leader. declared that he knew
= nothing of autonomy. and understand
, only absolute independence"
Rev. DR.. John Hall. the veteran pull
pit orator of New York. died at tn
home OF his sister. at Bannock. ireland
q where he was visiting He was SO year
old.
Brigadier General Haskell died sud
denly at Columbus. o.. after greetin
his old regiment, just returned froI
: Cuba. Haskell led the regiment g
. the battle Of El Caney. and was wounc
. ed
Is Monday, Sept. TO-
l. London Life asserts that NJ. lola, Il
d novelist. is to become Catholic prizes
d Attorney General Griggs is no
h mentioned" as ambassador to Grei
y Britain.
ID All of the Spanish prisoners exec
1 eight. too i'll for removal, have lie
ie Santiago.
y Our Porto Rico evacuation commi
&c sioners expect to complete their wo
in three weeks.
= Miss Winnie Davis. "the child OF I
"a Confederacy." died at Narraganst
he Pier, r. l.. aged 49,
IN There is gloom in Naples over I
n eruption of Vesuvius. which daily
IN comes more menacing.
Captain Allyn Capron died at
ne home near Fort Myer. Va, yesterd'
No a victim Of typhoid fever contract
Id, during the siege OF Santiago.
he SPANS peace commissioners
senate, Senior Garniga, General Ger
20 and Senior Villaurrutia-
ID Turkey has yielded to the Brit
Ire ultimatum. the disarmament Of Tu
I'VE ish troops in Gambia, Crete, and s
ne render of participants in the rec
'as massacres-
Tuesday. Sept. 90.
The Duke OF Orleans issues a ma
~, | festo to Frenchmen saying the mil
ras tiers are trying to destroy the Free
OF army
II And now Congressman Hit is I'm
md toned" as ambassador to Great B
ach aim
The emperor of China has issue
series of edicts in which many refol
are proposed.
the The London Times Havana CO
i've spondent asserts that our governn
is suppressing news of the anar
nei existing in parts of Cuba
49, Senator Faulkner. of West Virgi
has accepted the position on the CO
- dian commission made vacant by
a. ator Gray's acceptance of a peace C
~ missionership.