The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS

IN Paris, A. A. Zimmerman. the
American bicyclist, was beaten in a
race at the Velodrome, by Holodroun,
a Belgian. The contest was an excit-
ing one.
The National Editorial association
of the United States opened its tenth
annual session in the Auditorium on
the ocean front, Asbury Park, n. J.,
with over LOCO present. Walter Will
liams, of Missouri, was president.
FIRE originating in an explosion of
fire works destroyed the greater part
of the town of Honey Grove, Tex, on
the 4th. Loss about S2OO.O0O.
In Louisville, Ky, by the explosion
of gasoline Monday night, Henry Zim-
norman was fatally burned. his wife
lost her life and their little baby boy
was badly burned about the head.
lN accordance with instructions from
the department Adm. Gherardi, COM
manding the Brooklyn navy yard, has
discharged 500 men. This is one of the
greatest cuts ever made in the force.
The reason was the failure of the ap-
preparation.
Ill feeling between A. P. A. and
other clements in Butte, Mont, on the
4th. resulted in a riot in which two
men, one policeman named DAILY,
were killed.
A TERRIBLE drowning disaster is re-
ported from Mad, near Tokay, in north
ern Hungary. A ferryboat which was
crossing the river Thies near the town
mentioned was capsized with 200 peo-
pie on board. 1t was reported that
about 100 of the passengers were
drowned.
AT Kansas City on the 4th the Mis-
souri, Pacific would accept nothing per-
ishable. On the Santa Fe, the Alton
and the Wabash freight business was
dead. The Milwaukee would take no
freight for Chicago and other northern
points. The above roads were sending
out passenger trains. The NJ, X. & T.,
the Blair lines, the Northwestern and
the Pittsburg & Gulf were running all
right.
THE Cuyohaga soldiers and sailors
monument wal dedicated at Cleveland,
o., on the 4th.
FIRE on the 4th at Syracuse n. Y,
destroyed a whole block of business
buildings, causing a loss of $50, 600.
The fire started in the store of Pohl-
man Bros, from unknown causes. The
insurance only amounted to $4,000.
THE railway strike on the 4th was
unchanged, nearly all the roads being
very quiet on account of the national
holiday. There was excitement at
Sacramento, Cal, over the state militia
being ordered to drive strikers from
the depot and they refused. because they
were wanted 10 remove them by ply
steal force and not TO fire. a number
of cars were burned by strikers at West
Pullman, near Chicago.
The Pullman boycott will be extend
cd to every road entering Kansas City,
the local a. f. L. having called on
every railroad man to quit work on the
9th.
On the afternoon of the 4th the most
disastrous fire Hudson, Mass, ever saw
broke out in Chamberlain's shoe fac
tory, Woods square. When discovered
it had gained considerable headway
and, with a strong wind blowing. the
flames soon went beyond the reach of
the local firemen and spread rapidly,
the factory being destroyed within half
an hour. The firemen worked with a
viii, but their efforts were in vain and
il was finally found necessary to blow
up number Of houses to save the town
from destruction. The loss is estimated
between $50, 900 and 81, 900, 900, mostly
insured.
ALL the main buildings of the worlds
fair at Chicago except five were burned
on the night of the 5th. Two men fell
into the flames and one was burned to
death and the other will die.
II Hinton. w. Va, Newton Mann. 12
years old. and Oscar Magee, aged Is,
were killed by the fall of balcony
upon which crowd Of people gathered
to view a parade. Fourteen others
were severely hurt.
II the yacht race at the Firth of
Clyde, Scotland, the prince of Wales
yacht britannia won, beating the Amer
lean yacht Vigilant IN the 50 miles by
5 seconds. Time. ) hours and IS sec
onds. The VallSyric was in the race at
the start, but was cut down by the Sa-
tanita and sank. the crew being saved.
COAsTwIsE and even eastern mail is
now coming into and going out OF San
Francisco on ocean steamers. The
postal authorities no longer hope for
resumption Of railroad traffic.