The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-03
CURREN IT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Yates, the wife of the governor of tn,
Prairie state. unfurled "Old Glory
over the building, and the proceed
ings wound up with a reception in tn,
spacious parlors.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, the president.
eldest daughter, is doing the World!
Fair at st. Louis, under escort of the
Catlin family, whose guest she is. Mis-!
Roosevelt shows the effects of the
physical training she has received, a!
she easily tires out the most strenuous
of her escorts In seeing the sights.
The Russian general staff, in view
OF the news of the capture of Kin.
Chou, admit that there is little now
to hinder a Japanese advance on Port
Arthur, and that the actual siege OF
that place has begun in earnest.
Mrs. Sarah Platt-Decker, of Colora-
do, was chosen president of the Gen
eTal Federation of Women's clubs at
the election held in st. Louis on the
Path. Mrs. Philip W. Moore, of ST.
Louis, was elected vice-president.
The vatican exhibit at the World g
fair in st. Louis remains unpEcked, and
therefore invisible, because the papaI
representative thinks more of visiting
old church friends N Washington than
he does Of performing the duty as
signed to him by the pope
A tornado struck about two miles
west of Guthrie, Okla, on the 25th. do
ing much damage to property, five
farm houses and many outbuildings
having been demolished. From the
wind and hail the crops also suffered
heavily, the growing wheat being
blown and broken down. Stock suf-
fered. but no lives were lost
According 20 dispatches received on
the oath, the Japanese are making ex-
tcns1ve preparations to storm Port Ar
thur, veterans of the war with China
being mainly chosen for the task much
heavy artillery is being landed on the
Lao Tung peninsula.
A tornado struck Lindsborg, Kas.,
on the 25th, demolishing the Union
Pacific depot and the large armory
built for the state militia, besides un-
roofing large number of buildings.
Van Amburg's circus tent was literally
torn to pieces and scattered
News reached Che-Fco, on the morn
ing of the 26th, that a battle had been
fought between the japanese and Rus
slams at Sansuripo, north of Dalny,
on the 22d. The result of the battle
was not leraned.
The report that the Russians, under
Gen. Fock, defeated the japanese at
Kin-Chow is confirmed The Russians
lured the enemy into defile command
ed by two guns. which decimated them.
The Russians lost one captain and 14O
men. The Japanese loss is reported to
have been heavier.
A treaty between the United States
and Panama, for the extradition of
fugitives from justice, has been signed
by William w. Russell, United States
charge d daffaires, and Senor De La Es-
prilla, minister of foreign relations.
Harry c. FnOte, a commission mer-
chant of Tacoma, Wash, and son of
the vice-president of the American steel
works of Chicago, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head He
was despondent.
Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
and her party sailed from San Francis
co, on the 26th, for Honolulu on the
steamer Sonoma.
]. P. Morgan & Co. announced. on the |
26th, that the transfers of gold incl |
dent to the payment of the $40, 900 900 |
purchase money to the Panama Canal |
Co. in Paris have been completed
1t is reported that an anti-Jewish |
riot has occurred at Choism, Bessara- |
Dia, Russia. Three thousand workmen |
attacked the Jews. Troops eventually |
luelled the riot.
The receiver of the First national
1ank of Cape May, N. J., recently
,losed, o1ys that the bank will prob
IDLY resume business.
A TOXIC correspondent of the London
Telegraph says he learns that the Jap
Inese troops are now within II miles
# Port Arthur, and that the Russians
uttered heavier casualties than the
Japanese, who have taken guns and
'ther material and a few prisoners. He
,redicts further surprise, as Japan is
low increasing her efforts in all direc-
ions.
A committee. headed by Mayor
Iclmes of Yazoo City, Miss, reported
hat 500 families lost their homes in
he fire, and that one-half of that
lumber were destitute. The COM
nittee declined to make an appeal for
outside aid, but announced that any
would be received and
distributed.
T. S. Ingraham, first assistant grand
hief engineer of the International
of Locomotive Engineers,
ropped dead at his desk at the con-
ention in Los Angeles, Cal, on the
Sth, from apoplexy.
The village of New Liberty, Pope
ounty, H., on the Ohio river, Is re-
orted to have been destroyed by tor
ado. Not a building was left stand
lg No lives, however, were lost.
ar of the president, arrived in st.
ouis, on the Goth, where she is the
cest of Miss Irene Catlin. After an
,formal al fresco tea at the Catlin
esidence Miss Alice and a party of
lends made m evening visit to the
yorld's fair to see the illumination.
A dispatch from Che Foo, on the
Ith, said that the Japanese had cap
ired Kin-Chou On the 26th, driving
1T the Russians, who retired in good
-der to the southern heights, which
ere subsequently carried by storm by
le japanese after a stubborn resist !
ace.