The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-22

was klllci bE An electric car at Dallas,
Tex, the otherday. The child crossed
the street and in avoiding one car,
was knocked down by another. Her
head was crushed by wheel and the
body frightfully manglcd by being
dragged nearly block.
Two Italian laborers were instantly
killed and another seriously injured
by the breaking of derrick used in
laying stone near Schenectady, \. y.
Some of the other workmen rushed
upon the foreman with drawn knives,
as they laid the blame for the acciden
on him, but the attack was checked
before any injury was done.
| RECENT dispatches from st. Vincent,
Cape Verde islands, stated two tiotillas
Of Spanish torpedo boats and torpedo
/ boat destroyers and the cruisers Cris-
/ tobal Colon and Infanta Maria Teresa
were at that port
IN Perry county. Ky, George Whit
crIser and William jackson quarreled
over line fence. Both drew resolv.
ers, fired simultaneously and both
/ fell dead.
The United States consulate at NAL
I ~ a. aNDi4ir " ~ hAbiftAfu Oll AAlt - "a
/ by "A Spanish mob. The shield, hav-
| ing the arms of the United States upon
/ 1t, was torn down and dragged through
| the streets. Demonstrations were made
in several other towns in Spain against
| the American cOnsulates and the gen
darmes had 10 be called out to preserve
order.
FIRE destroyed the grand stand, pa
viltons. club Offices and residence of
Chris Won Der Abe at the baseball
grounds at St Louis. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance, s35, coo.
The Yale students to the number of
I. 500 paraded the streets Of New Haven,
Conn. on the 18th. singing Cuba
Libre" and Hang Old Weyler TO Il
Sour Apple Tree with beating drums
and blazing torches They afterwards
burned two efiigies of Weyler amid
shouts Of derisiOn.
Az extra freight and a local freight
met in n head-end collision near Lib
crtyvillc, la. Engineer Dibbie, Fire
man Blosses and Brakeman Waters
were instantly killed. Cause, orders
forgotten.
The roof of the grain elevator Mt the
Hoosac Tunnel docks. Boston. was
blown completely off by a dust cNplo-
sion on the nth and the IRE that fol-
lowed not only destroyed the remain
ing portion of the immense structure,
but consumed nearly the entire con-
tents. over 100000 bushels of grain.
mostly wheat. The loss was estimated
nt nearly $500, 900
Gov. CULBRRsOS, of I cXaS has writ
ten letter to Congressman Bailey
suggesting the propriety Of congress
siOnal action To levy and collect nn in-
come tax for the eXigcnclcs of war.
lie makes an elaborate argument IN
favor OF an income tax and urges that
the law which was held by the supreme
court to be invalid be placed in opera
ion by resolution of congress
PANA, Ill, perhaps the leading coal
mining town in central Illinois, was
rcported on the 18th as being in the
midst of coal famine. Not a pound
II coal had been raised since April /.
rhe iO-cent scale had practically shut
Pana out of the market The opera
tors insisted that they could not com
pete with those of the northern dis
trict and pay the advanced scale.
Mrs. RUSSELL SAGE and Mrs. Wal
worth, regent OF the Daughters of
the American Revolution in the
state of New York, have offered TO
purchase and fit ont hospital ship
for the government They have been
told that the department appreciates
their motive, but that for the present
one ship only for the sick and injured
will be required.
TIE live.pigcon shoot between Fred
Gilbert, OF Spirit Lake, Ia. and Frank
Parmalec, OF Omaha, at Watson's park,
Chicago, on the l4th, was won by Gil
bert, who killed So out of 100 birds.
Parnnlee's score was 50. The match
was shot for the Dupont cup, held by
Gilbert.
MICHAEL MUNTIIA. an Irishman, and
Antonio Romela, an Italian, had a
heated argument at Pittston, Pa, over
the Cuban question. Muntha said the
United States navy could whip the com
bined navies of Spain and Italy. This
fingered Romela SO that he pulled n
Stiletto and fatally stabbed Muntha in
the abdomen.
A DOUBLE tragedy occurred at Aus
tin, Tex, the other night. John Wide
yrove, 20 years of age. shot and NOR
tally wounded julius Hansen, aged 25
and then killed himself The two
men were formerly partners in bust
less and were said to have had busi-
less troubles.
THE lioward-Baker feud in Clay
county, Ky, broke out again and ten
men were reported killed and three
injured.
JACOB MEYERS and wife were fatally
burned while burning cornstalks at
Marion, o.. the other day. The wom-
ans clothing caught fire and her hus-
band lost his life in trying to save her.
The pioneer group of colonists left
Chicago on the 18th to settle on the
salvation army land in Prowcrs coun-
ty, Col. Twenty-Five families were in
the party. Each family will be as
signed ten-acre tract of land, Il
house, horse, n cow and agricultural
implements and will be provided with
supplies for immediate wants.
Is the opinion of Gen. Miles the
time for mobilizing the army has ar
rived. lie wants the greater part of
the army at Chickamauga park, near
Chattanooga, and has made an urgent
recommendation to the secretary of
war that the necessary orders be at
once issued.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JoHN NJ
HAwLEY, of the United States navy,
has established a recruiting station
for ordinary seamen, machinists and
apprentices at st. Louis. Chief Eugi-