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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
OLD GOMEZ
IS HONORED.
The City of Havana Names
Him
AS ONE OF HER ADOPTED SONS.
Only Select Few in the Group-Payment
of the Cuban Soldiers-Acts of Law
lessness Reported.

HAVANA, June l2.-The municipal
ity of Havana has presented to Gen.
Maximo Gomez a certificate naming
him as an adopted son of the city.
In short letter which appears to-
day, he thanks the givers for the
honors conferred and says that moth
ing could touch him more than this
illustration of the friendship of the
people of Cuba, who can always de-
pend upon his loyalty.
The ceremony is regarded as high
honor which has only been bestowed
upon such men as Marti, the elder
Cespedes, Calixto Garcia and Anto-
nio Maceo. Gomez, in receiving the
distinction, is the choice of the prin-
cipal cities of the island, all of which
have named streets after him. The
action is generally approved except
by those who habitually oppose him.
They say it is merely fattering a
man who Is close to the Americans
Lieut.. Col. Randall continues the
distribution of American gratuity
and paid off 2l9 at La Union yester-
day and to-day, and Lieut.. Col. Raj
ferty has paid off 246 at Sagua la
Grande.
A dispatch from Puerto Padre says
that party of thirty armed men
sacked store on the Marreri plan.
tation at Palomas, securing large
sum of money. The rural guards
pursued the outlaws, killing one
Atanasio Diaz, and captured two,
Belo and Citino, all Cubans and
former members of the Spanish Gu.
errilla forces.
Advices from Guanajoy to the AS
sociated Press and the local papers
say that a party of twenty negroes
armed, not mounted, yesterday at
tackled plantation near Artemisa
killing the owner and carrying off 8
sum of man. The accounts are con
tiicting as to the amount, ranging
from $50 to $3.50.
At3o'clock this afternoon the tenn
perature in Havana WAS 88.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
THE FIRST TYPEWRITER.
Invented by II. T. p. Allen, of FarmdaIe,
Ky, In 1876.
[st. Louis Globe-Democrat.I

[St. Louis Globe Democrat.I
Hidden away in a dark corner of
the model room in the Patent Office
at Washington, with the dust of
years giving its brown surface a coat
OF gray, is an apparently worthless
block OF wood, cut in the shape of
staircase, with small blocks of wood
mounted on wires on each Of the
stairs.
When happened to see this object
while looking through the 100000
models the other day, | thought it
must be some sort of child's play
thing. On closer examination my
curiosity was aroused, so that L in
duced one of the busy attendants to
look up the matter for me. 1t was
discovered to be the first "typewrit-
er" ever made in the United States
perhaps in the world.
If placed by the side of one of our
1899 model typewriters the first type
writer could not fail to provoke a
smile from the spectator. Instead of
dainty black and nickel letter keys,
with an open framework showing
the easy working of the intricate
machinery of the inside, as is usual
in the typewriters of to-day, this
first typewriter consists of a closed
wooden box, with blocks of wood
half an inch square for its letter keys.
The upper carriage of the first type
writer is also of wood, and instead of
the operator turning the paper carri-
age by mere touch on an extension
rod, as is done with all typewriters
now in use, when one line was finish
ed on the first typewriter the opera
tor had to use both hands to turn the
paper carriage-one hand to lift the
catch from the cogwheel, and the
other hand to push the paper around
as far as desired.
However, much as the first type
writer differs from its grandchildren
close examination shows that it has
all the essentials Of typewriters as
we know them to-day. The inventor
of the typewriter was r. Il. P. Allen,
of Farmdale, KY, who secured his
patent in 1875. There were other so
called typewriters invented before
this date, but the Allen invention is
the first machine that bore fruit, and
1t is that machine which may be
looked upon as the parent of the
5000, 900 or more typewriters in use
in the United States to-day. The
patent on the Allen machine was
secured by Mum & Co., of New York
City.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

1t may be far; it may be near,
BE thOu-not me-the ChOOser OF the
time.
Say not goodbye, but in brighter
cline
Bid me life's happy good morningp"
Mr.. Editor, have seen much of Eu-
ropean hospitals, and | am much pleas
ed, in fact charmed, with my success.
am now in Paris, coming from Berlin
three days ago. go from here to Lon
don and Edinburgh, and then back
home. | hope to get home by October
l am delighted to know that everything
is getting along so nicely in Columbia.
Sarah Bernhardt has made another
success in playing "Hamlet," taking
that part herself. Her reading is GER
tainly that of an artist, and you never
tire of it. You have been so patient in
listening to the hum-drum sound of a
few falling pebbles, will not tax your
patience any longer; so with many
good wishes for yourself, and a great,
big "howdydo" and handshake for
friends, am always,
Yours Truly,
HALLE PADGETT.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

Gen. King, U. S. A, in letter to
the New York Journal, says of the
Filipinos: "They are infinitely
superior in point of education to the
negroes of our southern states.
Nine-tenths of them can read and
write, and have some knowledge of
geography and history" And he
adds: ut looks now as though we
were in for guerrilla warfare, in
which the advantage will be all on
the side of the insurgents. I regret
this more than 1 can tell you, for
the losses that have been sustained
by the Eighth corps have already
been severe. Aud in that style of
lighting we are going to lose still
more of our gallant and hardworked
soldiers. With all my heart 1 wish
that peace were possible, for I fear
it is not" Has the postmaster
general interdicted the newspapers
that have printed Kings state
ments, from the mails for the Philip
pines? According to certain class
of loyal" people, they are calcu-
lated to directly and powerfully en-
courage the rebels, and therefore
ought to be suppressed.-Chatta-
nooga Times.
We do not know the purpose of
Hon. Ed Carmack with reference to
the senatorship, but we do know
that he has not a superior in Ten
nessee politics. He is able, bold,
fearless, without reproach. He is
the best debater in the state; he is
of the people and his sympathies are
with them, and his democracy is
twenty-four carat fine. He has
opinions on all public questions and
he doesn't wait to see which way
the wind is going to blow before he
proclaims his position. Mr.. Car
mack was good newspaper man
one of the most forceful writer's In
the land. He is good congressman
and would make good United
States Senator or a good Governor
He is the coming man in Tennessee
Manchester Times.
A rumor is now going the rounds
that the wholesale liquor dealers OF
the State are to test the validity oi
the new four mile law as applied tC
towns with less than 1000 inhabi.
| Idhlsi anu IL 10 lul JilCI Sdlu blldb W 4
Pleasant will be the town on which
the test will be made. 1t will be 8
sorry day for Mt. Pleasant, should
these dispensers of evil win.-Mt
Pleasant Chronicle.
The Philadelphia Record hints
that if the trusts have plenty of rope
they may choke themselves into a
comatose and harmless condition
THE time must soon come" it says
when they will tear and rend each
other as wolves do when there are
more wolves than mutton. The
principle of competition Is only held
temporarily in obeyance. 1t is no
destroyed"
A book has been written proving
that negroes have no souls. We dc
not gainsay its statements nor think
it worth while to refute its argu.
ments, but we are certain that there
are white people who, il they have
souls, take particular pains 70 con.
ceal the fact from the general public
I-JOnesbOrO Herald and Tribune.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

MANILA, June 1.-THE Filipino
occupation of the Province of Cavite
has been broken, and, as a result of
the present movement, the Ameri-
cans now control the important
coast towns of Paranaque and Las
Pinas, while long line of insurgent
trenches facing our south line has
been cleared.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers, between
5000 and 1000 warriors, who seemed
destined to be captured, having dis
appeared, the majority sliding away
under cover of the night after fight
ing the Americans all day. The
Americans had two killed and
twenty-five wounded.
Yesterdays work was the heaviest
and hardest our army has seen
The rebel sharpshooters kept in hid
ing until the American lines had
passed, and then attempted to pot
stragglers from the trees. Thanks
to their poor Workmanship, this
was without result.
The whole country proved to be a
succession of small hills, with boggy
ground between the high, thick
grass and brushes in the hollows
which greatly added to the difficulty
of the advance, but gave shelter
that saved many from the enemy:
bullets. Our men threw away theil
blankets, coats and even haversacks s
stripping to the waist and trusting
to luck for food. Water could no
be obtained, and there was much
discomfort after the canteens wer,
emptied,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
JEFFRIES VICTORIOUS.
Knocks Out Fitzsimmons in Elever
Rounds.

NEW YORK, June 1O.-James J..
Jeffries, the giant son of preacher,
of Los Angeles, CAL, last night de-
feated Robert Fitzsimmons, of
Australia, the hitherto undefeated
champion of the world, in eleven
rounds. The contest was held at
Coney Island, New York.
The division of spoils of the fight
was as follows:
Half of the receipts went to the
Coney Island Sporting Club and half
to the contestants. The amount
taken in at the door was $95,27O.
Halt of the admission money
amounted to $42,695. OF this Fitz-
simmons received 60 per cent, or
1926, 5,58l, and Jeffries 40 per cent, or
$l7054. The purse, said to have
been offered by the club, was $4,000.
In the event of Jeffries winning, this
was to be equally divided, thereby
making FitZsimmons' total receipts
$35, 5,5Sl and Jeffries $27 ,054.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
FRUSTRATED
BY THE HEAT.
American Soldiers in the
Philippines
FIGHTING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Bo6y of Insurgents Give the Americans
Another "Slip" and Evade Capture
Much Suffering Among the Soldiers.

MANILA, June 10-At daybreak
to-day force of $500 men, under
Gems. Lawton, Wheaton and Oven
shine, advanced from San Pedro
Macati, sweeping the country be-
tween the Bay of Manila and Bay
Lake, south of Manila. BY noon
the country had been cleared almost
to Paranaque. The Americans lost
two officers killed and twenty-one
soldiers wounded. The rebels re-
sisted desperately at the stronger OF
their positions, and left fifty dead in
the trenches. Many more wounded
were left behind by the rebels in
their retreat.
The heat during the day was over.
powering. During the march the
Americans were prostrated on all
sides, owing to the lack of water
and exposure to the sun. 1t is esti.
mated that 40 per cent. of the troops
were exhausted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
THE NEW TAX LAW.
The Change Makes 1t Harder for the
Farmers.


UNION CITY, June 10.-Politicians
and money sharks have evidently
put up job upon the farmers of
Tennessee by changing the tax law.
The law of '97 advertised delinquent
tax property in August and sold in
September. This gave the farmer
sufficient time to dispose of his
wheat and pay his taxes. The '99
law advertises in June and sells in
July, the very month in which the
majority of farmers are completely
bankrupt. Trustee j. II. Whipple
informed your correspondent this
morning that Memphis parties,
styling themselves a "land syndi-
cate" had written him more than
once making inquiries as to the
number of parcels of realty to be
sold. The owner of land sold for
taxes has two years in which 20 re-
deem his property, and though the
law allows the purchaser only 6per
cent. per annum, il is said that by
penalties. ETC., he can make Is per
cent. per annum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
MT. PLEASANT ELECTION.
City Officers Chosen-James Friel Made
Chief of Police.

Chief of Police.
At the meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of Mt. Pleas.
ant last week, the following officers
were chosen: DR.. Henry Long, City
Health Officer; James Friel, Captain
of Police, and - Russell, assist
ant policeman. The salary OF the
City Health Officer was fixed at $50
per year; that of the Captain of Po-
lice at $50 per month, and the assist
ant policeman at $40 per month.
The City Attorney and City Engi-
neer are yet to be elected. Their
salaries will be, respective, 800 per
annum, and $5 per day for actual
time employed.
The policemen have assumed the
oath of office, and the town is now in
full control of the municipal govern
ment. Capt. Friel has had much
experience as policeman, having
served for a number of years on the
Columbia force, and the citizens of
Mt. Pleasant are to be congratulated
upon securing his services.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
GENERAL NEWS.

The Dane County State bank at
Stoughton, Wis, capitalized at $50,
600, suspended last Saturday.
Charles NJ. Sheldon's book, "In
His Steps," has proven to be the
most popular book published in
many years. Taken up and pub
lished by many publishers, 100000
copies have been sold in four months
in England and America-more than
of "Uncle Toms Cabin" and East
Lynne together.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
STATE NEWS.

New discoveries of phosphate are
being made in Williamson county,
and great deal of interest is mani
tested.
An election has been called for
June %, to decide the question of
the incorporation of the town Of
Chorlotte, Dickson county.
A bill has been filed in the
Chancery Court at Franklin to abOl-
ish the Franklin and Nashville turn
pike, on the ground that the road
bed is too narrow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
MY BOY.

Don't send my boy where your girl
can't 90,
And say "there's no danger for boys,
you know,
Because they ali have their wild oats to
SOW" g-
There's no more excuse for my boy to
be low
Than your girl. Then please do not tell
him so.
Don't send my boy where your girl can't
GO;
For boy or a girl, sin is sin, you know,
And my baby boys hands are clean and
white,
And his heart as pure as your girls to-
night, -Woman's Voice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
SHE USED AN AK HANDLE,
A Georgia Girl Severely Punished Young
Taylor Wilson.

CHATTANOOGA TENN, June TO-
Miss Daisy Kinsey, of Cloud Springs,
Ga, to-day assaulted Taylor Will
son, a merchant of Lytle, Ga, with
an AK handle.
Miss Kinsey says that Wilson has
been circulating reports about ber
throughout the neighborhood, and
that his conduct has become unbear-
able.
He drove up in front of a store in
which she was trading. When she
saw him, she seized an AK handle
and severely punished him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
ACCIDENT AT CULLEOKA.
Newton Smith of Marshall County Ha
Four Ribs Fractured.

CULLEoKA, June IA serious
accident occurred here Friday.
Newton Smith, of Marshall county,
was driving to the depot to get a
coffin to bury his newly-born baby,
when his horse become frightened
at the passing mail train. While
trying to hold the animal by the bit
the horse ran Smith into an ada
cent barbed wire fence. Both be-
came entangled therein, and fell the
horse on top. When rescued Smith
was found to have sustained many
severe cuts and bruises, and four of
his ribs were fractured. Other in
ternal injuries were sustained.
Smith seemed to forget his own suf.
ferings in his solicitude about his
wife, who is seriously ill. He is a
farmer by occupation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
CaDt. Nichols Dead.

WAsH1NGToN, June 10.-A cable
gram was received at the navy de-
partment to-day from Capt. Barker,
the naval officer in command at
Manila, announcing the sudde n
death OF Capt. Henry M. Nichols
from suntroke. Capt. Nichols was
the commander of the monitor
Monadnock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
ONE THOUSAND CONyICTS.
That Number Reached at the state
Penitentiary.

NASHVILLE, June l2.-There was
an even 1000 prisoners in the Ten
nessee penitentiary yesterday morn
ing. One prisoners time expired
and then there were 999 left. For an
hour on Saturday there were l,OOI
prisoners inside the walls of the
new prison, which broke the record
up TO date.
The prisoners are divided as fol-
lows: White males, 35S, white
females, :; colored males, SIS; col
Ored females, 30; total, 800.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THE President of France went to
the races last Sund ay, and 1T took
two columns in Mondays papers to
tell about it. The entire route from
the Elysee Palace to the race course
was lined with 1900 armed police
men and cavalrymen, and the royal
carriage was escorted by a picked
body of cuirassiers, with revolvers
in hand and fingers on the triggers.
These precautions were taken on ac-
count OF the violent demonstrations
made against the President when he
attended the races, unguarded' on
Sunday before last. His journey
last Sunday was said to have been
somewhat Of a triumphal march, an
ovation being accorded him on all
sides, but there were several demon
strations in different portions Of the
city, and a number Of persons were
hurt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THE Hon. Bellamy Storer, the new
United States Minister to Spain, ar
rived at Madrid last Sunday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
MCRE MEN WANTED

To Work In Phosphate Mines at Mt.
Pleasant.
Mt. PLEASANT, June l0.-The diff
ferent phosphate mines are adver-
tising for 5000 more miners, who
will be given free railroad transpor-
tatiOn 70 Mt. Pleasant.
The phosphate shipments continue
to be very large, about go cars be-
ing shipped each week. The de-
mand for the rock Is hard 20 meet,
and growing every day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

ONE hundred and twenty quarts
of nitro-glycerine exploded on a
farm near Marietta, o., Monday,
killing two men and wrecking sew
eral buildings.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY will con-
fer the degree of LII. D. on Gov.
Bradley, of Kentucky, Gov. McMil-
lin, of Tennessee, and DIR. Virgil
Gibney, of New York.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THE organization of the chewing
gum trust is complete. 1t has a
capital stock of $9,CO0,O0O.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THREE persons were killed and a
number wounded by tornado in a
little town near Sioux City, Ia, last
Sunday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

AS was generally expected by his
best friends, Admiral Dewey has
declined to receive the donation OF
a home. The self-constituted COM
mittee of officeholders have been
frantic for a month over the small
subscriptions being received, and il
looked certain that their advertis-
ing scheme to earn for themselves a
little notoriety would meet with dis
NAL failure. The lack of success
for the project was not because the
people did not appreciate the splen-
did services of George Dewey, bui
for the reason that they did not be-
lieve the great Admiral would in
dorse such a scheme.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

A MOB of 500 negroes lynched a
negro at Sardis, Miss last Saturday
night.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THE French Cobinet resigned last
Monday. President Loubet imme-
diately accepted the resignation Of
the ministers, but their successors
have not yet been named.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

DIR. ]. P. GREENE, W ho was chosen
by the trustees of the Southern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary to sue
ceed DIR. w. H. Whitsitt as Presi-
dent of that institution, has inform
ed the trustees that he can not ac-
cept the place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

Nature Is forgiving and will re-.
store your diseased Kidneys that
will bring you perfect health. by Us
ing DR.. Sawyer's Ukatine. q
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THE 900 employees of the Cleveland,
o., Electric Railway Company went
out on strike last Saturday, taking
away the only means of transporta-
tion for more than 100000 people.
The attempt to move cars Monday
met with forcible resistance from
the strickers and many disorderly
scenes resulted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

ACCORDING to the Treasury Bureau
of Statistics over 100000, 900 gallons
of petroleum are produced in the
world annually, the United States
leading with 80 per cent. Russia is
the closest competitor, but falls far
short of the United States in the pro-
duction of refined illuminating oil.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Two thousand saloons have open
ed in Cuba since the war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

THE trust mania has reached the
brewers, and it is said on the best of
authority that scheme is on foot to
form trust with $1,000,OO0,O00 capi-
tai and buy up all of the breweries
in the country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

The men Of the cruiser Brooklyn
will celebrate the anniversary of the
battle of Santiago, calling it "Schley
Day." Rear Admiral Schley and
also Rear Admiral Sampson will be
invited.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

AT Dunnelon, Fla, two nergoes
were lynched Sunday night by a
mob of their own color. The men
lynched were accused of drowning a
negro who shot an officer several
weeks ago.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-16

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has ap-
pointed commission to determine
the most feasible route for a canal
across the Isthmus of Panama.
Rear Admiral Walker heads the
commission.