Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-04
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

face and underground railway, electric
and gas interests of the city.
The war game" off the coast Of
Maine ended and the umpires will de-
eide whether army or navy won.
Attorney General Crow began pro-
ceedings before the Missouri Supreme
Court to annul the charters of the COM
panies composing the so-called terminal
monopoly in St. Louis.
Mgr. Mooney, vicar general of the
Archdiocese of New York, was ap-
pointed auxiliary bishop by Archbishop
]. NJ. Farley, and the Pope approved
the appointment.
A sailor stabbed the mate, Peter
Francis, on the British bark Calcutta,
in New York harbor.
Three persons were drowned near
Pittsburg as the result of the vehicle
in which they were riding falling over
an embankment into swollen stream
Langley's airship houseboat, in the
Potomac River, slipped her mooringi
and drifted two miles before her an
chors caught.
In the war game the enemy made
important captures at Portland, Me,
which we're afterward disallowed by the
umpires.
The Southern and the Louisville and
Nashville Railways engaged in a right
of-way war northwest OF Knoxville,
Tenn.
Satisfactory arrangements have been
made for the construction OF a railroad
to connect Colorado with Northern
Mexico.
The annual report of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad shows
gross earnings of over $5o,ooo,ooo.
Hezekiah Butterworth, of Boston,
made the opening address at the Peace
Conference, at Mystic, CT.
Herbert o. Shaffer committed sui
eide in Chicago by taking carbolc acid
President Roosevelt discussed with
Acting Attorney General ]. P. Mercy
nolds and c. H. Robb, encouragement
OF the Postoffice Department, and Con-
gresham Charles H. Fowler, OF New
Jersey, the proposed financial legisla-
ton and the pending postoffce investi-
CATION.
The last official letter OF General
Miles to the Secretary OF War, contain
ing important recommendations and
criticizing certain methods in the man
agcment and organization of the army,
notably what he declares to be the use
less expense for cavalry, is made public.
Reliable advices from the Lecch Lake
Reserve state that an outbreak Of the
Pillagers and Bear Island tribes is i'm
minent.
Because OF continued disasters, 100
men have quit work in the Tredwell
Mine on Douglas Island, Alaska.
The third section of the Barnum &
Bailey circus train was wrecked at
Wildwood, Pa.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road will establish new line of steam
ships between Pensacola, Fla, and the
most important parts of Southern Eu-
rope.
Judge Carroll L. Wood, who is op-
posing Governor Davis, OF Arkansas.
as candidate for third term, knocked
the latter from a speaking stand.
The Ohio Democratic Convention i'll
dorsed the Kansas City platform and
invited William Jennings Bryan to
speak on its principles.
Foreign.
Adanople, Turkey, is reported burn
ing, and the Turks are alleged to be
massacreing the Bulgarian population
Morocco insurgents inflicted a severe
defeat on the Sultan's troops:
At least 10000 tin workers in Wales
are on strike.
The split among German SOCIALISTS
is growing more serious.
Emperor William, in a speech at
Cassei. said that the early training by
his teachers fitted him for his life ci
hard work.
Joseph Chamberlain declined tc
sanction the proposed loan for the re-
lief of the Jamaica sufferers.
The Macedonian Committee has ap'
pealed to Prince Ferdinand to show
greater interest in the Macedonian STU
1tion, declaring that il Macedonia is
not soon liberated the position OF Bul
garia will become critical General
iontchcff is said to be organizing a
',ody OF 5000 Maccdonians to cross the
frontier.
The Liberals scored victory in the
parliamentary bye-clection, the first
,ontest on the fiscal question. J. 5
Answorth Liberal free-trade candl.
ate, was elected by majority OF I,5ot
over Charles Stewart, Unionist ano
protection candidate.
The date for the first meeting OF th(
arbitration tribunal on the Venezuelan
matter, set for September I, has beer
postponed because OF the inability Of
Dr. Lardy and Professor Matzen to
serve.
Four men and several officers OF the
Bavarian Army, stationed at Hommcl-
burg, are suffering from typhus fever.
The British Foreign Office has in
;tructed the British Commissioner il
East Africa to facilitate in every way
the work OF the committee appointed by
the Zionist Congress at Basic, Switzcr-
land, to investigate the offer Of the
British government OF site for a Jew
ish colony.
1t is reported that the leaders of the
Persian Mohammedan Church have
served notice on the Shah that unless
ne purges the country OF foreign rclig-
ious commercial influences the church
will precipitate revolution.
An express train from Budapest for
Constantinople was blown up by dyna-
mite bombs south of Adranoplc, ap-
parently the work of revolutionists.
Seven persons were killed and IS in
jured.