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The herald., 1896-02-08
THE PASSING OF A GOOD DEM
OCRAT

William Hayden English died yes
terday as peacefully as he had lived
out the "a years Of his life. Mr.. Eng
lish was an able and g conservative
man. He was staunch defender OF
the principles OF the Democratic faith
throughout his long life. He was an
ideal citizen and his death is q distinct
loss to the state Of Indiana es we'll rs
to the country at large.
Every man who has been the vice
presidential candidate of the Demo-
cratic party sincs the close of the war
Ia dead save Adlai e. Stevenson, the
incumbent. L. P. Blair, y. Gratz
Brown, Thomas A. Hendricks and
Allen G. Thurman have gona before.
They wero all statesmen. They lived
pure lives and they died universally
mourned.
The herald., 1896-02-08

The idea Of discharging jury in
criminal case after only four hours' de-
liberation will strike the ordinary in
dividua unburdened with a knowledge
of the reasons why courts do queer
things as farcical, and also indicative of
indifference to the county's interests
as represented in the cost of trying such
a case. This sort of thing occurred yes
terday in The Broderson case on trial
in department five Of the superior
court. While it is unreasonable and
futile to confine juries as long as is
frequently done, no jury should be
discharged after such an inadequate
consideration of evidence. Criminal
trials are altogether too expensive to
make advisable the acceptance Of an
agreement on the part Of the jury to
disagree 80 hastily.
The herald., 1896-02-08

Mr.. BAYARD continues the heinous
offense of maintaining cordial relations
with the people who are at present his
neighbore-the English. The dis
patches inform US that the other even
ing he presided at dinner given by q
real live British organization, the st.
Johns Foundation school. Although
it is common for the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of civilized countries to
participate in functions given in the
countries to which they are accredited
in the same way that Ambassador
Bayard has, without running the risk
of adverse comment at home, it is ap-
parentiy different in the instance of
Mr. Bayard. The dinner incident will
undoubtedly serve to stimulate the
wagging tongues Of the Barretts,
Lodges and Fryes of congress. These
statesmen(?) and q certain class of edi-
tors who appear untutored in the con-
ventionalities that obtain between en-
lightened and we'll bred people, clearly
presume that every time an American
diplomat engages in civil converse or
social pastime with foreign people be
is bartering away the liberties or
secrets of his country. The fact that
q diplomat is successful as such in the
degree that his conduct and person
ality makes him influential and popu-
lar with the country in which he is
stationed seems inaccessible to thoir
rock-srm ored craniums.
The herald., 1896-02-08
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY s. 800.
A DISGUSTED PROJECTIONS 7

Mexico furnishes striking illustra-
tion of the folly aud injustice of a pro-
tective tariff. That country is one OF
the richest in the world 50 far as
natural resources are concerned. 1t
has vast extent of territory, is blessed
with salubrious climate and soils of
wonderful fertility; its mountain
ranges TEEN with valuable mineral de-
posits; its valleys are capable of pro-
ducing the best Of fruits and other
needful things for the consumption Of
man, and in many other respects that
country is favored by nature as are but
few countries in the world.
And yet Mexico is but sparsely pop.
ulated, considering its vast area, and it
has thus far failed to reach that high
plane of prosperity which it might and
should have attained long ago. A
ridiculously high tariff on foreign i'm
portations is not the sole cause of
Mexico's unprogressive history, but it
is one of the causes. The imprecat ons
of adventurous Americans who occa-
sionslly take goods into Mexico
are usually unfit for publication.
When they discover that they
are tariff-taxed without reason
or mercy on everything they
take across the line, no matter how
badly needed by the inhabitants Of
thst country, they are very apt to feel
like becoming absolute free traders.
And the more they see and hear OF the
workings of what is almost a prohibi-
tory tariff tax the mora they wonder
how a nation can be SO supremely fool
ish as to maintain such suicidal pol
icy. Yet the difference between Mexi-
can protectionism and United States
protectionism is a difference only in
degrees of restriction. In each case it
is the same old policy Of hampering
production, increasing the cost of liv-
ing, shutting out goods which the peo-
pie need, ignoring the natural laws of
trade, and trampling upon natural
rights.
A recent resident of Los Angeles,
who was, but is not nova protectionist,
bad an interesting experience with the
Mexican tariff. He removed from
this place to Juarez, the Mexican
town just across the river from Ell
Paso. A few weeks ago he sent for
some household goods which had been
left behind. They comprised two
small boxes and rocking chair. The
freight charges on the goods from here
to Juarez we're $715. The goods were
detained in the Mexican custom house
the boxes opened, all the articles taken
out, examined, listed and appraised
After vexatious delay of over two
weeks the owner was permitted to re,
move his goods from the temple of in.
quisition by paying duties to the
amount OF Sc 30. He writes to friends
here that his opinion as to the justness
of protective tariffs has undergone a
change. He has also commenced the
perusal Of some works on political
economy which will assist in complet.
ing the disill usicn.
The herald., 1896-02-08
EXPENSIVE DERELLCTION

The tracks of the Southern Pacific
company at the crossing of Seventh
street will be rather expensive for the
company to maintain unless some
change is made. Ths mum Der Of deaths
1t this junction resulting from colii5-
sions between engines and vehicles is
already large. Oae of these collis-
sions has given the company Al oo-
portunity to defend $4,000 damage
euit which was filed by victim yester-
day. In this case the victim was by
some dispensafion Of fate not ground
The herald., 1896-02-08

THE reason for eX-President Harri-
son's admiration for his bride to be,
Mrs. Dimmick, is said to lie in the fact
that the lady is satisfied to listen when
he is desirous of thinking. So it is
apparent that there is something Of a
Populist about Bennie after all; he has
wheels in his head and they ara noisy
as they go round. What an aw-
full fate for an inofensve woman.
The herald., 1896-02-08

to death by the company's engine.
He was only MANNED for life.
It is practice Of railroad companies
to station at crossings as fagmen some
poor, broken-down empfoye who had
defective eyesight or hearing. The
post is one that calls for vigilance,
celebrity of movement and the full
possession of all faculties. After
awhile the railroad companies will find
this out. In the meantime the work of
creating widows and orphans will cou-
tinue and the undertskecs. the lawyers
and few other lines of business will
receive small benefits.
The herald., 1896-02-08
HOW TRUSTS ARE HELPED

While it is true that tariff protection
is not responsible for all the trusts in
this country, it is plain beyond dispute
that it is the safeguard of multitude
of combinations that deal iii staple
commodities. Protectionism restricts
competition. It leaves the home con-
sumsr at the mercy OF the domestic
producer or manufacturer, and the in
evitable result is that advantage is
taken of the people by tho formation
of trusts, which put the price screws
on the home market to the limit that
the tariff barrier to foreign competition
will permit. An instance OF this sort
of thing is shown by the New York
Ii res in the course of an article on
prices of barbed fence wire. The Times
says:
In April last the Wholesale price of
harbed wire was $l.90 per 100 pounds.
Before the end of August it had been in-
creased To 81 S5. Here was an advance OF
80 per cent. While it is true that the price
of iron also had been rising. this addition
to the price of barbed wire was made by a
combination Of the manufacturers. This
three months. 1t was much higher than
the price had been at any time i'll the years
1892, 1898 and 1894. The average in
1898 was only 81 50. In August the man
ufacturers were Engaged in completing
plans for n combination. prices were
now fixed by agreement says the Iron
Age. land so continued during September,
October and November These wee the
months in which the price was $3.50.
At the end of November the plans for a
permanent combination were abandoned,
''and prices dropped immediately about
S12 per ton." The price in December was
50. We do not understand that the sharp
advance of so per cent exposed the agree
ing manufacturers to any competition in
the home market on the part of foreign
manufacturers. The tariff on wire is still
so high that there is plenty of room under
it for the operations of domestic combina-
ton.
The Republican party proposes now 20
increase this tariff duty by 3 per cent, in
order that the manufacturers may have
still more margin for safe increase of
prices whenever they shall succeed in re-
viving the combination which was practi-
cally in existence during the three months
ending with November last
The herald., 1896-02-08
Pool Tournament

The twelfth game in the flfteen.ball pool
tournament was played last night before
the largest crowd so far, and was between
Finley and Kimer. 1t was very interest
ing game and was won by Klmer by a
score of 100 to IT.
On Monday night the game will be be-
tween Finley and Frick; Tuesday night,
Frick and Maginus, and on Wednesday
night the final game will be played be-
tween johnson and Morley. This will de-
eide who is the winner of the tournament
and champion of Southern California,
each of these players having won four
games and lost none.
The herald., 1896-02-08
CARPENTERS UNION NO. 33z
Considers the Recent Chicago Tragedy and
Passes Resolutions


Carpenters union No. 332 holds regular
meetings in the hall at 17o North Spring
street every Thursday evening. AS rule
they are well attended and the discussions
lively and interesting. At the last session
the circumstances surrounding the Chicago
tragedy, in which man after a protracted
period of enforced idleness killed his wife
and children and then himself, came up
for consideration, with the result that the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we protest most en-
phatically against the primitive, barbarous
and inadequate social system, as we'll as
against the souless and grinding money
power by which the wealth producers of
the country are being continually forced
over the starvation line to insanity and
death, and we appeal to the trades organi-
cations and liberal thinkers of the country
10 cooperate with US in accomplishing
the introduction of more civilized and
humane social regime.
The herald., 1896-02-08
WINDY MEETING

The Directors of the New Salt Lake Road
Gather
There was a meeting of the directors of
the new Salt Lake road Yesterday at the
Office of Col. A. B. Hotchkiss, the legal
advisor of the Southern Pacific. Mayor
w. H. Carlson of San Diego was present.
which the directors desired to give to the
public. The statement was made at the
conclusion of the meeting that the prelim-
mary work was progressing very satisfac-
torily and that the line would surely be
built
The herald., 1896-02-08
The Burglar Enlightened Off

Yesterday morning about 80 o'clock
Major Ezra Fitch of No. 139 South Olive
street awo!le from sound sleep to find
man in his room, just inside the window,
peering about and taking in the surround
ings. The man had torn off the screen and
raised the window. and it was probably the
noise he made in doing this that awakened
Major Fitch. The major called out TO The
intruder to know what he was doing there,
when The fellow turned. and, jumping
through the window, made his escape. The
man was masked.
The herald., 1896-02-08

engagement, opening in the popular soci-
ETY. drama, Queena. This young and ac-
complished emotional actress is accepted
as one of the leading ladies before the
footlights today, and during her stay in
this city she will be supported by the Daley
stock company, which includes some we'll
known stage celebrities, an organization
that has gained an enviable reputation on
this coast and one of merit.
The herald., 1896-02-08
Eor Medical Tr.o+u.ct

Benjamin Barnos was booked at the po-
lice station last night for medical treat
ment. The man was found at the corner
of Iirst and Alameda streets, suffering
from n cut over the left eye. He was very
much under the influence of liquor, and
offered any bail necessary to get out.
Barnes has sued for horse hire, etc., etc.,
due him.
The herald., 1896-02-08
A Forty Acre

Ranch UP north. Eue land and good title,
to trade for cheap place in town, and we
would assume; but don't want anything
that is already mortgaged for more than
it is worth. charming $1,000 cottage for
500 cash and $25 . month, including
Spriog.
The herald., 1896-02-08
AL MALAIKAH TEMPLE, A.O.N.Ms,
CARAVAN TO PHOENIX

In the upper right hand corner will be
painted the picture of camel being led
by a noble wearing the fez. In the lower
opposite corner will appear the picture of
a donkey kicking his heels in the air.
The herald., 1896-02-08
Baseball at Athletic Park

Baseball at Athletic Park
The third game of the series of baseball
being played at Athletic park will come off
Sunday afternoon between the Northlands
and picked nine. The game will b,
called at g %. m,
The herald., 1896-02-08

That valley road is pushing itself
over the ground at rate that must be
exceedingly discouraging to the South
ern Pacific of Kentucky.
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THE BURBANK.-Milton Mobiles, in A Man
of the; People, will be seen at the matinee
this afternoon. The admission to the
matinee this afternoon is % cents for ad-
ults, ana children l 0 cents, to all parts of
the house. Mr.. Mobiles closes his engage
mont tomorrow night, and on Monday even
ing Miss May Nannery begins an extended
The herald., 1896-02-08

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-12-11
He Wanted TO Keen Warm.

Last Saturday night one Marcus
Jones (colored) entered the Racket
store on West Seventh street, and
strolled up to the mems clothing
counter. One of the overcoats there
on particularly attracted his eye,
and, when he thought he was not
being noticed by any one, he slyly
slipped it under the overcoat he
was wearing and started for the
front door. But Mr.. Frank Swans
burg, the proprietor, had his eye on
him and followed him. When the
negro reached the door he made a
dart for the street; Mr.. Swansburg
darted, too, and caught the coattail
of his overcoat just as it was disap-
pearing through the door. The
negro jerked away, but the package
under his arm fell to the sidewalk
he made good his escape, but left
the coat behind him. City Marshal
Latta and officer Friel were put on
the negro's trail, and found him
down on South Main street; after
a lively tussle, he was carried to the
station house and landed behind the
bars. When arraigned for trial in
the city court Monday morning, he
plead guilty and Judge Erwin bound
him over to the next term of the
! Circuit Court. In default of bond
he was returned to jail.
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3. W. Gamble Grocery Co.
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
IeSDeCtf'

Rev. w. D. Wendell, pastor of the
South Columbia Methodist Church,
gave way for the protracted meeting
at the South Main Street G. p.
Church last Sunday night.
The Ladies Union Prayer meeting
will meet this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock with Mrs. Annie White.
Subject: what He Giveth, " Cor.
10 chap, 81 verse. Leader, Mrs.
Brownlow.
Rev. It. E. Hudson preached TO a
large congregation at Culleoka last
Sunday evening, and perfected
arrangements by which they will
proceed at once to erect a Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. Com
mittees were appointed to select
location, secure subscriptions, plans,
specifications, etc. They propose to
erect a neat modern church, and
hope to begin work by the first of
January 1897, and press to an early
completion.
The local pastors and resident
ministers have organized the Pastor
al Association and will meet regu-
larly at 8 80 a. m. each Monday in
the session room of the First Presby-
terrain church. The following Off
GERS were elected at the last meet
ing: President, j. 9. Provine, ID.
D.; Vice-President, d. G. Kelley, d.
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WEST COLUMBIA.

We have but very little news this
week, but will report that little.
Miss Lily ana Amoies Warfield,
two of Mcdowell School pupils, are
out of school with measels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird have returned
home after a visit to Shelbyville.
Miss Hattie Jones is back at
school, after several weeks absence
with measles.
Mr.. ]. G. McGaw is no better at
this writing.
Little Warren Tucker, son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Tucker, who has had
dropsy for some time, was operated
on last Friday, by DR.. Pillow and
DR.. Price of Philadelphia; he is get
ting along very nicely. We hope he
will soon recover, as his bright little
face is missed very much.
With best wishes to the HERALD
and all of its readers, l am as ever,
LORENA.
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THIS is IMPORTANT!
To My Friends and Customers:

have tried to do business on a
plan that would best suit everyone,
and have spent large sums Of money
for books, bookkeepers and collec
tors, and / find thousands of dollars
of unpaid accounts as result. These
bills are not receivable for my obi
cations, neither will they buy cattle,
ETC., with which to stock my house.
Those from whom buy want cash
for what they sell, and the closeness
of money matters makes itan impos-
sibility for me to follow my present
plan of business. So with the install
lation of the New Year, shall close
my books, discharge my bookkeeper
and collector, and will deliver no or
ders unless accompanied by the
CASH or payable on delivery. | have
determined, after careful cOnsidera-
ton, that the cash system is the only
successful way to do business, ana
after January |, 1897, CASH and CASH
ONLY will be accepted in exchange
for my goods. There are many of my
friends who have always stood by
me, that 1 would be glad to indulge,
but all shall be on an equal footing
and pay CASH alike, and L feel sure
my friends will appreciate the
change when they see how much
they can save by paying CASH. Ev-
erything in my store will be sold at
the lowest possible margin for cash
and cash only.
For the benefit of those of my Gus
toners who do not care to send the
change every time, L will sell "re-
tail cards" at a discount, and these
can be sent and your purchase
punched as you get it. These cards
must of course be paid for when is
sued, but the customer will get the
benefit of the discount. The class of
meats 1 expect to furnish, and the
prices 1 shall put on them, will be
an iaducement to all to trade with
me. Be sure to bring the CASH after
January l, 1897. Very respectfully,
decll&25 w. j. GUEST d Co.
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Hot Water Bottles.

D.. Secretary and Treasurer, w. A.
Provine. All pastors and resident
ministers are considered members
of the association and al ministers
visiting the city are cordially invi-
ted to the regular Monday meeting.
At the regular business meeting of
the Grace Hammer Senior Epworth
League held in the Methodist
Church Monday evening att o'clock,
the following were elected officers
for the next six months: President,
Mrs. w. A. Ruttle; lst e-Presi-
dent, M ISIS Mamie Tucker; 2nd Vice
President, Mrs. e. G. Latta Sd Vice
President, Miss Lillian Brooks; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, Mr.. H. G.
Hendley; Chairman of Flower Com
mittee, Mrs. John Gartner, Chair
man of Lookout Committee, Mr.. w.
j. Guest.
Last Sunday afternoon the Joe
Ramsey junior Epworth League
met in regular business session and
elected officers for the next SIX
months, beginning Jan. 3, 1897, Miss
Matte Alexander presiding. The
following were nOminoted and duly
elected: President, Master Oscar
Church; LIST Vice-President, Master
Sam McGaw I'D Vice President, Miss
Kathleen White; Sd Vice-President,
Miss Matte Alexander; Secretary,
Miss Ellen F. Mitchell; Treasurer,
Master Walter Roberts: Chairman
of Flower Committee, Miss Rachel
Ashton; Chairman of Lookout Com
mittee, Master Frank Latta; Organ
ist, Miss Eloise Davis.
Rev. J. r. Stewart, p. F., will
preach a sermon and hold quarterly
conference at the South Columbia
Methodist church to 'night, and will
also preach at the same place Sun
day night.
Bishop Quintard will hold confir-
nation services in St. Peters church
next Sunday.
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The Presiding Elder Rev. j. r..
Stewart will make his first quarterly
visitation Sunday the 18th.
HOURS OF SERvICE.-Sunday-
school 9:45 a. M, preaching IL a.
M, Junior Epworth League $3.50 P.
m, preaching I p. m, Senior Ep-
worth League, Monday Z p. M,
Prayer meeting Wednesday GAO p,
m.
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Our Electric Lights.

At the last meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, a commit
tee was appointed to look after the
matter of making a new contract
with the Columbia Light aud Water
Co. The committee, after consider
ing the question, came to the con-
clusion that the service rendered has
been very unsatisfactory and that
no new contract would be made.
Unless some step is taken by the
company to give better service, the
lights will be turned off on the 18th
of this month and arrangements
will be made to light the city by
other means.
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Everybody Notices the Lamp.
The lamp has much to do wit

The lamp has much to do with
the appearance of a room at
night. Take handsomely furnished
room, and try to light it with an ugly
looking lamp, and you don't get very
neat effect Take a plainly furnished
room, and light it with a pretty lamp,
and it helps the appearance of the room
amazingly. The lamp is closely watched
when it's in use. Buy one that you can
always look at with pleasure. Any
number of wonderfully beautiful ones
here, and they're built for business as
we'll as beauty.
Our prices on Dinner and Toilet Sets
are very attractive. Over a dozen pat
terms to select from. We are going to
close out our entire line of Toys. SO
come quick if you want bargain.
Telephone 10. Dobbins & Ewing.
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First Monday.

Columbia has been rightly dubbed
the "City of Mules because
of the large numbers of these
animals usually seen on her
streets on Saturdays and first Mon
days, being snapped off or sold to
buyers who come here regularly for
that purpose; and her fair sobriquet
was not one whit DETAINED last Mon
day. The weather was very agree
able, and, i'll consequence, large
number of mules-raisers were in
town with their products. The
marketing was not very brisk, how
ever, as the prices ranged low, and a
good many of the farmers were
forced to return home with their
animals unsold, to patiently await
the coming of that wave of pros
perity" which we have heard so
much talk about here Of late.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

We have just opened in the store
house formerly occupied by Mr., Geo.
S. Alcorn, on the North side of the
Public Square, new stock of pure,
fresh, reliable drugs, medicines,
chemicals, etc., with an up-to-date
prescription department. PRETTY
BOLD you'll think we are to open a
new drug store where there are
already so many good ones. But
that's the kind of company we want
to keep-good company. Besides,
there's always room at the top, and
that's the mark we are aiming at in
everything, except prices. Well
thank you to call and see.
JAS. +. LEWIS,
1t formerly with A. B. Rains.