Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, Dec. 81.

thursday. Dec. u.
Hon. Joseph McKenna, ex-attornev
general, yesterday took his scat as a
justice of the supreme court.
Mrs. Daniel r. Hanna, the senator's
daughter-in-law. is suing for divorce
on charges of neglect and gross cruelty.
The conference of miners and cper-
ators in Chicago resulted in an agree
ment allowing ten cents per ton in
crease and an eight hour day.
The bodies OF 500 infarts have been
found within the past couple OF weeks
at Weehawken and West Hoboken, N.
J. The police are trying 20 capture the
murderers.
Friday. Jan.
Spain has decided TO send the cruiser
Infanta Maria Teresa on a friendly
visit to United States ports.
Detective Larlxins. OF Jersey City.
while hunting for burglars, was himself
mistaken for thief and nearly shot.
Rrigadier hester Arangueron. the
Cuban leader. was killed in a fight with
Spaniards near Taparte, province of
Havana
A bill Will be introduced in the New
Jersey legislature for the appointment
OF state and county commissioners 70
look after dependent children.
Angelo Carbone. an italian awaiting
electrical death in the prison at Sing
Sing. N. Y, has been saved by the con-
fession of Alexander Ciarameno. the
real murderer.
Saturday. Jan. 30.
Claude Wilson was killed at Denver.
Colo. by Edward NJ Calkins, who fened
him to the floor with flst blow.
Druggist Charles Shertich. of Brook
Ign, was badly burned by hydrochloric
acid while trying to remove acork from
a bottle.
Crazed by overwork and fear of vac
cination, Miss Lee Miller, of Atlanta.
fled in a storm to a swamp, and is now
critically Ill.
In the alleged bribery Investigation
IN Ohio no evidence has been produced
to show that Hanna or his agents were
connected in any way with the alleged
briber, Boyce.
Monday. Jan. 81.
Ex-Governor Harris M. Plaisted. of
Maine. died this morning.
Guido Muller, 20 years old. son OF a
wealthy man. burned himself to death
In barn at New Hyde Park, N. Y.
President Diaz. OF Mexico, Is arrang-
ing to visit Philadelphia and all the
other leading cities OF the United States.
Count William Won Bismarck. second
son OF Prince Bismarck, has fought q
duel, is the report in a cable dispatch
from Paris.
An alleged conspiracy has been I'M
earthed at Teheran. Persia, to assassi-
nate the shah.
The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes
a purported confession of Charles q
Kaiser. awaiting the death sentence at
Norristown. Pa, for wife murder, which
declares that ]. A. Clemmer fired the
ratal shot and Miss De Kalb is limo
cent of completely.
Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Daniel L. Braine, rear admiral. II. 3
NJ retired, died in Brooklyn. aged 60.
Andrew Casebeer. 90 years old, was
divorced at Butler, Ind, from his 81
year-old wife.
Several convicts In the Indiana peni-
tertiary have become insane because of
lack of employment.
Mrs. Phoebe Banker lost her life In
trying to save her son from their burn
Ing house in New York.
A monster meteor, which fell near
Dubois, Ia, caused the impression that
an earthquake had occurred.
A 13-year-old boy was in a New York
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mother and threatening to kill her.
Enoch Acker, a young man living in
Paterson, N. J., has become violently
insane from the excessive smoking of
cigarettes.
Foster M. Voorhees, was sworn in to-
day as acting governor of New Jersey
to fiil the unexpired term Of John w
Griggs. now attorney general.
Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Navy officers do not take kindly TO
the idea of christening the battleship
Kentucky with water.
The president has named George NJ.
Powers, of West Virginia, as commits
sioner Of fish and fisheries.
Kansas City. Mo. is flooded with
spurious 81 silver certificates. and the
government is investigating.
The warships Kearsarge and Ken
lucky. building at Newport News. Va.
will be launched about April Is.
The proposed reduction in the car.
rier service of large eastern cities has
been postponed. in Difference to numer-
Gus protests.
A tramp to whom Mrs Tracey OF
Port Chester. N. Y. had given food at
tackled her with a knife, but she vail
antly defended herself with a redhot
poker.