Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-06-16
THE NEWS.

from Cramps shipyard, in the presence OF
the Secretary of the Navy and the Attorney
General and fifteen thousand people. Miss
Leila Herbert daughter OF the Secretary OF
the Navy christened the ship.--Mrs. Kate
Miller, widow aged "a years, was killed by
n cable car in Cincinnati.-H was reported
in Philadelphia thai, should the present
Reading financial scheme fall through,
another plan would be offered, and that the
threats of foreclosure were meaningless.
Fire at Hampton, Va, destroyed the
Pythian Hall and Brittingham's mattress
factory. Loss, So, 3,000.-The Circuit Court
OF Be ford county, Va, gave verdict Tor
81, 500 damages against the Norfolk and
Western Railroad in the suit brought by the
administ, ators of W. F. Wardroll, who was
killed in the accident. to the sus-
pension of the Citizens National Bank, OF
Hillsboro, o., the Lynchburg Bank, OF VIII
mington, o., a branch institution, was forced
to suspend. It has a capital of about 800, 900.
e. V. Thompson, farmer-capitalAst,
died at his home near Louisville, KY, aged
seventy-four. Ar. Thompson was the
wealthiest citiz OF the county, it being es-
timated that he was worth in the neighbor
hood of So, 900, ,OOO-A L Backus Co.,
one of the largest grain commission
firms in Toledo, o., made volun-
tary assignment The liabilities will xceed
$500, 900, while the assests cannot be esti-
mated.
The completion OF the Great Northern Rail.
road was made the occasion for great cee-
bration in ST. Pau, Minn.-The National
Prison Association met at the Exposition
grounds, Chicago and General Brinkerhon
paid a beautiful tribute to the memory OF ex-
President HAYES. The thirty annual
convention of the United States Brewers AS
socia,ion opened in Chicago VIM. Il.
Grey, aged twenty-eight years, and Miss Dora
Yetzey were found dead in room in lodg-
ing-house in Granl Rapids, Mich, both shot
through the head.-In the Worlds lem
perance Congress, in Chicago, paper by
Archbishop Ireland on total abstinence was
read.-The New Albany Banking Company
of New Albany, Ind, has suspended. The
International Navigation Company was incor-
poratel at Trenton, n. j. The capital stock
Is $15, ,0O0, 900. The incorporators are Cll mant
A. Griscom, VIM. Henry Rarnes, A. J. Cas-
satt, Henry Houston and John D. Potts, all
Of Philadelphia Ben amin Brewster, OF New
York, and ex-senator VIM. ]. Sewell, OF
Camden
President F. T. Day, Of the Plank1nton
Bank, Milwaukee, made an assignment
The furniture factories in Cincinnati closed
down because of thr atened labor troubles,
and fve thousand men we're thrown out OF
Work.-John B. Cleveland was appointed
permanent receiver Of the Augusta and Knox
vile and Por Royal and Western Carolina
Railroads. Chicago courts postponed ac-
tion on the Worlds Fair Sunday closing case,
and the Fair was again opea Sunday. Two
men were killed and two wounded in fight
at primary election in Pineville, KY
CAPTAIN c. D. Cox, of the Omaha fire depart
ment, was killed, and several firemen fatally
crushed by falling walls at fire caused by
lightning. The Board of Control Of the
Worlds Fair sanctioned the change in the
awards system to meet the demands OF the
foreign exhibitors. rs.--Four persons were
burne to death in a fire in New York tene-
ment.-Robert j. Hoerner, ofPennsylvania,
who was with his brother Edward when the
later shot and killed goods man, George
Phillips, in Brooklyn May 18th last, was dis
is now under indictment of murder tNthe
first degree. Christian Nelson and
John Mckay of Shelburne, N. S., were re-
turning from North East Harbor in boat
loaded with SALT squall struck them, and
the boat was csps.zed. Both were drowned
Nelson had wife and six children
The southt ound passen or train on the
Iron Mountain Road jumped the track nsal
Mill Spring, Mo-, and about dozen passen'
gers were injured. d.-Two trains collided
negT Red Cut, NO., entailing a loss of $780,
00O.-The property OF G. A. We'sebach, {
clothing and shoe merchant, in Chicago, was
seized by the sheriff. Execution WAS made
on judgments aggregatins 26,OOO confessed
in the Circuit Court.-Jerry Laughlin ant
Thomas Kneebone, two conv-cts N the brancl
state prison in Marquette, Mich, escaped by
scaling the wall. There was no guard oI
the wall, as the convicts were in side. Laugh
lin and Kneebone were taken out in charg
of a keeper to bring in the convicts' suppers
They ran. got over the walls, and were on
of sight in the brush in two minutes
John c. Mining, town treasurer Of Fort Jen
nings Ohio, has disappeared with $500
cash, and an additional shortage of $1,000
has been discovered. He left his family, VIII
profess not to know his whereabouts. s.
The office OF the Hustler, "a local option pape
in Lattlesburg, KY, was blown up by dyna
mite. The westbound limited on the Penn
sylvania Road due at Lima, Ohio, at IA
NJ, stopped on sliding at Van Vert to tax
on a dining-car. An eastbound freight, com
ing around the curve, ran into the observs
ton car, smashing it considerably and de
railing number of freight carr. s.-The pas
sengers were greatly alarmed, but no on
was injured.
A TEN-YEAR-0 OLD MURDERER