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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
THIEVES GET s5O,O0o IN GOLD.
Shipment Of 10000 English SOyereigns Stolen
In Transit.

New York, Especially Somewhere
between London, England, and Lima,
Peru, are 10000 English sovereigns,
worth $4,000 in the hands of persons
who don't own them. Where or when
they were stolen in transit nobody
knows. Suit has been brought in Eng
land to make the carriers who accepted
the gold for shipment pay up, and re-.
Gently Sullivan & Cromwell, of 4o Wall
street, were retained to look after the
American interests involved in the case.
The Bank of Mexico, of London,
shipped the money in FIVE sealed boxes,
each containing 5000 sovereigns, or
$4,000, in gold. Their destination was
the Bank of Lima Three lines were
used in shipment-the Royal Mail to
New York, the Panama Railway Com
pany and the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company. All the boxes arrived in
Lima in due season. When they opened
the treasure the bank officials found
two of the boxes filled with lead shot
and not gold. The seals were still in
tact.
1.-THE shipment was expected" AYERS
the banks complaint, land some person
or persons had prepared boxes identical
with those containing the gold, and sub
.stituted them en- route"
Suspicion soon pointed to two en-
ployes of one of the companies. They
resigned soon after the shipment pass
ed through their hands. One of them
was traced to Central America, where
he has bought a big plantation. Be
were finally arrested.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Decrease In Revenues.

The monthly statement Of the COL
lections of internal revenue show that
the total collections for November, 1901,
were $2s,I78,o5I, a decrease as COM
pared with November, 1900, of $2,I65,-
800. Sources of revenue are given as
follows:
Spirits, $I2,oSo,8I2, increase $780,
4o2; tobacco, $4,2647oo, decrease $6A9-
366; fermented liquors, $4o73rS8, de-
crease &745o8; oleomargarine, $2I2,-
8I4, decrease $25,8I3.
Special taxes not elsewhere enumerat-
ed, $5S,666, increase $24oI6; miscella-
neous, 81, 588,768, decrease $2,37o,o65.
For the FIVE months of the present
fiscal year the total receipts were $I2o,-
654,3o5, a decrease as compared with
the corresponding period in 1900 of
$Io,625, 3o2 This decrease is wholly due
to the decrease in the rate of taxation
under the Revenue Reduction act passed
at the last session of Congress.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Hail Insurers Fall.

Kansas City, Mo-, (SpeciaD.-A re-
ceiver has been appointed for the Farm
ers' Mutual Hail Insurance Company,
which was incorporated on January FL,
1901, to insure crops against damage
from hail on the mutual assessment plan.
While the company was incorporated in
Missouri and had Offices here, it oper-
ated only in Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Montana and Colorado. The
company did more than $1,000, 900
worth of business, but heavy losses in
Colorado and South Dakota, with the
shortage of crops, are said to be the
causes of failure.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
KILLED ON WRECKING TRAIN.
Fatal Accident Occurred on the Way to An
other Accident.

Cincinnati (SpeciaI Unable to see
the hagman's signal on account of fog
the engineer of the south-bound Chica-
go express on the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton road did not stop his train
at Hartwell until it had struck freight
train, which was crossing the track, and
demolished three freight cars. Four
passengers and two trainmen on the ex-
press train were injured.
The wrecking train on the way to
Hartwell met with an accident, killing
Patrick Mccoy and fatally injuring
William Nipper and Louis Tenbrink
The chain of the wrecking crane broke
and it strck the three men while the
train was in motion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
KILLED BY CRANE BREAKING.
Three Chicago Workman Dead and Three
Seriously Injurea.

Chicago, (SpeciaD Three men were
killed and three seriously injured here
by the breaking of the huge crane at
the plant of the American Bridge Com
pany.
Thirty men were working in the vi
cinity of the crane at the time of the &C
cident and many of these had narrow cs-
capes. Swan, Traver and Rock were
caught beneath the huge mass of steel,
and each man was crushed so badly as
to be almost unacceptable. The crane
was guaranteed to hold 80 tons, but was
carrying only 20 tons at the time of its
collapse. The cause of the accident
may have been a flaw i'll one of the
chains supporting the crane.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
The Presidential Belt.

With the exception of Andrew john
son, every president since 1856 has
come from the short group of states
which follow the southern shore Of
the great lakes from New York to
Illinois, inclusive. These five states
New York, Pennsylvania Ohio, In
diana and Illinois-run in line side
by side New York has furnished Ar
thur, Cleveland and Roosevelt; Penn
sylvania, Buchanan; Ohio, Hayes, Gar
field and Mckinley; Indiana, Harri'
son, and Illinois, Lincoln and Grant.
It may now be fairly called the presi-
Dental belt, and it seems almost hope
less for any one who lives outide of
it to become president of the United
States.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03

courtesy, while economizing his own
time and easing the strain on the
presidents personal attention by
selecting the really important from the
trivial questioning the grain from
the chaff-giving offense to no one,
and sending all away with pleasant
words and smiling faces, requires
endless resources of tact and good
judgment. The secretary is also ex-
pected to keep at his fingers end the
details of al the official business of the
executive office, and the president is
likely to send for him freqently each
day to consult him regarding official
engagements which have been made
by him, to seek information and advise
with him upon some matter under
consideration, or, at a moments no
tice, to bring papers and data In some
case demanding immediate attention.
Success.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
CARNEGIE AND COLUMBIA.
Said to Contemplate Giving the University
Over SI,000,G0O.

New York (SpeciaD Andrew Carne-
gle, according to a well-defned report
circulated here, has consented to provide
a substantial fund for Columbia Univer-
sity
The tender of the endowment amount
ing TO more than $I,ooo.ooo, it was said,
had been made some days since, bit none
of the details were made public.
1t was limited that Mr.. Carnegie had
given the money for the establishment
of new building at Columbia, but it
was also said that the gift would be used
as fund for the instruction and mainte-
nance of poor but deserving young men
who might desire to enter the university.
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler. the
present acting head of Columbia, would
not confirm or deny the reports.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Caoltal News Ia General.

The Civil Service Commission notif-
ed Maclay, the dockyard historian, in
response to a query received from him,
that there was violation of the Civil
Service Law in his discharge.
The War Department has received
advices from Manila of the surrender of
the insurgent chief Samson, with his Of
fcers and men.
United States Consul Horton, at Har-
put, in his first report states that Ameri-
can goods are finding ready market in
his district.
The Navy Department has taken in
itial steps, with view of adopting the
wireless system for signals between
warships.
The Census Bureau issued a state
ment showing the extent OF the cotton
manufacturing industry in 1900.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Foreign.

France has notified the Venezuelan
government that the rights of French
citizen have been infringed by the selz-
ure of property of Manuel Matos, the
leader of the new revolution, who had
leased the property.
General Marin, the Colombian revolu-
tionary leader, attacked Honda, on the
Magdalena river, with a force of 1900
men. The battle lasted u hours and the
government forces were victorious. Four
hundred men were killed.
The civil ceremony of the marriage Of
Senator Dcpew and Miss May Palmer
took place in the United States consulate
at Nice. The bride being Catholic,
there will be two religious ceremonies.
The German Government will attach
agricultural experts to the consulates in
the United States, with a view to the
probable adoption of the American sys-
TEN of farming in Germany.
G.. NJ. Vessels, |Boer delegate, will
visit the United States next month bear
ing a letter from Mr. Kruger to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The British losses in the ambuscade
near Beginderyn, Orange River Colony,
December Fl, were 10 men killed and IS
wounded.
An anti-sae demonstration took place
at Chrstiansted, on the Island of St.
Croix, one of the Danish West Indies.
Max Nordau, the author and physi
clan, delivered an important address be-
fore the Zion Congress, at Basic, Swift
erland
Emperor Francis Joseph expelled from
Austria the principals in the Vienna bac-
carat scandal
w. Curtis Wakefield, of New York,
leased Ditton Park, near Windsor, for
the coronation year.
Emperor William, in his address at
the celebration of the tercentenary of
Ernest the Pious at Gotha, said that the
great aim of his life had been the union
of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
American capitalists have offered the
Russian government 100000 roubles
for a 5o-year lease of large strip of
land in the Kirghiz Steppes, Siberia,
which is rich in copper, coal and silver.
Signor Marconi arrived at North
Sydney, N. S., and was cordially receiv-
ed by the government officials. He may
select site at Cape Breton for per-
nanent station for wireless telegraphy.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Farmer Shot TO Death

Hudson, N. Y. cial)-Peter A.
Hallenbeck, a well-known farmer in
Columbia county, while alone in his
house was shot to death by three men.
The men were afterward seen driving
toward Catskill Station. Eleven shots
were fired into Hallenbecks body. The
farmers have lately been annoyed by
poultry thieves, and it is thought the
murder was done by some of them.
Three men were seen later driving to-
ward Catskil Station, and it was sup
posed Hallenbeck had been shot by rob-
hers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
MISS CROPSEY'S
BODY FOUND
The Coroner's Jury Declares She Wes
Murdered.
CONDITION OF GIRLS REMAINS.
The Autopsy Dlscloses a Mark on the Temple
Which the Coroner's Jury Says Was
Caused by a Blow-The Jury Recommends
That James Wilcox, the Girls Lover, Be
Held for Further Investigation.

Elizabeth City, N. c.. Especially
The body of Miss Ella Maud Cropsey
who disappeared from the home of her
father, Justice Cropsey, at midnight
November 20, was found in the Pasquo
tank River in front of the Cropsey
home, and a coroner's jury of promi
nent and substantial citizens rendered
q verdict that she had met her death by
violence, but accused no one of the muir
der pending further investigation. The
verdict is as follows:
We, the coroner's jury, having beer
duly summoned and sworn by DR.. /.
Fearing to inquire what caused the
death of Ella M. Cropsey, do hereby re-
port that, from the investigation made
by three physicians of Elizabeth City,
and from their opinion and also from
our personal observation, that said Ella
M. Cropsey came to her death by being
stricken by a blow on the left temple
and by being drowned in the Pasquo'
tank River. We have not yet investi-
gated nor heard any testimony touching
as to who inflicted the blow and did
the drowning. We are informed that
one James Wilcox is charged with same
and is now in custody. We recommend
that investigation as to his or any one
clse's probable guilt be had by one or
more magistrates in Elizabeth CITY
township, and that said Wilcox be held
b ,,,,.t r,,J Investigation
(Signed)
I. FEARING, Coroner.
P. S. SHIP,
B. F. SPENCE.
MAURICE WESTCOTT.
ROBERT J. MITCHELL.
J. B. FEREBEE.
J. H. LEROY.
The report made by the physicians
who performed the autopsy on Miss
Cropsey says:
"The garments showed no sign of VIC
lence. The garments were removed and
BODY fully exposed. The epidermis OF
face and head, together with hair OF
head were peeled off. The face and
head were swollen and soddened. There
were no external marks Of violence on
head body or face. There was dis
coloration of a pinkish tinge on the
front of head and face, with a slight
blush discoloration over the back OF
the neck and occiput There were no
marks upon the front of her neck ex-
cert as made by a construction of her
dress collar. An examination of the in
ternal organs showed she was a pure
girl.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Perish on a Burning Steamer

Memphis, Tenn, Especially The
stern-wheel steamer Sun, plying be-
tween this port and Fulton, Tenn,
burned to the waters edge at her moor
ings, at the wharf on the city front The
boat arrived from Fulton about mid
night with IS passengers, all of whom
were asleep on board when the fire
broke out. Of these three are known
to be lost-O. Ranor and wife, of Old
River, Tenn, and Mrs G. M. Tins, Of
Richardson Landing, Ark. Their char
red remains have been recovered from
the wreck. The three-months-old child
of Mrs. Tins is missing.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Wild Run TO Death.

Allentown, Pa, (SpecialD.-Six per-
sons were killed and a number injured
by reason of an electric Car jumping the
track at sharp curve at the foot of the
Lehigh Mountain, between here and
Coopcrsburg. The accident was due to
the wet rails and snow. Motorman
Stocker tried hard to stop the Car when
it slipped on the steep grade, but the Car
flew around the curve and swung
against a guy pole, which tore off one
side of the car and the roof. Those
killed sat along the broken side of the
car and were crushed by the post.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Volume | of tho Census.

! Director Merriam, of the Census Btu
jreau, announced the publication of Part
of the report on population, to be
known as Volume I of the Census Re-
ports.
1t contains I,22o pages, and embraces
statistics on population of the States
and Territories by minor civil divisions,
the center of population and its median
point; population of incorporated places,
urban and rural populations; the. popu-
lation by sex, general nativity, foreign
parentage, citizens and years in the
United States, and an appendix giving
statement of territorial acquisition.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
ODDS AND ENDS OF THE NEWS.

A banquet given by the Cuban yeter-
ans to the officers Of the United States
warships at Havana was a splendid
demonstration of gratitude on the part
of the Cubans toward the American
Navy. Rear Admiral Higginson, Cap
tain McCalla and others made speeches.
A coroner's jury is inquiring into the
death of a six-year-old child of Pete
Hall, at Kabletown, w. Va, which is
believed to have died as the result Of
beating inflicted by the father.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Girl Shot Her Father.

Somerville, Mass, (Special).-I de-
Tending her sister from an assault by
her drunk-crazed father, Florence Dob
son, 22 years of age, shot her father and
is now under arrest. The man has a
serious wound, but it is thought he will
recover. James P. Dobson, the victim
of the shooting, is said to have been
abusing his family at intervals during
the whole day. AT last he attacked his
oldest daughter, when Florence procur-
ed a revolver and shot him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Blown Up by Natural Gas.

Muncie, Ind. Especial. 1.-Two proba-
bly, fatal natural gas explosions occurred
in this city within an hour. The first,
at the Dickey spool factory, terribly in
jured Lewis Stages, aged 81 years. He
was hurled some distance by the force
of the explosion. Almost at the same
time a stove burning natural gas in the
grocery of w. E. White, in the western
part of the city, exploded. White and
clerk, Claude Dunn, aged FL years, were
caught, and both were horribly burned
about their face, arms and uscks.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Killed by Incandescent Lamp.

Akron, o., (Special).-D. P. Wheeler,
cashier of the Citizens National Bank,
was found dead in front of the vault in
the bank. He had been killed by an
electric shock through handling a sock
ct of an incandescent lamp and opening
the vault door at the same time, thus
forming a fatal current.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Bankruptcy Law Reforms.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Especial 1.-THE
executive committee of the National As
ISOLATION of Bankruptcy Trustees has re-
ported on its investigation made to
secure the sentiment of all sections of the
country on the national bankruptcy law
The committee sent out 1868 inquiries
1t summarizes the responses in a state
ment that the leading commercial inter
ests almost unanimously favor a uni
form and national bankruptcy law, but
that there is general opinion that sew
eral important amendments are needed
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Grain Elevator DESTROYED.

Chicago, Especially Fire destroyed
the grain elevator of A. F. Mueller, at
Fifteenth street and the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad tracks.
The loss on machinery and grain is
$4,000 A number of families living
in nearby cottages were driven from
their homes by the flames.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Held up On the Street.

Fairmont, w. Va. Especial. Louis
Ring was held up on Park avenue shortly
before 10 o'clock and robbed of SAYS. He
had intended to leave for New York
city and had just purchased a ticket for
that place. While he was returning to
his home he was assaulted by two men,
who choked him until he was insensible
and robbed him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
Financial.

The New York Subtreasury state
ment shows banks have lost ST., 28I 900
during the week.
The Southern Pacific Railroads Gre
soting works at Houston, Tex, have
been burned; loss 100000.
The Arlington Mills directors have
declared a regular semi-annual divi-
dend of 3 per cent, payable January l.,
1902.
A New York Stock Exchange seat
was sold for $4,000, a new high resord,
the previous sale was at $4,000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE FARMER.

For sixty years the NETWORK WEEKLY TRIB.
UNE has been national weekly newspaper, read al
most entirely by farmers, and has enjoyed the conf
dence and support of the American people to degree
never attained by any similar publication
THE NETWORK TRIBUNE FARMER
is made absolutely for farmers and their families. The
first number issued November It'll 1901.
Every department of agricultural industry is covered
by special contributors who leaders in this respective
lines, and the TRIBUNE FARMER will be IN every
high class up to date, live enterprising paper, pro-
fusely illustrated with pictures of live stock model build
ngs and homes agricultural machinery, etc.
Farmers wives, and daughters will find special
pages for their EN- ertainment
Regular price per year, but can buy it with your
weekly The Highland Recorder one
year for $3.50 ~ >o,,
Send your subscriptions and money to THE RECORDER
Monterey, Va.
Send your name and address O the NEW YORK TRI-
EUNE FARMER, New York City, and free sample copy
will be mailed
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-01-03
THREE MEN KILLED
BY AN EXPLOSION
Accident at Old Furnace in Town of
SharpsviiIe.
WERE BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION
Shock Felt Fourteen Niles Distant-A Passen.
ger Train Which Pass:d About Quarter
OF Mile From the Scene of the Explosion
at the Time of the Accident Was Swayed
By the Force of the Explosion.

Sharpsville, Pa. Especial AN explo-
sion at the old Sharpsvile furnace
wrecked the furnace plant and killed
three men. Another workman was prob
ably fatally injured.
The men were working at the top of
the furnace when the explosion occurred,
and Clay, Dickson and Bartlett were
burned to death. Their bodies were
recovered at 9 o'clock. Donnelly was
injured by jumping.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. No estimate has been made as
yet OF the loss.
Scranton, Pa. Especial AN explo-
sion in the barrel mill of the Moosic
Powder Company at its Jermyn works
wrecked the mill and several adjoining
buildings and broke windows for miles
around, The shock was plainly felt in
this city, distance of IA miles.
Jacob Hitler, who was in the engine
room of an adjoining building, was
burned beyond recognition and cannot
survive John Gibbs, George Gebhardt
and George Forkel, who were entering
the mill yard, were caught by flying de-
bris and seriously injured. Glass blown
from a window in Albert Carey's house
struck his daughter and cut deep cash
in her neck 1t is feared she is fatally
injured
A Delaware and Hudson passenger
train which passed about quarter of
mile from the scene of the explosion at
the time of the accident was swayed by
the force of the explosion, and the pas
sengers screamed with terror as the train
gave sudden lurch. The cause Of the
explosion is unknown.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-01-17

What a splendid type of tireless
activity is the sun as the psalmist des-
cribes it issuing like "a bridegroom
from his chamber and rejoicing like
strong man to run race" Every
man ought to rise in the morning re-
freshed by slumber and renewed by
rest, eager for the struggle of the day.
But how rarely this is so. Most people
rise still unrefreshed, and dreading the
strain of the days labors. The cause
of this is deficient vitality and behind
this lies deficient supply of pure, rich
blood, and an inadequate nourishment
of the body. There is nothing that
will give man strength and energy. as
will DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t does this by increasing the
quantity and quality of the blood
supply. This nourishes the nerves,
feeds the brain, builds up enfeebled
organs, and gives that sense of strength
and power which makes the struggle OF
life joy. The ''good feeling" which
follows the use of "GOIden Medical
Discovery" is not due to stimulation
as it contains no alcohol. whisky OF
other intoxicant. 1t does not brace
up the body, but builds it up into a
condition of sound health.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-01-17
CAS- TO RIA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf &a<zZzzz6
Greatest Of Office Buildings.

Marvellous as are many the mighty
Office buildings in the great cities OF
America, the new Broad Exchange,
which is now going up in Now York,
will surpass them all. In this remark
able structure 20 passenger elevators
will carry up and down $4,000 people
per day, or 25, 600, 900 people per year.
In population the new Broad Exchange
building will have $4,000 souls. Up
ward of "a 900, 900 pounds of structural
steel will be used in the building of it's
huge skeleton, and its walls will con-
sumo 10000, 600 brick, 100000 square
feet of freproof arches and 1900, 900
squire feet of plaster. Two miles of
marble corridors will facilitate internal
Iocomotion. While it is in process Of
construction 4,000 men will be employ
ed upon it continuously for one year.
The building will weigh 100000, 600
pounds and will be the largest struc
ture of its kind in the world.