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r 1 v o VOL. XXVII. NO. 12. BOLIVAR, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1891. SUBSCRIPTION: $1.00 Per Year. n TT v rr tt n ; i 1 i vr T k T 1 i V. i l7 lr' '-"i JLHTERY, FEUD "... ' " V Stylish Turnouts GaaTe turaooU. 10 to rr slar. farrs tod ksxks, to SjOO per 4T.' Hon ad xdow 1.00, V. B..THAYBR MM a an In! fV M Jeweler and Optician. fiolld Gold Goods of ErerTDeserfirtloii, Watches, Diamonds, SlTrerrrare, Spectacles, Clocks, Umbrellas, Canes. Ul GREAT VARIETY. A and All Work and 265 Main isO RYAHT h STRATTON Business College JiooltKeepi iKerpn,S!iyrtUand,P'nmanshp,e.n Ss SOS C 8 I 9 B . f V Cataioffuo and ;'u(t ormation. L y U 3 O V ilaSLabaf kt Writo H ASTII G-S' FIYE AID TEH CEKT STORE Ufa, fa, Timrs, Teys and Fancy Poods. - Mail Orders Receive Prompt and Careful Attention. Congefs Saw and Planing Mills S. itt. 002TGEI3, Proprietor, boobs, mmim, mmimum, Paling, Brackets, Cedar Shingles and Posts, Moulding, Well Curbing, Etc. JACKSON, TENNESSEE. JIVRITE GOODS SENT C. 0. D. EVERYWHERE. ZELLNER & CO., 300 Main St., Memphis. 0. Thomas COTTON 89 Perdido St, Hew Orleans, La .a mil r i . v, A pmpblt cf Jnfomttloo and b- at net of I ho f tir.wm How to , ilarkj, Oprnents, nt Jr.,' mumuKM CO. Isroaay. ii a ' ' " AHD Stablesl and Fine Horses ! Doable turnout. 2 00 to 5.00 per 1 . FeddU hones, $1. llarnes Lons, Si T3T.oa Lane, $1X0. I STYES Properl ntte4 trltk Tlaest br tie TJee tvl Thayer's rias Lns m. REPAIRING of Plna WtchendJewetr Working Over Old Gold 3pc5!tli. O" Goods Warranted. SATISFACTION QlfARANT&ED. St, Memphis, Tenn. T0.0R CALL 0 Zellner & Oo. FiieBiots&Slims FACTORS, C. A. & A. MILLER, Attorneys at hav9 Insurance Agent.. MORE CONVICTS RELEASED. One Hundred and Fifty Set Free al Oliver Springs, Tenn. lawless Deeds by Lawless Men in a Iaw lss Community Over COO Criminals Turned Loose on Society Un checked and Unhampered. Ksoxville, Tenn., Not. 2. Excite ment had about abated in this cijy over the recent lawless and anarchistic acts of the miners at Briceville, when it was apafn raised to its highest pitch by the report of the release of the convicts at Oliver Springs. Sunday in Knoxville was nothing1 out of the ordinary, save from the fact that Gov. Buchanan was in town and bis headquarters beseiged with 500 or more persons who were anxious to see iilm. All he did while here was the issuing of vwa proclamations offering $1,000 for the capture of the ring leaders and S250 additional for the capture and conviction of every miner who took part in the re cent riots at Briceville and Coal Creek Saturday morning which resulted in the release of 805 convicts. The Governor left this morning for Nashville at 6:30, unaware of the sub sequent lawless acts that had per petrated while he slept and dreamed of a possible solution of the much-vexed question. The first intelligence of any mob at Oliver's was conveyed by the following dispatch received at 8 o'clock this morn ing: "About 1:20 this morning over 200 mounted men, thoroughly organized and armed, took possession of our convict camp, immediately released all the con victs, burned the stockade wing, hos pital, dinning room and boarding house. But few of the long term men were furnished with citieens' clothing. Nine of the hospital inmates and short term men were captured and one has just come in and given himself up. So quietly was it done that but few knew anything about it until after 6 o'clock this morning. No one was hurt as far as known and all is quiet here now." Quietly and without warning the de termined miners and their sympathizers began to meet in the mountains after dusk Sunday night. " They laid the plans for their assault, which was so successfully carried out at 3 o'clock this morning. . - In the stockade were ; 156 prisoners, the majority of whom were colored. When all was motionless Inside the stockade the men advanced and oom- .plettly surrounded it." -Entran.ce.to the stockade where the convicts were was easily secured, and about 2 o'clock the entire lot, with the exception of about a dozen sick, crippled and trusty convicts, were released. They were in turn as they left the prison given citizens' clothes and told to get out The miners and their friends entered the stockade, and in a short time the prison was ablaze and i e luced to ashes. As the flames lit up the surrounding hills and the con victs fled, the releasing party dispersed, and it was nearly daylight this morning before the work was entirely completed. All of the above was accomplished with out the slightest loss of blood. Out of the entire lot of convicts released some eight of them, who were mostly trusties, were returned by the guards. They were brought to the city . this morning by the guards and placed in the Knox County jail. The damage -to the property of the Cumberland Coal' Company by Are this morning Is 15,003, "with no insurance. The following special received from Oliver Springs tonight gives an account of how the job was carried out: "The sun never set on a more quiet and peace ful little town than was Oliver Springs yesterday evening. It was an ideal autumn evening, and all of our people were either attending the churches or out for a pleasant stroll, little dreaming that on the morrow 200 convicts would be turned loose upon us, property to the value of thousands of dollars destroyed and the convict problem solved so far as the present is concerned.-" Everything was quiet up to 12 o'clock, when those living on or near the road leading up to the mines were awakened by a troop of horsemen passing toward the Cumber land Coal Mining Company's mines, where over 200 convicts were quartered. The horses were secured and one or two men pressed in as pilots and the march taken up, gaining strength a? it went. Arriving at the stockade admittance was demanded, and the demand not being acceded to as quickly as desired, quite a number of shots were fired into the air and a sledge brought into play, when the keeper hustled and opened the gate. Immediately the convicts, who had already gotten up and dressed, were marched out by twos, and the torch ap plied to the buildings inside, which de stroyed the greater portion of the walls, and the boardinghouse, which is located just outside. The officers of the coal company begged the leaders to spare the stockade buildings, pledging that the convicts should never be put back, and that they would employ only free miners, but this was not accepted as coming In good faith, and fire was applied. The crowd treated everybody as kindly as though they were neigh bors on a friendly visit. "Everything is aow quiet, with no indications of the pa trouble." Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 2. The ex citement occasioned by the releasing of 163 convicts at the Briceville prison and 142 at, the Coal Creek prison by free miners and their friends was intensified today by the announcement that all the convicts at the Oliver Springs branch prison, 156 in number, had also been re leased, and the stockade destroyed by fire as was the stockaV3 at Briceville. This outbreak, coming so soon after those at the other branch prisons, caused no little surprise, as it was generally believed the mob would not attempt further demonstration as the Governor bad offered a reward foe all parties con- TENNESSEE STATE NEWS. It fs UncjPstItntiona1. Nashville, Oct. 0. An act of prime importance to the fur large counties of Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Shelby was today declared unconstitutional by Judge Ridley. The act was passed by the Legislature at the recent extra ses sion, and saddled an expense of several thousand dollars per annum on each of these counties by providing that in all cases where a nolle prosequi is entered that the county shall pay the costs here tofore borne4 by the State. Gen. A. J. Caldwell made an argument against the act today, and Judge Ridley held the act unconstitutional for the reason that it contained more than one subject, and that it repealed and amended at least four different acts of previous Legisla turei without' reciting them in the title. It also enlarged the powers of the Comp troller of the State and judges of county courts so as to give them arbitrary power of revision or rejection of all bills of costs against the State or counties re spectively, that they may deem frivo lous, malicious or unnecessary. Jude Ridley held that the bill was unconsti tutional because of theso defects, and declined to tax certain bills of cost ac cording to its provisions. The attorney general will appeal the question to the Supreme Court. Tennessee Methodists. Nashville, Oct. SO. The third day's session of the Tennessee Annual Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, began this morning. The committee on investigation in the case of the Rev. I. W. Keathley sub mitted a reportin which they stated they were satisfied that Mr. Keathley had done nothing wrong in applying for and obtaining a divorce; that this step had been taken after advice, and they rec ommend that his character pass. The report was adopted. The committee in the case of the Rev. V. T. Ilart reported that they were satisfied a trial was not necessary, and recommended that his character be passed. The report was adopted. The report of the Rev. W. G. E. Car ryingham, Sunday-school editor, shows an increase of 144 Sunday-schools, 1,894 teachers and 19,097 scholars for the last year. The Sunday-school literature has increased in circulation 51,000. There are now 90,746 teachers and 713,030.. scholars. There are 15,000 enrolled members of the Epworth League. The secretary read a report from Dr. David Morton of the Board of Church Extension in which he stated that the Tennessee Conference had raised only 60 per cent, of its church extension as sessment during the year. Miscellaneous. Usited States officers invaded the wilds of Henderson County last week and captured the operator and broke up one of the largest distilleries ever operated in the Western District. The capacity of the distillery was 150 gal lons. It was concealed in a cave dug out of an embankment in one of the most secluded spots in Henderson County. .The officers destroyed eight barrels of beer, the machinery and a lot of other property pertaining to the dis tillery. The operator was a man named Dickson. The students of the Southwestern Baptist University at Jackson are en joying a sensation. It is reported that ano night last week twenty-six students masked themselves, went to the bcard inghouss of young Allen, a ministerial student from Memphis, carried him to the campus grounds of tho university and bumped him severely against a tree. Allen recognized some of the boys, and when they bumped him the second time he proposed to fight them, but he was too much in tho minority to accomplish anything, or escape from them. The young men claim that Allen volunteered his services as a spy against the other students, and would reporft their tricks to the faculty. Ik the suit of Tasker Polk et al. vs. Mrs. G. W. Falls et al., which was brought to have the will of President Polk, giving Polk place to the State in trust, declared void and tho property distributed among his heirs-at-law, a decree was entered at Nashville last week appointing G. K. Whitwortb, clerk and master, receiver, and ordering him to rent the Polk mansion at $60 per month. Mrs. Falls is given the prefer ence to rent the property. Comptkolleb Alles received a check one day last week from Capt. Z. W. Ewing for 83,665.72 collected as special attorney for the State from the clerks of courts in Knox, Washington and Sul livan counties. These collections were made after an investigation of the books of the offices of these counties under an act of 1379 which provides for an inves tigation. The money consists of sums heretofore collected, but not reported, unclaimed funds and moneys which were not, but should have been collected by the clerks. Quite a counterfeiting scheme has been unearthed at Knoxville, which has resulted in the arrest cf four strangers, Schutz, Calonel, Crawford and Earner by name. Their work thus far traced is only in halves and quarters, and these are very poor imitations. News comes from Carthage that while Henry Piper was engaged in making molasses ho was fired upon by some un known party from ambush with a shot gun. Sixteen buckshot took effect in his body, and it is thought his wounds will prove fatal. No positive clue to the guilty parties has been found. Piper Is under indictment for tho mur der of William Bullinger last January. The following Tennesseo postmasters were appointed last Veek: E. S. Wil liams, French, Knox County; L. V. Abeton, Klcg'a Creek, Roane County: L. P. Harper, Louisville, . Blount County, THE CHILIAN SITUATION. It Continues the Main Topio of DiscassfoA in Washington The Consensus of Opin ion Is that There Will be War Unless the United States Does "What It is Not IJkely to Do The State Department tletieenii WA8HIXOTOX, Oct 31. The Chiliad trouble was the main topic of discus sion about the state and navy depart inents yesterday, afld tho opinion al most generally expressed there wa that a demonstration of force -will be made at once. A, rumor that gained considerable credence was to the effect that instructions have been sent to all available vessels to hold theniSelves irl readiness for sailing orders. Naval au thorities assert that our naval force is strong enough to impress Chili with a sense of the danger that lies in thd maintenance of her defiant attitude, this country having the disadvantage however, of not possessing convenient coaling stations. Very few persons of prominence, who were asked for an opinion about the present aspect of affairs, would al low their names to be used. Senator Edmunds and Senator Cullom wero among the exceptions. The former had an interview with Secretary Tracy yesterday morning. He told a reporter that he was sure this government would be firm and just and would do the right thing in the right way. He said he hoped the Chilians would be reasonable enough and sensible enough to act properly. Senator Cullom said that the situa tion looked ugly and he thought the United States would be obliged to teach Chili a lesson. If the Chilians did not ch nge their tactics at once the only thing for this country to do was to send our war ships down there, and give them the mischief. Nearly all the naval officers who have served in Chilian waters believe that the Chilians would rather engage in hostilities with the United States than offer the semblance of an apology. It is the Chilian nature, they say, to have things their own way or fight, and these officers pretend to believe that unless the United States backs down actual hostilities cannot bo avoided. A diplomat here said that he could not see how actual hostilities could be avoided, and in this event no great naval engagement in Chilian waters need be looked for. The Chilians, he said, sought loud-sounding glory and they would send one or two of their best ships to the Pacific coast. The Chilian bravado was insane, and be fore Chilian arrogance could be laid in the dust infinite damage would be done to American coast cities. No information could be obtained here last night concerning the report that Minister Egan had been recalled from his post in Chili by the United States government. Secretary Blaino was not in during the early part of the evening, and when he returned to his house he retired for the night. Ho ' stated, however, ealier in the evening, that nothing concerning Chilian affairs would be made public by the state de partment last night. SEAS OF FLAME. Destructive Prairie Fires In Western Kn sas and Oklahoma Hundreds of Farm ers Have Lost All Their Hay, Grain and Pasture and Some Their Homes. Kansas City, Ma, Oct. si. Lawyer Witland Boone, who yesterday arrived from the western part of-Kansas, re ports terrible prairie fires in Geary and Ford counties. For miles the Santa Fe train, on which he was a passenger, traveled at its utmost speed through a sea of flame, with every window and ventilator down. From the train could be seen burning farm buildings and stacks of grain and hay. and peo ple and stock fleeing before the flames. Mr. Boone says there must have been a number of human lives and many head of stock lost in the vicinity of Beaumont, Butler county. Thousands of acres of grazing land were burned over Thursday night Fences were de stroyed and stock was burned or scat tered in all directions. Inquiry at the local Santa Fe office failed to gain any information, al though it was said there it was possible for such a state of affairs to exist and the local office-know nothing of it. Near Argonia, Mrs. C Twining was burned up in her house. 'This fire sur rounded the town of Argonia, and it took hard work to save the buildings on the outskirts. A telegram from Guthrie, O. T., re ceived late last night, says prairie fires have swept over the entire Pottawat tomie reservation and the adjoining countries doing thousands of dollars damage. Hundreds of farmers have lost all their hay, grain and pasture, while a score or more have their homes destroyed. Many new settlers were caught on the road and their wagons loaded with household goods were burned. No live were lost, but a large amount of live stock perished. Defaulting City Officials. Braixekd, Minn., Oct 31. Recently the finance committee of the city coun cil, while investigating the books of ex City Clerk Murphy, discovered a deficit which has since, by further investiga tion, been" increased to 81,419. On the heels of this comes sensational disclos ures in regard to the city treasurer, A. J. deMuels. The latter, it is given out, is short at least S5.000, and in all probability more. He himself places the amount at over S4.000. He left the city Thursday night, it is said, for SL PauL De Muels is a democrat, and this is his second term as city treas urer. A Fierce Fire. Holt, Mo., Oct. 31. About 10 o'clock Thursday night fire broke out in H. H. Lincoln & Co.'s lumber yard, and owing to a high wind, rapidly spread to Main street. In a few minutes all the lower half of Main street was a mass of flames. Fully 825,000 worth of property was destroyed in a few min utes. The whole town for a while wai at the mercy of the flames. Tics and wood belonging to the Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad Co. caught fire, and 2300 worth were destroyed. Mrs. Jos. Nicholson fell and brgka her 8?9 other eaimjtiea. P(rm7fXv Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leSYeninj? stgs-Let V. Cover la ment food Uoport. Hg:'l-13 CURE5 ALL 5KIN AND BLDDDDI5EA5E5. PhT,kin tsdurM P. f a pi.ndid comblo '.lon. id pretcrib it with rrcut M'-itfutlon for th eurei of all and pr f"rtn, wnd .t.r. r1 P-im.rr. J-...!rr ni TVrtl.rT S Sore., Clandular SwlllDg, Rhturnatl.m, JJilarta, oil Chronic Ulean that tiara rilited all treatment, Catarrh, lOi ifSi -'lOI 1-! L'-Jy fc-wtcvG CURES lgod Foigoh SkinnirnTTlLcteDiahInic'TeuIa nrial Po'.ton, Tetur, St-ald Head, tic., etc. P. P. P. la b onwerful t"'it-. and an ewifllent anrettinr, buttuiutf up the ayaivui mtaty. La4I wbaM svf terns ar doUodH and who;t blond la la an impure condition. Hoq to Tnntrtml trrgii.HtjwT r CURES ALARIA peculiarly btiirtitcti br lln woD'Jttfal tome and blnoti citirtainf properties of' P. P. P., Prickly Aeh, Poke Root nrl Pot it item. LIPPI&AN BEQS., Proprietors, Drufftisti, Lippman's Block, SAVAH N A3, GA. LIPPMAN BROS.. Proprietors, Druggists. Lippman's Block. SAVANNAH, CM. flrr.MORE thaw aOOFT. MORE THAU bLIUULfl OTHER STYLES I' STEELsut.3h.mrt.Wl RE Only 16 ounce per rod. It runs 25 to 120 pounds less to the mile than any other Wire. kkUa mawia alva Kf aria In flfllVAn iPft CiT Japanned. The lightest, trongest, best Wire tnane. .None genuino nnieas rpuut ucua , Diamond Trade Mark, l or sale by.......... XSoUr&r, Tennessee. DiaBcroazi flu $. E. Durrstt, ; Justin Mlllof, Q T. IngrratfV T7. T. AnderfioV Etantl Khn, 17. C. Dorlca. AtfiTSt T. McNBAL, PrM'.denl yr. a dorion, cii,r. & P. JQXIi'ER, Assistant Ctskios Trafifteto s cnralbaa1djbtit!se:s DepceiU solicited. Cclltloss tna.ii Sal prompt retttraa. Henjt loa to IMJonalal tr mmm r P P W M EeHoioM 3A OF BOLIWiii, t-Mreti. wa T1 m .1 trial l 5 1 Ti W 7 L S? ? T . Attorneys &t Zox "fOUVAB CTtxA Eli $4 Ovcrf fltt J pXL NANNIE rVCKBB, VtfrJ fcl a.ttaU. 6r to Um tnt Attorney at 2itsy1 - 0J fiOrtli :ct of Squirt. CCnwT IfalJ , j ckin Struts. p VNOA2T HOTJSXt WtUmSat Tenn. S 27. DUItCAtr, t t 3 frbb nrvfUd xttit Us lxi (ft. RW.AUSTII, -DEALER IN- Liquors, hrs n ' m ' aJ 135"! have recentljr refitted my alo and replenished tay stock or the fill trade. Finest Wines, Whiskies snrt Ci mars, always on hand. Ojster in season, served ia every ntrle. and furnished t families W hen in Bolivar, come and ses tue. KeBpeetfiilly, iHllLiaiay I TRADE MARK -3? Most Brilliant, Pure and Perfect Len ses in the World; Combined With Great Refractive Power. They are ns transparent and colorless as llRht itself, and for Boftnedd to the eye cannot lie oxct'lloil. enatillnir the wearer to read for hours without latlKue. In lacttheyaro m m PRESERVERS. Testimonial from tho leodinsr physicians in tho United states, Govoinnra. Henatori, Lejfia lalors, Htot kmon, men of nolo in u!l branches of trade, bankers. merchnnt, etc., can hn given, who bavo bad their siVht improvod by their use. 'I heso spectacles and eye (Hashes nre for snlo by one and only one leading dealer In almost every town or everv city of consequence In the fctato, anvof whom will bcII and jruarxnteo a perrect lit and that will last lor a number or years. - that if they fail you in any way you can return them and get a new pair I'"ro f Charge. Tbls assure you or protection from exorbitant prices charged by traveling1 oculists, opticians and poddlers who got your money and are gone lor alljtitao. Wholesale depots 51 Sluidon Lane, N. Y., and Marlon. Ind. . I-'or full particulars call on cither of the partio named below who carry a fullllne of our goods, lor sale by J. D. SAULS, fSsmlnbury, Tenn. J. W.-NUCKOLLS. Toonr, Tenn. McANULTY BROS., Hickory Valley, Tenn. aOTWBCJT LOUISVILLE & MEMPHIS f WITH- PULLMAJ UrFET,SLEEPIJfUCAR rn atro y ROM toviHvrLLs. itftupum, vicksbvro, b TOMROUQE, n4 XRW ORLBAtiS, t4 AltriifikU. m im muni um fO AMD FkOM Vvn York, 1'Mladrljthim. Illtlnr VTmthlnffton, Hrfk, OlaTmlni Comfort, JHrtitntnd, Buffalo, Clorolani, Toledo, Chic go, IntHmopoli, Cincinnati. T,ouiirW. tASTEJlS If OH TUBA S TERN POINT VetnimU, TiokHbMrg, Bmton Jlovme, Vout Or leant, St !. JAltU Koth, JIol prlrg and point in 1rot Tenneioeo, Tca, A rkantu. Mififippt, Jyllna, TTIK H9VIII AND MOUTUir AST Ta lice la tkormirhly calpptl and in Srit claje ndiUoo, and prortJai an excellent arraoraiot fe tlaa and thronf h cart. A feature it the Urn an (nveainc Mord by th Limited ExpreaaTraUH lTiiht'aridbtwea LooUllJ and Mra hit, and th beat and aiekei t aarrlca between it wecltlije erer offered, h ot Lcweat Katas, Time Ta iea and all deiired taforraailon apply to neareal hllread Agent or Y. H. PBOUIY.CI. F. A.. La tlle.Kv. 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