The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-20

CUAs. NJ. CLIFFORD, a Chicago BAKER,
murdered his wife, on the 18th, by cut
ting her throat with razor, and then
committed suicide by shooting. 1t IS
supposed that jealousy caused the
tragedy, policeman being the object
of Clifford's suspicious
CHARLES w. CLIFFORD, who killed
his wife and himself at their home IN
Chicago, on the 18th, was member
of the famous Greeley Arctic eXpedl-
ton during all that long and terri
BILE trip to the frozen regions of the
north.
TWELVE persons were injured by the
falling of a porch IL feet high during
funeral services in a private residence
in San Francisco on the 18th.
SIxTY-FIvE negroes, many of them
women, were arrested, fined $40 each
and sent to Jail in default, at Baltimore,
Md, on the 18th, for trying to beat the
West Maryland railroad out of ride
by refusing to pay their fares.
Five dark and enormous waterspouts
were seen by residents of Cleveland
| o., on the 18th, far out in the lake,
moving in an easterly direction. Some
/ of them remained in view for 10 min
! utes: others going ashore and develop
| ing into destructive whirlwinds.
UNION workmen to the number OF
.. 500 inaupurated a strike on the pub
/ lie school buildings of Chicago, on the
| 18th. and work on So buildings came
| to a standstill, because the board OF
/ education refused to place clause IN
all contracts for school building work
binding the contractor to employ none
but union labor.
The Swiss people have just adopted
two constitutional amendments by
popular vote. As reported to the state
department by United States Consul
| Germain at Zurich, they confer control
over the forests upon the government
ana subject the manufacture, sale and
Importation cf food products to federal
control.
SIX prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Green Bay, Wis, on the
18th, by saving the bars. Theil
names are: John Murray, John Dono
van, Martin Cook and Thomas Dupree
highway robbers; Alfred King anc
Henry Elmer, serving eight months
sentences for larceny.
Gov. BLACK of New York, on the
18th, granted requisitioa of the gov
ernor of Louisiana for the custody o
Juan Antonio Magan, alias Juan Mar
tinez, arrested in New York for work
= ing the gold brick' game in New
Orleans.
FAILURES throughout the United
States for the week ended on the 18th
as reported by r. G.. Dun & Co., wer'
2S9, arainst 23S for the corresponding
week of last year. For Canada the tall
ures were 80. against SO last year.
) The first days races in the silve
Jubilee regatta of the National Assc
ciation of Amateur Oarsmen wer
roved. on the 18th. over the nationa
l course on the Schuylkiu river IN FAN
mount park, Philadelphia.
, The steamer Mayfiower, towing
barge loaded with supplies left Astoria
l Ore, on the 18th, for Dyea. She WI
take the inner passage, and her capital
{ anticipates no trouble in reaching h
: destination.
i THE Madrid EpOca denies that tn
minister for the interior, Senor y CO.
Cavon, contempletes resigning.
BATS took possession of the house
Alonzo Ferrin, near Bushby, Ia, o
the night of the 18th, and, after har
fight, Ferrill and his sons killed 63 I
them. The mems faces were bad
= scratched and they were nearly blln
u ed. They report that no less than j
" of the creatures escaped through Il
windows.