The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-26

traln was wrecked at Indian Kun. near
Portsmouth, o., at six o'clock on the
morning of the 22d. A small trestle
had been washed out and the train
| plunged into the ditch while it was
running at speed of 40 miles an hour.
| Roadmaster Stout was killed and about
dozen others We're badly injured.
The sawmill of Gus Munzesheimer
e Co. at Buchanan, Tex. was DESTROYED
by fire.
THE Paris Gaulois stated on the a9d
that the powers had entrusted to Italy
the authority to pacify and administer
the affairs of Crete pending the estah-
| lishment of constitutional autonomy
for the island.
| FOURTEEN persons were badly poi
soned in boarding house at Hum
boldt, Ia, by eating canned raspber-
ries.
Two children, Nora Cain. aged four,
and two-year-old-brothe set fire to
the grass in the yard near Shaner, Ok,
during their mothers absence and were
burned to death.
THE eastbound Norfolk e Western
express was wrecked through wash
out near Lovelette, o., on the e1st and
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injured.
THE county infirmary at Garfield, O.,
was burned on the21st. One of the in
sane patients was cremated, but the
235 others were all rescued.
TRAIN in two sections on the c., st.
p. NJ. & o. road, while backing up to
recouple near Ponca, Neb.. collided.
Several ears We're derailed and the
wreck caught fire and Michael Waters,
a travelling salesman, was pinned under
the debris and SO badly burned that he
will die.
Gov. BUSHNELL, of Ohio, has pub
lished statement that when Senator
Sherman resigned to enter President
McKinley's cabinet Marcus A. Hanna
would be appointed as United States
senator in Sherman's place.
JOSEPH MURDOCH, of Scott county,
Va, who was supposed to have been
murdered 25 years ago, and for which
crime Bud Lindsay served 81 years in
the Virginia pcnitentiary, has returned
to his former home. Lindsay died re-
Gently.
THE encouragement OF Nebraska
has rendered an opinion declaring that
III
towns in the state is unconstitutional
The squadrons of the united powers
bombarded Canea, the Cretan capital,
on the alst to prevent Greece occupy
ing it.
JUDGE E. A. THOMAS, leading law
yer of Falls City, Neb., was run over
and killed by a train while he was
crossing the t~a-k. ~ -ss1 -.
The general conference of Seventh
Day Adventists commenced at Lincoln,
Neb., on the 18th, delegates being pres
ent from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
and all portions of the United States.
President Olsen made an address, in
which he reviewed the work done by
the denomination.
THE Lake Shore & Michigan South
arn railway elevator "a" at Toledo o.,
was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 10th, entailing loss of 1855, 900.
About 325, 900 bushels of wheat in the
elevator and in 80 unloaded cars went
up in smoke.
THE National Editorial association
adjourned at Galveston, Tex, on the
10Th to meet at Denver, Col. next year.
Louis Hoffman, of Brazil, Ind, was
elected president; J. E. Junkin. q
Sterling. Kan, first vice president, and
w. j. NJ. Page, of Jerscyville, Ill.,, cor
responding secretary.
JAMES a. GARY, of Baltimore. Md,
mad an interview with President-elect
Mckinley at Canton, O., on the 10Th
and then stated to an Associated press
exporter that Mr.. Mckinley had ten
1cred him portfolio in his cabinet,
but which one had not been definitely
decided.
i NJ. A. HANNA will contest in the
Ohio legislature next winter for the
full term in the United States senate.
His supporters have already organized
his campaign. The hope that Gov.
Bushnell may appoint Hanna to fill
the unexpired term of Senator Sher-
man has practically been abandoned.
II THE Colorado house, by n vote of s2
to l5, passed the high hat bill. Three
women representatives voted for the
bill and their votes created some APP
plausc. The bill provides for PEN
atty of $40 for the first offense of wear
ing high hat in Il theater and as high
as $50 in aggravated cases.
THERE was great gathering at a
Charleston, S. c., hotel on the night of
the 18th, where. the chamber of com
merce served their annual banquet,
with Secretary Herbert as the guest of
honor. The secretary, with Adm.
Bunce and his staff, the captains and
executive officers of the war ships and
the governor of South Carolina were
invited guests.
THE failures in the United States for
the week ended the 10Th were, accord
ing to Bradstrccts report, 325, against
276 the same week last year.
THE seventh annual convention Of
the National Alliance Aid association
was called to order at Dallas, Tex, on
the 18th by President Wnrdell. About
40 delegates and members, represent
ing six states were present. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
the ensuing year: President, A. War
dell, of Topeka, Kan; vice president
Evan Jones. of Dublin, Tex; second
vice president. Helen s. johnson, of
Pennsylvania; secretary, S. D.. Cooley,
of Topeka, Kan.
] Mr.. HANNA declared to an Associated
press reporter on the 18th that he
i would not be {: member Of President
McKinley's cabinet.
AFTER four hours debate, full of
feeling and often bitter with personal
tiles, the bill allowing the women the
right of suffrage went to a vote in the
Ol,1nhon,a hnuse m, 4ha 18th and yoc