The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30

aver near orange. Tex, ana James IL
Vancamp jumped out of the same boat
10 save him. but both were drowned.
Mrs. GEORGE l.. BARROW pleaded
guilty at New York on the 2oth TO the
charge of kidnapping Baby Marion
1larke and was Sentenced to IL years
and ten months in prison.
SIg THOMAS LIPToS's cup challenger,
Shamrock, was launched at London on
the Goth.
Chicago on the Goth for an increase IN
wages to sai per week About II
firms were affected.
STRIKE Of 1000 girls in the Ameri'
can Tobacco company's branch at Rich
mond, Va, took place the other day.
MILES MCDONALD. employed by the
Long Syrup COMPANY at st. Louis, dived
from the Eads bridge on the 25th for
wager and badly injured himself.
A cLouDBURsT and heavy rain inter-
fered materially with the reunion of
the rough riders at Las Vegas, y. NJ.
Col. Roosevelt. when he arrived. tum-
bled from the platform of his car into
yelling mob of his old command and
the governor of New York entered into
the spirit of the occasion. AT the cleo
tion of officers Col Roosevelt was made
honorary president and Lieut.. Col.
Brodie president The people of New
Mexico presented Col. Roosevelt with
gold medal as souvenir.
BROOKLYN was said to be on the eve
of big street railway strike.
FIRE damaged the chemical works
at Camden n. j., to the extent of
500, 900.
A PARTY of five men started from Big
Timber, Mont, by boat for Bismarck
and three of the party We're drowned,
one of the men being w. l.. Thompson,
of Kansas City, Mo-
BENJAMIN PARROT was hanged at
Hamilton, Ont, on the 23d for the muir
der of his mother last February. He
went home under the influence of
liquor, quarreled with her and killed
her with an AK.
GOV. PINGBEE gave out a public
statement at Detroit, Mich, on the sd
that Secretary Alger was candidate
for United States senator for Michigan
and that the platform of his campaign
would include the features of opposi-
tion to trusts and declaration in fa-
vor of senatorial elections by direct
vote of the people. Secretary Alger,
at a subsequent Interview at Chicago,
confirmed the statement of Gov. Pin
gree.
oswego voted bonds to put in nat
ural gas system.
THE old town of Carrizo. county seat
of Zapata county, Tex, has been swept
away by the Rio Grande flood. The
town had population of several hun
Their houses were adobes, which quick
iy melted away when the high water
struck them.
MINERS on the lands of the Boston
Iron and Timber company, Carter
county, Tenn, have unearthed vein
of lead 35 feet in width and it has been
uncovered 235 feet in length. 1t is con-
sidered a most valuable find.
BILL JENNINGS, alias Bill Ryan, was
convicted at Hartville, Mo-, on the 23d
of being an accomplice in the train rob-
berry at Macomb, Mo. and was sentenced
to 20 years in the penitentiary.
HENRY B. PLANT, who controlled the
great system of hotels and railroads on
the west coast of Florida and the line
of steamers from Tampa to Havana,
died suddenly at New York on the 23d,
aged SO years.
Is special match at Batavia, n. Y.
on the esd for cup and the champion
ship of America at inanimate targets
between j. A. K. Elliott, of Kansas
City, and William Crosby, of Batavia,
the latter won by a score of l2S to l24.
AGUINALDo has taken command of
Gen. Luna's army near San Fernando.
and massed the largest force yet mobi-
lized. bringing 1000 men from the An
tipolo region. He was said to be ex-
cans. Gen. MacArthur's men were
constantly on the alert to repel any at
tacks by the Filipinos, sleeping upon
their arms.
A DESTRUCTIVE rain and hailstorm
visited BARLEY, Neb., and vicinity on
the afternoon of the 25th. Four miles
to the northeast of the town not a
stalk of corn or spear of wheat was
left standing. Thousands of dollars
damage was done.
j. G. JOHNSON, of Peabody, Kan,
was deposed from hne Office of general
attorney of the Modern Woodmen Of
America, and ]. w. White, of Rock
Falls, ILL.,, was appointed to the posi-
tion.
JOHN MoRRIsEY and Dwyer Foster
were run down by Chicago, Rock Is
land Il Pacific train at Fourteenth and
Clark streets, Chicago, on the night of
the 22d. Morrisey was killed and
Foster severely injured.
REV. DIR. ROBERT w. OLIVER, rector of
St. Luke's Episcopal church at Kear-