The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-12

| NAlugh lNtly -Of inITuQGrS ana law
breakers in the Usage reservation in
Oklahoma. All cattlemcn ha ring leases
We're summoned to the agency and
shown the report of a special agent,
showing where they had cut thousands
of trees for posts the past two years,
and they were notified that they would
be compelled to pay 2I! cents each for
every post used.
CONTRACTS have been closed for the
largest ditch ever dug in Indiana. Il
is known as the BeaE Lake ditch, lies
chiefly in Noble and Steuben countie $,
and will drain 3d. acres of land.
With its branches it is 10 miles long.
and the total cost is So. 1000.
THE private funeral of ex-Gov. Rich
ard j. oglesby took place at Oglehnrst,
III, on the sth. Only the family and
intimate friends We're present.
4 TERRIFIC storm recently passed over
Moweaqua, Ill. Hail fell to a depth of
six inches and many were as large as
robins eggs. Skylights were broken
| and are lights smashed. The loss to
fruit growers was enormous. Every
| thing 2 green was cut TO the ground.
TWENTY tramps engaged in a drunken
fight at shelby. o., and two of them
were badly shot. one probably fatally.
a TRAIN, consisting of Il ore cars and
several box cars, crashed through n
bridge at West Superior, Wis, and the
engineer was crushed TO death and the
fireman badly hurt.
FRED BRoNsToN was hanged at Kaho-
la, Mo, on the sth. He shot his wife
March IL, 1895 because she refused to
live with him.
TIE president and Mrs. Mckinley
left Washington ON the sth for yaca-
ton at Hot Springs. Va
GEN. MANNING f. FoRcE, manager of
the soldiers home at Sandusky, o.,
died there on the sth.
WILLIAM PARISH, a negro. was dis
covered attempting to assault an aged
white woman at sulphur Springs Hol-
low, Md, and when he started to run
bullet from John Meyers gun killed
him.
ABOUT $50 recruits left jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, on the Sth for San Juan,
p. R.
a CONFERENCE of all the presidents
of conferences of the ten states COM
posing the southern states mission of
the Mormon church was held at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, recently. The pur-
pose of the conference was to discuss
the best means of progressing and ex-
tending the church in the south. There
are over over 800 elders at work in that
field and their communicates number
more than 5000.
THREE big mass meetings were held
in Chicago on the nth to voice approval
of the administration S policy in regard
to the Philippines and to protest
against the anti-cXpansion sentiments
of meeting held short time pre-
viously in that city.
NEITHER Gen. Macarthur nor Gen.
Lawton moved on the 9TH, although
each reconnoitcred the country in his
vicinity, developing the presence of
small forces of Filipino insurgents.
GOV. THOMAS, of Colorado announced
that if President Mckinley continued
to ignore his demand for the return of
the Colorado volunteers from the Phil
ippine islands he would take steps to
secure the immediate recall of the
troops. The governor did not state
what his mode of procedure would be.
Mrs. W. C. WHITNEY, wife of the ex-
secretary of the navy, died at the Whit
ney home at Roslyn, l.. L., on the 9TH.
She never recovered from the hunting
accident by which in going under a low
bridge She yss knocked from her horse
and two Of tho yertcbrG of the neck
were displaced.
STORM passed over Canadian coun-
n ~. az
stroyed at least 20 farm houses and
caused great damage to growing crops
CRAcKsMES blew open the safe in the
Standard Oil company's office at ST.
Joseph, No, the other night and par
TALLY wrecked the brick building.
Several hundred dollars and valuable
papers were taken. Dynamite was
used and window glass in surrounding
buildings was shattered.
THE stevedores at Havana inaugural
ed strike for an advance of wages to
81 day in American money, instead of
$50, and an attempt to supply the
places of the strikers with Chinese re-
suited in a severe fight.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has sold out his
entire iron and other interests to his
partners, New York dispatch stated,
and it is his intention to give his time
in the future to the prosecution of
philanthropica work,
SAN FERNANDO was set on fire and
then evacuated by the Filipino rebels
on the 5th. Gen. Macarthur then oc-
cupicd the burning town. Gen. Law
ton captured over 1900 bushels OF
rice and 265 tons of sugar ut Balinag.
THE street railway strikers and sym.
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