Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-14
THE NEWS.

storms in Western New York did great DAM
age to VINEYARDS and farm properties. Nedder
Hemstreet. a farmer, was crushed to death
in his barn at Springville.- e.-A praire lire
swept in on North Platte, Neb., and sixteen
houses were burned. Harry Having shot
his sweetheart and himself at Allentown IA.
-Miss Marion Phelps, the only daughter
of William Walter Phelps, is engaged to be
married to DR.. Franz Won Rothenburg, under
state secretary to Germany satislac-
tory test of the new rapid-fre gun, the in
yention of Charles W. Sponsel, was made at
the naval proving ground at Indian Heart,
Md a large portion of Idaho's agricul-
tural exhibit was burned while en- route 10
Chicago. The fire occurred near kimpali,
Neb.. and but little Of value was saved.
nuantity of taxidermy and two valuable oil
naintinps of Shoshone Falls were also burned.
"A washout nearly caused the wrecking
ofa Louisville. New Albany and Chicago
train near Frankfort. Ind. The engineer was
kilIed Michael Welsh returned to his
homo in New Bedford after an absence OF
twenty Richard smardon, ooot
and shoe manufacturer, OF Three Rivers
Canada. has assigned. The direct Liabilities
are placed at about $5O,OOO and indirect
s1OO. 600 more, with small assets. The fac-
torv employed from 200 to 800 hands.
AL Easter celebration in Granger, lex,
feud of thirty years standing was wiped
out by shooting between Jim Bearo anu
Tim Curtis. Both men were killed, and dur
ING the shooting Dore Mixers, Bohemian
GIRL was seriously wounded. Beard fell nrst
with four bullets in his body. After ne lell
he fred twice with effect and Curtis leh
across Boards body.-The orange industry
of South, n California is at the present time
IN the mo- unsatisfactory condition known,
owing to a lack OF method and system Id
making shipments. Indiscriminate cohsleh-
ments and auction sales have brought ABOUT
this result.-A violent wind storm passed
over Fostoria. O., tearing down the walls Oh
cold storage warehouse. The falling w"lls
struck a building occupied as potato nour
factory and levelled it to the ground. .-Ine
machinery boiler engine and contents are
completely destroyed. Loss $50, ,OOO.-Wm'
Fl. Kitchen, proprietor of the City Hotel, III
the village of Rogers City Mich, committed
suicide by taking large dose OF carpoiic
acid. He was nominee on the hepuplcph
ticket for supervisor, but was defeated 1hlS'
added to domestic trouble, made MIN oe-
anondent and he took his own -Inomas
A Brown. of Boston, is charged with matrl-
cide-south bound throught freight train
No 209. on the Jacksonville, Tampa ana
Kew West Railway, was wrecked. The engine
turnad over on Buffalo Bluff draw bridge, six
miles below Palatka, Fla A. G. Knox, en-
oineer. of Sadfori j. H. Olmstead, fireman.
Of birmingham, and J. A. Lewis, OF Boston,'
stockmsn in charge of horses and mules
hound for Barbersville, were killed
Thomas W. Wooten, nephew of the lndian
apolis city comptroller, defaulted In the sun
of s2O. 900. the victims being his employers
Richardson h Evans. The money was spen
in wheat speculation. South Dakota Deil
ocrats protested against the appointment
Colonel Hughes East as division Ia I'll
Weather Bureau. The insurance compal
ies cancelled all policies on property III An
, lers 7 IT. on account of threats to burn I'd
town. A special left Paris, Texas, "i'h
strong force of deputy marshals to proVe'
the lives and property of United states CIT
zens.-While drinking and card-playing
the house of Abe Hughes, in MlnersViiie'ra d
u John McCrsy made insulting remarks
, Hughes wife. whereupon the husband seize
o a carving-knife and cut McCray across I'll
r abdomen. inflicting a terrible wound NJ
Y Cray. who is thirty years OF age ana sing
n connot recover.-Mrs Frances Eddy con
q uitted suicide in vacant lot In New YORK
k taking dose of carbolic acid. Her seFei
e year-old daugter Gladys was with her al u
k time and the mother forced the child 10 taf
f some of the dose also. The mother al
d daughter we're taken to the Harlem HosplVa
4 ,rbora the mother ied.-Almost the enti
d business portion of Anson, Texas was to'ai
r DESTROYED by fire. Out of twenty-three pu'
8 peee houses in the town, nineteen were
@ tally destroyed. The loss OF buildings "'
e goods will amount to over $75,OOO lnsu
: once about $40. O.OOO.-William Moore, c'
Q ored. was hanged in Philadelphia 1or hu
|. daring his rival in Iove.-Dennis Gloom
e ,vas executed in Pittsburg for vile murot
10 The body of Mrs. Mack, fifty years ol
g who had been missing from her home ID Nt
3 York for the past two months, was louhu
y the river at the foot OF East Thirty-iour
p street. An unhappy life is said to have driV
T. the woman to commit suicide
IN The Northwestern State Bank, OF Sib
Iowa. closed It's doors. Soon after the do
were closed it was announced that gene
assignment had been made for the beneht
or the creditors with the preferences, and ii.
at Thaver WAS announced as the assignee
ct Several additional arrests were made IN
s. Oliver murder case in Louisville, KY
81 Swift. Armour Norris, the Chicago pa'
in ers. are said to be contemplating erecting
, oluetar of tanneries. The Newfoundla
is seal fishery is now admitted to be 10
il. foilnre for this reason, worse even than e.
90 expected. The schooner Ihrasher arrl'
On from Roma Vista, and reports that sevent'
1e etoamers were off the north coast With
W seals-A verdict of guilty as indicted
found against Charles Wisdom, who "
Jobn willard, both colored, April 4, Il
murdered E. A. Dexter, proprietor OF ci
store in st. Louis. Sentence was deieri
az Al meeting of the Chicago navy It
Dy decided to invite the crews of all leading
Oi o, leges in Europe and America to particiI