Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-01-20
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed Tor Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

tcmptinp 10 force an entrance mo 'ie
home Of the Lance brothers, near Mon
AGO. Pa, has been identified as Arthur
s. Harris. OF Midway, Pa, young man
who had borne a spotleSs rcputa'ioi' =,
Practically all the 600 miners VINO WI,
take mart in the Convention of the Unted
Nineworkcrs have arrived in lndlanapo-
lis President Mitchell's message IS eN-
pected to make important recommends
tons.
President Robbins, OF the Armour car
lines. declares the charges made agaihs'
the refrigerating company are based Oh
testimony that is prejudiced and biased
and in many respects false.
Minnie A. Worth, wife OF Gorham a.
Worth, a wealthy New York broker, Sc
cured a divorce from him as the result
OF a sensational episode IN when MI
Worth and Mrs. Emil Schaefer inquired
The heirs OF Jonathan Clark, a NH
lionaire contractor of Chicago, nave
sued Miss Caroline Patterson. who was
his sweetheart, for 100000, which they
charge she secured from him.
The report OF the Philippine CommiS-
sion was submitted TO Congress by Sec
retary TAFT, with letter commenting OH
IFS principal recommendations.
MIR. Calvo the Costa Rican munster
declared that the American Panama
| Company had no legal right TO It's al
legged concession in that country.
William r. Wardwell, former treas
arer of the Standard Oil Company. has
given 100000 for site for a Red Cross
hospital in New York.
Hugh Wallace and William Foraker
bows. about II years old, were drowned
in Como Lake at Smyrna, Del, by the
breaking of thin ice.
Mrs. Mary d. Winter secured in Read
ing, Pa, verdict for $Ioo damages
against Levi r. Stoudt, a Center town
ship farmer. =,
Mrs. Mercedes L. Miles. OF Brooklyn
filed caveat against the probating o.
the will of her husband, Col. Thomas Z
Miles. -,
William r. Mason, lawyer, OF New
York; his wife, two children and nurs'
were burned to death in their home.
Alfred Vanderbilt is reported to hav'
made millions by buying bargains II
stocks when the market was depressed
The land has been donated which vii
enable Princeton to get $4,000 iron
Mr.. Carnegie to build lake.
The President has accepted MIR. WI
liam Williams resignation as commiS
sioner of immigration at New York
A number of philanthropists in New
York have inaugurated crusade on tn
vicious cadet system.
Archibald G.. LOOMS, whose name ha
been frequently mentioned in connec
ton with the booming of the Montrea
and Boston Consolidated Mining an
Smelling Company stock by the taile
| firm of Munroe & Munroe. has ter
dered his resignation as vice presider
and director of the National City Ban
of New York. The resignation will b
accepted.
During habeas corpus proceedings !
The case of Brodie l.. Duke, OF Dul
ham, n. c., in New York, Mr. Defiance
Nicol. representing Mr.. Dukes tamil.
said they were anxious to rescue hi
from the associations of criminals M
Duke will be examined by an insanit
commission.
A sleighing party was run down by
trolley car at Altoona, Pa. Twenty-or
persons were injured. An intoxicate
driver is blamed for the accident
By rare nerve and pluck, Miss Ellie
Deming, aged 70 years, prevented NV
+ burglars from robbing station OF tt
. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
J. w. Bess was hanged at Lexlngto
, Ky.. for the murder OF Mrs. Martf
McQuinn Martin.
4 New Jersey justice of the pea'
has decided that kissing is not a pun
ishable crime.
All grades Of refined sugar were az
v2nced 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Forty cases of smallpox are said
+ exist at Horton, Kan.
The first snowstorm for two years pr
/ walls in Oregon.
Selma Variona and Charles Hine
coal miners, were caught under ia
of rock at the Halle Mines Collier
Pa. and instantly killed. 6,
The Commercial Exchange OF Phil
o dcipha adopted resolutions asking II
railroad companies to return to the o
grain rates from the West.
X. II. Sarasohn, the pioneer jews
: newspaper publisher of the United State
!. died at his home, in New York, OF pne
monia.
y Former Gov. Silas CARRIER, first COVE
nor of Nebraska under the new cons
d tuition, died at his home, in Red Clou
y Neb.
4 Fire destroyed the Academy of Mus
block in Chelsea, Mass, and cause t
o-;o.., ;,,;,,ry 40 ceveral OerSOnS.