The Holly chieftain., 1899-04-21

| to take the census OF the Snoctd"
nation on April 10. 1t is estimated
| that there are about 1000 Choctaws,
and, with the exception OF the mo nth
| of July, the commission will be in the
| field until August 81, closing with the
census ut South Canadian, /. T., on
that date.
A PRAIRIE fire, driven by a nigh
wind, damaged much property around
Vrooman. Neb.. and the town was
barely saved. In fighting the flames
| Mrs. Anderson was probably fatally
burned and several other people were
also severely scorched
AT meeting of German Americans
at Chicago on the nth resolutions
were adopted den nouncing in vigorous
language any attempt TO in nterfere with
the good relations existing between
the United States and other nations
by singing out any one power as an
ally. The meeting was protest
against an Anglo-America alliance.
AN appeal for aid has been issued foi
the people of Zapata county, Tex
Hundreds of families were said to be Oh
the verge of starvation on account OF
the failure of their crops by drought
Two men We're drowned at Kauka
kee, H.. by their boat overturning.
ONE hundred United States soldiers
were under arrest at the Presidio
reservation at San Francisco on the
10th for burning down saloon just
outside the reservation. The trouble
was caused by the brutal beating of a
comrade at a saloon the previous
night.
PoPE LEO participated in a thanks
giving mass at Rome on the 10th.
IHE Missouri river was reported as
being very high on the 10th in North
Dakota AT Williston many miles of
railroad track was washed away and
in Fort Pierre people in the lower
part were compelled to abandon their
homes.
The celebration attending the re.
turn of the United States cruiser
Raleigh from Manila occurred at New
York on the 10th. The weather was
intensely disagreeable. cold rain
falling. Mayor Van Wyck extended a
formal welcome to Capt Coghlan and
the Raleigh then led naval parade
to Grants tomb, where the vessel fired
salute of ., guns and then returned
down the river amid much cheering
and whistle blowing.
X. A. DoRsT. an old-time river cap
tain. has died at St Louis. He navi-
gated both the Missouri and Missis.
sippi rivers and was the first to take
steamboat up the former to the
Rocky mountains Although in his
eighty-frst year, he kept employed up
to the time of his death.
CINCINNATI dispatch stated that
the effort to form u candle trust had
been abandoned.
HIRAM HALL was hanged at Cross.
vile, Tenn, for wife murder.
The Cuban army muster rolls, which
were delivered to GSv. Gen. Brooke at
Havana, show on their face As. 900
names-6, 600 commissioned officers and
$1,000 non-commissioned officers and
privates The whole statement was
considered an orderly arrangement of
regiment and company scores.
GEN. MILES has issued general or
der TO the army promulgating the law
passed at the last session of congress
in relation to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in army canteens or on mill
tary reservations. The recent opinion
OF Attorney General Griggs constituting
the statute is given in full and is nc.
companied by special instructions for
the enforcement of the law as thus
construed.
The big combination of all the coal
interests on the Monongahela river,
in Pennsylvania, predicted several
weeks ago, Is now an assured fact,
The combination will be capitalized
at $50, 900. 900.
The Samoan high commission will
sail for Apia on the United States
naval transport Badger, leaving San
Francisco on the a5th inst The earlv
sailing of the commission is regarded
as evidence that the recent collision
at Apia will be automatically settled,
AN attempt to poison Cora Tanner.
the actress, was made ut Omaha, Neb.,
by some one leaving box OF candy
and handsome bouquet, both poi.
soned, at her hotel. The actress was
said to have been made deathly sick.
NORTHERN PACIFIC freight on the
Palouse branch ran into a washout
near Voilmer, Ida, wrecking it badly.
The engineer and fireman were killed.
PRAIRIE fire in Greeley county,
Col, resulted in the destruction of a
large amount of property and the fatal
burning nf j. j. Lepper and his son, OF
Brayton.
cABLEGRAM received from London
announced that w. S. Stratton had
| sold his famous Cripple Creek mine.
the lnde ependence, to the Venture com.
pany, of London.
Ar the spring meeting OF the Con.
greeationai association of St Louis,
composed Of all the churches of that