Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,
Notable Events OF the Week Briefly
ChronlcIed.


Notable Events OF the Week Briefly
ChronlcIed.
In cOmmemoration OF the centennial
Of the independence of Ecuador the
government has decreed that a ma
tionaI exhibition shall be opened Aug.
10, 1903, at Quito. the capital.
Boston physicians are investigating
the case OF Miss Mary f. Anthony,
who has suddenly regained her facul-
ties after lying for thiry-two days in
a state Of coma following an automo-
bile accident
Fire destroyed the Offices and ware
house Of the ]. o. Case company att
Fargo, y. d., causing a loss of $780,
600. William II. White and George
M. Hartman, firemen, were killed by
falling walls.
John and Louis Harlan, forty years
old, known throughout New Jersey as
the Harlan twins, who for many years
lived as hermits IN a cave on Great
island, in the Newark meadows. were
burned to death in the barn Of a
farmer
Tuesday, Nov. ~.
John Boylan. fifteen years old, died
at the Mercy hospital. Pittsburg. from
injuries received I'm a football game on
Saturday. He had been kicked in the
groin.
The suit arising out of the effort 70
consolidate the cities OF Pittsburg and
Allegheny was decided by the supreme
court Of the United States at Washing
ton IN favor OF the consolidation.
Before leaving Windsor castle for
Highclife castle. England. Kaiser VIII.
helm left $4,000 TO be divided as tips
among the servants at the castle. the
gamekeepers and the stable attend.
ants.
Fire on William Rockefellers es-
tate, two miles from Tarrytown. n.
T., destroyed two stone cottages and
large cow stable. a Jersey bull val
usd at $4,000 was burned TO death be-
cause he was so savage Il was feared
II no were released he might do harm
TO the fire fighters.
Monday, Nov. IL.
Edward Payson Weston. who Is
walking from Portland. Ne, 20 Chi
cago, reached Cleveland. o., twelve
hours ahead Of HIS schedule and twen-
ty-four hours ahead OF his record OF
forty years ago.
The Rev. Or. Moncure ID. Conway.
the distinguished American author. is
dead at Paris. The body OF DR.. Con-
way. In accordance with the request
OF HIS relatives in America. was Gre
mated at Pere-la-Chaise cemetery.
A new star was added TO the Ameri-
can flag by the admission formally In
60 the Union OF the state OF Oklahoma.
President Roosevelt signed the proc
lamation admitting the territories OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Joint
~ as one OF the American states.
John Wenzei, the murderer Of George
Spatz. a Brooklyn saloon keeper. went
TO his death In the electric chair at
Sing Sing prison with smile. Just as
he had promised his sister he would
do. The sister visited him IN the
death house, and Wonzel said, II will
walk TO the chair with a smile on my
face, and the smile VIII be for you"
Saturday, Nov. 10.
At Lincoln. Neb., a positive declara-
ton by Mr.. Bryan says he IS willing to
be the candidate OF the Democratic
party In 1905.
Attacked by panther near her
home, ten miles west OF Columbia, La,
Mrs. Annie Valentine was killed and
eaten. The panther dragged the body
two miles into a wooded ravins, and
the trail was followed by scattered
pieces OF the woman's clothing.
Ambassador James Bryce OF Great
Britain, Governor Curtis Guild, Jr, OF
Massachusetts and President Woodrow
Wilson OF Princeton university were
the guests OF honor and the principal
speakers at the hfty-eighth annual din
ner OF the Cleveland chamber Of COM
merce.
Charles W. Morse OF New York. de-
scribing Charles i. Barney, the self
slain ex-president OF the KnIckerbocker
Trust company, as his nearest and
dearest friend, said: Charles Barney's
death may be laid at the feet of his
late fellow directors in the Knicker-
booker Trust company who betrayed
him. The failure broke his heart"
Friday, Nov. 10.
The Marconi wireless station at Sias-
conset, Mass, was destroyed by fire.
The loss will be seriously felt, as the
Siasconset station was an important
ship news point
About twenty-five persons were In
JNA~N' wv A~eoliS, anu uWelllng 1
house zaS torn to pieces when an ex-
plosion OF natural gas occurred in a |
house located at 1O3 Elm street. Pitts |
burg. In the fire which followed two |
fremen were severely burned.
Thursday, Nov. Ia.
A boiler in the new Eastman dormi- |
tory at the East Greenwich OR. IL
academy exploded and partially wreck !
ed the structure. Three girl students l
or the academy were severely hurt.
America took further large amounts /
OF bar gold and American eagles, total /
ing f7S2. 900, from the Bank Of Eng |
land for shipment to New York on the |
new Cunard line steamer Mauretania, |
sister ship TO the Lusitania.
Imprisoned for eighty-seven hours |