Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-28
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

Vim. Fl. Dunton was arrested at the
Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort,
on the charge of embezzling $4,000
from the Union National Bank of Chi
cagO.
The fact that American capitalists
will subscribe nearly S2O,O0O,0OO to
Chas. T. Yerkes' company for building
railways in London is surprising the
English people.
The torpedo boat Stockton arrived
at Norfolk after a successful builders
trial trip.
Eight people were injured by the fall
of an elevator in the Fisher Building,
in Chicago.
Four masked men held up the ex-
press car on the ST. Louis-Portland
flyer, on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, near Lincoln, Neb., and robbed
the local safe.
Alfred Cashier, Barber. and Pasquale
Omassure, tailor, rivals in love, fought
until Cashier was dead and Omassure
probably fatally injured.
A lone robber held up a passenger
train on the Northern Pacific, near
| Rathdrum, Idaho, and got away with
$500 of the passengers property.
Pearl Corbin, IL years old, living
near Luray, Va. died from the effects
| of burns. Her clothes caught fire from
| a cook stove.
John Sisson and his son killed John
Conner and his nephew, Martin Dever-
Tx, in Warsaw, KY.
Martin Fry, who killed his brother
in-law in Carlisle, Pa. was convicted
| of murder in the first degree
Fire burned to the waters edge the
steamer War Eagle, of the Eagle PACK
ct Company, and the Carrier. OF the
Calhoun Packet Company, while lying
Mt their docks. Joseph Schultz, bill
| clerk of the War Eagle, was burned 10
death while asleep on the deck, ana
one man Is missing.
James Catlett, colored, after serving
four wears of a sentence of eight years,
imposed for the murder OF George
Grandstaff. in Winchester, Va, was
pardoned by the Governor.
Judge Powers gave out a statement
declining his appointment by Acting
Governor Nebecker, of Utah. to the
United States Senate, because he knows
he cannot be seated.
Augustus Bowen, boy of IL years
was so badly beaten and kicked oy
Allan Engel, an older boy, In snip
pensburg, Pa, that he may die from
his injuries.
Theodore Furley was found guilty OF
attempted rape on Mrs. Sarah Bowers
in Martinsburg, w. Va.
David Lewis Shepard and his wife
in FoxborO, Mass, were murdered
probably by their deranged son.
e. S. Mason, president Of the Bank
of New York, died at his home in thai
city.
Four negroes were taken from the
Jail at Pontchatoula, La. and lynched
Train service was restored IN Caves
ton and martial law abrogated.
The daily bulletin issued from the
headquarters of the miners announced
that the strikers had received grati
fying accessions to their ranks In tn
wyoming and Lackawana valleys
The attempt OF the organizers to ge
the miners at Williamstown and Towe
City to join the strike was a failure
The inhabitants of the region apou
Hazleton fear trouble. Several SINAI
acts of violence were reported.
Lindsay Jackson, colored, was ar
rested at Alexandria, Va, on tn
charge of attempting felonious as
sault on Mrs. James Coxen at Side
burn, Fairfax county, Va.
| The Electrical Review, of New YORK
| claims negotiations will soon be con
cluded consolidating the telegraph an
, | telephone companies.
4! Oyster-tongers in Pagan Creek, va
defied the sheriff and his deputies, VIII
came to arrest them for working Of
leased beds.
The Postoffice Department issued
fraud order against Arthur 0. Fcste
& Co.. dealers in cotton futures, Il
, Philadelphia.
t The executive committee OF tn
} Christian Endeavor Society decided t
9 hold the next convention in Clpcln
g natl.
| Joseph Michigan was arrested 1
New York on the charge of killing hi
. wife by throwing her from a winaoW.
Charles Prust, superintendent of tn
, Norway Iron and Steel Works, died
2 his home in York, Pa.
Four men OF the fishing schoone
, Mary A. Whalen were drowned durin
!, the gale off Cape Cod.
1t was estimated that there are 100
:. bodies yet to be taken out OF the ruin
!, in Galveston.
Five policemen were overcome
u New York by fire that caused los
!. Of $22O,000.
One fireman was killed and ten II
jured by falling wall in Toledo, 0.
Farmer Baldwin, of Hilton, N. J
was shot four times by Thomas Doyl
Doyle was wounded by the farmer
shot gun.
n Efforts of the strike leaders to clos
: the West End Coal Company's mine
h Mocanaqua were fruitless.
n Governor Savers, of Texas, said thu
:. the rebuilding of Galveston would
I, we'll under way by the latter part
= the week.
The South Danvers National BAN
: of Peabody, Mass, closed its doors.
. Congressman Boutelle, of Maine,
. reported to be rapidly improving.
a Captain Holway and crew of thrt
8 men of the barge S. L. Watson, whic
q sank off Highland Light during tt
4, storm Tuesday, were saved by the tut
II boat Gladiator, which had the barge
tow.
The Census Bureau announced II
population of Fitchburg, Mass; John
! town, Pa, and Molden, Mass.
n H. H. Lusk, formerly member
% Parliament of New Zealand, was D