Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-01-08
fHE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT 0RDEp.
Domestic.

The Southern Railway absorbed the
Knoxville and Bristol, road 40 miles
long between Corryton and Morris
town. Tenn.
President I. J. Shaffer announced
Mat 5000 idle sheetiron workers would
resume work under the revised scale
aext week.
Funeral services were held in Ila-
rama over the remains OF Fargo
Squiers, son OF United States Minister.
Squicrs.
Two prospcctors were killed in Ar
row Canon Range, Nevada, by Piute
indians, who arc threatening TO re-
volt.
John F. Balcnan and his wife, Mel
lie, were arrested in New York OH the
charge OF cruelty to their son.
Rev. Niles Fish, well known Meth
odist missionary, died in Burlington,
VT, at the age OF " years.
The reduction of wages at Home
stead is said TO have caused discomfort
among the workmcn.
At IFS session in Minneapolis the
convention OF Icta Psi College fra
ternity elected officers.
Horace {. Bush, president OF the
Union Pacific Railroad, has handed in
his resignation.
-Four persons were seriously hurt as.
the result OF a trolley car accident
Rcar Pttsburg.
The South Penn Oil Company has pur-
chased tho oil leases and property of the
United States Oil Well Company, the
consideration being $65o,ooo.
definitely the time in which the Univer..
sity Of Nebraska may take advantage Of
his offer TO donate $4,000.
The body Of Fargo Squiers, son Of the
United States minister to Cuba, who was
accidentally killed, was brought to Ha-
vana from Marianao.
A wreck on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad near MELVILLE, Pa, resulted in
the death of two persons and the injury
of a number OF others.
Among the victims OF the fire in Chi
cago were the grandsons of John {. Pat
tcrSon. a retired merchant, Of Charlottes-
vile, Va.
Fire on the sixth and seventh floors OF
the Murray Hill Hotel. New York, re-
suited in $4,000 damage TO property.
Funeral services for the late Moody
Merrill were held at tho Walnut Avenue
Congregational Church, Roxbury. Mass
Constable William H. Morton. oil
Hamilton, O.. was shot down by Man
whom he attempted to arrest.
Mrs. Adam Youngblood was killed and
her son wounded in a fight with robbers
at Valverde, Col.
Daniel Edward Fiskc, widely known as
all author and newspaper writer, dice
at Upton, Mass.
Plans have been perfected for con
solidation of rs of the largest expires:
companies of Boston.
John s. Downing was pardOncd by
Governor Odell after serving "a years ii
Sing Sing prison.
The 5000 employees of the Edga
Thomson Steel Works have accepted ;
big cut in wages.
Fred Arnold. IS years old. coniessc'
completely in the Youngblood murder a
Denver, Col
Capt. Fred Pabst. head of the rabs
Brewing Company, died at his home i,
Milwaukee.
Three men are in the Newark Cit,
Hospital as the result of fire in thci
home.
The Morning Star Thresher Factory
at Napoleon, o., was burned down.
The National Rolling Mills, at Nc
Kcesport, have resumed operations.
The Clyde Steamship Company ha
demanded in New York S4o5.ooo 70
damages sustained by the Kiowa whc'
she was rammed by the Admiral Dcwe
OF the American Steamship Company
Orders have been received to immedi
ately put in operation blast furnace No
3 at DuqueSne and furnace Fl, OF tn
Edgar Thomson Steel Works. at Brad