Richmond planet., 1902-02-01
AWEEK's NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, January e.


Catholic Church at New Britain,
Conn. Loss, s2oo,o0o
Israel v. Cornell, a contractor, of
Wilmington, Del, committed suicide
By shooting himself In the breast.
Michael Dougherty, a clerk in the
New York tax bureau, was arrested
yesterday, charged with embezzle-
ment.
M. Jules Cambon, the French am
bassador, was the principal speaker
at the banquet l..st evening Of the New
York Bar Association at Albany.
President Harper. OF the University
OF Chicago, denied the rumor that
John d. Rockefeller is considering
gift of s26.O60,OOO to the university.
Friday, January %.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill granting the franking privilege to
Mrs. Mckinley.
John d. Rockefeller has given 800.
900 to the Syracuse, n. z! University
to be added to the endowment fund
Ezra Budd Marter, aged "a. a life
long resident OF Burlington. N j.. and
well known in politics, died yesterday
Robert ]. Lowry petitiohed the su.
perior court at Atlanta, Ga. to ap
point receiver for the Atlanta Bank
Of Commerce, alleging that a shortage
Of $4,000 exists.
The largest gas well I'M West Vir.
ginia has been struck in Peasants
county. II is flowing about $4,000 900
feet OF gas a day, and also produces
over $50 barrels OF OIL
Saturday, January 25.
A naval retiring BOARD yesterday de-
clined to recommend the retirement Of
Captain Richmond p. Hobson.
The flagship of the Manila Bay fight.
the Olympia, went into commission at
the Charleston (Mass.) navy yard to.
day.
The transport Buford VIII sail for
Manila on February 1 ana will carry
1900 unassigned recruits, now at the
Preside.
w. L. Stewart, yard foreman, was
killed and six others injured in a
freight wreck in the Burlington yards
at Quincy, III.
The annual convention OF the Brick.
layers and Masons' international I'M
ion, after a two weeks meeting In
Pittsburg, closed yesterday.
Monday, January ~.
The St Louis franchise OF the Amer.
ican Base Ball League was purchased
by r. L. Hedges and a number of st.
Louis capitalists.
Herbert w. Bowen, United States
minister to Venezuela, was married
to Miss Carolyn Clegg, OF Galveston.
Tex, on Saturday.
The factory of the Barrett Manu-
featuring Company, at Shady Side,
near Jersey City. N. J., was destroyed
by fire. Loss, 100000.
The Southern Furniture Exposition
company will erect a mammoth build
ing at Charlotte, N. c., in which will
be held furniture expositions for
southern factories.
Tuesday, January %.
The National Association of Retail
Grocers held their fifth annual Session
IN Milwaukee.
Two negroes were lynched at West
Carroll Parish, La, for the murder of
G. N. Grant, police juror.
Fire destroyed the book store OF w.
o. Davis q Co., at Cincinnati, causing
a loss of $4,000. Many rare books
We're burned
Yale College has decided not to en-.
ter a crew in the race at Annapolis.
Nd, May 10. which is being arranged
by the University of Pennsylvania.
A Norfolk and Western Coal CON-
pany tug collided with the ferryboat
Vermont at New York yesterday,
smashing the women's cabin OF the
ferryboat.
Wednesday, January 20.
Fire gutted the Guardian Assurance
company's building. in Montreal. and
caused loss of $100.o0o
Rear Admired Lewis A. Kimberly,
u. s. N, died OF heart disease at West
Newton. Mass. yesterday.
Rear Admiral Silas Casey, with the
battleship Iowa. of the Pacific squad
ron, arrived at Valparaiso, Chill, yes
terday.
1t Is learned that President Roose-
velt sent cablegram Of congratulA-
tion to Emperor William of Germany
on his birthday.
The British war Office says there is
no dispute betweeen the colonies and
the government over pay OF colonial
troops in South Africa.
The Pittsburg Steamship company,
at Cleveland, o.. has settled the wage
question with it's fremen and oilers
on basis of 171z cents an hour for