The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-08-16

VIII ich traverses sections of Kentucky
Tennessee and Virginia, has been for
mally opened.
THE Wisconsin Central passenger train
was robbed by one man near Chippewa
Falls early on the morning of the Sth.
A SPECIAL from Laredo, Tex, gives a
description of the Tascott suspect under
arrest there, tallying more closely with
that of the much-sought fugitive than has
been the case in any previous capture.
THE American Consul at Ottawa, Ont,
has again drawn the attention of the Do
minion Government to a discrepancy in
the customs tariff as regards the importa-
tion of certain articles of forest products,
which, he believed, should not exist
THE coke strike, according to a report
from Everson, Pa, ended in favor of the
men, who obtained an advance averaging
about 20 per cent.
THE finding of bodies at Johnstown, Pa,
is yet daily occurrence. The body of
ffteen-year-oldg girl was found on Locust
street, near the business part of the town.
At meeting of business men it was de-
cided to heartily support Messrs. John
Thomas & Sons in their suit against the
South Fork Fishing Club
POSTMASTER LEWIS and the Republican
leader, Colonel Buck were burned in effigy
at Atlanta, Ga, the other night in the
presence of about 10000 people. This
action was the result of the appointment
of a negro in the delivery department
where a white lady was employed as
clerk.
PETROLEUM has been discovered in Ia
basco, Mexico, and valuable coal deposits
in the State of Guerrero.
Two mines of mercury and one of anti
mony have been discovered in Cuba, but
are not being worked for lack of capital
OWING to the opposition of proprietor
I q al, CF he Ta1o
Chicago to the extension of the Chicago
Exposition building along the lake 'front.'
the exhibition and fat stock show this fall
will wind up the annual displays.
GEORGE DUNCAN BRYsoN. a Montana
murderer, was hanged at Boulder the
other day. He had killed his mistress.
THE book bindery of John Anderson &
Co, in Chicago, was damaged by fire the
other morning to the extent of $50, 600
A GIGANTIC syndicate having in view
the control of the sugar markets of the
world, is said to be in con temptation.
LAWYER FRANK COLON, the forger. has
been placed in Jail at Minneapolis. 1t is
| said that 112 of the forged notes were
ahoat
THE Chinese are swarming in by every
| Hong Kong steamer bound for Mexico.
! No less than sixty came week ago, all
destined for Mazatlan andNPanamn. They
| have no difficulty in crossing the frontier.
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY reports great dis
tress among the natives of Samoa, which
| he has partially relieved with ship stores.
LETTERS received from Crete tell of the
| terrible condition of affairs on that island.
| Massacres have been renewed and sew
veral villages have been burned.
| WHILE a caboose containing Conductor
| Otto Sanders, Brakeman Mark Christ
man and William GarIrsn. was lying on
| siding of the Lehigh Valley railroad, at
| Penn Haven Junction, Pa, an engine
| dashed into it, wrecking the caboose to
! splinters, killing Garren and fatally in
/ juring Christman.
| AN explosion of natural gas occurred at
| Pitts burgh, Pa, on the afternoon of the
/ 9th. Two men were killed and many Sc
| verely injured. The accident was due to
/ the bursting of pipe by compressed air.
THE alleged epidemic of dysentery at
| Warsaw, Ill, is officially reported not
nearly serious as correspondents ut
| that point have made it
CHEZ GONG Chinaman, was hanged
| at Portland, Ore, recently for the murder
| of Lee Click, fellow countryIuan, two
| years ago.
| PROF W. K. PERRY, of the American
Balloon Company, made an ascension at
Mount Holly, N. c., twelve miles west Of
! Charlotte, the other day. He was severely
| injured in dsscen ding.
| BLoNDIN, the daring tight rope per-
! former, has accepted wager of 1900 to
| walk on a cable stretched from the Eiffel
tower to the dome or the main exhi bitiOn
| in less than five minutes.