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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The Wash
ington Post will present to- morrow
in series of dispatches from cor
respondents in every State of the
Union except Maine, Vermont end
Oregon, where congressional cleo
tions have already been held, re-
view of the political situation with
special reference to the complexion
of the next House of Representa-
tives:
l. summarizing its dispatches the
Post Says:
"While Democratic gains are outlined
in many States, the figures given by the
correspondents of the Post do not vet
make it positive that the Republ leans
will lose control of the House. There
is at present in the House of Repre-
sentatiVes a Republican majority of
tifty-six over all parties combined and
this large majority will be difficult to
completely overcome. There is no
doubt that it will be reduced to a very
small number, but the present indica-
tlons do not point to its entire disap-
pearance.
"The estimates made by the Post cor
respondents show that 1865 districts in
the United States will certainly be Re-
publican in the approaching election
unless the unexpected happens-and
thirteen additional districts will give
the Republicans a majority of the
House. According to the Posts ad
vices, there are no less than fOrty-twC
doubtful districts, the large number be
ing in great measure due to the caution
of the Posts correspondents in declin
ing to place in the certain column any
district which contains an element o
doubt. Out of this fOrty-twO, however
there are at least twenty districts il
which the chances are said to favor the
Republicans. For instance, there are
districts in Massachusetts, Maryla nd
Delewsre, New York, West Virginia
Ohio, Michigan and Wyoming which
are classed as doubtful, but which the
Republicans will probably carry. Will
1866 districts assigned with certainty tt
the Republicans, as against l2S assured
to the Democrats, according to tht
Posts hgures, the party in power ha
an easier path to travel to the desired
goal. The POpulists are given thirteeI
seats and the silver Republicans four.
"All the correspondents of the Pos
agree in their statements as to tn
apathy shown everywhere in the com
ing elections, and that the lack Of in
terest is the one great obstacle +
Republican success. All efforts ar
now being made to get out the vote, an
the campaign is undoubtedly becoming
enlivened. The Democrats are en-
couraged by their fighting chance, an
the Republicans, appre ,iating the dar
ger that threatens, are vigorously labor
ing to impress upon their voters tn
necessity OF casting every ballot at tn
= polls"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
A STCRY FROM PARIS.
The American Colony Tell Jokes On DIR.
Tying and Ambassador Porter.
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
When our Minister, Horace Porter,
arrived in Paris, says writer Eli Per-
kins, the American colony, headed
by DIR. Tying, gave him a breakfast
at the Grand Hotel. The breakfast
was at IL o'clock and all Paris was
talking about it. Well, the hour fin
ally arrived, the breakfast was
steaming hot and the whole colony
was assembled, but no Minister ap-
peared. Imagine a dinner and a
speech awaiting Horace Porter!
At 80 DR. Tying sent his son post
haste to the American Legation.
When he entered Porter's private
reception room, to his amazement
he found the General in full morn
ing dress, hat in hand, sitting in a
chair fast asleep. When awakened
the General rubbed his eyes and
half dazed exclaimed:
"What time is it?'
ELEVEN thirty" said young Tying,
'and they're waiting for you"
Hurriedly jumping into cad our
Minister rushed to the breakfast and
took his seat at the right of DR.
Tying.
Looking down the smiling table
the General said:
my dear American friends, [ an
grieved at my delay. L want to apOl
ogize to you all for my seeming dis
courtesy of being late, but [ have al
excuse and you must let me give it
Many of you know that DR.. Tynl
used to be our family clergyman
My wife had pew in his church
and every Sunday morning abou
this hour. IL O'Clock, we occupied
that pew, awaiting DR.. Tying to com
mence his sermon. Bro. Tyng's ser
mon was an hour of sweet rest to me
1t was 50 soothing that l often dozeC
away till awakened by the benedic
ton. Well, when IL o'clock cam
to day DR.. Tying was on my mind
When sat down in the chair th
old force of habit came back to m
and l was lost in sweet Sleep
When the laughter subsidized Gen
Porter said: "Dr. Tying will voucl
for what l have said and he will re
member how he once came to me II
New York and said:
General, L do not blame you TO
sleeping. Indeed, 1 am not full.
satisfied with my sermons myself
Now, what shall 1 do with them
Shall put more fire into them?'
Well I said, 1T might be we
for the clergy generally to put NOR
fire into their sermons, but in som
cases it would be better to put NOR
sermons in the fire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
PARTIALITY AMONG OFFICIALS.
Volunteers From the South WOfuIIy Ig-
nOred by the Administration.

hpiOu ny tho
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-The state
ment issued by the War Depart
ment, giving list of the regiments
ordered mustered out of the service,
bears marks of the work of Senators
Hanna, Quay, Platt and other Ad-
ministration leaders. The partiality
shown the regiments from Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York and other
Northern States in being mustered
out and thus enabled to escape gar
rison duty in Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands
is as pronounced as was the favorit-
ism shown the men from these same
States in being sent to the front in
order that they might have an
opportunity to distinguish them
selves in actual battle.
Thus far the entire four regiments
from Tennessee are being retained
in the service against the protests of
four f1fths of the men, while of the
twelve regiments furnished by Ohio
seven have been ordered mustered
out. Both of the West Virginia
regiments are being retained for
garrison duty in our conquered
island territory, while three. fitths of
the vOlun eers from New York have
been furloughed preparatory to be-
ing sent home. From Texas two OF
the six regiments have been ordered
mustered out, while at the demand
of Senator Quay, two-thirds of Penn
sylvania's quota furnished the Gov
ernment have been ordered released
from further service. These are fail
illustrations of the non partisan and
non. sectional course being pursued
by the heads of the War Depart
ment. Garrison duty in foreign
pest houses is good enough for The
Southern troops, and they are to be
utilized for such duty, and now tina
the war is over, the Northern
"heroes" are to be returned to their
homes and to positions paying more
lucrative salaries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
THE SITUATION.
Apathy and OvercOnfidence Endangers
the state Democratic Ticket.

The November election is Just
thirty days ahead of us and the time
for Democrats to work for the ticket
is growing less day by day. We are
not an alarmist, but there are times
when the truth should be boldly pro-
claimed and this is one of them
There is grave danger that the State
Democratic ticket will be defeated,
and the danger lies i'm being over
confident. This always begets in
difference and a don't care feeling
which prompts the voter to stay at
home on the presumption that the
other fellows will do the voting, and
one vote does not amount to much,
anyway. The Republicans are we'll
organized and have a young leader
in Mr.. Fowler who is fOrceful and
man Of fair ability. He is candi-
date they need not be ashamed of,
His party workers are standing to
him to man. They are not max
ing much fuss but are conducting a
campaign in which there is danger
to the Democratic party. In many
of the counties the negroes have
their registration tickets and, thanks
to the TesOurceful candidates for
county offices in the August elec-
tion, have poll-tax receipts.
In our favor we have the return of
hundreds of Populists to the party.
But will they be enough to offset the
loss we will sustain by the stay-at-
home vote? AS unpleasant as
they are, these are stubborn facts.
Chairman Fitzpatrick and his COM
mittee are doing all in their power
to meet and overcome them, but
neither the committee or Mr.. Nc
Millin can succeed unless they are
given the earnest and loyal support
of individual Democrats. This ia a
fight not for party supremacy alone
but for the good of the whole people
We, who belong to the Democratic
party, believe that 1t is best for the
State of Tennessee that it should
administer its affairs. We wan
every Democrat who reads this
paper to remember that a defeat OF
Tuesday, November 8th, of the Stat,
ticket is personal defeat and if yol
fail to vote and do what you can t.
get other Democrats to vote, The
blame is yours and not your brother
Democrats, who performed theil
duty.-Obion Democrat.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
SIMPSONS FRIENDS
Claim They Will Prove Admiral Schley
Coward.

Claim They viii Prove Admiral Schley
Coward.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l0.-It will be
a fine bit of row when Congress
proceeds to decide upon whether
Sampson or Schley did it. Schley
has such great grasp upon the
sympathies of the country that the
Sampson men are apparently afraid.
At any rate it looks as if they are
apparently fortifying themselves.
A board composed of the navigation
officers of all the ships engaged on
our side at Santiago has been ap-
pointed, and is now sitting at Tomp-
kInsville, n. j., to decide the exact
position of each vessel during the
big battle. 1t is presided over by
Commander Wainwright, of the
Gloucester. The Sampson men
claim this boards report, corrObOra-
ted by some photographs taken dur
ing the engagement, will show that
Schley's ship ran out to sea until ii
was all over except to chase the
Colon. They say nobody was ever
more thunderstruck in all the world
than the officers of SIMPSONS fleet
when they fret saw the American
newspapers after the battle giving
all the credit 10 Schlev, and that il
Schley dares to carry his case tC
Congress they will prove him a COW.
ard in the battle of Santiago. Sch,
ley's friends are going ahead just
the same.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla-for the bloc d
guaranteed to cure. A. b. RAINS
A CORRECTION.

Ewing, Instead of Cox, Carried Giles In
the Late Congr' ssional Primary.
The table in last weeks HERALD
giving the official vote in the late
Congressional primary, was incOr-
rect in that it reported Col. Cox's
vote in Giles county as 726, whereas
it should be 626. His total vote,
hOwever-3, ,223-was given correct
ly. Mr.. Ewing's vote in Giles was
7l3; therefore, Mr.. Ewing, and not
Col. Cox, carried that county, and it
is in justice to him that this correc-
tionis made. The figures given in
the HERALD were furnished us by
the Secretary of the Maury County
Committee, and the error was pure
ly one of oversight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
FIRE Ar LAWRENCEBURG.
Nearly $4,000 Worth ofProperty Licked
Up by the Flames.

Nearly S5O,OO0 Worth of Property Licked
Up by the Flames.
Lawrenceburg, Oct. 7-Lawrenee-
burg has been visited by the most
disastrous fire in its existence. Last
night, about 10 o'clock, fire started
in NJ. j. Richardson's dry goods
store, on the east side Of the Square,
entailing loss of 800" = cc1tents,
with no insurance. The flames
spread rapidly north and south, COM
pletely destroying the drUg store OF
J. H. Stribling & Co., harness and
grocery store of j. q. Bell, grocery
store of Murrell d Moore, butcher
shop of Thos. Pate, grocery store of
Adam WOLF, saloon of 5. 5. Trip,
restaurant of j. P. Rippey, barber
shop of A. NJ. Oehman, saloon of
Charley Gray, restaurant Of n.
Welch, grocery store OF hauser u
Crews, saloon of j. A. McDougal,
printing Office of Schade Bros, in
which the pos office was kept, but
nearly all of the postal supplies were
saved.
The fire then lepped across North
Main street and destroyed the Dem
Ocrat building, but the contents were
saved; next DR.. Tinsley's office,
SOwell d Starnes law office, Il. s.
Springer's grocery store, @. NJ.
Joiner's grocery store, NJ. Richard
son q Co.'S grocery and hardware
store, J. H. Fields barber shop, and
the vacant building of H. w. Simms.
The loss will be between $4,000
and $4,000, with probably $1,000 or
81 600 insurance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
HANNA SUED.
For Services Rendered During the Last
Presidential Campaign.

New YORK, Oct 3-Senator Hanna, as
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee, was served with summons
to-day in an action which has been be-
gun by Louis Glazier Of Syracuse, y.
V, TO recover from him money alleged
to be due for services rendered during
the Presidential Campaign In 1895.
Glazier at the b. ginning of the cam
paign, which ended in the election of
President Mckinley, was professor in a
Hebrew school in Syracuse. He was
employed by Senator Hanna to max e
speeches among his people. He claims
to have never been paid even his travel.
ing expenses,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
WANT TO COLLECT BACK TAXES.
Board of Aldermen Say the Cotton Miu
Company should Not Re E1cmpt.

Board of Aldermen Say the Cotton Miu
Company should Not Re Exempt.
The Board of Mayor and Alder
men met in extra session last Mon
day night to hear "a report from City
Counsellor Hughes in regard to the
matter of collecting taxes from the
Columbia Cotton Mill Company. As
is generally known, this corporation
has been exempt from paying city
taxes on its mill property since its
organization in 1884. At that time
the city authorities offered as an
inducement to the promoters of the
enterprise, that if they would build
the mill the city would exempt them
from paying taxes for twenty five
years, or until 1909. ris, OF course,
only applied to the corporation tax,
and the State and county taxes b we
been paid regularly all along The
City Counsellor, is his report to the
Board, says that the action of the
city in granting the Company an
exemption from taxation was en-
tirely contrary to the statutes and
utterly null and void, aud that in so
doing the Board % Mayor and Al
dernen went beyond their jurlsdic-
ton. The City Recorder was au-
thorized to collect taxes on the
property for the past three years, as
assessed by the State and county,
and 70 assess and collect regularly
henceforward. The officials of the
company saw they are not liable for
the taxes and will contend for their
rights The company already pays
taxes on number Of cottages and
property outside of the mill proper,
and the disputed taxes for the past
three years will amount to some
thing like 81 800.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
MRS. McKINLEY'S BROTHER.

Assassinated Last Friday at CantoR-A
Woman Suspected.
George d. SaxtOn, a brother Of
Mrs. William Mckinley, was asses-
mated last Friday while standing on
the steps of a private residence,
whittier he had gone to make call,
in Canton, Ohio. Mrs. Anna q.
George is under arrest on suspicion
of having committed the crime.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
CLASH BARELY AVERTED.
Hostilities Came Near Being Renewed
in ManZanillo.

HOstiIities Came Near Being Renewed
in Manzanillo.
Hostilities came near being re-
newed in Manzanillo, Cuba, last
Friday. Col. Ray, of the Fifth vol
unteer infantry, having been order
ed to take possession of the city Oc-
tOber I, marched into the town. The
Spanish regiment was called to
arms. The Spanish Colonel declar-
ed evacuation bad been postponed
to October 10. Col. Ray had no such
orders and refused to retire. The
Spaniards threatened to use force.
Col. Ray was willing. Then they
decided to wait awhile, and present
ly word came from Gen. Wade at
Havana that three days grace had
been given. But Col. Ray did not
leave the city. Instead he took pos
session of the barracks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
INDIAN UPRISING.
Six United States Regulars Killed and
Sixteen Wounded.

Sixteen Wounded.
The battle between Company E.,
Third United States Infantry, and
the Pillager Indians, at Leech Lake,
Mimi, last week, resulted in the
killing Of Mai. Wilkinson and six
privates, and the wounding of six
teen other privates. The troops,
which were under the command of
Gen. Bacon, were ambushed on
Bear Island. The Indians have now
scattered, and it is thought the
trouble is over with. The cause of
the uprising is said to have grown
out Of an old grudge which one of
the chiefs had against the United
States Marshal for bringing him to
court at Duluth as a witness, and
then making him walk back to his
home, nearly 200 miles, without
money or food, where he arrived in
a very deplorable condition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

ADvICEs from London state that
the French government has arrang-
ed for the return of Dreyfus to
France for his second trial.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THREE Major Generals and
twenty-six Brigadier Generals have
been honorably discharged by the
War Department.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE quarantine regulations are
PLAYING havoc with the business of
southern railroads. In number of
southern states it is almost impossi-
BILE to move freight from the west or
any place in the vicinity of Louis
lana or Mississippi.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

MARK HANNA says he has no in
tentiOD of giving up the manager
ship of the Republican National
Committee for the coming cam
paign.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE United Sta-es may make
protest against the action of Spain
in sending an auxiliary cruiser,
loaded with arms and ammunition, to
the Philippines. The cruiser is now
on lis way to the islands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

DEMOCRATIC leaders in New York
are satisfied that Roosevelt, the Re-
publican nominee for Governor, will
be defeated. They say there is a
strong element in the Republican
party that doesn't like the Rough
Rider and will work for his down
fall.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

WORK on the Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya has been abandoned, hole
fifty feet long in the hull having
been found by divers. The Teresa,
which Lieut.. Hobson succeeded in
raising, will leave for the United
States next week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

GOVERNOR Leedy has sent ballots
to the Kansas negro soldiers at San
tiago, so they will be able to vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The Omaha exposition has paid
all debts and has a balance of nearly
100000 in the treasury.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE army of occupation is begin
ming co move from Jacksonville TO
Savannah, preparatory to going to
Euha
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE Madrid press declares that
the Peace Commissioners in Paris
are not progressing with the smooth
ness that is desirable.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE Grand COnclave of knights
Templars of America is being held
this week at Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

MAJ. GEN. MILES is preparing
recommendation to Congress for
Notifications in the colonies. AS to
Porto Rico, Gen. Miles thinks the
defenses ample, since they with
stood an American naval attack.
Much work will be needed in
Hawaii.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

REAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON is quite
i'll and may have to be brought
home from Cuba. His condition is
made worse by worry over reports
from Washington that he is to be
made to bear the brunt of the blame
for the suffering of the soldiers in
the Santiago expedition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE American commissioners
have notified the Spanish authori-
ties in Havana that the United
States will assume control, military
and governmental, of the island of
Cuba December first. The same
control will be exercised in Porto
Rico October lS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
GAINS FOR
DEMOCRACY
Clearly Shown on the Po-
litical Horizon.
DEMOCRATS ARE ENCOURAGED

BY Their Fighting Chance to Gain Con-
troll Ofthe Next House of Representative
And the Republicans are Bending All
Their Energies to Awaken Intere st in
Their Ranks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

SPAIN can If she only has mind
to do so. When the American COM
missioners demanded that the
evacuation of Porto Rico should be
completed by October Is and that of
Cuba by December l, Spain pro
tested that such prompt work, as to
Cuba, was impossible. Spain seems
to have found a way when that the
American commissioners are i'm
movable. A dispatch from Madrid
SAYS the evacuation of Porto Rico
will be completed next week and the
evacuation of Cuba will be accom-
plished by the end of November.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14

THE greatest demonstration of the
McMillin-Fowler canvass were
made at McMinnville last Monday.
Hundreds of people gathered at the
depot to welcome the Democratic
standard. bearer, and procession OF
floats and 600 gaily-attired horse
men, with two brass bands in line,
paraded through the town to the
scene of the speaking, and the en-
thusiasm among the Democrats was
intense. Mr.. Fowler slipped silent
ly into the town on the train, ana
was not recognized until he had
taken his seat in the bus, when he
was approached by committee of
one, who informed him where the
speaking would take place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-14
Hon. E. w. Carmack =.

The committee thought best and
Mr.. Carmack consented to postpone
his speech until the evening. This
was done in order that the laboring
men, the merchants and their clerks
who could not attend in the day,
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