Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-26
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, June Il.


Thursday, June IL.
Mrs. Gladstone, wife of England'sI
great premier died at Hawarden, aged
"a.
The number of states that have in
structed for Bryan assures his nomi-
nation at Kansas City.
Governor Gage, of California, says
In statement to Secretary Hay that
bubonic plague has never existed in
the state.
The United Norwegian church, ten
years old in this country, has now
], 100 churches, $50 pastors and 100000
communicates.
Friday, June 10.
Fire in a New York tenement house
caused ten deaths in two families.
Cuban courts cost the government
$460,550 in salaries alone, not counting
municipal judges.
John F. Baker, of New York, has
been selected as secretary OF the
Chilean claims commission.
A band of gypsies who had kidnapped
pretty 13-year-old May Brice, of Find
lay, o., were caughtand the girl rescued
Kentucky Democrats declared for
! Chicago platform, instructed national
delegates for Bryan, and promised re-
peal of the Goebel election law.
Saturday, June 16,
Admiral Dewey declares he would
not accept a vice presidential nomina-
i tion.
AS the result of the long dry season
s in Australia 10000 sheep persisted In
sing season.
y Congressman John F. Hoffecker, OF
Delaware, dropped dead from apoplexy
at his home in Smyrna, aged 73.
At Westfield, Me-, the coroner's jury
held George Champion, farm hand
4 for the murder of the Goodwin family
4 of four persons.
According to unofficial census re-
turns the population OF the nation Tex
elusive OF Alaska and island posses.
sions) is 1894 42.
q Monday, June Is.
Defeated st. Louis streetcar strikers
have begun general boycott.
Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez, National
list, was elected mayor of Havana.
The population OF Buffalo, according
y to the new census, is little less thar
100000.
4 Because he slapped her face, Mrs
Henry p. Rust secured divorce from
her husband at Hartford.
8 Gen. Joseph Wheeler has been as
4 signed to the command of the depart
ment of the lakes, with headquarterl
. at Chicago.
Il Samuel ]. Harrison, of New York
& who, IL is alleged, insulted Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs, has sued Hermann
3 Oelrichs for $1,000 for thrashing him.
q AS the result OF last weeks scouting
4 In the Philippines 60 rebels were killed
81 200 captured and 300 rifles, with $500
y rounds OF ammunition, were surren
dered. Three Americans were killed
n Tuesday, June 10.
81 The population Of Porto Rico Is s53,
8 24S.
81 Five cars were more or less damages
q In st. Louis last night by dynamit
q placed on the tracks. No one was In
81 jured.
At a picnic at Pineville, KY, Charlie
81 Pursiful fatally shot James BullarC
~ Later a youns son of Billiard shot an
n killed Pursiful.
s. The quarantine against San Fran
s cisco on account of bubonic plague a
n the state line has been declared of b
81 the federal authorities.
T. Three deaths have resulted from a
g explosion OF giant powder which dc
IA stroyed q house on Schell street, Phi
adelphia, and another may die.
81 II. Walter Webb died OF consumptio
81 at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, age
y AZ. In 1891, as assistant to Presiden
& Depew, he defeated the Knights OF Il
B Dor strike on the New York Central.
IS wednesday, June 20.
Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago, declare
s. the American derby must be run with
> out betting ring this year.
s. The instruction in Bulgaria
spreading. Fifty peasants have bee
killed by the military at Duran-Lekal
Chances for a settlement of Oh
g cago's labor troubles in the buildin
lines have been improved by an agre,
9 ment reached yesterday.
e Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, 4
8 sues a statement formally announcer
his candidacy for the Democratic non
81 nation to succeed himself.