Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-04
NEWS CONDENSED.
rhursdas, September Is.

An Official statement Of Germany's
finances for the last fiscal year show a
deficit OF about S11. $685.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Central
Hotel and several other buildings M
Shlnnestown. near Clarksburg. w. Va.
Loss, 100000.
Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Shrouder, of Ma
con, Ca, were shot and killed yester-
day by George Bundrick In q quarrel
over a pocket knife.
VIII Mathies and Orlando Lester
were hanged yesterday at Oxford.
Miss. for the murder OF two deputy
United States marshals last November.
Friday, September 20.
The soth annual meeting OF the Na-
tsonal Association OF Mexican War
Survivors was held yesterday at
Paris, KY.
Baldwin & Leveridge's department
store and annexes at Marshall, Ia,
were destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss, $125,000.
John Mitchell. president OF the Mine
Workers Union. has accepted an inyi.
tation to speak at a mass meeting In
Boston October IL.
DR.. Samuel Houston, Of Pennsylya-
MIA, was appointed chief medical ref.
cree OF the pension bureau, at Wash
ington, to succeed DR.. Jacob Rauh, OF
Pennsylvania
Saturday, September ~.
General Booth. commander-in-chief
Of the Salvation Army, sailed from
southampton today for the United
States
Special agents Of the United States
department of agriculture left Wash-
ington for the south to investigate the
cotton crop.
The United States comptroller of
the treasury has allowed Kentucky
s12o,s6o as Reimbursement of expenses
in raising soldiers for the war with
Spain.
President Gompers, of the American
Federation OF Labor. bas issued a call
for the 32d annual convention OF the
Federation. to be held at New Or
leans on November IS.
Monday, September 90.
Philadelphia coal dealers today ad-
vanced the price OF anthracite to s1s
ton
John T. Koontz. OF Bedford, Pa,
while cleaning a well fell to the bot
tom and was drowned
Employees OF the -four mills OF Min
neapolis. Mimi. who threatened to
strike. were granted an eight-hour day.
William Godeau, of Mobile, Ala.
was called from his home by unknown
persons yesterday and shot to death.
Charles McDermott, of Hazleton.
Pa. fell from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road bridge at Trenton on Saturday
and was drowned
Tuesday, September so.
Twelve hundred public schools. with
an attendance OF over $4,000, were
opened in Porto Rico yesterday.
Jacob Rhynerson, who was badly
beaten by attendants at private asy-
lum in Topeka. Kan. died of his in
juries.
The rolling mill Of the Dupont Pow
der Works, near Wilmington, Del.
blew up yesterday. No one was IN.
jured.
The reported marriage OF Queen
Maria Christina. of Spain, to Count
de la Escororu is declared to be false
at Madrid.
Wednesday, October 1.
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger
witnessed the army manoeuvres at
Fort Riley, Kan, today
Secretary Wilson's estimate for the
department OF agriculture for the next
fiscal year aggregates $4,000, 900.
The Peoples party of Pennsylvania
has withdrawn its state ticket owing
to lack OF money for campaign pur-
poses.
The vault and safe OF the City Bank
at Fort Mill. 8. c.. were dynamited by
burglars early yesterday morning and
$4,000 secured.
Ludwig Braun, Of Richmond, Staten
Island, N. Y. committed suicide at
Orange, Tex. where he went to es-
cape prosecution and blackmail.
The Pennsylvania capitol commits
sion yesterday made alterations In the
specifications for the new state house
at Harrisburg and reduced the con.
tract price 10 $s.5O5.656.