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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
BRUTAL NEGRESS
Whips 5-Year-0ld Negro Boy in d
Most Cruel Manner.
His Back Covered With Gashes and
Blood-The Woman
Arrested.

A most cruel case of whipping
was discovered Tuesday morning, when a
ive-year.old negro boy by the name of
Hilllard Jones was found on the street,
crying pitifully and suffering from
numerous wounds on his back. The
child was turned over to City Marshall
Latta, and upon examination his body.
from his shoulders down, was found to
be covered with gashes and blood. He
was carried to a drug store, where his
wounds were dressed.
An investigation developed the facts
that the child is the son of Jim Jones, a
negro fisherman. His mother is dead,
and he has been living with Mariah
Dooley. a negress who lives back of Mr.. j.
L. Hutton's place on North High street.
Yesterday evening the child ran away
from home, and upon his return the ne
gress stripped him of his clothes and
beat him mercilessly, with a leather
strap until the blood ran from his body.
His shoulders, back and limbs were so
sore that he could hardly bear to be
touched.
A States warrant was Immediately
taken out for the negro woman's arrest,
and she was placed in jail to await trial
| This is not her first offence, as the child
is said to have been the victim of her
cruelty for some time. Dave Sykes, a
son of the Dooley woman, was also ar
rested on the charge of being implicated
! in the whipping.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
Local Lyceum Course.

The Columbia Lyceum Committee
met at the HERALD office Friday night
and organized and agreed upon plans for
next seasons course.
The committee is composed Of Revs.
A. 2. McFerrin and w. A. Provine.
Messrs. j. F. Brownlow, J. p. Street.
Jno. A. Oakes, W. b Greenlaw, o. p.
Rutledge, Ashby Wilkins. DR.. A. s.
Page and F ID. Lander. Mr.. McFerrin
was elected President, and Mr.. Wilkins,
Secretary and Treasurer.
A list Of attractions offered by the
Southern Lyceum and the Alkahest,
and an independent list Of good attrac.
tions who make their own dates, was
examined by the committee and selec.
tions made, subject. OF course, to such
changes as circumstances may require
With one thousand dollars the com
mittee can furnish eight or ten FIRST.
class attractions during the season
They do not propose 70 belong 20 am
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
SMASH Up.
On the NJ, F. & S. Road at Mt.
Pleasant.
Accommodation Runs Through an
Open Engineer and
Fireman Hurt.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald
Mt. PLEASANT, May 1S.-Quite a
serious smash-up occurred this morning
about IL o'clock on the NJ, +. & s.
road. South bound passenger train No.
q &c. A. Witt, conductor was wrecked
at the siding leading to the International
Phosphate Company's sheds, just north
of this place.
On account of misplaced switch, the
train ran into the siding and struck
some loaded phosphate cars. Two of
the cars we're phosphate demolished, one
being literally torn to kindling- wood, and
the engine of the passenger train was
badly damaged. Fireman Richardson
jumped from the engine, and sprained
his ankle.
Through the coolness and bravery of
Engineer Tom Douglass, a disastrous
accident was doubtless averted. The
train was running at full speed when it
left the main track, and the engineer,
seeing the impending danger only about
fifty or sixty yards ahead, reversed his
engine and threw on the air brakes, re-
naming at his post until the cars were
struck. He was only slightly hurt,
however, his hands being painfully
scaded.
Mail Agent Hugh Fariss was consid-
erably shaken up, as also were eight
passengers aboard. two of whom we're
ladies. None of them, however, suffered
other than slight injuries.
The wrecker at Columbia was sent
for and arrived promptly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

OF its natural supply of blood. This sets
up all sorts of functional irregularities
so common to people who spend much
time indoors. Peruna cures these affec-
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and giving to each part of the system
exactly that portion of the blood to
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By producing a natural appetite, cor
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removes the cause of a thousand and one
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The fatigue and Languor of hot
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/ A book entitled "Summer Cstarrh'
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Columbus. Ohio.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

South will, therefore, continue to be
a negro party, even without negro
voters, and as such white men will
not join it. Again, the elimination
of the negro voter is only partial and
temporary, A considerable and in
creasing number possess the neces-
sary educational qualifications and
the limitations on the suffrage will
therefore become less and less effec-
tive. In Tennessee we have what is
called the 'Dortch law which is
practically an educational qualifi.
cation, but it applies to only linn
tied number of precincts. Taking
the whole State, the negro vote still
constitutes the big end of the Re-
publican party.
"Of course, il the negro were en-
tirely eliminated from politics, there
would be stronger tendency among
the whites to divide OF party lines
Men do not think alike simply be.
cause they are white, except on the
question of white against black; but
even with the negro out of politics
the Republican party could not ma
terially increase its following in the
| South. A party which represents
the organized greed of the country
and which is at open war with the
! principles and traditions of the re
! public does not commend itself to &
people who more than any other in
! the century are conservative, Ameri
can and independent. When the
SOuUh comes to be dominated by the
powers that control such States a,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, il
! may become Republican,
McLaurin's DETECTION.
"What do you think of the defiec
tion of McLaurin, of South Caro-
liua?"
The only question is, how far will
the Federal patronage placed at tn,
disposal of McLaurin 90 toward de
bauching the State of South Caro-
lima. | see from the papers tha
Wade Hampton, through McLau
rim, was offered a Federal office.
think the old mans answer will b,
the answer of South Carolina, Il an
not to be bought McLaurin bitterl,
opposed the annexation of the Phil
ippines. He made speech in tn
Senate against the peace treaty
most of it taken without credit iron
other sources-in which he causti
cally arraigned the Presidents Phil
ippine policy. But the Republican
needed his vote for the treaty, an
they got it, and they not only GO
I it upon that, but on all other ques
, tions. Then the President put int
his hands the patronage of Sout
, Carolina. That's all there is t
Mo anrin -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

course. but to Gull the best they can get
from all the courses and the open mar
ket. They contemplate having about
four lectures. four musicals, and two
illustrated lectures That is, if they
sell, They want to sell two hundred
season double tickets for $5 ticket
That is, one ticket admitting two to
each and every attraction of the season
for s.. These tickets will admit the
holders to reserved seats, and in order to
protect the holders of these tickets, no
other reserved seats will be sold down
stairs. The general public will have to
take to the gallery. This is made abso
lutely necessary by the fact that these
two hundred tickets will call for 400
chairs; and leaving out the front row
right at the stage, and the back row in
the house, there remains only 400 chairs.
1t was agreed that payments for these
season tickets might be made by the
month provided that no ticket shall be
delivered or used, until full payment has
been made. Subscriptions may be left
with any of the committee. 1t is pre-
ferred that all who can should make
lull pay lHclIS Wncl bu6J SuDSCTlDo' 81
as to give the committee who are work
ing for glory as little trouble and incon-
venience as possible. But those who
cannot conveniently do otherwise, may
pay 81 the first of June, 50 the first of
july, and 50 the first of August.
To get the best attractions, they must
be booked soon. This is your town, and
this is your lyceum. The best attrac
tions that will come here, will come
under this management. 1t will be the
popular thing next season. Your friends
will all be going you and your family
will all want to go. You do not want tc
be lett out all the season. You will bt
left out or forced to the gallery, unless
you buy one of these tickets. And i
you intend buying, as you doubtless do
buy without waiting to be begged tC
buy. If you have large family, bu!
more than one ticket Or if you fee
able, buy one more ticket than yol
need, so when the entertainments COM
you may from time to time extend I
courtesy to first one and then another O
your friends who are not so we'll off il
this worlds good as you may happel
to be.
The subscription books are now open
See or telephone any member of tn
committee. Who will be the first?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
Attempted Suicide by Burninu.

UNION CITY, Tenn, May l6.-Last
evening Mrs. Elizabeth Carter.
whose case is on trial in the Circuit
Court for poisoning her husband
with Rough on Rats, attempted sui
eide by burning. She pulled off all
garments but her underclothing,
laid down on her cot in her cell and
poured the contents of a coal oil
lamp over her and then set the oil
atire. When the flames reached her
arms she sprang from her cot and
ran into the corridor, where a trusty.
Will Miller, young white man.
who ID in jail for carrying a pistol,
extinguished the flames, leaving Ter
with but few slight burns on tie
arms and breast. This is the second
life Miller has saved in Jail. A few
weeks ago he cut down Ed. Walters
who hanged himself.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
PHOSPHATE COMBINE.
The Deal, it is Thought, will Soon be
Closed.


MT. PLEASANT, TENN, May lit is
stated here that Messrs. Rogers and
Gray, the Philadelphia parties who
came here several days ago and took
options on nearly all the important
phosphate lands around this place, have
notified the owners of the properties that
they have found buyers and will arrive
in Mt. Pleasant probably next week to
close the deal. If this is authentic, and
the news comes very directly, it means
that the immense consolidation of the
great phosphate field of Mt. Pleasant is
virtually certainty, and it will be only
few hours until it is an accomplished
fact
What will be the effect of this gigantic
combine on the future of Mt Pleasant
is entirely unknown. Some people, in
fact, great mum Der, think it will sea
the towns fate, and a majority of the
citizens hope the consolidation will not
be accomplished. Others say that the
rock is bound TO be taken out of they
ground and put on the market and the
think consolidation would give fresh
impetus to the phosphate business here,
and the town would grow faster than
| ever,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Three Persons Painfully Hurt at
Williamsport.

A serious runaway accident occurred
Saturday near Williamsport. While
driving down a steep hill, the horse
attached to the buggy occupied by Mrs.
Martha Tomlnson and daughter, Miss
Lucy. and the little daughter of Mr..
Chas. Hamilton, became frightened and
ran away. The horse ran into ditch
and overturned the buggy, dragging the
occupants some distance. All of the
parties were painfully cut and bruised,
but it is not known whether they were
hurt internally or not. They were
carried to the home of Hon. W. T
Porter at Williamspoit to receive med
cal attention.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
Columbia Physician Honored.

DIR o. J. Porter left Sunday morning
for Baltimore, Md. where he spoke
by invitation before the Maryland Public
Health Association on the subject Of
The Public and Preventive Medi-
cines " On Nav 22nd he also
delivered an address before the Medical
Society of John Hopkins University ON
SMALLPOX These invitations. coming
from the source they do, are a high and
deserved compliment TO the profession al
standing of d.. Porter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
THE ARSENAL.
Government Official Will Visit the
Property to Examine 1t.
ever.


A special to Sundays American says
that the Tennessee Arsenal delegation,
headed by Senator Carmack and Rep
resentative Padgett, arrived in Wash.
ingtoo last week. Secretary Root was
absent at Southampton, L. l., on a
visit to his family, but the party called
upon Gen Burlington, chief of ordi-
nance, and will visit Secretary Root
later.
Some ten days since before this commit
tee was appointed an order was issued
to General Burlington to proceed to Co
lumbia and make an examination on tho
feasibility of converting the arsenal prop
erty into an army post. He will come here
some time during the summer In case a
military post is not established it is very
likely that the arsenal property will be
used for some government purpose and
will not be abandoned.
The chances of retaining the property
as an arsenal are not good at all, as the
Secretary has refused several similar
| requests
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
Directors Elected.

At meeting of the stockholders of
the Columbia Real Estate and Invest
ment Company, held Saturday, the
following directors were elected: Messrs-
+. w. Gamble, George W. Killebrew,
John W. Fry, F. r. Gamble and Moses
Mcclellan. This company, which was
organized some ten o. eleven years ago,
owns several lots in and near town,
which will be disposed Of.
Alta meeting of the directors of the
company held afterwards, the following
officers were elected: Mr. Z. w. Gam
BILE, President; Mr.. John w. Fry, Sec
retary and Treasurer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

THE negroes of Alabama are wor-
ried more over proposition to ap-
portion the school fund between the
races according to the taxes each
pays, than they are over their pro-
posed disfranchisement. Booker T..
Washington has taken up the matter
and will seek to have the present
school provision engrafted in the
new constitution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
Rural Free DeliYerY.

Congressman Padgett has received a
letter from the Post Office Department
acknowledging the receipt Of petitions
and maps Of routes for the establishing
OF free rural delivery services at Co
lumbia. Mt. Pleasant and Franklin.
and complimenting him for the neatness
with which the WORK was done.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
SENATOR CARMACK
Speaks Plainly Of Political Situation
in the South.
No Chance for Republican Doctrines
to Gain Foothold-t Pres
ident's Attitude.
I Special to the American. ]


WAsHINGToN, May Ex-senator
E. w. Carmack, of Tennessee, in an
interview to-day expressed his Opin-
ion of the political situation in the
South in terms that can not lie mis-.
understood. He said:
"The idea that the South is about
to make a turnultuous rush Tor the
Republican party is pure nonsense
Those who are trying to promote
such movement are ignorant Of the
Southern people. If there is any
tendency in that direction it can not
be promoted. The Southern people
do not like to be treated as children
who are induced to learn their les
sons by fattery and the promise of
cake"
What has been the effect of the
Presidents attitude toward the
South? Has it tended to bring about
a reconciliation between the Sec
tions?" was asked.
II feel about that a good deal as
DR.. johnson did, with respect to the
gratuitous patronage of Lord Ches-
terfield-had it been early, it had
been kind. When we most needed
the cheering word and the helping
hand we got nothing from Mr.. Nc
Kinley and his party but the curse
and the clenched fist.
Hating the South.
$50 long as they could make party
capital by waving the bloody shirt
and by teaching the North to hate
and distrust the South, they did so,
and the Republican conception OF
all that was vile in human nature
was summoned up in the words
Confederate Brigadie.' This Brig
adler was forbidden by law to draw
sword for the Union, and it was not
until the sword was needed in the
war with Spain that the law was
repealed.
1--WE are rejoiced that the time OF
sectional hatred has passed or il
passing, but we do not forget that i,
might have passed many years ag,
if Mr.. Mckinley and other Republi
canNleaders had desired it to pass"
"Will the elimation of the negroes
as political factor by the various
election laws of the Southern States
tend to bring about division of the
white?"
"In the first place there has bser
} no elimination of the negro as {
political factor. Even where he hai
been disqualified as voter at tn,
polls he is still omnIpotent in tn,
party convention, or at least tn,
politicians who control him are. A
, Republican mass meeting looks jus
like it always did. A number o
j I \ q
heretofore been Democrats voteC
. the Republican ticket in the last ttw,
r campaigns, but you could not ge
. one of them within nose shot of
Republican county convention.
A Negro Party.
"The Republican party in tn
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
ELMER FLEMING, of
W Minneapolis, Mimi, writesfrom


N Minneapolis, Minn., writesfrom
25S5 Polk street, n. E.:
"Ihaye been troubled all my life with
catarrh. 1 took Peruna for about three
months, and now think l am perma-
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in all its forms Peruna is the medicine
of the age. 1t cures when all other
remedies fail"
Mrs. c. Nickel, Hebron, Neb., writes t:
81 suffered from weakness for ten years.
The least exertion caused me pain in
the middle of my chest and difficulty in
breathing. When l would awake in the
night my heart would palpitate SO that
/ often could not sleep. took Peruna
and now can do all OF my work easily
without getting short of breath.
"Peruna Is the best medicine for me.
IL strengthens my nerves. IL Is J1Si
What need. As long as IuSe Peruna
do nOf know anything about weakness.
"Ihave never found q medicine fhsi
makes me feel so strong and vigorous
as Peruna- IsbaH always keep Peruna
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
HOUSE BURGLARIzED.
Bed Clothing and Wearing Apparel
Stolen From a Servants House.

Friday night the servants house on
Mr.. Horace Raineys place near this city
was broken into and a quantity of bed
clothing and wearing apparel was stolen
Nobody was in the house at the time,
but Mr.. Rainey was awakened by the
noise and got up, whereupon the in
truders made away 1t is supposed
they had wagon with them to carry off
the plunder, as Mr.. Rainey heard the
sound of vehicle.
The officers think they know the guilty
parties, and warrants for the arrest of
several negroes have been issued.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
For Stealing a Jennet

Cha-ley Hamlet, a negro boy about IA
years old. was arrested Monday az
Theta by Deputy Sheriff Church on the
charge Of stealing iennet from Wash
Fisher. q negro who lives on the Hamp-
shire pike near Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
HOW
PERUNA
MAKES
STRONG
NERVES..

supply Of pure red blood. Thus it Is
that Peruna is a natural tonic IL does
not temporarily stimulate the nervous
system, but permanently invigorates 1t.
Peruna regulates the supply Of blood
to the various parts Of the system.
When one part has more blood than ii
ought 70 have. another part Is deprived
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
Johnson A ACQUITTED.
Evidence Against Him Not Sufficient
to Convict.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, May 20.-Jos. A. johnson,
the white man charged with attempted
rape on Ruth Gibbs, eight years old,
was acquitted in the Criminal Court
this morning. The Judge charged that
the evidence was not sufficient to convict.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

OF nerve centerS.
To enrich tn e
blood is to cure
nervousness. Dis
eases of the ner-
vous system calls
for more blood and
better blood. Pc
runa answers this
call by giving the
system 3 perfect
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
CONFEDERATE DECORATION.
Set for Monday, June 8, JEFF Davis
Birthday.

Monday, June 3, JET Davis birthday.
is the time set for the decoration Of
Confederate graves in Rose Hill ceme-
terry. The exercises will be in charge Of
the ex- Confederate camp and the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, ana on that
occasion the cross of honor will be con
ferred upon the veterans. An appro-
pirate programme Of speeches, music,
etc will be arranged.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

His friends are said to be urging
ex-Secretary John q. Carlisle, form
erly of Kentucky, to run for Mayor
of Greater New York. They want
him to lead the nti-Tammany fight,
and believe if he would agree to do
so he would make great race.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

THERE are rumors of the discovery
of oil In Carroll county, and it is also
said the fluid has been found in some
of the up.river counties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

A BILL has been introduced in each
branch of the Florida Legislature for
the purpose of Incorporating a COM
pany to construct ship canal across
the peninsula of Florida to connect
the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of
Mexico.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

GEN. MACARTHUR celebrated the
surrenders of the insurgent Generals,
Mascardo and Laguna, by releasing
1000 Filipino prisoners.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

sPRoF. j. H. MCCALLIE has ten
dered his resignation as superintend-
ent of the Knoxville ciry schools.
He has held the position since 1885,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

NEW DECATUR, Ala, ha $780,
600 fire Sun ay morning in the thick
ly settled business portion of the
town known as Southtown. A whole
block of fifteen stores was destroyed ed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

MRS. MCKINLEY's condition was
80 far improved Sunday that she was
able to sit up awhile. There was a
general feeling that the crisis had
been passed and that Mrs. McKin.
ley would continue to gain strength.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24
NEWS AND COMMENT.

WORK on the Tennessee Central
railroad extension from Nashville
to Lebanon will beViu in few days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

Gov. MCMILLIN has offered a re-
ward of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viction of Si Conwell, of Giles
county, WHO is charged with the
murder of his wife, Mandy Conwell,
June 10, 1900
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-24

ABOUT $4,000 machinists went on
strike yesterday throughout the
United States. Sixty five hundred
quit work in San Francisco and 1900
in incinnati. No trouble was re-
ported,
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"The longer 1 use it the better like
it. l would not give your book, "The
Ills of Life" away for any price If l
could not get another"
Nervousness is due to bloodlessness
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