The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-19

THE Taylorville, Ill, coal mining
works were destroyed by FIRE on the
morning Of the 18th and s5 men were
entombed. After hours Of sufrocation,
all but three were rescued alive. The
fire, which was caused by an explosion
Of gasoline, spread rapidly through the
mine, cutting off the men at work in
the lower levels. Twenty mules also
perished. The loss by Ere will be SIS, :
600, fully insured.
A BARREL of oil in the basement of
Garische's bakery at Allegheny, Pa,
exploded early on the morning of the
18th and enveloped the structure In
flames. Mrs Garische, aged "A, jumped
out Of window and was instantly
killed. The fremen found a child
dead in his crib and a 12-year-old girl
was so badly burned that she will die.
THE boiler of the Michigan salt
works at Marine City, Mich, exploded,
killing William Mowbray, night fore
man, and John T. Haley. Peter Booth,
a fireman. and Cyrenius O'Neill were
badly injured. Flames broke out after
the explosion and the property was de-
stroyed. Loss, $50, 900
THOMAS WHITE, after brief quarrel
at Chillicothe. o., with Miss Edith Nc
Kelvey, his sweetheart, shot her fatally
and then killed himself
JOHN CRAIG was hanged in Folsom
(CaL) prison on the 18th. He murdered
his wife, her father and mother and
nearly killed young Hunter, his
brother-in-law, at Los Angeles about
two years ago. The crime had been
long prcmeditated.
THE failures for the week ended
June 12 (Dun's repor9 were 246 in the
United States. against 241 last year,
and q in Canada, against "a last year.
AT the Crystal Palace dance hall at
Lake City, Col, Jessie Landers attempt
ed to shoot Frank Mcdonald, of whom
she was jealous, and fired three shots,
one of which killed Louis Estep, a
young man. The woman then shot
herself, inaicting a probably fatal
wound.
THE total appropriations authorized
by the session of congress ended on
the 18th, including the permanent an
nual appropriations, were $515, 759,-
$50 49.
FREE ADVICE won the handicap race
and 81, 500 at St Louis on the 11th and
clipped half second off the worlds
record held by Libertine.
As soon as it was known that Har-
ward had defeated Princeton at base
ball there was roar that shook every
window at Cambridge, Mass, and fire.
works and horns made the night hide
Gus. The police finally arrested three
students, when the rest, numbering
about 1900, attempted to rescue them,
but the police managed to get their
prisoners to the station house. For an
hour the 5000 mad students surround
ed the place, clamoring for the release
of their comrades and refused to dis
perse until they had been released on
bail, when they carried them off on
their shoulders.
BILL GAY was hanged at Helena,
Mont, on the sth for murder. He was
so weak that hypodermic injections
had to be administered to enable him
to walk to the scaffold.
THREE men were hanged in Newgate
prison. London. on the 9th for murder.
WHILE a force of men was laying
rails on the Hardwood Lumber Co. s
railroad on the Big run in Webster
county, Pa, the car became uncon-
trollable and started down from the
top peak of the mountain with five
men aboard. Only one man was on
the car when it stopped, the others
having been spilled out and killed or
seriously injured.
ALL of the bicycle factories Of Toledo,
O., have shut down, throwing 1000 per-
sons out of work
THE Newport Pa.) spoke and handle
works were destroyed by an incendiary
fire on the 9th.