Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-16
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Thursday. January Z

N VEIN - NE w - SONDEN SED.
Thursday, January 7.
President Roosevelt has nominated
Captain Charles O'Neil to be a rear
I admiral
Fire in the educational building of
| the worlds fair at ST. Louis did $4,000
| damage.
Following his retirement, Lieutenant
General Young will go to Cuba to
| spend the winter
Sergeant Julius Frederick, Arctic
explorer and member of Greeley ex-
petition, died at Indianapolis.
The Mississippi state senate. by a
vote Of 81 to 1. instructed their United
States senators to vote for the Panama
Canal treaty.
General John R. Black. recently ap-
pointed civil service commissioner.
of the commission.
Friday, January 8.
Carl Gordon, brother-in-law of Daniel
. r. Hanna, accidentally shot and killed
himself at Saranac Lake. n. Y.
Two women named Pressly were
killed at Bessemer City, n. c., while
driving across the Southern Railway
tracks.
BY an explosion in plant of the Glen
Falls. N. Y, Gas Company. four men
were badly injured and the gas house
demolished.
President Roosevelt has appointed
George II. Cope postmaster at Mount
Carmel. Pa, and L. w. Sickler at
-Glassboro. n. ].
Saturday, January 9.
James w. Sweely, publisher Of the
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun, died of pneu-
monia
The Baltimore Society of the War
of 1872 celebrated Jaokson's victory at
New Orleans by banquet
Former Clerk of the Courts ]. T.
Shoener, of Pottsville, Pa. has been
convicted of embezzling $4,000 in fees.
Governor Murphy, of New Jersey.
appointed Captain Lewis T. Bryant, of
Atlantic City. chief factory inspector,
vice J. c. Ward, resigned.
Congress has been asked to allow
Rear Admiral B. II. McCalla, of the
navy, to accept the Chinese war medal
OhSiCu hAAl bS Nht Mig vi N1ledl BTl-
tain in recognition of his services at
the relief of Pekin.
Monday, January II.
The battleship Missouri was accept
ed by the government. subject to the
usual probationary period.
Patrick O'Neil was killed by train
and Henry Klows fatally hurt by
-
dispatch from The Hague says the
decision in the Venezuelan case will
not be ready before the end of Feb
ruary.
Myron T. Herrick was inaugurated
governor of Ohio, and Warren G. Hard
ing lieutenant governor at Columbus.
IN the presence Of 5000 people.
Just as ne was about to touch a
match to his $4,000 stock of goods, L.
c. Willing was arrested at Waterloo,
Iowa, and confessed that he had tried
twice before to burn his store.
Tuesday, January ~.
Charles Thompson, of Bridgeton, N.
j.. was killed by falling down stairs.
His neck was broken.
General c. H. Barney died at his
home at Hackensack. N. j., OF spinal
meningitis, aged 60 years.
George B. Bowers, past national
councillor of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, died
of heart trouble at Altoona, Pa, aged
62 years.
In a fire which destroyed the stables
of Peoples Bros, contractors. Philadel-
phia, "a horses were burned to death.
Loss, $4,000.
The annual convention of the United
Mine Workers of the Seventh district
opened at Hazleton, Pa. 81 collieries
being represented.
Wednesday, January IS.
The Persian government has recog-
| nized the independence of Panama.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Ezra B. Bailey collector of customs at
Hartford. Conn
General Isaac Khan. the Persian
| minister. presented to President Roose-
| welt his letters of recall.
The mother OF Captain Richmond p.
| Hobson is dying at Boulder Colo, and
her son has been telegraphed to come.
James Little Plume, who pleaded
| guilty at Henena, Mont, of numbering
seven Blackfoot Indians. was sentenced
/ to 40 years Imprisonment.
Two men were killed by an explo-
| sion that wrecked the plant of the
Buckeye Powder company, at Peoria,
Ill. The shock was felt for 16 miles.