Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-24
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, March 10.


Thursday, March II.
Philadelphia last year paved 66 miles
| OF streets.
local option was defeated In the Ohio
senate.
]. s. PETER, son Of Kansas ex-sena-
| tor, committed suicide by poison at
Kansas City.
M. J. Cassidy. for years warden Of
Pennsylvania'S Eastern penitentiary,
| died In Philadelphia, aged II.
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, last surviv-
| ing brother OF Henry Ward Beecher,
died at Elmira, N. Y, aged 81.
In a speech at Havana Secretary
| Root declared that American officials
will vacate the island in due time.
It is asserted in Washington diplo-
matte circles that The Hague peace
conference has resulted In complets
failure.
George N. Cooper. of Elgin, Scotland,
| has arrived to secure S22, 500 900 left
him by his friend, the late George
| Smith, Chicagos pioneer banker.
Friday, March I6.
Rabbi Samuel Lavine dropped dead
while officiating In his synagogue at
Trenton.
",
| requires her househld servants to
work only eight hours a day.
Banker Edward Dreyer, OF Chicago.
was refused a new trial and sentenced
to the penitentiary for emttzzling
$4,000.
Commander Richard wainwright
yesterday assumed command as super
intendent of the Annapolis naval
academy.
Musicians arrested at fashionable
New York hotels Wednesday night
rereleased yesterday, Magistrate Cor
nell declaring the arrests an outrage.
Saturday, March IT.
A movement In Chicago will organ
re grave diggers and place the union
label on collins.
Persia is to send a minister to Wash
ington, after being without a repre-
sentative for ten years.
The bill appropriating s2.095, 900 for
the relief of Puerto Rico passed the
national senate yesterday, So to II.
1t transpires that last years foot
ball team OF Columbia college was.
composed mainly OF professionals.
General Otis has been authorized to
permit Filipinos to enlist as members
of the regimental band in the Philip
pines.
Explosion Of gasoline stove In
Weaver and her four children and
Joseph White.
| Monday, March 10.
| II. e. Taubeneck, former chairman
OF the Populist national committee,
died in Seattle, Wash.
General Sir William Stephen Alex
/ IL, n oS
OF the British forces in India, died In
Calcutta yesterday.
Worthy students at Williams college,
Williamstown, Mass, have had $4,000
left to them by the will of Mrs. Orilla
J. Flint, of Cambridge, Mass.
| The Grand canal, part OF the Valley
OF Mexico drainage system, was in
| augurated Saturday with much cere-
mony by President Diaz and his cab
met.
The transport Sumner, which will
sail from New York for Manila In
about a week, will carry LOO recruits
for regular regiments III the Philip
pines.
ii Tuesday, March 20.
i Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon appeals to
Kansas to send 100000 bushels of
corn to midas starving.
The hnseed oil mill of the American
Linseed Oil company at PiQua, O., was
; completely destroyed by fire last night.
Loss, $165,000 to $175,0 900.
The Kansas City and Southern Rail.
road company, with a capital OF $751;
100000, has been chartered. The OBJ.
ject is to build railroad from Kansas
City to Mena, Ark.
, Elizabeth T. Strihle, editress OF a
Christian science paper, went to jail
In Sioux Falls, 8. D., she refusing to
pay 5000 fine for sending obscene liter
, allure through the malls.
Judge John A. Bingham died IL
Cadiz, o., aged S5. He served eight
} terms in congress, was ex-minister to
} Japan and was on the house committee
which tried to impeach President John.
son.
"wednesday, March FL.
. Wilmington, Del, Is to have a team
in the Atlantic baseball league this
season.
decision OF the United States SUI.
preme court sustains the antitrust Law
OF Texas.
p Nearly 5000 people are being EN-.
: ployed on public works in midas fam.
inc stricken districts.
Sir Edmund Douglas Veitch Fame
: envoy extraordinary and minister
? plenipotentiary to the court Of Copen.
hagen, is dead, aged 63.
Secretary Root has authorized Gen
eral Davis, at San Juan, to give EN-
ployment upon public works to sur
2 plus labor in Puerto Rico.
oI Maggie Riley, aged IL, died In {
9 Philadelphia hospital from burns re
0 eeived by the explosion OF coal oil
= which she used In kindling the fire.
Q Twenty-four peasants were drowned
yesterday by the capsizing OF boat fl
: which they were crossing the Danub,
n river from Kaloosa to Paws Hungary