The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-01-31

VOL. XLVll
NEWS AND COMMENT.
The British have captured Gen. B
Viljoen Of the Boer forces
The prospects are that Humboldt
Will have another large cotton mill.
Bourke Cochran will deliver an ac
dress in Nashville on the night OF
February "a.
Robert G. Wilcox has been appointed
postmaster at Gainesville, and Giles
Rives at Brownsville.
A Brussels correspondent says Mr..
Kruger will probably start upon his
American tour next April
Fifteen thousand people were vacci-
mated in East Boston Sunday by order
of the Boston Board of Health.
A porchclimber robbed Mr. Biscoe
Hindman's residence in Louisville, of
jewelry and silverware valued at 81. OOO.
Daniel Cheatman, of Bryantsville,
KY, shot and killed himself at the
home of his sweetheart and in her
presence.
The President has re-appointed Dis
trict Attorney Tillman and Marshall
Overall of the Middle District. Neither
one of them had any opposition.
Concessions for the building of an
electric railroad from Carlo, Egypt, to
Mecca, with a branch line to Mount
Sinai, have been secured by Chicago
capitalists.
The oil excitement in Dickson county
continues, aid oil men are taking leases
on great deal of property between
White Bluff and Charlotte and on Jones
Creek and Harpeth River.
The House Friday passed the Urgent
Deficiency Bill the Republicans fore
ing a record vote on the amendment
authorizing the appropriation of &c.
O00 900 for the ''shelter and protection"
of United States troops in Manila.
Monteagle has been selected by the
Executive Committee and officers of
the State Teachers Association as the
place for holding the next convention.
The dates fixed for the meeting are
July %, "a and %.
The esignation of Professor R. J.
Cooke is demanded by the students .sof
Grant University, Tennessee, because
of his attack on the Daughters of the
Confederacy. The students of the
university are negroes.
Near Kokomo, Ind, Sunday. a small
pox suspect who had eluded the officers
of thrt towns, but was afterwards
captured by an immune, was stoned by
a mob and threats were made to lynch
both men. AT the sight of gun,
however, the mob retired.
1t is regarded as probable that Prince
Henry of Prussia will stop for a short
time in Louisville during his visit to
the United States. The definite
itinerary has not been arranged, the
committee awaiting the report of rail |
way representatives us to certain
details.
A feature of the Schley reception in
Nashville will be the presentation to
the Admiral of lodge jewel by the
Royal Arcanum Councils of the city.
The jewel is that of a Past Regent in
the order, the Admiral holding that
position in Farragut Council Washing
ton. 1t is handsome affair of solid
gold, mounted with jewels large
diamond being in the crown.
a,,,,.,, bo. JoxaJnpoJ IN MoJ;so, |
county over the discovery that seven
warrants aggregating over one hundred
dollars allowed and duly signed
which had surreptitiously disappeared
from the Chairman book several
months ago, had been cashed by Jack
son firm and paid by the County
Trustee. The matter will be investi-
gated and there are quite number Of
rumors.
the fire in the wholesale business
district of Mobile Saturday morning
destroyed property to the value of at
least $500. 900 and caused the death of {
two people-Richard Fl. Vidmer, one s
of the most popular and leading society
men of Mobile and Bat Thomas, a {
negro laborer form New Orleans Three
firemen were injured, two slightly and
|
Thomas were assisting the firemen and t
were caught by falling walls. t
The Senate this week will devote r
its principal attention to the Phil +
pnie tariff bill. 1t is the purpose of I
Senator Lodge, who is in charge of G
the bill, to keep it before the Senate t
persistently until it is disposed of. 1t n
is understood that majority of the ?
Senators on the Democratic side of the a
chamber will be heard before the bill .
is passed. Among those who will speak p
early are Senators Carmack, Money, s.
Teller, Culberson, Turner, Patterson, G
Jones, Ark. J. and Bacon. Z
Mrs Beulah Able, wife of Edgar a
Able. died at her home at Sparta a "
Few days ago as the result of literally
the biblical command, ''If
thine eye offend thee, pluck it out.