Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-15
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Budget OF the Latest Happenings
From All Parts.
TRADES UNION OPPOSES LIBRARY.
Tobacco Workers Get Five Per Cent Advance
inWages..BoId Robbers 10 RoanoSe''Suie'de
of J. Tip Powell! Of Bristoi'Farmers lnsli'
tute at Stauns on..An Industrial Era IN
Lynchburg..Poo Outlook for Wheat.

The Allied Building Trades Union OF
Richmond at its last meeting took iin-
portant action on two matters no" ell
gaging public attention. lhese were
the Carnegie Public Library and the IN
dorscment OF candidates for Governor
Resolutions were adopted by the or
panzation declaring that we strenu-
ously object to the city accepting Mr.
Carnegie's offer of 100000 for the II,
brary." The $4,000 year required OF
the CITY could be better expended: the
resolution declares. for the benefit OF
the people. The working men, by rea,
son of their long working hours, couid
get no benefit from the library, 1t waf
asserted. The resolutions were adopt
ed without discussion or opposition.
Robbers hold full sway in Roanoke;
The Stratford Hotel was burglarlzed
and the thief when discovered, with
nistol pointed at three young men
who confronted him, walked away un-
molested He did this notwithstanding
the fact that the clerk held Winchester
in his hand. but the burglar had the
droD on him. Porter's grocery was
broken into and the cash drawer. ran
sacked, and Maloncs fruit and tobacco
store and the office OF the Htna Llthia
Strings Company were also raded.
| The fourth place broken into was
restaurant near the city market: The
four robberieS were within rauluS vi
three squares OF the heart OF the city'
and one within a half square OF the po-
! lice station.
Jimmie Pagan, aged 10 or IA years
GOT one of his ears cut off in attempt
ING to prevent fight between two
brothers. lads about his own age at
Richmond. Pagan dashed in as these
brothers were having a good nara
scrapping match and endeayored TO
protect the smaller boy The result
was one of the brothers threw brick
at Pagan, which cut off his ear ana
narrowly missed killing him.
Governor Tyler has received petit,
ton signed by Hon. Frank Hume, OF
Alexandria. and number OF Virgin
ians in Washington, asking HIM TO
commute the sentence of Richard Phli-
lips. the negro under sentence OF death
at Phoebus. The petitioners say that
the doomed man was convicted soieiy
upon the testimony OF a witness VINO
turned States evidence. The case was
referred to Judge Baker +. Lee, OF
Elizabeth City county.
7 Tip Powell, OF Bristol, IS years OF
age. in fit of dependency blew Ills
brains out with a revolver. The trag.
edy was enacted in the dining room OF
his home and in the presence OF his wlle
and children. He had attempted sui
eide on the previous evening, but was
hindered by friends. His dependency
is said to have been the result OF the
death of his I2-year-old son who was
drowned in the Holston river last SUM-
mer while out with fishing party.
A farmers institute was held at
Stanton. Hon. G. w. Koiner,. Com
missioner OF Agriculture for Virginia
presided and gave most helpful ad,
dress on fertilizers. He was followed
BY Prof. S. B. Hieges, OF York, Pa, on
the culture and care OF orchards }. l..
Barber. a practical dairyman OF Harrl-
sonburg, Va, gave his experience IN
that line. The meeting was well attend
ed by Augusta county farmers.
lie is stated that COl. IdlIlSh iloSo"
was insured to the extent OF only $4,000
against the loss OF his Hotel Erin by
fire at Dungannon, recently. Mr.. J. y.
Apnor. landlord of the burned hotel
lost all of his furniture and household
goods, aggregating something IKE
$1,000 DR.. Stallard whose headquarters
was in the hotel, lost personal property
estimated at upward OF $1,000 in value.
The postoffice, postage on hand, mall
etc. were also burned.
The board OF directors OF the Rich..
mond Chamber of Commerce adopted
resolutions opposing the citys accept,
ance of the offer of the Richmond
Power and Passenger Company OF $50
600 toward the Carnegie library. Inc
reason for this opposition is that it IS
not proper for the Council to accept
this donation from corporation oper-
ating under franchise granted by that
body.
The tobacco manufacturers OF Rich
mond have agreed to advance the
wages of their hands per cent. lhis
embraces all classes and both sexes oil
EMPLOYEES. 1t affects about 1000 per-
sons in the factories. President Fischer,
OF the Tobacco Workers International
Union arranged this matter between
the employers and their hands by when
| H. :,,cre,ce was agreed TO-