Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-08-10
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, AUGUST I

Rev. Daniel f. Maher, OF Altoona, Is
now president of the Brighton Semi
nary at Boston.
Cresceus, the champion trotter, will
start against his record Of 2.02% on
Friday at Cleveland.
The board OF directors of the Sea-
board Air Line has been increased from
eight to twelve members.
The tea growers of Japan are about
to take steps to control the market for
Japanese teas by limiting the supply.
Charles w. Morgan, a stock broker,
OF New York, Philadelphia and Wash
ington, has been adjudged bankrupt.
Friday, August 2.
Harry G. Mason, former speaker Of
the Ohio house OF representatives. n
dead at Prescott, Arr.
The Virginia constitutional conven-
ton by tie vote OF 80 to 80 yesterday
again refused to take a recess.
Theodore c. Search called on Presi-
dent Mckinley at Canton yesterday In
the interests of Philadelphia manu-
facturers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Clark
decker started from New York yester-
day on 2,900mile ride to Beaumont,
Tex, on their automobile.
Israel M. Parr, senior member of the
grain firm OF l. NJ Parr & Son. and
one Of the most prominent OF the old
| line Of Baltimore merchants, died
last night at Fernwood. his country
home, near Baltimore.
Saturday, August 3.
The Illinois, Indiana and Iowa rail-
way will extend its lines into De-
troit.
John Welde. well known Philadel-
phia brewer, died yesterday from dia-
betes.
Beers to the number of 500 have
invaded Portuguese territory in South
| Africa.
Judge Gillette, of Valparaiso. Ind.
is a candidate for the United States
| district bench to succeed the late
| Judge w. A. Woods
In a speech in the house of COM
mons yesterday, that was attended by
| much excitement. Mr.. Chamberlain
said the war policy of the government
in the future would be a most Sc
| we're one.
Monday, August 5.
Ninety per cent of the horses In
Chicago, ILL.,, have influenza.
Corn in Kentucky has fallen on SIS
| per cent. and tobacco 26 per cent. from
| the drouth.
Foshau Keene, the noted polo play
er, has returned to this country from
England.
The torpedo boat Biddle, built at
Bath, Me-, has been accepted by the
4 government.
Benjamin s. Banks, a philadelphia
lawyer, died yesterday at the Salem,
Mass. hospital, of typhoid fever.
For conducting raffie OF a building
at Omaha, Neb., several prominent
officeholders are to be prosecuted.
Charles II. Hayden. a noted land
scspe and animal painter, died in Bos.
ton yesterday on his 45th birthday an.
niversary.
Tuesday, August 6.
David z. Hill, prominent sewer
pipe manufacturer, died at Akron, o.
Leonard G.. Senng's jewelry store at
Allentown, Pa, was robbed of between
$4,000 and $4,000
The new state reformatory at Rah.
way. N. J., was formally opened yes.
terday.
Jesse Nancy. owner at one time OF
the New York Picayune, died at his
home In New York yesterday.
Governor Mcmillan, OF Tennessee
and Governor Tyler, OF Virginia, deter
mined upon the share OF expense to
be borne by their respective states in
settling the boundary line.
The Gottleib Baurern- Schmid- Strauss
Brewing company. a combination oil
Baltimore brewers, was Incorporated
at Camden. with a capital of $4,000,
900.
Wednesday, August z.
At Raleigh, n. c., the most destruc.
tive rain In 40 years fell.
The United States training ship Sar
atoga has arrived at Cherbourg.
Valuable mineral treasures have re-
Gently been discovered In Palestine.
Preparatory work was begun in
Cleveland yesterday for the encamp
ment OF the G. A r.
Norfolk was visited by tornado al
o'clock yesterday afternoon which
blew on the roofs OF twenty houses.
The United Mine Workers OF dis
trict No. /, endorsed the stand taken
by the Amalgamated Association.
Daniel Maher, the jockey, will prob
ably never enter another race. He has
hemorrhage OF the lungs.
In retaliation for the German tarifI
bill, Russia will forbid its farm labor
ers crossing the frontier to work in
Prussia.
Samuel Shinn, convicted Of the muir
der Of Thomas Apologize, OF Exton-
Vile, N. j., was yesterday sentenced
to Is years at hard labor.