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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-05
%lOO,OOO Fire in New York.

New York, July 1.-The Louvre, a ishing goods emporium at Nos. 2733 and 2735 Third avenue, which was about to be opened by Henry Rosenthal and Isaac Well, was destroyed by fire So- day. The loss will exceed S100,000. The structure, which was built of brick, was two stories high, and had an iron front. The fire was first discovered on the top floor, but before the engines ar rived in response to the alarm, the en- tire structure was ablaze.
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A.GREAT TURF EVENT.

Fastest Horses in the World to Meet in
 Chicago, July 24.
 Chicago, July 1.-The following en- tries have been received for the $5000 free-for-all pacing race to take place at Washington Park club Saturday, July 24: Star Pointer, 2:027s; Joe Patchen, 2:O3; and Frank Agan, 2:03s4. In addi- tion to the free-for-all and 2:11 pacing race the club has arranged a special for John R. Gentry, 2:0Oh and Robert J., 2:01k, each to pace a mile accompanied by a running mate, the consideration being a purse of S3,000 and an extra S1,000 to either or both of them if they beat two minutes.
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99 Degrees in Louisville.

Louisville, Ky, July 1.-The hottest to-day was 99 degrees at half past one. Tonight the measure was 9S at [ o'clock The weather bureau promises some relief tomorrow through the me- dium of local thunder storms. John Soete, a prominent German, died sud- denly of the heat and there were threa minor cases of prostration.
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Decapitated by g Train.

Franklin, Mass, July 4.-An unknown man supposed to be g. laborer from Marlboro. was struck by the passenger train from Milford at S:15 this after noon at point opposite the signal tow CT near Nason's crossing. Death came instantly, and the man was deeapitat- ed
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Insomnia Caused Him to End His Life.

Saratoga, N. Y. July 4.-Hardin Par- rish of New York city committed sui- eide at his boarding house during the night. The body, a revolver in tho hand, was found on the floor in his room this morning. He came here on Thursday. Insomnia is believed to have affected his mind. His son, Ham, ilton- Parrish, of Brooklyn, has been telegraphed to by Coroner Vamey.
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Union of Russia and France.

Paris. July 4.-In the letter of En- peror Nicholas inviting M Faure to vis- it him at St Petersbur, he refers signif- icantly to the bonds that are hence forth to unite France and Russia"
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MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED. Sad Accident Which Befel Party of West
 Pointers.


 Highland Falls. N. Y, July IA par- ty of West Pointers, consisting of Charles Nickel. his wife and daughter. Mrs. Holtz and Adam Mesill were rows ing in Long Pond this afternoon when the boat capsized and Mrs. Nickel and child were drowned. First Sergeant Anthony Brechbeil, of Company F, bat talion of engineers, swan out to the rescue, and he, too, was drowned. Long Pond is situated two miles west of Water Point. It is a large sheet of water and very deep. Mrs. Nickel leaves three small children besides hen husband The sergeant's body was res covered two hours later by Edward Me- Ginn, a telegraph operator. G. w. Ford, druggist of Highland Falls dived and recovered the other two bod ieS
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AnOuiet in Calcutta.

Calcutta, July 4.-The police and mi litia have at last overawed the Mussul- mans rioters and the city has resumed its state of normal quietude.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-05
THE GREAT COAL STRIKE
THOUSANDS OF MINERS IN EYE STATES TO QUIT WORK TO-DAY.

Situation Bodes Disaster for the Work men-Should the Pittsburs Miners Re- frain from Joining in the Movement Dis- aster to the Cause of the Miners Seems
 Certain-Serious Trouble Apprehended.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-05

Prayer by Rev. Dr. E. s. Lines, and Ad- dresses by Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, Dr. William McLane and Rev. NIT. Chapman -serviccs in First Methodist Church Admiral Foot Post at Grace M. F. Church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Reforms Needed in the Administration
of Criminal Laws.

Reforms Needed in the Administration
of Criminal Laws.
In the last two articles we have dis
cussed some of the reforms in the adj
ministration of our criminal law which
experience has pointed out as essential
to better government, and which justice
and economy urge upon us to adopt,
but which reforms cannot be accom-
plished under the provisions of our
present constitution.
In the first of these two articles we
took up the general system as it is now
administered in our Circuit and Grim
inal Courts with their grand jury at
tachments, and urged that this en- tire
system be abolished, including the
grand jury, and substitute in the place
of it County Judge with criminal
jurisdiction, before whom persons
charged with crime could be prose-
cuted on information without the use
less deliberations of grand jury.
In the second, we urged the reduc-
ton of the jury in all but capital cases,
from twelve to six jurors, which, fer
many reasons therein assigned, we
thought amply sufficient for the ends
of justice.
Before leaving this subject of Con-
stitutional reforms in the adminstra-
ton of our criminal law, there are other
matters of some Importance which de-
sire to bring to the attention of the peo-
pie. But before doing so | would again
beg my readers to understand that I
am dealing with those reforms, which
can only be effected by constit utional
amendment There is no question but
what the Legislature can do much and,
we are happy to note, it has given us
hope that it will do much to remedy
abuses, lessen burdens, and rectify
evils, which now consume the sub
stance and stihe the energies of the peo-
pie. But now is the time to nourish
and perfect this reforming tendency
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

IT is certainly not the fault of the
HERALD that some of its readers
cannot understand plain English.
We pay our school tax, and there
being no compulsory educationly
law in Tennessee, we can go no fur
Their. The HERALD has never con-
tended that the proposition of the
Columbia Water & Light Company
to furnish this city with 40 arc lights
for $4,000, or 80 arc lights for $4,000,
should have been accepted. The
HERALD has never intimated such a
thing, and no intelligent, fair
minded man can honestly reach any
such conclusion from anything the
HERALD has said. The HERALD
has said that it was opposed to the
corporation of Columbia issuing
bonds to build an electric light
plant; that we were opposed to any
fixed charge of this kind being added
to the already heavy fixed charges
against the tax payers of this city |;
that if the Board could not make an
electric light contract at reasonable
and satisfactory rates, rather than
mortgage the property of the people
for this luxury, it would be better to
go back to the coal oil lamps, which,
by-theway, gave us a more regular
and more reliable if not quite so
bright light than We have been get
ting, or-as we believe-we will get
if the city undertakes to do its own
lighting. The HERALD was the first
to suggest the idea of opening the
bids to the world, hoping some in
dividual, firm or corporation would
propose a contract reasonable in its
requirements. Our efforts since
then have opposed bond issue un-
der any circumstances. This course
we believe to be for the best interest
of the tax payers of Columbia, and
whether the Chairman of the Light
Committee likes it or not, is a mat.
ter of supreme Indifference to the
editor of the HERALD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
Is Your Blood Right?
Had you thought of how important

Had you thought of how important
matter that is? If it is not right
you are in danger of la grippe
which may lead to serious results.
The blood is the fountain of life and
upon its condition depends the
ability of the system to thwart
disease. The liver is the great sewer
by which all impurities are elimi-
mated. One bottle of DR.. Garwood's
Sarsaparilla will purify the blood
and render the liver active-thus
Graduating the impurities that
rankle in the system and invite
disease. One box Garwood's nerve
and liver pills free with each bottle.
None genuine without the signature
of GarwOod Medicine Company on
every bottle. Sold only by
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

THAT same old whiskey ring, with
headquarters at Nashville and
branch distilleries and retail depots
in all the towns of the State, still
owns and rules and rides the Ten
nessee Senate. They knocked the
Local Option bill out before its
friends realized the fight was on.
They had their cohorts cooked and
primed, and at the first pass sent
the bill to that sleep that knows no
waking. They were afraid of any
delay, afraid of all argument, afraid
to face a just, righteous and a
purely Democratic measure; so they
waylaid it, and at the very first
opportunity, before its friends could
properly present its claims or focus
the attention of the country upon it.,
they jumped on it and murdered it
outright. And then the Nashville
press obligingly failed to publish
the names of the Senators voting
aye or nay. That is how the people
are betrayed by the men they honor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
Low RATE OF INTEREST.

The Nashville Banner of "a re-
cent date contained the following:
"The improved condition of trade was
very clearly shown to the commercial
editor of the Banner to-day. The in
cident also demonstrates the confidence
that has been restored in financial
circles since the recent political cam
paign. A wholesale house received a
telegram from a New York banking
firm saying, we will tax e $4,000 of your
paper at 81 per cent
"They received a similar offer by
mail from another Eastern banking
firm. Both offers were unsolicited, and
both were declined, collections having
so greatly improved that the firm is
not issuing any paper.
"'Three months ago. said the mer-
chant, I'VE would have had trouble to
place our paper at Sper cent, although
it was just as good then as it is now.
"'HOurs is not an individual in
stance?'
"'Not at all, presumably. In fact,
happen to know that other merchants
have been offered the same terms for
their paper
"'You mean to say, then, that the
commercial world is in much better
condition than during the presidential
campaign
"'Yes, sir in very much better con-
dition."
Admitting the above to be true
which is exercising large amount
of faith, considering the source
then what does it show? Does it
show indeed "an improved condi-
ton of trader" or that confidence
h as been restored?"
Does it not rather show in New
York a plethoric of money? An
oversupply they are tempting coun-
try merchants with at "between
season." bargain counter" rates?
And why this surplus? Is it not
because the business of the country
is stagnant, labor idle, reducing the
usual and natural demand for
money? Is it not because these
money holders and would be-money
lenders prefer to keep their surplus
practically idle, rather than invest
it in anything while everything is
depreciating in value; while all
property-eXcept money-is daily
going lower and lower and lower?
And why was the offer refused?
Was it not because this business
man preferred to stay close to the
shore? Was it not because he was
afraid to venture any enlargement
of his business, or risk any new in
vestment? In prosperous times did
any one ever hear of money going
a-beggin' in Nashville at 80 per
cent. interest?
Indeed is the commercial editor
of the Banner easily gulled. This
offer and its refusal shows this; that
idle capital in idle hands, will pay a
better rate of interest than when
invested in depreciating property.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

DIR. TALMAGE, the great preacher,
in one of his sermons has this to say
to subscribers who boycott newspa-
pers for opinion sake: Don't stop a
paper that you believe to be honest,
courageous and clean, simple be-
cause its editor has written his own
sincere views instead of somebody's
else; for, if you do, you are putting a
premium on insincere journalism
and serving notice on an editor that
the way to succeed is to write what
will best please his readers instead
of what he honestly believes to be
the truth
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
RAINS, THE DRUGGIST.
Witch Kloth the great cleaner and
polisher is selling rapidly.

In his argument before the legis-
lative committee the Director-Gen-
eral of the Nashville Centennial es-
timated that each visitor would
"spend IS or more" while in Nash
vile. We agree with him. And be-
cause we do not wish to divert that
trade from Columbia and Maury
County merchants, is why we oppose
the scheme. Our patriotism does
not lie in that direction, and we are
glad to note that only 16 of the SO
counties of the state have been gull
ed by this patriotic gush. TO what
extravaganza the blarney of the
Centennial lobbyist will lead the
legislature, we dare not prophecy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

THE Centennial people are now
trying to have the Centennial
grounds incorporated as the Cen
tennial City" in order to avoid the
four mile law, and license the SELL
ing of Intoxicating drinks on the
grounds. This ought to put all the
temperance members against the
appropriation this crowd is asking
for. Doubtless tho next move they
make will be to decide to open the
grounds on Sunday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

LYMAN ]. GAGE, an erstwhile
Democrat, now a gold-bug, and the
President of one or more National
banks, will be Mr.. McKinley's Sec
rotary of the Treasury. The APP
pointment will suit the class it was
intended to please; as for the people,
they do not expect any relief from
this administration, and expecting
nothing they will not be disap-
pointed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

The failure of the Knoxville
Building & Loan Associations hit
Columbia around and about to the
tune of several thousand dollars.
Experience is dear teacher. Here
after keep your money at home gen.
tlemen, where you can know who is
handling it, and how it is being
done.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

In his message Gov. Taylor says,
II find myself at the beginning of
my administration, threatened with
the dragon of a deficit" In the
same paper he says, II recommend
that you make generous appropria-
ton" to the Centennial Exposition.
We suggest to the Governor that
he should encourage the solons to
be just in the payment of their
debts, before they are generous in
their appropriations to help Nash
vile out of the hole. His recon-
mendations are not at all consistent,
and we are sorry he has allowed the
lobby to persuade him from the
straight and narrow path.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

WHEAT declined eight cents last
week. But of course that is all
right, so long as the credit and honor
of the country is maintained. Per-
haps the famers will learn to work
this riddle by November 1900.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

The Tennessee Senators are great
warriors when they stand before
dudes and cigarette smokers, but
when called upon to face the frown
of the whisky barons, they cover
and retreat, pell NELL. 1t is doubt
less true, as ex-chairman Carroll
said, that Tennessee is the worse
governed state in the Union;" but
what Tennessee needs worse than
new laws, is MEN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
FOR NEXT MONDAY.

TWENTY pieces best yard wide, quality beached do
mestc, newt Monday Sic yard
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED 214RDS,
good yard wide unbeached domestic, Island fnsh
Monday, + I-2c the yard.
TWENTY pieces linen Torchon Laces and Hamburg
Edgngs good and I2ac Values punched
for next Monday at Sc the yard.
DARK DRESS GINGHAMS that were 1oc the yard,
next Monday, SC the yard.
LADIES' MISSED HANDRERCHZEFS slightly
soled from window display, and 25c each next
Monday, each.
If YOU see it in our ad it's so.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
To the oldest Living Past Grand
Master.

The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the Grand
Lodge of MasOns at Nashville last
Friday:
WHEREAS, Brother A. NJ. Hughes,
our oldest living Past Grand Master,
has been present at all the annual ses-
sions of this Grand Lodge for A years
since lS52-and is now detained at his
home in Columbia, Tennessee, by the
infirmities of age, he being in his seth
year; Now, therefore,
BE il ReS0ired, That we miss the dis
tinguished and worthy brother from our
present deliberations; that we tender
him our heartfelt greetings, and direct
that these resolutions be printed in our
proceedings and sent to Brother
Hughes as a token of our high appre-
citation of him and of his lifelong servi-
ces to Freemasonry in this Grand Jul
TisdictiOn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

CONGRESS has appropriated $4,000
to establish fish hatchery at Erwin,
in Unicoi county, Tennessee. An
other piece of criminal eXtrava-
gance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

ONLY sixteen Of the 96 counties Of
the state have made appropriations
to the Nashville Centennial, and yet
it is called a state affair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

WHEN the blizzard struck Nash
vile the Nashville Relief Socie-
ty were called upon to feed $50
families; each family, it is esti-
mated contained five persons;
over 5000 starving people in city
with less than one hundred thou
sand population. About one in
every thirty. And this list does not
include those who have scant tables
all the time but had rather suffer
the pangs of hunger than to be fed
from the naughty hand of charity.
Add this list to the other, and the
ratio would perhaps be nearer one in
three than one in thirty. And yet
we are told by the financial sages of
these modern times that this is an
era of overproduction of wheat and
corn and cattle,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

Col. WIN. A. HARRIS, the new
Senator from Kansas, to succeed Mr. .
PETER, is an ex Confederate soldier,
and an ex-Democrat, now a Popu-
list
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
A fOur.Ieaf clover in the Annex.

MEMS COLORED LAUNDERED SHIRTS, car
red from last season. attached collars and cuffs. Best soc
and 6oc shirts able get last season. SATURDAY
and Monday CSC each.
Last Monday the 7Ueather 7ent a7y, but here's another
chance for those who did not brave the storm then.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
MGKe33o3, A3dQTso7 : Foster.
It was a lucky StOCk-taking for you:

We've learned something to your advantage. We
find $4,000 worth of goods in store more than
ought to have. $4,000 worth of goods that need inn
mediate distribution. There's quick way to distribute
them: Take third a half off the prices
In do Oue1State quantity, former price, ora
vaHe. Read the list and bear in mind that the list don't
tell all, half for that matter StOcktaking showed
where have to lose.
Here's example. On last Saturday morning, had
on hand 6772 pairs of Mems Boys Womens, Misses and
Chrens Shoes counting several thousands of pairs of
spring shoes in and coming That's many.
So for Saturday, tomorrow, and Monday,
we've arranged these three lots:
One hundred and fifty pairs of Misses and Boys Shoes,
made of strong kid grain leather and Kangaroo calf sizes
from D. prices have been from $25 $500 the pair
Newt Saturday and Monday 20" pick from this lot at
$50 the pair
ONE HUNDRED PAIRS Ladies Fine Shoes, Krp-
pendor- Dttmann and Drew Seby Co.'s makes, $3.50
and $500 have been the prices this lot Tomorrow,
Saturday and Monday, $I95 the pair.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY PAIRS of Kr1p-
pendorf Dttmanns and Drew Seby Co.'s best Goodyear
welt $3.50 shoes, Saturday and Monday $2.25 the pair
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

THE United States Senate has
passed the International Monetary
Conference bill. 1t is not worth
the paper it is printed on.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

"THOUsANDs in absolute need of
the bare necessaries of life," is the
way the head lines read in some of
the Chicago dailies. What has be-
come of that overproduction of
wheat and corn we have been read
ing about in these same dailies? Is
now not a good time to get rid of it?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

H. CLAY EVANS has been sum-
moned to Canton, and will probably
be offered something, but hardly a
cabinet portfolio.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

SENATOR HARRIS, who has been
dangerously ill, is rapidly improv-
ing. 1t is feared, however, that he
will lose the sight of one eye.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05
MCKennOn, Anderson & Foster.

Post Script Erta-NIiss Watts, the celebrated filter and
demonstration of Her Majesys Corset will be at our
until Saturday evening only All Of our lady customers
shall result from your call. Mex A. &F
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

THE American opposes the Rail
road Commission bill, and one of
the grounds of opposition is that the
bill creates four new offices, at an
aggregate salary of $4,000. The
American doubts if the State is able
to increase it's salary account. But
the American thinks the State is
perfectly able to give 100000 to the
Nashville Centennial. Is that con-
sistent? OF course it is in the
American, the ever-to- be-relIed up
on champion of the corporations
against the people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-05

CONGRESS has by appropriation
expressed its purpose to build a
Federal prison somewhere in the
South, at an approximate cost of one
million dollars. Why not in Co.
lumbia? The government prefers to
keep its possessions close together,
and already having the Arsenal here
might be persuasive argument in
locating the prison. 1t will cost
nothing to try at least. What enter
prising spirit will take the lead?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-07-29

There 10 great rush to the new gold
hslds 10 Alssks and there will no doubt
be great deal Of suffering 10 eonseq uepcs.
/, il winter there nine months OF the year
sud provisions. scarce. While there lis .
great deal Of gold, undsr present eeudi
lions. one must risk his lie to get ii, bat
there are plenty OF people who are ready
to do this. Ia year or two railroads will
be built and the conditions vastly i'm
proved. The new discovery is in the
ksitish territory about 80 miles from the
line, but gold has bees found 10 several
places gu the American aide and mines
have been probably worked.