The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

At a meeting of the Boston Clearing
house association, representing the ma
tiOnal banks of that city, on the 14th,
il was voted to issue S3,5OO.OOO in sPc-
cial clearinghouse certificates to enable
the Globe national bank to tide over
the difficulties i'm its finances, which
have existed for some time.
The state of Colorado, by means of a
carefully prepared suit through the
United States supreme court. will seek
10 solve for all time the silver ques-
tion and the demOnetization of silver
10y a judicial construction of the con-
stitution of the United States on the
matter.
The British losses at the battle of
MagerSfontein are reported, officially,
as So killed, wounded and missing
The casualties among officers was very
severe. The Beers also suffered fear
fully from the lyddite shells.
y Scaforth Highlander says that
while ne was lying wounded on the
field at Magersfoutein, he saw 4 Boer
ut typical German appearance, fault
lsssly dressed, with polished top boots,
a shirt with silk rufiieS and n cigar in
his mouth, walking among the ant
hills. picking off tGe British. He was
quite alone and il was apparent from
the frequent use he made of field
glasses that he was singing out Of
ticerS.
\ detachment Of Col. Hayes cavalry.
under Lieut.. Arnold, has captured
Biacnabato. Luzon, the mountain
IL. l.
against Spain was ended with peace
treaty \ large quantity of munitions
of war and n cartridge factory was Sc
cured.
Gen. Otis cables that Lieut.. Batson,
who organized and commanded the
Macabebe scouts has been seriously
wounded in the foot. and that ampUta-
tiou Will probably be necessary. Lieut..
Eatson is recommended for maiorate
in one of the staff corps as reward
for efficient service.
Winston Churchill. the British news
paper correspondent and former off
Ger of the Fourth hussarS. who was
captured at the time Cf the armorcd
train disaster near EStcouUt, Natal, No
vember 10, has escaped from Pretoria.
The society of Hamburg Germany
fruit-dealers has adopted resolution
declaring emphatically that American
fruit is indispensable there, and pro-
testing enegetically against a duty.
Without dopbt the Hamburg chamber
OF commerce is of the same opinion,
and will take a similar course. I'M
ports of American apples are said to
be increasing.
The Western Pennsylvania institute
for the deaf and dumb, situated at
Edgewood. was completely destroyed
by fire on the evening of the 14th. The
500 pupils in the building were panic |
stricken. but the teachers quickly SC
cured control of them. and it is bc. |
Iieved all were saved. Loss, S15O,OOO; |
insurance. 100000.
Mrs. Nettie F. Craven, who claims to /
be the widow of the late ex-senator |
James q. Fair, of California, won u
martial victory in Judge Troutt's court. |
ON the 18th. when the court decided /
that she might prosecute her claims /
for family allowance of $4,000 !,
month. Mrs Craven viii now be per-
mitted to prove, is she can do so, her
contention that she is the widow of /
the deceased senator.
Senator Foster, of Washington, or
the 18th. introduced a bill extending /
the bounty provision of the homestead
law to soldiers who served in the war
with Spain and who have served or are
serving now in the Philippines.
DR.. I. c. Rainier, a physician of Fort
Scott. Kas., was accidentally shot and
killed. on the 18th, while hunting with
a party of friends, near that city. The
trigger of his gun caught on a post
and his head was blown off. DR..
Rainier was a graduate of the Sterling
medical college Of Columbus. o.