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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
SEAS TERRIBLE HAVOC
Congress Hall and Other Hotels al
Ocean City Washed Away.
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVE.
Captain Denton and the Liie.Saving Crew AS
sist the People to a Rescue TraIn-tnor'
nous Losses By The Storm and FLOODS
Ia Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Olher
Sections of the Country.

Many lives lost, vessels wrecked
railroads tied up, telegraph lines GRIP
pied, cities and towns flooded, hundreds
of people driven from their homes,
thousands thrown temporarily out OF
employment by the flooding OF mills
and other industrial plants, and proper
ty losses running up into the millions
make UP the record of disaster and de-
struction caused by the storm along
the coast from Cape Henry to New
England and through portions OF
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and New YORK
States.
Ocean City, Nd, was in great peru
of being almost completely washed
away. Congress Hall and other hotels
and cottages were partly washed away
Every hotel and cottage on the beach
front was damaged. The women and
children were placed in passenger
coaches and the latter pushed across 70,
the bridge by the life-saving crew. lie
property losses are very heavy. Cap
tain Dunton and the life-saving men
remained at the posts, but nearly every
body else left the place to the mercy
of the tremendous seas. =.
Nearly all the rivers and creeks IN
New York, New Jersey and PennSyl-
vania have overlooked into the towns
and country adjacent. ,,
All day and at night terrific north
east gale swept the Jersey coast, Inc
tremendous seas swept over portions.
OF the Boardwalk at Atlantic City and
flooded parts OF the island. A portion
of Young's Pier was carried away. he
easements of a number of the flne no.
tells were flooded. The inlet section OF
the island is a wreck. At Cape May
and other resorts in South Jersey there
was considerable damage.
The high tides and enormous breakers
PLAYED havoc at other resorts along the
Jersey coast
The losses to the railroads by wash
outs and the destruction OF bridges
will be enormous. On account OF the
food at Trenton, N. J., the train ser
vice on the Pennsylvania between Phil
adelphia and New York was abandoned
from midnight until next afternoon,
The extent OF the damage along the
Virginia coast is not yet known: The
velocity of the wind at Cape Henry
was over 70 miles an hour. The steam
ship Essex, which arrived at Norfolk
from Providence, R. l., reported ter
riblc experience.
All coast wires between Cape Henry
and Hatteras are down, and the ex-
tent of the damage to shipping cannot
be learned.
Two four-masted coal barges went
ashore at Virginia Beach.
At the Delaware Breakwater the
waves broke over the stone pile and
the telegraph service was blocked
Rehoboth, the Delaware ocean resort
has been badly damaged, one-half of the
Boardwalk having gone and many BATH
houses demolished. The Rehoboth life.
saving crew had to desert their quar-
tiers, and the Indian River station, neal
Rehoboth, was washed away. Severa
buildings were partially wrecked.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Big STEAMERS BATTERED
CIergymen Instantly Killed on One OF
Them.
TREMENDOUS WAVES PLAY HAVOC.
Rev. E. B. Hawley, OF Lake View. N G.,
Hurled Across the Cabin Of The Old Do
mimon Liner Jefferson-The Lockout Man
on the Same Steamer Seriously Injured
All Ocean Liners Due at New York Delayed.

New York Especially .-The fierce
storm which for several days has been
raging along the North Atlantic coast
has seriously interfcred with shipping,
and Sunday only four OF the ocean
liners. all of which have been greatly
DELAYED, succeeded in making port. The
four steamships which arrived all re-
port hurricanes and mountainous seas.
The Monterey, of the Ward Line, and
the Jefferson, of the Old Dominion
Line, came in from the South.
The latter craft was terribly battered
by the storm, and when boarded by a
high wave on Saturday Richard Nc
Lane, the lookout, was seriously IN
iured, and by the heavy rolling OF the
Jefferson, in an effort to free herseli
of the dcluge that suddenly fell on her
forecastle, the Rev. E. B. Hawley,
clergyman, OF Lake View, N. C., one
of the passengers, was thrown across
the cabin and instantly killed. His
body was brought to port. McLant
was taken to the New York Hosnltal.
The sound steamboat City OF Wor'
cester, OF the Norwich Line, whicF
was supposed to have run Oh the rock;
near Execution Light late Saturday
night, simply anchored, because meta
pin connected with the walking bean
had broken. While at anchor temper
ary repairs were made and the City o
Worcester, under her own steam. made
her way to her dock in North river,
Captain Rowland attempted to trans
fer his rs passengers to the New
Hampshire, Of the Stonington Line
which came up a short time after th'
accident, but as the waves were too
high, the idea was abandoned. Oyc
80 of the passengers were sent to New
London by train, and those that stool
BY the broken-down boat proceeded OF
her to their destination.
The City of Augusta, of the Savan
nah Line, which proceeded to sea, wa
sighted in the morning returning It
Sandy Hook. She was running ava
from the storm, but, after remaining Il
port a couple of hours, Captain BUR-
again started on his course for Newpor
News and Norfolk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Storms Force in Wisconsin.

Manitowoc, wis. SPECIALIZATION.
sands of dollars damage has resulted
from the storm which has ragged here
being one of the most severe OF the sea
son. The high seas of Lake Michigan
completely wrecked the 6oo-foot break
water which has been under the course
of construction on the Lake Shore
north of the city, for six weeks: Al
TONY. Wis, there was a clOudburSt
The Tony and Northeastern Railway
is under water and unable to move
trains. Business is tied up. Some cat
tie were drowned, Roads are impass'
able and much damage to crops has
been done.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

Abram II. Kohn, son of the late
Henry A. Kohn, a Chicago millionaire,
died under mysterious circumstances at
the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, where
he was stopping with young woman
who claims to be his widow.
The American members of the Alaska
Boundary Tribunal are enjoying a rest
at various country houses
Governor Dockery, of Missouri, signed
the bond of w. A. Morrow, his con-
fdential man, who is charged with be-
ing implicated in naturalization frauds.
The difficulty at the sheet-Steel plant
of the American Sheet Steel Company,
at New Philadelphia, O., was settled
and a serious strike averted.
Alexander Maybaum, mayor of Walls
burg. N. J., died suddenly of heart dis
ease, aged s. years. He had an ex-
sive slaughtering plant at Vailsburg.
One thousand employees of the Illinois
Steel Company at Joliet, were thrown
out of employment by the shutting down
of several of the mills.
Sir Frederick Pollock, the English
barrister, who is touring the country:
made an address to the law students OF
the University of Chicago.
The Federal Grand Jury in Cleveland,
O., indicted four rubber manufacturers
for sending contraband goods through
the mails.
The Injunction suit instituted by the
Wabash Railroad in the United States
Circuit Court at St. Louis last May to
restrain its employees from leaving the
service OF the road in body was for
maly dismissed at the complainant
| cost.
The national committee of minework-
ers adjourned their session in Indian
apolis after authorizing the executive
| board to order a Strike in Colorado,
| New Mexico and Utah unless the oper-
| ators come to terms within week.
The wooden steamer Dixon was sunk
about 200 feet from the lower end OF
the ship canal at the entrance to the
St. Clair Flats, near Detroit, by the
tow of the Steel Trust steamer Empire
City. -.
William Green fatally stabbed Miss
Alice Walker on the main street Oh
| Marion, ina. hlSS w dIhCi Hhu INV
to marry him. Green was arrested as
he was attempting to leave the city.
Chicago Day was celebrated by
banquet at the Marquette Club, al
which Governor Durbin, Governor
Vansant Ex-Governor Black and Judge
Grosscup were speakers.
The Jury in the case OF Mrs. Emma
Williams, in Philadelphia, charged with
numbering her children to obtain inSur'
ance money, returned a verdict OF not
guilty. ,.
Three of the band Of Italians charged
with counterfciting were convicted II
Brooklyn, N. Y. and two were sentenc'
ed to six years Imprisonment.
The monument erected to the mem
ory of the soldiers of Maryland who
participated in the battles around
Chattanooga was dedicated at Orchard
Knob, near the location OF Grant
headquarters.
Dan Gilmore, an inmate OF the poor
farm at Butte, Mont, removed STUCK
of dynamite from the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad tracks in time to save
passenger train.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16

It is stated in diplomatic circles in
London that the Anglo-French arbltra-
ton treaty will not affect the previously
concluded treaties, such as the Ang To-
Japanese treaty, which provides that
under certain conditions Great Britain
will be obliged to support Japan IN the
Far East.
While some uneasiness is express
in Diplomatic circles i'll St. Petersburg
over the Russo-Japanese situation, a
peaceful solution is expected. Mean
while, the war spirit is growing among
the people of Japan, although the gov
eminent officials are hopeful.
The Congress of the Amalgamated
Society of Railway Servants of England
adopted a resolution expressing the be-
lief that the fiscal changes proposed
by Chamberlain would add to the bur
den of the working classes.
Mr.. Richie recently chancellor. OF
the British exchequer, delivered a
speech on free trade in London to 1000
people. He was hooted and there were
counter-cheers for Chamberlain.
Col. Alexander Machin, who took a
leading part in the assassnation OF
King Alexander and Queen Draga, has
been given command OF two important
divisions of the Servian army
A Russian police official has arrived
in Rome to confer with the police ior
the protection of the Gar during his
visit to King Victor Emmanuel, which
is expected to begin October TO. :,
The American ship Benjamin Sewal
and her cargo have been totally lost al
the Pescadores. Only IL OF those or
| board, including the captain, were saw,
ed.
The Russo Japanese negotiations al
Toxic are not progressing very rapidly
A petition signed by 10000 members o.
the Anti Russian Union III Yokohama
protesting against the Russian action II
Manchuria and Korea and has been pre-
sented to the Japanese government.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg state
that Russia is not disinclined to accept TIT
modus vivendi in the Korean question
hit if Manchuria is brought into TIT
dispute by Japan Russia would rattle
have war.
The military court On appeal con
6rmed the sentences imposed on tn
Servian army officers charged with con
spring against the regicides of King
Alexander and Queen Draga.
A Paris magistrate took possession o
the books of the Franco-American Oi
| Company, the manager of the concerl
having recently left that city for Amer
lea.
1t is reported that Lieutenant Colone
William Bromley Davenport, M. P, ha
been appointed financial secretary to tn
British War Office.
]. H. Parnell, who ran for Parliamen
to represent South Meath, was defeate'
by David Shelby, Irish Nationalist.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Lyncllers Indicted.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (SpeciaD.-
Several feet of the Algoma Central
Railroad track, near the Consolidated
Lake Superior Company's brick plant
was blown up with dynamite. The dy-
namitcrs were evidently in too great a
hurry to do a complete JOB. The track
was repaired today with little trouble,
and trains are running as usual /. In
some quarters the attempt is charged
to disgruntled employees OF the Con
solidated Company.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Accused OF Wife Murder.

, Cleveland, o. (SpeciaD.-John Ben
nett, colored, was arrested here when
he arrived from Oberlin on the charge
of numbering his wife. The dead bod,
of the woman was found in a cellar at
Oberlin. A doctor found that carbolic
acid had been poured down the wom-
ans throat, which was burnt out by the
poison. A chunk OF blood-stained coal
was found near the body. Her head
had been beaten in with this. Then her
throat had been cut. Bennett denies the
charge against him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Trade With Canada Grows.

A bulletin of the Consular Bureau OF
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor shows that large increase of trade
between Canada and the. United States
has resulted from the preferential tariff
of 1897.
In the fiscal year ended June 80, 1897
Canada's imports for consumption iron
this country, including bullion and specie
amounted to 6I,64oo4I; in the fsca..
year ended June 80, 1903, they amounted
to $1s7,6o5,Io5, an increase in six years
of about I25 per cent The Canadian
imports from the United Kingdom fol
the same two years, respectively, wert
S2o,4I2, 1888 and SOS .oo7, $50
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
MAY WITHDRAW MILLIONS.
Labor Threatens Retaliation for Anti.Boycott
Suits.

Chicago (SpeciaD.-"Organized cap
tal, through its anti-boycott and en-
ploycrs associations, must stop its raid
on the savings of trades unions or the
union men will withdraw $3oo,ooo,ooo
from the banks
Such was the statement made by
Thomas l. Kidd, vice-president OF the
American Federation OF Labor, alter
an investigation of the damage suits
which the American Anti-B Boycott As
ISOLATION and Employers Association
have filed against trades unions within
the last 3 months. Mr.. Kidd intimated
that it was within the power OF union
labor to throw the country into flnan-
cial panic by taking from circulation
the $3oo,ooo,ooo which he says labor
controls. The money stock of the
country approximates $2,275,ooo,ooo.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
DEATH OF MRS. MOODY.
Widow of the Famous Evangelist Passe!
Suddenly Away.

East Mortified, Mass, Especially
Mrs. Dwight L. Moody, widow of thu
famous evangelist, died at 5 O'CLOCK
D. m. at her home, in this town:
Mrs. Moody had been suffering fol-
some time from an internal trouble, bu
her condition was not considered serious
She suddenly became unconscious abou
o'clock in the morning, and passed
away without regaining consciousness al
o'clock p. m. Her younger son, Pau
D. Moody, was with her at the end, bu
her two other children, a son and {
daughter, were in Chicago
Mrs. Moody was born in England
about 60 years ago, where she has Sis
ter now living. She married Mr.. MOODY
about 40 years ago, and they had three
children. all of whom survive.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Work of DYE ani!srJ.

Nashville, Tenn. (SpeciaD.-Ihe
grand Jury of Moore county has re,
turned a joint indictment against %
members of a mob charged with lynch
ing the negro Allen Small on the night
of September "a. The defendants were
indicted for murder in the second de.
gree, as the attorney general and grand
fury thought this course more prudent
and more likely to result in convictions
than would an Indictment for murder
in the first degree. The Indictment
makes the case bailable, and nearly all
of the defendants will be released or
bond.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
A TRAMP'S NOTE.
II Yielded 10 Mrs. Yarwood $4,000 for Pair
of Socks.

Rome, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Yarwood knitted and gave to
George w. Todd on Christmas Eve,
1873, pair OF wooden socks: Todd was
old and apparently poor. He was sui
iering from frozen hands and feet, and
had been taken into the house, home
less tramp. Todd dictated a note to
Mrs. Yarwood, in which he promised to
pay her $4,000 for the socks. To please
him Mrs. Yarwood wrote it in the pres
ence of four members OF her family.
Todd died last spring, leaving $52. 900
in cash and no relatives. Mrs. Var
wood hunted up the note, and jury
has rendered verdict in her favor for
the full amount with $3.50 interest, in a
suit which she brought against the adj
minstrator of the estate.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Turkey Not Ia a Hurry.

Paris (By Cable).-In spite OF the
presence of the American squadron of
Beirut and the energetic demands Of
Minister Leishmann, the MusSulmar
who fired at the American vice consul
VIM. C. Magelssen, has not yet been ap
pretended. 1t has been established BY
Rear Admiral Cotton, the American
commander, that the would-be assassin
had no personal feeling against the. Vice
Consul. The assault has been trace
to the hostility of the MuSsulmarS to-
ward the Christians.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Marconl Company Is Su:d.

Trenton (SpeciaD.-The Maroon
Wireless Telegraph Company and
Reginald Fesscnden, a resident of Vir'
ginia, are defendants in two suits fol
infringement instituted in the United
States Circuit Court by the Interna,
tional Wireless Telegraph Company
The plaintiff claims to have purchased
from Emerson Doibear Of Somerville
Mass, certain patents for a system Of
wireless telegraphy granted on Octo'
Der Z. 1886. Dolbcar in an affidavit set:
forth that he vas the original inventor
of the system.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
WAR WITHIN A WEEK.
Many Alarming Reports to London News
paper.

London (By CaDle).-lhe Colle
spondent of the Morning Post at Che
Flu, China, cabling, says:
at is stated that the Japanese have
decided to declare hostilities on the eX-
piration OF their ultimatum to Russia
The Russian feet has cleared from Port
Arthur. 1t is reported that the Japa-
nese are landing troops at Masanpho,
Korea
There arc strong indications that
GERMANY favors hostilities on the
ground that it would enable her to OK
tend her sphere OF influence in China
"a number of field guns were en-
barked at Port Arthur for an unknown
destination. All the available force OF
workmen is employed on the tortltlca-
tons.
"The cholera and the plague have
broken out among the Russians al
Niuchwang."
Another dispatch to the Morning
Post from Che Flu says:
"Hostiities arc still believed to be
imminent. 1t is asserted that the Rus
slams have fixed Friday next for thelr.
commencement There is an exodus Of
Chinese merchants from the Yalu Val
lev. They are arriving in Chefu.
The Daily Mail correspondent at
Shanghai cables:
Careful inquiries show that the
only Japanese troops at Massanpho are
on the small territory conceded to ia
pan in connection with the railway
+l,o;r there
fore in accordance with treaty rights.
Stl! Saving Hope.
Berlin (By ablc).-Russia and ia
pan act as il either would fight ii the
other should hold immovably to the
position taken up in the last exchange;
of communications. This is the actual
situation as understood officially from
reports received from the German En-
bassy in St. Petersburg and the lega-
ton at / Oklo. =,
Yet this mutual attitude with hostile
preparations by both countries is Still
regarded here as not excluding an non
orable arrangement. Neither Govern
ment has gone so far that it must fight
or be Inundated, but either by single
step can put the other in that posi-
ton. This delicate balance may, OF
course, be violently disturbed any day
though no utimatum has yet been
thrown on either scale.
1t is believed here officially that war
should it occur, would be between Rus
STA and Japan alone and that neither
England nor France would be involved
Frederick the Greats remark IS quot
ed as illustrating the present posture
OF affairs: Negotiations without wea-
pons behind you are like musical tone
without instruments"
Manchu-ian Pact Lap3es.
Picking (By Cable).-M. Lessar
Russian Minister to China, has an
nounccd that the Manchurian conven-
ton has lapsed. E,
A Russian regiment from the Baika
military district is reported to have ar,
rived at Feng Chenn-Ting, about .i,5c
miles northwest OF Picking and 90 miles
from the Russian frontier.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Water Bursts Through Dam.

Seattle, Wash. (SpcciaD.-The high
water in Lake Union burst through the
dams retaining walls at the side OF tht
first gates at the head OF the govern
ment canal. The street car company
is driving piles and dumping sandbag!
around the Fremont bridges, and it i!
believed that when the tide comes il
to Salmon Bay and checks the flow Z
little, the surface OF the lake IN the
meantime having gone down very ma
terribly, the dam can be repaired and the
bridges replaced.
The actual repairs which will have
to be made will consist Of new dams
and locks at the head OF the canal and
the dredging of the canal and the chan
mel in the Salmon Bay approach.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Dynamite on the Tracks.

Butte, Mont. (SpcciaD.-A Helena
special to the Miner says the Northern
Pacific has suffered again from the
work of the dynamiters. At 1890 P,
Im., when an extra westbound freight
WAS three miles west of Birds Eye, a
station eight miles west OF Helena. an
explosion occurred. AS result OF It,
> norton of the tracks was destroyed
las were the pilot of the engine and the
headlight. -,
The engineer stopped the tram quick
" and thus prevented 1t being dltched
No one was hurt. -.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Wilson BlsseIl Cies In Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y. SPECIALIZATION S
Bissell, former postmaster general, dice
at 1o.15 D. m. At about noon he sank
into deep sleep, and it was with dlttl'
Guilty that he was aroused at intervals
during the afternoon for nourishmeni
and medicine. The end came easily anc
peacefully. DR.. Dewitt H. Sherman
the physician who has been attending
him during his recent illness, and mem
bers of the family, were at his bedside
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Manchu-ian Pact Lap5cs.
A Thiei's Polite Message.

New York Especially. - Burglars
smashed $3.50 platc-glass window in
the store of the Thompson Company at
Broadway and Thirteenth street and
stole an overcoat and suit of clothes.
The police found this note, left by one
of the thieves: 81 like the looks of the
clothes here. and have hid my eyes ON
them for some days. Not having the
time to select all outfit that will be to
my liking, l may call again"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-16
Fortiflcations for Hawaii.

A board of army officers has been Sc
lected to visit Hawaii and report to tfK
War Department what is necessary If
the way of Notifications for the islands
Colonel Mackenzie, engineer officer
represents the general staff on the
board.