Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-13
THE NEWS

Allen. who Il few weeks ago killed John H.
ClaDn in a row over a woman, and who waa
indicted for nanslaughter in the first degree,
committed suicide at Lake Minnetonka,
Minn. John Loury and Thomas jenkins,
two workmen, were instantly killed in Phlia-
,lelpala by the fail of a scafTold. The ferry
beat Wcstneld. OF the Staten Island line, was
struck by lightning as she entered her New
York dock. Her lagpOe vas shattered. anu
in failing the pole struck, and severely, but
not fatally, injured two persons. Tho
Coxevites now in Virginia have been or
tered to move en-. They refuse to work, and
will lc treated as vagrants. Edward Meyer
n race track trout, was murdered in New
York by man he mad swindled "A freight
wreck occurred on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road. near White Haven, in which Louis
Schultz, tramp cigarmaker, was killed
Richard Lenox, alias Goodwin. alias Leon
ard. Il notorious crook, wanted for swindling,
was arrested near Absecon, n. During
The prevalence Of heavy storm at Reading,
Pa. Mrs. Jacob Boggs, aged tweAty-four
years, was killed by being struck by light
ninc while in Led. Mrs Amanda Shaw was
terribly burned, and there is little hope for
recovery.
The limited number OF United States troops
at Chicago only partially succeeded in keep
in., the rioters within bounds. The strikers
booted and jaercl at the soldiers, broke and
scampered when tho blue coats leveed bayo-
uets at them. and renewed their tricks at
turning switches ana throwing freight cars
at some o.her point. A policeman shot
striker in the leg, and an official OF the Lake
Shore Road, who was trying to get out
train. b,,ezle cxasperated and fired into
crowd OF strikers, wounding several The
strike continued TO spread on the Western
roads. ana there was considerable trouble on
the roads in California. The order for
special Cnited States grand jury to invest-
gate violations Of the United States statutes
by the strike leaders was entered on thecourt
records in Chicago. President Egan, Of the
Railroad Managers Association, declared
that he would entertain no proposition for
conference with the \. H. I. officials .---
Iowa state troops were stoned by a crowd OF
strikers or their arrival at Sioux City, and
threo soldiers were badly hurt The Omaha
railroad bridge over the Floyd River was
nartlv burncd.-Proi Jones, an aerOnaut
fell from his parachute at Riveryicw. III. and
was fatally injured. Engineer Robert Iaul
became seized with hydrOphObia while in his
cab on the Kansas City express.
high gale sailboat on the river near Erie,
Pa. containing Frank O'Muth, wife and
three children, were capsiAed. OMuth man
aged TO get his wife and children on top OF
the upturned boat but Nellie, age nine, and
Willie. age four, were swept off and drowned.
-Perley Smith, of RipOn, VT, had his head
blown of by the bursting OF cannon. lie
was standing with several others seventy
feet away from the cannon when the eX-
plosion occurred. The displaying OF an A.
?. A. sign in bunting at saloon ID Butte,
Mon. led to a riot, In which several men
were killed. d.-Wr. Hager. who is evidently
insane. was arrested in Atlantic City for az
tempting to murder Manager Mehrer, OF the
Inlet. Hager claims to be employed by tho
government to kill eX-President Harrison, and
saws he came to Atlantic City TO raise sull'c-
lent funds to carry him TO Indianapolis 50
that he could carry his plan to successful
termination.
Fred Snider. an aged miser living AT lie
S0urdesyilc. Ohio, WIS tortured by robbers
until he gave up $50. Snider Will de-
"Bat" Shea. who killed Robert Ross on last
election day At Troy, y. y. has been found
guilty of murde- in The first degree *. r.
Oraum. Norwegian ialmar killed his two
children. aad then committed suicide.-
Fire ORIGINATING in an explosion Of fireworks
destroyed the greater Iart of the town Of
Honey Grove. Tex. Loss about $500, ,0OO.--
The Cuyahoea soldiers and sailors monu'
mcnt was dedicated ut Cleveland, Ohio, in
thc presence OF thousands of people. Gov.
Mckinley was president Of the day, and cX'
GOV. Joseph j. Foraker and Hon. Virgil Ii,
Kline were the orators. The monument cost
about 500. coo james Sullivan, political
editor OF the Chicago Tribune, is dead
The United States troops took up their quar-
ters in Chicago and Blue Island, H., and
the EONfIn Was a Vtitl Nol ONIt tI"itC'' ~ -
number of trains were moved, and number
Of disordcrly strikers arrested.-In st.
Louis there were no trains on the Big -Four,
Wabash and Chicago and Alton. The Iron
Mountain men returned to work.--N TerrG
Hau:c and Brazil, Ind. some passenger trains
wore run. but the Vanda.ia was tied up
The miners Of Spring Valley, H., decided to
STAY out.-The cruiser Montgomery is now
living at Norfolk. During her trial she be-
baved admirably during the gun test, and
the electrical apparatus was found to be ex-
cellent. but while preparing for the speed
Test her cylinder head was blown out.
At special meeting OF the stockholders o.
the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Rail
roaI Company, held in Philadelphia, an in
crease Of 50, 700, 900 in the capital stock Of
the company was authorized. The present
Capitalization is = 300, 900. and the author
izel capital is, therefore, now S6,OOO,OOO.
The lin. is seyenty-Ave miles in length, run
Ming from South Pittsburg to UniOntown.--
William G. Green, lifelong associate OF
Lincoln and Yates and an id citizen Of Hi
noiS. died IL. his home. in Talulla, H. He
was elias ,mate Of Richard Yates, he helped
10 organize and complete the Jacksonville
branch OF the Chicago AMI Alton Railroad
"A letter was was received in Columbus