The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-10-25
President Roosevelt Is engaged In


writing his first message to congress.
Every phase of national life will be
considered by him.
Clinton, a mining town near Mis-
soula, Mont, was practically wiped out
by fire.
Eight men were injured in an acct
dent on the ST. Paul road at Tioga,
Wis, Roadmaster Bond fatally.
The Schley court of inquiry heard
the testimony of five officers of the
Brooklyn, all the witnesses speaking
in high terms of the admiral's courage
and capability.
Citizens at Howells, Ind, fought off
five robbers attempting to loot store,
shooting three of them, one fatally.
The Episcopaliars in triennial con-
ference at San Francisco deferred &C.
ton on the question of a change in
name for three years.
The estimates for the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, amount
to sos, 91O,9S4, against 1924, 535 ap-
propriated for the current year.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of education shows that for the
year ended July l, 1900. 17,O2o,71o pu-
pills attended schools in the United
States, an increase of 2S2 ,34S over the
previous year.
William Gregory, of Wexford, has
been nominated for governor by the
republicans of Rhode Island.
The headquarters of the national de-
partment of criminal identified ton are
tt be moved from Chicago to Washing
ton.
The American Bankers association
ended its convention in Milwaukee
after starting movement for a re-
form of the banking system and elect
ing is president Myron T. Herrick, of
Cleveland, o.
The steamship st. Paul arrived al Sc
attic with 10000 from Nome.
Robert Huff and DR.. r. G. Mcdaniel,
both prominent men, were fatally shot
in a revolver duel at Welsh, w. Va.
a new Iowa corporation has been
organized in Burlington to take abso-
lutte control of and merge the Burling-
ton, Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific roads, the properties to be bonded
at $3.50, 100000.
The triennial Episcopal convention
adjourned in San Francisco to meet in
Boston in 1904. The pastoral letter
sounds warning against the alarm
ing growth of atheism and political
corruption.
George Armitage, messenger for
the New Amsterdam bank in New
York city, disappeared with $4,000 in
money azd checks of the bank
The entertainment of Booker T.
Wa shington at the white house by
President Roosevelt has aroused the
indigna ton of aristocratic southern
families.
Citizens who desire that Okla honia
and Indian territory be admitted to
the union as one state will hold
a convention at Muskogee, I. T., on
November IA.
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow has ordered the establishment of
a post office to be named Mckinley
in Franklin county, Washington.
The names of 2,2O5 students are en-
rolled for the autumn quarter at the
University of Chicago.
Joseph F. Smith has been elected
president of the Mormon church to
succeed the late Lorenzo Snow.
The board of governors of the ma
tional bureau of Identification at a
meeting in Washington adopted rec
ommendation to be urged on congress So
for legislation looking to the suppress
sion of anarchy.
Documents purporting to come from
the United Irish league and containing
threats against King Edward have
been received by Dublin judge.