Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-09-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday. Sept. 8.

ASulnaidO mas sent a committee OF
three Ffhpinos to interview President
Mckinley.
The international yacht races Of next
year will take place off New York har-
bor beginning Oct g..
In fight for possession Of a hall be-
tween rival Republican sflverites in
Colorado Springs. Colo. c. S. Harris
was killed.
General wheeler's 17-year-old son
and Lieutenant Kirkpatrick were
drowned while bathing at Montaulk
Point, L. l.
On the demand of Sir Claude Mac
Donald. British ambassador at Pekin.
Ii Hung Chang has been dismissed
from power.
General Miles issues a statement In
directly attacking Secretary Ayers
opposition to him (Aiiles) in the con-
duct Of they
Friday. Sept o.
General Polaueja's new party is
growing in Spain. and he may succeed
Sagasta as premier.
Brigadier General Miner u. 8. A..
retired. died suddenly in Washington
Thursday, aged SO.
With the exception OF few details
to guard government property. Camp
Alger is now deserted.
six cases of yellow fever have de-
veloped in Colonel Sargent's Fifth i'm
mune" regiment at Santiago.
United States Senator Kennev. of
Delaware. has been again indicted for
completely with Boggs in wreckins the
Dover bank.
Saturday. Sept. 10.
The famous Ocean House. at New
port. was totally destroyed by fire.
Senator George Gray. Of Delaware,
has consented to act as a peace COM
missioner at Paris.
Colonel Roosevelt. OF the Rough
Riders. has been named for governor
of New York by the City club.
General Cassius NJ. Clay. of Ken
lucky, has been divorced from his
child wife. Dora Richardson Clay.
The Ladies of the c. A. r.. in con-
vention at Cincinnati. elected Mrs
Agnes Winslow, of Chicago. president
AT a meeting held in Poughkeepsie
n. Y. to aid sick soldiers at Camp
Wixoff. Captain Evans criticized the
governments neglect of it's heroes
Manuel Estrada Cabrera has been
elected president OF Guatemala. Hs
was vice president under Barrios, and
succeeded to the presidency when
Barrios was assassinated.
Monday. Sept. lie.
Admiral Cervera and 1.700 Spanish
prisoners sailed from Portsmouth, N
H.. for Santander. Spain.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie arrived al
Baltimore with members of the Mary.
land naval reserves from Porto Rico
OF the Spanish prisoners recently
sent from Guantanamo, Cuba, II is be-
lieved that half Will die zen route e
Spain
The Eighteenth Pennsylvania regi.
ment arrived at Pittsburg from CamE
Meade. and received an enthusiast.
greeting.
A gasoline explosion on South street
Philadelphia. totally wrecked thre,
buildings and killed five persons, foul
of one family.
New Westminster, 3. c., was fam,
swept on Sunday. The whole bushes.
portion was destroyed and the peopl,
are suffering. Loss. $500, 900.
Jerome. Ariz, was completely de
stroyed by fire Sunday. There ar,
seven known dead. 10 missing and $3.50.
600 worth Of property destroyed.
Captain Higginson, of the Massachu
sets, has been made a commodore, an,
Assistant Naval Constructor Richmon,
p. Hobson full naval constructor.
Tuesday Sept. L.
A movement in Chicago contemplate
national naval reserve.
General Woods enforcement of clean
Illness in Santiago has reduced tn
death rate from 20 to 40 daily.
| In an interview at Cavite, Aguinald
declared that the Philippines insur
gents dc not want annexation, but in
dependence.
In the recent massacre Of Christian
at Gambia, Crete. 600 men, women an
children were either burned alive O
slain on the streets.
The Republicans won with decrease
majorities In the Maine election. Messrs
Reed, Dingley. Burleigh and BoutelI
were reelected to congress.
In the Spanish senate Count D'AIme
mas declared that Generals Weylel
Blanco, Linares and Primo de River
and Admiral cervera should be dis
graced.