The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-14

Will Yancey, keeper of the Fayette
vile fire department, was shot and per
haps fatally wounded by Geo Kocner
The cause Of the difficulty is not known
The Justice party. having for 1T
principal object the making OF formel
slaves wards of the nation, will hold
a national convention in Washington,
April 10.
1t is reported that at the end of hii
present term as Mayor, Carter II.
Harrison of Chicago. will become
associate editor of William j. Bryan
paper. The Commoner.
Gov. Beckham, of Kentucky, has
pardoned JEFF Evans, of Ballard county,
up for killing Andrew Sullivan, his
daughters betrayer.
The Hong Kong Filipino Junta is
circulating among the provinces under
civil rule pamphlets saying the paci-
fed provinces are only held in check
by superior military forces.
The Senate has confirmed the appoint
mrnt of the following postmasters: G.
s Moss, Franklin; F Rires. Browns
vile, r. c.. Wilcox, GAINESVILLE; r. f.
Haun, Milan; A. L. Scott, Dickson.
Ill health and financial troubles,
caused w. G. Webb to kill himself by
shooting with a pistol at his home
several miles from Union City. For
many years he was a we'll known mer-
chant of Union City.
The bill before the Kentucky Legis-
lature to prevent the stealing of cleo
tricity is attracting attention in
Louisville, where owners Of electrical
plants claim the thefts have grown
to enormous proportions.
Taylor Golf was shot in the back and
instantly killed by a 16-yearold boy
named Curtis at Sparta. Seemingly
there was dispute over a boundary
being argued and Golf started to leave
and was shot through as stated
One Civil Governor in the Philip
pines has fled because he was called
upon to account for "a, 600 of insurgent
funds, and another has resigned because
the military authorities refuse to
receive his writs of habeas corpus.
Tom Brown, negro accused of
assaultlng Emma Powell a popular
young lady of Nicholasville, KY, was
lynched by mob Thursday. A press
dispatch says the whole city turned
out to the lynching, and that the ladies
applauded at the end.
Nashville hopes to have a new trans
fer station. The receivers of the Nash
vile Railway will build one, providing
that the rights can be secured from
the city for changing certain tracks on
the Public Square and Deaderrick
street.
The Memphis News Publishing
Company of Shelby County, has been
with a capital stock OF
800, 600: incorpordtors, 5. W. Macron,
John w. Huger, E.. j. Carpenter, J.
A. Applewhite, j. A. Sylvester, W.
b. Rogers, G f. Fitzhugh, j. b.
Pound, E. G. Richmond, H. W. Bond I
and A. w. Chambliss !
Orders have just been issu ed at Wash
ngton for county rural mail delivery :
service for Davidson County, which /.
means that nine tenths of the people :
will receive their daily mail at their
loor. This will include AL suburbs 7
# Nashville and villages in the county
n fact all persons residing on or close :
o the county roads or turnpikes. T
Frank James who at one time was v
mem Der of the famous James boys
ang, secured a temporary injunction \
n the Circuit Court at Kansas City W
ionday, restraining theatrical COM cl
any, now playing at local theater, e.
rom presenting the play, THE James al
oys in Missouri. . James says his al
lain objection to the play is that it is al
,jurious to the youth of the country. L
A press clipping bureau in New N
ork has lust com pleted collection OF w