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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
MT. PLEASANT.
Deaths of Mr. +. Altmeyer and Mrs. W.
L. Owen.

Deaths of MIR. +. Altmeyer and Mrs. W.
L. Owen.
Mr.. PLEASANT, July 2S.-Death stalk
ed abroad in our town last week and
left desolate two homes.
on Tuesday night Mr.. f. Altmeyer
yielded to the grim visitor, and as Bro.
Coney said in the funeral sermon on
Wednesday, u plain, unostentious chris
tian man has gone from our midst. Gle
was the noblest work of God, an honest
man"For several weeks his friends had
entertained but little hope of his recov-
cry, and were not so shocked when the
final dissolution came; but general con-
sternation was expressed when it be-
came known that Mrs. w. Z. owen was
dead. She had been sick only a few days
and was thought to be cOnvalescing.
Just few minutes before her death she
talked cheerfully about the duties Of the
coming morrow, and said she thought
she would be able to give them her per-
sonal attention. But life is so uncer-
tain. Before her words had hardly been
uttered, her soul had fled from it's NOR
tai tenement to the "hOuse not made
with hands, eternal in the skies" OF
gentle modest, retiring disposition, she
rarely ever went out but in the home
circle, where she was so idoliZed, grief
and sorrow reigns, for It's there her low
ing ministrations will be so sadly miss
ed Rev. +. b. Webb of Columbia,
preached the funeral at the residence
Saturday morning and the remains
were inferred at Hunters graveyard,
Miss Corinne billiard of Huntingdon,
is visiting Miss Susie Griffith.
Miss Ward of Mississippi, is the guest
of relatives here.
Miss Carrie Peters of Columbia, is
spending this week IL our midst.
Mrs. Sam Ricketts, and Misses GerUie
and Halle, are from Nashville, visiting
relatives.
Mr.. II. G. Kittrell will move his family
to Stewards Springs next Thursday,
where they will remain for several
weeks.
Messrs. Green Reagan and Enoch Gun
bingham of Goodlettsville, seem happy
to get back To Mt. Pleasant They
promise to be pupils at Howard Insti-
tute again next session.
Mrs. Jim Hughes is visiting her old
home in Williamson county She will
occupy Prof. Bostick's new cottage next
fall, and we will guarantee she Will
have as many applicants for board as
she can accommodate, for she is pleas
ing hostess.
Miss Martha Belle Webb has returned
to Columbia after pleasant visit to Mrs
Chas, Jackson.
Mr.. Jas. Giddens' family have moved
to Summertown. This hot weather
makes us all sigh for the springs or
some cool retreat.
Mr.. Irvine PEBBLES of Culleoka, spent
Saturday and Sunday here.
Messrs. Robt. Jennings and Seth
Roth, and Miss Grace Roth went NJ
with the HERALD party and spent the
day in the City of Rocks. They report
pleasant trip.
Mr. Lem Long, Jr., will occupy the
NJ IL. pulpit here Sunday. This pcopl,'
are very proud of Lem, and as this vii
he his first sermon we know he vii
have full and an appreciative congre
cation of friends to hear him.
The members Of the Epworth League
will be entertained at the home of the
Misses Cooper on Friday night.
There is quite phosphate craz'
around Mt. Pleasant. Quite a quantity
is found in some places. ATHENE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
A PROTEST..


The NhitthOrne Men ODJect TO Mr.. FAR
rish's Call.
To the Democratic Voters of Mduy
COunty:-We, the undersigned Dem
Ocrats, desire to enter our protest to
the action of Mr.. Parrish, a member
of the Congressional Democratic
Committee, in his instructions to
the judges who are to hold the cleo
ton for delegates on the 9Th day of
August, 1896.
At the regular meeting of the
Committee from the entire district,
the following instructions were
given:
"ReSolUed, That none but Democrats
be allowed to vote in said primary"
This distinction was binding upon
all Democrats, and especially so up
on the members of the Committee
by whom the resolution was en-
acted. Notwithstanding this fact,
Mr.. Parrish, who was the Secretary
of that Committee, and concurred in
its action, has undertaken to mate
rally alter the qualifications pre-
scribed for voter, in this primary,
from those laid down by the com
mittee. His instructions to the
judges are, "to allow none but well
recognized Democrats to vote in
said primary election, or men who
will support the nominee of the
Democratic party
Under this instruction, it is not
material that man be a Democrat,
if he will only pledge himself to
support the nominee of the party for
this Office. 1t does not matter what
may have been his past affiliations,
or how he may propose to vote on
other issues and in other contests, if
he will only pledge himself to vote
for the nominee in this contest. This
action of the committeeman, we are
informed, was taken without any
meeting of his committee, or change
of the previous resolution. 1t was
made over the protests of one of the
candidates, Mr.. WhitthOrne, through
his friends, but, as we are advised,
not without the knowledge, if not
concurrence, of Mr.. Cox.
We protest that the action of the
committeeman in thus ignoring the
| plain letter of his instructions, is
undemOcratic and an unwarranted
usurpation of power; that these in
structions, if allowed to be carried
out, will open the ballot box to votes
fraudulently purchased, and make
the contest one of money instead of
principle. We appeal from the ac-
ton of the committeeman to the
/ judgement of the Democratic voters
of Maury County, TO reverse this un-
warranted and illegal Interference
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
lContInued From FIrst pnge.l
CULLEOKA.

CULLEoKA, July 2S-The past hour we
spent eagerly taking in the big "small
brothers." report Of the grand sights he,
the HERALD Editor and his corps of
correspondents enjoyed on Saturday.
He reported details as infinitely as any
woman could have done. As we have
"been the rounds" in days OF long ago,
we could follow him everywhere. Hun
dreds of sweet memories were recalled,
memories of trips over the city taken
with friends and schoOl-mates, when |,
too, was walking in line long and
busy-eyed. But never mind Let my
past live within mine own heart and
let the great Saturday of the HERALD
family be made immortal in all hearts
by Nerna's inimitably written account
of events.
We were not too hot to have a pleas.
ant time last week. The informal re-
ception given by Miss Nicely Alternately
on Tuesday afternoon was in every re-
spect elegant and enjoyable. The re-
freshments were choice, and varied, and
served nicely music, vocal and instru-
mental, added much to the afternoons
entertainment. That night almost the
same party went for hay-ride in the
moonlight and "stormed" us at Hills
dale. jim Thomas was along, and that
means we had emusic, sweet music"
all the evening. Piano, violin, harp and
guitar blended as one grand instrument.
The party have a most cordial invita-
ton from every one of us to storm us
again.
The High school will open next week.
We hear that Miss Hamilton will not
return, but failed to hear who will take
her work in the school.
on election day the young ladies of
the Methodist church will serve lunch
substantial and refreshing, at place
convenient to the men who are in town.
We hope that all will come and patro-
niZe these young ladies, and we are sure
each and everyone will get full enjoy
ment for the money spent.
We had Miss Virginia Tomlinson
with us part of last week. She is eX-
pecting Miss Irene Steele of Texas, to
come on Tuesday for short visit, and
we with our guest, Miss Grace Williams
will join them at "Beechlawn" for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Tomlinson, w. X
Stephens, Jim Thomas, and Will Love
went to Birmingham Sunday, and will
return Tuesday.
Fayette Tomlinson is the proud pos
SCISSOR of nice new wheel. OF course
he likes it. "Tis true it doesn't go along
as fast as a telephone message, but some
how Fayette finds it a more satisfactory
way of getting "word" to her.
We've fallen quite in love with Miss
Willie Wisener, who has been visiting
at Mrs. Evins. Such sweet, true girls
are ever welcome visitors to Culleoka
Little Reece Amis was thrown from {
horse Monday afternoon. No limbs
were broken, but the little fellow was
delirious. The DR.. had not ascertaineC
whether or no he received any interna
injuries, when we left town, soon aftel
the accident. We hope the dear brigh
boy will soon be all right--that his iniu
ries are not severe. BARBARA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
MT. NEBO AND SAwDUST VALLEY.

Mt. NERO, July 2S-Let us again and
again thank our kind and thoughtful
editor for the pleasures of last Saturday
They are indelibly stamped upon our
memory, and stand out as one OF the
most ENJOYABLE days we have ever
spent. i vote that we go to Nashville
again for our next reunion, that we may
visit many other places of note. that we
didn't have time TO see Saturday. We
looked for you, "Myrt" and Barbara"
and were sorry not to find You. Neither
did we see YOU, "Frankie;' but "Gipsy
Blair" was there, all smiles and grins,
and hasn't found anybody to patch for
him yet
Miss Lizzie Hill, of Columbia, spent
last week very pleasantly as the guest
Of DIR. and Mrs. W. w. Joyce.
MRS. jamie Mcbride, Miss Matte Nc
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
Paste This in Your Hat.

The following is an editorial from
the London Financial News gold
bug:
"There is a plain moral in the re-
mark thatif the United States would
venture to cut herself adrift from
Europe and take outright to silver,
she would have all America and
Asia at her back and the command
of the markets Of both countries.
The barrier of gold would be more
fatal than any barrier of custom
house. The bond of silver would be
stronger than any bond of free trade.
There can be no doubt about it that
if the United States were to adopt
silver basis tomorrow, British trade
would be ruined before the year was
out. Every American would be pro-
tected, not only at home, but in ev-
cry other market. Of course, the
United States would suffer to GER
tain extent through having to pay
her obligations abroad in gold, but
the loss of exchange under this
head would be mere drop in the
bucket as compared to the profit to
be reaped from the markets of South
America and Asia, to say nothing of
Europe. The marvel is that the
United States have not long ago
seized the opportunity. 1t has been
piece of luck that it has never oc-
Cured to the Americans to scoop us
out Of the worlds markets by going
on a silver basis, aud it might serve
us right if, irritated by the con-
temptible apathy of our Government
toward the silver problem, the
Americans retaliated by freezing out
gold. 1t cnnld be ensilv done ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
THE LOST POEM.
The day was perfection, and so was the sleigh

The day was perfection, and so was the sleigh
ing.
My kitchen affairs seemed vrosperirg too
"My cup overfowet,:, - l sang in thanksgiving;
CANS going so We'll here know what I'll do.
"Young Ted shall be s,ulHon and see 70 the
basting,
And III slip away to NY saNctum and write
A poem to voice all the JOY Of the season,
The feastings, reunions and general delight"
Young Ted was enchanted when told of his
mission
And gladly protested he knew well his trade {;
So l left him in grandeur tnthroned in the
And flew to my desk ere my vision should
fade.
As usual, the paper was missing; the pencils
Were dull, and the knife too, found to my
cost
But whitfield away in n cold desperation,
Determined that dream poem should not be
lost.
At last all was ready. l took up my pencil,
But where WAS the opening verse / had
planned2
cudgeled my brain. 1t was no time to falter,
So ! made beginning with unsteady hand:
HOiNll, thc Ntthi Nuc utAg tlt hpui
All hearts and footsteps homeward turning,
With Joy and gladness own the power"-
"Oh, ma, the turkeys burning"
Down goes the pencil rush TO the kitchen,
Where the king of all birds is slowly prepar-
ing
For the New England feast Thanksgiving, SC
rich in
Good cheer for Us all, cen the poor IN il shar
ing.
The turkey adjusted. once more to my paper,
With nerves somewhat rCtfied, take me
again.
But scarce have MADE my poor pencil 10 ia
per
When Ted comes n flying, Say, mamma
the Gran
Berry sauce ali boiled over OF course
must follow
( And rescue that relish without which. ou
| bird
Would be hut a mockery patent and hollow
The dinners progressing, but what Of tn
word
Which was to have voiced al the Joy of the ma
ton?
Alack and alasl It was lost in the fray.
! But not one of the dear ones who sat at my ia
BILE
Missed aught as they Toasted to mar the gla,
day.
Gillette NJ -Kirke in American Agriculturist
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
THE be- HIVES
MONSTER UNLOADING SALE.

Every purchase lesson of economy.
Every transaction bargain. Every Invest
ment at our establishment stepping stone
to a near fortune With this issue this
monster mark down sale begins. Our pri-
ces named below will bear out our assertion:
Full yard wide, heavy . Lee
All of our cacOes plain fancy, standard quality . &C.
French Gngham l2]&c quality NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Lee
Scotch lawn, fast coos, prices, 3.4c
Exquisite patterns in fancy chaes 3.4c
Splendid quality shifting for laborng people I2c.
Elegant quality feather ticking IS BE.
White India inon, quality IOc
French brilliant effects, quality ... 3 Lac
Heavy o0o""d' Tor pants in beautiful patterns I5c
Half wool serviceabe and dressy pants ~ 9Oc
Wool jeans pants only 75c
desirable good-lookng business ......... ST 40
Chlds o years &C
handsome business suit durable SD so.
fine belonging .... So 90
Laundered percae shirts, good ~ .......... zoe
Choice wear, consisting novelties silk and
satin in teck fouin-hand or bow, only 25c.
Men, shoes in lace and Congress- all sodn spite advance
leather $II5.
broken lot of mems 2-buckle plow S5c
lot ladies button shoes about pair from
among them worth from $3.50 to $780, sizes
Closing our hats at and below your buy
Our yet complete every department and prices given above
adjoining counties, and speedily reduce the
BEEHIVE. sol rt SrSss;
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31
Waited 10 Learn.

was in y secondhand book store the
other day in searcl II something &c pass
an hour when mar abcut SO years of age,
who was also looking about, made pur
chase of book entitled Cattle and Their
Diseases.
Interested in cattlcS' asked
Dunno, " he replied I've seen half a
dozen COWS and two or three calves during
my lifetime, and thought I'd read up on
cattle and see what was IN EN-"
He had beer a sailor, mate and captain
for 8; years and during g1 hat time had
NOT seen farm DETROIT Free Press
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31

Don't trade horses with man who can.
not laugh heartily at a good joke. Laugh
ter is close to good digestion and next door
to religion. New York Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31

The factories of Missouri employ 148, 139
hands, the annual output being valued at
1894 sol, 998.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-07-31

Nature never deserts The wise and pure;
no plot so narrow, be but nature there; no
waste so vacant but may well employ each
faculty ot sense and keep the heart awake
to love ana beauty. COleridge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-10
THE GOES GREAT CLAIM.
They Want S10s,OO0,0OO From the
Government.

Chicago, Dec. 9-Francis NJ. Coe and
his wife, Julia c. Coe. are claimants to
the estate of John w. Coe, who got a
land patent from King George I in
1714. Mr.. and Mrs Coe want $1OS, 000,-
OOO They hope to get it from the gov
eminent some day, if the claim holds
good that the original patentee owned
the land before the French sold it to
the United States. The property val
ued at such an immense sum lies in
the northwest and in the Mississippi
valley.
The story of their immense claim
against the government came in a let
ter to Isaac r. Hit & Co. of this city.
Isaac r. Hit ST. has become so in
terested in the claim that he will leave
for Washington in a few days to
prosecute ~esearch in the archives of
the government for the few missing
links in the chain of evidence. Should
the property involved would include
the whole of Minneapolis, it is said,
besides millions of acres in Missouri,
Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.
Just what there is in the claim is I'M
known even to Isaac r. Hit Sr. Il
have heard of the King George patent -
he said yesterday, land know there
have been other claimants in the field
for the same estate. | intend to go to
Washington to search the records and
learn if possible by what right Captain
Blackburn executed the instrument to
the Goes. I have rot the slightest idea
whether the Goes have any just claim
The patent covered territory in Mime
sofa, including the site of Minneapolis,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wiscon-
sin :"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-10

Washington, Dec. 9.-The session Of
the house today was conducted under
the influence of the spirit of labor
which marked the body yesterday, and
while it lasted less than three hours.
nine bills were considered and two con-
ference reports agreed to, in addition
to some other business. Such industry
at the opening of a session, even
short one, is unprecedented in the an
nails Of congress.
Among the bills passed today were
the following: Extending until July 1.
1904 the period within which the Uni
versity of Utah may occupy certain
public land granted to it; authorizing
the secretary of the interior to use the
abandoned military reservation at Fort
Bidwell, Cal, for an Indian training
school; authorizing the joint entry and
equitable division of lands when two
or more settlers locate homestead en-
tries upon the same tract of agricul-
tural land before survey; authorizing
Flagstaff, AriZ, to issue S750,000 in
bonds for waterworks system; abol-
ishing the arbitrary power of the sec
rotary of the territory of New Mexico
to organize the legislature.
A senate bill was also passed author
izing associations of farmers and
stockraisers to locate and purchase
public lands for reservoir sites ire
spective of the homestead or preemp-
ton acts. Senate amendments to the
house bill affirming the acts of the
New Mexico legislature authorizing the
issue of about 100000 in bonds for
territorial buildings were concurred in,
with an amendment. The senate
amendment validated $172, 500 of bonds
issued by the county of Santa Fe. and
at the last session an obstinate fight
was made against this amendment. To-
day the matter was not even discussed.
The senate's increase of the pension
granted to Mrs. Mary Could Carr,
widow of General Carr. formerly sec
rotary of state of New York, from $50
to SIS a month was agreed to by
vote of 146 to SO.
The usual resolution distributing the
topics of the presidents message to
the appropriate committees was re-
ported from the ways and means COM
mittee and agreed to.
At 2:55 o'clock the house adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-10
MAClEO SURELY DEAD.
Spnniards Insist That Identification
Was Perfect.

Spnniards Insist That Identification
Was Perfect.
Madrid. Dec. 9.-The correspondent
of the Impartial, the only newspaper
representative accompanying the Span
ish army in it's campaign against the
inSurgent leader Antonio Maceo. sends
an account of the engagement fought
en- the 7th near Havana, between a
party of 500 Spanish troops under Ma
jor Cirujeda and about 1000 insurgents,
in which Maceo is alleged to have been
killed. The rebels were found in a
good position 81 San Pedro, sheltered
behind stone walls, etc. Though the
Spanish troops had been under the
fire of attachments of rebels for some
time before comin~ up to the main
body of insurgents, Major Cirujeda
charged the rebels with fixed bayonets
and desperate fighting at close quarters
ensued, lasting until night. The Span
iards then retired to Punta Bravo, hav-
ing exhausted their ammunition and
lost number of men. During the re-
cOnnoissance, upwards of 40 dead rebels
were found. among them two bodies
which were undOubtedlT those of An
tonic MaceO. the insurgent leader. and
son of General Maxine Gomez. Upon
the body of Maceo were found re-
his hand a ring inscribed Antonio
and Maria" His clothing was of fine
texture and his shirt bore the initials
"A M. The man was a mulatto with
hair and mustache slightly tinged with
gray. In his coat was found a small
diary containing a sketch of the opera
tions covering the period from NOvem-
Der q to December I. Some of the en-
tries We're as follows:
Dec. left TO explore trocha and
on 4th passed it, joining forces with
Lieutenant VasCueZ on 5th, Colonies
AcOsta and CascOrro on 9Th and San
chez on It'll"
The other man was white and not
more than Is or 90 years of age. Just
before ne died he had scrubbed with a
pencil on a piece of paper:
L die. as I will not abandon the
corpse Of General Maceo."
His clothing bore the initials ''F G."
and in his pocket was found a letter
from which the following is an ex-
tract:
Army OF Deliverance. Headquarters
Staff, Cuba, September 25
My dear PanchO: For three DAYS
we have been attacking CascorrO and
have sufficientl-' weakened the enemy
and Z reinfOrcements do not arrive
who knows if we may not take it? I
can write no more, as reveille is sound
ing and I must mount. Your very af-
fectiOnate father, NJ. GOMEZ"
The correspondent adds that a second
reconnaissance was made, when it was
found that the bodies had been taken
away. Their identity, however, was
clearly established
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-10
sHARKEY SUED.
Fitzsimmons' Counsel Takes Legal
Measures.

San Francisco, Dec. 9.-Colonel H. L.
Kowalski, the legal representative of
Bob Fitzsimmons. brought suit yester-
day directly against Tom Sharkey to
recover $4,000 which the defendant is
alleged TO be Withholding from the
rightful owner.
This action explained Colonel
Kowalski, can settle the whole con-
troversy in short order. If Sharkey,
carp, Lynch and that clique are in
the right, they can get in and prove it,
II they are in the wrong, they will
bring up some technicality and cause
delay.
We will appear before Judge San
derson and produce our witnesses. We
VIII show that there was conspiracy
by which. Fitzsimmons was robbed of
$4,000 and the evidence we have in our
possession is overwhelming.
The reason we desire to put our
case before the court so soon is that
witnesses in affairs of this kind are
or a migratory class. They are here
today and their business calls them
away tomorrow. While they are here.
we want to near their testimony in
stead OF having to delay matters by
having TO send out of the state for de-
POSITIONS. If the Lynch Sharkev side
wishes to act in good faith. and hopes
10 present q. clear case, it can produce
It's evidence either this morning or to-
morrow. There is no reason for delay
IN the matter. Either Fitzsimlnons is
Iisht ana Sharkey wrong, or vice
versa