The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


PRESIDENT HAvEMEYER, of the sugar
trust, states he does not intend to an
swer the open letter of Congressman
Harter, requesting a statement of the
earnings and actual capital of the
trust and other information relating
to il.
The democratic senators held a con-
ference on the oath and at adjourn
ment the belief prevailed that the
party differences would be healed and
tariff bill passed.
THE democratic senators in caucus
on the 95th adopted the Jones resolu-
tion sending the tariff bill back to con-
ference without instructions whatever
TO the conferees.
THE senate committee on territories
has ordered favorable reports on the
bills admitting New Mexico and
Arizona TO statehood. These bills have
passed the house.
JUDGE LYMAN TRUSIBULL, of Chicago,
has declined to act as government ar
bitratOr in the Pullman strike.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL HALLS
decision making the dictum of the
Cherokee nation conclusive as to Cher
olkee citizenship has been approved by
Secretary Smith and ends the most
notable controversy CT the Indian coun-
try.
The civil service commission is maxi
ing preparations for the examination
Of persons nominated by the secretary
of the interior for assistant teacher
ships in the Indian service. Examina
tions viii be held August at Shoshone
agency, Wyo.; Rosebud, S. D.; Fort De-
fiance, A. T.; Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo,
Fort Hall, u. T.; Arkansas City, Kan;
Fort Totten, ~ D.; Greenbay, Wis;
Fargo, n. d., and St. Paul, Mimi.
IN the French chamber of deputies
on the 26th the anti-anarchist bill was
adopted by vote of 26s 70 1913.
THE senate committee on appropria
tions decided to report an amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
making an appropriation of 5000, 600 for
a government building and exhibit at
the cotton states and international
exposition TO be held at Atlanta next
year.
TIE bill of Mr.. Meikeljohn, of Ne
braska, which provides that all lands
allotted to Indians where patents have
not issued shall not be subject to local
and state taxation. and that the gov
ernment shall pay that tax, was con-
sidered by the committee on Indian af-
fairs on the Goth. No formal conclu-
sion was reached, but the tone of the
remarks made was not favorable. Con-
gressmen representing districts con-
tanning some of the allotted lands are
for the bill. It is felt to be hardship
in those localities that these lands oc-
cupied by Indians bear no burden of
taxation.
THE French deputy, Degchanel, re-
Gently sent challenge to NJ. Clemen-
ceau in consequence of an attack upon
him in Clemenceau's newspaper, La
Justice.
A DUEL with swords was fought be-
tween NJ. Paul Deschanel and NJ. Glenn
enceau in France. M. Deschanel was
wounded in the cheek. The duel was
on account of an article published in
Clemenceau's paper.
HosTILITIEs have commenced be-
tween China and Japan in Corea. Two
naval battles are reported as having
taken place and the Chinese defeated
with great loss, the steamship Kow
Shung being sunk by the japanese.
The silver wedding of Crown Prince
and Princess Frederick, of Denmark,
was celebrated on the 27th. The streets
of Copenhagen were thronged with peo-
pie and elaborately decorated. Nearly
every court in Europe sent presents.