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The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-28
Good Store for Sale.

Alfred Aim. proprietor Of the Ruby gro- eerv store situated on State street, between 5th and 9th avenues. has decided to go 10 Nome, and offers for sale at a bargain his store building and stock. together with a good paying business. The store, build ing and stock will be sold together or sep arately. to suit the purchaser. 4I7 zw
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-28

Willis 5. Duniwa,, who was mention ed some time ago for the Alaskan col- lectorship, was recently appointed sec retAry of the republican state central committee of Oregon. Even though not successful in his late quest, he is keep ing warm on the political path, which some time or other nearly always brings 2 reward.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-28
Steamer. Due in Port.

The following steamers are scheduled 10 arrive on the dates named: NAME. WHEN DUE. AGENT
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-28

Gt has been six weeks or more since Gen. Cronje surrendered, and the Brit ish were expecting a speedy approach Of the end of the war. There is some thing ominous in the hatness of the news now coming from the front.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-28
Garbage. Garbage. Garbage.

Have your garbage removed and keep the town clean and healthy. Lauridson, the garbage man, Is equipped for that kind of work. Leave orders or telephone No. A6. LaumeISter's Meat Market. All jobs cleaned and dislnfeeted 20 I'm
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
BARBARous rIL1PINos.
An American Officer Tells of the Atroci
ties Committed by Them.

An American Officer Tells of the Atroci-
ties Committed by Them.
Emporia, Kan. Especially Lieut.. VIM.
Weaver, Of the Thirty-second United
States Volunteers, who resigned in the
spring on account Of Illness, and has
just returned home from the Philip
pines, tells of barbarities practiced by
Filipinos upon American soldiers. He
said that outside of the Macabeebes,
who were friendly to the Americans,
the Filipinos are very cruel. six men
were killed at Dianalupijahan," said
Lieutenant Weaver, land / do not
think there was man that had fewer
than ten bullet holes in his body.
'In the case of one American soldier
it looked as though the muzzle of the
revolver had been placed right in his
eye and fired; he was also stabbed in
the neck and breast with bayonets.
Here is another sample Of their cruelty.
Harry Easter, of Emporia, and McDon-
aid of Iowa, two of my company, were
killed instantly. Harry Easter was
shot in the neck and the other man
was shot in the back of the head. Only
about twenty of the company were with
them, and they were attacked by about
$50 FilipinOs.
"The Americans fought them an
hour and forty-flve minutes. They had
to leave the dead, and when they came
back the rebels had stripped the boys
of all their clothes. They pulled up
grass and sticks and built fire on
their breasts. We got to the boys be-
fore anything further was done to
them. We got Easter and the other
man away before they were burned"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
First Virginia Cavalry.

A reunion of the First Virginia Caval-
ry survivors is being planned for when
the Confederate Grand Camp meets in
Staunton, October 10. Staunton was
selected as the place most accessible
and centrally located for the reunion
on account of the different localities
where the various companies of the
command came from. The companies
and their localities are as follows:
Companies A, B, F and H, from the
lower valley and Loudoun county; c,
from Rockbridge county; d, from
Washington county; K, from Baltimore
city and Ellicott City; E and G, from
Rockingham and Augusta counties.
The regiment was, at the beginning of
the war, under the command of Gen.
J. e. b. Stuart. 1t is greatly desired
by those having the reunion in charge
that it be great success, and all those
not reached by personal communica-
ton will make an effort to once more
meet with their old comrades-in-arms
around the campfire
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
-----------------
RUSSIA IN A NEW ROLE.
She Proposes TO the Powers that Troops
Leave Pekin.

Leave Pekin.
Washington (SpeciaD.-That grave
diplomatic questions have arisen in
regard to the Chinese situation was
shown by the fact that the Cabinet in
Washington held practically an all
day session Wednesday considering
this subject. The members were put
under oath not to divulge what took
place.
Russia, it is known, has sent an
identical note to the powers proposing
that the troops be withdrawn from
Pekin. This was considered by the
Cabinet. A document, 1t is reported,
was formulated defining the position of
the United States.
1t is said in Washington that Presi-
dent Mckinley has run up against a
snag in his negotiations with some of
the European powers. The general I'M
derstanding is that they all wish to d.
vide China when the favorable time
arrives, but Mr.. Mckinley has sought
to draw them into conference where
they will agree to give up their ambi-
tions. The attitude of Germany and
Russia is especially alarming to the
President, who, according to Washing
ton dispatches, distrusts both OF them
and fears some special program for
avenging the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler. 1t is hoped in Administration
circles that the powers may yet be
drawn into concert of action.
A Berlin dispatch quotes an official
of the Foreign Office there as saying
that signs point to joint control of
China by the powers, at least for a
time. On the other hand, William st.
John Broderick, British Under Secre-
tary of Foreign Affairs, stated in a
public speech that Great Britain would
not share in such an arrangement.
At Shanghai it is rumored that the
Japanese have defeated the Chinese at
Tehchou and that Prince DTuan, the
noted anti-foreign leader, has been
killed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
THE OLD DOMINION,
LATEST NEWS CLEANED FROM vARi'
Gus PARTS OF VIRGINIA.
AN INDUSTRIAL BLOW
The Shutdown of the Virginia Iron, Goa
and Coke Co.-suspepsion of WorF
Attributed to Exorbitant Freight Rates
is it Due to Eastern Manufacturers
Reunion of First Virginia Cavalry.

The departure from Bristol of some
of the leading practical men who have
been associated with the Virginia Iron
Coal and Coke Company in the manu-
facture of iron is taken as an indica-
tion that the company does not intend
to put its furnaces In blast again soon
The company's furnaces and iron prop.
critics in Tennessee, Virginia and Ken
lucky are all idle. Treasurer Craig, OF
this company, when he was in New
York some time ago, said that eXor-
btant freight rates was the chief
source of embarrassment to the COM
pany. His words are regarded here as
having quite an interesting significance
and 1t is rumOred that crushing freight
rates may have been due to plan os
Carnegie and other Eastern iron manu-
facturers to throw cold water on iron
making in the South except where tncy
perhaps have an interest. The inter-
est recently acquired by the Pennsyl-
vania Railway in the Norfolk and
Western system might be construed to
mean as much. While this is only ru-
NOR, it has a plausible aspect, and it
may be that the iron kings of the East
have resorted to such plan to freeze
out what has promised to become q
formidable rival BY well-posted men
here the Virginia company is regarded
as third in the United States in its ca
pacity for producing pig IRON The de-
feat of such a rival would doubtless
be of great value to the victors. 1t is
hoped, however, that the Virginia COM
pany will be able to secure reasona-
BILE freight rate, since no section OF
the country is richer IN its iron and
coal resources than this.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
OLIVIER CAPTURED.
BoER GENERAL NoN In HANDS OF
RRITTsH,
ENGLISH LOSSES 40 MEN.
Moving Spirit in Orange Colony; Says
Roberts-Long and Hard Fight Re-
ported Near ualnhanutha-Lord Rob-
erts Says His Casualties Were Light,
Considering the Heavy Firing.

/ London (By CABLE. The War Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts,
"The Beers have been beaten back
by Bruce Hamilton at Winburg. Gen
eral Olivier has been captured"
The text of Lord Roberts dispatch
from Belfast, announcing the capture
of General Olivier, shows that three OF
Olivier's sons also were captured in the
attack which the Beers made from
three sides on Winburg. Lord Roberts
adds that General Olivier was the
moving spirit among the Beers in the
Southeast portion of the Orange Col
ony during the war;
Engaged the enemy the greater part
Of the day over perimetre OF nearly
30 miles. Littleton's Division and two
brigades of cavalry, all under Butler,
operated southwest of Dalmanutha.
French, with two brigades OF cavalry,
moved northwest of Belfast, driving
the enemy to Lekenvly, on the Belfast-
Lydenburg road. AS soon as trencn
reached Lekenvly, Pole-Carew advanc-
ed from Belfast In support The enc
my, in considerable strength, opposed
Buffers and Pole -Carew's advance. he
brought three lOng-toms and many
other guns and pompoms (quick-firlng
guns) into action. The firing, until
dark, was hot and persistent. Butler
hopes his casualties will not exceed Az.
Pole-Carew has not yet reported. The
Beers are making determined stand.
They have large number Of guns, the
country is difficult and well suited Tor
their tactics and is less favorable to
cavalry than any we have hitherto
worked over"
Gelums Farm (By Cable).-General
Pole Carew came into touch with the
Beers at their main position at Dalma-
nutha on Saturday and shelled plan
tation east of Belfast The Beers re-
piled with long-range guns.
General French, on General Buffers
flank, exchanged shots with the Beers,
but no damage was done. An artillery
duel occurred on the British front also,
the 12-pounders bombarding the Beers
position and the latter displaying great
enterprise in handling their guns,
which were placed in strong position.
The enemy evidently intends to con-
test stubbornly the ground between
here and Machadodorp.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
GIRL LIFE IN PAO-TINC-FU;
Description Of the Daily Programme In
n Chinese School.

| Description of the Daily Programme ii
n Chinese School.
Among the missionaries of the Amer
lean Board at Pao-Ting- Flu, China, fol
whose safety great fears are felt is
Miss Mary s. Morrill,, teacher in the
girls school there. In recent letter
she gives the following interesting &C
count of day in Chinese girls
school life. The first bell rings at G.1;
o'clock, and at once the work Of the
morning toilet begins. The girls dress
alike, each costume consisting of pail
of loose, baggy trousers, which are
fastened at the ankle by streng rib
bon, and sack that reaches nearly to
| the knees. The latter has five but
tons, one at the throat, one on the
right shoulder and three under the
arm.
Zone of the girls always sees that
the water in the bathroom is warmed
for the morning face washing, because
Chinese would SILVER in aStOniSh.
mer, to make her toilet with cold
water breakfast frequently consists
of cornmeal cakes, cabbage stew and
the remainder of the previous night s
porridge. White -four, being a special
treat is used only twice week. This
is usually accompanied by a little
meat, which is chopped fine with cab
bage and onions. Sweet potatoes and
turnips, fresh and sailed, make va
riety in the weeks bill of fare. Sup
pers consist of porridges made of corn
meal, millet or rice. Beans are often
mixed with the millet and rice.
THE girls do their own laundering.
Instead of being ironed, the clothes
are folded smoothly while damp,sand
laid upon a stone slab and pounded
vigorously with wooden pestles.
Studying aloud, which often makes
a bedlam of Oriental classroOms, is a
thing o. the past in our school, but the
expression on the pupils faces while
they are silently pursuing their lessons
often reminds me of the looks that the
hack drivers wore after they were for
hidden to hawk Cab! cab! cab! The
'holler is still there as small friend
once. remarked as she looked at row
of the silenced hOrsemen.
For recreation there are swings,
jumping ropes and jackstones, and the
girls all enjoy weaving articles out OF
cornstalks. The retiring bell rings at
$50 o'clock. The crusade against foot
binding has been waged with success
in Pao-Ting- Fu."-New York Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
RACE RiOTiNG IN NEW YORK CITY.
The Shooting Of a Messenger Boy by
Negro the Cause.

New York (SpeciaD A number o
incipient race. riots broke out here
Sunday, the direct. cause being tn'
shooting on Saturday night. OF Johr
Brennan, a white messenger boy, aget
twenty, by John Davis, alias Lamp
lighter" a negro. Brennan was one
of crowd OF whites who tainted Da-
Wis, and bullets from the blacks re-
vOlver lodged in his stomach and
chest. The shooting was done on Six
ty-second street, and, becoming noiseo
about, the rough white element began
to search out negroes. Before day
break James Arnold, colored, while
passing Sixty-fourth street and Am
sterdam avenue, was attacked by a
crowd Of whites and badly beaten. He
was treated at hospital. Shortly al
terward, about two blocks away, the
gang doled out similar experience TO
Alexander Ballentine, a colored man,
who was passing quietly along. In mel
Their case was an arrest made.
At $50 o'clock in the morning, a
crowd of whites, confessedly led by
Frank McPyke, "a years old, went to a
five-story tenement on SiXtieth street,
occupied by negroes, with the avOwed
purpose of cleaning it out. They had
about demolished all the windows and
incidentally cracked head or two
when the police arrived. McPyke and
another man were arrested.
At 1.30 o'clock in the afternoon Joseph
Doyle, Is years old, filled his hat with
stones and took his stand at Fifty
ninth street and Eleventh avenue. He
succeeded in inflicting scalp wounds on
two colored men before policeman
dubbed and arrested him.
Officer John ]. Clearey placed under
arrest for being sassy" William Hop
son, colored man. He rashly under
took to take his prisoner to the station
through West Sixtieth street. That
street between West End and Amster-
dam avenue is called Cuckoo Row."
and here colored people live by the
hundreds. The fact that one Of their
race was in the hands Of a policeman
was all that several of them wanted,
and half a dozen of them thought they
would release Hopson. Clearey used
his club and then drew his revolver
BY threatening to shoot the first man
to move he held the mob at bay until
other policemen came to his aid. They
arrested George Meyer, also colored.
Clearey said he started the attempted
rescue. Meyer resisted arrest all the
way to the station, and when he got
there he had several scalp wounds.
One in particular was very large, and it
is thought the negro's skull was frac-
tured.
The above are only a few assaults
which came to light by arrests. The
fact is that all day long the police in
the neighborhood mentioned were kept
busy dispensing small mObs bent on
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07

pleasantly to Walter, and to the pain:
he took to come and see her daily.
"YOu see he is an Obedient lover, 81
we may take it for granted he vii
make q submissive husband"
But for two weeks Kate had no
mentioned his name, and Nora begar
to grow homesick.
Just at dusk, one evening, when shr
had been absent month, and was sit
ting alone in her room, the servant
came to her door to say that a gentle
man wished to see her in the parlOr.
Going hastily down, she found her
self taken and held close in her lovers
arms.
"FOr I could no longer wait to sec
you, darling; and, BESIDES. I am tired
of entertaining your cousin. Aren't
you almost ready to come hOme?"
Her Aunt Everett was so much bet
ter that she concluded to go. and, in
three days pore they were at home.
Her mother met them at the door
and held Nora in a fearful embrace.
''We feared everything, Nora, he
cause we got no letters but | am quite
content to have you safe home again
Kate showed us the letter you wrote
her." continued Mrs. Everett, III
which you said you had been mis-
taken in thinking you loved Walter
and should probably be married, be
fore your return to a rich widOwer
who visited you daily"
"And she offered me chance to re
venge myself for your faithlessness
by making her my wife," said Walter
with a queer smile, "but l preferred
to see first whether you had married
the widowef."
81 never wrote such letter" cried
Nora, with very white face. 81 al
ways thought she meant mischief be-
tween us! Where is she, dear moth
err"
But. when search was made, Kate
was not to he found She had returned
to her own home. and could not make
it convenient, six months later, to
come to Nora's wedding.-Saturday
Night.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
Protect,on ofDvnamite Magazines,

Trials have been made in France
relative to the best method of building
dynamite magazines. One was con
structed to hold 100 pounds of dyna-
mite. A gallery of communication
ffty-five inches in height and width
was bent twice like hand brace and
at the outlet ended in the safety auto
matte plugging device. This, con
sisted, says The Engineering and Min
ing Journal, of a prolongation of the
gallery through mass of cement
poured into an excavation MADE
around it. In front Of this channel
the plug, which is Of cylindrical shape,
forty eight inches in height and width
is placed Two-thirds Of it's length is
made of cardboard or, rather, leather
board, and the: remainder of wood
The contents were fired by electricity
q dull report was heard, and after a
few minutes smoke was observed tc
be issuing from the Orifice, and the ex
pertinent was declared to be success
full
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
Destructive Drouth.

me reports from all of Southwest
Virginia are to the effect that on ac-
count of the extremely dry weather
that has prevailed for the past two
months the corn crop is practically
ruined and garden truck is almost I'M
marketble. In many sections the corn
withered and dried in the fields and
the farmers cut it for fodder. In a
few sections there was some rain and
about half a crop will be the result.
The showers OF the last few days came
entirely too late to redeem the losses
sustained by the farmers. The unsusu-
al drouth of this summer will cause
the farmers of this section to lose
many thousands of dollars.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
A Colored Man Shot.

Fitz Lee and James Armstead, two
colored men living at Whitestone, at
tempted to take vessel which was
locked by orders of the magistrate to
the wharf at Weems, Lancaster coun-
ty. The colored men each had gotten
a pistol and proceeded at once to take
up the lines, after first breaking the
lock. Mr.. Hugh Owens, the proprietor
of the railway, at this time appeared
upon the scene, when lively fusilade
took place, which resulted in one Of the
celored men being peppered with shot.
The colored men were both at once
placed under arrest and taken to Jail
at Lancaster Court House. 1t is not
thought that the wounds will prove
fatal.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
coLoRED MAN TO LEAVE CONGRESS
White, of North Carolina, Not Candl-
date for Re-ele ctiOn.

Washington (SpeciaD. The only col
ored man in Congress, Representative
George Henry White, of North Caro-
lima, has announced that he will not
stand for reelection, and says he will
move to some Northern State.
II have three reasons for this deter
mination," said White. I'm the first
place, my wife's health has been
wrecked on account of the political at
tacks made on me, and l am sure the
excitement of another campaign for
reelection would kill her.
Second, l am satisned | could not
secure a certificate if l were elected,
and, third, l must devote myself to
some employment that pays me money.
| have not sufficient means to carry on
a political fight that can only prove
extensive"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
Safe, But Destitute.

Cleveland, Ohio (SpeciaD Rev. DR..
A. B. Leonard, corresponding secre-
tary of the Foreign Missionary Board
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who
is visiting his son-in-law in this city,
has received a cable message from Min
ister Conger and three missionaries in
Pekin, saying that the native Chris
tians in Northern China had survived
the attacks upon them, but were home
less and destitute.
The cablegram said that all the
Methodist missionaries were safe,
though all the mission property is de-
stroyed. save that at Tientsin.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
Two Men Badly Injured.

Samuel Monger and Richard Harper
we're run over by car on the Chesa-
peake and Western Railroad at Elkt0n
and both badly injured The men
while engaged in a friendly scuffle on
the platform of passenger coach,
which was being switched on side
track fell off in front of the moving
cars. Harper had leg cut off above
the ankle and was otherwise lacerated
Monger's body was wound around one
Of the trucks and a portion of his scalp
was torn Off. The flesh on one Of his
legs was horribly gashed,. leaving the
bone visible.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS
Judge Rassicur, OF st. Louis, Com
manler Chief.

Judge RassieuT, OF st. Louis, Com
mander-in-C Chief
Chicago Especially .-Judge Leo Ras-
sieur, OF st. Louis, was elected by ac-
clamation commander-in-chie of the
Grand Army of the Republic for the
ensuing year. There was no opposi-
ton and the election went through
with hurrah. d. c. Milliken, of
Maine, was chosen senior vice-com-
mander and Frank Seamons, of Ten
nessee, Junior vice-commander; John
A. Wilkins, Delta, Ohio, surgeon-gen-
eral; the Rev. A. Brahms, San Quen-
tin, Cal, chaplain-in-chief. There was
no opposition to any of the candidates.
The election of the junior officers of
the organization was quickly over but
one name being presented for each po-
sition, and the candidate in every in
stance was seated by reclamation.
Following the election delegations
from the various affiliated societies
were received and miniature love-
feast followed between them and the
members of the larger organization.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
Iieut. Henry N. Wav Killed.

Washington (SpeciaD.-A dispatch
from General Macarthur announces
that Second Lieut.. Henry N. Way,
Fourth Infantry, was killed near Villa
Vieja, Luzon, August %. Lieutenant
Way was born near Rutland, ILL.,, in
1874. He was graduate from the Mill
tary Academy in 1899. He went to
Manila April Z, 1899, and served with
his regiment until March % of this
year, since which time he had been on
duty with Cashiers scouts.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
Marking Love a Grim Q.

Peru, Ill. (SpeciaD The City Coun-
Gil has just passed this ordinance:
Whoever shall in said city congre-
gate on OF upon any of the streets in
the city of Peru for the purpose of
counting, making love or spooning or
carrying on courtship shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and shall be fined
not less than So or more than 500 for
each offense."
Mayor Hoerner says: Il do not OPP
pose courtship when 1t is conducted in
an ordinary manner. But when 1t is
carried on unfortunately and in a
style offensive to the public, believe
it, like all other nuisances, should be
abated."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-07
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

A meeting of Anarchists in Berlin
was dispersed by the police.
Carl Roll Smith, widely known
American artist, died in Copenhagen.
General Roberts reports that Hamil-
ton has crossed the Crocodile River.
1t is officially announced that the
Paris Exposition will close November 5.
British suffered loss of two killed
and seven wounded in a skirmish on
the lines protecting De Wet.
Lieutenant Cordua, charged with be-
ing concerned in the attempt to kidnap
7 ord Roberts was found guilty.