The Holly chieftain., 1899-03-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

IN Alaska for TIL lost north pole ex-
P'orer, Andre. Dr. Terragone arrived
in Ottawa, Ont, the other day. He
formed one OF a party of French men
who were sent oui from Paris with in
sLructions to ma xe a thorough search
In the most northern Alaskan territory
for the missing man. He stated that.
n MS opinion. Andre was not in that
section and it is br..eved he must have
been carried fur, r- north.
IHE public apr~arauce of Gen. Nell
son A. Miles in Massachusetts, where
he enjoyed the hoaar of numerous re-
ceptions, started .Deculation on the
pCssIollity OF hi, icing n candidate
for the presidencT Miles as the cham
piun of the sold -r could be made a
hero and the ne,q-Dapers which made
such an outcry ya.ust Alger and en-
ba med beef wi i was argued, ioin
readily in putin Miles name at the
head of their CO lHns.
hRcHBisHoP H. SEssEY, of Du buque,
Ia, was stricken n apoplexy and his
condition was RI 0grtcd as being very
7erious on the i. His speech and
brain were affeo.ri.
y a recent irrtryiew at Nebraska
N.ty. Neb., }. Ster!iDg, Morton, former
secretary of aP culture, calls for a
new party to Ia-2etuate democra tic
principles, comp of democrats and
Trpublicans opp to expansion and
the present ext -agagance in the ex-
penditure OF pull money in nation,
state and city.
The New Yot World on the 25th
printed the follo wing cable from Ma
ui.a, dated th- previous day: "a
weeping victo over Aguinaldo's
forces has just been won by the United
ates troops The total American
loss is estimated e. about 100, includ-
ing both killed and wounded The
! pino loss is i.tween 800 and 800"
PRESIDENT N NISLEY and party
made flying from Thomasville,
Ia., TO Tallahas ,a", Fla, on the 18th.
FRANCIS IL IrHgrOSr, the first gov
ernor of West |.ryinia, died on the
2itn at Pittsbur ga Pa, aged Sc years.
IHE Filipinos we're extremely active
In the vicinity o. Malabon on the gath
and we're prepa ug defenses. evident
u anticipating an attack. They kept
we'll under Coz A small body of
rebels, howeve- emerged from the
Jungle and fir upon the Kansas
troops in the trcnches, fatally wound.
ing Private Cohrn, of company B, and
Private Muir. O. company Z.
DISPATCHES from Gen. Otis at Manila
reported fightiug with the Filipino
re bells on the % gh, Goth and 27tb. Gen.
Wheaton captured Malinta and the
enemy evacuatei Malabon and set fire
to the place. The rebels, 1t was
stated on the 27th, will make their
last stand probably at Malolos-
EX-Gov. THoWAs c. FLETCHER, of
Missouri, died a, Washington on the
18th of paralysis. aged ~. He was the
first reconstruct.On governor of Mis-
souri,.
DIRECTOR MrBEAM, of the census
bureau, has appointed William c. Hunt,
of Massachusetts. chief statisticiau in
charge OF Population statistics and
LeGrande Power of Minnesota, stat
istcian in charge of agricultural
statistics
GEN. FLAaLER. who has been criti-
cally i'll at Old Point, Va, may recover.
JAMES DUsGAE, a Catholic bishop,
died in an insane asylum at St Louis
on the 27th, aged "A years. He had
been a patient for 30 years
OVER 1000 Filiptnos, composing the
rear guard of the rebel army which
was retreating on Malolos, Aguinaldo's
headquarters, made stand on the 27th
in some intrenchment about Mariloa.
In the engagement six Americans were
killed, including three officers. and 40
were wounded. The rebels were after
wards panic.str ckcn and many sought
safety in fight and some were taken
prisoners
COUNT CAMI.Lo PEcCI, the pope's
nephew, recent ntIy intimated at Rome
that the death Of the pope was possi-
BILE, II not probable, within a short
time. 1t was also reported that the
pope, believing that his end was near,
had prepared elaborate suggestions
for the guidance Of the conclave which
is to choose his successor.
NisCELLANEOUs.
LIGHTNING Struck j. +. Howerton's
barn at Oakville, Ky, the other day,
xilling Robert Penrod and dangerously
IN njuring Mr.. IIowerton. The barn
and all contents were burned up.
INSPECTORS nj the Lake Shore wards
At Cleveland, O., found the lower part
of mans body clinging to a truck.
1t was presumed he had been stealing
ride and hal got cut in two, the
other part Of his body falling by the
way.
EMPLoYEs OF the salt company at