Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-05-04
THE NEWS.

An important meeting OF repre-
sentatives of nearly all the labor unions was
held in Philadelphia, to take steps to bring
abonta combination Of labor interests.-A So
called industrial navy is being formed at
Proyincetown. Mass. and fifty dories, m lnned
by Fishermen, are to sail about May 7 Tor
Washington Mrs. Anna Smith, San
Francisco woman, is commander of the five
hundred Commonweaers who started from
Oakland. Several companies Of Ohio mill
tia. under command of Colonel Colt, without
firing a shot. compelled Colonel Galyin's de- |
tachment of General Fry's Commonweal |
army. at Mt Sterling, Ohio, to vacate the d.
h o. train which they took possess on Off,
The Broad silk Weayers' Union of America !
declared strike in the Taragon silk mills,
in Paterson, N. j., because the company re-
fused to recognize the shop committee OF the
organization. The strike throws two hun
dred hands out of employment, about one
hundred of whom are women. President
Helmer and Vice President Helmer Of the
Merchants Bank, of Lockport, N. Y, were
indicted for receiving money when the bank
was fnsolvent. -Nicholas Monsunat. vice
president and general manager of the Cleve-
land. Akron and Columbus Railroad has re-
signed. to ia Ike effect June 1st.-C. NJ. Car
penter a travelling salesman for New York
house. but who registered from Baltimore,
died at the Hotel Dodson. Richmond, Va,
from IN overdose of morl hine. e.-While Lot
tie Rowe. while girl, as returning to her
home, near staunton, Va, from dance in
company with John Bradford, they were at
tackled by Lawrence Spiller, negro. who.
after knocking Bradford senseless, murdered
the girl. and placed her body on the railroad
track. The negro was arrested. and the
sheriff organized posse, and company OF
militia was called out to guard the jail and
prevent lynching. -Fire destroyed bust
ness property in Winchester, Va, TO the value
Of $4,000.
Roger Rykoogel, third officer Of the steanr
slIp Les Angeles, was arrested on the charge
of manslaughter for causing the death OF
the sailors by dlsregarding orders and caus-
inc the wrecking Of the shiP.--Julius Bern
stein. who disappeared from Oakland, GAL,
and whose alleged widow received the lnsur-
ance from the B'nal Birth, has been found
alive in Detroit. Henry 7. Spear Son.
wholesale and retail dealers in jewelry, III
BOSTON. assigned to Frank j.. Cady. Inc
liabilities are s5O. 900. and the nominal assets
ahont the same. -NIiler's Saranac Lake
House WAS burned. ALBERT L. Beck. we'll
known lawyer of indianapolis, and formerly
law partner of Congressman Bynum, was
fo,Ind dead on the floor of his sleeping-room.
A shot was heard by the family about tnree
O'Clock. "A gigantic natural gas scheme
has been organized at Lafayette, Ind, under
the laws of New Jersey, to supply Indiana
and Ohio cities, The capital is Sl,OOO, OOo-
Edward J. Schlent, of Philadelphia, who sur
rendered himself to the police in New York
admitting that be had stolen $500 from tn
Kensington branch of the Philadelphia Post
office WAS arranged before Commissions
Shields. lie waived examination, ana wa'
taten 70 PHILADELPHIA. "A tile mill exploded
at Markle, Ind. killing several employees ah'
iniuring Others. "A boiler i'll Houser q
Foutz tile mill, near Huntington, Ind, ex
ploded. killing Artemus Anson, an employe
and seriously injuring both proprletors.
, The sandstone quarry at Albion, N. Y
which usually employ eight hundred to on
thousand hands, are working with less tina
one hundred men, and the outlook lor III
season is very depressing. -- George f. oey
mour. of HobOken. the justice OF the peac
indicted for completely in obtaining liiega
. rensjon fees with Jesse c. Hansen, penslo
attorney at Hoboken, was held Tor $l,0V
bail.-August Bergman, who killed nj
l brother in quarrel over 81, and who was
,, have been hanged in the Morris county, \
!, J.. iai at lIorristowD, \. j.. was lniorme
{, that the United States Supreme Court ha
granted o stay, pending arguments on an az
a nlication for a new trial The CallIornl
] Supreme Court has decided that Florence IN
=, illepItimate laughter of Thomas Il. Blythe
,. is entitled to her fathers millions. AZ
d cordinC to o decision by the Treasury Depar
= ment those Chinese merchants who did III
do business III b0tlI wv II ndiuco "AN ~" -
y lowed to return to this country.
: The Colorado smeter was burned to Z
. ground in Butte. Mont. The loss is estimat
: at over 500, 900 covered by insurance
The valuable stables on the stock farm
d Major Hicks. Of wyoming, Penna, were d
slowed bv fire. Twenty-three cows and
ls blooded horses pershed in the flames. L
D. loss will reach 800, 900; insurance, S7,OOO,-
y It is announced that $50, 900 has been left
"a Radcliffe College. the annex of Harvard,
the will of Mrs. Sarah Parker, of Roxbul
ef who died last week. The Woodbury., low
IS citizens committee accused the county boa
of superyjsors of stealing about $3.50, ,00O.-
The machine works of Smell Meharg
uO Hamburg. Reading county, Penna., w
=, DESTROYED by fire. Loss, $4,000. A lal
number of finished engines were damag
Benjamin f. Price, well-known buil'
of Alexander Va. is dead.-Andrew Jacc
aged thirty-ive years, fell into lime
and was burned to death near Hanover,
ne The twelfth annual encampment OF
hS n r Department of West Virginia, ,opel
bt at Parkersburg The Hogan army OF
nd Commonwcal. in its stolen train, was G.
ou tured by United States troops under
Page. at Forsythe, Montana The prison
number five hundred and they will be
Dr. raigned before a United States court
oJ oV grand larceny, in stealing a Northern Pac
Railroad train. The Portland conting
In. nAtn rtpd to ntnrI