The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24

In the federal court at Topeka, Kan,
on the s0th Judge Foster handed down
his decision dissolving the organiza-
tion of the Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change and prohibiting it from con-
tinuing in business He held that its
operation was in violation Of the Sher-
man federal antitrust law.
THE largest number Of yellow fever
cases since the plague first made its
appearance was reported at New Or
! leans on the Goth, being IS In al. Not
. single death for the day was report
cd. Eleven new cases were registered
at Edwards, Miss, making the total "a
THE Shippce harvester works at
Stockton, CAL, were destroyed by fire
on the Goth. Loss, 100000.
Two cases of leprosy have been dis
covered in Welsh county, n. d.
The Pendleton (Ore.) roller mills
were burned the other morning, en-
failing loss of 5000, ,0O0
THE Belle Ellen coal mine at Block
ton. Ala, caught fire on the Goth and
rescue parties were at once formed to
get the miners out Many of those got
out were found to be overcome by the
smoke. Five miners working at a
place which could not be reached were
thought to have perished. Women and
children gathered at the mines mouth
and there was wild excitement.
AHuNADA, Tex, was visited by one
of the worst floods the other night it
has ever known. Men, women and
oh lr;,,n l,as,, H.
and had to take refuge on high ground.
Many houses were wrecked and many
more were expected to collapse. The
river overfiowed Its banks and water
stood four or five feet in the houses.
THE negotiations with the Shoshones
and Bannocks for the purchase of q
part of the Fort Hall reservation in
Idaho is off, the government refusing
to pay - per acre for it
TELEPHONE linemen, stretching the
long-distance wire to New York, tried
to run the town of Eddyville, Ia, re-
Gently and there was small-sized riot
The liuemen were finally landed In
Jail after fight with the authorities,
in which two officers were seriously
injured.
BEN GRANT, q white man. was drawn
into quarrel with negroes near Ty-
Ter. Tex, and was stabbed so severely
that he died in few minutes.
CHARLES NEwcoMB attempted to board
a moving train at the depot at Scran-
ton, Pa, when he fell beneath the
wheels and was beheaded.
In the international 25-mile bicycle
race at Boston Jimmy Michael, the
Welshman, outrode his two compete
tors, Lucien Lesna, of France, and Ed
die McDuffce, of Cambridge. Mass.
Michael passed the third mile at $50 Is,
the fifth at 9:05 3-s, the tenth at
1s:0s l5, the 18th at 2T:14 rs, and the
e5th ut 4b:5s ~. Every American and
world record from three to 25 miles,
inclusive, is now credited to Michael.
IT is reported that Poole, the London
tailor, and Worth, the Paris dress
maker, intend to open branch estab-
lishmcnts in the United States on &C.
count of the tariff bill affecting their
business.
GEN. J. p. s. GOBLIN. of Lebanon.
has appointed Thomas J. Stewart, OF
Pennsylvania, adjutant-general, and
Charles Burrowes, OF New Jersey, quar-.
termaster.general Headquarters have
been established at Independence hall,
Philadelphia.
A FIRE at Creston, Ia, on the 10Th
damaged property valued at 1000
and for a time threatened the entire
town.
THE duchess of Marlborough, for.
merly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. be-
came the mother OF a son at London
on the 18th.
Capt. Gotta, of the Twelfth infantry.
was legally shot to death for killing .
major in his regiment
WHILE cooking dinner at Grandview,
KY, the dress of Mrs Elizabeth Chap
man became ignited and she was ia.
tally burned.
A DIsAsTROUs wreck occurred on the
Wisconsin Central railroad, near Chip.
pewa Falls, on the 18th, resulting in
the denth of five people and the serious
injury of four others. Two freight
trains. through mistake in orders,
while going 40 miles an hour, met on a
curve and came together with terrible
| force.
EDDIE BALD was the champion of the
last day of the Springfield Qll. Bicycle
clubs tournament He went half q
mile in 1:02 t-5, the one-third mile, L..
A. w. championship. in AS 3-5 and the
one mile open professional record race
in 2:05 1-5 Jimmy Michael broke the
American record for ten miles, his
time being 1897 As. The former rec
ord was 1888 1-5.
THE Dawes and Creek commissions
have begun negotiations at Muskogee,
/. T.. looking TO the allotment Of the
the dissolution Of their tribal govern
ment and the establishment Of town
sites in the nation. 1t is the general
opinion that satisfactory treaty will
be arranged.
The ambassadors of tile powers at
Constantinople have arrived at an un-
Outstanding In regard to the terms of
peace between Turkey and Greece upon
the basis OF Lord Salisbury's proposals.
which are substantially that an inter
national commission Of one from each
of the powers is TO control the Greek
revenues, in order to meet the indem-
nifty. and the Turkish troops are to
evacuate Thessaly.
Two section men were killed and
two others were fatally hurt In q col
lision between Midland passenger
engine and handcsr near Basalt, so
miles west Of Leadville, Col.
THE convention Of the Illinois Fed
ara finn ~ T.ahor - nICr,u{,. .,<<,,. ~,