Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-06-14
THE NEWS.

Consul Roosevelt, at Brusses writes the
State Depar; ment OF proposed amendment
to the Belgian custom tariff by increasing
the duty on cigars and garettes from the
pressnt duty OF $57 30 to $50 so per 22J
pounds. The Unted States Bureau OF
Immi. ltion served summons on George A
Cav. representative of one OF the largest
dry goods stores In Indianapolis, to defend
civil action in the governments demand
for 81 900 for alleged violation Of the imm'-
grafton laws. The government charges that
Gay has imported foreign clerks. The
police at Clevelanl, Ohio, were cllled upon
10 q ,ell q riot at the works OF the American
Wire Conf any, where two hundred laborels
are on sr ike. Tony Scanlon, detective,
and wel-known ex-Unit ID States deputy
marshal OF Scranton, Pa /, committed suicile.
he was under indictment for shooting with
intent to kill Alexander Dunn, OF that city,
The Cambria Ion Company notified Its
stockholders OF an issue o. $2,0t0,OO new
s,ock.-Mrs. Lena Bridenbaugb, Of Glbral-
tar, near Reading Pa, Is starving TO death,
having eaten nothing in seven week4.-
Fred E. Somme g, OF Danville H., assistant
chief engineer OF tho Chicago and Eastern
LIMOS Railroad, was instantly killed at
Cniclgo Heights. He fell from the rear end
e a caboosA Mr.. Sonmers formerly lived
In Washington.
The National Wrought Iron Pipe Associa-
hon has made an advance OF ten per cent IN
all liLes OF pipe Officers OF the association
state t at the advance is made to cover the
inc ea;ed cost of labor and material Al
meeting OF the Montana Chamber OF COM
merce it was dec ded to have St tnators Iom
Car er and Lee Mantle and Congressman
Hartman represent Montana In the Memphis
silver conference Juno IL -Elwood Moyer
engineer Ell as Bolts, conductor, and VIII
am Klease. fireman part OF the crew OF
freight train No. S6 OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, were instantly killed by
wreck near Locust Dale, Pa-The sasn
and blind factory OF the Middleport Manu-
featuring Company, at Middeport, N. T.,
has been Destroyed by fire. LESS soJ,oCo'
in.u ance s25,OOl. Ernest Smith. an en-
ploye, was badly burned, and may die. seV'
eral Gremen we're hurt. rt.-John II. Elsmln-
ger wa, hanged at Waynesb1ro, Pa, iol
murder. .-Miss Mary PhilIbrook, New Jer
sew. has leeu admitted to the bar. she i
the first woma1 lawyer in New jersey. -
The bill creating a new county III Pennsyl
yanla. to be named after Senator Quay, was
finally passed In the state House OF Repre-
seutativey. The sch olship Saratoga
started rom Philadelphia on her summer
cruise -Lightning struck two barns and
ether buildings near oxford, Pa I'M
como: stone of the new Masonic Tempe wa
laid at Staunton, Va.-An attempt wa
made TO wreck train on the railroad iron
Norfolk to Ocean Wow, Va-John d.
Cooper died in White Plains, n. Y, from
dogs bite. .-Burglars fa'ally shot Il.
Graham. q sorekeeper at Bowen, Neb.
Sew raj important arrests were made II
Chicago and one OF the worst gang Q
thieve, in Chicago was broken up - III
Pueblo City Railroad is to be sold TO sa''s'.
mo tgago OF $500, LOO on an order maue D.
Judce Hallett Ia til, federal court. LIT
property VIII doubtless be bid in by the Gen
eral Electric Company chancellor Mc
Gill of Trenton. N. J. appointed suprem
Court Justice A frel Roed vice chancellor Il
succeed tho late Vice Chancellor Green. -
Tho biennial meeting OF the Head Camp Q
Mo1o-n Woodmen was begun Ia Madlson
WIS An incend ary fro destroJel s
buildings on D ikota avenue, in Huron, 9
u The most serious loss was q. Laupes
s1o OO) collection OF models Of patents, ID
greatest west OF Wa hington. The inVestl
oai n OF the old officers Of the Whl ke
Trust before William Bco h, mas er In chan
cerv of the United ate, Court In Chlcago
ended in n draw. and the question ot III
subiect matter to be Investigated is re!erre
lack to Judge Showa ter. --The annua
oeetinp of the stockholders OF the Pennsy
! vania r ,iIroad was he'd in Plttsburg.
', Henry T. Edwards, a llie- ohg friend
President Cleveland, died in Evanston,
Archbishop KenricG has made public tl
letter from Rome which makes him the sue
cessor Of Archbishop Kain, OF st. Louis
: -Commencement exercises were held
Dickinson College, academic nnd honorar
degrees Icing bt slowed. 1.-The Virgin
, Grand Camp of Veterans closed its sessio
at Charlottesville, Va. -Tne BODY OIL I'LL
Annie Kay was found in the Raritan Cana
I ne ar Bristol, Pa.-Ihe federal goyernme
will make an investigation OF the Colin
disaster-1he wages of tho Ave hundrt
employes OF The Warren Pipe Foundry an
Machine shops, at Phil ip'burg, NJ W
be increa .ed ten per cent on July l.
= conflict between the Mayor OF Milyill',
Y J and a posse again the employees OF IL
Ttac ion Company, led to the reading Of II
riot act by the sheriff under tho order OF Il
, court.