Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-03-24
THE NEWS,

were going at top speed, aod bad wreck
resulted. B. 7. Gay, a postal clerk, was
killed. Engineer L thridge was seriously
soaldej. j.-Ro ert Springer, born slave iii
Newcastle, Del, in l774, and, consequently
one hundred ard nineteen years old, died
near Morgantown, Michael Walsh,
ten years { + age, while picking coal under
some railroad cars at Sc anton, Pa, was
caught beneath the wheels by an engine
humping against the cars, and was instantly
killed. Thomas McAndrews while walk
lug on the Ontario and Western Railrt ad
tracks near Eci anton, Pa, was struck by
Passenger train and killed. George A.
Baird, the English mill onaire sporting man
died in New Orleans, Of pneumonia, the re-
suit Of exposure and dissiration.-By an
order from the board of directors at Shang-
hal China, the Sheriisn-b, ndota silver
mines, at Telluride, Col employing about
three hundred and fIty men, were cl SEQ
down. These are tle largest mines IN that
section of the state They are owned py
! Epelishuien in China. The mines will re-
main closed until silver advances sufficiently
TO make tLem pay. Ruiz Sandoyal, the
notorious Mexican reb |, arrived In Panama
from Nicaragua. He was arrested by the
police, taken to CJlon, and put aboard The
steamer wLicn sailed 10 NV York, without
being given a chance to protes'.
fire DESTROYED fifty small buildings, oc'
eupied by the poorer classes Oh huroH"
snriurs. Ark. The total loss is about Soo'-
90 The are was caus d by detective nus
IN the house occupied by W. o. Brodie.-
Tho cast. hound Erie passenger train No. IL
,xss run into by No. TO- another passenger
train. at Lackawaxen, twenty-taree mics
-. 80 port Jervis. The rear Pullman
.Ieeper was demolished, AMI ten passengers
the occupants Of the coach, were mJuteu'
,ona Of them seriously. No. IL was walC'nS
~ tba station for locomotive to replace
ono which was disabled. The other cars were
uniniured aud no passengers in them were
hurt.-Tbe builiing of the TurnVerein' 0,
pottorsor n T.. was destroYei by fire, ano
several persons were lady hurt
dents of Brundge, Ala lynched 1om Dluf
ROY, a colored rape nd.--Harianu "ui
raw after dispute with his WIFE, IN 0''
ronis attempted to shoot her. The pule''
in tead. struck and killed his sixty -hve-y'a'-
old mother. who attempted to shield ner
, dsughter-in. law from the jealous man iu- -
Two Fittsburg, Pa, hunters nalieu A~
rust Stanley and Henry Johnson ne"U0,'
Of tba Pittsburg Club, who have cluO.
,,oros IN the Kankakee River, was oro"n0o
,, roor Horse Shoe Bend, on the KanKaXee
pivsr-Fire supposed to have been started
~hv tramns. destroyed the building Oh lns
.. -. Mons estate. near Elizabeth; N D.
The sentence Of VIII and 1om "ni'oU"'
, r,urdsrers who were to hang at bakerviii0'
: r. March oath, have been commuted Oy
4 4 novarnor Carr 10 thirty yea in tn' pen''
|. tentiary.
!, The house OF Benjamin Fleischer, who 'lVe'
in the southwestern part OF Jacksoh
q county, Kan., was totally destroyed Dy 'i,e.
Dc three children were probably fatally
/ hurned In endeavoring to rescue theni' MI
rla;schar,s hand, ami arms were aimoSC
: armed to a crisp.-During terrible tnun,
?. 1erstorm lightning set fire to Iio Oaleo u
cotton in the Social Mill, in Woon-
,aoLst r L Much of the cotton was ren-
" y ,.rod rsole.s and the loss will be several
/ ;housand dollars. e. +. u houus' ~
10 Jersey City; jeremiah O'Rourke' OF Ne"ar''
no md Bernard Naughton, have formed oo'
.o-o,;,r IN be known as the Consolidated
IN traction Company. They have an author'
~ zsi cap tai stock Of sl5 COOOJO. and the pur'
= ,oca 10 To consolidate the traction companies
he If Jersey City and to build branches 70 Ne",
n ,rk and other surrounding towns. caiiiue
o. md VIM. Conrad are in Jail at Coryoop'
or Ind charged with parricide. d. D
4 p,;oL;roer. the successful managing editor
TO- - +ha Ohio ate Journal since 1887, has re
-er signed the position to accept that OF man
mr. ,gsr Of the American Press Association IL
od Wv York D. l. Bowersmith, city editor
lly has been promoted to the vacancy
nd Oeputy Sheriff Whalen, who has Oeen
cd familiar figure around the Tombs IN NeV
ar. York is dead, another victim to the inclem
lid ant " sather attending the inauguration cere
ed monies at Washington.
IDS Jacob K. Dundore, captain OF a Co
ere barge, shot and killed John Cross who'
to says, was trying to break open trunk
ers the barge, which was lying in the river me-
lon Elizabeth. N. 1.-THE Kinyon and Il
Jones blocks in Oswego N. Y, were
stroyed by Ere. A number of corporatio
were burned out, including c. A. Tanner
er. Co.. hardware dealers, and the Weste
est Union Telegraph Office. Loss $75, 600; par
lev aIlv insured.--The Westinghouse A
to Brake Company has declared quarter
an dividend of five per cent and an ext
rem dividend Of FIVE per cent. This means t
of distribution of $500, OOO.-Fire destroy
ter the Newton (Ala.) Inn, postoffice town ).
OF and five stores. The total loss is ,S590s
SO insurance N5, 5,OOO.-Patrick Casey, var
ex- master at the Baltimore and Ohio depot
Who GAINESVILLE, was instantly killed by bei
last RIM over by an engine. He was in the
me- ot iumping on the moving engine when
hey lost his footing and before the locomo
ong could be stopped be was ground to plec
lust The Alamo Hotel, at Colorado Sprin
low was almost entirely destroyed by fire. 1
lth. loss is 10000. The guests escaped from
lers burning building amid much excitement
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nile C0UNTERFEITRR3 CAUGH