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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
.IaIIieo Coal CombIne.

The JelIico Coal and Mining Company
held its annual meeting at Knoxville
last week and fixed price on its prop
erty in the Jellico district. and author
lied the officers of the company to sell
it to the English syndicate, planning to
monopolize the Jellico coal fields, if the
price named was Forthcoming. 1t is
not known what figures were named.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Martin Thorn Electrocuted.

New York, Aug. Martin Thorn
was put to death in the prison at Sing
Sing at 11:I7 a. m. for the murder of
VIM. Guldensuppe.
When summoned to the execution
chair. Thorn showed no emotion,
walked to it quickly, repeating prayers
after the attending priest. There was
no untoward incident in connection
with the execution, and after the cur
rent had been turned on So seconds
Thorn was dead
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
George Thompson, the st. Louis Poisoner
Hanged.

ST. Louis, Aug. with a declara-
ton of innocence lingering on his lips,
George Thompson, the negro convicted
of poisoning Joseph Cunningham, jani-
tor of st. Peters church, on Septem-
Der %, 1894, was launched into eternity
on the scaffold in the Jail yard. He
met death with stoicism.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Col. Marchbanks Critically Ill.

Col. Columbus Marchbanks, the we'll
known politician, lawyer and orator,
and at present assistant State commis-
sioner of agriculture, is critically i'll at
CHATTANOOGA.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Kneu for knoxriIie.

The Sixth. United States Volunteers
will leave for Chickamauga Park in a
few days. This was decided upon on ac-
count of refusal of the war department
to allow Col. Tyson to purchase ra-
tions in Knoxville. The regiment will
await the arrival of supplies from
Chicago, from which place they win be
shipped by the commissary-g general.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05

PROF. KOCH, the famous bacteriolo-
gist contributed in a recent paper a
valuable addition to the worlds knowl-
edge of the causes and treatment of
malarial fever. According to the pro-
fessor, malaria is distributed all over
the globe, but is more malignant in
the tropics Investigations have
shown that the germ of malaria is a
blood parasite and quinine checks,
though it does not destroy the germs.
The dissemination of malaria is due to
blood-sucking insects, such as mos
quitOes, certain kinds of flies and
ticks Wherever mosquitoes exist
Prof. Koch asserts, malaria prevails
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05

ACCORDING TO a correspondent of the
St Louis GlObe-Democrat, of the SO0,-
600 inhabitants of Porto Rico 200, 600
live in cities The industries of the
island are almost entirely agricultural.
But there are few farming localities of
the United States corresponding in di-
mensions to this island which can show
such collection of cities and towns.
Yet this territory, less than 100 miles
in length and one-third that in width,
has three cities of from 90, 900 to 30, 600
population, dozen above ), 900 and Is
or 20 towns of 1000 and over. The
Porto Ricans prefer to live in towns
rather than in isolated farm houses.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
PASSING OF BISMARCK.
Arrangements for the Funeral
Await the Arrival Of the EN-
peror William at Potsdam.
THE DEATH CHAMBER CLOSED TO ALL.

be Buried Near the SchIoss, at Fried
ricksrhue, NotwIthstandIng the En-
peror Desired the Interment to be Made
In Charlottenburg MausoIeum.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05

TIE sales of postal stamps for the
fiscal year just ended amounted to ssS,-
900, 900, gain of nearly fourper cent
over the preceding year.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05

THE wealth of the United States Is
estimated by Prof Mulball at sSl, $780,
600, 900, or nearly $50, 900, 600, 900 more
than that of any other government in
the world
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05

MARGARET BEAN recently died mt St.
Louis She weighed over $50 pounds
and special coffin had to oe made in
which to place the corpse.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

AT North Lubec, Me-, n company il
said to be proitably extracting gold
and silver from sea water to the extent
OF s., 600 week
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05

BERLIN, Aug. 1.-Baron Won Buelow
says that nothing definite regarding
Prince Bismarck's funeral will be de-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Shelby County Wheat Crop.

Wheat has been more extensively
raised in Shelby county this year than
ever before in the history of the county.
Up to this time more wheat has been
marketed in Memphis than was mar
lseted during an entire year at any pre-
iors time. Business men who are in
terestcd in an increased production of
wheat in the county entertain the belief
that farmers in the county will market
three times as much wheat this year as
they did in the year 1897. Farmers
have turned their attention to grain
raising, and the result is that wheat
and other grain products have been
more extensively raised than ever
before
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Gov. TAYLOR III.

Tov. Taylor is i'll at his summer home
at johnson City. His physician says
the governor is s.sffering with bilious
collie
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
PRINCE OTTO Won BISMARCK.

| PRINCE OTTO Won BISMARCK.
cided upon until the wishes of Emperor
William and the family of the deceased
are ascertained.
The United States ambassador, Mr..
Andrew ID. White, has formally re-
quested leave to present President Nc
Kinley's message of coincidence at the
| foreign office, and he has also sent a
copy of it to Count Herbert bismarck
at Friedrichsruhe.
The Emperor's UndyiDg Gratitude.
Thus far, Emperor William has tele-
graphed twice to Friedrichsruhe. The
! first dispatch, sent on Sunday morn
ing, was addressed to Count Herbert
Bismarck, and set forth in the most
cordial terms the merits of the late
prince, and expressing his majesty s
undying gratitude to the deceased,
"who has been model of the most
faithful performance of duty"
The emperor also mentioned Prince
BismarclI's democratic life, (which
has been his greatest joy" and assured
the family of his most sincere sympa-
thy.
Desired the Interment at CharIottenburg.
The second telegram begs for the
| famiIy's consent to bury the princes
remains in the CharlOttenburg mau-
soleum, where the body of Emperor
William /. repOses. This, however, is
declined, because of Prince Bismarlx's
dearly expressed wish to be buried
near the Schloss.
Bearer of Condolences.
Prince HObcnlohe, the imperial
chancellor, took n special train for
Friedricbsruhe in order to convey to
the family the condolences of the Prus-
sian ministry of state and TO place a
wreath upon the former chancellor's
bier.
The Councils of the Cities.
The city councils of Berlin~-uud
Munich will hold special sessions on
Tuesday, the prince having had the
honorary freedom of those cities.
The Carlsruhe city council has passed
a resolution of coincidence and has Sc
lected delegates to attend the funeral.
The Death Chamber Closed Pending the
Arrival of the Emperor.
FREDEBICHsRUnE, Aug. Count
Herbert Bismarck refuses to allow any
Emperor William has seen the dead
statesman. DIR. Schweninger and DIR.
Chrysander arc personally attending to
the embalming.
The room in which the prince died is
of the simplest character, his oak bed
stead occupying almost all the space.
Overhead hang pictures of his favorite
dog Tyras and his favorite horse. On
two stands all sorts of bottles were dis
tributed. Two chairs and a sofa com.
p'ete the furniture.
The Probable Place of Interment.
1t is significant that FRINGE Bismarck
directed an interment near the colos-
sal bronze monument presented by the
10 al Anhalt representa- t,ves-a noble
sta; triumphant over pack of yelp-
ing dogs. The remains of the countess
will be transferred thither also.
His Last VIII and Testament
was deposited Sunday morning at the
Schwarzenbach court house, near
Fredcrichsru uhe. On the family retir-
ing Count Herbert locked his fathers
private rooms, taking the keys along
with him and issuing strict orders to
exclude everyone. Ingress to the
schloss at Fred erichsruhe has been de-
MED to all, except under special or
ders from Count Herbert, as the head
of the family.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
weather and Crops.


High temperatures and a generally
light and unevenly distributed rainfall
characterized the past week. While
the rains were light, they came in the
form of showers at intervals, and served
to keep vegetation generally in grow
ing condition. Some few and scatter
ing counties report rain as seriously
needed, and others that they are suffer
ing from an excess, and in some cases 4
report of each kind comes from the
same county. Early corn is maturing
rapidly, and the late crop shows ma
serial Improvement since last week; the
entire crop has been well worked and
laid by Cotton is very good in some
sections, while other reports are not so
favora able, the complaint that it is not
fruiting well seeming to be general.
Wheat threshing, raying and oat har-
vesting has been retarded considerably
by showers, but all are nearly finished.
The general estimate of the farmers is
that both quantity and quality of
wheat are very good, though the grade
of the grain in many sections is not
nearly so good as last year, much Of it
having been damaged in the shock by
rain. The oat harvest has been gem
orally unsatisfactory, both as to guam
tity and quality. Tobacco is reported
as improving rapidly and now promises
better than at any time this season.
The second crop of Irish potatoes
promises better than the first, while
sweet potatoes and garden truck are
most favorably mentioned. Flowing
for fall seeding is being pushed, and q
large acreage of wheat is in prospect.
The pea and millet crops, of which
there is an unusual acreage, will be
among the best of the year. Turnip
sowing is reported as unusually large.
Several counties in West Tennessee re-
port grasshoppers as very numerous
and destroying whole fields of corn,
cotton, clover and miIlet. Murrain is
reported among cattle in Hardeman
county and hog cholera in Sullivan
county. There are quite number of
grapes rotting and apples dropping,
but as a whole the fruit crop promises
to be an average and is ripening fast.
Homegrown melons are in the market,
and all sections combine to report this
crop as thrifty, fine and unusually
large.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Very Unsatisfactory and Dangerous.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Gen. Merritt
has again cabled the war department
relative to the situation in Manila,
which he finds very unsatisfactory and
dangerous, owing the attitude of the
insurgents. In the opinion of Gen.
Merritt the attitude of the insurgents
there is similar to that assumed by
Garcia's Cubans upon the question of
their rights to enter and
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
etersburg Papers Laud the Genius of
Bismarck.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1.-The news
papers here are unanimous in lauding
the greatness and eminent genius OF
Prince Bismarck.
The NOvOe Vrcmya says he was the
most gifted diplomatist of all time.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
Posness ThemseIves on the CItY.

although in this case the insurgents
are very much more formidable ele-
ment, being not only more numerous,
but better armed and filled with the
arrogance following numerous vic
tories over their Spanish foes. Gen
Merritt, however, indicates that he will
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
To Meet tho Emnernr.

BERLIN, Aug. 1.-Baron Won Buelow,
the minister for foreign affairs, has ar
rived here and will proceed by imperial
command to Kiel in order to accom-
pany the emperor TO FREDERICKSBURG.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-08-05
The COUNCILS of the cities.

The city councils of Berlin-~uud
Munich will hold special sessions on
Tuesday, the prince having had the
honorary freedom of those cities.
The Carlsruhe city council has passed
a resolution of coincidence and has Sc
lected delegates to attend the funeral.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
A ROMANCE SADLY ENDED.
Death OF "Little Chrysantllemum.- Noted
Japanese Woman Acrobat

New YORK, March 24.-Runi Kas San
better known as Little Chrysanthe-
mum, reputed to have been the best
woman acrobat in this or any country.
died in this city on Monday night. She
was born in the village of Sikh. japan.
not quite twenty years ago. Her faith
er and mother were acrobats. and
when she was a child she learned to
do very wonderful acrobatic feats.
Finally she joined troupe and tray-
eled ali over Japan. The company
became SO famous that after time it
was called to Toxic to play before the
Mikado. While at court RUM met and
fell in love with a little man named
klliwaei, who was hardly bigger than
herself. After time Kijiwaei got a
chance to come TO the United States.
RUM was heartbroken, but he told her
he would make a fortune here and
then they could both live at their ease.
When about two years ago, the for
tune had not been made, RUM, who
had some money, decided to join her
lover. She came, and the two were
happy again. They took an apartment
and lived very quietly, but there was
probably not a happier home from
Harlem TO the Battery. RUM got an
engagement to perform at one of the
variety playhouses, and it was not long
before her reputation mere was almost
as great as it was in Japan. 1t was
because her stage dress was always
embroidered in silver chrysanthemums
that the sobriquet was given to her.
Little Chrysanthemum got through
her first winter here fairly well, though
the penetrating winds bothered her
some. When the past winter set in
she caught cold, and that was the be-
ginning of the end She tried to per-
form once or twice, but finally had to
give it up She said her tricks made
cher cough So" She was so much
worse last Friday that physician was
called Under his treatment she grew
better. On Monday night, however,
she had a bad turn, and, before the
physician could get to her she was
dead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
WARS or THE WORLD.

Union NAVY $ofG0Nn
during tqar a years me I7n " ar department
The number @ enlisted nha uio" sn industry ~ estimated
an the last few months the war The expenses
and than aos Ss
the number Of m sb ss ss n hs @
Total number of mn gn w the k cS W T!e was
and vessels DESTROYED during the o W" 2
In the Civil War the coederates
upon soldiers dying southern .-..,~.. s s5,
cOnsdsrste soldiers dying IN noaera Flso
Union sa Soldiers a CAPTURED by Union
TRe number men """
s Ss1 destroyed 1"""'"
During 5 the n a T to inc nu'D' ......
puing S the fste war the
During soldiers enlisted for the
',ss's r. o. As.s: - 5ss sss
pntn m' the Revolution warriors
The number uns e of soldiers put
r was . w that since the birth chri
o ed ,n war o IS 1 psafui years the
u a00ut Of war the united armies Europe
! gSgn P paee the armies the
The wars Ne sroash England
soldiers who psTi5h9 led IN s the G mb s @ sopo
In the number of rifle cartridges fired by the
Tn b persisted
was csae where the had
Battles in number 5so
,a .ssasn aE4 sgng e than sS
G G ba a' standing army ssooo
Tny has standing .t 10000
, sns veg ss. Rass laa aS
The burning 81 the "e century the of
man has e when the French and
men on n Srae anu hundred
rs ssn soldiers ID at 5%s
the The a a fp he Brush Navy number. e,ee
Navy number ... is@S
During the German artillery fired charges o
rhe s so,s deaths in the crm,an 'al'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25

yet 1t is doubtful whether any prudent
naval COMMANDER. even leaving out of his
calculations that great factor represented
ny the superb fighting qualities OF
THE AMERICAN SAILOR
would care TO venture hostile meeting
with one OF these steel bulldogs of the
seas; for the new American battleships
enhody in their design and, construction
the highest development up to this date
IN offensive and defensive warfare as the
great game of naval strife would be
played on the coast line of the United
States Into their broad huls are packed
all of the engine power the armor and
the ordnance that the highest scientific
ability is able to concentrate in a float
ing structure that is able to seek a base
OF operations, supply of fuel and ann
munition and an opportunity TO heal
wounds received in battle Larger ships.
those of deeper draft necessarily. NAV not
enter or attack our ports at lighting
range and this consideration was always
kept in mind by Chief Constructor HIGH
born, when the Kearsarge and Kentucky
We're planned. That is the exclamation
OF the fact-a new one in naval design
that these ships. with displacement of
H,525 tons. draw only rs feet inches Of
water, less than the armored cruisers New
OK and Brooklyn which would not com
blned, be equal in combat 10 one of the
pattleships. Light draft on heavy dis
Placement is only one of the many valu-
able qualities of the battleships, though
by no means the least Save the Indiana
class. they carry the heaviest batteries
IN accord with modern naval practice.
and with primary batteries fully equal
TO that class they mount secondary guns
IN such, fashion as TO make the combina-
ton almost unequal in naval architecture.
THE BIG RIFLES.
four in number are mounted in two tllr-
rets. one sweeping the entire sea from
directly ahead. fully half way astern.
the other with equal range, placed so as
to command the sea from either bow
straight astern. These are of thirteen
inch calibre, yet the British navy now
confines its guns TO twelve-inch. In inches
the difference seems small. yet the Amer
lean gun has about % per cent more
power.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
EsCAPADE OF a PRINCESS.
The Wife of Prince Philip and a Lieutenant
Disappear

London, March 24.-The Vienna cor
respondent Of the Daily News says:
The sudden departure from the Ri
vlera of Princess Louise, of SaXeCo-
burg-Gotha eldest daughter of King
Leopold, Of Belgium, and wife of Prince
Philip, of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, with
the simultaneous disappearance of
Lieut. Mattachich-K egleyitch with
whom Prince Philip recently fought a
dueD, is developing in such manner
that it is impossible to maintain the
original resolution TO preserve secrecy.
AT Coburg palace the whereabouts
of the Princess is unknown. She had
money addressed to her butler at Monte
Carlo for her, and it is assumed that
she is now in Paris. Steps have been
taken at Gotha, by order of the reign
ing duke, whose consent was neces-
sary to obtain a judicial separation.
By the Emperors express wish the
proceedings will not occur in Vienna.
At the same time it will be sought to
place the Princess under guardianship
as a spendthrift Prince Philips adj
vertisement in Paris, that he would
not be responsible for his wife's debts,
was just in time to prevent her rails
ing loan on the security of her SPLEEN
did jewelry.
Another curious feature of the case
was an attempt made to suppress the
advertisement, through the telephone,
by the unwarranted use of the name OF
the secretary of the Austrian embassy,
Count Berchtold.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
TIE WAR MUST SOON STOP.
The Belief Prevails in Cuta That Nc
klnley Is About to Intervene.

Spain Will Be Notified-In Case She
Declines Mediation the President
VIII Refer the Whole Question TO
Congress, Which Will Acknowl-
edge the independence of Cuba.
If War Comes Spain Must De-
clare 1t.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
Special Commissioners Sale
Of Valuable Fulton Real Estate
And Coal Property. -.

BY virtue of a decree of the CIRCUIT
Court of Ohio County, State, of West Vir-
GINA, entered on the 18th day of Febru-
airy, A d. 1898, in the cause in which
George j. Kleeh is plaintiff. and Kathar-
inc Kleeh and others are defendants. the
undersigned special Commissioners viii
sell al public auction. to the highest bid
der, at the front door OF the Court House
of Ohio County. or
SATURDAY, MARCH 10Th. 1898,
commencing at ten O'Clock a. m, the fol-
fronting go feet on the soutnerly SIDE or
the National or Cumberland road. and
running back of even width therefrom, 20
Wheeling Creek, in the town OF Fulton,
County Of Ohio, State of West Virginia.
in what is called Daniel Steenrod's addi-
ton to the City Of Wheeling, in said
of said lot are subject to the notifications
made by the deed dated the nth day Of
others, and recorded in the office, of the
Clerk of the County Court Of said Ohio
County in deed book No. "a, pages 3S4
to 3sS inclusive Being the same lot con
veyed to Otto Keen deceased, during his
lifetime by John Ochsenkuhn and wife by
deed dated the Slst DAY Of March, 1866
1T9, and being the same property devised
10 the said George j.. Kleeh and Kath-
arine Kleeh. by their father, Otto Kleeh;
in viii book No. A, pages COZ and COS
Also twenty-three t2S) acres Of coal
more or less; along and I'D adloining the
as the Judge Thompson residence,
together with the following described sur
face land in connection with and a part
of said coal: Beginning al a sugar tree
stump on edge Of run, thence n. IS, E. So
poles to lower road: thence with the road
n. 1871. r. 1912 poles to high stump
poles east Of run: thence back s 26
IL. SO poles down the run to the
beginning, containing one % acre. For
particular description of said coal lands
reference is here made to said decree.
SAID Fulton property will be offered as
a whole and in separate parcels. and sold
in the manner in which it will bring the
Terms Of Sale-one-third of the pur-
chase money and as much more as tho
purchaser may elect to pay. cash. on day
of sale and the residue in two equal in
stalments in nine and eighteen months,
with interest from day of sale. the pur-
chaser to give his notes for the deferred
payments, and the title to be retained
until all the purchase money is paid.
G. A. SCHAEFFER AND
r. S. RILEY
Special Commissioners
l. c. H. Henning, Clerk of the Circuit
Court OF Ohio County, do certify, that the
. above named Commissioners. have given
bond as required by said decree.
c. II. HENNING
feb24ei Clerk
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-25
WHAT A RUBBER NECK is.
The Dotiuition Given by Boy in Police
Court

Court.
New York, March 24.-Thomas
Vlanblocom, 16 years old, was arraign-
ed in Centre street Court yesterday
BY Policeman Schultz, of the Oak
street station, on charge of disor-
derby conduct. Schultz told Magistrate
Cornell that Vlanblocom had been be-
laboring another small boy at the time
of the arrest.
Tommy Burns called me a rubber
neck said Vlanblocom, so, Of course,
| soaked him.
Whats a rubber neck?" asked
Magistrate Cornell
II give it up, said Lawyer Costello,
who appeared for theboy.
Its beyond me-" confessed Police
man Patton, who arraigns the pris-
oners
Il did know. but I've forgotten, "
said Roundsman Lane.
Magistrate Cornell called UP a small
boy who was awaiting arraignment on
a charge Of shooting craps in Baxter
street. Tie question was put to him
and he smiled in conscious superior
ity.
"Ah. dat's easy said he, with a
grin. "A rubber neck is a guy OATS
toinin' his nut aroun' ter give de glad
hand tur ev'ry purity goil dat passes.
Den he's a nosey bloke dat's all de
time a-puttin' his neck outer joint ter
see wot ev'rybodys adding. He's a
Johnny Pry, dats wot he is. Dem
fellers oughter take de hinges outer
deere neck
IA remarkably lucid explanation =
said the magistrate as he fined Wan
blocom s.. The lads mother paid the
fine.