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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
TROOPS FOR PORTO RICO.
Two of Them to Sail for the island This
Week.


WASHINGTON, Oct. o. The Sixth
United States Immunes sailed from New
York today, and the Forty-seyenth New
York will sail tomorrow from Newport,
Z. l., for San Juan, Porto Rico. Both
of the regiments are due to arrive at
San Juan next Friday.
Occupation of Porto Rico is not form
ally to be given to the American forces
until the 18th. In case the Spanish au-
thorities object to the landing of the
regiments at San Juan prior to that
date, Gen. Brooke has discretionary au-
thority to send them to any point on the
island.
1t is expected that Gen. Br oke will
send three, and possibly five, regiments
now in Porto Rico back to. the United
States soon after the arrival of the
troops which sailed today. The return
ing troops are expected to leave Porto
Rico probably on Sunday, the 10th in
stant. Three of the regiments to re-
turn will be the Third Illinois, the Six
teenth Pennsylvania and the Sixth
Massachusetts,. Gen. Brooke may select
two other regiments to return, but thus
far the department has not been ad-
vised what regiments they will be.
Transports sailed today from Santiago
for Ponce, Porto Rico. to bring some of
the American troops back to the United
States.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
CALL FOR TROOPS.
Additional Garrison For Paris Ordered
From Adjacent Towns.

Additional Garrison For Paris Ordered
From Adjacent Towns.
PARIS, Oct. 9.-The government has
issued special orders to the garrisons of
numerous towns near the ca pital to send
Immediately to Paris 500 infantry each.
The Journal des Debats declares that
these reinforcements will amount to
10000 men. The paper expresses the
hope that the country is not on the eve
of revolution.
All the troops will be supplied with
two days rations and sixty rounds of
ball cartridges.
Today has passed off quietly. Presi-
dent Faure, instead of visiting the race.
at Long Champs, as he had intended,
prudently remained to shoot at Rabouil-
lot, thus averting demonstration.
The Steele says it learns that the gov
ernment is about to demand the expul-
sion from the Legion of Honor of Ma;
Comtc Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy,
who is believed to be the author of the
bordereau in the Dreyfus case
NJ. Trariex, former minister Of JUS
tice, has written to NJ. Brisson, The pre-.
mier, protesting against the illegality
of Col. Picquart's close imprisonment,
and threatening that unless this is re-
laXed he will bring the matter before
the senate.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
No One Could Please Mrs. Lafferty.
SOME STARS MUST FALL.
The Expected Order for the Muster-Out OF
Volunteer General Officers Has
Been Issued.

Washington, Oct. S.-The war de-
partment has issued the long-eXpected
order for the honorable discharge
from the volunteer service of the
United States of three major generals
and 90 brigadier generals of volun-
teers. This heavy reduction was made
necessary by the fact that the volun-
teer army itself has already been re-
duced by fully so per cent, and there
is, consequently, no duty remaining
for these officers to discharge. The Of
ficers who were promoted from the
regular army will return to their form
er duties. The list is as follows:
Major Generals-John Coppinger,
October 13, 1898; Hamilton S. Hawkins,
November so, 1898; Jacob +. Kent, No
vcmber so, 1898.
Brigadier-Generals, to take effect
October 81, 1898-Francis L. Guenther,
Alfred S. Bates, George l.. Gillespie,
Lucius +. Hubbard, james R. Waties,
Charles p. Mattocks, Mark w. Sheafe,
James II. Barkley, Joseph w. Plume,
Thomas J.. Rosser, Joseph X. Hudson.
Brigadier-Generals, to take effect
November 80, 1S99-Johu L. Rodgers,
Andrew S. Burt, Peter c. Haines,
George A. Garretson, Henry NJ. Duff
field, Jacob B. Babcock, Roy Stone,
Wallace F. Randolph, Henry Carroll,
Edward P. Pearson, John III. Page,
VIM. NJ. Wherry, Charles D. Viele,
Aaron S. Daggett, John H. Patterson.
Brigadier-Generals Alfred E. Bates,
George L. Gillespie, John B. Babcoclk
and Peter C. Haines will continue
their present duties.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
The BODY CREMATED.
Church Containing Fever Suspect
Rec uced to Ashes.
Grewsome Tragedy In Mississippi he-
ported to the State Health Board by
the Doctor Who Found he
Fever in Lefiore County.

JACKSON. Miss, Oct. 9.-Dr. t. y.
Harrison, health officer of Tallahatchie
county, reports to the State board
grewsome tragedy that took place
few days ago in the neighborhood OF
Philips, an inland town, just over the
line in Leflore county.
A church in which an unknown white
man, trrnp, had taken refuge when
attacked by supposed case OF yellow
fever, was burned to the ground and the
body of the tramp was consumed in the
flames.
When the tramp was discovered he
was in a negro church and in a dying
condition. DR.. Harrison, the nearest
physician, was summoned, and without
hesitation declared it to be genuine
case of fever.
The announcement created consider
able panic, and a telegram was sent to
jackson for the State board to send an
expert to confirm the diagnosis. In
short time, however, and before the eX-
pert arrived, the man is said to have
died.
At any rate, DR.. Harrison withdrew
to attend to other professional matters
requiring his care. When he returned
the church was in ashes and there was
no clew, according to his statement, as
to who had perpetrated the deed.
This termination of the affair rem
dered it unnecessary to send the expert
asked for, as there is no Sherlock Holmes
on the State board who could diagnose
the case from the ashes remaining.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
DANGEROUS coUNTERFEITs.
Spurious Hundred Dollar Bills Have BeeI
Doing Duty In the KlondIkc Region
by Wholesale.

San Francisco, Oct. Sit is stated
that United States secret service Off
GERS, aided by Chief Lees, have discov-
cred that large numbers of counter
felt 500 silver certificates have been
produced in this city. The operators
are reported to be under police sur
veillance. The Call asserts that 5000 of
these spurious bills were sent into the
Klondil1e district. They were readily
exchanged for gold. dust, and their
falsity was not discovered until the re-
turning miners tried to pass them in
Portland. The banks of this city, fol-
lowing the precedent of the institu-
tions in the north, have refused to
handle any bills of that denomination.
The paper is said to be of government
make as are also the various inks, with
the exception of that which the num-
Der is printed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
GIRL DIED WITH HIM.
Louisville Crook Shot to Death, Together
With the Young Woman Who
stood BY Him.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-The Enquirer'S
special from Owensboro Ky, says:
Howard Clark, who was wanted in
Louisville for murder and burglary, and
his girl, Hattie Mahoney, were both
killed while resisting arrest on the In
diana side of the river, near here, today.
Clark was wanted for the murder of
Officer Hefferman at Louisville last
August, and was attempting to escape
in skiff by rowing down the Ohio
river. Word had been sent along the
river by telegraph to arrest him. Officers
from Owensboro went in pursuit, when
Clark tied up his skiff on the Indiana
side and took to the woods. When de-
tected at burglary in Louisville he
killed the officer that caught him.
When the officers came upon him to-
day Clark and his girl both opened fire
in the most desperate resistance. Clark
was well armed and the girl also. Both
Clark and Hattie Mahoney were shot
dead, riddled with bullets, in the fight
that ensued, and the escape of the Of
ficers was most miraculous
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14

jury sustained by Maj. Wilkinson, was
seen to drop upon his knees and fire
in the direction in which the shot that
had killed Butler had come. They
told me afterward that Ross got his
man and had fully avenged the death
of the gallant sergeant.
After that the men were out of sight
up i'm the woods and behind the cabin,
and we could only lay on the beach
and wonder when our end would come,
for we did not know but that the SOL
diers had been annihilated. There was
no let up in the firing.
Led AN Advance by Portion of the Right
Flank.
Suddenly, to our right, we heard
the voice of Col. Sheehan, of ST. Paul,
deputy United States marshal. We
glanced up and could see the veteran
Indian fighter leading an advance by
portion of the right flank
You've got them whipped, boys;
you've got them whipped. Give it to
them, give it to them" the colonel
was yelling at the top of his voice.
Every time his voice was heard vol
ley rang out, and every time it was
further away from us.
Owed Our Lives to the Colonel.
Afterwards we learned that we had
the colonel to thank for our lives.
Some Indians had attempted to turn
our right flank and attack the civil
ians on the beach. The colonel saw
us and realized our danger. and his
gallant attack had undoubtedly saved
our lives. As it was, bullets few about
our heads, and the stumps, weeds and
stones about us were peppered for sew
eral yards.
When we realized the position which
the colonel was in, we called to him
to get under cover, but he paid no at
tentiOn to us. He stayed with the
men until he had accomplished his
purpose, and when we had about made
up our minds that he was dead, we
were startled by move in the weeds
above us.
1--WE Been Wounded, Boys"
I've been wounded, boys; I've been
wounded" was the remark we heard
as the weeds parted and the gallent
colonel fell to the ground before us.
We did not know how badly he was
hurt, but saw two holes were in his
coat sleeve.
That's not it," he said. as we
turned back his sleeve. It's my
stomach; look at that" And we did
so. We tore open his clothes and
found only a small wound, but the
blood was trickling down. The old
man was not frightened by any means.
IF you ever get out of here alive,
boys, YOU will be in luck" he re-
marked a few moments afterwards, as
he lay on the beach.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
ISLAND FORTIFICATIONs.
Engineer Corps Expert to BE Commits
stoned to Study the Needs of Cuba,
Porto Rico and Hawaii.

Porto Rico and Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Maj. Liver
more, engineer corps of the army, will
be on the commission with Col. Lee to
select camp sites in Cuba. The special
duties of Maj. Livarmore will consist in
making study of Notifications in Cuba,
with view to collecting data upon
which recommendations may later be
made in congress.
1t is realized that the United States
does not now contemplate fortifying
Cuba on it's own account, nor at any
time under the present policy would
this step seem III prospect unless future
developments made it necessary to
bring about the ''stable form of govern
ment" contemplated for Cuba. But it
is different with Porto Rico, Honolulu
and Manila. Recommendations for for
uifications in these places will be en-
braced in the report to be made by Gen.
Miles, as l have been informed by that
official
The recommendations as to Honolulu
will be interesting, though the details
have not yet been worked out hy Gen.
Miles. There is much work to be done
there before that harbor, as well as
others in Hawaii, will be in a proper
state of defense. The strongest fOrti-
fications in the Hawaiian islands will
be at Pearl Harbor, about seven miles
from Honolulu. The channel leading
to this harbor is to be dredged out.
Naval repair shops and docks are to be
established and the narrow entrance to
the harbOr is to be fortified SO as to
make it a midPacifc Gibraltar.
As to Porto Rico, Gen. Miles thought
they were quite effective as they were.
1t was remarked by a prominent army
officer who was present when l cues
toned Gen. Miles that 'these fortifca-
tions had managed to stand off our
fleet"
"Will they not be made more mod
ern?'' I asked.
''To any one who goes up against
them l think they viii seem sufficiently
modern, 2" replied Miles.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS


The quarterly report of the cOnoitiOn
of the State treasury shows receipts
of S501, ,S9Ls5; disbursements for the
same period, 1888, ,O2l.25. The principal
receipts were: From trustees, 81, ,944. rs:
from county court clerks, SIS, ,52S. -;
railroad State tax, s16, 72l.27 (this tax
was paid in under decision of the United
States court of appeals; insurance com
panies, S53, T45. 75; maintenance of con-
victs, $50, "a. The principal dis
bursements were: Interest on State
debt, s232, ,94s.5O; interest ON school
fund, SOB, ,69G. 10; three insane asylums,
S50.61O.O1; Tennessee industrial school,
Sl4, SD. 90; pension of disabled soldiers,
S14, I97. 40: maintenance of convicts, $4G,-
4S3. This shows that the prison con-
missioners paid in S13, 1864 more than
they drew ont
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
Vizcaya Abans,ond.

PLAYA DEL ESTE. Cuba, Oct 9.-Work
on the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya has been
abandoned. Divers found fifty feet of
the bottom of the bilgc gone. The
wrecking tug Chapman IS here. coaling,
and will tow the Sharpe from Santiago
today, where she has been provisioning,
to the wreck of the Colon. Naval Con-
structor Hobson accompanies the expe-
dition.. Half of the deck of the Maria
Teresa has been laid. In pumping out
the engine room both engines were
turned by hand It is expected that
the TeSesa will leave for New York or
Norfolk October is.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
WAS KEEPER OF THE SEALS.
Death of Joseph Murray, United States
Agent In Charge of the Pribyiof
Islands, from Paralysis.

Fort Collins, Col, Oct. s.-Joseph
Murray, United States agent in charge
of the Pribyloff islands, is dead at his
home in this city. He was stricken
with paralysis on Monday evening and
his recovery was beyond hope. Mr..
Murray was on his way to Washington
to make his annual report to the gov
erment on the conditions existing on
the islands over which he had super,
intendency for o number Of years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
SLAIN AND CREAiATED.
Atrocious Crime Near Helena, Ark, Un-
earthed.

HELENA, Ark, Oct. 9.-The most helm
Gus crime ever committed in this part
of the State, and one of the most horri-
bic in the annals of crime in this coun
try, was committed last night at La
tour, station on the Iron Mountain
Railroad, eight miles northwest of the
city.
Frank Dubarry, prominent planter.
a white man, was assassinatcd in his
own home by a trusted negro employe,
Charley Mum by name, for purposes of
robbery, and the murderer, after secur.
ing all the money about the house, de-
liberately poured coal oil over his vic
TINS body and about the house and set
fire to the same to cover his crime.
The murderer has been landed in Jail.
He makes no effort at concealment, and
freely relates the story of the crime.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
GREAT FIRE IN HAN KoW.
Ten Thousand Houses Destroyed and Two
Miles of Area Devastated-LOss
Five Million TaeIs.

Shanghai, Oct. S.-Details just re-
ceived here from Han Kow, the treaty
port at the mouth of one of the tribu-
taries of the Yang-Tse-Kiang, show
that the fire which broke out there on
Sunday last destroyed 10000 houses.
devastated about two miles of built up
ground and did damage to the extent
of from 5000. 900 to 100000 taels.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
Milk Must BE Pure.

Milk sold in the city of Memphis must
not only come up to the standard of
purity which has been esta blished by
the city ordinance regulating this kind
of traffic, but it must be free from ex-
traneous substances which render it un-
clean, and consequently unhealthy.
This is the meaning of decision rem
dered by Justice Frank Davis in the po-
lice court last week when he entered
up fine of So against j. 5. Court, a
dairyman who was accused of violating
the milk ordinance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14

Ernest Fields, an Illinois Central
switchman. was shot at Jackson one
night last week by an unknown negro,
while walking with Walter Cisco,
a companion. The negro shot four
times. one bullet taking effect in the
muscles of Fields left arm. Cisco SAYS
he does not know why the negro began
shooting
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
stock Die of Hydrophobia.

Three horses, a mule and other stock
belonging TO w. W. Heron, farmer
living three miles west of Mckenzie,
died lately of hydrophobia. The stock
was bitten by dog of Mr.. Herron's,
which bit other stock and a number of
dogs in the town and community. All
dogs known to be bitten have been
killed. and suspicious ones are also suf-
ferinE the same fate.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
Death of capt. Alex Duckworth.

Capt. Alex Duclworth died very sud
denly of heart disease at Brownsville
prominent citizens of the county, having
held the Office of clerk and master OF
the chsncery court at Brownsville for
twenty-five years. He was a gallant
Confederate soldier, captain of Com
pany L, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry,
Forests command, and was wounded
severely at Collierville. He was sc
years of age, and was never married.
Capt. Duckworth was very highly
esteemed by every one
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
kidnapped a Negro.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 9.-Thomas AL
len. a negro, who is accused of muir
1ering the city marshal of Georgetown,
Texas, June 4, 1898, wounding deputy
sheriff who attempted to prevent his
escape, and later killing Police Officer
Toohey at London, Ont, was taken
across the border into British Columbia
last night. Allen was arrested at North
Yakima day before yesterday. The ar
rest and the preparations to take him
to Canada were kept quiet in order that
.he Texas authorities might not hear
# it. and refuse to permit him to be
AIKEN 70 Canada.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
SUBSCRIPTION: Sl.OO Per Year.
LIEUT.. LAFFERTY'S CASE.
Letter to the War Investigation Commis-
sion from DIR. WIN. NJ. Walker, Who
ATTENDED Lieut.. LaRerty.

Washington, Oct. 8.-Dr. VIM. NJ.
Walker, the physician who attended
Lieut.. Lafferty in his last illness at
Camp Wikoff, has sent an explanation
of his connection with the case to the
war Investigating commission. The
letter is dated October 2, and was
written from Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
He says the lieutenant had been
wounded in Cuba, and afterwards had
typhoid feyer, which was followed by
phylebitis. He got better, but after
wards developed pneumonia. The let
ter continues as follows:
Extracts from DR.. Walkers Letter.
''Dr. Dellafeld. very prominent New
ason, Col Greenleaf, Capt. Jackson and
some other prominent physicians were
called in consultation in Lieut.. Lafferty
case, and a special nurse was detailed
night and day to attend Lieut.. Lafferty
alone also an orderly, whose duty 1t was
to devote the whole time to Lieut.. Iaf-
day / made my night visits to the ward
at a. m, and again from L to a. m,
and again at $50 a.. m. If anything oc-
currred in the ward | was called, and an
swered cheerfully at any hour.
When Miss Annie Wheeler Left.
after Miss Annie Wheeler left us IS
chief nurse, Miss Murray, assistant nurse,
was made chief. She is noble, fine, hard
working, painstaking woman, who took
especial pains to see Lieut.. Lafferty need
ed nothing we could give him. Lieut.; LAT
ferty was the only death in the officers
ward in the three weeks l had charge, and
no one regretted 1t more than your num-
BILE servant.
Lieut. Lafferty, if at his haome and
able to command a million dollars, could
not have secured higher medical talent or
better nursing than he received in the Of
ficers' ward at the general hospital at
Camp Wikoff, with everything in the world
to prove contrary.
No One Could Please Mrs. Lafferty.
"Mrs. Lafferty, Lieut.. Lafferty's moth
er, arrived al Camp Wikoff ten days be-
fore his death. and there was nothing
Maj. Brown Nal Thom9son, Capt. Jack
to please her: the same with the lady
nurses, and when Lieut., Lafferty died,
about 10 a. m, Monday, September 10.
she told me had killed her son and asked
me to kill her. / did my duty, can be
medical man in the hospital
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
Coz. TarIor.s Condition.

Dr. W. J. Miller. who is Gov. Taylor's
physician. says the governor has no or
ganic trouble, but is completely broken
down and suffering from nervous pros
tration. He must consent to be sick
quite a while, as the slightest worry up
sets him. lie has been mighty sick, but
is better. He was at one time in such
condition that for him to have become
any worse would have made recovery
impossible.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
A CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS.
serious Trouble Feared Within the Next
Few Hours-TrOOPs Ordered
to Walker.

to Walker.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. S.-A Jour
nails Walker special says: A confer
ence between Indian Agent Sutherland
and the Chippewa chiefs now at the
agency is going on, and the matters
are again assuming a threatening as
pect,
Mrs. Colby, who is employed at the
agency school as an instructor, was
this morning ordered to leave the
agency by Indians, and has just ar
rived here. She fears serious trouble
within the next few hours, and says
that the preteXt for the bucks, who
are constantly arriving at the agency
from all directions, that they have
come to sign rolls, is manufactured
for the occasion.
Indian Agent. Sutherland, before
starting. gave it as his opinion that
the conference would not amount to
anything, but felt it his duty to go,
fnasmuch as the bucks had request
ed it,
\ rumor is current here that the
two troops of cavalry from Fort Yates
anu IOIl hecSu, W men IIdSSSu IiIouSh
Minneapolis Tuesday night on the
way to Huntsville. Ala, have been or
dcred to come to Walker as fast as
they can be got here.
None of the inhabitants here. with
the exceptions noted, has any hope
that the end is near. 1t is generally
held that the beginning has not yet
been made. Sick and wounded men
were taken to ST. Paul in a special car
attached to the regular train yester-
day morning.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
Completely whipped Indians.

st. PaUI, Mlnn., Oct. 81 Walker
special to the Dispatch says: Gen.
Bacon thinks one of the Indians killed
by a sharpshOoter was Chief Bu-Go-
Nay-Ka-Shig. He says they are COM
pletely whipped Indians.
The name of this Indian is appar-
emily intended for Bug-Ah-Mah-Ge-
Shig, who was the cause of the whole
trouble, other Indians having taken
him by force from the deputy mar
shals. who were taking him to Du-
luth as a witness in an illegal liquor
selling case.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
a Big Land Suit.

Heirs of the late J. i. Boyce and Kerr
Boycc, Lizzie BOyce, Fannie w. Boyce
and Lucy 6. Boyce, residents of Louis
vile, Ky, have commenced suit at
Chattanooga for the recovery of about
l6. 600 acres of land in Marion and Ham
ilIon counties. The suit is brought
with the view of setting aside deeds
held 10y the defendants upon certain
portions of the property, which are al
legged to be clouds upon the titles of the
complainants. The property in ques-
ton was sold in 1878, and the COM
plainants allege that this sale is in
valid and that the claims of the de-
PENDANTS are of no account. The prop
erty lies in Marion and Hamilton cOun-
ties, and embraces, among other tracts,
nearly the whole of Raccoon mountain.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-14
DETAILS Of THE FIGHT.
Later Accounts of the Battle Be-
tween Gen. Bacon and His
Men and the Pillagers.
AS WITNESSED BY NEWSPAPER MEN.

Gallant Conduct OF Omcers and Men En-
gagged Fought to the Death md Died
Like Men-Narrow Escape of the Cor
respondents Tragic Death OF Col. Shee-
han.