Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-07-05
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Domestic.

Intense heat prevailed nearly all over
the East. except in the Gulf States. In
the Middle West at some points and on
the Pacific Coast it was cool. 1t was
very hot in New England, two deaths
being reported at Lowell, Mass, and
one at West Derry, N II. Three pros
trations were due to heat in Boston and
Pittsburg,
An order was issued by President T.
J. Shaffer, OF the Amalgamated .AsSo-
citation of Iron, Steel and Tinworkers,
calling all the union men out. The
strike. which will involve 10000 men,
was decided upon because the American
Sheet Steel Company refused to make
all their plants union shops.
Hiram F. Head, OF Carlisle, Mass,
said while in Chelmsford, Mass, he saw
and spoke to J. Wilfred Blondin, want
ed in Boston on the charge OF wife muir
der.
The United States Reduction and Re-
hning Company, with capital OF SIo.-,
900. 900. was incorporated at Denver:
Oliver S. Carter. president OF the Mar
tional Bank of the Republic, in New
York, died at Saratoga, N. Y.
Rev. G. H. Hill of Richmond, Ind,
was seriously hurt in railroad COLI
sion at Ridgevile, in that State
Six masked men robbed the dwelling
of Jacob L. White, near Brothers Sta
ton, w. Va.
Louis G. Graft, of Philadelphia, died
at Riverton, N J., aged 81.
There were three deaths from the
heat in Philadelphia.
The President has refused to pardon
ex-District Attorney Ellery P. lngham
and ex-Assistant District Attorney Har-
vey K. hewitt, of Pennsylvania, who
were convicted and sentenced to two and
a half years Imprisonment for connec-
ton with the famous Jacobs counterfeit
ing cases in Pennsylvania several years
ago.
At Columbus, O., Mrs. Ruthven,
whose husband was electrocuted tor
murder of a policeman, said prior to the
electrocution that she, and not her hus-
band, was the real murderer.
Il young negro who entered the room
of a daughter of John Whitaker, OF
Georgetown, Ca. was taken from the
sheriff by mob and probably lynched.
At Rockford, ILL.,, Morris Curison was
killed by lightning while playing base
ball. Other players and spectators were
shocked
Robert Price. colored, killed George
Hooks and seriously cut Charles DAVIS,
who were trying to arrest HIM.
The gold coinage at the Philadelphia
Mint during the fiscal year was $oooo5,-
US; silver coinage, $35,265,4oS.
William f. Clark, his two daughters
and George B. Bryan were drowned at
Newberne, N. c.
Frank Miller, notorious safe-blower,
was hanged at Birmingham, Ala.
Upon the order of Comptroller OF the
Currency Dawes. the Seventh National
Bank Of New York closed its doors,
and Forrest Raynor. national bank ex-
aminer was appointed temporary re-
ceiver.
The Pennsylvania Prohibition State
Convention at Harrisburg nominated
Isaac Monderan, of Meadvlle, for Su-
preme Court Judge, and ]. J. Porter,
of Pittsburg, merchant, for state treas
urer.
The striking mine workers of the
Reading Iron Company rejected the
company's offer for rs per cent: i'll
crease, insisting upon recognition OF
their union. -
A. L. Hayman asks $1,000 damages
from Sam W. Steel in Norfolk Va,
whom he accuses of writing letter to
a Baltimore house that ruined his credit.
T. c. Crenshaw, president OF the
Georgia Railroad Commission, was
stabbed and seriously injured by a
Pullman car conductor on train in
Georgia.