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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
THE INTER URBAN
ELECTRIC ROAD.
New Set of Capitalists Interest
ed, and 1t Is Believed That
The Columbia and Gallatin
Line May Now BE Built.

Says Today's American; -Four prom
inent Pittsburg capitalists, drawn TO
this section with the probability in view
of building the suburban railway from
Gallatin through Nashville to Columbia,
have been in this city or the nelghbor-
hood since SUNDAY last. Their names
are Messrs. Gross, Davies, Wardlow and
Skev,ngton. -.
"Either out Of modesty, or from busl-
meas reasons, these Pennsylvanians have
made every effort to keep their presence
and the object of their coming here un-
known. They succeeded until FRIDAY
morning, when they made VISITS TO May.
or Head and also to the Champer OF
Commerce. 1t was then that details OF
their mission here became known.
1.-The Pittsburg capitalists were &C.
companied in their rounds here by ex-
Gov. Benton McMillin and George Con
nors. The party is just back from trip
to Franklin, and has also been carefully
over the ground contemplated as the
line of the suburban railway, since the
coming OF the capitalists on SUNDAY iast'
They are pleased with the section the
people and the prospects even beyond
their anticipations, and from one VINO IS
in position to speak with some knowi-
edge, comes the statement tnat nese
men may be practically counted upon to
build this road.
Plan Not New One.
at will be recalled that the idea o,
this interurban railway was conceived
not many years ago by Messrs. Ruth,
Mckinley, Haskell and Connors' a
franchise for the road was secured ana
everything was moving along satisfac'
torily, the ground even having been
broken WREN some sort OF disagreement
rose between Mr.. Cornors and the otneIs
;nta,eated In the movement. Ii is I'm
darssood the capitalists declared they
would not continue further in the mat
tar unless Mr.. Connors retired. This, 1t
Is claimed Mr.. Connors did not see that
he was called upon to do, and the actual
work toward securing the line has since
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
SAD WORK OF
TYPHOID FEVER.
Disease Invades Home OF Former
Maury Countaln at Nashville
and Does Sad Work.-TWo
Corpse In Home at One Time.

Nashville, June 6.-Typhoid fever has
wrought sad havoc in the family of
Henry A. Martin, of lib North Summer
street, formerly of Culleoka, Maury
county. Grace Martin, 10 years old,
passed away Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The corpses of two members
of the family are now at the home.
Louis Martin, 10 years old. who was the
Youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin,
died last Wednesday. The youLg man
was a clerk in a drug store on South
Spruce street. 1t was intended to ship
his remains to the former home at
Culleoka Friday morning, but when the
little girl became 30 i'll Friday that
death was matter of but few hours
the shipment was postponed, and both
will be taken to Culeoka at the same
time on the train this morning.
There are seven children in the family
and all, with the exception of Miss
Daisy Martin, have been stricken by the
malady. Misses Alice and Matte Mar
tin, two of the daughters, have been
taken to the country with the hope that
the change will benefit their condition.
Miss Susie Martin is at an infirmary
Miss Auleen Martin the first member
OF the family to be stricken, was able to
sit up Friday after an illness Of eleven
weeks.
Mr.. Martin removed to Nashville with
his family from Culleoka about three
years ago. The young ladies were en-
ployed at the large dry goods stores,
and the son secured a position at the
drug store. While everything possible
has been done by tho members of the
family not stricken, in the struggle with
the malady, it has been fearful in its
work, and it is feared that fatalities may
result among those now i'll.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
The Commoner.


SON congressional vote.
**Popuhst and republican fusion.
In eight states where no state
election was held the vote on tne
congressional ticket is taken
From this table it will be seen that
only eleven states out of the forty
five-Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missls-
sippi, South Carolina. Tennessee,
I exas and Virginia-were carried by
the democrats, and of the eleven only
one, California was northern state,
and the democratic majority there
was only 1905. Missouri went repub-
lican for the first time since the war !;
Kentucky, represented in the cabinet
by John q. Carlyle, went republican
by 1,047 ON the congressional vote,
and elected five republican con-
gressmen out of eleven MARYLAND
went republican on the congressional
vote. Illinois went republican by a
larger majority than IL did In 1900.
Michigan went republican by over
a hundred thousand, and Ohio went
republican by majority OF 1877, 600.
Connecticut, the home OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands friend, Benedict, went repub
llcan by 1900. New Jersey, Mr..
Clevelands present home. went repub-
iican on the congressional vote by
AZ, 600. New York, with Mr.. Hill as the
candidate for governor, went republi-
can by 159, 900. and Pennsylvania gave
a republican majority OF 24l, 0OO.
Iowa gave republican majority or
~, 600, Massachusetts of 65, 600, Min
pesota ut 60 600. WISCONSIN of 80, 00U,
Indiana of 1000 and Maine OF
80. 900.
The sum of all the majorities cast
for the democatic ticket in the eleven
states only amounted to 30O, 744, while
the ma1orlties cast for the republican
ticket in thirtytwo states amounted
to 1. $685. 77. The net republican
majority was, therefore, 1889, 533; this
was nearly twice as large popular
majority as the republican ticket had
had in 1896, when Mr.. Clevelasd
helped the republicans, aud was about
20 per cent larger than the popular
majority of the republicans in 1900.
The crushing character of this defeat
can be realized when we remember
that it was change from nearly 400,
600 In 1892 to /. 0S2, 533 in 1894.
According to the World Almanac.
above referred to- the congress elected
IN 1892 stood 219 democrats to 127
majority OF 92 Inc
congress elected IN 1894 contained only
l04 democrats, a falling off of Ito, or
more than half, while the republicans
had 244 members, nearly double what
they had in the congress before
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
THE LESSON OF 1894.

The reorganIzers think that their
cause is popular in New England,
New York and New Jersey, and yet
when the people had chance TO ex-
press themselves on Cleveland policy
the democrats only elected six congress
men five in New York and one in
Massachusetts in all that territory.
If it is thought that Cleveland is
popular la the states between the Ohio
river and the Missouri, let it be re-
mem bered that the democratic party
did not carry a single state in that
section in 1894. and excluding Missouri
sent only four members to congress,
although IN 1892 he carried Illinois,
Indiana, and Wisconsin, and secured
one ELECTORAL vote in Ohio aud five in
Michigan.
These figures show the demoraliza-
ton of the party under Mr.. Cleveland 8
leadership in 1894 and what has been
since done to maze him popular? Ii
the reorganizers insist that tariff
reform is the issue now, why did not
tariff reform save the party in 1S94r
If the people have such u profound
reverence for MIR. Cleveland, why did
they not show it in 1S94t II he is
popular now tacause he helped the
repu blican ticket in 1896, how can that
act be expected to make him popular
with both republicans and democrats
Why would the republicans support
Mr.. Cleveland in preference to
republican who agrees with them on
every question? And why would the
democrats feel more kindly to Mr..
Cleveland now, since he has openly
helped the republican party, than they
did in "a when they opposed his
principles, but still recognized him "a
a member of the party2 If the trust
question is to be the issue, how can
the reorganizers expect to hold the
votes of both the friends and the oppo-
nants of the trustsf And If imperial
ism IS to be the issue, how can they
expect to poll more votes with a gold
bug anti imperlalist who was silent
in 1900 than with silver anti
lmperalist who fought imperialism in
1902 How can they expect to come
nearer to victory with man who is
in harmony with the democratic posi-
ton on few questions than with one
IN harmony with the democratic posi-
ton ON all QuestionsY
The reorganizers are always talking
a bout the independent vote. but it
must be remem pered that the indie
pendent vote Is of no value unless it
is added 10 the democratic vote. The
election OF 1894 shows and it was
Mr. Cleveland's last appearance as a
democrat) that he could not get enough
Independents to make up for the demo
Gratis who were alienated.
Mr.. Cleveland left the party de-
by his conduct and disgraced
by his record Can the party afford.
even as matter OF expedlency, to
travel again the road that it Travelled
from 1899 to 1896? Is 1t not better
ave, is it not necessary-that 1T
should resolutely defend democratic
principles and espouse the cause OF the
people, trusting to the intelligence and
of the people for accession
from the ranks of those who really
,ympathIze with the masses, but
either have been LED into the repub- |
ican party by misunderstanding or
nave been held in the republican party |
by allegiance to the party name?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Funeral at Culleoka.

Culleoka, June 6.-The remains Of
Louis and Grace Martin. of Nashville,
formerly of this place, arrived here this
morning on the II o'clock train from
Nashville. The funeral services we're
conducted by Rev. A. p. Walker, and
the interment took place in the Ballan-
FAINT burying ground. The people Of
Culleoka greatly sympathize with Mr..
and Mrs. Martin in the sad misfortune
which has befallen their family. The
dead children are the grand children Of
the late John Ballanfant, OF this place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

Pulaski, Tullahoma, Lebanon, Muir
freesbofo, and some other Tennessee
towns.
Postmaster Hughes, when shown the
above dispatch, stated that there was
slight error in it. He said that he
would only get a 500 increase, and that
Assistant Postmaster Jackson would
get 800 Increase; that the postal laws
fix the rat of increase of salaries of
postoffice officials in proportion to the
increase Of the post Office receipts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

More than 100 persons, passengers
and crew were drowned near Marseilles
Sunday III a collision between the
lnsulaire and the Liban passenger
steamers belonging to the Fraissenet
Steamship Company OF Marseilles. The
Liban sank and seventeen of the crew
were saved while the remainder per-
isned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Mrs. Benton McMiIIin Dangerously III
and May Not Live.

The Courier Journal of Sunday con-
tanned statement to the effect that
Mrs. Benton McMilin had become criti-
cally i'll at Franklin, KY, and was not
expected to live.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
Lat9N8WS AC0nm8nt.

president Roosevelt already has 496
4 : pledged TO him for the nomina
yJn for President next year. This is
three votes more than the number
to secure his nomination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12

A negro school teacher was hanged
and then burned at Belleview, Ill Sat
urday evening by mob for Killing the
County Superintendent of Education,
who declined to renew the negro's
certificate to teach.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
''JIM CROW" LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Judge Wilkes, of the Supreme
Court, Now In Session at
Jackson, Handed Down the
Above Decision Today.
Special to the Herald.

Special TO the HeTdIu.
jackson, Tenn, June 6.-The Su-
preme Court sitting at jackson today
declared the "Jim Grow" law, that is,
the law which provides for separate
street car accommodations for whites
and blacks in the city OF Memphis, I'M
constitutional The opinion was deliv-
cred by Judge Wilkes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12
GET AN INCREASE.
POSTMASTER Hughes ami Assistant
John jackson, Get More Money.

Special TO the Herald.
Washington, June 5.-An increase OF
800 in salary has been allowed the post
maste RS at Columbia. Fayetteville,
Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Mt. Pleasant
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-06-12


The Mississippi river is on a ram
mage. with st. Louis and the surround.
Ing country at present the worst suf
ferers. A stage of over thirty-four feet
has already been reached at the Mis-
kouri metropolis. West Granite and
Madison, ILL.,, are both under water and
hoo families in South st. Louis have
been forced from their homes. The Inst
bf dead as a result of the .food at To-
speka, Kan, will probably reach 100
fhe water is falling at the rate of one
inch an hour. The waters at Kansas
City are receding rapidly, and there is
kreat demand for laborers. George
tiould contributed $1,000 to the relief
fund for food sufferers.
The following new industries have
been reported for Tennessee by the
Tradesman for the week
Ending, Saturday June 6: Pulaski,
hardware company; Shelbyvllle, saw
mill; Columbia, mining company ;
DIVER, canning factory; Knoxville,
brick works, $50. 600 Car manufactur-
ing company. wood working plant ;
dickson, $50. 900 water works and elec-
tric light plant; Chattanooga, $25, 900
coal mining company, $40, 900 medi-
Zine factory. rs, 600 telegraph and
bower company Mt. Pleasant. SO, 900
stave and lumber mill; Bon Air, coal
mines and coke ovens.
According to Senator Bailey. OF
Texas, there was in that State Judge
who had been robbed of his horse and
before whom the thief when appre-
hended was brought for trial. His
honor eyed the prleoner with deep
atisfaction tor minute or so and then
delivered himself of the following:
lowing to a personal prejuaIce the
kaurt will not hear this case. 1t Will
however be tried by bailiff, who will
Ind verdict in accordance with the
facts and the law. In the meantime,
be added impressively, tine court will
30 outside, bend rope and pick out
kood tree.
The Post office Department scandal
has productive of new interest Friday
b the arrest of Thomas w. McGregor,
klerk in charge of supplies in the rural
rec delivery service, and his assistant,
D. Ellsworth Upton. The men are
charged with conspiracy with Charles
B. Smith, OF Baltimore, in the sale to
he government of 10000 mail pouches
br SIS, 600, when the actual worth of
be articles was $4,000. McGregor and
pton are alleged TO have cleared s. 600
pr their part in the transaction. The
Washington grand jury yesterday re
urned an Indictment against August
N Machen, former superintendent of
be free delivery service, charging him
nth sharing to the extent of SIS, 9S779
profits on mail box fasteners sold to
be Government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
CANAL AND STATEHOOD
SENATOR MORGAN SPEAKS ON
 THE TWO QUESTION:.
Senator Depew Talks of Polygamy in the Territories-The De- partment of Commerce
 Bill is Completed.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Mr. Hanna to- day called up the conference report on the department of commerce bill and 1t was agreed to without debate. The bill now goes to the President.
 Mir. Morgan almost immediately after the opening of the session resumed his remarks on the Statehood bill, but branched off on the subject of the pro- posed treaty with Colombia. He re- ferred to the concordat of Pope Plus K, which constituted a part of the organic law of Colombia and said that the Unit ed States intended to put the heel of ignominous contempt upon 1t. He pre- dicted a return of the hostilities between the old church party in Columbia and the Liberal party.
 Mir. Depew spoke in opposition to the Statehood bill He said the head of the Mormon church. who is the spiritual and temporal guide of the Mormon people. was in a position to say to the leaders of both political parties. what will you do to protect Mormonsm? If there Is any falliblity of the world. he said. it is the judgment at election time of the political leaders of any party.
 If that is true" MT, Patterson (Colo ) inquired. why did the Republican party two years ago make a greater bid for the Mormon vote than did the Demo- crats7"
 Replying. Mir. Depew said both par ties made every possible bid. but the Mormons trusted the Republicans" which caused laughter He characterized the -polygamy section of the Statehood bill as a scheme and said there had been no proposition from the Democratic side to strengthen it.
 MT. Teller said that if a day would be set when a vote could he taken the Dem ocrats would all join in strengthening the provision referred to
 MT. Dcpew had not concluded when, at 4:1O o'clock. the Senate went into execu- tive session. adjourning at 4:55 D. m. un- til tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
LAWYERS AsSAIL THE MINE WORKERS UNION.
Attorney Wolverton Declares That the Organizations Principle is Collective Bargaining With
 out Collective Responsibility

Philadelphia, Feb. u.-Counsel for ne coal operators today continued to ayrai&p the Miners Union in arguments bef<fe the anthracite strike commission. The independent operators of the Lehigh, tze Wyoming and the Laclkawanna regions held the attention of the commissioners for the greater part Of the day. Pro- ceedings concluded with the presented ton of the Reading Company's argument y Simon P. Wolverton. the eompanys chief counsel.
 In nearly every case the attorneys charged President Mitchell with rhspon- ability for the alleged lawlessness n the coal region during the strike, and the union was characterized as an irrespon- sible organization, whose members were beyond the control of the leaders Wolver- ton strongly urged the incorporation of the union and charged that 1t was unit to control the anthracite industry because boys are numbered among its members. He also expressed opposition to the union because the bttuminous representation on the national board is so much greater than the anthracite representation.
 "A man may do nothing" he said, without the consent of this unorganiEed, irresponsible. unincorporated body. We do not oppose labor unions, but boys under 16 years of age ssse In partial cen trol of the miners union and according to their own testimony the union is not a responsible organization. John Mitchell was opposed to the recent strike. but the convention declared 1t. Mir. Mitchell ad- vised against violence, but there was violence. He cannot control the mem bers of the union. There is every reason why the United Mine Workers should be zk eI ,N,lr lnlA nR kAa organization is collective bargaining, but they do not want collective responsibility. There were outrages perpetrated during the strike. The members of the union violated the law. If its ranks are un- lawful, then the union is unlawful.
 The calling out of the pumpmen dur ing the strike was step taken by Mitchell to compel the operators to agree to one of the most important demands of the miners. that of an eight hour day"
 Samuel Dickson argued the case of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, G. B. Markle & Company, and other in- dependent operators in the Lehigh region.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
A Raging Torrent and
 Still Rising. RECORD OF OTHER FLOODS Swelling at Rate of 0ne-tenth of Foot an Hour.
 i
 -e Lowlands of Elnsors county suD- merged and Negroes in Worth Montgomery Daavsn from
 Their Homas-Ne ]. Great Loss os
 Property.
Lowlands of Elnsors county su1-

The Alabama River from the foot q Commerce Street looks like the seq, but its murixy roaring water brings ono . the realization that it is but a raxine torrent rushing on to the Gulf.
 The waters stretch far away Into tho lowfands of Elmors County and al far as the eye can see the coantry is subAaeroed.
 At o'clock yesterday evening the oz- hcial record showed that the rsvef wa 4s.s, and rising at the rate of one-teuth of foot an hour. The Montgomery WeatEer Bureau predicts that the river at Montgomery will rise to the 5O-fspot mark.
 Wetumpka at p. m. yesterday repors- cd that the river gauge recorded 47.2 fes& and rising.
 So far as known. there has been no loss of life in the vicinity of Montgomery. and, owing to the efficiency of the weath- CT Bureau warning. the loss of property has been reduced greatly.
 Montgomery is suffering little i'll effect of the floods. The light and water planGa are high enough to be removed from damage.
 Negro cabins in the northern part Of the city are partially submerged by the backwater, and all of yesterday the ne- groes were busily engaged in removing to other quarters.
 The lower Coosa and Alabama ars both at high flood stages, and rising slowly, but steadily
 The river here and at wetumpla was practically at a. stand at ap early hour yesterday morning at almost the exact stages predicted by the Weather Bu- reau several days ago. But the addi- tional heavy rains of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning started a slow sec ondary rise which will cause somewhat higher stages.
 The rdinfsil for the A hours ending at 8. m. yesterday was as follows;
 Montgomery, 260.
 Wetumpka, 2S5.
 Milstead, 2S4.
 And from 16o to 1s2 at up-river points
 At o'clock yesterday morning the Io- cal office of the Weather Bureau issued warnings saying that the additional rains would cause the river to go to about 50 feet at Montgomery and Wetumpka and b2 feet at Selma by Friday night or Sat- urday morning.
 Advices were also given that persons residing in the low grounds of north Montgomery should prepare to move their household effects which warning was generally needed.
 The following are the river stages re- ported by the Weather Bureau yesterday, in feet:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12
FLOOD STAGE AT SELMA.
Serious Fears Felt for Life and
 Property.

Selma. Feb. 11.-(Special. .l-Weather Observer Bayne stated tonight that the last observation he had taken of the Aia- bama River at 6 o'clock this afternoon showed the river - be at stage slightly above 46 The river is expected to rise slowly tonight and tomorrow to 62. when 1t is expected To decline. There has been no rain today and none is expected tomorrow
 There is serious solicitude for life and property The river at Selma has steadily and swiftly risen and more rain would probably bring the dood to the mark of the great 1886 inundation-
 Another torrent of rain fell last night and it's effects have already been relt The streams tributary to the Alabama are raging and reports are received that many of the low lands are already cover ed with water.
 Many of the people living south of Selma have become frightened by the news of the flood and are moving them selves and their possessions. Wagon loads of persons and property arrived in Selma this morning and will wait hero until danger is past.
 The eastern part of the city bordering on the river Is also threatened and the river has been backed several hundred yards towards the gas plant and the freight depots. Beech Creek. north, and Valley Creek. south of Selma. are out of their banks.
 News is received that the Cahaha River.
 TfsonfinraS ov, pa~a Thraa.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-12

At a late hour last night Section Dirsot- or Chaffee of the Weather Bureau said that the outlook then was that the esti- mated stages of 50 fet here and at We. tumpka would not be much exceeda6 even if they were reached. as the rise was quite slow. He said. however, that it was a steady rise and 1t would be safer for all interested to prepare for a DO-fooe rise at Wetumpka. Montgomery and ssa- ma.
 The Weather Bureau was one of the busiest places in Montgomery yesterday. Its telephone was in almost constant use by those who were anxiously and in some cases vitally interested in the floods. Many planters, on the strength of yesterdays forecast of the river. went to their plant stions to have all stock moved to high ground. So far. owing to the ample warn- ing, comparatively little damage has re- suited.
 In April. 1ss6, the river reached 6sT h Montgomery. which is the highest on record. In January. 1892. 1t reached 54 feet: in February. 1900, 1t went to 426 feet at this place. and in January. 19o2, 1t got up to 46.S feet.