The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-01

KING OTTo, of Bavaria, has been proved
beyond all doubt to be hopelessly insane
despite recent marked signs of improve
ment
THE Knights Of Pythias celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary of the founding
of their order on the 10Th with demonstra-
tions in most Of the cities of the country.
JAY GOULD, on account of i'll health, has
retired from the dictatorship of the Dela-
ware, Lackawanna & Western.
THE Rothschilds propose to form a linn
tied liability company in England to work
the great ruby mines in Burmah.
THE Effel tower in Paris has reached a
height of 935 feet and viii be completed to
], 900 feet in fortnight
THE report that Herr Brandeis, the adj
wiser of King Tamasese of Samoa, has
been recalled to Berlin has been confirmed.
GLADSTONE left Cannes on the 10Th for
London with his health better than for
long time.
THE reception given to Sir R. D. Morier.
the British Ambassador, at st. Petersburg
was attended by the Car and Czarina,
who were accompanied by imposing suites.
Twenty Russian Grand Dukes and the
Grand Duke Of Hesse were also present
PREMIER MACDoNALD, of Canada, de-
nies positively that there is any intention
to urge the British authorities to send q
member of the royal family to Canada
this summer to counteract the annexation
agitation.
IT is talk among railroad employees that
the Rock Island will soon change the runs
of conductors and continue to do so at
least four times a year, to prevent their
becoming too we'll acquainted with the
travelling public.
THE Germans in Samoa were reported
to be furious over the escape of the Amer
lean (Klein) to San Francisco. 1t is
claimed in Berlin the white book contains
evidence enough to convict Klein of re-
peated acts of overt hostility to Germany
and the naval forces at Samoa.
THE British ship st. Joseph, which left
England for New York October last with
twenty-six men on board, has been given
up for lost.
LUKE W. EMERSON the Missouri horse
dealer who recently while drunk shot into
crowd in London, Eng, and killed man
named Robinson, has been committed to
take his trial for murder.
GERMAN papers assert that Klein, the
American who is charged by Germany
with having led the Mataafaites in Samoa
when the Germans were repulsed in De-
cember last, was born at Lahr, and serve
as a sergeant IN the German army durin g
the Franco -Prussiau war; He was, so it
is stated, subsequently compelled to leave
Germany and went to America.
THE Spanish mail steamer Isle de Cuba,
plying between Spain and Cuba, has been
wrecked Oft Corunna and is a total loss,
Ali the officers, crew and passengers were
saved.
NJ. TIRARD has formed new French
Cabinet, with De Freycinet for Minister of
War.
THE British Parliament assembled on
the 21st. The Queens speech contained
nothing of especial moment
THE much talked-of Parnell letters were
produced in court by the witness, Richard
Pigott, on the 21st
CARDINAL NEWMAN observed the eighty
eighth anniversary of his birth on the
22d by celebrating a Pontifcal high
mass.
JAMES c. FLOOD, the California miIlion-
aire, died at Heidelberg, Germany, on the
/ 22d.
THE Austrian Government has expelled
NJ. Filiou, the correspondent Of the Havas
news agency, of Paris.
! THE Emperor of Austria purposes to
grant a general amnesty to political Of
tenders as a tribute to the late Crown
! Prince Rudolph.
| AvALANCHEs in Switzerland recently
/ destroyed many houses and caused a
number of deaths.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN POwDERLY,
of the Knights of Labor, has issued his
/ SecOnd cali Wltnln year Tor per capita
| contributions from members of the order
| FEBRUARY . a great fire broke out in
/ Shidsnoki, Japan, extending down streets
and destroying 1909 houses, including
/ temples, schools and hospitals. On the
/ following day fire at Yokosuka ruined 50C
houses and burned to death three men
| On the same day ten houses were de.
/ stroyed at joshua and fifteen at Toxic.
THE birthday Of Washington was cele-
brated on the 22d by a general cessation
/ of business in financial quarters. At the
| celebration at Chicago Henry w. Darling
! of Toronto, advised gainst the agitation
/ of any annexation scheme. but spoke IA
vorably of unrestricted reciprocity.
Four German ironclads at Genoa have
been ordered to sail for Samoa immedi.
| ately.
MAX BERNSTEIN, candidate for the
/ office of Rabbi, has been sentenced in Ber-
| lin to imprisonment for three months fol
| drawing blood from a Christian boy.