The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

VOL. XXXVII-N
The doctors have ordered the Mar
quis Ito, the former Japanese pre-
mier, to take sea voyage for his
health. He is, consequently, coming
to America for short stay.
The anniversary of the relief of the
Legations passed almost without no
tice in Pel1in, on the 14th, although
the Americans entertained the British
and American civilians, and gave a
banquet to the soldiers.
The population of Kansas, accord
ing to the assessors census, is 1,467,-
sos, net increase in one year of 49,
100. The largest gain was 6,519, in
Wyandotte county; the largest loss.
2,O59, in Cherokee county.
Sanford NJ. Green, judge of the
Michigan state supreme court from
1s4S to 1858, died at his home in Bay
City, on the 18th, aged "a years. In
1S43 Judge Green revised the Michigan
state statutes, and his work stands
unchanged to-day.
The North Creek and Blue Noun
tain stage was held up by lone high
wayman, near North river, Warren
county, n. Y, on the 14th. The horses
were shot, the passengers robbed and
the United States mail looted. The
desperate escaped.
Seven hundred and four eNiled per-
sons, many of them being women,
started from Constantinople for
Yemen, Ara bia, on the 18th. The
prisoners include those who were i'm
plicated in the recent fire at the
harem of the Yildiz palace.
Favorable crop reports throughout
Italy indicate the wheat prospect as
slightly in excess of last seasons
harvest of AZ, 100000 hectolitres. For
the first time in several seasons the
olive crop will be good, and the pros
poets for hemp, corn and rice are uni
fOrmly bright.
The Danish government, having de-
termined to return the visit of the
United States training ship Hartford,
the cruiser Valkyrien, in command of
Prince Waldemar, the kings young
est son, will sail for New York in
January, and afterwards visit other
American ports.
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Tho fiVa-vaar-n16 Of
uel McPrease, of Hanston, Kas., ap-
parently died on the 11th. Funeral
services were held on the 18th. On
the way to the graveyard a bolt of
lightning struck the metallic coffin
and opened it, whereupon the child
sat up and called for her mother.
There was filed in the Hudson coun-
ty courthouse in Jersey City, N. j., on
the 18th, a mortgage for $15O,OOO, 900,
made by the Consolidated Tobacco
Co. of America to the Morgan Trust
Co, to secure an issue of four-per-
cent. bonds not to exceed $15O,0OO,-
600, which bore revenue stamps to the
amount of $4,000.
Preliminary steps have been taken
nent building by the Republic of Mex
leo on the ST. Louis Worlds fair
grounds, in which, after the close of
the exposition an exhibit of the re-
sources of our sister republic may be
maintained. The project has the in
dorsement of Mexican business men
of St. Louis.
r~fr loo 1,n Pn1-lIr
correspondent of the Frankfurter
Zeitung. ''it is said that Emperor Will
lam is little pleased with the new tar
iff bill. He regards as the chief task
of Count Won Buelow the duty of Sc
curing a renewal of the commercial
treaties. Count Won Buelow's fate as
chancellor depends upon his success
in that direction"
The official HandelsbIad, of Amster-
dam, while incredulous regarding the
story that an attempt is being made
to persuade Mr.. Kruger to sign a doc
ument authorizing privateering
against Great Britain, on the 18th,
warned the Boer leaders that mo civ
ilized power would approve of the
adoption by the republics of medic
val system of warfare like privateer-
ing.
Ex-senator Thos. Carter, of Mon
tana, president of the ST. Louis Ma
tional Worlds Fair commission,
and ex-Gov. Francis, of Mis-
souri,, chairman of the board
of directors, arrived at Canton,
o., on the 18th, and called on the
president. In response to their earn
est request, the president promised,