Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-11-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
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1t is now believed that the Wrench
government will order Major March
and to evacuate Fashoda.
Matthew p. Anderson. a student nj
Wyoming seminary. Kingston. Pa. n
dead from injuries received while play
ing football.
Nickola Tesla. the electrician. has
invented a process by which he pro-
poses to transmit electric power to any
part OF the world without the use OF
wires.
Cuban soldiers under General Rios
offered to do police duty for rasIons.
General Wood replied that no ratSons
would be furstshed unless they dis
armed.
An open switch near Omaha result
ed I'm rear end collision on the Union
Pacific road. Engineer Hindman, Fire
man Ranan and Brakemaa orin1a
were killed.
Friday, Oct. az.
The president will soon Issue an order
removing 5000 places from civH service
rules.
Steamer L. II. Doty was wrecked
in Lake Michigan OF Kenosha, Wis.
and 10 men were lost
Two battalions or Kansas volunteers
left San Francisco on the transport
steamer Indiana for Manila.
SPANS peace commissioners have
yielded to the American demands tSat
Spain shall assume the Cuban debt.
In fight with I'VE renegade Indians
near Canyon City, Ore, one of the
sheriff's posse and All eve Indians were
killed.
The three masted schooner ST. Vim
cent was wrecked near Sodus, on Lake
Ontario. OF seven on board. including
the captains wife, only Captain Griffin
was rescued.
Saturday, Oct. go.
General Kitchener, the aveneer Of
Gordon, has been elevated to the peer
age.
Major Marchand has left Fashoda,
and it is believed his force wM be re-
called.
The gold fever is spreading at NAL
vern, o., and farmers are refusing fab
ulous offers for their land.
Soldiers at Camp Hamilton. Lexing-
ton, Ky, threaten to strike against the
limited issue of leaves OF absence
San Francisco wrecking company
seeks permission to raise the wreck Of
the Maine. 1t will probably be granted.
Mrs. Botkin was indicted in San
ming in Dover, Del. by poisoned candy
sent by mail
Colonel George waring, who was sent
to Havana by President Mckinley to
investigate sanitary conditions, died OF
yellow fever in New York
William EIwood murdered his niece.
Fannie Lasheil, at Leonora, Kan. be-
cause she refused to marry him. Then
he shot himself. and may die.
Monday, Oct. 81.
Katie Booze, IL years old broke into
and robbed the postofice at Linoleum-
vile, S. L.
General Bianco WIN leave Havana
Nov. 20, to avoid Witnessing American
occupation.
John Reed, the famous bunco steerer.
escaped from the custody Of an officer
at Worcester Mass.
The French court OF cessation on
Saturday decided in favor of revision
OF the Dreyfus case.
Emperor william and his royal
spouse were received with great re-
joicings in Jerusalem.
Camp Meade, at MiddIetown, Pa. viii
be evacuated by the middle of Novem-
Der, the troops going south.
Tuesday. Nov. L.
The trans Mississippi exposition at
Omaha, just ended, was a financial sue
cess.
Colorado volunteers in Manila object
TO garrison duty, and want to be mus
tered out
Japan's cabinet resigned in a body,
being unable to agree on the portfolio
OF education.
Mr.. Hanna. our consul in Porto Rico,
advises Americans that there is nowork
there for them.
Major Gensral Lawton succeeds Gen
eral Graham as commander OF the Sec
ond army corps.
Colonel w. S. Worth. of the Sixteenth
infantry, wounded at San Juan has
been made a brigadier general and or
dered mustered out