The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-23


monia.
BUFFALO gnats have made their
appearance in a number of counties
in Mississippi and West Tennessee,
and hundreds of horses and mules
have been killed by them.
THE 500 employees of the American
Tube and Iron Company, of Young
ston, o., struck Monday against a
reduction of 10 per cent. in their
wages. Some more of McKinley's
prosperity.
SOMERswoTH, N. H., had an
Arizona tragedy last Friday. Jas.
A. Stickney, cashier of the Great
Falls National Bank, was murdered
and the bank robbed. The robb ers
made away with several thousand
dollars.
Hon. w. j. BRYAN addressed the
Kentucky Legislature in the Opera
house at Frankfort last Monday
afternoon. There were present, be-
sides the members of the Legisla-
ture, l,2OO people, representing every
party and faction in Kentucky poll
tics.
The National Reform Press Asso.
citation, by which name an associa-
tion of Populist papers calls itself,
has decided to begin a determined
fight for the ousting of Marion But
Ter from the chairman of the Popu-
list National Committee, and for a
general reorganization of the Popu-
list party. A national convention
has been called to meet July at
Nashville.
A BILL for the repeal of the act for
an international monetary confer.
ence, under which President Nc
Kinley appointed Messrs. Wolcott
Paine, and Stevenson, has been in
troduced in Congress by Representa-
tive Lewis, Democrat, of Washing
ton, Mr.. Lewis says his object is to
prevent the expense of a commits.
sion. These monetary commissions
he says, have cost 100000, and moth
ing has come of them.
A WASHINGTON special to the
Nashville Banner says: "Arct
Hughes, Jr., has shifted his appli
cation from Postoffice Deputy
Auditor to that of United States
Marshal for the Middle District O
Tennessee, with better chances fo
appointment. He made this chang,
under the advice of his politica
friends. He called at the Whit,
House yesterday and had pleasant
interview with the President"
The Franklin County, KY, gran(
jury has returned true bills agains
DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, the Repub
llcan nominee for the United State
Senate; eX-Congressman Johl
Henry Wilson, of the Eleventh Dis
trict; Hon. E. 7. Franks, of th
Second District; Capt. Noel Gaine
and his brother-in-law, Thoma
Tanner, of Frankfort. Those namet
have been indicted for conspirac,
to bribe. All are Republicans, wit
the exception of Gains and Tanner.
Gov. TAYLOR, who is still at Tat
Springs, has announced the appoint
ment of commissioners to hold tn
elections in the eastern part of tn
state. The appointments were mad
under recent act of the Genera
Assembly authorizing the eXecutiv
to appoint election and registratio
commissioners. The Governor ha
not appointed commissioners TO
Middle or West tennessee, out WI
probably do so Immediately afte
his return to Nashville.
SCORE one for the negro. In tn
Cincinnati district competitive eS
animation was held for the appoint
ment to the Naval Academy
Annapolis. Two negroes entere
the contest, and several whites, and
strange as you may think, the tw
negroes stood first and second, an
the one standing first received tn
appointment. The white folks
Annapolis are making a big kicl
but the student darkey holds th
credentials just the same.