Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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McAllster, Death Campbell and
Kerr. the convicted murderers of Jen-
ME BosschieteT, were taken to the
State Prison, at Trenton, N. j., where
they began theirsterlns.
William Epps, colored, broke away
from a band of masked men who want
ed to lynch him, anq}was protected by
R. G. Snead, merchant, in Hanover
county, Va.
An unsuccessful sattempt was made
by man giving his name as ]. e.
Hall to swlndle the american National
Bank OF Richmond. va.
Because Lebbens Hlce would not al
low his young daughter to marry Fred
erick Guest the latter shot and killed
Rice, in Troy, n. XII.
John Leonl, a famous sculptor, died
in ST. Louis from the effects Of fall
while at work on the Worlds Fair
buildings In Chicago
Joseph Swope, smeler in the
United States Mint In Philadelphia q.
was arrested for stealing abrased coin
and he confessed.
Charles Blanchard, who read the
first proofs of Uncle Toms Cabin, Is
dying at his home In Logansport, IND
John P. Mason, defaulting clerk OF
the Continental National Bank, COM
mitted suicide in New York.
The Royal Oak colliery, at Shame
kin, Pa, was tied up, $50 miners strlk-
ing for semimonthly pay.
The Coates Opera House, in Kansas
City, was destroyed by fire.
DR.. Fred B. Hartman, his wife and
her two sons were arrested In Clncln-
natl on the charge OF trying to black
mail Howard Douglass, past supreme
chancellor Of the world Of the Knights
of Pythias.
The German steamer Barcelona
brought to New York the captain and
IA seamen Of the Russian bark Cuba,
who had been saved under difficulties;
from their sinking vessel.
The Virginia Supreme Court Of APP
peals refused a writ of error to Andrew
C. Gilligan, sentenced to 18 years inn
prisonment for numbering C. Beverly
Turner.
The Grand Jury of Alexandria cOun-
ty, Va, will ask Governor Tyler to
send a detective to investigate prize
fighting at Rosslyn.
Judge Whittle was nominated for
the vacancy on the Supreme Bench OF
Virginia by the caucus on the second
ballot.
Mrs. Rosa Bott was murdered while
asleep at her home, in Pittsburg, Pa,
with her child lying at her side.
B. B. Back, OF Madison county, Va,
was injured by train near Orange
and died from the injuries sustained.
Seven hundred girls employed at the
various silk mills in Scranton, Pa,
have gone on strike.
Joe Wolcott was accused of drugging
and robbing Donna Gordon In his sa-
! loon, in New York.
Daniel w. House died In Haymarket
Va, from the effects OF carbide acld
taken by mistake.
All the electric-lighting plants In Es-
sex. Union and Morris counties, N. j..
were consolidated.
Edward HI. Hall, a barber OF San
Francisco, killed a burglar and put his
pal to flight.
Ex-Ch,ef Burgess Samuel Swart2
died at his home in Hanover, "a
Smallpox is spreading in the Little
Italy district, in New York.
Justice Beach, Of the New York SUI
preme Court, signed an order pr0hlb-
iting the trustees Of the estate OF Jay
Gould from paying to Countess Gas,
tellane more than 100000 a year until
after the suit of Anton Dittmar Is de-
termined.
Five hundred Christian Scientists
appeared before the New York legls-
lature to protest against the Dill 10
abolish Christian Science. The near
ing will Re resumed next week
Incendiaries made an attempt to
burn the house in which julius
Slaughter and his family were sleep
! ing near Norfolk Passersby aroused
the family in time to save them.
The Southern Railway Company has
secured control Of the Mobile ano
Ohio. Important terminals thus come
into possession of the Southern.
A young woman, giving her name
as Mrs. G. Patterson, went to New
York hotel and attempted suicide by
taking chlorofOrm.
Fire destroyed nearly all the bust
ness houses of TOlonO, ILL.,, entalllns
losses estimated at 100000; partially
insured.
Friends OF Mrs. Nation, who has
been carrying on vigorous campaign
against saloons in Kansas, have raised
money to buy her a gold medal. she
says she will stay in Topeka until
every saloon Is closed, and Will petit
ton the Governor every day.
The New York City Police Bill, pro-
viding for a single-headed police com.
mission, has passed the Senate and
now goes before the House. BY Its
terms it practically legislates Chiel
Devery out of office,
Two freight trains collided on the
Delaware Lackawanna and western
Railroad, near Elmhurst, Pa, Killing
Brakeman Beat and injuring severa
others.
The Virginia House refused to adop
the report of the conferees WIFI
reference to considering general leg
islation at the extra session.
AT the National Capital.
Secretary Gage gave his views OF
the Lowering Currency Bill to tn