Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-30
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thurrdny. March ~.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
and York. on tour of the world, ar
rived at Gibraltar yesterday.
The bill DISTINGUISHING illiterates
and the bill ordering a state census
passed the Maryland legislature.
A movement is said TO be on foot to
consolidate the coal producing inter-
ests of Illinois into one mammoth COM
bine.
The first discovery of oil in the
southern portion of West Virginia was
made yesterday in a 800 barrel oil well
drilled at Milton.
T. r. Oatman, railroad switchman
at Holland, Mich, has fallen heir to
$6,O00,000 by the death of a distant
relative in Virginia.
Friday, March %.
Near Clinton, Me-, J. ID. Mari, a
farmer, killed his three children while
insane
The bill prohibiting the manufacture,
sale or giving away OF cigarettes has
passed the Minnesota legislature.
Commandant Philip Botha, brother
of the Boer commander, was killed in
the recent fighting at Lydenburg.
At Coldbrook, Mass, Mrs. Lizzie
Naramore, aged so, while insane, killed
her six children. the eldest 10 years.
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad
company has increased wages of train
men from FIVE to twenty cents a day
The Sharon Steel company will erect
complete pipe and skelp mills at South
Sharon, Pa. to cost at least 81 500 900.
Valentine Botz, OF Buffalo, after be-
ing totally blind for 2S years, had his
sight restored by an operation per-
h.,
more.
Saturday, March 23.
The death rate in Havana was 1892
per 1000 in February, against 1922 for
the last February of Spanish rule.
The Australian federal elections, the
first since the formation of the com
monwealth, will be held March 80. The
main issue is protection against free
trade.
The New Hampshire house OF repre-
sentatives voted against a resolution
declaring for the election OF United
States senators by direct vote OF the
people.
Inspectors at San Francisco, Cal,
have placed the responsibility for the
wreck of the stamer Rio de Janeiro, on
Feb. %, on the late Capt Ward and
Pilot Jordan, and have revoked the
license of Chief Engineer Herlihy.
Monday, March 25.
Attorney General Griggs retires from
the cabinet next Monday.
Russia's car, dismayed by the riot
ing, called a cabinet council to dis
cuss the situation.
1t is said that President Kruger, of
the Transvaal, will visit this country
next month, health permitting
The Arkansas house OF representa-
tives has passed bill imposing a fine
of from $500 to 81 900 for gambling.
Earl Cadogan. lord lieutenant OF Ire
land OF Ireland, authorizes the state
ment that he will retain office for an
other year.
J. Pierpont Morgan has donated a
collection of minerals valued at 5000 =
600 to the Museum OF Natural History.
at New York
A settlement has been reached with
the 400 strikers at the Macbeth glass
works, at Marion, Ind, and business
was resumed today.
Leading New York Republicans, in
Guiding Senator Plat, decided not to
urge policE legislation for New York
city. A decided victory for Governor
Odell.
Tuesday, March 20.
The New Jersey court OF errors and
appeals decided the anti-spring cleo
ton law constitutional.
Storm Bull, a nephew OF Ole Bull,
the celebrated violinist, was nominal
ed for mayor OF Madison, Wis.
The president appointed George E.
Baldwin, OF Ohio, United States con-
sui at Nuremberg, Bavaria.
The widow Of Preston S. Brooks, who
| caned Charles Sumner in the United
States senate, died at Columbia, S. C.
Mr.. Johnson, the trolley promoter
| proposes making the fare on his lines
from New York to Philadelphia a
cents,
Charles Friedman, who while insane
| killed his two little children in New
York, died in Jail. He had not slept
| for a week.
Tuesday, March %.
! The Buffalo Pan-American exposi
ton stamps will be placed on sale al
| postoffices on May / next.
| Gen. George w. Crook, of Denver. Is
seriously Ill with catarrh of the stom.
ach az the New York hospital.
The second oil gusher in the Beau
mont CTex.) field was struck yesterday
Its flow is estimated at 10000 barrels
The bondsmen of r. G. Rathbone, for
mer director general of posts in Cuba
have SURRENDERED him and he is again in
Jail.
Governor Gambler, Of Georgia, an
nounces his retirement from politics al
the close OF his present term. He is
! "a years old.
S. b. Patterson, postmaster at Halls
Mo-, for Incorporating government
funds, was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary.
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