Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-08
SUMMARY or TIE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic

The Methodist Bishops, in session at
Cincinnati decided to hold the next
semi-annua conference at Chattanooga,
at which closer relations and the finSl
union Of the Churches North and South
will be considered
The West Virginia State Miners
Convention, at Huntington, adjourned
after issuing csll for meeting Nov.
~, to which the operators of Virginia
and West Virginia will be invited.
Henry Wiseman, who was pardoned
for the balance OF the term he was serv-
ing for theft in Jackson, Mich, was re-
leased, and then rearrested on the
charge OF numbering Mrs Ellen Huss.
Patrick S. Murphy was arrested in
Torrington, Conn, on the charge OF
having attempted to wreck passenger
train on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad.
At Beechgroye, KY, Marshal Hardin,
IS years old, kicked the crutch from
Everett Bohannan, school teacher,
who was whipping him, and fatally
stabbed the teacher.
A writ Of n!andamus has been served
on Warden Haddox, of the West Viz
ginia penitentiary, 90 require him to exc
cute George Carter, a convicted nftH-
derer.
Thomas Gibbons, of Bangor, Me,
Fred A. Hold and Mrs. Zero were ar
rested for the murder OF tho woman's
husband, Thomas Zero, at Chesuncook,
Maine.
Mrs. John Chartrand is under arrest
for shooting and killing her husband at
the skating rink in Hoboken, N. J.. She
says the shooting was accidental.
A heavy coil OF telegraph wire was re-
moved from the Northern Central track
near York, where it had probably been
placed to wreck train.
Attorney Sears, Mr.. Cudahys coun-
sci, was a witness against James Gala
ham, one Of the alleged kidnapers, now
on trial for perjury.
Many factories Of tho American Win
dow Glass Company and the independ-
ent glass companies in Pittsburg have
partially resumed.
Miss L. A. Payne, of Martinsburg,
w. Va, was for the third time acquitted
of the charge of receiving stolen chick
ems.
Sias Esters, colored, who had forced
a boy to commit an ugly deed, was
strung up by a mob in Hodgenville, KY.
Yaquis raided number of ranches
near Guayamas and killed Joe Ramado
and other ranchers.
Ida Sneller, servant girl, who had
stolen diamonds from Morris Mandel-
baum in New York, was caught while
trying to dispose of them in Philadelphia:
In fight with pistols between MIR. and
Mrs. Plumb, in Virginia City, New. their
child was killed and Mrs. Plumb and her
mother were shot
In an accident on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad near Vance Station, Pa,
Michael Hahn, car inspector, was killed.
Joseph Jefferson, of White Stone, Va,
accidentally shot himself while hunting.
1t is thought he is fatally injured.
Seventy-fve families lost their homes
by big fire in Chicago, the property loss
amounting to about S225 900.
Governor Taft is recovering in Manila
from a successful operation which was
performed on him.
A silver service will be presented to the
battleship Illinois at Old Point on No
vember 7.
The L nchburg Gun Club has invited
the President to take a hunt in Novem-
Der
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has ordered 1900 pressed steel cars.
Major John Page died in Henrico
county, Virginia, aged So years.
A. J. Kiser was assaulted at Stanton,
Va, and his skull fractured.