Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-12
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, May 3.


creased wages Of employees in II states.
King Oscar, of Sweden and Norway.
declares strongly in favor Of England
as against the Beers.
The Methodist general conference, at
Chicago, voted to admit laymen on an
equality with clergymen.
North Carolina Republicans nomi-
mated Spencer b. Adams for governor
and Cladius Dockery for lieutenant
governor.
The strike Of the carpenters of Bos-
ton and vicinity practically ended yes
terday by nearly all firms signing the
new wage schedule.
Friday, May 4.
Congressman Baker, of MARYLAND.
has introduced a bill to repeal the
Chinese exclusion act.
Rural free mail delivery Is to be at,
once established in New England, New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Frank z. Bundy, defaulting city cham
berlain Of Elmira, N. Y, was sentenced
to six and & half years. Imprisonment.
William ]. Bryan, who spoke in To-
ledo yesterday, was presented by May
or Sam Jones, the famous non-par-
tisan.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bristow yesterday signed the COM
missions of "a postmasters to fill no.
sitions in Porto Rico. The incum-
bents have been serving under military
| authority.
Saturday, May s.
Samuel and William FarrelIy, father
and son, were killed by sewer gas
while at work in Chicago sewer.
A 12-ton car of molten metal at the
Illinois steel works, Chicago, jumped
the track, fatally burning two men.
In the st. Mando tunnel, near Paris.
two bombs were found on the railroad
track. -Four suspected anarchists were
| arrested.
temporary chairman and Senator
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, permanent
chairman of the Philadelphia Republi-
can convention.
Jacob Kerns and Henry Hill were
crushed to death while working In the
hold Of the steamer Mohawk, at Buff
falo. A bale Of burlap weighing 1000
pounds fell on them.
Monday, May z.
Porch climbers stole Jewels worth
| $4,000 from the home of NJ. NJ. Mum
ster, at Chicago.
| w. G. Endicott, secretary OF war In
Cleveland's first cabinet, died In Bos-
ton Of pneumonia, aged 20.
A Republican convention will be
held at Honolulu on May 15 to select
delegates to the Philadelphia conven-
ton.
| John Garrabrandt, 10 years old. kill
ed 16-year-old Henry Mas in Jersey
City and robbed him of SO, his weeks
| wages.
Gen. Panelon Garcia, second only to
| Aguinaldo in command OF Filipinos,
was captured by Lieut.. Smith, of Gen.
Funston's staff.
| When James Menzes, Of Thibodeaux.
La, arrived in Chicago to wed Ida
| Owens, he found that the bride-elect
had disappeared.
The coming OF age us years) of
| Frederick William, crown prince OF
Germany, was celebrated in a three
day festival, ending yesterday.
| Gen. Simon M. Bailey, who was elect
ed treasurer OF Pennsylvania in 1881.
died In Uniontown Saturday, the re-
suit Of an army wound, aged Ga.
| Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been admit
ted as member of Frank S. Glare
Post, Veterans OF the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, at Indianapolis.
Five additional bodies were removed
from Mine No. 4, at Schofield, Utah, on
Saturday, bringing the total killed by
the recent explosion up to $50.
Tuesday, May 8.
Five more bishops may be added to
the Methodist church in the United
States.
Senior Alberti, an editor In Santiago
de Cuba, was shot dead by an unknown
assassin.
Samuel Gompers, Of New York, ad-
vised strikers to defy Justice Freed
mans Injunction.
Joseph Nobre, for a number OF years
a Republican leader OF Philadelphia.
died last night after long Illness,
aged Ga years.
Jealous Daniel silvercool, of Cleve-
land, failed to kill his wife with an
ak, but succeeded in killing himself
with a razor.
| The condition OF King Otto of Ba-
varia, who has been i'll for some time.
has suddenly experienced a change
for the worse, and the end is soon ex-
pected.
The demonstration In Memphis yes
terday over Admiral Dewey brought
thousands from all sections OF the
south, and his progress was a contin-
| uous ovation.
Wednesday, May o.
Forest fires In Webster county, w.
Va, destroyed over 100000 feet of
fine timber.
The amount OF bonds so far ex-
changed at the treasury for the new
per cent consols is $3.50, 647, $50.
William Martin, Is years old, and
Philip Ryan, 16, were drowned from a
canoe last night in Paradise pond,
Northampton, Mass.
William ]. Bryan returned to Lin
coin, Neb., yesterday for stay of
two months, most of which time will
be spent on his farm near the city.