The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-10

Ior president.
A force of $4,000 Turkish troop
operating against the Armenians ar,
reported to have burned forty-scver
villages and massacred the inhabi
tants.
In pitched battle with outlaw:
IN Letcher county, Kentucky, Sher
LII James Day was killed outright
and VIM. Haynes received a morta
wound.
A cloudburst in the vicinity ol
Enid, Ok, did much damage. 4
portion of the Denver, Enid and
Gulf track between Enid and Guth.
RE was washed away.
As move toward stamping out
pulmonary consumption, a tent col
ony is to be established at Ottawa
Ill, under the patronage Of the
Illinois state medical society.
A high Russian official declares
that the Russian feet at Port Ar.
thur will not wait to be forced out
of the harbor, but is being prepared
to go to sea and give battle to the
japanese should Port Arthur fall.
AS a result of a fight which oc-
CURED on the Sims plantation near
Greenville, Miss, John Sims and
his manager, named Cato, were
murdered by negroes, and three of
the negroes have been killed.
Mayor Robert NJ. McLane of Bal
timore, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head with
a revolver Mr.. McLane was mar
ried only two weeks ago and his
suicide caused a big sensation. The
only reason his friends can assign
for the act is criticism from polit-
ical enemies caused a temporary abb
erration of mind.
The American squadron under,
Admiral Chadwick, arrived at Tan
giers, Morocco, May 81, in connec-
ton with the kidnapping of Perdi-
caris, the American, and his step
son, British subject. A British fleet
is also at Tangiers and unless the
sultan negotiates for the release of
the captives, decisive action will be
taken.
Cyrus E. McGrady, president of
the Seymour (Ind.) National bank,
has been sentenced to six years in
the United States prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan. Alfred c.. Parker,
president of the First National
bank of Bedford, Ind, has also
been sentenced to five years in the
same prison. They were convicted
of making false reports to the
comptroller of the currency.
Advices received in Washington
report the departure from Japan OF
another army division. While It's
destination is not stated, it is con-
jectured that these troops are about
to close is on the Russians rear in
northeast Korea, cutting off the
raiding parties which have threat
ened Gen. Kuroki's communication.
There are no less than 5000 SOL
diers in the expedition.
The supreme court of Missouri
has reversed the decision Of the low
9r court, where a verdict was secured
against the famous gang of fake
rootracers, who, it is claimed, rob-
oed unsuspecting wealthy men of
'yer a million dollars. The gang
operated at Webb City, Mo-, in In
Llama and at Hot Springs. 1t was
1t the latter place their meth
IDS were exposed, and where one of
he leaders of the name of Williams
vas stabbed to death while confined
n Jail by an insane fellow prisoner,
Who later committed suicide.
Arthur Thompson, a negro, was
hanged by mob at Arlington, Ga.
Thompson shot and killed a young
White man.
Chas. Green, negro, had a mar
'ow escape from being lynched by a
mob in the heart of New York city.
Ireen attacked two white girls
Who were playing in a park, and
whose screams attracted large
.rowd. The police had to use their
lubs and threaten the mob with |
heir revolvers to save the prisoner.
Joseph Daniels, editor of the Raj
Ugh, n. c., News, who was remand
d to Jail for contempt of court by |
federal Judge Parnell because he
a decision, has been releas-
d on bail.
President Roosevelt delivered the
memorial day address at Gettysburg
Decoration day. The president was
to the cemetery on the IA
nous battlefield by a body of sew
raj hundred veterans of the civil
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