The Holly chieftain., 1897-12-03

! An engineer, conductor and brake
nan were sutfocated by the gas in the
irand Trunk tunnel at Port Huron,
Mich, the other night while in charge
IF a train. Three men that went to
ook after the first party were also
overcome, but were rescued.
THE shoddy mills of Frank Cooley
N Springfield, Ill, were destroyed by
are the other night and so men and
women were thrown out of employ
ment.
| AGENT WISDOM, in charge Of the
1nion Indians generally in Oklahoma,
mas made vigorous report to the
IN terror department at Washington.
He declares that a sound policy de-
nands that the intruder must go. The
report takes a roseate view of the pos
sibilities for the success of the Dawes
commission negotiations.
| HOGsHEAD cheese served at dinner
poisoned 40 girls and % boys, students
At the Lock Haven CPa.) normal school,
and many were said to be in serious
condition.
ABOUT 5000 natives and fully 800
Europeans lost their lives in recent
| typhoon on the island of Luzon, one
Of the Philippines.
! EIGHT negroes in St Francis county,
Ark, went to the home of Joe Miller,
a cotton picker, robbed him of his saw
ings and murdered him. They then
assaulted his wife and looted the house.
! CITIZENS OF Camden, y. j., attempted
to string up man to an electric light
| pole for an attempted assault on mu-
latto girl. The timely arrival of the
rplice saved the culprit,
The millinery and furnishing stores
| Of Apt Bros. at Philadelphia were
/ damaged by fire to the extent of s75,-
/ 300.
| Two lives were lost and thousands
/ 1f dollars worth of property destroyed
! in Il railroad accident south Of Chester,
/ Ky. the other day. As heavy freight
train on the Kentucky Central road
was passing over a wooden trestle
| spanning a deep ravinc, the structure
gave way, precipitating 90 coal cars TO
the rocks Is feet below and two bridge
| carpenters at work at the bottom of
| the trestlc, were killed
! \ BROKER of Providence. K. l., had
Lee Pitts, a negro Pullman car porter,
arrested at St Louis on the charge OF
robbing him while asleep in berth
near Odin, Ill. The negro had taken
| $40 from Hills pants pockets and was
in the act of taking package contain
! ing $50, 600 from his inside coat pocket
when Hin awoke and grabbed him.
| A FIRE the other morning at Kittau-
ming, Pa, destroyed the Merchants
national bank, the Armstrong Water
company's building, a hardware store,
a dry goods store and house furnish
ing store. A number of persons were
also badly hurt during the fire.
HENRY ABRAMS, n negro, had been
arrested by constable for grave of
fense and was being taken to Mont
gomery, Ala, when three negroes took
the prisoner away from the constable,
hustled him to a swamp and then shot
him to death.
IT was announced at St Louis on the
Goth that President George Gould, of
the Missouri Pacific railway had dccid-
ed to advance the salaries of all the
employees of the road ten per cent, the
ndvance to date back to November l.
1t will affect $1,000 employees
The British steamer Baron Ardros-
san collided with the Austrian steamer
Toxic off Dungeness, Eng, damaging
the latter vessel so badly that she sank
shortly afterwards. Four of her crew
were drowned, the Others being res
cued by pilot cutter.
LINN CHAMBERLAIS, OF Knoxville.
Tenn, has been arrested by the police
Ia. &F : III l,. oh,
of flirting and walking with Miss An
derson, the l5-year-old daughter of one
of knoxville's most prominent citizens.
The young man had been previously
warned to cease his attentions to the
young girl and his refusal to do SC
caused his arrest for the violation OF
what is known as the johnny bill"
JOHN ii. SEYLER, aged is, and Emma
Iouse, aged "a, were married at Erie
densburg, Pa, the other day. The
boy was small for his age and looked
younger than many boys of l3 The
girl was in short dresses.
SECRETARY GAGE has prepared a
table which gives the apportioumen,
of employees in the treasury depart
ment by states. The table shows tina,
Missouri has IS employees in the de
partment and is entitled to los: Kan
sas D. entitled to SIS; Oklahoma .. en-
titled to 8; Indian territory ., entitled
to /.
SECRETARY BLISS has taken prompt
action to avert possible invasion OF
the Wichita reservation in Ohlahoma
by boomers. The agents have been
notified to prevent any such invasion
and if necessary to call for military as
sistance, and steps have been taken t.
meet any contingency.
A TELEGRAM from Marathon, Tex.
on the 25th said that terrible prairi,
fire was raging in Brewster and Pre-
sidio counties The fire covered ar
area larger than the state of Connecti.
cut. The region was along the Rio
Grande, about 100 miles wide by near
ly 200 miles long. Hundreds OF head
of cattle and sheep have been burned
and large amount of ranch property
destroyed.
A swITCHMAS named William Hunter
slipped off car at the yards of tn,
Missouri Pacific railroad at St. Loui.
while handling brake and string
of freight cars passed over his neck
severing his head from his body.
The New York Express published
the following on the 35th: within
ten days Corbett and Fitzsimmons W IL
sign articles for another battle for tn,
heavyweight championship of thu
world. This positive statement wa
made by William j. Connor, one of tn,
most trusted agents of James j. Cor
bett. and William A. Brady, who il