Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-29
THE NEWS

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TO tax life insurance. Fred Lewis Pattee,
OF Dartmouth College, has been appointed to
the vacant chair of English, and George
Fucker Sellow. OF Cornell, instructor in pre-
naratory department OF the Pennsylvania
State College. -. F. Hall, secretary OF the
Rocky Mountain Water Company, and secre-
tarv and treasurer of the Denver Land and
Ice Company. has been missing from Denver
for three weeks. He suffered from insomnia,
and his friends fear he has become insane.
Rev. Charles Warmkessle, Of Shamokin,
Pa committed suicide ninty thous-
and acres Of land in Nebraska, are to be irri-
eated.-The Texas Popuiists have nomin-
ated Judge i. n. Nugent for governor, OF
Waco. Texas.-W. ]. Gillette, Popullst
candidate for Congress in Oklahoma Terri
tory. was arrested on a charge Of perjury
Mrs. Halliday was sentenced to be electro
cuted during tho week beginning August 6,
1891. At the In Joya mining camp, in the
state Of Oaxaca, the Indian laborers employed
in one OF the mines OF that camp became en-
ragged at the American superintendent, named
Frank Powell and killed him.
The strike at Pana, ILL.,, was declared Of
and tho operators refused to recognize the
scale committee. .--Tw1nty-dve strikers were
indicted by the gran jury in Ottawa, ILL.,
James Saudler. alias Bnrgin, who has been
terror of North Carolina for years, and kill
ing a dozen men, has just been arrested at
Maryvile. Rewards amounting to 2,CO) had
been offered for him, dead or aliye.-
Stephen Kirk, lineman al Rochester, was
killed by coming in contact with a trolley
wirc.-E C. Knappe bookkeepor OF the
Chicopeo National Bank, of Springfield,
Mass, and one of its most trusted employees,
is charged with embezzling $25,00J. lie is
under bond of 5000 and the loss to the
bank will not exceed $4,000, and may not
reach that amount. The twanty-six;h an
nual commencement OF Cornell University
was held at Ithaca. Monsgnor Satolli de-
liycred the diplomas to the graduates ut the
Catholic University -AdyiceS received at
Auckland from Samoa stated that an attempt
was made by the rebels to kill Chief Malietoa.
"A Georgia Central train from Savannah
was wrecked two miles from Mil!en. Ga.
Crossties were placed on the track and
switch left open. Engineer Starr was proba-
bly fatally injured Fireman Rainier had a
leg broken and is otherwise hurt Eight pas
scnger and freight cars left the track. Ex-
employees are supposed to have been the per-
I De- II !
Of the most prominent Methodist ministers in
the South, died at Louisville, aged eighty
ears.--General Kelly and MS Tight-hand
man. COL Baker, was arrested at Louisville
as vagabonds. large number Of mines
: in Southern IllinoiA resumed work.
/ The loss OF the sealing schooner Unca, tle
of the seven vessels reported missing two
weeks ago. has been confirmed. The Unga
was overturned in a heavy storm OIL the
japan coast. Her crew Of ten men were al
drowned "A disastrous freight wreck oc-
cured at Batesyille. Ind Ten cars were
shattered into kindling wood, and the track
was torn up for ID distance OF fully ono hun
drcd wards. Michael Cunningham, OF Ply
mouth. Pa. and Thomas IIeley, Of Wheel
ing W. Va. who were stealing ride, with
three others, we're buried beneath the debris
and killed. d.-Rev Samuel Pantz, OF Detroit,
was elected president OF Lawrence Unlvcr-
slty.-C. P Leland, auditor of the Lake
Shore Railroad. died at his home. in Cloye-
land.-Dr Homer T. Fuller resigned the
presidency of the Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute.- "A young son of Charles S. Smith,
Of Brooklyn, who was spending the summer
near Doylestown. Pa, was instantly Killed Dy
being struck by an express train on the Phil
adelphia and Reading Railroad. Com
menccment exercises were held at Lafayette
College. Easton. farmers
Mason county. KY, hung Archie Bert anC
William Haines. negroes, who are said t(
have been stealing horses and sheep TW'
Of the Haines boys lived at GaIlipolis.-
The patent enamel leather tannery Of StenSe
g. Rothschilds. in Newark, n. j., Was dc
stroved by flrc.-A wind, rain and hal
storm did great damage in Iowa.--Serylcc
were held over the remains OF Judge NIIiiar
Walter Phelps at EnglewoOd, n. y, and tn
remains were taken to Simsburg, c., 10
burial.
Wnn Hobson fled under a recent indian
law suit against John Holland, James Seal
and Sherman Jones, in Columbus, lndlaht
charging them with having last May pul
chased his vote at a city election. lie de
mands $500 and costs. Defendants are We
connected. Among the passengers VII
arrived on the steamer Belgic from the Onel
was Charles II. Cowan, ex-United Stat
consul to Manila. Mr.. Cowan has been
the Philippine Islands for the past two year
and has lust been relieved from Office
Fred Hasselman fatally wounded his sister
Freeport ILL.,, who interfered when ne threi
ened TO kill his mother.--Fiye men we
severely injured and nine valuable racehors
killed in a wreck on the Chicago Gre
Western. at Stillman Valley, Il.-T'
children were murdered in San Pedro
1 three dollars they had secured in paw
shon on a watch. Mrs En-
o Barnes was cooking breakfast on an oil sto
at her homo in Philadelphia, the stove
t nloded. throwing burning oil over the unf'
e innate woman and roasting her in horri
manner.
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