davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

The Union Trust Company, as re-
ceiver of the wrecked. City Savings
Bank of Detroit, asked the court to per-
NIT suit of the stockholders, the assets
of the bank being less than $2,ooo!ooo
and the liabilities over 100000.
The threatened big strike of the
weavers in Southern New England has
been averted Many mills have agreed to
grant the demanded 10 per cent. increase,
and the others are expected to follow.
1t is reported in Butte, Mont, that
John c. Paulsen, a defaulter. reported
to have committed suicide, really fled to
Germany, where he is now living with
his family.
The training stable of Frank H. Colby,
at Highland Park, near Detroit, was de-
stroyed by fire and II valuable horses
were burned.
There was a rough and tumble fight
between opposing factions of Seventh
Day Adventists in a church in Chicago.
Charles Woodward, who was SEN
fenced to be hanged at Casper, Wvo.,
for the murder of Sheriff Kicker, but in
whose behalf stay of execution was
issued by the Supreme Court last Tues
day, was lynched at Casper
The floods in Mississippi, Alabama
and other parts of the South have
caused the railroad companies heavy
losses. At Meridian and Jackson, Miss,
many people were driven from their
homes.
DR.. Edmund ]. James, president-elect
of Northern University, in Chicago, IN
his communication to the board OF trus-
tees expressed the view that public SEN
timent was turning against coeducatlon.
Mrs. Julia K. Birdsall was held in
$1,000 bail in Philadelphia to answer
charges of embezzlement and forgery
made by her former employers, Bern
stein, Kaufman & Co., of that city.
A warrant was issued for the arrest
of H. c. Bell, the missing teller of the
Riverside Bank of New York, whose &C
counts were found to be $4,000 short.
Two were killed and a number Sc
riously injured in a head on collision on
the Joliet and Chicago Electric Kali
road, near Sag Bridge.
The weavers in the FitchOurg and
Beoli mills of the American Wooden
Company of Fitchburg, Mass, went on a
strike
DR.. Grin S. Sargent, once a promising
physician of Philadelphia, died from the
effects of morphine in hospital.
Mrs. Mary Hively fell into a pot OF
boiling sugar in Warsaw, Ind, and was
scalded to death.
Major J. R. Clagett, Of the Second
United States Infantry, died in New Or
leans.
Governor Montague, of Virginia,
committed the death sentence of William
O. Boyle, convicted of the murder of
Alma Hamilton, his mistress, to life i'm
prisonment
The discharge of IS union miners at
the Paramount Company's mine at Mt
Clare, w. Va, is causing serious trouble
and number of men are under arrest.
During the trial by court-martial OF
Major Waller, native scout testified to
plot among the native leaders of the
Waller expedition to murder the Major
A jury in the United States Court in
Tallahassee, Fla, convicted S. M. O.
Clyatt, wealthy turpentine operator
on the charge of peonage.
Emil A. Meyrenburg, member OF
the Wisconsin Legislature, was con-
victed of bribery and his punishment
fixed at three years in prison.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
CAPITAL News In General.

President Roosevelt sent to Congress
the correspondence relating to the re-
quest of General Miles to be sent to the
Philippines and the refusal to comply
with his request
The engagement was announced OF
Miss Alice Hay to James w. Wads-
worth, Jr, of Genesee, New York.
The President approved the sentence
of dismissal imposed on First Lieuten-
ant James H. Aldrich, of the Philippine
scouts, convicted of conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman.
The House committee to investigate
the Christmas charges has decided to
hold the hearings in public.
Joseph K. Wood, United States attor-
ney in Alaska, resigned in order to avoid
being dismissed.
The House Committee on Judiciary
decided against the resolution directing
the Acknowledgement to proceed against
the Commercial Cable Company for al
legged violation of the antitrust law.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Novel Way in Which q
Politician Did Up His
Opponents

ing dozen words | began to weep
There was a good deal of laughter at
first, but pretty soon a man called out:
Look here, fellers, this man amt
crying for nothing
"You bet he amt! shouted an
other.
"'He must be weeping over our high
taxes suggested a third.
That's it, and it shows his true
feeling added a fourth. Here's one
who pledges himself to work and vote
for him.
land here's another called ouI
twenty men in chorus, as was leu
away with tears streaming down my
cheeks. That was my speech. Inc
people laid It all to emotion, and that
town gave me a majority to make my
hair stand up. couldn't reduce theli
taxes but | got bill through against
anv one owning a bull without keep
ing an iron ring in his nose, and do
not lose any of my admirers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
ROOFS FALL ON
CONGREGATIONS
Many Persons Injured in Accident Caused
by Wind and Lightning.
A PREACHER BURIED IN THE DEBRIS.
The Storm 10 and About Pittsburg Was So
Terrific That the Tall Spires and Chin
neys We're Unable to Withstand the Great
Force-In One Church Forty People We're
Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, Especially One Of the
fiercest windstorms ever known in this
section struck the city just before noon,
and did almost incalculable damage to
property and injured many persons, some
of whom may die from the effects OF
their wounds. Scores of houses were
unroofed, many trees were blown down,
mill stacks toppled over and telegraph
and telephone wires generally disabled.
The most serious accident reported up
TO o'clock was the unroofng OF the
Knoxville Presbyterian Church, IN
Knoxville. The church at the time was
filled with an Easter congregation num-
bering about Goo persons. While the
minister was in the midst of his ser
mon particularly strong gust OF wind
blew over large chimney and lifted
portion of the roof of the building. The
bricks from the chimney crashed through
and carried huge piece of the hard
wood ceiling measuring about 4ox2o feet
down upon the worshipers in the pews.
An indescribable panic ensued, and a
frantic rush was made for the doors and
windows. The excitement was soon
quieted and the work of rescue begun
At least 40 persons were caught by the
wreckage and more or less hurt. OF this
number five may not recover.
In none of the other accident reports
throughout the city were there any Sc
rious injury to persons, though many
narrow escapes are recorded. The tow
boat Belle MCGOWAN was blown over
in the Ohio River, opposite Sawmill
run, and completely wrecked. Her crew
narrowly escaped drowning, but all were
finally rescued by harbor boats.
The corrugated iron roof of the Union
bridge at the point was lifted from its
fastenings by the wind and parts of it
carried a distance of mile. The Whit
tier schoolhouse, on Mount Washington,
was unroofed and its walls badly twist
ed. Jones & Laughlin had ID of their
furnace stacks blown down, necessitating
the shutdown of portion of their plant
for weeks.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
LIVE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Sundry Appropriations.

The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
the most important of the Government
supply measures, was completed by the
House Committee ON Appropriations.
1t appropriates $4o,3I6,3o5, being $I2,-
463,o42 less than the regular and sup
elemental estimates and $I2,57o5I2 less
than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year.
Among the contract items provided in
excess of the present appropriations are
for public buildings, $3,S3o646; Yellow
stone Park, 100000; Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition, for Government build
ing and exhibits, $I,o48,ooo; permanent
census office and twelfth census, ST ,4oo,-
600; seacoast battery sites, ETC., $I,537,-
o5o; rivers and harbors, continuing con-
tracts, $5,882,757.
Some of the other main items are as
follows: Atlanta (Ga.) penitentiary,
100000; Chicamauga and Chattanooga
Park, $4,000; Chinese Exclusion act,
$500, 900; defending suits, Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission, $4,000;
Leavenworth (Kan.) Penitentiary, $780,
600; enlargement of military posts, 81
s37,o5o; preventing deposits in New
York harbor, $4,000; portrait Of Will
liam Mckinley, $500; Shiloh Military
Park, $4,000; Vicksburg Military Park,
100000.
The public building items of $4,000
or over include: Baltimore, 500, 900 /;
Brunswick, Ga, $4,000; Chicago, 81
600, 900; Newport News, Va, $4,000.
The river and harbor contract items
over $4,000 include: Charleston, S. G.,
$4,000; Allegheny river, Pennsylvania,
$I18,ooo; Monongahela river, West Vir-
ginia $4,000; Congaree river, South
Carolina, $4,000; Ocmulgee river, Ca
$4,000; Savannah river, Georgia, $780,
900; Tampa bay, Florida, $4,000.
The bill contains general provision
directing the Secretary of War to re-
port at the next session of Congress a
proposition for the consolidation of the
existing commissions having charge OF
the several national military parks or
substituting therefor commission con-
sisting of one or more members to have
charge under the War Department. OF all
military parks.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Tried TO Wreck Trair.

Trenton, Mo. (Special.) - George
Busch, aged I6 years, and George Young,
aged 20, SONS of respectable parents of
this city, made an unsuccessful attempt
to wreck an eastbound Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific passenger train about
five miles east of here, The track at this
point is on high embankment, and a
derailment could scarcely have occurred
without the loss of many lives. Both
boys were arrested and have confessed.
Their motive appears to have been re-
venge for having been put off freight
train. Dime novels arc believed to have
PLAYED part.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Department Will Not Act.

The State Department will take no
steps to bring to the attention OF the
Danish Government the charges against
the integrity of American statesmen
preferred by Capt. Walter Christmas
and brought to the attention OF the
House of Representatives by Mr.. Rich-
ardson.
The department regards the charges
as. unworthy its attention by reason OF
insufficient evidence and obvious error in
statements of alleged facts. The de-
partment, it is said, is aware also that
the Danish Government does not intend
to pay one cent of the $4,000 claimed
by Christmas as his commission, so that
none of that money could be used to cor
rupt American Statesmen and news
papers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Plot TO Kill Waller.

Manila, (By Cable).-At the continu-
alton of the trial by court-martial OF
Major L. w. T. Waller, of the Marine
Corps, for the execution without trial
of natives on Samar Island, native
scout by the name of Smoke was on the
stand. Smoke testified to the existence
of plot among the native leaders of the
Waller expedition to murder Major
Waller and Lieutenant Williams. lie
said that when the marines had ratlons
they shared them with the natives. The
scout also said that he personally had
suffered severely from hunger.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Mexican rlustang Liniment
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE FARMER.

For sixty years the NEW-Y YORK WEEKLY TRIB
UNE has been national weekly newspaper, read al
most entirely by farmers and has enjoyed the CONN.,
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 was issued November 18th, 1901.
Every department of agricultural industry covered
by special contributors who leaders 10 this respective
lines and the TRIBUNE FARMER will be IN every sense
high class up to date, live entcrprising paper, pro-
fuely illustrated with pictures of live stock model build
ngs and homes agricultural machinery, etc .
Farmers wives, and daughters will ind speclai
pages for their emf ertanment.
Regular price per year. but you can Buy II WIN you.
favore home weekly newspaper The Highland Recorder one
Send your subscriptions and money to THE KEoofDEH'
Monterey, Va
Send vour name and address TO tho NEW foHh I'M
RHINE FARMER New York City, and a free sample copy
will be mailed
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Beers Escape Through Lines.

Pretoria, Transvaal Colony, (By Ca
ble) .-About 1900 Beers, under Delarey,
Liebonborg, Kemp and, Wolmarans, were
within the area of Lord Kitchener's
latest movement, but though surprised
by the rapidly displayed by the British
troops, gaps in the latter's lines enabled
most of the burghers to escape. The
Boer prisoners totaled I7o men, includ-
ing Commandant H. Kruger and Ex-
Landrost Neethling of Klerksdorp.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
A WOMAN FOR CONGRESS.
Her Platform Is the Golden Rule and Pro.
hibtion.

Louisville, KY, Especially MARY
Burkhart, of Lane, Wolf county, has
announced herself as a candidate for
Congress on the Prohibition ticket in
the Tenth District.
She says she will make house-to-
house canvass and will win over her
Democratic and Republican opponents
by big vote. Miss Burkhart is 70, and
is an attractive brunette. She possesses
about $4,000 in her own name and says
she will soend some Of her money in
her campaign.
There is no law" she says, ito pre-
vent me from taking seat in Congress
if l receive a majority of the votes,
which I am certain l will. I defy Con-
gress to unseat me. The Golden Rule
is my platform, with Prohibition thrown
in"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Secretary Taylor in Trouble.

The attention of the President having
been called to alleged interviews with
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Taylor in a number of newspapers, in
which he had put himself in the position
of opposing certain provisions of the Chi
nese exclusion bills now pending in Con-
gress, Secretary Shaw has been request
ed by the President to examine into the
matter and to report to him as to the
truth of the allegations. AS Secretary
Shaw is in New York, no action will be
taken by him in the direction of carrying
out the Presidents Instructions until his
return.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
A Tunnel Five Miles Long.

Auburn, Cal. Especial "A corps of
Southern Pacific surveyors and engineers
has just completed survey for new
tunnel through the Sierras, which will
be one of the longest i'll the world. Ac-
cording to the records of the survey, it
will be five miles and 800 feet in length.
1t will eliminate nearly 1000 feet of
grade and will reduce the length of
snowsheds 28 miles. The proposed work
will cost millions of dollars and will
consume years in construction.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Young Woman's Body In Mil Pond.

Charlotte, N. C., Especially News
has reached here from Wilkes county
N. c., of the finding of the body of a
young woman in a mill pond The TN
fortunate girl was Sarah Bcngc, the
daughter of farmer, and she had been
missing for three weeks. Evidences Of
blows on the head were discovered and
there was large bruise on the breast
There was no water in the lungs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Refuses Carnegie's Offer

Richmond, Va, (SpeciaD The City
Council has virtually declined to receive
the 100000 which Andrew Carnegie
agreed to give for the establishment of
public library. 1t would be necessary
to set aside $4,000 yearly for the main
tenance of the library The offer was
accepted at first. A board of trustees
was elected, but those chosen were not
satisfactory, and the finance committee
has declined to provide the sum needed
to buy a site.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Mrs. Roosevelt Going to Charlie ston.

Charleston, S. c. Especial 1.-The fol-
lowing will constitute the party which
will visit the exposition here, liz COM
pany with President Roosevelt, April 9:
Mrs Roosevelt Miss Carow, Secretary
Root, Attorney-General Knox, Miss
Knox, Secretary Wilson, Secretary Cor
te,you, Assistant Secretary Loeb, Mrs
Loeb, J. K. Oracle, DR.. John F. Wise
Commander w. S. Cowles, and Col l..
S. Brown, general agent of the Southern
Ra lWay
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
A ssh, 900 Bank Transfer.

Chicago, Especially Stockholders of
the Corn Exchange and Merchants Ma
tional BanNs have ratified the PROPOSE
ton TO consolidate the two institutions
under tie name of the former The
transfer of large part of the Mer-
chants cash has been effective already.
The enlarged Corn Exchange will have
a capital of $780, 900 and surplus of
$4,000, 900. The institutions recently re-
ported deposits aggregating about $751;
100000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Whale Sinks q Vessel.

New Bedford, Mass. Especially
Word has been received here by the
agents of the whaling bark Kathleen
that she had been sunk at sea by a
whale Capt. Thomas II. Jenkins ca
bles from Pernambuco, Brazil, that three
of the four boats had arrived at that
place. The missing boat contained nine
men. The captains wife and all the off
GERS were among those who reached
land. The Kathleen was valued at $I2,-
ooo She was built in 1874 Her gross
tonnage was 2O5.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Four Drowned by Capsizing Skiff.

New Orleans, Especially -Four men
were drowned in the Mississippi River
while going to their work on the British
steamer Atlantean, anchored in mid
stream. A skiff containing 70 coal hand
lers left the shore for the Atlantean. The
craft in trying to land against side OF
the steamer was capsizcd. ]. Allen, J.
Cunningham, J. Garrity and a negro,
Ed. Thornton, were drowned. Some
of the survivors were picked up after
drifting several miles down the river
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
British Hammered Again.

London (By Cablc).- "A casualty list
just published records a hitherto unre.
ported fight in the Rhenoster Valley,
near Sutherland, Cape Colony, March "a,
when the British were evidently severely
handled They lost 8 men killed. had 10
men wounded and 20 were captured. The
latter have since been released
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Boys Skinned a Horse.

Mayfeld, KY, (SpeciaD.-Two boys
aged about ID years were indicted by
the recent grand jury for killing horse,
skinning it and selling the hide for $I.5o.
AT this term of the Circuit Court they
were tried and sentenced to the School
of Reform. There being no room there
for them, the court ordered the boys
whipped until they shed tears. Sheriff
Harris was ordered to do the whipping
with new cowhide. The boys parents
paid for the horse
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
To Prevent Fights In Senate.

The Senate Committee on Rules has
modified an amendment to the rules pro-
posed by Senator Hoar, which is intend
ed to prevent the use of language likely
to provoke violence on the floor AS in
the Tillman- McLaurin episode. The rule
says:
mo Senator in debate shall, directly
or indirectly, by any form of words, i'm
pute to another Senator or to other
Senators any conduct or motive unwor-
thy or unbecoming Senator. No SEN
ator in debate shall refer Extensively to
any State of the Union"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
New Design for the Flag.

Representative Shafroth, of Colorado,
introduced bill prescribing the size of
the field of the United States flag and
the arrangement of the stars.
The field shall be square and one-third
the total length of the flag. The stars
of the 10 original States are to be in a
circle, surrounding the stars of the 80
admitted States in the form of star.
with the stars of the last two admitted
States (Wyoming and Utah) temporar-
ilv one 70 each side of the interior star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Evans Sends In Resignation.

Commissioner of Pensions Evans has
placed his resignation in the hands OF
the President. 1t will not take effect
until some important position in the dip
lomatic service is found for him.
The pension committee appointed at
the last annual encampment of the u.
A. R. to investigate the affairs of the
Pension Bureau, has made lis report to
the President. 1t has not yet been de-
cided as to when the report will be made
public, if at all. 1t is stated that the
policy of Commissioner Evans will be
continued by his successor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Roosevelt to Give Diplomas.

It was announced that President
Roosevelt will deliver the diplomas at
the graduating exercises Of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis on May 2. This
advance date for the graduating exer-
cises was set in order to relieve dearth
in commissioned officers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Youthful Brothers Drowned.

Middleboro, KY. Especial Thomas
and William Warren, aged IL and IS
years, respectively, were drowned i'll the
flood which swept down the Powell Val
ley. Their fathers house was wrecked,
but he escaped with their mother by
swimming The loss in that section is
estimated at over $1,000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
James r Garfield Accepts Position.

Washington, D. G., (SpeciaD James
R. Garfield, a son OF the late President
Garfield, has accepted the position Of
civil service commissioner rendered him
about ten days ago by President Roose-
welt. He takes the place vacated by Mr..
William A. Rodenberg.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-04-04
Foreign.

A renewal of the Triple Alliance, with
certain notifications, was effected at
conference at Venice between the Ger
man Chancellor and the Italian Minister
of Foreign Affairs
The Jamaicans are generally disap-
pointed over note from Mr.. Chamber
lain, the British colonial secretary, with
holding his consent to the new constitu-
ton.
Sir Thomas Upton, it appears, sug-
gested the idea of King Edwards co-o-
nation dinner to the poor of London.
There were 1900 Beers within the
latest Gordon drawn by Lord Kitchener,
but all escaped through the gaps in the
British lines excepting I7o men, lnclud-
ing Commandant Fl. Kruger There
were exciting races between the British
and the Beers, the former recovering
two guns captured by the Beers in Feb
ruary. Prayers for peace were offered
in the churches of England and Pre-
| toria.
DR.. Leyds the European agent of the
Beers, denied that he was to have an
interview with Lord Rosebery and other
British Liberal leaders in Paris.
Colonel Grimm, Russian officer,
charged with revealing military secrets
to Germany, has been imprisoned.
The Turkish government has ordered
the mobilzing of 10000 troops, it is be-
lieved for use in Macedonia.
Turkish troops attacked Bulgarian
post and one Bulgarian was killed and
several wounded.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
took their final departure from MARI
borough House. They will cruise during
the Easter holidays on the royal yacht
and on their return to London will take
up their residence at Buckingham Pal
ace.
Kimberly, the Diamond City," is in
mourning, the stores are closed, flags
half-masted and work suspended in the
mines. The state funeral of Cecil Rhodes
will take place April 2 at Cape Town.
The members of the Transvaal gov
eminent, including Acting President
Schalburger, were at Kroonstad, Cape
Colony, the early part of the week in
communication with Steyn.
From Berlin comes the statement that
the United States government has been
sounding Germany as to how far it
would 60 in maintaining the "open door
in China.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Company has declared a dividend of E
per cent, as against dividend of 81
per cent last year.
Emperor Francis joseph of Austria,
in accordance with his Maundv Thurs
day custom, washed the feet of IL aged
men in Vienna.