Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-04-28
SATURDAY. APRIL IS. 1900
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, April 10.

Inc OF the banana crop mas
1aused starvation in jamaica.
A bill to abolish the death penalty
was reported favorably In the Massa-
ehusetts legislature.
Missouri middle-of-the-road Popu-
lists denounced William ]. Bryan and
J. D. Rockefeller as trust promoters.
There is no truth, according to adj
vices from st. Petersburg, in the re-
port that Emperor Nichols will meet
Emperor William at Dantzic.
J. c. Sibley, who was elected to con-
gress as Democrat from the Twenty
seventh Pennsylvania district, has
been nominated by the Republicans for
another term.
Col. Petit, in command at Zam-
boanga, Philippine Islands, has been
court martialed for handing over a
oner of war over to Presidente Medell.
OF Zamboanga, who killed the prisoner
at once without trial.
Friday, April 20.
Miss Marie Dinse, aged 80, jumped
from Brooklyn bridge in a vain effort
20 commit suicide.
OF the Cuban population of 1,572, 977,
443, 426 can read and write and 1888
have superior education.
Cock fighting will be prohibited
throughout Cuba after June 1 next.
under penalty of $500.
A seat in New York's Stock Ex-
change was sold yesterday for $40, 500.
This is a new record price.
The postmaster general has signed
q parcels post treaty with New Zea-
hand. to go into effect July 1.
Admiral Dewey declares he never
said Democrats were traitors in war
and damned fools in time OF peace"
Francis T. Lassiter, Democrat, OF
Petersburg, was elected TO congress
from the Fourth Virginia district to
I'LL the unexpired term of the late Sid
ney P. Epes.
Saturday, April Fl.
Eight thousand Spanish miners have
gone on strike at Santa Pauline, near
Bantander.
Eighty Russian and Galfcian labor
ers have been expelled from Northern
Schleswig, Prussia.
There is talk OF stampeding the Re-
publican national convention for Gov
ernor Roosevelt, of New York, for
president.
C. e. Moreledge, an actor, who held
mp" two restaurants and saloon in
Kansas City, got 20 years imprison-
ment.
Col. David Colson, ex-congressman
was acquitted at Frankfort Ky. of
killing Lieut.. Scott and Luther w.
Demaree.
Sailors on the lighthouse steamer
Madrone. at San Francisco. have struck
against a reduction of from $40 to s35
q month in wages.
The bubonic plague shows no signs
OF abating at Sydney, N. S. w. al
though the precautions taken by the
authorities appear to keep II somewhat
tn check,
Il Monday, April 23.
New York had $3.50 fires last year.
with $7.155, 191 loss.
Catharine Bannon, 33 years old. an
invalid, was burned to death during a
IRE in her Philadelphia home.
The late Samuel Howard. of Mil
waukee, left his fortune OF $500. 900 for
the maintenance OF orphans.
The total receipts OF the Cuban
treasury for the month OF March. 1900.
were S1,67S, Gee, including S1,472, 500 for
customs.
Because workmen from other towns
were employed $50 men and women
struck at the Russell County COM
pany's shoe factory, at Woburn, Mass.
Lieut. Herbert Whipple, Seventh cav
airy, while dining at New York, found
pearl in an oyster patty which, be-
aore cooking, had been worth $4,000.
Tuesday, April "a.
George Douglas Campbell, Duke of
Argyle. died yesterday at Argyllshire.
Scotland, aged n.
President and Mrs. Mckinley arrived
at their Canton CO., home today for a
short visit.
Rev. B. s. Small, 60 years old. of
Lickdale, Pa. was killed by a train
while walking on the railroad track.
Rear Admiral George c. Remey as
sumed formal command OF the Asiatic
station, at Yokohama, last Friday, re-
: kevtng Rear Admiral Watson.
Count Otto -Rippenburs
major OF the Thirteenth Austrian
Hussars, was shot and killed by Lieut..
Rokacsy, OF his regiment, in a duel at
keskemet.
G. s. Rosenbaum, a PHILADELPHIA
married man, and 1S-year-old Florence
Aunold, OF Delonco, N. J., committed
suicide by gas asphyxiation in Rosen-
baum's pawn shop.
Wednesday, April 25.
Representative Cooney, of Missouri,
has introduced q bill to abrogate and
repeal the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
immigration Commissioners North.
At San Francisco. refused permit to
hand Il Japanese. on the ground that
they are contract laborers.
At Chicago potamine poisoning re-
sailing from eating canned meat caus-
"a the death Of Albert Kork and
Frank Kerk. aged and 2 years.
Senate committee on military affairs
Assided to report adversely the bin
TO provide for the employment OF wo-
men nurses in military hospitals.
J. A. Smith is under arrest at Chi.
eago charged with obtaining money
1nder false pretense at Berlin, Ont.
He VIII return without reouIsitIon.
Jealous Husband,. nouhra r-,x