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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-01
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sCHUYKILL DIVISION.

NOVEMBER 2s, 1897.
Trains will leave Shenandoah after the uhovs
GATE for Wiggans, GilbertOn, Fraekviue narf
Water, st. Clair, Pottsville Hamburg Raadfnr
Pottstown, PhoeniXville, Norristown an mi.
adelphia BROAD street station) at es nnd II q
a. m. and 20 p M. on week days sundavu
6 Os a. m, 10 p. m. For Pottsvilie a1d 49,
mediate stations only 9 II a. m. week days.
Sundays 9 As q. m.
Trains leave Frackville for Shenandoah A
10 40 a. m. and u 81, 5 41, 81 and 10 Al ~ :.
Sunday, II l8 q. m. and 8 Al p. N.
Leave POttsville for Shenandoah a Ie1g
al 10 40 a. m, 5 IS D. m.
Leave Philadelphia, BROAD street statiop). Fe,
Shenandoah at 81, 85and 10 10 O. n, 1e -
Z p. m. week days. Sundays leave at 30 q. II.
Leave Broad street station, PHILADELPHIA ~
Sea Girt Asbury Park, Ocean GroVo, I,oRr
Branch, and intermediate stations, as
lila a. m, $50 and 400 p. M week-dayr.
Leave Broad Street Sta ION, Philadelphia,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
RumblIn. and Rumors of War.

Dave Peoples and his old lady come
by our house one day last week, and
soon as they driv up to the gate in
covered wagon / could tell from gen.
eral appearments that they had put
out to move their washin.
Looks to me like you mought be
goin somewheres, Dave" says 1.
"You have plugged the bull's-eye
with the first shot, Rufe," says he, 'but
burned if could tell you for certain
where we are goin. Most any old place
will do me now, Rufe. Maj. Turner has
been readin of the newspapers to me
considerable here lately, and the rum
blins and rumors of war are comm too
Internal clost to suit Dare Peoples. The
waI has broke loose over in Cuby, and
from all I can hear, comm and gwine,
they have already got into two or three
tremendous bad shootin matches over
there. Hit looks to me powerful like
the thing Is comm this way. Rufe. and
oonsequentially lowed it mought be
very good time Of year for man by the
name of Dave Peoples TO pack up and
shell out
The blamdest biggest fool in this
world is a man that don't learn some
Tim whilst he lives-that don't take
some lessons from old Lady Experience.
learnt somethin about 30 years ago,
Ruts,whieh Ineyer can disremember. ]
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
CAPTURED AND BURNED.
Gallant Attack of cubans Upon a spanish
Gunboat.

Gallant Attack of Cubans Upon Spanish
Gunboat.
KEY WEST, Fla, Jan. 24.-Havana
advices received in Key West are to
the effect that the Spanish gunboat
Cometa has been captured and burned
by the insurgents.
The Cometa was one of the most
powerful of the Spani ish vessels in
Cuban waters, and had been cruising
near Cardenas to prevent the landing
of fIibustering expeditions. For some
time she had been accustomed to an
chor at night off Sierra Nora. a fa-
vorable place for an attack from the
shore, and the insurgents determined
to capture her.
Last Tuesday night they opened fire
on the vessel with 12-pound Hotch-
kiss gun. The vessel was struck sew
eral times and badly damaged. While
the crew were In confusion, boats
loaded with insurgents left the shore
and the Cometa was boarded. A des-
perate hand-to-hand fight took place
on the deck of the gunboat, the Cubans
using the machete with deadly effect
Finally. after the Spanish COM
mander and half his men had been
killed, the survivors surrendered. The
vessel was then burned.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
CHINATOWN EXCITED

Over the Assassinat tion of Little Pete" by
HighDinders-The See Yup and Sam Yup
Societies Ia Deadly Hostility.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-The assas-
sination by highbinders Saturday
evening of Fong Ching, otherwise
known as Little Pete" has created
greater sensation in Chinatown than
any other happening in years. The
streets in that quarter are crowded
with exultant members of the See
Yup society of High binders who are
celebrating the death of their most
powerful enemy. 1t is said that the
murdered man was to receive $4,000
for destroying tho See Yup society,
and that he was backed in his efforts
by the Chinese vice-consul, King
Owyang.
The consulate is heavily guarded, as
it is well known that the See Yups
have placed a price of $1,000 on the
head of the vice-consul. 1t is under
stood that the assassins of Little
Pete" received $4,000 for their work.
The Sam Yups have been thrown into
disorder by the death of their leader,
but it is expected that when reorgan-
lied they will execute summary and
adequate vengence upon the See Yups
Wong Sing and Chin Foy, the two
men under suspicion of having killed
Little Pete preserve stoical silence
in their cells in the city prison. They
both claim to have a perfect alibi
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
JOINED THE MAJORITY.

Death Gf Gen. j Jahn ID. Stevenson ae ST.
Louls-was Gallant Veteran of Two
Wars-Feught la Many Noted Engage
ments in the War Mexico and Did
Valiant Service for the Country in the
War for the Unloo.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24.-Gen. John D. Ste
venson died at ten o'clock Friday night.
after an illness dating back to Decem-
ber Is, at his residence in this city.
John D. Stevenson was born in Staunton,
Va. on June 8, 1921. He spent two years in the
college of South Carolina. and was graduated
in law at Staunton in 1S41, and in 1912 began
the practice of law IN Franklin county Mo-
He organized a volunteer company in 1885, and
served In Gen. Stephen w. Kearney's 3
invasion in New Mexico He COM
manded company of dragoous In
fs47 under Col. H. w. Doniphan, and was with
Maj. VIM. Gilpin when he entered California
He participated in the Oattle of Chihuahua
aud many other notetengagementS. After hfa
return he removed to St Louis. and was fre-
quently member of the legislature, and pres
member of the electoral college in 1851. At
the breaking out of the civil war he became =
stanch supporter of the Union cause, and
raised the Seventh Missouri regiment.
During the siege of Cerinth he commanded
the district of Savannah. He then led bril-
gade in Tennessee, and was made brigadter-
general OF volunteers November 20, 1862. He
served In the Vicksburg campaign and made
the charge at Champion Hill that broke the
enemy's left flank. He led an expedition that
drove the confederates from northern Louisi-
ana, commanded the district of Corinih and
then occupied and fortified Decatur. Ala. On
August s, 1904. being left without a command.
he resigned. but was recommissioned and as
signed to the district OF Harper's Ferry. For
a time during the reconstruction period he was
in charge of northern Georgia. AT the close OF
the war he IVES made brevet major-general
OF volunteers, and, in 1867 for his services at
Champion Hill, was breveted brigadier-gen-
eral In the regular army, IN which he had been
commissioned q colonel on July g. 1858 He
left the army in 1871. and began the practice of
law in st. Louis. where he held many public
offices.
On February le, 1s45, he married Miss Ran
nah Letcher, of Lexington, Va, cousin OF
Gov Letcher. The lady survives him, and
they celebrated their golden wedding en- Feb
ruary 10, 1895. Gen. Stevenson leaves two chill
dren-Judge John H. and Miss Virginia e.
Steyenson.1
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
FAMINE IN CHICAGO.

More Suffering than the Relief Commit
tees Ian AileyIate-7I lie Mayor TO Issue y
ProclHmati0n,antit the l. olice TO be dded
to the Relief fPafroi-BundFeds of fam-
iliis iieiag Daily Added TO the Lists of
the Needy.
which reached Chicago last night
frightened its grip to-day and at mid
night Chicagoans were shiverin< in a
6-below-zero atmosphere. At eight
o'clock this morning the thermometer
registered ii below. The temperature
then moderated somewhat, but at no
time during the day did the mercury
rise above three below. Shortly after
sunset the temperature began drop
ping rapidly and tonight promises to
be record-breaker. The weather
bureau promises no relief for four or
five days. The suffering among the
poor is intense and Mayor Swift will
issue proclamation calling for bread
for the starving.
According to reports made to the
mayor by the bureau of charities and
other committees that have applied to
him, the number of destitute families
is increasing each day until the con-
ditions in some parts of the city are
appalling. Immediate relief is neces-
sary, or, it is said. many will die of
starvation and cold. The police sta
tions all over the city are filed with
lodgers. Hundreds of homes are with
out fuel or food and skilled workmen
are begging on the streets.
Committees on charitable institu-
tions and many individual philanthro-
pists have called upon Mayor Swift to
urge him to make an appeal to the
pu bile for Immediate help for the suf-
ferers. He will issue a proclamation
tomorrow setting forth the exact con-
ditions Of the poor in Chicago and
make au appeal for public help. No
actual cases of starvation have as yet
been reported, but many are suffering
with hunger.
Distributions of fuel and food have
oeen carried on by the bureau of
charities, but they say they are unable
to take care of one-ffth of the people
" ho beg assistance. County Commits
sioner Healey reported to Mayor Swift
yesterday that the lists of needy are
growing at the rate of from 300 to 500
families a day. These are not the
families of paupers, but skilled work
men who are unable to get work.
Last nights blizzard continued until
early this morning. There was no
serious delay to street car traffic and
the thoroughfares were kept open by
the hundreds of men who were kept
at work all night. Many of those suf-
fering from want were given an OPP
portunity to earn few pennies by
clearing away the snow.
All trains are late but the delay is
not serious.
Through the suggestion of Mayor
Swift, Chief of Police Badenoch issued
an order tonight which will facilitate
the furnishing of relief to such as are
in danger from the want of food or
fuel. The patrOlmen throughout the
city were ordered TO make reports on
all cases of extreme destitution and
explain the character of relief re-
CURED. On all such reports immedi-
ate assistance will be rendered.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
THE THREE FRIENDS"
Liable to Procedure a Pirate-Prepar-
ing to Expedite the Case.

ing to Expedite the Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Eff the pub
lished stories regarding the Cuban fl
clustering tug Three Friends" on her
last voyage, of firing at Spanish
vessel, are true, the attorney-general
of the United States declares that the
vessel is amenable to the laws of
piracy and her officers and crew are
liable to punished as pirates.
Attorney-General Harmon, it is off,
cially stated, is considering the ad-
visibility of instituting proceedings
against the Three Friends on that
charge, and in order to expedite the
case he has prepared an application to
the United States supreme court for
writ of certiorari on the United
States circuit court at New Or
leans for the transfer of the
case to the supreme court, so that
the latter tribunal may pass on the
decision. given at Jacksonville by
Judge Locke, who held that the gov
ernment in it's bill of libel against the
Three Friends did not show that she
had violated any law. He gave the
government ten days to amend its bill
and declared that unless this were
done he would dismiss the applica-
tiOn,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
Bunk weatherrord.s Dan or.

Old man Bunk Weatherford took q
day off week before last in orderment
to give out his private and public opin-
ions in regards to the last election in
proper and approbrious language"
For the past 40 years or more old
man Bunk has been what you mought
call an Amen corner member of the
church over at Bark Log. His daily
walk has been upright and faithful in
the ten commandments, as it were, and
from long suffcrin and works meet for
repentance he had come to be the
mainest pillar of the church.
But long in durin of the last campaign
the old man branched out into politics
considerable. He was a screamin
democrat and one of the most craziest
sixteen to one free silver men in the
whole discovered country. His great
big old heart was jest naturally and
literally bound up with Bryan for presi-
dent and the glorious cause of free sill
YER at sixteen to one. he didn't see
how the democrats could keep from
whippin that fight, hands down, and it
was long time after the election before
he ever would sorter half way believe
that when the old cat punched her feet
she jumped the other way. But finally
at last after the horse mails all come in
and everybody else had given up the
fight, the old man found out for certain
that the white plume of Bryan and the
great cause of free silver at sixteen to
one had gone down in the dust of disas-
ter and defeat. 1t was on a circus day
in town-on Wednesday of the week
before laSt-when the head of the
Weatherford family give up his last
hope for the western man and the white
metal. And they tell me that whilst
the band played Annie Laury that dear
old man bowed his head on his chin
whiskers and wept great gobs of grief.
The very next day-which was on a
Thursday-old man Bunk went around
amongst the brethren and called for a
church msetin over at Bark Log. When
the meetin come to order he called for
his letters and got his name scratched
off of tt. .hurch book. And then from
what the boys tell me the old man went
forth durin the next "a hours and
pitched in and cussed out American pol
ics and all creation'in general from Dan
even unto Habbersham, and from Cape
Cod to Kalamazoo.
Then the next day-which was on
Saturday and reglar meetin day at Bark
Log-old man Bunk made his acknowl
edgments and 'fessed up" to the
church, put in his letters and got his
name on the book onct more.
You can see wherein old man Bunk
was as honest as the sunshine with the
church. With him it was a plain case
of pushency and 1 reckon about the
best that he could do was to take day
eff in orderment to give out his opin-
ions in proper and approbrious Ian
guage.
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learnt that war meant fghtin and fightin
meant KILN. You must recollect that
fit plum through one war-au the way
from Bull Run to the apple tree-and
durn my cats if amt for the old flag
and peace on earth henceforwards and
forever more.
Keep in remembrance, Rufe, that
buried one arm up there at Bull Run, :"
says Dave as he shook his empty coat
sleeve at me, land then l got one leg
shot off in the little scrap we had
around there in the neighborhood of
Good Hope church. / fit the fight as
best could, Rufe, but when finally at
last the boys stacked arms at Appo-
rnattox your Uncle Dave took out and
quit for good and all. We are now NOV
in off somewhereS-most anywheres,
Rufe-dowIl in the wiregrass count try,
and by the livin and the dead l will
never fight another war-not whilst the
gallberry bushes and the tighteye
thickest grow around the headwaters
of Panther creek"
Then Dave punched hole in the
ground with his peg leg, waved last
farewell with his empty sleeve, tumblcd
into the wagon and driv off, letus hope,
to some pleasant strip of country where
the rumblins and rumors of war will
poster him no more forever.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
Senate.

The senate today refused to concur in the
house amendments relative to the size of the
committees to visit the State institutions, and a
conference committee will be appointed
These bills, among others, were introduced:
BY Mr. Fitzgerald: To repeal chapter % OF
the acts of the second session OF the Forty sixth
general assembly regulating the elective fran
chiSe.
BY Mr.. Gilmore: To amend the act establish
ing the Criminal Court in the eleventh judicial
circuit.
BY MT. GiIlham: TO appropriate $4,000 per
year TO maintain the national guard.
By MIR. Dabbs: To pay salaries OF $1,000 per
annum to clerks of Chancery, Circuit and Grim
inal Courts In counties of $4,000 and over. Clerks
in counties of so 900 and over are allowed one
assistant at 81 900 per annum.
By Mr. Smthson: To require building and
loan associations to make semi annual reports
OF their conditions, and requiring them to give
notice to all stockholders OF the time and place
OF holding their elections of officers.
Mr.. Hammer submitted petition from citizens
of Upton county asking the passage of law
requiring banks to give security for depoSitors.
Mr.. CIaiborne's resolution to appropriate
SO 900 to's stamp out Texas fever during the next
two years was referred to the finance. ways and
means committee.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
FOR UNIFORMITY.
A Request From Comptroller Eckels to
Governors of States.


Governors of States.
WASHINGTON. Jan. "a. James Fl.
Eckels, comptroller of the currency,
has sent a letter to the governors of
the states requesting them to recon-
mend legislation to secure uniformity
in the collection of banking statistics
for use in the annual report of the
comptroller. In order that uniforms
ty in time and manner of reporting
may be secured, Comptroller Eek
els has suggested in his letter
to the governors that the attention of
state legislatures be called to the sub
ject. and that each legislative body be
requested to enact such legislation as
will result in the submission to a des-
ignated public official of the state, re-
ports of the condition of all banks,
banking institutions and private banks
doing business in the state at the same
dates on which national banks are res
quired to make their reports to the
comptroller of the currency.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
House.
Bills on third reading were disl

Bills on third reading were disposed of as fol-
lows:
House bill to give husband, children, etc, the
right to for damages for accidental killing OF
wife or mother; passed.
House bill to protect growing crops and amen
datOry of the fence law; passed.
House bill changing the line between Dyer and
Lake counties passed.
House bill to protect game birds in Crockett
and Carroll counties amended 10 include ObiOn
and Madison counties passed.
Senate bill relating to the postponement OF
the foreclosure of mortgages held by corpora
tions in certain eases passed
Senate bill to amend the fence law; rejected
Senate bill TO authorize jackson to issue $780,
900 In bonds for school purposes passed.
Senate bill to authorize owners of lots in tax
ing districts of the second class to build side
walks in front OF their lots passed.
Senate bill authorizing Union City to issue
bonds for cemetery purposes; passed.
Senate bill to extend the corporate limits Of
Binghamton, Shelby county, passed
Senate bill regulating the exemption OF Ia
boreTS' wages; passed..
Senate bill to protect game birds for FIVE years
rejected.
Senate bill to prohibit the use of dynamite OF
explosives for the killing of fish passed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
A Christmas Blessing.

One cold Christmas day gang of us
boys had went over to eat turkey din
ner with Uncle Josiah and his dear, de-
hghtful old wife, Aunt Tidy Ann. And
when the table was spread, by gum, it
cid look to me like they had the gone
byest biggest layout of good things 1
had ever saw since the day and hour
when I opened my eyes for the first
time on the wonders of the world. The
salt water naturally backed up in my
mouth as waited for Uncle Josiah to
ask the blessin, and this is what hesaid:
Whereas, some people have got
plenty of appetite and no turkey, whilst
other people have got the turkey and no
appetite, we thank Thee, oh Lord, that
on Christmas day in the Rocky Creek
settlement we have got the appetite and
the turkey BOTH"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
ASKING FOR ARBITRATION.
Good Effects of the Presence of the Gum
boat NIachias at Bangkok.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The gunboat
Machias has arrived at Bangkok un-
der orders to protect American inter
ests, having been hurried there from
Hong Kong, 1900 miles away, on re-
ceipt of official news at the state de-
partment last week of an attack by
Siamese soldiers on United States Dep
uty Consul General Kellet.
Commander Mckenzie will confer
with Minister Barrett, and if the cir
cumstances warrant. salute to the
American flag will be demanded. The
fact that the Machias has been or
dered to Bangkok has already had the
effect of altering the attitude of the
Siamese government toward the United
States She is the first American war
vessel 10 visit Bangkok for seven
years, and the effect of her mission as
soon as its character. became known is
reported to have been exactly as Sec
retary Olney desired.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
FADs sND SUGGESTIONS.

Kid gloves, with hhand-painted flowers
on the back, are the latest fad in Paris.
High poke or Normandy bonnets OF
velvet, lace and feathers for young
ladies.
Girls as ushers have eoIved the prob
lem of filling the front seats of Car
thage (Mo.) church.
Mexican farmers follow a strange Gus
tom. They use oxen of one color in the
morning, and another color in the aft
ernoon. They do not know why. but
they say that it must be the right thing
to do. because their forefatAers did It.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Senate.

The senate passed the house bill placing attor-
neys-general on salary of $500 per year.
The senate at the afternoon session, passed
tile biiI allowing an assistant attorney general
at 81 cooper year in counties having a apopula-
fion OF SO 600 or over. The senate also passed
a third bill TO allow counties of over 80, 900 to
give attorneys general additional salary.
The senate adopted by n rising vote resolu-
ton rendering sympathy to Senator ISham u.
Harris in the loss of his wife.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
r.np-Elantinr stopned.

Judge Lindsay has granted an injunc-
tion restraining logmeD from floating
logs down the east fork of Emory river.
The Injunction was prayed for by ths
Hartman & Northeastern Railroad
Company, whose bridges are in danger
If logs are allowed to go down the
stream
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
The cattle Fever scare.

A meeting of cattle breeders and
farmers was held at Nashville few,
days ago to consider the possible quar-
antine by the United States department
of agriculture against the State be-
cause of Texas fever in a few counsiSs.
The legislature will be memorialRed
and asked to at once grant the Safe
board of health sufficient appropria'
tion to guard quarantine line drawn
around the infected counties.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
BISMARCK iNCENsED
At the Indignity Put Upon His Son-A
Social Event.

Social Event.
BERLIN, Jan. 24.-The Zukunft as
serts that Prince Bismarck is greatly
enraged at the indignity put upon his
son. Count Herbert, at the recent mar
riage of the daughter of Minister Won
Weidel to Prince Bismarck Bohlen.
which the kaiser would only consent
to attend upon condition that Count
Herbert Bismaclz. cousin OF the
bridegroom, should not be present at
the wedding. despite the fact that pc
had baep invited.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
A Reign of Terror.

Affairs in Sewer county, the scene
of the Whitley murder few weeks ago,
have grown worse, until citizen of
that county has moved his entire family
to Knoxville for protection. The mans
name is James Romine, and he Is the
chief witness against Robert Wade, the
man now held to court charged with tho
double murder. Since the trial, few
nights ago, while Romine was absent
from home, friends of Wade entered the
house and completely wrecked it. The
citizens are alarmed and may leave the
county in large numbers. A reward OF
nearly $1,000 has been offered for the
Whitley murderers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-29
Tha Mnllins Mrafits.

1t is reported that John Mullins, hus-
band of Betsy Mullins, the notorious
woman of the Cumberland Mountains,
died recently at his home in Hancock
county. Mullins was "a years old and
an invalid, weighing SO pounds. His
spouse, who survives him, weighs $40
pounds, and has not left her bed for
several years. She sells moonshine
whisky and has often been arrested by
revenue officers. but cannot be taken
from the house, as she is so large.