Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-01
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday. Sept 2e.


Michigan Republicans unanimously
renominated Governor PinEree for an
other term.
When General Toral arrived at Bo-
tara, Spain. he was Kissed by the pop
ulace. and beat a retreat.
Colonel John Hay, ex-ambassador to
England and the new premier. arrived
at New York. and win join the cabinet
in few days.
The body OF Winnie Davis was es-
corted from the hotel to the station at
Narragansett Pier, r. L. by a detail OF
G. A. r. men.
Connecticut's Democratic convention
nominated ex-United States Treasurer
ID. N. Morgan for governor and refused
TO reaffirm the Chicago platform.
Silver Democrats OF the First Mary
land district nominated William Willis
for congress in opposition to the regu-
lar Democratic nominee. gold man.
Friday. Sept. 20.
The emperor OF China has resigned
his power to the dowager empress.
Populist Governor Smith. of Arizona.
has formally returned to the Demo-
cratic fold.
New Jersey Republicans nominated
Foster NJ Voorhees, for governor by
reclamation.
General King and detachment. now
at Honolulu. has been ordered to pro-
coed to Manila.
Santiago's revenue, according to a
report of General Lawton, will reach
81. 1900 annually.
The dismembered body found at
Bridgeport. Conn, has been fully iden-
titled as that of Miss Emma Gill, of
Southington.
Filipo Agoncillo and Jose Lopez.
representing Aguinaldo. arrived at San
Francisco en- route TO Washington to
interview the president.
Saturday. Sept. ga
Richard Malcolm Johnson. lecturer
and novelist. died in Baltimore, aged 76.
About 500 applicants for pensions
arising from the late war have already
been presented.
Our government will demand Of Spain
the immediate evacuation of Cuba. No
delay will be tolerated.
General Garcia, OF the Cuban army.
received an enthusiastic welcome on
his return to Santiago. in which Ameri-
cans Joined.
BY a rush OF coal in a Nanticoke
(Pa.) mine George II. Morgan. aged "a,
John Shannon, aged 81. and John A.
Jones. aged %, were killed.
Sickness is increasing among the
American troops I'm Porto Rico, there
being $500 under treatment.
Colonel Picquart. the French army
officer accused OF selling state secrets,
is not permitted to see even his at
torney.
The Spanish government has per-
I'D
body OF Christopher Columbus from
Havana TO Spanish soil at once.
Colonel Bryans visit to Washington
diers of the Third Nebraska, whom he
wishes to have discharged at their re-
quest.
Monday. sept. 90.
Ten thousand Spaniards in Porto
Rico refuse TO live under our flag. and
demand transportation to Spain.
The lighter Monitor foundered in st.
Mary's river. near Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, and five men were drowned.
The British steamer Rheubina was
sunk off Cape Villano by the Spanish
steamer Carthagena. Only two were
rescued.
Rev. Cyrus r. Brady. of Philadelphia,
chaplain of the First Pennsylvania,
vigorously criticizes mismanagement
at Chickamauga.
Lieutenant Hobson has succeeded In
floating the sunken Spanish steamer
Maria Teresa, off Santiago, and she
will be added to our navy
Tuesday, Sept. 81.
Colonel William jennings Bryan is
i'll with malarial fever in Washington.
Typhoid fever is spreading at Camp
Meade. Middletown, Pa, and New York
regiments Will be isolated.
Our peace commissioners have ar
rived in Paris. and viii commence
business promptly.
A cyclone swept over ST. Catharines
and Merriton, Ont, destroying con-
siderable property AMI killing five ger
sons. .-~.
Our troops occupy now fully four
hfths Of Porto Rico the Spaniards re-
firing upon San Juan fl ,ni all dircc-
tions.
Fanny Davenport (Afrs. Melbourne
McDowelD. the well known actress,
died at her summer home in Duxbury,
Mass.