Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-04-10
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

lie Burdick irquest has caused
rupture between Police Justice Murphy
and District Attorney Coat5worth, and
the latter has declined to take any part
in the hearing to determine whether
Pencil met death by accident or de-
sign.
The national executive board OF the
mineworkers is making arrangements
to organize West Virginia. 1t is said
that the fact that West Virginia was
not well organized has been used
against the miners in their national
conventions.
Lieut. Joel R. Lee, OF the Tenth In
fantry, who was tried by court-martial
at Iligan, Island of Mindanao, on the
charge OF manslaughter, has been &C
quilted
A sandstone caused a collision on
the Santa Fe near Santa Rosa. n. NJ,
in which one trainman was killed and
three seriously injured.
The steam yacht Czarina, the first
vessel of the auxiliary yacht navy, was
launched at the Crescent ShipyardS,
Elizabeth, N. J.
Members of the School Board in
Philadelphia were convicted Of accept
ing brides from candidates for positions
as teachers.
A messenger boy was held up and
robbed OF $1,000 belonging to his en-
ployers near the Tombs Prison i'll New
York.
1t is charged that foreign workmcn
are being imported into Manila Ill VIC
lation OF the Contract Labor Law.
The fight in the Chicago Board OF
Trade has resulted in evidence being laid
before the grand jury in effect that sew
eral of the leading commission houses IN
that city have been guilty of bucket
shopping
A I4-year-old girl was the heroine OF
a tenemcnt-house fire in New York city.
She nearly lost her own life in trying to
save all aged crippled uncle, who persisted
after she had dragged him to the top
hoor
A force of troops and constabulary,
commanded by Captain Perry routed the
ladrones who recently attacked and tor
a time held possession OF Surigao, Is
land Of Mindanao
An explosion of chemicals in the
Ursuline Convent, New York city, re-
suited in serious injuries to two young
girls and caused panic among TIE STU
dents.
A large meeting of negroes was held
in Brooklyn. n. Y, to protest against
disfranchiscment Of the colored men in
the South, and particularly in Virginia.
The jury in the case Of Walter DIM
ock. accused of stealing 10000 from the
United States Mint at San Francisco,
rendered verdict of guilty
Two steamers arriving at New York
reported having passed burning steam
err which is believed to have been the
John J. Hill, of Philadelphia.
James Farrell was shot and killed III
a struggle with a policeman in Chicago
who surprised him, in the act of fore
ing all entrance to house.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will investigate the alleged pooling
arrangement between the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe Railroad Companies.
T. H. Hartman is to get valuable
land and cash commission from Presl-
dent Diaz on condition that he build
railroad in Lower California.
The attorneys for Mrs. Herman Gel
rich and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
have made application for further stay
in the Fair heirs case.
The Chinese Commission to ST. Louis
is to be headed by Prince Pu Lun as
chief and Huang Kai CHA as vice COM
missioner.
The Hammond mine OF the Philadel-
phia and Reading Company has resum-
ed operations, after an idlenesS OF over
a year.
United States Senator Clark, OF Ar
kansas. got the better Of Congressman
Brundige i'll hst-fght in Little Rock.
Articles of merger were filed at Har-
risburg, Pa, of all the large companies
in the Connelsville region.