Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-18
THE NEWS.


region last year was unusually large, and the
operators have hopes OF Il still greater in.
crease this year. The adoption OF tho slid
ing wage scale precludes the possibility OF
strikes. William Colby aad George W.
Vain escaped from the county jail at Nor
wich. N. Y, by saving Il hole through the
roof. .-Firs at Bradford, Pa, destroyed the
Sheehan House and number OF other build
iags. A number Of the ilrenen were badly
froz N, and Mary Callahan, guest at tho
hotel, was hurt by falling DIVA stairs in her
haste to get out. Bill Cook, the Oklahoma
desperado was captured In New Mexico -
Cheney Bros silk mill elgine-room. ut
South Manchester CT, was gutted by fire.
Loss S5O,O.0 Thomas Moss, who had
wandered from his home near Lancaster.
PI.. was found frozen to death.-The snap
ping of the pillars supporting the gallery in
Catholic church at New Haven, Ct, during
funeral service causeI pluic, ant several p
persons were injured. The Cincinnati
cour. ordered tho delivery OF Morganle'd to
the,Virg mia authorities. - Three busines,
blocks in Kaukana, Wis, were destroyed by
fire.
Frank Smith. notorious diamond ropoer
escaped from the workhorse in st. Louis.
The Democratic clubs In many large
cities celebrated Jackson Day with banquets
md sneechmaking. The Hon. w. L.
Wilson was the orator at tho Young MEMS
Damocratic Club, Philadelphia. "A large
number of Knights OF Labor assemblies In
different parts OF the country are reported &c
have determined to pay no more per capita
fax TO maintain the present general of1lcers
Of the order. David Dariahs farmhouse
near Mob esville, Ind, was wrecked by
natural gas explosion. His wife was blown
IN the ceiling, aud, falling back on the hoor
uas ba llv injured. The son was terribly
burned about the head and shoulders.
Nlcholaa Weber Is Co, manufacturers Of
morocco OF Lynn. Mast, failed. Liabilities
sao 0O) Elisha Trow5ridge WIS sen
fenced to prison for ten years at New Havol
for shooting hi, brother.-The Americal
Tobacco Company, known as the Cigarette
Trust. Q It another decision in the UhlteI
States Circuit Court at New Yo;k against the
National Cigarette Company for violation Of
na;ent4. Assay OF jud yment will be given,
hovvar until the waole case IS decided on
anneal -Governo McIntyro was ina Isur-
oted n, Denver. DIR. Salmon says there IS
90 pleuro- pneumonia in America
All the assets OF the SIOUX CRY pressed
Beef an Canning Company and OF the estate
of Ed Hank nso1, who went down in the
crash OF the Union Loan and Trust Company
two years ago, have been sod az assignees
sale to tho Gre lits Communication Company,
an organization OF the creditors of the nsti-
tutions involved in that failure TIL, sale
brought 81, 90 ,"0J, wip'ng out all debt -
Two Catholic priess fought due: at Parras,
Mexico with knive, about a woman. One
priest is dying and the other is in Jail. "A
strike was ordered on all the street car lin ?
In Fort Wayne, Indiana, but the men re u,ed
to go out-A switch en- zine In the Hanni.
bal yards at X ,nsas City collided with Wa.
bash passen ;er train, and Engineer C. G..
Woolman was killed and Fireman J. r. Mt.
ties fatally injured. .-Wnile inside tie
bucket Of a dredge on the river near SayIn-
nah doing repair work, J. Chadwick, OF
Mooreaea City N. c., was crushed to death.
The wheel OF the engine slightly revolyed ,
throwing the heavy wheels o; the bucket to-
gether and Chadwick wa' crushed about the
waist. At N rth Berwick, Me-, the I. H.
Hussey Plow Works were destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, insurance
SIG. co., Elmer Hopping and Herber
Warren, burglars, were arrested at Newark
N
Percy Mason. Abe Mason, Gus Nolan and
D ok Murphy, charged with having murdered
Emil Benz. farmer, near Leeds, Mo-, last
December. were discharged from custody al
their preliminary hearing. The state was
unable 10 introduce any evidence which
would tend to show that the men had any
connection with the crime -Thomas Walsh
trusted collector OF the Pacific Express
Company, has confessed that he stole nearly
50 OOe from the company in August last. The
money was taken from package containing
s25 900 in transit from Salt Lake to Omaha
Wal h appeared in court in Salt Lake and
entered Plea OF not guilty. Seven masked
mon blew open the sale in the Belmont Brew
ery. in Martins Ferry. o., and secured 500
They se.zed John Brooney, the night watch
man. and took his revolver. The resi-
dence OF ex-Gouncllman Charles A. Thieman
In Omaha, Neb, was destroyed by fire. aud
Mrs. Thieman pershed in the flames. The
man jumped from window and saved his
life. but sustained broken leg. and was
otherw so injured. Fire destroyed a row
of main buildings In the business portion oi
Washington, N. j., owned by Elisha Burd.
The loss is S12, ,OOO partly covered by in'ur-
aace. The fire originated in the apartments
OF DR.. II. " Lattison. Judge Pugh over
ru'eI the demurrer In the Stevenson Burke
eight-milion-dollar suit, In Columbus, ..
This holds the case in court. Burke wanted
il thrown out. The suit Is to recover money
ALLEGED to have been improperly taken from
the Columbus, Hooking Valley and FJleIo
Railroad