Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-09-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events OF the Week briefly
CbronfcIed

Notable Events OF the Week Briefly
CbronicIed.
Judge lands I'm the United States
district court at Chicago ordered the
poStponement OF the grand jury inves-
ugauon OF the rebating charges against
the Chicago and Alton road growing
out OF the recent trial and conviction
or the Standard OIL company until
Sept. "a.
That the American people are sur
feited with politics and refuse to be
turned from the path OF commercial
and industrial prosperity by the poll
ticians was the declaration of Vice
President Fairbanks I'm a speech made
at the opening of the fifteenth national
irrigation congress at Sacramento, Cal.
Tuesday. sept. 7.
At Hartford. Conn. William Ray. q
negro who claims 90 have been born at
Lenox. Mass. 1O1 years ago. is under
arrest charged with violation OF the
liquor law.
II is reported from Dublin that Rich.
ard Croker. former chiefain OF Tam.
many Hall, has lost his citizenship in
the United States and has become a
subject Of King Edward OF England.
The case OF the United States against
the Standard OH company was called
I'm the Federal building at New Yorl,
and postponed The purpose Of the
suit Is nothing less than the dlssolu.
ton OF the Standard Oil Company Of
New Jersey.
George Cassidy. policeman. was
shot down and killed while endeavor-
ing TO arrest two burglars who had
been caught I'm the act OF rohbinr n
store at LyndhurSt y. J. The bur.
glars were pursued by a crowd. and
rather than submit TO capture one OF
them killed himself In swamp. The
other burglar escaped.
Monday, sept. =.
All the foreign residents OF Fez with
the exception OF the American mis-
sionaries, arrived at Tangier bv way
OF ii Araish.
IN an interview given out az Port.
land, Nc, eX-Judgc Alton II. Parker
OF New York declared he had no deslre
ever again 20 hold public Office and
that Ia respect TO this his views had
not changed since his defeat for the
presidency In 1904.
President Roosevelt has no intention
or taking mp newspaper career when
he finishes his term. Secretary Ioob
denounced the report that the nresl.
dent was negotiating FOR the control Of
the New York Tribune as fake
made out OF whole cloth"
Emperor William I'm the course Of his
visit TO the MuCuster museum at Rcr
i'm, made most striking speech. which
Is regarded as being direct appeal 10
the Socialists 10 work together with
the other classes or the population FOR
the good OF the fatherland.
Saturday, Aug. RI.
James X. kccnc's unbeatcn colt Co.
lin, prohibitIve Cavorite I'm the bet
ting, handlly won the rich Futuritv
stakes at New York before one OF the
largest crowds ever az tho course.
4 pretty romance. having its incep-
ton on the Gettysburg battlefield dur
ing the civil war, Will have its culmi-
nation In a marriage during the G.. 4.
X encampment at Saratoga. y. Y.
The parties 10 the incident are Mrs
Rebecca J.. Price OF Lancaster and
Major August Vignos Of Canton. O.
Friday, Aug. 20.
Sixteen persons We're Killed in n troll
ley car collision at Charleston, III.
King Edward walked out of n CON
cert hall in Marienbad when an actor
started 10 sing an indecent song.
The Second National bank OF New
York city paid $1,1OOOOO for a new
site at Fifth avenue and Twenty-elghth
street.
The new emperor Of Korea was
crowned. After the ceremony he en-,
of his topknot as a sign of compIete
submission 10 Japan.
Thursday, Aug. 20.
A shark bit of the leg OF John John.
son. member OF the crew of the Upit.
ed States gunboat Scorpion.
Lord" Frederick Seymour BARRING.
ton, convicted OF the murder OF James
4. Mccain, began his life sentence in
the penitentiary at Jefferson City. No.
Mrs. Anna Hucke died from the Of.
fects OF injuries received when nj.
tackled by cedar. the big African lion
that escaped from his cage at Lima
park, Pittsburg.