The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-30

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| Rev. Luther H. Trowbridge OF De-
troit, for thirty years editor and pro-
prietor of the Christian Herald of that
city. died In Los Angeles December
| 18th.
The London board of trade inquiry
into the damages done by the Russian
feet to British fishing boats is said to
show that the claims will aggregate
100000.
The Nova Reforma OF Lemberg,
Austria, says steady stream of Rus
sian deserters continues to arrive
there, most Of whom are going to
America.
Chief Censor Zbereff of Moscow has
issued warning to the editors of the
local papers to insert nothing in their
papers in connection with the doings
of zemstovs and town councils.
Colonel Stephen Allen Bassford, who
commanded the Ninety-fourth Ohio
volunteer infantry in the Civil War,
died at New York City December goth.
He entered the army as private.
Wireless telegraph messages were
sent on the 18th inst, from Kansas
City to Cleveland, Ohio, 725 miles.
without relay. This is said to be the
longest distance overland ever coy-
cred.
A Iona robber held up the bank of
Chisholm, Minnesota, during business
hours, secured $1,000 and escaped. He
forced Cashier Greiser into the vault
at the point of a revolver and locked
the door.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark, mother
Of Senator William A. Clark and of
]. Ross Clark, died at Los Angeles,
December 18th, after an illness of but
three days. Mrs. Clark was nearly 80
years Of age.
Mime. Adelina Patti recently gave a
lkract for the benefit Of the Red
In ksociety under the auspices Of
~ Inchess Maria Pavlovna. The
T-Teas a brilliant success, net
| a ~ $4,000.
apI.ew bank with 100000 paid-up
.pital, furnished by Boston, Los
Angeles and Indianapolis capitalists,
has been organized in the City of
Mexico. to be called the Mexican
Banking Company, limited.
Eight persons were killed and five
badly injured at Minneapolis, Decem-
Der goth, by the falling OF side wall
Of the recently burned o. H. Peck
building, which toppled over and
struck the Crocker hotel adjoining.
The Steel Bar Association, at
meeting in Jersey City December goth
advanced the price of steel bars 81
held meeting there also and voted to
Axa So OF lot
ton.
Between Liberty and the Verdigris
river. more than a mile OF the par
TALLY completed pipe line of the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company was blown
up with dynamite by masked men
some time during the night of Decem-
ber 18th.
At Philadelphia on the 18th inst.
three men lost their lives and four
others, including Lieut.. William c.
Cole. were terribly scalded by q rush
of steam and boiling water in the fire
room of the battleship Massachu-
sets, lying at League Island navy
yard.
Disease Of the spine, attributed to
AN injury received in football game,
has caused the death at Lakewood.
N. j., of Augustus F. Holly, Jr.,
former captain of the Princeton team.
He was graduated in 1900 and was
distantly related to the Vanderbilt
family.
Two more banks closed December
goth on account OF runs precipitated by
uneasiness occasioned by the Chad.
wick exposures. though neither had
tol~ hAH
the First National bank Of Conneaut
and the Marine bank Of Conneaut Har-
bor, Ohio.
1t Is stated at Montreal that the &C.
tion of the British government in WITH
drawing the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
from Canadian waters will soon result
in the construction Of three cruisers
by the Dominion government as a start
in the naval programme which Sir
Wilfrid LAurier has in mind.
Rumors that John Alexander Dowie
is facing financial crisis and new
receivership for Zion City are
and other officials OF the Dowie estab.
better condition financially than be.
fore the receivership last winter.
The Court Of Appeals has confirmed
the Judgment of the lower court ia
vorably to TOD" Sloan, the Ameri-
can jockey, and against the pockey
club. Sloan sued the Jockey club
for $4,000 damages for being warned
of the turf in connection with Rose
de Mails winning the prix de Diane at
the Chantilly races in May, 1902.