Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday. February %.

Rev. DR.. Harvey W. Mcknight. Tor
nearly 20 years president OF Pennsyl.
yania College. at Gettysburg, Pa, has
resigned.
Crazed by the death of his wife.
Henry Lippert. of wilkesbsrre, Pa.
Jumped into the river and was
drowned.
The Cooper-wells Hosiery plant at
st. Joseph. Mich, was destroyed by
fire yesterday, throwing 400 employees
out Of work. Loss. s225, 600.
An earthquake shock was felt yester-
day at Oacoma, s. D.. which lasted sew
erai minutes and was severe enough Tn
shake down stones and break the ice
In the river
Friday, February 81.
J. j. Rowe. OF Cleveland, was yes
terday elected president OF the Ameri.
can Bowling Congress at Indianapolis.
King Edward has conferred the
grand cross Of ST. Michael ana St.
George on Sir Michael Herbert, British
ambassador at Washington.
A spark from a shifting engine al
Peaks. S. c.. yesterday, started a FIRE
which nearly wiped out the little town.
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Secretary Moody has accepted the
monitor Nevada, built by the Bath
Iron Works. and directed that she be
put In commission about March L.
In an explosion OF dust at the Au
burn ard Alton coal mine, near Spring
held. Ill. yesterday. three miners were
killed. Ten mules were also killed.
Saturday, February %.
Robbers Thursday night blew open
the postofhce safe at Garrett, Ind, and
secured 1900 in cash and stamps.
Al Maui, the famous National
League pitcher. has been engaged to
coach the Lehigh University base bali
team.
Joseph Keenan,. colored, was hanged
at Greenville. S. c.. for murder. II
was the second legal hanging In South
Carolina since 1884.
Waldorf Astor s467.975 in settlemept
OF claim for land acquired by the
city in improving the water front
President Roosevelt yesterday
signed bill providing for the erection.
in Washington Of statues to Count
Pulaski and Major General Baron Won,
Steuben, OF the Continental army.
Monday. March 2.
1t Is said that American trained.
nurses are in great demand at present
IN Paris.
Rear Admiral William Hardness. re-
tired. died at his home in Jersey City.
Saturday OF typhoid fever.
Judge William r. Day was sworn in
today as the successor of JustIce
Shiras, OF the United States supreme
court.
The United States army TRANSPORTS
Logan and Fitzpatrick. loaded with
troops and baggage for the Philippines.
sailed from San Francisco Saturday.
Maddened by an unfortunate Invest
ment OF his savings, Joseph A. Fritz.
or San Francisco. shot and killed NJ.
j. Morrison. fatally wounded Miss j..
Yardell and then committed suicide.
Tuesday, March 8.
President Roosevelt yesterday signed
the army appropriation and the Philip
pine coinage bills.
Police Captains Schmittberger and
Titus. OF New York, .yere yesterdsy
promoted to be inspectors.
The state OF Iowa has appointed a
commission to erect three monuments
on the Chickamauga battlefield, Tenn.
Captain w. j. Clarke, OF the WASH
fngton American League club. is conob-
ing the Annapolis naval academy base
ball team.
DR.. James Mitchell, private. secretary
to President Lincoln during the Civil
War. died at Mount Zion, Ga. yester-
day, aged SIS years.
Wednesday, March. q.
The National Good Roads Associa.
ton will hold an international con-
gross in ST. Louis from April 81 to
May 2.
Two trainmen were killed in a COL
lision on the Chesapeake and Ohio,
Railroad near Huntington, w. Va.
yesterday.
Arbor Days in Pennsylvania will bs
observed on April and II, In accord
ance with Governor Pennypackerss
proclamation.
Dave Johnson, one OF the best known
bookmakers in New York. says he lost
100000 in the last few years. and
will quit the turf for good
The Olive Stove Company's plant at
Rochester, N. Y, was completely de.
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000. One
employe was fatally burned.