The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-14

of stamps and several hundred dollars
in money at the post Office in Wester-
vile. o.
Frank w. Cottle, whose accounts as
cashier of the failed bank of Elkhart,
ILL.,, are short $32, 900, committed sui
eide
The centennial of the incorporation
of Cincinnati was celebrated with ap-
prOpriate exercises.
Dan Patch, the race horse with a rec
ord of 2:041%, has been sold by Daniel
a. Mesner, Jr., of Indianapolis, to NJ.
E. Sturgess, of New York city, for
$4,000.
The American league meeting at De-
troit adopted a playing schedule and
raised the price of admission to ball
games to so cents.
August Wehner, of Chicago and
Maggie Pfeffer, of Edgerton, Wis, were
asphyXiated in a hotel at Milwaukee.
Thomas Mclaughlin and wife and
Mrs. Margaret McDermott were suffo-
Gated by gas from stove in Oconomo-
voc, Wis.
Burglars robbed the First nation
al bank at Montgomery, Ind, of $10,-
600 in cash and bonds.
DR.. J. H. Morton, George Nunes,
Clarence Casterson, Elmer livery and
Knight Ellington were drowned in
the river at Sacramento, Cal.
The fire loss of the United States
and Canada for the month of Febru-
ary amounted to $21,O1O, 500, against
1892, 900 in the same month last
year.
Secretary Long will retire from the
navy department on May 1.
A distinct earthquake shock was
felt at Owingsville, Ky, but no dam
age was done.
Prince Henry visited Niagara Falls,
going to the Canadian side, where he
was welcomed by representatives of
the Dominion government. On his
journey eastward stops were made
at Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and
Syracuse.
The floods in New York and Penn
sylvania have been succeeded by a
heavy snowstorm, followed by sleet
and rain, and all trains were badly
delayed.
The president received the BOer en-
vOys as private citizens and told them
the United States could not inter
fere in the struggle in South Africa.
Negotiations are practically COM
pleted for making the Armour In
stitute in Chicago Il part of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Independent country elevators of the
northwest are to form combine, with
100000 capital.
NT,-e ITi1Iio,,, L I1JrI,r Of .OIyyp1l Mich
was fatally poisoned by sample head
ache powders sent to her through the
mail.
Western railroads have voted to end
a1l traffic bureaus organized to divide
business.
Prince Henry arrived at Boston,
where he was welcomed by state and
city officials and given banquet. The
degree of LII. D. was conferred upon
him during his visit to 2Iarvard uni
versity.
1t is announced that the proposed
visit of Miss Alice Roosevelt to King
Edwards coronation has been aban-
dOned.
The claims commission has ruled
that officers and seamen of the
wrecked battleship Maine cannot re-
cover damages from Spain.
Luke Sanders (coloreD was hanged
at Marion, Ala, for the murder of
Road Overseer Mullins last April.
Harry S. New, of indianapolis, has
decided not to accept appointment as
first assistant postmaster general.
An explosion in the Catsburg mine
at MOnOngahela, Pa, killed five men
and fatally injured two others.
Great tracts of valuable timber have
been destroyed by fire near Marble
Falls, Tex.
Jacob Reynolds, who kidnapped his
daughter from her mother at Hodge
vile, Ky, jumped from a train with
the child at Greencastle, Ind, to es-
cape arrest, but was captured.