The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-05

lsE u L. 'l'" 81 I.F p ~ AT was
run over and killed 10y Il ycstbound
Missouri Pacific train at Valley park
near st. Louis. He jumped off before
the train stopped and hi, feet became
tangled in the step, Of the platform,
throwing him under the train.
WILLIAM SEE-. a negro. was Iynchcd
at O=rrp.a, Ark. for barn burning.
F"uE iurhv, OF snow fell at Salt Lake
City On the I-t.
Tuw house republican caucus COM
mlttcr. which met AZ Atlantic City. y.
j.. TO agree upon % plan for monetary
reform. reached unanimous agree
men, on the I~t and Is ready TO meet
the senate republican financial com.
ml'tcr to submit its views to Joint
conference. Until such meeting its
view, will no, be made public.
TIE officials at New York were kept
busy in handling the horde Of immi-
grants which arrived there on the goth.
They numbered : 600
THE troubles between the Russian
government and the students have be
come 50 acute that all the universities
in Russia have been closed and at the
prcson, moment no les than 90. 900
young men between the ages Of ~ and
80 are cast udrift on the streets with
ONT occupation and they constitute Il
grave danger TO the throne.
\ PRAIRIE fire swept over the north
cru tier Of countic. in Nebraska de
stroying everything in its path. A
great many cattle were burned and
Mrs Livingstone and her son lost their
lives near CoIcridur.
N Naurh Chunk. Pa. by the prema-
turr discharge Of cannon used in the
celebration Of Dewey day three per
sons were badly injured. The cannon
was heavily loaded with powder and
stones.
As earthquake shock was felt at
Louisville, Ky, on the 10Th.
Four employees Of the Dupont powder
works near Woodbury.. y. j.. were
killed by an explosion the other after
noon. They were experimenting with
IL torpedo when it exploded and dcmol-
i~hcd the building.
THERE were ~ deaths in Kansas
City. Mo-, during April, s9 being caused
by pneumonia and 50 by meningitis, a
heavy increase over the usual mortu-
ary rate.
THE treasury returns show the total
receipts for the month OF April to be
Sil.GIl,553, while the expenditures were
S@5,7oo.o00, leaving a deficit for the
month Of sf.Oes, 4&7 The expenditures
for the war department We're in the
ncighborhood of Sl5. 300. 900. If the
payment for the Spanish check of $50
600, 900 for the Philippine islands should
be added to the expenditures for the
month the deficit would reach S24.-
O-S.4I7.
DIR. EMIL PEEEToErUs, editor of the
St. Louis Wcstliche Post, stated on the
2N'h that the guns of the German
American press are to be systematically
directed against the governments pol
icy Of expansion and will fight impcri-
alism. militarism and jingoism in the
republican party. II the demands OF
the German-Amcricaus are not respect
ed they will form "a new political party.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY sent a mes
sage from Philadelphia, where he was
stopping on the 2sth, to Gen. Otis in
Manila, congratulating him on the
achievements Of the troops under him
and the proposal by the insurgents for
a suspension Of hostilities pending ne
gutiatiOns for the termination OF the
war.
Az equestrian statue of Gen. Grant
was unveiled with appropriate cerc-
monies at Philadelphia on the 27th by
Miss Rosemary Sartoris, granddaughter
OF the dead hero, in the presence of
President Mckinley. members of his
cabinet. representatives of foreign
governments and large gathering of
distinguished citizens and guests of
honor, including Mrs. Grant, widow OF
the general.
MINISTER'S from different sections of
the country were at St. Louis on the
27th attending the national triennial
convention of the German Evangelical
Lutheran synod which met for ten
day session. Roll call showed 57I dele
gates present, with IS guests, the latter
being presidents of colleges of the synod
and church dignitaries.
A TORNADO struck Kirksville. Mo, at
GEO p. IN. on the 27th and a path a quar-
ter Of a mile wide was swept through
the eastern portion OF the city. Two
hundred buildings were lcvcled to the
ground and up to the 2Sth 80 dead
bodies had been taken from the ruins. 1t
was confidently expected that the num-
ber of people killed would exceed 40.
Fire also broke out in dozen places,
but people were too busy in the work
7f rescue to attend to the conhagra.
tons.
NEARLY 100 survivors Of the Sultania
disaster gathered at Cleveland, o., on
the 27th in annual convention, the
occasion being the thirty-ffth an
niversary OF the event. The session
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