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HIGHLAND
RECORDER
MONTEREY, HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA., JULY 27, 1900.
NO. 31.
IEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
JB Ut, McKinley nor Mr. Bryan
.. chinches at their homes of
jhev are members, the former
fins at the Episcopal church in
ind the latter at the Congrega
I'jirch in Lincoln.
penalties are being imposed
..it classmen at Weet Point for
plebs do menial service and for
pig the officer who reported
[n persons were injured by the
which engulfed a New York
car. the flames being caused by
len fuse.
Mae BroAvn, a NeAV York heir
ill devote her life to ameliorating
[mclition of the poor on the East
that city.
Prgc W. Snyder, of Philadelphia,
jed John T. Fenby, Jr.. for alleged
lition of his wife's affections. He
\i $10,000.
imperial Russian cruiser Variag,
by the Cramps, sailed from
delphi* on her official trial speed
derick Strahl, an employee of the
ilk Fruit Packing Works, had his
|torn from his body by a moving
.?o hundred Filipino insurgents
hilled. -130 surrendered or were
ured, and 100 rifles were taken last
k.
lhere is great scarcity of ice in
Jthern Virginia, and the price has
advanced to two cents a pound,
rother Stanislaus, a monk, has en
rd in the regular army at Louisville,
for service in China.
society has been incorporated in
'York whose chief object will be to
Jeni premature burials,
[he Seventh United States Battery
Heavy Artillery has been ordered to
in the far East,
"he contractors and striking stone
ins of Chicago have reached one
ds of agreement.
The Lehigh Valley is now' running
rains over its new line to its Jersey
ity terminals.
Hore lirh gold diggings are reported
having been discovered in Alaska.
[There is a prospect of an inconven
fnt scarcity of water in Brooklyn,
Y.
Over one hundred cases of smallpox
Ire reported at Nome, Alaska.
An electrical storm did considerable
damage in the neighborhood of Han?
over, Pa. Miss Daisy Swartzbaugh, of
near Jefferson, was killed by lightning
and other members of the family were
stunned.
J. R. Clements, of Lacrosse, Wis.,
las convicted of wrecking the Filmore
pounty Bank, of Preston, Minn., and
?ntenced to ten years' imprisonment.
The Kentucky Democratic Conven
>n nominated Lieutenant-Governor J.
W. Beckham to fill the unexpired
rm of the late Governor Goebel.
^Tr7~John G. Woolley, Prohibition
candidate for President, was officially
notified in Central Music Hall, in Chi?
cago.
William Beaver, a painter, fell a dis?
tance of forty feet at Mount Zion, Pa.,
but escaped serious injury.
Castle Craig Tavern, a summer re?
sort hotel in San Francisco,was burned.
All the guests escaped.
Quite a" number of persons have lost
i their lives by going down thc false
L channels of the Yukon.
[ Officers were elected by the Southern
Industrial League, in session in At?
lanta.
The executive committee of the Fed?
eration of Labor appointed a commit?
tee to try to end the St. Louis street
car strike.and levied an assessment for
the benefit of the striking cigar-makers
in New York.
Mi sa Ksther Nicholson Barney, daugh?
ter of ihe late Commodore, was chosen
to be sponsor for the torpedo-boat Bar?
ney.
Executors of the will of George W.
Pullman turned aver to the directors
of the Free Manual Training School
$1,200,000.
On account of the strike of the run?
ners and drivers, the Grassy Island
mine, at Oliphant, Pa., was shut down.
Mr. D. L. Davis, son of the late
Rev. James x. Davis, died at his home
in Piedmont, \\\ Va.
The Generale Transatlantique Com?
pany has filed Avith the State Depart?
ment a claim for 1,500,000 francs as in?
demnity for losses suffered in the seiz?
ure and detention of two of its vessels
during the Spanish-American war.
A dispatch wai received from Cap?
tain Wilde suggesting that temporary
repairs be made on the Oregon and
that she be returned to Taku. The
Navy Department so ordered.
Judge Hagner refused to order Sec?
retary Gage to deliver sixty-four mil?
lions of Central Pacific Railroad bonds
to the heirs of Charles Durkee.
President McKinley issued his proc?
lamation declaring that the new reci?
procity treaty with Italy has gone into
effect.
Brigadier-General Chaffee was com?
missioned as a major-general in com?
mand of the forces in China.
The Convention of the National
League of Republican Hubs, in session
in St. Paul, elected Isaac :>,. Hamilton,
of Chicago, president, and, having
adopted a set of strong resolutions, ad?
journed.
The Standard Stone Company bought
a spring controlling Martinsburg's
water supply, and diverted the water,
causing a famine and an injunction.
Congressman Otey. of the Sixth Vir?
ginia district; Hay. of thc Seventh, and
Rixey, of the Eighth, were renominat?
ed by acclamation.
An order was signed by Judge Fos?
ter in New York dismissing the indict?
ment found there against Mrs. Nack in
the Guldensuppe murder case.
Captain Charles J. Holmes, of thc
yacht Idler, which capsized off Avon
Point, drowning five women and a
baby, was arrested in Cleveland.
The Hawaiian National Committee
sent a letter of thanks to President
McKinley for the liberal laws approved
by him.
Prof. Charles R. Eastman, of How?
ard, accused ol' the murder of Richard
ii. Grogan, Jr., was discharged.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
PRESIDENT /NP CAMUS* DECIDE
AGAINST CONVENING CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON IS HOPEFUL.
Military Measures are Cons'dered ?Army
Experts Submit Data ShoAVIng That lir
less the Situation Changes for the
Woree There Will Be No Need to En?
list Additional Troops.
Washington (Special).?After a hur*
ried trip from Canton to Washington
President McKinley discussed the Chi?
nese situation with his Cabinet for two
hours, and then authorized a statement
that at present he saw no necessity for
an extra session of Congress. He
added that if the time should come
when he considered an extra session
necessary to give him additional men,,
money or authority, he would not hesi?
tate to call one.
Secretaries Gage. Long, Root, an.'
Hay and Postmaster-General Smith at?
tended the Cabinet meeting in response
to a telegraphic notification from
President McKinley on his way from
Canton. Messrs. Root and Long pre?
sented statements of the forces they
were prepared to place in China. Sec?
retary Root spoke of the 10,000 men
already ordered there, for the destina?
tion of the troops sent by way of Naga?
saki is no longer in doubt, and said he
could spare a few more from the United
States without denuding fortifications.
Mr. Long thought the 500 additional
marines he had already ordered to
Chins were about all the Marine Corps
could spare at present. The strength
of the Marine Corps is 5000 men, so
with the 1200 now in China or on the
way and the 500 to be sent, nearly 40
per cent, of the force would be there.
Brigadier-General Haywood, who com?
mands the Marine Corps, was author?
ized to recruit lt to its full legal
strength of 6000. The additional 1000
can be used in China. But about 5000
will be drawn from the Philippines.
The information that the Chinese
city in Tientsin had fallen before the
allies was received as encouraging, al?
though regret was expressed at the
considerable losses which the allies had
suffered. This victory relieved the
strain when it was feared the allies in
Tientsin might suffer the fate of the
Ministers and others in Pekin. It was
believed the allies could now hold their
own at Tientsin, and the disaster to
Chinese there would have a deterring
effect on the contemplated movement
of the Boxers toward Shanghai and
Tientsin.
Satisfaction was also expressed that
Li Hung Chang had be i appointed
Viceroy of Chihli, although his with?
drawal from Canton may result in
some disorder there. It is thought,
however, his presence in the disturbed
province, with supreme authority over
the remaining troops faithful to the
Government, will greatly a?sist in re?
storing order. Viceroy Li's acquaint?
ance with the resources of the great
powers is such that he will undoubted?
ly discountenance projects of war, al?
though the fear is expressed that he
will again resort to his diplomacy and
endeavor to obtain the most favorable
terms by negotiations which may di?
vide the powers.
Minister Wu's information, which he
received aud communicated to Secre?
tary Hay that the legationers were safe
nn July 9, was received with expres?
sions of doubt. None of the Cabinet
seems to longer hold the hope that any
foreigner in Pekin is safe, even if
alive.
The Cabinet was of the opinion that
the United States could furnish all the
troops that could reasonably be ex?
pected of her by the powers without
calling for more volunteers. Ameri?
can troops in China will soon amount
to one-tenth of the United States
standing army, which will be propor?
tionately much greater than that of
any other power, except possibly
Japan.
The appropriations for the support
of the anny and navy for the fiscal
y ai have just been made available,
so there is au abundance of money to
last until December, Avhen a deficiency
Viii tan easily be passed.
14TH SAILS FOR CHINA.
MacArthur Tells Also of Departure of
Reilly's nattery.
Washington (Special).?The follow?
ing cablegram was received at the War
Department from General MacArthur
dated Manila, July 16:
"Transport Indiana sailed for China
with 21 officers, including 2 medical;
847 men Fourteenth Regiment United
States Infantry; 1 officer, 31 men Ninth
Regiment United States Infantry; Wil?
liam Crozier, ordnance officer; 1 oid
nance sergeant; 1 chaplain; 16 hospital
corps men; Flintshire, with 7 officers,
271 men Reilly's battery; 2 medical
officers, 5 hospital corps men, fully
equipped."
THREE GIRLS KILLED.
Young Women'* Lives Crushed Out by
Train in Indiana.
Shelbyville, Ind. (Special).?Three
young women, riding in a buggy, were
caught on the crossing and killed by a
passenger train one mile east of this
city. Two were sisters named Schloss,
and the other was Miss Zoble. All re?
sided at Prestcott.
rower of State to Guard Health.
St. Paul, Minn. (Special).?The Su?
preme Court has decided that the bak?
ing powder law, requiring manufactur?
ers and dealers to affix a label bearing
the names and amount of the ingredi?
ents on each can, is constitutional.
Two Explosions inst. Louie.
St. Louis, Mo. (Special).'?Two ex?
plosions, which damaged Transit Com?
pany cars, and one disturbance, in
which a woman was wounded by a
stray bullet, occurred here. A car of
the southwestern division was blown
up on South Seventh street. Another
car of the Broadway line was blown
up in South Broadway and the front
trucks were demolished.
Mrs. Annie Kollmeter was struck by
a bullet in a bombardment of a Cho
teau avenue car, sustaining a slight
flesh wound.
OLD RATTLES REFOUGHT.
Rlue nnd Gray Meet and Chrfcr Yankee
boodle anl Dixie.
Atlanta, Ga. (Special).?Five thou?
sand members of the Grand Army of
the Republic and the United Confeder?
ate Veterans lustily cheered the com?
manders of these two organizations.
Gen. Albert E. Shaw and Gen. John
B. Gordon sat together upon the stage
of the Grand Opera House at the kind?
ling of the camp Are of the Blue and
the Gray reunion here. The occasion
was the formal beginning of the re?
union of the surviving veterans bf the
i nion and the Confederate armies who
fought in the battles around Atlanta in
July, 1864.
The auditorium of the theatre was
filled with the veterans, who mingled
in fraternal peace and cheered the bat?
tle tunes of "Dixie"' and "Yankee Doo?
dle" Avith equal enthusiasm.
President McKinley, unable to be
present, sent his regrets in the follOAv
ing telegram addressed to Hon W. A.
Hemphill, chairman of the executive
committee:
"I deeply regret my inability to be
with you during the reunion of the
Blue and the Gray in Atlanta this
week. Such reunions are gratifying
evidences of good feeling and comrade?
ship and give assurance of thc perman?
ence of our Government, resting upon
the patriotism of a reunited people.
Please express to those who may be
present my cordial congratulations and
best wishes."
Thc President's Avords brought thc
audience to its feet in a burst of ap?
plause.
When General Gordon, who was the
first speaker, was presented to the au?
dience by Col. W. A. Hemphill, master
of ceremonies, the cheering continued
for several minutes.
No less enthusiasm greeted General
Shaw, and throughout his patriotic ad?
dress ho was listened to with the clos?
est attention.
Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, Inspector
General of the United States Army and
a distinguished Union veteran, and Col., .
W. C. P. Brekinridge, of Kentucky, an |{j
equally distinguished Confederate vet?
eran, were on the stage. The former
was presented and after he had con?
cluded an eloquent tribute to the re?
united country his brother, Col. W. C.
P. Breckinridge, spoke.
OREGON SOON READY FOR DUTY.
On Captain Wilde's Suggestion, Tem?
porary Repairs Will Ile Made.
Washington (Special).?The Navy
Department received the folloAving
dispatch from Captain Wilde, com?
mander of the Oregon, dated Kure,
July 18:
"Secretary Navy, Washington:
"Oregon and Nashville arrived at
Kure. Expect to dock on the 19th.
Shall I make permanent or temporary
repairs? I would suggest putting on
steel patches, which can be done in a
very short time, and ship go back to
her duty at Taku. To make perman?
ent repairs will require at least sixty
days, probably more. Not a single man
injured in any way. WILDE."
To this dispatch Secretary Long at
once replied as follows:
"Universal rejoicing over safety of
Oregon. She is the Constitution of
this generation. If safety of Oregon
permits, patch and go to Taku. I com?
mend your preference for service there.
"LONG."
rOWERS MAY COMER.
I trrliirrr (aovernment in Receipt of a Fro.
posal for I nteimil ional Agreement.
Rome (By Cable).?The Government
has received a circular from M, Del
casse, the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, which it is understood has been
dispatched to all the powers, proposing
an international agreement for joint
action in China and the future attitude
of the powers. The matter is still un?
der consideration here. Lord Salisbury,
the British Premier, and Minister of
Foreign Affairs, it is understood, has
already replied in a friendly spirit.
The replies of the United States and
Russia have not yet reached M. Del
casse, nor has the reply of Germany.
The latter Government, it appears,
had previously made a someAvhat simi?
lar proposal to the United States
alone, lt is reported that President
McKinley hesitates to join with the
other pations, but it is regarded as
practically assured that all the pow?
ers, in view of the danger of the situa?
tion, will negotiate regarding M. Del
casse's proposal and finally sign an
agreement on the Chinese question.
These Missionaries, nre Safe.
Nashville, Tenn. (Special).?A cable?
gram has been received from Shanghai
by the Mission Board of the Southern
Presbyterian Church, announcing the
safety of fifty of its fifty-six mission?
aries. They arc at Shanghai and in
Japan. The six still at their stations
are: Rev. J. L. Stuart and wife, who
have been in China for thirty years, at
Kudin: Rev. George W. Painter and
Miss E. B. French, at Hang ChovV;
Rev. J. B. Pear and wife, at Chinkiang.
A BOLT NOTED FEOFI.K.
Sir Edward Grey has two hobbies.
One is tennis, at which he is an adept.
His other is angling.
Dr. E. M. Lieber, leader of the Cen?
trist party in the German Parliament,
is preparing for a visit to this country.
Simon Newcomb, the American as?
tronomer, has had an honorary degree
conferred upon him by the University
of Cracow, Austria.
The German Emperor has expressed
a desire to furnish three sea pieces,
painted by himself, for the decoration
of Queen Victoria's yacht, which has
been built at Pembroke and will short?
ly be completed.
Dr. Max Nordau is to visit England
in August, and will probably come to
this country in September. His trip,
he says, is made in the interests of the
Zionist movement.
Paul Loubet, son of President Lou
bet, has just taken his degree of doc?
tor of laws in the University of France.
His doctorate thesis was on "The
Bank of France and Discount."
Amedee Joulin, the California-born
artist, has just been made a brevet offi?
cer of the French Academy, the dis?
tinction being conferred in recognition
of some of his more recent work.
)TH MOWED DOWN,
HE FAMOUS REGIMENT LOSES TER.
KU! LY AT TIEN TSIN.
lOLONEL lTsCUM KILLED.
he Allied Forces Defeated in a Desper?
ate Attempt at Storming the FortlHed
Walls, n Movement Fraught With Such
rerll an Almost feeeming to Invite
Dire Defeat.
Tientsin (By Cable).?The allied
?oops in Tientsin met 'with a disas
?ous repulse in an attack upon the
ative city July 13.
The Ninth United States Infantry
hich was conspicuous in the attack
as, according to the accounts at hand
it to pieces, losing .its commander
ol. E. H. Liscum, and about 25 pei
ent. of its men. The. ether foreign
?oops also lost heavily.
News of the disaster came to Wash
igton officially in a cable message
om Admiral Remey, dated Chefu,
illy 16. He gives the following list of
)sses:
RUSSIANS, 100, including a colonel.
AMERICANS, 30, including Colonel
iscura, and Captain Davis, of Marines
Hied, and several officers wounded.
BRUTISH, over 40.
JAPAN, 58, including a colonel.
FRANCE, 25.
Admiral Remey's dispatch indicates
lat there were two attacks, one in the
lorning and one in the evening. The
ttack in the evening "was repulsed
ith great loss."
Press dispatches from Tientsin give
lore details of the fight. It is stated
lat at the time the correspondent left
tie field the result was in doubt. At
nat time, according to an estimate by
surgeon, 25 per cent, of the Ninth In
tntry had been hit and the regiment
as'still exposed to a direct and enfi
iding fire. A dispatch to the London
fews gave similar details.
Col. P. French, who is said to have
een among thc Americans killed, is
ot known in Washington. The story
f his death is believed to be a mistake.
Washington (Special). ? President
TcKinley. on hearing the news from
*ekin and Tientsin, decided to go to
Washington from Canton, where he
as been resting. At a Cabinet meet
ig it will be decided whether an extra
ession of Congress will be called to
eal with the Chinese situation. A
'abinet council came to no definite
onclusion. Troops will be rushed to
'nina. The American force there may
e increased to 25,000.
The German Government has not yet
ecided to declare war against China.
t is said in Berlin that 80,000 Chinese
roops are well armed and drilled and
hat it will take an army of 100,000
len to force a way to Pekin.
London dispatches say that the Con
uls at Shanghai have asked for more
warships to protect foreigners there.
!hefu dispatches through London say
he Chinese masses are rising to defend
'ekin and a general uprising would fol
3W a retreat from Tientsin. London
onsiders the position of the foreign
roops at Tientsin desperate.
ALLIES GET TIENTSIN.
!fter Hard Fight Walled City Succumbs
lo Foreigners.
The allied forces who were repulsed
t Tientsin July 13 in an attack upon
he walled city renewed the fight July
4 and succeeded in capturing the city
nd forts. The allies lost about 800
den. Chinese losses were heavy.
The fact of the fall of Tientsin is
tated officially by Admiral Remey in a
lispatch to the Navy Department at
Vashington. It was dated Chefu, July
7. He said:
"The city and forts (of Tientsin)
re now in the hands of the allies."
Admiral Remey said the total losses
if the allies reported were 775. Of
hese he said 215 were said to be
vtnericans, 40 of the Marine Corps and
75 of the Ninth Infantry. He was
if the opinion that the losses might be
xaggerated. Communication, he said,
vas difficult, and he awaited more ac
urate information.
Press dispatches from London and.
Shanghai confirm Admiral Remey's
?ablegram. They Bay that the allies
tattered down the walls of the native
ity at Tientsin July 14, routed the
2b'ncse and took the city and forts,
rhe losses of the allies were placed
it 800 men.
Wu Ting Fang, Chinese Minister at
.Vashington, has received a dispatch
rom Sheng, Director of Posts in China,
saying that the foreign legations were
safe July 9. The same dispatch was
nade public in London. It is pointed
nit there that the Chinese use the old
style calendar and that the real date
s July 5. It is peculiar that the au
:hority given for the dispatch is the
same as that given for the massacre
)f foreigners two days ago.
FIELD OF LABOR.
Persia hasn't a railroad.
Paris has 250 bicycle policemen.
There are 112 unions of musicians.
Uncle Sam has 57 frog farms.
Edinburg has no Sunday street cars.
East Tennessee has several zinc
mines.
Grand Rapids has a consumers'
league.
Russia exports 1,500,000,000 eggs a
year.
We supply four-fifths of the worlds
cotton.
Texas has 30,660,772 acres of unim?
proved land.
Sweden has hollow steel sphere bil?
liard balls.
New York dockbuilders want $3 for
eight hours.
New York mail carriers will hold a
State convention.
French railways transport wino In
bulk in tank cars.
New Hampshire's annual shoe out?
put is $23,000,000.
Liquids can be automatically meas?
ured by a new faucet.
German Empire has 6,000,000 work?
ers. 800,000 unionists.
House Keepers
Don't you know
the news about oil stoves? They have
been perfected so that they now equal
any stoves made for cooking efficiency,
safety, beauty and convenience. The
most economical stove you can use and
the most comfortable in hot weather is the
Wickless
??. Oil StOVC
It burns the same oil you use in your
lamps, at a cost of one-half cent an hour
for a burner. Makes no soot and no
odor. , Sold in all sizes. If your dealer
docs not have them, write to
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
THE OLD DOMINION,
LATEST NEWS GLEANED FROM VARI?
OUS FARTS OF VIRGINIA.
MONUMENT UNVEILING.
Memorial lo Confederate Dead of (lark
County Erected Ht Ferrpville- A Saw?
mill .ur I 1,0C0/'0n Feet of Lumber
nuriirrl Loss Kstlmaled at ? 10,000,
Which ls Tartly Covered l?y Inrauraiic^.
The monument erected in the Court
green at Berryville. and just unveiled,
was erected by ihe people of Clarke
county ns a memorial of its citizens
who lost their lives in the war between
the States. The u.onumcnt is com?
posed ol' a base and pedestal of granite,
Quarried from one of the 1 rattle-fields
around Petersburg, Va., standing 1
feet in height; surmounting these is
a figure of Richmond granite, 8 feet
high, the total height, with foundation,
being 24 feet. On the sides of the
pedestal are inscribed the names ol
the men it is intended to commemo
rate, over 100 in number, and consist
ing of members of the Clarke Cavalry.
Company I), Sixth Virginia Regiment;
the Clarke Rifles, Company I, Second
Virginia Infantry, and the Nelson Ri?
fles, Company C, Second Virginia In?
fantry, Stonewall Brigade, and of such
citizens of the county who were mem?
bers of military companies recruited
beyond the limits of the county as lost
their lives in the struggle.
The figure is that of an unarmed
Confederate soldier, standing with
anns folded, with bare head and eyes
cast down, the embodiment in stone of
one who, after having given up home,
friends and country in defense of prin?
ciples he believed right, now that the
struggle is over and all lost, almost as
in ,i dream begins to realize the situa?
tion, and yet there is something of
hope in the expression of the face?a
hope which has found fruition in the
part the soldiers of the Lost Cause
have played in the progress and ad?
vancement of our united country since
the close of the war. It is a historical
fact that of the companies which went
to the war from Clarke county that
known as "The Clarke Cavalry" was
organized and served in the War of
1812 and its organization kept up, with
the exception of brief intervals, down
to and through the war between tho
Stales, while on its roll in 1861 were
many names identical with those who
participated in its organization in 1812
and who were descendants of the lat?
ter.
Struck hy LlghtB-Bf;.
During one of the severest electrical
storms that ever visited Fredericks
burg lightning struck and set fire to
the bone and sumac mill of Messrs. lt
T. Knox & Bro., destroying it with the
machinery, two carloads of sumac and
a small quantity of bone. The struc?
ture was one of the old landmarks of
this community. The less is estimated
at $5000, on which there is an insur?
ance of $1000.
Foal (toned Again.
The case of the national banks of
Lynchburg against the State of Vir?
ginia, to have been heard by Judge
Waddill in the United States Court,
was postponed. This case, which hal
been pending since 1891, is ol' great
interest to all national banks in Vir?
ginia. It is claimed by the Lynchburg
banks that the tax levied on them by
the State Legislature is contrary to
the Constitution of the United States.
Fire in Mimviddic.
One million feet of lumber belonging
to George Meade, a large sawmill op?
erator, of Dinwiddie, whose mill is near
macksville, in that county, was de?
stroyed by fire. His bogy track was
also burned for a distance of half a
mile or more, and he also had a mule
burned to death. The loss is about
$10,000, which is partly covered by in?
surance. The fire is supposed to have
originated from sparks from a loco?
motive on the Seaboard Air Line Rail?
way.
A Flagman Fatally Injured.
Charles Cantrell, aged 2G years, a
flagman on thc Virginia and South?
western Railroad, was fatally injured
while coupling cars at Bristol. His
legs were frightfully crushed.
Shooting Affray In Norfolk.
Robert Taylor shot Ed. Moore in the
hip at Norfolk. Taylor also shot at
David Hathaway four times, but failed
to hit him. The bullet was extracted
from Moore's side and he was able to
T.alk home. Taylor was locked up.
All are sporting men and the shooting
ls the culmisation of an old trouble.
State News In I'.rief.
Roman Eagle Lodge of Masons, of
Danville, will erect a handsome temple,
to cost $35,000.
E. Ka Driscoll a Chesapeake and
Ohio brakeman, of Hinton, died Wed?
nesday from the effects of an overdose
of morphine.
Dr. W. R. Pepper, one of the oldest
citizens of Christiansburg. died Sun?
day, aged 87 years. . For many years
he was the leading physician of the
town.
John Boone, colored, who attempted
an assault on Mrs. Lula Fulford a few
days ago, Vlf tried at Eastville, North
ampton county, and given 16 years in
the penitentiary.
Thc real estate assessments in Pitt
sylvania county foots up $3,155,538. a
gain over assessments of 1895 of $203,
087. In Halifax the total is $3,000,000,
an increase of about $20,000.
The dwelling, burn and stables of
Mr. G. Walker Gilmer, near Howards
ville, Albemarle county, were destroyed
by fire. He was insured for $2100, bul
this does not cover the loss.
Mr. George P. Craighill, Jr., son ol
Mr. George P. Craighill, of Lynchburg,
has been elected co-principal of the
Military Academy at Martinsville. He
is a recent graduate of the Virginia
Military Institute.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma?
chine Works have received an order
for 10 consolidated locomotives from
the Intercolonial Railway of Canada.
The works have just shipped 36 en?
gines to the Canadian Pacific Railway.
A Mr. Watts, of Radford, was
drowned in Roanoke river at Ball's
Siding, Roanoke county. Mr. Watts
and several other men were seining in
the river, and it is supposed he caught
cramp. He sank in the deep water
and all efforts were unavailing to find
his body in time to save his life.
Grayson county voted a few days ago
against the proposition to issue $150,
000 in bonds for a railway proposed to
be constructed from a point in North
Carolina to Independence, Va.
THE NATIONAL CAME.
McGauu is tho run getter of the
St: Louis Club.
The Pittsburgs have abandoned
morning practice.
Cooley is baiting poorly lor Pitts?
burg, but is fielding superbly.
Neither Boston nor Chicago now has
a left-hand pitcher on the staff.
Ewing has resigned, and Davis, the
shortstop, is now the manager of the
New Yorks.
Tho Brooklyns have drawn larger
crowds on the road lhau any other
League team this season.
Pitcher Griffith, of Chicago, lost
his first three games of thc season,
and then took seven ol' the next ten.
Says Tim Murnane: 'The slump of
the Boston leam is not hard luck, but
poor, weak-hearted hitting and stupid
base running."
Magnates and players between them
are slowly but surely killing profes?
sional baseball.
The Robison's lavish money outlay
for their St. Louis team has met with
poor return, both from the players
and from the public. The team has
proven a sad disappointment.
Doyle, of the New Yorks, leads the
League in base stealing. It is au in?
dex of the decline in base running that
with tho League season practically
half over no player has yet stolen
twenty-five bases.
Charley Snyder, who acted as sub?
stitute National League umpire for
a few days last week, has returned
to his home in Washington. He says
that there is more kicking this season
than ever before in his experience.
The Chicagos have just completed
a remarkable campaign against the
Eastern teams. They took four
straight from tho Philadelphias, three
straight from the Brooklyns and New
Yorks and won two out of three from
the Bostons. Manager Loftus has ;:
great pitching staff in Griffith, Calla?
han, Taylor, Garvin aud Cunningham.
Tho Advance of Machinery.
The punkah coolie in India is to have
a season of repose. Thc Indian Gov?
ernment has issued orders for the in?
stallation of electric fans in various
barracks and military stations, dis?
pensing with the half hearted and
sleepy- wallah, whose immemorial duty
it has been to pull the string of the
Duukali or ceiling fau.
CHINESE WAR NOTES.
The Chinese army has 000,000 Mau?
sers.
Japan will send nearly 50.000 men
to Chum.
The Boxer forces in Manchuria are
estimated at 40,000 mern
The Engineer Corps at West Point
has been ordered to China.
Vessels loaded with Chinese prison?
ers arrive at Vladivostock daily.
The Russian government has or?
dered army surgeons to Manchuria.
Ammunition for the American Navy
sufficient for several mouths is iu
China.
Ten steamships have been chartered
by Germany to convey 12,000 troops
to China.
German postal clerks will be sent to
China at once to handle mall for Ger?
man troops in the field.
The British Admiralty has suspend
ed the granting of furloughs to thc
Channel and Reserve Squadrons.
Rigors of the Chinese fall and win?
ter have caused orders for increased
winter clothing for American troops
The armored cruiser Kaiser Karl VI.
and the torpedo boat Asperan have
beeu ordered to China to protect Aus?
trians.
British troops in Canada, If ordered
to China, will go from Quel>ec direct
to Shanghai by the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
The Japanese Cabinet meets daily
to consider war measures, aud is now
discussing thc dispatch to China of
another army corps.
Destruction and poverty have noth?
ing to do with the present Boxer trou?
bles in China, according to a report
from Consul-General Goodnow, of
Shanghai.
Leading firms in Moscow. Russia,
have received news that their ware
houses, filled with tea and silk, at Kal?
gan, have been plundered and burned
by tbe Chinese. The goods destroyed
arc valued at $5,000,000.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
London is simply chock full of Amer?
icans.
The kissing bug has invaded the City
ot' Mexico.
Canadian vessel men predict a re?
vival of steel ship buildiug.
Mayor Colonna, of Rome, Italy, ha?
beguu a crusade against expectoration
The Brooklyn Bridge is now paying
New York City at the rate of $400 a
day.
All the Santa Fe railroads operated
in California are to burn oil instead
of coal.
Thc Mexican (.overnment has iuau
gurated an active campaign against
the Maya Indians.
More than 81,000,000 people in India
are affected by the famine. About
O.OOO.OOO arc in receipt of relief.
Three parties sent out by the United
States Geological Survey are now nt
work in thc Cape Nome district of
Alaska.
A large collection of rare coins, val?
ued at between 15000 and $10.00X1. has
been stolen from the Milwaukee Pub
Be Museum.
It is said that the Mississippi River
and its tributary streams are now
lower than they have been for nearly
half a century
English society's latest fad is to
have the monograms and coats of arms
of the owners cut in the hair of their
French poodles.
The quartern loaf is up in England
and destined to po still higher. Mill?
ers, factors ami bakers blame the war
and poor crops.
A law has been passed recently iu
Massachusetts requiring all street rail?
ways in the State to carry high school
pupils to and from school for half
i fare.
It is said that some of thc Imperial
j Yeomanry are so much taken with
j the agricultural qualities of tho Orange
Free State that they tbiuk ot taking
I up farms after the war.
Finn* to Locate In Kamas.
Several hundred Finns, the ad
I vance guard of an immigration which
1 will number thousands, are beaded
I for the Arkansas Valley in Kansas,
| where New Yoik agents are making
arrangements to locate them. These
i Finns are now on their way from their
, own land to New York City, and P. i;
I desired to get land for them in the
golden wheat belt of Kansas.
Names For New Submarine Boals.
The Secretary of the Navy, at Wash?
ington, has selected the following
names for the six new submarine
boats: The Grampus, the Shark, the
Pike, the Porpoise, the Adder and th'*'
Moccasin.