The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-13


rage among the coiorcd nou-uniou
miners. death, Occurring daily.
BILLY UECEER colorcd, was put to
death by electricity in Sing Sing prison,
New York. on the 9th for the murder
Of his white vie at Tottenville. The
current was turned on at ll:22 and at
!l:97 he was pronounced dead.
BY head-on collision between two
passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley
persons lost their lives and some p
we're injured. The accident was due
TO some ml-,ate in train orders
ATT0RSETs acting for the state of
Texas have fled suit in the district
court Of Dallas county for the judicial
forfeiture Of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railroad company, of Texas,
and for the appointment of receiver
to take charge of all the company S
property. The petition charges nu-
merous violations of the state consti.
tuition br the railroad company. The
Ease is set for hearing on January -.
4 FREIGHT train crashed into pas
senrer trugn near Elk Valley, Tenn,
and four trainmcn were killed. two
others badly niured and about $780,
)GU damage done TO property No pas
sengers were hurt
SEVERAL lays ago box arrived at
the Air line depot, at Evansville,
Ind. from St Louis addressed TO L. l..
Thurman. After all efforts to find
Mr.. Thurman had failed the em ployes
opened the box and found Il TO con-
tain a human body, apparently a
womau's. cut in to small pieces. 1t was
believed murder had been com
nitted
TuE 2i-hour bicycle race at New
York ended "a the eth in an exciting
finish, the - nner being a foot in front
Of the second, who was in turn wheel
In front Of ne third, with the fourth
only wheel off. The score was:
Gimm. Pierce, Turvillc, Frederick, $50
miles: Lawson, 4i9 milcs: Julius, Az
miles: Hale 40 miles; Miller 4+2 miles.
The eight prizes were: $1,000, $500,
$50, sl5J. Sl)0. SIS. $50 and SIS.
A HEAVY gyindstorm blew down a
schooihousr at Boles, Ark, and three
pupils were killed, another fatally
hurt and dozen or SO sustained more
or less serious injuries
A FIRE broke out in the Hotel Richie.
lieu at Pitts burgh, Pa. early the other
morning and three of the guests were
suffocated by the dense smoke and five
others were badly hurt The inmates
Of the hotel mad a frantic fight for life
and the place was completely guttcd.
An epidemic of grin has broken out
among the horses at Lexington, XIV.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 9Th were
237, according to Brad>treet's report,
against 335 "a the CORES ponding week
n year ago.
The Hotel Main at Washington, Pa
and the Levins building adjoining
were destroyed by fire. Loss, SlOO,.
900; insurance. SIS. 200. The Fl re start.
ed in the rear Of the Hotel Main and
burned so rapidly that many of the
occupants narrowly escaped.
THE flour mill at Venedy, Ill, was
demolished by boiler explosion.
A SENSATIONAL lynching took place
at Eagle City, Alaska, recently. Jack
Jolly, saloonkeeper and gambler
had collected gang of toughs around
him and was terrorizing the mining
amps. He was waited on by vigi
lance committee OF I2 determined men
and ordered to leave town. He re
fused and the next day the vigilantes
hanged him to the limb of a tree. The
toughs and gamblers who had made
his place their headquarters immedi
Ately left town.
BARN belonging to a white farmc,
named Green, near Banks, Ala, wa.
burned the other day, together with
some corn and other produce Sus
pjcion was directed toward Marshal
McGregor, IA negro in Mr.. Green's EN-,
ploy. His jody was found afterwards
hanging to tree near where the barr
had stood.
THE anarchist movement in France
has received an enormous impetu.
through tho growing fear of military
despotism. The sum of zoo, 600 francs
has been p iced at the disposal Of NJ
Sebastien aure for the purpose of es
tablishtng n anarchist daily newspa
per in Parie.
FIRE in TIE paint shop of the Nash
vile, Chat anooga & St Louis rail
road at Nashville, Tenn, DESTROYED
ten coaches, including President
Thomas private car and the pay ca,
Of the road The loss on the building
was estimated at $40, 900 and on the
rolling stock at s37. 500.
THE outs de doors of the vault of the
PheniS tR L) national bank were
blown out by dynamite about one
o'clock the other morning. but the
three men who attempted to rob the
bank wcre frightened away before
they could gain access to the interior
apartment, where the money, securi
ties and other valuables were kept
/ THE sec crctary of agriculture for.
warded TO 'ongress on the 9th a repor,
Of the wor and expenditures of the
agricultnr / experiment stations for
the fiscal 'ar 1898 During that time.
SAYS the -eport the stations have
steadily p rsued their Investigations.
much use III work has been accom-.
plishel IN the facilities for investira-
tions have been increased.
PHYsI,i Us report an epidemic of n
mild form of the Russian grip in
Decatur H., on the 9Th. IT was es,i.
mated tha. fully 20 per cent. of the
population was effected with the dis.
ease, which attacked old and young
alike
THE thrse children OF Charles Hager.
man were 1laying on the ice off Wells
island N H., in the St Lawrence river
when ~ broke and they fell in. The
mother rushed to their rescue and the
whole four lost their liv.s