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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
MARcONrS FURTHER PROGRESS.
Messages Received at Sea at Distance OF
1909 Miles From the Station.

New York (SpcciaD.-Signor Mar
conf who arrived Saturday on the Phil
adelphia from Southampton, reports a
new wireless telegraph record,
"Ths time" said Mr.. Marconi, there
can be no error Captain Mills and
Chief Officer Marsden signed each mes
sage received as witnesses. Fifteen hun
dred miles at sea regular messages were
received from the Cornwall Station, and
ticks were recorded at a distance OF
1000 miles. 1t had been said that my
Newfoundland messages were due to my
imagination and to atmospheric currents
so l requested the Captains signature
to bear me out
Il am not going to establish any wire
less service between Cuba and the United
States, as has been reported, nor have ]
any intention of establishing a line
across the English Channel"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
without Birds, We Would Starve.

Man could not live in a birdless
world. A French naturalist asserts
that if all the birds in the world were
to die suddenly, human life on this
planet would become extinct In nine
years. In spite of all the sprays and
poisons which could be manufactured
to kill off destructive slugs and insects
they would so multiply that in that
length of time they would have eaten
I'D all the orchards and crops in ex-
istence and man would be starved to
death. All that man does in the way
If preserving to our use the kindly
fruits of the earth" is as nothing com
nared with what is accomplished by
~. vast army of birds which prey
mon insect life and thus keep it down
~ noint which permits of the growth
~ sufficient food to support human
lifo Take away the birds and in nine
Years not a man, woman or child
Ivould he alive-all dead of starvation.
New York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Where the Hitch Came.

Admiral Walker was shown the cable.
gram from Paris regarding the action OF
the Panama Canal Company in deciding
not to continue the negotiations for the
sale of the canal to the. United States,
and said he had received no adviceS on
the subject.
While the Colombian Government,
through its minister here, had agreed to
the sale of the property to the United
States. that sale was contingent upon an
agreement between the United States
and Colombia. The Admiral was in
c1ined to think that the news from Paris
was not such as to interfere seriously
with the purchase of the canal property
should this government desire to acquire
it.
Officials of the Colombian legation ex-
pressed no surprise at the action OF the
company, declaring that the decision OF
the stockholders is directly in line with
the work in which the Colombian Gov
eminent is now engaged-that OF off,
setting the prohibitions contained in ar
ticles Fl and 22 of the canal concession.
Article FL provides:
"Thc grantees, or those who in the
future may succeed them in their rights,
NAV transfer these rights to other capt.
talists or financial companies, but it IS
absolutely prohibited to cede or mort
gage them under whatever consideration
to any nation or foreign government;
Article ~ provides that the grantees
or their representatives shall lose. the
rights acquired in the concession by a
violation of article 2I.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
foreign.

The Panama Canal officials expressed
surprise at the attitude of the Column
gian government toward the sale of the
canal franchises.
M. Waldeck- Rousseau, premier of
France, was seriously injured by his
carriage being overturned in collision
with a street car.
Lord Kitchener reports that the Boer
casualties during the recent operations
aggregated 300 killed and injured.
King Leopold's continued illness causes
considerable anxiety among the Bel
gans.
Lord Kitchener reports having won a
great victory over the Beers on February
~, the anniversary of the battle of Ma
juba Hill. 1t was a combined move
ment against the Beers within the Har-
rismith and Van Reenen line of block
houses. For two days the fighting was
terrific The Beers losses are 600 men
killed or captured and 1000 horses and
$4,000 head Of cattle.
The Beers also scored a success by
capturing I6 officers and 45I men, a
British escort to wagon train, on Feb
ruary "a, southwest of Klerksdorp
Transvaal.
The mining regions in Spain are in a
ferment of agitation. At Albujon and
Madrideios rioters have set fire to the
Octroi Offices and burned the documents
they contained. There has been another
outbreak of disorder at Barcelona Meet
ings are being held frequently, with the
object of declaring another general
strike.
The shareholders of the new Panama
Canal Company, in Paris, met and de-
cided to postpone continuing the negotia-
tons for the sale of the canal property
to the United States.
The international sugar conference al
Brussels is said to have adopted basis
for a convention that would break up
the Australian and German kartells.
NJ. Topalis, the Greek minister of jus
tice, resigned to fight duel with Colonel
Koumoundowros.
From Constantinople it is reported
that the United States will seek reim-
bursement for the sum of $72, SEQ paid
to the brigandS as ransom for Miss
Stone, holding Turkey responsible, which
Turkey disclaims and puts the blame
upon Bulgaria.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach stated in the
British House of Commons that the gov
eminent had received assurances from
Russia that the rights of foreigners al
Newchwang, as an open port would
not be violated.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
JOHN w. BAILY DEAD.
President of the Philadelphia Record Pub
fishing Company.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD.-John w.
Bailey, president of the Record Publish
ing Company, died at his home here of
neuralgia of the heart. He was taken
i'll last November at Los Angeles, Cal,
while on a pleasure trip. Upon his re-
turn home the attack became serious,
and he had been confined to his bed
most of the time since January.
Mr.. Bailey was in his sixty-sevcnth
year. He was born at Baileytown, n.
J., and came to this city at an early age.
He learned the printers trade, and when
the Record was established, in 1870, he
was made foreman of the composing
room.
After the late William NJ. Singerly Sc
cured control of the Record Mr.. Bailey
was appointed managing editor of the
paper, which position he retained until
he died.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Domestic.

By the collapse of a new addition TO
the Fidelity Trust Company's building
in Philadelphia two men were killed and
two severely hurt.
The hve-master John B. Prescott of
Fall River, foundered at sea and her
crew were taken off by the schooner
Savannah.
A plan is under way for the consoli-
dation of the three Southern Pacific
Railroads controlled by the Hartman
interests.
Vernon Rogers was sentenced TO pri-
son for life in Cleveland, O., for killing
his sweetheart, Margaret Hallen.
Reports from all parts of the South
indicate severe losses on account OF the
unprecedented floods Railroad service
is completely demoralized, the running
of trains being abandoned on some OF the
roads on account of the many washouts.
Some lives were lost in the cyclone that
prevailed.
Two hundred uniformed bolomen in
the Island of Samar, Philippines, re-
Gently attacked scouting party OF
friendly natives and a detachment OF
the First Infantry. Eighty of the bolo-
men were killed and one of the friendly
natives was severely boloed.
The British steamship Woman, bound
from Galveston to Hamburg, went
ashore off Cape Henry in a dense fog
but was foated uninjured at high tide
She carried a cargo of cotton Vailed al
100000.
J. M. Blue, a magistrate Of Snlyth
county, Va, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to the bedpost. He was u
years old and married young wife two
weeks ago.
Forrest F. Russell, member of "A
Runaway Girl Company who was in
jured in a railroad wreck near Deca'
tur, Ind, died in a hospital at Kala-
mazoo, Mich.
Major Ellis Phipps, former superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia Almshouse
and a veteran of the Civil War; died al
his home, in Philadelphia.
A passenger train on the Southern
Railroad went through a trestle neal
Zetella, Ga Four persons were killed
and number injured.
Several changes have been announced
in the routes Of the Old Dominion steam
ers plying on the lower bay and thu
| James river.
William M. Gamble, who disappeared
from York. Pa, has been located among
friends in the lower end of York county
Survey of the Richmond, FrederckS
burg and Potomac Railroad for double
tracking the road is in progress.
Frank Burianek, saloonkeeper, kille'
Daisy Carpenter in Leavenworth, Kan.
and then killed himself.
William A. Rinard, married man
who had been infatuated with Margare
Lambert, or Wilbert, in a jealous rag
killed the woman and committed sui
eide at Pittsburg.
The speaker at the Student Voluntee
Convention, in Toronto, showed tn
growth of the movement. Rev. DR.
Scholl, of Baltimore delivered an ad
dress.
Unusually heavy rains washed ava.
bridges and did considerable damage Of
the Scaboard Air Line and the South
ern Railroad in Georgia and Alabama.
Amos Stirling, colored, convicted o
conspiracy in the murder of Prof. Ro.
Wilson White, Of the University 0
Pennsylvania, was hanged in Philadel
phia.
William Kershner, of Hopewell town
ship, York county, made charges of as
sault against Joseph Gemmill, postmas
ter at Irwig.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Cuuard VIII Not Sign Agreement.

Liverpool, (By Cable) The Canard
Steamship Company has refused to sign
the passenger rate agreement because the
Morgan combination insists on ciar-e
permitting two fresh steamers to engage
il. the Liverpool Boston service, which
the Cunard people assert would be a
formidable opposition to them: The
steamers mentioned are the Merton and
the Haverford, chartered by the Domin-
ion Line from the American Line. A
war of rates is expected.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
PARADISE OF THE FARMER.
Nowhere Does Agriculture Equal Its
Importance in This Country

Nowhere DOCS ASricui'"N
Importance in This Country.
Nowhere in the world does agrlcul-
ture approach the Importance 1t oc-
cupies in the United States. With but
one or two exceptions no crop grown
abroad equals that of our agrlcultur-
alists, while in many crops we not
only surpass every other country, but
all countries combined. There are TWO
reasons of this pre-eminence-the
magnitude of our home market, whlch
consumes fully 80 per cent OF our pro-
ducts. and the Investigations OF our
crops, which serves to utilize the larg-
est possible acreage and give employ
ment to our large farming population.
Forty PEI cent Of our people are
farmers, who not only feed and clothe
themselves, but all the rest OF the in
habitants, besides exporting annually
81 900 900 900 worth Of their products.
The advantages of the United States
farmer have been shown most viVidly
this fall. Though many crops were
smaller than usual, yet our farmers
/ will realize more than in any previous
year of our history.
The total value of our products OF
agriculture is between S8,OO0OOO, 600
and $4,000 100000, stupendous sum,
and yet 1t means only a per capita
consumption Of 500 a year for what
we eat, the basis Of what we wear and
much that enters into the construction
Of our dwellings and furniture. The
farmer of the United States is blessed
over all the farmers of the earth in
opportunity, in contriburory agencies
All in the consequent compensation
that rewards his labor with prosperity
nj happiness.-Leslie's Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Anxious to Have Roosevelt.

Charleston, S. c. Especial. )-Supple
mentary to the resolution passed by the
Exposition board of directors renewing
the invitation to President Roosevelt to
visit Charleston, and also disclaiming
any responsibility and sympathy for
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Tillman's action in
regard to the presentation Of sword to
Major Jenkins, the City Council passed
resolutions repeating the invitation al
ready extended by the city and appointed
a special committee to present the resolu-
tons to President Roosevelt, and to ex-
press to him the earnest desire of the
people of Charleston that he visit the
citv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Evacuation of Cuba.

Secretary of War Root has received a
cablegram from General Wood officially
informing him that an election has been
held in Cuba under the Constitution and
that certain officials have been elected
to office. This brought up the question
of how and when this Government should
retire from Cuba. May has been ten
tatively fixed upon for the inauguration
of the new officials. This, however, is
subject to change.
After the new government has been
inaugurated, this Government will nego-
tiate with the Cuban Government treat
les of various kinds, which will provide
for the time when the American troops
are to be withdrawn and the government
turned over to the Cubans.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Financial.

The Delaware & Lackawanna's actual
earnings for 1901 amount to FL per cent.
on the shares.
1t is said that the stock of the Camden
& Trenton Railway Company will be
brought out on the New York curb.
At the annual meeting of the Potts
town Iron Company the directors were
reelected and the officers reappointed.
The recent strength and activity in
Montreal & Boston is said to be upon
buying of Canadian and English invest
ors.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Rio Request by Fire Victim,

Columbus, Ohio, (Speclal The Ohio
House of Representatives has passed a
bill providing for the incorporation of a
trust to carry out bequest of w. c.
Andrews, who, with his wife, persisted in
the Park Avenue Hotel fire in New
York, for the establishment of girls
industrial school at Willoughby, Lake
county. The bequest amounts to about
ST 100000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
OUTRAN HIS GREYHOUND.
With a Grizzly Behind Him Man Makes
sprInting Record.

sprInting Record.
az lust came down from Estes Park,
said Edgar Wilson this morning, and
while there l saw man who once out
ran a greyhound. l heard the details
of the experience from the mans own
lips, and it was vouched for by nall
dozen residents of the park.
"The man was Fred Sprague, the
most popular ranchman IN the park
and also the owner OF one of the finest
ranches. Sprague is a great character
Every one is fond of him and every
one has implicit faith in everything he
says. His own story about the grey
hound is about as follows:
al was out with the dog hunting
deer and was beating about some
quaking asp bushes when of sudden
the dog began to bristle up and grow.
couldn't sec anything at first, but 1t
was not more than a minute before
big grizzly bear, the biggest nave
ever seen and l have hunted a he"
around in these mountains, stepped
out of the bushes not more than nifty
feet from me.
"Tt was UP on the flat tops" back
of the house here. only had one she'll
in the gun and that shell was not man
ufactured for bear, especially for big
grizzlies when they are nearly on Top
of you. | looked around for tree and
there was none handy. About this lme
the dog made up his mind that he
couldn't climb a tree anyway, and de-
cided to light out.
"'You know the "flat top" is a pretty
steep mountain, and the dog TOOK
straight down the slope. Well, when l
saw that dog start l started, too
took one look at the bear and he was
ambling right along in my direction
and could see him grin.
1.-The dog had the start of me, and
led for the first 200 yards, and then
passed him. For few seconds AFTER
ward | heard the bushes CRASH anu the
stones roll behind me and wasn't dead
sure whether it was the bear or the
dog and didn't slack up to see. coulc
tell from the noise that was gaining
and before I got to the camp at thu
foot of the mountain couldn't hear
thing coming. 1t was three minutes
afterward when that greyhound go
into camp
There were four men in the camp
and all of them swear that Mr.. Spragu
did not exaggerate. They say the,
saw him coming down the mountain
and each step he took covered a dis
lance equal to three jumps OF tn
| hound."-Denver Post.
Salt Produced by Evaporation.
| Alden. on the Suez canal, does large
business in the export OF salt secured
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Russia ard Japanese Treaty.

St. Petersburg (By Cable The An
glo- Japanese treaty has not been the
subject of any conference between the
Gar and the leading military authori-
ties, as reported by news agency in the
United States. There has been, natu-
rally, correspondence on the subject be-
tween the ministers concerned. This
exchange of views has in no way en-
HANGED the Importance of the treaty in
the eyes of the Russian government,
which continues to regard positive coun-
teraction as unnecessary.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Kaiser Thasks the Editors.

New York, (SpeciaD Emperor Will
liam has made the following reply to the
cable message sent him by the American
press on the occasion Of the banquet
given by the New York Stats Zeitung
in honor of Prince Henry
Mr.. Melville T. Stone, New York;
Accept my thanks for your welcome
message | highly appreciate the grand
and sympathetic reception given to my
dear brother by the editors of the daily
rcwsrapers of the United States.
IS cncd) WILLIAM |. r.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Wished the Pension Burea Probed.

Representative J. R. Williams, of Hi
nois, introduced resolution for the in
vestigation of the charges and COM
plants against the present administra-
ton of the Pension Bureau.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE FARMER.

For sixty years the NETWORK WEEKLY TRlB'
UNE has been national weekly newspaper, READ al
most entirely by farmers, and has enjoyed the conn
dcnce and support Of The American people 10 degree
never attained by any similar publication
THE NETWORK TRIBUNE FARMER
is made absolutely for farmers and their families. The
first number was 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 sense
high class up to date, live cnerprisng paper, pro-
fuscy illustrated with pictures Of live stock, model Duld'
ings and homes, agricultural machinery, etc =,
Farmers wives sons and daughters will find special
pages for their en- ertainmcnt.
Regular price, 81 per but you can oTS WIZ sous
fayoe home weekly newspaper Tho Highland Recorder one
Send your subscriptions and money to THE REoohDEh'
Monterey, Va.
Sand vour norno and address to the NEW YORK TIKI
rUNE FARMER, New York CITY and free sample copy
Will be maileI you ---.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Twenty.Onc On Death List.

New York (SpecialD.-E S. Haise, OF
Atlanta, Ga, who was burned in the
Park Avenue Hotel fire last Saturday,
died i'll Bellevue Hospital He was 90
years old. His death made the total
number OF lives lost by the fire 81.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
The Eriar Land Problem.

Governor Taft continued his statement
before the House Insular Affairs Com
mittee, saying that any plan other than
purchase of the friar lands, such as a
high rate of taxation or forcible con-
demnation, would cause much ill-feeling
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
To Believe Jefferson College.

The President has signed the bill for
the relief of Jefferson College, in Ten
nessee, and also the bill for the relief
of parties for property taken by the mil
itary forces of the United States during
the Civil War, ----------------~..
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07

Salt Produced by Evaporation.
Alden, on the Suez canal, does large
business in the export OF salt secured
by eyaporating sea water.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07
Silk Output In 1900.

violation of article 81.
Silk Output In 1900.
The Census Bureau announces its pre-
liminary summary Of statistics OF silk
manufactures of the United States for
1000. 1t shows for the country as
whole S43 establishments engaged in that
industry, with a capital of $8I ,o82, POI,
an average of 65,4I6 wage-earners, draw
ing total, wages of $2o982, I94. OF the
wage-earners, 34,7o7 are women 10 years
of age and over and Cab are children
under 10 years. The total cost OF mate
rails used in the industry was $o2,4oo,--
Cos. Raw silk consumed aggregated
o,76o,77o pounds, costing $4o72II,o75.
The total value of products was $Io7,-
256.258. There were I,o87,4o4 spindles
and 4443o looms.
The total capital invested and value OF
products respectively in the States en-
gagged in silk manufacture follow:
Chronological, $3o8,847; prod
ucts, $255,oo2. Connecticut--Caplta.l,
$I2.I66,775; products, $I2,37S,98I. Hi
nois-Capital, $25o,54o; products, S42Id,-
o8S. Observation-Disclosures, $5,64o,75S;
products, $5,o57,532. New Jersey-Cap-
ital, $40 285,7o2; products, $3o,o6o, Coz.
New York-Capital, $4,000, 2o7; prod
ucts, $I27o6,246. North Carolina-Cap-
ital, $13o,376; products, $I35,354. Penn
sylvania-Capital, $2o,oS4,o42; products,
S3I,o72, o26. Rhode Island-Capital, $780,
252; products, $I,3II,333. Virginia
Capital, $5o4,35o; products, S98I,o8o.
Philippine Tariff Bill.
The conferees of the two houses of
Congress on the Philippine tariff bill
reached an agreement after one sitting,
the representatives of the House accept
ing all but one of the material amend
ments made by the Senate. The amend
ment which was not accepted is that
imposing the tonnage taxes of the United
States upon foreign vessels engaged in
inter-island traffic in the Philippines.
The House conferees also refused to
accept the proviso connected with the
Senate amendment limiting the operation
of the sedition laws of the Philippines,
leaving that provision to declare simply
that mo person in the Philippine Islands
shall under the authority of the United
States be convicted of treason by any
tribunal, civil or military, unless on the
testimony of two witnesses to the same
overt act or on confessions in open
court" The part stricken out exempted
members of a family from punishment
for failing to give information concern
ing the reasonable acts Of one another
The Senate reduction of rs per cent. on
| the rate of duty is retained.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-03-07

ARR YOU WISE great nonE oP fqp now S thar for ali imam
nation there no remedy equal Mexican mu0t'ns '
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-10-30
Bryan Passed Through Battle Mountain.

William Jennings Bryan passed
through Battle Mountain Friday evening
on No. 6. 1t was advertised that after
noon that the distinguished gentleman
would pass through that evening and
when the belated train pulled into the
yard. it being about two hours late. a
large crowd was at the depot to greet
him. As soon as the train stopped Mr..
Bryan came out on the car steps and
made a short address. Tie said he was
pleased to meet the people of Battle
Mountain. He started his address by
saying that he had come to Nevada be-
cause he felt interested in the result OF
the election. Mr.. Bryan spoke on some
of the leading questions and was review
ing the Fowler bill when the train start
ed to pull out. Before he left his hear
ers MI. Bryan said he hoped the people
of this State would send Hon. G. d. Van
Duzer to Congress. He was sorry that
he did not have the time to give the
people a more extended talk.