The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-16
CONDENSED rELECRAhs

The New YORK Democratic sthte GULL
vention will meet at Saratoga. Septem-
Der goth.
There we're $4,000 men in the Labor
Day parade at Boston and 10000 turned
out at Cleveland.
King Edward has approved the APP
pointment of Earl Grey as governor
general of Canada in succession to the
Earl Of Mimic.
Mount Vesuvius is again in activity.
Flames, ashes and stones are rising
from 1t to 4 considerable height and
wide stream OF lava is issuing from the
crater.
The Republicans of Hawaii have re-
nominated Jonah X. kalanianaole for
delegate to Congress. The platform in
dorses Governor Carter and the ma
tional ticket.
Mrs. Imogene w. Eddy. the Oldest
daughter of Nathaniel P. Willis, the
poet, lost her life in an elevator acci-
dent in Boston on the 9Th inst. She was
sixty years old.
There have been q number 81 cases OF
Texas fever among cattle received At
Lancaster. Pennsylvania. from the
West and purchased by farmers. The
outbreak will be investigated by the
national authorities.
The Associated Press states on high
authority that Russia will decline to
enter into the negotiations proposed
by the United States August 21st in
regard to the unrestricted recognition
Of American passports.
Carroll D. Wright, commissioner OF
nf I q 10
have said that he would resign from Of
fee at the end of the present year. He
will devote his attention to his duties
in connection with the presidency of
Clark College
Wendell Miller. twelve-year-old son
of George w. Miller. president Of Rus
kin University at Glen Ellyn, Illinois,
q suburb Of Chicago, was killed on La
Dor Day by foul ball that hit him on
the head while he was watching the
base ball game at that place.
There is the greatest demand for cot
ton pickers in the cotton region OF
Texas known in twenty years, and In
many cities and towns draymen, deliy.
cry boys, cooks and even hotel helpers
have been induced by the high prices
paid for picking TO go to the fields.
James B. Hawley. prominent poll
tician. committed suicide at Detroit,
Michigan, August 31st, by taking
strychnine. The deed is attributed to
remorse for having shot and killed his
brother April 10, 1902 At that time
he was exonerated on the ground OF
self-defense.
The transport Thomas sailed from
San Francisco September LIST for Homo
lulu, Guam and Manila, with about 300
army recruits under Maj. F. o. John
son, a large number of cabin passen-
gers and newly-coined Philippine pesos
valued at 81 ,127,0 900 in gold. Her cargo
Is 1000 tons Of army supplies.
Judge Rogers Of the United States
District Court at st. Louis on the Bird
inst. rendered decision in the case of
Won Tong, Chinaman who came to
this country as merchant, but after
ward became laborer. Judge Rogers
held that the change of occupation was
not sufficient cause for deportation.
The Worlds Fair attendance at st.
Louis up to September 4th was as fol-
lows: April, one day, 1878; May.
twenty-six days, 1,003,231; June, TWEEN
~ -blA udy5, L,16f,ooos July, SWCuSy-
seven days, 2,343,557; August. twenty
eight days, 3:OSs,743; September, three
days, S73,336. Total, 9,114,556.
During dinner which Emperor Will
liam and Empress Augusta gave at tho
Kaiserhoff on the 4th inst. to the lead
ing officials of the Schleswig- Holstein,
the Emperor announced the betrothal
Of Crown Prince Frederick William to
Duchess Cecilia, sister of the reigning
granu duke of Mecklenburg-S chwerin.
Prince George of Greece, commits
sioner general of the powers in Crete,
visited the foreign Office at Rome and
lengthily discussed the situation IN
Crete, expressing the opinion that it
was impossible to further delay the
union of Crete to Greece, for racial, re-
ligious, economic and political reasons.
The monthly coinage statement
shows a total coinage executed at the
minis of the United States during Aug
ust, 1904. exclusive of 2,255,O00 pesos
for the Philippine government, was 3d.
$4,000, as follows: Gold, 1885, 900;
half dollars, s672,O00; quarter dollars,
s676,Oo0; dimes, s243.O00; minor coins,
S206 ,O20.