Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-08-22
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

J. B. Burge, OF Adelaide, walked out
OF the window in the third story Of the
Commercial Hotel, at Moundsville, and
sustained serious INJURIES.
Miss Julia Estelle Roberts was mar
ried at I o'clock in the morning to J.
B. Blanton as he lay dying in ward OF
the Retreat for the sick, Richmond, Va.
Suits in equity were instituted against
a number of Southern railroads in Will
mington, Del, charging them with dis
eliminating in freight rates.
A definite offer has been made for the
stock of the American Shipbuilding Co.
1t is strike at the control OF the Great
Lakes.
The agent OF the American Express
Company at Fordsville was robbed OF
$28, 900 under peculiar circumstances.
At Hamilton, Ohio. the dry goods
store Of I. " Howell & Son caught fire
and the entire stock, valued at $4,000,
was destroyed or badly damaged. Both
the First and the Second National Bank
Buildings were damaged.
AT the inquest into the death Of Mar
Gus Rogers at Bennington, VT, Levi
Perham confessed that the dead man
had been murdered and implicated him
self and Rogers wife in the crime.
At Iowa City, Iowa, Charles Holiday
confessed that James Gaullagher was
murdered by Mrs. Gaullagher, with
whom Holiday was in love. and that the
murder was with his knowledge.
Fire occurred in the Pike Opera
House Building, Cincinnati, where the
convention OF the Typographical Union
is being held. The convention had just
adjourned.
No light has been thrown on the Bar
tholin case in Chicago. The police have
no clue to the murder and Bartholin's
whereabouts are still unknown.
Grand Duke Boris, OF Russia, a cot
sin Of the Gar is in Chicago. He will
come East in few days and will make
a visit to President Roosevelt.
Luther R. Marsh, the Spiritualist and
jurst, is dead. He was wealthy law
yer in New York, where he was victim
lied by Mrs. Diss Debar.
The Typographical Union, in session
i'll Cincinnati, decided to begin an ag
gressive campaign next year for all g.
nOur unlVerSdl law.
1t is stated that Gen. R. A. Alger will
next Monday announce his candidacy
for the Senate, to succeed the late Mr..
Mcmillan.
Striking miners forced about 80 non
union men to abandon work at the New
River coal fields.
Extreme simplicity marked the tuner
al services OF Senator Mcmillan in De-
troit.
There were further developments in
the Peter Power case in New York.
The attempt to start up the Warnke
washery, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, precipi
tated an attack by the strikers, which
the guards repealed by firing a volley,
wounding two OF the strikers and dis
persing the mob.
In Tampa, Fla. Manuel Chavez shot
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Allen. The
former died of his wounds, the latter is
not expected to live. Judge Roberts re-
fused to accept 100000 cash bail for his
release.
In San Francisco, Cal. Tracy R.
Bangs. Of Grand Forks, N. D.. was
elected supreme chancellor OF the
Knights OF Pytflias. and Charles E.
Shively. of Richmond. Ind, was made
supreme vice chancellor.
An exposition conducted entirely by
colored people was opened in the First
Regiment Armory. in Chicago. Presi-
dent Roosevelt touching the key at his
summer home in Oyster Bay that start
ed it,
The will of the late John w. Mackay
was filed at Virginia, New. 1t reveals
the fact that his property was held in
common by himself and his wife. He
beuueaths his interest to his son.