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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES CHOSEN.

Albany, Sept. 3 (SpeclaD--The Republicans here
held their lid and lid District conventions this
ing The lid chose as delegates to the State Conven-
ton John D. White. Smith OBrien, William Brown
low. Edward L. Barclay, Eugene Burlingame. Samuel
Little and Charles S. strempel The lid chose as
delegates William Barnes, IT,, James w. Bentley, Moses
w. Dodge, Christopher Conkffhg and William Walls.
This convention adopted the following resolution;
We approve and commend the wise and patriotic
Administration OF President Harrison, and also recog
nize the fact that the unquesonable choice of the Re
pnblcans OF this county for the next Presidential
and diplomat, James G.. Blaine
The convention also adopted a resolution demanding
q restriction in Civil Service
Lockport n. Y, Sept. 3.-Republican delegates to
the State Convention from the LIST Assembly District Of
Niagara County were chosen to-day as follows: 7. E.
Ellsworth, John E. Pound, John Hodge, A. c. Tux
berry and George c. Lewis. III the I'D Assembly Dis
trct convention the delegates to the State Convention
chosen a. j. Porter, John Fleming, NJ IL. Jacques
and S. w. Frost.
Utica, y. Y. Sept. 3.-The Lewis County Republican
convention held at Lowvile this afternoon. The
following delegates to tho State Convention were
chosen: Charles a. Chickering, Hugh Hughes, A. b.
Baker, George j: Dryden nd S. Brown Richardson
The Senatorial delegation was instructed TO support the
nomination of George D. Erwin, of Potsdam Leroy
Crawford, Of Chases Lake. was nominated for member
Of Assembly
Lockport, n. V, sept. (Special.-The Republican
Ist Assembly District Convention met here today. A
scss i ana pocy The oSbs d aa
and aternates were elected TO the state Convention
r. f. Ellsworth John Z. Pound John Hodge city :
A. c. Taxbury. Tonawanda 5. c. Lewis city alter
mates, Frank ID. Weaver, city w. a. Williams city
H. H. Woods city J. ii. Seymour city H. j. Epson
coy. Judicial Convention delegates T. E. Ellswort -
Eugene NJ Ashley. The convention adjourned to
Saturday. october 3. to nominate a member of AS
scmbiy
In the Republican I'D Assembly District Conven-
ton. held at Wilson today similar resolutions favor
able the Administration were adopted. The follow
ING elected delegates TO the state Convention ::
a. ]. Porter. Niagara: A. Fleming, Lewiston: NJ
Jaques Newfane: ;. &. W. Frost. Somerset. Judicial
delegates Jay Rowe IIartland Eugene Carey, Niagara
The convention adjourned for four weeks without
nominating member Of Assembly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04
IT WANTS TO FILL IN THE CHICAGO RIVER.

IT WANIS IO FILL IN HE tiiltANO
Chicago, Sept. 3 (Speclal)-The Pennsylvania Rail
road Company has applied TO the city for permit to
fill i'm 2OOyard portion Of the Chicago River, between
Adams and Jackson sts. The public officials have for
the present decllRed to act upon the application and
the entire matter has been referred TO the city law
department Property valued at 81, 100000 or more,
Is involved In the wording Of three contracts made
between the railroad people and the city at different
times, and the matter has assumed form decidedly
dangerous to the city. For the purpose Of arriving
Of satisfactory understanding, Corporation Counsel
Miller has arranged meeting between himself and the
legal head Of the railroad hoping. IL possible, 10 keep
the controversy out Of the courts.
There Is no agreement between the city and the
road whereby the company gets the right TO ill in a
foot OF space, but there is contract which provides
that in consideration Of certain valuable concessions,
among others the right 10 swing the Jackson-st bridge
over The railroads property, made to the city, the
company has the right 10 the land under the bridge
and the surface Of the protection pier and bukheads
This provision. the railroad holds gives It the right
20 IN in the surface Of the protection pier whclsIs
now mostly filed with png and In no wise service
able for navigation: but the city says no. Mr.
Ne- and the city engineer hold that II the city had
alied an the spaco the road would have the right 10
osa tbe surface The request. IL granted, would I'M
pede navigation by Possibly closing the river.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04

MONROE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Rochester, " Y, Sept. (speciaD.-The Republican
Convention Of Monroe County to-day nominated Ken
drck p shedd for County Clerk, George f. McGonegal
for Superintendent Of the Poor and Harrison C. Fuller
for Justice Of Sessions. Mr.. McGoDeeal has served
twenty-one years as superintendent OF the Poor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04

A MOVEMENT FOR REORGANIZING OKLAHOMA
Chicago Sept. IA dispatch from Guthrie, okla-
homa says: "A convention will soon be held here with
the reorganization movement for its object the
greatest obstacle lies in the opposition from the Indians
in the Indian Territory The cattle companies Will also
solidly antagonize the movement"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04
VoORHIs DEMOCRATs To CIR ToGETmE

NOOLlilS DEMOCRATS To GET TOGETHER.
The executive committee Of the New York VOorhis)
Democracy has issued its call the election OF dele
gates TO the Democratic state Convention. A full
delegation Of seyentytwo meh and US many alternates
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
WiIIiamsDOrt.

Mr.. EDITORIALS all the children
are writing to Santa Claus for presents
Christmas, we will write for all the
news we can get. We are confident we
could write to no one and obtain more
news than to the Editor of "THE HER
AID" He writes the news of the en-
tire county and then advertlses for so
many firms.
Mrs. r. C. Dansbee left the Port the
past week for Franklin.
Mr. j. T. Taylor and his son Horace,
of KNOXVILLE, Bedfordlcounty, ARE visit
ing Dr. and Mrs. Collins.
= f, II. Jones thinks of purchasing
the saw mill at this place.
Miss Nola Byrne's school closes next
Friday. Her patrons are we'll pleased
with her teaching and Will be glad TO
have her the next term.
Madame Rumor says DR.. Roupe IS TO
| be married and we don't doubt it, from
| the contents of the note Rev. Byrne re-
ceiyed. His presence was requested at
the residence of Mrs. Mcbride, on
Thursday next.
DIR. Collins has been sick, but has
| about recovered.
| Walter Porter, who has been in school
| in Franklin, came home last week with
| a very severe case of tOnsilitls and says
| he will never go to school there again
| for his teacher thought he was home
| sick. Who could wonder at his coming
to see his good mother:
school, will be at home during the holt
DAYS. Mrs. Shedden is expecting hel
son Leon. from Nashville, at the same
time.
Wishing you much success l am,
Your FRIEND.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
Carfar,S Greek.


EDITOR HERADD:-Elder Azbill was
with the congregation at Beech Grove
the first Lords Day, and lald peIore
them his plans as missionary TO Jap4n'
where he, with six other Jealous work
ers in the Masters cause, expect to start
about the LIST of January. They go
Voluntarily, and it is to be hoped that
the brethren will assist them IN their
noble work. ,-.,,o5
The Terrin Packing Co., have killed
and packed 2S3 hogs so far.
Mr.. Brown Church recently sold to an
Iron Ore Co, the rock off of i've acres
of ground for the neat sum of five hun
dred dollars. They are working quite
a number of hands and shipping the
rock to their furnace, where 1t Is useo
r. P. StegalI closed his school on the
fourth, and as is his custom, gave ms
students an entertaIn9denii ca n9 them.
selves until a late hour. Mrs: Terrll
and Misses Polk, assisted Mr.. >. In enter
tanning the young people.
Mr.. Steve Jordan has begun TO move
to his new home near Thom2son's. we
regret to give up such estimable people
as this family. Our loss Is great gam 10
the good people of the community TO
which they will move.
Miss Ruth Patterson is teaching a
class in embroidery and painting, at
M" NJ and Mrs. ]. C. Alexander visited
their sick sister, Mrs. J. T. Sparkman,
and their daughter, Mrs. Will Anderson
of Ieiper's Fork, Williamson Co.. this
week. ,.
Miss Cammie Alexander Is at pres 4:l
in Nashville with her cousin MISS
Vashti Hardison.
Miss Eva Foster visited her COUSIN
Miss Annie Lou Mckay, of Spring HILL
this week. 1,, -,
Hickman Co., are stopping at the pleas
ant home of DR.. Hill for few days.
Mr.. A.. F. Dortch has gone South Win
a drove of mules. So far he has MOI
succeeded in selling very many OF LnS SII
and Mrs. Joe Foster.
Little Harry Hill has been quite SICK
but is recovering.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
Gard fr0m w. I. Webster,

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:
As you have published the over
draft of Mr.. Barker, 1 think 1t but
right that the facts with regard to
that Over-draft be made public with
il. The committee only report this
as q part OF the history of the causes
of the financial trouble, and we felt 1t
our duty to give all the facts. we
understand now that at the date OF
the closing Of the bank Mr.. Barker
had to his credit about 81 900, but that
about $4,000 of drafts drawn OH
potatoe shipments in July, were mol
charged to him until after the bank
closed, and that he did not know thai
they were so lying in drawer at the
bank, and the over-drAft comes III
this way and Mr.. Barker claims be
does not owe it.
We did not report the over-draft Of
Mr.. Howard because 1 thought it wai
settled, and 1 wrote that part OF the
report. His over-draft is 81 800, anC
be owes the Bank Of Columbia sever
al thousand dollars in notes. Most O
these, however, were made before ID
was a director, and we did not thinE
they had anything to do with the re
cent troubles of the bank, and M
notice of them was taken. Ii, how
ever, Mr.. Luther l.. Frierson and M
Barker's indebtedness is published,
am unwilling to be placed in the attl
tude of making a distinction between
them and Mr.. Howard. So let all g
in if one. 1 am opposed to any OF
being published, but if you publish
one let all go in. have not time t.
consult the balance of the committee
Respectfully,
WN.J. WEBSTER, one of Committee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18

In our local columns will be found
in full the reports as made by the
bank committees at the meeting last
Monday. We give these reports-or
rather the Bank of Columbia report
over the protest of q number OF our
friends, for whose opinions we have
the highest respect. After hearing
the reasons and requests of a number
of PARTIES on both sides Of this ques-
ton, some asking US to withhold the
Bank Of Columbia report, others ask
ing for its publication, we have acted,
as we always do under such unpleas-
ant and trying circumstances, upon
our own Judgment. We do not care
10 embitter the feeling by any useless
discussion of the question. Neither
do we feel called upon at this time
to criticise or discuss the condition OF
the banks, as show by the reports.
The reports speak for themselves
Ever since the unfortunate failure oil
the banks, the HERALD has done al
In its power to counsel patience and
forbearance, and to give as bright a
side to the picture as the circumstan
cas would allow. But we can never
consent to withhold information from
our readers, which we think they are
entitled to, however much we may
svmpathise with the parties con
earned. In its news columns and IL
its editorial columns the HERALD mas
remtation for stating facts, and
stating them plainly. We vaiue ina
rennIation too highly to deviate fron
our rule. We think our past utter
ances will show that we could no
lave any prejudice in the matter
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18

saw, that 1 did not see nor have any
opportunity of knowing its contents
until after it went into the hands OF
the printers.
Previous to your meeting last Mon
dav I sought in person but in vain an
opportunity to make explanations TO
your committee, which 1 thought
was due me individually and as an
official previous to the assignment,
SO that same could be placed before
YOU with their report on last Monday.
II notice reporte says "balance due
from Ingram, $174, 319 49," This is
incorrect. I presume committee
overlooked credit. Besides this, the
books of the Bank show to credit OF
profit account after deducting expen-
ses, $ISI, 983.18. own nearly all the
capital stock of the Bank of Columbia,
which was well known to the COM
mittee, consequently in calculating
nv individual affairs with the Bank,
I should have benefit of nearly all the
profit account. This OF itself
amounts to more than $174, 319.S3, to
saw nothing of personal property
which transfer to Bank, as shown
by report of your committee.
Your committee report that they
find he Hcapital stock of Bank only
| $5O. OO), half of which was paid, but
advertised 800, 000." This, according
to 70 Lr committee, would make only
$4,000 capital stock paid; when IN
| fact the books show plainly that $lOO,-
| 600 was subscribed, and also shows
| % ainIy the name of each subscriber,
and that $50. 900 was paid. The books
also show precisely the amount ana
date OF each payment.
| I have no knowledge or belief that
the Bank ever advertised 500, OOO
paid stock.
AS to how and under what circum-
stances this large liability your COM
lmittee mention was created, and
many other matters, l very much
desired to explain, and regret the
committee did not grant me oPportu
nifty to do so.
i Ihave no opportunity OF knowing
the value placed on various assets
but entertain the hope it will be muct
more than estimated by the com
mittee.
1 feel it my duty to address you a
above, having failed to reach yo'
through the committee.
, Any creditor desiring to do so
cordially invited to- Investigate M,
} account with the bank, and see 10
e himself, dates, securities etc., an
e surrounding circumstances at tn
e time the liabilities were made.
Respectfully, w. z. INGRAM.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
Card From Mr.. Barker.

In the report of the Bank of Columbia,
which was read to the meetings held at the
court house on Dec. 7th and 18th, great IN
Justice was done me by the committee APP
pointed to make statement OF the condl-
ton of the bank, by reporting me as oelnS
Indebted to the bank eighty-One hundred
dollars. l desire to make this explanation.
This overdraft is not made up OF checks
drawn by me, but by drafts that had drawn
last summer on pOtatoe shipments, and were
laid away in the bank until the failure,
without my knowledge, the bank being
The evening the bank assigned their DOCKS
showed oyer four thousand dollars to my
after midnight on the day after the assign
ment, without any consultation with me or
even giving me an opportunity Tor an eXpia-
nntinn as TO whether the drafts should be
charged TO me or others, who were interested
in the transactions out of which they grew.
desire 10 state further, that III the charge IL
correct, a director OF the bank Is indeOte1 10
me an amount sufficient, in addition TO the
value of the drafts To pay the overdratt ana
leave two or three Thousand dollars to my
credit. 80
should name two or three men as debtors
to the bank and ex clude the names OF sew
eral hundred others, Some OF whose indent-
and the Cashier did not have any OF their
papers misplaced, and the debtors were
aware of their Indebtedness. Ii L am moi
misinformed, some of the committee are
debtors either by notes or oVerdratLs. d1d
the Cashier done his duty and Kept ms
books as banking business requires, would
to-day have the amount to my credit as
shown by the books at a. m. Oct Nth. am
sure that some of the committee knew at the
| time they made their report that great IN :
| Justice was being done me by some one IN
the bank and connected with the bank, ana
why they singled me out is a mystery 10 me.
But some of the committee say the reason
reason they named me was to show the
cause OF the bank closing. This Is certainly
! a very strange reason To give TO an tntelli-
gent people for the failure, when the COM
miLlee includes this indebted ness among
| tneir good assets When the item came be-
| fore them for their consideration, all OF the
circumstances were explained, after Whlcn
| the committee passed upon the account ~
| being good Ii was due me in the published
| report that the committee should have glVeL
| ali the facts, or not have singled me out ~ "
several hundred. feel this explanation 1s
due Inc. Respectfully, ,,-.-,,-,,,,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
Cut Her Disguised Sons Throat For
His Gold.


VIENNA, DEC 10.-A tragedy I'M
paralleled in atrocity is reported from
Wieseiburg, q town of Hungary,
twenty-one miles from Presburg
Sixteen years ago the son of poor
peasant, living in the county of which
Weiselburg is the capital, went to
America. There, by industry, he
gradually saved up about $4,000 in
American money.
Re diving to return to his fathers
home, the son on his way changed
his money into the compact form OF
English sOvereigns, of which he had
900. 1t was late when he arrived at
mis- father house. He did not inl-
mediately make himself known, but
asked for hospitality as a stranger
The mother was not there at the mo-
ment, but the father recognized his
son through the disguise of years and
embraced him. The son, being
weary, retired to rest, after telling
his father of the little fortune he had
brought home with him. The son
had the money in a bag near his bed
The father did not tell the mothol
when she came home of who the
stranger was, resolving to wait until
morning and then let the son revea
himself to the joy and surprise of the
| mother.
The latter got up during the nigh
and examined the strangers baggage
and finding the gold-a larger sun
| than she had ever dreamed of-de
termined to possess it. The HUSBAND
and father slept on. The mother
steaIthily got a knife and cut th
throat of the stranger, killing him in
stantly. Then she took and hid tn
gold.
When the father awoke he foun,
his son in a pool of blood on the bed
His cry of anguish and horro
aroused the wife, who had expected
to find her husband a ready accom-
plice in concealing the crime for thu
sake of the money. The father gasp
ed out who the victim was. VIII
one cry the murderess reeled and fel
dead.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
c;.N1IDATE Foa VICE PRESIDENT.
T.,e Northwest Want Second Place on the
Republican National Ticket

F.le Northwest Want Second Place on the
Republican National Ticket.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Prominent Re
pubJican politicians of Minnesota. who
nave passed through Chicago within the
last few days, declare that the north
west intends to make strong bid for
the second place on the Republican ma
tional ticket The man upon whom
they are practically united is Governor
w. R. Merriam, of Minnesota. 1t Is
claimed in his behalf that he is very
popular in Minneapolis, the convention
CITY, as well as throughout the state,
and that the local feeling can not fan TO
make itself felt in the deliberations OF
the convention.
This is aside from his uctual qualitica-
tions for the vice presidency, which are
set out at len TIL and with good deal ct
enthusiasm. His administration as gov
ernor is said TO be without flaw, AMI
the refunding of the state debt is point
ed to as one of his achievements which
entities him to great credit. Governor
Merriam is a man of considerable wealth
and will be backed in the convention by
such men rs Thomas Lowry; MIR.
Graves, speaker of the Minnesota house
Mayor Sutphin, of Duluth; Colon9
| Mullen, of Wabasha, and many Other
| leading Republicans. He Will also
without dou bt, be heartily supported by
! all the local Republican papers. hi
supporters calm that he can have the
! votes of Montana and the two Dakotas
besides those of Minnesota, to start with
and that his vote Will increase as the
| contest goes on.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
where some Congressman Are Liable t
BE Assigned.

where Some Congressman Are Liable 20
Be Assigned.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 15.-Speaker Crisp
has not yet announced the committee on
rules, which he must do before congress
adjourns for the holiday recess, If he
would have the full list of committees
ready to submit to the house upon the
reassembling in January. The impress
sion still prevails generally that Messrs.
Springer and McMillin will be the Dem
ocratic associates of the speaker ON that
committee, but no official sanction has
been given to it yet.
1t is altogether likely that Mr..
Mutchler, of Pennsylvania, will be put
ON The committee on appropriations, the
place he had in the last congress. =,
Mr.. Reilly, of the same state, vii
probably be assigned to the worlds IAN
committee.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, who
was member of the committee on man
ufactures of the Fiftieth congress, vii
90 hack to that committee, as he is wei
eouipped for the work. In addition t.
this he will be given a first class place
on one of the two main committees, or
craftsmanship.
Many of the northwestern Democrat
are urging the appointment OF M N:
Mitchell, of the Fourth Wisconsin d1s
| trict, for the chairmanship OF the com
mittee on military affairs. Mr.. Mitchell
was colonel in the late war, and is
member of the board of managers OF, tn
home for disabled volunteer soldiers
and has always taken an active mteres
in military affairs. He is new mem
Der and not asking anything, but M
friends are presenting his name to tn
speaker and urging his selection.
Mr.. Hatch will probably be given tn
chairmanship of the committee on agr1
culture which he held in the last Demo
cratic congress.
Mr.. Long, of Texas, is well known L
agricultural affairs and is president @
the Texas St"te Grange. his preferen,c
naturally lies in the direction OF tn
committee on agriculture.
Mr.. Bailey, of the same state Is one G
the new meT1 bers, well equipped for an
place that may be offered, but modesto
asking nothing Judge Culberson rs
requested Mr.. Crisp to give Mr.. Bailey
good assignment for the people OF Texf
to look upo~ him as one OF the youn
men in this congress who viii be
great benefit in the counsels OF u
| naTfV
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18

In connection with the other bank
reports, we publish this week the re-
port Of the Second National Bank.
The report is the bright side of the
picture, and shows the growing conf
d nee and liberal patronage the peo-
pie will give and are giving to SOL
vent institution. To properly under
stand and appreciate these reports
from the Second National, the dates
should be noted. One statement is as
to the condition of the Second
National the day the other two banks
failed. Get this date fixed in your
mind, then watch how the figures
have grown since then.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18
End of a Long Litigation.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-The supreme
court of the United States dismissed the
suit of the heirs of Samuel Hammond
against the Linden heirs and settled the
title to over s., OO0, 600 worth of real es-
tate lying between Newstead and Kings
Highway and Delmar and Laclede ave
nues. known as the HunOt grant. The
suits, twenty-nine in number, We're be.
gun in 1880 against the Lindell heirs anC
other grantees. The first suit was de
cided in favor of the plaintiff and TWEEN
tv-four of the holders property compro
missed, but five continued the fight, anc
at last won.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-12-18

WE have two communications this
week upon the Craftsmanship" sub
ject; one favoring the plan proposed
by the HERALD, the other opposing
It. In the rush of other business this
week, we have not found time to say
anything further upon that subject.
Besides, we have had our say, and
are willing that the democrats should
discuss it. THE HERALD is no more
interested in the subject than every
democrat should be. 1t is certain
that the present system should be
changed. The plan we have sug
gested is the best we can devise
The best plan suggested when the
committee meets, should be adopted
Every committeeman ought to be
present at the meeting on the 18th.