The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-19
GENERAL NEWS.

THE freight depot of the Mexican
international railroad at Eagle Pass,
Tex, together with eight cars, has been
burned. The depot and cars were full
Of freight.
THE interstate commerce commission
began an investigation in New York on
the 10Th Of the export rate situation
and the alleged manipulation of the
low grain tariffs, it being asserted that
tariffs for export trade are lower than
those on domestic shipments.
GEN. MAXIMo GOMEZ on the 18th in.
formed Gov. Gen. Brooke at Havana
that he could no longer act as repre-
sentative of the Cuban army in the dis
tribution of the $4,000 900 appropriated
for the payment of the Cuban troops.
THE international Union of Journey
men Horseshoers of the United States
and Canada convened at Louisville,
KY, on the 18th for session of one
week.
FIFTEEN guests at prominent hotel
at Hot Springs, Ark, were made vio-
lently sick by eating canned lobster
and it required the work of three physi-
NA'All1 " otiFt NAlNll
WINNIE Roach, a mulatto woman.
and her husband were charged at At
lanta, Ga, with brutally burning their
four little children nearly to death by
wrapping their bodies in paper satur-
ated with kerosene and then igniting
1t. 4 crowd broke into the woman 5
house and saved the children and the
police prevented a threatened lynching.
The Filipino junta at London re-
ccivcd n message from Aguinaldo,
cablcd from Hong Kong, that the Fill
pino government had decided to con-
tinuc the war at all costs until inde-
pendcnce was secured. The Filipinos
refused the American peace overtures.
based on restricted autonomy, coupled
with promises of subsequent self-gov-
trnmcnt.
THE stock yards fork of the Chicago
river was set on fire on the 18th and n
schooner had n narrow escape from be-
ing burned.
IL merry-go-round accident at Ard
more, l. T., John Ming was fatally hurt
and T. j. Wyont was badly injured.
THERE was pitched battle between
students at Princeton, n. j., and Paw
nee Bills Wild West employees. Many
students were hurt and one man may
die. 1t was an unwritten law of
Princeton that no circus parade must
pass through the streets of the city.
a sSowsToRM occurred at Marquette,
Mich, on the 18th.
TIHLMAS PLouTz, the well known
sculptor, died on the 18th in the insane
asylum at Chicago. Hard study had
produced softening of the brain. Dur
ing the worlds fair Ploutz modelled
several notable designs.
WILLIAM DAVID, n farmer, residing
near Chebanse, H., was tarred and
feathcred by a mob of % men, presum-
ably neighbors. 1t was alleged he ill
treated his family.
Mrs. AMANDA MOORE, formerly of
Clinton, Mo-, was burned to death near
San Fernando, Cal, the other day.
Evidence at the inquest showed the
victim had upset lamp and set fire to
herself and house.
SooS after the muster out of the
Forty-ninth Iowa volunteers at Savan-
nah, Ga, they charged small army of
pie, soda water and lunch vendors and
confiscated their goods. Between 100
and 100 of the volunteers were after
wards arrested for disorderly conduct.
THE Catholic Knights of America
finished its lubors at Kansas City, Mo-,
on the 18th by selecting st. Louis as
the permanent headquarters of the or
ganization and electing the officers. p.
j. O'Connor of Savannah Ga, was made
president; j. c, Carroll, of Norfolk,
Va, was reelected secretary; Girard
Reiter, of Nincenncs. Ind, was re-
elected treasurer, and William A. Kelly,
of Kansas City, was chosen supreme
trustee for long term.