The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-01-20
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The third annual meeting of the Hard.
wood Lumber Manufacturers will be-
held in Nashville January oath and
25th.
| Taking the cue from the Cigar
Makers Union the Retail Clerks Nat
ional Protective Association will attempt
to protect ITS members from loan sharks
by the establishment of loan agencies at
the union headquarters in the various
cities where the union men can get
money without interest.
A New Jersey citizen, Michele TIE.
basco, made a successful attempt to
XII 81 his reighbor's wife. He gave her
a taste Of Tebasco sauce as it were,
He was arrested and tried, but the
magistrate discharged him, declaring
that kissing as kissing is neither
crime. misdemeanor, assault, nor bat.
terry"
A bill will be introduced in a few days
in the Legislature authorizing the city
of Nashville to issue 100000 IN bonds
to be applied to building COZ duit sys-
tenn. The passage of the / II would
operate to prevent the constr uction Of
the conduit system under the franchise
granted private local corporation some
months ago by the City Council.
The trial OF the suit of John r.
Platt. the octogenarian millionaire, to
recover from Hannah Elias. negress,
nearly three quarters of a million dol.
lars which no alleges she extorted from
him during u period extending over
more than twenty years, was begun
before Justice O'GoIman in the gu
peme Court of New York. Mrs. Elias
was not in court when the case was
called, but Mr.. Platt was present.
1t is asserted with more than ordi.
nary show of conviction that an agree.
ment is making between the leaders
of the Senate and of the House OF
Representatives in accordance with
which railroad rate legislation will be
enacted into law at the present session
of Congress.
The basis of the legislation will be
the measure drawn by Col. W. r. Hep.
burn, Chairman of the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee of the
House.
The bolt of six Republicans on
the first and two more on the second
DdilOG tTOm Ju0 TdOhS OF nos n
Niedringhaus. the Republican caucus
nominee for United States Senator from
Missouri to succeed Senator Cockrell,
whose election had seemed assured, re.
suited in no choice in the joint session Of
the Legislature. With the exception Of
one. who cast his ballot for DR.. Petit
john, of Linn County, all the boilers
voted for r. G. Kerens, of ST. Louis,
who was the strongest opponent Of
Niedringhaus in the caucus.
The annual report of Warden Nc.
Menaway, of the main prison of the
Tennessee State penitentIary was
issued Tuesday. The report gives
strong evidence of the efficient man.
ner in which the duties of the position
have heen Administered by the present
Warden. During the two years that he
has been IN Office only eight prisoners
have escaped from the main PRISON.
and of that number five have been
recaptured. On Dec. /, 1902. there
were /. 685 prisoners in the penIten.
tiaIy. Since that time 1, 306 have besn
received There have been 1,062 dis
charged at the expiration of their
terms There were in confinement
at both prisons last December 1850
prisoners. Of this number 523 are
white males, three are white females,
1, 100 are coloIed males, and fifty four
are colored females.