The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-09
Late News '~Comm9nt


Gen. Porfirio DIaz has been inaueu
ident of Mexico for has seventh suc
cessive tenn.
A collision Of freight trains iu a tim
mel near Fairport, w. Va, resultei il
the death Of two trainmen.
Nashville Lodge. knights of Pythias
will initiate fifty candidates on m,
night of December 14th.
The grandson of Gen. StopewaI
Jackson will be appointed to Wesr
Point by President Roosevelt.
Three members of the Servian Cab.
met resigned yesterday and other resig.
nations are considered probable.
Queen Alexandra celebrated her six.
tieth birthday anniversary ia the midst
of family gathering at Sandringham.
Sheriff Stein has appealed to Gov.
Yates to send two more companies of
troops to the Letter mines at Zeigler,
Ill.
Suit has been brought at GAINESVILLE
against the Tennessee Central Ry. Co.
seeking to recover $25. 600 for the death
of a negro named Oliver.
Falling prices have caused panic
among Alabama planters. who are still
holding their cotton and the feecy
staple is being crowded on the market.
Chauncey F Black, former Lieuten-
and Governor and one of the leaders of
the Democratic party 10 Pennsylvanis,
died Friday at his home at York, OF
Bright's disease.
The Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court rendered decision
yesterday holding that "closed shop
contracts between business firms and la
Dor unions are illegal.
An all night bank has been estah-
lished in New York, the first of it kind
in the country. The institution never
closes. but is ready for business every
hour during the twenty four.
Two Nashville boys, one IL and one
8 years old, were given quart Of
whiskey by drunken man. The doc
tors worked two days on the Buys and
finally managed to save their lives.
Mrs. George Henry Gilbert. tie
4
ledlsuddenly in Chicago OF apoplexy. |
Shes was starring in the play
'GDnny," which was written espec-
allyf"r her.
Estimates of appropriations required
or support of the Government for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1906. aggre-
rate $619, 1859, 1862. as against $6l4.548,-
,37, the amount of the appropriations
or the current fiscal year.
To delegation that waited upon
Inn President Roosevelt stated that he
.ould not interfere to bring about a
ettlement OF the strike of union iron
workers of the Carnegie Steel Com
ANY at Youngstown and Girard, q.
A battle occurred between two BROTH
RS of the late Rev. John A. Pittinger
nd four gouls, who were attempting to
teal the body of the minister from a
cemetery 10 Delaware county, Ind. 1t
3 supposed the robbers we're medical
tuden,s, one of whom is thought to
ave been wounded
The body of Peter Nissen, who at
empted to cross Lake Michigan in his
alloon boat, known as "Fool Killer No.
- was found on the beach near
tevensville, Mich. 1t was washed
shore during the night and bore traces
I the suffering the navigator under
ent, the hands and face being frozen.
Considerable disorder prevails at the
eiter mines at Ziegler, ILL.,, despite
,e presence of soldiers and Federal
nd local officers. Gov. Yates said
riday that no proclamation OF
artial law had been issued. Joseph
eiter is said to have ordered several 4
ore large guns for the defense OF
le mines.
Deputy Marshall Duggan and Nash 2
lie officers have arrested ]. A. and
ill Killingsworth and Jack Williams. h
of Centreville, on a charge of max
q and passing counterfeit dollars. =
illiams made the coins and Is sup
,sed to be an old offender. The
are green country boys y
ID were persuaded by Williams to go |
Nashville and pass the coins. 4
It Is said that numerous shifts will 6
made among the officers of the l.
N. among them being the appoint Il
emit of q. b. Compton. now traffic
dudk0I, W tnO NiOo PAocANof.'y |
cant by the resignation Of Walker +
Hines. d. M. Goodwin. at :
esent general freight agent. is re- il
tied as Mr.. Compton s successor.
her changes are said to be coEtem- e
tied. all effective January ], 1905.
All differences between the United
ates and Panama have been settled
,icabIy. Secretary Taft issued an ex-
ltive order and signed it for President o!
which was assented to IN IL
ter by President Amador. Of Panama ~
long other things provided for In the r..
Ter are the turning over OF the customs r.
,eipts of the ports to the Government n,
Panama; Panama agrees to reduce
r tariff from 10 per cent ad valorem 10 W
per cent; absolute free trade ie guar
led between the canal zone and the
,ublic OF Panama, and the gold stand is
shall be put into effect.
President Thomas II. Garter. OF the ~
tional World Fair Commission, says ".
ious charges OF corruption 10 connec-
, 18th the awarding OF certain premi-
4. - tho sworl1ss Hair bava bpen filed :