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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
4 augE-RlHsEn DEMOCRAT.
Letter Of Tsnnsssss's Senior Sen
atcr on Public Issues.

The following correspondence ex-
plains itself:
BOLIVAR, TENN, Sept. "a, 1891.
Hon. Isham G. Harris, Memphis, Tenn.
DEAR SENAToR-Before you
leave for Washington, to attend to
duties there, wish to urge upon
you to speak TO your Tennessee
constituency. You have never hes
itated to express your views when
occasion demanded; and 1 do not
think there has been ever a time
when 80 many of our best citizens
were in danger of drifting away
from old and safe landmarks.
No man, more than myself, re-
joiced at the awakening and organ
ization OF the farmers. Bat the
Farmers Alliance may be power
for either good or bad, just as all
other power may be.
The farmers of the country repre-
sent a larger element of conserva-
tism than any other class of our cit
liens.
While the organization OF classes
is to be deprecated, yet there has
been 50 much organization and com
bination, it seemed in the farmers
case q necessity to them; and YET
while naturally conservative, and
with great honesty of purpose al
heart. many seem about to aban'
don the very principles they should
hold most dear. and adopt the very
policies which have we'll nigh prov
en- their ruin.
Our representative men should
speak out frankly and fully, espec'
tally upon the immediate measures
occupying the attention of the
Farmers Alliance, such as the sub
treasury and land loan schemes anc
government ownership of many
things-all being remedies involv'
ing class legislation and centralized
power.
I earnestly hope that you will no
leaYe for Washington without Civ
ing expression TO your views.
Your Friend,
ALBERT T. MCNEAL.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, Sept. q, 1891.

MEMRhlsB 1ENhsg sept 80 AoOA'
Albert T. McNeal, Esq, Bolivar, Tenn.
My DEAR SIR-In answer to yours
of 24th inst, / will say that / quite
agree with you in the fact that it is
the duty of every public man, and
especially every man who holds a
representative position, to speak
out, and frankly and fully define his
position upon the questions now
being pressed upon the considera'
ton of the people for their decision.
/ also agree with you in the fact
that there is no more conservative,
patriotic or deserving class than
the farmers.
Indeed, they are the foundation
stones of all the properties the
country has enjoyed, enjoys now OF
will hereafter enjoy; and it cannot
p be denied that they have much
cause and just cause of complaint
at the policy of the government,
which has Disseminated against
them in order to build up, foster
and encourage other interests and
industries at their expense.
Equal and exact justice to all,
exclusive privileges TO nome being
the principle upon which our gov
eminent is based, when il extends
its strong hand to build up any
one class, or any one industry, al
the expense Of others, it mot only
violates this fundamental principle.
but pelpetrates a gross wrong.
Class legislation is the curse un-
der which the farmer has suffered
is now suffering and will continue to
suffer until the people rise in the
majesty of their power and send
senators and representatives to
congress who will blot from the
statutes all laws which favor special
classes at the expense Of Others, and
base the legislative policy of The
country upon the old time-honored
principle Of "equal and exact jus
tIce to all"
One of the most striking and
most Objectionable instances of class
legislation is to be found in our tar
III policy. the rate of tariff taxation
being fixed four or FIVE times as
high as is demanded by any reve-
nue. necessity. and this high rate
imposed not for the purpose of in
creasIng revenue. but avowedly for
the purpose of protecting the
American manufacturer, freeing
him from foreign competition and
increasing his profits.
Under this policy the capitalist,
who owns the mandatory and the
products Of the mandatory, is ben
Gifted to the extent that his profits
are increased, but all other classes
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
FACTS FOB THE PEOPLE.

Lemon Chill Tonic is more generally
used, is more pleasant to take and more
certain to cure than any chill tonic on the
market. The proprietors authorize the
persons who names are to this article to
guarantee each bottle to do what is
claimed tor it, or refund the money. In
stead of the sick ening stuff you had to
give your sick child, this is SO pleasant
TO take that they 10 ok with pleasure to
the time for another dose. For sale by
B. V. Hudson. June5-1y
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
Wood's PaIatabLe Chill Tonic.
WHY IT LEADS ALL OTHERS.

WHY IT LEADS ALL OTHERS.
Because it is blood purifier and iron
tonic.
Because it never fails 10 cure.
Because it il the most pleasant to take
Because chill dren love it.
Because if it fails you get your money
back
Price so cents per bottle. For sale by
Savage q Emerson, Bolivar, and J. w.
Nuckolls, Toone.
MANSFIELD DRUG CO., Prop'rs.,
may15-6m Megspkts Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
STAJJNTON. VA.

Opens September 18th. 1891. One of the most
tt .orough and attractive Schools for Young La
d les in the South. Conservatory course in Mu-
sic. Twenty-Five teachers and officers. Situa-
t.ion beautiful. Climate unsurpassed. Pupils
from twenty States. Terms low. Special in
ducements to persons at distance. For the su-
perior advantages of this celebrated Virginia
School, write for catalogue to the President, w.
| A. HARRIS, D. D., Staunton, Va. aug21-8w
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Wood's TaLatabIe Chill Tonic
WHY ITLEADs ALL OTHERS.

WHY ITLEADs ALL OTHERS.
Because it is blood purifier and iron
tonic.
Because it never fails to cure.
Because it is the most pleasant to take
Because children love it.
Because if it fails you get your money
back.
Price so cents per bottle. For sale by
Savage & Emerson, Bolivar and J. w.
Nuckolls, Toone.
MANSFIELD DRUG CO., Prop'rs.,
ayi5-6m Memphis, Tenn.
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W'ood's PaLata6Le Chill Tomb

WHY 1T LEADS ALL OTHERS.
Because it is blood purifier and iron
tonic.
Because it never fails to cure.
Because it is the most pleasant to take.
Because children love it.
Because if it fails you get your money
back.
Price so cents per bottle. For sale
by Savage & Emerson, Bolivar, and J.
w. Nuckolls, Toone.
MANSFIELD DRUG CO., Prop'rs.,
may 15-6m Memphis, Tenn
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-02
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.
Ten-Year Contracts which Bavo Been En-
tered Into.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The post
master general announced the accept
ance of bids for carrying the U. S. mails
on ocean routes under the act of March
3, 1891, as follows: w. T. Hughes, OF
New York city, service between New
York and Buenos Ayres, Argentine
Republic, touching at Montevideo, Uru.
quay, once in three weeks, vessels
of the second class; compensation, 50
per outward mile. New York and
Cuba Mail Steamship Co, service be-
tween New York and Tuxpan, Mexico,
via Havana, Progreso and Tampico,
and returning by Vera Cruz, Frontero,
Progreso, once week, vessels of the
third class; compensation 81 per out
ward mile. New York and Cuba Mail
Steamship service between New York
and Havana once week, vessels OF
third class: compensation, 81 per out
ward mile. John B. Clarke, OF
Chicago, service between Galveston and
La Guayra, returning by Curacao, Sa-
vanilla, Carthagena and Colon, three
times months, in vessels of the fourth
class; compensation, 6695 cents per out
ward mile. Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
of New York city, service between
New York and La Guayra by Curacao
and Puerto Cabello three times a
month, in vessels of the third cla5s;
compensation, 81 per outward mile.
Pacific Mail Steamship Co service
between New York and Colon
three times month, in vessels of the
third class; compensation, 81 per out
ward mile. The same company, SER
vice between San Francisco and Pana-
ma, touching at certain intermediate
ports, three times a month, in vessels
of the fourth class; compensation 66&
cents per outward mile. The same
company between San Francisco and
Hong Kong and Yokohama, once every
twenty EIGHT days, in vessels of the
third class; compensation, 81 per out
ward mile.
These contracts are all for term of
ten years, except the service between
Galveston and La Gnayra, which is for
five years. The Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co IS contract calls for the service
to begin January 1, 1899; the New York
and La 'Guayra service will begin
March 1, 1892 and the Galveston and
La Guayra service May /, 1898; the
New York and Havana service Febru-
ary l, 1892; the New York and Panama
service February 1, 1892, and New York
and Buenos Ayres service Decembe l,
1894
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
WHOLESALE POISONING.
Indiana Teacher and Pupils In q
Critical Condition.
Two Scholars Have Died and More VIII
Probably Observation-Disclosures Wa
ter From a Neighborlng Well
Believed to he the Cause.

FRANKFoRT, Ind, Nov. 25.-Informa-
tion has been brought to County Super
intendent Lydy that one of the public
schools in Forest township, in the east
ern part of this (Clinton) county, had
been closed by the wholesale poison
ing of the pupils and also the teacher.
An investigation proves that the teach
er and fifteen of his pupils are in a
critical condition, while two of them
are dead
The school is located in the country
and few weeks ago the township
trustees caused we'll to be driven on
the premis es, from which the school
got their supply of water For
the past three weeks the teach
er, Jos. Goaf, has noticed the
attendance growing gradually less, all
caused by sickness Ono week ago he
himself was taken i'll and compelled to
close the school 1t was found
upon investigation that all the pupils
who had regularly drank of the water
from the we'll were sick, while a few
pupils who lived near the school house
and went home for meals were not af-
fected The symptoms developed are
similar to those of typhoid fever.
Thursday child of Robert Dillen, that
had been afflicted for several days,
grew rapidly worse and died Friday.
Saturday another one of the pupils, a
ten-year-old daughter OF John Burgett,
became suddenly worse and died Sun
day.
Investigation Monday evening show
ed that fifteen pupils and the teacher
are decidedly worse and several more
deaths ATE expected by the doctors.
The doctors say it is a clear case of
water poisoning. An incomplete an
alysis of the water was made Tuesday
which confirmed their theory.
They say that the water possesses
some peculiar chemical prop.
erty which in it's action on
the water pipes, generates the poison.
Samples of the water have been Sc
cured and will be subjected to crit
ical analysis in order to unravel the
deadly mystery. Later information is
to the effect that the teacher is grow
ing rapidly worse. What makes the
case more dangerous is the apparent
fact that those who have drank the
water are afflicted with blood poison.
ing.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
RANSOMED.
rho Price for the Return of q
Stolen Boy.
Five Thousand Dollars Was the Prioe
raid by n Kansas City Banker-Tho-
kidnapping the Work of wait
ress in the Mans Employ.

KANSAS CITY, Nov 2S-Thanksgiving
day, day of rejoicing, was transferred
into day of sadness for David T. Beals
and his family. His two-year-old boy
was kidnapped and held for ransom.
Friday, one of sorrow for the family,
was transformed into day of gladness.
The child was recovered.
AThanksgiving reunion of the Beals
family took place Thursday at the
house of MIR. David T. Beals, wealthy
banker of this city and a capitalist we'll
known throughout the west. Mr.. Beals,
while sixty-two years old, is the father
of two pretty children-a girl aged four
and two-year-old boy, David I. Beals,
jr., or Junior Bees" as the boy calls
himself, the only boy of the family and
the particular pride of his father.
While the older members of the FAM
lily were just finishing their dinner at
Z o'clock in the evening, Mr. Beals' two
children and one of his grandchildren
were making merry in the hall. Sud-
denly the childish glee ceased ard al
most Immediately an outer door was
heard to slam. This aroused the sus-
picions of Mrs. Beals, who ran quickly
to the hall to find that Junior Beals
was not among his playmates.
She searched the lower floor alone
and without success, and then, becon-
ing really alarmed, called her husband
and their guests, who made thorough
search of the house from cellar to gar
ret, over and over again. No trace of
the child was to be found. Lizzie Smith,
the waitress, was also missing, and the
conclusion was arrived at that she had
kidnapped the boy.
Mr.. Beals offered reward of SIS, 900
and no questions asked, Friday morn
ing.
At Z o'clock in the evening a man of
strange appearance presented himself
at the front of the Beals mansion. He
wore false-face and wig, and was
dressed very much like day-laborer.
He told lSc servant who answered the
bell that he must seq Mr. Beals inn
nediately. Mr. Beals went to the
door. The man said he was detec-
tive; that he had found the alb
ductress and her accomplices
that they had the lost child in their
possessions; that they demanden $50, 900
ransom, and that he was prepared to
deliver the child to its parents for that
amount. Mr.. Beals declined to pay the
sum, and stuck to his original offer
of S., 600. 1t was finally agreed
that the detective" should de-
liver the child for that amount
At 10 o'clock ping brought Mr.. Beals
to the door. lie saw his lost child
in the arms of the rnffian who
had bargained for the de-
livery OF the child. Mr.. Beals, who had
drawn $1,000 in bank notes early Fri.
day, in order to be ready to fulfill his
part of the bargain, counted out the
money before the eyes of n apdthe ma
placed the money iii the outer pocket
of the latter's coat. At the same time
the masked man placed in the arms OF
the overjoyed father the lost child, who
was sleeping soundly ignorant that he
was being restored to his anxious par
ents. The joy of the parents can not be
told.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
Indications That There Is a Ring VIII
Carries on Extensive Operations.

Indications That There Is Ring Which
Carries Oh Extensive Operations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.-The Chron-
icle says Bloom and Douglass, the two
Australian refugees, whose arrival at
Honolulu on the Beagle created such Il
stir, are known to have joined the great
opium smugglers' ring, Discoveries so
far show the existence of an extensive
organization headed by the notorious
Tom Whaley. A small squadron of
vessels are engaged in the traffic Many
of the coast freighters, which are not
subject to customs inspection are in
league with the smugglers, tranship-
ping the drug at sea, and landing it
with but little risk of detection. The
Beagle is the best vessel the smugglers
have, being too well armed to be cap.
tuPed except by man-of-war.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
And Five Others Hang by Weak Threa
Result of the Laka Shnre Accident

<Aiiu HiFo others hduB Dy u w eak Unread
Result of the Lake Shore Accident.
TOLEDO, O., Nov. 30-The results OF
Saturday nights accident on the Lake
Shore, in this city, have been more
serious than at first feared In addi-
ton to the two who were killed out
right, five more have since died, and
several others can not survive. The
wounded also sustained more serious
injuries than was supposed at the time.
Nearly all were frightfully burned
and scalded about the face and hands,
and many will be disfgured for life.
The responsibility for the accident
has not yet been determined. The rail-
road officials have as yet made no state.
ment, but the coroner is hard at work
on the case, and will call a jury Mon
day morning.
Lewis, the Flint and Pore Marquette,
engineer, will say but little concerning
the wreck. The Lake Shore engineer,
Boyle, an old timer, says he picked up
the red light beyond the tunnel easily,
and Lewis, of the f. s. P. NJ, ought Ia
have done the same.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
THREE ACRES

Covered With Charred Ruins-Thomson-
Houston Carbon W orks and the Mclean
Spike Mill Destroyed at Fremont, q.
FREMONT, o., Nov. 25.-The Thorn
SON Houston Carbon works, the largest
carbon manufacturing plant in the
world was entirely consumed by fire
Tuesday night The fire started about
7:90 o'clock, and in an hour,all that re-
manned were bare walls. The Mclean
Spike and Rolling mill, situated
close by, which is owned by
Gen. Alger, was also destroyed
The fire started in the plating
room of the carbon works, and is sup
posed to have been the result of a
natural gas or naphtha explosion. The
carbon plant was valued at about $780,
900, and the insurance upon it is
thought to be about S12O, ,0OO the insur-
ance being principally in 25 eastern
and foreign companies The spike
works was valued at $50, 900 and insured
for S25, 900. The fire spread with great
rapidity, owing to the high wind, which
carried She flames and sparks SO that
little could be saved by the fire depart
ment The buildings covered nearly
three acres and the loss to the city Is
heavy. Two hundred and fifty men
are thrown out of work The spike
works had not been used for some time
past Manager Richmond, of the car
bon works, was absent from the city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
REBELLION IN LIBERIA.
An Armed Expedition VIII Probably bS
Sent Against Unruly Native Tribes.

An Armed Expedition VIII Probably be
Sent Against Unruly Native Tribes.
New YORK, Nov. 2s.-Mail advices
from Monrovia, Liberia, to October g,
are as follows:
Every tody here is intensely excited
because of advices which have
just arrived at our city to
the effect that several of the ma
tive tribes to the north of Grand Cape
Mount have rebelled against Liberian
authority and placed themselves under
the protection of the English at Sierra
Leone. The advisability of sending an
armed expedition against these people
is now being considered by the presi-
dent and his cabinet officers.
"There is much difference of opinion,
however. as to the wisdom of an at
tempt to chastise these tribes, mas
much as the best informed are disposed
to believe that they have been encour-
aged to act as they have by the English
at Sierra Leone. 1t is an open secret
that the English colonists of Freetown
have long looked with covetous
eyes toward the very rich country
which runs along the northern border
of the Liberian territory, and it is now
thought that the Sierra Leone English
have melted these tribes to become mis-.
chievous with the hope of bringing
about complications through which
they may be enabled to grasp large
slice, if not ALL of the much desired
land.
president johnson, it is we'll known,
is no cowa rd, so it is safe to say the Lii
berian government will not suffer it.
self to be insulted nor it's authority to
be made little of. There is every rea.
son to believe that troops will be sent
Immediately against these unruly say.
ages.
"If these tribes secure the protection
of the English it is more than proba BILE
that grave troubles will arise which
may be so far reaching in their effects
as to bring about more or less unhappy
friction between some of the great
governments"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
A LAND SLIDE.
FriRhtful Catastrophe Near Tacoma, on
the Northern Pacific Railroad.

FriEhtful Catastrophe Near Tacoma, on
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 27-A land
slido occurred on the Northern Pacific
near Canton Station, fifty miles from
here, which caused the death of fifteen
men and the possibly fatal injury Of
twenty more. Tho slide occurred at
the base of high bluff, at the foot of
which the railroad runs along the bank
of the Green river, and came without
warning to the doomed men, who were
sent into eternity without any sort Of
an opportunity to help themselves. A
force of about sixty men were sent out
from Tacoma to fix up the track, which
had been injured by the recent floods
and washouts.
When the slide came thousands Of
tons of earth and stone were sent crash
ing down upon the men, some of whom
were thrown into the river and drown
ed before they could help themselves.
Some of the bodies were undoubtedly
carried down stream and it will be some
time before they can be found.
AS soon as the uninjured men could
get their wits about them, they began
the work of digging for the bodies Of
the killed, but it is very slow and la
borious work. A relief train was sent
out from Tacoma in the afternoon. and
arrived at night with the wounded,
many of whom are in precarious con-
dition, and can hardly live through the
night Most of the dead are Irishmen
and Swedes- One man named Andrew
Larsen was thrown nearly across the
river by the force of the slide, but was
comparatively uninjured, and managed
tn swim ont
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-05
LAND BILL" ALLEN
Dies in the Poor Housc-The Author of
the Homestead Law and His Eccentric

bne homeSteau Law ana His Eccentric
Career.
COLUMBUS o., Nov. 3O-George
Wheaton Allen, better known as Land
Bill Allen, author of the homestead law,
died Sunday night at the infirmnry. He
was in his SD year, having been born
in Connecticut in 1909. He came to
Ohio in 1880, and, engaging in the ped
ding and auctioneering business, amass-
ed considerable wealth On his peddling
wagon, which he drove through the
country, he had painted the notices:
"Homes for everybody 1.-The govern
ment lands belong to the people," and
Government lands to actual settlers"
He advocated the passage by congress
of the present Homestead law, and
while travelling through the states adj
dressed Legislatures and public meet
ings in an effort to create public senti-
ment in favor of his bill.
1t Is said he spent 500, 900 creating
sentiment among the people, state
Legislatures and congress in favor of his
proposition, and lived to see thousands
of his fellow men benefited thereby
Although a man of considera BILE
ability. he lacked the ability to manage
his own affairs, and years ago became
charge on his friends. He owned n
little cabin and few acres of land in
Plain township, this county, where he
lived alone, but about three months ago
it was sold for taxes for the third time,
and on account of his helpless condition
he was sent to the poor house.
The publication of this fact caused
contributions to pour in from all parts
of the country, but Land Bills mind
was gone, and on account of his utterly
helpless condition he was forced to re-
main at the infirmary. He was offered
home by philanthropic persons in
New Jersey and Philadelphia, but his
condition was such that it made little
difference where he ended his days
Out of the contributions received for
him he will be given decent burial.