The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-15

Of the day in reading them.
Peter Bateman. proSpector, has
been found dead on the Harquahala
desert. only three miles from water.
at Cullen's Wells Death plainly had
been of thirst.
The movement to boycott the Paris
/ Exposition continues. Several addi-
tional firms in London announce their
intentions TO suspend preparations OF
their exhibits until the Dreyfus blot
is wiped out"
James Il. Eustis. ambassador to
1 France during the second Cleveland
administration and formerly senator
from Louisiana. died at his summer
home at Newport on the 10Th OF
Pneumonia.
/ -Four men were killed and two in
( Jured in a head-end collision which
. took place near oxford. Iowa. The
I trains. which belonged to the Rock Is
I land system. Were extra freighfs. and
{ II is said the accident was due TO a
misunderstanding or orders.
\ correspondent at Hong Kong has
! received advIces from Manila stating
! that General Otis has been confined to
.
I been reading the newspaper attacks
I upon him and is quoted as snying: IF
I Washington does not relieve me, I'll
/ relieve myself"
I \ special from the City OF Mexico
/ says: Alexander BOSS Shepard of
! Washington. ID. C., has sold mining
| properties in Batapolls To an English
/ syndicate for S3.OOJ.OOO. Shepard has
I IA. l,. til. Ill.
I livery. when. II is said. lie will return
to Washington.
The water situation in Fort Worth
has become so serious that much alarm
is felt as To the outcome. The supply
has been so greatly reduced that wat
or is supplied 10 consumers only two
hours in twcnty-four and We're there no
artesian wells water famine would
be upon the city.
The City Council of Oakland. Califor-
mia has accepted the offer of Andrew
Carnegie 10 give $4,000 for public
library building providing that at least
$1,000 a year Is guaranteed for its sup
port and have taken measures TO pro-
vide the necessary amount by Il slight
, increase OF the tax rate.
Mrs. David Reichberg of Atlanta,
who recently started II movement to
raise Il fund among American Jews
for the purpose of presenting hand
some sword 10 Captain Alfred Drey-
fus, has received letter from Nine.
Dreyfus in which she said the captain
could not accept "A sword from the
American people.
An eruption of the earth caused by
t,,
lucky, is reported. A space sixty feet
wide burst from the mountain side.
throwing out burned stone and gray
particles of earth. making noise
heard several miles. There was no
odor following the explosion, and the
cause Is a mystery.
The United States transport Ingalls,
has been In quarantine nj Havana hav-
ing two eases of yellow fever on board.
The first man 10 he attacked was the
electrician of the transport. The other
victim belongs TO the crew Both We're
sent TO the yellow fever hospital The
number of yellow fever cases Is said
to be increasing
Through an open letter to Rev Her
bert $. Bigelow. pastor of the Vine
Street Congregational church. Senator
Foraker boldly announces his opposi-
tion TO the Philippine policy of the
President. lie argues that Acuinaldo
is n patriot and declares that he will
lead the Republican revolt against i'm
perialism in the Senate.
Word received from san Francisco
states that Captain Harry A. Clarke
of the Wyoming battery. who was left
] haI nd NJ w Fl,
ming troops sailed from there. came
I in Monday on the transport Sheridan.
Through the efforts of Governor Rich
ards and Genera, StitZer Captain
Clarke will not be court martialed
\ consignment, of $1,000. 900 worth
of klondyke gold for the United
States assay office arrived at Seattle on
the steamer Cleveland from st. Mi
chael The consigners were the Cana
dian Bank Of Commerce. SGOO,Oo0. and
the Bank of British North America,
SIo0.Go0. The Cleveland had 100 pas
sengcrs from Dawson and Cape Nome
Ex-Governor Altgcld has returned
TO Governor Tanner the commission
he gave Mr.. Altgeld as delegate to the
trust conference to he held in Chicago
As to his reasons for this step Mr.
Altgeld says: Tine fact Is. l haven't
much confidence in the proposed trust
conference. II looks 10 me us II 1t
were going TO be more of trust love
feast than anything else
Professor Campbell. through the
great Lick telescope. has definitely as
"ertained that Polaris. popularity
known as the north star. is really
triple system. Two of the bodies in
this system revolve around each other
in period of four days. and at the