Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-07-21
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSER
Thursday, July II.


Alaska, under martial law.
Bodies of 16S victims of the Hoboken
horror have been recovered thus far.
Oscar Sisco, of South Canaan, Pa,
while beating his wife, was shot dead
by his 1S-year-old son.
Six-year-old Willie DAILY, of New
York, "just for fun," set fire to the
clothes OF his baby sister, Kate, and
the child was burned to death.
Friday, July 13.
BY an explosion in an old coal shaft
at Williamsport, Pa, William Punch.
aged SO, was killed and David Samuels
seriously injured.
Charles R. Westervelt, secretary and
treasurer of the Dime Savings bank. of
Newark, N. j., confesses to a defalca-
ton of $4,000 to $4,000. He is in Jail.
Beers overwhelmed a British force
OF 300 at Nitrai's Mex, Is miles from
Pretoria, after days fighting. Brit
ish casualties 100. and 200 captured.
James M. Beck has left the Demo-
cratic party and has been appointed
United States assistant attorney gener-
al. James B. Holland succeeds him as
district attorney of Philadelphia
Saturday, July n.
Paul Bluet C'Max O'Rell') is suf-
fering from appendicitis in London.
Spain. having no interests to defend
In China, will send no war vessels
there.
John r. Gear, United States senator
from Iowa, died in Washington, aged
75'years
The wheat crop Of Minnesota and
North and South Dakota this year will
reach 135, zoo, 900 to 150, 900 900 bushels.
against 21e;O0O.OOO bushels last year.
Bryan and Stevenson will be for
mally notified of their nominations at
Indianapolis on Aug. s.
The reports that a fresh revolution
has broken out in Venezuela are
strongly denied in Caracas.
Monday, July 16.
A cloudburst at Coleman, Tex, re-
suited in the death of at least 10 per-
sons.
Fire destroyed six business blocks
in Prescott, Ariz., causing over 81, OO0,-
600 loss,
George Chance, the well known labor
leader, died of cancer of the stomach
at his home in Philadelphia, aged 81.
Gen. De Pollieux, who figured prom
affair, died yesterday at Quimper,
France.
John G.. woolley, Of Illinois. Pro-
hibition candidate for the presidency,
will be officially notified in Chicago
next Friday evening.
Col. Henry Mccormick, of Harris
burg, veteran OF the civil war and
well known iron manufacturer, died at
In l.,r 4
county, Pa, Saturday, aged 60.
Tuesday, July II.
Manuel Alvarez Calderon has been
appointed Peruvian minister to the
United States.
Heavy rains in northern Kansas
yesterday broke a drought OF FIVE
weeks duration and saved the corn
crop.
The Indiana Socialist Labor party
has placed a full ticket in the field,
with Philip More, of Indianapolis, at
the head.
In 81 athletic events at the Paris ex-
position contests Americans won 16
championships and secured Is seconds
and II thirds.
Terry McGovern, Brooklyn feather
weight, defeated Frank Erne, OF Buff
faio, lightweight champion, at New
York last night.
Wednesday, July Is.
There are 5000 striking cigarmakers
in New York, half OF them girls.
Governor General Wood, Of Cuba, is
in Washington for consultation with
the president.
A mob at Gainesville, Ills, inflamed
by reports from China, demolished a
Chinese laundry.
For splitting in the face OF William
Loiszeaux. at Plainfield, N. j., Hugh
Knox paid a fine of $40.
A colored tramp arrested at Dover,
Del, had on his person a note for $500
and set Of burglars tools.
The governors of Indiana and Illi-
nois have rendered the services of vol
unteers to fight the Chinese.
Senator Hanna has gone to Chicago
to select western headquarters for the
Republican national committee.