Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-06-10
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading
Domestic.


demoraized railroad traffic IN Kansas
and Missouri :,
The Philadelphia and Lehigh Val
lev Traction Companys bOndholders
have adopted reorganization plan
by which the entire system VIII De
made compact, with new hrst mort
gage for $4,6oo,oo
The convention of the Western
Federation of miners adopted the re-
port and recommendations OF the
committee on utilization with other
labor organizations.
Counterfeit United States half dol
lars and quarters are abundant III
Vancouver, b. {. They are the same
make that lately flooded the Sound
cities.
The cash cmbczzled by Douglas
NJ. Smith, teller of the National
Tradesmen's Bank of New Haven,
CT, is estimated at $4,000.
Supreme Master Workman William
H. Miller, OF the Ancient Order
United Workmen, died at sanltar-
ium in Battle Creek. Mich.
Confucianism and Taoism were
discussed at the International Mis-
sionary Union, in session in Clifton
Springs, n. Y.
The Missouri and Indiana build
ings at the Worlds Fair, in St. Louis,
were dedicated. :.
Twelve hundred miners suspended
work in vicinity of Terre Haute, Ind,
to assist in search for the four-year-
old son of DR.. Byers, who has been
missing from home since Sunday.
Ponds and abandoned mines were
searched and gypsy camps exam
ined.
c. L. Saylor, general manager of
the Armour packing interests IN
South Omaha, committed suicide. He
has been suffering from nervous de-
preston.
Douglas NJ. Smith, paying teller
in the National Tradesmen's Bank i'll
New Haven, Ct, was arrested on the
charge of being defaulter.
Twenty persons were injured,
some seriously, by the tornado that
swept the town of Tekamah, Neb.
The property loss is $4,000.
The mutilated body of a soldier
was found in the rifle range at Fort
Etndn hllcIl. L HS oiiNSio iNi"0NN
to give information.
Arthur A. Eddy was sentenced to
prison in FL Paso. Tex, for 90 years
for the murder of Daniel Mitchell.
Oliver w. Stewart. chairman of the
National Prohibition Convention,
saws the nomination Of Gen. Nelson
A. Miles for the presidency by the
Prohibitionists may not be available
in view of the absence Of statement
by him setting forth his position.
The first national convention. or
conference, of young peoples socie-
ties of the different denominations,
c He'd the Young Peoples Mission
ary Movement, will be held at Wi
mona Lake for 10 days, beginning
June II.
The platform adopted by the Ne
braska Democratic Convention was
framed by Mr.. w, J. Bryan and is a
reaffirmation of the Kansas City
platform of 1000. Mr.. Bryan will be
a delegate to the national convention:
Samuel R. Galloway, president OF
the American Locomotive Company,
and former president of the New
York Central Railway Company died
at his home, in New York, aged 81
years. .,
The Wyoming delegation to the !
Democratic National Convention will !
be instructed to vote for Hearst.
The murder several months ago |
Of Andrew H. Green, known as the |
father of the Greater New York, and
one of New York's most prominent |
public men, was recalled when suit
was brought by John R. Plat against
Hannah Elias, a mulattress, to recover |
certain real estate and money in
banks, held in her name, and which
Mr.. Plat claims was obtained ON
threats to expose his relations with
her.
The suspension of S. Mum, Son &
20. was announced on the New York
Cotton Exchange The firm is one
If the oldest in the cotton trade in that
:ity. The head bookkeeper and cash
er disappeared about 10 days ago,
md the firm believes that as soon
IS its accounts are Strengthened out
t will be able TO resume.
Four masked robbers gagged and
'ound three employees of the Delaware
county Electric Railway, at Phlladel-
'hia, and blew open two safes, secur-
ng only $I5o in cash.
Foreign.