The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

coapltstty IN the murder Of ex-0ov.
Stsunaabssg Of Idaho.
4 little gisl was born on Q Pullman
oar o. the Santa Fe railroad just as
tie tsain vas pulling into Topeka.
Kan. Fsoeatly.
A lareo number Of the troops At
Gold1slA. New. have been recalled
and have returned to their regular
statioa n California. Only 136 we're
lett at ooldneld.
In ls&tsr written to the secretary
OF tie navy President Roosevelt se-
versly Condemns the action of Ad-
miral HFownson in resigning rather
thaA appoint q surgeon to the COM
mand OF hospital ship when ordered
to do -.
The revenues collected through the
postoMos department during 1907
amountsA to s1s3. 100000.
Reports from Vancouver, B. c.. state
that lAsrs numbers Of Japanese re-
serve army men have been ordered
to Toxic ard that several hundred
are ready to leave for Japan.
Photographs illustrating feats Of
horsemanship by military men Of
European armies accompany recon-
mendations to congress from the
president for betterment Of army
riding.
The Isthmian canal commission
has decided to construct the canal
locks 100 feet wide which is the
width originally projected, unless 1t
Is shown that naval developments
make . greater width desirable.
Col. Narsh M. Murdock. postmaster
OF Wichita, Kan, and editor Of the
Eagle, died at his home in that city
recently. He was the father Of Con-
gresham Murdock, and for 80 years
has been . power in Kansas affairs.
He was 70 years of age.
New York authorities estimate that
Il will cost 100000 to stamp out
tuberculosis among the cattle herds Of
the state.
Night riders recently swoopsA down
upon Russsllville, Logan county, KY,
burning number of Independent to-
bacco concerns and other establish
ments and shooting three men who ap-
peared upon the st-ets.
The bank clearings Of the country
for the last week in 1907 shows = de-
crease Of 41.5 per cent as compared
with the last week In 1905.
All the government troops except
two companies have been removed
from GoldfieId. New.
During December total Of 1.200.-
$50 cubic yards Of earth was exca-
vated on the Panama canal.
At Wharton, Ohio. three families
comprising dozen people were ssri-
ously poisoned by eating cheese.
The Western Passenger association
has refused to grant special rates to
the spring and fall meetings Of mer-
chants in Chicago and st. Louis.
H. F. Storrs, beekkeeper for the
California Safe Deposit and Trust
company at San Francisco, has con-
fessed to making false entries In the
banks book amounting to $1,000, 900.
Maximilien Harden, who has been
ON trial at Berlin for libeling Count
Won Moltke In his paper, has been
sentenced to four months imprison-
ment.
In the Pettibone trial OF Boise, Ida
ho, the prosecution made the only ar
gument to.the jury, the defense refus-
ing to argue the evidence.
At the last cabinet meeting in 1907
It was decided to appeal from the de-
cision Of Judge Lewis Of Denver by
which all the indictments against
coal land grafters in Colorado were
Quashed.
An Atlantic City chair pusher
found pocketbook containing $500
in money and jewelry valued at sew
eral thousand dollars which he re-
turned to the woman who lost 1t. His
honesty was rewarded by the gift of
two nickels and two pennies.
The price of lumber at Minneapo-
Lis, Mimi, Is down from 81 to 50
thousand feet.
M. De Tross, the Belgian premier
and minister Of the Interior. is critt.
cally Ill at Brussels
Citizens Of Franklin. Pa, have
brought suit for damages against the
company which supplies water to the
city charging that q recent typhoid
epidemic was caused by the impure
water supplied.
The annual tournament of roses
was held at Pasadena, Cal. on New
Years day. Seventy thousand per
sons witnessed the beautiful floral pa
rade in which Miss MAY Sutton. the