The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-03
A WEEKS RECORD
All 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.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
DOME STIC.

President Roosevelt ordered L. S.
Maclay peremptorily discharged from
the service of the government.
{. S. Mellen is to retire from the
presidency of the Northern Pacific
when the controversy over the merger
is ended.
Four men were seriously burned by
an explosion of molten metal in the
Mccormick harvester plant at Chi
cago.
After comforting with Senator ALI
son and Speaker Henderson at Du-
buque, Gov. Shaw returned to Des
Moines to consult his wife regarding
the offer of the secretaryship of the
treasury, and it is believed he Will &C
cept. Secretary Wilson, fearing he will
be in the way for geographical reasons,
rendered his resignation, but Presi-
dent Roosevelt emphatically refused
to accept it.
Waterman Matthew Schultz fell 200
feet in a Calumet and Hecla shaft at
HOughton, Mich, and was terribly man
gled. The candle in his cap, which re-
manned lighted, set fire to his clothes
and the body was burned to a crisp.
The Dayville Wooden company of
Danielson, Conn, has been declared
bankrupt. The liabilities are 1890, 600.
Trade in holly, trees, evergreen and
mistletOe for Christmas celebration in
Chicago broke all former records.
Dealers sold 100000 trees, 100000
wreaths and 100000 yards of evergreen.
Holiday trade of Chicago stores is es-
timated at $25, 100000. All former rec
ords were broken.
President Roosevelt sent generous
check for Christmas presents for the
pupils of the district school at Cove
Neck, L. l., where it was his custom to
play Santa Claus.
The children of the white house
were deluged with gifts from all parts
of the country. The president and his
family observed Christmas with a strict
family dinner. The white house en-
plOyes were given turkeys
j. II. Fairbank, of Provo City, Utah,
has returned from the exploration of
Central and South America with a
party of nine to collect animals, birds
and plants for a school. Great hard
ship was endured.
Twenty-three gypsum companies
have formed a combine under the name
of the United States Gypsum company.
Johann Most will send a pamphlet
defending anarchy to the president
and members of congress.
The schooner Eliza H. Parkhurst, of
Gloucester, Mass. with eight men on
board has been posted as missing and
is believed to have foundered in the
gale of November 25.
Gen. Alger is thought to have passed
the crisis and prospects for recovery
are considered favorable.
Soldiers at the Preside in San Fran
cisco engaged in .iot growing out of
a stabbing and fought with the police
who attempted to make arrests. Six
officers were injured and 16 soldiers
arrested.
Official announcement is made from
the white house that Gov. Leslie NJ.
Shaw has accepted the post of secre
tary of the treasury. Rumors that
Secretary Wilson would resign are Of
ficially denied.
Two persons are dead and one dying
in Fort Wayne, Ind, from asphyXia-
ton, the result of escaping gas. Henry
Shaffer, a retired grocer. and Annie
James were dead when found, and Hen
ry Anderson is dying.
Richard Watkins was shot and in
stantly killed at Brazil, Ind, by his IS
year-old son, Theodore Watkins. The
son says he fired the fatal shots to
save his mothers life.
The steamer Sun was destroyed at
Memphis, Tenn, and four persons
burned to death.
representa- of Chicago packers
believe the new German meat inspec-
tion laws will result in increas sing their |
trade in Germany.
A quarrel over a land deal near Will |
mot, Ark. resulted in three persons
being killed
The car ferry Muskegon was
wrecked at Ludington, Mich, and |
life-savers worked four hours in Sc
we're weather to rescue the survivors, |
SO being taken off in the breeches |
buoy. One man is dead, having been |
scalded by escaping steam.
An operation was performed at |
Detroit, Mich, on Gen. Alger for re- |
lief of an old trouble caused by gall |
stones. The patient rallied quickly |
and hopes for his recovery are ex-
pressed.
Admiral sshley hes been PAID ss,ass |
pssgs messy, !