Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.


kogee to join the troops to queI the up
rising and arrest the leaders.
Three British officers arrived at New
York to take charge of steamers carry
ing horses and mules to South Africa
In all about fifty thousand American
animals nave been bought for the BTU
ish Army in Africa.
An autopsy showed that heart dis
ease caused the death OF Curtis L.;
Crane, who died after having received
a blow in friendly bout with George
r. AinswOlIh, at Harvard.
Plans have been prepared for a new
fort at Cape Henry It will be one OF
the largest in the world and will have
a full equipment of coast-defense guns.
Some unknown person badly mutt
lated the pumphouse of the Frederlcks-
burg (Va.) Waterworks. No one mas
been arrested yet.
The new American freight steamer
Hawaiian sailed from New York on heT
maiden trip to San Francisco ana
Honolulu.
Charles F. w. Nicely, the former
postal official, accused Of defaulting in
Cuba, was taken from jail IN Ne"
York, and placed on a steamer loI
transportation to Cuba. He eXpressed
confidence in his acquiJ-al on trial.
The Josiah Morris Bank, OF Mont
gomery. Ala, one of tle oldest Gank-
ing institutions in Alabama, closed It's
doors. The county and city had their
funds deposited in it.
Thieves stole probably one million
dollars worth of internal revenue
stamps from the office of the collector
of internal revenue in Peoria, Ill.
Robert S. Fosburg was arrested in
Pittsfeld Mass, on the charge OF man
slaughter in causing the death OF MISS
May L. FOsburg his sister.
In friendly bout at Harvard dor
mitory young Crane, Of Boston,. re-
ceived a knockout blow that resulted
in his death.
The three children of R. McCarty
were cremated in their burning house
in Kansas City, Mo.
A fire caused damages to the amount
of $4,000 in Roanoke, Va.
There was a double wedding at
Canon Bridge, Va, the brides being
Misses Julia and Sarah Sirbaugh, SIS
tiers, who were married to William
Hutchinson, of Edinburg, and Charles
Macdonald
General Lee received a report from
Lieutenant Dixon, commanding cav
airy sent to investigate Creek indian
trouble, stating that reports OF an up
rising have been exaggerated.
While binding snOwstOrm was
raging two freight trains collided at
Allegr.ppus, near Altoona, Pa. TWO
men were seriously injured.
A. f. Finch, manager of the peni-
Tertiary farm, in Virginia, was remov-
ed, and Az. Craven appointed In MS
place.
The tomb of Mrs. Nettie Tracey, IN
Tavennersville, w. Va, was opened
and the corpse robbed of two opal
rings and brooch.
Judge Shipman, in Belvidere, N. j..
fined saloonkeepers who had slot ma
chimes on their premises $500 each.
Archie Hunt, colored, was executed
in Lynchburg, Va, for the murder Of
his companion, Thomas Gills.
Rev. Samuel Cline, an aged Dunkart
minister, disappeared from his home
in Stephens City, Va.
William L. Sperry, a veteran OF tw'
wars, was found dead in his bed, II
/ Winchester, Va.
A dispatch from Fort DE France
says the United States cruiser Scor
pom is ready to land marines a
Laguayra if the Venezuelan authori
ties seize the asphalt beds of TIT
American company.
Abous one hundred and fifty neV
men were brought to work on the Goa
PIERS at Newport News, va. In
strikers had consultation with tn
contractor, but with no result.
The Virginia House took actor
which, if cOncurred in by the Senate
would open the doors to general legs
! lation at the special session.
The Rochester coroner holds the OIL
Gals and city authorities responsible
for the loss of life by fire of inmate
of the Orphan Asylum.
The contempt proceedings institute
by former Attorney General Monnet
of Ohio, against the Standard Oil Com
pany were dismissed.
Chief Brown, of the SeminoleS, mott
fed the authorities that some of III
tribe are threatening to join the hos
tile Creeks.
Fears are entertained for the ne1
British steamer Liverpool, which sail
ed from Philadelphia on August 70 10
Japan.
Miss Jane C. Johnston was marie
at Shippensburg, Pa, to Southy
Wilkins, eX-state senator in Virginia.
The grand jury of Lancaster count!
Va. brought in nine indictments fo
violation of the local option law.
Ninety naval recruits, many comm
from farms in the West, arrived at tn
Norfolk Navy Yard.
The waterwOrks at Luray, Va, wer
practically completed and put i
operation.
The New Jersey legislature in jo.r
session confirmed the re-electlOn
United States Senator William }. Sew
ell.
Congressman ]. w. Bailey was cleo
ed United States senator by the Texa
legislature in joint session to succee
Horace Chiffon, whose term expire
March next.
One man was burned to death, tw
were fatally and dozen more or les
seriously injured in a fire at Asatoli
Somerset county, Pa.
Francis e. Warren was re-electe
senator by the Wyoming legislature
l. At the National Capital.
Chief Hitchcock, of the section
foro;on markets of The Agricultural d.