Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-18
THE LATEST Jews IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

William A. Hoffman, who shot and
killed his father-in-law, William
Brandt, near Maeystown, ILL.,, and
threatened to take the lives of others,
is under arrest in Belleville, Ill.
Federal officials have not been able
to find Isaac S. Mcclellan and George
H. Huntington, New York lawyers,
who are wanted in connection with
the postofice scandals.
Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw, wife Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, and the
Misses Shaw arrived in New York on
the American liner New York, from
Southampton.
Frank Day. of Detroit, was killed
in an automobile accident at the State
Fair at Milwaukee while riding Tom
Cooper's big machine in ive-mile
race.
Another accident to the propeller
OF Professor Langley's aerodome pre-
vented the test at Whitewater, Va.
Heavy SHOWS fell upon the Colorado
mountains and in portions Of Mime
sofa and North Dakota and snow is
several inches deep.
Mrs. Georgia S. Hatcher, promi-
nent club woman OF Washington, died
at the residence of H. c. Barnard, in
Chicago
Morris Read, aged 26, tried to COM
nit suicide by taking chloroform at
his home, in Philadelphia, and Lillian
Schaefer, his sweetheart, on learning
Of his attempt upon his life. tried to
throw herself in front of trolley car.
Harold Vynne, newspaper man, poet
and novelist, and once editor OF Town
Topics, was sent to an insane asylum
in Chicago mental wreck.
Sheriff McCord, of Clark county, KY,
has been declared entitled to the $500
offered for the arrest and conviction
of the assassin of J. B. Marcum.
William A. Hoffman, a farmland OF
Mayestown, ILL.,, shot and killed his
father-in-law, and told his wife he had
two more persons to kill.
Rev. James V. McGill, provincial OF
the Eastern Province Of the Congrega-
ton of Missions, celebrated his golden
jubilee in Philadelphia.
The failure of the Mexican Clay
Manufacturing Company caused the
suspension of the Bank OF Willoughby,
OF Willoughby, N. c.
A number OF men we're arrested in
Chicago charged with conspiracy to
rob wholesale houses by an ingenious
method.
The Cripple Creek Mines resumed
operations with nonunion men under
the protection Of infantry and cavalry
DR.. William H. Smith was killed and
eight persons were injured by a falling
wall caused by fire in Nashville, Tenn
Miss Alice Roosevelt took trip to
the bottom OF the bay at Newport, r.
l., on the submarine boat Moccasin.
A general strike was ordered at the
Nelson Morris packing plant at South
St, Joseph, Mo, 1900 men going out.
Foreign.
Seven persons were killed and ~
wounded in fight between several
thousand Armenians and police and
troops at an Armenian church near
Elizabethpol, Russian Transcaucasia.
Negotiations between representatives
of the large steel works in Germany,
| Belgium and France for the formation
of European steel trust are progress
ing favorably.
Turkish official circles are exercised
over the action Of the Greek Premier
in protesting to the powers against
the atrocities perpetrated by the Turks.
Russia has requested permission Of
China to postpone the evacuation OF the
frontier provinces of Manchuria for
several months after October 8.
One French warship will be sent to
Turkish waters without waiting for
the other ships Of the French Squad
ron to get in readiness.
The Germany army maneuvers, con-
Quoted in person by Emperor William,
were more spectacular than ever.
1t was rumored in London that the
White Star Line will secede from the
shipping combine.
United States Minister Leishman
presented demand to the Turkish
government for the dismissal of Res
hid Pasha, vail OF Beirut, on the
ground that so long as he was retain
ed in Office the lives and property Of
Americans in Beirut were insecure 1t
is reported that the Objectionable vail
has been dismissed and Nazim Pasha
appointed to the office.
The British Foreign Office has made
representations to the United States
government concerning the recent seiz-
ure OF several islands off the northeast
coast of British Borneo by a United
States gunboat. The question will
likely be submitted to arbitration.
A diplomat in London says the
Turkish government has been warned
against engaging in war, and there
fore hesitates to make a move which
may result in armed intervention OF
Europe
Advices from Athena say the Greek
government is deternNaed to cooper
ate with the Porte iMthe suppression
of the Instruction in Macedonia.
The Trades Union Congress in Lei
cester, England, declared for an agi-
tation in favor Of an eight-hour day
generally.
Six hundred Turkish troops were
routed by Macedonian insurgents at
Yeltepe, Roumela.
Rear Admiral Cotton confirms the
reports that he can land 500 marines,
il necessary.
Arthur w. Ufer, New York stock