The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-01

years NllAOul d SlTlhe.
Secretary Garfield has denied the re-
port that he will be run as a dark
horse" in the Ohio senatorial contest
Sarah Bernhardt, who is playing at
st. Petersburg. was given an audience
by Emperor Nicholas at Tsarsko-Selo
Christmas Day, and was presented
with portrait of the Empress.
Harvey Hazel. the seventeen-year-
old boy. who murdered his mother with
hammer at Toledo, Ohio. was found
guilty of murder in the first degree,
verdict that calls for life imprison-
ment.
In his. statement to the Russian
Duma. Foreign Minister Iswolsky ex-
press I'd his approval of the Japanese
American agreement, which he said
was communicated to Russia before 1t
was signed.
Thomas F. Ryan announced Wednes-
day that, on advice of his physicians.
he had resigned lately from the direc-
torates of thirty-four railroad and in
dustrial corporations. following the
resolution he had adopted nearly two
years ago.
The best man in the world from the
1igilist's standpoint is now Jack
Tommy Burns at Sydney. New South
Wales. in fourteen rounds on Christ
mas Day, winning the heavyweight
championship of the world.
j. Cal Ewing was reelected presi-
dent Of the Pacific Baseball leage at
the annual meeting of the league in
San Francisco. Thirty-one consecu-
tive weeks OF baseball will constitute
the season for 1909, which will open
on March LIST and close October 31st
Vice President ]. Vincente Gomez.
to whom Gen. Cipriano Castro handed
over the presidency on his departure
for Europe, has established new gov
ernment in Venezuela, making an en-
tire change Of ministry. He first Sc
cured control of the army.
More than thousand persons were
made homeless and $1,OO0,O00 worth
OF property was destroyed in fire
that burned out an entire block of
apartment houses between Second and
Third avenues and Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth streets, Brooklyn, Decem-
ber 23d.
In speaking at Boston of the SEN
fencing of labor officials in Washing
ton, First Vice President James Dun
can of the American Federation of La
Dor, said: II believe the pardoning
power of the President could be used
right away in causing the release OF
President Gompers"
The Steel corporation has issued a
Christmas bonus to all employees hold
Ing stock in the company. 1t is esti-
mated that sixty-five per cent. In num-
Der of the holdings are in the hands
OF the workmen. The net earnings are
expected to run between $25,OOO,OOO
and $26.O00,O00 for the quarter.
An Equal Franchise society has been
organized in New York with Mrs Clar.
ence H. Mackay as president. The OBJ
ject Of the organization Is to secure
the national, state and local electoral
franchise for women and for this pur-
pose to maintain In the city of New
York and elsewhere adequate head
quarters and maintain a bureau of pub
licity and propaganda.
George T. Oliver of Pittsburg, owner
of the Gazette, Times and Chronicle
Telegraph, has been unanimously in
dorsed by the Allegheny county mem
bers of the Pennsylvania Legislature
for United States senator to succeed
Senator P. c. Knox, who is to be sec
retary of state In the Taft cabinet
Congressman James Francis Burke
and John Dalzell had previously an
nounced their candidacy for the place.
Charges involving Methodist bishops
are incorporated in suits filed at War
saw, Indiana, to set aside the title Of
valuable lands and other property
decided by the late Elijah Hays of
Warsaw to the Missionary board of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t Is al
legged that the late Bishop McCabe
and others, knowing the weakened
mental condition Of Hays, persuaded
him to deed to the Methodist Mission
ary board property valued at $127, 900.
The suit is brought by distant rela-
tives of Hays.