Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-23

sader. and he put a --other Hubbard
on il.
A movement for the purpose OF
bringing the Olympian games to Chi
cago in 1904 has been started by repre-.
sentative business men and members oi
the University OF Chicago faculty.
Friday, Feb 15.
The Jeffries-RuhIin prize fight a,
Cincinnati. enjoined by Judge Hollister
has been declared on.
A Louisville capitalist is forming 8
pool to buy 81. 600. 900 worth OF whisky
for speculative purposes.
A mad bulldog dashed into Chicago
schoolroom yesterday, and before Il
was driven out it had severely bitten
three children.
Alexander w. Longfellow, a brother
OF the American poet, Henry W. Long.
fellow, died at Portland, Me-, yester.
dad, aged So years.
Senator H. s. Earle, OF Michigan
was elected president OF the League OF
American Wheelmen by the Philadel.
phia convention yesterday.
Saturday, Feb. 16.
The ship subsidy bill will probably
not reach a vote at this session OF con-
gress.
Five men were suffocated yesterday
by white damp at the Beath colliery in
Fifeshire, Scotland.
Fire and explosions In a mine al
Cumberland, B. c., resulted in the
death OF 81 men.
To avert another Sampson-Schley
controversy, 1t is likely that both will
be created vice admiraIs.
Near Colquitt, Ca, 100 horsepower
boiler in a sawmill exploded, killinQ
William Green and James Garsi,
Jacob Turner, one OF the best known
ushers at the executive mansion IN
Washington, died yesterday at Hot
Springs, Ark.
In Berlin there was a steady in
crease IN the number OF unemployed
during January. There are now 166
such persons to every 100 Jobs.
Monday, Feb. rs.
King Victor Emmanuel. according n
the London Daily Mail, will visit Lon
don next May.
Sir Francis Cook, who in 1885 mar
ried Miss Tennessee Clafiin, of New
York, died last evening in London.
w. K. Vanderbilt and a party OF
friends sailed from Savannah, Ga. ON
Saturday for a cruise of the Mediter-
ranean aboard the yacht Valiant.
All Europe is experiencing a return
n WI
snow storms are reported from Ali
parts of England, Germany, Italy. Aus
tria and Russia.
Seven miners, including the superin-
tendent, were blown to atoms at the
Commerce mine, in Graham county
Arizona, Saturday by the explosion oil
the company's magazine.
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
National senate passed the bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the st. Louis
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Capt. w. o. Clark, of the Twelfth
United States infantry, was appointed
governor of Tarlac, Philippines.
The London county council has de-
cided to spend 950,000 in precaution-
airy measures against the bubonic
plague in London.
The membership of Daniel B. Hatch
OF the New York Stock Exchange. has
been sold for $51, 600, which equals the
highest record price.
Yesterday the dam at the village
electric plant OF Thompsonville, Mich.
went out with a roar. Edward and
Ernest Crandell were drowned.
At Abingdon, Va, a new reservoir
broke yesterday and liberated 1000 ,ooC
gallons Of water. John Cook and q
lad named Hall sustained serious injur-
les.
Wednesday, Feb. 20.
M. Paul Armand Silvestre, French
poet and critic, died in Toulouse
France, aged GA.
A contribution Of $25o, 900 by John d
Rockefeller to Brown university was
announced last night in New York.
Hon. Tom l. johnson, the well
known capitalist, was nominted fol
mayor OF Cleveland at the Democratic
primaries.
The fire and police board Of Denver
after a lengthy investigation OF
charges Of receiving brides from Grim.
inals, demanded the designations OF al
the officers accused.
Two thousand Polish citizens of To-
ledo have signed a petition asking fol-
federal appropriation for the erection
OF monument to the memory OF Pu-
laski, the Polish patriot.