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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
RIOT IN CALCUTTA.
The MOslem Population Take Advantage OF
the Temporary Absence of Governing OF
fielals to Foster an Outbreak Against the
European Residents of the Town-A Conn
promise Considered but as a DANCE cous
Makeshift,

| the Absence OF GOVernlnR Of-
ficlaIs to Foster Outbreak against the
European Residents of the Town-A Conn
promise Considered but as a DANCE ecOuG
Maxeshift.
CALCUTTA, July 8. A compromise on
the plague measures having been ar
| ranged between the authorities and
the rioters the disturbances have
| ceased. The absence of rain is causing
the greatest anxiety throughout India
The rioting arose out of the growing
practice of the Mohammedans of seiz-
ing and refusing to pay rent for GER
tain so-called mosques. built, contrary
to the tenets of the Mohammedan re-
ligion, on ground belonging to infidels.
The demolition of mud hut. So
called mosque, led to the outbreak.
The rioters were continually reinforced
in response to kilograms sent up the
country, in which they appealed to
all true Mohammedans to aid their CO.
religious brethren.
For 4s hours the police and military
were repeatedly obliged to clear the
streets. Detached parties of Moham-
medans stoned Europeans wherever
they found them, in some cases drag
ging them from their glarries.
All telegraphic lines were cut and
the buildings containing Europeans
were besieged. There were many mar
row escapes. The rioters shouted war
cries and vile epithets and grossly in
suited European woman.
In several parts of Calcutta it is still
dangerous for Europeans to go about,
and it is likely to remain so owing to
the nature of the compromise by which
the riot was brought to an end.
The trouble is greatly increased by
the abse nee of the higher officials,
most of whom are now III the hills.
Those who remLined behind hesitated
to undertake the responsibility of ex-
treme measures. The result was that
the troops were not allowed to fire or
to take the offensive, even when ex-
posed to every kind of indignity and
insult. Their behavior and self-re-
straint under the circumstances were
admirable.
1t is understood that the compro mise
is based upon the unconditional sur
render of the lands, but it is believed
that this concession will prove stand
ing menace to the safety of Europeans,
as the rioters will celebrate the victory
throughout all India.
In spite of the cessation of the riots
the situation is regarded as extremely
grave, and it is felt that unless some
official is invested with plenary powers
during the absence of the governing
authorities European citizens will be
compelled to act on their own respon-
sibility.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
THE !RsA... CONSUMPTION
CAN Be Cured

7. A. Slocum, NJ. c. the Great
Chemist and Scientist, Will Send
Free, to the Afflicted, Three
Bottles of His Newly Discov.
cred Remedies to Cure
Consumption and all
Lung Troubles
Confident that he has discovered a
rCiiable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions of wasting,
and to make its great merits known,
he will send, free, three bottles to
any reader of the BULLETIN who
may be suffering.
Already this new scientific course Of medicine"
has permanently cured thousands Of apparently
hopeless cases
Shich he owes 20 humanity-to donate his inislii-
ble cure.
lie has proved the dreaded consumption to be .
curshle disease beyond any doubt and has on fle
ln his American and European laboratories testi-
mCnisls OF experience from those benefited and
curJd, in all parts Of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Consumption,
uninterrupted, means speedy and certain death.
Address I. A. Slocum, VI. e, 9S Pine street, New
York, and when writing the doctor, please Z vs
express aud pOstofhce address and also mention
reading this article in the BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Wonderful Mechanism.

thusiastic friends, the Lay torpedo can
do everything but talk. When in use
it is connected to the ship or shore,
from which it is operated, by an insu-
lated wire, and carries above water
some visible object to show it's loca-
ton. The wire with which it is con-
nected is carried on reel in the torpedo,
and pays out as the torpedo runs its
course. BY this wire it can be started,
stopped, steered, fired, sunk or raised at
the pleasure of the operator.-Military
Gazette, Chicago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
The Emergency Ration Trial.

Col. Charles Smart, of the medical de-
partment, who accompanied the troop
of the First cavalry during the march
for the purpose of testing the emer-
gency ration, has arrived in this city
and reported to the department.
The ration consists of eight ounces
of hard bread, five ounces of beans,
two ounces pea meal, one ounce coffee,
one tablet saccharine, quarter ounce
of tobacco and portions of salt and
pepper.
The men Travelled 81 miles day, los
ing an average of three pounds of flesh,
but gaining strength to an average of
40 pounds per man, as shownTby dyna-
mometer.-MilitaryG Gazette, Chicago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
IN HONOR OF LOGAN.
Grand Military Display at the dwelling
of the Monument.


CHICAGO, July Sat the request of
Senators Cullom and Mason, Secretary
Alger has decided to send 1000 regular
troops to Chicago to take part, on July
o. in the ceremonies at the unveiling
of the Logan monument. The senator's
represented to the secretary of war the
national character of this event, and
Gen. Alger, being a great admirer of
Gen. Logan, suggested to the president
that the unveiling of this monument
should be recognized as an event of ma
tional Importance. The president
agreed with the secretary of war and
the Illinois senator. Secretary Alger
has issued an order for two full regi-
ments of infantry one battalion of
light artillery and two companies of
cavalry to report for duty at Chicago
on July %. The troops will be drawn
from Forts Sheridan, Wayne and
Brady, and jefferson Barracks. So
many United States troops have not
been detailed for such an event in many
years, with the exception of the dedica-
tion of Gen. Grants tomb in New York
last April. With 1900 federal trools
the state militia and military compa
nies from adjoining states, there prom
ises to be a great military display at
the unwilling of the monument.
The president and his cabinet will
also be here if it is possible for them to
leave Washington.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Avoiding Publicity.

81 cannot longer keep the wolf from
the door," he sighed, his head sinking
dejectedly upon his breast.
Thus he sat until his wife came and
kissed his throbbing temples and
sought to cheer him.
Perhaps the wolf will go around to
the back door," she whispered.
It was woman's way to reflect upon
the bright side of things; she hadn't
much use for a side she couldn't reflect
ou.-Detroit Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Didn't Know His own Age.


| body-but particular them that don't
keep up the birth and death record
go right now and buy you family
Bible and set all the facts and figgers
down. Don't wait about it. Time and
the railroad trains don't wait. And
don't you put it off. Tomorrow it
mought be everlastinly too late.
\ smarter nor a better man than
Tip Wesley never lived anywheres in
this section of country. But weary
in the flesh and bowed down in spirits,
| Tip Wesley packed his wallet the other
day and moved his washin off to dis
tant lands-the good Lord only knows
for certain where. In the main time,
from all can pick up eomin and goin,
it would seem as if TipWesley had went
to work and put in his claims to the
post office down at Flat Rock. He was
born and bread and brung up as a
dyed-in-the-wool republican. He had
followed the old flag in every COM
paign and voted the republican ticket
every clatter as early and as often as
he could with safety and convenience,
whilst old man Wade Sampley-which
is now doin business through the post
office at Flat Rocks a moss-covered,
iron-bound, long-haired, screamin dem
ocrat.
The republicans round about Flat
Rock helt a meetin and put up Tip
Wesley as the right man for the place,
and then joined hands and balanced
all together in the high hope of liftin
Wade Samply olten his boots, or words
to that extent. They put up the re-
publican plank in great shape and Tip
was greasin the seat of his breeches, as
it were, to slide right down into soft
place in the post Office at Flat Rock.
But all this time old man Wade Samp-
ley he want gone nowheres so fur as
anybody knows. He put it out through
the papers that Tip Wesley want no
fitten man for the place, from the fact
he didn't even know how old he was,
or when his next birthday would come.
And by gracious the old man proved
up the report with the best men in the
settlement for his witnesses. More
than that, he got Tip Wesley in crowd
and made him own the corn. Bad news,
as anybody knows, will spread worse
than u prarie fire before March wind,
and in little or no time the fact went
forth to the country at large that Tip
Wesley-a white man and a republican
which had been put up for the post
office at Flat Rock. didn't even so much
as know how old he was. What did
Tip do? What could he do but throw
his hand to the pack and quit?
Now in regards to book learnin and
native born sense Tip Wesley was
plenty smart enough and able to run
the post office down at Flat Rock. As
between the two-to tell the truth and
nothin but the truth-he has forgot
more in the past three years than old
man Wade Sampley ever did know all
put together. Aud yet they didn't tell
no felonious big lie on Tip Wesley when
they put out the reports that he didn't
even know how old he was, or when his
next birthday would come. 1t was all
facts-facts as cold and solem as the
sainted dead. And when Tip come by
that day to say good-by 1 got the story
sad and straight, from his own
mouth.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Explanations Don't Explain.

"When you have fooled off as much
time as l have, Rufe, fumblin and fid-
dim around with politics you will find
out that explanations don't explain
worth a continental durn," says Tip.
"But 1 don't mind tellin you what is
what and how it come to pass. don't
know for certain how old l am. don't
know blame thing about my birthday
when the last one come or when the
next one is comm. But it amt my
fault, Rufe.
You will recollect that my genera
ton of people moved down here from
somewheres back there in Georgy when
l was nothin but little scrap of boy.
The next year my mother she took sick
and died. By and by the old man mar
ried his second wife, and in the run of
three or four months he likewise also
died-which 1 was the onlyest child in
the family and then told me was then
about nine years old.
"Well, if my father and mother ever
had family Bible, with by birth rec
ords in it, I reckon it got lost in the
movin, and there / was. l know that
I have come down from a good stock of
people. 1 think from by what
have heard from back there in
Georgy that I was born-born in
reglar order and in the due fullness
of time-in the year 1s49 or 1850.
I know from what one good old lady,
which was livin in the same settlement
at that time, that was born along in
the fall of the year-on the full of the
moon-and on Saturday uornin about
sunrise to the best of her recollection.
Put as for the particlar month, and the
particlar day of the month. 1 don't know
now-never did know-and never will
know. All I can say Of my own indi-
yidually knowledge is that was born
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09

has not beer broke as yet. and if it
don't rain by tl.is time tomorrow Par
son Radford's motion will be indefinite
ly lost, so TO speak.
"As to me, Rufe. would rather not
bet my money an what the weather
will do. Only the good Lord knows
about that, and lie don't have to tell
poor human beins in II is valley of dry
bones everything He knows. But if
they keep on with that prayin match
it wouldn't be no ways surprisin to me
if He was to send a cyclone or a water
spout and sweep off the face of the
earth with them people over there. My
notion is that when a man plants his
crop and works it right, and don't let
the grass run away with it, he has then
done his prorata share and it is none of
his fool business about the dry drouth
or the rain"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09

then went on to Speak, through the
abundance of his mouth, it would seem
like the long dry spell has brung the
people over there to a feelin sense of the
recorded fact that they are but small
potatoes and few in the hill, with the
rows six feet wide.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09

hill cOuntry-and
all on account of the
weather" So says
Blew Scroggins to
me the other day
whilst on his re-
turn back home
from a round trip
into that historic
strip of woods. And
from the general
way in which Blev
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
STEPHEN 6. WENTWORTH.
Founder of wentworth Military Academy
Dead at Lexington, Mo.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, July 3.-Mr. Stephen
G. Wentworth, one of Lexington's s
pioneer and most-prominent citizens,
died Thursday after long illness. He
was born in Willianstown, Mass, Oc-
tober 10, 1911. He leaves widow. and
two children, James Wentworth and
Mrs. Richard Field. He has always
been a public-spirited citizen, and was
the founder of the Wentworth military
academy, "a worthy monument TO als
credit"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GUILT.
Expressed Penitence and Asked Gods
Mercy on His Guilty Soul

Mercy on His Guilty Soul
GRANTS PASS, Ore, July 2.-Lemuel
w. Nelson was hanged here at ten
o'clock to-day for the murder of Charles
Perry, his friend, in Josephine county,
in March, 1896. About 500 people wit
messed the hanging, as a view of the
scaffold could be had from the street.
On the scaffold Nelson said:
AZ am guilty of killing Perry and am
sorry for it. My God have mercy on
my guilty soul"
Perry was so years of age and came
to the coast from Connecticut. Nelson
was Kentuckian, AZ years of age. He
killed Perry in order to obtain his
money.
Nelson was taken to the Episcopal
church Thursday and baptised.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
GIVEN ANOTHER TURN.
Ex-Cashier Chaplain Now In the Clutche
of the Federal Authorities.

of the Federal Authorities.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 3. "A special
to the Star from Fort Scott. Kas., says:
Bank Cashier A. L. Chaplain. of Pitts
burg, Kas-, arrested by the federal
authorities, on complaint of the
directors of the Manufacturers
national bank of Pittsburg charged
with misappropriating $1,000 of its
funds, was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Mosher here,
pleaded not guilty and was put under
$1,000 to appear for hearing July 10.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09

Mrs. Larkin-Do you like Welsh rab-
Bit, Mrs. Wester?
Mrs Wester (who never ate ANY,
Oh. yes. indeed. I do love all sorts Of
imported foeds.zN.- y. Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09

p. S.-Since Blew rid by that day
haven't heard any fresh and startlin
news form the hills country. But it has
been thunderin powerful over in that
way, and it may he that all-wise Provi-
dence can work things out satisfactual
to both sides of the creek.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Desperate Attempt to Escape.

Wash Boyer and Mike Coyle made a
desperate but unsuccessful attempt to
escape from the penitentiary last week.
They had prepared for escape by color
ing their stripes in the harness shop vat
where leather is colored. They were
excused from work for a few minutes
and, going to the lower floor of the bar
ness shop, hastily nailed two ladders to-
gether The sound attracted the atten-
tion of the foreman, and when he ap-
preached they threatened to kill him il
he interfered. He called assistance,
however, which came just as they were
approaching the wall with ladder long
enough to cross the wall. They sur
rendered and were logged. Coyle is
serving ten years for burglary. while
Boyer is serving twenty years for muir
dering his father. He is the man who
was released by Gov. Turney on forged
letters and petitions for pardon, but
was recaptured.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
HAelTuAL CRIMINAL LAW.
The Missouri Statute Applied to Charles
Williams.

ST. LOUIS, July 3.-Charles Williams,
who, in 1885, was found guilty of muir
der in the second degree and received
a sentence of 25 years, and who was
subsequently pardoned by Gov. Fran
els, pleaded guilty to burglary and
larceny in the criminal court and was
given life sentence under the provis-
ions of the habitual criminals act, by
Judge Zachritz.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
13 WEEKS S1.OO

THE POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, secure
iv wrapped u auv address I'm the United States
TBREE No IT as, on receipt Il OH lGilLAR
All letters. money or,lsra, drafts, etc, must es
addressed 10 the Proprietor
FrSEkIla s. IsTs, i, 7, EICEARp (. FOX
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
FRESH AND QUAINT.
Stories from Life in the Woods
and Hills.
Lively Prayin Matches to Regulate
the weRther-The Post once
'.3icssment" ut Flat Rock
Plain Cow Talk.

"They are now havingthe onlyest time
"a most felonious big time-over in the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Commercial Hotel,
Grand junction, Tenn.
D. N. MCKENZIE. ...... .PrODr

First class service. Travelling
men receive special attention. Por.
ters meet all trains. Rates reason
able. Public patronage solicited.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
English syndicate Buys Tennessee Land
New PIrItes Tield.

John n. Adams, civil engineer, while
prospecting for copper in Stony creek,
Carter county, accidentally discovered
an extensive and rich deposit of iron
pirites, said to be the largest field Of
native pirites in the United States.
The deposits will be developed at once.
Two wealthy Jewish merchants of Phil
adelphia are backing the movement and
have two million dollars to spend in de-
veloping the property. A railroad ex-
tension from Elizabeth town will be
built to the field.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
who Would and Who Wouldn't.

Who Would and Who Wouldn't.
well, in answer to the call, the peo-
pie come together that night-some
met with Parson Radford, on yonder
side of the creek, and some met with
Deacon Cal Sturgiss, on this side
some to pray for rain, and some TO pray
agin the motion for fallin weather.
That was the general lay of the land
as far as 1 found il when l rid over
there Saturday night-which, of course,
il was none of my private business how
them people would ruther take their
weather-and l didn't try to poke my
finger in the pie one way or the other.
Hit was way long towards ~ o'clock
when the meetins broke UP Saturday
night. By this time a big bank of
clouds had piled up in the west, and
oncst in awhile you could see pale
streak Of lightnin in the dim distance.
But vet still it was four bits with one
side and so cents with the other as to
who would and who wouldn't. Whereas
both of the meetins adjourned to re-
sumo business at church the next day,
and the prayin match run on through
Sunday. Monday mornin when l left
for home it was lookin a right smart
like the people on this side of the creek
mOught win out and git their oats in
ahead of the rain. l can tell from the
run Of the clouds that the dry drorIh
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
sult Against TLclset scaIpers.

For several weeks a fierce war has
been waged between ticket scalpers and
the railroads at Chattanooga. The
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway has filed a bill in chancery
against all the ticket scalpers in Chat
tanooga, asking an injunction against
the purchase and resale of noS- trans
ferable tickets and an accounting against
the brokers for all such tickets bought
and sold by them. A temporary injunc-
tion was granted, restraining the sale
of non-transferable tickets or tickets
upon which the name Of the original
purchaser appears.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
The PenltentIary Commission.

News comes from Nash vile that Gov.
Taylor has decided to name William NJ.
Nixon of Hamilton county as a mem beI
of the penitentiary commission fot
East Tennessee; DIR. William Morrow OF
Davidson county, for Middle Tennessee;
and John H. Trice Of Chester county,
for West Tennessee. Mr.. Nixon is APP
pointed to the long term, four years,
and will be chairman of the board.
Trice is to get three years tenure and
Dr. Morrow is given the two years term.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Large shipment of Lumber.

The largest train of lumber ever
shipped from Memphis or the South was
sent out over the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad last week. The train con-
sisted of thirty-seven cars loaded with
400, 0oo0 feet of quarter-sawed 1t re-
quired two mogul engines to pull the
train out of Mem phis.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-09
Deadly sulphur Smoke.

Recently several suits for heavy dam
ages have been filed in the circuit court
of Polk county against the Ducl5town
Mining Company. The suits are based
upon peculiar grounds. In the process
of refining copper ores a sulphurous
smoke is produced which kills trees and
vegetation Since the copper mines
were developed the timber Of lands ad-
iacent to the mines has been killed by
the smoke, hence the suits. The cases
are of Importance, for if the prosecutors
win the mining company will be forced
to quit business.
English Syndicate Buys Tennessee Lands.
An English syndicate has closed
deal for nearly all the coal mines now
in operation in the Jellico districts OF
East Tennessee and Kentucky, and OF
many of the mines along the Cincinnati
Southern railroad in Morgan county,
Tenn, and Whiteley county, KY. The
lands involved in the deal comprise
100, coo acres, which include seventy
mines now in operation. The money
for the first payment (S5,000,O O00) is on
deposit in the Bank of England.