The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-10-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

miles northwest OF carroll, Ia, on the
| night of the Goth, while, it is believed,
temporarily insane, shot and killed his
vile and six children, and then sent a
bullet crashing through his own brain.
ELDER A, Il. NORRIS, pastor of the
Christian church of Greencastle, Ind,
died at Brazil, on the 27th, where he
was in attendance on a district conven-
tion of his church. He was stricken
with paralysis while addressing the
convention on the 23d.
The Louisiana state board of health
announced, on the 27th, that there had
been: Total cases of yellow fever to
date, 100; total deaths from yellow
fever to date, 10; total cases absolutely
recovered, So; total cases under treat
ment, 1O3.
Mrs. A. L. PAUL has been appointed
by Mayor Harrison of Chicago to su-
peTintend the cleansing of the down
town streets and alleys of the city, and
the lady has given up nll of her social
attachments and Will devote her en-
tire time to the work.
Tie Prussian police are on the track
Of powerful anti-dynastic movement
IL opAAA ONA AAA1AS8 WHICH AhNAuACo
many members of the best families,
among them two notable university
professors.
THE Peruvian chamber of deputies is
debating the question of the adoption
IF the gold standard in that country.
The proposition for gold basis is the
'esult of the demands of the CONNER
aial interests, and it is believed the
lew standard will be adopted.
CHANDLER HALE, son of United States
Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine, and
Miss Rachael Burnside Cameron,
youngest daughter of ex-United States
Jenator j. Donald Cameron, of Penn
Sylvania, were married, on the 2Sth, at
the Cameron country place near Harris
burg, Pa.
CYRUS QUICK, 76 years old, and his
wife were killed at the crossing of the
Erie railroad. just west of Hankin's
Station, n. Y, on the 2sth, by passen-
ger train.
FIVE men met horrible death from
'black damp" the after accumulation
Of fire in the Jermny No. 1 mine,
near Rendham, Pa, on the 2Sth.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made, on the
!9th, that the date of the close of the
Colorado Midland receivership had
been postponed from September 30 to
midnight of October 81.
The central power station of the
Capital Traction Co. at Washington,
}. c., was burned, on the night of the
9th, involving a loss on building,
machinery and stored cars aggregat-
ng 81, 600, 600. Several houses in the
'icinity We're gutted.
TIE crown princess of Greece,
Princess Sophia of Prussia, declares
hat the worst and most cruel foe OF
Greece is not the sultan of Turkey, not
the Turks, but her own brother, Will
lam Of Germany.
The government of France collected,
last year S6O7, SIS in bicycle licenses.
AMONG the passengers of the steamer
Vigilancia, which arrived at New
York, on the 29th, from Cuban ports,
we're seven of the crew of the Prince
inc steamer Turkish Prince, which
vent ashore September IL on Campeche
'eef, eight miles east of ProgreSO, dur
ng heavy squau.
THE projected railroad from Chihua-
lua, Mexico, to the west coast, which
TO be built under a concession
Eranted to Henry c. Creel and Alfred
\. Spendlove, of San Diego, Cal, will
soon be commenced.
THE Vossische Zeitung, of Berlin,
says the government is taking steps to
introduce a bill to increase the beer tax
threefold.
AFTER making a tour of the Hawaiian
islands and comforting with the peO-
pie, Senator Morgan writes to the New
York Herald from Honolulu, under
date of September %, that there is no
active opposition to annexation. The
natives are free from political cares
and seem content TO let matters drift.
TIE navy department has decided to
send another draft of 100 men to the
Pacific coast for service on the Balti-
moro. The latter vessel will be placed
in commission at once with all her
stores aboard, and the officers of the
Philadelphia will be transferred to her
as soon as the Philadelphia drops an
chor in the halior. The Baltimore
will then sail for Fonol1lu without de-
lay.
Mrs. ELIZABETH ASHFORD. of Jeffer-
sonville. Ind, died, on the Goth, in New
Orleans, of yellow fever. She left six
weeks previously to assist in nursing
her son-in-law, E. A. Reffert, who was
suffering with the fever.
FROM Juneau, Alaska, comes the
news OF a fabulous strike of quartz
gold on Berner's bay. The ledge is de-
scribed as the biggest find the world
has known since the famous Comstock
discovery. Prospectors and mining
men on the ground are amazed at the
richness and extent of the lode.
FREE, or placer, gold, has been dis
&C vered in Joyner brook, small noun
tain stream in Bolton, VT. Sam A, An
d4ews, a noted California miner, has
pat in a Eluioe and has secured several
n'.ggets each day, He has found png-
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