Richmond planet., 1900-08-18
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
ThnrndRN. AUG. o.

Ihursday, Aug. y.
A Boer plot to capture and shoot
British officers in Pretoria was dis
covered. The ring leaders are in prison.
Minnesota Republicans nominated
Robert M. La Toilette for governor
and renominated the present state Of
ficers.
In the Havana custom house the
number of Cubans employed exceeds
the Americans as follows: Cubans, 6O2;
Americans, 50.
The invalids in Gen. MacArthur's
Philippines army are: Sick in hos
pitals, S.755; sick in quarters, 1,OS1;
percentage, 8.04.
The gross postal receipts at so of the
largest postoffices for the month OF
July aggregated $3,33S,6S3, a net in
crease of $253.392 over July, 1899.
Friday, Aug. 10.
The income of Jonn d. Rockefeller,
the Standard Oil magnate, is $50 000.-
900 year.
Henry Hoffman died at East Butler.
Pa, Wednesday evening. aged los. He
never used tobacco or liquor in any
form.
George Welsh and William Roberts.
cclored walters at the Hotel Imperial.
Atlantic City, were found dead in bed
and the gas turned on.
Governor Roosevelt will start on a
Pacific coast stumping tour next
month, going through West Virginia.
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Saturday, AaE. II.
The next Pennsylvania state fair will
be held in Wilkesbarre, the necessary
funds having been raised.
Miss Flossie SHETLAND, a prominent
society belle OF Fredonia, N. Y, was
drowned yesterday at Put In Bay while
bathing.
Two train robbers were surrounded
in a house near Goodland, Kan, and
killed. Several of the pursuing party
were wounded.
Lord Russell OF Killowen, lord chief
justice of England, died yesterday at
his residence. Cromwell House, Ken
sington, aged 67.
Mr. Herbert Putnam, librarian OF
the United States congress, is in Ber-
lin arranging connections for an ex-
change OF books with European Ii
braries.
Monday, Aug. II.
Filipino Col Grassa has surrendered
Isl rebels and guns to Col. Freeman of
the Twenty-fourth infantry.
Chinese Minister wu Ting Fang, at
Washington, has expressed his inten-
tion of never returning to China.
BlasTrujillo. one of the most promi-
nent cigar manufacturers in Tampa,
Fla, committed suicide Saturday
evening.
During the maneuvers of the French
fleet off Cape ST. Vincent battleship
collided with a torpedo boat. Fifty per-
sons were drowned.
On Saturday Mrs. Sheng, wife OF the
first secretary of the Chinese legation,
gave birth to a boy This is the first
Chinese baby of the Celestial diplo-
matte class to be born in the United
States.
Tuesday, Aug. IA.
The Fifteenth United States infantry
has arrived at Nagasaki, Japan.
BY railroad collision in Italy Is
persons were killed and 40 injured.
Chess Champion Steinitz died in a
New York insane hospital, aged 63.
Telegraphers on the Baltimore and
Ohio system have been granted an ad-
vance in wages.
The New Foundland legislature has
been dissolved, general election be-
ing ordered for October, and bitter
campaign is expected.
Lorenz Schweitz, of Breslau, has
been appointed to the post of public
executioner for Prussia. He is a re-
tired business man and well to do.
DR.. H. j. Costello, a we'll known
physician of Philadelphia, suicided at
his hotel, at Eagles Mere, yesterday
afternoon by hanging himself to a
water pipe with a strap.
Wednesday, Aug. 10.
The shah has abandoned his pro-
posed visit to Berlin
Senator Butler, the Populist chair
man, denies he will stump for McKin-
ley.
Fire in India street, Boston, yester-
day caused loss of $3.50, ,000 chiefly to
Timothy Gay g. Co., wholesale grocers.
The Republicans in the Fourth
Maryland congressional district nomi-
mated Charles r. Schrim, of Baltimore
The plant of Ness Brothers & Co.,
wheel, spoke and rim manufacturers,
of York, Pa, was burned last night.
Probably a total loss.
Death of Ex-COnEressman Shonk
Washington, Aug. 15.-Ex-R -Represen-
tative George w. Shonk of Wilkes
barre, Pa, died at the st. James hotel
here yesterday morning from heat
prostration. He arrived here Sunday
and Immediately retired to his room,
complaining of feeling badly. Medical
assistance was summoned but the
former congressman never rallied. His
brother, A. ID. Shonk, has come to take