The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-07
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
ME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOMESTIC.

American Sabbath union was celebra-
ted in New York.
The United States supreme court de-
cided that the constitution does not
follow the flag into the nations new
insular possessions thus UNFOLDING
the policy of the administration. The
government was defeated in the Porto
Rico customs case.
September 81 has been fixed as the
day for the opening contest in the cup
races.
William P. Hazen, chief agent OF the
secret service of the government, has
resigned.
Thirty thousand members of the tai
lors' trades demanded the abolition of
the contract system and threaten
general strike.
Thomas Clark, Harvey Oll) Ia
borer, wounded his wife and then
killed himself with a revolver. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
In fire at Hatley, Idaho, the wife
and son of Rev. 1. T. Osborne were
burned to death.
The battleship Wisconsin was pre-
scented in San Francisco with silver
banquet service, the gift of the state
whose name she bears.
Twenty-one miners were killed by
an explosion of coal dust in the new
Richland mine at Dayton, Tenn.
A. T. Dow, an illicit oleomargarine
maker in Chicago, was sentenced to
six months in jail and fined $4,000.
The report of the Philippine COM
mission making recommendatIon for
general g. comment of the islands
has been received at the war depart
ment.
Lieut.. Gov. Allen and Representa-
tive Ketchum, of Vermont, were ar
rested charged with completely in the
wrecking of bank at Vergennes, Vt.
A Great Northern freight train was
totally destroyed in a collision with
a car containing dynamite at Ia
coma, Wash.
A Chinese student won the ora
torical prize at the Vanderbilt uni
-versity in Nashville, Tenn.
The annual report of the civil serv-
ice commission shows that during the
year ended June 3d. 1900, 1854 per-
sons took the competitive eXamina-
tions for government appointments.
The United States supreme court has
adjourned until the second Monday in
October.
Fire at Kindred, n. D., destroyed %
buildings at a loss of 100000.
The schooner H. Rand was over
turned in Lake Michigan, and Capt.
Jefferson, his daughter and three men
were drowned.
A small steamer was blown to pieces
Nv n 70 X l.
ing two men and destroying two
houses.
Gypsies kidnapped a young girl near
Atlantic, Ia, presumably to get ran
som for her.
Mrs. Mary Hershberger and her
daughter and grandchild were burned
to death in a farmhouse near Watse-
ka, Ill.
The United Pres byterian general
assembly in session in Des Moines,
Ia, adopted report declaring mem
bers of secret societies ineligible to
membership in the church and ex-
polling those already members.
Gov. La Toilette has appointed DR..
Alma J. Frisbie the first woman mem
Der of the Wisconsin board of uni
versity regents.
Four of the children of George H.
Bramhall, pianist and composer, died
in Chicago within two weeks.
The Peoples state bank at Gothen-
burg, Neb., closed its doors with de-
posits of 100000.
The government crop report says
all cereals have made a good stand,
but are much retarded by unseason-
able weather.
United Confederate veterans, repre-
senting 1881 camps, met in eleventh
annual reunion in Memphis, Tenn.
There were big crowds a all the sta
tions after the presidential train had
crossed the line into Ohio. but only
short stops were made until the party
reached Canton. Mrs. Mckinley con-
tinued TO improve in health.
Ninety houses in 8akersville, n. c.,
and vicinity were swept away and four
lives lost by the recent flood.
The Presbyterian general assembly
In Philadelphia elected DR.. Minton
chairman of revision committee and
adjourned.
Mrs Frank Sickles and her two
children were burned to death in
their home at Belle Center, O., by q
gasoline explosion.