The Holly chieftain., 1897-09-24
GENERAL NEWS.

HE SHlueSt buLuOTlSteS dTe ~ ihSt
taking steps to put an end to the dar-
ing acts of piracy which have made
the southern Chinese coast notorious.
Twenty pirates were recently captured
in southeastern China. The death
sentence was pronounced and they
were Immediately beheaded.
EARTmQUAKE shocks occurred at
Lima, Peru, at l1:30 a. IN. on the Goth.
Great alarm was caused among the in
habitants
YELLOW fever was reported as rag
ing in malignant form ut Santiago
Z d Cuba.
THE sovereign grand lodge, indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, met for
its annual session At Springfield, Ill.
on the Goth. Delegates from every
state and many from Europe, Canada,
Australia and other foreign places
were present.
JoE SrURcn. of Chicago. and Dave
Richards, Of Cincinnati, were to fight
Is rounds the other night for the los
pound championship of America at
Cincinnati, but Richards was knocked
out in the tenth round.
THREE tramps held up Great North
ern cattle train at daylight on the Goth
near Smithlake, MINI. They robbed
several cattlemen in Che caboose. One
of the robbers was afterwards ar
rested.
THERE is intense excitement in
Nettleton, Ark, over the strange
actions of members of a religious sect
calling themselves the 'AOrder of Holi-
ness" In sickness they refuse medical
attention and perform strange ceremo-
nies by the bedside of the afflicted and
anoint the patient with a mysterious
fluid which they denominate sacred
OIL"
SUIT has been commenced at Urbana,
o., against the county commissioners
by the administrator of the estate of
'Click" Mitchell. who was hanged
June 4, to recover 5000 damages pro-
vided by the Smith anti-lynch law to
the next of kin of person meeting
death by mob violence.
GEN. CALIxro GARCIA has been APP
pointed to succeed Gomez as command
er-in-chief of the Cuban insurgent
troops. Gomez becomes minister Of
war of the Cuban republic.
FULLY 10000 visitors were in Colum-
bus, O., ON the 10th TO attend the open
ing ceremonies of the 42d annual con-
vention Of the German Catholic Central
society of North America About 500
delegates were In attendance.
The negro postmaster Of Hogans-
vile, Ga. was recently shot by un-
known men. He wns appointed by the
administration over the protests of the
A. - Al
post office has since been boycotted.
THE yellow fever situation at New
Orleans assumed Q serious aspect on
the 18th, eight new cases being report
ed. At yicksburg. Miss, Ii cases Of
the fever were reported for the day. A
case of death from yellow fever oc-
CURED at Augusta, Miss, aud It was
feared that new focus. of the plague
had been started. ~
ACCORDING to Bradstreet's report
there were 100 failures In the United
States for the week ended the 18th,
against s15 in the corresponding week
of last year.
OWING to the increased demand in
the paper trade, prices are rising. One
large manufacturer of butchers ma
nilla ut Appleton, Wis. has twice In
creased the price of the product Ave
cents per 100 pounds and the iDcreas-
ing price Is being maintained. Other
grades will soon be raised.
WHILE Robert Creek, q ranchman
living near Denver, Col, with his wife.
was ont driving ON Broadway his team
ran away, dashing into buggy driven
By H. W. Hildsbrand, printer. All
three were thrown ont and suffered
fractures Of the skull The two men
chance Of recovery.
EDWARD Q. FLANAoAx. who killed
thrse people . littls over . yssr ago
undsr horrible cireausstapces and whe
wns tried, eouvicted and sentenced 70
b hanged, ssesfsd froo Tie DsKAlb
county ieil - Dseatur, Ga, u n easly
hOur - ~ Hoenlng a. The 18th. He
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