Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-07-12
= WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday. July a.


According to the United States cen.
sus report there are 27s.TIs farms in
Ohio. valued 1T 81. 3s.e1b.1se, OF which
79 per cent is in land.
A. b. busch shot and killed VIII
Woods at Metropolis. ILL. during q
quarrel. Woods accused busch Of In
sulting his sweetheart
Captain c. W. King, Of the Min.
neapolis detective force. was sentenced
to three years IN the penitentiary for
being an accessory TO q felony.
The Photo Rngravers' Union has
been expelled from the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor for breaking faith
with the international typographical
Union.
Mrs. Harriet Avent, cook for A. M
Clary. or Jacksonville, Va. was found
unconscious. wiwth her skull fractured.
Her husband is charged With the
crime.
Saturday, duly S.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has ordered 207. 900 tons OF steel rails
for 1908.
The Texas .Prohibitionists' state con
vention met yesterday and named o
full ticket
Joseph Nerrifeld. treasurer of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
was struck by a trolley car and killed
One hundred workmen employed by
the Spedden Ship Building Company. AT
Baltimore, struck for an increase in
wages.
General Lloyd Wheaton reached Chi
eago. Ill, from Manila, where he will
reside, his retirement for age being set
for July Is.
The keel of the bsttleship Nebraska
was laid in Moran Bros. & Company's
ship yards. at Seattle. Wash, yester.
day. before a great crowd
Monday, July 2.
The Goth national convention OF the
North American Turnerbund opened
In Davenport, Ia. yesterday.
Canned salmon poisoned Henry
ARMS and seven children at Pittsburg
Pa, and one child may die.
A cloudburst at Ellisport, Idaho,
swept away IL or more houses and
flooded the country for miles.
Forty-eight passengers OF the Ward
line steamer Espsranzs, from Havana
were put In quarantine at New YORK;
Saturday.
Laborers In the coal mines OF the
Altoona district refuse TO work less
than six days a week. claiming the
miners are disebeying fhs four.day
order.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt has decided TO
spend the greater part OF the summer
at HIS home at Oyster Bay. N. Y,
where he wiz transact all immediate
public business.
Tuesday, July g.
Mary S. Knowlton, aged 70 years
was killed In runaway accident at Ar
lingtcn. Mass. yesterday.
Waiter Arnold and an unknown com
panion wero drowned while swimming
In tho Aaumee river at Toledo, o., yes
terday.
Louis Botha. the Boer general. will
spend the summer at Lapanne, Bel
GUM summer resort, whsre his wife
has taken a house.
Richmond p. Hobson, hero OF the
Merrimac. delivered the opening ad-
dress at the Winona Chautauoua. at
Warsaw. Ind. yesterday.
Queen Alexandra yesterday enter.
tained 10000 London servants and pre-
sented TO each guest a box Of ch6co-
late and silver gilt brooch.
Vice Chancellor Grey, Of New Jersey.
issued an injunction restraining the
Glass Blowers Association from inter-
fering with the operation OF the @. w.
Jonas glass works at Minetola.
Wednesday,, Jsly 9.
The mercury reached los degrees at
Metropolis, ILL.,, yesterday.
Philip Joseph Fitzalan- Howard. Earl
OF Arunaei and Surrey, died in London
yesterday.
The nth annual convention OF the
Luther League of America opened last
evening at St Paul. Mimi.
In night at church In Janold's VAL
ley, w. Va, Peter Hendricks was killed
and several others fatally injured.
The fishing smack w. Young was
wrecked yesterday ten miles below At
lantic City. The crew was taken OF.
The treasury department. has begun
active preparations to erect the 1sa
public buildings throughout the coun-
try authorized by the late congress.