Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, a verdict for $1,000 dam
ages against the Newport News and
Old Point Railroad and Electric Com
pany.
Judge Jesse ]. Phillips, OF the ST.
preme Court of Illinois. who was
brevetted brigadier general during the
Civil War, died at his home in SPRING
field, ILL.,
The strike of the Cleveland molders
was settled, an amicable agreement hav,,
ing been reached with the National
Founders Association.
William J. Bennett, a Lake Shore
brakeman, had desperate fight on the
top OF a moving box car with two rob-
bers.
Colonel Peter S. Mitchie, professor
at the West Point Military Academy,
died there, at the age OF II years.
A capias was issued in Williamsburg,
Va, for Topeka Joe, who is believed to
be in Kentucky.
Patrick Heelan, Howard Crichton
and James Hines escaped from the
Petersburg Jail.
Judge William Bayard Fuller, for
merly OF Winchester, Va, died at
Durant, |. T.
The authorities OF Chambersburg,
Pa. will make an investigation into the
death of Mrs. Joseph Forsythe, whose
husband showed unseemly haste in
burying her.
Judge Hook, in Leavenworth. Kan,
refused to release ex-Captain Oberlin
NJ. Carter on bail pending his appeal
to the United States Supreme Court
Michael McQuaid, by great bravery,
saved Mrs. Borsi and her two children,
who were locked in burning tenement
house in New York.
Nancy Wood, colored, Io3 years old,
set herself on fire, while lighting her
pipe. in Philadelphia, and was burned
to death.
George w. Brientnsd, the Drummer
of Shiloh" hero of he Civil War, died
at his home in LANCASTER, Pa.
Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens, president OF
the w. c. T. " has written letter
praising Mrs. Nations work.
Albert Nelson, IS years old; was
killed by a Bengal tiger at the Zoo IN
Indianapolis
Gilbert A. Pierce, ex-senator from
North Dakota, died at his home in CHI
cago.
. John G. w. Myers, after preliml-
nary hearing in Hanover, Pa, on the
charge of being the author OF NUMBER
of incendary fires about Hanover, was
committed without bail.
The plan of the committee OF the
Virginia legislature to formulate a plan
for a constitutional convention was re-
iected and a new committee appointed
by both houses.
Burnham, Williams & Co., owners OF
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, sub
scribed $4,000 to the new engineering
building OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania.
lanes Todd, who became converted
during services in Brazil, Ind, con-
fessed to the evangelist that he had
stolen % horses and killed three men.
William A. Little was disbarred IN
Fredericksburg, Va, and had his license
as commissioner revoked for receiving
YVOO DSlOlC Having SiNSh DOi
1t was stated in New York that the
total capitalization of the big steel COM
bine. which formed, would be IN the
neighborhood OF $500, ooo,o 900.
A train on the Northern Paciflc ran
away down steep mountain grade
near Butte, Mont Several trainmen
were fatally injured.
Judge Gambler, of Georgia, has SEN
fenced three white men to life imprison-
ment for the murder OF a negro.
Hattie L. Mcbride, singer, was
fined $1,000 in Kansas City, Mo-, tor
making a false affidavit to pension pa
pers.
J. C. Loomiller, recently returned
from Oklahoma, was probably MURDER
ed for his money in Hazleton, Ind.
During a fire on the steamer Com,
anche. off Fenwick Island, number OF
persons were injured
The barn on the farm OF Mlchael
Seavers, near Jacksonville, Pa, was
burned with all its contents.
Alexander Longfellow, brother. OF the
American poet, died at Portland, Me-,
aged SO years.
Alexander Fraser, Jr., shot his young
son in New Haven, Ct, and then COM
mitted suicide. :.
Mary A. Stoddard was granted dl-
vorce from John L. Stoddard, the leo-
turer.
General John Ramsay, who com
manded the famous Irish Brigade, III
the Civil War, died at his home~in Jer-
sey City. =, -.
V. S. Archer, attorney for. the city
NJ Parkersburg. w. Va, has filed IN thf
District Supreme Court petition 10 l
= writ of mandamus to compel the Dl
rector of the Census to make new ans
accurate enumeration OF the popuiatioi
of Parkersburg The petitioner claims
that because Of careless enumeration
the census figures for 1000 tor the CITY
of Parkersburg are short. by 5000 t'
1000 of the actual population.
Mrs. Louise A. Pryor, wife of sol
of ex-Judge Roger A. Pryor, wa
struck on the head with piece. OF Leaf
pipe and robbed yesterday on the step
| of the Fourth avenue tunnel at hirty
eighth street, New York. She pluckii.
pursued the robber and ne was cap
tured. ,,,.,.
An attempted hazing at the Whining
ton Conference Academy at Dover
Del. resulted in the stabbing by How
ard Jones, of Hurlock, Nd, OF | Ar
thur Rudell, of Baltimore, whom ne &C
cused of hazing him.
The dwelling of J.. P. Carbaugh, nea
Stephens City, was burned in the mo
die of the night and the family escape
in their night clothes.
]. Howard Wayt, prominent IN wa
sonic circles in Virginia, died OF pneu
monia in Stanton.
Iohn Connolly. an inmate OF the Sol