The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-19
GENERAL NEWS.

met in Washington City, June y.
Illinois has been visited by another
severe storm, almost cyclonic in pro-
portions.
The New York New Woman Clubs
are erecting a mammoth club house on
Broadway.
The Hawaiian Legislature has passed
resolutions favoring annexation to the
United States.
The Scotch-Irish Society of America
held its seventh annual convention at
Harrisburg, Pa, last week.
The Senators had their last gasps last
week and Congress adjourned. What a
relief when the doxology was sung.
Hammond, and the other leaders of
the johannesburg reform committee,
have been released on payment of a
fine.
The Chicago Training.school has just
received the unconditional gifts of
deeds to property in Chicago, valued at
$4,000.
Wyeth City, Ala, on the Tennessee
river, with a population of 300 souls,
was completely wrecked by cyclone
June 9th.
Col w. c. P. Breckenridge, gold
standard Democrat, is again candi-
date for Congress in the Ashland, Ken
lucky district.
The free silver wave continues to
sweep the country. Utah, Arizona,
and Georgia have wheeled into line and
declared for Is to l.
Mrs. Annie Dyer, the notorious baby
farmer, was hanged, June 10th, in New
gate prison. The number of her vic
tins is estimated at 100.
One of the latest schemes of Salvation
General Booth is to have a big exhibit
ton of living pictures in London to con-
sist of converts from every nation.
Mrs. Racco, of New York, paid Mrs
La Rose $500 for her husband, and then
the husband went back to live with his
wife. Mrs. Rocco wants her money
back.
In an editorial on the closing OF
Massachusetts cotton mills, the Boston
Journal frankly admits that it is due tc
the fast growing competition in the
South.
Gov. Atkinson has offered 5000 re-
ward for the apprehension and convic
ton of the leaders of the mob that
lynched the two negroes at Columbus
Ga, recently.
A number of citizens at ArcOla, Ill.
have organized an anti-negro club anC
the city is now without colOred in
habitan% and none will be allowed tC
remain tRSre.
The engagement is announced o
Henry Whitney aged p, and son o
VIM. c. Whitney, to Miss Gertrude
Vanderbilt, aged Is, and daughter o.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
A receiver has been asked at Rock
port, Ind, for the Chicago, Indianapoli
and Chattanooga railroad, an ambition
enterprise with $4,000 liabilities anC
practically no assets.
Under the local option principles, 3
post-ofiices were closed on the Sabbatl
by stmaster-Geueral Wannamaker
and the Post-office Department now ha
Startad the same work
At Cambridge while the Harvard
boys were jollifying, the policemen
thought they were too gay and arreste'
one. A riot ensued in which 5000 Han
ward men attacked 100 policemen.
The new Methodist orphan home a
/ st. Louis, was dedicated by Bisho
Hendrix, recently. This institution @
the church, South, cost 100000, and
the gift of Mr.. Samuel Cupples i
memory of his wife. The home wi
accommodate 200 children.
The Civic Federation is beginning
vigorous campaign against the Chicag
ice trust. The fight will not be mad
against high prices and short weights
bat against the individual firms in tn
combiue which are charged with sci
ing impure ice for family consumption
OF all the Protestant denomination
in the United States, only four hav
reached as many as 100000 commun
cants. The latest figures are: Metht
dist ministers 34,14l, churches $3.50
members 5,452654; Baptist ministe
1921, churches 1851, members 4,06S ,53I
Presbyterian ministers 1907 churche
1850, members 1,45S,999; Luthera
ministers $685., churches {, 493 member
1,S9O,755,
At the Continental Congress of tn
Daughters of the American Revolutio
which met recently, purse of MOI
than 500 was raised for Miss Ike,
granddaughter of the author of tn
"Star Spangled Banner" 1t is charge
that she was dismissed from the Pei
sion office with about 100 others throug
Catholic influence. 1t is said all VIII
were dismissed were protestants, Will
all who were retained were Catholics.
e MARVELLOUS RESULTS.