Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-05-12
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic

been filed in ST. LOUIS. Ohc wao ~
daughter of the late William Mckee,
founder of the St Louis Globe Demo-
GRAFT and owned the. controlling :intterest
in that newspaper. Her estate is Vaiueo
at $2,ooo,ooo. c
There was little rioting in Chicago,
as the police have broken up the march,
ing of rnohs latter wagons Charges OF
selling out have been made against the
labor leaders and Mayor Dunno has ap-
pointed commission to investigate.
The will of Mrs. Clement B. Newbold.
daughter of the late Thomas Scott, con-
tains bequest of $4,000 to the missions
of the Protestant Episcopal church ana
$4,000 to the. christians Fundliot the
Diocese of Pennsylvania. i j
First Lieutenants Juan A. Boyle ana
Charles L. Woodhouse, OF the Fourth
United States Infantry, were drowned
in Laguna Lake, Philippine Islands. Lieu-
tenant-Boyle was .Marylander.. e
An explosion of dynamite in the Cats
kill cement Company's limestone quarry,
at Smiths Landing, N. Y, killed one and
badly injured two laborers.
The engagement is announced OF capt
Richmond P. Hobson to Miss GrHelda
H. Hull, of Tuxedo Park, N. Y. 800.
Several people were killed and muqh
lsproperty was destroyed4by a fierce storm
which swept over Indian Territory.
The Welsh Congregational Church at
Kingston, Pa, was wrecked by dyrla-
mite explosion. ,,.gl,4i >
4 statue was unveiled in New Lon
Eadon, Ct in memory of John winthrop
ale Younger. :
/ The cotton manufacturing industry IN
New England is reported to be prosper
! olIs. r. -
| About 25e union carpenters at f1arriS-
burg went pflstrike-
T. William IfeffeTngen, of Bergen, ~,
was fined $500 Tor double manSlaughter
HE fred a pistol from his porch, the
bullet causing, Swoman's death Anoth,
Fer woman fell dead when she heard OF
the fatality =
During the. trial Of Johann Hoch IN
Chicago on The charge Of poisoning his
wife trained nurse testified THAT while
his wife wassiH he spent most or his
time counting his sister-in-law IN the
Kitchen g,
The statement is made from oflcial
sources that George Gould will succeed
Joseph Ramsey, Jr.s as president 8of the
| Wabash when the latter retireS at the
next meeting of the. board OF, directors.
Governor Pennypacker has signed bills
making the heads of two. important fhll-
adephia city departments elective by the
CITY councils instead. of being appointed
by the mayor. s3,j q
One of the most remarkable ovations
ever given an American in England was
the farewell dinner to retiring Ambassa-
dor Choate at the Lord Mayors house,
in London 4r,i 1t4.5UayGnsi J
Congressman Frank B. Brandegee was
selected by caucus to be United States
senator to succeed the late Orvhle II.
Plat, of Connecticut '..'l'' -,
The New York Senate passed the bill
extending the terms of the mayor ana
of other elective officers of New York
from two 10 four years, ar 49, .....,. p
A federal warrant charging Thomas a..
Neal, clerk of the court of the First Ju-
dicial district of Oklahoma, with embez-'
element has beenz=sWern sput. sby.sA<ssskrf
Sherwood, special gent sItile 8;
lInent5of Justice. 5, @s
I The New York Produce E ;xsliailgf BIAS
forwarded to1=tlie. State Department. at
Washington a protestaga inst La p
parent Intention Of the German govern
ment to- discriminate against American
trade
Tie New Jersey Board Of Pardons re.
fused to commute the death sentence OF
Anna Valentino, who was sentenced to
be hanged at Hackensack on May II for
the murder of Rosa Silva ~.. -
The New York Assembly passed over
Mayor McClenan's veto the bill transfer
ring the right of granting public tram
chises from the Board OF Aldermen to-
the Board of Estimates. ''~& '''''' '' ''''