The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-10

HOLLY CHIEF TAIN.
H W MILFORD, E4'toT .as Proprietor.
HOLLY COLORADO
CURRENT COMMENT.
WAsHlSGToS G. BENNETT. who died
recently IN Boston, left $50. coo TO ths
Salvation army.
A BILL has been introduced in the
New York Legislature to lega.ize sell
Ing horse meat for food.
PROJECT IS on foot to com bine al
the colonies IN Australia into a feGer.
alton similar TO the United States.
ADELiSA PATTI settled $40. 600 veaf
upon her new husband, Baron Cedep
stron, the dag before her marriage.
The big telescope designed for the
Paris exposition will be ready on
time. Il is an enormous reflector
bringing the moon to an apparent dis
tance Of 60 miles
a BILL was introduced into the I'LL.
nois legislature to appropriate s. 100
for the purpose of erecting a brurze
statue in honor Of the late Frau c,.s
l. willard, the apostle Of u N pc rau O..
in he q.
The farming experiment conducted
By IyPOFra phicaI union No. o for the
benefit of the unemployed printers Of
New York city has proved a great sue.
cess Fifty four men worked on Do.
tato tract and produced a crop valued
at 5000.
THE manufacturer of the lower
priced derby hats have effected a com
bination which went 10 to { feet Febru.
ary l. The combination was formed
for the purpose of regulating the out
put and all the goods will be disposed
of through New York firm who will
have the control, it IS estimated. oi
e, 900, 600 worth Of hats annually.
n b44-4s - ha introduced IN the Ne"
York Legislature to authorize the ap-
po!ntment of public censor, whose
duty 1t shall be to pass upon the fitness
or undtuess Of all kinds of theatrical
entertai nm"nts to be placed before the
people of New York city. 1t is not
intended TO be fooIishly saueauish
about stage affairs, but to draw the
line at indcccucy.
DR. IIITr. physician from India,
who was recently visiting in Battle
Creek, Mich, stated that there are 539
cases of leprosy in the United States.
ten of which are in Chicago The
doctor has made life study Of lep-
ROSY, and recommended that our quar-
nntine laws be more rigidly enforced
and that general asylum be estab.
lished in this country for lepcra
An ice trust, to include all the big
Ice harvcs ters in the United States, is
in process of formation. The proposed
trust viii mhrace all the haryestcrs
OF the river and lake region of Maine
and those of Wisconsin, from which
two states the greater part of the ice
crop of the country is gathered. BY
consolidating and the consequent
wiping OCT of competition il is claimed
that prices can be reduced and profits
increased.
a DISPATCH from Rome the other dav
said that cx.Premier Crisp, in nm in.
terview on the subject OF the proposed
international conference in the In ter.
est OF universal peace, expressed h m.
self as follows: The conference will
decide nothing. The sole posi- BILE re.
suit will be that the power, may align
themselves in the formation of an in
ternatioual arbitration tribunal |
hope that | am wrong. but | think u
general war is more probable than q
general disarmament"
TROLLEY cars mudc in Pittsburgh,
Pa, are to invade the land OF the
Pharauhs, negotiations having been
closed by the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company for the
equipment of Il cars of the ordinary
trolley type for use in the city Of
Cairo. This line will be the first in the
country, but it is proposed TO build
another line to the pyramids, as soon
as the natives become accustomed to
the operation of the cars. and later to
connect Alexandria aud Cairo by
trolley.
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IHE government commission for the
revision and codidcation of the Grim.
!nal laws of the United States Is now
considering an amendment TO the ex.
isting Law prohibiting the maintenance
In any city of any private letter. box
scheme 1t is intended TO break up the
facilities now fourishiug In many cities
for clandestine and improper CORE.
spondencc, the promotion of fraudu.
lent schemes and the boycotting OF
postmaster through subsequent direct
delivery TO trains, by using private let.
ter boxes at cigar stands. stationery
stores and other private places
THE Office of director of the census
is to be created and made independent
of any other department of the gov.
ernmeni, and eN.Gov. Merriam, OF Min
ncsota, 1t was said, would be appoint.
ed. This IS the presidents plan and
the house committee has prepared the
legislation to execute il. Heretofore
the census has been taken by super.
inten dent who has been So bord nnte
to Il mem Der of the cabinet. usually
the secretary of the interior. The
president desires that the con sps bp.