The Holly chieftain., 1897-07-02


Madrid BY tbs grea increase Of sick-
ness amonG the Hpauish soldiers In
Cuba Over -, 900 men have been taken
TO the hospital recently, sufferinR from
yellow fever or dyse1tsry, and the med
ical stan was reported n being almost
hors de combat.
The Dawes and Creek commissions
met It Mnskogee. I. T.. on the ssth.
It was understood that the Creeks
were willing to enter into negotiations
looking towards allotments and sys-
tenn Of towusftes, ~, y s..s.
A NETTING Of the executive S,y,ss.
Of western railroads will be hSid IN
Chicago soon ~ consider viIe.tsv'
tions Of the p6ss Sefeement. 1t weS
openly stated that ALL the western
roads had been violating the interstate
commerce law by granting free trans
portation to influence business
Three hundred Bannock Indians
were having . ghost dance on the
Camas prairie, near Haley, Ida. and
settlers were grestly alarmed over
their actions and wanted the govern
ment TO recall them
THE joint conferences at st. Louis
between the railroad commissions of
Missouri and Illinois, for the purpose
of establishing uniform grain grades
between the two states, was . failure.
A PlrTsBUReH, Pa, dispatch said
that all the union iron mills in Al
legheny county, the tin plate plants
and sheet mills, would close and re-
main closed until the wage scales
were settled.
McKENDREE university at Lebanon,
ILL.,, has conferred the degree of LIE. d.
upon President Mckinley. II was said
to be part of plan to unite the North
ern and Southern Methodist churches
under one organization.
TwENrY-sIx miners were killed by q
fall Of rock IN the Labrar mines in VAL
paraiso. South America.
SERIOUS losses OF cattle were re-
ported from the vicinity of Wausa,
Neb., caused by disease resembling
hydrophobia-
AN ice war was reported at Perry,
Ok, on the 36th and the price for the
article fell from rs cents to 25 cents for
100 pounds, with likelihood of its go-
ing still lower.
Ex-SrATE TREASURER BARTLEY was
convicted of embezzlement and sem
fenced At Omaha, Neb., to 30 years in
the penitentiary and to pay q fine Of
$500, 900. He has appealed.
ALI heat records In Georgia were
broken ON the 27th and number Of
fatalities throughout the state have
resulted from the hundreds of prostra-
tions reported. Two deaths occurred
in Atlanta and more were expected.
The Thermometer registered 1O4 de-
grees. A dozen bicycle riders near
Fort Mcpherson were carried into .
peaghhoring drug store :uncanacious.
JoHH H4Nrkk Rhrmer living ~
miles south of MsnA, Ark, received .
sunstroke while in the harvest field
and died before he could be taken to .
shade.
An agreement has been signed for .
bicycle race between w. w. Hamilton,
ct Denver, Col, and Walter G. Sanger,
OF Milwaukee, to be held July 10 and
II at Denver. There will be three
races for bet of $1,000, the winner Of
two TO take all.
CLARx LEWIS was hanged at Fayette-
vile, w. Va, ON the 25th for the mur-
der Of Charles Gibson whose death ap-
peared to be desired by Mrs. Gibson to
enable her to continue her carousals
with Lewis.
TEE widely-known actor, "Oid Hossr
Hoey, has been taken to Bellevue hos
pital at New York, his mental vagaries
having assumed violent form. It was
feared by his physicians that he wiQ
never recover.
TEA importers and men interested
In the tea trade In New York have de-
cided 70 put forth organized efforts to
secure tariff on tea. The New York
men favor duty Of ten cents o pound
on al tea imported.
NEAR Bordley, KY, some young chill
dren were playing at hide and seek"
when Laura and Jennie Melton jumped
into an old trunk, which shut with
spring lock. in the cellar of their
house. They could not be found and
when their parents came home a search
was instituted and both children were
found smothered to death.
THE people OF Meridian, Miss, were
recently SO aroused at some Mormon
elders making house-to-house can
vass for the purpose Of gaining con-
verts that, when the elders attempted
TO hold service, they were told they
must leave town. They left ON the
first train.
DURING heavy storm at Hopkins
Vile, KY, ON the 24th two earthquake
shocks were distinctly felt and the
walls Of large buildings were shaken.
THE business failures In the United
States for the week ended the 95th
were si6, sccording to Bradstreets re-
port, against 21S In the corresponding
week last year.
PETER NELSON, Of Montour, Ia, was
recently drowned In the Iowa river
while trying to rescue . boy who had
been seized with cramps.
An immense traction company has
been formed with capitnl stock Of
n. 500 900. to consolidate and take In
the Lindell and Missouri street rail-
way systems at st. Louis.
A PROPOSITION has been made BY Bob
Fitxsimmons to Frank Dunn, manager
Of John L. Sullivan, which has been ac-
cepted. It Is that Sullivan and Fitx-
simmons meet at Brooklyn the after
noon Of July 5, for four or six rounda
II 6ullivsn's sparring shall b. deemed
by the public and sporting writern cred
liable and indicative Of his ability To
enter the ring for finish contest, terms
and conditions for such = match to be
arranged Immediately thereafter.
JAMES WEST, prominent citixen Of
Aoutevsllos Ala, was under the hal
lueination that negroes wsra eecnsisR