The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-24

ment Miss Sybil Sanderson, the Ameri-
eau prima donna, upon her success in
Massenets new opera
THE United States steamship Dispatch,
with the President and party on board,
returned to Washington from q trip to
Fort Monroe on the 18th.
THE British House Of Commons, on the
14th, rejected, by 2S4 to 81, a motion to
disestablish the Welsh church Mr..
Gladstone was not present
THE largest oil well in Ohio was struck
at North Baltimore on the 18th. Il allied
1900 barrel tank in an hour. Land IN
the town is held at enormous prices.
Francis BARTON. the wealthy French
man who disappeared from his hotel In
New York City, and for whom the police
we're boxing was found safe and well in
Philadelphia on the nth
AN enormous landslide occurred in
the region OF the Spiessba Switzer-
land, on the 14th, destroying. several vii
lagos, largo tracts OF woods, etc, and
killing large number Of cattle.
DISPATCHES from various portions Of
North Dakota state that snow fell in con-
siderable quantities, on the 14th, the fall
varying from two to ten inches, doing
great deal Of good to growing grain.
TIE Senate committee on trade rola-
tions with Canada arrived at Los An
geles, Cal, on the 14th. Senator Hale's
fight leg was badly injured in q cOlh-
sion Of trains near San Jose on the 13th.
SHANGHAI advices are that the claims
for damages growing out OF the Chez Foo
riots have been settled. The English
and American flags have been again
hoisted and the Chinese troops have sa-
luted them.
THE annual convention Of the Order Of
Railroad Conductors opened at Denver,
Col, on the 18th, the delegates represent
ing all the leading railroads Of the coun-
try, with larger attendance than at any
previous convention.
HUNDREDs Of the striking miners at RS
sen, Germany, have, at their own request
been sworn in as special police in order
20 keep their fellow wOrkmen from riot
ing and thus spelling their hopes OF the
mine owners concession.
AMONG the passengers on the steamship
City Of Paris, which sailed from New
York for Liverpool, on the 18th, we're
Robert I. Lincoln, the new United States
Minister to the Court OF St James, his
wife, two daughters and son.
Two THOUSAND men employed OF the
National Tube Works at McKeesport
Pa, struck, on the 10th, for a ten per
cent. advance in wages. About six thou
sand more of the company's employees
threaten to join the strikers.
JUDGE MATTHEW'S, who succeeds Judge
Durham as First Comptroller of the
Treasury, and Mr.. Huston, who succeeds
Mr.. Hyatt as Treasurer Of the United
States, entered upon the discharge OF
their respective duties on the 18th.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER has au-
thorized the United States marshal Of
Arizona to offer reward Of $500 each for
the arrest and conviction of the pan ties
who attacked and robbed Paymaster
Wham near Fort Grant on the 1lth.
CHIEF ENGINEER L. HARRIs who was on
the Naval Examining Board to test the
cruiser Charleston, but who became i'll
on the voyage from San Francisco to
Santa Barbara, and was incapacitated for
duty died on the night Of the 18th.
THE conductors employed by the tram
way companies Of Vienna, whose drivers
recently enforced their demands by a
general strike, are threatening TO take
similar actisn unless their pay is in
creased and their hours shortened.
IT is stated that the police raids on the
Adelpm and Ficld clubs of London wero
prompted by the father Of one and the
mother OF another OF the persons arrest
ed, with view to enabling the latter to
escape tho payment Of their gambling
debts.
THE principal publishing houses OF
London are apparently vieing with each
other in their eagerness to obtain the
right OF publishing the history of Lord
Lonsdale's Arctic adventures. Several
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the prospective book.
IT is hinted that Attorney General W
II. II. Miller will probably be appointed
Justice of the Supreme Court vice Mat
thews, deceased, Secretary Noble to be-
come Attorney General and Assistant
Postmaster General Clarkson TO become
Secretary OF the Interior.
INDrANG's old state House at Indian
Rpolis is to be sold under the hammer.
II has been officially appraised, and its
value fixed at $4,000. Fifteen years ago
the building cost the State that sum for
repairs and the real estate on which II
stands Is valued at S}3 75J.
WoRKMEN excavating beneath where an
old house had just been tOTn down in the
southern part of the city OF Columbus, o.,
on the 17th, discovered quantity of gold
and silver coin. A miserly old woman
Formerly owned Nue place. II Is tuphbAe
at least 10000 were dug up.
REV. JOHN E. RUSSELL, professor. OF
biblical theology at Yale, has resigned, ,on
account, il is supposed, Of a difference of
opinion in regard to the "Andover cOntro-
versy," the professor siding with the An =
dover professors. The resignation causes
surprise and general regret
PUBLIC PRINTER PALMER took charge
Of the great Government printing office
. on theI3th. Mr.. Benedict, his predeces-
sor, quietly bade many Of the employees
goodbye, and took his leave, while Mr..
Palmer gave up most of the day to shak-
ing hands with his employees
HEYwooD Paul, a young millionaire OF
Philadelphia, who recently graduated al
Harvard, and who became insane while
arranging for his marriage 70 a young lady
OF Boston, and for whose apprehension
81 900 reward had been offered, was found
drowned at ATT. Holly, n. J., on the 18th.
ON the Ifth Secretary Tracy issued a
general order calling the attention of the
Ulcers AID men of the navy 20 the re-
! ss..--eated acts Of herOism performed by
William Fooye, a seaman OF the wrecked
Trenton, who has several times risked his
life IN the discharge OF perilous duties.
SECRETARY NOBLE has directed that q
prompt and thorough investigation be
4nn6e of the reports that settlers are un-
lawfuIlv entering the Sioux Reservation
Ia anticipation Of favorable result o
fbe pending negotiations for accession by
tho Uritea States Of a part Of the SfouI
lands.