The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-04-09
THE GAME OF WAR.

| The InsurrectIOn in Central America
/ Uncle sam to the Rescue-The Northwest
Rebellion Becoming Serious-Fenians Re-
vlving-Osman DigRa's Little Game in the
4 Soudan.
WAsHNGToN, d. c., April 2.-Upon
the receipt of the dispatch announcing
the burning of AspinwalI by the RevoluL
tionists, Secretary Whitney called upon
| Secretary Bayard to define the treat obli-
| cations of the United States in the pre- m
! ises. An informal Cabinet Confere nee
was held last night for the con sideratlon
| of the subject. Secretaries Bayard,
Whitney and Manning and Attorney
/ General Garland were present.
The conference lasted several hours,
! and it was decided that while the Gov
ernment has no responsibility for internal
| broils at Panama, the old treaty with
| Grenada guarantees free and uninter~
| rupted transit across the isthmus, and
| Secretary Whitney, at the conclusion of
| the conference, telegraphed Com
mander Kane, commanding the
! Galena. and Consul Adamson, at
| Panama, for facts as to the condition
! of the railroad aud steamship property,
| He also telegraphed the commandant at
! the Brooklyn Navy Yard to gather the
| available marines at the Navy Yard with
/ some gatling guns and men to handle
! them. If present adYices are confirmed
men and guns will be shipped immediate
! ly.
| Secretary Whitney is advised that the
| Alliance and Swatara are on their way to
! Colon; the former from Key West, and
! Al,o Toff ia ~
! Whitney also sent the following letter
/ last night to j. b. Houston, President Of
/ the Pacific Mail Company, New York
| City:
'sThe Government proposes to have the
| transit from Panama to Colon open and un-
! interrupted in the shortest possible time, In
| order that your company may aVall Itseli OF
/ the advantages OF TINS action, Il tGW days ue-
/ Iay ol your SItiLlcI " 5'cie . W = iE. =
| of an armed force will b3 necessary. How
| many men can you tlke"
Mr.. Whitney does not believe that the
| interference of the United States forces
| will be required, but says ample prepara-
| tion has been made for the emergency.
TIE RIEL REBELLION.
OTTAWA, ONT, April Late reports
from officers of the Government at Bat
! tleford indicate that a terrible and whole
sale massacre in the unprotected settle
ment is going on, and that there has
been a general uprising among tribes
| heretofore thought to be friendly Resi-
dents of Battleford, have learned that an
attack will be made on the barracks to-
night They have food enough
to hold out if the troops
arrive. The situation is critical
! Hundreds of indians have come in who
! pretend to be friendly, but who will
,l,t,II Ind in n
| tack on the barracks. The settlers have
one small cannon and two hundred stands
/ OF arms, with plenty of ammunition. A
| telegraphic line. constructor has been
murdered ana settlers are being killed
/ wherever found. Colonel Hershman,
with seventy mounted police, will prob
| ably arrive at Battleford tomorrow
night.
/ THE INDIANS LEAVE BATTLEFoRD.
WINNIPEG, MAN, April --latest adj
| vices from Battlcford state that all the
Indians have suddenly left the town, af-
| ter pillagIng and burning most of the
| houses; bat where they have gone can
not be learned 1t is feared that they
! have gone to Edmonton to plumber that
| place, and to induce the Indians on the
| reserve near there to join them
| in their raid Another suppositi0n is
! that they have started for Carleton, eighty
miles distant, where RieI with the half
| breed rebels and 800 Indians OF Big Bears s
and Bear Dy's band are camped. The
troops of General Middleton start to-day
north by way of TouchWood Hills, to
meet the rebels An uprising is report
ed to have occurred among the Indians
at Riding mountain, but the rumOr is un-
confirmed.
A FENIAN SCARE.
TORONTO, ONT, April 2.-Northwest
| advices state that it will require 1000
additional troops to squech the re-
bellion. Arrangements arc being made
in all parts of Eastern Canada to send
large numbers of volunteers to the front.
Some fears are entertained of Fenian
raid on Eastern Canada while the troops
| are absent. Rumors prevail that sus-
picious persons from Buffalo, supposed
to be Fenians, have appeared at Hami-
ton.
OsMAN DIGNA's SLEEK GAME.
SUAKIM, April 1.-The detachment of
cavalry sent by General Graham to ascer-
tain whether there was any truth in the
reported evacuation of Tamai by Osman
Digna, has returned to McNeil's zereba.
The commander states that it is evident
from his observations that Osman is
playing a deep game. He has circulated
reports of his withdrawal with a view of
throwing the English off their guard. He
states that he made a thorough recon
noissance At times he narrowly escaped
falling into the hands OF the rebels, so
close did they get to the city. At first
sight the place appeared to be deserted,
but closer inspection brought to view
hordes of Arabs encamped back of the
place and on the adjoining hills. The
officer stated that signs were not lacking
to Justify the belief that Osman intends
to make a determined stand, and desper-
ate fighting is to be expected before he
is driven from that stronghold. General
Graham on receiving this information
gave orders for immediate preparation for
an advance at daybreak tomorrow. The
advance will be commenced from the
zereba now held by Mcneil. Work on
the railroad in course of construction
from Suakim to Bcrber has been stopped,
the close proximity of the rebels making
the work hazardous
The Senate's Programme Outlined.
WAsmNGToN, d. c., April 2.-An un-
derstandlng has been reached by Repub-