The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-08-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Chilian in
Surgents in Washington assert that
Vallenar and all the Huasco valley are
in the possession of the insurgents OF
constitutional government
"A PRIVATE cable dispatch received
from Colon, on the Isthmus of Panama
announces the death of William Simms,
of Virginia, United States consul at
that port He was a leading repub-
lican politician of his state and figured
as the central target In the Danville
riot in 1888.
MINISTER OF MARINE TUPPER, OF
Canada, contends that according to the
line laid down by the last geodetic
survey the part of the Bay of Fundy in
which the United States fishing boats
were seized recently is clearly in
British waters.
SAMUEL ID. SANDS, supposed to be the
oldest printer in the country, died re-
Gently at Baltimore, Md.
DIR. HENRY T. HELMBoLD, the
"buchu" man, has been placed in a
madhouse at Trenton, N. j., chained at
the ankles and wrists His mania was
considered incurable.
COLLECTOR ERHARDT, of the port of
New York, has resigned.
The republican national executive
committee met at the Arlington hotel,
Washington. on the goth. Hon. M. s.
Quay rendered his resignation as chair
man and Col w. w. Dudley rendered
his resignation as treasurer. Both
designations were accepted subject to
approval of the full national COM
mittee.
LETTERS from Guatemala say two at
tempts have been made on the life of
President Barrillas and that a revolu-
tion is inevitable. The dearth of corn
and other articles of prime necessity is
causing great suffering.
THE wedding of Miss Lincoln, daugh-
ter of Robert L. Lincoln, and Mr.. Isham
will take place early in September.
THE president has accepted the resig-
hation of Joel b. Erhardt as collector
of the port of New York and has desig-
mated J. Sloat Fassett, of Elmira, n.
Y, as his successor.
THE act of congress providing for the
adjudication of Indian depreciation
will throw large amount of business
on that body. Already more than 8, 500
cases have been fled.
FRANK BROWN has been nominated
for governor by the Maryland demo-
Gratis.
THE president has removed the disa-
bilities of Capt Armes The captain,
it will be remem bered, got into trouble
by pulling Gov. Beavers nose over mat
ters growing out of President Harrison's
Inauguration.
MEssRs Dillon and O'Brien have been
released from Galway Jail Neither
one showed much trace of having suf-
fered from the confinement and both
seemed to be in the enjoyment of ex-
cellent health.
Harper announces that he accepts the
principalship of the entire Chautauqua
system of teaching. Chancellor Bishop
Vincent. however, still remains at the
head, and George Z. Vincent will be
vice-prlncipal and the Chancellor's as
sistant
THE motion of Sir Henry Parlxes in
favor of granting suffrage to women in
New South Wales was rejected, 81 to
"a, by the legislative assembly.
ODwYER GRAY, cditcr of the Free
mans Journal, publishes a letter in
that newspaper saying that in view of
the revelations of the Campbell lawsuit
and utterances of Dillon and O'Brien he
will henceforth reject the leadership of
Mr.. ParnelL.
THE reciprocity treaty with Cuba and
Porto Rico was proclaimed by the pres
sNent on the 31st-
Miss EMMA EAMEs, the operatic art
ist. was married in London at the reg
istrar's Office to the son of w. w. Storey,
the well known sculptor.
COMMISSIONER MORGAN. of the Indian
bureau, proposes to take brief trip to
Europe for his health.
THE Ohio republican campaign will
be opened by Maj Mckinley in the
western reserve. August 22
THE retirement of Lieut. j. f. Meigs,
of the navy, for color blindness has
been recommended by the naval retir
ing board at Washington.