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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Eleventh Dav.

The work of thesegislature today was confined
almost exclusively to the committees, although
two bills were passed by the house.
Craig's bill being one of those passed, simply
ratifies the appointment of the railroad commits
sioners and gives them authority to make assess
mentS. The other bill was introduced by Mr.
Matthews, and reaffirms the assessments made
for 1897 and annuls other assessments which are
said to have been made for that year by another
board.
1t was cOntended by attorneys for the rail
roads that the old board had made assessments
in 1896 for 1897, and that therefore. the railroad
commissioners had no power TO make assess
ments for 1897. Mr.. Matthews bill reaf1irms as
valid the assessments made by the railroad com.
missionerS.
Both houses agreed to the conference COM
mttee's report on the cigar stand and circus tax
Both branches of the legislature met in JOINT
convention at noon for the purpose of electung
United States senator. Representative Essary
nominated Sam w. Hawkins, on the part OF the
Republicans. The caucus nominees were Hon.
E. j. Sanford and Hon. &. N Tiilman. 1t was
concluded that other members OF the party
should receive the honor also. The Democrats
scattered their votes among men from Carter to
Shelby, and consequently there was no election.
The Republicans again voted no ON a motion to
adjourn the joint convention.
Mr.. HOuk offered a resolution in the senate
urging congress to make liberal appropriations
for the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and
inviting the congressional committee on rivers
and harberS to visit Tennessee at an early date.
The resolution was adopted
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
A PRECIOUS VILLAIN.
He Robbed His Father-in-Law of
Thousands,
DESERTED HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN
And Continued His Career of Crime Un-
til Arrested-Showed no Emotion
on Being Told of the Death
of HIS Children.

New YORK, Jan. 31.-Moses Rosen-
stock was arraigned in the Center
street police court yesterday on the
complaint of his father-in-law David
WiIfson, of Baltimore as IA fugitive
from justice. He was held pending
the arrival of requisition papers from
Bal timore. Rosen stock was arrested
Saturday night. He is "a years of age,
but looks much older.
Mr.. Wilson. the complainant, is the
senior member of the millionaire fur
niture manufacturing firm of David
Wilson & Son, of Baltimore.
Thirteen years ago, according to the
story told by Mr.. Wilson in court yes
terday, Rosenstocl1 was compelled
through his gambling debts and en-
tanglements to leave Germany. He
came to this country and after a short
residence in Baltimore IN rried DR..
Wilson's oldest daughter, despite her
fathers opposition.
Soon alter that Rosenstock was given
an important position with his father
in-law's firm, but after paying atten-
ton to business for a few months,
ROsens took again plunged deeper than
the refusal of one of the firms largest
customers to pay a bill of over $40, 600,
which it claimed, according to Mr..
Wilsfson, had been paid to ROsenstOck
mon this before. When confronted
with the evidence RoSenstocl1 denied
that he had received the money, but
the matter was settled for time by
Rosenstock's accepting $500 and leav-
ing town. He left his wife and five
children behind. An expert was put
at work on his books and, Mr.. Wilson
states, discovered that ROsenstOck was
$50. 900 short III his accounts. This
was in 1896.
His dissipation in Baltimore" said
Mr.. Wolfson, had already cost me
over SO, 900, and when l found he had
been robbing me besides, determined
to punish him severely if he could be
found. For year or more detectives
secured the country Tor Rosenstock.
He went, they learned, to Philadel-
phia, and after being in the employ of
a firm there for few months, disap-
peared, having defaulted in small
sum. Later he went to Pitts burgh,
aud, according to the story, practically
did the same thing over again.
Rosenstock had nothing to say when
arraigned yesterday, and greeted his
father-In-law with downcast eyes.
He showed little emotion when told by
Mr.. Wilson that during the two years
he had been absent two of his children
had died. After he was remanded to
the Tombs Rosenstocl1 said he would
prepare a statement showing the
amount of money he had taken from
WI
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE
Sheriff Martin and His Deputies on
Trial.
CHARGED WITH MURDER AT LATINER
For the Killing and Manning of Striking
and Riotous Miners-Shall Gov
eminent by Law or Mob
Rule Obtain

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 31.-The
case of Sheriff James Martin and his
SO deputies, charged with murder and
felOnious wounding of a score of strik-
ing miners, at Latimer, this county,
September 10 last, will be called for
trial in the criminal court next Tues
day, February l. 1t is expected that
the trial will last week and it may
be longer before verdict is reached.
Able counsel have been employed on
both sides. District Attorney Martin
will be assisted in the prosecution by
John Nj. Carman, chairman of the dem
Ocratic state committee, and John Nc.
Gahrin. They are employed by the
relatives of the men who were killed.
John L. Lenahan, one of the leading
criminal lawyers of this section of the
state, will be the senior counsel for the
defense. The first battle will be over
the selection of jury. More than 100
witnesses have been summoned but
not all of them will be heard.
The commonwealth will claim that
the strikers were only exercising their
rights as American freemen when
they marched on the public highway
unarmed. 1t will be contended that
they were not lawless; that they had
offered no personal violence to anyone,
and that they were not bent on de-
strOying property. The lawyers for
the prosecution will quote decisions
from the higher courts to show that
such a body of men had a right to
move on the public highways while
engaged in a peaceful mission.
On the other hand, counsel for the de-
fense will charge that the strikers were
riotous, that they were armed, and that
their intention was to destroy prop
erty. They will call witnesses to show
that the people living in the strike dis
trlct were fearful for their lives and
that some of them moved away for
safety. 1t will also be shown that the
sheriff had come in conflict with the
strikers at Hazleton on the morning of
September 10 and that he then and
there warned them by reading the riot
act that they were violating the law
and that they should disperse and go
to their homes. Instead of accepting
this advice they jeered the Of
ficer of the law and pro-
ceeded on there march to Latimer.
The Latimer mine was in operation,
the employees had no grievances, so
far as known, and it will be averred
the only object the strikers could have
had in going there was to intimidate
the men. The owners of the mine had
appealed to the sheriff to protect their
property and in attempting to do his
sworn duty IN the matter, his deputies
came in conflict with the strikers and
bloodshed was the result. The de-
fense will contend that this was the
most natural thing in the world and
th ut under the circumstances it would
be travesty of justice to hold the Off
GERS of the law guilty of murder.
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

On Saturday the associated banks of
New York city held S35, ,6O9. 40 in ex-
cess of the requirement of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
-George Tincler, the Irish runner,
defeated Charles Fitzpatrick, the Amer
lean, in the second of their series OF
races in London by four yards.
Mrs. Michael Ruminslly was burned
to death in a fire of mysterious origin
in Allegheny, Pa. The woman was
found locked in her room, and later
the key of the door was found in her
husbands pockets.
j. ). Kerns. aged 30, a prominent
druggist of Portsmouth, o., was found
dead at South Portsmouth Saturday,
having frozen To death. He was put
off a Chesapeake x OHIO train Friday
night while under the influence o.
cocaine.
The grand jury returned seven in
dictments in connection with the
charges of embracery in the Eli Shaw
murder mis-trial in Camden, n. J.
One of them was against Harry Scovel.
Shaw's attorney. ScoveI entered s., 500
bail for hearing.
The 5000 operatives of the Atlantic
Il Pacific cotton manufacturing cor
porations at Lawrence, Mass, finished
their work at noon Saturday under the
old schedule, and to-day, ii they return
to work, their wages will be ten per
cent. lower. There has been much
talk of a strike at both places.
DR.. Fridjof Nansen, the Arctic eX
plOrer, sailed from New York on the
Campania Tor Liverpool Before leav
ing DIR. Nansen said: Il am going di-
rect TO London, where l shall deliver
ten lectures. Then l leave for Chris
tiania, where l intend TO prepare
scientific, report Of my expedition
The Bloomsbury Car Manufactur-
ing Co., Of Bloomsbury, Pa, has been
awarded the contract to build 100 gon
dola cars by the Orange Free State
Railway Co., of South Africa They
will also build for the same company
ID passenger cars similar to an Ameri.
can passenger coach, excepting little
smaller.
The weekly statement of the New
York city associated banks for til,
week ended on Saturday showed the
following changes: Surplus reserve
increase, S4.354, 25O; loans, increase.
81. S59, 800; specie, increase, S2,445, 200,
legal tenders, increase, SIS. S9I, 800; de-
posits, increase, SIS, OIL, 400; circulation
decrease, SI24, 900.
"A plan is now on foot which it 10
expected will take to Buffalo, y. v,
and Cayuga island 800 900 masohs for
brilliant end OF the century demons ra-
tion of the strength of the order in the
new world. 1t Is suggested that one
Of the buildings for the Pan-A merican
expOsi ton shall be reproduction of
SOlomOu's Temple.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
THE HONORGD FOUR.
Changes to be Made in the Art Work OF the
Grand Stairway OF the Capitol building.

Changes to be Made in the Art Work of the
Grand Stairway of the Capitol building.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 31-Superin-
tendent of Public Works Aldridge has
decided on some changes in connection
with the artistic work of the grand
stairway in the capitol building. One
of the features of the stairway is the
carving of distinguished personagcs'
heads in the caps of the columns.
There has been some criticism of this
work, on the ground that some of the
persOnages whose memory it has been
sought to honor have not been of dis
tinguished character.
When Supt. Aldridge took charge ne
endeavored to overcome some of the
criticism, the outcome of which was
that some of the heads that had been
cut were removed and others recut. He
also decided that the heads of gov
ernOrs should be carved in the space
below the dome of the stairway instead
of indiscriminate subjects. There are
not to exceed half dozen spaces for
heads remaining uncut.
In all the artistic work the part
which woman has taken in history has
been overlooked. for the face of not
one single distinguished woman looks
down upon the visitor. 1t Is this dis
covery that has led to the change of
plans referred to and caused Superin-
tendent Aldridge to announce that he
has selected four women as types rep
resenting women in four distinct
spheres and giving direction that their
portraits shall be carved IN the stair
way caps. These four women are
Capt. Molly Pitcher, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Clara Barton and Susan b.
Anthony.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
The STORMS GANG.
SIX of Its Members Under Arrest for the
Murder OF the Rathburn's.

Blk OF Its members OnueE AEEeSG IOE INC
Murder OF the Rathburn's.
BURLINGTON. Ia, Jan. 3l.-SiX mem
bers of what is known as the Storms
gang, are now under arrest charged
with completely in the murder of Mrs.
Rath burn and her daughter. Blood
stains were found ON the clothing of
Storms, the leader.
A lad named Peterson yesterday
told the police he called at the home
of the Rath burns several weeks ago
aud found two men th-.re. One of
them, he said, asked Mary Rath burn to
tix his tie, and the boy afJerward iden-
titled the tie found on the body of
Mary Rath burn as the one that had
been called to mis- attention that night.
The suppoSi ton is that the girl tore
the tie from her assailant in the strug-
gle for her life.
Young Peterson also picked out the
man Storms from number of prison
ers and declared he was the man who
wore the tie on the night lie called at
the Rath burn home. The police also
say they have information that threats
were made by members OF the Storms
gang against the Rath burns.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
The Senatorial Deadlock.

NASHVILLE, Jan. Ex-senator Whitaker, the
Lincoln county representative, who placed the
name of Thomas 3. Turley before the Demo-
cratic caucus more than week ago, deserted
that genteman's banner tonight. in order, he
said, ''tO help break the deadlock" He went
to Taylor. and his vote gave the governor 30.
Senator ColIinsworth called away by a
death in his family, and this cut McMilin's vote.
Thirteen ballots were taken, the last one re-
sulting: McMillin 30, Taylor %, Turley 35
Representative Thompson OF Marshall tried to
get in a couple of motions-one dropping the
hindmost candidate after a certain number of
ballots and the other to sit until y o'clock to-
night-but Chairman Jarvis ruled them out of
order on the ground that they were violative OF
the agreement adopted when the caucus first
convened.
The caucus adjourned until Monday night. the
McMillin men voting almost Solidy against it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
MORE SPANISH REPORTS.
Accounts of Victories Which Will Doubt
less be Contradicted Later.

v
less be Contradicted Later.
HAVANA, Jan. 31.-Gen. Blanco, ac-
cording to the version of his trip re-
ceived from Spanish sources, was wei,
coined enthusiastically at Santiega de
Cuba. The provincial deputies ten
| dered him banquet at which, IN the
| course of reply to toast to his
health, Gen. Blanco urged that all ele-
ments of the population should en-
deavor to contribute to the establish
ment of peace.
The Spanish Gen. Luque, with 800
infantry and 16O infantry, in two col
umns, while accommodating near Mac
aqua and Cayumo, in the direction of
the Mejia district, beyond Holguin,
discovered that the insurgents had
concentrated their forces. He attacked
them at Mejia, and sharp engagement
ensued.
The Spanish accounts say that Gen.
Luque took the insurgent trenches by
| bayonet charge. the insurgents
fed leaving five killed. OF the Span
ish, Maj. Segundo Camarara and Lieut..
| Agustin Luque. son of Gen. Luque,
were seriously wounded; two soldiers
| were killed and 30 wounded.
On January 27 Gen Luque arrived at
Holguin.
This morning United States Consul
General Lee gave banquet at the Ha-
vana Yacht club house at Mariana
beach to the officers of the United
States war ship Maine, The guests OF
the occasion were Capt. Sigsbee, Lieu
m H.
Jungen, Chaplain Chadwick, Paymas-
ter Littleheid, DR.. Henneberger, Chief
Engineer Howell and Cadets Holden
and Boyd. of Washington.
The company included also several
| well-knOwn American residents and
| represen tatives of the English and
American press residing in Havana,
Messrs Atkins, Caldwell, Halstead,
Hilgert, Laine, Pepper and ScoveL
ConsuI-General Lee presided, assisted
by Observation-Disclosures Springer.
The former proposed Capt. Sigsbee
and the splendid officers of the Maine.
Capt. Sigsbee responded, and then
proposed The United States and Con-
| sai-General Fitzhugh Lee, its represe u
tative in Cuba"
There were no other toasts.
Consul~GeueraI Lee, ,Vice-Consul-Gen-
eral Springer and another member of
the party distri buted aims among a
number of poor people whom curiosity
had attracted to the club house.
After the banquet several officers of
the Maine witnessed a bull fight, a
box having been provided for them by
Acting Capt.-Gen. Parade. The at
traction was Mazzantine, Spains most
| cell lebrated bull fighter.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
wholesale Body snatching.

Warrants have been sworn out against
Dr. Heimark, of Nashville, charging
him with stealing the bodies of Mrs.
Corbett and Mr.. Bennett from the
graveyard at Eagleville and shipping
the bodies to Vermont. Excitement
and Indignation at Eagleville seem to
grow rather than diminish, and SINH
lar state of affairs has developed in the
Chapel Hill and Salem neighborhoods,
where unmistaka Bile evidences of whole
sale grave-robbing have just been dis
covered, and the authorities are trying
to locate the guilty parties.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
An Annoying Report Denied.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Jan. 3l.-Mesdames
Martha E. Smith and Sarah E. Cotton,
daugh ters of the late Gen. r. Smith,
have furnished the following card for
publication:
Referring to recent statements in
several newspapers to the effect that
we contemplate giving $4,000 to the
Chicago university, we desire to say to
the public through your paper that
such statements are wholly untrue.
We have been excessively annoyed by
these reports, and take this course to
publicly deny them"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
GERMAN GLORlFlCATION.
EngIand's Alleged HackdOwn in the Far
East.

BERLIN, Jan. 31.-Newspaper COM
ment here is all to the text of En-
glands inglorious retreat as indicated
by the announcement of the Berliner
Tageblatt that Russia and England
have arrived at an agreement whereby
England has consented to drop her de-
mands for the opening of the Talien
Van as free port and Russia valves
further opposition to British control of
the Chinese sea customs.
The North German Gazette pub
fishes foreign Office announcements
that all applications to settle or open
business at Kioa Chou are premature,
the regulations regarding the new
sphere being incomplete.
The National Gazette learns that
Turkey has given Russia permission to
send the Black sea feet through the
Dardanelles.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
DEATH OF JULES EMILE PEAN.
Brief Biography of the Emine2t French
Surgeon.

PARIS. Jan. 3I.-Jules Emile Pean,
the eminent surgeon, died yesterday.
NJ Pean, who was born at Chateua Dun
CEure-et-L Loire, November %, 1880, practiced
surgery continuously in Paris for more than 45
years In 1865 he was appointed surgeon of the
central bureau. Two years later he joined the
stan of the Lourcine where he remained five
yearS going then to Saint-AntOine and finally
to Saint-LOuis, where he remained until 1892.
He became famous for his success in the deli
cate operations of OvarioJOmy. In 1887 he was
elected member of the academy of medicine
Three years later he received the decoration of
the legion of honor, and in 1898 he was made a
ffar
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Accused of the Murder odd mer SIster.

WOODSTOCK. n. B., Jan. 2I.-Mrs.
Canavan, of the parish of Kent, be-
coming jealous of her sister, Minnie
Tucker, purchased strychnine, stepped
it in a decoctiOn of tea and gave it to
her sister, who drank it, became vio-
lently i'll and died. The coroner's
jury accused Mrs. Canavan of murder
and she has been arrested.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
MaysviIIe, KY, Visited by "a Destructive


MAYsvILLE, KY, Jan. 31.-Maysrille
was visited yesterday by the most de-
structive fire in the history of the city.
The Washington opera house and the
Mason county library building, full of
rare books and prehistoric relics were
burned and a number of business
houses more or less damaged. The
total loss will approximate $50, 900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Jail Delivery.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. S1.-Seven
prisoners confined in the Buchanan
county Jail escaped Saturday night by
climbing over the cells in the women's
ward and crawling through a trap
door on the roof of the Jail. A garden
hose which had been left IN the Jail
was used by the prisoners in clearing
the roof. Two of the men are under
Indictment for highway robbery.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Fatal Railroad Accident.

KENT, o., Jan. 31.-The engine of a
Baltimore & Ohio through freight was
derailed near here. The locomotive
and IL coke cars were piled in a heap.
Engineer George Buffman was crushed
to death and Fireman W. 0. Guildow
was terribly cut about the head. Both
men belonged at Chicago Junction.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Narrow Escape of the Keeper of Water
works GRID.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 31.-Nicholas
Bachus, keeper of the waterworlls crib
had narrow escape from death yes
terday. He started to walk ashore on
the ice when the wind shifted and the
ice began moving out into the lake.
Bacl1us was ON a cake about II feet
square. Two fishermen finally saw
him and he was rescued when about q
mile and half from shore.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
No Nearer "a Settlement than Three Weeks
Az

New BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. SI.-The
third week of the strike viii begin to-
day, with no nearer prospect of a set
tlement than was apparent three weeks
ago. Some of the collectors who have
been at work in the neigh boring cities
returned Saturday bringing satisfac-
tory reports, at which the members of
the general strike committee are much
encouraged. The union weavers will
receive strike payment to-day
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Fl1zsIMMONs WON'T FIGHT.
says Corbett is no no Longer in His Glass.

says COrbett is no no Longer In His Class.
DETROIT. Mich, Jan. Sl.-Fitzsim-
mons and Julian defined to consider
COrbett's final challenge yesterday.
ConsidIne, of this city, who had under
taken TO have the fight pulled of for
a purse Of S25, 600. held an interview
with Julian and Fitz, with representa-
tives Of the press at witnesses. The
latter declared that COrbett was no
longer in Fitzsimmons' class, and
would not be until he had whipped
NTuhar
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
SUDDEN CHANGE OF PLAN.
A Recall for the Monitor Monadnoek Re-
ceived Too Late.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 5l.-The mon
itor Monadnock left here for Magia-
lena bay for target practice, and 40
minutes later Capt. Clark of the Mon
terey received a telegram from the de-
partment at Washington ordering him
to intercept the Monadnock and bring
her back to port. 1t was then too late
to do this and Capt. Clark reluctantly
decided TO send the order to Ensenada,
where the Monadnocz will be notified
if she puts in there. No cause is given
for the orders from Washington.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Regulars Resisted by Peasants.

ATHENS, Jan. 5L-Secretary Fullah
Pasha, with 1000 soldiers and two
guns recently went to the village of
Lazarina, near Trikhal. to enforce the
payment of taxes. The peasants met
the troops with a sustained fire. and
regular engagement ensued. The next
day the attack was renewed, with re-
suits not yet known here.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Die. GIadstone,s Condition.

CANNES, Jan. 3O.-Mr. Gladstone has
kept his bed the entire day. He passed
a restless night, and there was a re-
turn of his neuralgia. His physician
called during the night, and again this
morning. When this dispatch is sent
tonight, Mr.. Gladstone is reported as
feeling much relieved.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Died of seIf-Inflicted wounds.

New YORK, Jan. 31.-Joseph B. Still
well, of brooklyn, who shot himself
last Thursday. died at midnight Sat
urday. Whether the wound which
caused his death was accidental or in
f1icted with suicidal intent a coroner's
Jury will determine
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-04
Big Strike Among Iron Workers Looked


BELLAIRE, O., Jan. Sit is thought
that big strike may be looked for at
the Wheeling Iron and Steel Co.'s
works at BenwoOd, w. Va. The COM
pany last week gave its employees no.
tice of a reduction of from 10 to 30 per
cent. in wages after February 21. I he
employees at the plate mill went out on
a strike last Monday. Yesterday after
noon the mill men met and rejected
the proposed new scale. strike af-
fecting 500 men is probable.