Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-31
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
THURSDAY, March n.

cd a convention for May rs to name
delegates to the national convention.
A locomotive jumped the track at
Altoona, Pa, killing Engineer Kauf-
man and seriously injuring Fireman
Shuman.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs will investigate ex-Consul Ma
crum's charges that the British censor
at Durham opened his official mail.
J. e. Allen, Chicagoan, has pur-
chased 1000, 900 admission tickets to
the Paris exposition. paying half the
regular price. He expects to clear
100000.
Friday, March 23.
A bill In the French chamber will
abolish public executions by the gull
lotine.
On wooster's plantation, Houston
county, Tex, four children OF John
Borden were burned to death In their
home.
The Listowel, Ont, gas works were
wrecked by an explosion which occur
red at midnight. The night Waterman
was killed.
The rebellion which recently broke
out in the province of Entire Rios, Ar
gentina. has collapsed and the rebels
have surrendred their arms.
Crown Princess Stephanie Of Aus
tria and Count Lonyai were married in
Vienna yesterday. BY marrying a
Hungarian nobleman the princess re-
Rounces her rights as an archduchess.
Saturday, March "A.
Exploding boiler in a sawmiH near
Muncie, Ind, killed three men and
wounded four others. one fatally.
Incendiarism continues In Barba-
dos. There were nine plantation fires
during the week ended March IL.
Near Media, Kan, Frank Garment, q
wealthy farmer, killed his wife with a
neck yoke because she refused to live
with him.
The Carnegie company has been re-
organized with a capital of $3.50 600, 900.
MIR. Carnegie holds over $50, 000, 600 and
Mr.. Frick s16.000.00
Exploding collodium In photo
graphic supply house In Philadelphia
wrecked the building, killed Herman
Wise and Charles Warren and injured
four others.
Ex-Alderman William Lyman, of
Chicago, was shot last night during a
political quarrel by ex-State Senator
John T. O'Malley, who was arrested.
Lyman is said to be seriously wounded.
Monday, March &c.
Amos Rusie has signed a contract to
pitch for the New York baseball club
this year.
Richard Croker, the Tammany lead
er. will return to New York from Eng
land early next month.
J. b. Schweitzer, q young artist at
Reno. New, has fallen heir to $500, 900,
left by an uncle In India
Ill health caused DR.. William Yau-
die, state quarantine officer, to blow
out his brains at FL Paso. Tex.
DR.. William A. Bisnau, who went
with Miss Harriet A Clogg, the al
legged Baltimore swindler, to Europe,
was discharged from custody at New
York.
Cashier Frederick J. Filbert, OF Pat
tons bank, Palatine. Ills, who was at
tackled with a hammer by DR.. w. L.
Lewis. morphine fiend on Sept. 20, IL
dead OF his wounds.
Tuesday, March II.
Brazil Is making elaborate prepare
tions to celebrate, on May to 6, the
discovery OF Brazil In 1900.
The Washington Star says Miss
Helen Gould is maintaining nine or ten
army chaplains in the Philippines.
Charles w. Mussey. cashier OF the
Merchants National bank, OF Rutland,
VT. is in Jail, confessed embezzler OF
S145, 900.
Great Britain will give 276 army
commissions to the colonies and so to
Lord Roberts for distribution to the
forces in the field.
Walter Deucher, secretary to the
Swiss legation in Washington, has
been transferred to the post of secre-
tary OF the legation at Rome.
Three stone masons lost their lives
while at work on the new Jail in
Straubing, Bavaria. Seventeen were
severely injured.
Secretary Long has returned to
Washington from Boston, where he de-
livered an address last week.
Charles Scott, after furiously as
saulting his wife and her mother with
chisel at Owosso, Mich, shot him
self dead. Mrs. Scott may die.
"wednesday, March rs.
The French cabinet council decided
that the Paris exposition will open on
April IA.
More than 1000 distinguished guests
will be invited to attend Chicago's cele-
bration in May.
Hon. ]. M. Stone, for ten years gov
ernor of Mississippi, died Monday at
Holly Springs, Miss.
A collision OF fire engines in Phila-
delphia caused serious injuries to Fire
men Clark and Rain.
A private dispatch received at
Shanghai confirms the report that a
British missionary has been killed at
KEEPING.
The amount of bonds so far received
at the treasury department for ex-
change for the new per cents is
$166, 267, $50.
Ex-Chaplain Rev. Frank M. Wells
declares that drunkenness is scandal
ously prevalent among the soldiers in
the Philippines.