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schoolboys and the other troops
went to their stations and cheered
heartily.
PROPOSITION SUBMITTED.
Americans Offer FIIipInos Foreign
Form of Government.

Americans Offer FIIipInOs Foreign
Form of Government.
MANILA, May 22.-Prof. Schurman
of the Philippine commission, has
submitted the following written
proposition to the Filipinos:
"While the final decision as to the
form Of government is in the hands
of Congress, the President, under
his military powers, pending the
action of Congress, stands ready
to offer the following form of govern
ment:
"a Governor General to be appointed
by the Presidents; a Cabinet to be APP
pointed by the Governor General, all
the Judges to be appointed by the Pres
ident; the heads of departments and
Judges to be either Americans or Fill
pinos or both; and also general ad
visory council, its members to be chosen
by the people by form of suffrage to
be hereafter carefully determined upon.
"The President earnestly desires that
bloodshed cease and that the people of
the Philippines at an early date enjoy
the largest measure of self-government
compatible with peace and order"
The United States Commission
dllu I6Sl-
dent cabled his approval of the form
of the document.
The FIlipinos have made no def.
mite proposition, except for cessa-
tion of hostilities until they can
present the question of peace to the
people. Prof. Schurman told the
Filipinos they had no means of gath
ering the people together, as the
Americans control most of the ports
He also reminded them that a liberal
form of government was offered them
and pointed out that it was better
than the conditions existing under
the Spanish rule.
Gomez, President Of the Filipin G
commission, replied that nothing
could be worse than Spanish rule
and admitted that the form of gov
ernment proposed was liberal.
The civilian members of the Fill
pino commission have declined to
cooperate with the other members
of that commission, as the former
consider Aguinaldo's latest demand
to be preposterous after Mai. Gen
Otis refusal of an armistice, refer
ring to his wish for time in order tC
consult the Filipino Congress.
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SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

In God we trust and in trusts we
bust.-Lawrence Democrat.
Hon. L. P. Padgett, of Columbia,
is an announced candidate for Con-
gress from the seventh district. He
ably represented his district in the
Senate during the late session of the
General Assembly.-Lewisburg Ga
Zette.
The Philadelphia North American
has reached the point where it con-
siders further patience with the Re-
publican party in Pennsylvania no
longer a virtue. 1t will not abandon
it's traditional Rep1blicanism," it
says, but it will not accept the Re-
publicanism of city which, under
Republican rule is 1.-THE most plum
dered municipal corporation on
EARTH" nor that of a state where
"you may steal horses, rob an or
phan, wreck bank, or be appointed
to the Senate by Gov. Stone, aud it
won't matter, so long as you're reg
ular." The worms are beginning to
turn.-Nashville American.
After many years of weary wait
the Nashville American has at last
found a man that "highly appre-
ciates" it's editorials. He lives al
Baker, Tenn, and if we knew where
that is we would write the Board OF
Public Safety to cOnfine the lunatic
The man that can highly appre-
ciate the n. AS editorials is either
deranged or has copper lined
stomach.-Hickman County News
Not even the Tennessee coal oil
inspectors OF former days had as
soft a snap as that which the peace
commissioners at The Hague are
now enjoying. They are not ex
pected to do anything but pass the
time of day, draw big salaries anC
yield themselves TO the allurement'
of Dutch hospitality.-Memphit
Scimitar.
The Methodist Publishing Houst
matter seems to sustain about the
same relation to the church as Ban
quO's ghost did to McBeth'5 family
The subject has been decen:ly bu
ried with due ceremony severa
times, but i'm few days il bObs az
lagaiu. apparently as vigorously a
ever. The prolonged wrangle i
exceedingly unfortuuate.-Pulask
Citizen.
! General Eagan is at liberty to re
peut what the Court of Inquir!
\ characterized a. "a colossal error.
For six long years be will do nOthinl
except draw his salary.-St. L9ui
Republic.
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Admiral Dewey Sets Sail.

MANILA, May 20.-Admiral Dew
ey's flagship, the Olympia, sailed
from Manila at 4 o'clock. She is
bound for America via the Suez Ca
nal, with the admiral aboard.
AS the Olympia steamed away the
Oregon, Baltimore and Concord fired
an admiral's salute. At the first
shot the band of the fiagship's after
deck played a lively air, and her
white-clad sailors crowded the decks
and gave tremendous cheer.
AS she passed the Oregon the crew
of that ship gave nine cheers for the
Olympians, who responded by
throwing their caps so high that
dozens of them were left bobbing in
the walks of the cruiser. Then fol-
lowed the noisest hour known in this
harbor since the battle which linked
its name with that of Dewey.
The din of guns and brass bands
echoed through the smoke, fleet
of steam launches shrieked t1eir
whistles, the musicians Of the Balti-
more played Home, SWEEP Home, -
her flags signaled Good by" and
those of the Oregon said Pheasant
voyage"
The merchant vessels in these wa
ters dipped their flags, the ladies on
the decks of the vessels of the fleet
waved handkerch and the great,
black British cruiser Powerful,
which lay the furtherest out, saluted
the Olympia. The latter's band
played God Save the Queen" and
to this the crew of the Powerful re-
sponded with hearty cheers for the
Olympia.
The last music heard from Ad-
miral Dewey's ship was "Auld Lang
Syne," while the guns from the
forts at Cavite and from the Mon
terey on guard off Paranaque, toe
far to be audible, putfed white
clouds of smoke.
The Olympia was disappearing
past Corregidor Island when "a bat
terry before the walled city spoke
Manila's last word of farewell.
Just before the Olympia sailed
went aboard her and interviewed
Admiral Dewey on his departure. Ii
respose to my inquiries he said:
II leave Manila to-day. l go witt
the less regret, because | believe
that the insurrection is breaking up
The repeated arrivals in our lines oi
emissaries sent from insurgent head
quarters can only mean one thing
They point to the inevitable end.
Now, had 1 consulted my pride
| would have remained here til
peace was finally established. Blu
there are other things in mans lif,
besides his pride to be considered
NV health, for instance, has beer
, gradually undermined by the Ions
, strain placed upon it, and by tn,
constant care that has been necessa
rily imposed upon me for so long ;
time.
And, of course, we are all glad t.
/ get started home.
zone of the things that touched
me the most, among all the man
expressions of warm feeling iron
the people home, was the raising Q
a subscription in my native State
, it was started at Boston, L believe
to build a bronze statue of me, to b
; placed in the State house at Mont
:. pelier, opposite the statue of Etha
D Allen.
MANY a time as a boy have
, looked at that statue of Ethan Allie
in wonder and admiration. The in
g scription said, if L remember right
}. ly, Surrender in the name of tn
great Jehovah and the Continents
Congress-. The way feel is that n
greater compliment could be pal
me than the erection of my statue
e a place in my own village, yo
: know"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla-for the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. BRAINS.
THE FIRST TENNESSEE.
Praise From the Chief of Police
IlOilO.

Praise From the Chief of Police Of
IloilO.
The Washington correspondent of
the Memphis Commerclal-Appeal
says:
ain letter received by John Biddle
of the state department from his broth
er, David II. Biddle, the chief of police
in Iloilo, the latter pays the following
handsome tribute to the Tennessee
regiment:
"'The Tennessee regiment that is
with u.s. he says, is a splendid regi-
ment; brave men, hard workers and
fine soldiers. Their officers are far
above the general run, and their field
officers i'm particular are most excellent
men. You should see the work they
have done in the front; cleared away
acres and acres of undeTbTush, built
block houses, dug trenches, and, in fact,
have made for themselves a very strong
position. / think the people ot San
Francisco would forgive them all the
trouble they caused there IL they could
see them now. Gen. Otis spoke % me
in the highest terms of them. i have
the pleasure of knowing their colonel
Childers-and several Of his officers
and they are splended men. The
volunteer regiments that are here now
are finer soldiers than the regulars they
are sending out, which are raw re-
cruits.'
Mr.. BiddIe Is son Of Col. Biddle,
aud l. a volunteer aide on Gen. Otis stan.
He has made a splendid record himself
and been in the thicke-t % the lighting.
/ Gen. Otis, Gen. Miller and nearly every
general at the front have praised Biddle
[ for his bravery aud speak % him iu the
highest terms iu their official reports O.
the department. tie therefore knows
brave men when be sees them, ana Lls
/ cum =. -.-.-..- e.. :. -.---se.a
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UNDAUNTED
BY DISASTER,
Messrs. Harris & Cole
Brothers
WILL REBUILD THEIR FACTORY,
To What Extent, However, is Not Known
Nearly all the Employees who Were
Thrown Out of Work Find Employ
ment-The Lack of Water Pressure.

The citizens of Columbia and
Maury County will be glad to know
that Messrs. Harris & Cole Bros,
whose large plant at this place was
nearly wiped out of existence by the
disastrous confagration on Wednes-
day night of last week, will begin as
soon as possible to rebuild a portion,
if not all, of the destroyed property
Mr.. n. H. Harris, senior member
of the firm, arrived last Saturday to
look alter the business of the con-
cern and adjust matters. In conver-
sation with HERALD representa-
tive, he stated that they would GER
tainly rebuild, but to what extent
he could not yet tell. The Nash
vile, Chattanooga q st. Louis rail-
road has recently made cheaper
rates on their line, by means OF
which they will be able to do more
business over that road. If it be.
comes apparent that they can Sc.
cure the lumber they need here
then the factory will be rebuilt to a
greater extent.
Nearly, if not all, of the employees
who were thrown out of work by tn c
fire, have either secured positions al
other plants belonging to the firm, oil
elsewhere. Not wishing to lose
their old hands, the firm offered
them positions at other points until
they can reconstruct their buildings
at this place, and about fifteen of
the employees left this week for Me.
tropolis City, ILL.,, and Wayne
county, where the firm has branch
| nils
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CATS SPREAD DISEASES.
A Peculiar Suit Brought by Bostor
Physician.

Peculiar Suit Brought by Boston
Physician.
A peculiar suit, intended to be in
structive, has been brought by a
Boston physician against dealer in
pets in that city. The doctor is su-
ing to recover the price of an Angol q
kitten sold to his wife, together with
such damages as may be allowed for
the trouble to which he has been
subjected. The cat died within a
week after it's purchase, and the
doctor satisfied himself by a post
mortem examination that the cause
of death was tuberculosis of an acute
type. Believing that his family had
been unduly exposed to the danger of
contagion, the doctor brought suit.
In reality, however, the action is
being brought with view to attract
ing the attention of the public to the
grave danger to which, the doctor
says, many people heedlessly expose
themselves. Pets like Angora cats,
he says, very often spread disease,
and he has no doubt that child or
person not in good health, who
might have played with his wife's
late pet, would have contracted the
disease. He considers the selling OF
an animal under the circumstances
to be very serious matter. In this
case he also sees an explanation OF
mysterious cases of diseases, where
the friends of the stricken ones find
themselves unable to tell how it was
contracted,
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The Lack of Water Pressure.


There is still great deal of dis
satisfaction among the taxpayers of
the city over the poor water pres
sure during the fire. The state
ments of the nightwatchman and
other employees of the Factory, given
in last weeks HERALD, showed con-
clusively that there was a lack of
pressure, even when only one hose
had been attached to the main, not
withstanding the contention of the
water company that the main was
over burdened. City Marshal Jack
son says that the fault lies in the fact
that the pressure on the main which
leads to the Pump Factory had been
lightened by the Water Company
having partially closed the valve at
the intersection with the large main
on Sixth street. This valve was
opened by the city authorities after
the fire, and the increased pressure
thrown on the water pipes thereby
burst the mains in several places,
and when hose was attached to
the plug at the Pump Factory where
the pressure failed on the night of
the fire, an excellent pressure was
obtained. The theories of lover.
burdened MAINS" "clogged pipes,
etc., having been exploded, and with
these facts at hand, it seems that
this is the real cause of the lack of
pressure. .... ..
A HERALD reporter called twice
at Supt. Moore's Office to interview
him in regard to the matter, but did
not find him in. We understand
however, that he says that the valve
was partially closed several years
ago by direction of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
Battered Nebrn.ka Regiment.

MANILA, May 2O.-The Nebraska
Regiment marched from San Fer
naudo to Calumpit to-day for a
thirty days rest. The regiment num-
bers about 500 weather-beaten veter-
ans. Two of the companies are mere
squads and their battered canteens
aud shiny clothes show unmistak-
able marks % rough campaigning.
But the soldiers are happy. sew
eral of them dropped by the way
from the heat. but when they board
ed the special train At Calumpit.
bound for Manila, they yelled ike
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MANILA, May %, IL a. m.-The
Filipino commissioners who arrived
here on Saturday to negotiate with
the United States commissioners
held conference this morning with
Messrs. Schurman, Worcester and
DENLY. They say that they are
without power to bind the so-called
Filipino Government in any particu
lar and can only refer any result of
the present negotiations to Aguin-
aldo.
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STUCK FAST on A REEF.
Great American Line Steamer Paris
Strikes the Manacles.


FALMOUTH, ENGLAND, May o.
The American Line steamer Paris,
Capt. Watkins, from Southampton
and Cherbourg for New York, struck
on an outlying ridge off The Man
acles early this morning at a point
half mile from where the wrecked
Atlantic Line steamer Mohegan lies
and five miles from Falmouth.
The Paris,which sailed from South
ampton yesterday, called at Cher
bourg and picked up fifty passengers.
She left Cherbourg at o'clock last
evening. Soon after O'Clock this
morning, at high tide and in dense
fog, she ran ashore. From the first
there was no danger. LifebOats and
tugs were soon literally swarming
around the vessel to render assist
ance. A majority of the passengers
who numbered $50, were brought to
Falmouth, where they obtained
lodgings for the night. ..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
ADMIRAL DEWEY
STARTS FOR HOME.
Set Sail From Manila Sat-
urday.
PROPOSITION MADE FILIPINOS,
The American Commission Offers Them
ed Nebraska Regiment ven Rest.

MANILA, May 20, 10:45 a. m.-Two
military and two civil Filipino COM
missioners, appointed to co-operaLe
with three citizens of Manila in ne.
gotiating terms of peace, arrived
here at S:l5 a. m. to-day.
They have submitted no new
proposition, but want an armistice
penuing the session of the Filipino
Congress.
Maj. Gen. Otis has refused to en-
tertain the proposal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
MISTOOK 1T FOR MEASLES.

There Are Fifteen Cases of Smallpox at
Martin, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May l9.-The
smallpox situation at Martin, Weak
ley county, is quite serious, and a
number of the best families in the
town are sufferers. The disease
was brought to the town by a young
railroad man, who became quite ill.
He was nursed by a number of young
men who were his friends aud
thought he had measles. Yesterday
ten cases of smallpox developed,
and to-day there were four more.
Quite a number Of towns are suffer
ing, as the appearance Of smallpox
practically deadens trade.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

The residence Of John Daimwood,
in the Bear Greek neighborhOOd
caught FIRE last Saturday afternoon
from a spark from the chimney, and
was damaged to the extent of about
$50. The loss was fully covered by
insurance,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
SMALLPOX AT PULASKI.
A Lady Falls Victim to the Dread,
Malady,

PULASKI, May 20.-The smallpox
scare received distinct impetus to-
day when it was authoritatively an
nounced that Miss EN-. Rainey, liv-
ing in the Ballentine property at the
corner of Second and Shoal streets,
had been taken with smallpox
Miss Rainey runs boarding house
where Mrs. w. F. Ballentine, who
owns the property, and ex-Trustee
Henry Clay McLaurine and Rev. w
Y. Cotton, pastor of the Methodist
Church. and others board.
Miss Rainey contracted the malady
from a colored girl who has been
working at her house.
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INNOCENT MAN PARDONED.
Served Eleven Years For Another Mans
Crime.

LOUISVILLE, May 23.-Ennis
Barnes, colored, after serving eleven
years in the Frankfort penitentiary,
was pardoned yesterday by Acting
Gov. Worthington. The pardon
was issued on the sworn statement
of DR.. f. ?. Wheeler, of Maysville
that Barnes was wrougfully con-
victed of the murder of Stephen
Boyd, in Mason county, in 1889. DR.
Wheeler says William O'Brien, a
white who died two years ago, was
the real murderer, and confessed il
to DR.. Wheeler on his deathbed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26
LETTER FROM ANDRE.
Picked Up in a Bottle by the No rwegian
ship Viking.

Picked Up in a Bottle by the No rwegian
ship Viking.
LEITH, May Is The Norwegian
ship Viking, which arrived here
yesterday from SOydisfjord, brought
a report of a letter written by Prof.
Andre, which was found in a bottle
early in April near Ritotang, on the
northeast coast of Iceland, by a
farmer named Johan Magnussen.
The letter was then in a bottle, was
addressed to the Polar Expedition
at Goetberg, aud bore Andres own
stamp, with the request that it be
placed IN the nearest pOstOtfice.
Magnussen, it is said, gave the letter
t. a merchant, Sveinn EniasOn, at
ThistilfjOrd, who mailed it, and il is
expected to arrive at its destination
in the course Of a few days. At the
same time the Viking brought a let
ter TO a prominent Icelander nov in
London, advising him OF the facts
aud requesting HIM to telegraph to
the king OF Sweden aud to the Polar
Expedition at GOeteberg, which was
done,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

A TERRIFIC storm passed through
Erath and Titus counties, Texas,
last Sunday afternoon, wrecking
country homes and churches in va
rious localities. At Mt. Pleasant,
Titus county, the storm struck a
church Just as the congregation
was dispensing, destroying the build
ing, killing one person and wound
ing fifteen others.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

THE business section of Dawson
City, Alaska, has once more been
destroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at a million dollars, and may
be much larger. ...
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church, North, has
been in session at Minneapolis the
past week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

1T is said that the Republican
Caucus Committee of the House
named to arrange scheme of cur
rency reform, ,nas decided that the re-
demption Of all Government obliga-
tions be in gold upon demand; that
greenbacks when redeemed for gold
should be reissued only for gold
that national banks should be per-
mitted to issue notes to the pan
value Of their Government bonds
deposited in the Treasury, and that
the minimum capital Of national
hanks should be S25 90 Instead Vi
5000, as az present.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

AN expedition under Prof. Ma
thorst left Stockh holm last Saturday
for the northeast coast Of Green
land, in search of Prof. Andree.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

A LONDON cable to the New York
Journal says that Queen Victoria is
almost blind. She has completely
lost the sight of her left eye, and
that of the other eye is nearly OBJ
scured by cataract.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

SEVENTEEN electric vehicle trans
portation companies have been in
corporated at Trenton, n. j., to
operate automobiles in as many
different states. Tennessee is one
of the States included.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

JUDGE MATT w. ALLEN, one
of the prominent members of
the Nashville bar, died at his home,
near that city, early Saturday morn
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

A NEGRO was killed and three
white men were wounded in a fight
at Joplin, Mo-, last Sunday, caused
by a remark made by white men to
the negro's wife. Great excitement
exists among the negroes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

BY the acquisition of furnaces at
Johnson City and Embreville,
Tenn, a deal for the consolidation
o: several large iron properties in
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia
is practically closed. The syndicate
which made the purchase will have
headquarters at Bristol, Tenn, and
the capital stock is $l5 100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

AT the meeting of the Middle Ten
nessee Medical Association in
Franklin last week, the following Of
ficers were elected: DR.. M. G. Nc
Cannon, Lewisburg, President; Dr.
w. K. Sheddan, Columbia, Vice
President, and DR.. Paul Clement, OF
Nashville, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

The cruiser Reina Mercedes, the
only Spanish warboat of any size
saved from the naval battle of San
tiago, arrived at Newport News,
Va, last Sunday, in tow of the Mer-
ritt Wrecking Cos. tugs, L. j. Mer-
ritt and Rescue. The Mercedes will
be a valuable addition to the United
States Navy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

THE handsome residence of the
late Samuel J. Tilden, in New YORK,
was sold last week for $lS0,OOO. Mr..
Tilden bought the grounds on which
the house is situated in May, 1874,
for $4,000, and improved them to
the extent of 100000, making the
total cost of the property $45O,OOO
This shows how the value of proper
ty has deprecated since 1874.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

THE Tennessee Press Association
will go to Pensacola, Fla, this year
on its annual trip. The Association
will meet in Nashville Monday,
June 10, and leave the following
day,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

A REPORT on the Philippine
islands by the Agricultural Depart
ment shows that the archipelago
does not produce sufficient food for
its own consumption. One-ninth of
the area is devoted to agriculture
and it is believed the production can
be increased ten to fifteen times
Rice is the most important food pro-
duet. Sugar and hemp are the
leading exports.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-26

QUEEN VICTORIA was eighty yeaI 5
old last Wednesday.