Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-09-02
NEWS IN SHORT 0RDEP.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,

pany, of Chicago, has purchased
timber tract of $4,000 acres IN MISS
;ssippi. The sum involved is 81
1000.
In New York second Indictment
was found charging Philip Welnsei-
mer, president of the Building Trades
Alliance, with eXtortion.
A. A. White, of Baltimore, was
among the speakers at the Convention
of the National Association OF Master
Bakers, in St. Louis.
Judge Julian Bennett, OF Water
town, S. D., who weighed 44o pounds
and who was known as the largest
Judge in America. is dead, =,
Aired Davis. one of the Oldest lie
guards at Atlantic City, was drowned
while attempting to secure bather;
who was rescued.
George J. Sicard, a former law part
ner of ex-Prcsident Grover Cleveiand'
is dead at Buffalo, aged 66 years.
Four children were drowned in the
Brazos River. near Acton, Tex, by
the capsizing of boat.
Comptroller Edward NJ. Grout'
whose gubernatorial aspirations nave
been nurturcd by Senator Patrick n.
McCarren, of Brooklyn, came out IN
the open as candidate for the noml-
nation for governor of New York.
Mr.. Robert B. Armstrong, assist
ant secretary of the Treasury, adj
dressed the second/annual Convention
of the American Institute OF BANK
Clerks, in session on the Worlds
Fair grounds.
Philip Weinseimer president of the
Building Trades Alliance OF New YORK
| under Indictment or the charge OF
extortion pleaded not guilty. lie
was released on $4,000 bonds.
Legal proceedings are pending
against 20 prominent citizens OF Grip,
pie Creek, Col, who are accused OF
conspiracy and assault to kill in the
deportation cases.
The United Garmentworkers, at
their session in Buffalo, took up the
case of Henry White, former general
secretary, against whom charges have
been preferred.
At Youngstown, O., pickets are
guarding the upper mill of the Amerl-
can Steel Hoop Company. Strike
breakers are, however, being admit
ted.
Rev. Henry Baas, of London, Eng
land, died suddenly at the Inside Inn,
Worlds Fair grounds.
The National Association of Master
Bakers is holding its annual conven-
ton in St. Louis.
The Connecticut tobacco crop is said
to be the largest for many years.
Thrty-hve people were injured IN
a trolley wreck near Rochester. "A
train of two cars collided with sim
gle car on the Rochester and Eastern
Railway.
A petition has been mailed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt asking him to inter-
vene in behalf of the men deported
from the Cripple Creek district.
Salvatore Bossato was shot to death
by Carlo Rossati in New York because
he disclosed to the police the secrets
of the Black Hand.
Another fruitless effort has been
made by the Western railroads to
bring about an adjustment of the SUI
| gar-rate COmpllcdtlOnS.
Two strikes, affecting 5000 men,
were declared against the plant of the
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Pittsburg. =
The cotton firm of H. F. Pags1 s
Co., of New Orleans, failed and
; ed much excitement on the Suction
Four masked mensheld y
| ...~ II H. O,paurLaE y ..
Company near Paters I'D Courier,
Carlyle McKinleySS "''N
of the Charlestor<he::S.., c;tv solic-
died after a lcf, assistant ~ bv
Harry E. md, o., was S'aoO'u
itor of Ch-law. eo.o. of the
h;s f.tsational Conference OF ~.
''2 Tt6-Dav Adventists is IN seSSioh
Sedortonville, Kan. ,o,,inat-
The Texas Prohibitionists noiililia
Cd w. D. Jackson for governor 'Nu
full state ticket. ,de- ar
u Iobn Redmond, the Irish leader a,
Jo,lii Nom Work on the White Star
liner Teutonic pork of Sid
new. O., has been placed IN the NA''''
[of receiver. 90 currency
The annual movement OF cu.l nascs
- th he West for crop-moving purposes
has begun. e+orv tene-
ment houses in the WiiiiaN''O
ton of Brooklyn. -
p,.ns have been completed Tor an
expedition to Egypt by severai f'A'''
: TON professors. e. Nav
, ION Mr pi Florence Maybrick lett N ,ey
: Work for Ellenville, in the CatsKii
"P Fire in the glue factory OF Ar snoo
g. Co. Chicago, caused loss OF @ioo'