Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-11
TIE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

Blanche st. Clair, who was cOnneCteq
with a gang Of postoffice thieves, died
in a Philadelphia hospital without re-
vealing the whereabouts OF her hus-
band, the leader Of the gang, though
urged by the police and physicians to
do so.
John Slaughter, the oldest Wyoming
pioneer, died at Cheyenne, aged ga. He
went to Wyoming in 1867, and was
territory and state Librarian for 80 years
and was assistant Librarian at the time
of his death.
The cruiser Des Moines in her Off
cial speed trial over the Cape Ann
course exceeded her contract speed,
making an average OF 1858 knots per
hour.
The government authorities have
conhscated $4,000 Mexican cigars in a
private warehouse in San Francisco,
many of them valued at rs cents each.
Albert A. Honey, Chicago inventor
of the underground trolley, is dead
from stroke of paralysis. He was an
old-time telegraph operator.
A letter left by Amodeo Nicola, an
Italian. who committed Suicirde near
Sacramento, Cal, clames the Maha OF
Brooklyn for his death.
The prosecution closed in the case
OF Mrs. Mary Mcknight, on trial IN
Candillac, Mich, on the charge OF poi
soning her brother.
Two employees OF the United States
Express Company were arrested in
Pittsburg on the charge OF rifiing eX-
press packages.
In the destruction of the home OF
George Wright, by fire in Whatcom,
Wash, his eight-year-old son, Reuben,
was burned to death. In trying to save
his life his sister, Maggie, ~ years old,
was terribly burned and was compelled
to jump from an upper window.
Ex-Alderman Ghysels, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, and Corey P Bissell, former
member of the Board of Public Works,
confessed that they had accepted brides
from Salisbury and announced their pur-
pose to plead guilty.
City Attorney Liant Salisbury, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, continued his evidence
against Alderman Charles 7. Johnson
charged with being involved in the water
deal scandal.
The executive committee of the Cltl-
zens Industrial Association of America
in session in Dayton, O., took steps tc
fight the walking delegate and the eight
hour law.
A wagonload of Cinnamon who were
being smuggled into this country was
Erie Canal Four of the Cinnamon were
overturned near Buffalo and fell into the
Erie Canal. -Four of the Cinnamon were
| drowned
Timothy Mccarthy, the walking dele
gate of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
| Union in New York, was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary for extor-
| ton.
A dinner was given at his home, in
New York, by Andrew Carnegie, to 43
men who were formerly associated with
him in the Carnegie Steel Company.
Bishop Burgess, of Long Island, in a
sermon in St. Pauls Chapel New York,
protested, on religious grounds, against
the production of "Parsifal."
There was terrific excitement on the
| New York and New Orleans Cotton
Exchanges on receipt OF the govern
ment crop report, and new high rec
ordS were made, the extent OF the trans
actions being enormous.
Rev. George D. Morgan, rector OF
Christ Church, of New Haven, Ct, was
elected Misrepresentation of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Springfield. by the
synod.
Victor Herbert has resigned as d.
rector Of the Pittsburg Orchestra.