The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-24


Alpha shaft at Ely. New. Is days by q
cavern. three men have been rescued.
They were given tood through . SIX
inch water pipe.
The American battleship fleet at hit
Janeiro has been joined by the TOR,
pedo boat dotiiia. The hotiiia will
only remain long enough to coal and
viii then proceed to buenos Ayres.
In response to a request from the
Nevada legislature the president mas
decided to allow the troops 10 remain
at GoiQtield until tnat body can tormu-
late some plan to organize force to
perform Tue police functions OF the
STATE.
A.rs. Herbert NJ. Sears, wife OF re-
tired broker OF Boston, during nj
VI Temporary insanity. leaped from
...e winuOw Of her room on the l3th
Aoor OF the st. Regis hotel In New
iork anu Wis dashed to death on the
roof OF an ADJOINING building.
The Masonic temple at baltimore.
Nd. was recently entirely destroyed
by fire.
A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas legislature providing for the
shutting on of natural gas to non-resi-
dents whenever there is shortage
in the supply.
While attending G. A. r. banquet
at Carrollton, ILL.,, DR.. j. B. Hayes, a
veteran, was stricken while making
an address, and died almost immedi-
ately.
Count Won Kanitze, a conservative
member Of the German reichstag, in
speech before that body. declared
that President Roosevelt's threats
against trusts were responsible for the
present financial troubles throughout
the world.
The democratic state convention OF
Nebraska will be held at Omaha on
March s.
DR.. P. X. Dahl, a prominent physi-
clan of Mason City, Iowa, has been ar
rested on an indictment charging man.
slaughter in causing the death of
woman by criminal operation.
The Second Congregational church.
of Dorchester, Mass, which recently
celebrated it, Tooth anniversary, was
nearly destroyed recently by an incen-
diary fire.
M. A. Waits & Co., clothing dealers
at Durant. Ok, have failed with assets
Of $4,000. and liabilities of $4,000.
Republicans IN all the districts of
Indiana have passed resolutions In
dorsing C. w. Fairbanks for president.
The five-story factory Of the Car
uthers-Jones Shoe company of st.
Louis. was recently destroyed by fire.
An anarchistic plot has been discov-
cred at Rio J@neiro. having for its
object the 0sts46at6n Of : part of the
American fleet while in that harbor.
The tin mills at Newcastle, Pa, en-
ploying LOO men, have resumed oper-
ations after being shut down for three
months.
A crisis in the Japanese cabinet was
recently averted by the acceptance
by the emperor Of the designations Of
the two discordant members who have
been causing all the trouble.
The Nevada legislature has assem-
bled at Carson to find some means of
settling the trouble between the min.
ers and the mine owners.
The Kansas legislature is in special
session at Topeka. The principal
recommendation Of Gov. Hoch are for
a primary law, bank depositors' guar
antee law. railroad legislation and
strengthening the prohibition law.
The United Kansas Portland Cement
company, with headquarters at lola.
Kan, capitalized at 312,750.00 has alb
sorbed the Kansas Portland at lola,
the Independence Portland at Inde.
pendence and the Indian Portland at
Neodesha under one management.
Personal.
Isaac N. Hascall, at one time govern.
or Of Nebraska, and for years a promi-
nent politician Of that state, is dead.
Charles Emory Smith, editor of the
Philadelphia Press, and former United
States minister to Russia and post
master-general, died suddenly at his
home in Philadelphia.
The pope is again confined to his
bed by an attack of gout.
Secretary Taft is quoted as saying
that there Is no foundation for the
report that he is to resign from the
cabinet to devote his attention to his
campaign for the nomination for pres
fdent.
Secretary Cortelyou has returned to
his desk after four weeks siege OF
the grip. He denies emphatically that
he has any fh0ught of resinntne at