The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Kentucky and Indiana bridge.
spanning the Ohio river between Louis
Vile. Ey.and New Albany Ind. was sold,
on the 18th. the Southern Railway Co.
and the baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern jointly being the purchasers at the
upset price of 100000. \ million dol
Iac mortgage goes with the bridge,
making the purchase price really ST.
100000
Capt Charles L. Steele. Eighteenth
infantry. died at Fort Bayard, New
Mexico. ON the 18th.
Tho Buckeye Pipe Line Co.. on the
18th. advanced the price of crude oil
thre, cents per barrel. This makes
North Lima oil S1.2O. South Lima and
Indiana S1.1j.
\ dispatch under date of TIE 10th,
from Potgieter's Drift, said that
wounded men were being received by
every train at the Mooi River field hos
pital, indicating that there had been
some heavy fighting by Gen. Buffers
army.
Gen. Butler issued an address to his
army. on the eve of its recent advance
movement. telling the men that they
were gcine TO the relief of their COM
TadeS in Ladysmith, and that there
would be no turning back" The ad-
dress was received with enthusiasm.
Brig. Gen. kobDe has been appoint
ed governor of AIbay province and
Catanduancs island. and has tempo
rarilv been placed in charge of the
other distinguished persons in public
and private life participated.
islands of Samar and Leyte. His com
mand embraces the principal hemp
producing country. He has been in
strUcted 10 establish civil governments
In the places under his jurisdiction.
Joseph Schwartz. New York cloak
maker. SAYS he would rot have cared
ii he had not been out of work Just at
present. but he is a little sorry the
sturk came the other night and pre-
sented him with three new babies,
just doubling his family at one visit.
The body of William Galloway. fire
boss at the EaSka William mine. of
the Dodson Coal Co. at Pottsville. Pa
WHO was entombed by a fall of coal on
December l. last. was recovered on
the 18th inst. 1t is believed he lived
but three days.
The situation existing in the Indian
territory is acute. The Indians ara
unable to secure possession of their
aIlotments. owing to the resistance of
the whites, who now hold occupancy
OF the lands. Some of the Indians are
in an ugly mood and trouble is antici-
Pated.
Smallpox continues TO spread at
LeavenwOrth. Kas. Six new cases de-
veloped near Lansing on the 18th. 1t
broke out in two families where chill
dren attended the city central and
high schools. and both schools have
been closed for an indefinite period.
The Penitentiary is closed to outsid-
ers.
The colossal statue of Daniel Web
ster. presented to the United States by
Mr.. StilSnn Hutchins, and erected in
Scott circle, Washington, was un-
veiled, on the 18th, with appropriate
ceremonies. President Mckinley. the
members of his cabinet and many
other distinguished persons in public
and private life participated.
The trustees of the Western theo-
logical seminaries of Chicago have
conferred the degree of doctor of sa-
cred theology upon Rt. Rev. Samuel
Fdsall, bishop of North Dakota, and
RI. Rev. Arthur L. Williams, bishop
cCadiutOr of Nebraska
Nai.-Cen. Wood, governor of Cuba,
expresses himself as well pleased with
the result OF his recent visit to the
province of Tinar del Rio. Gen Wood
congratulated Gen. Lee on the mag
nificent showing" made by the section
of the island under Lis admimstra-
tion.