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

THE Spanish government viii invite
tenders for the monopoly of the import
and export, refining and sale of Detro-
icum ana other mineral oils The mo-
uopoly, it is said, viii be sold at auc-
tion ON the esth.
TIE senate committee on post Offices
ard post roads. ON the I'd. authorized
a favorable report on senator Mason 5
joint resolution for an investigation of
the recent killing of the colored post
master at Lake City, ). c.
THE secretary of the treasury. on the
lst. received. through the British am
has>ador. information that the Cana
dian government would hereafter al
low American vessels to carry mer-
chandisc from one port in Canada to
another.
THE navy department is making
preparations to replenish the supply of
ammunition of the United States war
ships ON the Asiatic station. The
training ship Mohican. now at Mare
island, will be employed to carry the
supplies.
4 DISPATCH from Rio JancirO. on the
2d. said: ''Senor Campossalcs has been
elected president and Senor Rossilvo
vicc-president of Brazil by a large ma
5ority. The opposition in Rio Janeiro
abStaincd from voting. There was no
disorder
CAPT. =. +. u. DIAMOND. of San Fran
cisco. who will be IO2 years old on May
/. Is about TO start on pedestrian trip
90 New York. lie helped to build the
Erie canal. and was formerly United
States quurtermastcr at st. Louis. He
was never married.
\ SPECIAL from Washington says
Spain viii have TO reckon with Japan
as well as with the United States. in
the event the responsibility for the
Maine explosion is laid at the door of
Jhc Don, there having been some Jap
ancsc on board the vessel.
-s
THE question of who blew up the
Maine is still as much of "A mystery as
ever at Havana. though no one doubts
that it was the act of a treacherouS
Spaniard. Even the Spanish people
themselves believe this, and many
quiet toast is drunk to the unknown
hero
ADMIRAL SIcARD is at Key West. lie
Il said to look feeble and shattered by
malarial fever. from which he has been
suffering. II is generally believed that
he viii not command the fleet in case
Of emergency orders. and that the choice
Is between Commodore Schley and Capt.
Sampson.
Is view of the peculiar circumstance
connected with the murder of the
postmaster at Lake City, :. G., and the
cuormitv of the crime. it has been de
cidcd u increase the government re
ward 10 Sl.59O in each case. Every ef-
for; viii be made by the federal au-
thoritics to bring the guilty parties to
justice.
THE British tirst-clas, armored cruiser
Australia, II guns, 5.O1J tons, coast
guard ship in southampton waters.
had narrow escape on the I'd. Two
,eameu were playing with fuse in
the Shell-rODm when they st fire to
some stores. The flames were extin-
guished 10y the prompt flooding of the
compartment.
THE weekly statement of the Impe-
rial bank of Germany. issued on the
3d. showed the following changes, as
compared with the previous account:
Cash in hand decrease d. 0.46). 900 marks;
treasury notes decreased $4,000 marks;
other securities increased 1900, 600
marks: notes IN circulation increased
SI.glD.uul marks.
SECRETARY Lone has decided to send
two naval vessels To Cuba at once with
40 or 80 tons os provisions for the relief
of the suffering rcconceHtrados. The
vessels will 80 To MatanzaS and Sagua,
la Graudc. 1t is said an emergency
exists that makes it necessary to
dispatch provisions At once in order
TO succOr the starving.
THE secretary of the interior. on the
Sd. sent 10 the senate the treaty re-
Gently negotiated with the Indians on
the Fort Hall reservation, in Idaho.
The ceSSion embraces ilS,5jO acres.
5000 of which is susceptible of cult
vation and includes the site of the
town of Pocatello, which had been
previously sold by the Indians.
Is the executive session of the sen
ate. on the n. Senator Hale moved to
reconsider the vote by which the nOmi-
natiou OF Webster Flanagan. TO be
collector of internal revenue for the
third district of Texas. had been con-
firmed. The two senators from Texas,
although of opposite politics from Mr..
Flanagan. opposed the motion.
THE London Daily News says: Spain
can expect no support, moral or other
wise. from England against the United
States She has ruined Cuba. as she has
ruined or lost every other colony, by
the grossest corruption, cruelty and
maladministration. and she must be
left TO settle the account with those
whom il may concern without any aid
or sympathy on our part.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY. on the
Sd. directed that an inspector be sent
20 Ada, ia. 70 investigate the circum-
stances incident TO the assassination of
Mr.. Freeman who was appointed post
master. but was killed before he en-
tered on the duties Of his Office.