The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-07

side. bound from New York TO tn
Philippine islands, arrived at Singa
pore, mira. on the 27th.
The new siN-inch naval guns for tn
battle ships of the Maine class wer
tested, on the 2Tth. at the India1
Hesd proving grounds, under regula
service conditions, with excellent re
suits.
Lieut.. Faramond. the French nava
attache at Washington. has been ad
vised that the training ship Duguay
Trouin. with large number of cadet
on board, will visit American water
next spring.
When travelling nowadays. Empero
William usually takes with him
speciaIly-carved pulpit. elaborated,
ornamented with heraldic devices
from whicn he delivers his orationt
and sermons.
Count De Toulouse Lautrec. VIII
was eNtradited TO Canada from Chica
go, was sentenced, at Montreal, on tn,
21th. to five years in the penitentiary
on charge of receiving bonds know
ing them to be forged.
Subscriptions in London. on tn,
3Oth. TO the new issue of e3.OOO.OOC
three per cent. eNchequer bonds. re
payable in 1905. totalled e6,263. 500
The tenders ranged from % to 100
The average price was 9S 2-1O.
Former mayor of Portsmouth, o.
G. A. Waller, who. was a delegate tC
the convention that nominated Abra.
ham Lincoln, in 1900, and who was a
Lincoln elector from Ohio. died at his
home in that city on the 27th.
The typhOOn which caused the loss
OF the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite
wrought great damage andlo of life
also, on the Island of Guam. Among
the worst sufferers was the town of
Moraujan, which was completely de-
molished, with a loss of 30 townspeo-
pie killed and many injured.
The proposition to levy a tax for
Tie support of a free public library
was carried at a special election held
in Dubuque, Ia. on the 26th. The re-
suit carried with it gift of $4,000
from Andrew Carnegie. also the
Young Mems Library associations Is
Coo volumes and other property worth
$4,000.
The annual report of Secretary Will
son of the agricultural department.
made public on the 29th. begins with
q complimentary reference TO the work
of his predecessors. which had
brought the department TO its present
state of efficiency" The report shows
the affairs of the department TO be in
a generally satisfactory condition.
\ recent German publication, re-
marking the growing American trade
in the Levant. says: Lately two large
firms in Constantinople have. for the
first time. received extensive ship
ments of American shoes. This shows
that the persistent efforts of the
Americans TO gain a footing in the
Levantine markets have achieved sue
cess"
Postmaster Nanc5tt of New York
city conferred with Postmaster-Gen-
Cral Smith and others, on the 26th,
regarding the proposed new post of
fice building in New York. Mr.. Van
colt afterwards expressed the opinion
that the bill now pending, appropriat-
ing S2.5OO.OOO for this purpose. would
pass at the approaching session of
congress.
The president. in the first week Of
the session of congress. will submit
To- the senate for confirmation 60
nominations for presidential post Of
fees. This includes those appointed
during the recess. and postmasters
whose terms of office expire previous
10 Janutry !. next. II is the smallest
list OF recess nominees sent in for
some years.
Charged with obtaining money un-
der false Prctenses. a man represent
ing himself as DIR. William 4. Fergu-
son, formerly of Galveston. Tex, but
who is alleged by the New York po-
lice To bC eN-Guv. Moses, OF South
Carolina. was arraigned. on the 3Oth.
before United States Commissioner
Shields. and held in bail of Sl.COO for
examination.
United States Senator Cushman Kel-
logg Davis. chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations in the senate,
died at his home in st. Paul, Minn.,
on the 27th, at S:4s p. IN. after an i'll
ness of two months. He had suffered
greatly during his sickness. and grad
ually sank away. being unconscious
for several nours before death, and so
.r as could be known, suffering no
pain.
During a severe typhOon, on NOvCm-
Der Is. the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite,
moored liz the harbor of San Luis
d'Apia. Island of Guam. parted her
cables and went on a reef and then
struck on the rocks, receiving such
injuries as TO cause her TO sink. later,
after drifting 40 miles from theisland.I i
Her crew. with the exception of five
men. sent out in launch 10 find
shelter. and who were drowned by
the capsizing of their boat. were res
cued by the United States collier JUS
tin.
Count Won Buelow, the German inn
perial chancellor, has caused the min
isters of railways in the various states
of the empire TO be invited TO devise,
jointly, measures TO prevent the re-
currence Of such serious accidents as
have recently happened.