The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-10-20
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

~. Marys training school at Fee
Evansville, ILL.,, burned TO the ground
sunday. The loss is estimated at $780,
900
The prince and princess of Wales
nave each subscribed G23 10 the man
sion house fund for the relief Of the
South African refu ees.
The German consul general at Cape
Town issued a proc amation of neu-
trality commanding all Germans 10
hold aloof from hostilities.
The Free State laagcr fellow Van
Recnan's pass is said TO be four miles
long and TO have at least II guns. 1t
is expected that it will await the
british attack.
Gen. benjamin Harrison and Mrs.
Harrison are now visiting Amsterdam,
| ID lift and The Hague. On October 10
they will cine with King Leopold of
Belgium, at Bru sells.
Luther seminary at Hamline, mid
way between Minneapolis and st.
| Paul, was dedicated sunday before an
audience of 1000 people. The dedica-
tory sermon was preached by Rev. V.
koren, general preoiden, of the synod.
1t is announced that Referee Tim
Hurst has matched Joe ChoynsH and
Dick Moore to meet before the ST.
Louis Athletic club Monday, Octo Der
rs. The match will be twenty
round go.
The National bank of Mexico which
has capital and surplus of some $40,
100000 is about to build a magnificent
editice, probably ado ting the plan
now becoming popular, of steel frame
structure with stone facing.
The building occupied by Fowler s.
Co., wholesale grocers, Waterloo, Ia,
was destroyed by fire at an early hour
Sunday morning. The loss on build
ing and contents will approximate
100000. Insurance 500, 900. Origin Of
the fire is unknown.
Conyngham Greene, from Pretoria,
and Consul Evans, from Johannes
burg, have arrived at Cape Town. Mr.
Greene was accorded a magnificent re-
cepton. a crowd of 8, 900 persons who
had gathered sang Rule britannia
and God Save the Queen"
Ottmer Mergenthaler the inventor o
the linotype is seriously i'll at home il
Baltimore. Mr.. Mergenthaler has beer
afflicted with pulmonary trouble fo1
some time and for the last three week
has been confined to his bed. He wa
born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Ma,
; 10, 1854.
The press of Berlin Sunday point
. out at the recent reception to Gen
Ben amin Harrison he was especial,
honored by Emperor William, his maj
esty even disregarding the rules O
court etiquette by seating Gen. Harri
son at the table of honor reserved TO
s members of the royal families.
/ The first lot of electric cars of tn
t Federal District Street Railway &C
g has arrived at the City of Mexico fror
h the United States. The electric plant
l. for the interior cities where the stree
car lines have been bought by tn
same company, will a be ordered frol
the United States.
The national debt of Santo Domil
go is now about $25, 900 900 in golt
The population is somewhat less tina
100000. 1t is impossible to get exat
figures as Dominican finances are
mixed up with the estate of the la
ia president Hereaux and the governmel
v books have been kept so badly.
s. Lieut.. Harry II. Caldwell, Adr
IS Dewey's secretary, upon his return
ID his home in Quincy, Ill, will be pr
S. scented with a silver loving cup whiC
e. has been designed in limitation of II
ar gold cup presented to Adm. Dewey
I'd New York. Lieut. Caldwell durir
o. the battle of May l, 1898, fought OF
RI of the Olympia's secondary batteries
~ Company L, 1>t South Dakota volu
OK teers, arrived at 3 o'clock Sund;
morning, II hours later than the a
pointed time, at Yankton, 5. D.
spite of the delay and the hour of t
W day they were given an enthusiast
~ welcome. Two or three thousand pc
l" pie congregated around the Nor
III western depot with three bands
lie meet them.
Postulan;s From Ire and Sal for AmerIS
Ia QUEENSTOWN, Oct 1.-THE Cuna
line steamer Etruria, from Liverpc
~ Saturday, which sailed hence Sund
for New York, has among her passe
gers so Irish ladies, postulants for t
Sisterhood of Divine Providence, w
ia. are on their way to San Antonio, II