The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-09
Late NeWs*~Comment

Birmingham is to have a new $780,
900 hotel.
The attendance at the Worlds Fair
according to the Official figures. va
} is, 741,013
Shelbyville is soon to have fine
opera house, and there is great re-
joicing In that village
The Chief of Police of Rockwo cd
Tenn, wass killed while trying to arres,
a tramp.
thr price Of May wheat Wednesday on
the Chicago market.
Two officers were injured by the ex-
plosion of en-inch gun at Fort Weth-
erell. lear Newport, K. |.
The American Fruit and STEAMSHIP
Company was organized at Mobile
with a capital of So, 900, 900.
Judge J. E. Richardson, the new
judge of the 9Th circuit. began his first
session Monday at Shelbyville
Mayor Williams of Nashville, COM
plains that the illegal sale of cocaine
in that city has assumed immense pro-
portions.
The Secretary of the Navy directed
that merit alone shall determine
assignments of mIdshIpmen to duty in
| the navy.
William HI. Thompson. treasurer of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company, is seriously i'll at his home
in st. Louis.
Ten persons were injured and $500.
700 worth OF property was destroyed
by fire on an automobile garage in
New York City.
James X. Polk, candidate for Assis-
tant Sergeant at Arms in the House Of
Representatives of Tennessee spent
Monday in Columbia.
Senator Piatt. of New York. an
nounced he would introduce a bill in
Congress seeking to reduce the cleo
toral vote of certain States.
The number of pensioners on the roll
at the close of the fiscal year ended June
30. 1904, was 1914, 1852, according to the
report OF the Commissioner of Pensions.
The Kentucky Live Stock Breeders
Association will bring suit to test the
constitutionality OF the act appropri- |
ating $500 annually for State fair.
Eleven jurors have been secured in |
the Nan Patterson case. Justice Davis |
announced Wednesday that women |
would he excluded from the court room |
during the trial.
A timely discovery by Sheriff Roberts
Il ~: nj
The prisoners had secured saw and had
sawed their way to liberty but were
awaiting the coming of night to make
their escape.
Wilson Burns, a farmer of Rochester.
Ind, shot and killed his wife and
Joseph Grippe at whose home Mis-.
Burns was employed. After the double
killing Burns walked two miles to the
home of his sister and killed himself.
1t is reported in Chicago that the
Louisville and Nashville railroad is me-
gotiating a lease of the Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis road, and ;
that the Louisville and Nashville will /
itself be leased to the Atlantic Coast {
Line. j
President Hawkins, of the BuIley
TOBACCO GIOW6TS company, has Cducu
mother mass meeting of the growers t
tvr next Monday at Lexington. Ky.
He says unless the growers raise the !
100. 600 capital stock. the movement !
o control the output will tail.
There was violent break in stocks =
IN the New York Exchange Wednes-
liy. Amalgamated Copper falling
even points aud the general list of
;tive stocks showing losses through
nut There was a rally in most in :
tances late In the day.
In reply to statements OF Thomas h.
Jarter, president uf the National !,
Worlds Fair Commission, regarding al
eyed frauds in exposition awards Maj.
!. b. Panghorn, president of the Uni q
cd Exhibitors Association. says he has
ever heard an intimation Of any dissat
,factioD with the awards or the treat
lent accorded exhibitors.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick was ar /,
ested in her apartments in New 9
'ork hotel. charged with aiding and :
betting a bank official in emhezzling IL
10, 600 from the Citizens National a
ank. of Oberlln. Ohio. A prelim- d
cary hearing before United States Il
will be given the prls- t,
ner. III