Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-06-08
THE NEWS.

with elaborate ceremonies, marking the emu
of a week of festivities rendered by the
directors to party whom they conveyed
over the line In two special trains. Agoiueu
spike was driven by an infant son Oh tne
president, the party was welcomed by Mayor
Taylor and Governor Tyler, and an elaDor-
ate banquet was given at night by the sea-
board officials.
A bold stage robbery occurred IN Grup
Gulch, California. Two masked men heid
up two troopers and went through the pas
sengers on the stages following them. Mall
and express matter we're not touched.
A disastrous freight wreck occurred on the
P. W. and B. at Dover, Del. The wrecked
cars took fire. Five tramps were buried
under the ruins, three OF whom were rescued,
although one afterwards died.
Smith Afford, whose brutality is supposed
to have caused his wife's death, was tarreu,
feathered and painted near South Bridge
ton, New Jersey.
The cruiser variag, built by the Cramps
for the Russian government, had success
fuI trial trip off the Delaware capes.
Colonel ELI R. Sutton, OF Detroit, Mich,
accused OF completely in the state military
scandal, was acquitted.
Blanchard H. Maui, twenty-one years ola,
student at princeton University, commit
ted suicide.
Tie Naval War College at Newport, X. l.
was formally opened for instruction.
Irene Van Horn was killed by lightning IN
C.ntre Valley, Pa.
The United Confederate Veterans closed
their reunion at Louisville, and Will meet
next year IN Memphis. A resolution recip-
rocating the kind words of General slcKies
toward the men of the Confederacy was
adopted after lively discussion.
Referee Nusbaum, in hearing the case
against the Ice Trust in New York, ordered
the production OF the books. Evidence was
given by independent dealers to show now
the trust raised the price.
The Southern Railway stockholders met
In Richmond, Va, and authorized the Issue
OF fourth supplement to the company
first consolidated mortgage deed
The three negroes-S Stirling, Ivory ard
Perry-were held by the coroner's jury ID
Philadelphia for the murder OF Prof. hoy
White.
Biscoe Hindman. of Louisville, was elected
commander-in-chief of the United Sons oil
Veterans.
The Philadelphia grand jury held Tower
man William A. Lantell responsible Tor the
freight wreck in the tunnel.
An epidemic Of black canker rash ap
reared at West Derby, Vt. Three deaths
were reported.
Della May Fox the actress and soubrette
was committed to the insane asylum az Az
loria, l.. I.
Five persons were killed and three injured
by the explosion of nitrc-gycerine in Mari
eta, o.
About twelve hundred workers in gas fix
ture factories in New York are on strike
Frank Preston, who was arrested on TIT
charge OF being one of the men who robbed
The bank at Williamsburg, Va, was dis
charged, there being no evidence agalns
| him.
George Higgins and j. Roney Cunning
ham. while driving home at night from sum
nit Bridge, Del, went through an open draw
and both were killed.
The annual meeting of the William Craml
& Sons shipbullding Company was held il
Philadelphia, and quarterly dividend o
II per cent. declared.
William Ingram, colored, was convict
in Norfolk, Va, of the killing Of Lille Flu!
Ter. and sentenced to one year in the cit.
Jail.
Judge Cantrill, of Frankfort, Ky, ISSUED
bench warrant for the arrest OF iorms
Governor Taylor, who Is in Indiana.
CAPTAIN w. T. White, assistant superin
tendent of the Virginia state penitentlary
died at his home in Richmond.
Constable Hurricane Branch had his mai
hunt in Nansemond county, Va, withou
| interference.
The great solar eclipse was observed Will
unusual success in various parts OF TN
south. The government had expeditions
Rarnesyille. Ca, and Pinehurst, n. e.; tn
Johns Hopkins University had observers a
the latter place, and other universities ha'
expeditions Mt various places, all OF whom
secured good photographs and valuable
scientific data.
Judge Morrow, of the United States Court
San Francisco, granted an Injunction to pre-
vent health authorities from discriminating
against the Chinese in precautions agaihs
the plague.
Bishop Moore, OF the Roman Catholic Die
cese of st. Augustine, Fla, was stricken
while preaching sermon in Allegheny Pa
A cargo of purple ore was broughtto Phil
sdelphla that had been dug from the site
the ancient city Of Telmessus,