Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-11-28
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
Thursday. November 10.

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
Green Brothers shoe factory at Fred
ericksburg, Va
Bitten in the hand on Aug. 30 while
rescuing several children from a rabid
dog. Gustave A. wcin died in Chicago
of hydrophobia
Major General w. II. Duvau has
been selected TO succeed Major Gen
eral John F. Weston. IN command OF
the troops in the Philippines.
Fire. supposedly OF incendiary orr
gin, at the Wabash Screen Door COM
pany. at Memphis, Tenn. destroyed s.
100000 feet of lumber. entailing = loss
of $4,000
Friday November 20.
Continued i'll health caused Judge
s. a. McClung of common pleas court
OF Pittsburg. 70 send his resignation TO
Governor Stuart.
Mrs Mary Harbour, accused Of the
murder OF Miss Rose Adams. her fos-
ter daughter, was found guilty Of muir
der In the second degree at Sioux
City. Ia
Samuel Z. Campbell. an automobile
dealer at New Haven. Conn. was held
criminally responsible for the death
OF Rev. DIT. C. Brinley Morgan. who
was struck and killed by CampbelFs
machine.
John Krauss. who Is connected with
the Pacific State & Sunset Telegraph
company, of San Francisco. commit
ted suicide in his cabin on the steamer
Adriatic while the vessel was enroute
to Queenstown, Ireland
Saturday, November III
Seven track laborers on a hand car
were run down by Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad passenger train
between Highland and Lagrange. III
Henry L. Schrifogel was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree for kill
ing Mrs. Mary Hamilton by a jury In
the criminal court, Washington.
Joseph Meyer. a chauffeur. and Mar
garet Atkins were drowned when an
automobile carrying them and three
other chauffeurs. each with a young
woman companion. swerved from its
course and plunged into the Calumet
river at Chicago.
Monday, November %.
Bryan's Official plurality In Nebras-
ka was 1902
A heavy bowlder that fell into the
West Algion slate quarry at Pen Argyll
Pa. struck Martin Parson. at work at
the bottom. and crushed out his life
Fred Campbell. convicted Of attack
inS and shooting a twelve year-old girl.
was sentenced at Franklin. Pa. to a
term OF fifteen years in the penlten-
tiary.
A big automobile. containing nine
car at East Charleroi Pa. and seven
Of the occupants injured. one Of them
fatally.
Tuesday, November -.
John Barrow. a vell-known river
man az Pittsburg. was murdered and
robbed Of $500 and his body thrown
into the Allegheny river.
Arthur Honekar ten years old. was
drowned while padding in a leaking
boat on lake at Bridgeion. n. J.
Rev Henry r. OReiuy. rector OF
the Roman Catholic Church OF the An
nunciation. at Shenandoah. Pa. for the
last forty years. died suddenly OF apo
plexy.
During a heavy fog az Wheeling.
W. Va. two street cars collided at
Schads Crossing. fatally iniuring Mo
torman Woods and seriously hurting
six passengers.
Wednesday. November IS.
The largest wooden schooner In the
world. the six-master Edward g. Wins
low. BIS fet long was launched from
the yard OF Percy & Small AZ Bath. Me.
While playing with the fire in the
kitchen stove In his home IN Philadel-
phia. the clothing Of three-year-old
Russell Simon became ignited and he
was burned 90 death.
John Haynes. r farmer OF Winona.
8. c. after trying 20 XII his wife and
children with a shotgun. shot Henry
Moore. who went 20 the assistance OF
the family. in the leg and then blew
out his own brains.
The orange crop OF Cuba this year
viii be the largest in the history OF the
island and will reach 500 900 boxes.
according 20 a report made 20 the bu-
Teau OF manufactures by Consul Hola-
day, OF Santiago, Cuba.