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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Baptist Meeting.

The fifth Sunday meeting for seven
Baptist churches of the Brownsville
district viii be held in Brownsville on
September $3.50. The order of exer-
cises for this meeting viii be as fol-
lows: Friday night, September %, SER
mon by Rev. Charles L. Anderson; Sat
urday morning, devotional exercises;
How to Increase the Usefulness and
Prosperity of Our Churches" D. A.
Stewart, ID. o. Thomas and L. 5. Will
liams; what Is a Good Church Mem
ber," II. II. Moore, Rev. b. w. Brown
and DR.. III. p. Hudson; Would it be
wise for Baptist churches in adjacent
communities which are able to employ
a minister for one or two Sundays only,
by a mutual consent to group them
selves into kind of pastorate and call
the same minister" discussed by Manly
Davis, c. d. Jacocks, 5. Z. Thomas, r.
afternoon, Can We Ascertain the
Amount We Should Give to the Lords
WOrk?" Revs. Humphrey Folk, B. w.
Brown and A. NJ. Austin; Big Hatchie
Association, Its Needs and How to Meet
Them" J. p. Lanier, L. w. Mcmahon,
T. Z. Glass, w. 2. Kline and William
Thomas. Sermon, Sunday, song and
prayer service; THE Influence of the
Sunday School in the Formation of
Character" r. NJ. Chamlxiss and Rev.
Henry L. Martin; quarterly review,
conducted by T. Z. Glass and ]. A. Du-
pree and general discussion. The meet
ing closes with a sermon on Sunday
morning.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Attempted to XIII a Deputy sherlrr.

Lee billiard, young man well con-
nected in Chattanooga, last week made
a desperate attempt to kill a deputy,
Nick Bush, son of Sheriff Bush, who
had warrant for his arrest. He made
at the officer with a butcher knife he
had concealed about his person and
just missed the jugular about the eighth
of an inch. He is the same man who
recently nearly killed a policeman and
got out of the scrape through the in-
teryentiOu of friends
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
THE BIG STRIKE IS ON.
While Not Unanimous Its Extent
Amounts to a Practical
Tie-Up.
THE MINERS EXPRESS CONFIDENCE.
Pump Hands and Mule Feeders are
Required to Remain at Their
Posts the Latter as Long, Only, as
the Mules are Not Employed to
Draw Coal.

Philadelphia, Sept. 17.-Reports
from the anthracite coal fields of this
state indicate that the tie-up caused
by the strike for higher wages and
redress of other grievances, of more
than 100000 mine workers, is at least
as complete as the leaders of the
United Mine Workers of America, the
organization back of the strike,
claimed at any time.
Missed in Their Reckoning.
Companies and individuals owning
mines who had claimed that their
workings would operate as usual, de-
spite the strike order, apparently
reckoned without accurate knowl-
edge of the attitude of their men. 1t
is true that some operations in the
Hazleton region were working, with
as high as so per cent. of the men at
work, nevertheless the greater num-
ber of men in the district were idle.
Tie-Up Practically Complete.
In the Scranton and Wilkesbarre
districts the tie-up was practically
sOmplete. As was expected, the Schuyl-
kill region, with Pottsville for a CEN
trail point, was at work with very few
defections.
These men have not the same griev-
ances that prevail in the other dis
tricts, and if they go on strike it will
be largely through sympathy.
Mitchell Directing the Strike.
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers, who has established
headquarters at Hazleton, and is per-
sonally directing the strike, estimates
that over 100000 men struck, and that
$4,000 more will join them Tuesday.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21

vicinity are at work with full con-
plement of hands. With the eXcep-
tion of MOrea, which is operated
by Dodson & CO., Co., of
by Dodson & Co., of Bethlehem, Buck
Mountain and Mahanoy City are re-
ported short handed, but this, it is
said, is not due to strike,
but to Polish wedding,
which occurred Sunday. These func-
tions consume several days in their
celebration. The Lehigh Coal Co.'S
collieries are at work as well.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
DR.. sIaughter-s Peculiar AmIction.

DR.. r. G. Slaughter is dangerously
i'll at Winchester, suffering from an
ulcer caused by an X-ray examination.
While in Louisville attending the Con-
federate reunion he had his thigh ex-
amined with the X-ray to locate ball
where he was shot during the war. He
had only been at home few days when
he began to suffer the most intense
pain, and the ulcer began to develop
itself. This is said to be the third case
of the kind on record.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Differences Between Miners and Operators
Settled.

DluerenCeS Between miners ana OperaIOrn
Settled.
A conference between representa-
tives of the miners and operators at
Jelico last week came to an agreement
and all fears of strike are now ended.
The miners accepted the compromise
proposition of the operators, ~ per
cent. increase in the wage scale, the
miners to remain on the nine-hour day
and monthly pay day. The miners con-
tended in vain for their compromise
proposition, which was for a IL per
cent. increase, nine hours and semi
mouthly pay day, but finally accepted
the operators proposition. All the
mines will resume operation at once.
1t was thought up to the time the
matter was settled that strike was
inevitable. The amicable settlement
of this wage scale guarantees peace be-
tween the operators and about 5000
coal miners.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
ATTEMPT TO START WORK.
NOn-Appearnnce of Breaker Boys
Prevented 1t.

Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 17.-At the Le-
high Valley Coal Co.'S washeries an
attempt was made to start work, but
the nonappearance of the breaker
boys prevented it.
The y. Pardee collieries at Cranber-
~ and Crystal Ridge, employing s25
men, started short-handed, as did also
the NJ. S. Kemmerer mine at Sandy
Run.
Among the big mines that did not
attempt to start were those of the
Lehigh d Wilkesbarre comnany, at
Audenreid; J. S. Wentz -, at Sill
yer Brook; the Dodson mine at Silver
Brook, and the A. S. Van Wickle
works at Milnesville.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
OPERATORS IN CONFERENCE.
1t Looks to Them Like a Complete
Tie-Up.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 17.-After
hearing reports from the mines, the
representatives of the big coal COM
panies and individual operators went
into conference at ten o'clock. The
situation was gone over and views
were exchanged. One of the opera
tors said it looked like a complete tie
up in the region. The operators here
do not look for a compromise now.
They are going to prepare for the
worst. 1t is known that detective
agencies in Pittsburgh, Chicago and
New York have received orders to
send large number of operatives to
the Wyoming region at once.
Caused Great Enthusiasm.
The striking miners held a meet
ing and there was a very large at
tendance. Reports received from the
various mines to the effect that all
hands had refused to go to work
caused great enthusiasm. Organizer
Nichols addressed the men at length.
He counselled them to be on their
good behavior.
Not Ton Being Mined.
At IL O'Clock 1t was given out at
strikers headquarters that not a ton
of coal was being mined in the
Wyoming valley outside of the West
End Coal Co.'S collieries at Mocana-
qua. A committee of United Mine
Workers was dispatched to Mocana-
qua to confer with the miners there
and, if possible, induce them to quit
work The committee will have DIFF
ticult task as the company has al
ways treated its men with exception
al kindness.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Want tho Fence Law Enforced.

A movement is on foot in Obion coun-
ty to get the county court to apply the
three-wire fence law to the county,
and petitions to that effect are being
widely circulated. Those agitating the
question are meeting with much en-.
couragement, as about nine out of ten
asked readily sign the petition, which
will be presented to the county court
at its next quarterly meeting.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Another Respite for GIvens.

Gov. McMillin has respited C. H..
Givens of jefferson county for ninety
days, extending the date of his execu-
tiOn until Dec. II. This is the fourth
time Givens has been respited, the
clemency being extended on account of
his extreme bad health. The respite in
the present case states that according
to expert testimony Givens can neither
sit, stand nor turn himself in bed, being
paralyzed on one side. The bones of
one foot are so badly diseased that sew
eral had to be extracted.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Jail Delivery.

Six prisoners escaped from the Knox
county Jail one morning last week.
They were Federal prisoners, serving
sentences for mOonshining. Being in
lock on a defective door and then
drilled a hole through a brick and
stone wall. BY the aid of hammocks
in which they slept they lowered them
selves to the ground and escaped. Eight
prisoners refused to take the oppor-
tunity to escape. Rewards have been
offered,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Omces Consolidated.

The internal revenue commissioner
has consolidated the Nashville and
Little Rock offices. Formerly Ten.
nessee comprised one district for the in
ternal revenue inspector and Arkansas,
Indian Territory and Oklahoma com
prised another district. These two dis
tricts were consolidated and Col. In
gram, who has been in charge of the
Tennessee district for years, was put in
control of the consolidated territorv.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Nashville Gamblers Fined.

The forty-one sports caught last week
at Nashville in raids on gambling
houses were tried before the recorder
and thirty-six of them fined $40 each.
1t is said that partners in some of the
houses are dissolving partnerships, and
others are giving up their rooms, with
the idea of abandoning the pastime ip
Nashville, at least until the war is over,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
To Give the Cows a Chance.

Some 200 citizens of Union City held
a meeting last week to take steps look-
ing to the repeal of the ordinance pro-
hibiting cows from running at large,
which went into effect Sept. 1. Reso-
lutions were adopted petitioning the
board of mayor and aldermen to repeal
the ordinance. The resolutions stated
that the law worked a hardship on
many of the people of Union City and
that a majority were opposed to it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Charged With MIre-Murder

The body of woman was found near
Clarksville last week covered with
stones and rails in gulley. Her head
had been beaten nearly off, and her
neck broken. Doc Martin, a farm hand
and husband of the woman, is in Jail
charged with having committed the
crime. Tie woman's 14-months-old
child was left beside the mothers
CORPSE all night
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
An Old Quarrel Renewed.

A few days ago William Davis and
Tom Nelson. both of Robertson county,
renewed an old grudge while standing
in front of Nelson's tobacco farm.
Davis had been drinking and Nelson
tried to avoid trouble, turning to his
work. AS Nelson turned it is alleged
that Davis shot him in the back, caus-
ing wounds from which Nelson soon
died. Davis fed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Fire at Chattanooga.

A fire in the factory of the Standard
Oil plant at Chattanooga last week de-
stroyed buildings and tanks of the COM
pany and small stock of various kinds
of oils. The loss will reach about s1O,-
600. The company was just preparing
for the annual scraping of it's large
tanks, and as a consequence the stock
on hand was very light.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Farmers IastItute.

The Farmers Institute at its session
held in Jackson last week, adopted a
resolution asking for an experimental
station for West Tennessee, ard the
resolution will be put before the next
meeting of the legislature. Fence or
no fence was an important subject, but
was not settled. Hon. T. Bun Carson
of Lauderdale county addressed the
institute on the question of Fence In
or Out" The farmers home was thor
oughly discussed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Not a Ton Being Mined.
HOW HE VIEWS THE STRIKE.
The President of the Delaware 1
Hudson Canal Co.'s View.

HuusOn OHhhI CO.'s View.
New York, Sept. 17.-Robert NJ.
Olyphant, president of the Delaware
& Hudson Canal Co., said of the coal
strike:
last or that it will permanently affect
the price of coal in this city. There
are 100000 men who go down to work
in the mines of the anthracite coal
region. In their recent statement
the labor agitators declared that they
had but S71 900 in their treasury.
This would mean that they can pay
each of our men who go out at their
order the sum of so cents for one day.
This will not support great strike
very long"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Fell Under the Wheels of a Train.

The remains of VIII Younger, a
young man about 25 years old, whose
house is but a few miles from Milan,
were taken to Milan last week. He at
tempted to jump on moving train at
Fulton, KY, but missed his footing,
fell under the wheels and was horribly
mangled. He is the third brother who
has met death by accident within the
M ST few rears
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Prince Albert of saxony Killed.

Dresden, Sept. 18.-Prince Albert of
Saxony was killed in a carriage acci-
dent yesterday at Wolkau, a short
distance from Dresden.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
RaptIsts in Session At Milan.

The Central Association of the Bap-
tist Church convened at Milan last
week with a large attendance of dele
gates and visitors. An interesting pro-
gram was presented
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Canal From Chattanooga to the Sea.

Col. Tomlinson Fort has introduced a
resolution in the Chattanooga chamber
of commerce calling a convention to
memorialize congress to build canal
from Chattanooga via Rome and Macon
TO Darien, Ga, and thence to the mouth
of Alabama river and to the Atlantic
ocean. Col. Fort states that a survey
for such canal was made in 1878 by
an eminent government engineer and
found to be perfectly feasible. The
matter was referred to a suitable COM
mittee, which will issue call for such
convention. Towns and cities along
the route of the proposed waterway
will be invited to send delegates, the
convention to be held some time in
December
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
WORKING FULL HANDED.
All the Galleries I'm the POttsv1lIe
District at Work.

Pottsville, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE re-
ports that come from Shenandoah.
Ashland, Girardville, Mahanoy City,
Tamaqua, fremont and Minersville
indicate that all the collieries in this
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21

Gov. McNIiuin has commissioned R.
w. Haynes to be special judge of the
Eleventh judicial circuit to hold court
at Jackson during the inability of
Judge Levi s. Woods.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Suit for Damages.

Monroe Shirley has entered suit a,
Brownsville against the Western Union
Telegraph Company seeking to recover
$4,000 alleged damages for the monde
livery of an important telegram.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21

The stockholders of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & ST. Louis railway have
ratified the lease by the company of
the Memphis & Poducah railroad from
the Louisville s Nashville railroad.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Liverpool Grain Imports.

Liverpool, Sept. 1.-THE imports of
wheat into Liverpool last week were
$4,000 quarters from Atlantic ports
and 5000 quarters from other ports.
The imports of corn from Atlantic
ports last week were 400 quarters.
ParIiamenS 20 Dissolve September 25
Aberdeen, Sept. 17.-At the meet
ing of the council at Balmoral it was
decided that the dissolution of parIia-
ment is to take place September 25.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Lem Robertson's Experiences.

Lemon Robertson, short term negro
prisoner at the main prison, tried to
escape one night last week and got out
on the prison wall, when he came in
contact with two thousand volts of
electricity in an electric wire which had
been stretched for fellows like him.
he was found in an unconscious condi-
tion but was finally brought around.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
Pump Men Want to Go out.

The pump runners want to be
called out and have asked the execu-
tive board to take this action. The
company hands are divided on the
work question and their representa-
ton is before the executive board. In
all not less than 10000 mine employees
of all grades are idle in District No. 1.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21

The quality of the life of everyone&
is the same as the quality of his love.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-21
WHEN THE WHISTLES SOUNDED.
Not Enough Responded to Warrant
BEGINNING Work.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 17.-Pennsyl-
vania's great strike of anthracite
miners is now officially under way.
Morning found the many thousands
of mine workers in the Lackawanna
and Wyoming valleys ready for the
strike with the operators, and when
the scores of breaker whistles sound
ed for the day not enough men and
boys rallied at any one place to war
rant the beginning of work.
Several Washeries Operating.
Several of the washeries are oper-
Rting but the force of workmen is
small. Yet these washeries are con-
sidered so important in the quantity
of fuel they can turn out from the
great piles of culm refuse, that they
will be shut down, it is declared, even
if the assistance of the railroaders is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-17
By Charles BatteII LOOMS.


NO, sir" said Alexander. 81 have
no relatives in France"
Not that Southampton is in
France" said the bishop, laughing.
"Oh, isn't it? Wen. I'm going TO
the worlds fair in Paris. and that's IN
France.
The bishop smiled. eyes, Paris is
in France. but YOU can't go straight TO
it: you'll have to stop at Southamp-
ton and take another steamer across
the channel to Havre and then take
train to Paris"
Alexander was vexed and he show
ed it. Cant | go all the way by
watera'
IAN the way by water, but not in q
steamer of this size. You should
have taken a French liner if you wish
ed to go direct to France.
Alexander was tempted to use his
power, and I'm sorry to say that he
Welded. 1t would have been SO much
better if he had swallowed his char
gin and gone to Southampton with
the good bishop and then crossed the
channel. But no. he had set out to
sail to France. and he was going TO do
il no matter how much he put out
the rest Of the passengers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-17

Alexander A. Alexander was his full
name. What the middle \. stood for
no one knew. but many thought that
it must be Alexander. for they sad
that a parent who was foolish enough
to double his sons name would be as
likely TO treble it. Thcse who knew
the boy we'll enough called him by his
first name. but ST % myers generally
called him by his last name until they
got better acquainted. Alexander
locked like Russian, and he had as
imperious n nature as that OF any
car that ever lived. Before he was
twelve years old there was no one able
to cross him. If he had been wicked
or even ill-tempered he could have
made it unpleasant for the world in
which he lived-which was this world
by the way-but despite his power
over people he seldom exercised It
unduly. and so it YVES possible to live
in his vicinity and enjoy life.
Once and a while he exercised his
power for the good of the public. Al
most everybody has heard of the
strike of the painters of Paulton.
Some of them were portrait painters
and some were land4capists, and they
were all in the employ OF very rich
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-17

I'm sorry. but this steamer has got
to take me to France. Are You sure
that she can't sail directly to Paris
Not unless you deepen the Seine.
"Oh, | don't want to do that, said
Alexander, quite as if he could. and
the bishop was much amused.
But tell me, if you've made mis-
take about the steamer. what are YOU
going to do about a statcroom?"
"A what? asked Alexander with a
puzzled expression.
"A stateroom. a place to live in
and sleep in while you're on your
way to Southampton"
I'm not goiI7--- to southampton
said Alexander with heat. why,
does il take over night to get to
France"
My dear boy. Wen be the best part
of six days making the trip, and you
won't be allowed to sleep on the deck
or in the saloon"
Il should hope | wouldn't sleep in
a saloon" said Alexander with dig
nifty.
"Of course not" said the bishop
with a straight face. Now, | have
q whole stateroom. and YOU may use
llle upper DeEtH, anu NclcOlue, IL YOU
wish"
"Why, thank you. sir. I'll be glad
to. but ! had no idea that il took SO
long. You see. | had the measles when
our class had the Atlantic ocean. and
] had the munps when we had France
and SO | don't know much about that
part of geography"
well, you'll know more before you
return. Do your parents know where
you are?"
by now they do. left note. But
l won't go to England. The ship will
have to let be out at France"
A steward happened to be passing.
Here" said Alexander in his most
autocratic manner. ''Send the captain
to me-"
The steward looked astonished, but
he obeyed. In minute he came
back. THE captain says it's out or
the question. You must go to him"
At this Alexander flushed scarlet.
He made a trumpet Of his hands and
called out: Captain, ! want you to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-17
Union County IN Good Shape.
Especial TO News and Observer

especial to News ana observer
Monroe, n C., June 15.-The
Amendment will carry in Union coun-
ty. The Democrats are as a unit for
it; the leaders of the POpulist party
are for it; the rank and file of he
Populist party will Of course follow
suit; leaders. privates, negroes and
all. The white Republicans are q
scarce article in this country.
We have not been troubled much
with negro rule in this county We
join South Carolina and are too close
ly allied to her sons to submit. y
negro constable was elected in one
township bui the atmosphere got too
hot for him. Two negro magistrates
were elected, but soon they we're con
victed of stealing and hdG to leave
the county Now these fellows were
elected and the majority Of the Vot-
ers in that township had white skins
Then you hear the cry: NO danger CT
negro domination where the majority
of the voters are white people" There
is danger. and the traducer who uses
such argument can yet learn lessons
of logic, reason and experience from
his associates the negro.
Our people have been patlent; TWEEN
ty years ago this question onght to
have been settled. This year it shall
be settled. You may rely upon it..
Union county will bring as a gift and
drop into the common treasury of
the State a handsome majority for
the Amendment. which is of higher
value to the State than all the gold
i'm her hills and timber in her forests
and manufacturing interests in her
borders.