The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-28
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Three men were drowned in Lake
Michigan, Sunday, while out duck
hunting.
A new oil well has been struck near
Corsicana, Tex, with flow of 20 bar
reis per day.
William Lee, of Audrain county,
Mo-, committed suicide by drown :
himself in Salt creek, near Mexico.
\ jealous lover in Omaha, ,Neb., killed
his sweetheart and himself as they
were about to have their photographs
taken.
a negro trooper at Chickamauga,
Tenn, killed a white man, and a fusi-
lade of shots resulted in several being
injured.
The London papers are united in the
opinion that there can be no negotia-
tions regarding Fashoda prior to the
withdrawal of Marchand
The "spread-eagling" of privates by
Col. Moore at Camp Meade, Pa, is to
be investigated. The privates prob
ably will be court-martialed.
Mrs. Louis Goldberg was saved from
burning to death at ST. Louis by the
efforts of her husband, who extin-
guished the fire, caused by an eXplo-
sion of gasoline.
The cruiser Maria Teresa is expect
ed to sail from Santiago for the north
next Thursday. The vessel is now
considered in shape to make the voy
age without accident.
The cruiser Newark arrived at San
Juan, Z. r. Admiral Schley, the other
members of the commission and thei1
clerks will return aboard of her to the
United States this week.
News comes that two more battles
have been fought in Formosa between
japanese troops and native savages,
who seem bent upon the determination
OF all Japanese on the island.
The ministers of the Porto Rican
government have taken the cath OF Of
flee, which was administered to them
by Col. Hunter, secretary of the Amer
lean evacuation commission.
The French people are said to be far
more anxious as to what may happen
in Paris within the ten days after the
chamber meets than over any possible
outcome of the Fashoda dispute.
Geronimo, the famous Apache In
dian chief, has escaped from his
guards, it is reported, and is thought
to be heading toward New Mexico.
where he used to live with his tribe.
News has been received in Washing
ton of the launching, at Havre, of the
cruiser Rio de la Plata, which is to be
presented to Spain by the loyal Span
ish residents in the Argentine repub-
lie.
The decision of the French court of
cessation in the Dreyfus case is ex-
pected to be rendered on Thursday,
and all indications point to a decision
in favor of rehearing for the I'M
fortunate prisoner on DEVILS island
Admiral Dewey has cabled to the
government at Washington, saying
that anarchy is prevailing in the Phil
ippine provinces. He has made strong
representations concerning the exist
ing situation.
At AshpOle, n. c., four negroes at
tempted to assassinate some guards
and wounded three. They were chased
by a possee accompanied by blood
hounds and were captured. They
were living at last reports.
Near Forest, Miss, band of white
citizens chased mob of 60 negroes in
to a swamp and killed nine of them.
The whites to the number of 300 are
securing the swamp for the rest of
the blacks. The killing of white
deputy was the cause.
DR. Miller, who attended Herr Bar
isch, the surgical assistant at Prof
Nothnagle's archaeological establish
ment. in Vienna, who died last Thurs
day from bubonic plague, died Sunday.
The three nurses who had developed
symptoms of the disease are somewhat
imDrOyed