Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-06-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,
Notable Events of the Week nrIeay
ChronfcIed.

William Henry Adams. who drives
an ice wagon In Brownsville. Tex. ties.
tilted at the Washington inquiry that
he heard Noschel. the corral boss at
the garrison, say that the negro sol.
diers would come out after pay day
and shoot up the town.
General Kuroki. with his staff. is on
a four days round Of sightseeing IN
and around Chicago. The party first
made a tour in automobiles over the
park and boulevard system OF the
south side and then infinitely inspected
the packing plants at the Union stock.
yards.
TueSdny, May -.
At Mlneola. y. Y. the annual open
air show Of the Ladies' Kennel club
opened with considerably over a thou.
sand entries. Every breed OF dogs ex
cept settlers and pointers are on exhi
hilton.
A Swatow (China) report says that g
rebellion has broken out at Wongkong
IN the Uping district OF the Chinchu
prefecture. All the civil and military
officials at Wongkong have been ossas.
sinated and their yamens burned.
Miss Isabella Emerson Case. known
as the Woman In Blue" who by rea.
son OF continued efforts 20 see Presl
dent Roosevelt was placed under ar.
rest at Washington. has been commit
ted 10 ST. Ellzabeth's Asylum For the
Insane.
Mexico has 5000 men fully equipped
and on n war footing now on the Qua.
temalan frontier. Distributed at stra
tegic points close 10y are 5000 more
Should Guatemala's president carry
out his intention OF executing the nine
teen men accused OF completely in the
alleged attempt 10 assassinate him
Mexico Will be forced TO intervene.
Monday, May -.
The Albany legislature will not reach
final adjournment until Monday. June
g. With but two exceptions this re
markRble session will have been the
longest regular session IN well nigh q
century.
Harry d. Sellers, son OF Henry SCI!
lers Of the old and wealthy Sellers
family OF Pittsburg, was found dead In
his bedroom at the Sellers home from
a pistol shot Although the family as
serts that the death OF young Sellers
was caused by accident it is believed
that he committed suicide
At San Francisco, Patrick Calhoun
has issued Il statement addressed tc
the American people, in which he says
the returning OF indictments against
himself and associates for bribery is
another step in the programme to gain
political control Of the city by Rudolph
spreckels and others for selfish pur.
poses through a combination with the
Labor Union party.
Saturday, May -.
Theodore Tilton. the well known
American editor and author, who has
been III in Paris for several days past
OF pneumonia, is dead.
Mrs Howard Gould OF New York in
an interview with Commissioner Bing
ham told the whole story of how she
had been bounded by detectives In the
interest OF her husbands contemplated
suit against her. She said that she be
gan TO live in fear of her life.
Friday. May "a.
Almost exactly three years after the
SncOun0 OF Town MdrSnal 1nOmaS
COckrill at Jackson, KY, a verdict oil
not guilty was returned at Lexington
In the case of Judge James Hargis. the
first OF those who were Jointly charged
with that murder.
Governor Hughes sent 10 the legisla
ture a special message urging the pas.
sage OF the so called New York recount
bill, which provides judicial procedure
for the recountlng OF the ballots cast
In the Mcclellan Hearst mayoralty
election in New York city In 1905.
At Stamford, Conn, the Rev. DR.
william j. Long, questioned about
President Rooseyelts interview on
Mature Fakirs" in a current maya.
zine. in which Mr.. Roosevelt severely
criticised DIR. Longs animal stories,
called the president himself a nature
fakir and said he was not a true
sportsman.
John Bell at New York was found
guilty Of murder In the first degres