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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Cession of Danish ISLANDS.

The negotiations between the United
States and Danish Governments relative
to the cession to the former Of the Dan
ish West Indies have been transferred
to Washington. The negotiations were
initiated by Mr.. Swenson, United States
Minister to Copenhagen, about three
years ago. and later Mr.. White, sec
rotary of the embassy at London, took
tip the work in behalf of the United
States.
The transfer to Washington was
brought about through the desire OF
the Danish Government to place its IN
terests in the matter in the hands OF Mr..
Constantin Brun, Danish Minister here.
He spent some time at Copenhagen last
summer and returned to Washington
recently, prepared to carry forward the
negotiations with Secretary Hay. 1t IS
learned that within the last few days
there has been increased activity in the
negotiations, and that material progress
has been made toward the completion
of a treaty of cession.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
BRIGANDS HAVE
REDUCED RANSOM
They Drop the Amount to 5000 for
Miss Stores Release.
THEY CALL THEMSELVES PATRIOTS.
There Is No Longer Any Fear Regarding the
Brgands' Intentions Toward the Captivcs
Declare Themselves Patriots Performing
an Obnoxious Task in the Interest of
"HOly Cause Kidnappers Are Peasants.

Sofa, Bulgaria, (By Cable) The
brigands who captured Miss Ellen M
Stone and Madame Tsilka have reduced
the amount of ransom demanded to t2o,-
900 Turkish (about $SS,ooo.) They had
pre-, iously demanded $4,000.
Concident with this news is the infor-
:mation that the leaders of the band, if
convinced that this is more than Consul
Dickinson will give, would accept tI5,-
900 (about $4,000. Even this sum is
greatly beyond the cash at Mr.. Dickin-
sons disposal Therefore, unless the
captors Of the missionary further abate
their demands there is no hope of an inn
mediate settlement.
An agent who is in touch with the
bri9and reports that they recognize they
made mistake in kidnapping Miss Stone
would, however, consider it worse than
a blunder to release her without an ade-
Quate ransom.
There is no longer any fear regarding
the brigands' intention toward the cap
tives. They declare themselves to be not
robbers, but patriots performing an OBJ
nOXiouS task in the interest of holy
cause Most of the kidnappers are peas
ants, directed by secret committee to
execute its decisions, so as to get the
money for the Macedonian cause
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Eat More Than They Grow.

Considerable time at the Cabinet meet
ing Friday was devoted to consideration
of the agricultural situation in. the
Philippines
Reports received by the War Depart
ment indicate vegetables grown there are
running out" and there is immediate
necessity for general distribution OF
seed Secretary Root told the Cabinet
that not enough rice, which is the great
staple, is grown there to meet local con-
sumption.
Secretary Wilson will send one of the
departments experts with assistants to
inc islands to investigate the situation.
1t is expected that many things not here
tofore grown there can be produced. | he
seed will be distributed gratis.
1t is understood that the President,
in his message, will make no direct rec
concentration on the subject Of taxation.
The situation will be laid before Con-
gress and its attention called to the
concentrations of Secretary Gage.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
GOLD MINERS READY
FOR A REBELLION
Alleged Conspiracy in Alaska to Over
throw Government.
DAWSON CITY AS THE CAPITAL.
American Residents of Sksgwsy Are Said to
Be Leaders In the ConspIracy-miners TO
the Number Of $3.50 Are Said to Await the
Summons 10 ARMS, Ready to Fight for the
Independence From Dominion Rule.

San Francisco, Cal, Especially The
Call printed an unconfirmed story from
Skagway, Alaska, under date of Novem-
Der 6, telling of the discovery of what is
alleged to be huge conspiracy existing
in Dawson and ramifying to Skagway,
Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle, for the
overthrow of the local government of
the Northwest Territory and the estab-
fishing a republic, with Dawson as Its
capital.
According to the details of the story,
arms, ammunition and provisions have
been taken in over the railroad and
cached at strategic points. Prominent
American residents of Skagway are said
to be leaders in the conspiracy. Miners
to the number of 5000 are said to await
the summon to arms, ready to tight Tor
the independence from Dominion rule OF
the gold fields, camps and towns.
The plan is to overpower the mounted
police, arrest the civil authorities and
take the government into their own
hands. The rigors of the Arctic winters
would give the insurgents six months
immunity from attack by Canadian or
British troops, and the adventurous
archconspirators hope for intervention
or outside assistance by the time the
melting of ice and snow will permit the
invasion of the reported republic. .
1t is further related that the hurried
conference, lasting until midnight, was
held at Skagway, November 5, at which
were present Captain Corrigan, of the
Northwest mounted police, who had ar
rived from across the Canadian border
late that evening Judge Brown, OF the
United States District Court; United
States Marshal Shoup, United States At
torney Frederick and Major Hovey,
commanding the United States troops at
Skagway, attended the meeting / his
was the last of several hasty consulta-
tons between the civil and military rep
resentatives of the two powers IN re-
lation to the mysterious transporta--
ton of supplies into the interior and
rumor of conspiracy to lead the miners
into revolt against the Canadian Gov
eminent in the Northwest territory.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
CHARLESTON'S
Big EXPOSITION
The Seventeen Buildings of "The ivory
City" Almost Ready.
EVERY FOOT OF SPACE IS TAKEN.
In Many Instances the Space Heretofore Al
Iotted Has Been Reduced Wherever 1t was
Possible, and Applications for More Room
Have Beea Refased-kot 0ae OF The big
Buildings VIII Have Vacant Room.

Charleston, S. C., Especially Crafty
ing progress is being made with the con-
GLIDING work at the South Carolina In
terstate and West Indian Exposition.
Only two weeks remain in which the
exhibits can be installed, the opening
day being December 2; but the predic-
ton of Architect Gilbert that all the
buildings would be practically com
pleted this week proves correct. While
the II buildings are being filled with
exhibits more than thousand carpen-
tiers are at work about the grounds put
ting on the finishing touches and adding
features which will make a superb pic
ture of the Ivory City
Convicts loaned by the city are clear
ing the grounds of the debris and as
phalt walks are being laid. There is an
air of activity everywhere.
Many trsinloads Of exhibits have al
ready arrived here, and advices from
the railroads show that practically the
entire display from the PanAmerican
which will be moved here, is now Ell
route These trains will reach Charles
ton this week, and Architect-in- CHIEF
Gilbert has informed the directors thai
the buildings are in shape for occupancy
Not much time will be lost in getting
the various displays installed, and by the
end of the month the Exposition city
will have taken on the color of life ant
busting activity.
The Midway army which has arrived
on the grounds from Buffalo has trans
formed that section from ragged field:
into a hive of buildings and booths
and this feature of the show will be If
excellent condition for the opening.
In the II large buildings, scattered
over an area of 100 acres, every avail
able foot of space has been taken for ex-
hibits. In many instances the space
heretofore allotted has been reduced
wherever it was possible, and applica-
tons for more room have been refused
Not one of the big buildings will have
vacant room.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Two WOMEN CHOkED TO DEATH.
No Solution of the Murder Mystery at
Evansville, Ind.

Evansville, Ind, (Special The mys-
terry of the murder of two women near
this city still remains unsolved. Both
were killed in the same manner and evil
IDENTIFY by the same person.
The body of Mrs Georgia Bailey was
found beside a public road. There were
finger marks on the throat and the neck
was broken. The supposition is that she
was choked to death by someone in a
buggy, and that when she fell out OF the
vehicle her neck was broken. The body
seems to have been dragged some dis
lance and thrown into ditch.
A mile outside the city in an oppo-
site direction the body of Miss Lena
Renner was found, her throat also bear
ing finger marks. John Kifer, who was
seen with Miss Renner, was arrested,
but proved an alibi and was released.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Paris Green on Plants.

At the recent second session of the an
nual convention of the Association OF
Official Agricultural Chemists, at the
Columbian University, the subjects OF
liquor and food adulteration, nitrogen;
insecticides, cider fermentation and
dairy products were discussed.
There was a long report on lnsecti-
cides which recommended the continu-
ance of present methods for deternIn-
ing the presence of formaldehyde IN
compounds. This led to lively debate re-
garding the use of paris green as an IN
sccticide, the injury to plants and the
use of lime as possible preventive OF
this injury. 1t was finally agreed that
lime lessons the injury, but does not al
together overcome 1t.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
J lRLY 100000 IMMIGRANTS.
OF These ll75S7 Were Unable to Read
or Write.

Washington, D. C., (Special) The
annual report of Commissioner General
Powderly, of the immigration Bureau,
shows the total Storage arrivals in the
United States during the year to have
been 487,o18, an increase over the pre-
ceding year of 3o,34o, or approximately
9 per cent.
OF this increase 1920 came through
Canadian ports and the remainder
through ports of this country. The ratio
of increase of, Italian immigration, as
compared with those from the same
country last year, is approximately SO per
cent, or more than threefold the ratio of
increase from all Europe, and the in
creases numerically from all other coun~
tries of Europe aggregate scarcely one.
fourth of that from Italy.
The total steerage immigration was
distributed as to sex between 33I,o55
males and I56,863 females. During the
year 3o3 were returned to their respec-
tive countries having become public
charges within one year after landing.
The number refused landing was 81
5I6 against 4,246 for last year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
EXPOSITION OWES S3,326,ll4
The Pau,American Fair Co I Its Promoters
$500, 757.l4 ~

Buffalo, N. Y, (Specia).-The di-
rectors of the Pan-American Exposition
Company and number of creditors,
conferred and listened to the reading
of the financial report Of the company,
as prepared by the auditor. The report
shows the total liabilities of the COM
pany at the present time to be $780,
II4.6o net, assuming that the assets OF
$I46,4s4I5 are collectible at face.
The company owes for operating ex~
penSes and on construction work $751;
o45.73, which item is. of course, en-
bodied in the figure of total liabilities.
An interesting fact shown by the re-
port is the total cost TO the company of
the exposition itself The cost, accord
ing 10 the report, was $8.86o.757:2o. The
total receipts from admission after May
Ist, were $2467,o66.58 and the receipts
from concessions were $3,oII, 522.7o.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
A TRAIN DYNAMlTED.
An Express on the Northern Central Smashed
Near York, Pa

York, Pa, Especially Part Of The
through train for the West which left
Baltimore over the Northern Central
Railway at 9 o'clock was blown from
the tracks by big charge of dynamite
soon after leaving this city at 1914 P.
M.
The train was composed of four Pull
man cars, a day coach, a combination
car and express car 1t was running
at the rate of IS miles an hour, when
the engine struck the dynamite. Al
though the windows in the locomotive
cab were blown to pieces, Engineer
Thurmer stuck to his post and succeed
ed in stopping the heavy train after it
had run over the ties for 200 feet.
The scene of the wreck is about one
mile north of the city, close to where
Codorus creek flows between high hills.
The Northern Central crosses the
stream on an open iron bridge, which is
80 feet above the bed of the stream.
Conductor Grove says the bandits evil
IDENTIFY planned to throw the train into
the creek. When the attempt failed the
robbers we believe, took refuge in the
hills.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
A GIGANTIC COMBINATION.
First Step in P.aa to Hsrnenlzs Conflicting
IA lroad Interests

New York, Especially The final
stage of what is said to be the greatest
railroad deal in history was entered upon
by the incorporation at Trenton, N. J.,
of the Northern Securities Company,
with capitalization of 100000, 900.
This company is formed as the result of
negotiations which have been carried on
for more than year looking toward the
Joint operation and control of all the
great transcontinental railroad systems
Twenty kings of finance banded to-
pether to push through the deal, among
whom are J. Pierpont Morgan, James J
Hill John D. Rockefeller, Jacob H.
Schiff, head of the house of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co., William X. Vanderbilt, James
Henry Smith, Norman B. Ream, George
7. Gould, the Armours and E. n. Harri-
man.
The significance of tfiaaction is shown
by the fact that it brings into alliance
three of the greatest financial groups in
the country. These are the Hill-Morsau
group, the Vanderbilts, and the Gould
Hartman Kuhn, Loeb & Co. combina-
ton.
The entire plan has been tremendous
undertaking, but it has been brought tc
harmonious end Harmony of inter
est" has been extended from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and an armed truce ha:
been converted into what seems lasting
peace.
AS the next step in the plan will be
the announcement of the election of &
new board of directors for the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railway Com.
pany, a corporation formed to acquire
the old Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Company, which was the origl
nal bone of contention between the Hill
Morgan and Gould--Harriman-Kuhn
Loeb & Co. party, half the voting contro
of the Burlington road will be vesteo
with Union Pacific interests.
The final issue of the old quarrel
which precipitated the panic Of May
last and shook the financial world, /:
really a compromise measure. Unlor
Pacific interests consent to the retire
ment of Northern Pacific preferred STOCK
and in exchange are admitted to an III
terest in a corporation which takes over
the Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads and a half interest in the grea
Burlington property.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
DYNAMITE UNDER A BRIDGE.
Burlington Railroad Officials Discover Plans of
Train Robbers TO Wreck Trains.

Lincoln, Ncb., (SpeciaD.-Local off
cials of the Burlington road stated that
since the first of the week their night
trains leaving Lincoln have gone out
with a guard armed with Winchestei
rifles This precaution was taken fol
lowing the discovery, last Sunday, of 20
sticks of dynamite, together with a
number of masks, hidden under bridge
Just outside the city. Sunday night
three men attempted to board the ex-
press car as train pulled out Of Lin
coin for the East, but they were driven
off Monday the same three men were
at Ashland, and an effort was made to
arrest them, but they disappeared. A
watch has been kept on the bridge where
the dynamite was stored, but no one has
come to claim it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Extension of Civil Service.

About 200 employees in the executive
branch of the rural free delivery service
of the Postoffice Department will be
brought into the civil service by an
order of President Roosevelt which, IT
is understood, will be issued within a
week or two. These employees are
clerks, special agents and inspectors
The 5000 rural free delivery carriers
throughout the country will not be
brought into the civil service under: the
same order, but they will be taken in at
some later date. Their civil service
status is likely to be somewhat differ
ent from that of those first included,
though the form of the regulations gov,
erning them has not yet been passed
UPON.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
SAVED BY COOLING PIGEONS.
The Birds Awake a Philadelphia Family Ia
Time to Make Their Escape.

Philadelphia. Pa, (SpeciaD. - The
cooling of 70 pairs of frightened pig
cons probably prevented seven people
from being burned to death in the resi-
dencc of Robert Lukemire Twenty-sev-
enth street and Gravers lane, Chestnut
Hill. AS it was, the house was badly
damaged by fire that started in de-
fcctive hue.
Shortly after three o'clock Robert
Mcdonald, boarder in the house, was
awakened by the cooling of the pigeons
When he sat up in bed he found the
room filled with smoke, while the
crackle of flames could be heard in the
rear of the building.
Running through the house, Melon
aid gave the alarm, and Mr.. and Mrs
Lukemire, their two sons, Russell and
William. aged eight and six years, and
Mr. and Mrs. Garwood had just time to
escape in their night clothes.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Alabama's Cotton Crop.

Washington, D. c., Especially The
agricultural division of the twelfth CEN
sus has completed its tabulation Of the
cotton crop of Alabama in the year 1899.
In that year there were I92,384 farms
reporting cotton, with all acreage OF
3,2o2I35, producing I,Io6,84o CONNER
cial bales or the equivalent of 1908, 0o4
bales of 500 pounds each. The value Of
this cotton to the farmers, as sold by
them, exclusive of the seed, was $37,-
400, 5o8. The cotton ginned reported by
the manufactures division for Alabama
was I,o78,5Io bales of 500 pounds.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Gas Explosion In q Church

Cargondale, Pa, Especially Gas ex-
ploded in the furnace of the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church here, bursting
the furnace and scattering burning coal
which set fire to the woodwork. The
flames could not be controlled and the
building was totally destroyed. The
loss is about $4,000; insurance $4,000
Charles Hull fireman, had been in the
belfry trying to get the line of hose into
the main building, but did not succeed
He was making his way down to the
street. and by mistake pushed open a
door into the blazing auditorium. The
flames entirely surrounded him for a
second, but he fell backward and rolled
down the steps, whence he was dragged
to the street by his comrades with his
clothing burned from him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
NAV Examine Rural Postmen.

Superintendent A. w. Machen, Of the
free delivery system of the Postoffice
Department, conferred with the mem
bers of the Civil Service Commission
relative to the proposition to transfer
the rural free delivery branch to the
classified service. There are now be
tween 6,ooo and 1000 persons employed
in this work, and members of the com
mission and Postofficc Department OH
Gals alike almost decided the system;
should be embraced within the CLASSIFIED
service. No decision was reached.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Monitors to Stay Near Manila.

The coast defense monitors Monte
rev and Monadnock, sent to the Philip
pines soon after the victory of Manila
bay, are to be kept in these waters in
definitely Both are powerful fighting
craft and were sent to Manila to
strengthen the American fleet when it
was feared Spanish fleet would try
to recapture Manila. They are of shall
low draft and just the kind OF ships
suited for Philippine waters.
The Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue. decided that articles subject to in
ternal revenue tax when consumed in
this country are subject to this tax when
they are shipped to the Philippines.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Buried Under Molten Stag.

Homestead Pa, (Special) One man
dead and two burned is the result of a
party of workmen being buried under a
mass of molten Stag at the Howard Axle
Works here. The dead man was John
Ruska, aged 50 years, Homestead. He
leaves a widow and four children. The
accident occurred on the cindcr dump
back of the companys plant. The vic
Tins were engaged in collecting scrap,
when a party of workmen at the top OF
the dump, about 20 feet above, dumped
their car over the edge, not knowing
that the men were directly beneath them.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
3S5 LeOnids Fell Ia an Hour.

Los Angeles, Cal, Especially The
fall OF the long leonids was
marked in this city just before daylight
The display at one time was brilliant,
but there was a steady fall of the bril-
liants after I o'clock. One watcher
counted .3S5 between 4 and 5 o'clock,
while the total number seen in this city
estimated at 600 Some of the meteors
were beautiful, leaving brilliant trails Of
green and red One hundred were
counted between 4.o4 and 4.2o o'clock.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Serious Railroad Collision.

Elgin, ILL.,, (SpeciaD.-The Chicago
Great Western eastbound limited had a
serious collision with the Sycamore mill,
train at Marshall's crossing, four miles
west of St. Charles Rose Root, aged
10. of Sycamore, was instantly killed
and the lower part of her body cremated
A Chicago drummer named Murphy was
probably fatally injured and Simon
Chaffee, of Wasco, ILL.,, and the engineer
of the limited were seriously injured.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Rrnnze Statue of Mckinley.

Cleveland, Ohio, Especially IF the
proposition made by committee of 100
citizens to the finance committee of the
recent National Grand Army Encamp-
ment is carried out surplus of $1,000
collected for that occasion will be used
to erect bronze statue of heroic size
to the late President Mckinley in the
public square, the center of the business
portion of the city
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Good Beet Sugar Season.

Portland, Oregon, (Special.-Sugar
beet raising and the manufacture of beet
sugar is one of the infant industries OF
Oregon which has made rapid strides
within the past three years. This sea
son Just closed has been the most profit
able yet recorded The factory at La
grande, which is the center of the sugar
beet district, has about completed its sea
sons run. The output will be about
$4,000 sacks, which approximate $780,
600 mounds
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
Farther Honors for Lii.

Pekin, (By Cable.)-The Empress
Dowager has issued another edict eulo-
giving the late Ii Hung Chang and or
dering the erection of a memorial arch
near his birthplace. The edict also di-
reefs that the rank of marquis, confer
red upon the eldest son of the late Chi
nese statesman in his own right, shall
descend through 20 generations. 1t con-
fers high rank upon the other sons OF
Earl Ii, upon whom the posthumous
rank of marquis has been bestowed, and
confers dignities upon his grandsons, to-
gether with lucrative Offices.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-11-22
indians Want Separate Schools.

Guthrie, O. T., (SpeciaD.-Separate
schools for Indian children have become
a political issue in Oklahoma. In some
counties many of the Indians attend the
public schools which have been estab-
lished for the whites and the latter do
not believe in allowing the redskins these
privileges. The Indians also refuse to
attend the negro schools.