Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-03-01
THE NEWS.

ton, n. j., thief sto t;ay of diamonds,
mainly rings The value OF the stones Is
IS 900. O.--The home Of FL as Bear !, in New
berry Township, WAS burglarized during the
family's absence. The body OF john L.
Man ling, OF Quincy. ILL.,, wa' found on the
railr ad tracks near Ashley, I'll. It is believe
he was murdered. The Columbus (Olio)
Implement Company assigned to Thomas e
Kuaus4. Liabilities $75 5000; assets unknown.
Only few thousand dollars 60 to preferre
credit )rs. .-Thre) prisoners escaped from
jail at Canton, Olio. They got through
venti ator in the gable. They arc Clarenc,
Gourmet, Harry anl Wsstley Flickingstcin,
ali highwaymen. Gourmet was caught.
An entire block in the business section OF
Prescott, Ark, was destroyed by fire, which
originated in tho Pi,ayun, Office. Tho entlrs
plant OF the P Pcayune was destroyed, a'so
HowelPs dru, store building and stock,
worth $4,000, and the stores OF Hamilton,
Sharp and Mcmillan anil Johnsoo.
Arthur lwards was burned to death in
Park rsburg. The horse raisers In the far
Western states are thinking Of intro1ucln;
horse-hesh in the meat MARKERS, the general
OF electricity and cher rapid-tran5it
methods having nearly ruinel the market
for horses.
JE. Luz& Co., hat dealers at Knoxville,
Tenn. made deel OF trust 10 James j.
White Mrs. Layinia BobaunoD, daughter
oft Hon. William 4. Harris, congressman.
lt.large from Kansas, who elopel with Bo-
hannon, liveryman Of Luray, Va, COM
mlt.ed suicide ly taking p2isOn. - United
ctates Commissioned Connolly, at Savannah,
decided that the crew OF the schooner Annie
Thomas. from Ba tmore, were justified IN
refusing to go to sea under Mate Lund who
had threatened 10 XII some OF them. -
James B. Leake, Of Hannibal. Mo-. thinks he
ia heir to al estate of $1OOOJO,O0) In New
York city.-Mrs. W. A. Valley was given a
verd G. for s5. 400 II her suit against John r..
Erwin, Of Munc 9, Ind, for money s; in the
latter's gambling rooms. Tho citizens Of
Arizona are very much opposed to the propo'
sition o: the War Department 10 remove tn
troops from San Carlos Indian Agency
Three men were arrested in Newark, N. j.,
for stealing so, 100 worth Of gold and silver
ore and bullion rom the Balbach Smelling
and Refining Company. Tho trial OF Nor.
garfield for train robbing was begun at
Stafford Courthouse, Ya.-Driven,to desper
alton by brutal assault upon his young
vi q John Pitrowski shot and kilel John
K,yAiek q I'd sen: u bullet into the leg OF
Kvr n, Kovkoski Pitrowski had just been
married and while the wedding fes ivities
we're in progr 50 agln; of runlans stoned
.he house. and dem tnded assistance.
Five sailors OF the schooner Jennie Thomas
of d .lt.m ,re, sought the protection OF the
United States commissioner at Savannah.
declaring that the first mate I'd threatened
TO kill them "A bill was intro iuced the
Illinois Legislature to reorganize the city gov
ernment OF Chicago, and ii passed, that city
will be almost in absolute control OF the
mayor. Fremont p. Peck, first lieutenant
of the Ordnance Corps, was killed at the
proving ground al Sandy Hook by the burst
ing OF breach of rapid-nring gun. -
While under the nhuence OF liquor at Sham
okin. Pa, Lucas Leshko shot Mrs. Ma y
Zarambo In the left bree It, and after having
fred five additional shots at two other
women. who rushed into the housa, he Sue
ceedcd in making his escape Le'hko, who
is hunchback, was captured. He bought
the revolver fer the pIrpose OF murder :
the woman. After twenty-four hours OF
continuous work the 70 -ce Of men engaged in
a ,htiug the flames at West Bear Ridge COL
Iiery. n n4ar Ashland. Pa. where five men
wers killed and seven injured by an e1plo-
sion of gas, succeeded 10 quenchins the fire..
The fast EXPIRE to New York on the New
'Jer ey Central RIilrold ran into an open
switch near Philipsburg, N. j., and was
wrecked. Several trainmen were injured.
Charlie, Matthews, a private In the Second
Uni!ed States In 'antry, murdered his wife
aaI committed suicide Omaha. j. w.
Nook. formerly al cmploye ola Norfolk Va, ,
chnaware COM any, who went to st. Louis
and allied in his arch for empl yment,
committed suicide. .-Samuel Young, aged
seventy years, stabbed his young wife 10
death and afterwards hung himself in his
home at Wiltshire, O.-The Kolbite' in
Ala ANA again threaten TO establish a dual
government, a:d Governor Oates declares
that II taey are seeking trouble they can get
it.-Ths proprietor OF the National House
10 York an the managers OF other hotels 10
Pennsylvania 10 have been swndled by bogu =
check men, The organization of ci y
school systems was discussed by the mem-
bers of the depar. ment o. superln ende ce
OF the Educational Association at their meet
ing Cleveland. Oh. NJ. TrJut, the eye
specialist" whom many York county peo-
pie charge with swindliny them, was given a
preliminary hearing at York, and held for the
action of the grand jury. Mrs. Horace e.
Pope and William Brusseau, heraccomplice,
were held for trial at Detroit for the murder
OF Dr. Pope, the husband OF the former.
Three mon used dynamite on bank vault
at Thomas On. Conn. B. ]. MiIlhouse com
mitted su eide by swallowing carbolic acid IN
tho street at st. Joseph Mo. He and his wiIt
had had troub EN- returning from
dance at White Park, Mimi, an omnibus con
tanning twenty-five men and women wal
overturned one mile from the city, and
ignited the curta n and straw. Several peo
pie we're badly injured. The annual NEE.
ing Of the Army and Navy Union was held II
Chicago. An explosion occurred in Edwin
Goud's Continental Match Works in Passaic
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