The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-10-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Nrws was brought to San Francisco
bv the steamer City of Peking that the
Hawaiian senate had unanimously
ratified the treaty for the annexation
Of the Hawaiian islands to the United
states.
DIR. w. GODFREY, charged with hav-
ing tried to buy three votes for $4,000
while he was a candidate for United
States senator. was declared not guilty
bv jury at Frankfort, Ky.
ArToRNEY- GENERAL MCKENNA an
nounced his opinion in the matter OF
section % of the new tariff law at the
cabinet meeting on the 21st. He holds
that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not sub
ieet to the discriminating duty of ten
per cent. and also holds that foreign
goods shipped from countries other
than British possessions in British
vessels are not subject to discriminate
ing duty.
A DISPATCH from Madrid to the Paris
Temps stated that Gen. WOodford had
delivered an ultimatum to the Spanish
government that if Spain did not end
the war in Cuba during the month of
October the United States would in
| terfere,
THE necessity of increasing the per-
sonnel of the navy will be presented
to congress in the forthcoming reports
| of the bureau chief of the navy depart
ment Both officers and men are need
ed to man the large number OF shlp'
| -, Scinn
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
ROOSEVELT recently held conference
with some of the commanders OF the
naval militia, whom he had summoneC
to Washington to learn all about the
state of their commands. The secre
tary made the significant remark tina
this country is on the verge OF wa
with SPAIN" and cautioned the com
manders not to underestimate tn
gravity of the situation.
s.JTNCIE" JIMMY LANE, one of the ole
est residents of Chicago, died on tn
Esd of old age, being 1O2 years old.
s.BUCK" KILGoRE, United States ,di'
trict Judge, died at Ardmore, l. l., o
the esd.
The Madrid correspondence d
Espana asserts that proceedings are
between the United States and Spal
for a friendly settlement of affairs !
, Cuba.
AT the session of the executive coul
ell of the American Federation of Il
bor on the 23d at Washington 1T wi
determined that measures in the inte
est of labor should be formulated an
sent to President Mckinley with
view of having him incorporate the
. in his next message to congress.
THE meeting of the Cuban congre
at Camaguey decided that there w
no hope of Intervention from t
United States, and voted to acce
nothing short of complete freedo
{ from Spanish rule. They would {
J. eept United States protectorate, b
q they will fight against annexation
Il autonomy.
q AT the session of the National u
a tartan congress at Saratoga, n. Y,
the oath. Senator George Z. Hoar,
Massachusetts, was reelected preside
and Carroll d. Wright, United Stat
labor commissioner, was named as
of the vice presidents.
1T was reported at Washington tn
the sugar trust would have power
lobby to fight the annexation
Hawaii. The ground upon which
treaty will be fought will be thai
would commit the United States t
Z, policy of colonial government and u
: such a departure would necessltate
establishment of great navy