The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-12-20

A course of action will be determined |
on this week
Explorers have approached within
238 miles of the North Pole, but the |
nearest approach to the South Pole has
been 772 miles.
The worst earthquake shock since
1868 was felt in Manillia Sunday morn
ing One house was wrecked and
many houses were damaged
The Rev. Campbell Brown, of West
Virginia. has declined the office of
Episcopal bishop to Porto Rico, to
which he was recently elected
Minister Conger will soon be the
only foreign minister in Pekin, who
passed through the seige and Ill then
become the dean of the diplomatic
corps.
Prof. J. G. Watson, principal of the
Huntingdon public schools has received
commission from the United States
Government to teach in the Philippine
Islands
Elizabeth Cady Stanton celebrated
in New York last week. Mrs. Stanton
told her friends that she was never in
better health than now.
Lum Brown died Wednesday near
Blanche, Tenn, from the effects of
blow on the head by J. l.. Davidson, a
prominent citizen. Davidson says
Brown insulted his wife.
An automobile is being built in New
York that will make seventy miles an
hour on level road. The next and
most difficult task will be to find
level road seventy miles in length.
King Oscar, of Sweden, The most
gifted of all royal musicians, has mag
nifice, musical library at his Stock
holm palace, in which he takes especial
pride, as it is mainly of his own collect
ing.
Charley Cowan, negro prisoner,
tried to burn his way out of the Jail
at Edgewood, Tenn, Tuesday night,
and was stihed by the heat and smoke
and afterwards burned to death in the
fiery furnace.
Lonnie Tidwell we'll to-do farmer
of Turnbull. Dickson county, com
mitted suicide, Dec. 18th, by hanging
himself in his corn-crib. He left a
wife and seven children. No cause for
the deed is known.
Maddogs are doing considerable
damage in Hardin county, around
Clifton. Many farmers have had to
kill fine hogs, cattle, horses and sheep
One man had to kill ten large porkers
that had been bitten.
Among the many things Japan Dor.
rowed from China was football, said
to have been introduced as early as
the middle of the 18th century. The
emperor, TOba H., was quite an expert
player and got mp club at his palace.
The Grating and shipping Of holly
bushes to northern points for Christmas
trees. is new industry III the section
around jackson, Tenn. A great many
bushes have been shipped, and it is said
they command good price in the
cities.
The Welsh language appears to be
approaching extinction In 1871 as
many as 1,006 100 person spoke the
language; in 1891 the number had
fallen off to 911, $50, decrease of
95,911, though the population had
meantime increased.
There is great complaint, in the
country around Paris, Tenn. over the
numerous deaths of cattle and horses
resulting from running in stock fields.
1t is claimed that the drouth of the
past summer is the cause of the deaths,
the number of which is becoming
alarming.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould have
employed scrap book maker to slil
and prepare everything printed about
their sea born daughter. 1t Begin
with the announcement of the littl,
ones birth, printed upon sheet OF
heavy cream paper and mounted II
morocco
A special from Pulaski says
''Messrs. Copeland & Rhea, VIII
operate large ginning business on tn
Columbia turnpike, shipped iron
Bufurd Station yesterday over 2O
bales of cotton for export to Liverpool
The cotton was sent first to Decatur Il
be compressed.
A strange amin al has been roamint
in the neighborhood of Turkey Cree
camp, Hardin county, for some time
Some think it wolf, and others
panther. 1t makes strange noises, ant
screams like woman. No one ha
been able to get close to 1T. yet, an
the people are somewhat frightened.
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One of the most elaborate prlvat
dinners in public restaurant, whlcl
ever took place in New York City wa
given at Delmonico's in the Red Room
Monday. by Mrs. William Solomon, Il
honor of her husband, who is ex-presi
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road The twelve guests were lntlmat
friends of the Solomon $. The cos
of the entertainment was $3.50 plate
Six persons we're killed and eleve
were injured in a collision between
passenger and freight train on IN
illinois Central between Irene and Pei
ryyine. ILL., The wreck took hre, an
those who were not instantly kille
we're burned TO death. The failure OF
conductor TO obey orders is supposed
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