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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
JEALOUS MANS CRIME.
Shot Ills Wife In Park and Then Turns Pistol
on Himself.

New York (SpeciaD AFTER shoot
ing his wife three times Saturday,
Morris Sacks, Russian weaver, 81
years old, turned the revolver upon
himself and fired two bullets into his
head. The woman will probably die,
but physicians at the hospital where
both were taken expect that Sacks
will recover.
The shooting occurred late in the
afternoon in Stuyvesant Park, and
caused great excitement among the
crowd Of women and children who
were in the park at the time.
Sacks and his wife had been sitting
together on bench for few mo-
ments, when he arose and fired three
shots, all Of which entered his wife's
head. Sacks then shot himself. Mrs.
Sacks dragged herself to where her
husband lay and threw herself on the
ground beside him. When the police
attempted to separate the couple Sacks
chung to his wife. The police believe
that jealousy was the cause of the
shooting.
Sacks came here from Russia six
months ago, and his wife had been
here only four days.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
WANT ssOO,oeO FOR OVERTIME.
Employees of the Eastern Peniteutiary Will
Apply to Legislature.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD. - Employees
of the Eastern Penitentiary have COM
bined to make legal demand upon the
state for over half million dollars.
which they claim is due them in wages
for working overtime.
The men, who are mostly guards
and watchmen, contend that ever since
TIE law making eight hours a days
work has been in force they have re-
peatedly sent in demands to the prison
inspectors for pay for the extra time
they have been compelled to put in
in the, institution, but that this has
been regularly refused, although every
other state institution long since in
augurated the cight-hour system.
The lawyers employed by the men
found that the commonwealth could
not be made the defendant in such a
suit, and ;. is now planned to have
the matter brought TIP before the leg
islaturc. A bill is being framed ask
ing the legislature to grant the claim
ants the right to sue the common
wealth, on the ground that the claim
is based on the eight-hour law made
by the legislature. The legislatures
attention will be called to the fact
that for more than decade the in
spectors of the Eastern Penitentiary
have been violating the law. The men
claim four hours each day, six days
a week, for more than 10 years in
most cases.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
MANY KILLED IN NINE.
From Thirty to Sixty Lives Lost By An
Explosion.

Trinidad, COL, (SpeciaD From 80
to 90 men lost their lives in terrific
explosion which occurred at Mine
No. 3 of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
and Iron Company at Terico, 40 miles
west of Trinidad The exact number
of dead may never be known, as the
mine is burning, and in all likelihood
the bodies will be consumed.
A large number Of mine officials
left here as soon as word OF the
accident was received. Company doc
tors were picked up all along the line
as well as all other available phySl-
clans. i. J. Foreman, Government
stock inspector, was at Terlco when
the explosion occurred. He returned
here and gave the following account Of
the accident:
81 was standing not more than 3oc
yards from the mouth of the tunnel
when the explosion occurred. The cx-
plosion was preceded by low rum
bling sound, resembling and earth
quake, which made the earth tremble
and startled the whole camp.
81 looked toward the mine and out
of the mouth of the tunnel and two
airshafts came a great volume OF
smoke and dust, which continued fot
nearly a minute. Out Of the two air
shafts, each of which is seven feet in
diameter, timbers two to three feet
thick were shot into the air and broke
into splinters. Rocks were thrown
over the camp for distance of a quar-
ter of a mile. In fact, it rained rocks.
broken timbers and all kinds of debris
for fully minute, and many people
were injured by being struck with
these .missels.
"The explosion, which resembled a
volcanic eruption, caused the widest
excitement. Men, women, and Children
rushed to the mouth of the tunnel, and
women whose husbands were in the
mine had to be brought away by min
ers to prevent their being killed by
the flying timbers and stones"
Deadly fumes came out of the mouth
of the tunnel.
The mine in which the accident &C.
Cured employs So men and it is be-
lieved that at least 60 were in the mine
at the time. News Of the explosion
brought assistance from the adjacent
camps. Deadly fumes overcame the
rescuers frequently. but their places
were Immediately aiken by others
ready to risk their lives. 1t was
not thought possible that any one in
the mine could escape death.
Nearly all the miners employed arc
Slavs. The mine was opened only A
year ago and extended 1000 feet into
the hin. The explosion is supposed
to have been caused by dust. Only
one body has been recovered, that ri
T. Duran, a driver, who was just en-
tering the tunel when the explosion
occurred. He was torn and burned
beyond recognition.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Foreign.

King Peter, of Servia, was cordially
welcomed in Sofa by Prince Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria At the banquet il
honor Of King Peters visit the Prince
emphasized the necessity of friendly
and intimate union, on which the fu-
ture of the two countries depended.
During an exciting debate in the
Spanish Chamber of Deputies on pro-
posals for the prosecution of certain
deputies the president was attacked
and the cruciix behind his chair was
overturned by blows OF sticks. .
The resignation Of Tomas Arias
secretary of state of'the Republic OF
Panama, apparently ends the division
Of the political parties.
Cambridge University conferred the
honorary degree of master of arts or
G. r. Lapsley, B. A., formerly assist,
ant in the department OF history oil
Harvard University.
A dispatch from Mohileff, Russia
states that there have been no anti
Jewish riots there, as reported, bui
that considerable disorders with army
reserve men have occurred in connec'
Jan with the mobilization OF troops.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
STREWN WITH CORPSES
Terrific Tight With Bayonst at bldd-
hist Temple.
BOTH SIDES LOSE MANY MEN.
After a japanese Force Takes the Position
the Russian Artillery Sweeps the Hill
Gen. Llrevitch Arrives at Mukden TO AS
sumo Command of the Siberian Corps
Kuropaikin Has Reinforcements.

Mukdcn (By Cable).-Thc Japanese
assumed the offensive on October II
at Yansintun, halfway between Bent
siaputze and Fengtiapu, on the Muk-
den road. The whole day was passed
by the artillery in preparation tor a
bombardmcnt Of the Russian positions.
Toward evening a whole regiment
moved out to capture the hill, on
which is a Buddhist temple, mile
south, OF Yansintun The temple was
held by a Russian battalion with two
machine guns.
\ fierce fight with cold steel strew-
ed the summit of the hill with corpses.
The Russians were outnumbered, their
machine guns were dismantled and
they were compelled to fall back upon
their main positions, carrying with
them the barrels Of their machine
guns.
The Russian artillery then swept the
hill with such hail Of projectlles that
the japanese were unable to remain
there. Heavy losses were inflicted
on both sides.
At daybreak the Russian guns on
Lone Tree Hill began shelling the
villages to the south, where the Japa-
nese were noticeably active. Similar
activity was remarked along the whole
front.
A detachment of the Russian west
ern column, under Colonel Giesser. on
the night of October 26 attacked a
couple OF villages lying a few miles
south of Sinchinpu. RussiaS mortar
batteries had previously shelled them
throughout the whole day. Neverthe-
less, the Japanese offered desperate
resistance, and it was only after de-
termined bayonet charge that the as
sailants cleared the villages, the name
of one OF which is not given and the
other of which is known as Hanlinpu.
A tour OF the hospitals in Mukden
shows that the accommodations tor
the wounded there are far inferior to
the hospitals at Liaoyang. This is
especially true of the Red Cross bar
racks, where the surgeons and sisters
arc on duty "a hours every other day.
Fewer wounded are now being
brought in, and the hospitals are be-
ginning 10 assume a normal aspect.
The Jewish doctors and surgeons
are especially distinguishing them
selves, devoting their time night and
day to the wounded, and the Jewish
soldiers in the field are displaying as
great bravery as their comrades OF
other religions.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
THE OLD DOMINION
Latest News Cleaned From All over
The State.

What promises to be conflict OF
jurisdiction OF the Circuit and Cor
poration Coarts of Lyncnburg was
started in the Corporation Court. at
Lynchburg, when A. c. Braxton, Of
Stanton, and George Z. Caskie and
S. V. Kemp, of Lynchburg, were ap:
pointed receivers to take charge OF
543 hogsheads of tobacco, the proper
ty OF tic Commonwealth Tobacco?
Company, which was recently placed
in the hands Of Jerome Taylor, OF
New Jersey, as revenue by the Cir
;uit Court. to dispose Of it for the
benefit OF the Consolidated Bank OF
New York. The receivers appointed
gave bond in penalty Of $4,000.
The wages of the 600 operatives OF
the Lynchburg Cotton Mill, which
were cut 10 per cent. last February,
will be increased that amount the
first OF next month.
The Virginia Division, United
Daughters OF the Confcderacy, at its
session in Petersburg received a pc
lition from the Pope Maury Chapter,
If Norfolk, asking for a charter, which
was granted by the convention. 1t
was developed that there is dissehsion
in the ickett-Buchanan Chapter OF
that city, 48 members having with
drawn and are now asking for another
charter. The first Thursday in DC
tober next was fixed by the president,
Miss Ruth Jennings, as the day for be-
slowing crosses of honor. Mrs. NC
Cullough, of Richmond, from the COM
mittee on the Jefferson Davis Monu-
ment Association, reported that the
total sum so far contributed to the
monument fund was $4,000, and that
the United Daughters of the Conted-
cracy of St. Louis had given $1,000.
The cost of the monument, for which
the city Of Richmond has given site,
will be $4,000.
Instead of prosecuting the son who
sought his life, Jesse Z. Rawls, OF
Suffolk, will do all in his power to de-
fend him. Luther f. Rawls during
an interview in his cell said his father
sent word he would make good the
amount or his forgery, 9ooo, anu o0
sides would hypothecate his whole eeS-
tate if necessary in order to save the
accused. Rawls confesses both crimes
and says he doesn't know why ne
committed them unless his mind was
not right.
Oscar Wells, aged IS years, OF
Roanoke, was accidentally killed by
Norman Young, boy of the same age
at the home OF the former. by the
discharge of a revolver. The young
boy fed and boarded a freight train
going in the direction OF Norfolk
The coroner'S jury decided that the
shooting was accidental.
Two runaway boys from Ashland
Herbert MoasS and Willie Midyett--
driving poney to a jumper. were
arrested il Fredericksburg BY City
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
NAVY TO CONDUCT IT.
investigation OF United States Steamboat In
soectl0n Service.

Washington, D. c. (Special) In
accordance with the directions OF the
President, Secretary Victor II. Met
calf, OF the Department of Commerce
and Labor, has completed arrange.
ments for a thorough investigation "
the several districts OF the Steamboat
Inspection Service, except that part
Of tie Second district which Is n
cluded in the port of New York. The
investigation will be conducted by
naval officers. who, at the request Of
Secretary Mctcalf. have been detailed
by the Navy Department for the serv-
ice, and ordered to report TO Score
tary Metcalf for instructions.
The officers selected to make the N
quiry are on the retired list. Each
officer has had assigned to him
certain district OF the Steamboat In
spection Service, as follows:
Rear Admiral Louis Kempf, First
district. San Francisco.
Commander l.. l.. Tanner, Third
district, Norfolk, Va.
Rear Admiral John R. Bartlett, M
terror Mississippi district.
Rear Admiral Wells l.. Field.
Eighth district. Detroit. Mich.
Rear Admiral f. NJ. Symonds, Ninth
district, Cleveland, Q.
Rear Admiral w. c. Wise, Tenth
district, New Orleans.
The cities named arc the iieadquar'
tiers of the districts In addition 10
the districts mentioned. the remaining
districts will be investigated. but as"
signments TO them yet have not been
made 1t is likely the inquiry in them
will be made By some of the officers
who have been detailed TO other dts"
tricts at the conclusion Of their pres
cnt assignments.
President Roosevelt. III his letter to
Secretary Metcaif. commenting on the
report OF the Siocum commission. gave
the following directions: 80
In order that | may be informed
as to the exact condition OF the sery-
ice in all its parts. J direct you 70
order a searching investigation, III
continuance OF the investigation OF the
commission. into the conduct OF TIE
central office, and OF every outside
subdivision OF the service save that ;"
New York.
The inquiry ordered by Secretary
Netcali is based on that order. The
President excepted New York because
an investigation into the affairs OF that
district already had been made by the
Slocum board. instructions have been
prepared by Secretary Metcalt, and
they will be communicated by him tc
the officers detailed to make the III.
quiry. The Secretary selected naval
! officers to make the investigation De
cause they are equipped thoroughly,
by education and experience, to con-
duct it, and to ascertain the facts
which it is the desire OF Secretary
Metcalf and of President RooSeFeli
to have before them. At thc~tonclu'
sion OF the inquiry which(fhe officers
will make as individuals. and not as
body. they will make written re-
port of Their findings aud recon-
mendations to Secretary Metca't
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
BLAMED ON THE ENGINEER
Two Sections of Worlds Fair Special
Come Together.
ENGINEER BLINDED BY HEADLIGHT.
The Passengers 10 the Pullman Car Received
the Full Force OF the Impact, and Three Of
Fourteen on Board Were Killed and
the Others More or Less Seriously In
jured.

Kansas City, Mo. (SpeciaD.-Threc
persons were killed and IL injured in
a rear-end collision between section
No and section No. of train No.
3, Missouri Pacific Worlds Fair spe-
cial, at Upton. Mo.
Train No. 8, on account of the heavy
Worlds Fair travel, was made up in
two sections, the first leaving ST.
Louis for Kansas City at 1910 P. NJ.
The second section left few min
utes later, and when it reached Tip
ton section No. 1 was taking on pas
sengers. According to Engineer Ram
scy, of section No. 2, headlight in
the yards blinded him, and lie was un
able to see section No. I. He also
says that his orders were clear
ahead" The second section was rum
ming about 80 miles an hour when the
collision occurred. The end sleeper
of section No. was entirely demol-
iShed and the second sleeper was over
turned
Those of the passenger whose in
juries were slight continued their
journey, while the more seriously hurt
were taken to the company's hospital
in St. Louis. w. J. Black and wife,
of Topeka, were taken to the MiSsou-
ri, Kansas and Texas Hospital i'll Sc
dalia. The engine of the second sec
ton struck the Pullman car Topaz
squarely, splitting it for two-thirds of
its length, and all Of the ID passen-
gers in the car were either killed or
injured. There were 22 passengers in
the next car ahead, and although all
were badly shaken up by the collision
and received a few scratches, only a
few were injured seriously.
The blame, according to Superin-
tendent w. J. Mckee, who went at
once to the scene Of the wreck, rests
with the engineer and conductor OF
the second section. They were run
ming Is miles an hour when. the ST.
perintendent said, they should have
had their train under control.
Sedalia, Mo. (SpeciaD.-The cor
oner OF this county held all inquest
inquirng into the cause of the wreck
on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, al
Upton. Mo, in which three persons
were killed and 20 injured, aud the
following verdict was rendered:
"The collision was caused by neg
lect Of hagmau Of first No. 8 i'll mol
properly tagging second No: 3, and
also by engineer of second No. ; fo'
coming into station in careless man.
ner in not having his engine undei
control"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04

Sergeant Chichester. The boys were
on their way TO Washington and arc
only IS years Old.
Governor Montague has accepted
an invitation to speak at Leesbure
November 10 before the Loudouu
County Roadside Tree Association.
This is composed entirely Of women
and was founded by Mrs. W. c. Eus'
It's, daughter of cx-Gov Levi y. Nor
ton, of New York. The object is TO
beautiiy the roadsidcs, and every
member is pledged to plant at least
one tree each year.
Oyerruling the motion Of bis coun:
sci for new trial, Judge Witt, OF the
Hastings Court, Richmond, sentenced
James GoOde, double murderer, tc
hang on December 22. After sen.
tence had been passed Goode turned
to the spectators and laughed as if he
considered it a good joke. Goode
some time ago shot down negro
named Fox in a very brutal manner
He was later located in house one
night, and an attempt was made &c
arrest him for the crime. He escaped
however, after inflicting wound on
Police Inspector John +. Shinberger
from which the Inspector died a few
days later After long search the
murderer was found just outside the
city concealed under pile OF brush
lie was in such a condition from hun
ger and fear that he made no attempt
to Use a cooked revolver that lay be
side him. Despite the evil reputation
OF Goodc and the fact that members
Of his own race feared htm, the ne
groes OF Richmond raised cOnsld'
cradle sum Of money for his defense
and employed former State Senator
Conway R. Sands and his brother t.
defend Goode. They succeeded in get
ting hung Jury on his first trial. Tho
Judge then sent to Chesterfield coun.
tv and secured a jury OF farmers who
, had never heard of the case before
They unhesitatingly found Goode gull.
ty and he will hang just before Christ
mas.
Two men dropped dead in Ports.
mouth William Nelson, of North
| Carolina, asked permission TO sit III
the furnace-room of Hare & Watts
mill. as he was tired. He was seized
| with a hemorrhage and died imme.
: diately. Claude Wright, colored
messenger of the navy yard, became
,, i'll as he entered the gate, had hem
orrhage and died instantly.
Clinton and Grover Watson, the
young men who are charged with hav-
ing murdered William S. Burton i'll
Bristol on the night of October II
were captured at Wallace and are IN
Jail at Brownsville. Governor Frazier
of Tennessee, had offered 5000 reward
for their capture. They had been
armed for determined resistance, but
| finally decided to surrender peaceably
Mrs. Mac Krcmer, wife OF John +,
! Kremer, one OF Winchester's leading
; business men, dropped dead at her
home. in that city. She was about
os wears old and was the daughter
OF Capt. Robert Breckenridge.
Secretary of the Navy Morton made
= his first visit TO the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, the other day.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Blazing Oil Hit Firemen.

Phillips, Ncb. (SpcciaD. - Fireman
Lazear lost his life in peculiar acct
dent on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad here. A passenger
train struck an oil wagon at a street
crossing and the oil, which was
thrown over the engine, caught fire
Fireman Lazear burned to death and
Engineer Parkinson barely escaped m
iury. The flames were. soon eXtn-
guished.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Arrests for Lynchlng.

Huntsville, Ala. Especially .-Thomas
NJ. Riggs, hotel man, has been ar
rested and placed under $1,000 bond on
a charge of conspiracy in the lynching
of Horace Naples. Robert Powell.
son OF ex-Sheriff Powell, said to have
been indicted by the United States
grand jury on the same charge, will
eVrraDdar
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
FINANCIAL.

Philadelphia was principal seller,
as we'll as a big buyer, Of Reading.
Orders for $1,000 cars are still I'M
filled by the American Car & Foun-
dry Company.
Lake Superior has another order
from the Domihion Government for
10000 tons of stu rails.
A Philadelphiar who has recently
built lumber roail in the South says
he got his steel rains $40 ton below
the schedule price.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Carnegie Technical Schools.

Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD.-The COM
.nittcc on Carnegie technical schools
at its meeting awarded the prize OF
the competition to Palmer and Horn
bostcl, of New York, who were ap-
pointed architects. The technical
schools when completed will cover
an area of 81 acres, and will represent
an expenditure of S5,ooo,ooo. Work
on the buildings will begin as soon
as the working plans can be prepared.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Women Accused of Swin6ling.

Chicago (SpeciaD.-ln raid on the
Offices of charitable society,"" known
as the Sunnyside Society. the police
arrested Violet +. Shorbondy, the Chi
cago representative of the organiza-
ton. The woman was charged with
obtaining money by false representa-
tons. The police are now searching
TO. IS women assistants, who are said
10 have sold the society's publication,
Sunnyside, and to have solicited aims
in the downtown district. The society
claims to work among the poor chill
drsn Of the slums Of ggsat, cities.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Shot From Ambush.

Toledo, o. (SpeciaD.-Ross Scha-
fer a farmer, aged 60 years, living
near Belmore, called John Ham, aged
40 who had been employed by him
as farmland, from his residence. and
under cover of the night, shot twice
at Ham from a hiding place, letting
90 the contents of double barreled
Shotgun. Ham, not knowing what
had happened. ran squarely into Scha-
fer. and third shot penetrated his
stomach, producing almost instant
death.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04
Ooeu Switch Causes Wreck.

Nashville, Tenn. Especially. - AT
Murfreesboro, Tenn, 80 miles south
of here, Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Passenger train No. 2, north
bound. was wrecked at 5:45 ?. NJ,
Engineer James Grinee was badly
scalded and bruised and Assistant Ex-
press Messenger Frye received pain
full bruises. No passengers were in
jurd. An open switch caused the
trouble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-04

Secretary of the Navy Morton made
his first visit TO the Naval Academy,
at Annapolis, the other day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-21
KAISER IN Goon HEALTts.
Runor of Recurrence of His Throat
Trouble and Possibility Of An
other Operation Is Denied.

BERLIN, Nov. 19.-The rumors of
a recurrence Of Empero,. Williams
throat malady, and the necessity for
another operation are received with
the greatest incredulity in court, med
ical and other well Informed circles
in Berlin. The Emperor's daily
course of life is such as to almost in
itself give the lie to the REPORT The
Associated Press is able to corrobo-
rate the recent denial of similar
story with statement from a com
petent medical source, very close to
his majesty, that the Emperor is in
the best of health Today awet and
raw one, the Emperor took long ride
in an automobile. and last Saturday,
in similar weather, he delivered a
speech to soldiers who were Joining
the colors, which would have been
highly injurious were his throat weak.
Only last week the Emperor partiei-
pated in wild boar hunt and killed
81 swine.