Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-13
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, April q.


Mrs. Maria Todd, widow Of Ohic's
famous war governor, died last night
ut Youngstown. aged IS years.
At Danvills (Pa.) insane hospital
DR.. Johnson was stabbed to death by
an insane Italian patient named Capello.
Jones, the valet Of Millionaire Rice.
testified in open court N New York
that he murdered his employer at the
instigation of Lawyer Patrick.
Governor 0dell, Of New York. has
signed the bill authorizing the Pan
American Exposition company to issue
100000.
Friday. April 8.
A report OF another attempt on the
life Of Russia's car, and the suicide
OF the assailant, lacks confirmation.
DR.. Alfred G. Lambdin has become
the editor OF the Philadelphia Times,
succeeding A. X. Mcclure, who retired
few days ago.
In q railroad wreck on the Jersey
Central near Elizabeth, N. J., last
night Fireman John Cronin was killed
and Engineer Mahoney severely hurt.
Governor Stone yesterday reappoint-
ed DR.. Nathan G. Schaeffer, Of Lancas-
ter, to be superintendent of public in
Etruction Of Pennsylvania for four
years.
At Newkirk, o. r, Mrs. Ella Seiglin
and Mrs. Daughson fought a duel at
20 PAGES with revolvers, Mrs. Seiglin
receiving two bullets in the breast.
She will recover, and wants to fight
again.
Saturday, April Q.
Chicken tainales and canned pigs
feet are to be added to our Philip
pines soldiers rations. ~
E. ]. Wolters, who tried to black
mail United States Senator Kearns.
was indicted at Omaha, Neb.
Governor Stone appointed A. M.
Brown OF Pittsburg and J. r. Murphy
OF Allegheny recorders for those cities.
A resolution for a constitutional
amendment legalizing the use Of voting
machines in Wisconsin was lost I'm the
state senate.
]. d. Sneddy Is under arrest at Nc
Kenzie. Tenn, for using the mails to-
defraud. He advertised to send $50 In
counterfeit money for 81.
Monday, April Q.
The Arbuckle-W oelson coffee fight Is
A boiler explosion at Buffalo Satue.
day killed ar italian and faSuFsA esR.
John Gulick. who last weak murder
I'd his mother and brother at Klines-
grove, Pa, Is under arrest.
A life prisoner. James r. Hodgdon.
was liberated from prison at Thomas
ton, Me-, by Governor Powers.
Quartermastsr General LudinKton
has resumed his duties at the war de-
partment after two weeks Ia cuba.
Thirty telephone linsmen struck ut
Birmingham, Ala, because the man
agemsnt put negroes to work with
them
w. A. Clark and wife aad Les L.
Clark have been arrested ut Buffalo by
postal authorities. charged with swim
ding.
Tuesday, April o.
Imports into Cape Colony last year,
E17.00o, 900.
EI-Congressman Matt d. Logan died
at New Orleans. yesterday. aged ~.
At Odessa, Russia, there have been
1900 arrests during the last few days.
Judge Taft, II n understood, IL TO
be civil governor Of the Philippine ISL
ands.
The food scare In New England has
died out. though there have been heavy
losses.
Printers throughout the country have
accepted the arbitration plan proposed
by the Publishers association.
The combine of department stores in
great cities, headed by John Clafiin, of
New York, Is assured. Capital $780,
100000.
Detective Fred Hayes and Miss jena
nette Evans, of Chicago, were married
at the home Of the latter's sister in
Cincinnati, while the bride was dying
from pneumonia She lived five hours
after the ceremony.
Wednesday, April 10.
Governor p. T. Woodfin, of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va,
is dying from Bright's disease.
seat on New York's Stock Ex-
change sold yesterday for $4,000. The
highest price paid heretofore, S55, 900.
Texas legislature, which adjourned
yesterday, passed bill which entirely
prohibits the sale OF cigarettes in the
state.
In the Wisconsin legislature a Joint
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment to enable women to vote was
killed.
Negotiations are now on for the con-
solidation OF all the sewer pipe manu-
factories into one corporation, with
capital Of about ST., 10000
The coal workers at Marseilles,
France, decided to resume work yes
terday, and with this decision the pro-
longed strike came finally to an end.
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