Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-12-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

agreement entered lntO ny Inc iopi
sentatives of the powers, and 1t Is De-
lieyed in Washington that all the gov
ernments interested will ratify IT,
The Presbyterian committee which
examined the returns from the pres
byteries concluded that some revision
of the creed Is demanded, as well as q
supplemental statement.
The Senate Military Committee
heard arguments for and against the
army canteen.
The Naval Appropriation Bill Will
provide for two battleships and TWO
cruisers.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected by the Gridiron Club.
In collision between wild freight
and a fast freight on the Atlantic
Coast Line at Clifton, Va, Robert
Boyd, the fireman, was killed, AND En-
ginear Flipper, of Manchester, had
miraculous escape.
Ex-State Senator Little, OF Virginia,
who was arrested in washington on
the charge of misappropriating money
was brought to Fredericksburg ana re-
leased on bail.
James Parker, who had served seven
years of thirteen-years' sentence LOT
larceny that he did not commit, was
released from the Eastern Penlten-
tiary, in Philadelphia.
The committee of the New York Po-
lice Board exonerated the police from
responsibility for the race riots IN
"Hell's Kitchen"
Morris Aarenburg, lad, PLEADED
guilty in Philadelphia to the charge
of stealing $SS97 from Mrs. Margaret
A. Beck.
The body of James C. Rockenbaugh
was found near Harpers Ferry, W. Va,
under circumstances indicating sui
eide.
A shortage in his accounts OF SOU
led to the arrest of Reuben H. Weaver,
a tax collector Of Warrington town
ship, Pa.
The proprietor Of a saloon in Fred
ericksburg, Va, struck w. Eustace
Moncure with billiard cue, fracturlng
his skull.
Five men were thrown from a hand
car On the Berrys6grg Railroad, near
Philippi, W. Va, and seriously injured
Miss Annie Cook saved the life of the
child of G. F. Bowen at Guyandotte,
w. Va, but lost her own in doing So
Alice O'Donnell, a nurseglrl, admit
ted having killed the child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Jones, in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Annie Cornell took an ounce OF
laudanum in Richmond, Va, with sui
cidal intent, but was saved.
Mr.. Frank Roane was found dead In
his bed in Lynchburg, Va, from heart
disease.
Typhoid fever has broken out among
i the inmates at Sing Sing, New York.
A movement is on foot In Richmond
to redistrict the city. One ward con-
tains one-fourth of the entire popula-
ton. but it's representation and its ap-
propriations are on the basis OF the
other wards, which contain only hall
as many people. 1t Is thus hoped IN
this manner to diminish ward politics.
Count Pietro Alesso, young Italian
nobleman, through his representatives
in New York, asked the United States
authorities to hunt up his wife, VINO
ran away, and his missing bonds.
Drunken negroes caused consider
able excitement by long-continued and
indiscriminate discharge of firearms in
Greenlawn Cemetery, Newport News
One of the crowd was shot.
The United States Circuit Court in
Newark, N. j., appointed temporary
receiver for the Bay State Gas Com
pany. Mr.. Addicks is believed to be
behind the plaintiffs.
Major John Mcbride, who command
ed the Irish Brigade in the Boer Army
came to New York on the steamer La
Bretange and spoke hopefully OF The
Boer Cause
Policeman Mccormick, Of New York
who is 65 years old, was sued FOL
breach of promise by Miss Margaret
Lynch. They had been engaged for q
years.
Governor Lind, of Minnesota, ap
pointed Congressman Charles A
Towne United States Senator to tenn
porarily succeed the late Senator Davis
until the state Legislature can eject
successor.
Rev. D. E. Stuart, Of Wilkesbarre
Pa, was released on the charge OF com
hitting a criminal operation on hi
wife, and rearrested on the charge o
forcing her to drink carbolic acid.
, Former Train Dispatcher WIS. Grow
was acquitted in Philadelphia OF tn
charge of causing the fatal wreck a
Hatfield by his criminal negligence.
Frank Lantell, a Baltimore and Obi
towerman, was acquitted in Philadel
phia of the charge of causing a fata
wreck by his negligence.
Charles w. Morgan and Claude Tur
ner. brokers, were released on bail /
New York on the charge OF securin
money fraudulently
Harry s. Sollenberger and Err
, Sheets were sentenced in Philadelphia
to three months in prison for KILN
by faith cure.
, Harry Mundis, whose wife ran O.
with a soldier, shot and killed himse
, at his home in York, Pennsylvania
Ex-State Senator William A. Littl'
OF Virginia, has been indicted for fe
ony by the grand jury. He is accuse
Of misappropriating money collecte
by him from the sale Of land for whic
the court appointed him commissions
The brig c. c. Sweeney arrived
. New York with the survivors OF tn
tug John S. Deering, OF Beaufort,
c., which founiered off Cape Hattera'
Jessie Morrison, on trial at Eldorad'
I Kan. FOR the murder Of Mrs. Castl
testified in her own behalf.
William Seaton tried to kill his sis
/ ter and her entire family at Sout
Park. near Seattle, Wash.