Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-02-08
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
TkurndaY. January 40.

talists bought the Consumers Light,
Heat and Ice company at Newport
News, Va.
To escape arrest, J. M. Walsh,
charged with burglary. committed sui.
eide by blowing out his brains In a
Chicago hotel.
President Baer, OF the Reading Rail.
way, denies that his company has
made an offer to purchase the West
ern Maryland railroad.
Captain Charles Barr, who sailed
the Columbia in her victorious race
against Shamrock H., has been en-.
gagged by August Belmont to sail his
70-foot yacht Mineola.
Friday, January 81.
Rev. Madison G. Peters, OF New
York, has accepted call to Emmanuel
Baptist Tabernacle. Baltimore.
The navy department announced
that Rear Admirals William T. Samp-
son and 3. J. Cromwell win be retired
on the sth Of February.
In a rear-end collision OF freight
trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St Paul railroad at Deerheld, ILL.,,
Hugh Cox was killed and three others
were badly injured.
A bin introduced In the United
States senate provides for the union
Of Oklahoma and Indian territory and
their admission into the Union as
state, to be called Oklahoma.
Saturday, February I.
There are rumors of renewed diff
ferences between Queen Wilhelmina
Of Holland, and Prince Henry, her
consort.
A. ]. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, was yesterday
elected president OF the West Jersey
and Seashore road.
The Treasury Club, composed Of
officials of the treasury department,
gave a farewell dinner at Washington
to Secretary Gage.
The senate committee on building
and grounds made favorable report for
an appropriation of $500, 900 for an ad-
dition to the Nashville, Tenn, public
building.
Monday, February 8.
King Edward of England will organ
lie a bodyguard of native Indian cav
airy.
]. Santos Zalaya was inaugurated
president OF Nicaragua for his third
term yesterday.
Jacob Christman, OF Summit Hill.
Pa, died suddenly on Saturday. Arts
ing in the morning in good spirits, he
foretold his death.
Relatives of James Lee, a resident
of Calhoun, Mich. who died yester-
day, have found over $4,000 In gold
buried in the cellar of his home.
1t is feared at st. Johns, n. F., that
many American fishing vessels bound
for Gloucester. Mass, were caught in
last Thursdays storm and are lost.
Tuesday, February 8.
Through misleading of orders a
passenger and freight train collided
near Savannah, Ca, killing one per-
son and injuring three others.
A fire at the Cook & White coal
mine. at Madrid, N. NJ, caused the
death OF two men and did great dam
age to property.
1t is stated Emperor William of
Germany will present Miss Alice
Roosevelt with a gold jewel box on the
occasion of the launching OF his yacht
A lockout in the four large mills OF
the American Woollen Company, at
Olneyville, r. l., took place yester.
day. More than $500 operatives are
idle.
The second annual sportsman's
show OF the International Forest, Fish
and Game Association opened in Chi
cago. with an attendance OF 10000
people.
Wednesday, February 5.
James l.. Hall, OF Scranton, Pa, a
commercial traveller, was found dead
in hotel at Albany, N. Y.
Burglars entered the postoffice at
Canal Winchester, o., and secured
$500 worth of stamps and $40 in cash.
The Dowie-Stephenson suit for a re-
ownership OF the Zion lace industries,
at Chicago, has been settled out OF
court.
M. A. Emluck, of Carlisle, Pa, has
been appointed an aide-de-camp to
Commanderin-chief Terrence, Of the
G.. A. r.
Owing TO the absence of members
the meeting OF the board of pardons
of Pennsylvania was indefinitely
postponed.
Heater Turner, of Scottsville, KY.
shot his brother James dead, but not
before James had struck him on the
head with a Ratchet, inficting fatal
injuries.