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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02
BONACUM LOSES EVERY POINT
Bishop of Lincoln Beaten in Metropolitan
Court at Dubuque
PRIESTS ovERWHELM THEIR ORDINARY
Fathers Fitzgerald md Murphy win
Their Appeal from the Decisions
of the Head of the
Diocese.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Dec. Especial Tele-
gram)-A merciless excoriation OF Bishop
Bonacum Is the finding of the metropolitan
court the first in America, which today
decided the appeal OF Fathers William Muir
ply OF Tecumseh and Dennis Fitzgerald OF
Auburn. Neb.. and sustained the defendants
on every point.
The decision is by Father Peter A. Baart
of Marshall, Mich, an expert canonist. to
whom Archbishop Hennessey delegated all
his functions 1t covers forty-four printed
pages and bristles with quotations in Latin
from canonical law. He reviews the whole
controversy and finds Bonacum was to blame.
He considers each specification OF Bonacum' $
charges and finds 1t unsupported by evil
dence except where valid defense was Of
fered.
He finds Bonacum's action in withdrawing
their faculties was without just cause ir-
regular. null and void, and makes the same
finding on the sentence for contumacy and
general condemnation.
He finds defendants we're guilty of disre-
spect to Mgr. Satoli, but were amply
punished by the publication of Satollfs let
ter to Bonacum censuring them.
He declares Satoli's failure to grant an
appeal subsequently granted by the propa'
Eanda was due to the misrepresentation ol
the record to Satolli by Bonacum
He condemns the bishop for his arbitrary
disregard of canonical law; for declaring
himself GEAR of this diocese" for pursuing
these defendants from motives OF personal
Vengeance for falsehoOd and libel and Tor
sending to this court during the progress OF
this trial a letter libeling defendants and
dIsrespectful to the court
BONACUM MUST SETTLE.
He commands Bonacum within thirty
sthI Ipa f,riH is
and Tecumseh or give defendants equally
good missions; to pay the costs of this suit
TO pay the personal expenses of defendants
and to pay Murphy 1926 and Fitzgerald $S2'
damages
The sentence rectes that the court has
authority to proceed against Bonacum fol
contempt unless he obeys this sentence ant
pays the money into court within the time
specified. II also rectes that the bishop!
powers are not arbitrary. but are delegatet
and limited by canonical law, no act exceed
ing which is valid.
In considering the various specifications
the court criticised Bonacum for sending the
holy oils by express and declares that be
fore he can dis cipine priest for failure tt
contribute a diocesan tax to the erection
OF a bishops house. an urgent need for thu
expenditure anu tho ability of the parish tC
pay the tax must be shown.
The bishop has not appealed from this
decision. which is designed as a precedent
for the guidance of the American episco
pate Many copies of the decision have beer
ordered printed and il will be widely pub
lished
Father Murphys newspaper attacks or
Bonacum are justified on the ground tina
Donacum had previously charged Murph!
with leading a lcentious life.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-02

(cOutlnued on Second Pagel
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
scANT HOPE FoR MILTON.
Little Can be Done for Him Under the
Terms of Our Treaty with spain.

Little Can be Done for Him Under the
Terms of Our Treaty with spain.
WASHINGTON, May lot is under
stood that the friendly offices which the
state department is exertinR In behalf
OF Mr.. Owen Milton, of Kansas, SEN
fenced by court-martial to be shot in
Cuba, are limited to the complaint that
the decision was reached in a sum-
mary manner, without giving any op-
portunity for defense and too hastily
to examine into all the circumstances
| of the cases, The effort now being
made at Madrid and Havana Is there
| fore to be in the line Of securing a de-
lay of execution for insufficient time to
permit such an investigation of the
Competitor incident as is demanded in
the interests of humanity.
1t is not thought that any attempt
will be made to secure civil trial for
Milton or any of his associates who
may be found to be bona f1de Ameri-
cans, the treaty under which such
transfers of jurisdiction have been
hitherto made appearing to have no
bearing in the present instance. The
first article of the protocol between
the United States and Spain, signed
January IL, 1877, concerning judicial
procedure, provides as followsi
mo citizen of the United States re-
siding In Spain, her adjacent islands or
her ultramarine possessions charged
with acts of sedition, treason or con-
spiracy against the institutions, the
public security, the integrity of the
territory or against the supreme gov
ernment, or any other crime whatso-
ever, shall be subjected to trial by any
exceptional tribunal, but exclusively
by the ordinary jurisdiction, except in
the case of being captured with arms
in hand"
Under this article many Americans
resident in Cuba In the past year have
had their cases transferred to civil
courts through the Intervention of
Consul-General Williams, but there
does not appear to be the slightest
ground for claiming Milton to be
resident" of Cuba, and the article |
cannot, therefore, be made to apply to |
him
The same protocol, however, which |
was negotiated by Caleb Cushing, pro-
vides that those taken with arms In |
hand, as excepted in the article |
quoted shall be tried by ordinary coun-
Gil of war, shall have counsel to de- |
fend them and the right to compel the
of witnesses. This also re-
lates only to residents.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
CONVENTION TALK.

The Men Who WHl Place In Nomination
the Candidates at st. Louis.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts, will be
awarded the honor of placing Reed in
nomination at St Louis The Maine
man will be seconded by Mr.. C. E Lit
tlefieid, one of the delegates-at-large
from Maine, and he will probably pick
up far western man and perhaps q
southern man to help out in the sec
onday'y oratory. Gen. d. B. Hender-
son, of Iowa, at present chairman of
the Judiciary committee of the house,
will put Allison in nomination. It is
probable that Wright Cuney, of Texas,
will be selected as one of Allison's Sec
onders. Chauncey nj. Depcw, of New
York, will nominate Morton, and Sem
ator Foraker will do the chief oratoric-
al honOrs for Mckinley
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
ONLY A CORRESPONDENT.
The Mission of Milton. the Kansas Boy,

The Mission of Milton, the Kansas hoy, to
Cuba.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 10-In
reference to Milton, the Kansas boy
condemned to death by the Spaniards,
the following dispatch was sent to
Secretary of State Olney yesterday
afternoon:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May Q.
Hon. Richard OEHey, Secretary State, Washsag-
ton:
Milton, who was captured by the
Spanish authorities on board the Com
petitor and condemned to death, left
Key West as newspaper correspond
ent, hoping to consummate plans for
furnishing reliable news to the corre-
spondents Of the Florida Times Union
at Key West, who, in turn, were to
transmit such reports by cable to the
Southern Associated Press and United
Press through the medium of this pa
per. He must have had with him at
the time of capture credentials show
ing ilis connection with the Times
Union as it's duly authorized represen-
tative. Such letter was furnished
him by me.
I send this information to assist your
efforts in behalf of young Milton.
T. T. STOCKTON,
General Manager Florida Times Union.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
CARTER ISSUES A CALL.
The Republican National Committee {
Meet In St Louis June 10.

The Republican National Committee CO
Meet In ST. Louis June 10.
WASHINGTON, May s.-Chairman Car
ter, of the national republican COM
mittee, has issued notice to the mem
bers of the committee requesting them
to meet at the Southern hotel, St
Louis, Wednesday, June 10, at noon,
for the purpose of preparing the tenn
porary roll of membership and desig-
mating temporary officers for the con-
vention and for the transaction of such
other business as requires the action of
the committee. Itappearing likely that
an unusual number of contests will be
presented, attention is called to the
clause in the call for the conven ton
that notices of contests must be fled
in writing, accompanied by printed
statements of the grounds of contest,
and the case5 must be presented on
the date above designated.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
SUBSCRIPTION: Sl.OO Per Year.

voice. So consequentially we dldm's
stay in sight of Sam and his wagon
more than two or three miles. For q
while we could hear him poppin his
whip and cussin and goin on with his
mules, but by-and-by he got clean out
/ of hearin.
Well, me and the elder, we worked
and worried along as best we could for
three or four miles. We had ii up and
down, in and out, and over and under
with them mules and that miserablo
bad road. The elder he would tumble
and fiddle and focl around, tall0in to the
mules like they were so many babies,
and gal babies at that, till presently
we struck the Travis lane, which was
way yonder the worst piece of road on
the trip to town, and there we stuck
and stayed for two long and mortal
hours. 1t was the elders wagon and
the elders mules, but told him If {
was cussin man would take his place
and carry on that branch of the busi-
ness-at any rates till we got out OF
the lane and over the next hill
Finally at last it would seem like the
elder had run slap out to the end of
his rope, and l could see that he was
firin up considerable around the edges.
The next thing took notice of he had
went down in his pocket after twine
string and put a new cracker on his
whip. Then he mounted the offmule
at the wheel and Jest naturally made
his whip talk. And / am sorry to tell
you, that want all-not by whole lot
"As that reckless and wicked Sam
Nettles would say If he was here" says
the elder, git out of here, dadburn your
lon-yeared, lousy pictures! Goshen
mighty durn a muddy road and lazy
mule in the wintertimeI Pick up them
feet, dadburn you, and tighten them
traces and pull till the breechin flies
up and somethin freezes over! Remem-
mer where you git your corn and fod-
der, goldarn you, and tare out and go
to townl Goshermighty durn road full
of mud and mule name Beck!"
Did we git through that lane and
over the next hill2 We got through
that lane and over the next hill. Did
we go to town that day? We went to
town that very same winter day And
Sam Nettles want more than milo
ahead at the finish.
never did talk it around in the settle4
ment, and don't say now that Elder
ever cussed any on his own
hook. But / never can forget one tine
when a mighty change come over tho
general tone Of his voice, and he
quoted Sam Nettles at his mules to beaS
six bits.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
WILL EXECUTE THE AMERICANS

In Accordance with the Court-Martfa
Sentence, Notwithstanding Mr.. Oiney's
Protest, At Least That Is the Unverifled
heport-A British Subject Involved Too
HAVANA. May I0-Tha report
reaches here from the United States
that Capt. Weyler has notified
Secretary Of State Olney that the
Americans captured on the schooner
Competitor will be executed in accord
anee with the sentence of the court
martial which tried them, despite the
protest OF Mr.. Olney. It is not known
here that the captain general has done
anything of the kind. The only thing
that he has said about the case is that
Consul General Williams has presented
claim that the Americans should be
tried by civil tribunal, as they were
not bearing arms when captured. 1t
is believed that the matter will be de-
cided at cabinet meeting to be held
in Madrid.
The British consul has presented a
claim in favor Of Kilda, the English
man, who was captured on the Com
petitor. Great secrecy has been OBJ
served regarding the proceeding in the
case and the fact that the men were
sentenced to death has not been made
generally public here,
On Friday last rebel bands invaded
the town Of Hoyo Colorado, 1s miles
from Havana, and burned 15s houses
including the town hall.
Cornelio Alvarez will be shot at Co
lon, province of Matanzas, this morn
and at the same time sentence of
death will be executed on Jose Blanco
Alfonso, IN the Cabanas fortress here.
Both men were convicted of the crime
of rebellion.
Nine political prisoners. were de-
ported to Spain yesterday Gen.
Pando sailed on the same steamer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
Tennessee Democrats for Free silver.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May s.-The larg-
est democratic state convention ever
held in Tennessee has met and ad-
journed. 1t was a free silver conven-
tion from start to finish. Fully 3, 500
delegates and visitors were in attend
ance. The platform contains a
strong free silver plank, as follows:
I'VE demand a restoration of the
money of the constitution by law pro-
viding for the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver as full
legal tender money at the ratio of six
teen to one, regardless of the action of
any other nation" Ex-Gov. Robert L.
Taylor was nominated for governor by
acclamatiou.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
Michigan Instruct. for mcK,D,ev.

DETROIT, Mich. May s-An animated
fight over the money question was the
most striking feature of the Michigan
republican convention. 1t resulted in
squelching both the gold plank offered
by the majority and the silver plank
submitted by the minority of the reso-
lutions committee and the substitution
therefor of the money plank of the
Minneapolis platform of 1892. McKin-
ley was indorsed most unequivocally
and the delegates were strongly in
structed in his favor
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
A DISASTROUS FIRE,

Accompanied with the Loss of -Four Hu-
man Lives.
ASHLAND, Wis, May 10-Half mil
lion dollars worth Of milling property
and lumber went up In smoke here
yesterday. Four lives were lost
The Shores Lumber Co.'s mill. the
largest on Chequamegon bay, IL IN
smoldering ruins, and several thou
sand feet of its lumber docks, which
contained about 10, 900, 900 feet of lnna-
Der, is burned 10 the waters edge.
The fire started on w. r. Durfec'a
lumber docks.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15

If it ever comes to pass that you
mought want to find out somethin I'm
regards to the value of dogs, Rocky
Creek is the place and Squire Doogin
is the man.
They had little case up before the
squire last Saturday, which accordin to-
Pony Burkit, the bailiff, was "sot for
ten o'clock"
From the general circumference of
the surroundings and the evidence in
The case, it turns out that julie Nabors
had shot and killed a spotted hound
Jog, which the said dog belonged to a
man by the name of Handy Stribbliu1
1t would likewise also seem that in con
sidertion thereof, the said Handy Strib.
blin had got out papers of compellment
agin the said julie Nabors, and put in his
claims for damages to the tune Of ten
dollars.
They had got through with all tile
witnesses on both sides, when finally
at last Squire Doogin called up Handy
Stribblin, made him kiss the Bible aT,d
put him on the stand.
"Mister Stribblin," says the squire,
lool1in wise and solemn as he could
"from the facts and the law in the case
what was your spotted dog worth?'
well, to be plum honest, squire, the
dog want raley worth a continental
durn, but since julie Nabors was SCI
internal mean and so all-fred smart as
TO shoot the dog, want the full value
Of the ANIMAL
Now, If you don't know all the men
as we'll as the facts in the case, YOU
maybe mought not think that Handy
Stribblin got ten dollars for his dead
spotted hound dog. But he did.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
The southern BaptIst ConrentIon,

The ffty-first annual session Of the
Southern Baptist convention opened at
Chattanooga last week in the First
Baptist Church with about $500 visitors
present, of whom 7s5 were accredited
delegates. The convention was called
to order by Jonathan HARRISON, Judge
of the Supreme Court of Alabama: Rev.
Lansing Burrows. ID. D., of Augusta.
Ga, secretary. The address of welcome
was delivered on behalf Of the city Of
Chattanooga by the mayor. Hon. George
w. Ochs. The address of welcome on
behalf of the churches was delivered By
Rev. r. r Garrett, pastor Of The First
Baptist Church.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
Two April fools.

For a common thing q man would
have to stay out mighty late and git
up tremendous soon to come out ahead
of Andy Lucas. But the news has
leaked out at last as to how VIII Tom
Pickens let the great horse trader cut
the pot, and then beat him at his OWE
game, with three cards up his sleeve"
Will Tom had come up from Panther
Creek the day before and spent the night
at the Lucas place.
Tomorrow is the first day of APRIL"
says Andy to VIII Tom, "and want
stay over long enough 10 help me turn
a trick on DIR. Honeycut. / will git
sick in the morning-sicl abed and sick
unto death it would seem. Then you
can mount your horse and go splittin
after the doctor. AS to me, when the
doctor comes will jump out of the bed,
cut the pigeon wing, drag of few
stanzas of somethin sweet and devilishi
on my fiddle, and then saddle my horse
and lope off towards town"
by the seven stars I'm with you,
Andy" says Will Tom, and then Andy
he jest naturally laid down and laughed
at the very thoughts of what he had in
soak for the doctor.
So. accordin to their plans and
specifications. Andy he went TO bed that
whilst VIII Tom he rode off In
a sweepin gallop. But the doctor never
did come. VIII Tom had jist simply
whipped around to the main road and
and went on back home to Panther
Creek.
Andy he stayed there at home in bed
-rollin and tumblin and carrying on
and lool1in for the doctor
every minnit. He stood it as long as he
could, and when finally at last the truth
worked its way through his hair he was
the maddest man that ever played the
fool in this country. Andy's wife says
he was so furious and foamin mad till
she was sl1eered he would hit the baby,
md he cursed Win Tom Pickens FOR two
mortal hours on stretch.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15

all vain and
feetin worms
of the DUST" as
Aunt Nancy
Newton is so
wont to say
-nothin more
and not hin less
than human
flesh and blood
and bones. And
old man Josiah
Jernigan is a
rig hit smart
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
al Yonnr aiIrl,a snIcIfin

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 9.-Rena
Donley, the pretty 16-year-old daughter
of Harry Donley, a tinsmith. living al
401 Locust street, committed suicide
last evening by taking strychnine.
She left no letters to explain her
course. nor did she leave any word for
anyone. The poison was taken at n
rooming house kept by n colored
woman named Goodyear.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15

Cuban patriots in America have de-
cided TO send three vessels loaded with
arms and ammunition to the insur-
gents and are buying vessels for that
purpose.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
Death OF Can't. r. A. SrItcbelI.

Capt. r. A. Mitchell, of Lynnville,
died suddenly at his homo last week.
He was captain of the Third Tennessee
Regiment, a prominent and public
spirited gentleman, high in Masonic
and Odd Fellow circles, Lynnville's
mayor, and was perhaps more widely
known than any other citizen of Giles
countv
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY.
Ex-Governor Taylor Nominated
for Governor by Acclamation.
iorris. Bate. Carmaek and Mcdonnell
sent to Chicago From the state at
LarEe-FuH Text of the Platform.

Nashville, May 6.-Despite the fast that the
action OF the State Democratic cony ontion has
been forcgone conclusion foI weeks there are
more Democrats in Nashville tonight than were
ever en- az any Democratic gathering held
bere- IL Is estimated that no less than 5000
strangers are In attendance on the convention.
IL took just seven minutes for the judicial
convention 10 nominate Messrs. Wilson, Barton
and Nell as candidates for the court Of chancery
appeals
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
Women, children and Horses Burned.

BERLIN, May s.-The riding school
attached to the university of Heidel-
berg was burned last night and two
women, two children and % horses
were burned to death.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15

like the common run of people. lie is
one of the deacons over at Bark Log anil
stands away up yonder in the church.
but in the main time he is full-blood
member of the human family.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-15
WITH 'ONE GALLUS."
The Sage of Rocky Creek Still
Tells His Stories.
Another Clear Case OF s.Pushencv-,--
Some Secondhand Cnssin - The
Value of Dead Dog-Two
April Fools.

Even when you come right down to
plain business and rock bottom we arc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
cr.rry ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

,,,. Staten Island Quartet Club will give concert
l., ,he German Club rooms. Stapleton, to-morro"
evening. ,., ho.
Tho Westaeld Liquor-Deaers Association mas
.aon,.d resolutions requesting the police to enforce
the Ranes law ,,
The annual meeting OF the Richmond county Cou''-
nv, CIuh will be held tomorrow evening In TIE hotei
Castleton St George The following ticket has been
nominated: President, Lewis F. Within; vice-presi-
dent George j. Greenfield; treasurer Otto Ahmann:
sscretary G. A. Irving; directors Wethered H.
Thomas r. 8. Twining, II. b. Montgomery. r.; Nor
man Nichols. David j: Wilcox, Adoiph D. Ou'erof'ose
and John r. Chadwick. ,,,,, -. A.,
The wedding OF Miss Anna Wilkinson. OF New,
Brighton and the Rev Louis Heb. OF Chicago VIII
take place in a few days. After the ceremony they
The marriage Of Miss Marie Louise Clawson. OF
stapeton and Louis f. Bones Of ST. George, VIII be
held Tomorrow afternoon In St. Johns Church.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' Club VIII % ned
tomorrow morning In Livingston when the election
of officers will be held. -
The Princes Bay Social Club are having plans pre-
M for the erection OF clubhouse which Will cost
A military company has been organized among the
schoiars in Public School No. 4. in Tompkinsville.
with O. ptain James Burke drllmaser
The Democratic general committee VIII hold a
meeting on Monday evening In Langford's Hall.
THE EdRewater Board of Trustees held meeting
Yesterday morning and adopted resolutions granting
10 the Midland trolley company the right to lay rails
in Wright-st and Sarah Ann-st. The Board decided
10 table the granting Of right for Richmond road
until q new grade Is SET