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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
FORTY-FIRST DAY.

The senate passed the Bell bill
providing for the appointment by the
governor Of a State examiner to visit
and investigate the books and ac-
counts of the various State institJr
tions. His pay is limited to So per
day, and he can only be employed 125
days in each year.
Among the new senate bills were
the following:
BY Mr.. Ha1cock-To regulate the
handling of certain grain for market
by preventing spTinkling of such
grain.
By Mr. Cate of Cocke-To prohibit
the sale of fertilizers unless their an
alysis shows a given per cent of one
or more ingredients, ammonia, avail
able phosphoric acid or potash, to be
determined by the commissioner of ag-
riculture.
By Mr.. Caruthers-To exempt relig-
ious, scientific. charitable and educa-
tional institutions from collateral in
heritance tax.
In the House.
The house passed bill to amend
the funding law so that interest will
cease when bonds mature Mr. Cox
explained that the bill would save the
State about 100000 annually.
Mr.. Browning Introduced a bill in
the house to make it a misdemeanor
to take melons from the vine or mu-
tilate them.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Thomas Bryant Acquitted.

After being on trial for the third
time On the charge of being with his
associate, George Newland, the muir
derer of the Ade family, Thomas
Bryant was acquitted in the Crimi-
nal Court at Nashville last week.
The killing of AIDES, five people los
ing their lives by being murdered or
burned to death in their home in
1897, was one of the foulest TRACE
dies ever enacted in Davidson coun-
ty. Newland died in Jail.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Fell Into a Well.

Last week the 12-year-old son Of
Sam Conger, a section hand on the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis
railroad at Lexington, fell headfore-
most into a well fifty feet deep, hav-
ing besides that depth three feet of
water A 6-year-old child gave the
alarm and the mother ran to the coal
chute for help. Men came and a
rope was let down to the boy, who,
strange to say, was not rendered un-
conscious by the fall. The little fell
low put his foot into a loop in the
rope and standing erect was pulled
out, bringing with him full of wa
ter the gallon tin he had carried to
the well. When the boy was gotten
out and DR.. Watson, the railroad
surgeon, was called in, it was ascer-
tanned that his right arm and one of
his fingers were broken and large
cash cut on his scalp.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
TNOULD BE A PRETTY FEE.
what 1t is Said Lawyer Cromwell
viii Get if the Panama Deal
is Closed.

New York, March 14.-New York
lawyers believe, say the Herald, that
if the Panama canal treaty is passed
by the United States senate, William
Nelson Cromwell of this city will re-
ceive the largest fee ever given to a
lawyer in this country, if not in the
world. The report finds general
credence in the Wall street district
that $2,O0O,O00 of the money to be
paid by the government for the part
ly finished ditch across the isthmus
will go directly into Mr.. Cromwelfs
pocket.
Mr.. Cromwel's arrangement with
the Panama Canal Co. is reported to
be on the basis of five per cent. of
the amount realized by the sale.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Canning Factory Assured.

That the canning factory will be
located in Dyer is no longer mat
ter of doubt. The proposition of j.
L. Staff of Terre Haute, Ind, has
been accepted, a note being made
and signed by about thirty men to
furnish the necessary buildings. MIR.
Staff was telegraphed to and made
good his part of the contract. The
site has been located in North Dyer
The buildings will cost $4,000 and
the machinery between $4,000 and
$4,000, and it will employ about 200
hands.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Double-TrackIng Work.

The work Of double tracking the
section Of the Illinois Central rail
road between Memphis and Fulton,
Ky, will be commenced within the
next few days. The contract has
been let to a Chicago constructing
firm for the grading of the new
track between Curve and Atoka
The big cut at Curve will require
an immense amount of excavating
to accommodate another track. Be-
sides, the big suspension bridge at
Ripley will have to be extended some
twenty-five feet.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
EchoIs Denied Bond.

Charles Echols, the young man
who shot and killed William Quinn
at Bristol, was given hearing last
week before Mayor ". L. Rice at
Bristol. Echols was sent to Jail
without bond to await the grand ju-
ry. Echols claims that his father
lives at Nashville, and that he had
started to that city when captured.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
New Line of Steamers.

S. T. Waddington, pilot of the
steamer Belle of Calhoun, met a
number of business men in Nashville
last week in reference to the estab-
lishment of a line of boats on the
upper Cumberland in opposition 10
the Ryan line. j. T. Sebastos, a st.
Louis grain merchant owns the
Belle of Calhoun and several other
boats, that may be put in the oppo-
sition line.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
STARTED FOR MINNEAPOLIS.
Former Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis.
Minn., Goes Back to Face
Charges.

Manchester, n. H., March 14.-Dr'
A. A. Ames, former mayor of Min
neapolis, left here to-day on his vol
untary return to Minnesota to an
swer charges of bribery. Sheriff
Dreger of Minneapolis and Deputy
Sheriff Doane of Manchester, n. H..
accompanied the doctor. Mrs. Ames
and daughter also were in the party.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Postal Changes and Promotions.

The postoAice department last
week gave out the number of addi-
tonal clerks to be allowed the post
,ffices in Tennessee and the promo
lions in salaries allowed the clerks
already in office. Only two places
Memphis and Jackson-get increas-
es, which become effective July 1,
and are as follows:
Memphis gets nine additional
clerks at $500 and the following pro-
motions: One clerk from 5000 to
$500, one from $1OO to 5000, two
from $500 to $4O0, one from $400 to
$500, five from $500 to 5000, one
from $500 to 500, two from 800
to $500, five from $500 to 5000, one
from 5000 to $1,000, two from ST.
600 to LOO, three from 1,1O0 to
81, 200, one from 81, 400 to 9l, 500.
Jackson is allowed a promotion of
one clerk form 800 to $500.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Bomb for Taxpayers.

Tax Assessor Shipp, of Hamilton
county, has caused CONSERVATION
among the property owners and
wealthy citizens by announcing that
hereafter personal property will be
assessed at its real value and that he
will leave no stone unturned to OBJ
tain a schedule of personally of ev-
erv property owner.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Turpentine Kills n Child.

At Steele Springs, near Clarks-
vile. the infant child of William
Edwards, who was recovering from
serious illness, was last week left in
charge Of some older children, who
administered by mistake a large dose
of turpentine. The babe became
much worse and soon died from the
results of the turpentine.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
POstOffice BurgInriZed.

The postoffice at Elizabethton was
entered by burglars last week. The
safe was blown open with nitroglyc-
erin, and about $50 II cash and 800
in stamps was stolen. There is no
clew as to the identity of the bur-
glars. The building was entered by
aid of tools stolen from a nearby
ShOO
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
SpringfieId Votes Dry.

Midst the prayers of women, ring
ing of the church bells and the sing
ing of hymns, lasting nearly all day,
Springfield last week voted out the
saloons-230 to 147. The saloon
interests made a hard fight, never
giving up until the last minute.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
New Land Company.

There is a movement on foot
among Nashville capitalists to liqui-
date the affairs of the Nashville
Land and improvement Company
and organize in its stead $5,OO0,-
600 company to develop lands near
the western part of the city.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
DETECTIVES ARE PUZZLED.
Disappearance of n Valuable Dia-
mond Brooch From Palace HO-
tel, San Francisco.

San Francisco, March 1.-THE de-
tectives of this city are puzzled to ac-
count for the disappearance of a dia-
mond brooch valued at $500, the
property of Mrs. S. Franklin, of Chi
cago, a guest of the Palace hotel. The
brooch was lost at private dinner
party at an uptown hotel and no clew
to its Whereabouts has yet been OBJ
tanned
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Against Greater Chattanooga.

At a mass meeting of citizens of
East Chattanooga last week a reso-
luton was adopted protesting
against the proposed incorporation
of East Chattanooga and Sherman
Heights, suburbs embracing 1000
people, under one government.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Too High for Transfer.

All business routed to st. Louis
via the Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis, Hickman and the Missou-
ri Pacific, is going by Columbus,
KY, and the Missouri Pacific, on ac-
count of high water. The transfer
at Hickman is impracticable.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Hard to Get Cars.

The railroad commission last week
received a complaint from A. B.
Haumer of Ramer to the effect that
he has been trying to get cars since
December to ship lumber from Poe
ahontas and cotton seed from Ramer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Doesn,t Need Church Helm.

T. H. Farmer, one of the leading
members of the Baptist church of
Martin, will send a missionary to
Cuba at his own expense, besides
paying the missionary salary of
$50 per month
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Requisition for Bryson.

Deputy Sheriff John D. Owings
of Laurens, s. c., arrived in Nash
vile last week with requisition pa
pers for VIM. Bryson, wanted for
murder, who was arrested two weeks
ago. Bryson killed a man by the
name Of Watts in a dice game at
Laurens. Local officers receive a re-
ward of 500.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Beriah wilkins Much Improved.

New York, March 1.-THE condi-
ton of Beriah Wilkins of the Wash
ington Post, was much improved to-
day. There is now good reason to
hope for his recovery.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
The Collins Borne to the Cemetery In
Spring Wagons.

Spring Wagons.
ST. Louis, March 1.-THE funeral
of the Krause family took place Sat-
urday morning from the home, the
scene of the tragedy, at Bellefon-
taine, in BonhOmme township.
The brief services were led by Rev.
Mr.. Rest of the Bellefontaine German
Evangelical church, which the family
attended, and the pastor of the Ger
man Evangelical church on Manches-
ter road, where Mrs. Krause's people
attend church.
Owing to the almost impossible
roads from the Krause home on the
SchoettIer road to the rock bed of
the Olive road, no attempt was made
to take hearses to the house, but the
bodies were conveyed in two-horse
spring wagons to the cemetery, five
miles from the residence.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Farmer Cuts His Throat.

John Hale, a farmer living four
miles south of Gainesboro, commit.
ted suicide last week by cutting his
throat with a razor. No cause Is
known. He was a membe< of the
grand jury at the last term of court.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Increased Earnings.

The gross earnings Of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail
way for the first week of March show
an increase of $33,355.16 over the
corresponding week of last year.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
TulIahoma in the Band Wagon

After a fierce fight the anti-saloon
people carried Tullahoma last week
by a vote of 215 to 16S. There was
a big jollification at night.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Rcnt All Records.

London, March 14.-F. w. Chase
beat all motor cycling records from
six to ten miles, at Canningtown to-
day, completing ten miles in II min
utes sc As seconds.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY.

Inc senate pdSSSu the GdIIeII blll
to prevent insurance combinations.
There were only two votes in oppo-
sition. The bill now goes to the
house and it's friends say it will pass
that body. If it does it will knock
out the Kentucky-Tenness board and
also make illegal the local insurance
boards in all towns which have them.
There was quite a little skirmish
in the house this morning over pen
sion legislation. The Cox pension
bill, passed by the senate, was re-
referred to the judiciary committee,
which recommended that the bill go
to the pension committee. The lat
ter committee is composed of old sol
diers who are favorable to the Jones'
Warren bill, which recognizes the pen
sion board. After considerable dis
cussion the bill went to the pension
committee.
The revenue bill has been completed
by Hon. John A. Tyson. 1t increases
the tax on premium receipts of life
insurance companies from 21@ to 31a
per cent.
The Senate.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were the following:
By Mr.. McFarland-TO amend the
law to prohibit the sale or offering
for sale or bringing into the State for
purpose of sale or giving away of Gig
arettes.
BY Mr.. McFarland-Ta make it un.
lawful to cut and leave in any river,
creek or stream, any tree, log and
branch cut into or fallen into such
stream.
BY Mr.. Ne!son-To prohibit the sale
of intoxicating liquors within four
miles of any national home for dis
abled volunteer soldiers or COnfeder.
ate veterans.
By Mr. Cate of Cocke-To prohibit
justices of the peace and other Off
GERS from collecting costs in misde-
meanor cases where the Offe1se is
committed within the corporate linn
its Of a town.
By Mr.. Tharp-TO prohibit illegal
sale of liquors by fixing punishment at
fine, imprisonment and forfeiture of
license.
BY Mr.. Bell-To provide for the ex-
animation of the management of the
State educational, charitable and 9th
er institutions by al inspector at Sc
per day.
by MT. Oa!OW6ll NDy TSuuGSID- q
amend section 6388 of the code so as
to have fees for certain services for
clerks of courts.
By Mr. Hancock-To provide for the
protection Of life and property against
injury or damage arising from the op-
Grafton of steam engines.
The House.
In the house Mr.. Maddux Introduced
a resolution authorizing the governor
to appoint a committee of three to
codify the laws of Tennessee. 1t
lies over.
Under the call for bills the follow
ing were introduced.
BY Mr. Sidwell-To enable married
women to prosecute suits in fOrma
pauperis.
BY Mr.. Ritchie-To repeal the act
placing attorl eys-general on salary.
BY Mr. Straub-To create board
of inspectors in cities over $4,000 pop
ulation of two engineers and boiler
inspectors, to be appointed by the
mayor, to license engineers of sta
tionery steam plants.
BY Mr. Tyson-The revenue bill.
BY Mr.. Mitchell-To make it a fel-
o1y to keep place to play ANY game
with dice and blocks with spots or
characters on same or balls"
By Mr. Mitchell-To permit railroad
companies using electricity to buy or
lease plants and manufacture and sell
electricity.
By Mr.. Cle7 ge-To provide for the
organizations of corporations to en-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
FORTIETH DAY.

Quite a number of bills of minor
Importance were introduced in both
branches of the legislature, the only
one of general interest being a new
liquor bill, Introduced in the house
by Johnson, to punish Illegal sales
of liquor by $50 to 5000 fine and six
months Imprisonment, to forfeit IL
cense, which shall not be issued again
for two years, and to require appli-
cants for license to make oath that
they have not made illegal sales for
two years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
Charged with Embeznlement.

Wapakoneta, O., March 14-James
H. Rowe, Jr., ex-city clerk of ST.
Marys, was arrested, Friday, on the
charge of embezzlement of public
funds, the amount as set forth i'll the
affidavit being S5,661.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-20
THIRTY-NINTH DAY.

The senate committee on education
today recommended for passage Mr..
Adams no saloon screen bill. An
effort to amend it to make it apply
to Sunday and election days failed.
The committee also acted favorably
on Mr.. Tharp's bill making it unlawful
for any one holding a privilege license
to do any sort of business in towns
where it is illegal to sell liquors, tS
sell, or give away, intoxicating liquors;
violation of the law acts as a revo-
cation of the license held and subjects
the party convicted to a heavy fine
not less than $50 and six months i'm
priSOnment.
The Pension Fight.
One of the hottest fights now on be-
fore the legislature is over pension
legislation, and already intense feel.
ing prevails on both Sides The pen
sion committee of the house was in
session, and there were several warm
speeches from gentlemen who had
been invited to speak on the bills.
Concerning the report that there
were names of dead men upon the
pension rolls, a prominent ex-Cenfed-
crate said:
"The pension roll, as issued by the
board, through it's secretary, John
the names of forty-two persons who
are dead, some of them for two years
or more; forty others were stricken
from the rolls and should not have
appeared II his report Warrants
for pensions are issued quarterly by
the comptroller. and the secretary Of
the board ought to be able to ascer-
tain from the comptrol1er's books the
deaths of the pensioners and it ought
to be the duty of an officer drawing
salary of 5000 per year to distin-
guIsh the living from the dead. espec-
tally in making up his estimates Of
pension expenditures"
Adams Right Again.
In the house Mr.. Adams introduced
a resolution urging congressman and
senators to support the measure ap-
propriating S2O,O0O,O00 for public
roads. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on public roads.
BY Mr.. Johnson-To amend the in
surance law so as to prevent compa-
MES with less than $1,000, 900 capital
stock from operating in the State.
BY Mr.. Wikle-TO confer upon mar
ried women the right to execute pow
ers of attorney Jointly with their hus-
bands.
By Mr.. Ritchie-To regulate what
shall be printed on fertilizer pack
ages.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate today were the following:
BY Mr.. Tharp-To amend the law
prohibiting the illegal sale of liquors
by adding an additional fine of $50,
to go to the informer.
By Mr.. White-To authorize all
towns in the State having populations
of more than 900 and less than 5000
to establish dispensaries.
The house resolution requesting
Gov. Frazier to ignore the Atlanta
race convention was concurred in
unanimously.
The senate committee on sanitarium
has recommended for rejection Mr..
ThOmason's house bill Is prevent the
sale of cocaine and opium and their
kindred compounds, except on a ply
| sician's prescription. This bill would
prevent the sale of paregoric and
such simple household remedies, and
the senate committee thought this was
going step too far.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-11

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
" TERMASTEI;, Fort Washington, Nd,
May 81, 1868. Sealed Proposals lin tripli-
cate) will be received at this Office until II
o'clock noon. June Il, 1908, for constructing
Additions and Alterations to Hospital at Fort
posals must be marked Proposals for Hos
pital at Fort Washington, Nd" lnfornia-
ton regarding plans and specifications
NAV be obtained at this Office. ABE. 5.
BICKHAM. Constructing Quartermaster.
may29, 80 june l,2, r.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-11
His Last Hope Realized.
rFrom fine Sentinel. Gebo. Mont. |


In the first opening of Oklahoma to
settlers in 1889, the editor Of this paper
was among the many seekers after
fortune who made the big race one fne
day in April. During his travelling
about and afterwards his camping upon
his claim, he encountered much bad
water, which, together with the seYere
heat, gave him very severe dian )ea
which it seemed almost impossible to
check, and along in June the case be-
came so bad he expected to die. One
day one of his neighbors brought him
one small bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a last
hope. A big dose was given him while
he was rolling about on the ground IN
great agony, and in a few minutes the
dose was repeated. The good effect OF
the medicine was soon noticed and with
in an hour the patient was taking his
first sound sleep for fortnight. That
one little bottle worked a complete cure,
and he cannot help but feel grateful.
The season for bowel disorders being at
hand suggests this item. For sale by
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-11
SAW LETT KILL MARCUM.

At the request of Mrs. Marcum and
others Curtis Jett and Thomas White
were put in separate cells in Jackson,
KY, Tuesday night and the latter
was despondent when the prisoners were
brought into court yesterday by troops
and turned over to the elisor. All those
entering the court were searched and none
allowed to enter with weapons. When
ourt convened Attorney John O'Neal,
for the defense, moved to set aside the
entire jury panel as irregular. Judge
Bedwine allowed time for afhdavlts IN
support of the motion. However, the
motion was overruled and 20 witnesses
were called for each side. Commonwealth
Attorney Byrd, in outlining the case,
promised to prove that Jett entered side
door of the courthouse just prior to the
shooting and returned by the door I'M
mediately after the second shot. lie said
he would prove White and Jett entered
into a conspiracy to kill Marcum, and
that Jett fired the shots, this having been
seen by witness whom he would pro-
duce. He would prove that Jett told
persons he did it, but that somebody 8
money paid for it. B. J. Even was the
first witnessed called. He said be
was standing beside Marcum when
he fell. Tom White passed by them,
looked at Marcum, passed just outside Of
the door and looked back, then passed
ON Marcum said; 'Tm afraid of that
fellow. He means to do me harm.
An instant later witness heard a pistol
crack Marcum, who had his arm on
witness's shoulder, released his hold
and dropped to the floor, exclalmlng,
ooh Lord Oh Lord They have KILLED
me-" Witness looked and saw Curtis
Jett with-a pistol gripped in both hands
Il then fled out of the door" he SAID
GAS l thought it was he was after
when a second shot was fired. l saw
Jett come out of the side door, walk
around and look into the door where
Marcum lay" Even said he helped
carry Marcum across the street to DR.
Kash's Office, where he died in few
minutes. He saw Jett and White to
gether few minutes afterward. Ever
was pale and nervous while he wa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-11

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
~ TERMASTER, Fort Washington, Md,
May 27, 1908. Sealed Proposals (in triplicate)
will be received at this Office until IL o'clock
noon, June l3, 1903, for constructing Q Bowling
Alley at Fort Washington, Nd. Envelopes
containing proposals must be marked PRO
posals for Bowling Alley at Fort Washing.
ton. Nd" Information regarding plans and
specifications may be obtained at this office.
ABE. S. BIcKHAN, Constructing Quarter.
master.
may29 30 iune f.2. Handle.