Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-06-29
THE NEWS.

A passenger train on the Macon Brancs
OF the Southern Railroad ran into WASH
out near McDonougb, GA. Thirty hve peo
pie, including all passengers except tnos'
In the Pullman, were killed, and NUMBER
were injured.
A passenger train on the Chicago ans
Northwestern. loaded with excursionists fol
the Saengerfest at Green Bay, Wis, ran into
freight Six passengers were killed, one
is missing and thirty-four were injured.
Charles A. Towne the Populist nominee
for vice president, In a private letter to
Texan, says If he is not the choice OF the
Democratic party for vice president he Will
withdraw.
The PRESBYTERIAN mission boat Samuel N
Lapsley was dedicated at the Trigg ship
yard. Richmond. 1t is intended for mission
work on the Congo River.
During a duel in the road near Bedford,
Ind, between Albert Roberts and oscar
Jeems, lovers of Miss Jennie Russell, the
girl was fatally shot by Roberts.
Cars were run On all branches OF the street
railways In st. Louis without molestation
and thousands rode to and from the parks
and pleasure resorts.
The British steamer Puritan collfded in
mld-ocean with the Hamburg-Americau
liner Arcadia and had her bows stove ir
aud plates damaged.
Riley Broyles and his daughter Carrie
aged fifteen years, were killed at Williams
burg, Ky by the explosion OF boiler In
grist MILL
Major Charles NJ. Schefer, formerly an Of
| fcer In the regular army, committed SUICIDE
by shooting at New Prague, MINI.
Mrs. Asa Bird Gardner, wife OF the DIS
trict Attorney Of New York, died suddenly
at her home In Garden City, L. L.
Charles Mefford became insane in Cedar
Rapids. Ia. and after Draining several peo-
pie shot himself dead.
Harry Miller, member OF the firm OF
Davis & Miller, was burned to death by
chemicals In Philadelphia.
A collery at Shamokin, Pa, about to 60
into operation, will give employment to
1900 men and boys.
One thousand mules were shipped from
New York for Cape Town for Lord Roberts
| army.
William ]. Bryan had conference with
William r. Hurst in Chicago.
Four men were killed in an explosion IN
mine at Champion, Mich.
The National Council Of the Junior Order
OF American Mechanics met In Philadelphia
and suspended number OF lodges which
had refused to comply with the orders oil
the grand lodge.
Henry Dundley. wealthy and highly
educated Englishman, leaped overheard
from the steamship Saale, which was riding
at anchor at quarantine, New York, and was
drowned.
Mrs. Grace z. Ramsay. the woman who
killed her husband in the Garden Hotel,
New York, to see the color of his blood, was
released from the Mateawan State Insane
Asylum.
A big blaze, which started in the Eichbaum
building, in Plttsburg, threatened to wipe
out the business section of the town.
Mrs. Robert Labensky and Mrs. Andrew
Anderson were killed by trolley car on
trestle, near Coney Island.
Arthur Ledyard, an aeronaut, fell from
his parachute into the lake at Pressure Isle,
o., and was drowned.
j Mrs. Dewey bought Big Fish Island at
Chester Basin, where she will build sum
mer residence.
Two strikers were wounded by guards OF
the Boston Mine, near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Train robbers held up the express near
Ola, La, and got thirty-one dollars.
Colonel BoykiD, for the prosecution, and
Judge Hinton, for the defense, came to
blows In a dispute at the trial of A. G. GILL;
gan for the murder OF G. Beverly Turner, at
Isle OF Wight Courthouse, Va.
The United States Circuit Court ofAppeals
in Philadelphia upheld the will OF Judge
Handley, leaving large bequest to the city
of Winchester, Va.
Princess Arbert of Anhalt granddaughter
OF Queen Victoria, sailed from New York fol
London on the Frederick der Crosse.
Mrs. William Cannon, Of Laurel, Del.
kissed her daughter, who was about to sail
for Europe, and then dropped dead.
George B. Tyler, OF Haymarket, Va, died
suddenly while he was out in the harvest
field. He was seventy years old.
The National Eclectic Association, in ses'
sion at Atlantic City, N. j., elected officers
and adjourned.
The Railway Master Mechanics Associa.
ton held its annual meeting in Saratoga,
Ny.
Willis A. Lewis was married in Carlisle
Pa, to Miss Jennie NJ Sinclair, Of Plymouth,
Aaron Halle was convicted In New York
OF murder for killing Miss Mary Brannigan.
The appeal which was taken In the case oil
Fltzharris and Mullet, who are under orders
In New York for deportation, has been de-
cided against them, and the men will be de.
ported.
The American Institute Ct Homeopathy
declared itself in favor of legislation for re.
ciprocity among the states in granting