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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Moonshinern Cnnfnred.


Gus Thomas, the most desperate and
murderOus moonshiner in Tennessee, who
has for years defied the law, practiced
illicit distilling, eyaded officers and NOT
hesitated to kill men for trivial as well
as grave reasons, is at last in prison,
and will doubtless meet his death on the
gallows. He was captured near his home,
in the Hardin county mountains, early
one nrxning last week, and shortly after
was placed in Jail at Savannah.
The capture also included Dick Thomas,
Sam Parker and Charley Bird, three ac-
fected by Sheriff AL Story, of Hardin
county, Deputy United States Marshal
q. W. Shaw and posse of brave and de-
termined men. Least of the results will
be the reception by the captors of the
$500 reward offered by the Federal au-
thorities and an equal amount by the
State government. The great effect will
be the breaking up of the most desperate
gang of outlaw distillers in the State and
making the lives of officers more safe in
that mountainous district.
1t has been a long-continued effort
which has finally resulted in the capture
of Gus Thomas. For years he has been
looked upon as an outlaw of the worst
cast and his boasts only made stronger
the belief that he would never be taken
alive. He often declared that he would
never leave Hardin county, asserting
that it was the place of his birth and
would be the scene of his death, and
that his end would be violent one if
his person should ever fall into the haR<ls
Of officers.
Some weeks ago Ed Thomas, a nephew
Of Gus, was killed in an early morning
raid upon his place. AT that time the
officers were really after Gus, and would
have gotten him, they believe, had he
been in the county. When that raid was
made a man named Kennedy acted as
the officers guide and it became known
to the other members of the gang. Short
ly afterward Kennedy was compelled to
pass through the Thomas neighborhood
and endeavored to so disguise himself as
to not be recognized by any of the gang
he might meet. In passing Thomas
house, however, the keen eyes of Ed )
wife saw the guide of the men who had
killed her husband. She saw through the
disguise and gave the alarm, and before
the unfortunate man could get out of the
locality he was waylaid and killed. That
murder is attributed to Gus.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
Gibson Farmers Happy.

Circuit Court convened at Trenton last
week and an immense crowd had gathered
from all parts of the county to hear
Judge Bonds charge to the grand jury
in regard to the mo fence law Judge
Bond charged the jury substantially as
follows: The bench and bar of the State
are divided over the question of it's con
stitutionality. If he were to charg.
them the law was constitutional and the
Supreme Court should decide it unconsti
tutional, great injury might result from
his charge. If he should charge that
the Law was unconstitutional and the Su-
preme Court SHOULD decide otherwise, La
bilities, both criminal and civil, would
arise that would be disastrous to all.
Therefore, he would charge them to ig-
more for the present any attempts to OBJ.
tain indictments under said law until
the Supreme Court shall have passed upon
the question of its constitutionality.
The charge was received with great
satisfaction by the farmers who packed
the courtroom.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
Liberated the Lxnchers.

The taking of testimony at Fayetteville
in the case of the government last week
against the five lynchers was resumed
again Friday. Several witnesses were in
troduced by the defense and it was soon
apparent that the government would fail
to establish case against any of tue
accused. At the close of the evidence the
commissioner said he would announce his
decision at 10 O'clock, and at that hour
a large crowd had assembled. When il
was given out that all five were liberated
the announcement was greeted with ire
mendous applause and a general hand
shake around ensued. Quite a number
of Marshall county people were present
and took great interest in the trial. One
was heard to say that he had been here
two days and was not out a cent. 1t is
generally understood that the services
of Gen. Fussell were secured by Mar
shall county people to defend the case
for the accused, all Of whom are Lincoln
county citizens.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
Lookout Ira Sold.

Lookout Inn. on Lookout mountain, was
sold last week under a decree of the
Chancery Court to satisfy claims made in
a general creditors bill. The property
was bought in by G.. A. Lyerly at the
nominal sum of 500 for J. Z. Carter and
others. Boston, trustees for the Lookout
Mountain Improvement company. 1t is
understood that a strong syndicate of
Boston capitalists have effected an or
ganization of well known capitalists to
consolidate the properties of the Lookout
Mountain company and the Lookout Inn
company, and that the sale was 4 formal
one 70 give Them title. as they contro
81 the elaims agaiaEt the iDB.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
The CUBAN STRUGGLE.
Spain Is Preparing Her Ninth Expe-
dition to The Island.
WILL LEAVE FOR CUBA IAAFEW DAYS,
And VIII Comprise 1885 Men The
True Story of the Recent Massacre,
BY Spanish Volunteers, After the
Battle at Sabanilla.
The Ninth Expedition.


LONDON, Feb. "A Madrid CORE.
spondent wires that another great mil.
itary force is now mobilizing in readi-
nCss to reinforce the new leader,
charged with subduing the rebellion
In Cuba. This makes the ninth expe.
dition fitted out for the hopeless effort
to restore order in that colony.
which is Spain's chief jewel, and
which Spain is as desperately deter.
mined to hold as its people are to free
themselves. Their ninth expedition
consists of 49, ,256 men, and is to be sent
in nine vessels from the Spanish ports
during the week beginning the 18th
inst. The steamers pre-empted for the
expedition include some of the best in
Spain's transatlantic service, and the
ports they will sail from are Cadiz.
Barcelona, COruna, Santander and Ali.
cante.
True Story OF the Massacre at sabanilIs.
New York, Feb. IA startling ac
count of the recent battle at Sabanilla.
Cuba, has been received here via Key
West. The Spanish version of the en-
gagement said that the insurgents had
L
and that three women had been ''acci-
dentally" shot. The true story is said
to be that so regular soldiers and ten
civil guards shut themselves up in the
barracks and did not fire a shot,
but that a number of volunteers who
occupied the church exchanged shots
with the invaders and wounded one, it
is believed, mortally. The towns
people received the insurgents with
cheers and shouts of "Cuba librer"
The poor people told Garcia that they
were without food, and had eaten
nothing but cane from nearby planta-
tions for days, as there was no work
and no money.
The insurgent leader then ordered
the storekeepers to open their doors
and told the people to help themselves.
One storekeeper who resisted was shot.
About 20 stores were looted of pro-
visions, shoes and clothing, the rail
road station was burned and then the
invaders left. As soon as they were
gone the Spanish volunteers issued
from the church and fired into the
defenseless crowds of people in the
streets, killing "a, including several
women and children. Ten Cubans who
had surrendered two days before were
shot in cold blood. The alcade and
mayor of Sabanilla, Don Juan Gal
vanez, is now in Havana, and declines
to go back until strong force of reg
ulars is sent to Sabanilla as a per-
manent guard.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
BATTLE WITH A LEOPARD.
1t Had Escaped from a AIenagerie-One of
the Pursuers Nearly Killed.

1t Had Escaped from a Menagerie-One of
the Pursuers Nearly Killed.
CINCINNATI, Feb. "A fierce leopard
belonging to Ryan's circus, with win
ter quarters a few miles east of this
city, escaped from his cage, Sunday, to
a hedge near by. The keeper and
others tried to scare it back to the
quarters by firing blank cartridges
at it.
John G. Robinson, son of the man
ager of the circus, fired a round when
within 20 feet of the animal. This so
enraged it that it leaped upon Robin
son and almost killed him. It's long
claws lacerated his head and body, and
it sunk its teeth into his scalp.
The animal was finally beaten off and
killed with a load of buckshot. It'was
valued at $1,000. Young RObinsons
condition is serious.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
A HUNG JURY

Probable I'm the Case of Banker Dlckerson
at Council Bluffs, Ia.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, Ia, Feb. 3.-After
being out 70 hours, the jury in the case
of Dickerson, the Atlantic banker
charged with fraudulent banking, re-
ported to the court this morning that
it stood 10 to ? i'm favor of
acqulttal. 1t was given individual
instructions as to weight of defend
ants testimony, and sent back to the
jury room. The taking of testimony
occupied four weeks. The general be-
lief is that owing to the enormous ex-
pense already entailed should the jury
fail to agree, no further steps will be
taken bv the state
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
DROPPED OUT OF SIG HIT.
Mysterious Disappearance of Mrs. A. ID
Cody at Tacoma, Wash.

Mysterious Disappearance of Mrs. A. B.
Cody at Tacoma, Wash.
TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 3.-Mrs. A. B.
Cody, wife of a prominent Chicago
lawyer, who resides on the south side
in that city, mysteriously disappeared
last Friday afternoon while shopping
in this city. She became separated
from her friends on crowded street
and sank out of sight completely.
Not the slightest clew can be found
regarding her whereabouts, although
twenty men and several officers have
been searching for her ever since
Mrs. Cody came here two years ago
from Chicago. She was suffering from
nervous prostration, and worried much
about her condition. She has been
stopping with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. II. Goodrich, who are complete
ly Frustrated by her unaccountable dis
apDearance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
FlFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
TirSt sessiOn-l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The army APP
preparation bill for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1897, was reported and or
dered printed.
The house bond bill with the free
coinage substitute was received from
the senate without comment and went
TO the speakers table.
A bill granting right Of way through
the Chortaw nation to the Arkansas
& Choctaw Railroad Co. was passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill.
The presidents message transmitting
the correspondence in regard to the
killing of Italians in Colorado last sum-
mer was rec eived.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
Important TO Druggists.

A case of considerable Importance to
druggists in the State was heard last
week in the Circuit Court. Wise & Co.,
druggists, filed regular physicians pre-
scription for eye water, writing the di-
rections on the label. The prescription
contained poison, and a child in the FAM
lily of the party purchasing the memcine
drank from the bottle and died from the
effects. Suit was brought against Wise
& Go. Today Judge Moon ruled that the
statute required the druggist to mark on
the label poison and a failure to so
write il made the defendants guilty under
the statute, and a judgment was rem
dered for $1,000. Judge Moon ruled
that the statute which excepts physicians
does not apply to poisons, but only to or
binary prescriptions. The case will be
appealed and test made in the Supreme
Court.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
Tennessee Fanciers.

A number Of the leading society poultry,
pigeon and dog fanciers of Nashville and
vicinity met at Nashville last week and
organized THE Tennessee Fanciers' As
sociation." In the event the Centennial
Exposition is not postponed this associa-
ton will rally its forces in the interest of
the poultry and pet stock department, and
work with view of having the largest
display of feathers and fur ever collected
together in the form of poultry and pet
stock exhibition
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
LORD LEIeHToN's FUNERAL.
The Remains Laid In the Crypt of st.
Paurs Cathedral.

Inc heAndlnb LhAu IN Ine CrypB OF bEs
Paurs Cathedral.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The funeral of
Lord Leighton, president of the Royal
academy, took place here. The cortege
started from Burlington house at IL
o'clock. The pall-bearers included
Lord Salisbury, the duke of Aber-
deem and Mr.. w. E. III. Lecly, the
historian. Behind the coffin were
representatives of the queen,
the prince of Wales, the German en-
peror, the king of the Belgians and the
academies. Following these was an
immense procession of notable per-
sons. The services took place in ST.
Paul's cathedral, the archbishop of
York officiating.
The body of Lord Leighton was
placed in the crypt of st. Paul's
cathedral beside that of Sir Christie
pher Wren, the architect of that edi-
fee.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07

New YORK, Feb. 3.-Ex-Police Com
missioner Stephen B. French COM
mitted suicide this merning at his
home at Fourteenth street and the
boulevard, by shooting himself through
the heart with revolver. He died In
stantly. Mr. French wss ss years q4
hga.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
COL. w. ?. THOMPSON.
Proprietor of the BroOkdale stud, Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Col. w. p.
Thompson died at a. m, of pneumo-
ala, at his home in this city.
Col. Thompson was the proprietor of
The Brookdale stud, and also owner Of
the Brookdale stable. He was vice
chairman of the Jockey club, and was
also president of the National Lead Co.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
BAYARD WILL RESIGN
Ef the House Adopts the Foreign Affairs
Committees Resolution.

LONDON. Feb. 3.-Hon. Thomas +.
Bayard, United States ambassador
here, has authorized President CleveT
land to announce his resignation in
the event of a vote adverse TO him upon
the house of representatives resoIu-
sion censuring him for his utterances
in his speeches in Edinburgh and else
where in Great Britain.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
nnaInnaa rEnI Cnntinnn nn IrsnnI.

NEW YORK, Feb. at is announced
that the firm of Morton, Bliss g. Co.,
win not be affected BY the death Of
Mr.. George Bliss, as under the articles
Of co-partnership the firm viii con-
tinuc as heretofore until 1890.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
ArraIgned for the Murder OF Her sisteI

BosroS. Feb. 3.-Mrs. Ida Quinlan
was arraigned in the Charlestown dis
trict court this morning charged with
the wilful murder of her sister, Mrs.
sophia ;. Grant. She pleaded not
guilty, and asked for a continuance,
which was granted until February IL.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

While Bargaining for Pistol with Which
to Commit Suicide.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Theodore Werner
went to Isaac Hoffman's pawn shop,
on West Madison street, to buy re-
volyer for the purpose of committing
suicide. While the pawnbroker was
showing him how the revolver worked,
it was accidentally discharged, the ball
entering Werner's body just over the
heart. He was taken to the hospital
in a critical condition, and Hoffman
was arrested.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-07
Makes POOL selling a FELONY.

FRANKFoRr. X, Feb. S.-The house
passed Grazinia bill, which makes pool
selling outside OF Fsss courses = tel.
cay
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
FOR NrNyCTPAL REFORM ~ CHICAGO.

Chicago jan 25-At a representative municipal
reform meeting to-day. the committee OF fifteen 10
whom had been entrusted by the original meeting
the task Of considering and presenting report
recommending the best course to pursue 10 divorce
noltics from municipal affairs reported in favor of
Amounting a central body Of 100 citizens IN SYM
pathy with the movement who shall nave chaTse ,Sa
old parties The plan Is based on the Independent
reform movement which was successful IN dei@Saoims @
sion in which extreme Views were expressed as 70
organizing an Independent party and trading WIN
the meeting decided to adopt the report Of the
Committee OF fifteen. The latter body, which Is
connssd Of the foremost citizens who are still Re
publcans or Democrats on Nat9nal 1 issues rsn %
tcal politicians for reform purposes and the pres
ent PRACTICAL politicians Of the party mache stripe
viii be met and fought on their own grounds Inc
municipal party will enter the field for every oice
in civ town and country
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
IN rp.DE IN CASH GRAIN ONLY.

Chicago Jan. '25-At meeting of the Board Of
Trade men to-day the report OF the subcommittee
which has been formulating the pan VI nooer'
T,ndh,or, FOR the trading In cash grain to the ex-
clusion OF futures. was approved. and II the pan
is approved by the VIII be put into oper-
alton after next MAY. The plan Is that all trading
In wheat shall be in cash property and that the
Board OF Trade Cash Grain Depository shan be
orraniyed with 81 100000 paid-up capital. TO take
care OF the wheat and advance money on IT, with
other duties which are considered necessary ior the
made vigorous speech in support OF his pan. which
changes Of the country In the near future. II only
for eelf-preservaton. in view OF the powerful in
fuences at work to suppress speculation In agrcul-
tural products by National legislation
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

tus into shape to work. for II would be worse
than useless to try to work her of the bar
with tugs. Steel cables must be used, and three
Of these were made fast yesterday afternoon
aboutr3 o'clock, and anchored. quartering ous
from the stern to the seaward. He had receiveo
word at o'clock In the morning regarding the
necessities of the case, and had gone at once
to the scene by train. The tug I. J. Merritt was
sent off at once and In the evening she was
toined by the still more powerful wrecking tug.
the d. J. Jones' These were Joined by the tugs
Hustler and Chapman. Of the Chapman wreck.
ing Company and these In turn were reinlorceo
by others until at one time during the after'
noon fourteen were counted in immediate prox-
unity 70 the stranded steamer, dancing ana
nodding to the pillows like so many paitry
courtiers before their king
AFRAID OF THE BREECHEs BUOY.
The passengers were still on board at noon.
Soon after the breeches buoy had been risseo
CAPTAIN James Muligan entered 1t ana was
drawn out to the ship, where he remained Ior
some time The passengers had the option OF
taking a dance on the long cable through tho
surf or Of remaining on board and they de-
cided without dissent to follow the latter
course At that hour there was a stin wino
blowing and the surf was too heavy for the
life boats to make a successful launch' al
though the crews were constantly at hand 70
avail themselves Of the first lull.
or course, the thing Of first Importance was %
save the passengers should that become neces-
sary, although 1t was hardly likely that any
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
WILL CLEVELAND VETO 1T?
THE TARIFF BILL LIKELY TO REACH HIM
WITHOUT AMENDMENT.
NO OPPOSITION EXPECTED FROM THE SILVER
sENATORS-THEN THE PRESIDENT WILL
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THAT
FORM OF TREASURY RE-
LIEF OR NOTHING.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l ]

(BY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUNE1
Washington. Jan. 25.-It is now considered
reasonably certain that the Emergency Revenue
bill passed by the House month ago VIII get
through the Senate without serious opposition
and go to the President unamended. The silver
Senators. whose disposition to force Tree
coinage rider on the House measure has hither-
to been considered the chief stumbling block
to its success now privately express the opinion
that no changes will be made In committee or
In the Senate. The amended Bond bill Is ex-
pected to reach vote time next week.
The Utah Senators will probably be sworn in
on Monday or Tuesday leaving no further eX-
cuse for delay The expectation Of the silver
men Is that the Jones substitute Is dis
posed Of the Tariff bill will be reported from the
Finance Committee, and that 1t will ultimately
pass the Senate in the form in which it came
from the House. This would of course. send
the measure direct to the President and its
fate would then depend on his action.
The President would then have to consider
two things before deciding on his course. In
the first place. he would know that. however
unsatisfactory this form OF relief for the Treas
ury might be to him, 1t would be the only sort
he could get from Congress. m the second
place 1t is admitted by earnest tariff reform
ers of Mr. Cleveland's own class of thinkers
to be doubtful whether the special provision
of the Constitution that revenue bills must
originate IT, the House does not place such legis-
lation on an entirely different footing from
other legislation regards the veto power. The
view Is presented that with this dlscrimina-
ton by the Constitution as regards revenue
legislati II Is extremely doubtful whether the
President would feel at liberty to veto revenue
bill on any except constitutional grounds
While the last Democratic platform declared
that protection by means OF a tariff Is uncon-
sttutional. II Is not understood that Mr.. Cleve-
land has been willing to go quite 50 far.
1t is not thought. therefore, that he would veto
the present bill on the ground that 1t violated
the Constitution
1t Is not at all certain that he would not let
the bill become a law II confronted with the
necessity OF accepting or vetoing II. He was
as much opposed TO the German bill, and let
II become n law. not because 1t was a party
measure for that he denied In his letter 10
Representative Catchlngs. but because Congress
had passed IT, He did not then indicate any
constitutional reasons for not exercising the
veto. but some Of those in Congress who are
most In sympathy with him are extremely APP
prehensive that the passage OF the bill by the
Senate will mean It's ultimate enactment into
law.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
MR.. PLATT NANES THE DAY.
THE STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN
NETWORK on MARCH n.

THE STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN
NETWORK on MARCH n.
Albany. Jan. q (SpeciaD.-Wlam Barnes. jr..
a member Of the Republican state Committee.
makes the interesting announcement In his news
paper The Albany Evening Journal, tonight
that Thomas c. Plat has decided to have the
Republican State Committee meet In New-fork
on February and issue call for the Repub-
lican State Convention. Mr.. Barnes also an
nounces that Mr.. Piatt. f. advance OF the meet
ing OF the state Committee, has made out the
programme for it's members. which IN that they
shall select as the date for holding the conven-
tIon March a. and that II shall BE- held In Cooper
Union New-York
snap" character is thus given TO the state
Convention. as the National hepuoican Con-
ven,,on will not be held until the middle Of June
and therefore there Is no necessity Tor the eiec-
ZION OF delegates from New-York before the
middle OF May. Mr.. Plat seems anxious 10 fore
close the mortgage he believes he holds on the
State Of New-York.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
THE ST. PAUL AGROUND.
BIG AMERICAN LINER STRANDED.
SHE STICKS HER NOSE IN THE SAND
AT LONG BRANCH
FOG CHIEFLY BLAMED FOR THE ACCIDENT.
LITTLE HOPE FOR THE VESSEL IF A
STORM SHOULD ARISE.
RUMORS or A RACE WITH THE CAMPANIA.

Err BY LIFE-sAvERs AND BROUGHT TO THIS
CITY ON AN EXCURSION BoAT-THE
MANY, wRECKING TUGS FAIL TO
MAKE ANY IMPRESSION UPON
THE IMPRISONED VESSEL
MORE THAN 100000
IN GOLD ABOARD.
One long boom Of the big whistle. then an
other sounding through the gloom and fog OF
the night. then yet a third. and last crunch-
ing sound portentous of contendng masses ana
with a last revolving effort the mighty engines
of the big American liner st. Paul ceased tneir
pulsations. The crack ship Of the International