The Holly chieftain., 1897-10-29
MlsCrLANEoUs.


of Brodericks, Pa, on the 25th between
the friends of the proprietors of two
boarding houses. One man was killed
and several others suffered wounds
from stones. axes and clubs.
Two cattlemen, named A. ]. Chap
man and Vernon Wilkinson, quarreled
over a pasture fence near Curtis, Ok,
and exchanged shots, with the result
that Wilkinson was killed and Chap
man wounded. Chapman was arrested.
Four men were killed near Weiner.
Ark, the other day by boiler explo-
sion.
JOSEPH L. BRIsrow, of Kansas, the
fourth assistant postmaster general,
has made public his report on the work
of his department during the past year.
He makes many recommendations for
the betterment of the postal service.
NEWS Of q phenomenal mineral strike
which has set the community wild
with excitement comes from George.
town, Col. An ore was encountered
which, 1t was claimed, averaged as high
as Us, 900 to the ton through vein
three to four feet wide.
i me- AAot 8nAuol AOIbC 6hOW vi tHS
St Louis exposition was opened in the
new Coliseum on the o5th.
liz . fire at Stevens Point, Wis, Mrs
Zeberowski returned into her house to
get S85 and was burned TO death. A
sister of the woman also rushed into
the burning house for some clothes
and was frightfully burned.
IT has been decided to put Adolph
Luetgert, the Chicago sausage-maker
who was recently tried for. making
away with his wife, the jury disagree
ing. on trial for the second time.
A DISPATCH from Wilkesbarre, Pa,
said that u conspiracy had been dis
covered to murder Sheriff Martin, who
led the deputies who fred upon and
killed q score of striking miners at
Lattimer in September.
TIE casl<et holding the remains Of
George NJ. Pullman, the dead million
aire, has been encased in the heart OF
a solid rock at Chicago. banded by
bars of steel, and impregnable to the
attack of vandals with picks, or even
dynamite itself.
Two men in Lebanon, KY, were
ordered to be sold at auction as slaves
were before the war They were con-
victed Of vagrnncy. In accordance
with the laws, Sheriff Young has post
ed bills on the courthouse announcing
that he will, on November /, at the
courthouse door, sell the services Of
Thomas Hutt for nine months and the
labor Of William Reed for three months
to the highest bidder
The steam schooner Casper was
wrecked near Point Arena, Cal; on the
Esd and Is seamen, Comprising the
crew, were drowned. only the captain
and another man being saved.
JOHN SCHLEeEL, charged with the
murder Of DR.. Lyman "a. Berger at
Kansas City, Mo-, last sJulysrvsas de-
clared by the jury to b.. not ktilty on
the ground that he was insane st the
time OF the murder but addipg that
he had recovered from such insanity.
TnE frat assistant postnaster gem
erals report has been msde public.
The estimate for the free delivsfyserv-
ice ending june, 1899, il ,ela. $40, 400.
The money ordsrssrissned for the fiscal
year 1897 srnounted TO e1ss, OIL ,0b6.
AuoEG WSk0 OsSof,boV pieces "a uu-
claimed matter received at the dead
letter Office. The letter boxes ON
street cars were said to be SUCCESS
and the rural free delivery experiment
was said TO give satisfactory results.
= Mrs. CARRIE CoRBErT, aged 80, q
widow, was awarded ss4.ssa damages
at Danvillc, ILL.,, for breach Of promise,
John Gernand, aged II, retired cspi-
talist, being Sthe defendant
Ina dark cellar 1t Chicago, -officials
unesrthed whAt tbey claim i ono Of
the largest liqtpF counts sffeiting
schernes ever opesatsd IN tkie country
and e25. 900 In isbels, represe6Alng al
Of the leading brands Of liquor, bottles
and cases were rfonnd. FIVE >oxpress
wagons were aued with the confscated
goods. - ---s-s ~ r
A soILkR in the Detroit (llich.) cabi
net factory exploded on the sd with
DISASTROUS teGects, two nea heing ~
tally injured and ssySn ofhefa isrious-
" hurt The brick walls Of the four-
story structure were lsid IN ruins and
many windows IN The city were broken
from tbs coucussion.