Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-17
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, October 8.


Bartholomew O'3rien. a medical stu
dent, was adtudged insane by New
York experts and placed in an asy-
lum.
John P. Nields, appointed United
States district attorney for Delaware
by President Roosevelt, was sworn in
at Wilmington, Del.
Four men were killed and two SER
iously injured in a collision on the
Kansas Southern Railroad. near Sa-
loan Springs. Ark.
Ex-President Cleveland will be the
guest OF honor of the Commercial Club
of Chicago on October IA and make an
address before the club.
Friday, October 9.
Former President Grover Cleveland
attended the funeral of former Post
master General w. S. Bissell at Buff
falo.
A trolley car at Kansas City, No.
struck a wagon containing Il persons.
all of whom were injured, several ia
tally.
A boiler explosion at the stave mill
of the Standard Oil Company at Cross
vile, Tenn. killed one man and IA
tally injured two others.
The torpedo boat Dahlgren has been
locked at Greenport, l.. l., TO repair
the damages made by the submarine
boat Shark. which rammed her during
a test,
The Washington, d. c., criminal
court has issued bench warrant for
the arrest of George e. Green, state
senator of New York, indicted for pos
tai frauds.
Saturday, October &c.
Sir Thomas Upton sailed for Eng
land on the steamer Cedric
In battle at Aurora, H., between
three highwaymen and two policemen,
one OF the robbers was killed and an
other wounded.
Governor Pennypacker and staff will
visit Chickamauga during the de1ica-
ton of Pennsylvania monuments,
November 8 and To-
The miners of the Somerset Coal
Company, at Somerset, Pa, who have
been on strike, have returned to work
| All grievances were adjusted
Chief Wilkie. of the United States
secret service, announces the discovery
of new counterfeit $50 bank note on
the First National Bank of May
/ field, Ky.
Monday, October IL.
Mrs. Dwight l.. Moody, widow of the
famous evangelist, died at her home, al
East Northfield, Mass, aged 60 years.
By shooting through the head w. A
Madison, for 10 years deputy treasurer
of Petersburg, Va, committed suicide.
The Standard Oil company's mair
| pipe line through Wayne county, w
Va, has been tapped in several places
and thousands of gallons of crude oil
stolen.
The 5000 regulars and all the Ma.
tional Guardmen who participated in
the army manoeuvres at West Point
KY, have left for home.
Tuesday, October 10.
Seven persons were killed In {
drunken row on the Black Foot India1
reservation, Montana
J More than 100 officers attended an
executive session of the Nationa
Guard Association of Pennsylvania a.
Scranton.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcocl
has returend to Washington after al
absence of several weeks at his home
in New Hampshire.
1t is announced in Washington tina
the call for the extra session of con
gress to meet November 0 will be is
sued on the Goth instant.
Davis Wolf, aged 80, inventor o
several agricultural implements, wa
found dead in a field near Avon
, Lebanon county, Pa. Death was du
to apoplRXy.
"Wednesday, October IA.
The 14th annual convention of tn
National Association of Underwater
, was held at Baltimore. Nd
The 29th annual convention of tn
! Directors of the Poor and Charitie
of Pennsylvania was held at Ian
2 caster.