Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-02
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, March "a.


Two men were killed by the ex-
plosion of the boiler of a freight en-
CINE on the Lehigh Valley railroad near
Buffalo, N. Y.
The testimony in the hearings
against Senator Reed Smoot have been
printed and bound In one volume of
more than 700 pages.
President Roosevelt and Governor
Pennypacker, of Pennsylvania, will at
tend the Memorial Day exercises at
Gettysburg, Pa. May 80.
By the capsizing of their oat. An
drew Isgrigg, Arthur Everhart and Ed
ward Hart. young men of Jefferson
vile, Ind. were drowned in the Ohio
river.
Friday, March 25.
Sir Edwin Arnold. the famous au-
thor, died in London. aged ~ years.
Eighteen Minneapolis, Mimi, flour
mills have shut down indefinitely ow-
ing to the dizziness in the -four trade.
Thomas Boesse, one of the origina,
tors of New York's paid fire depart.
ment died at Easton. Pa, aged "a
years.
Walter D. Myers, of Marysville. Pa.
won the first of the Ten Eyck prizes
for oratory at the Yale junior exhibit
ton held at New Haven, Conn.
The New Jersey Democratic state
committee set April IL as the date
and selected Trenton as the place for
holding the convention to elect dele
gates to the national convention.
Saturday, March 20.
Harry l.. Detterer, brakeman on the
Reading railroad. was crushed to death
between two freight cars at Philadel-
phia.
Bismarck, N. D.. experienced its
worst blizzard of the winter last night.
snow drifts being from three to six
feet deep.
A shutdown affecting 10000 Iowa
coal miners is threatened because of
the refusal of the miners to arbitrate
the wage scale.
The engagement is announced in
Washington of Miss Rebekah Knox.
daughter of the attorney general. to
James r. Tindle, of Pittsbug, Pa. The
wedding will occur in the autumn.
Monday, March %.
Dan DAILY. the comedian, died sud-
denly in a New York hotel from con-
sumption.
w. M. Henry, for 10 years adjutant
general of Mississippi, died at his home
at Jackson.
The Chicago car barn bandits. Marx.
Neidermeier and Van Dine, have been
denied new trial and will be hanged
April %.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors have reported bill appro-
priating 100000 to carry on existing
river and harbor improvements.
A clever swindler has collected So
each from scores of Wyoming Valley.
Pa, Russian mine workers, exempting
them from service in the cars army.
Tuesday, March 20.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Joseph w. ]. Lee, of Maryland, to be
secretary of legation at Panama.
Reports from the fruit growing sec
lions OF Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee are that the immense peach crop
is safe from the cold snap.
The investigation of the protests
against Senator Reed Smoot will be
resumed April ~ by the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation Of Charles ID. White, of New
Jersey. to be secretary Of legation at
Buenos Ayres. Argentine Republic.
-Four workmen were instantly killed
and six seriously injured by an ex-
plosion at Cedar Hill tunnel, on the
Connellsville Central railroad. near
Brownsville, Pa.
Wednesday, March 80.
The members of the Panama canal
commission sailed for Colon and will
inspect the entire route of the canal.
The Republicans and Democrats of
Manila, p. L., are organizing to elect
delegates to the national conventions.
Pennsylvania railroad telegraphers
have submitted demands to the COM
pany for increased pay and reduced
hours.
An agent OF the Russian govern
ment purchased 100 head of draft
horses at Oskaloosa, Ia. for use in the
Russian army.
General w. II. Payne, a famous Con-
federate officer, and commander OF
the Black Horse Cavalry at the first
battle Of Bull Run. died in Washing.
ton, aged 10 years.