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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
TWO MEN KILLED.
Powder Will Plant BLOWN Up Above Chat,
tanOOga. nv.

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Chattanooga, Aug 22.-At8o'cl clock
this morning an explosion occurred
in the plant of the Chattanooga Pow
der Company, at Ooltewah, Tenn,
eighteen miles above Chattanooga,
killing two men and iniuring slight
1y a number of others. The men
Killed were Lucian B. Eakin and
Harlan Medeske, both white men of
family.
20 The cause of the explosion is not
known and probably will not be.
The Building in which the explosion
occurred, which was the largest of
several in use, caught fire ithmedi-
ately after the explosion and Burned
to the ground The loss will be only
about SO ,000.t sr.. 4I.i. -NI" .,rt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
9TH CONFESSIONAL DIsTRICT.
Cox, Montague aud Grigsby Speak in

Cox, Montague aud Grigsby Speak in
,......,. Lawrenceburg. r.,4.
LAwRENCEBURG Aug. 2t,-Col. Nm.
Cox, John Montague and Judge w. i.
Grigsby, candidates for. the Democratic
nomination for CONGRESS from this dis
tYict spOkehere yesterday The argu-
mentsbetween- Col Cox and Mr.. Monta-
que gTew,VeFy. warm at times, while
Judge, Grigsby's speech was in a iocu-
lar vein aud put the crowd in a good
humor. L. B. Hnghes, .of' Columbia, in
a few wefl-chosen words put the name
of Hon! W. j: WhitthOrne Cwho is alb
sent lin California, being Captain of
Company r. First Tennessee. RegimenU
before the people,-Special .,. to the
American,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

THE reading papers of Germany
take the position that Spain has only
herself to blame, and that the condi-
tions imposed blythe Uaited States
in the protocol are not EXCESSIVE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

The Naval Board of Construction
will recommend to Secretary Long
the building of three thirteen-thou-
sand-ton battleships with eighteen
m knots speed, three armered, six pro-
~ teeted and six unprotected cruisers
at a cost of $32,0O0,0O0.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

SIxpersons lost their lives last
Saturday. by the burning of the
National and Windsor hotels at Hot
Springs, Ark. ot
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
:. I- y N 1IIIl z. INN u N
NEWS AND COMMENT.

INRrcATIoNs are, that Spain's
Peace Commission will haggIe over
every point possible. -v
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

GEN. JOSEPH WHEELER took COM
mand "a: Camp Wikoff at Montauk
Point last Friday, succeeding Gen.
Young.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

AFFAIRS at Santiago are rapidly,
getting into better shape. The
Military Governor has put an end to
the charging of extortiouate prices
for food, but the difficulties over the
currency continue, Santiago work
men begin to insist on being paid in
American money. ,,, (. as" g., .".' 'i-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

The authorities at Washington
are now in direct communication
with Dewey and Merritt, the cable
between Hong Kong and Manila
having been put in full working or
der.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

GEN. FITzHUGH LEE returned to
Jacksonville, Fla, Saturday from
Washington. The General stated
that the Seventh Corps would 60 to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

Hon, BESToN MoMILLiN is very
DESTROYS of-meeting his Republican
opronent in joint debate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
'GarwOOd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES blood
--guaranteed to cure. A. b. RAINS.
.DEWEY'S SWORD.
Design for the Nations Gift to the
Hero of Manila is Selected.


Hero of Manila is Selected.
. WAsHINGToN, Aug. 22.-The desire for
the memorial sword the Government is
to present to Admiral Dewey, according
to act of Nongress, was finally deter.
mined upon to-day by the committee
having the subject in charge. A great
many designs have been submitted,
some Of them showing much artistic
beauty. The one selected was sub
mitted by Tiffany & Company, of New
York. The design is less ornate than
some of the others, Its marked char
acteristic is its simple and solid ele-
gance, The hilt r. of the sword, as
originally submitted showed an eagles
head, but this was changed to plain
and solid, but highly traced gold handle.
The blade is "Damascened, ;" being sub
jected "a that process by which the
famous Damascus blades were made,
one side of the. blade bears the inscrip-
ton; YThe, gift, f,the nation. to Rear
| Admiral George Dewey, L, s.. y. in
memory of the victory at Manila Bay,
| May l, 1895" 81. +.
The seabBarE Is Of dark blue Damas-
keened mptallYith ,tracery OF gold. .r
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

THERE is still chance, it is said,
Tor the First Tennessee to go to the
Philippines. All now depends on
Gen. Merritt, and if he needs any
more troops the Tennessee boys will
be among those to go to his assist
ance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
E.'g,| IA tE I'M 4AE Ky. s;..
iavana about October T..

Agulnaldo, is giving no trouble now,
but that the attitude of the Span
iaIds is somewhat arrogant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
COMPARATIVE VAR LOSSES.

- : il.".t =, 81 tuv rernI .itv ao,1
spaniards, HAM AppfpNsln"te ay '|'Foo
Sac. r killed and Americans '0s' ..
Official tables onGthe total killed
and wounded on each side since the
war was declared have NOS been
compiled and probably. will not be
for months vet: Fmmsthe best sour
ces obtainable. the tables will .ap-
nroximate the following figures: i
= At Maniia: 81. w.. -, "a !, s-t5
',moricons ,illed .,-,,.,,, -,r.E.. .l~
americans wounded a. ,r,i.Lt...,.. .
Spapish killed ........,.-..,.... O. $50
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

IA MEMPHIS law firm hasprepared
an,elaborate opinion fonthe County
Court Clerk and the Sheriff of
Shelby county, in which the Estes
,g fee bill, which makes a great saving
|, U in The sai$tiSs Of cob aE 5fhcfals, is
u ! dea&ads SnkontitdtlstaE f9E sey-
eral different reasons. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

J.IA ROYAL welcome was given Ad-
riiral Simpsons victorious fleet
upon it's arrival at New York last
Saturday, AS the mighty warships'
: sailed up and down the river the
shores on both sides were literally
packed with people, and the bands
played, the whistles footed, and the
thousands Of people shouted, cheer
ed and sang themselves h0arse.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
.AfrtNrtoN IS novl being directed

to the reorganization Of the regular
y army TBe yqeq1i.selt4ign of new.
possessions will necessitate an in
crease to about 100000 men. An
. '- official Of the War Department
states that large majority of the
.,.a volunteer privates want to be mus
tered out of the service. The de-
partment is in receipt of petitions
from entire regiments and from hun
dreus of individual soldiers who
went to quit the service now that
there is no chance for fighting.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

The stars and stripes were form
ally hoisted over Honolulu on Aug
ust u, and the great bird Of liberty
gathered the young pickahiny un-
der it's protecting wings amid i'm
pressive ceremonies. Hawaiian
%tpolitical societies, have madea pro-
test against the annexation of the
island, declaring that the consent OF
the people was not obtained. 49,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

premier sAaks+A's CLAIM, as set
. forth in Madrid dispatches, that
Spain will expect indemnity for all
govetnmeat property buildings,
barracks, Qualifications, ETC., in
Cuba, Porto Rico /, and. elsewhere,
has excited much comment, as
showing the ,difficult questions to be
treated by the LnlilLtssy Bad Reaes
commissions. In official quarters
at Washington there is ne disPe-
sition to make, a c9ppteg elaimp to
Sagasta's absurd proposition, for
this will be done in due time, before
the commission, and there is no pur-
pose to outline the governments
policy in advance. 81 -tg'@''A % 3
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21

'J2O-21-22-23 "a 25-F10 20
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
Iowa state institutions.

Burlington Hawkeye: The legislative
committeeman who have been investigating
the state institutions have carefully Stunned
publicity of their report by making it of
great length.
Des Moines Register: The system is at
fault. Nine out of ten of the shortcomings
which the report today will lay bare are
due to the system of administration. There
is under the present management no head
and no responsibility. The business of the
state is done by host of different men,
men who come and go. No private per-
I son or corporation would think of permit
ting such loose and endless methods. If
Capitalization of power was ever needed
it Is in the management of these widely
scattered institutions.
Waterloo Reporter: This report brings
tho matter directly to the attention of the
public. 1t lays bare the abuses that exist
and it suggests a remedy. The management
must be centralized and government of the
institutions must come from influences
other than those which Immediately sur
round the several institutions" That is the
judgment of the committee, which has de-
voted months to a patient and thorough
investigation of every phase of the ques-
tion. Ignorance of conditions can no longer
bo pleaded neither will there be an excuse
for indifference. With the facts SO plainly
set forth the members of the general as
sembly cannot avoid the duty of acting
along the lines set forth in the report.
Des Moines Capital: 1t is to the credit
Of the people of the state that the commit
teo appointed by the Twenty-sixth general
assembly to examine and report upon the
condition of the various state institutions
found no evidence of intentional dishonesty
In the management of any state institution.
Here are sixteen institutions, spending an
nually hundreds of thousands of dollars,
and while the committee found little ex-
travagances and occasional evidences of
mismanagement, careless bookkeeping, lack
of system, etc, it reports no defalcations,
no steaings no betrayals of trust. The
abuses which it reports against are the
result of years and the growth of a lack
of system and can be easily corrected. The
committee report is intensely interesting
and demonstrates that the committee did
its work thoroughly and without fear or
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
Iowa Farm News.

Henry steffen brought in thlrty-nve hog
to Dyersville that averaged $50 pounds each
The Jones county farmers institute viii
be held at Center Junction February and 4
Jacob Turman sold four hogs at Otto which
weighed 1,940 pounds or an averaged Of 4S;
pounds each.
Hog cholera has lost its grip in the
vicinity of Glidden and the pens are filled
with squealers.
Eighty-two families now receive their mai
on the rural free delivery routes established
near Mount Pleasant.
1t is expected that over 100000 young apple
trees will be set out in the vicinity of Ham
burg this coming spring
Reports are to the effect that more seed
will be planted this season than ever before
in the history of Woodbury. county.
The Swea City Creamery company handled
3,140,557 pounds of milk last year. The
amount of butter made was 125, ,0b7 pounds
which sold for $1S569,27.
Ackley dealers are experiencing difficulty
in procuring potatoes sufficient to supply the
demand of the trade. A dealer states that
farmers who have them are holding for bet
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.
Motcalf Bros. do as they advertise.
Cases Against the Corgans.


Another batch of the Engel-Corgan cases
occupied all of yesterday in Justice Vein's
court, Each of the larceny cases must be
preceded by hearing under the search war;
rant to decide the ownership OF the property
and by agreement the search warrant cases
VIII all be heard first Three OF these cases
We're heard yesterday, and the goods found
under the warrants sworn out by George
Boardman, John Olson and May Stevens
were adjudged to be the property OF the
informants. Considerable amusement was
afforded by all the cases, and particularly
the one concerning the property of Board
man. 1t was claimed that Engel was wear
iug q shirt stolen from Bcardmans clothes
line, and the prisoner was obliged to remove
the garment 1t was positively identified as
the missing article, although the part con-
tanning the initials of the plaintiff had been
cut out. All the other stolen cloth
ing had been altered in similar
manner The incest case against
Carl and Nellie Corgan was dismissed on
motion OF Assistant County Attorney Smith.
When the search warrant cases have been
finished tho larceny cases will be heard.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
Metcalf Bros. are selling those $500 boys
suits for $3.50.
Cuts Price for Care of Insane.

CUtS ff1ce tOF tarc OF
The Board of Supervisors yesterday called
the managers of st. Bernard's hospital be
fore it and notified them that the first five
year, OF their ten-year contract with the
county for caring for the incurable insane
had expired, and that the second term of the
period would be entered upon from October
l, with a slight reduction of the amount paid
monthly for the care of the insane. The
original contrac. gave the hospital the right
to charge SIG a month for the care Of each
county patient in the hospital, but the man
agement of the institution voluntarily made
q reduction of per cent, with the under
standing that the county should pay the
bills in cash each month. During the entire
period the sisters have been drawing $l5.2O
instead of the contract price of SIG for each
patient. In looking over the contract yes
terday it was found to contain nothing that
could be construed into promise to pay in
any other way than in cash each month
and the hospital people discovered that they
had been unnecessarily cutting down their
bills. The new law fixes the compensation
for the care of each patient at $14 a month
and provides that it must be paid in cash
each month. During the remainder of the
term of the contract this will be the price
to the sisters.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
EFFECT or COLoRs.

Green needs sunlight to develop the yellow
IN 1t and mako it seem cheerful
Red brings out In room whatever hint o
! green lurkS In the composition of the othoi
coiors employed.
! II olive or rcd brown be used In conjunc
| ton with mahogany furniture the effect is
! very different from what It would be II
| blue were used. Blue would develop the
| tawny orange in the mahogany.
| IL ceiling is to be made higher leave Il
/ light that 1t may appear to recede Deepen.
ing the color used on the ceiling would make
1t lower-an effect desirable II the room is
I small and the ceiling very high Various
tones OF yellow are substitutes for sunlight.
II bright, sunny room gets Its light from
space obruded upon by russet-colored or
yellow painted houses, or else looks out upon
stretch OF green grass, 1t should be decor
ated In color very different from the shade
CHOSEN IL the light comes from only an un-
broken eNpanse OF sky.
There are Colors that are refreshing and
broadening, others that absorb light and give
d boNed-up appearance to room others that
make room with bleak northern exposure
or with no exposure at all appear bright and
cheerful; some that make a room appear
warm, some that make 1t cold.
The thermometer seems to fail six degrees
when you walk into blue room. Yellow is
an advancing color therefore, a room fitted
up In yellow will appear smaller than it ls
On the other hand, blue of a certain shade
introduced generously into q room will give
an Idea of space. Red makes no difference
In regard to eize. Green makes very little.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21
COUNTY OUT AFTER TUE CASH
Board of Supervisors Has Decided to
Collect Some Duess
RELATIVES OF lNcURABLs INSANE MUST PAY
Collector VIII lie Employed to Look
Up All that is owing ON This
Score and secure IL With
out Dc1ny.

The Board OF County Commissioners COM
pleted the special session yesterday and ad-
journed until the regular meeting in April.
The question of collecting the great amount
of money that has been advanced by the
county for the care of the incurlble insane
and others sent to the state hospitals and to
st. Bernards occupied a large part of the
session yesterday. The deeper the members
of the board went into the matter the more
apparent II became that there were many
thousands of dollars on the books which could
be collected and returned to the county
treasury. The board took prompt action to
start the work of collecting. Instructions
were given to the county attorney to take
up the matter and push it vigorously. He
was instructed to employ a good man and
have him devote all his time to the work
In all cases where payment is delayed or re-
fused the county attorney Is instructed to
bring suit. The board fixed the compensation
of the man who is to be given the Job of
punching up the delinquents at 10 per cent
of all money collected where suit is not
necessary and 10 per cent where the assist
ance of the courts is required. The board
believes that this will be a sum cently lib
eral compensation for good man and that
he will turn into the country treasury a
large amount of money in a short time The
matter is wholly within the control of
County Attorney Saunders.
A compromise was effected in the matter
Of the contest sbirted by the Globe Publish
ing company to secure its share of the county
printing, An amicable arrangement was
made with Mr.. Pfeifer, the publisher of the
German paper, which had been substituted
for the Globe, by which he voluntarily with
drew his application for remembrance at the
public crib and stepped aside for the bene-
fit of the demoCritic organ.
The board fixed the compensation and
limited the number of bailffs to be employed
at the Avoca court. While the grand Jury
Is in session not more than three ba!lifs
can be employed and at other times not
more than two. Dan Conrad was appointed
as the extra bliliff, with the power of a
deputy sheriff. He is to be allowed So a
day while employed as bailiff and is not al
lowed to draw more than $50 a year for his
services as deputy sheriff. The salary of
Deputy Sheriff Long of Avoca, WIS fixed at
$1,000 year.
The board fixed the compensation of the
jailers here and at Avoca at the same figure
that has prevailed for the last three years
They are allowed 5000 year and make the
remainder of their salary out of the profit of
boarding the prisoners.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21

The republican editors OF the Ninth con-
gressicnal district are gathering here for the
purpose OF holding a meeting today to die
cues matters OF political interest to them
selves and the party. 1t was intended to hold
a session last evening or yesterday afternoon
but there was not sufficient number pres
ent to make it interesting. The editors who
were present last evening were, d. Fl. Scott
OF the Griswold American, j. C. McCabe of
the Logan Observer, S, p, Ayers of the At
lantic Telegraph, w. N. Gaumer of the Dun
lap Reporter and w. C. Depew Of the Walnut
Bureau. A number OF other members OF the
republican press OF the district will reach
the city on this mornings trains, and the
first session will be held at the Grand hotel
at o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21

Lucius Pryor, one of the High school
pupils, lost new overcoat yesterday by the
operations of daylight sneak thief, who
visited the school during the afternoon. The
fellow was seen going about the building
with the air OF a man who was at least a
member OF the faculty. He talked to a
number OF the pupils on matters connected
with the building and the course OF study.
In his peTegrinations he got into the cloak
room and picked out young Pryor's coat
which appeared to about fit him. While
making the rounds of the building he met
Pryor and talked TO him while wearing the
stolen coat The young man thought there
was something oddly familiar about the ap-
pearanee OF the fellows coat, but there was
nothing to excite the suspicion that 1t was
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21

My nerves were all unstrung; could not
walk across the floor, and in going up
stairs l had to stop almost every step to
collect my thoughts. Going downstairs
was almost an impossibility, as at every
step it seemed as II were walking on
air and would have to fall over. l was
attacked with fits about once a week; at
times would fall on the street. 1t was
impossible for me TO sleep to any extent.
as l was subject to violent nervous
spells. I also was subject to Illusions:
thought somebody was going to XIII me;
that l was going to jump out, of tho
window and other things l had doctored
with the best physicians, and TO the last
one l paid about 500, but got no relief.
He said he did not think l would ever
get better. As n last resort ] tried
Munyon's physicians. and was told that
1 could be cured. That was about two
months ago. Since then have not had
a nervous spell, can sleep well, have
no more Illusions. and, with the exception
OF a slight pain in the back, am as well
as ! ever was in my life"
Munyon puts up. a separate cure for
each disease. At all druggists, mostly 70
cents a vial Personal letters TO Prof.
Munyon, 1hO5 Arch Street philadelphia.
Pa. answered with free medical advice
fer any disease. =
Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-21

The congregation of the First Baptist
church has decided to accept the resignation
of the pastor, Rev. V. C. Rocho, and the
formal action was taken at the official meet
ing on Wednesday evening. He contem-
plates re-entering Northwestern university
and taking a postgraduate course. At the
meeting the following resolution expressing
the high esteem in which the retiring pastor
is held by his flock, was adopted
Whereas, After n successful pastorate Of
almost three years, during which time our
church has been materially strengthened
membership and its financial standing, our
honored and loved pastor, Rev. V. c. Rocho,
has deemed 1t to be the Lords will that he
take up work in another field and has ten
dered his resignation to take effect January
81, 1898: therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That because of his request the
resignation is hereby accepted, but that as
a church we express our sincere regret at
the severance of the ties that have bound us
together pastor and people so tenderly,
yet firmly, in Christian love and fellowship
and that we hereby assure him of our heart
felt desires and prayers for the presence Of
the Lord with him in his new field of labor,
that his work may there be richly blessed in
leading souls to the Master and the editica-
ton OF all who come under his ministry
and that the blessings of health, happiness
ard the best things in this world be also
the portion of himself, his companion and
family in their new home.
Steps were also taken to secure a minis
ter to fill the vacant pulpit, and for thE
purpose a pulpit committee was appointed,
composed of NJ. H. Sears, F. l.. Evans. H.
l.. McNitt, w. II. Dennef and Joseph Rob
inson.