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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
PROMINENT
REPUBLICANS
Charged With Being Ac-
cessories to
GOV. eOEBEL'S ASSASSINATION
Five Warrants Issued for Their Ar
rest-Former Secretary of State
Powers One of Them.
THE SOLDIERS PREVENT ARRESTS

FRANKFORT, KY, March 9.-War-
rants charging the crime of being ac-
cessory before the fact to the wilful
murder of William Goebel we're sworn
out late this afternoon against Caleb
Powers, the Republican claimant to the
office of Secretary of State; John l..
Powers, his brother, of Barbourville; ex.
Secretary of State Charles Finley, of
Whitley county; William IL. Cuton, of
jackson county, who is clerk in the
Office of the usurping Auditor Sweeney,
and Capt. John Davis, who for several
years has been the private policeman on
State-house square.
In few days other warrants will be
sworn out, and they will be against we'll
known Republicans. The web Of evil
dence is being woven tightly around
some of the men who were accessories
to the murder of Gov. Goebel, and when
the full story, as it has already devel-
oped, is revealed to the public, it will
give them a shock hardly equaled by the
news of the assassination itself. 1t is
difficult for the minds of civilized men
to contemplate the shocking details of a
deliberate plot as they are being laid
/ Ddl'1 ny tIlt CNlOCnCO lIOlll
day to day.
Arrests yet to be made will be far
more sensational than those that follow
the issuance of the five warrants to-day
For good and sufficient reasons the
details of the murder plot are beng
withheld from the public.
Armed with the warrants City Mar
shal Richardson and several officers to
night succeeded in arresting Culton al
his home in South Frankfort, and he is
now in Jail the charge of accessory to a
murder not admitting of release or
bond
The warrants were sworn out by Mr.
Thomas B. Cromwell, of Lexington, whC
for month has been working on the
case as a special detective, having beer
employed for that purpose by the broth
ers of Gov. Goebel and by others il
charge of the case.
The Commonwealth claims to hav,
evidence that the assassin was selected
from several men by the drawing o
beans in the Office of Caleb Powers, ant
that the one who drew the black beal
fired the fatal shot.
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tion. which was adopted:
The county boards of health o.
Ma sna Giles, Lawrence, Wi liam
son and Davidson counties, and also
all city boards of health within the
above mentioned counties, owing 10
smallpox having been declared cpl
demic in Columbia and the adjacent
county, are hereby authorized and
empower d to adopt and carry into
effect such quarantine mes sures !, &
In their Judgement will prevent the
introduction of smallpox irto their
respective territory"
The Secretary was directed to fur
nish copy of the above resolutions
TO the health authorities Of the cities
counties and towns as indicated, to.
e ther with all others concerned
An adjournment was then had
subject to the call of the Pre- resident
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
CARMACK
IN NASHVILLE.
He is Perfectly Willing to Abide the
Outcome.
Head Mentioned as a Candidate
Against Gov. McMillin.

NASHVILLE, March 10--Mr. Carmack
reached Nashville this morning, and
met an enthusiastic welcome. tie has
received cordial assurances from all di-
rections, and declares himself perfectly
wiling to abide the outcome.
Since his arrival he has been taking
advice with his friends. He has shown
a distinct fairness in declining to com
ment on Gov. McMillin's attitude.
There was some talk during the day
of an effort to get out an opposition
candidate for governor, and it was even
said oyertures had been made to Mayor
James ii. Head. The latter, it is said,
refused to entertain such an idea. 1t is
not unlikely an opposition candidate can
be found. Mr.. Carmack will probably
open headquarters here with Capt.
John L. Hillsman Of Memphis in charge.
During the day the different phases of
the senatorial race were discussed.
Among those who were present at the
conference yesterday were @. L. Fitz-
hugh, John L. Hilisman, Col. VIM. Ii.
Carroll, IL. A. Speed, Memphis; b. H.
Hatcher, Columbia; John ii Bullock,
Franklin; Newt. White, Pulaski, Capt.
Tully Brown and George Kinney, of this
city, and Judge Mcdowell, of Mem
! phIs.
When seen last night Mr.. Carmach
said that he was here looking over the
situation, and expected to return to
Washington in a few days. Mr.. Car
mack SAID, however, that he would be in
Nashville three or four days before he
goes to Memphis.
Il feel highly gratified at the outlook,
as IL Is promising in every respect, said
Mr.. Carmack. Il now feel more conf
dent than ever of success.
'All that | ask is fair fight There
is ample time ahead of us all, and | see
no reason why the people should not be
given an opportunity to fully weigh and
consider the merits of the respective can
didates There should be no snap
judgment in this campaign, and the
only favor ask of my competitors, if it
may be called a favor, is to give the
people a chance to decide the gu stion
in every county in the State. H.. ye said
to my friends everywhere, where they
have been in control of the party machin
cry, that L wanted no action taken that
would give my opponents just right
complain that they had not been given
an even chance to test the sentiment OF
the people,"
Mr.. Carmack stated further that his
friends would at once take in hand the
work of organizing and push his inter
ests until the close of the campaign
''As | have stated before he continued
Il cannot say when | will begin speak.
ing, and it now seems to me that 1t is g
little early for oratory to begin, but this
matter will be decided before my return
to Washington.
81 have been invited to speak at ;
number of places, but have not yet ac
cepted an invitation. On account of an
other -gagement, | was compelled t
decline an invitation to speak at th,
Bryan banquet at Chattanooga oil
March 10. only received the invita-
ton on my way from Washington anC
too late to cancel the other appoint
ment."
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AMONG THE LODGES.
Organization of New I. o. o. F. Lodge
at Spring Hill.

Spring Hill Lodge No. 286, |. o. 0. F.,
was organized at Spring Hill Thursday
night of last weeh. with twenty-nine mem
bers. Quite a number of visiting Odd Eel
lows. among them Grand Secretary j. r.
Harwel of Nashville, were in attend
ance, and at the conclusion of the exer-
C ses a nice repast was enjoyed. The
following officers for the new lodge were
elected: j. A. Sanders. N. g.; j. S.
Odil. V. G; ID. E. Molloy, Secretary;
w. E. Butler, Treasurer and Rev. L.
A. Hardin, Chaplain.
The following Odd Fellows went up
from Columbia to attend the orgGniza-
ton Messrs. w. B Greenlaw, o. p
Rutledge, Ben Lazarus, S. r. Arm
strong, w. w. Dennis, II. L. White, j
7. Lamar, r. G.. Bates, Frank Cox, j
II. Dugger, j. w. Reams, r. H. Guest
Jesse Wilson, A. Samuels, G. d. Har
der of Mt. Pleasant, w. T. Wilkes, t
o. Anderson of Summer town, Geo. S
Alcorn, Grant Courtwright and DR.. w
A. Smith. The latter. so we are in
formed by several members of the lodge
carried "Blue Betsy" along with him.
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KILLING AT
MT. PLEASANT.
Will Alexander, a Young
Man, Shot and
KILLED BY POLICEMAN WEST.
Alexander Provoked the Difficulty
by Taking Prisoner Away from
the officer.

As the result of bloody tragedy at
Mt. Pleasant early Sunday morning, one
man is dead and another lies danger
ously and perhaps mortally wounded.
The fact that the parties connected with
the terrible affair are both white men
and Well-known created great deal of
excitement. One version of the killing
is as follows:
Special policeman Bud West, who
was acting in the place of Officer kus-
sell. late Saturday night arrested Jack
Nelson, a white man, for being drunk
Will Alexander, another young white,
man "a years of age. offered to go on
Nelson's bond, but West declined to ac-
cept him and proceeded to lock up the
prisoner. Alexander. it is said, was un-
der the influence of liquor at the time,
and took offense because West declined
to accept him as bondsman.
Later, about 1890 o'clock. Alexander
and West met in front of Bonds restau-
rant at the corner of Broadway street
and Blue Ora s avenue. Alexander
took the officers mace away from him
and began assaulting him, knocking
him down and sashing him severely
across the face and neck. While Alex
ander was on top of The policeman, the
latter pulled his pistol and fred, the
ball striking Alexander in the abdomen.
After being shot, Alexander walked
about thirty yards and fell. He expired
about four o'clock Sunday morning.
Vests injuries are Of a dangerous ma
ture, and may possibly prove fatal.
Alexander was the son of Mr.. II. j.
Alexander. the livery-man at Mt. Pleas
ant. who is well and favorably known
throughout the county. He was man
of robust appearance, and when sober
was we'll behaved His remains were
inferred to day at II o'clock at Reece's
! Chapel. He was unmarried.
West went to Mt. Pleasant from Lynn
! vile about a year ago, and for awhile
drove hack for Walter Griffin. He
had been acting policeman while officer
Russell was sick with smallpox, and was
to have gone off duty Saturday night,
! officer Russell, who has recovered, re-
suming his position Sunday morning.
He. also, was unmarried. West was in
Columbia Saturday.
| The killing was almost the sole topic
for discussion Sunday at Mt Pleasant,
and much regret was expressed over the
sad affair.
Another Version.
Another version Of the killing is that
Alexander did not propose to go on Mel
sons bond. but took the prisoner away
! from the officer by force. Later, West
came across Nelson, in company with
Alexander and others. in Bonds restau-
rant, and again placed him under arrest
and started away Alexander followed
them out, stating that he was going to
4 take Nelson away from the officer.
West turned to prevent difficulty, but
/ Alexander took his mace away from him
and began beating and slashing him,
when the fatal shot was fired. West is
said to have also been under the in
fluence of whisky at the time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
RAILROAD NOTES

Charles Brewer, who has been day
yard-master at Mt. Pleasant, leaves in a
few DAYS for Louisville, where he has
accepteda position.
Conductor Ed Potts met with pain
ful accident Monday on the ", F. 4
s. road at Napier's. His foot was
caught under one of the wheels, but
fortunately he escaped with only a
slight vet painful injury TO his heel.
His friends hope for him a speedy re
covery.
Ell. Fike, an assistant section fore
man. was accidentally killed Monday
near sheffield. Ala A large force of
men we're engaged in loading some
bridge timber, when a large piece fell,
catching the unfortunate man un..
derpeath. He was horribly crushed
ana fingered in q comatose condition
Tor several hours. when his suifermgs
were relieved by death.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
JUMPED FROM THE TRAIN.
Alderman Coleburn Painfully Hurt at
Mt Pleasant

Alderman John Coleman was pain
fully hurt Friday evening at Mt. Pleas
ant by jumping from moving train.
Mr.. Coleburn had boarded the train TO
bid goodbye t. his wife, who was leav-
ing for Cincinnati, and did not get off
until the train began to move. " hen
be reached the platform the cars were
going at quite rapid rate, and, jump
ing from the steps, he was thrown
violently TO the ground, his head stink
ing and causing quite painful though
not dangerous injury.
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Arrested at Lexington.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March l0.-On the
arrival of the Chesapeake & Ohio train
from Frankfort at $40 O'CLOCK tonight
Secretary of State Powers and Capitol
Policeman Davis and Lieut.. Peak were
arrested by the Lexington police and the
sheriff and deputies. here was large
force of officers awaiting them here.
Powers and Davis still wore the uni
forms of soldiers and Davis had on false
whiskels. There was wild scene when
the officers broke into the car and revol-
yers were drawn by all, but the small
squad of soldiers were greatly outnum-
bered by the police force of this city and
the large force of deputies with the
sheriff, and the arrests were effected
without difficulty.
Davis and Powers gave the officers the
"slip" and effected their escape from
Frankfort by dressing in the uniforms
of soldiers and boarding the Chesapeake
g. Ohio train with squad of militia.
TAYLOR Issues an Address.
W. $. TAYLOR has issued statement
addressed TO the people of Kentucky.
He again reviews the contest for Gov
ernnr from his standpoint, declares that
a conspiracy has been formed to fasten
the assassination of William Goebel
upon 1.-The Republican State officers" "
and attempts to defend his course in
issuing what he calls pardons to Powers
and DAVIS His language seems TO
mean that he has also issued similar
..pardons" for all the others accused of
c6mplicitv in the assassination.
Tie twentv-four soldiers who aided IN
the es-ape OF Powers and Davis are now
mt London, where they viii remain untll
further orders. Two more carloads OF
war munitions have been received at
London from Frankfort.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
CROSSING THE BAR.
Sunset and evening star.

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When put out to sea.
But such tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out tine
boundless deep,
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell.
And after that the dark
And may there be no sadness Of fare.
well,
When | embark.
For though from out our bourne Of time
and place
The food may bear me far.
/ hope TO see my pilot face % face,
When / have CFcssed the bar
-ALFhED TENNYsoS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
LAID TO REST.
Taken From Chapel and Buried
in the Cemetery.

Frankfort, KY, March 13.-The re-
mains of Gov. Goebel were Monday
afternoon taken from the chapel
where they have been under guard
since February s, and buried in the
plot OF ground west of the chapel on
the brow of the hill overlooking the
Kentucky river. The services were
brief, consisting simply of prayer
and singing. Members of the legis-
lature attended in body. The spot
selected for the interment is the
highest piece of ground in the Gem
etery, and the monument to be erect
ed will easily be seen from all over
the city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
TO BUY ELECTRIC PLANT.
Victory For Municipal Ownership in
Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 8.-By a
vote of fourteen to six the City Council
to night passed on second reading the
bill to issue S150,000 bonds to build an
electric light plant This is the bill that
was in such danger that Mayor Head
took the stump and made ten days
campaign in the city. The fight was on
second reading, and the bill is now safe.
An amendment to prevent sale of light
or power to consumers was rejected by
Is to 2. The passage of the bill is a
pronounced victory for municipal
ownership.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Maury County Fair Association Meets
and Reorganizes.

At meeting of a number of the stock
holders of the Maury County Fair Asso-
citation Monday, the association was re-
organized and new officers elected. A.
+. Brown was made President; w. p.
Woodbridge, ce-President; B. S.
Thomas, Secretary, and j. j. Fleming,
Treasurer. The officers will at once be
gin preparation for holding a county
lair next fall.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
Evans Wins in Marshall County.

LEwIsBURG, 1.-THE Republicans
held their county convention here yes
terday. From the assembling of the
delegates it was evident the Evans men
were in control and had the majority.
DR.. j. o. Adams, a strong supporter of
Evans, was elected Chairman, and B..
Woods, Secretary. The delegates in
dorsed for the rational convention were:
H. Clay Evans, j. A. Fowler, F. N.
Tillman, James Jeffries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
VICTORY FOR BR0WNLOW.
Carries Every County in His Congress
sional District.

KNOXVILLE, March 10.-Dispatches
received tonight from all the counties
of the First Congressional District indi-
cate majority of from 5000 to 11,000
for W. p. Brownlow over Judge FL. L.
Campbell for the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress. A. j. Tyler,
Brownlow's Chairman, from returns re-
ceived. has 10, ,440 majority for Brown
low. Campbell failed to carry county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
Others Leave Town
NO JURISDICTION.
Decision of Circuit Judge Fields in
Governorship Controversy.

Special to the HERALD.
LOUISVILLE, March 10.-Circuit j udge
Fields day decided that he has no
jurisdiction in the Governorship contro-
versy.
He holds that the constitution gives
the Legislature power to decide such
contests.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

THE Goebel Reward Commission
organized Thursday and fixed the
rewards which are to be paid out of
the 100000 appropriation. The
amount offered is $5 600 for the ar
rest and conviction of each accessory
or principal, with the provision that
if the number shall exceed ten the
, rewards shall be appropriated from
the Sh0On0
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

MAYOR HEAD has won another
victory over the Nashville American
and the corporations. This time it
was on the question of municipal
ownership of an electric light plant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

THE Republican Congressional
convention held at Elkhart, Ind.,
refused to endorse the Mckinley
administration on account of the
stand taken by the President and
Congress on the Porto Rican tariff
bill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
WOUNDS PROVE FATAL.
John Henry Smith, colored, Dies at
Mt. Pleasant

John Henry Smith. colored, who
was cut at Mt. Pleasant Sund y. a
the result OF quarrel win Thomas
Gilbreath, colored, over a negro
woman, died Monday from his in
iuriCs. Gilbrcath is still in jail.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
STONE RIVER BATTLEFIELD
Bill Making 1t National Park Fav,
orably Reported On.
Special to the HERALD:

WASHINGTON. March 13.-Representa-
tive Richardson Of Tennessee, has Sc
cured favorable report from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs on his bill TO
make National park of the battlefield
OF Stone River.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

THE latest official figures Of casual
ties in South Africa show that the
British total in killed, wounded and
missing Is ii 1896.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

EUGENE V. DEBBs is an avowed
candidate for President on the
Amalgamated Socialist ticket.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

HANNA, Quay and Clark form a
triumvirate, the like of which few
countries can produce.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

ONE can't help wondering how
d tferept things would be If Porto
Ri"o had few electoral votes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
NEWS AND COMMENT.

AN Indiana man has opened new
field OF industry by starting pos
sum farm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

Hope Rebekah Lodge of Odd Fellows
had their regular meeting Friday even
ing. All members are requested to be in
attendance at the meeting next Friday
night, when business of importance
VIII be transacted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
SOLDIERS INTERFERE.
Prevent Police From Arresting Capt
Davis

FRANKFORT, KY, March 10.-Police-
men to-day attempted to arrest Capt.
Davis at his home, but were prevented
from so doing by the soldiers.
Others Leave Town.
Davis and Cotton are the only Repub-
ican officials in town who are wanted
for the Goebel killing. The others have
all left town to evade the warrants.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

Prevented by warm shampoos with CUTfCuRA
soar. and light dressings Of cUriCuRA. pur-
ezf of cmolliUut skin cures. This treatment
at once stops falling hair, clears the scalp OF
crusts. scales. and dandrufi. soofiics irrliaied.
iteh.nr surfaces. stimulates the hair fullicies.
and makes tlc hair grow upon a clean. whole
sofne, hea..hT sealp when an else flils.
- ftrauraaui ~ T-rif. rorrrH n. arn a. cunF-
Sc sruFs Elllsa- ~ll1E ~ Ltss Eas1l li-l- = "a.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

Gen. LEW WALLACE, a staunch
Republican, is evidently convinced
that the United States is sadly in
need of President. He says:
at is not pleasant to think of the
president exerting himself to con-
troll the action of an independent
branch of the government. What
shall stop bin next from an inter-
ference with the judges of the su-
preme court? 1t is yet more un-
pleasant to learn from their admis-
sion that a request from the presi-
dent should be accepted by congress
men as an imperial order, before
which objections founded in con-
science are blown away like smoke
from gun. The Porto Rican affair
is bad enough; still, it is not so bad
as the new treaty for the Nicaragua
canal. The difference is between a
statute that can be repealed by the
next congress and an international
agreement defiant of alteration or
amendment, except by the consent
of sovereign powers"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

J.J. RAWLINGS, the oldest citizen
of Memphis, is dead. Had he lived
until the 10Th of next month he
would have been 93 years Of age.
He came to Memphis when but Is
years of age, and, therefore, lived
here for Y years. He saw Memphis
grow from an insigni ficant Indian
trading post in the wilderness to its
present imposing magnitude.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

THE National House of Repre-
sentatives Thursday unseated Gas
ton A. Robbins, a Democrat, from
the Fourth Alabama district, and
seated William +. AldrIch, Rapub
lican. 1t is the third time Mr..
Aldrich has contested from the same
district on the same grounds of
fraud, getting the seat each time
from the Republican majority in the
House.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16

REPRESENTATIVE PAYNE, Chair
man Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House of Representa-
tives, was fairly stumped the other
day He announced that the Presi
dent had increased the value of the
Porto Rican peso from Il to so cents
by decree. He was at once asked
by Mr.. Norton of Ohio, why the value
of the United States silver dollar
could not similarly be raised by
legislation. Mr.. Payne could not
answer. Can any one do so?