Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-13
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
rhursday, peesmher 4

The Boston and Maine Railroad has
placed an order with the Baldwin Lo-
comotivo Works, Philadelphia. for 20
locomotives.
Two trainmen were killed In a
wreck yesterday on the Queen and
Crescent Railroad, near Chattanooga.
Tenn. Their bodies were cremated.
Crossed wires at Allentown, Pa. YES
terday caused a fire which burned out
Bittner, Hunsicker & Co.'s wholesale
dry goods store and several lodges.
Loss, $4,000.
William Vanderbilt Allen, great
grandson OF Commodore Vanderbilt
Who was confined tor six years in
Westport, Conn. insane asylum, was
released yesterday.
Friday, December s.
1t is announced at Columbus that
The Ohio miners will demand an in
crease OF 20 cents ton for pick mined
coal
Two small children of Mrs. Kinsley
Bowers, Of Detroit, were burned to
death yesterday when they were left
alone in the house
Elmer Kirschner and Gustave Strack
were thrown from a car while enter
Ing the Cranberry mine, near Halle
ton, Pa. yesterday and were instantly
killed.
President Roosevelt has denied n
pardon to ]. NJ. Mcknight, OF Louis
Vile, KY, who was convicted of en-
bezzling funds from the German Ma
tional Bank of Louisville.
Saturday, December g.
Three men held up 80 men IN the
Eagle Club rooms at Pocatello. Idaho.
and robbed them OF $4,000.
The funeral OF Salem n Wales
father-in-law or Secretary OF War Root
took place in New York yesterday.
President Mitchell. OF the Miners
Union, win leave Scranton on Satur.
day, December IA. to visit his family
at Spring Valley, Ill
Amos c. Hensel, of MADEIRA. Pa. was
arrested at Niagara Falls on a charge
or smuggling diamonds into the United
States. He was released on bail.
The war department issued an order
providing for the exchange OF IL
Philippine regiments with the same
number OF troops in the United States.
Monday, December 8.
Burglars took $4,000 from the saw.
ings bank at whiteviIls, Tenn, Satur.
Cay and escaped on a hand car.
Monroe Bailey, father of w. J.
Bailey, governor-elect OF Kansas. died
yesterday at Baileyville, aged "a years.
Former French Ambassador Jules
Cambon sailed from New York Satur.
day for his new post as ambassador to
Spain.
After six years OF work. costing 81.
100000. the water works tunnel under
Lake Erie, for Cleveland, O., was com.
pleted Saturday.
David S. Davis. a mine worker. Of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, accidentally fell
down the shaft, a distance OF 1000
feet, and was killed.
Tuesday, December 9.
President Roosevelt has appointed ].
Wersler Thompson to be postmaster at
Phoenoxyille, Pa.
Attorney General Knox has gone 10
St Augustine, Fla, for his health. He
will be gone 10 days.
Two trainmen were killed and two
fatally injured in a head-on collision
on the Pennsylvania Railroad near
Youngstown. o.. last night.
Max Manthey and two OF his chill
dren were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed his store and dwelling
at Colgate, Wis. Sunday night.
Why He Was RnvinE Mad.
A little, dignifed-looking man was
knocked down by a horse in the street
the other evening, and while brushing
his clothing let forth stream of
abuse.
"You ought to have the driver arrest
ed" said pasOer-by.
That's not what makes me mad"
said the man, Strengthening up. Its
the idea OF being run over by q horse,
when there are SO many automobiles
In town!"-Tt-Bits.