Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-11-28
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS
Domestic.

A warrant was issued for ex-State
Senator John Holbrook, of Michigan, on
the charge of corrupting the jury that
acquitted Col. Eli R. Sutton of com
| plicity in the state military clothing
frauds.
The government case against the So
called Beef Trust was set for hearing
in the United States Circuit Court, in
Chicago, on December 10, before Judge
| GrosScup.
All the old officers of the American
| Federation of Labor were reelected at
the convention in New Orleans, and
| Boston was selected as the next meet
ing-place.
A trolley car jumped the track and
| was overturned in Allegheny, Pa, and
five persons were more or less seriously
hurt
There was a disgraceful class fight,
which ragged all night, between fresh
men and sophomores of the State Uni
versity of Iowa.
The United States Transport ingalls,,
with General Miles on board, struck on
reef off the Island of Luzon, Philip
pines.
Judge Adams directed the Jury in the
United States Court in New York to
declare that the government was JUS
tilted in conhscating the $4,000 pearl
necklace on which Mrs. Ida Harrison
Dulles had failed to declare.
1t is estimated that the advances in
freight rates being made by the vari-
Gus railroads will result in an aggre-
gate increase of about $4,000, 900 in
revenue over and above the increase in
wages.
Mrs. Albert Sechrest. who was sup
posed to have committed suicide to
avoid testifying against DR.. Louis Zorn
in Lincoln, Neb, was found in hiding.
Sheriff Dudley, OF Sullivan county,
Ind, lost his job because the negro
billiard was taken from his custody by
mob and lynched.
The National Grange, in session in
Lansing, Mich, adjourned, after adopt
ing a resolution favorable to women's
rights.
Director D. Willis James testified
before Special Examiner Ingersoll in
New York in the railroad merger case.
The Michigan Central announced an
increase in the pay OF its switchmen.
At the testimony in the hearing in
New York of the case of the State OF
Minnesota against the Northern Securi-
ties Company John S. Kennedy, direc-
tor, admitted that the company was
organized for the purpose of controlling
both railroads.
Arthur L. Collins, general manager OF
the Smuggler- Union Mining Company, at
Telluride, COL. was shot through win
dow of his office by an unknown party
and seriously wounded.
Judge Jabez G.. Sutherland, formerly
one of the most prominent lawyers OF
Utah, and author of several standard
works of law, died in Berkeley, Cal, at
the age of II years.
On a sociaistic resolution introduced
in the Federation of Labor convention
by the socialistic element they were de-
feated after an all-day debate by vote
of 4.744 to 4,344.
Miss Bella Brown, of Milwaukee, was
advised that she had fallen heir to
fortune of 100000, left by Leo Law
renee. an uncle, who lived in New York.
Fire destroyed property to the value Of
$4,000 in Monongahela, Pa, and rem
dered a number of families homeless.
Nelson Hersh. editor of the Sunday
edition of the New York World, was
thrown from his buggy and killed.
]. Ogden Armour, by big coup in
wheat in Chicago, pocketed profits of
over $500 600.
Twelve of the Ohio congressional dele
CATION declared for Cannon for the
speakership