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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08
NEWS AND COMMENT.
THE WAR NEWS.

Owing to President McKinley's
vacillation, and Czar Reeds boss
ism, the unfortunate reconcentrados
of Cuba are still starving and their
sympathizers in this country are
still being denied the opportunity to
show their humanity and patriotism.
Mckinley and his lieutenants, who
last week promised to Congress and
the country ringing message on
Monday for Cuban independence,
wilfully broke faith, and, as their
subsequent acts showed, were simply
playing for time, in order that the
money power of the world and the
Administration cukoos might flood
the country with kilograms and
cablegrams looking to a settlement
on "peace at any price" basis.
At least this is the situation at IL
o'clock on Wednesday. Much
speculation and talk had been in
dulged in, but nothing of any ma
terial importance had been done
since our last report up to the hour
above mentioned.
However, the Presidents oft de.
ferred message was hourly expect.
ed, and it was said that Congress-
would consent to no further temper.
izing. The Republican majority il
Congress, however, is so completely
owned by the money power, so sub
servient to the administration, 81
covered by Speaker Reed, that thei
threats of revolt-like the Presi
dents promises-are daily beinl
more and more discounted by tn,
country.
This is the situation at noon oil
Wednesday, when this page goe
to press. What may have developed
between that hour and Thursda,
night (when our last forms go t.
press) may be found on the fourtl
page. Hoping-rather than expect
ing-that something may be don
for Cuba's relief, we have reserves
space on the inside for the lates
news.
THERE was considerable snow i
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

The recent extra session of the
Tennessee Legislature cost $40, ,436.
40.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

THE Populists of Williamson
county met last Monday and passed
resolution against fusion with any
party or parties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

THERE was snow and sleet storm
in Washington City Tuesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

DIR. w. SCoTT and John j. Hughes,
both citizens of Little Rock, Ark,
fought with revolvers Sunday and
both were fatally wounded.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

THERE was considerable snow in
Texas Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

A SENSATION has been created in
Pekin by report which has been
circulated that the entire Foreign
Office was bribed by Russia in the
recent transaction, and Lii Hung
Chang is said to have received u
100000 taels.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-04-08

THE County Court of Dickson
county has authorized an election
to be held Sept. 1, 1898, to ascertain
the wishes of the voters of that
county in regard to the moving of
the county seat from Charlotte to
Dickson.
THE municipal election at
Brownsville, Texas, Tuesday, re-
suited in the killing of two men, the
lvnching of the man who did the
killing, and the wounding of two
other persons.
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

A clergyman was very anxious to
introduce some hymn books into the
church, and arranged with his clerk
that the latter was to give out the no
tice Immediately after the sermon.
The clerk, however, had notice of his
own to give out with reference to the
baptism of infants. Accordingly, at
the close of the sermon he arose and
announced, Gail those who have chill
dren whom they wish to have baptized
please send their names at once to the
clerk" The clergyman, who was
stone deaf assumed that the clerk was
giving out the hymn-hook notice, and
Immediately arose and said: "And |
should say, for the benefit Of those who
haven't any, that they may be obtained
at the vestry any day from 8 to 4
O'Clock the ordinary little ones at ont
shilling each, and special ones with red
backs at one shilling and fourpenc'. =
Christian Advocate.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
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Sitter John. Editor.
Copies of this paper caa be obtained
tbs Br1his12r, v osr)ons, EUt OF
Street, Brattle6oro.

Senator MoLaurin of South Carolina
favors the reelection of President Nc.
Kinley by reclamation. The Senator
says:
"The president has shown wonderful
Judgment in dealing with the war prob.
lem. | voted for the recognition of
Cuban independence but l am free to
admit | made mistake. The presi.
dent was right in refusing to recognize
the insurgents. They have demonstra.
ted to all reasonable men that they are
nothing short Of band of cowardly
robbers, without an organized form of
government or an army. The presi,
dent has done great and lasting SER
vice to the country in utilizing the war
to wipe out all traces of sectionalism.
He has known no section or party in
the administration of the high duties
imposed upon him, and his appoint.
ment of Butler, Lee, Wheeler aud
Gordon to high and responsible posi-
tons has won the hearts and sympathy
OF the men and women of the south,
and he is today the plide of the entire
nation. | predict that his peace policy
will be as wise and as firm and as
much OF success as was his war poll.
cy."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

William Wilson, editor of the Lon
don Year Book and other publica.
tons, amplifies the article which was
published by the Spectator on Sat-
urday last regarding Frances attitude
toward the United States in the late
war. He says that not long after
the opening of the war the French
Government conceived a plan, the
object of which was to rescue Spain,
to administer rebuke to American
ambition and to assert European SUI
premacy in the complications in the
Western world. By a combination
of good fortune and diplomatic adroit.
ness the French Government secured
the support of the other continental
powers, Germany .and Russia inclu
ded. The stroke was all but com.
pletely prepared, and nothing remain
ed but to secure, if not the active ad"
herence, at least the tacit consent or
neutrality, of the English Govern
ment. At this point the first and
last check to the scheme was receiv-
ed.
The English people, so reasoned
the French Cabinet, have suffered
more from American aggression Of
late years than any other nation.
Deeply angered by the worst part Of
the American press, they must have
reached the limit of their endurance
under the menaces of President Cleve-
land. Here, therefore, is their op-
portunity for an easy and overwhelm-
ing revenge.
Accordingly, the proposition of
diplomatic intervention, if that should
be sufficient, or force of arms, if
needful, was definitely submitted to
Lord Salisbury. To the unmeasured
surprise and grief Of the French Cab.
met, a reply was delivered to the eff
feet that if the plan was not directly
abandoned not only would her Majes-
tvs governmentrefus to countenance
its execution, but would join forces
with the American Government and
declare war on France and such sup
porters as should come to her assist
ance. The negotiations at once fell
through, and the French Government
was compelled to beat retreat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

Concord wants to be annexed to Cal,
edonia county. A petition to this effect
will be presented to the legislature this
fall. 1t is more convenient for the
people Of Concord to come to St. Johns
bury than to 60 to Guildhall, the pres
ent county seat Of Essex county. More
over, ever since the fire at Guildhall
there has been periodical talk about
moving the county seat from Guildhall
to Island Pond. Island Pond is ambi.
tious and Guildhall is beginning to
realize how Irasburgh felt few years
ago when the Orleans county seat was
moved to Newport. With the Essex
county seat at Island Pond, Concord
people would be very poorly accommo-
dated in their county business. They
would be in favor, rather, Of having
the county divided as whole, in which
case Concord, Victory, Lunenburgh,
CRANKY and -Guildhall, and possibly
East Haven, Ferdinand and Maid.
stone would naturally become part Of
Caledonia, and the northernmost towns
would become part Of Orleans coun-
ty. In this event the future Of sturdy
Essex" in one sense, would be like
that of Spain, in being destined to be
wiped off the map.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

Here is story that is most too
good to believe but we can hope it is
true. 1t comes from Fort Myer(Va
Hospital. Mrs. Gen. Miles visited
there and found store room filled
with boxes of delicacies for wounded
soldiers contributed by individuals
and relief societies, but which remain
ed unopened for "lack of authority
from the War Department"
Now, Mrs. Miles comes from a
fighting family and has married into
one as we'll, and she declared war
right then and there-war on red
tape. She ripped open the boxes,
distributed pajamas, jelly, tobacco,
ginger ale, devilled chickens and
whole stockings until the wounded
cheered themselves half we'll. Then
she went to Washington and applied
at the War Department for permits
sion to open the boxes.
What pity that this woman
couldn't be Secretary of War in
stead Of the old woman of the wrong
sex that now presides over that de-
partment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
Monitors for Porto Rico.

The old civil war monitors at League
Island, instead of being relegated to
their former state of neglect, are to be
scraped up fresh and appointed to a
new mission as floating garrisons for
the United States troops at Porto Rico.
Three of the old ironclads, the Manhat-
tan, Mahopac and Cononicus, have
been selected and a fourth one will be
either the Lehigh or Ajax. The boats
are to be painted white and have low
deckhouses erected for the shelter Of
the garrison troops in Porto Rican har-
Tors. Nothing definite is known as to
when the monitors will start for the
West Indies, but the mechanics are
making all speed withe the alterations.
They will be manned by seamen of the
regular service and towed down the
coast by government tugs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
Wikoff, soldiers of the 9TH army
corps l trust that you will put your

Wikotf, soldiers of the 9Th army
corps trust that you will put your
hats on. l am glad to meet you. l
am honored to stand before YOU to-
day. bring you the gratitude of
the nation, to whose history you have
added, by your valor, a new and
glorious page. You have come home,
after two months of severe campaign
ing, which has embraced assault,
siege and battle, so brilliant in
achievement, so far-reaching in re-
suits, as to command the unstinted
praise of all your countrymen.
You had the brunt of the battle on
land. You bore yourselves with SUI
preme courage, and your personal
bravery, never before excelled any.
where, has won the admiration of
your fellow citizens and the genuine
respect OF all mankind, while your
endurance, under peculiar trial and
suffering, has given added meaning
to your heroism
Your exertions made easy the con-
quest of Porto Rico under the resist
less army commander, Mai Gen.
Miles, and behind you, to proceed at
a moments summons, were more than
100000 of your comrades, ready to
support you, disappointed that the
opportunity which you had did not
come to them, yet filled with pride at
your well earned fame and rejoicing
upon your signal victories. You
were on the line of battle; they, no
less than you, were in the line of
duty, All have served their country
in its need, all will serve 1t as long
as they may be required, and all will
forever have the thanks and regard Of
a grateful people.
We cannot bid you welcome here
today without our hearts going out
to the heroes of Manila, on sea and
land, whose services and sacrifices,
whose courage and constancy in that
far distant field of operations have
never been surpassed by any soldiers
or sailors the world over.
TO the army and the navy, to the
marines, to the regulars, to the volun
teers, and to that Providence when
has watched over them, all the nation
today is full of thanksgiving and
praise. The brave officers and men
who fell in battle and those who have
died from exposure and sickness will
live in immortal story, and their mem
cries will be perpetuated in the hearts
and the histories of generous PEG
pie, and those who are dependent
upon them will not be neglected by
the government for which they so
freely sacrificed their lives.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
Ex,Ambassador Thos. F. Byard is
seriously i'll at daughters residence
near Dedham, Mass.
A "N,ggero In the woodp,,..

"Nigger" In the woodpils.
Burlington, Sept. 4.-Sensat ional
developments were brought out In
this city Saturday afternoon in con-
nection with the trial of the Wallace
brothers, negro bouncers of the
steamer Reindeer, for assault upon
John Stevenson and Ronald Blake of
company +, LIST Vermont regiment,
while upon the boat ride to Platts-
burg last Thursday evening. The
trial was largely attended by the com
rades OF the men who were injured,
and when the postponement unit
Monday was announced they blocke d
the doors of the court room and the
passages leading to the street and
gave Inference to ugly threats against
the negroes. The removal of the
prisoners to the Jail was delayed un-
til large crowd of soldiers and
Others had been collected about the
city hall.
This state Of things continued for
about two hours, when Col. Clark
was telephoned to at the camp and a
detachment of the guard was sent to
this city upon the electric cars, This
detachment formed at the front of
the building, and while the ate ntion
of the mob was thus engaged the ne.
groes were conveyed out at q rear
door unknown the soldiers. They
were hustled into a carriage and the
horse placed at keen run to the jail
The team was soon discovered and
the angry men gave chase and arrived
at the Jail just as the prisoners were
gotten inside. A storm of bricks and
stones followed them and brick hit
Private E. R. Percival of company
B, st. Adams, in the back of the
head, rendering him unconscious for
time. His injuries are not serious.
There are different versions of the
row upon the boat. The trip Thurs
day night was to carry an excursion
to Plattsburg. Upon the return
trouble was started and the two ne.
groes, who are employed to keep Or
der, became mixed up with the soldiers
and were soon badly worsted. One
of the negroes was driven to corner
by the lnfuriated soldiers and would
have been thrown overheard if it had
not been for the interference of Lieut..
Fuller and the assistance of Lieut..
Landon of Rutland. Privates Blake
and Stevenson of company E were
both knocked down by the negroes
during the trouble and were taken to
the Mary Fletcher hospital upon the
return of the boat. Neither was Sc
riously hurt. When the boat arrived
here the police were telephoned and
the negroes taken to Jail amid show
ers of bottles and brickbats
The trial win be reopened tomor-
row.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
Farm for Sale

Containing 119 acres of which 80
acres is meadow, nearly all machine
moving, slightly sloping to the south,
not stony, easily cultivated and good
soil. Good fruit, wood lot handy
and 800 sugar trees. Buildings in
good condition. Situated in the
south. east icorner Of Andover. 8
miles from Simonsville and within
mile of school. Bounded on the east
by Chester line and 12 miles from
Chester village by good even road
This farm is owned by Mrs. Alma L.
Marshall, widow of the late Milo
Marshall, and can be bought very low
for cash. A quantity of hay in the
barns will be sold with the place if
desired. For further information in
quire of or address,
M. A. DAVIS,
So. Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
A Cuban's Generosity.

Fremont, o., Aug. 29.-John
Meek, Of this county, father Of Geo.
B. Meek, who was killed on the tor
pedo- boat Winslow at Cardenas May
IL, has received letter from Senior
Quesada, Charge d'Affaires of the
Republic of Cuba, inclosing check
for 500. The letter is dated at
Washington, Aug. "a, and is as fol-
lows:
"Some months ago Cuban gen.
tleman, who signs himself Cambresis,
from the City of Mexico, sent Gen.
Thomas Estrada Palma, of New
York, an order for 500, to be given
to the wife, children or parents Of the
first American born sailor who should
die in the war to free Cuba.
II have just been informed that
your son, George B. Meek, fireman
of the first class on board the torpedo
boat Winslow, was the first hero TO
shed his blood for the independence
of our unfortunate and downtrodden
people.
81 beg to inclose to you the check
intrusted to my care, being proof
of the gratitude of the Cubans for
their friends and allies, the Ameri-
cans"
Meek has not yet had the check
cashed and has been offered much
more than its face value by persons
who want it as souvenir of the war.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
DeWitt'S Collie & Cholera Cure
Qui ky cures Dysentery and Diarrbea.

The President visited camp Wikoff
Saturday. He was bareheaded most
Of the time, visiting the sick in the
hospital and inspecting the much
talked-o we'll.
He addressed the assembled infan-
trymen, reviewed the cavalrymen, ex-
pressed his opinion of the camp to
the reporters and issued an order di
recting the soldiers to return to their
stations east of the Mississippi.
With the President were Vice
President Hobart, Secretary of War
Alger, Atty. Gen. Griggs, Senator
Proctor of Vermont, Brig. Gen. Ea,
gan, commissary of the army; Brig
Gen. Ludington, quartermaster of
the army; Col Henry Hecker, and
Secretaries to the President Porter
and Cortelyou.
The ladies of the party were Mrs.
Alger and Miss Hecker, daughter
Of Col. Hecker.
The day was hot The President
wore black frock coat, with waist.
coat. The perspiration streamed
from his face. He proceeded to the
infantry plain, as it is called. The
men of the 9th Massachusetts, the
9Th Illinois, and the 9Th Ohio, the
18th, 21st, 22d and 10th infantry
were assembled without arms.
About 5000 men stood in close order.
Gen. Wheeler said:
"The President of our great coun-
try has come here to greet the soldiers
who marched SO CALAMITY up San
Juan hill July l. He comes here to
express the nations thanks to these
brave men. ! wish to tell you that
when the President sent me here,
two weeks ago, to command this
camp, he enjoined me in the most
emphatic language that l should,
without regard to expense, exercise
any and every authority necessary to
make comfortable this body of brave
men, who by their courage have
raised this republic to the highest po-
sition among the great nations of the
earth. l have the honor and pleas
ure of introducing to you the Presi.
dent of tile United States"
President Mckinley said:
Gen. Wheeler, soldiers Of Camp
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09
cervera and NJ. Men Released,

BY direction OF President MeKin-
ley orders have been issued from the
navy department to the commandments
of the naval ,academy, Annapolis, and
of the navy yard at Portsmouth, N.
H., to release the Spanish naval
prisoners under their respective
charge as soon as Admiral Cervera
makes arrangements for their trans
portation to Spain. This step has
been under consideration for some
time, and in anticipation of it the
Spanish government several days ago
cabled Admiral Cervera $50, 900 to
be expended in providing for the
transportation of the sailors and Of
ficers under his command now held
prisoners of war. Officials of the
navy department were greatly i'm
pressed with the manifest ability Of
Admiral Cervera to deal with the sit
uation suddenly confronting him,
Some time before the department
closed there was evidence that he had
promptly entered upon the work of
dispatching the men to Spain. 1t is
supposed that he will charter vessel
to take the sailors from Camp Long,
Portsmouth, and that himself and
fellow officers, who have been con
fined at Annapolis, will sail from
New Yerk, probably on the North
German Lloyd line, whose steamers
touch at Gibraltar. Capt, Eulate,
the admirai's chief of staff, left An
napolis for New York last week.
Admiral Cervera and the officers at
Annapolis will doubtless be paroled
by the commandment of the academy
that they may be free to perfect the
details of the trip for themselves and
the sailors. There are about 700 of
them altogether, and they are all in
cluded within the terms OF the order.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

Castleton, Sept. "A wind and
thunder storm of unusual violence
strock this town this afternoon. A
chimney was blown off the lCongre-
gational church and corner of the
roof damaged, a number Of trees
blown down and considerable dam.
age done to crops.
The storm was more severe north
Of Castleton. The gale first pre-.
ceding the rain struck the main part
of the Prospect hotel roof from the
north, taking off the entire roof of
the main part, 40 by so feet. A
wagon barn, 50 by 40 feet, short
distance from the hotel, was blown
down. Many of the fine trees in the
park were uprooted.
Immediately following the blowing
off of the roof came a heavy down.
pour of rain, drenching the hotel so
that even the parlor, in the lower
story, was wet through. The dam
age is estimated at $500. There
are in the hotel at present 1870 board
ers. The accident in no way disturb
ed the proprietor, Horace b. Ellis,
for when questioned last night by a
Herald reporter as TO what he would
do with the boarders and with the
hotel, he said: 81 shall keep every
one of them right here on the grounds
and have the roof on in two days.
Carpenters are at work already and
lumber is all ordered"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09


They found her hurriedly packing
a valise.
"Where are you going ?" they ask
ed.
"To the 'front.'" she replied.
"But thought you didn't believe
in women going to the 'front.'"
81 DON'T" she answered, ".but as
long as they insist on going, If you
think | am going to take any chances
of having one of those volunteer Red
Cross women nursing my Harold
back to health if he is wounded you
are nightly mistaken. I'm going to
be on hand myself. Chicago Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

About 500 American Hebrew fsmi.
lies are preparing to emigrate to Porto
Rico as soon as the United States Gov.
ernment will permit them TO do so.
For tie first time in the history of
the United States army, woman has
been appointed member of the medi
al staff. DR.. Anita MCGEE has re.
Gently been sworn into the service as
acting assistant surgeon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-09-09

The State Department has given
over to The Ladies' Home Journal
for publication its "Royal letters"
addressed to the President of the
United States by Napoleon 1, Queen
Victoria, the Prince of Wales, Ma.
poleon III, and Emperor William l
of Germany. Napoleon announces
such events as his marriage to Marie
Louise; the birth of his son, the King
of Rome his return to the throne of
France from Elba; Victoria announc-
es her accession to the throne of Eng
land in 1886 her marriage to Prince
Albert; the birth of the Prince of
Wales the death of the Prince Con-
sort; and the famous letter thanking
President Mckinley for his congrat-
ulations on her Diamond Jubilee will
also be given. The whole collection,
in fac-simile, will be presented In the
October number Of the magazine.