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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13

Andrew Carnegie Will Give Ten
Million Dollars to Help the
Good Work Along.
DETAILS HAVE BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED.
Formal Announcement of This
Great Gift to Education Will be
Made Mt the White House, in
WashinGtOn-The President May
Name a National Board.

Chicago Dec. "a dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Washington
says:
Andrew Carnegie is to give $1O,O0A,-
900 to the cause of university extern
sion in the United States. Announce
ment of this great gift to education
Will be made at the White House on
Tuesday. Mr.. Carnegie was here Il
few days ago and took luncheon with
President Roosevelt, when details of
the plan were fully discussed.
Mr.. Carnegie has thought best to
create national board to handle this
munifcent benefaction. President
Roosevelt will probably name such Il
board for Mr.. Carnegie, or at least
set in motion the machinery which
shall lead to a national organization.
Mr.. Carnegie is expected here Tues
day, and fuller details of this gil
gantic enterprise will soon become
public.
Nicholas Murray Butler, who has
succeeded Seth Low at the head of
the Columbia college, has been here
for two days, a guest of President
Roosevelt, at the White House, and
he has aided in perfecting the plans.
Mr.. Butler left for New York at four
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
THE TRIAL OF MRS. BONNIE.
The Day Taken Up in Determining
the Positions of Mrs. BONNIE and
Ayres On the Fatal Night.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Judge Ander-
son, before whom Mrs. Lola Ida
BONNIE is being tried for the murder
of James Seymour Ayres, Jr., sus-
tanned the objection of the district
attorney to the hypothetical ques-
tions submitted to DR.. Carr, an eX-
pert, on Saturday. The court stated
that to admit the question as put
would only cloud the situation and
embarrass instead of instruct the
jury. The question was reframed and
the witness answered that in his
opinion the location of the hip
wound, such as received by Ayres,
could not be materially influenced in
its hight or direction by the fact that
deceased was or was not walking or
running. DR.. Carr was on the stand
during a major portion of the day,
his testimony relating manly to the
relative positions of Mrs. Bonine and
Ayres when the killing took place.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
FOUR VICTIMS OF BOLOMEN.
The Fate of George Hayes and Par
ty. Prospecting. In The Philip
pines. Is at Last Revealed.

White Sulphur Springs, Mont, Dec.
9.-The fate Of George Hayes and n
party of three prOspectOrs who left
here to prospect in the Philippines, in
1899, has been revealed in a letter
just received in this city. The party
has been missing since March, 1900,
and every effort to locate the miners
has been futile up to this time. Rev.
J. c. Lenhart, formerly Il minister at
Hawaii, residing at Manila, was in
duccd by friends of the missing men
to take up the search. Diligent in
quiry on his part disclosed the fact
that the party, disregarding the
warnings of the military not to VEN
ture beyond their lines of defense,
had gone into the mountains of CEN
trail LuzOn. Later the bodies of the
four men were found literally
chopped to pieces by bolomen. The
heads ana arms were severed from
the bodies and the bodies were other
wise horribly mutilated. Hayes and
James Brown were identified by pa
pers they had upon their persons.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
State Finances.

With the retirement OF six small
bonds purchased yesterday by State
Treasurer Folk, the State Funding
Board has bought and cancelled
bonds to the amount of S597 400. OF
this amount 1928, 600 were purchased
under the administration of Former
Treasurer Craig and $373,S0 under
Mr.. Folks administration.
The funding act was passed by the
General Assembly of 1899 and went
into effect January l. 1900. 1t re-
quires the Comptroller to credit the
sinking fund with 10 per cent. of
monthly receipts, not including that
derived from maintenance of cOnvicts,
and provides that all funds in the
treasury on the first of each January
that are not needed to meet outstand-
ing Indebtedness, or are not other
wise appropriated, shall also be cred
tied to this fund. The last General
Assembly passed an act amending
this, giving the funding board au-
thority to anticipate any surplus and
to use general funds for the purchase
of bonds. The board has already
done this by using $4,000 of the
general funds with which to retire
bonds.
Besides the bonds that have been
cancelled the board has taken up $780,
900 floating debt, making nearly
million and a half that has been
spent in this direction during the
past three years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
A WEEKS RECORD
Ill 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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL TUE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Fifty-seventh congress cOnVEEed in
Washington at noon or the I'd. Senator
Frye CMe.) presided over the senate ana
the oath of office was administered to new
memb ers....In the house David Il. Hender-
son (la.) was reelected speaker. The usual
committees were appointed to inform the
president and the senate that the house
was organized and ready to do business.
Ihree thousand bills were introduced dur
ing the session, among them being meas
ures making February u, Lincoln birth
day, national holiday; granting state
mood to Oklahoma; creating department
OF commerce, labor and manufacture; APP
pFoprlating $4,000 for a monument to Pres
loent William H Harrison at South Bend.
Ind; to prevent combinations in restraint
OF trade; for the punishment of persons as
saulung or killing the president of the
United States.
senate on the 4th and a committee was APP
pointed to join house committee to Ge.
eide upon tribute of respect to the late
president Mckinley....In the house the
speaker named the committee on rules
after which the presidents message was
read and a committee appointed 10 act
with senate committee with reference tc
tribute to William Mckinley. y bill was
introduced to extend the Chinese exclu-
sion law 20 years.
On the 4th bills were introduced in the
senate to provide for the exclusion anC
deportation of alien anarchists; fiXinE;
death penalty for assassination or at
tempted assassination of the president;
for the establishment of a department o:
commerce; to make the census bureau
permanent: to repeal the bankrupt law;
for the laying of a cable to Hawaii and
the Philippines; fixing the salary of the
vice president at $4,000, of the chief JUS
tce of the supreme court at $155GO and
of associate Justices at $4,000; granting
free mailing privileges to Mrs. Mckinley,
widow of the late president; ConStitu-
tional amendment changing the day for
the Inauguration of the president of the
United States from March to the last
Thursday in April. The house was not
in session.
Debate upon anarchy opened in the SER
ate on the 9Th, Senator McComas CMd)
urging the need of a strong law and Sen
atOr HOar CMass) pointing to the diff
culties and suggesting an international
penal colony. Senator Penrose (Pa.) intro
duced a bill to prohibit all idiots, paupers
and persons liable to become a public
charge from coming to this country. A bill
was passed extending the life of the in
Gustrial commission until February 10
next. Adjourned to the 9th. The house
was not in session.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
FROM THE FAR-AWBY EAST.
Interest Being Worked Up in Be-
half of the st. Louis Worlds
Fair Among the Asiatics.

St. Louis. Dec. 9.-The orient is
awakening to the Importance of the
Worlds fair in ST. Louis in 1908.
China has already formally accept
ed the invitation, and the officials of
north and south China have received
their instructions to proceed with
the preparations for the exhibits at
ST. Louis.
Communications direct from the
Corean officials and from prominent
Americans in Seoul indicate that
Corea will furnish a most attractive
exhibit, beneficial to itself and in
structive to Americans.
The American minister to Toxic,
Hon. \. E. Buck, writes encouraging
ly about Japan. He says he is doing
all in his power to advance the inter
est of the Worlds fair with the Japa-
nese government. KOgorO Tallahira,
the Japanese minister at Washing
ton, and Toshire Fujita, Japanese
consul at Chicago, write that they
have made strong official representa-
lions to their governments in favor
of the Worlds fair. Letters from
Hon. E. c. Bellows, United States con-
sui general at Yokohama, state that
the coming session of the Japanese
parliament will probably consider
favorably the question of making an
appropriation.
Similar reports come from the
United States minister at Bangkok.
These point to a first-class exhibit on
the part of Siam at the exposition.
The king and the minister of foreign
affairs have expressed high degree
of interest. There is also a strong
probability that the king of Siam.
Chulalonkorn l., one of the ablest
statesmen of Asia. will visit the Unit
ed States in 1908 and make the
Worlds fair his objective point.
Regarding India, long letter from
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13

o'clock Sunday afternoon, and be-
fore going refused to give any par
ticulars beyond the information that
an announcement would be made on
Tuesday at the White House. Mr..
Butler has long been one of the fore
most champions of university extern
sion, and it is understood Mr.. Car
negie has had frequent consultations
with him concerning the enterprise.
According to the plans prepared by
Mr.. Carnegie and his advisers, the ma
tionaI organization is to have its
headquarters in Washington, but its
operations are to extend throughout
the United States, the work to be car
ried on in cooperation with universe
ties everywhere.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
PREPARED FOR THE RUN.
A Misapprehension Caused a Run
On the City Savings Bank of
Omaha, Neb., Monday.
DEPOSITORS ALL GOT THEIR MONEY.
The Run Started Under the Impress
sion Tint the Bank was Connect
cd with n Concern which was
Reported Saturday to BE in
Financial Difficulty.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 9.-There was a
considerable number of depositors of
the City savings bank present to with
draw their money when the doors Of
that institution opened Monday MORN
ing, owing to a belief that the say
ings bank was connected with the
Omaha Loan, Land and Trust Co,
which was reported. Saturday, to be
in financial difficulty. Four tellers
paid the depOsitOrs as fast they pre-
scented their books, but many OF them,
on learning that the bank had be-
come segregated from the trust COM
pany, returned and again deposited
their money. The bank officials were
prepared for the run, and had great
piles of gold on the counters with
which to pay the uneasy depositOrs.
The run is due solely to the wrong
impression that the savings bank is
connected with the Omaha Loan,
Land and Trust Co.. said Vice-Presi-
dent FIack There is no connection
whatever between the two companies,
but as the owners and officers of the
City savings bank, a short time ago,
bought the savings bank department.
of the Omaha Loan, Land and Trust
Co., and is occupying the offices for
merly occupied by it, number OF
persons do not yet realize that the
two institutions are entirely separate
and distinct.
'Nhile there is absolutely no cause
Tor the rum" continued Mr.. Flack,
''the City savings bank is prepared to
meet any demands that may be made,
and viii pay promptly every deposit
tor who presents his book
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
DOMESTIC.


The fire losses in the United States
for November amounted to ST., 900, 900
making the losses thus far this year
$14O,OOO.OOO.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd shows that the debt decreased
$11,2O6,512 during the month Of No
vember. The cash balance in the treas
ury was $317,O1O, 664. The total debt,
less the cash in the treasury, amounts
to $1,Ou.626,445.
In a prize fight in Chicago with
James Driscoll August Reininger is
sale to have sustained injuries which
caused his death.
A stove o burn soft coal without pro.
ducing smoke has been invented by a
Troy q. " man.
Government receipts in November
amounted to S45.716 no and eNpenGi.
lures to $4O19S.916. which leaves a
surplus for the month of $5.517, $50 and
$32.S7S,93O for the five months of the
present fiscal year.
~ dying StOwaWay was discovered in
the hold Of an ocean liner. nailed in Il
box. where he had been for Is days
during a trip from Hamburg TO New
York
The supreme court has decided that
the Philippine islands and Porto Rice
became domestic territories of the
United States Immediately upon the
ratification of the peace with Spain.
Secretary Gage transmitted to con-
gress his estimate for appropriations
needed for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908 The total is $61O, S27.-
GSS, which is $1S.OOO,OOO less than the
estimates for 1902.
Ban Johnson has been reelected
president of the American league and
next seasons ball games have been
fixed at 40, to begin on April %.
The South Carolina and West In
dian exposition was formally opened
to the world in Charleston with words
of greeting from the president of the
United States.
Maintenance of the protective tar
iff, advocacy of reciprocity, publicity
as the chief remedy for trust evils,
rigid exclusion of anarchists. mainte-
nance of the Monroe doctrine, building
of the isthmian canal, adherence to
civil service and restrictions on immi-
grafton are the features OF the presi-
dents message to congress.
The First national bank of Ballston
Spa, n. Y, has been closed pending an
investiga ton. 1t is charged that the
teller, Charles Z. Fitcham, is short
100000.
The fifth annual convention of the
National Live Stock association met in
Chicago.
twenty-five shoe manufacturers OF
Cincinnati have declared their indie.
pendence of organized labor.
An automatic telephone exchange
has been invented and successfully
operated by a Baltimore inventor.
Thomas w. Lawson lost S12. OOO. COG
by the recent drop in copper. He viii
hold his stock, however, at all costs.
italian residents of the United States
have presented the government a
bronze tablet in memory of the late
President Mckinley.
Right Of consumptive immigrants TO
enter the United States is denied by
4 court in New York, which ruled THAI
they might be excluded.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Mrs. Polly CaubIe celebrated her
one hundredth birthday at her home
near Hitchcock, Ind.
Richard Croker announces his re tire
ment from Tammany leadership Janu-
airy l.
Eleven out of IA cities in Massachu-
setts voted for license. a gain of one
over last year. Ten cities elected re-
publican mayors.
EX-Congressman I. \. Evans died
at his home in Hatboro, Pa, aged IA
years.
Capt. Richard +. Turner, aged 60,
keeper of Libby prison at the evacua-
ton of Richmond, died in Isle of
Wight county, Va.
Capt. Joseph Perry Sanford, Z. S.
n, retired, aged SIS years, died al his
home at Stamford, Conn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
NEWS ABOUT THE CAPTIvES.
Miss Stone and Mime. Tsilka Now
Said to he Concealed In the
Vicinity of RHO.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 9.-According
to information received from Saloni-
ca, Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and Nine.
Tsilba, her companion, are concealed
in the vicinity of Rio (about five
miles south of Dubnitza, in Bulgarian
territory. The news was brought by
a Macedonian, who left there Decem-
Der l, and who furnished precise in
formation regarding the hiding place
and the names of the agents supply
ing FOOD for the brigands and their
captives. 1t is understood that the
information is considered reliable
enough to Justify the American Off
Gals in Turkey dispatching ennis
saries to trent with the bandits.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
COMBATING EXTRACTION.
III. st. John Dix. the Alleged Wreck
of Bank at WhatcOm,
Wash, Again RemaE6cd.

London, Dec. 9.-H. st. John Dix,
who is charged with larceny commit
ted in the United States, and who is
alleged to have wrecked the Scandi-
navian-American bank at Whatc9m.
Wash, was again remanded at the
Bow Street police court until Decem-
Der Il, in spite of the protests of the
United States embassy officials. Coun-
Sci for the prisoner claimed that he
had time to examine the eXtradition
papers.
Mr.. Dix addressed the court in sup
port of a further remand, declaring
There is Il lot which is not true in
those papers,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
HOT FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
One Was Killed, Second Wounded,
"a Third Captured and the
Fourth Escaped.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 9.-The general
store of Edward Wood, at Galena, S.
D.. was robbed Of some merchandise
and $40 in money Sunday night and
Sheriff Doten. of Deadwood, and
Deputy Patrick Patterson, of this
city, started after the robbers early
Monday morning. They came up to
them. three in number, in n wagon,
in Strawberry gulch, and fight en-
sued. One of the robbers, whose
name could not be learned, was
killed. and the driver, who escaped,
was wounded in the arm. The third
was captured. Neither of the Off
GERS was hurt
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Fight Over Coal Lands.

A suit of ejectment has been filed
at Tazewell involving the possession
of coal lands worth 100000. F. A.
Hull, T. Cairns and j. R. Simpson
seek to eject the American Associa-
ton, incorporated, from possession of
$500 acres of land located six miles
west of Middlesboro, Ky. Claimants
hold that they bought the land from
the heirs of the grantees and have a
clear title. Defendants bought the
land from a person who claimed pos
session under another grant.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
THE COUNTY SAFE ROBBED.
The Newton County Ciiss) Safe
Robbed of Pension Warrants
Checks and Cash.

Meridian, Miss. Dec. 9.-The Nevv-
ton county safe at Decatur, the cour-
tY seat of Newton county, was
robbed, Sunday night, of $4,000 in
pension warrants, a large quantity of
school teachers warrants, So ,25O in
checks, number of post office mon
ey orders and a quantity of stamps,
and over 5000 in cash
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Murderer Seeks Release.

Dock Martin, colored. recently SEN
fenced to hang by the Criminal Court
at GAINESVILLE, charged with murder
ing his wife, has, through his attor-
neys, applied to Judge Bell Of the Cir
cult Court for a writ Of habeas cor
pus against Sheriff Stafford. Martin
seeks to secure his release on the
ground that the act of the last Ten
nessee Legislature establishing the
Montgomery County Criminal Court
was unconstitutional, and therefore
he is being held and was convicted
of murder by an unconstitutional trib-
unaI. Martins case is now pending
before the Supreme Court.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
AGED PennIe Nodded.

William McKinnie and Mrs. Martha
Macon were married near Bolivar at
the residence of James Carter, son-in-
law of the bride. Mr.. McKinnie is a
well-to-do farmer of IS years and his
bride is II. After the ceremony the
couple went to Bolivar to the home
of the groom.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
State Asked to Oner Reward.

Citizens of Dyer county have made
application to the Governor for re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of
the three men who attempted to rob
the Bank of Troy on, November 81.
The men broke into the bank, drilled
two holes in the vault and blasted
twice without blowing. The shots at
tracted the attention of three citi-
zens, who, on going to the bank to
investigate the matter, had a pistol
battle with the burglars, who escaped
unhurt The damage to the vault and
bank building was $1,000, and officers
of the bank have offered a reward Of
$500 for the apprehension of the bur-
glars.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
American Gold Production,

Washington, Dec. 9.-The esti-
mated production of gold in the Unit
ed States during the calendar year
1900 was of the value of $79, III, 900,
and, notwithstanding the fact that
this country led the world in produc-
tions, its imports exceeded its eX-
ports by $12, S66,O1O. The production
of North America, practically all of
which comes to the United States,
was S116O51 500
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Assaulted His Uncle.

]. T. Pugh and Charles Bradley, his
nephew, farmers, had a fight near
Nolensville over a business matter,
when Bradley assaulted Pugh with a
heavy stick, beating him over the
head until he is now in a serious
condition. Bradley escaped.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Canal Report Was Unanimous.

Washington, Dec. Determination
of the report of the Isthmian Canal
commission, which was sent to con-
gress last week, shows that it is a
unanimous report, signed by every
one of the nine members of the COM
mission. There is no minority report
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
COL. JOHN DONIPHAN DEAD.
The WeII-Knoyyn Missouri Veteran
of the Mexican and Civil Wars
Dead at st. Joseph, Mo.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. Col. John
Doniphan, hero of the Mexican and
civil wars and for so years promi-
nent in the affairs of Missouri, died
at his home, in this city, Monday
morning. Col. DOniphan was born
in Ohio in 1896. He was an odd fell
low of national prominence and was.
the first president of the Kansas
City, ST. Joseph & Council Bluffs rail-
road.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Refuses to Discuss the Strike.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 9.-F. I. Mol
", president of the Switchmen' S
union, is holding conference with the
leading switchmen of this district
who are on strike. He refused to dis
cuss the strike.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Lenoir City Bank Fails.

The Lenoir City Bank has closed
its doors. 1t had a capital of $4,000.
1t is stated depositors will get all due
them. The suspension of business is
said to be due to depreciation in Le-
noir City real estate.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13

A regular gusher oil well has been
struck on the Williams farm, near
Pail Mall, at the depth of 1000 feet.
The estimated daily capacity of the
well is 800 barrels, and the greatest
excitement prevails in the Tennessee
oil fields. Investors are Offering a
bonus of So on all leases taken.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Venerable Citizen Dead.

Col. J. ]. Turner is dead at his
home at Gallatin, after long illness.
He was in his seventy-frst year. He
was an ex-Confederate officer, and
had been prominent in politics Of the
State for years. Col. Turner was shot
four times during the war and suf-
fered for years from his wounds.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Screen Door Plant Burned.

Rhinelander, Wis, Dec. 9.-The
Wabash Screen Door Co. plant was
entirely destroyed by fire late Sun
day night. The loss is in the neign-
borhood of 100000, PARTIALLY COW
cred bV insurance
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
Young soldierPromoted.

John T. Patrik, a Bolivar young
man who enlisted in the service of
Uncle Sam s. reral months ago and
went to the Philippines. has received
an honorable discharge from the
army and been appointed to a clerk.
ship in the auditors Office at Manila
with a salary OF $1,000 per annum.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-13
A DEVASTATED VILLAGE.
The Entire Business Portion of
Coolies, Michigan Swept
Away by Fire.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Dec. 9.-The en-
tire business portion of the village of
Coolies, 20 miles west of Kalamazoo.
was destroyed by fire Monday. Six
teen business places were burned and
the total loss is estimated to be
about 100000. The insurance is
SMALL The cause of the fire, which
starteN in a butcher shop, is I'M
knownA There was no loss of life.