Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-10-13
THE NEWS


courthouse in Lawrence, Kan, and organ
lied society to promote the cause of equal
suffrage. They have been making tour OF
the state and speaking in Holton and Topeka
and are on their way to the Worlds Fair.
"A boy named Andrew Lippe was instantly
killed. and miner named Billy Brown, IA
tally injured by a blast at Clinton, Ind
Their shot had failed to go and they went
back to investigate. But few men were in
the mine at the time, and it is not known just
how they were killed.-Forty-fve horses
were burned to death in fire that destroyed
the livery stable OF the E. L. Everson Com
pany, In Louisville, Ky-James M. "
Johnson was arrested in Buffalo, where ne
was known as Harry De We're, on the charge
of having murdered Jacob Branch in Akron,
Ohio. N. r. Hooper was arrested In Port
Hope, Ontario, on the suspicion OF having
caused the death of his wife, who died on the
day he had bought prussic acid for the al
legged purpose Of killing dog.--In bat
tie between moonshiners and citizens In
Knott county, Kentucky, two men were
killed and the still demolished Miss Cora
Phillips was killed and Mrs. John Critts
seriously injured by being thrown from their
carriage in front OF railroad train at Scott
dale. Pa.
movement has been formally inaugu-
rated in Scranton, Pa, 10 send q choir OF
Welch- American voices to Wales next year
to represent the United States at the National
Eisteddfod there. One hundred and sixty
picked voices are to be chosen. The mem
bers OF various commercial exchanges In
Memphis, Tenn, in convention assembled,
declared for repeal Of the silver purchase
law and condemned the course OF the len
nessee senators. "A tornado did great In
jury to person and property in Hogan, Ga.
The steamship Walesland, from Antwerp
brought to New York the body OF Herman
Gerstbucb, OF Hamilton, O., who died OF apo
plexy on the steamer. er.-Missonary Harrl-
son R. Thornton, was killed by natives In the
town of Auburn, Alaska -Ex-Judge Eben
Hutchinson, indicted for embezziement In
Chelsea. Mass, has been located in the Ar
gentine Republic, which has no extradition
treaty with the United States. Rev. John
s. Hoffman committed suicide at his home
IN Bainbridge, Pa.-Davld Bell, the Oldest
iron and stell ship-builder on the lakes, mas
made general assignment in Buffalo, N. T.,
for the benefit of his creditors. M schedule
of assets or liabilities has been Prepared
Ex President Harrison attended a meeting
of the Loyal Legion in Cincinnati.
A track-walker foiIeo the plans ~ wreck a
nossencer train on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie. at Homewood, Pa.--Stonewall ). De-
France was arrested in Detroit for the MIN
neonolis authorities. charge OF forgery
for large sum is said to be pending against
bjm.-The freshman class OF the state COL
lege in Bellefonte, Pa, went on a. striKe De-
cause several members were suspended -
Washington Welsh was shot and Killed ae
Oak Hill, Tenn. by some person unknown
News received from Sierra Mojada min
ing camp, in New Mexico, state that con-
fjict occurred there between riotous miners
and the police authorities, resulting In tnree
miners and one policeman being killed ana
several on both sides wounded. -IDe
welLknown newspaper, Don Quixote, oil 'ne
CITY of Mexico, has been suppressed by the
government, large force Of police having
taken charge OF the plant. The editor, Fed
erico Garcia, and five compos'tors, have peen
arrested and are confined in Belem prison.
Eli Leader driver OF the mail wagon De-
IL
tween the Lackawanna station aGd the post
office at Scranton, was arrested, cnarge'
with stealing the Montrose mail pouch "A
wreck occurred on the Newark and Eliza
beth branch of the Central Railroad near
Elizabethport station Through some deiect
in the signals the passenger train that leaves
Newark at 8.3 A. NJ. crashed into the rear
end of a freight train. The shock hurled all
the passengers out Of their seats, and boy
was slightly cut about the head and face.
Fire damaged the building occupied by the
Star Collar and Box Company, and d. Eng
lish & Co., printers, at Montreal. Th'
formers loss is considerable. In her re-
mort 10 the executive officers OF the Re
Cross, Miss Clara Barton says that there arr
900 destitute people in sections OF Souti
Carolina in need ofassstance.-W. ID. Clapl
4 Co.. boot and shoe manufacturers OF Wey
mouth: Mass. have assigned. Liabilities
$50 900 assets about $4,000. oliver Ser
yer. of Camden, n j.. beat his housekeepel
and then tried to cremate her.-The lur.
in the case OF Edw D. King and Thomas W
Dickson, Pittsburg printers, charged VIII
the murder OF VIM. Cunningham, anothe
printer. last month, brought in a verdic
finding the defendants guilty of voluntar.
manslaughter. .-Thomas and Joseph Nc
GIynn. two brothers, from Canada, tried t
rob DR.. ]. Knoll, in Buffalo. They failed
and were arrested. Frank McCloskey wa
killed in Flatbush, suburb OF Brooklyn, b.
BRYAN Manning. The-men had been drink
ing all day. and went from saloon to
woodshed. McCloskey was found dead wit
the TOP of his head blown of Manning wa
arrested. and claims that the killing was a
accident. The Pennsylvania Commander
of Loyal Legion raised flag pole one hun
dred and flf,y feet high at the little house
the Taneytown road, where General Mead
made his headquarters during the battle
Gettysburg.