The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-10

YELLOW fever and malaria are kill
ing hundreds of Spanish soldiers in the
sicinity of Havana
MOBILE. Ala. has been quarsntined
IN account of yellow fever At Ocean
Springs, Miss, ten persons had died
from the malady. New Orleans also
has been guarantined.
STAHLHuT & HoBEIN's general mer-
,handise store at Nebraska City, Neb.,
was destroyed by FIRE on the 9Th Loss,
so, 900.
LEWIS HANBACK,, a well-known Kan
san and prominent q. A. r. man, died
IN Kansas City. Kan, aged IS. He was
elected congressmau-at-large in 1882
and reelected from the Sixth district
IN 1884. He also held other Offices of
trust
THREE unknown tramps perished in
the jail at Conway. N. d.. which was
set on fire by unknown persous.
AT Niles, Mich. Foo Lee, Chinese
laundryman, easily won an exciting
bicycle race from several fast wheel
men.
THE attorney-general OF Missouri has
begun quo warranto proceedings in
the supreme court against 20 fire in
surance companies of the state. alleg-
ing that they are parties to a pooling
trust.
LABOR day was universally cele-
brated throughout the United States
on the 9th. At Kansas City the crowd
was the largest ever seen there on
similar occasion. Gov. Leedy and 9TH
ers spoke. At st. Louis W. j. Bryan
spoke to a crowd of $4,000 people.
In northern Arizona wild horses
have become so vicious that the attor-
ney-general has been asked II they
may not be legally slaughtered.
The fast mail on the Wabash was
ditched near Moberly, NO., by collid-
ing with bull. the engine and three
cars were wrecked, the engineer and
fireman seriously scalded and an un-
known tramp killed.
AT Nashville, Tenn, Fred Moore,
charged with assaulting six-year-old
girl, was threatened with mob. Three
deputy sheriffs lowered Moore from
jail 100 feet by means Of rope and
crossing the river by boat got him
safely away.
NEAR Stevens Point, Wis, Mike and
August Majewsk. while playing ''hide
and seek" along the Wisconsin rivers
bank got too near the waters edge and
both were drowned.
A NUMBER of business men of Bloom
ington, ILL.,, were victimized by 81
greenbacks raised to $40 bills. The
work was done with pen and is al
most perfect.
MANY Presbyterian colleges will be
financially embarrassed through the de-
falcation of Charles NJ. Charnley, of
Chicago, treasurer of the Presbyterian
board to aid colleges. Among the coll
leges affected are: Bellevue and Hast
ings, Nebs, and Highland, Oswego and
Wichita, Kan.
GEORGE LYNCH. a well-known young
man OF Rockford, ILL.,, has brought
suit for $40, 900 damages against Harry
and 3. H. Shumway, alleging that they
dosed glass OF cider which they gave
him Is . joke, since which time he has
lost 50 pounds of flesh.
WoBD was received by Mrs. John
Brechtel on the Sd at Tacoma. Wash.,
from her husband at Sandon, B. c.,
that the people were fleeing for their
lives from the town on account Of
cholera.
DIsARRASGENENr Of the block signal
system led TO = freight train running
head on into passenger train stand
ing at Floral park, on the Long Island
railroad. and four passengers were
badly injured.
CALL for convention Of all labor
organizations has been iasued TO meet
At Chicago ON September ~. This was
made in pursuance of the action Of the
recent labor conference at st. Louis.
Mrs. HELEN WARD LEWIS, who was
born in Delaware lot years ago, died
At St Joseph, Mich, Of extreme old
age. She was slave before the war
and was sold several times
A rERRIYIc gas explosion in Broad
Ripple, q suburb Of Indianapolis,
caused the death of half dozen per.
sons and started fire that almost de-
stroyed the town.
AT Gianea de Soto, Santa Clara prov
ince, Cuba, Spanish guerillas sacked
and burned q Cuban camp and hospital.
killing guard Of 10 men and murder
ing all the sick insurgents. Two
buildings were burned and all the
bodies cremAted.
Dock KELLEY, negro, was publicly
hanged at Snow Hill, N. c., for assault
ing Mrs. Merritt, middle-aged white
woman. The gallows was in the pub
lie square Of the town. and 1000 people
were spectators. His victim was seated
within few feet of the gallowa
CLARENCE REIrH, the iS-year-old son
of Edward b. Reith, cashier Of the
Adam Roth Grocery Co. 1T st. Louis,
fell from the third floor Of the build
ing down the elevator shaft and was
instantly killed.
AT Superior. Wis, District Judge
Vinge has issued warrant for Charles
II. Gill. ex-county treasurer. charged
with embezzling es7, 900.
AN explosion of coal dust in the Sun.
shine mine near Glenwood, Col, caused
the death of at least 10 men, their
bodies being recovered in q horribly
msngled condition.
THE Gulf passenger train was held
up by masked robbers at Twin Noun
tain, Col, ON the night Of the Sd and
the express car looted. Posses were
organized at Folsom and Trinidad to
pursue the bandits
FIRES were destroying large areas of
valuable timber and threatening the
homes of settlers in the vicinity of
Sheridan, Wyo. Their origin was be-
lieved to be due to the carelessness OF
campers with their camp Area
A BIG hywheel burst 1t Burgess' iron
works At Portsmouth, O., and work.
man was badly hurt Tho mill was
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