Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-03-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.


Richard Allen, q robber, and Tom
Holmes, murderer, both negroes. were
lynched by mob at Mayheld. Ky.
British ship Asia was wrecked on
Ground Shoal. near Nantucket. Mass.
Eighteen were lost and three rescued
Henry Williams. a negro. shoe and
killed Ethel Gray. q white girl, at Oak
land. CAL. and then committed suicide.
Ex-Mayor w. ]. Piero. OF Massilon,
o., is under arrest for alleged compile
ity in the robbery OF the Massilon post
office.
An avalanche at South Quebec. Can
ada, engulfed two houses under a Cliff.
Lewis Anglers and two children ans
Mrs. King were killed.
Friday. Feb. eB.
The Spanish cruiser vizcaya left
New York harbor for Havana direct
Experiments will be made in rural
free mail delivery In Burlington county.
N. J.. and Bucks county. Pa
Mrs Daniel Manning was elected
president OF the Daughters Of the
American Revolution by the Washing
ton convention
DR.. Gstling. who is experimenting
the construction of a big gun at Cleve-
land. thinks the coast defenses are not
Wual they SnOuiG De-
The interior department has decided
| that IL must be shown that a PensioneI
was addicted TO drink at the time the
son can bts annulled-
Saturday. Feb. &C.
The Kentucky house has passed tn,
sweeping anti-cigarette bill.
Floods and avalanches have partl,
destroyed the mining town OF Mont,
Cristo. Wash
In the fight between Tommy Ryan an,
George Green at San Francisco las
night. Ryan Won In is rounds.
Acting President Cooper. of Hawaii
advises caution at home, lest annexation
negotiations meet with failure.
The governments receipts from sal
OF public lands during the past ten year
were upwards Of $5S,o00.0OO. and the ex
penses nearly $7,000.00o.
Chairman Walker, OF the house com
mite on banking and currency. appear
to be antagonistic to the bill prepare
by the Indianapolis monetary conventio
Monday, Feb. IS.
During a fire at Kalamazoo. Mich
chemicals in n laboratory exploded
killing six firemen and four others.
@. H. Lawrence. of Lcominstel
Mass, Is dead. the third victim of
boiler explosion on an Ice harvestin
plant
! The Seth anniversary Of California
! statehood. In 1901, viii be celebrate
: by another nidwinter fair at Sa
, Francisco
Six sailors ana the daughter OF Car
tain Wilhelmensen, of the Norwegia
N 49, -
Para, Brazil
The Cedar Rapids (Ia-) postmaste
spent an anxious eight hours keepin
watch on 81. 0Oo. coo in gold. being tran.
ferred from Japan to New York.
The French line passenger steame
: La Champagne. which is several day
, overdue, was towed into the harbor {
Halifax. N. s.. having been disable
! ! at sea-
fl Tuesday March 4.
3 Copper has been found in large quar-
} titles at Leithsville. Lehigh county. Pi
! 1t IL stated authoritatively that n
river and harbor bin viii be reporte
at this session OF congress.
f, General w. b. Tsliaferro, who wa
commander OF the Virginia troops dm
ing John Browns raid, is dead
D William Warren jumped into a sha
low Turkish bath at New York an
was killed by striking upon his head.
Should the next California legisls
ture be Democratic. Governor Bud
will be q candidate OF United State
senator.
Cyrus e. Breeder. the defaultin
cashier OF the Bethlehem Ra.) banl
= was sentenced to seven years in tt
: penitentiary.
> Wednesday, March 2.
The bodies OF two men were foun
T frozen on the Skaguay trail on Feb l
r The Turkish press censors suppresss
: the news OF the attempted ASSESSING
} ton OF King George OF Greece.
j. The bill authorizing the ennstmel
n OF two additional regiments of artilleI
win not come up in the national houi
j. until Friday.
& Professor Hansen has been maxim
: interesting agricultural studies in Ru
> sia and vicinity In the interest OF tn
i government.
! Sixteen men OF the French ban
> overheard during a gale OF the Au
tralian coast.
! William Dodson, of Chicago. kin.
: himself in a sensational manner I
jumping from a third story windo
. to a crowded sidewalk.
!, A terrific hurricane has devastatt
! New Caledonia doing great damal
4 to shipping. A French gunboat Wi
!. sunk Off the Loyalty Islands.
Adam Weaver, who killed depu
constable and wounded q constable
Bursonvills. Pa, spent Sunday Mig
as a lodger in the Portland Pa locl<u
+ There will be no relief expedite
i sent to the Klondixe- The war depar
ment announces that the project h,