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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
STIVERSVILLE,

STIvERsvILLE, Sept. lS-The school
at this place is progressing nicely, with
Prof. Hill and Miss Make Lee teaching.
They have full school.
Rev. j. B. Green has returned to Rich
mond, after spending few months
with his parents here.
Miss Virgie Hill is teaching school
near Lynnvile.
Miss Maud Compton, of Lynnvirle,
visited relatives here recently.
Farmers are very busy now cutting
corn and preparing to SOW wheat
Corn Ia good.
Miss Mollie Richardson of Culleoka,
visited Miss Virginia Green last week.
MISS Willie Barnett attended the
meeting ct Bigbyviile last week.
BLONDE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
MRS. GoN0ER'S RING.
Placed on Her Finger by the Empress
of China.


of China.
Mrs. Conger, wife of the American
minister to China, who was in town
recently, had with her the ring placed
on her finger by the dowager empress
at the audience granted by her impe-
rial majesty to the wives of the foreign
ministers last winter, says Leelie's
Weekly. This handsome souvenir of
notable occasion-it was the first time
In the history Of the celestial kingdom
that foreign women were admitted to
the imperial city-is a band of virgin
gold nearly half an inch broad in front,
tapering toward the back, where its
open ends lap, making the ring adjust
able; exquisitely carved and ornament
ed In its broadcast part by large and
beautiful pearl, fastened to 1t by gold
wires, which are passed through the
base of the gem. This gift, a rare ex-
ample of Oriental art, Is worthy the
illustrious donor and much priced by
Mrs. Conger, on whom the empress
made a most pleasing impression. The
wives of the foreign ministers spent on
this occasion a whole day in the i'm
perial city and were twice granted in
terviews with the emperor and en-
press, who were winning, affable and
evidently pleased to receive the dis
tinguished women who had formally
requested the privilege OF greeting her.
Taking each of her guests by the hand
she said. smilingly: I'VE all belong to
the same country, the same country"
and later on when they were drinking
tea. she went among them slipping tea
from each cup. which Is regarded and
was accepted as delicate compliment.
At the parting the empress cordially
embraced her visitors and loaded them
with presents OF carved ivory and silk,
expressing her happiness at having
had them In her palace.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
A SAD INCIDENT.
A Pulaski Young Lady's Experience
at Galveston.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Sept. l7.-Miss
hoole Rnen, OF Pulaski, reached
Memphis last night from Galveston
she Is now with the family of her
klnsman, Hugh Rhea, at 1855 Union
street. The experience of this Young
tennessee woman Is one of the sad.
dest Incidents of the awful catastro-
phe. She was visiting Galgest, n
,wDith her mother aud single sister =.
'lhey had rooms in a large three
story building near the center of the
CITY The building collapsed from
the force of the wind aud waves,
me mother and two sisters clasped
hands, and together were swept out
upon the waters. A huge wave
separated them. Miss Rhea caught
a noating mattress, which carried
her against the roof of a collapsed
building. Her her and. sister
were carried away III an opposite di-
rectlon and lost. BY one of those
curious vagaries of fate she found
her married sister and the latter's
husband and son, clinging TO the
same roof. They were rescued.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
A NATURALIZED AMERICAN.
He Has Been Arrested In Turkey and
Mr.. Lloyd GriscOm Has De-
manded His Release.

Constantinople. Sept. 2O.-Lloyd
Griscom, United States charge daft
flares, has made verbal representa-
tons. to the porte, demanding the re-
lease of an Armenian. who, it is
claimed, is a naturalized American
citizen, and who was arrested under
the charge of belonging to the Ar
menian revolutionary committee. II
vestigation has been ordered, and il
the prisoner is found to be an Amer
lean citizen he will be released.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21

SOUTHPORT, Sept. Is. Asst has heen
some time since sent items: I win so,,d
what few have gathered.
Elder Felix Sowell is holding a nro-
tracted meeting at Bethel this week. :
Mr. Jim Morrow and family of Pm.
part Of last week. '0'o
Mr. Pink Murphy has purchased the
BIZ Moore place, and contemplate.
moving soon. -
Mr.. John Chaffin will move his family
to Lawrence County soon.
We are sorry tN saw Mrs. Hoper
west has been suffering severely with
her foot for the last few weeks.
MRS. Blanche Holt is spending this
week with her brother, Mr. Bob Muir
Phy, and attending. the meeting at
Mr. Tom Murphy and family will
move to their new home near FSvette.
'iiie sooh' LUCILLE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21

The sky over Philadelphia during
the convention was dotted with bright
red kites, and to them were attached
American flags. These flags were on
lines running between the kites. and
these lines. at the height at which the
kites fly. could be seen with the naked
eye. The effect. therefore. was Of the
flag iuttering. with the blue sky as
Its background.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
Flux.

l had fiux or dysentery in its worst
form for week, suffering intensely all
the time-tried every remedy I knew,
also took medicine from one of the best
M. D.'s-but everything failed to re-
lieve me. had become so weakened
and Frustrated that l tainted and was
in critical condition. DR.. Goodwin,
the Ostecpath, was called in and re-
lleved me at once, with one treatment,
and | had no further trouble with the
bowels. am so grateful that l would
be glad for everyone to know what he
did for me.
Mrs. SAIIJE SToAN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
LAST OF THE SIX HUNDRED.
Death of James A. White, the Last
OF the Survivors of the Famous
Charge at BaInkInva

Upper Sanduslly, o., Sept. 2o.-1he
last of the Balaklava surviN ors,
James A. White, is dead. He had lived
near this place since 1857. The battle
was made famous by Lord Tennysons
The Charge of the Light Brigade, I"
and from all that is now known, Mr..
White was the last one of the 20 sur
vivors. Six hundred and twenty-five
men made the charge and more than
600 were killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
Barebeaded on Crimean Parade.

Lord Mark Ker, brave soldier and
gallant gentleman who has just pass
ed away, was somewhat eccentric. For
one thing, he detested any head COW
ering, and more than once he appeared
bareheaded on a Crimean parade. His
fondpess for riding without stirrups
has led him to appear at the head of
his regiment stirrupless.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
At TIE CAPITAL AGAIN.
President Mckinley and His Sec
rotary Return to Washing
ton From Canton.
CHINESE SITUATION CAUSED TIE TRIP.
Griggs the Only
Member of the Cabinet Now at the
capital, and Acknowledgement
Corbin is Now Acting Secretary
of War.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-President
Mckinley, accompanied by Secretary
Cortely you, reached Washington at
';44 a. m, from Canton. They were
met at the station by Assistant Sec
rotary Pruden and Adjt.. Gen. Cor
bin, who will be acting secretary of
war IN the absence of both Secretary
Root and Assistant Secretary Meikle-
john. Soon after the president ar
rived, Att'y.-Gen. Griggs called to ex-
tend his greetings, postponing until
late hour the general consultation
over the Chinese situation. President
Mckinley will return to Canton Fri
day night.
The Chinese Complications.
The complications which have
arisen in connection with the Chinese
situation decided the president to
come to Washington at this time. The
decision to come here was reached
on Monday, before the president had
any knowledge of the German de-
mand for the punishment of the lead
ers OF the anti-foreign movement.
Only Cabinet officer Present.
Atty.-Gen. Griggs is the only cabi-
me- officer in Washington, and with
him the president will go over the
new developments in the situation.
since the departure of Secretary
Root Atty-Gen. Griggs has been the
ranking cabinet officer, and has had
charge of all important matters in
the presidents absence. The presi-
dent, it is understood, has not sent
out call for the absent cabinet Off
Gals to return, and those who come
oack VIII do so voluntarily. Secre-
tary Long has already notified the
president that be will be back on Fri.
day.
No Such Thing as n Quorum.
lhere is no such thing as a quorum
OF the cabinet for a session. and If
necessary one can be held with only
one member. Indeed, the presidents
conference with Atty.-Gen. Griggs
was In reality cabinet meeting. The
conference took place after Assistant
Secretary of State Adee had talked
with the president and had placed
him in possession of all the details of
The situation known at the state de-
partment. Assistant Secretary of
war Meiklejohn also saw the presi-
dent, but his visit, it is said, had no
relation to the Chinese situation. Mr..
leaves for Nebraska, where
ne VIII make speech Saturday, and
simply called to pay his respects. |
The president will return to Canton
Friday night unless something unex-
pected occurs to detain him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life AWAY.

10 quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netlc full OF lille, nerve and vigor, take Noyro.
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
STERLING Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
Furniture.

We are receiving daily large stock
of furniture for the fall trade. Come and
see SATTERFIELD & DoDsoN. If
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
FORTUNE IN IRELAND.
Postmaster Hughes, of MT. Pleasant,
Finds Himself Wealthy.

A special to the American from
MT. Pleasant says: mt Peasants
postmaster, Edmond Hughes, re-
celved Information to-day that dis
tant relative of his, a Mrs. Lervy,
OF koscommon, County of Rosconl-
mon, Ireland. has dieu and lett him
sole heir to all her property, which
Is worth millions"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21
OSTEOPATHIC DEPARTMENT.
Brown GoDwIN, Editor.
Goodwin Osteopathic Infirnorv.

VII V'VOOpHIHIV IHUfmufy.
west seventh street. opposite Meth
odlst Church. In charge OF Drs. Brown
una Emma Goodwin, Graduates of
4 mertca" School Of OsteopathH Kinks
lILIo- IL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21

40 Cure Uonstipation Foreser.
Take GascareIs Candy Catnartlc. 10c or $50.
Al L. G G. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-21

A telephone message from Mr..
Hughes Bays the above is only iok e
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
SOUTHPORT.

Continued from Third Page1
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
a kin Now SnwmiII.

We arc Informed that Mr.. D. q
Courtney, who has the reputation
of being a millionaire and as being
a member of the Standard Oil Co.,
and who now has 100 sawmills in
successful operation, besides stave
and hoop mills by the score, and
who has already a sawmill i'll East
Gallipolis employing 19 hands,
will in the next 60 days build q
mill in East Gallipolis that will
employ 35 or 40 more men.-Galli-
polls Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
Dead,

Mrs. Katherine Rayburn, wife of
Mr.. G.. B. Rayburn, died at her
home, near Rayburn Chapel, We'd
nesday, February 2lst, 1900, at IL
A, M. !, aged n years. She had been
sick for more than year suffering
from cancer, which was the cause
of her death. Her funeral will
take place Friday at IL A. M. In
terment in the family burying
grounds. The deceased was most
excellent Christian woman and be-
loved and respected by all who
knew her. She was the mother of
Mrs. John w. Love, of this city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
Remnrknhle Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, H.,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told her
ton and that no medicine could cure
her. Her druggist suggested DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle and to her delight found
herself benefited from first dose. She
continued its use and after taking six
bottles, found herself sound and well
and now does her own house work, and
is as we'll as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at G. w.
NJ. Hooff's Drug Store. Only 80 cents
and $l.0O, every bottle guaranteed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
BLooDPoIsoN
Produces the Death of Capt. "
A. Rankin at Grown City
"Wednesday.

Gallipolis Journal.
Capt. Yint A. Rankin, of Crown
City, breathed his last at O'Clock
Wednesday morning. The de-
ceased was popular gentleman and
one widely known and the news of
his death has brought widespread
regret. Our readers are familiar
with the cause of his sickness and
death. To indicate what small
injury may sometimes result fatal
ly, this case clearly suffices. Itwas
while Capt. Rankin was at Hunt
ington recently that his bare foot
came in contact with a radiator,
making burn. The poisonous
matter from his hose was absorbed
by this wound producing blood
poison and death was the sequel.
From this small injury he suffered
for weeks, his case battling the best
of medical skill and finally termin-
ating in the inevitable.
The deceased was we'll known at
every port between here and Gin
cinnati. He steamboated for years
and was owner of several crafts.
He was gentleman of unusual
proportions and big g-hearted, joc-
ular and generous man who had the
happy faculty of making many
friends. He has held various Offices
of trust at Grown City and was a
gentleman with but few enemies.
He was devoted to his friends and
a good provider at home. His
death, while not unexpected, is
greatly mourned by multitude of
friends.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
".Inntce Meredith"

Never before, perhaps, in the
history of this county has it been
possible to reach, with popular
novel, such tremendous figures of
circulation. The quantity of cheap
magazines has apparently created
an army of new readers, and sue
cessful book to-day is probably
more widely circulated than at any
time in the history of this country.
The notable books in point of cir
oulation to-day are David Har-
um," "Richard Carvel," and "Jan-
ice Meredith"
The surprising number of 4OO,-
600 was reached by "David Har-
um" in little over year; "Rich-
ard Carvel' in seven months reach-
ed nearly 100000; but perhaps the
most remarkable record is that of
"Janice Meredith" which in three
months reached 100000 copies.
Three months after publication
"David Harum" had hardly been
recognized at all. while of "Rich-
ard Carvel" about 100000 had
been announced in that space of
time. 1t is probably the case that
the record of "Janioe Meredith"
100000 in three months) is the
most remarkable one achieved in
this country by any novel during
the past generation, generation
which has seen such remarkable
books as "Trilby," ben Hur,"
"The Choir Invisible" Little
Lord Fauntleroy," Robert Els
mere" "The Prisoner of zenda,"
"Quo Vadis," Beside the Bonnie
Brier Bush, 1.-THE Little Minister"
"The Christian" and Looking
Backward"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
ImDortant Decision.

In the case of. Yates vs. the coun-
ty court of Taylor county, the state
supreme court, at; it's term just
closed, unanimously decided that
a circuit court cannot allow lawyers
fees for defending criminals, and
that if allowed by circuit courts,
county courts must not pay them,
as there is no law to pay them out
of the taxation of the people. This
has been question for mary years,
some courts allowing, and some re-
fusing to allow such fees. 1t is
now finally settled.-Wheeling In-
telligencsr.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28

Mckinley owes his elections to
the trusts. The trusts owe their
prosperity largely to MoKinley's
protective tariff. The two are in
separable friends. AS a political
expediency the Republicans may
fire few blank cartridges at the
trusts, but the Democrats mean
business. They believe in protect
ing the people, and that is why
there is to be campaign against
trusts. There is no department of
industry in which trusts are not
throttling independent dealers, de-
stroying competition, gaining con-
troll of the market price of the ma
terial they purchase and of the pro-
ducts they sell, and making condi-
tions more burdensome in every
direction for the people. The peo-
pie must throw off this bondage or
it will crush them. Cortland Dem.
ocrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
Questions Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
anything else for Indigestion or Bill
liousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration or Heart Fail
ure, &c. They used August Flower
to clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regu-
late the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only
need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you
matter with you. Sample bottles
free at Geo. NJ. HoofT, this city; w. Il.
Ruttencutter, Mason; e. s. Bright,
Brighton; @. e. Bettinger, Leon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
Dangerous to the People.

New 1Ork NEWS.
According to the Republican
leaders on the floor of the house of
Representatives, the Puerto Rioans
have no rights whatever that Con-
gress is bound to respect. The
constitutional guarantees about
uniformity of taxation, bills of at
tainder, OK post facto laws, freedom
of religious worship and other mat
ters do not apply to the island, al
though the flag waves over it and
the United States alone exercises
authority on it.
The Republican party's position,
as outlined by Representative
Payne, is, in fact, that the United
States can do exactly under it's
Constitution as imperial Rome did
under its 'autocratic Caesar. There
can be citizens and subjects and
slaves under this Government of
ours, no matter what the Constitu-
tion may say. There can be Amer
loan soil where the inhabitants may
be taxed to death or whereon all
that man has can be seized for
the public use without compensa-
ton, where a speedy and impartial
trial for an offense charged cannot
be demanded as right, and where
on the exercise of any form of the
Christian religion may be made a
crime.
That this position is monstrous
does not appear to strike many of
the Republican Congressman, and,
instead of getting only the votes of
of the few narrow-minded New
England tobacco raisers and West
ern beet sugar farmers, there is
great danger that the bill which it
embodies will pass. Even the fact
that Mckinley himself, in his last
message. put himself on record in
opposition to it does not seem to
inspire any doubts as to it's right
eousness among those who usually
look to that quarter for guidance.
Representative Richardson, the
Democratic leader in the House,
did not exaggerate when, in oppo-
sition to this Puerto Rican bill, he
said that "it is moro dangerous to
the liberties of the people of this
Republic than any measure before
seriously presented to an Ameri-
can Congress-" Both the letter
and the spirit of the consti-
tuition are disregarded by it,
If it becomes law the road to
imperialism will, indeed, be made
both wide and clear. Colonies
that have to be governed against
their consent will give the excuse
for large standing army, and that
can easily be turned by the monop-
olists and capitalistio class against
the plain people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
ROBERTS GIVES up ASSAULT.
British General Claims to Have Scat
tered the Rcintorccments.
HARD FIGHTING IS IN PROGRESS.
The Latest Message From Field Mar
shall Roberts, AS Interpreted
by War Critics In London,
Indicates That Gener-
al CronJe Is In
Tight Place.

Paardeberg, Drift, Orange Free
State, via Modder River, Feb. 22.-One
of the costliest actions OF the war oc-
Cured at Paardeberg Drift, Sunday,
Feb. 1S. General Kelly-Kenny, in his
pursuit of General Cronje, caught his
rear guard at Kip Drift and followed
the burghers to the Beers laager at
Koodoosrand. The Drift action began
at daybreak, the mounted infantry
driving the Boer rear guard up tho
river towards the main body, while
another body of mounted infantry
maneuvered on the right front and
flank of the Beers. The British main
body advanced to outtiank the Beers
laager on the north bank of the river.
General Kelly-Kenny having seized
two drifts found the Beers strongly
enclosed and ordered an attack with
the Highland brigade on left and Gen
eral KnoX's brigade on the center and
right, while General Smith h-Dorrlen's
brigade crossed the river and ad-
vanced along the north bank. On both
the north and south banks the ground
is level and the advance across this
was deadly and the British losses were
heavy. The battle was an exact re-
plica of the Modder river. The SOL
diers were under fire all day long, and
all the fighting had no definite result,
as the Boers' laager was we'll barri-
caded, and they remained therein. The
British guns shelled the langer vigor-
ously, and the Beers confessed to a
loss OF over 800 men. The terrific
shelling was resumed Monday, when
General Cronto asked for an armistlcc.
The shelling was continued Tuesday,
over so guns pouring lead into the
pOar ramD
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-28
uns Robcrts FnI cd {?

London, Feb 22.-Grcat relief has
been caused here by the receipt OF the
news from Paardeberg, showing that
Lord Roberts is personally superin-
tending the operations, and though 1t
is difficult TO grasp the real situation,
1t Is generally thought Lord Roberts
is gradually tightening his grip on
General Cronje's forces. In spite of
the apparent failure of Sundays at
tempt to storm the Boer position, It
is evident that General Cronje is not
merely laagered, in the ordinary ac-
ceptation of the term, but occupies a
carefully prepared and strongly en-
trenched position, previously made
ready, with the object of stemming the
prospective British invasion of the
Free State. After failing to dislodge
General Cronje, and in spite of great
bloodshed on both sides, Lord Roberts
seems to have contented himself with
shelling the Beers Monday and Tues
day. He apparently contemplated a
renewal of the assault Tuesday after
noon, but after reconnaissance he
decided to content himself with she'll
Ing the Beers, which he was still doing
when the Paardeberg advices were
sent off. The fact that the Beers from
Ladysmith have already arrived in the
neighborhood of Paardeberg causes
some apprehension, but reinforce
ments of guns and men are also reach
ing Lord Roberts, and it is not thought
that the Transvaal and Free State
railroads will be able to transport hur-
riedly the great number of men and
horses. From the available informa-
tion received here, 1t appears that
Lord Roberts completely surrounds
General Cronje with artillery, thus re-
leasing the other arms, of which mil
itary experts assert he has plenty to
defeat all reinforcements of the Beers
as they arrive in detail. The fact that
General Cronje asked for an armistice
points to great losses, as well as in
dicatlng that he recognize that his
hope lies in securing delay in order
to allow Boer reinforcements to Gre
ate diversion in Lord Roberts rear.