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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

The Empress Eugenie has presented to
the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts all the
plans and drawings prepared for the orna-
mentation of her private apartments in the
Tulleries.
Mrs. Ezekiel Webster of Nashua, N. H.,
died a few days ago. She was a sister-in-
law of Daniel Webster, and survived her
husband 67 years and her brother-in-law A
years.
William Dean Howells asserts in the cur
rent number of Harpers Weekly that I'VE
need titles, and We need them at once, II we
are to hedge our upper classes with the dI-
yinity proper to upper classes. "
E.P. Dutton & Co will be the publishers
of the life of Phillips Brooks, undertaken by
bis brother, the late Rev. Arthur Brooks,
who has been succeeded in the task by Prof.
A. V. G. Allen, of Cambridge
Miss Gertrude Simmons, the Sioux Indian
girl who carried off the oratorical honors at
the EarIham 0nd. College the other day,
was educated at a Quaker school in Wayash,
Ind. She was born on the Sioux Reserva-
ton. near Deadwood, S. D., % years ago.
In 1886 a London firm Published picture
representing the jubilee celebration in West
minister Abbey. 1t had considerable popu-
larity and the melancholy fact is now re-
ported that Of the princes figured in it nine
have .since died. All the princesses repre-
sented are still living.
Sir John Millais had a patron and friend
in Thackeray. Upon Millais return from
visit to Rome on one occasion, Thackeray
said to him; "Jack, my boy, saw young
bow In Rome named Leighton, and II you
don't look sharp, one of these days he'll be
president OF the Academy This prophecy
was fulfilled to the letter.
Mary Anderson was once urged to take to
operatic stage by no less an artist than NJ.
Brgnoli. He overheard her singing by
chance an Irish ballad in hotel in Toront o,
Can, and, seeking an introdu ton, told her
that her voice, with years training In
Milan, would win her success in grand
opera. The great actress told him that she
was satisfied with her life as it was.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
Sinres as Chicken CONS.

One OF the old Broadway stages, ol
the kind that had plenty OF gaudy
decoration and picture on each side,
is now doing service in New Jersey
town, as chicken coop, where it was
seen the other day by New York
Mail and Express reporter.
The stage has been lifted from its
wheels and the body placed on four
posts. A large oak tree spreads its
branches over the coop. and stream
flows within few feet of it. The step
behind has been retained, and the
fowls 90 to and from the roost through
the same doorway that once the aris.
tocracy of Fifth avenue used in the
palmy days of the stage coach.
It is coincidence that the pictures
on the sides that the ravages of time
have been most lenient with, repre-
sent q barDyard group OF ducks in n
pool and chickens busily scratching
the earth, while rooster perched
upon fence, is expressing his salts
faction with vociferouS growing. Peo'
pie often express wonder as to where
the old stages are now.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
FIFTY FOURTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE,

FIFTY-EIGHTH DAY-The House passed the
agricultural appropriation bill, which carries
So, ,15S 1872. The section OF the Revised Stat
utes for the purchase and distribution CT
rare and uncommon" seed, which Secre-
tary Morton declined to execute in the cur
rent appropriation law, was repealed; the
appropriation for seed was increased from
$3.50, 900 to $50, ,0o0, and Its execution was
made mandatory upon the Secretary. Sew
etal amendments to the meat inspection act
Of 1891, recommended by Secretary Morton,
which would have given him additional pow
er to enforce regulations and have strength
ened the law by the imposition Of penalties
for violations, were stricken out.
u. F1FTY-NINTH DAY.-The House passed the
army appr opriation bill carrying 2S ,275, W.
The conference report on the urgent denc-
lency bill was adopted, and the bill to ex-
tend for five years the time in which the
government can bring suits to annul patents
to public lands under railroad and wagon
road grants was passed.
SIxr1ErH DAY.-In the House the confer
ence report on the Diplomatic and Consular
bill was agreed 10, the Senate amendments
to the Pens On ILL was sent to conference,
and the Indian Appropriation bill was taken
up. The latter bill carr es $500 995, or
1882, 1872 less than the last current year.
SrxTY-FIRsr DAY.-The House, in commit
tee Of the whole. declined to follow some OF
tho leaders In the matter OF reducing the sal
aries Of Indian inspectors from SO, 600 to 81
zoo, the former being the salary in the law
for the current year. After a parliamentary
wrangle of over two hours the House, by a
vote Of CT to rs, refused to adopt the amend
ment. While Mr. Tdbert, Of South Caro-
Iina and Mr. Bowers, of California, were
hammering away at each other during tho
debate with much lustiness OF voice and
whirlwind of gesticulation some ardent
sportsman called out "Go it, Fitz !! Amid
the laughter that followed some one called
Time T. and the incident closed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
MINE EXPLOSION.
Sixty Men Supposed to FAYE
Been Killed.
APPALLING SPECTACLE.
The Explo sion Was Followed by
Fire and the Mine Became
Furnace.

The Vulcan coal mine, located In the side
of great hog back, two al1 one-haf miles
below New Castle, COL, was wrecked ana
practically destroyed by terrific explosion
OF gas, and all the men employed in the mln2
at the time, to the number Of 60, were Killed.
It is very doubtful If their bodies can be re-
covered, for the mine caught ahre.
The inhabitants Of New Castle felt the
earth tremble violently, and moment later
asulen roar was heard. Down the valley OF
the Grand River, on the side OF the great
black ridge. a heavy cloud Of smoke was OBJ
served slowly unrolling from the mouth OF
the Vulcan mine slope. Instantly the entire
town was afoot for the scene Of the explosion
and the Colorado Midland railroad soon nad
a special train, with medical attendalce, on
the ground, while hastily improvisod cots
and litters were prepared for the injured.
The spectacle at the mine was appalling
The boilers were wrecked, the engine and
hoist we're dsmantled, the treslle leading
from the mouth OF the slope to the railroad
track, several hundred feet away, was a mass
of scattered fragments, and, worse than all
else. the great fan used to keepthe mine free
of gas was demolished.
One miner. at the moment Of the explosion
was somewhere in the inclines moving either
in or out. His body was shot out OF the slope
and torn to small bits, portions being found
several hundred feet from the entrance.
DENVER. oL.-State-coal-iline inspector
Griffith, departed Immediately for Newcastle
to direct the work OF rescue and to inquire
into the cause Of the explosion in the Vulcan
mine. lie was accompanied by Manager
Kebler, of the Colorado fuel and iron COM
pany.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
SUFFOOATED BY GAS.
Careessness Cause7 the Death Of Three
Men in Pennsylvania.

Three employees OF the Consumers Gas
Company, OF WilSes-Barre, Pa, George
Maxwell. the foreman and Samuel Maxwell
and George Zsrbee, met death in peculiar
manner at the works. They went into the
basement to clean out kaeping-box.
They shut of the valve Of the pipe leading
from the big tank and opsned valve under
the keeplng-box. After the box had bee9
cleaned, the gas from the tank was turned
into it again, but the men forgot to close the
valve under the box.
This allowed the gas to escape all through
the building. The men artel to locate the
leak, and entering the pumping room where
the gas hal accumulated in large quantities,
fell unconscious before they could get out.
They were not missed until inquiries were
made by persons complaining OF their being
unable to get any gas. A search being mad
the four men were found dead. In less that
an hour tho gas was again turned into th'
mains aud the city Illuminated. Georgr
Maxwell leaves widow and three children
The other victims were single men.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
Our Electoral College.

Ex-Prasident Harrison, in writing
Of the "The Presidential Office" in
the Ladies' Home Journal, presents an
interesting bit of information regard
ing our method of choosing a Chief
Magistrate. "rhe origin of the Elec-
toral College," he says, "has been the
subject OF much speculation. The only
American precedent is found in the
first Constitution of Maryland. where
provision was made for the choice OF
State Senators by electors chosen by
popular vote in specified districts. ln
the Massachusetts Convention Mr..
Bowdoin said: This method of choos'
ing the President was probably taken
from the manner Of choosing Senators
under the Constitution Of Maryland.
An attempt has been made to find the
suggestion OF tho Electoral College,
as we have come to call it, by some in
the method then in use OF choosing
the German Emperor, and by others
in the method of choosing q Pope, by
the College of Cardinals. Sir Henry
Maine thinks that the members OF the
convention were to considerable ex.
tent guided by the example of the
Holy Roman Empire. And as Mary
land, where the Electoral College was
first used, was Catholic colony, the
suggestion seems plausible. But there
was this difference: our electors are
not permanent body, bnt fresh men
chosen every four years"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
BANK ROBBED IN DAYTIME.
Masked Men Loot a San Francisco Bank During
Business Hours

Three masked men entered Market Street
Bank, in San Francisco, CAL, small insti'
tuition in the Spreckes building, shortly
sfter 10 o'clock A. NJ, and ordered Cashier
Hopkins and Bookkeepcr Hayhurst to
throw up their hands. Hopkins, who was
at the counter, refused and one robber fred,
bullet passing his heal, but striking
neither official. Ths robbers then climbed
through the hole in the wire screen at ths
cashiers window and seized the two bank
officials and hustled them into the vault.
piece of carpet caught in the door OF tho
vault and the robbers did not take time to
fasten the vault door, Hastily dumping
pile of gold on the cashiers counter into
sack they escaped. Although Market street
was crowded with passing people the rob-
bers mad e good their escape. 1t is sup
posed they secured only $500.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
A NEW ARBITB ALTON.
Plan Suggested tor Joint EugliI and American
Commission.

Plan Suggested tor Jolnb hhyll' anu Anelioon
Commission.
A Washington dispatch to the Times, COM
menting upon that newspapers suggestion
that Great Britain should appoint commits
sion of its owa to examine into and report
upon the Guiana boundary, asserts that the
Washington government would propose q
plan. If there were reason to believe that it
would be accepted by England, to create
q new commission Of two English and two
Americans, not to fix the country, but to as
certain the facts and report to their govern
ments. If they should fail to agree, fifth
member could be appointed by the President
of the Swiss republic or some other accept
able parsonage, the findings of the commits
sion to be binding and to serve as a basis for
subseouent direct negotiations to fix tho
boundary
"Should the negotiations fail, ;" the Times
correspondent continues, " the question
could be remitted to a tribunal composed,
saw. of the chief justices of England and the
United States, with, if necessary, a third
neStral member.
"That plan, repeat, in its present textual
form, would be accepted by this govern
ment. There would be disposition, more
over. to agree in advance upon sone salts
factory definition of the settled districts and
TO some definite rule to determine such
questions
An editorial in the Times dwells on the
immense Importance of the foregoing and
says: g, he plan in many OF its features is
such as England can honorably accept and
offers excellent prospects of an ultimate
agreement. Lord Salisbury has already
hlnted at something of the kind, and it may
be assumed that on the main question of
procedure the two governments have
agreed"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28

never kno~. But you must know.
and the man VINO had asked
you to be his wife and whom you re-
fused on account Of me. will 60 to
him and I will tell him as I tell you,
that have wrecked no life, that l
have not wrecked my daughters hap.
piness. Do you hear me? l have not
interfered with your right to be happy
with the man you love. I have been
adiudged criminal, have served a
criminals sentence. But l am an in
nocent man, and," he turned and
pointed to the picture OF his wife's
father, "that man knew it, l sacr--
fed, not your mother, not you, but
my own standing in society and the
minds of men for the sake OF my wife's
father and his invalid wife.
She gasped, she understood him,
and she trembled from head to foot.
"T would never have told you" ne
went on, "only that you gave
up your life's happiness because
of my disgrace. Your forfeited
love for me would never have brought
this confession, for what [ did was
done to save an old man and an old
woman who ha | been as a mother to
me. If nature could not make your
love surmount my shame, that love IS
of little account. Your mothers
fathers sin made me a prisoner; it
was he who took the money, and the
blame. I have proofs of all this, and
L am glad I never destroyed them, for
l must show those proofs to the daugh,
ter whose lack of love makes my word
of no account"
"Father!"
There was a quality in her cry that
told him more than many words; She
sprang to his arms, her heart held
closely to hs-he was innocent; he
vas innocentl and though her life's
greater love might ba over aud done,
the man who had asked her to marry
him had not loved the daughter OF a
thief
There was some one in the room,
though neither of them heeaed till the
girls name was spoken by the new
conner.
"Jack!" she cried out, and c'ung
the closer to her father; 'JacG "
"You did not hear me knock, said
he. 81 came to tell you that l re.us2
to obey your note; you love me as L
love you. and you will be my wife.
And coming iu here, I have heard
what your father said to you. Your
father-will he lot let me call him
mine?"
@@.Her fathers head was raised, aud
he looked deeply into the young man )
eyes.
sWell, well," said theEustling voica
of the wife, coming into the library.
"And Jack here! Mark, my dear
Annie Mark, is this the happy end
of all your sadness and pain?"
eyes said the ''guilty man" as he
placed the hand of his daughter in;O
that of her lover. eyes. ."-Go2ey' J
Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
HER MISSION SUCCESSFUL.
Assurance Of Protection Given Miss Barton in
Distributing Charity

Assurance Of Protection tlven HISS DarJoD 10
Distributing Charity.
Full success has attended the efforts OF
Miss Clara Barton to prepare the way for the
distribution of aims among the sufferers in
Armenia. United States Minister Terrell
cabled Secretary Olney that he presented
Miss Barton to the Porte and received re-
newed assurances Of full protection and aid
for her agents in dispensing charity. Her
assistants go at once to the interior OF Tur-
kew while Miss Barton's headquarters will
be established at Pera, the diplomatic sub
urbs of Constantinople. Mr.. Terrell, who
has labored hard with the Tarish govern
ment to secure these privileges for Miss Bar
ton. closes his cablegram in these words;
"Ths door is thus opened wide for charity.
BosToN. The total amount received and
forwarded to Turkey for relief work thus far
by Frank H. Wiggan, assistant treasurer OF
the American Board, is $40, 522.89.
CoSsrANT1NopLE-Mu Bey, formerly i'm
nerial commissioner Of the council on the
nuhlic debt. has taken refuge in Cairo and
has been condemned to death for alleged
treason. Murad was reported in December
last to have fed from CoEstantinople on
Russian ship for some Russian port
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
Barred Alive i0r 4 Week.

1t was on January 13, 1897, thai
Mr.. Job Boden. miner in the County
of Derby, was a-digging at the depth
of forty-hve yards when earth AMI
water fell upon him and filled the
mine. On the morning Of the 2Ott
Mr.. Bolen was found, emaciated, but
alive. Such was the vigor of his con.
stitution that he was able to return to
his work in the space of fourteen
weeks, and he had several children,
one OF whom was born within twelve.
month after the accident. When he
was thus buried prematurely he was
furty.Dine years Old, AMI he weighed
about 17Opouads, boston Journal.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
VOL. TX.
THE SILVER LII kNH:a.

There's never day 50 81 lnny
But little cloud app9ars;
There's never life 50 bsappy
But has its time Of teaErs;
Yet the sun shines out 4 he brighter
Whenever the tempes4 clears.
There's never garden growing
With roses in every pilot;
There's never a heart So hardened
But it has one tended spot;
we have only to prun4 the border
To find the fOrget-nS Se-Eot.
There's never a sun Il nat rises
But we know 'twilK set at night;
The tints that gleam ! I the morning
At evening are JUST as bright;
And the.hour that is tthe sweetest
is between the da4 X and light.
There's never drea In so happy
But the waking n fakes US SAD;
There's never dredm of sorrow
But the waking nbakes us gal;
We shall look some day with wonder
At the troubles vi have had.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
DOUBLE MURDER IN GEORGIA,
A Slot Fired Through Window Kills Fatse'
and Daughter.

and Daughter
One Of the most sensational assass!nations
ever known in Georgia is reported from Tai
lulah. The scene was the mountainous re-
gion in the eastern part Of Rabun.
Joseph Crumpton, a respectable farmer
living in that region, was suspected oil hay-
ing reported an illicit still to the revenue
authorities. On Thursday night as he stood
near the window of the living room OF bis
hous, d bullet crashed through the window
struck hin in the side, passed through and
entered the body Of his daughter. Miss Sallis
Crumpton, who was standing near him. 1t
penetrated her heart- Ad she fell deal. The
fathers was lot at first regarded as serious
but the latest report is that he too has died.
Anirew Wlburn, who owned the moon
shine still that was reported, is suspected
lie cannot be found. Searching lparties are
out and if caught there Is strong probability
Of bis being lynehed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28

A British blue book on Armenia, just is
sued. contains table prepared by a CON-
mittee Of delegates from the embassies Of the
six powers, showing that the total number
of persons massacred, concerning whose fate
accurate information has been obtained, Is
25.00G.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
A GUILTY MAN.
BY ROBERT .. V. MEYERS.

IlE had nerved her.
self to meet her
father. She glanced
iln the mirror and
saw how pale she
yyas. Her ia t h e r
would be pale, too,
but how different his
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28
FOUR KILLED, SEVEN HURT.
Terrible Accident in Michigan Lumber
Camp.

Camp,
Four men were killed and seven seriously
injured by a steam log hauler experimenting
at McKay's lumber camp, Seacy, Mich. At
the point where the accident occurred, the
snow was piled in high banks.
The engine became uncomfortable and
ran down the road at full speed, catching
the men before escape was poss bic and
completely wrecking itself. Slch storm
was raging that help was impossible except.
by means of suowshoes or deg Il siu
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-02-28

NJ. Rouche, the mathematician has been
elected a member Of .Ae Academy Of soien.
ces in The place q The lsse Baron Larey.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-07
IN THE OIL COUNTRY.

The flIhrr Compsuy'a Latest Find Re-
Wives Hopes That tho IIenwood Pool
will Amount to Something Ia the In
torior ofTylsr County.
When 1t became generally known
Monday that the well drilled In by Shay
& McMullcn. In the vicinity OF Benwood.
In Monroe county, was dry hole. the
majority OF the operators were OF the
opinion that what had been supposed to
be good pool over there had been just
Hike the other good pools recently drilled
In In this territ0ry-that II was very
small In extent and that 1t was only d
pocket VIII Itch would soon play out. This
seems to BE- not the case now.
FOR some days past the Fisher OIL
Company has had n well due on the
Wood farm. but 1t was delayed on ac-
count OF fishing job and did not reach
the frBt sand until Monday evening.
When the drill was sent Into the first
pay short distance the well commenced
10 NIL up and yesterday morning, after
1t had been drilled little deeper 1t was
showing up for as good q we'll as the
one they drilled In on the Price farm,
and that, too. in only the first sand. The
drill Will be sent on down at once and It
Is expected that us soon as the second
pay sand Is struck that the well will
show up for better than anything that
mas been drilled In over there yet. When
II became generally known that the we'll
had been drilled In and that II was show
Ing up for a first clnsS well. the opera
tors ana producers In SlsterSvllle be-
came excited. md Il Is expected there
VIII be grand rush for territory again.
The rush was abandoned Monday when
the Intelligence was received that the
Shay and McMullen well was practically
dry.
There Is no doubt but that the well
mentioned will make one OF the best
producers ever drilled In that field and,
OF, course, the holders OF territory are
feeling highly elated over the good luck
Of the Fisher company-in fact they are
feeling almost az good as II the well
had been their own. The well Is locat-
ed about 500 feet from the same compa-
ny's well on the Price farm In q north
c:sterly direction and Is only a short
distance from the good producer recent
ly drilled In by the Henry OIL Company.
The Spragg company well on the May
field farm, In the back part OF Tyler
county. which has declined considerably
In production, was cleaned out yester-
day and Is now reported TO b. making
about $50 barrels day. There Is con-
siderable work going on In this section
now and It will be but a short time until
there will be several wells due In the
sand.
There was no change In the price OF
credit balances yesterday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-07

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