Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-07-12
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Domestic.


killed Emile Abeille in Mrs. Deacon's
apartments in Paris some years ago,
died in Boston of brain trouble.
The nominating committee decided to
recommend John o. Billings, of the
New York Library, for president Of the
American Library Association,
Ex-Governor Pingree. OF Michigan.
was buried in Detroit with official hon
ors large number being present to
pay their tribute.
Herbert Massey was killed and sew
eral others knocked unconscious by
lightning near Winchester, Va, during
the storm.
The cruiser Newark, with Captain
McCalla on board, arrived at New York
from Hongkong.
All the independent iron and steel
companies in Pittsurg have signed the
Ainalgamated scale.
Peter Tidman cut his wife's throat and
killed himself at his ranch near Elsi-
nora. Cal.
Mother Jones is now engaged in or
ganizing servant girls unions in Chi
cago.
President Shaffer, of the Amalagamat-
ed Association, said he would not hest
tate to order a general tie-up OF the
United States Steel Corporation plants,
if necessary, but he believed the trouble
would be settled without such action.
In Porto Rico and in Cuba the Fourth
was celebrated. There was an excursion
to the wrecks of the Spanish ships at
Santiago, and an Grafton was delivered
by loyal Spaniard on the wreck of the
Almrante Oqucndo.
The Morgan interests are said to have
secured the Northern Pacific Steamship
Company and the Washington and
Alaska Company. which gives them
belt line around the world.
Colonel Julian Scott, the artist, who
served during the Civil War on the staff
of General Badly" Smith, died at his
home in Plainfeld, N. j.
John R. G.. Pitkin, former postmaster
of New Orleans and prominent in Loui..
sana politics in reconstruction days, died
in New Orleans
Mrs. Emma Ryley, of Newark, N. j.:
while seated at window, was shot and
killed by piece of lead fired from toy
cannon.
Postmaster General Smith has decided
upon stricter enforcement of the law
bearing upon the sending of second-class
mail matter.
The body of John Edwards, farmer,
was found in cavern on his premises,
near Stouchsburg, Pa. He had been
murdered
The robbers who held tip the Great
Northern express train near Malta,
Mont, secured $4,000 in cash in addi-
ton to securities.
The delegates from King George coun-
ty, Va, were instructed to cast their
votes for Montague, Willard and JET
ferries.
Sergeant Albert Johnson killed Ser
geant Thos. Spaulding at the Columbus
Barracks and then committed suicide.
The dressed beef storage warehouse OF
A. A. Jewett & Co.,. in Philadelphia, was
destroyed by fire; loss 100000.
Professor John Fiske, of Cambridge,
Mass, historian and lecturer, died from
the effects of the heat.
The new waterworks system in Wood
stock, Va, was inaugurated and two new
hotels opened.
Six bags of gold, containing $4,000,
have disappeared from the branch mint
in San Francisco. -,
Three persons were drowned while
rowing on the river at Walbrldge Park,
in Toledo.
Ashton w. Graves was married in
Newport News, Va, to Miss Mariette
Holmes.
Martin Miller was killed by lightning
near Wheeling, w. Va.
Foreign
The British cruisers Minerva and
Hyacinth sailed for Gibraltar for the
purpose of testing the respective merits
of the Belleville and Scotch boilers,
about which there is so much controver-
sy in British naval circles.
1t is reported that President Kruger
is being urged to notify the powers that
unless they intervene he will issue let
tiers of marque Mr. Kruger has here
tofore declined to entertain the propo-
sition.
The University OF Pennsylvania crew
was entertained by the Mayor and Cor
poration at Henley and subsequently lett
for Dublin, where they will race the
Dublin crew.
A dispatch from Liverpool says the
officials OF the British Salt Union are
considering an arrangement with the
American Salt Trust.
The Dowager Empress Frederick OF
Germany, who has been an Invalid Tor
some time, has been suffering greatly
of late.
The Waldeck- Rousseau ministry OF
France is certain to beat the record OF
French cabinets in length OF service.
As a result of the differences between
the United States and the Russian gov
eminent on the sugar duties an offer
from American interests of $4,000, 900
to construct the Viatka Railroad, condi-
tional that certain proportion of
American materials be used, was turned
down by the Russian government,
There were 500 guests at the banquet
of the American Society in London.
Every part of the British empire was
represented. Speeches were made by
Ambassador Choate, Robert Hamburg,
DR.. Joseph Parker and others.
The list of victims of the Leipziger
Bank failure increases. A clergyman has
become insane from losing all his money.
The Cassel Grain Drying Company made
an assignment as result of the banks
failure.
AT the annual banquet of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Paris General
Porter, Chauncey Depew and ]. w.
Alexander, of New York, were among
the speakers.
The Filipino delegates handed to the
Nuncio in Madrid an address to the
Pope demanding that the clergy in the
Philippines be selected from the native
clergy. :, ,i.. ,u
An officer and two sailors were killed