Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-01-27
THE NEWS.

member of the American Flint Glass Work
ers' Union, at Corning last August The
evidence ent to show that Frost, who was
a non-union member. committed the murter
while fearing his own life.--Frank H.
Woodman, New York drummer, commit
ted su eide in Bos. on. .-Sevsn OF eight OF
the fireman of Hook and Ladder Truck No.
were injured, three of them seriously, by
the fall of the west wall of Story & Co.'S
four story storage warehouse at the sou'h
west conner of King and Washington SITS,
in New York Fred. Peterson, a Swede,
starved himself to death in the poorhouse at
Monominee. Mich, because his sweeth art
would not marry him.--Th, new Union
Depot, on Fort and Third streets, Detroit,
was thrown open to the public. 1t costs
81, ,OOO 900, and in general arrangements
finish and convenience compares favoraby
with any other railway depot in the coun-
try.-By the explosion of the water works
boiler at Naphanes, Ind, three men were
killed AMI two Injured. IA boiler of q
rock crusher near Leeds in Jackson coun-
ty Mo, exploded, and the engineer, Frank
Hunt. was killed and two other workmen
seriously hurt.
EXPIRES dent Rutherford B. Hayes diei OF
neuralgia of the heart at his home in FIRE.
mont O.-Fire completely destroyed the
three-story brick building occupied by the
Peake Manufacturing Company, Rigby q
Ramsey and Horne Paper Box Company, in
Kansas City. Loss $50, 900 The inden-
ture of mortgage from the San Antonio,
and Arkansas Pass Railway Company to the
Central Trust Company of New York was
entered for record In the county clerks OF.
fee in Waco, Texas The instrument is
made TO secure an issue Of SIS, 900 900 in first
mortgage tonds. The trial of Anderson
Anderson, charged with the murier OF his
wife Annie. was concluded In Judge Dunn's
court in Chicago, the hearing having occu-
pied nearly a week. Anderson was found
guilty of murder, and his punishment fixed
at fourteen years imprisonment b.
Copkey's contract for printing the Worlds
Fair catalogue was approved by the Board
of Control Of the National Committee. Inc
National Board, however, in order to pro-
tact Mr.. Conkey. adopted a resolution for
bidding foreign governments from printing
catalogues of their sections in any language
except that of the country which makes the
exhibit.
Mrs. Potter Palmer hes gone to Washing
.on to persuade ngressmen to voteanother
AUTHORIZATION for the Board Of Lacy manag-
ers. She will be given hearing before Mr..
Durburow's committee, and later will make
personal canvass among members OF Con-
rress. Mrs. Palmer now has about $9l, 600 to
the credit of her board, but she wants an
other appropriation. G. Sails
hurry died 10 the State Hospital in Utica. N.
Y, aged fifty -one years. His father was
Guy H. Salisbury at o ie time editor OF the
Buffalo Courier, an one of the founders or
the Buffalo Comm .rcial The two ltal-
ians in New Orleans whom Sicilians en-
deavored to assassinate were sent back TO
Italy at their own reques- the Novelty
Theater, in Chesapeake City, Va, was de-
stroyei by fire.-The Richards Drug Com
papy. wholesale dealers in drugs in San
Franc SEQ, mas failed. Liabilities, $50, 600;
assets. over $75 900. The failure was caused
1 by duIl trade.-Sev raj Italians IN St.
Louis have recovel threatening letters from
the Mafi The Diamond Lo1ging-house,
in Minneapolis, ught fire from the expo
sion of gasoline stove. The flames soo1
spread to the Pauley House, adjoining, but
the guests had been alarmed, and were able
TO escape safely Both bu ldiDgs were de-
stroyed The los; will be about $75, Co.,
At Richmond, Ind the residence o; Thomas
c. Crabb was badly wrecked by a natural
gas ex plosion. The family were asleep when
the explos on took place. Mr.. Crsbb''
mother was fatally injured. His wife and
child were seriously, and himself slightly
injured. The cause of thu explosion Is moi
known.
Mrs. Edith Keller was murdered at mel
home in Dopgola, Ill. Two young men are
charged with the crime.--A sleighing party
was run .nto by train at Woonsocket' H.
J., and eight were killed. A. f.
Wood, of Marshalltown, Ia, died OF leprosy'
An engine and street car collided IN
Chicago. Two firemen fatally injured. -
Jung Din Kan, Chicago emma
man, was killed by h'ghbinder.-Ihe
Nin'h Street Theater in Kansas City was
totally destroyed by fire. Lorenzo Brothers
are playing an engagement this week, and
lose all effects Joseph Zsisler, saloon
keeper of Leavenworth, Kan, shot bis wife
in the head and then committed suicide
Mrs. Seigler will recover. jealousy was the
cause of the accident.--Jacques Armour,
professional nurse, committed suicide ir
New York by cutting his left wriSt.--A
mad ,g in Springfield, O., bit twenty peo
pe before he was killed.-Appropriatlon'
for the Worlds Fair by foreign govern
ments and the different states of this coun
try are practically closed up, and Presiden
Harrison will shortly be officially notified b,
Presi dent Palmer's report just how muci
the United States and ali other countrle
are going to do for the big fair.