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Sharp County record., 1896-04-24
Directory.
RELIGIOUS.

Preaching OF Methodist church nrst and third
Sundays IN each month Rev. ". A. hanlry,
pastor. Everybody 10 invited 10 attend.
Sunday School every sunday msrning st
s'clsck at the Methodist church. Everybody 10
invited 10 come c. J. WILSON,
Miss Ella Craig, Secretary. supsrintsndss
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
SENT TO CONGRESS.
Report From the Secretary Of State
In Response to Resolutions,
ADOPTED BY THE SENATE LAST WEEK,
Calling for a Statement About the Re-
fusal Of the Turkish Government to
Grant Exequaters to Amer
lean Consuls.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 30.-The president
sent to congress a report from the sec
retary Of state in response to the reso-
lutions adopted by the senate last week
calling for a statement about the refu-
sal of the Turkish government to grant
exequaturs to two United States Con-
sular officers. The report follows:
To THE PREsTDENT-The secretary of
state has had the honor to receive by
reference from the president senate
resolution of December 81, 1895, which
is in the terms following:
''Rssolred, That the president be re-
quested, IL not incompatible with the
public interests, to inform the senate
whether the exequeturs of the Amer
lean vice-cOnsuls duly appointed to
the cOnsulates of Erzeroum and Har-
poot have been withheld or refused
by the Turkish government, while
exequaturs were granted to the con-
suls of other nations at the same
points"
The facts respecting the new consul
ate at Erzeroum and Harpoot-ten-
porarily filed by the appointment
of Mr.. Robert S. Chiffon, Jr.,
as vice-consul at Erzeroum, and
of Mr.. William u. Hunter as vice
consul at Harpoot-have been fully set
forth in the report of this department
annexed to the special message of the
president of the 10Th of the present
month.
Since the making of the report, how
ever, attention has been called to an
error of slight Importance, but which it
may be well to take the present oppor-
tunity to correct. Instead of the
Messrs. Chiffon and Hunter departing
for Turkey early last autumn they
were commissioned in June, immedi-
ately started on their Journey, reached
Constantinople In July and after wait
ing there for two months for their exc
qnators were, on September IL, di-
rected to go to their respective posts
without them.
The statement of the same report
that consulates of Great Britain and
France are already esta ablished at Erze-
roum and Harpoot was made on the
authority of early advices. 1t has since
been ascertained that no foreign con-
sular representation of any kind exists
at HarpoOt. That town lies in Koordis-
N-Nt NNAoSA ASe JAlc NlldY0bS
of Harpoot, Diarbekr, Sort, Moosh and
Van. 1t is embraced in the con-
sular jurisdiction of British
consulate for Koordistan, the resi-
dence of the principal officer being at
Erzeroum (which however lies in Ar
menia, north of Koordistan proper)
with subordinate vice-consuls at the
towns of Diarbekr and Van. At both
of these latter places, as also at
Mosul in the eastern part of
Koordistan, vice-consulates of 9TH
er powers are ablished, al
though as regards lack of foreign
trade they are in much the same case
as HarpOot. Erzeroum consulates are
maintained by Persia and Russia and
vice-eonsulates by France and Italy.
Department of State.
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2s, 1895.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

France has another Panama scandal
on the tapis.
A gang of counterfeiters has been lo-
Gated in Bond, Ill
The floods in the Usage valley in Mis-
souri, are slowly subsiding.
The prince of Wales is very popular
with the London newspaper men.
Pillsbury still leads in the interna-
tional chess tournament at Petersburg.
The business center of Hartford,
Kas., was burned, entailing a loss Of
$4,000.
Shufaebarger, the Pope county Qn.)
wife-murderer, was captured near Car
bondale.
Thos. Perkins fell off a bridge at New
London, Mo-, and was drowned in six
inches of water.
The town council of Carthage, Mo-,
is making vigorous war on the sale of
cigarettes to minors.
Charles Thompson, the st. Louisan
mortally wounded near st. Paul, Mimi,
was the victim of footpad.
The first snow of the season, and
very heavy one, began falling at Little
Rock, Ark, Sunday afternoon.
1ncendiaries burned T. S. Stacy's
barn at Callao, Mo-, destroying 1000
bushels of corn and two fine horses.
The golden jubilee of the Episcopal
church of Dubuque, Ia, was celebrat-
ed Sunday with imposing ceremonies.
The programme for the week in the
United States senate embraces the re-
g 4 -
body.
A commotion was created in the
Methodist church at CreS,on, Ia, Sun
day morning by the choir gong on
strike.
Congressman Curtis proposed militia
law repeals some curious and antiquat-
ed laws on the subject of the militia of
the states.
Minister Terrell's request for regular
Turkish troops for the protection of
American missionaries in Asia Minor
has been granted.
The Brotherhood of Tailors in New
York city contemplate starting CO.
operative shops in order to down the
sweating contractors.
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson, aged 60, has
been arrested in San Francisco charged
with blaclKmailing Rev. c. l. Brown, a
Congregational minister.
& ECharles L. Chapman, of the firm of E.
Ii. Chapman & Co., St. Louis, died sud-
denly Sunday of heart failure, while
lying on sofa at his home.
Martin Guerra, a farmer, was found
dead in the road Sunday morning four
miles from Brownsville, Tex, with
three bullet-holes in his body.
A. A. Nellis, a New York real estate
dealer, was arrested Sunday and held
in $1,000 bonds, suspected of having
murdered Mrs. Jane Runnett.
Harold Frederic says that England
has turned her attention to the Trans
vaal, and belligerent sentiment on the
Venezuelan question is dying out.
A gang of expert burglars are at
work in New York, and within few
days have secured over 500, 600 worth
of jewelry from private residences.
A mob in Marion county, KY, burned
the widow of T. J. West to death in
home, and riddled William Deveres, her
paramour with bullets, after he had
been fatally burned.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
PACE-TAYLOR TRAGEDY.
A Verdict OF JustInabIe Homicide Re
turned at Weldon, Ill.

A Verdict OF JustIfiabIe Homicide Re-
turned at Weldon, Ill.
CLINTON, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-The Pace-Tay-
lor tragedy at Weldon, this Ode Witt
county, Saturday night, caused intense
excitement throughout the county.
News of the killing of Senator w. III.
Taylor by Postmaster John A. Pace
seemed incredible at first, but as SUBJ
sequent reports gained currency con-
frming the original advices all
doubt disappeared. Coroner Jones,
State Attorney Fuller and Sher-
iff Newell took hand-cars and
reached the scene, ten miles
away, by midnight. A jury was at
once summoned, and an inquest held
in the room where the shooting oc-
Cured. The remains of the senator
still lay half nude and bleeding upon
the floor. The jury failed to agree,
and were discharged. A new jury was
made up, and, to the astonishment of
the community, returned verdict of
justifable homicide.
Pace charged Taylor with having
alienated the affections of his wife, but
the latter's friends scout this idea.
Public sentiment is greatly divided on
the merits of the case.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
OLD PUT. oUTooNE.
A Virginia Hunters Torch Taken Avs
From Him by o Bear.

A Virginia Hunters Torch Taken Away
From Him by q Bear.
Some time ago Mr.. Washington Via,
81 years of age, Mr.. Oscar Early, Mr..
Willie James and Mr.. Rice Via went
out on hunt These gentlemen live
in the neighborhood of Black Rock
Springs, country not thickly settled,
and which is the home of ''varmints"
of every description in profusion.
They had not been out long when
they started four bears The dogs ran
them all afternoon, and about night
ran one of them into his den in cliff
of rocks Night coming on, the hunt"
ers concluded that they could do moth
ing until morning, so one or two of tho
party were detailed to watch the den
while the others went home, intending
to come back next morning and try to
get Mr.. Bruin out. During the night
the other three bears came to the den,
It evidently being their habitation also,
but were frightened off by the camp
fire. These became separated from
the fourth one during the hunt, the
dogs following the one already run to
lair.
In the morning the other gentlemen
came back to the den, and with picks
and shovels endeavored to dig down to
his bearship. In the meantime Mr..
Rice Via sent his dog, a valuable
hound, into the orifce, and in few
minutes heard "squawk," and the
dog failed to return. This got Mr.. Via
excited and he determined to go in
and rescue his dog. The entrance to
tn den was long, horizontal passage
way about two feet high and probably
two feet wide. Mr.. Via prepared a
torch and fastened IL upon long pole,
which he thrust into the opening be-
fore him, and entered without knife,
gun or other defensive weapon. He
had not gone far when the bear seized
the torch and extinguished it. Sew
eral times this occurred, but finally
Mr.. Via located him and found his fine
dog in dying condition. He backed
out of the hole, asked for his gun, and
Wholesome of the others pushed in
the torch Mr.. Via succeeded in shoot
ing the bear in the head, killing him
instantly.
Mr.. Via then came out and his son
went in to bring out the dead bear.
The den was large aperture, proba-
bly, twenty feet square and ten feet
high, and was approached from ths
passageway above described by an in
clined plane. The young man went
through this passage, entered the den.
and pulled the bear to the passage
and then endeavored 70 pull him
through, but found he was unable to
do So He lay down on his breast and
grasped the bear and the others caught
hold of his feet and brought both man
and bear to the light The bear
weighed easily 200 pounds, and was as
ssfat as butter. "-Richmond Dispatch
Women make a mistake when they
do not wear warm woolsn socks ia
winter, instead Of Isle thread hose -
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
Gov. rurney and tho centennial.

The following letter has been pre-.
pared by Gov Turney and win be mailed
to all of the governors Of the States. 1t
speaks for itself:
State Of Tennessee, Executive Chamber,
Nashville, Dec. "a, 1885.
To His Excellency, Coz. -.
Dear Sir-It is my pleasure to formally
announce to you, and through you to
the people of your great State, the fact
that the State of Tennessee will cele-
brate the Tooth anniversary of its admis-
sion into the Union By holding a grand
industrial Exposition in the city of
Nashville, beginning September 1, 1896,
and continuing 100 days. As this will
be the first instance in which such an
event will be celebrated in the manner
proposed, it is the desire and intention
OF the citizens of Tennessee to give to ii
that magnitude and Importance which
the dignity of the occasion demands.
1t will be our pleasure, with grateful
hearts and patriotic pride, to call to
mind the heroism and sacrifices of the
men and women who made possible the
Tennessee of today. We will review
with pride the part Tennessee has taken
in the affairs of our great republic, and
it shall be our pleasant task to inculcate
in the hearts and minds of our children
greater love for Tennessee, for her sis
ter States and for the American Union.
l desire to invite yourself and the
honored citizens of your State to join
with US in this season of rejoicing, to
come among us, partake of our hospital
ity and good cheer, and through the in
fiuence of this event to renew and
strengthen the bonds of patriotic love
and American citizenship. 1 shall not
only consider it pleasure, but a great
privilege, as we'll, to have you with US
at some time during the continuance of
the aforementioned Exposition.
The details for carrying into execu-
tion the plans for the Tennessee Cen
tennial and International Exposition
have been placed In the hands of our
best citizens-men and women actuated
alone by patriotic impulses and de-
sire to commend these ladies and gen.
tlemen to your kind consideration.
Again urging your kindly interest in
this enterprise, have the honor to sign
myself yours, very truly,
PETER TURNEY, Governor.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
DR.. WHITEHEAD,
4 Prominent LexOw Witness, Declared .
Fugitive From Justice

A Prominent LexOw Witness, Declared q
Fugitive From Justice.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3e-Dr. Newton
Whitehead, who was tried last June
on charges of performing a Grim
inal operation on Agnes Berthold,
and released on bail upon the dis
agreement of the jury, has been
pronounced fugitive from justice by
Judge Cowing. The $500 bail was de-
clared forfeited and a warrant issued
for Whitehead's arrest.
Whitehead was an important witness
during the Lexow investigation, charg-
ing court officers and policemen with
trying to blacklnail him in connection
with criminal operations.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
A Motor Cnr.s Victim.

Sr. LOUIS. Dee. While attempting
to get ont of the way of carriage Sum
day afternoon. Charles Beckman, a
butcher, stepped IL front Of an electric
motor car. was strucl, hv it, and re-
ceived injur'es frcIn which he died
within two hours.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
WIN ofer Reward for the Murderers
A DIsabled steamer.

MONTREAL, Dee. 3O.-A dispatch from
Halifax states that the British steamer
Massapequa, Capt. jenkins from Rot
terdam for New York, was towed into
that port to-day, disabled by the Ger
man steamer Washington, from HAM
burg for New York.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
WILL RING AS USUAL.
Old TrinIty's Bells VIII Welcome the New
Year.

Year.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-For two CEN
turies the bells of Trinity church have
rung parting to each dying year, and
given welcome to the new one. At
midnight, Tuesday, the present chimes,
for the forty-seventh time, will an
nounce the birth of a new year and
peal forth notes of welcome. DIR. Nor
gan Dix has threatened several times
during his pastorate to muffle the
chimes on New Years eve, because of
the noise of horns and the clatter of
the mob, but on each occasion he has
relented and the chimes have rung as
of old.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
Resigned BIS Charge.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3O.-Rev. James H.
Brooks, ID. D., the oldest pastor in St.
Louis, having been for 80 years at the
head of Compton Avenue Presbyterian
church, has resigned. Iu-health, old
age and financial worry in the church
appear to be the causes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
AN ILLINOIS FARMER
Places m Fancy Price Upon Recrea
Wife.

KANKAKEE, Ill, Dec. 3O.-Thomas
Levley, farmer, has entered suit for
$4,000 in the circuit court against
Lawrence Lague, another farmer who
is very wealthy. Leveley's wife for
sock him six months ago and went to
keep house for Lague. Leveley says
Lague has alieniated his wife's affec-
tions, and he valued his wife at $50, 900.
Mrs. Leveley is living with Lague, os-
tensibly as his housekeeper.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03

HoPK1SsvILLE, Ky. Dec. so.-Thomas
Logan, Of Hopkins county, who shot
and killed Eivin Coats, a young man
living in his family, ceveral days ago,
has been adjudged insane.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
About Tenpessee Bonds.

The last legislature made provision
for the preparation of bond register,
and Mr. George E. Blake, clerk of the
Funding Board, has been at work on
the matter for some months and he has
Just had printed the blank books for
the entry of the facts secured. The
first book will show the denomination,
color, letter, date of issuance, maturity
and cancellation, the amount of interest
accrued, paid and funded, to whom is
sued and for what purpose of each in
dividual original bond or bonds indorsed
by the State for the benefit of railroads.
The second book will show all this data
concerning the Green and Green and
compromise bonds. The third book
will show every material fact about the
settlement bonds, showing every bond
entering into the settlement.
Four of the Six Entombed Miners Rescued.
The bodies of four of the six entom bed
miners at the Nelson mine, near Day
ton, were recovered last week. The
found, their faces against the bottom Of
the mine, indicating that they died
while trying to get fresh air near the
flooring Of the mine. Mine Inspector
Clute closed his Investigations and
states that the accident was primarily
caused by an explosion of pocket Of
gas in one OF the miners rooms, which
sta-ted the coal dust, the dust becoming
ignited from the lighted gas. The men
were all foaT asphyxisted.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. 3O.-Passengers
arriving from Cuba report active opera
tions around tho forsifcations in Hs-
vana commanding the harbor entrance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
The States Conv:cts,

Nashville, Dec. 30.-The lease of the
States convicts expires tomorrow, and
the 1000 prisoners, or thereabouts, will
then be taken charge of by the State
The commissioners have advertised for
bids for the lease of not exceeding 500
of the prisoners, for whom they will
have no work In the meantime, how
ever, they are making preparations for
the reception of all the prisoners on the
expiration of the lease, and by the first
of the year will have everything ready.
The prisoners will be divided up be-
tween the farm, the main prison and
the State mines. There are now 345
men at Tracy City, and the Tennessee
Coal, Iron & Railway Company has made
q proposition to retain 200 of them and
maintain them for their board and
clothes. The commissioners have de-
cided to not let them go that cheap,
and unless better offer is made will
maintain them at the States expense.
1t is understood that the parties operat-
ing the Coal Creek mines have made a
similar proposition concerning the con-
victs at that point, but it will not be
accepted. There are now SO men at Coal
Creek, and the mine owners would like
to get 100 more for their keep. In tho
meantime the Tennessee Coal, Iron g.
Railway Company is employing free
labor to take the convicts' places to
large extent, and unless they make
better bid than the one stated, will be
forced to employ free labor altogether.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
Rlacas at a Country church.

WASHINGTON, Ind, Dec. 3O.-While
attending a country church Sunday
night Charles Holt and William Lamb
got into fight with Louis Doane.
Lamb shot Dcane twice through the
abdomen, inhicting fatal injuries.
Holt and Lamb escaped.
WIN Offer a Reward for the Murderers.
LEBANON, KY, Dec. 3h.-The citizens
of the Marion county held a mass meet
ing and decided to raise money for a
reward for the capture of members of
Saturday nights mob, which is now
said to have been composed of only five
men
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03
Funeral of Col. whitfield.

A notable figure in the South, in Ten
nessee and Kentucky especially, was
laid away in Memphis last week. 1t was
Col. A. s. Whitfield He was Kentuck-
ian by birth, but had been prosperous
cotton merchant in Memphis for many
years and later had retired from busi-
ness. He was one of the old school gen.
tlemen, for which the South is noted.
His name was synonym of hospitality
and cordiality. II is remarked of him
that no man hated mean thing as be
did, and yet he was as gentle and log-
able as woman. We abhored show or
display of any kind. Col. Whitfield
was one of the pall-bearers of Henry
Clay, possibly the last of those on whom
the distinguished honor was conferred.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03

Women make a mistake when they
do not wear warm wooden socks ia
winter, instead OF Isle thread hose -
Atohlaon Globe
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-03

The following letter has been pre-.
pared by Gov Turney and viii be mailed
to all of the governors of the States. 1t
speaks for itself:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
PLANS OF THE c. E.
Reception and General Committees
Transact Business Relative to the
Big October Gathering.

Christian E.ndeavorerS are actlNe
these DAYS in their preparation for the
his. October state convention in TINS
civ Last night the reception and gen.
eral committee met I'm the Young Men
Christian association building.
Miss Della p. Evans. of the West
Side. chairman of the reception com
mittce. presided over the session OF
that committee. which will meet again
next Thursday night in the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church. BY that time the
reception caps will have arrived ana
will be distributed and arrangements
will be furthered for receptions by each
society in the city to visiting delegates
on the night of Tuesday, October q, the
first day Of the convention.
AT the. meeting of the '96 committee
i'm another parlor. it was decided to hold
the final mass meeting on Thursday
evening. October |, probably in the
Penn Avenue Baptist church. Rev.
Thomas Bell, who was present. was Sc
lected to make q request at Mondays
meeting of the Scranton Pastors union
that special Christian Endeavor SER
vices he held on the Wednesday even
ing and Sunday Immediately proceed
ing the convention.
OFFICIAL CONVENTION RANDE.
The official convention badge was
made known. 1t viii be Of a diagonal
shane of red and white with the sc. r."
monogram and the time and place Of
the convention prominently displayed
In the lower semicircle of the letter ''S'
i'm the word Scranton" will appear
the reproduction of coal breaker
Across the top is to he Il miniature
printed bar OF steel while from IT is 10
be suspended a real piece Of coal. Each
convention in past years has had its
distinctive badge and has WED with
preceding conventions in having
something tasteful and novel.
1t was decided to address circular
letter some time this month to Scran-
ton merchants requesting them to dec
crate their places of business and to
use red and white colors.
on Thursday afternoon. October 8.
the first day of the convention. the
Junior rally will be held i'm Elm Park
church. The Junior societies are to
meet in the Penn avenue Baptist
church and parade. headed by Bauers
full band. to the place of meeting.
The western delegation of Endeavor-
ers will have its headquarters at the
st. Charles hotel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-04
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Why Frank Gill, Of Dunmore, Wished
to Destroy Himself Is Not
Known.

Frank Gill. of Dunmore. a we'll built
young man, 26 years old. fired a bullet
from a 32-calibre revolver into his head
back of the right ear at 1.3O yesterday
afternoon. 1t did not kill him, but for
several hours afterward he was uncon-
scious. At a late hour last night he
was resting quite comfortably with a
fair chance for recovery.
Drs. Garvey, Murphy and Winters
were called to attend him. They did
not probe for the bullet, and he still
carries Il i'm his head. with the indica-
tion that it will remain there if he sur
wives in this case. 1t would be danger
Gus to try to get it out now, and II
he gets well there will he no need to
disturb the lead, as it will become en-
cysted
What impelled Gill to commit the
diced Is not known. He was young
strong and cheerful and though he was
temporarily GU: of work, he did not
appear despondent nor troubled beyond
a desire to secure employment. His
home life was pleasant and agreeable.
A few minutes before he shot himself.
he came in after being away from
home since morning. He entered the
kitchen and passed on to the parlor. His
sister heard Il shot and going to the
room, found him lying on the floor with
the blood gushing from his head. Since
consciousness returned to him he has
not made any statement to explain
why he did it. He is Il son of Thomas
Gill, of Pine street.