Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-14
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Thursday, March s.


Fire OF unknown origin YESTERDAY
destroyed the four-story tobacco wafe-
house of M. Abenheim G. Co. at Farm
vile, Va. Loss. $4,000
Robert 3. Armstrong. formerly pri-
sate secretary to Secretary Shaw, yes
terday took the oath of Office as as
sistant secretary of the treasury.
A spark from a miners lamp fell
into keg OF powder at Big Mountain
colliery at Shamo&in, Pa, yesterday.
causing an explosion in which two
miners were horribly burned.
In bloody fight near HuntersyiIleL
Ala, yesterday between the TAYLOR
boys and Buckleys, one person wa.
killed and three others seriously in
iured.
Friday, March 6.
The playing season OF the American
Base Ball League will open on April
20. with Philadelphia at Boston.
person whose identity is not re-
vealed has given Barnard College. New
York, 100000 to purchase land ad.
Joining the college,
The carpenters strike at Wilkes
barre, Pa. was declared or YESTERDAY
the men returning to work today They
received an increase in wages and an
eight-hour day.
Owing to the refusal of the engi-
neers to abide by an agreement with
the manufacturers. % hat factories in
Danbury. Bethel and New Milford.
Conn. closed yesterday.
Saturday, March 7.
Fire on the water front Of Fair
Haven. Wash, yesterday, destroyed
$4,000 worth of property.
While blasting coal yesterday I'm n
colliery near Wilkesbarre, Pa, VIII
liam ]. Nolan was instantly killed.
The planning mill OF Billmyer &
Small. at York, Pa, was damaged by
FIRE yesterday to the extent of SIS. 600.
Secretary Of State Hay and wife
have gone to Thomasville, Ga. to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Payne Whitney.
and infant daughter.
Captain William A. Winder. one NJ
the most prominent government on.
Gals in the west, died at Omaha. Neb--
yesterday. He was a brotherin.law
OF Admiral Dewey.
Monday, March 9.
The cruiser CHATTANOOGA was Iaunch.
ed Saturday afternoon at Elizabeth.
N. ].
Saturday was the hottest March dav
In Atlanta, Ca, since 1878. The tenn
perature was ~.
General William Booth, founder OF
the Salvation Army, sailed from New
York for London Saturday.
strike in the Illinois soft coa1
fields has been averted by the Miners
Union and the operators signing n
wage agreement for one year.
Edwin L. Breinig, farmer of
Egypt, Lehigh county, Pa, scratched
HIS hand with pin recently, and yes
teroay died in great age ~ from bI
poisoning.
Tuesday, March 10.
The North Carolina general assemhIv
has appropriated $4,000 for an az
hibit at the st. Louis Exposition.
Emperor William. of Germany, yes
terday received President Francis. OF
the ST. Louis Exposition. in audience
Joseph i. Williams, who served four
years as mayor of Cape May, N. /
died at his home there yesterday. aged
rs years.
The post office at Elizabeth, Tenn.
was entered by burglars early yester.
day morning and $500 In cash and
stamps were stolen.
William Smith, of Manchester. Conn
slashed his wife three times with a ra-
Zor and then took a dose of iaudanum
The woman may recover.
Wednesday, March IL.
A syndicate at Vancouver, B. c.. has
offered purse of s25,OO for the Jef.
fries-Corbett fight.
An American company purchased
the Siangeli copper fields In NORWAY.
The consideration was 1000, 900.
The findings OF the court which ac-
quilted Lieutenant Chester Wells of all
responsibility for the loss OF the naval
tug Leyden have been approved by the
navy department.
The 14th annual convention OF tbe
bituminous district No. 2, United Mine
Workers OF America, opened at AL.
toona. Pa, yesterday, with over 200
delegates present
The annual convention Of the Wood
men OF the World for the district com.
prising Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York
and New Jersey was held yesterday
and today at Cory. Pa.