The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-31

staple from three counties.
The Tennessee Central has selected
terminals at GAINESVILLE. and will soon
begin the Election of depot.
Baron Nathaniel Rothchild has pre-
sented the Poliklinik Hospital of New
York City, with the sum of 5000, 900.
Live stock interests are on a boom
at Shelbyville, and there is big
demand for cattle, sheep, hogs and
horses.
]. t. Ellers of Lawrenceburg aged
II, years and Mrs Anna Botka OF Gin
cinnati. aged 63 years were married
Tuesday at Lawre nceburg.
The police have captur ed an accom-
plice in the reported plot to murder
the Dowager Empress of Russia, which
was recently unsearched at Copenha-
gen.
Two residences at jackson, were
robbed recently and f. 5. Parks,
young white man has been pl aced
under arrest Parks is thought to be
professional crook.
Col. E. j. Sanford. president of the
Knoxville and Ohio railroad for six
teen years, died in Knoxville. He was
prominently connected with many OF
the States important financial in
terests.
The Colombian Government. in it
response to the State Department.
proposition for canal treaty asks for
at least $40, 600, 600. as suggested.
Colombia also wants an annual rental
of $500, 1000, with hundred-year,
renewal lease.
Minister WI Ting Fang has re-
ceived peremptory orders to return to
China. He has been appointed Minis
ter Of Commerce and will also be q
member Of commission which will
negotiate commercial treaties with
foreign Powers.
g. w. Carlisle, Treasurer of Misssis-
sippi, has resigned. He says he has
had no peace of mind since he accepted
the trust owing to the large sums of
money for the custody Of which he is
responsible He will be succeeded by
T. b. Hampton.
John Nall, Jr., Fof the firm of Nall
IL Rodes, shot and insanity killed
Kemp Eversall at commlssary camp
on the Knoxville. La Fallisse & Jel lico
Railroad Sunday night. Eversau was
drunk and it is claimed that Nall shot
him in self defense.
Frank G. Heron, formerly of ssPu-
Iaski, has been pardoned by the
President. Heron was sentenced to
be hanged. by military tribunal just at
the close Of the civil war. but was
rescued by his relatives and has since
been living in Mexico.
Alfred Peterson, Swedish piano
maker of New York City, after an
evening of gaiety Mortified his friends
by committing suicide by firing asbul-
LET through his brain, after proposing
the toast, "Heres to our dead father
land. to which My Spirit May. Fly.
Considerable excitement is prevail
ing in the Salt Lick Bend Oil district
of Kentucky, over the strike mace last
week in one of the wells. Maj. John
w, Otey. the oil expert, credits it with
a daily capacity of $50 barrels, and
pronounces the product of the finest
quality CT oil.
Twenty persons, including five
prominent physicians. have been In
dicted and arrested in Indianapolis on
the charge of completely in the grave
robberies. 1t is said that about loo
graves have been robbed in Indian
spolis, and in the Gas. Belt section i've
times as many.
Union engineers and carpenters were
refused their old places In the an
thracite mines when they applled 1or
them Thursday. The resumption OF
mining was not general because OF
the damaged condition OF the properly.
An advance OF fifty cents a ton In the
price of coal at the mines was an
nounced by the operators
In an alteration at Paducah: grow
ing out Of the pranks OF mlscnlel
loving poy, the Rev. G. W. Briggs,
pastor of the Broadway Metnoalst
church. and widely known minister
stabbed and seriously wounded MI. !.
J. Carr the proprietor OF the Inn
fashionable boarding house. where
MIR. Briggs and his family were max
ing their home.
Mr.. William ID. Barton, wen
known merchant of Randolph. about .
o'clock Saturday night shot aand seri-
ously injured David Oswell, farmer
about 40 years old, who lives several
miles east of Randolph. Oswell was
intoxicated. boisterous and very
abusive. Barton stands high in his
community and is quiet, peaceabie
man.
The available cash in the state
Treasury was increased by $50, $751; 40
ThursdN which amount was 81 turned s,,a,s
in by the Penitentiary Commissioners
One wear ago Thursday the total cash
in the State Treasury was $ls2, IVY.
Yesterday the net s ayail lab cash sia in
the Treasury was xsos' ,os. a vii; ttn the
same date in 1901.
The contractors VINO were sinking Tor
the Columbia Oil & Gas Company:
we'll on the McRady farm. two miles
North of Lewisburg, and who suspended