The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-02-03
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

A bill prohibiting scalping viii be
introduced in the New York legisla-
tuTe.
An early agreement of the Canada
American commissioners on reciproci-
ty is expected
An all-American mali route will be
established TO the Yukon country the
coming spring.
The issue of postage stamps and en-
velopes in the last quarter of 1898 ex-
ceeded all previous records.
Casper Schooler, of MascOutah, ILL.,,
is afflicted with hiccoughs, and it said
to be at the point of death.
Sunday was observed as Christian
Endeavor day by Presbyterian socie-
ties throughout the country.
Comptroller of the currency Dawes
will inquire as to the average amounts
of loans made by national banks.
1t is said Ambassador Choate will
present an appeal to the British gov
ernment in behalf of Mrs. Maybrick.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, was shaken by
the explosion of a powder magazine
Just outside the city. Several houses
were shattered.
England is said to oppose United
States ownership of the proposed Nj
caraguan canal, and to prefer the Suez
neutrality plan.
Mai.-Gen. Miles and Commissary
General Eagan met in a Washington
hotel. Neither saluted, and each ig-
nored the other.
Lord Roberts, England's commander
in-chief, says he considers the dis
armament scheme as yet impractical
bic and dangerous.
Several American officers may be
court-martialed at Havana for degrad-
ing their uniforms by wearing them
in questionable resorts. r.E-..s.
The general managers of the by
draulic pressed brick companies
throughout the country are holding a
conference at St. Louis,
The large plant of the St. Louis
Sanitary Co., of which Col. Ed Butler
is president. at Main and Wright
streets, was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday ~
The -4merican Missionary associa-
tion has issued an appeal to the Con-
gregational churches of the United
States to observe February II as Lin
coin Sunday.
At four o'clock Sunday morning a
fire ~ the Hotel Prochazka, at Peoria,
ILL.,, drove more than hundred guests
intc the street during the coolest
weather of the season.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Standard says that owing to
the recent development of the Carlist
agitation the government has decided
to retain the state of siege.
Great snow-slides are reported to be
doing enormous damage in Colorado,
sweeping everything before them.
Never in the history of the state has
the situation been so serious.
The report of Chairman Conant of
the investigating committee shows
that Havana's finances. have been
grossly mis1nanaged. The Bank of
Spain has been a big beneficiary.
Charles Walker, a resident of Hi
nois. was knocked down by five men
IL ST. Louis, early Monday morning,
and robbed of $1O9. The money was
obtained by cutting one of his pock-
cts.
Ceremonies, Sunday, incident TO the
unveiling of memorial tablet i'm the
house, in Havana, where Gen. Jose
Marti was born 46 years ago. were in
many ways significant and impress
Sive.
The vultures, which were formerly
the scavengers of Santiago, Cuba, are
starving and now pounee on cats and
small dogs-a circumstance very sig
nificant as Illustrating the changed
sanitary conditions.
The local committee having in
charge the arrangements for the
ninth triennial international Sunday
school convention, which is to be held
in Atlanta, Ga, in April next, has. its
arrangements almost completed.
The First Baptist church of Scran-
ton, Pa, was destroyed by fire Sun
day. 1t was the oldest church of the
faith in that vicinity. The pastor had
delivered a sermon in the morning
with the Chicoga fire for his theme,