Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the Week nrieny
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The court at Paris has ordered that
Leon Maiilc. the naval reservlst who
fred two shots az President Fallieres
be examined as TO his sanity. The
rambling statements made 10y Maille
confirm the impression that he is I'm
sane
The American tennis players at the
Wimbledon courts, near London. LOST
their chance OF challenging for the
Davis cup. the international trophy. hy
the narr0wcst OF margins. Beals G.
Wright American. succeeded I'm win.
ming his match against a. T. Wuding
Australasian. thus making the point.
equal But Norman T.. Brookes. Aus
tralasian. was too much FOR Karl II
Behr American. who was rlearly out
played
Tuesday, July &c.
The wedding Of Senator Beveridge Of
Indiana and Miss Catherine Eddy Of
Chicago VIII take place on Aug. Z at
the American embassy I'm Berlin.
President Roosevelt has put his
hearty approval on public school rifle
practice In letter Of congratulatior
to Ambrose Scharfenberg of Brooklyn
winner OF the shooting trophy of the
Public School Athletic league. he takes
occasion TO encourage the system of
rifle practice inaugurated by General
George Il. Wyngate
The clubhouse and part Of the grand
stand at the American league baseball
park at Washington was destroyed 10y
FIRE last night. and a number OF small
buildings were damaged. The fire broke
out On the Maryland House. At the
baseball park besides the grand stand
other portions of the park were dam.
aged. The loss IS $4,000
President Roosevelt spent the night
Sra the open on the sound shore az
Lioyds Mock with him were his son
ana three OF their boy cousins. For
years the president has made Il q
practice TO spend a night either IN the
woods or on the shore with his boys
and the night picnic. as it Is called
has grown % DE for them a real climax
OF delight I'm the summer vacation.
Monday. July IL.
James r. Keenes Peter Pan set the
seal on his greatness 10y winning the
twelfth running Of the Brighton hand
leap OF $4,000 AT Brighton Beach.
The sound steamboat shinnecock of
the Montauk Steamboat companys line
and a steam yacht ran ashore az Hart
| island In a dense fog. They were noat-
cd without damage.
Saturday. July II.
Twcnty-three lumber merchants were
4 sent 10 the workhouse for six months
by Judge Lindley w. Morris at To-
/ ledo. o., and nine hrickmakers were
| each fined $1,000 The men were for
! merly in n trust and violated the Val
entine antitrust law.
Curtis Smith. one OF the important
witnesses in the trial Of James Hargis
! for the murder OF Or. b. ID. Cox, was
| murdered at Elkatawa, Ky. He was
enticed into q card game, and soon a
row was started. Smith drew his re-
volver when he realized that he had
been trapped, but It was too late. He
was shot three times in the breast.
Friday, July IL.
Seven mine workers, all Italians
We're killed in an abandoned slope OF
the Lehlgh and Wilkesbarre Coal com.
pany at Honeybrook, Pa, by deadly
white damp. Three others are miss
ing.
a japanese has been arrested at Fort
Rosecrans, San Diego, Cal, while max.
ing drawings OF the fort. Major Get
chell, in command, said that the jap
was drawing plans OF the fort and that
there is heavy punishment for the OF.
Tense.
Thursday, July II.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
paid a visit Of state TO Dublin, both
wearing the national colors OF Erin.
Almost the first visitor received by
Admiral Baron Gombey Yamamoto, ia
pans minister OF marine during the
Russo-Japanese war, on his arrival al
New York was Rear Admiral Robley
d. Evans.
; Florence Wood, sister OF Laura Car
ter, the woman Of the New York Ten
derloin who caused the arrest OF Ches
!, ter b. Runyan. paying teller OF the
Windsor Trust company, and who 4
suspected OF having got SIS, 900 Of The
$4,000 the man stole, has been arrest
! Cd In Chicago on the theory that som,
OF the lost money is in her possession.
Japan Repudiates san Diego SPY.
II TOKYO. July 15.-General Terauchi
the minister OF war, In an interview
4 here contradicting the reported arrest
: OF a japanese spy at San Diego. Cal.
! said: There are no japanese military
. officers in America except military at
: taches- The war office" be emphatical
/, iy declared, has never instructed am
!. officer or amateur spy TO examin.
j American forts"