The Holly chieftain., 1899-03-17

GuEt.S dbu tnen b.cN open lne tnree
safes in the Office and secured the cash.
The post office a. Black River. a sub.
urb OF Cleveland, o., was entered the
other night by burglars, who, in their
search for money and valua bles, blew
open the safe and n 50 doing demol.
ished almost the entire front of the
building. They were unsuccessful,
however, in finding any thing of value.
SEARCH steamer which returned to
BrisUane, Queensland, from Cocktown
on the Endeavor river. reported that
three schooners and 50 luggers were
lost and that 400 colored persons and
Il whites were drowned during the re-
cent hurricane thai swept the north
east coast of Queen sland.
The Charles Scot! company's spring
works at PhiladelphIa burned on the
18th, entailing To-, Of $50, 600.
! HE biennial ses, on of the Patrons
OF Industry of America commenced at
Toledo, O., on the n.
SMALLPox in Lincoln county, Ok,
has been stamped out
a TERRIBLE fall Of snow and a howl
ing blizzard ragged in northern Michi-
gan on the 18th, bockading streets,
stopping all railroai travel and break
ing down telegraph wires.
Is Il head-end CO. sion between two
freight trains near Bradley's su.tion,
Conn, an engineer and fireman were
killed and several Yrakemen injured.
Tne accident was due to dense fog.
THE massive fire wall on the east
side of the eighty structure at
2J7-2ll Jackson boulevard, Chicago,
fell on the l2th. completely demolish-
ing the adjoining bu ding and setting
the ruins on fire. Several firemen had
u narrow escape for their lives, as
there had been FIR at the place the
previous night Los s!25. 600
THE plant OF the Gray Iron Casting
company at Lanca tier, Pa, was de.
stroyed by fire. Loss 100000; partly
insured.
IL the chess match between the
American team a, brooklyn and the
British Chess club at London the for
mer won nine game, out of ten and the
Sir George Newncs Anglo A merican
chess trophy will once more come to
America.
Is a collision between fast freight
aud a switch engine near Lincoln,
Ncb., three men were killed and four
badly injured. storm was largely
resuonsi BILE for the accident, as when
the engines sighted one another it
was mpossible TO stop them because
the rails were so 81 pperv.
THOMAS p Don Ai.DsOS. the diver,
who recently fracturrd his skull in
dive into tank n Madison Square
garden. New York, died at the hospital.
a MURDER occurrci vest of ST. Louis
on the train bearing the Twenty.third
Kansas (negro) Regiment home the
other night. A negro named Williams
got into a quarrel with another negro
uamed Rogers and the latter stabbed
Williams to death. Rogers was placed
under arrest
OVER 200 persons perished in a hur.
ricane that swept the northeast coast
OF Queensland.
BEEBLEB, the Wells.Fargo express
messenger charged with absconding
from San Antonio. Tex. with SjO,0OO
in his charge, was captured at Busta-
mente, Mex.
BUSINESS failures in the United
States for the week ended the 10th
mum bered III Recording to Brad
streets commercial report, against
"a in the corresponding week of last
year.
A VAST quantity of rock overhang.
ing the village Of Ruccuerga, in Spain,
fell and destroyed many houses and
killed II people.
THE ashes Of little Jose phine Kip
ling rest in small urn at the French
Pond crematory in New York, the
body being incinerated there. Rud.
yard Kipling himself is strong advo-
cate of cremation. His long residence
in India, where all bodies are burned,
inclined him toward it
A blizzard ragged in Wyoming on
the 10th and stockmen feared loss in
cattle and sheep smounting to so per
cent
Gov. SAVERS, of Texas, declared
quarantine against the city of Laredo
and the counties Of Webb and Encinal
on account OF the prevalence Of small.
poX there.
IS fire at Rockford. ILL.,. the seven.
year-old son Of Joseph McCabe and
Lot,ie Brickley. aged, is Mr.. McCabe's
sister-in-law, perished in the flames.
Mr.. McCab be sustained fatal injuries in
atte empting to rescue them.
Mr. JAMES CANPBELT, factory in.
spector of Pennsy lvania, was before
the industrial commission at Washing
ton on the 9th. He spoke eulogis-
tically of the labor organization of the
glass workers Of his state. He de-
ced the sweat shops where cloth.
ing is made for their filth and was
opposed to allowing undesirable for.
s:gners to coma to this country in
iroves.
An explosion Of several hundred
pounds of powder occurred in the
Commodore mins at Creede, COL, cre-
ating great havoc and killing five II
not six miners, besides seriously injur.
ing several Others.
THE lumber wards, sheds and store.
houses of william Cameron & Co, COW
ering two blocks at Waco, Tex, were
completely burned. Many adjoining
| houses were also DESTROYED. The loss
was estimated st 100000.
IS New York Neil Burgess, the actor
and stage manager, filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy. His total liza
bilities were Si04,o59, all unsecured; no
assets. not even . wardrobe.
ARRANGEMEvrs have been completed
for the incorporation of the Interna-
tional Cement company, which is to
be consolidation of the cement in
dustry of the United States The new
company will have an authorized cap