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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
STRIKING GIRLS STABBED IN RIOT.
Italians Who Took Place of Girl Ragpickers
Use Knives.

New York Especially In a riot, the
result of strike at a rag factory in
First street, several girls were stabbed,
one of them so seriously that she had
to be taken to a hospital.
The employees, about so in number, re-
Gently organized under the name of the
Clip Sorters' Union.
Demands were made upon the firm,
which were refused, and strike was de-
clarcd. To carry on their business the
firm engaged number of Italians. Then
the new union proceeded to station pick
cts near the factory At night when the
Italians came out of the factory free
fight occurred, and the Italians, it is said,
used knives to defend themselves. In
the ARRAY Lena Schwartz was stabbed
in the neck At the hospital it was said
she would probably recover.
Three other girls were slightly hurt,
and they were taken to their homes.
Two Italians were arrested and held on
charges of felonious assault.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
TlLLMAN IS NOT GUILTY.
South Carolina Jury Renders a Verdict OF
Acquitial.

Lexington, S. c. (Special).-The trial
of James H. Tilman, who was charg-
ed with the murder of N. G.. Gonzales,
editor of the State, in Columbia on
January IS last, ended in an acquittal.
The jury, before which Tilman has
been on trial since September 20,
brought in a verdict OF not guilty, thus
ending judicial hearing which has en-
crossed the attention OF the public OF
South Carolina as none other has in
the last quarter of century The jury
was out for 20 hours before arriving at
a verdict. Never was a case in South
Carolina courts more vigorously con-
tested than this. The Solicitor was as
sisted in the prosecution by four other
lawyers, while the accused was defend
cd by seven lawyers, an exceptional ar
ray Of counsel More than a hundred
witnesses gave testimony, about as
many on one side as the other, and
nine lawyers argued before the jury.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
FliDDing of Coins.

Lawrenceville, Ill. (Specia). In the
Lawrcnceville Circuit Court here a
jury trying the case of the state against
George Ryan, charged with assault to
commit murder, could not reach a YER
dict after being ont SO hours, when one
Of them suggested Tipping nickels-
heads to convict. tails to a0quit Each
juror put nickel in hat. shake and
a toss and the nickels fell on a table,
six and six, necessitating another
toss. The second trial showed four
heads and eight tails, resulting in &C
quittal. The court accepted the YER
dict, but did not know how it was
reached. The state will get a new trial
and the jurors may be indicted.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
IT PUZZLES THE DOCTORS.
No Such Case In the Books as Calvin Snyder
Presents

Clyde, N. Y. (SpcciaD.-The strange
case of Calvin Snyder is attracting the
attention OF the medical fraternity
throughout the country. Snyder is u.
His body is covered with so or more
bonelike protubcranccS, varying from
onc-half inch to FIVE inches in diameter.
The like of these knobs has never been
seen on human body. They are "a
hard as stone and the color of the skin
The first appeared four years ago OF
the right side Then others came. l.
was only recently that Snyder REVEALED
his condition to his wife. She, in alarm
called in a doctor.
The physician was unable to give
diagnosis Other doctors were called
and all agreed that the disease is no
recorded in medical books. At a ses
sion of the Wayne County Medical As
ISOLATION Snyder was examined. Hi
case was declared unprecedented. Doc
tors predicted his death would occr
soon, but he still lives and suffers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
AIRSHIP FELL INTO BAY
DR.. 0erth, However, Had Sailed Above
Frisco Two Hours.
ENGINE OF ONLY sIX.HORSE POWER.
Sails Over San Francisco Raising md Lower.
Log Himself at Will aud Changing His
Course With Ease-All DR.. Greth's Small
Savings Spent In The Construction of His
Machine.

Sam Francisco, Cal. (SpeciaD DIR.
August Greth, poor inventor, work
Ing alone and practically without funds,
has achieved the most pronounced sue
cess i'll airship building yet been re-
corded in the United States.
Without any advertising OF the
event, DR.. Greth surprised the pco-
pie by sailing over San Francisco, rails
ing and lowering himself at will, chang
ing his course with ease and altogether
demonstrating that he had his aerial
courser under complete control.
The success of his experiment is the
more remarkable for the reason that
his apparatus was OF the crudest kind,
the airship being equipped with cheap
gasoline engine able to generate only
six horsepower
DR.. Greth had previously tested his
airShlp by making ascenSions with the
balloon held captive by long rope,
but Sunday was the first time that he
had gone skyward free. The ascension
was made from a lot almost in the
heart OF the city and DR.. Greth at
tempted TO encircle a towering news
paper building about a mile eastward,
but found the high currents too strong
for his power and then turned in an
opposite direction. The winds carried
him oceanward, and for time he how
cred in the vicinity of the Golden
Gate, making various successful trials
OF his steerin- gear. The currents
threatened to take him out over the
Pacific, and he decided to make a
landing on the parade grounds OF the
Preside military reservation, but made
the mistake of letting ont too much
gas and landed in the bay. about 200
feet from shore The crew Of the life
saving station rescued the aeronaut and
the flying machine, which was little
damaged by the unfortunate termina-
ton Of the voyage,
The balloon of Greth is cigar-5hapcd
and has capacity OF $4,000 feet Of gas,
with lifting capacity OF 1900 to 1000
pounds. The car is similar in con-
Struction to SantO-DumontS and
weighs about 500 pounds.
The engine is a I2-horseDower gas
oline motor, and the total weight car
ried skyward, including that of the in
ventor and zoo pounds OF ballast, was
about 400 pounds For some mex
plicable reason the motor would not de
vclop more than six horsepower, and
DR.. Greth found considerable difficulty
in making Roadway against the Cuff
rent.
He expects to make another ascen-
sion in few days, when he will have
repaired the minor damage caused by
the saltwater bath and rcmedicd the
defects brought out by his two-hour
cruise in clOrdland.
Already money men have profferc1
aid, and Greth will at once construct a
machine complete in all details.
With $1,000" he said, Il can build an
airship that will be controlled as easily
as an automobile running on a boulc-
ward. My present machine represents
several hundred dollars OF savingS-all
the money | could command"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
VICTORY FOR UNITED STATES.
Ree8ffcd That Alaska Tribunal Comedies The
American Case.

London (By Cable).-The Morning
Advertiser announces that it regrets to
learn from a source which it regards
as beyond question that the decision OF
the Alaska boundary tribunal virtually
comedies the American case.
The Morning Advertiser, which ap-
pears to be thoroughly satisfied with
the reliability OF its statement, says the
news will be received i'll Canada with
CONSERVATION. 1t gives map and a
detailed explanation showing how the
decision will affect Canada, and adds
that those who have followed the ar
guments have been thoroughly satisfied
with Hon. Clifford Sifton's preparation
and presentation OF the case.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Letter Carrier Played The Races.

Chicago (Specia) Albert Joerndt, .
lcttcr-carricr, is in Jail awaiting arraign-
ment on the charge of stealing letters
and the checks and money they con-
tanned. Jocrndt confessed to Postofice
Inspector Stuart that he had been bet
ting Oh races and, being pressed for
money to cover his losses, for more than
a year had been committing thefts. The
total amount taken may reach into the
thousands of dollars. Joerndt was an
officer in the National Association OF
Letttcr-carriers. -----
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
War on the Toy Pistol.

Columbus, o. Especially The State
Boar dof Health adopted a resolution
by which their secretary was directct
TO take steps to prevent the sale
toy pistols and other explosive ar
nurtenances. The resolution recitc
hat 600 persons were killed, 100 mad.
blind and 1000 others injured on III
last Fourth OF July. The board. there
fore, declares it to be the duty
health authorities to abolish the evil
attendant upon the celebration OF |,
dependence Day.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

Miss Pansy Ballard, freshman STU
dent at the University of Nebraska,
took poison on the street and died
while praying in St. Theresas Pro-
Cathedral
Secretary c. c. Hamlin, of the Grip
pie Greek District Mineowners' Asso-
citation, issued statement accusing the
Western Miners Association OF seri-
GUS crimes.
At the convention Of the Christian
Women's Board OF Missions in De-
troit, Mrs. Jessie Brown Pounds con-
demncd modern society as the mod
ern Babblc OF Babel.
William Sparger, cantor, or reader,
of the Reformed Temple Emmanuel, OF
New York, attempted to commit sui
eide in a Philadelphia hotel.
The two companies Of American ar
tillcry which occupied Santa Clara,
Cuba, and batteries at Havana, sailed
for the United States.
Prof. Charles E. Greene. dean Of
the Department: Of Engineering at the
University OF Michigan, died at his
home in Ann Arbor.
Plans have been drawn for the con-
structiOn of a canal to connect the
cities OF Providence and Worcester, to
cost 100000.
Six men were blown high in the air
by an explosion at natural gas well
near Worthington, Pa, one probably
fatally.
Charles c. Wentisch shot and killed
R. Reeves, who was trying to break
into his home at Woodhaven, L. |.
Irene Bonner was shot and probably
fatally wounded in Chicago by Rich
ard Breen, former sutton.
The Ohio plant Of the Carnegie Steel
Company at Youngstown, employing
25oo hands. shut down.
The Supreme Castle, Knights OF the
Golden Eagle, in session in Harris
burg. Pa, adjourned, after electing Of
fccrs and deciding to meet next year
in Washington.
The Federal officials and local police
officers who rounded up $50 Cinnamon
i'll Boston were hcrcely denounced by
resolutions adopted at maSsmcetng
Alexander Hoff, superintendent OF
Che foreign mail branch Of the New
York postoffice, was committed to jail
Three-fourths of the metal workers
Of the International Silver Company, in
Meriden, Conn, voted against the pro-
posed strike.
William F. Siegnor, who shot and
wounded Miss Amelia Garrett in Pitts
burg, Pa, died from self-in1icted
wounds
The five leaders of the Fort Leaven-
worth prison mutiny were convicted OF
murder and sentenced to prison for
life.
Albert German, alleged defaulting
clerk OF the Third National Bank OF
Louisville, KY, was adjudged insane.
4 charge of extortion was made
against Walter S Thompson, a retired
Inspector OF the New York police
force.
The Chicago and Alton Railroad Of
fcials have advanced wages of the shop
employees from 8 to IL per cent
Tom Hall, colored, accused Of shoot
ing a white boy, was hanged BY mob
in the jail yard at Wickliffe, KY.
The report Of secretary John Foord,
CT the American Asiatic Association,
says the substitution of Russian for
Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria
means the beginning Of the partition OF
the Chinese Empire, and the United
States must accept their responsibility
in dealing with the question.
George Duncan, lawyer OF New
York city, was accidcntlly shot and kill
cd near Russellville, KY, while out
hunting lie is nephew OF George B.
f. Ju.orJc
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Financial.

Nearly all municipal bonds being
sued now are put out at 4 per cent.
Atchson is notably strong and the
uying is said to be Of the best.
Amalgamated Copper directors dc
Jared the usual quarterly dividend OF
I per cent.
Boston city has borrowed 100000
his year, Tor all Of which it pays 4 pei
'cnt.
Warwick Iron G. Steel has followed
ut its compact and closed two OF it
last furnaces.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
DR.. Alexander Dead.

Lancaster, Pa. (SpcciaD.-Dr. H. N,
Alexander, the owner of the Lancaster
County Vaccine Farms, near Marietta,
died at his country home, at Conewago,
aged s. years. He established his vac
cine farms in 1850, and they comprise
the largest vaccine establishment in the
world, producing 100000 points annu-
ally Several hundred cattle are kept
to produce smallpox virus. Dr.. Asex-
andcr had recently begun produeiaig
antitoxin for diphtheria. g. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Wireless Teiegraphy Station Opened.

Port Townsend. Wash Especially.
The plant of the Pacific Wireless Tclc
graph Company was thrown open to the
public here. The apparatus worked sat
isfactorily on the initial message, wFici;
advised President Roosevelt of the COM
pletion OF connections at Fort Casey o.
WILDLY Island with the land lines Of
the big telegraph companies Following
this, large number of congratulated
messages were passed between For
Casey and this city.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
New Counterfeit in Circulation.

The Secret Service announced the
discovery of new counterfeit ten-dol-
lar United States note. The note in
hand is of the series OF 1901; Lyons,
register; Roberts, treasurer, with por-
traits of Lewis and Clark. 1t is a we'll
executed photographic production, print
ed on a good quality of bond paper,
without any attempt to initiate silk
fiber. The color of the seal, numbering
and large X, with superimposed ten
on the face of the note, is pink instead
of carmine
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Editor Convicted of Contempt.

San Juan, Porto Rico (SpeciaD -
Hobart S. Bird, editor Of the San Juan
News, and ]. Medina, the Mayaguez
correspondent OF that paper, were con
victed in the Mayaguez District Court
Of contempt. Bird was sentenced to X
days imprisonment and to pay a $Ioo
fine. Medina was condemned to 30
days in Jail and to pay fine of $500
There is no aDDeaI
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Newspaper Office Mobbed.

jamestown, N. D. (SpeciaD.-A mob
has entered the office of the Journal at
Kensal, spilled several cases of type in
the street and wrecked the interior OF
the office. Editor c. L. Allen has been
fighting lawless element in his paper,
and it is believed the members Of that
gang committed the outrage
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Creign.

The Japanese workmen at the Port
Arthur docks have been discharged.
The exodus from other parts Of Man
churia continues. A Japanese minister
says that Japan, while STIMULATING
the integrity OF Korean and Chinese
sovereignty, makes no point Of the
military evacuation OF Manchuria
1t now appears that the governor of
Beirut, Syria, who was dismissed from
che govcrnorship on demand of the
United States, was told to return to Con-
stantinoplc TO be the recipient of impe-
rial favors.'
The physicians of Premier Zanardclli,
OF Italy, have advised him to take rest
from his ministerial labors, and he has
so informed his colleagues.
Two men held up a passenger tram
between Dunaburg and Pleskov. i'll Rus
sa, robbed the safe and baggage and cs-
capped with the booty
United States Consul General Skinner
is in Paris making preparations for the
United States governments expedition
10 Abyssinia.
The Russian administrator OF Nlu
chwang. Manchuria, proposes TO organ
izc a municipal council with one Amer
can and two British members, their de
cisons to be subject to the administra
tors approval.
Rear Admiral Won Prittintz will take
command OF the German East Asiatic
Squadron. There are now 10 German
warshipS in south China waters and 3
off the Japanese coast.
NJ. Boeufe, chancellor Of the French
embassy at Washington, has been ap
pointed representative OF the foreign
otfice at the St Louis Exposition.
The Duke of Dcvonshire has condi-
,ionally accepted the presidency OF the
British Free Food Leaque.
COL Sir William Colville, the Kings
master of ceremonies, died in London
Great Britain is sending two addition
4 warships to China.
The Earl of Hardwickc has been APP
,Onted under secretary OF state for In
ia, and the Earl of Donoughmorc has
cccivcd the appointment Of under sec
.ctary of state for war in the British
oycrnment.
The Russian Ministers Of War and
1arine have announced that while not
:Shing to make any move likely tc
rccipitatc hoStilitics in the Far East.
,ey are prepared to meet any eventu-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Woman Found Murdered.

St. Louis (SpeciaD.-The dead body
Of Mrs Kate Lauman, aged SO years,
was found lying in a clump of bushes
near the roadside at Normandy, a sub
urb OF this city. She had been shol
and robbed of several valuable din
monds. There is no clue 10 the mur-
dnref
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-10-23
Killed His Father and Mother.

Chicago (SpeciaD.-Earl Ellsworth,
who confessed to having murdered his
iather and mother and boardcr at his
home in Woodstock, ILL.,, waived
change Of venue, for which he had ap.
olicd, and threw himself on the mercy
Of the court. He was given a life sen.
tence in the penitentiary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-11
MoRrEMsEM AM1 TAE Law.

THERE Is NO GOOD REASON why
the dissenting opinion Of Judge
Afarioneaux. sitting on the supreme
bench i'm place Of Justice AfcCsrthy in
the second appeal Of Peter MOrtensen,
should be interposed as a bar TO the ex-
ecution OF the sentence of the trial
court. on an alleged technical error
Of the lower court Judge MariOEeauN
thinks The case should be remanded for
a new trial. It may be granted for the
sake or argument that a technical error
was committed, but even so it cannot
possibly by any bubble be construed
as prejudicing the defendants case.
Judge Marioneaux says: Il have no
opinion to express in respect TO the guilt
or innocence Of the accused, and I'm the
distribution OF the matter presented TO
this court upon this second appeal the
question of guilt or innocence is clearly
an immateriaI consideration" We beg
TO differ nom Judge MarioneauX. II
doing 60 we do not for a moment qUes-
ton his knowledge Of the law or his
ehtire impartiality. He looks at the
matter. not from the human standpoint
rigid law Interpretation.
Because OF a mere technical error, a
bare bubble. he would put salt Lake
county TO the expense Of giving Morton
sen a new trial in the face Of the fact
that his guilt has been established be-
yond all reasonable doubt. and that, il
innocent. ne has had every. opportunity
90 prove it. True, the defendant does
not have to prove his innocence; he is
presumed to be innocent until he has
been proven guilty. Mortensen has
been proven guilty in as fair a trial as
any defendant has ever had in any
court. He has not produced one iota Of
tangible evidence in his own behalf.
Now we are told that because a dep
uty sheriff I'm charge Of the Mortensen
jury pointed out to the jurors certain
things around the spot where the body
Of Mortensen's victim was found, Nor
Jensen should have a new trial. And
we are told further that the opinion in
which this IS set forth is TO be present.
ed to the state board Of pardons as a
reason why Mortensen's sentence should
be commuted or a respite granted. The
idea is repugnant to all ordinary ideas
OF right and justice.
The people OF Utah are patient and
Iongsunering. They have seen murder
after murder committed I'm supposedly
civilized communities; they know a row
of cells at the state prison contains
half q dozen men who should long since
have paid the penalty, and they know
that other men are today walking the
streets when they should be filling dis
honored graves. Now they are demand
ing an example which viii act as a de-
tcrrent to the crime of murder. They
are DESTROYS OF knowing whether the
law was made FOR the protection Of
murderers or for the protection Of the
public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-11
AN UNFORTUNATE DECISION.

FUDGE MARSHALL has decided that
the federal court over which he pre-
sides has no jurisdiction in the suit Of
the Mine G smelter Supply company
and IL. c.. Nance against State Auditor
Tingey and state Treasurer Dixon.
brought 90 determine the constitution
atty Of raising the salaries Of the SUI
preme and district court judges during
the terms for which they We're elected.
A contemporary says the decision was
based on the ground that the action
was not important enough for Judge
Marshall 60 recognize it, and adds that
BE might have gone further and said
that the matter had been fully disposed
OF 10y the Utah supreme court.
AS usual. our contemporary IS I'm error
on both points. The question was one
Of Jurisdiction. not of importance, for
n more Important suit has rarely been
fled in this state The court held that
the amount of money involved vas not
sufficiently large for him to take cognl-
zance of it, Further the case has not
been passed upon by the state supreme
court for the good and sufficient reason
that not a single member Of that court
Is qualified to consider &c. Nor is any
district judge so qualified. The decision
I'm the case of the state officers cannot
be used I'm this connection because it
was made possible through a miserable
clubbing Interpretation Of a section Of
The constitution that is entirely separate
and apart from the section covering the
supreme and district judges
Ninety five per ccnt.Of the lawyers Of
Utah are a unit In declaring that it is
"a violation OF the constitution for the
judges TO draw increased pay under the
law passed by the last legislature. Ev-
cry one Of the judges has taken an oath
60 support that constitution. Every
time they take a dollar Of the increase
they take a questionable dollar. They
should have been as anxious to have
Judge Marshall pass on the question
as the public was. for Judge Marshall
could not possibly be accused Of any
bias in the matter
instead OF allowing the matter to go
before the court they permitted their
paid attorney 90 interpose a technical
objection that prevented Judge Mar
SHAH from taking jurisdiction Tt looks
as If the judges were afraid to have an
Impartial court say whether or not
they arc entitled to this extra money.
There is yet a way, however. for them
10 clear themselves Of this justidable
imputaton.
Let them get together and agree on
a statement Of facts. This should be
~azr. Then let them suhuait thA case