The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-07-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


THE Ohio Republican State convention
assembled at Columbus on the 25th.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, one OF the
American Commissioners to the Samoan
conference, arrived at Washington on the
s5th. He called upon Secretary Blaine
md had long consultation. lie brought
the Samoan treaty with him.
THE wife of ex-President Hayes died at
Fremont, O., on the 25th. She was born
ut ChillicQthe, O., August %, 1881, and her
eventful life was ono Of great usefulness.
SECRETARY TRACY authorizes an en-
phatic denial of the story that his recent
visit to the New York navy yard was
connected with or attended by the whole
sale discharge Of Democratic employees.
FRANCE has decided to refuse to agree
| to the scheme for the conversion OF the
Egyptian preferred debt unless England
will give a guarantee that she will evacu-
ute Egypt.
/ GOVERNOR FORAKER has been renoml-
mated by the Republicans of Ohio
/ THE story that Mgr. Persico, in his re-
port to the Pope on The result of his nves-
tigation of Irish affairs had asserted that
the Irish Nationalists had formed plot
TO kill him if he returned to Ireland is
pronounced Turely imaginary.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN has written letter
to member of the Baptist Church, in
which he says that neither party can gain
profit or honor by a bargain with Mr..
Glad stone, binding him to advocate the
disestn bIishment of the church in Wa'es
in return for NonconfoTmist support oi
his home rule scheme.
HERR REICHHoLz, German Consul al
Newcastle, England, has committed sui
eide.
THE lower house of the Michigan Legis'
Iature has passed the Holbrook Anti Trust
| bill by a vote of % to s.
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON, the wei
known statesman, whose life EXTENDED
oyer ninety years, died at Lancaster Pa.
: on the 26yh.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, of New Jer
sey, has been appointed Minister to Ger
many.
TIE War Department is in receipt o
j dispatches confirming the press reports o
\ trouble with the Flathead Indians nea
! MissOula, Mont
i A SWEEPING general order has been is
/ sued by Secfetary Tracy, requesting a.
! entire reorganization of the busines
methods of the Navy Department.
J. II. HoLLENDER, who was recently ex
PEELED from Guatemala by the Govern
r ment of that country, has laid grievance
v before Mr.. Blaine.
+ A HANDSOME monument to Captain job
. Mason, who ended the PequOt war in Con
= Recticut in 1857, was unvaIled at Mystic
Conn.,, recently.
j. GEORGE LORING Brown, once note
painter of this county, died at MaldeI
Mass, recently, aged seventy five.
= PRINCESS LOUISE, aged twenty-tw
years, daughter of the Prince OF Vale
has been betrothed to the Earl of FIT
9 her fathers bosom friend and the Queen
d neighbor at Balmoral Castle. The Earl
5. past forty years of age.
4 COLONEL A. NJ. SANrON, one of the orig
=, inal settlers Of St. Joseph, Mo-, died c
70 the 9th. He was born in Ohio, FebruaT
II. 1921.
COMMODORE GREER, now on his wa
homo from Europe, has been appointe
.e president of a board to revise the organ
+, ization, tactics and drill Of the navy.
QUEEN CHRISTINA assembled 100 feet in q
= air balloon at Madrid on the 2S h. 1t WI
II her first ascent. The balloon was chri
IS ! tened Maria Christina"
De | MURRAY'S MAGAZINE announces thi
Prince Albert Victor, oldest son of Il
Prince of Wales, has been atiianced
Princess Victoria, of Prussia, sister
- the Emperor of Germany.
lS MARIA MITCHELL, the noted astronom
rd of Lynn, Mass, is dead. She was born
IS Nantucket, Mass, August !, 1913
To- FRED DOUGLASS has been appointed Mi
,o lister to Hayti.
10 CARLOTTA PATTI, sister Of Adelina, di
on the 2sth. She was singer of consi
IS. urable repute
THE funeral of the wife of ex-Preside
e. Hayes took place at Fremont o., on
ri 2Sth.