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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
STUDYING WESTERN WAYS.
Two Prominent Chinese Who Are On
Tour Seeking Ideas On
Western Methods.
EDUCATIONAL REFORM ON LARGE SCALE.
Prince Chen, of the Imperial Family,
and LfanE Chen TunS, the Newly
Appointed Minister at Washing
ton, Making Observations in
France-wiI Come to America.

New York, July 19.-Prince Chen,
of the imperial family of China, cor
onation envoy to London, and his
principal secretary, LANG Chen Tung,
the newly-appointed Chinese minister
at Washington, who are making a
thorough inspection of the educa-
tional system-civil and military-of
France, have visited the military
school at st. Cyr, says a Paris special
to the Tribune. LANG Cheng Tung,
who studied at Philips academy, An
dover, from 1877 to 1881, under Prof.
Bancroft, is delighted at his appoint
ment to the country where he has so
many friends. He says that the voy-
age of Prince Chen is of great sig
nificance, as it is the first time in the
history of China prince of the reign
ing house has ever visited foreign
countries and acquired foreign Ian
guages. LANG Chen says this indi-
Gates a decision to revolutioniZe the
present educational system of China
and bring it up to date: In fact, he
declares, the Chinese government has
already undertaken educational re-
form on a large scale.
When questioned on the present
situation in China, Liang Chen said
that, owing to the fresh taxation i'm
posed to raise money throughout the
country for the foreign indemnity,
revolts and fanatical uprising al
ready have occurred, and were likely
to become general. The outlook he
considered very gloomy indeed.
Prince Chen and Liang Chen will
inspect schools and colleges until
they sail from Cherbourg, on July
26, for New York, on the Philadel-
phia. They intend to pass one week
in the eastern states, visiting Wash
ington, West Point and Annapolis,
and probably Harvard, Yale and
Princeton before resuming their
journey home.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
OATS GO WAY UP.
sixty-Five Cents, the Highest Price
In Chicago Since 1S74-AI-
most n Panic.

Chicago, July 19.-In a very eXcit-
ed session of the board of trade
Saturday oats sold at Csc, the highest
price here since 1874 for that cereal.
The cause Of this rocket fight, which
was a gain of Is cents in three days,
and of 734 cents Saturday, was the
fear of Shorts in July options that
they might not be able to secure oats
with which to fulfill their contracts.
Back Of this cause lay that of oat
fields, yellow for the harvest, but
devastated by the heavy rains of the
last few days.
Friday trade in oats on the local
exchange was very much excited.
Saturday it almost reached panic.
From the first tap of the starting
gond, terror filled the hearts of the
bears in the oats pit. Reports dur
ing the latter end of June and dur
ing July indicated excellent harvests
of oats.
Shorts, who had been pinched
little early in July options, deter
mined to hang out for a reaction when
good weather arrived. Stocks of old
oats became rapidly depleted under
constant good cash demand. Mayor
James Patten of Evanston had cor
nered May oats, and had done so so
successfully that there was no
corpse" of big cash supply to bury
When the heavy rains continued re-
ceipts of new standard oats, which
must be delivered on new July con-
tracts, were almost nil. Saturday
only 81 cars of all kinds of oats ar
rived, and only % cars were of con-
tract grade. Shorts" bid for what
little stuff there was offered. The
bulls believed prices would go still
higher, and chief of these bulls was
Mayor Patten, who is supposed to
have a tight hold on nearly 100000
bushels of new July.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Contract of Consolidation.

The contract under which the
Nashville & Clarksville Railroad
Company, the Tennessee Central
Railroad Company, the Nashville &
Knoxville Railroad Company, the
Tennessee Central Railroad Com
pany and the Nashville Terminal
Company were consolidated, has
been filed with Secretary of State
Morton. The name under which the
consolidation is effected is the Ten
nessee Central Railroad Company,
and capital stock at $8,OOO,OOO. The
Tennessee Central will probably
form its junction with the Illinois
Central at Hopkinsville. President
Baxter has proposed to the citizens
and authorities of Hopkinsville to
come to that point from Clarksville
on condition that favorable terminal
facilities are given him. He asks
that the city give him the right of
way and enough money for the erec-
-tion of a creditable depot.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
ORDER TELEPHONES OUT.
Des NIOines Retail GrOcers' Associa-
ton Indorse the Strike of the
Telephone Girls.

Des Moines, Ia, July 19.-The Des
Moines Retail Grocers' association
has indorsed the strike, and ordered
all Iowa telephones removed from
their places of business. a strike of
electricians and linemen at Daven-
port was ordered Saturday, and it
was expected this order would also
affect the Bell system in Rock Is
land. The central girls in those
cities are being organized for the
purpose of going out in sympathy
with the Des Moines operators, line
men and electricians who are fight
ing the Iowa company.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Card from DIR. Osment.

j. S. Osment, agent of insurance
companies alleged to have been de-
frauded in Bedford and other Mid
die Tennessee counties, has written
a card in which he says the Amer
leans Shelbyville correspondent has
misstated facts and done him an in
justice. He says he has written sew
eral thousand dollars worth of in
surance in Bedford and other coun-
ties, but that policies were all issued
on the certificates of reputable ply
sicians and the premiums paid by
the insured. No syndicate, he says,
so far as he is aware, exists, and he
does not believe there is such a syn
dicate. One policy holder did die,
he says, about three months after the
policy was issued, but his death was
due to an acute disease suddenly con-
-tracted.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Money for Marks Estate.

1t develops that in 1896 Gen. VIM.
H. Jackson conveyed to Mrs. Eunice
Marks, wife of the late Albert D.
Marks, and W. H. Jackson, Jr.,
quit claim deed to his life interest in
Belle Meade estate. Three days after
the registration of the deed Mrs.
Eunice Marks wrote her will, under
which she bequeathed all her prop
erty, both real and personal, to her
husband. Thus, in addition to own
ing a third interest in Belle Meade
and certain city lots in West Nash
vile and one-sixth interest in the
valuable Jackson flats and other
property, Albert Marks owned one
half of Gen. Jackson's life interest
in these properties, so in the event
his interest in any of the property is
TO be sold his third and one-sixth
interests can be sold in fee, which
makes it far more valuable than if it
was sold subject to Gen. Jackson's
life interest. This estate, it is said,
will more than pay Marks debts.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
State Enters Suit.

The State insurance department
has entered suit in chancery against
the Manhattan Life Insurance Com
pany, nonresident, seeking to col
lect $217.47 for each semi-annual
period since January /, 1901, which
is 212. per cent of defendant COM
pany's gross premiums. It is claimed
in the bill that the complainant is
entitled to collect Is per cent of the
total amount realized by the insur-
ance company's gross premiums be-
cause Of said company's delinquency
in failing to pay the taxes when due.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
UNCLE SAM TAKES A HAND.
Light May BE Thrown On the "For-
ty Million Dollar Corey Es-
tate" in England.

New York, July 19.-George c.
Corey, who was arrested by a post
office inspector in Paterson, n. j., on
Thursday night on charge of hav-
ing used the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses, has been arranged before Unit
ed States Commissioner Shields, and
held in $500 bail for examination
next Tuesday. 1t is the intention of
the governemnt detectives to have
present some members of the Corey
family, who were induced to provide
Charles Corey" with money to pros
ecute their alleged claim to an estate
in England that Charles Corey told
them was worth $40,000,0OO.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.
Matthew Harris, a wealthy pioneer
IL c

Matthew Harris, wealthy pioneer.
died near Cadiz, KY, aged 50.
y pure-milk ordinance has been
passed by the ST. Louis city council.
The "stogie" makers have formed
trust with a capital of $7,5oo,OOO.
John w. McMaster, aged 79, of
Lebanon, Mo-, died at Sparta, Ill, of
paralytic stroke.
Milo Todd, aged s3, died at Pendle-
ton, Ind. He had been an expounder
of the Gospel for many years.
Dun's and Bradstreet's both assert
that industrial conditions have bI en-
greatly improved in the last week.
In the fiscal year just closed, $780,
79S aliens came to America, an in
crease of LOG, ,S25 immigrants over the
previous year.
The reported engagement of Miss
Alice Roosevelt to eut.Robert Sterl-
ing Clark, is emphatically denied by
authority of the president.
Paul Marco, a Carlinville Qll.)
farmer, carried out threat to COM
NIT suicide by blowing out his brains
with a shotgun before his family.
Mrs. Jennie Price, who sued the st.
Louis Suburban Street Railway Co.
for $4,000, recovered Judgment for
81 in the st. Louis county circuit
court.
Clyde S. Houk, principal of the
school at Lawrenceville, Ill, was held
to bail at Springfield, on the 18th,
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud.
Paul Morton, vice-president of the
Santa Fe road, predicts the largest
crop of corn this year ever known.
He says it will be at least 2,500,000-
600 bushels.
Sam Faughn, a ball player, resent
ed an insult to women at Metropolis,
Ill, and he was shot down before a
large crowd attending the street fair
and carnival.
William J. Bryan writes to Dave
Ball, of Missouri, congratulating him
on his endeavors to have the Kansas
City platform reaffirmed by the dem
ocratic party.
John C. Breckenridge, grandson of
the famous Kentuckian, eloped with
Addie Murphy, daughter of San
Francisco millionaire, who promptly
disinherited the bride.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Pierre, S. D., for a company
to build a line of railway from Du-
luth, Mimi, to Galveston, Tex. The
capital stock of the company is $780,
900
Two bro theirs named Joubert went
to the home of one of them, near
Oraville, Ill, in an intoxicated condf-
ton, and began abusing the wife Of
one and at last attacking her. She
killed both.
Fred Weichbrod, so years old, and
a son and daughter of Jacob P. Mus
kopf, aged respectively IA and IS
years, were struck by lightning near
Millstadt, st. Clair county, Ill, and
instantly killed.
Former Representative Bynum, OF
Indiana, may be appointed by the
president a member of the apprais-
ers' board, as republican. He was
appointed to the board by President
Mckinley as democrat, but the stn-
ate rejected him.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
DROUGHT IN MISSISSIPPI.
Twenty Counties in Which Corn and
Cotton are Greatly Damaged,
and in Places Utterly Ruined.

jackson, Miss, July 19.-Twenty
counties in Mississippi are suffering
from the effects of a disastrous
drought, and in over one-half of this
number the corn crop has been ut
terly ruined, while cotton has been
damaged from 60 to rs per cent. In
Tallahatchie county forest fires are
raging.
The drought area in the Delta is
spreading, and the latest reports
state that in counties where the
prospects were excellent two weeks
ago, there has been great deteriora-
ton.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Barren Cotton.

Forked, barren cotton has been re-
ported in num}er of places in Glib
son county. Sme of the farmers
claim there is quite lot of it. The
cotton forks Just below the first
leaves and is barren, not a square to
be found on it. 1t seems to be more
numerous on low and wet lands. 1t
is said that the buds of the young
plants were killed by frost, causing
them to come ont forked. Cotton
throughout the county is looking
fine, and unless there is more of the
forked kind than is expected the
yield will be considerably better than
the average. A number of almost
grown cotton bolls were brought in
about July /, which indicates an
early crop.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
FIGHTING 1T OUT ON WATER.
Two Insurgents Gunboats and Two
Colombia Vessels Reported
Fighting at Panama.

Panama, Colombia, July 19.-The
insurgent gunboats Padilla and Da-
rien appeared Friday night between
Flamenco and Ottique islands. Gov.
Salazar thereupon ordered the gov
ernment gunbOats Chucuito and Cla-
pet to put to sea and meet them.
Heavy cannonading is taking place
at this hour, 10 a. IN. The United
States special service steamer Ran
ger is coming into the bay. Great
alarm prevails in this city. The en-
trenchments are full of soldiers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Roll of Eederal PrIsnnars.

Warden Hartford has presented to
United States Marshal Overall the
account of the State against the Uni
ted States government for the keep
ing of Federal prisoners for the
quarter ending June 80. 1t shows
that there were on hand at the begin
ming of the quarter 238 Federal pris-
oners. Only u were received dur
ing the quarter, while SO were dis
charged, leaving on hand at the close
of the quarter PA. For the keeping
Of these prisoners the government is
due the State $6,OO168. Only Ten
nessee Federal prisoners are being
sent to Nashville since the compile
ton of the Federal prison at At
lanta.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Charters Issued.

The Nashville chamber of COM
merce has received from Secretary
of State Morton a tabulated state
ment of the number of charters is
sued during 1891 TO corporations or
ganized in the four largest counties
IN the State. The statement follows: !:
Davidson county, number, So, capt.
tai, $11,156,O0O; Shelby county,
number, 63, capital, $1,272,OOO;
Hamilton county, number, SO, capi-
tai, $1,227,OO0; Knox county, num-
Der, SO, capital, $948,OOO. The to-
tai tax collected on domestic corpo-
rations for the year was S24.972.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
AN ILLINOIS MILLIONAIRE.
He Leaves n Portion of His Wealth
to the Northwestern and Amer
lean Universities.

Chicago, July 19.-James F. Robin
son, late president of the Rock Is
land National bank and Central
Trust and Savings bank of Rock Is
land, Ill, left part OF his fortune to
Northwestern university in his will,
which has just been prObated. Mr..
Robinson was a graduate and trustee
of the Northwestern. The estate left
by him is estimated at 81 100000. Just
what part of this Northwestern will
receive is not stated, but it proba-
bly, will be about $500, 900. The Amer
lean university at Washington, D. c.,
also. is left a considerable amount OF
property.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Cutting TeIenhone Wires.

Des Moines, Ia, July 19.-Vandals,
presumed to be sympathizers with
the strikers of the Iowa telephone
system, cut two large cables at the
Locust Street bridge last night, de-
spite the vigilance of police specially
assigned to guard against it, as a
result of which East Des Moines is
without telephone service. Four hun
dred and forty instruments are rem
dered useless. Numerous wires were
also cut in West Des Moines.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Sage Buys Timber Land.

Russell Sage, the great New York
financier, has purchased a tract OF
10000 acres of long leaf yellow pine
land in the southern part of Missis-
sippi. 1t is learned that he does not
propose to develop the tract imme-
diately, but will hold until the big
mills, which are now running night
and day, have exhausted their supply
and fancy prices can be commanded.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DEAD.
They Belonged to One of the Wealth
lest Families in the Vicinity
of AmOret, Mo.

Amoret, Mo-, July 19.-Near here a
Kansas City Southern train struck a
carriage containing Mrs. Daniel Nor
row, aged 55, and her daughter, aged
20, killing both. They belong to one
of the wealthiest families in this sec
ton of the state.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
VICTORY FOR CLAN-NA-GAEL.
Ancient Order of Hibernians at Dem
vcr Refuse to Indorse the
United Irish League.

Denver, Col, July 19.-The resolu-
tions indorsing the United Irish
League were defeated in the commit
tee on resolutions in the convention
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
This is regarded as decisive victory
for the Clan-Na-Gael.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
King IeoDoId Visit
With a Broken Shaft.

Halifax, n. s., July 19.-The Ameri-
can line steamer Belgenland, from
Philadelphia, for Queenstown and
Liverpool, was towed into this har
Dor Saturday by the British steamer
Scholar. The Belgenland's shaft is
broken. AL on board are well.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
FEEHAN'S WILL.
He Left an Estate Valued at Over
S12G,OoO, Over One Half of
Which Is Life Insurance.

Chicago, July 19.-The late Arch
bishop Patrick A. Feehan left an es-
tate of over 100000, which, under
the terms of his last will, drawn
May 10, last is distributed among the
mebers of his family and those insti-
tutions which for years have been
his especial care. The entire estates
is in personal property, and over half
of it is life insurance, may be paya-
BILE to the estate.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Customs Receipts at nrempbIs.

The customs receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 80 were the largest
in the history of the Memphis Office,
reaching the sum of 59,42O.6O.
This amount was paid in duties on
articles imported. The principal
articles of import at this port of
entry were cotton bagging, wines
and liquors, linens, dry goods and
groceries.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Rice in Louisiana is not doing well.
Stnrched Shirt saved Him.

Shelby Mitchell, aged II years, had
terrible encounter with snake
in his fathers corn crib at East Hicll-
man, Ky. When the boy entered the
crib he saw rattler about four feet
in length, coiled and ready for an at
tack. The boy attempted to secure
a pitchforl1, which lay near by, but
the snake sprang at him and fast
ened his fangs in his shirt front. The
boy seized hold of the reptiles body,
and, pulling it loose, threw it across
the corn crib. He then secured the
pitchfork and before the snake could
make another coil he killed it. The
boy had on a starched shirt prepara-
tory to visiting a neighbor, and to
this fact probably owes his life.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25

Nashville, Tenn, July 19.-Henry
F. Beaumont, a travelling man of this
city, was shot and mortally wound
ed by Walter Jacobs, a policeman.
Jacobs claims Beaumont was advanc-
ing on him with a drawn knife when
be fred.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
WHY She Wanted to Die.

ST. Louis, July 19-Marie Linsley,
aged IS, attempted to commit suicide
with carbolic acid, but was saved.
Her mother is dead, and her father
objected to her staying out late. She
says she has lost two beauX within
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Cavalry Reunion.

Arrangements are under way for
the annual reunion of the Sixth and
Seventh Tennessee cavalry, which is
to be held at Finger, on the Mobile
u Ohio railroad, September 1S. Hon.
5. ". Hawkins, Hon. E. Mccall and
L. A. Lancaster are among the
speakers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Chnrsed with Ki11ing His wife.

A negro named Towns is in Jail at
Taylor, Tex, charged with the death
of his wife. He beat his wife be-
cause she did not have supper ready
on time, and she died before morn
ing.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
The Jefries-Fitzsimmons Fight

San Francisco, July 19.-Interest in
the effries-Fitzsimmons fight is in
creasing. People are coming from
the east and interior parts to see the
contest, and seats are being sold rap
idly,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
He Must Hang.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 19.-Charles
May, who killed Robert Martin, at a
country dance near ST. Joseph two
years ago, has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree. This was
Mays third trial, and there is now
no hope of saving him from the gal
lows. May is notorious, having COM
mitted another murder in this coun-
ty several years ago, for which he
served time.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
NJfsSissiDnf,s share

Secretary of State Hay, has mott
fled Gov. Longino,of Mississippi, that,
under the terms of the Rhodes will.
that state is entitled to two free
scholarships at Oxford, England.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25

ST. Louis, July 19.-The Mississippi
Saturday morning marked 26.3 feet.
The danger line is 80 feet. DR.. Hyatt,
weather observer here, says: Pre-
pare for the danger line"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
The Marshall Pass Train Robbers.

Gunnison, Col, July 19.-No con-
firmation has been received of the re-
port that a battle had taken place
between the Marshall Pass train rob-
bers and deputy sheriffs, and it is
discredited. The trail of the robbers
was obliterated by rain, and it is be-
heved they have either made good
their escape, or are in hiding near
the scene of the robbery.
King Leopold Visits King Edward.
London, July 19.-King Leopold of
Belgium, whose yacht, Alberta, is Iy-
ing in the Solent, visited King Ed
ward Saturday, on board the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, and
stayed half an hour with him. The
latter's condition continues to be all
that could be desired.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Great Fire MT GunyaouiI.

New York, July ia large loss of
life is reported in the great fire here,
cables the Guayaquil (Ecuador) cor
respondent of the Herald. The num-
ber of victims has not been ascer-
tanned
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
Negro Church Blown Down.

4 negro church near Woodville,
Miss, in which there were 135 chill
dren was blown down during a heavy
storm. Many children were injured,
but none fatally.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-25
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Weather and Crops.

The report of the United States
weather bureau for the week shows
that corn, cotton, tobacco and several
other crops in the middle and west
ern sections Of the State are begin
ming to need rain, but with good
rains from now on excellent crops of
corn and cotton are promised. The
yield of oats is fair to good. The
weather has been good for harvest
work. Some tobacco is ready to top.
Peanuts are growing rapidly, and
peas and millet are making very
good progress. Early Irish potatoes
are yielding a fairly god crop; prep
arations are being made for the
planting of a second crop, and in Une
western section some have already
been planted. Sweet potatoes are
growing nicely. Melons are late,
but the vines are in good condition.
Apples are still reported scarce and
inferior, and the peach crop will be
short; grapes are quite promising.
Booze in Bond.
The annual statement for the fs-
cal year ended June 80 last for the
fifth internal revenue district of
Tennessee shows the largest amount
of spirits in bond in the history Of
the district, exceeding that of last
year by about 100000 gallons. The
report shows that there was on hand
in bonded warehouses on July 1,
1901, the beginning of the fiscal
year, 1,258,372.9 gallons of spirits.
There was deposited in warehouses
during the year 6O9,6685 gallons,
which at the rate of $1.1O per gallon,
iavalued at $67O,635.35. There was
withdrawn during the year 484,OO5.5
gallms, on which the tax at $t.10
per GALLON was $532,405.83, and
there was allowed for leakage total
of 45,332.7 gallons. There was de-
posted III the general bonded ware
house at Louisville 2O.G823 gallons,
and 35.1 gallons were withdrawn for
export to MEXICO. This left remain
ing in bonded warehouses at the end
of the fiscal ear 1,317,772.8 gal
Ions, valued at $1,44O, ,55O.08.