Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-07-12
THE NEWS.

Mrs. Gustavas scLuck, of Philadelphia,
committed su eide by sabbing herself In the
breast. Six lives were lost by the sinking
of the Mississippi Rive packet Lady Lee,
near Memphis. is.-Freder ok I. BIT cnbender,
a manufacturer of Nanticoke, Pa, was sho.
and killed by Abraham S. Eckerd REV.
II. Edward Rowland, OF Los Angeles, Cal,
was convicted Of perjury and sentenced to
two years prlsonment.-Five persons
were killed and large number inju-el In
tornado that swept over Baxter Springs,
Kan.-By the explosion Of ga oline stove
In the residence of w. G. Barel, Chicago,
Mrs. Batel and her sister, Miss King
were fatally burned. The town OF Wenona,
No., was destroyed by win and flood, and
twelve persons killed and many Lurt.--
George s. Good and James Kerr, clerk ofthe
House of Representativ es, ut Washington, ID.
G a., composing the firm of G)od q Co, have
been cited as intruders by Agent Wisdom,
and ordered ON the Choctaw Nation In
five days, and, In event OF failure, to pay
royllty to the Choctaw N Ition. =
N. B. Mont,errat has been appointed re-
cever OF the Columbus, Sandusky and HOOK
ing Railroad, vice ]. H. Stewart, appointed
a week ago. The change Is made to get a
practical railroad man outside oil the factions
which led to u rcceivership. .-George Law
son, proprietor OF the White Ribbon Hotel,
In Springfield, ILL.,, fatally shot his wife and
then h mself. Lawson was drunk. He went
10 tho kitchen, where his wife was preparing
a meal. He kissed her, and then shot her
through the body. Thomas Norville, col
ored. was hange In the Mobile Jail, for the
murder OF Louis Coleman, colored, whom he
killed last summer.-James Poole and
John Case, ALA, Mcdowell, were arrested
near CanyonvlIle O.e. They are suspected
OF being the parties who held up and robbed
the Oregon express in Cow Creek Canyon.
Roth men are convcts. The bodies OF
Mary Morgan, aged twenty~one years, and
Maggie Lafferty, aged twenty-one years, OF
Philadelphia, were found on the tracks ofthe
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad short distance above
Holmes urg Junction, a suburb The girls
are supposed to have been run down by
train.-At Loui vile, Ala, lightning killed
Postma ter Edward Bryan, vile and baby.
One boy survives.
The village OF Reddick, near Dwight, ILL.,,
was nearly wiped out by fre.--A sneepS
leg was sub .titu,ed for a di easel bone III d
boys leg. The operation was performed II
Philadelphia hospital. the Watasn
road, near Nantc C, ILL.,, an engine crusneu
into a ,per and fatally injured two tram
men.-John H. Thompson, believe to DC
the notorou, Job Stevens, has been arrested
In Texas. Fire destroyed BruI etrs saw
mill and L. idaw's ,almon cannery at West
minister, b. @. The barges Kundaleer ana
Northwest we're landing lumber, and the
former was cas-. adrift aud escaped tue flames,
but the latter caught fire, and burned amos'
to the waters edge The loss Is estimated al
SltOCO1- Charles d. Sherwood, ex-neu'
tel ant governor OF Minnesota, committel
suicide by drJwning in Lake Michigan. -
William J. Mes e, owner and editor OF the
Bulletin, died suddenly at his home IN Au'
Lurh, N. Y, Of apoplexy. He was seventy
three years ol He was postmaster undeI
Cleveland In 1884, and had had high place
in the councils OF the Democratic parry, Dotn
state and national. The corner.tone OF
tho town hall at Dufflclds, W. Va, was lalo.
-Common Coun Gilman ]. Kinsler was shot
and killed during lag raising In Pniiauei-
phia. a.-Governor McCorkle issued oruers
Tor the state militia encampment 10 pe9ln
August 6 at Parkersburg The annual
meeting OF the West Virginia State Educa'
ticnal Association was held in MartinsDurg'
The citj OF Silver City, N. NJ, repudiateo
| 8 bonds.---Iyan Kaya!cy the Russian con
yIci. has been held to answer before the Su-
perior Court In San Francisco for tho muir
der of Nh. aud Mrs. IL L. Weber, alter al
examination lasting two days 1t Is gener
ally conceded that very strong chain o
evidence has been formed about him
Three of family lnamed Tesch, died
saltwater. o. T., from being poisoned, an
threo others are not expected to recover. III
three dead re- Maud, aged nine; Madison
aged 7; Susie, aged three. The posonir
was malicious, rat poison having been put
O bag of -four. Hugh Craig, vice presidel
Of the san Francisco Chamber OF Commerc
avs hat from thorough investigation
the subject. he Is convinced that the Pacil
cable which has been talked about Tor yeal
nm this siIe and discussed ad interim In Col
gress. is to be built by British capitalists. -
w II. Denton, OF Markham, l. l., has lease
tho Pe.aca grant for ten years and Will IN
? media, ely ship his 27, 7,OOo head OF cattle
La, Vegas, and rom there he will drive the
70 tue grant. He Will bring twenty famli
!, with him. aside from his cowboys. The
. arc 49,. .OJO acres in the Petaca grant. Ii
: property is owned by ex-Congressman ia
well. of Iowa.-The iron mills OF I
l Moorehead- MCLEAN Company, In P'tfsour
D have Losn sold by the sheriff. The plant
worth over 81 O.O, 900, but went for Sl1,OO
lust enou n to cover tho taxes due on
mo, ery and the Sheriff's cost. The pu
chaser IA the New Yo Life Insurance Co
\ nany holder OF the mortgage on whlcn
a sale was made. The mortgage was Tor $50
S OO) but the interest accumulated ran u
aim up to s37O,OOO