The Holly chieftain., 1904-09-09
CONDENSED TELEGRAhS

J. Gould has purchased E. A. Mills
champion bulldog, Heath Baronet. Tor
5000.
Rear Admiral John C. Watson has
been placed on the retired list OF the
= navy, having reached the age OF sixty
two years.
! AZ result OF the recent rains pract-
cally all the forest fires that have have
been raging in various parts Of West
ern Montana are now extinguished.
| Mark Twain Samuel l. Clemeus)
has decided to reside permanently in
New York city with his family, and
will have his home in lower Fifth
avenue.
The gross receipts of the Jenries-
Munroe light were $21.S00. of which
Jeffries received 1916 and Munroe
$6,l04, the remainder going to the pro
moters Of the contest.
The pope has ratified the appoint
ment of Father Ambrose Agius, the
Maltese Benedictlne. as apostolic dele
gate to the philippines. In succession
to the late Archbishop Guidi
Three naval recruiting parties were
sent out September LIST. as follows:
Denver. Minneapolis, Cincinnati, ST.
gon, Ell Paso, Wichita and Los Angeles.
A Manila dispatch says that the city
OF Binang, In Laguna province. Island
Of Luzon, has been destroyed by fire.
Ono hundred persons persisted in the
flames and 5000 were rendered home
less.
George W. Cummings. vice president
of the American Press Association,
died suddenly August 2Sth, at BanfI,
Northwest Territory, while on his way
from his home at Los Angeles to New
York.
The bureau Of insular affairs of the
war department has received request
from the Filipino government to have
100000 worth of half pesos coined at
the San Francisco mint for the Fill
pinos.
In the tornado which recently swept
Sorrento, Italy, the cathedral and
monastery of San Paoli almost fell to
the ground. One house gave way.
burytng three persons beneath the
ruins.
King Alfonso has undertaken to or
ganize an International regatta at Biz
bao similar to the Kiel regatta. The
king will present cup and has prom
Used to personally endeavor to obtain
foreign entries.
The International Paper Company's
annual report shows q gross income OF
$2O,304,514, an increase Of $161,743,
and operating expenses Of $17.15O,53l,
an increase Of 1921, 221. This is the
great paper combine.
The report recently circulated that an
effort was to be made to open the st.
Louis Worlds Fair on Sunday has
been officially denied. No such action
Is possible under the contract made
with the government.
A man supposed from papers found
In coat left on the bridge to be
Frank Mccormick, of Winterhaven.
Florida, committed suicide at st. Louis.
few days ago by leaping from the
Eads bridge into the Mississippi river.
An imperial decree has been issued
by the Gear summoning the estates OF
Finland to meet in ordinary session at
Helsingfers December Goth next Under
the same decree the next meeting OF
the Finnish diet will be held in 1907.
Under cable instructions from Pan
anna, Secretary Murphy Of the Panama
commission has appoined Patrick Gal
van chief assistant in the construction /,
Of the canal He is member of the
engineers corps of the Illinois Central
railroad stationed at New Orleans.
Gershon B. Marx, a farmer who Is
eighty years Of age, is in Jail in Nor
witch county, Connecticut, charged with
having murdered four persons and with
trying to poison another. Two men and
q boy were persons to whom Marx owed
wages and the fourth was q pedder
Eight million dollars or more will
be expended by the New York. New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
for improved rapid transit from New
York City to the Bronx and that part
Of Westchester lying along Long Island
sound, according to Information given
out by President Mellen.
The steamer Victorian, the largest
turbine vessel yet built, was launched
at Belfast, Ireland, August 25th. The
Victorian Will be fitted with wireless
telegraph apparatus and will carry a
complete printing outfit between decke.
Her tonnage is about $4,000 and she is
expected to develop about 10000 horse
power.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
the American school for boys at Erze-
roum has been burned. 1t is believed
the fire was started by an accident
This Is the second American school at
Ezreroum to be destroyed by fire, the,
institution for girls having been burned
January 10th. The loss in that instance
was attributed to incendiaries.
A johannesburg dispatch says that
Mr.. Kemp, cousin Of General Kemp,
the Boer commander. has discovered