Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-17
THE NEWS.

4 man supposed to lie John Meyer
tro,.olino salesman. was found dead in
room in the Elbcron Hotel, New York city
Tie had committed suicide by inhaling gas
through a rubber tube connected with tie
Godfrey Hunter, member OF
concress from the Third Kentucky District,
was nominated for United States senator py
the Rcpnblican members of the hentucky
legislature in caucus. Isaac Wilson, Deiho-
crotic member Of the legislature. died III a
botcl at Frankfort. whose vote was cast Ior
Senator Blackburn by friend in the Demo
crotic caucus while Mr.. Wilson was lying on
bis dootbbed His death breaks the tie in the
Kentucky legislature. Henry fatherly' !
Young farmer Of Northampton county, va,
committed suicide. Lulu Wetherill, aged
t,vclvc wears. daughter Of T. J. Wetherill'
cashier of the Parkersburg (W. va Natioh"'
Bank was dragged from her homo by an uh-
known man and nearly killed. "A UNIFORM
rate for mining was decided upon by the
io:nt committee of coal operators and miners
Of the Pittsburg district. The Firth AvcnHe
Savings Bank closed its doors in Columpus'
q Alleged cause money loaned too freely.
II is in not the immediate business center
The officers say everybody is secured.
The schooner Billow. bound from Rock
land. Nc. to Richmond. Va. I2aiel with
lime was burned on Duck Island, y. IL
Tracy w Douglass. defaultcr, Of Peru Ind,
was arrested in Clnandaigua, y. l-flro
in Madison Street. Chicago, cau3ol loss Of
800 900. --Padan Brothers & Co., manu-
focturors Of ladies' shoes. OF Portsmouth. o..
ASSIGNED to W. p. Gree. Assets SlSO.O)):
liabilities 3150.O)J The firm employed 10
hands. and had seventeen salasm91 Lo'ai
creditors are protected by mortgages amount
inc to $50 900. Il freight train on the
Louisville and Nashville road plunged
through an open draw on the bridge SPann-
inc the Rieolets, Louisiana. The engineer
and fireman escaped by jumping and swim
ming TO the lighthouse. Three white tramps
we're killed. A brakeman was also hurt --
Jarrett Lynch. a wealthy farmer OF Nor
pantown. w. Va, died on New Years Day
left nearly his entire estate, valued at 9,OJO
TO Baptist missionary and educational instl-
tutions. Albert Wolf, wealty farmer o
West Dover, O., was found murdered under
q railroad trestle. -. j Scott, ex-mayor
Of Akron, O., committed suicide by hanging
himself in his bedroom. The British tank
steamer Wild Flower, which sailel from
Philadelphia for Rouen, France, On D9;em-
her II. with 1. .l73.G26 gallons of crude oil, Is
believed to have been blown up or foundere
Mt sea- and all hanis lost.--Slichael Spirc
was arrested in Chicago charged with blow
Ing with dynamite the house Of MIchaol
Qirard in Hazleton. Pa.
Joseph Fritze, aged thirty-two years, elec
,rician for tho Francis Wilson Opera Com
pany, playing this week in Phiadelphia
committed suicide at a boarding house II
that citv.-Two men wero killed ana s@V
eral wounded by an explosion in mine a
Cripple Creek, COl.-JOhn Jacob Arnold
the cashier of the Merchants National Ban
Of Iockport. y. Y, and cX-cOunty treasure
Of Niagara county. has been granted par
don bv Governor Morton. Arnold was
. Anhurn Prison. At Boston Rose May Al
bott confessed that she stole $4,000 worth
diamonds and bonds from the home OF he
emplover. Mrs Thomas II. Burbeck, OF 30
ton She saws she was persuaded to comm
the crime by George Thing, a young frlen
If the Burbecks. The large coal breaker
Simpson & Watkins, at their Mount Lookou
Pa. collery. was burned. Loss, 100000; /.
5 surance. 100000. The breaker was lt5hte
bv electricity, and the origin Of the fire
| unknown. Four hundred men will be ID
$ until the breaker is rebuilt.
| bill was introduced in the NlrSlnl
g latnre to authorize the reorganizatic
$ .fthe Norfolk anl W, stern ,ailroad, now
e. fine paals pi reaciyre --Iv 80 men we
tt,laa and T. .nird fatally ingrcl "y 1871 'ie
ia, ear b1r,d.r through 'Tfst"0 Il
l>ron H.dfr and Cleyr wi hla" rle H2i
o. road near B,lsor. D.--Goremor G'ot
+ bqlgc,2e Hia,-achuseu Nat'h"y+.o. indian
t Stone. Of Missouri ana '' of 'i''hi2'
? highly commend the voIG o. ... 'nr'tt
It Endeavorcrs in advancing the young rt'f
y of the country to a higher standard Of pi
II riotism and Christianity. .--Benjamil jon
= son. resident partner in Philadelphia, OF
h New York broking and bankerage firm
& Kendall & Whitlock, has disapQearc and
n is charged that an Investigation OF the boo
d Of the Philadelphia bra ch. shows irree
e larities in his accounts. james Booi
e Mr. r. c. johnson and Eugene Boone,
'e Decatur. ILL.,. hay, been officially inform
is that it has been proved that they are amo
the ffty-four heirs to Pegg estate
le a6j 900 900. at Philadelphia, Pa, soon to
I, secured by the claimants. Judge GilbC
20 of Portland. in the Unite States Distr
G. Court. in Helena, Mont. appointed Andr
ly F. Burleigh. of SEATTLE. receive for
lc Northern Pacific Railway. Anton
4, S5arcs. a Portugese, ho was assaulted
ST New Bedford. Mass, by Caroline Theche
Ill on the morning Of November 26, died at
c. Luke's Hospital. as the result Of the iniur
in received. The woman IS under so.
IN bonds. awaiting the action Of the gr;
IL jury.