The Holly chieftain., 1898-07-15

were read at the national council OF
Congregational churches in convention
at Portland. Ore, on the nth.
THE hospital train bearing the
wounded to Fort Mcpherson. near At
lanta, Ga. was in rear.end collision
near High Springs. Fla, on the night
OF the 10th. Fortunately no one was
/ hurt it was stated, but the private
car was demolished.
Tm lives of ten men were snuffed
[ ont on the nth in the big watcrworks
I tunnel that IS being constructed at
Cleveland, o.. under the bottom of
| Lake Erie, as the result OF the expio-
sion Of gas.
| Ar the meeting of the delegates to
| the National Educational convention
| at Washington l.. Dram Lvte, of Mil
lersvillc Pa, was elected president;
/ Irwin Shepard Of Winona, Mimi. sec
/ rotary; /. c. Mcneil, of West Superior,
I Wis. treasurer; James NJ. Greenwood,
of Kansas CITY Mo, first vice presi-
dent; Frank Il. Smith, of Kansas,
eighth vice president. John r Kirke,
Of Missouri; Frank r. Dyer. of Kansas,
and NJ A. Caldwell, of the Indian ter
ritory, were among those elected as
directors.
WHES Paul Dcngler, 4 Chicago &
/ Northwestern baFgageman. returned
/ home a. Clinton. la, the other night
he discovered a note from his wife
stating She was losing her mind, was
not fit TO live and was going TO die and
take the two children with her.
/ search resulted in the discovery of the
three bodies in q barrel near the house
/ partly filed with water. The heads
/ Of the victims were submerged and the
feet prOtruded.
THANKSGIVING services for the vic.
tories vouchsafcd to our army and
navy were held generally on the 10th
iu the churches throughout the coun-
try. in accordance with President Nc
/ kiu!cy's proclamation.
A DISPATCH from Sioux City, Ia,
stated that leading Iowa agriculturists
will. form an organization soon and
open negotiations with farmers in all
. other coru-raising states looking to-
ward an elaborate exhibit of maize as
. a food product at the Paris exposition.
Their plan is to raise $500. 600 to make
/ the graudest exhibit of corn and all
. its possibilities that was ever seen in
the world.
KEEN City. Cal, had 81 blocks of
buildings In the center of the town
swept away by fire. The Southern
/ Pacific buildings were saved.
] THE Natiln Educational associa-
tion began its annual convention at
/ Washington on the nth, over 3, 600 mem
/ bcrs being in attendance.
! SECRETARY LoSG on the 9Th specific
l ally and absolutely denied the accu-
/ racy Of reports of friction between the
army and the navy.
/ or the 5Gs Rough Riders" who
[ landed in Cuba only &jg were fit for
service on the 7th, 2O9 having been
killed or wounded.
GEN. SLATER has reported to the
war department that the Iroquois has
sailed from Santiago with 900 wounded
/ and the Cherokee with S25.
STEELvILLE. the county seat of Craw-
ford county, Mo, was almost wiped
out by waterspout early on the sth.
| Thirteen bodies of victims were re-
covered and groaus Of anguish were
| heard on ali sides rs searchers looked
among the debris for sufferers Few
buildings were left standing and no
communication could be had with the
| town except by courier.
| A TERRIFIC hailstorm swept north.
ern Berks county, Pa, on the 9th and
| destroyed corn, oats and fruit trees
I and broke thousands of panes of glass.
/ OMAHA's franchise in the Western
! Baseball league has been transferred
to st. Joseph, Mo-
Or Importance to western farmers, n
recent Washington dispatch said. is
| the fact that the wheat crop in Mary
land and much in Pennsylvania and
| Virginia is poor. 1t is inferior in
quality, shrunken in berry and CON
tains cheat, garlic and cookie. and the
| quality of wheat passing off grade is
| likely to be large.
| An electric car crashed into horse
car at Washington on the night of the
10th and one man was killed aud near.
| ly 80 people injured, several of them
| fatally. The accident was caused by
the brake chain on the electric car
breaking while going down steep
incline.
| RICHMOND p. HoBsoS and his men, the
heroes who went into the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba and sank the collier
Merrimac to prevent Admiral Cervera's
| fleet from escaping, and who were
taken prisoners by the Spaniards after
performing the daring deed, were ex-
changed at Santiago and taken within
| the American lines, where cheer aftel
cheer went up for their liberation.
The navy department at Washing
ton has been informed that Spanish
privateer carrying Ave guns is hover
ing off the coast of British Columbia.
Prompt instructions have been sent to
the military authorities of the north
west coast to prepare for a visitation.
| WHILE the Schmid brothers were
watching the parade of Buffalo Bills
show at Newcastle, Pa, on the 7th
thieves entered their store from the
rear and stole 900 worth of dia-
monds and jewelry and escaped.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON has been directed
to send his prisoners to the United
States. The commissioned officers,
from Admiral Cervera himself down
to the ensigns, will be sent to Fort
Warren, Boston harbor.
A SUIT has been commenced in Bowie
county, Tex, against the Kansas City,
Pittsburg .S Gulf railroad for the for
feiture of its charter in not maintain
ing its general offices in Texas
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the sth num-
bered PAL, accordingto to Bradstreet's re-
port against s13 for the corresponding
week in last year.
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