Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-05-18
THE NEWS.

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Works at Lowell, Mass, bursted, tearing out
two floors and damaging the machinery
Two hundred Southdown sheep, belonging to
Colonel A. /. Hopkins, of Williamsport
Mass. were found tainted with tuberculosis
and killed. 1.-The iron-screen works OF Mrs.
Josephine Seltzinger, and the carpenter shop
of Henry J. Melan, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, were
destroyed by fire. Loss $S,OOO.- pas
sencer train on the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad ran into an open
switch in Straithmore, Ind, and the smoker
telescoped the baggage car. The engineer
and one of the passengers were injured
The Boston police are investigating series
of forgeries on the s-Fargo Express
Company, over forty forged money orders
for $50 each having been presented for pay
ment at the company's offices in that city.
Charles w. Smith, aged eleven years, died in
Brooklyn from the effects of vaccination.
The Mary Washington Monument Th5 un'
yelled at Fredericksburg. Speeches were
made by Governor OFerrell and Preside
Cleveland. Senator Daniel delivering Il @
Grafton. There was also a banquet by tins
Masonic lodges, where Yice-Presldent Steve
son responded to the principal toast
Roger Ryfkogel third mate of the steamer
Los Angeles. who was under arrest on IL
charge of criminal negligence, coroner
Jury having held him responsible Tor the
wrecking Of the steamer on the rocks OH
Point Sur and the loss of her passengers,
was acquitted III Salinas, Cal.-Four men,
bers of the family Of Pedro Vasquez were
caught in the debris Of falling house In tie
City of Mexico, and two were killed. The
house had its roof constructed In the usual
cumberson Mexican fashion Of piling large
quantities of earth and stone on the support
ing timbers of the roof.-E. b. White, a
painter. of Houston, Texas, killed his vile,
who had instituted divorce proceedings
against him.-The town of Norway, Me-,
was nearly wiped out by fire. The total
loss is estimated at $239, ,000.-John &. GoC'
shall. aged ffty-two years, one OF the
wealthiest residents Of Lansdale, Pa, and
member of the wholesale flour and feed firm
of Godshall g. Bro. committed suicide.
1t Is reported that the Post-Intelligence,
of Seattle, WASH, has been sold by l.. S. ].
Hunt TO Frederick J. Grant, late minister to
Bolivia, and present editor, and George H.
Heilbren, manager Of the Guarantee Loan
and Trust Company, who edited the paper
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Colonel Joseph Moore, who designed and
constructed all the pontOon bridges used by
Sherman on his march to the sea, died in
indianapolis at the age Of sixtv-ive.-
pnnaes were served on tho mayor, members
Of the board of aldermen of Haverhill, Mass,
and all the applicants for license, calling
them before the grand jury to tell what they
know about alleged bribery in the granting
! of the licenses The board met in secret ses-
sion some time ago and granted licenses to
fifteen applicants. Fire at Hammondsport
ct the head of Lake Kouka n. Y, destroyed
nine buildings, valued at s25, ,OOO.-A revol-
ution is reported to have broken out in
| Buenos Ayres. s.-The Supreme Court decid-
ed that there is no law authorizing municipal
authorities to issue liquor licenses.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road Company is using an apparatus for
burning oil in locomotives. 1t will take the
place of coal as fuel-During a conflict be-
tween non-union Armenian lasters and strik.
ing union lasters in Stoneham. Mass, mum.
Der of Armenians were badly hurt.-The
deal disposing of the buildings at the Worlds
Fair has been completed, and the work OF
dsmantling them will be commenced. The
first payment OF $25, 900 on the total purchase
price of $50. 900 has been made by the buyers
the Chicago House-wrecking Company
Caleb Munson, who four years ago had one
million dollars, was sulfocated by gas in ST.
Joseph. Mo. He died poor. Near Union
town. Pa, strikers assaulted four workmer
and fatally injured Richard Harbarger.-
Rudolph Leigler for the killing of John Saut
ters, of Morgan county, Va, was convicted o
voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced tC
two years in the penitentiary. stay wa
granted, however, pending action ofthe Cour
of Appeals on q writ of error. Fire die
$4,000 damage in Shepherdstown. W. Va.
several dwelling houses being burned
Sheriff Bud Burnett of Campbell county
Tenn. was fatally shot in trying to make al
arrest at Montgomery, ". Va. His brother
John Burnett, the former sheriff, wa
killed var ago while trying to arrest an es
capped prisoner. .,, .
JuGge Anurew .. Draper, superintendent
the public schools of Cleveland, Ohio, has re-
signed and will accept call that was mad
to him about month ago to the regency o
the University ofIlIinois. Mrs. Lily Hhssol
was shot and badly wounded by her jealous
husband.-By benzine explosion at Mort
hampton. Mas. q workman named Duplici
was severely burned, and the dye house OF n
Parrier was set on fire. The flames com
municated to a steam boiler in the building
and caused second explosion, which wrecked
the burning building During heavy gal
at Henderson. KY. steamer Eugene was over
turned and sunk The boat was valued a
$40 900: insurance $4,000. The crew escape'
but the captain was rescued with difficult
just as the boat sank out OF sight.-Lilli
Turner, a -year-old Philadelphia CIR
committed suicide by inhaling gas.--Jame
Maher.a prisoner in the Bridewell at Chicago
was murdered by his cell mate, George Dun
lay. who became suddenly insane Will
the view of stamping out smallpox and I
guard against a spread of the disease, tn
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