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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
The worst Flood Ever known.

SPRINGS, S. D., June s.-The south
ern black hills country was visited by
a flood Saturday, the like of which
has never been known. The Elkhorn
track between Smithwiclxs and Fair
burn was so badly damaged that it is
thought it will take a week to repair
it. In some places the track has been
swept off the roadbed and twisted up
into fragments. The telegraph poles
and wires are swept away for half a
mile at stretch in places, and gem
eral havoc and ruin has been wrought
along the line of road.
The Cheyenne river is running over
the top of the bridge at the railroad
crossing, and unless transfer is made
via Crawford to the B. & M. it will be
several days before nail and passen.
ger traffic is resumed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
The INDIAN BILL.
Provisions of the Amendment Finally
Adopted-Its Effect.

Provisions of the Amendment Finally
Adopted-Its Effect.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The adoption
| of the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill by the senate yes
terday has the effect of disposing of
the amendment extending the prerog-
| atives of the Dawes Indian commission
in the Indian territory, the report hav-
ing already been agreed to in the
house. The advocates of a change in
the land and government systems of
the territory feel that they have made
an important step toward the attain
ment of this purpose. The amend
ment contains among other provisions
the following declara ton: ut is here
by declared to be the duty of the
United States to establish a govern
ment in the Indian territory which
will rectify the many Inequalities and
determinations now existing in said
territory, and afford needful protec-
tion to the lives and property of all
citizens and residents thereof" The
commission is required under the
amendment to make within six months
after the passage of the act complete
roll of the citizens of the five tribes,
they to accept the rolls of the tribes
already made and to determine the ap-
plications of all other persons claiming
citizenship. An appeal from their de-
cision to the United States district court
is allowed. Included in this list there
is to be a roll of freedmen entitled to
citizenship. The commission is also
required to make report to congress
of all losses, tribal and individual, Civ
ing all the facts as to area and amount,
together with the names of tho lessons
and lessees. This report is to include
detailed report as to the excessive
bn1dinnr nf r,nnr,n he,.r of the 4ril,nS
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS


TsameSsoe oil Fields Being Developed.
AZ last active operations for oil and
gas are well under way in the Tennes
see oil field, comprising the counties OF
Overton, Fentress, Pickett and adjoin-
ing counties. The operations are con-
fined to the three first named counties,
but the prospect is reasonably good for
an extension of the field to the adjoin-
ing counties, along the line, as lands
have been leased and pretty we'll all the
lands that could be procured in the
counties Of White, Putnam, DeKalb,
Warren, Clay and Jackson. At present
something near one dozen wells are
either being drilled or in immediate
prospect.
Wiser Bros. are down over 200 feet on
the Sim Kinds place in Pickett County.
Oil was found at $50 feet, but was cased
of, and drilling continued.
At the Cooper place in Fentress 'coun-
ty, one mile from Bobs Bar well, oil was
found at 200 feet, but drilling was con-
tinued
One we'll is being drilled at the John
4
Fentress, and is down over 200 feet; no
oil as yet
At the Dave Beatty place in Fentress
county, and short distance from Bobs
Bar, the derrick is up, and everything
Is ready for operations.
At the John Hill place, in Fentress
county, the Tennessee Oil Company
have derrick built, and machinery and
rig all on the ground, and are ready to
commence drilling.
On Crickett Creek, in Fentress coun-
ty. the Henry OIL Company have timber
for derrick all on the ground.
Two wells are located, one on the farm
of John Hill, in Overton county, and
work will shortly commence.
The f. H. Burt Oil Company are down
30 feet on the farm of Cal Eldridge,
near Oak Hill, in Overton county, and
about eight miles south of Livingston.
The South Penn Oil Company expect
to drill a number of wells during the
summer, and will commence their first
we'll on the lands of J. r. Goodpasture,
one mile from Livingston, if pending
negotiations are consummated..
This section of the State is now more
than ever before feeling the need OF
better transportation facilities, as the
large amount of passenger and freight
traffic demands better facilities than the
livery men and teamsters can possibly
afford. A number of car loads of mate
rial for the construction of oil tanks is
now at and on the way to Allgood Sta.
tion, on the Nash Vile & Knoxville, and
will have to be transported by wagon
thirty miles across the country.
A pipe line survey has been made
from Burnside, KY, to Allgood, Tenn,
and the construction of pipe line and
telegraph line over the route surveyed
is confidently expected.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
MISS MAYNE WARRALL,
An English Tourist. Dies Suddenly in SAN
Francisco.

An English Tourist, Dies Suddenly in San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-Miss Mayne
Worrall, of Chester Lodge, Gileston
Road, South Kensington, London,
Eng, highly connected and accom-
plished young lady about twenty two
years of age died suddenly in her room
at the Palace hotel here Saturday
afternoon. The cause of her death is
unknown, but symptoms indicate
strychnine poisoning.
Miss Worrall was journeying around
the world alone. She arrived in this
city Thursday last from Australia on
the steamer Alameda, and was ap-
parently in excellent health and spirits
An early caller Saturday morning
found Miss WorraIl seriously i'll. A
physician was Immediately summoned,
but his efforts were unavailing and
the young lady died in a few hours
An autopsy will be held on the remains
Miss Worrall carried $3.50 in currency
and jewels valued at 50, 500 ON her per-
son. She also had letters of credit for
large SunS
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

In that midnight, moonlight horse
race we didn't have any starter and no
judges to speak Of, and so consequent
tally we had to make our own rules and
arrangements. The way we managed
was to start even and gallop along
neck and neck till we come to a little
turn in the road. Then would holler
go, and away we went. Whilst gal
lopin up TO the stretch belt the little
bay back all could so as to let Timber
Jim come up for good even start, and
when give out the word go my horse
got sway like be was shot put Of q can
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
A Transfer Check.

The case Of R. L. Williams against
the Citizens Street Railway Company
before Justice Haynes at Memphis last
week resulted in a Judgment for the
plaintiff. Williams lives out on the
Suburban line and had received a trans
fer from the Poplar street car. He was
in company with several others who re-
ceived transfers. The conductor; it is
alleged, accepted all the transfers ex-
cspt the one given to Williams, and this
he refused and told him he would have
to get off or pay. Williams refused to
do either and was forcibly elected. In
consideration thereof damages amount
ing to $500 were awarded the plaintiff,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

/ we got the nOrSeS Dack INTO Auc lou
and rubbed off the saddle marks and
snealxed off to bed without raisin any
disturbment around the place. and tho
| next mornin everything was as smooth
and lovely as q summer day. / man
| aged somehow to toll the preacher Oft
| down to the lot before breakfast and got
| up a private confabulation with him iii
regards to old Timber jim. In the fina;
windup told him If he would borrow a
horse from my father and leave his old
| plug in our lot would try and put some
weatherboardin on him and round him
up little agin he come back that way.
The preacher he took the bait like a lit
tie man and had a talk with father ac-
cordin at the breakfast table.
Timber Jim is sll right and sound as
a dollar" says he, "but right at this
particlar time he is somewbatly under
the weather from hard and constant
ridin'. This boy of yours, Brother
Sanders, is O natral-born horse master,
and I would love to put Timber Jim in
his hands for few weeks, or at any
rates till pass along this way on my
return back from the hill country"
Well, bein as they was both brothers
in the same church it was all right with
nv father You know how that is.
When the preacher went off that morn
in he was ridin the best saddle horse
on the place, and up on three legs and
chawin his corn and fodder between
maps.
The crops was laid by then and all
the stock was idle, so 1 had n good
chance to take some Of the kinks out
of Timber Jim's hide. give him two or
three days to rest up in, and then
straddled him one mornin and put out
up the road to see Hamp Weaver. i
had a tolerable good fiddle which /
wanted to swap to Hamp for his open
face, silver-case watch and some boot.
Anyhow that was the story which I
give out to him when got there, but
to you, was playin for even with Linn
Der Jim as my winnin card. / set my fig
gers too high on the watch and fiddle
trade and was fxin off to start back
home when Hamp up and says to me,
says he:
"Rufe, where an the thunderations did
you run up with that old boneyard2 ?"
responded back that had picked up
the horse from preacher that was
passin through the settlement, and
then went on to remark in a scatterin
way that there was some good blood
in him and right smart speed il
could but only bring it out where 1t
would show.
Hamp he laughed 1t to kill himself
and lowed he wouldn't be caught dead
and ridin such razor-back. "Aint you
sl1eered, Rufe, they will arrest you for
cruelty to animals?"
"The next thing you know the buzz
yards will come down and close their
mortgage, and you will have to tote
your saddle home" Hamp went on to
say.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
THE VOTE IN OREGON.

Results Not Yet Definitely AscertaIned
Owing to Slowness in Making Returns.
PORTLAND, Ore, June s.-The result
of last Mondays state election yet re-
mains in. doubt. All returns are not
in, and it may require recount to de-
ternine the congressional result in
the two districts of this state. In the
first district all the returns have been
made. excepting from two precincts
in Coos county. Tongue (rep.) has
10, 32s votes; VanderburR (pop.), 10. .2s4;
Myers (dem. }, $3.50; Christensen mid
die Of the road Populistl. 1906.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
Gen. Lee Making His Presence Felt in
Cuba.

HAVANA, June s.-Consul- General
Fitzhugh Lee yesterday visited the
men who were captured on the flibus-
tering American schooner Competitor,
and who are now confined in the Ca
banas fortress under sentence of
death. Gen. Lee found the prisoners
lodged in unhealthy quarters and will
request Capt.-Gen. Weyler to order
that they be given better accommoda-
tions.
The consul general also saw Julio
Sanguilly, an American citizen, who
is under sentence of life imprison-
ment for conspiracy, and whose case
on appeal is now before the court of
cessation in Madrid.
1t is said that Gen. Lee, as a special
favor, requested Capt. Gen. Weyler to
release Mr.. Dawley, the correspondent
of Harper's Weekly, who was arrested
a few days ago. The request was
granted and it is expected that Daw-
ley will be released from Moro castle
to-day.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
It Was "Put Up or Shut Up"

Well, Hamp he kept on polSin fun at
me and Timber Jim so till presently /
got sick and tired OF IL and told him
was ridin the fastest horse in the settle
ment. He took another laughin spell
then, and laughed till the water backed
up in his eyes. But when he got through
and quit bantered him for a race and
proffered to bet him my fiddle agin his
watch, even Steven, that the old horse
could beat his roam mare in rupnin
race-one mile dash. Hamp thought I
was jokin at first, but when / laid my
fiddle down and told him to put up or
shut up he covered 1t with his watch
and went off after the roam mare.
When we galloped up to the startin
place both Of the horses was movin
along neck and neck. But when they
got the word to go the mare made a
squirt and shot out ahead exactly like
my little bay had done when me and
Jerry run our midnight, moonlight
race. 1t was some time before Timber
Jim could pull himself up together in
runnin shape, but after that every time
be punched his feet he would cover
three or four lengths, and he punched
EN- tremendous quick and fast. Blamed
IL he couldn't go and come quicker and
do more runnin and make less fuss
about it than any horse 1 have ever saw.
Now, then, to cut the story short,
when the race had been run to a finish
Hamp Weaver's roam mare was tho
worst beat horse in all that country ex-
ceptin my little bay. put in and tried
my level blamdest TO git my father in
the notion to trade for Timber Jim
and let me handle him as tradin
stock. But he didn't know nothing
about the strong pints of racehorse,
and when the preacher come back his
own nag was ready and waitin for him
RUFUS 6ANpERsv
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
Killed His son-in-Law.

Dave Halliburton, respected citizen
of Clarksville, shot and killed his SON.
in-law, John Hite, on the streets OF
Clarksville last week. shooting him
three times. Halliburton then surren-
dered himself to the police and is now
in Jail. The shooting was the result of
trouble which had grown out of the
elopement of Hite with Halliburton's
daughter some months ago. Hallibur-
ton attempted to kill Hite on the night
of the elOpement but failed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
Damnre br Flooda and IIghtnlnr.

Five head OF hogs belonging to H. P.
Leftwich, of Montgomery county, were
killed by lightning during the heavy
rain and thunder storm which prevailed
in that section last week. There have
been a number of fatalities to both per-
sons and stock ia that section recently.
The heavy rains have also done the
planters Of that section thousands of
dollars worth of damage.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
Knocked From His Horse.

In an alteration last week between
John Brock, a well-to-do farmer living
near Chattanooga, and Edward Plumlee,
farm hand of the same vicinity, Plum
lee became enraged and knocked Brock
from his horse with rock, breaking
three ribs, one of which cut into the
lower lobe of the right lung, producing
a hemorrhage, from which it is thought
Brock will die.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

have seen the day and hour when
T could ride a horse-race, or play the
fiddle, or jump a jig or run reel with
any youngster in the whole discovered
country. And till this day never hear
tell of fast horses but what I recollcct
a midnight, moonlight horse-race which
l took a hand in oncst upon II time
years and years ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

Bertram Holtscott aged 80 years, was
run over by a Glendale Park car last
week at point about four miles south
OF Nashville, and instantly killed. At
the time &C the accident Holtscott was
lying on the track asleep, apparently
intoxicated. His body was msngled
almost beyond recognition.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
A HEAVY HAILsToRM
Visits Chicago Doing Much Damage-A
Boy Drowned.

boy drowned.
CHICAGO, June S.-Tbere wasa heavy
hailstorm in Chicago yesterday after
noon and in the southeastern district
much damage was done by wind and
rain. In Hyde Park and Woodlawn
all Easements were flooded with water
and windown broken by the hail.
Many trees were blown down, signs
were carried away and the roof of the
Waukesha flats at Sixty-fourth and
Grace streets was partially destroyed
by the wind. Two boats were cap
sized by squall on the lake, one at
Thirty-ninth street and the other at
south Chicago. Eight people in all
were thrown into the lake but all were
rescued alive except Gus Schitour,
who was in the boat turned over at
South Chicago. Schitour was drowned
and his body has not been recovered.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
Death OF MIS-. srary A. osment.

Mrs. Mary A. Osment, one of the old
est ladies of Chattanooga, mother-in-
law of the Hon. Creed F. Bates. and
who formerly resided at Cleveland,
Tenn, died at Chattanooga last week.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
Turks Cut to Pieces by Cretans.

BERLIN, June 5.-A dispatch received
here from Athens says that q Turkish
detachment of IS men which returned
70 Vamos, the town in the island oj
Crete which was recently besiegeds in
order to remove war material, was cut
to pieces by the insurgents, only two
of them escaping.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
The jail Has No Terrors for Her.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 6-Mrs. 10y
Marie Hooper, who was sent to Jail a
few weeks ago for contempt of court,
has defed Judge Woodson again and
refused to turn over to the receiver for
the coal company in which she was in.
terested the money collected by her.
She was told that she would be sent
to Jail again if the money was not
maid hv Inna u
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

day, but when l
was young and
sprightly a II d
supple-jinted ]
w o ul d ruther
ride the fastest
horse in a half
mile dash than
to eat when i
was hungry.And
whilst it mought
not look prob
able to you, /
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
THE wALLING MURDER TRIAL
A. Much Stronger Case Against the De
fendant than was Expected.

CINCINNATI, June s.-The closing OF
the prosecution in the trial of Alonzo
Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan shows, apparently, a much bet
ter case against the defendant than
against Scott Jackson. Evidence has
been introduced showing Walling's
guilty knowledge and tending to
prove conspiracy He has been posi-
lively identified as the man who was
with Pearl Bryan both Thursday and
Friday-the fatal day,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
A NIGHT OF TERROR.

Caused by q Cloud-Burst in the Lour
River Valley in Nebraska-Many Towns
and Cities Inundated Great Loss of Life
and Destruction of Property Caused by
Cyclones, Hailstorms, Heavy Rains and
Floods.
COLUMBUS, Neb., June Last night
was one of terror to residents of the
lowlands in this city. The cloud
burst In the Loup valley the previous
night made the sluggish Loup river a
raging torrent, and to the volume OF
water was added the heavy rain of last
night and all the low-lying part of the
town was flooded to a depth from
three to six feet. The danger point
was not reached until nearly midnight,
when occupants of the houses were
forced to flee to higher ground The
situation was but little improved to-
day, but with no more rain it is
thought that the water will soon re-
cede.
The other towns in the Loup valley
are in even worse condition At Full
lerton, northwest of here, the depot is
surrounded by water to the depth of
nearly five feet, and the water runs
through the building while the opera
tor works his key.
The Union Pacific is under water
and trains are laid mp here. Much of
the track has been washed out fur
ther west
The Platte river is beginning to rise,
and there are fears of floods in the
Platte bottoms further east, one of
the richest farming districts in the
state.
Since seven o'clock last night the
Loup river rose FIVE feet Much live
stock was drowned south and west of
here, but there re but two fatalities
to human life thus far
Danneborg, Neb., Flooded by a Cloud.
Burst
ST. PAUL, Neb., June s.-As a sequel
to Friday nights cloud burst the viii
lage of Danneborg, nine miles west of
here, was flooded Saturday night.
The town is on low-lying ground and
is intersected by stream called Oak
creek This began to rise in the early
evening and by nine o'clock seven
feet of water was flowing through the
streets.
Many people were obliged to leave
their homes, being warned in time to
prevent loss of life. Sidewalks, fences
and small outbuildings were set adrift
by the torrent. No mail has reached
st. Paul since Wednesday.
Indian Creek Again on the Rampage.
BEATRICE, Neb., June 8.-A repeti-
ton of the disastrous flood four years
ago was witnessed here yesterday.
Indian creek rose six feet in less than
an hour, when portion of the dwell
ers on the bottoms found themselves
surrounded by the flood. They were
rescued by boats.
A bad washout occurred. on the
Union Pacific tracks and trains have
been run on the Burlington & Missouri
River road.
The Blue river rose rapidly and last
evening stood within 80 inches of the
highwater mark.
Two men and two women whose
names could not be learned attempted
to cross Bear creek and had a narrow
escape. Their horses were drowned, |
the carriage swept away and the oc-
cupants only saved by clinging to
trees along the bank. If more rain |
falls tonight, as seems prob able, seri |
Gus results will follow.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

The Aux Is raging in some portions Of
Carroll county. Several deaths have
been reported. The doctors say it is
caused from eating vegetables.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 5.-Luke B.
Fowler and wife, residing at 1913 st.
Joe avenue, were last night poisoned
by eating meat or butter which had
been placed in can and both are in Q
preearious condition.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
LIMBER JIM.
A Midnight Moonlight Horse Race
at Rocky Greek.
The Preachers Horse Had Speed and
Staying Oualities-Can't Always Meas
ure n Man n Horse by "Gen-
erGl ApPearments.'

You maybe mought not think it from
the general outward appearments to-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

Caused by q Cloud-Burst in the Loup
River Valley in Nebraska-Many Towns
and Cities IDundated-Great Loss OF Life
and Destruction of Property Caused by
Cyclones, HaiIstorms, Heavy Rains ana
Floods.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1896-05-03
snnreme Conrt necI.lnns.

jackson, April %. The following de-
cisions we're handed down by the SUI
preme court today:
Supreme Lodge Knights OF Pythias
Of the World ct al vs.. ]. E. Hughes ct
al; from Grenada chancery court Az
frmed.
Supreme Lodge Knights Of Pythias
VS.. Mary B. Cramer; from Warren cir
cult court Affirmed.
New Orleans Il Northeastern Railroad
Company vs.. James s. Gibson; from
Clarke circuit court. Affirmed.
Writ Adams. State revenue agent vs.
Evans & Co; from Claiborne circuit
court Reversed and remanded.
Peter Fink vs.. J. L. Henderson; from
Hancock chancery court Affirmed.
BY Woods. Judge; John LELAND Hen
derson VS.. A. F. Cameron; from Hancock
circuit court Affirmed.
Biloxi City Railroad Company vs.
Elizabeth c. Malone; from Harrison
chancery court Affirmed.
Thomas Winterton vs.. Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company; from second
district Pamela circuit court Affirmed
Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Com
pany vs. William Drummond; from Ran
kin circuit court Reversed and re-
manded.
Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Com
4 pany vs.. Catherine Lowther; from Ran
kin circuit court. Reversed and re
manded