The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-03-11

A. j. CASSATS famous CheSterbrOOk
stock farm. near Berwyn. Pa, was al
most completely destroyed by fire on
the evening of the ID. Twenty head of
valuable Guernsey cows were burned
TO death.
CYCLISTS ali over the country, par
ticularly the members of the League of
American Wheelmen, are preparing 10
offer their services to the government
in case open hostilities are declared be-
tween Spain and the United States.
Of the 1O7, 900 members of the league
fully 90 900, it is estimated, could be
called on.
Two returning Klondillers, having
Sl600OO between them. were found,
frozen to death. on the trail near To
gish, the mounted police having been
attracted to them by the dismal howl
ing of n dog.
A LETTER received from Havana
shows that among the seamen on board
the Maine at the time of the disaster in
Havana harbor was young Pat Ford,
who escaped from his jailer in Omaha
in January. 1896. with a sentence of
eight years for highway robbery over
him.
PETER III. CHRISTENSEN. a bookkeeper
in an undertaking establishment at
Burlington. Ia. received information
through a newspaper dispatch of the
death of his wealthy uncle near Stock
ton, Cal, of whom he had been search
ing for a clew for eight years. BY his
death he becomes possessed of 500, 900
estate.
GEN. GOBLIN, commandments of
the G.. \. r., speaking at Atlanta, Ga,
on the 3D. said: If it appears that the
Maine was destroyed by designing Off
cials we have American dollars to buy
ships and the munitions of war. but
there has not been enough Spanish
money coined since the Inquisition to
pay for the lives of those martyred
sailors.
THE war department las decided to
again occupy Fort jefferson (Dry Tor
tugas) for military purposes. This is
most important, as it shows careful
preparation for possible war. The move
follows quickly the signing of large
contract for ammunition.
SECRET agents of the United States
government have made full investiga-
tiOn of the Havana defenses, including
the plans of forti 6cations, the number
of guns, etc, the report of which has
been forwarded to Washington.
An order has been issued to make a
test of the machinery OF the eight old
single-turreted monitors lying at the
League Island navy yard, with a view
of determining their value as coast de-
fense vessels.
PRINCE ALBERT OF BELGIUM, who is
expected to arrive in New York on the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. is travelling in
cognito under the title of Count De
Rethy, and such being the case, the
government and its officials can not
recognize him as q prince.
THE result of the election for members
of the London county council is that the
prOgresSives QiberaD have secured 6S
seats. and the moderateS (unionisu 49,
The election in Hackney was post
poned. owing to Ghe death of candi-
date.
FAILURES throughout the country. as
reported by Dun q Co. for the week
ended on the 4th were Pol, against 246
for the corresponding week last year.
For Canada 32, against 80 for the corre-
spending week last year.
AT Key West, Fla. on the 4th, all
the Maine survivors received a months
pay. and their claims for lost personal
property were filed.
THE Alaska bill passed the senate on
the 4th.