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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Fired Into q Train.

Between Van Dyke and Mansfield
on the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railroad, last week, a crowd of
boys who were out hunting fired into
the Jackson accommodation as it
passed. A charge of the shot struck
Conductor Robert Austin in the face,
arms and shoulders, badly injuring
him. The train was stopped and
backed to where the shot was fired.
-Four boys were placed under arrest
and taken to Mansfield, where they
had preliminary trial. The wound
ed conductor was taken to Paducah.
His injuries are severe, but not nee
essarily fatal unless blood poisoning
sets in.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
A TRIFLE SHY ON SPEED.
builders of the New Maine VIII
Have to Pay Forfeit.

Washington, Sept. 1.-For the first
time in the history of the United
States navy a modern battleship has
failed to attain the speed qualifica-
tions of her contract. The Maine, in
her trial over the Cape Ann course,
failed, by a fraction of a knot, to
make IS knots per hour, as specified
in the contract between the govern
ment and William Cramp & Sons, of
Philadelphia.
The Maine, the keel of which was
laid on February IS, 1899, the ami
versary of the destruction of the old
Maine in Havana harbor, was the first
of several ,eighteen-knot ships author
lied by congress. In her trial she
went over the course, two hours out
ward and two back at an average
speed of 1866 knots per hour, ac-
cording to the official figures.
Terms of the contract provide that
unless IS knots are attained the build
ers shall pay forfeit at the rate of
$4,000 per quarter knot between Is
an 171H knots. There is no provision
for IA premium for excess speed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
At Denver.

Denver, Col, Sept. 1.-The delegates
to the annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers
and other visiting letter carriers, to-
gether with the entire force of Den
yer post Office, led a parade Monday
afternoon, for which the unusual hon
or of an escort of four companies of
infantry and two troops of cavalry
from Ft. Logan, with the post band,
was accorded, by order of Brighten.
Funston, commander of the depart
ment of the Colorado.
The procession was headed by the
New York letters carriers band of 65
pieces, and the st. Louis carriers
band was also in line. over 1000 men
took part in the parade, after which
the visiting letter carriers attended
the Labor day picnic.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
PEOPLE ASHORE INTERESTED.
Summer Residents Interested In the
Signaling Operations.

Signaling Operations.
Fisher Island, n. Y, Sept. 2.-The
summer residents at Fishers Island,
Sunday night, were greatly interested
in the flashlight signals which are
being exchanged with New London,
Plum Island and GARDENERS Island.
and a large number of them watched
for the approach of warships almost
as keenly as the soldiers. The
searchlights lit up the water so plain
ly that it was possible to see ship
as well as though it was daylight.
The troops were sleeping beside
their guns, ready at a moments no
tice to beat off possible attack from
the enemy. The officers particularly
were alert, some of them expressing
the opinion that an attack was prob
able because the attacking force
would hardly expect the defenders to
look for them on the first night.
Considerable target practice was
indulged in throughout Sunday. At
night a schooner was sighted, and was
soon in range of the guns of Fort
Wright. The fort fired, and the shells
appeared to fall dangerously near the
vessel. Those aboard the schooner
evidently became alarmed at the DEM
onstration, and Immediately put on
all possible sail to carry them out OF
range of the guns. A few moments
after the schooner was observed rum
ming away, the order to cease firing
was given at the reservation.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
McAIister Led the Ticket.

Judge McAlister leads the Su-
preme Court ticket. Assistant Sec
retary of State Goodloe, in going
over the tabulated returns this morn
ing, discovered an error made in IA
vor of Judge John K. Shields which,
after being corrected, puts McAliste<
ahead of Shields by 867 votes. Judge
McAlister received 146,142, Judge
Beard comes second with 5,9O5,
Judge Wilkes third with 145, 1868,
Judge Shields fourth with 145, ,275,
and Judge Neil fifth with 143, ,652.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
At st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Sept. Labor day was
celebrated here by a monster parade
of the various unions of industrial
workers. in which it is estimated full
ly 10000 men participated, besides
numerous floats. Much attention was
paid to the uniforming of the men,
and the line of march presented a
very attractive appearance. The day
was a glorious one, and brought out
a host of spectators. Succeeding the
parade picnics were held in the fair
grounds and other resorts, where
speech-making and sports of all kinds
made happy day.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
NEW PHILIPPINE COINAGE.
1t is Designed to Rapidly Drive the
Mexican Silver Money From
the Islands.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Plans for the
new Philippine coinage have been de-
cided upon, and the coins will be is
sued just as soon as the designs have
been formally approved by Gov. Taft
and Secretary Root. 1t has been de-
termined that new coins, of a dis
tinctly Philippine type, shall be
poured into Manila from the United
States at the rate of $25O,OOO month,
the stream to be kept up until it has
driven out a large part of the Mexi-
can money, which now monopolize
the field
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
PLAYING THE GAME OF WAR
Admiral Higginson Took His Fleet
to Sea, Sunday Night, to
Begin Operations.
WATCHING OPERATIONS FROM SHORE.
Artfllerymen Sleep Beside Their
Guns in Readiness to Receive an
Attack-The Forts, in Their Prac-
tice Shooting, Scarce the People
on Board Passing Vessels.

Pasque Island, Mass, Sept. 1.-Ad-
miral Higginson was not in a hurry,
to get his fleet to sea Sunday night,
for the last cruiser to leave the an
chorage in Menemsha Blight did not
get away until shortly before mid
night. The battleships put out about
nine o'clock, other craft following at
intervals. This fact was known on
shore only through the disappearance
of the anchor lights. The lighthouse
keeper at Gay Head reported that the
feet stood to the westward and did
not round the point. At sunset q
thick fog set in, and this continued
until about the time the fleet left,
when it grew thinner with the pros
pect of being dissipitated by the
snnf herlv breeze
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
At Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Sept. Labor day
was generally observed here by the
various trades unions, and more than
ordinary interest was shown in the
celebration from the fact that Presi-
dent John j. Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers of American was the
central figure of the demonstration.
The weather was perfect, and it is
estimated that $4,000 men participant
ed in the strete parade of labor or
CARNATIONS.
.The principal event of the day was
a picnic at Washington park, on the
Delaware river, where two addresses
were made by President Mitchell.
All of the money collected during
the festivities will be devoted to the
use of the striking miners.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
PREDICTIONS SET AT NAUGHT.
The Treasury Department Shows n
Healthy Balance for August
When Not Expected.

Washington, Sept. All of the
treasury experts have had their pre-
dictions set at naught again, and
those. who have been predicting
treasury deficit are treated to an
other disappointment. The receipts
of the treasury department for the
month of August exceeded the ex-
expenditures by S5,955.s12, leaving
healthy surplus where a deficit was
expected by even the most sanguine
officials of the department a month
ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
POLISH SINGERS ALLIANCE.
Thirteenth Annual Convention OF
the Polish Singers Alliance
of America

Chicago, Sept. 1.-From all over the
United States Poles have gathered in
Chicago for the thirteenth convention
of the Polish Singers Alliance OF
America, which opened it's session
Sunday night with a concert before
. 200 persons. Plans will be made
during the next few days to unite
firmly all the different Polish singing
societies throughout this country.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
At Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. Ten
thousand union workmen from the
various trades of both Kansas Citys,
paraded the downtown streets here
Monday forenoon. Heading the pro-
cession were a number of carriages
bearing city officials and the speakers
of the day, chief among them being
U. S. States Senator Chas. w. Fair
banks, of Indiana. The parade ended
ut Electric park, where nearly 10000
persons listened to the speechmaking.
The principal address was delivered
by Senator Fairbanks, who was given
a rousing reception. 1t was the most
notable Labor day celebration ever
held here.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Serious Accident In Madison.

Chas. Nef, a we'll known brake
man on the Mobile & Ohio Railway,
out of Jackson, was seriously injured
while hunting in Forkcd Deer bot
toms last week. Mr.. Neff acciden-
tally stumbled and fell across his
gun, causing both barrels to be dis
charged. He received both loads in
his face, tearing all the flesh off the
left side
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
T1inot. FARMER Kills Himself.

NewmanviIle, ILL.,, Sept 1.-The body
of Henry Buxton, farmer, aged Sc,
was found near his home, here. The
inquest developed the fact that he
died from the effects of arsenic taken
with suicidal intent. Deceased shot
an arm off recently while hunting,
and had since been Respondent.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
GEN. TYREE n. BELL DEAD.
He Was One of Gen. FORESTS Bri-
Ende Commanders and Lived
to a Ripe Old Age.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-Gen. Tyree
H. Bell, one of FORESTS brigade COM
manders during the civil war, is dead
at sanitarium here, aged 81 years.
He had been living with his children
in California, and had been attending
confederate reunions, besides visiting
his old home in Tennessee. He was
on his way home, and was found
helpless and unconscious at the
Southern Pacific depot a few days
ago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
A Cat Barometer.

E.-P. Baker, a fisherman of South
Fulton, is the owner of one of the
largest cats ever seen. 1t tips the
scales at 10 pounds. One of the pc
culiar things about the pussy is that
when the warm weather commences
in the spring he disappears and nev-
er returns until late in September.
Pussy came in yesterday after five
months absence, and the Baker fam
lily believe that his early appa@ran|r Z
means an early winter.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
shower of Volcanic Dust.

New York, Sept. 1.-Advices from
Basse Terre, island of Guadeloupe as
sert that since daybreak, Sunday, the
entire island had been covered with
cloud of dust coming from the
southeast, the direction of the island
of Martinique. The population of
Basse Terre was greatly alarmed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Judge Horton sinking.

Topeka, Kas., Sept. AT four
o'clock Monday morning Judge Hor-
ton had sinking spell of so serious
nature that it seemed impossible for
him to rally, the physicians being at
the bedside until well in the morn
ing. At nine o'clock he was barely
alive with weak heart action, and is
unconscious all the time.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
INDIGNANT PASSENGERS.
They Object to Being Made a Target
of By the Forts.


New London, Conn, Sept. PAS
sengers returning to this city, Sum
day night, on the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad steamer
Maine. from trip to Newport, were
indignant at what they considered
the carelessness of the officers in
charge of troops at Fort Terry.
The passengers assert that as the
steamer was passing the fort the gun
ners attempted to make a target of
the boat, and while she was not &C
tually hit, many of the shot were SO
close that the excitement and terror
on board was intense.
One of the shells fired from the
guns landed less than Is feet from
the bow of the steamer. Another
just cleared the smokestack, and nu-
merous others fell in the water in the
immediate vicinity of the steamer. 1t
was only after a prolonged blowing
of the whistle that the bombardment
from the fort ceased.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Prominent Artist Dead.

Theodore Knoch, the artist who
did the fresco work in the State cap
itol, died last week in Nashville,
aged "A years. He was a native of
Germany, coming to this country in
1850 and settling in Nashville in
1857. He was considered one of the
finest artists in the South.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Forgot the State and County.

The administrators, guardians and
executors throughout Madison coun-
ty are stirred up over the peremp-
tory notice sent out for them to call
and make settlement with the Coun-
tv Court clerk. Some of the estates
have been settled up and distribu-
ton made of the funds, but the ad-
ministrators, etc, have failed to set
tie the State and county costs.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Gen. Goblin Denounced.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-The Central
Labor Union adopted a resolution,
Sunday, denouncing Brig.-Gen. J. P.
S. Goblin, in command of the troops
now on duty in the anthracite coal
fields, for issuing an order calling on
his men to shoot strikers if they per-
sist in assaulting the troops.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Peculiar Damage Suit.

Ex-Policeman W. Z. Wheeler of
Chattanooga has filed suit against
Sheriff-elect Hayes of Hamilton
county for $4,000 damages. Wheel
er claims Hayes promised to appoint
him deputy, and that he resigned
from the police force on the strength
of this promise, but now Hayes re-
fuses to appoint him.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
where Doe, He Get Themr

Washington, Sept. 1.-The Society
of Spanish War Veterans has discov-
Grad that some one is selling the
badges of the organization. Many
have been found recently in the
hands of a Washington secondhand
dealer who has been getting 81 apiece
for them. The dealer says he has paid
uniformly IS cents apiece for them,
and has no difficulty in selling all he
nor
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Young Mans Misfortune.

Lawrence Bostick, the 19-year-olG
son of E. f. Bostick of Henry coun-
", was the victim of a serious acci-
dent at Henry station last week.
While loading timber on a car an en-
CINE backed against it. Bostick was
between two cars and was pinned
down by the timber and had to be
sawed out. Both legs were broken
and he will lose them. 1t is thought
that he is internally injured also.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Boer Generals IN London Again.

London, Sept. 1.-The Boer gener-'
ais and their assistants arrived i'll
London, Sunday, crossing in the spe-
ciaI steamer Batavia, which was
placed at their disposal They ad-
hered to their previous policy of re-
fusing to be interviewed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Retiring State Bonds.

The State funding board last
week purchased $4,000 worth of
per cent. settlement bonds of the
State from John B. Hanning of
New Y ork, at 9512. This makes
total of $1,O38,6O worth of State
bonds retired under the sinking fund
laws
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Negro School to Move,

The East Tennessee Industrial
School, which was established by a
prominent negro educator at Knox
vile, will in all probability be re-
moved from there. This school is
operated on the same plan as the
normal school of Booker Washington
in Tuskegee, Ala, and the institu-
ton has now outgrown its room and
must seek larger quarters.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05

menting upon the subject this officer
says:
1T would keep the boys away from
town, and when they got all they
wanted to drink at the post they
would go to bed. The guards at the
fort would care for those who be-
came intoxicated, and the army uni
forms would not be disgraced by
drunken soldiers lying in the cutters
along the city Streets
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Mortal Fear of Typhoid.

Davidson Jones, prominent
farmer, suicided last week at his
home near Berlin by cutting his
throat with a razor. Fear that he
had contracted typhoid fever, dis
ease he had horror of, led to the
acf
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Strange Wild Beast.

Some kind of a wild animal is
troubling the people of the Sixth
district of Gibson county. John
Sharp, a cropper of that neighbor-
hood, lost two dogs while on hunt
for the animal. One of them was
killed outright by the beast and the
other died the same night of wounds
received in the fight.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
ObIon Pioneer Dea d.

John Riley, an aged citizen of
Obion county, died at his home on
Obion river last week. He was one
of the pioneers of Obion county and
did much toward clearing up the
vast swamps of the Obion bottom.
He was 72 years old and leaves
large family.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
ABOLITION OF THE CANTEEN.
Evidence Accumulates as to the
Evil Effects of the LAW.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Evidence con-
tinuesoto accumulate at the war de-
partment that the abolition of the
canteen has been responsible for de-
sertions. Information has just been
received from ST. Paul that during
the past seven weeks six members of
the Twenty-frst regiment of infan-
try, stationed at Fort Smelling, have
deserted. This record, many men say,
was never before equaled at any post
in the United States. Out of this num-
Der only one has been returned to
the fort.
A Company B officer of that regi-
ment, who has been in the service 20
years, says desertions would be re-
duced to a minimum if a canteen
could be maintained atthe post. Com
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
On the Sad Journey Home.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The remains
of the late Representative De Gref-
fenreid, of Texas, were taken from
here, Sunday for the family home in
Long View, Tex. Besides the relatives
and congressional committee, dele
CATION of masons assembled at the
depot to pay their last tribute to
their dead comrade.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
The Engineer Wa. Drowned.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 1.-The tug
Darlington, of the Union Towing &
Wrecking Co., while towing a barge
out of the harbor, Sunday midnight
was capsized by reason of being
caught by heavy tow line and sank.
Engineer George Jones was drowned.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Mark TwaIn's Ancestral Lands.

Attorney F. T. Fauches of Sparta
has case in Fentress county involv-
ing the title to land owned by the
father Of Mark Twain. Several trou-
sands of acres of land were granted
to John Clements by Gov. Gus Jones
in 1871, when the property was
worth five cents to ten cents per acre.
The property is now very valuable,
being rich coal lands.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Stabbed to Death.

F. +. Vinson was stabbed to death
by Will Holmes, near Cedar Grove,
ten miles south of Huntingdon, last
week. Holmes had assisted a young
man named Woodward in stealing
Wilson's daughter to marry him
(Woodward) and after the marriage
Holmes went to Vinson's home. A
quarrel ensued and Holmes stabbed
Vinson in the heart.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
The Americas Cup.

New York, Sept. Expectation of
an early challenge from Great Britain
for another international yacht race
for Americas cup has stirred up
speculation in yachting circles. Much
secrecy surrounds the plans of both
sides,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Sudden Death.

Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Sept.
Nv. H. Palmer, cashier of the First
national bank of Houston, Tex, who,
with his wife and family, have been
touring California, and was a guest
at the Hotel Metropole here, suddenly
dropped dead.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
sultan of Binadayan Killed.

Manila, Sept. 1.-The sultan of Bina-
dayan, Mindanao island, who was held
as hostage by the American troops,
grabbed the gun of sentry, Sunday,
and attempted to escape, when he was
shot and killed
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Negro School Burned.

The colored school buildings we're
burned at Trenton last week. It is
supposed that it was fired by negro
boys who did not desire to attend
school this session.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
THE OLYMPIA MAKES A DASH.
The station at Woods HOII Seized
Nv a. Landing Force.

Woods Holl, Mass, Sept. The
United States cruiser Olympia dashed
into this port this forenoon, landed
a force and seized all telegraph, tele-
phone and cable stations, thereby cut
ting off all communication with Mar
tha's Vineyard and Elizabeth island.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-05
Dead In the Woods.

James Lewellyn of Dyersburg was
found dead in the woods last week.
The cause of his death is not known.
Mr.. Lewellyn was well known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-25
RIVER POLLUTION.
Coal Refuse Kills Fishes and Affects
Water Supply.

An Interesting series of investigations Is
about to be begun by the division Of
photography of the United States geological
survey, under NJ. o. Leighton, resident hy-
drographer, into the effects of coalmine ref
use upon the rivers of the coal region. 1t
has been commonly observed that the
streams running close to the anthracit e
mines of eastern Pennsylvania and other
mining localities are heavily charged with
sulphur, and that their waters often have
a slightly acid reaction; the beds Of the
streams are also often overlain by heavy
deposits of sulphur precipitated from the
water.
1t Is the purpose of the Investigations to
discover the effects, deleterious or other
wise, upon the rivers which receive the pol
luted streams. One of the immediate re-
suits of the pollution is the driving away
Of all varieties Of fish, which were once
abundant in these streams, but more i'm
portant consideration is the influence of
the sulphur charged streams on the pro-
cesses of decomposition Of organic matter
going on in rivers into which they flow. 1t
is an important question, though at pres
emit 1t seems to be an1open one, whether a
stream polluted by sewage is assisted or re-
tarded in its self-purification by the sui
phur-polluted tributaries; but there is a
possibility. which Ia yet to be demonstrate
ed, that the discharge of mine waste into
sewage pollution may have an important
chemical influence upon sedimentation, If
not an appreciable effect upon the oxidation
Of organic matter.
On the other hand the mine refuse, es-
pecially such as comes from culmpile
washery, is a troublesome source of pollu-
ton. The separation of the coal from the
waste is accomplished through the use OF
enormous quantities of water, which are
returned to the streams laden with fine
coal dust For some distance below the
outlets of these washeries the streams have
the appearance of liquid stove-polish, and
the coal dust. extending for many pjles
down stream, is gradually deposited. in
places even filling the chapnels of the
streams Such water is unfit for household
or even for manufacturing uses, and though
the coal refuse is not an organic pollution,
nor chemical poison, it's presence in large
quantities is troublesome factor TO be
considered when water filtration is project
ed The distances down stream to which
this material persists under different flow
conditions will also furnish an interesting
subject for study.