The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-10-24

Inc residence OI 'TtOTGt AufUtrOus
on Davidson street. Nashville. was en-
tered ana $2f in money stolen. Some
iewelrv on a dresser was not disturbed,
the thieves restricting themselves en-
tirely to money.
Thomas Dewine, Constable and
former member OF the Knoxville
notice force. and Thomas Woods, q
saloonman. are both at the point of
death from shootinp ARRAY that
occurred at Knoxville Monday morn
ing.
Two hundred people at Longford.
Kansas wrecked the building in
which Risoman's "joint. or illicit
saloon, was conducted. smashed
twenty cases of beer and ten kegs of
whiskey and tarred and feathered =
woman inmate.
A Young man by the name of Rev.
nOlds from Fairview. Ark, who is
attending Webb's School at Bell
Buckle. attempted suicide last night
by taking mixture OF paregoric,
boracic acid, iodine ana turpentine..
He was crazed by the excessive use OF
cigarettes.
Nine netrifed bodies we're found
Saturday in New York cemetery.
The cemetery had been ordered closed
and the bodies removed. While the
WORK of removal was going on the
workmen exhumed nine bodies that
have the appearance of white marble,
and are as solid as stone.
Col. Jere Baxter and William A.
Stewart were nominated by the Demo-
Gratis at Davidson county Saturday.
for the State Senate. The platform
demands that the Nashville Terminal
Companirs give the Tennessee Central
equal facilities, and declares in favor
of municipal ownership of all public
utilities.
Circuit Judge Parker. of Favette
County, KENTUCKY, Saturday ordered
the Sheriff to summon special grand
iury to meet in Lexington next We'd
nesday. No statement of the object
was made in the order, but it is gen
really understood that the jury is sum
moned to investigate the murder OF a.
b. Chinn, by Earl Whitney and Claude
O'Brien.
The October Grand Jury has just
handed down an Indictment charging
Col. Edward Butler, prominent
local politician and millionaire. with
bribery in connection with the 81.
Louis city lighting deal, in when
447, 600 is said to have been dlsbnrsed
among members Of the House OF Dele
gates combined.
The attention of the law officers OF
tine Post Office Department has been
attracted to recent violations OF regu-
Iat,ons by fourth class postnasters,
who have apparently solicited bust
meas for their respective officers by Sc
cnring the deposit of mail originating
ontslde the limits of their offices.
Dismissals will follow where such acts
are found to occur in the future
James Little, a prominent engineer
On the Southern Railway. met nor
rinle death in wreck at Belle Ellen,
a mining camp In Bibb County. Ala,
%am,a Four cars were demolished
and Engineer Little was caught under
tha wreckaQe. He was backing his
+ro,n info Belle Ellen when II loaded
car WAS coIlided with. The engineer
WAS ouite well-know in Selma.
pvder Whitaker, one Of the party
~ moonsAiners who gave Collector
R;l,s' marty of revenue officers such q
,rarm reception on July 20 OF last
wear. has been captured and landed IN
Hall. The capture was made ABOUT
Ave miles south of Monterey. by Dep
ntv Marshall Duggan, Deputy Gentry
Sheriff Jarrett, and Messrs.
Huohes and Burgess, OF Putnam'
comfy. The officers seized krag-
'Iorcenson rifle, two 44-pistols, dlrK
and 600 cartridges.
The report of the Commissions OF
Immigration shows that GAG, Tag immI.
Grants landed in the United ogates
during the past fiscal year. Italy
heads the list with 1887 austr,a-
hungary second, III, $3.50; Russia,
third. Nor, BAT. only 2.8 OF one per
cent. were refused admission. VI tne
64S. 74S immigrants, l6s. ioo os %ere -
unable to read or write, but "a, ooo vi
this number were under four'een
years OF age.
John Wilmore, prominent mer.
,hsnt in Scott county, Va, has been
.siacad unuer arrest on a charge Of
Pav;nc murdered his father several
.,..s,s ago The elder Wilmore dis-
yvnaa red several years ago and his son
snpraad report that his father nao
.Ipna ~ Mexico, and later told OF MS
death IN that country. Old man WI
more previous to his disappearance