Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-11-16
THE NEWS

BENJAMIN Tarecki, the pianist, died at
Denver. Col.--At Andrews, Ind, John
Williams. a saloonkeeper, was fatally stabbed
by Vim. Gastop, who entered the saloon and
hecan to abuse the Italian race. Williams
resented. the men began rough-and-tumble
aobt and Gastop sunk knife into the back
Of williams. pulling it around and out at the
le.-By caye-in OF ditch north OF
Wabash. Ind. a man named Conn was in
santiy killed, and J. W. Porter, OF Hunting
ton was fatally injured. Porter was buried
deen under the earth, and was not released
for thirty minutes. The Hon. Stephen B.
Elkins. in an interview, announced himse
as candidate for United States Senatorfrom
West Virginia. national convention has
been called TO meet in st. Louis December
II TO formulate plans for the care of poor
children in the cities Of the United States.
Colonel Andrew Degraff. one OF the earliest
settlers in Minnesota, and one Of the hes,
known railroad builders in ihe United States,
died at the Merchants Hotel, in st. Paul
aged cighty-three years. Services In the
memory of the late Gar OF Russia we're cee-
brated in New York.-Attorney General
Olney submitted to the United States Court
in Philadelphia an oplnioA that the receiver
OF the Philadelphia ana Reading Hoad has
no right to dismiss employees because ihey
belong to the Brotherhood OF Firemen. -
By operation OF the law, General y. u
Howard, commanding the Department OF the
East with headquarters at Governors Island
New York. was retired. - Victor J. /. Coya,
4 New York packer, was held in bail by the
federal grand Jury in New York on the
charge OF shipping cartridges with somo tai
low.--Rev. Dr. Talmaye has resigned, and
will devote himself to evangelical work. -
The second days session OF the Methodist
Missionary Conference was held in Brooklyn.
-Iu a quarrel over a piece OF land, A.
Hottensot. farmer near Litchheld, ILL.,, shot
and killed. Mrs. Charles Neimeyer and then
fatally wounded himself. f.--Michael ).
Kelly. the baseball player died OF pneumonia
in Boston. on.-Two children burned to death
in barn near 1lmberYille, Va.
W. D. Thecker was killed and Joseph
O'Brien was fatally injured by the fall Of
scaffold at 1912 l street. Washington.
Brigadier Greely makes somo imp ortant OBJ
servations in his annual report on the signal
corps service OF the army.-An adjourned
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company was held in
Portsmouth and directors elected. AT
Charleston. W. Va, Judge Snyder sentenced
Bud Clendenin to the penitentiary for lie
for the murder OF DR.. J. W Davis. --
In Scott county, Va, Emmett Richmond was
shot and killed by man named Maxton.---
Under the constitution which was adopted
in New York Mr.. Moron will hold the office
o. Governor for two years, aud Mr.. Strong,
the now Mayor OF the city, three years. -
The entire new constitution, anti gambling
and partisan appointment along with the
rest. was adopted Henry Miles, who mur
dered. December 8, 1898, Mrs. Mary A. Ward
ut Felts Mills, n. Y, will be killed by elee
lricity during the week beginning December
18th.
I[awley L. Webster, ex-postmaster OF
Brockport, n. Y, who was removed from
Office last September owing to shortage in
his ~ccounts. has been arrested, his bonds
men, who made good the deficiency, having
concluded to appear against him. HIS assis'
tant postmaster has disappeared. Frank
Eighmy and Eugene Avery. OF Saratoga
lake, MY. have been arrested on the charge
OF man laughter for driving over John l..
Halpin. Jr., during political parade. IN
the United States District Circuit Court at
Cleveland, O., the jury in the case OF the
United States against W. S. Jasper, general
manager OF the defunct Crescent Fire Insur-
ance Company, brought in verdict ofguilty.
Jasper was arrested on the charge OF using
the mails for fraudulent purposes. kid"
Thompson and man named Hopper have
been brought to Phoenix, Ariz., from the
Reno mountains under guard. The former
is supposed TO be a Roscoe train robber, and
the latter is probably the same. He made a
determined fight to avoid arrest. The arrest
was made by cowboys Three masked men
entered E. [. Enderley's store at Thermopolis,
Wyoming, covered ths proprietor with guns
and compelled him TO give them $1,000 from
the safe Mr.. Ender,ey and others pursued
the robbers and shot one. who was recognized
as JAKE Snyder He will die. The others es
capped with most Of the plunder