The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-14

VOL. AAIV.-NO.
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
CRrsroBAL FERNANDEZ, the Cuban kid
napeE was executed at Jovellanos on
the 4th.
THE Johnstown hood-sufferers' fund
being raised in Paris amounted, on the
9Th, to $4,000.
THE business portion OF the city Of
Seattle, w. T., was practically wiped ont
by great confagratiOn on the evening
Of the 9Th.
THE cotton mills in ORenburg, Baden,
were destroyed by fire, on the 9th, involv-
Ing loss Of 800,0O0 marks. Several work
men were killed.
THE Standard Oil Company has bought
ten acres Of ground just east Of Terre
Haute, Ind. on which they will erect an
immense Oil-tank.
DISASTROUS floods are reported from
different parts OF Bavaria with consider
able destruction OF property. The crops
were ruined in many localities.
A NEW YoRK detective who went from
the Paris Exhibition to Berlin, had hls
pocket picked there on the 9Th. He lost
his money and valuable papers.
AT the meeting OF the General Assem-
bly, Of the Presbyterian church in Belfast,
Ireland, on the Sd. the moderator took
occasion to strongly denounoe home rule.
THE National reunion of Elks was to
have begun at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 9th.
The reunion has been postponed until
July 10, owing to the disaster at Johns
town.
The Matte Winship, detained at Hall
fax by the Dominion authorities, fur
nished bond, on the 9th, and commenced
getting ready to sail for the mackerel
grounds.
THE mayors flnd in New York City
for JohnstOwn had reached, on the 9th,
ElG3,OO0, and the Chamber of Commerce
fund S42, 600. Other funds are also in
oreasing rapidly.
THE President, on the Sd, appointed
Chas. L. Knapp, OF New York, Consul
General OF the United States at Montreal,
and Alex. J. Reed, Of Wisconsin, United
States Consul at Dublin.
In Coburn, Pa, there is not one good
house Jeff standing as the result OF the re-
cent storms. The total loss will aggre-
gate fully $4,000 The valley is strewn
with bodies Of all kinds of animals.
THE citizens committee at Minneap-
oils, Mimi. on the tn, voted to send 1000
barrels OF -four to the JohnstOwn suffer-
ers The order was divided among oil
the mills so as TO hasten shipment
THE returns issued by the London
Board OF Trade show that the imports
during the month of May increased f4430
and the exports increased El,O6O,OOO as
compared with the same month last year.
THE Times counsel, assisted by the
counsel for Mr.. Parnell, began, on the 81,
an inspection of the private letters of the
latter. The correspondence covers pc
riod Of six years, and comprises 5000 let
ters.
A FIRE in the village of Libonsoh. near
Ratibori, in Prussian Silesia, on the 5th,
destroyed t05 houses, including the viii
iage churcn and vicaragG. Savea hun
dred Of the villagers are rendered home
less.
WIN. MILLS, the 1OO-yards sprinter, who
lived at Watertown, Mass, AMI who has
a record OF IOA seconds, was last heard
from In Johnstown, just before the disas-
ter there, and it is thought he Is among
the victims.
CAPTAIN wrssMANN has had another en-
gagement with the Arabs, in which the
latter were completely routed. He has
also destroyed their village of Saadani,
Windji. Captain Wissmann's casualties
were trihing.
In the Joint session Of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature, on the 9Th, David C.
Goodell, Republican, was elected Cover
nor of the State, receiving l6S votes &c
IFS for Charles Amsden, Democrat. The
inauguration took place on the 9th.
ONE Of the heaviest losers by the re-
cent floods in Maryland is the ReudinG
Railroad Company. They owned anc
controlled the Susquehanna & TidewateI
canal, which is nearly Obliterated. The
company paid S35O,0OO for the canal.
TEE silver miners in the Ural mount
aims of Russia, struck, on the Sd, and sci
on Are the houses of the managers In
Flraterinburg. The factories adjoining
were also set on FIRE, and seven persons
who we're In the building, were burned tC
death.
COUNSEL. for Kemmler, the condemned
murderer, will appeal on habeas corpus
proceedings, in Buffalo, N. Y, for re-
view Of the verdict on the ground thai
death by electricity Is cruel and unusual
punishment and therefore unconstitu'
tional.
THE New York CONNER cial- Advertiser
of the 9th, says a deal il being arranged
between the County Democrats and th'
Republicans, with view to increasing
the strength OF the Republicans in th'
Legislature and ousting Tammany from
control OF the city.
IT was expected, on the Sd, that the pro
tocol to be drawn up by the Samoan con
ference would be signed by the repre-
sentatives of the three governments con
cerned on the Sth. The commissioner
we're then preparing to take their de
parture from Berlin.
FARMERS, living in the country border
ing on the Conemaugh Valley, who load
ed wagons with provisions for the destt
tute survivors of the food, had to fgh
their way into the stricken cities agains
the thieving Huns who tried TO captur
their precious freight.
JUSTICE GRAY, Of the United States Su
prone Court and Miss Jeannette Mat
fhews, daughter Of the late Justice Mat
thews. were married at the BRIDES resi-
dence In Washington on the 4th.
large number OF distinguished guest
witnessed the ceremony.
THE tribesmen Of Morocco, who are
rebellion against the authority OF the Su
tan, have captured Prince Hamid, III
heir 10 the throne, and killed several {
his escort. The rebellion IS spreadin
very fast The Sultan is very niue