The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-12-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Union City is destined at no distal
day TO have carrier delivery of mail
which win make il one of only thr,
towns in that part VI the State so ii
vored. Memphis ana jackson bein
the other.
II is currently believed in Memphis
that Jere Baxter has an ambition
idea Of reaching into Memphis, eiths
with a connection of the Tennesse
Central or with an interesting linz
From what can be ascertained here b
hopes to tap the Bluff City by comm
in either over the tracks of the Louis
vile & Nashville or over the Louis
vile division OF the Illinois Centrs
Railroad.
Latest reports from Giles County ar
to the effect that Z. o. Bull will con
test the election of l.. b. White, G
Lawrence County, In the Twenty
second Senatorial District. Mr.. Bull
4 contention will be that the return
from several districts in Giles Count.
were not properly sealed and were no
/ delivered until after IL o. CLOCK. noon. Oh
Monday following the election. TIL
civil districts in which Mr.. Bull claim
irregularities are the Third, Twelfth
and Thlrtsenth. With these district
thrown out he would have majority
The jury in the case of Earl Whit
ney, ON trial at Lexington, Ky.
charged with the murder of Addison B
Chinn, at 9 :26 O'clock Thursday night
after being out but one hour ant
tweny five minutes, returned verdic
of guilty and fixed the punishment a
death. Two ballots were taken, the
first resulting in eleven for death
penalty and one for life Imprisonment
The second ballot showed twelve votes
for death. Whitney broxe down AND
cried like child. He is but II years
old. The case of Claude O'Brien, the
Memphis boy who was his associate
and leader, was called next,
1.-THE great need of mankind at the
present time. said the Rev. DIR.
Nehemiah Boynton in his Sunday
morning sermon, lis the espouslng of
the creed of bitterness; a realization
of the fact that he is not the only IN
dividual on earth, +" This is rather a
free translation of that exquisite SEN
timent of the vaudeville stage !:
Remember you re not the emily tin
on the dump
Territories will come up in the Senate
and will be the subject
Of long debate. The committee will
oppose statehood for the Democratic
Territories, New Mexico and Arizona.
In the House this week the London
Dock Charge Bill will be disposed of,
probably in the form of defeat, and on
Wednesday the House will take up
he contested election case of Wagner
rs. Butler, from Missouri.
At Maysville, KY, Saturday, Wesley
)der committed suicide by drinking
| pink of Iodine
Fifteen regiments of United States
0ldiers now stationed in the Philip
Zines, are to be transferred to America
February 1, their places to be taken by
lome troops.
At Denver Saturday Mayor Wright
md eleven Aldermen were sentenced
o serve four months in Jail for con.
empt Of court for dlsregarding an in
JUNCTION by Judge Mullins to restrain
he enactment of street railway fran
hise ordinance. They will appeal the |
ase and a ten days stray of execution
as been granted.
The coming winter promises to be |
he hardest ever experienced by the |
,ngllsh laboring classes Already |
lOre than half million workmen are |
ut of employment. Reports of terri
lie restitution in the poorer quarters
London find their way into the
ewspapers in great number. The
loomy prospect is made darker by the
respect that shipbuilders are con-
test of strength with
'ades unions.
The weekly trade reviews for the
rst week in December show a strong
nd generally satisfactory condition Of
ldustrial and commercial affairs.
he prices of commodities to the con-
inner are per cent. lower than for
le same week last year. Foreign
in the steel and iron bust
ass is stronger, but the volume of
done in that industry since
le settlement of the coal strike is
pidly returning to the high level at
ined year ago.
A measure appropriatlng So, 900 for
e benefit of the heirs of the late
hos. T. Prentis, United States consul
st. Pierre. killed during the erup- (:
On of Mont Pelee, was introduced in
10 Senate.
Thomas B. Reed. former Speaker of
Q House of Representatives. died at
10 O'Clock Sunday morning at the
Ellington Hotel. in Washingto
cute Bright disease developed Sat ,
day night in connection with the
@mic and appendical troubles with
llch the statesman had suffered dur
Z the week. and about 10 clock his \
yslcians announced that the end
Is expected before morning. Mr..
'ed arrived hale and hearty in Wash
zton last Sunday and attended the
ening Of the House session ON Mon
y. On the evening of the latter day
complained Of illness and on F
esday went to bed, on the advice :