The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Yellow fever appeared az Phoebus. n
li'tle town almost joining Hampton,
Va. on the 1st. The scourge appeared
among the negroes, and six cases and
two deaths were reported.
The Lumber Trade Journal of New
Orleans has collected and tabuiated
the statistics of lumber exports, show
ing an aggregate from southern parts
for the year ending June 30, of 1,J32,-
457,36s feet, against total of 1895, 1922
OO7 feet in 1898, and 1,133, ,233, $40 feet
in 1897.
Two of the assassins of President
HeureauX of Santo Domingo were
captured and shot on the Sd.
The Pail Mall Gazette says il learns
Great Britain is about to surrender
TO China the town of San Chun. which
was occupied by the British May 16
last, during the KQw-Loon disturb
ances. The paper mentioned asks the
reason for this, which, il says, viii
only serve TO damage British pres
tige.
The steamer Humboldt arrived at
Seattle, Wash, on the Cd, from Alaska,
United States barracks at Dyea. In
addition to the buildings, about $1,000
worth of stores was consumed. It IS
asserted that the fire was of incendiary
origin.
The American steamer Alameda.
Capt. Won OttcndOrf, which sailed
from Sydney, y. 5. w, on the I'd, for
San Francisco, had on board E25O,OOO
in gold.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury issued on the Sd showed:
Available cash balance. S275, 5,3O7, ,397;
gold reserve, S246. .239, ,S9j.
John Kelly. the Tammany leader and
sporting man, better known as 'Smil-
ing John" Kelly, died in New York
city, on the Sd. aged s.. He is said
to have been Richard Crocker's closest
friend. and he had a large acquaint-
ance among turfmen, having owned
and raced many fine horses.
The trail from Valdes to Copper
river. in Alaska. has been completed.
and the old trail over the glaciers
abandoned
Six of the ten new volunteer regi-
ments are recruited to nearly their
full complement. The returns received
AZ the war department, up to the night
Of the I'd, showed total force of -
OS2, leaving less than 5000 men to be
enlisted.
The Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers
landed from the transport Hancock, at
San Francisco, on the Sd. The men
made a magnificent appearance as
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cheers of the thousands who lined the
streets. They looked sturdy, bronzed
and healthy, and marched as if they
were used to il.
Maj.-Gen. Otis cables that the Thir-
ty-sixth regiment. 500 strong. has been
equipped and sent to San Fernando.
The Thirty-seventh. also 500 strong.
was being assembled for equipment.
and Lockett's cavalry regiment was re
cruiting rapidly.
\ letter from Gen. Funston has been
received by d. r. Anthony, Jr, of the
Leavenworth. CKas.) Times. The gen
eraI announces that he will stay in the
army until the war in the Philippines
is at an end. and will not muster out /
With his regiment.
Mdf-AHtn. l4dNIOn Is 10 nave COl1-
mand of all the cavalry troops in the /
Philippines when the active campaign !
opens in the fall. The plan of cam !
paigu decided upon by Gen. Otis coil |
templates a larger use of cavalry than |
in the last campaign. He already has |
in the Philippines the entire Fourth |
cavalry.
Lady Randolph Churchill. the Amer |
ican woman, who rules the social set of /
London. will not wed William Waldorf !
Astor. rs rumored, but IS TO be mar |
ried TO Lieut. G. F. Cornwallis-West. |
whose mother was n great beauty IN |
her day. II is said the wedding will !
take place in October.
Sigmund s. Albert, son of Adolph AL /
bert. a well-known merchant of Ian
caster, Pa. has resigned from West |
Point military academy, where he has /
been a cadet more than year, and has
returned home. The alleged reason for
his resignation is that he was subject
ed to persecution because he is n He
brew.
Capt. 4. F. Burton of Company j.
Fifty-first Iowa. from Nillisca, has
been relieved of command of his com
pany. and is at Manila awaiting dis
honorable discharge. He is charged
with having hidden in ditch when
his company went into action.
Ex-Chief Justice W. l.. Chambers, of
the Samoan islands. and family, arrived
at Colorado Springs, Col, on the 4th.
They remained there as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Connor until the
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ID. G..
Nice-President Hobart left Long
Branch, on the 4th. for Lake Cham
plain, for ten days visit to President
The vice-president ap-
peared TO be in good health when h.
left
The number of enlistments, on the
4th-w was 391. making a total of 9,4Si.
This left $500 yet to Se enlisted. !