Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-01-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events Of the week BrIeay
Chrontcied.

Notable Events OF the Week briefly
ChronfcIed.
John Franklin Fort was inaugurated
governor of New Jersey IN Taylor
Opera House. Trenton. i'm the presence
of both houses OF the legislature sit
ting in regular session on the stage.
Robert J. Nanluscn. stage manager
OF McNickers thpater and Joseph Ia
Blanche. at Chicago. were ARRESTED on
complaint OF Ro'ert Evans that Van
dusen had con.uired with In Blanche
and offered him silp t0 cut OF Evans
ear
Tuc-day. Jan. II.
Admiral Exams in "a dispatch TO the
navy department from lilo Janciro sug-
gcsts thJt the torpedo boat destroyer
dotilo visit Bucnos Ayrcs ass matter
or policy
At Seattle. Wash. about 5000 unem-
ployed mcn marched 90 the mayors
Office to ask FOR work. Most OF them
are lumbermcn who have been driven
TO the city 10y tho closing down OF
lumber mills and logging camps. The
mayor had no work for them.
Ten persons are reported dead and
many injured I'm a collision between an
express train from Rome and n train
coming from Bergamo near Milan, It.
ally. The catastrophe was further az
gravatcd 10y a train from Milan which
ran into the wrcckage OF the two an
fatcd trains.
Following n public hearing. chiefly
farcical in character. on the proposed
ordinance OF Alderman Timothy L. Sui
livan Of New York prohibiting women
from smoking cigarettes In public in
restaurants or hotels, the committee on
laws aud legislation. before whom the
hearing was held. mot and voted unan-
imously I'm favor OF the Immediate en-
actmcnt of the measure.
Monday. Jan. 20.
At Providence r. L., Earl Jacques. a
ninetccnycar-old boy. confessed that
he killed and robbed Miss Mary Eddy.
an aged woman. of Sl3 her weeks
pay. az Grccnvllle Miss Eddy was
employed in the Grecnviue woolen
mills. whore Jacques has also worked
John H. Walsh. president OF the de-
funct chicago Rational bank. VAS
found guilty of misappopratmg the
funds OF that institution. The penalty
under the law Tor the crime of which
Walsh was convicted is Imprisonment
for period OF i've years without the
option OF "A fine.
| Miraculously escaping death 10y ere
nation or suffocation or being blown
| 90 pieces 10y am explosion. forty miners
employed I'm the CatSburg mine, near
| Monongahela Pa. made their way
I through the dark headings for a dis
tance of seven miles and finally reach
ed the open air.
Colonel William +. Marshall. who =
said to be threatened with retirement
because his 500 pounds make it impoS-
sible for him 10 sit n horse. is in At
lanta. Ca. visiting relatives and incl
dentally discussing in humorous way
President Roosevelt's order that all
officers must ride. Il may ride" said
Colonel Marshall If 10 ever becomes
necessary. but there is no animal on
earth that / would venture TO mount
save an elephant"
Saturday. JaH. IL.
The Seagoing extension OF the Flori-
is completed. and next week it viii be
possible FOR the first time Tor Ameri-
cans 10 make an ocean journey 10y rail.
American Minister Furniss cables
that the Haitian towns of Gonaives
and St Mare are In the hands Of the
revolu;ionists. hut that la "a battle near
Gonaives Tie revOiutioniSts we're re
pulsed
At Utica. y. Y. the Central New
York Farmers club passed series OF
strong resolutions indorslng the anti
race track gambling bills aud. compll-
menting Governor Hughes on the stand
he has taken on this question.
Friday. Jan Il.
The death liss Of the RhoadeS Opera
House disaster at Boyeriown. Pa. con
tinues to grow. and il is now feared
that the number OF victims win reach
$50 and possibly higher. The total
number OF known dead is 173.
Advices from Fez Morocco, state
that after Mulai Hafid had been pro-
claimed sultan there was an enormous
gathering at the grand mosque, com
prising the members OF seven tribes.
who had poured into the city from all
directions TO support him.
TharssiSy, Jan. 10.
At Bangkok, Siam. Edward Henry
StrObel. general adviser Of the govern
ment Of Siam. died after a long III
ness. The death of Mr.. Strobel. an
American, is considered a great loss to
Siam. He died from the bite Of poi
sonous insect.
That the fire which nearly destroyed
the Second Congregational church In
Dorchester and caused loss OF $50
100 was the work OF an incendiary is
he opinion OF the Boston authorities.
rhe principal loss was the new organ.
which cost $2j.OeO.