Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-08-30
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

At Cleveland the coroner Jury heiu
the city of Cleveland, the subcontractorS
and the chief engineer responsible Tor the
disaster at the crib 10 days ago, in which
dozen lives were lost.
A baby waif was found by ncwsboy
in a swamp near Perth Amboy. n. j.,
nearly tortured to death by mosquitoes:
The infants face was terribly dishgured
by the bites of the insects.
Col. and Mrs. c. c. Post. a las Helen
Williams. and Charles F. Burgman. men
tai scientists. have been arrested in Flori-
da, charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. ,
Owing to the sunSettled condition OF
the European market. the National Plate
Glass Jobbers Association has made
cut of rs per cent. on glazing quality
plate glass. -,
Benjamin Finn, alias Diamond Dick.
was arrested in Philadelphia on the
charge of robbing Abe Brophy, a Jockey,
of Washington. =,
p. r. Woodhn, governor of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, at Hampton: Va,
died of Bright's disease, after an illness
of some duration
At Cripple Creek COL. the coroner 5
Jury decided that the killing of Sam
Strong, the millionaire, was without pre-
meditation.
The British steamer King, just arrived
IN New York, ran into waterspout near
Fire Island lightship.
A cloudburst near Montvale, Va, caus-
ed much damage on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad.
! Lloyd Mowbry farmer. was drown
cd in Cedar Creek, near Marlboro, Va.
A third victim in Havana has ste
cumbed to the bite of mosquito infect
ed with yellow fever.
1t is said that Charles NJ. Hays. OF the
Southern Pacific, will 60 with J. Z. Nor
gan.
The National Bar Assoc citation, in ses-
sion at Denver. COL. would not admit
women as members because OF lack Of
authority given by the constitution
Congressman Littlefeld, Of Maine, de-
livered the annual address.
The Governor of Mississippi has IS
sued statement declaring that he ex
amined the State Treasury and found,
shortage Of $I62,62I; five days later NJ
made another examination and th'
books and cash balanced.
Sheriff North, of Asheville. Ala, an(
his deputies fired upon mob that trie'
TO take from the courthouse negro
convicted OF rape and sentenced to o'
hanged. Two men and boy wer'
wounded.
An aeronaut fell 300 feet and escape'
with only slight injuries. He tell III
New Jersey marsh. and the mosqultoe
hurt him more than his fall.
The State OF Montana will sell 5000,
900 acres of public land in September
the minimum price being fixed at 81
per acre.
The National Association OF News
dealers. Booksellers and StationerS dc
cded to open clearing house in Ne'
York
. Five marines and one sailor escape
from the Brooklyn navy yard prison.
The Mutual Mercantile Agency c
: New York went into the hands OF re
, ceivcr Robert Magrudcr. presiden
: said that the liabilities would not great
= IL exceed S2ooooo The company Ina
c no cash assets.
Critchett. Sibley & Co., OF Boston
c shoe manufacturers. assigned. a: Gu
y ter Siblcy, OF the firm, was found dea
e in bed at Belfast. Me, and is SAID
2 have killed himself.
;. By collapse OF burning oil tank
: the Atlantic Refining Companys plan
n near Philadelphia. about 100 person
. were more or less severely, but non
>, fatally. burned.