Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-17
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed fo- aaeb
Reading.
Domestic.

4 committee headed by former Scna..
tor McLaurin, OF South Carolina, and
composed of business men of the South,
will call upon President Roosevelt Feb
ruary 20 and will confer with him rcia-
tive TO the development OF new cotton
markets in the Orient.
w. Y. Miller, of Franklin Syndicate
fame. will be released from prison by
Governor Higgins. OF New York, on
recommendation OF District Attorney Je-
rome.
According to adyiccs from Chicago, a
corner in eggs has been formed in that
CITY. II is said that 100000 eggs are
in cold storage i'll the city.
The Kansas House of Delegates will
investigate charges of boodllng made
in connection with bill 10 establish a
state oil refinery.
Charles II. Hackley. OF MuSkcgon,
Mich. whose fortune was estimated at
Sis 900, 600, is dead.
The Standard Oil CompanyS steamer
CITY OF Everett returned to New York
with p of the crew of the Norwegian
steamer Left EriksScn, which was sunk
in collision.
Charles A. Hannah. postmaster at
townsville. Pa, was held in $1,000 bail
on the charge of withholding from his
surety a letter bearing upon his Off
cial conduct.
Conductor Bargdell and Brakeman
! Penn were killed in collision between
freight trains on the Iowa Central Kali
way near New Sharon, la.
The various interests Of FleiSCtmann
& Co., Of Cincinnati, are TO be brought
under the control OF one corporation,
capitalized at $6oooOoo
Two persons were killed and ri IN
iured in a wreck near Melbourne, Ia,
caused by broken rail.
There was a general sllakcup of the
police in Philadelphia in prosecuting the
| war against vice.
The indictment against Manager Da-
Wis, of the Iroquois Theatcr, in Chicago,
was quashcd.
w. Griffith Giball, a student at Ogontz
School, near Philadelphia, attempted
suicide in room at the new Hotel
Astor, New York. He was taken to a
hospital, prisoner, suffering severely
from the effect of all unknown drug
A bill has been introduced i'll the New
York Assembly providing for the Hat
tax of I per cent. on the gross pre-
miums of all insurance companies dong
business in that state
Banker Fred S. Wright, OF Colum-
bus. O., admits a private loan of $4,000
10 Mrs. Chadwick, which he says is
protected by jewelry deposited with him
The police of Colorado Springs, Col,
have requested the arrest OF Milton
Franklin Andrews, whom they accuse
of the murder of Bessie Bouton.
Students of Kenyon Military Acad-
envy, at Gambler, O., are on strike
because of the suspension OF three OF
their number.
George a Gilbert, assistant general
superintendent of the Railway Mail
Service, died at his home, i'll Rochester
Ny.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad directors ere.
ated the Office of coal freight agent and
appointed Robert H. Large to hi the
position.
The National Convention of Journey
man Tailors is in session i'll Bloom
ington, ILL.,
Petitions have been pouring i'll upon
Governor Pennypacker, of Pennsylva-
MIA, in behalf of Mrs. Kate Edwards
condemned to die for the murder OF
her husband.
Henry Barnet Cohen, prominent IN
club and society circles Of Philadelphia
was shot and wounded during an en-
counter with burglar
/ A spark from a worknans torch
started fire which destroyed the Rome
Merchant Iron Mill, at Rome, n. y.
entailing a loss of 100000.
Mrs. Alice Webb Duke was discharged
from custody in New York, the TeXa;
authorities having declared that they
did not want her.
Michael Mahcr and George Strayei
were burned to death in a small build
ing at stone quarry near Waterloo
! y. Y.
John f. Felix comvlained in New
York that he was heeced ONT Of $4,000
by pretended overlapping scheme.
BigIcr Johnson pleaded guilty in Ton
AMANDA, Pa, to the charge Of murder
! ing his wife and her niece.
Three men were arrested III New
York for having a stolen government
bond in their possession.
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