Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, reb. 8.

$1,000 victims In Munich alone.
The customs and Internal revenue
receipts or Manila in January aggrs-
gate 1851. sos
Venezuelan troops invaded Brazilian
territory. but were driven across the
frontier after a fight.
The local fund for the Republican
convention at Philadelphia is climbing
UP to the $1e0 .0oo necessary.
Transports Pathan, Sherman and IN
Sdfana arrived at San Francisco from
the Philippines. On the Sherman are
rs invalided soldiers, and ON the In
diana the bodies of 200 dead soldiers.
E-iaay, Feb. o.
Richard w. Thompson. who was
secretary OF the navy in Hayes cabi-
net, died at Terre Haute. Ind, aged 81.
AT Ford River. Mich. Chicago and
Northwestern train was wrecked by a
rear end collision. Nine killed and II
injured.
William r. Miller, OF tho Franklin
syndicate, Brooklyn, is In jail in that
city. He returned voluntarily With an.
officer.
William Truesdale, hanged ut Char.
iotte, N. c.. for killing his sweetheart.
was carried to the scaftold, weakened
by terror.
DR.. Steinftz, the noted chess player.
has been officially pronounced insane.
Friends win place him in q private
sanitarium.
King Humbert has conferred on
Baron Fave. the Italian ambassador.
the Order of the Crown OF Italy, the
highest in Italy.
saturday, Feb. 10.
General John R. Lewis, prominent
In G. A r. circles, died in Chicago.
aged SIS.
A trolley car accident in READING.
Pa, deprived Motorman Irwin Price OF
his left arm
The firm of p. d. Armour & Co. of
Chicago, viii be Incorporated in the
near future, it is said.
G.. B. Barrow, who kidnaped Baby
Marion Clark, in New York, and WINS
sentenced to IA years, il insane at Mat
teawan asylum.
Allen EaThart, Is years cid, commit
ted suicide by taking rat poison bs-
cause he had been suspended from his
position in a Berlin (Pa.) aotsl for
infraction of rules.
The deficit in the supply of native
coal In Russia is estimated at ], 900 600
NSAS- AkhC RON0A hAuCuA ndS dlfcaQY
given immense orders for Welsh coal
and is trying to place other orders.
Monday, Feb. II.
The thres saloons IN Manila before
American occupation have Increased
to 400.
Rebels karrass the observation-disclosures
in the Philippines. They shoot burn
ing arrows and fire towns.
c. Cor.
been visited by q serious fire. The
total loss is estimated at 81, 600 900.
Richard Croker. whose leg was re-
Gently broken, can now walk with a
cane. and Will go from London to the
Riviera.
C. b. Patterson, postmaster at Key
West, Fla, has been nominated by the
Republicans. of the First district for
congress.
Markley, Hogan and Taylor. Phila-
delphia's ballot box suffers. were sem
tenoed to two years Imprisonment and
$500 fine.
The Republican congressional con-
vention Of the Fourth Georgia district
nominated A. II. Freeman, OF Green
vile. for congress. and instructed ma
tional delegates for Mckinley.
Tuesday, Feb. II.
Famine victims in India are increas-
ing
New York presbytery decided not 20
try Pref. McGiffert for heresy.
Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer was
confirmed as commissioner to the
Paris exposition.
Governor Roosevelt. OF New York.
positively declares he Is not a vice
presidential candidate.
An American company has obtained
valuable mining concessions in Rus
STA, the arst granted to foreigners.
Under law passed yesterday goods
In bond can be shipped through any
portion OF the United States territory.
President Mckinley informed a COM
mittee OF the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union that the attorney gem
erals opinion on the army canteen
must stand.
Wednesday, Feb. Ia.
The Gainesville strike rioters are on
trial at Vienna, Ills.
Eng Sing. keeper of Philadelphia
opium joint, was sent to jail for a
year and fined $500.
The return Of Prince Henry to Berlin
yesterday was made the occasion for a
great popular demonstration.
Washout caused a wreck on the
Massachusetts Central road near Oak
dale. Five trainmen seriously injured.
Ed Sims, a negro, who snatched a
white woman's pocketbook, was SEN
tenced in Kansas City to 40 years in
Jail.
Mrs. Roberts, aged 76, her 53-year-
old son and 51-year-old daughter were
found murdered at their home near
Jacksonville, Fla.
A Chicago board OF trade COMMITTEES
appeals to ]. Pierpont Morgan to use
his influence to prevent violations of
the Interstate commerce law by rail-
roads.