The Holly chieftain., 1909-04-30

Osores Lsavens LAlisy. governor It
Coansetieut. died at the executive
mansion in Hartford. April 3lst. after
dshaing diassss four weeks.
Wilbur Wright. the American aero
pianist. made thres successful flights
IN his aeroplans It Rome April 11st.
He had passenger each time.
TAeodors Roosevelt cablsd to Mon
basa that hs had changed his original
plan a not stopping at that place anA
anDoaneiAS bis scesptancs Of ths iavi-
tatiea ext1Adsd to him By the Nooha-
- club to attend dinner.
The smuggling syndicate which
first offessd Collector OF Port Losb
s& New York 800. 900 to drop the gov
ssnnsat's invsstigation of the smug-
cling oi ''slssper" trunks containing
eSS. 900 worth of Paris gowns has In
creased its offer to t3s0. 900. according
to Mr.. Losb. But what he wants u
the smnGslers.
Heirs Of Uncle" Jonathan Dean Of
Petersburg. Indiana, who In 1870 died
and left his x30-acre farm to be oper-
atsd for the benefit of all widows
within . radius Of eight miles. will try
to break the will, now that productive
oil wells have been bored on the land.
The March official report OF the Con.
solidated mines, the biggest in Nevada,
shows that the total tonnage treated
was 19.603. The net profits of the
company for March were 1864 4.32s.s6. .
total equalled by no other mining cor
poration Of its kind in the entire
world.
Probably the most unique Marathon
race yet run will be at the mile track
on May 2nd, at Glen Falls. NY. when
many horses will race the full distance
Of 2s miles and 1856 yards. Go-as-you-
please rules will govern, but each en-.
try must be hitched to . two-wheeled
gig.
Standard OIL men are said to be
reaching out for the larger retail trade
in New York. The retail lines which
have recently attracted the attention
Of the men who have been trained by
the master hand Of John d. Rockefel-
Ter, embrace drugs, soap, candies, pea.
nuts. milk. starch, glucose products
and restaurants.
Florida on the 23rd inst. took long
step toward statewide prohibition
when the House by q vote of fifty
three to sixteen adopted the McMullen
Joint resolution providing for submis-
sion to-vote of the people of a consti-
tutional amendment prohibiting the
sale. exchange and barter Of all intox
icating liquors and beverages.
An armed band headed by leaders Of
the Young Turks army, entered the
palace at Constantinople late on the
night Of April 25th and. overpowering
the Sultan's bodyguard of F'usiliers.
seized Abdul Hamid and hurried him
from the palace. Mohammed Rechad
Effendi, the heir apparent, was at once
proclaimed Sultan and installed on the
throne.
Governor Wilson of Kentucky has
granted pardons to former Governor
W. 8. Taylor and former Secretary of
State Charles Finley, both refugees in
Indiana, charged with completely in the
murder of William Goebel in 1900
Pardons also were granted to John
Powers, brother of Caleb Powers, who
is believed to be In Honduras; to Hol
land Whitaker, John Davis and Zach.
Steele, under Indictment and who did
not flee from the state.
A London dispatch Of the 23d says:
Some Of the most eminent physicians
of England have agreed to test Of
what the discoverer, William Doig,
claims to be cure for tuberculosis. It
has been decided to take six consump-
tives from London hospitals and allow
Mr.. Doig to treat them under the clos
est observation. The Doig treatment
consists of drawing the diseased pus
from the lungs to the surface by means
Of chemical heat.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Harvey w. Scott Of Portland, Ore,