The Holly chieftain., 1904-01-22
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

the First National Bank oI Alva, Ok
lahoma.
School committeeman have inaugu-
rated a crusade against Boston teach
ers chewing gum.
The National Hospital for Insane
Indians. at Canton, South Dakota, has
,hlrty-fye inmates.
The Ohio Legislature has elected
Marcus A. Hanna to the United States
Senate for second term.
Emperor William sent telegram 10
President Roosevelt expressing his sor-
row over the Chicago disaster.
Sergt Julius Frederick. the Arctic
explorer, and member OF the Greeley
expedition, died at Indianapolis Oh the
9th inst.
Montreal Canada. is suffering from
an epidemic CT typhoid fever. as many
as thousand cases being reported at
one lime.
Col. George r. Mcclellan, the last
surviving field officer OF The Mexican
War, died at Bristol, Tennessee, on the
18th inst.
Jean Leon Gerome, the famous
French painter and sculptor, died at his
J
OF eighty years.
A remarkable display of vivid light
ming, accompanied by loud ciaps OF
thunder took place during heavy fall
of snow on the night OF January l0tn
at Salt Lake City.
About $4,000 workpen employed in
the building trades went to work in
New York city January LIST under trade
agreements, mich have heretofore
,.een made on May 1st.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
London Mail says Chir 'se resident OF
Lhassa is raising troops in til Hrovlacc
OF Szechuan for service in Thibet
against the British advance.
II. FraZee, an electrical work l. mas
been found responsible for tn $3.50
600 fire at the state capitol building in
Des Moines, he having dropped light
ed candle. he will not be prosecuted.
In an opinion handed down by the
Stae Supreme Court the Missouri AN
ti-truck statute" is declars d to be IN
constitutional. This law prohibits cor
porations from issuing trade checks to
employees.
The vice chairman of the national
sued a call for the committee to meet
in St. Louis February 22nd to fix the
time and place for holding national
convention.
A dispatch from Rome says that
portions of the walls Of the ancient
town of Spoleto have fallen and tho
historic cathedral, containing the fres-
Goes of Fra Lipro Lippo and his tomb
is in danger.
The Netherland parlianlan has vot-
ed about 81 100000 for ;he purchase
Of quickfiring Krupp guns, after dec
laration of the war minister that he
considered the Krupp guns preferable
to the Ehrhardt guns
The death is reported at SNOWFALL,
Arizona, of Archie Nivens. one Of the
foremost mining experts in the United
Staes. He recently returned from Co
rea, where he went to examine mines
for an English syndicate.
W. x. Vanderbilt, Jr, Eas offered 10
give cup for automobile competition
on the road. if the American Autumo-
bile Association can find a suitable
course, and will promote a race OF
from 200 to 800 miles, or thereabouts.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi,
commander OF the army of the Tenes-
see, will succeed Gen. Gordon as COM
mander-in-chi of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, pending the election at
the reunion in Nashville next June.
Sir Thomas Upton has severed an
other of the bonds which linked him
with Chicago. His membership on the
board of trade has been sold at $4,000.
His packing plant was disposed of sew
eral months ago to the National Pack
ing Company.
Three new schools ard at least twen-
ty-twO new buildings, of which the Off
cial total estimated cost is $4,000 or
more, will be erected at the University
OF Chicago within The next ten years.
according to the forecast of President
William R. Harper.
An Echo, Oregon, dispatch, of Janu-
airy 11th, says: The rabbit drive on
lower Butter creek to-day was the larg
est in the history of the Northwest.
1t is estimated that 10000 rabbits were
killed, and 700 persoDs-men, women
and children-participated
The will Of Capt. Frederick Pabs1.
filed in The Probate Court at Milwau
kee, leaves an estate estimated at $10,-
uUU,UUU In trust. NO puDilc requests
are made. The widow and four chill
dren and an adopted daughter each re-
ceive one-sixth of the estate.
NJ D'Antas, Portuguese ambassador
to the vatican and dean Of the diplo-
matte corps, says the report that Pope
Plus has charged him to forbid women
to wear decollette gowns at receptions
which are attended by cardinals and
other prelates, is erroneoUs.