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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
TO BREAK
SOLID SUUTH
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS SUB
NIT THEM TO NATIONAL
CHAIRMAN HITCHCOCK.
WILL At ACK HRFE STATES
Rainbow chasers From Virginia Ala
bama And Louisiana Appeal
For Aid.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-Some of the
plans Republican politicians in the
South are making in an effort to in
crease the Republican representation
in Congress from their States were
made known to Chairman Frank H
Hitchcock today by visitors from Vir-
ginia, Alabama and Louisiana. The
plan for "the invasion of the South"
was outlined by Mr.. Taft. in recent
speeches and interviews in Hot
Springs, He expressed the opin-
ion that an seffort ought to be made
by the Republican National Campaign
managers to carry close districts and
Mr.. Hitchcock concurs in that view.
Alvan H. Martin, member of the
National Committee from Virginia
and Rep. Slemp, the State Chairman
conferred with Mr.. Hitchcock ano
urged that an effort should be made to
carry three districts at least in Vir
ginia. These are the NINTH which
Mr.. Slemp now represents in Con
gress, the fifth, which was Democratic
by only about a hundred votes at the
last Congressional election, and the
Richmond district. Major P. D,
Barker, the National Committeeman
from Alabama, declared that there is
good chance to carry some of the
Northern or mountain districts of his
State and F. B. Williams, State Chair.
man for Louisiana, urged that a fight
be made in certain Louisiana districts
Secretary Straus, of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, had long
talk with Mr.. Hitcock today. Mr.
Straus is scheduled to deliver two or
three speeches later in the campaign,
one of them in New York City. 1t
has been suggested that he be used
to reply to arguments made in favor
of Mr.. Bryan by President Gompers,
of the American Federation of La
Dor, but no plans have yet been made
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
HITCHCOCK HITS
TROUBLE GALORE
GOVERNOR AND SENATOR PRIZES
CAUSE A BIG ROW IN STATE
OF ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Sept. chairman
Frank H. Hitchcock, of the Republi-
can National Committee, has found
political problem in Illinois that is
causing him about as much worry as
the Hughes situation in New York
State. The recent primaries engen-
dered so much bitterness between
the Deneen and Yates factions over
the Governorship, and the Hopkins
and Foss factions over the Senator
ship, that the party leaders for the
success or failure Of the National
ticket, have found it necessary to di-
rect their attention toward the forma-
ton of harmony programme. If 1t
is impossible to do so these State
leaders will draw Mr.. Hitchcock into
the case as an arbitrator.
During the day Chairman Hitch
cock had conference with Speaker
Cannon, Representative Mckinley,
Chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee; Senator Hopkins; Gov. De-
neen, Representativ Chapman, Repre-
sentative Lowden, member of the
Executive Committee of the National
Committee, and Fred G. Upham, AS
sistant Treasurer of the National Com
mittee. 1t was announced that the
conference related to phases of the
National campaign and the co-opera-
ton that is to be had between the
National Committee and the Congress
sional Committee. II is known, how
ever, that Mr.. Hitchcock was urged to
use his influence to get all forces in
the party back of the campaign to be
made by Gov. Deneen for reelection
and to bring Representative Foss and
his friends in line for Senator Hop
kins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
Cen. STEWART
PA SEES i WAY
LAST SAVE ONE or LIEUT.. GEN
ERALS or THE coNFEDER-
AcY is DEAD
LONG and DISTINGUISH CAREER
Native of Hawkins County, Tennessee
Where He Was Born
In 1921.

BILOXI, Miss, Aug. 30.-Gen. Alex
nder p. Stewart, enc of the last two
surviving Lieutenant Generals of the
Confederate States Army, died at his
home here today. Although in his
S7th year, and suffering from the in
firmities of old age, Gen. Stewards
death was sudden and came as a dis
tinct shock and surprise to his rela-
tives and friends.
A native Of Tennessee, Gen. Stewart
lived the greater part of his life in
that State, but of late had been max
ing his home in Biloxi. where he
found the salt air and nine woods OF
great benefit to his health. He was
born at Rogersville, Hawkins County,
Tenn. Oct. 2, 1921, and received his
early education in that State. Later
he was appointed to the United States
Military Academy at West Point, and
graduated with honors from that in
stitution in June, 1912.
Following his graduation at West
Point, he was made a Second Lieuten-
mt in the Third United States Artil-
!ery, and later transferred to West
Point, where he served as one of the
assistants to the professor of mathe-
MATES.
Resigning from the army in 1S45,
Gen. Stewart accepted the chair of
mathematics and natural philosophy
at Cumberland University, Tennessee.
Besides attending to his duties as
.rofessor, Gen. Stewart held COM
mission in the Tennessee State
militia, and served as an instructor in
artillery.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
he was commissioned as a Brigadier
General in the Confederate States
Army, made a Major General in 1868,
and received his commission as a
Lieutenant General one year later.
The close of the war found him in
command of the Army Of Tennessee.
Like the Lees, Gen. Stewart after
the close of hostilities between the
States, gave himself up to the instruc-
ton of Southern youth, and served
from 1874 to 1886 as Chancellor of the
University of Mississippi.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
CUPID RESPONDS
TO ADVERTISEMENT
GROOM OF SIxTY-SEVEN GETS
WIFE OF FoRTY-NINE BY U.s.
ING PRINTERS INK.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 2.-Fol-
lowing an extraordinary courtship, W.
]. Thompson, resident of Remaus,
Madison County, Tenn, and Miss Jen-
ME l.. Chamless of Chapel Hill, Mar
shall County, Tenn, were married at
the Broadway hotel in this city last
night, the ceremony being performed
by Squire Levine The groom is a
Confederate veteran 81 years of age,
and the bride is 40.
Mr.. Thompson recently determined
to marry, and advertised for a wife in
newspaper. Miss Chamless, who
was also matrimonially inclined, re-
sponded to the advertisement and an
interesting correspondence followed.
photographs were exchanged and the
parties to the correspondence agreed
to come to Nashville and meet at the
Broadway hotel.
Mr. Thompson arrived here Tues
day night, but she did not come until
the following morning. On hearing
of the arrival of Miss Chamless the
old veteran became very much en-
barrassed. and ran away, but friends
caught, him and brought him back and
introduced him to his future bride.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
YOUTH CHARGED
WITH AWFUL CRIME
SULLIVAN SHORT, AGED IA, IN
JAIL, CHARGED WITH
MURDER.

BURKESVILLE, KY, Sept. 2.-Sul-
Ivan Short, the little 14-year-old boy
who shot and instantly killed 13-year-
old Ollie Dodson at Bear Wallow
three weeks ago while she was re-
turning home from school, was given
an examining trial before County
Judge C. H. Carter at this place and
held over under a $500 bond to await
the action Of the next grand jury at
the November term of the Cumber-
land Circuit Court. Failing to make
the bond Short was remanded to jail.
Shorts plea is that the killing of the
little girl was accidental, but the con-
census of opinion is that the killing
was intentional and that the youth
full homicide should be severely pun
ished. Short will be the youngest
person ever tried here on charge
of murder.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
FIRST OFFERING
AT OPtRA HOUSE
HoRTENsE NELSON WILL INAUe-
uRATE SEASON ON NIGHT
or SEPT. "a.
MAAY GOOD PLA'S IRE BOOKED
Thomas Dixon's New Production THE
Traitor One Of Best TO Be
Presented.

The dramatic season will open at
the Columbia Opera House on Sep
TENDER "A. when Hortense Nelson,
one of the most prominent of the
younger actresses of the east will APP
pear. probably in Monnavanna. Miss
Nelson has won the praise of the
Eastern critics and her appearance
here will be one of the events of the
season.
Manager wilkins is booking new
plays almost every day and is max
ing an effort to secure attractions or
a higher order this season than ever
before. He is wedding out the cheap
er attractions and so far has booked
only three or four of these cheaper
attractions. and has accepted only
those }of this class where a band is
carried.
Among the leading attractions SO
far booked are: "The Traitor,
Thomas Dixon's new play, which is
said to be a stronger play even than
The Clansman and is out for the
first time this year The Clansman
will also play a return engagement
and will doubtless attract almost as
strongly this season as last. Another
of the big successes coming is THE
Round Up which was one of the best
drawing attractions of the East last
year. 1t will be presented in Column
bia by Henry Miller's company, under
whose management it scored so large
ly last year.
Parsifal will be another of the
events of the local season and will
come to Columbia on January End.
1t will doubtless be presented in dra-
matte form here, as it takes more
than half a day to present the attrac-
ton in operate form. Those fav-
orites, The Jeffersons, who played
The Rivals, the favorite play of their
father. the late Joe Jefferson, in Co
lumbia Mast year, are. coming again,
though lit has not been decided what
attraction they will present this year.
Rosa Belle Morrison, who supported
her father, the late Lewis Morrison,
so acceptably will appear here in
Faust. Human Hearts is also COM
ing, and among the minstrel attrac-
tions will be Coburn's minstrels and
Fields minstrels.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
QUIET REIGNS AT
CLAOMONT MINES
MINE OFFICIALS CLAIM PLACES
OF STRIKERS ARE BEING
RAPIDLY FILLED.

TRACY CITY, Tenn, Sept. 2.-Ev-
erything is quiet thus far with the
miners who were called out on strike
at Coalmont Tuesday by the officials
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. Nothing of serious. nature has
happened in the strike district.
The Sewanee Fuel & Iron Company
is loading coal at all its tipples, and
official claim that the amount loaded
is increasing daily, with prospects
that it will only be short time until
the normal capacity is reached
mine B started this morning with
the usual number of men, and, while
the Flat Branch mines are not full,
officials say prospects are that within
the next few days works will about
be as usual Mine A, which has been
shut down for several months, has
started again. Some of the union men
have signed the new independent con-
tract, and have gone to work, while
others claim that they can not work
in an open-shop mine and are quietly
preparing to move away.
The company has had warrants
served on over 100 of its tenants to
get them out of its buildings In order
to put non-uhion labor in their places.
The strike at Coalmont will not eff
feet the mines and mining operations
at this place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
SAIL ENDS In
DEATH TO ALL
SEVEN PLEASURE-SEEkERS ARE
DROWNED OFF DEER
ISLAND, NE.

DEER ISLAND, Me-, Sept. 1.-Sev-
en- summer visitors out Of a party OF
ten were drowned by the capsizing OF
a 35-foot sloop in Penobscot Bay off
this island today. The drowned are:
Miss Alice Zorro, Washington, d. c.;
Miss Eleanor Zorro, Washington, d.
c.; Miss Kellogg, Baltimore, Md;
Lutte Kellogg, Baltimore, Md; Mrs.
Lucy s. Crawley, Philadelphia; Miss
Elizabeth g. Evans, Mount Holyoke
Seminary, Mass; Jason c. Hutchins,
Bangor, Me. The saved are: Capt.
Haskell, Deer Island; Prof. Edward
Crawley, philadelphia, husband of
Mrs. Crawley; Henry B. Evans, Mount
Holyolxe, brother of Miss Elizabeth
Elizabeth Evans.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
CAN'T PREVENT
DRINK S IP54ENTS
FEDERAL JUDGES DECISION
AGAINST THE CITY OF
BlRMlNG HAM.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. lin
restraining the Birmingham city au-
thorities from interfering with ship
ments of beer into that city, Judge
Thomas G. Jones, of the United States
Court, today held that shipment was
an interstate shipment until it reached
the purchaser. The Lemps Brewing
Company has made shipment which
was held up at the express office the
City Judge holding that the interstate
haul ended at the depot and that 1t
was unlawful to deliver 1t by transfer
wagon to the place of consignee'
Judge Jones holds that such is not
the case, and that the transfer com
pany, as well as the express company,
is within the National statute on In
terstate orders.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
POLICE CHASE
PIRATES BOAT
INDIAN CHIEF ALLEGED TO HAVE
STOLEN MOTOR BOAT AND
TAKEN TO LAKE.
HE FL ES FROM HI PURSuERS
cut is Brought to Bay at Bear Tran
Dam And is Forced to
Surrender.

CHICAGO. Sept. IA combination
Of pirate chase and Indian fight 90.
CURED today on the sanitary canal
and was participated in by two mem.
bers of the Chicago Detective Buresu
W. c. Wilcox, an official OF the Reeves
Pulley Company and Edward Burnett
alias ''Injun Ed who asserts he is
full-blooded Potowatamie Indian.
Burnett, who is 80 years old, and who
played the role of villain, is now un.
der arrest charged with stealing VII.
coxs $1,000 motor boat, named
Alice" He confessed to the theft,
according to the police, who believe
that he is responsible for the dsap-
pearance of three other boats which
have been taken from the basin near
the Columbia Yacht Clubs quarters
the past month. The theft Of the
Alice was discovered early today,
and Detectives Folsom and johnson
were detailed to run down the thief
Wilcox, chartered the Elk. one of the
fastest boats around Chicago and
started down the south branch of the
Chicago River in search of the miss
ing craft Finding no trace of the
missing boat in the river, the party
turned into the drainage canal, going
toward Lockport at top speed. When
about five miles from Lockport, they
came in sight of the Alice moored
to the side Of the canal. Burnett had
tied up the stolen Aaft and laid down
to rest. His Indian instinct, however,
apparently warned him of the ap-
proach of the pursuers, for while the
pursuing boat was still mile away,
Burnett discovered it, and immediate
ly jumped into his newly acquired
craft and started away at full speed.
The Elk, however, was the faster or
the two boats, and the detectives
were soon within revolver range. They
fired several shots at the fleeing
Indian, but he crouched low in the
boat thus escaping the shots. At
Lockport, however the bear trap dam
stopped the voyage of the
Alice" and the Indian was forced to
He was brought back to
Chicago on the Elk which he was
forced to pilot.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
TWO DROWNED
WHILE ON LAKE

TULSA, Okla, Sept. 2.-While boat
ing last night on circuit Lake. three
miles from Tulsa, Frederick Cornelius,
of Muskogee, and his sweetheart,
Miss Babbie Metcalf, of Tussa, were
drowned and Jamse Lafferty and
Frances Kemble had narrow escape
from death The boat capsized and
Lafferty swan ashore with Miss Kem-
BILE. He returned for Cornelius and
Miss Metcalf. but before he reached
the spot where the boat capsized they
had been drowned
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
FLAYS G.
0. P. LEADERS
DUPONT AND PENRosE ARE
ROASTED TO a TURN BY
THE coMMoNER.
OVATIONS ON HIS IOWA TRIP
Discusses at Length the Tariff And
Guarantee Of Bank
Deposits.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept. Address
ing a monster Democratic rally here
tonight w ]. Bryan. in the course OF
speech on the tariff, guarantee Of
bank deposits, the labor and trust
questions and Government reforms,
denounced Coleman Dupont, of Della
ware, and Senator Bots Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, members of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee, as not be
ing expected to become reformers be-
cause, as he charged Of their affilia-
tions with the trusts. Especial at
tention was given to the reform and
trust questions.
Having travelled the entire night
and day through Minnesota and a part
of Iowa, where he received enthusiast
tic receptions all along the line, Mr..
Bryan arrived here shortly before s
o'clock tonight. From the rear plat
form of the train at various points in
both States he shook hands with
many hundreds of persons and made
several talks, but the chief of these
was at Alton, Ia, junction point, at
which he discussed at some length
the tariff and the subject of guaranty
of bank deposits. He again charged
Mr.. Taft with not being satisfied with
the Republican platform and with be-
ing forced to continually amend it.
During a two-hours' stay in st. Paul,
between trains, Mr.. Bryan took
breakfast in an uptown cafe, which
he reached after brisk walk. On
the way back he observed in a music
store window an announcement that
the stock included photographic rec
ords of his speech on guaranty of
bank deposits and of Mr.. Taft on in
functions in labor disputes. He en-
tered the place and at his request
both records were reproduced. His
own remarks were heard first and as
the last word died away he smilingly
remarked:
i am now convinced"
At.the station here to meet the Ne !
braskan were Mayor Sears, State
Committeeman Beck, former Mayor
Quick, Judge Van Wagonen and many
other leading Democrats. No sooner
did the crowd catch a glimpse of him
as he alighted from the train than he
was Justify cheered by several thou
sand people, which continued as he
rode along the streets to the hotel.
He will depart at o'clock in the
for Lincoln, travelling to
Omaha via the Chicago & Northwest
ern and the balance of the way over
he Burlington, reaching home at
1880 o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
VERMONT JOINED
TO HER IDOL
REPUBLICANS WON, OF COURSE
BUT BY A REDUCED
MAJORITY.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, V"
Sept. Returns from three ci'e'
and 1877 towns out of six cities ara -fO
towns give Prouty Republican 20
40; Burke tDemocrat) $685.; Bachu'
independence League) SCI; CAM
bell (Prohibition) 525; Dunbar t0U
cialist) 269. The same cities am
towns in 1904 gave Bell (RepubTc1lp
27,1S4; Porter (DemocraD 1850
Prouty's plurality is estimated ="
about 2S,O00 compared with Benz
plurality OF 31,557 in 1904.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
NEGRJ RAPlST
VICTIM OF MOB
HUNG FROM SMALL TREE NOT
FAR FROM THE LIMITS Of
MURFREEsBoRo.
HAD MADE ATTEMPT At ASSAULT
About seVenty-Five Persons Partier
pated in the Lynehing Bee
Intense Excitement.

MURFREESBORO. Tenn, Aug. IS
AT 1880 o'clock tonight the body OF
George Johnson, a young negro. who
confessed to an attempt TO assault q
white girl, is hanging from the limb
of small oak tree just outside the city
limits. near the. Nashville pike. He
was hanged at 9:15 by a determined
mob. which quietly dispersed after Its
work was accomplished.
The executioners numbered some
seventy-fve, and were heavily armed
They headed off an effort to rush the
negro to Nashville in a buggy. Dep
uty Shipp and officer Loving were
making the attempt. Their buggy
was stopped on the Nashville road,
about 100 yards inside the corporate
line, and the negro taken from them
after they had made a fierce resist
ence. Loving was pretty severely
handled and Shipp considerably
bruised, but not shot was fired
Tonight all is quiet. but there has
been some fear expressed that spirit
of retaliation prevailed among some
of the negro population. This, how
ever is mere talk, and there appears
no likelihood of any further trouble.
The negro's crime was attempted
assault on Miss Maud Morris early
this morning about six miles out OF
the Franklin road, to which he readily
confessed. He was captured soon
after the attempt and landed In jail
here after demonstrations on the
part of citizens of the neighborhood
All day excitement ran high here, and
as night drew on it increased. The
young lady was brought into town
about s: 80, and when the fact became
known that she had gone to the jail
the crowd about that structure rapidly
increased to 500 or 900 persons. She
at once identified the prisoner as her
assailant, and when this gained cir.
culation in the crowd it was evident
that only determined and prompt &C
ton on Sheriff Primm's part could
have saved the Negroes life. Several
citizens in whom the mob had conf
dence assured it's members that as
soon as the Identification was made
they would be notified. This was
done in an effort to hold them in
check until after dark, when the Sher'
if hoped to spirit the prisoner away
to Nashville. The assurances had
a quieting effect, but there was no
elimination in the number of the
crowd, and early in the evening it be.
gan to increase again. At s p. m.
1000 persons surrounded the jail and
the Sheriff saw that he must get the
negro away if he was to be saved.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
TESTERS ESTIMATE
OF COTTON CROP

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31.-Secre-
tary Hester, Of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange, reports the commercial
cotton crop of the United States for
the season of 19O7-OS, ending August
81, to have been 11,571,966 bales, as
compared with 1S.51O,9S2 in the season
OF 19O7-07. The total port receipts
were S,579,S42 and overland move
ment $50, 450, while Southern con-
sumption is placed at 2,1s3,277 bales.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
ESCAPED CONVICT
HELD FOR LARCENY

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug 27.-Tom
Treece was captured in Fayetteville,
Tenn, where he had driven horse
that he is alleged to have stolen in
Huntsville, and was trying to sell for
$50. Treece is an escaped convict,
and will have to work out fine Of
10 days at hard labor for the city
before he can be turned over to the
state authorities.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
BRIEF SESSION
CRIMINAL COURT

A brief session of the County Grim
inal Court was held Wednesday, there
being only. two cases of the docket.
The case against A. Gaulston, charged
with petit larceny, was continued un-
til the October term. Fayte Taylor.
with tresspass was found
guilty and was fined $40 and costs.
An appeal was taken to the Circuit
Court
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04

FOR GROWING FERN

An additional premium OF much
interest to the ladies' of the county
has been offered by the Woman's
Department OF the county fair. A
prize OF IS will be given for the best
growing fern that Is exhibited.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04

Constipation causes headache, nau-
sea, dizziness, languor, heart palpita-
ton. Drastic physics grippe, sicken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. 26 cents. Ask your
druggist
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
ROBERT CLAGGETT
WINS RECOGNITION

Robert Claggett will leave Monu''
for Terrell, Texas, where he mas q.
cepted the position of commandaH'
military Academy. Robert mas
roseate future. and his friends ~
confident Of his success.-HicHli'
Co. News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04

Had dyspepsia or Indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what | did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured mel. H. Walk
er, Sunbury, Ohio.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-11
MUCH CONCERN FELT
Ordinary Methods for Treating Ca
tarrh Prove Unsuccessful

Written statistics that show an in.
crease in catarrh have shaken confid-
ence in the usual prescriptions to safe.
guard human health from the ravages
of this disease.
When stomach dosing was proven
ineffective, 1t was natural to look for
some other treatment, and it is be-
lieved that in Hyomei an absolute
cure for all catarrhal troubles has at
last been found. Inhaled with the air
you breathe, it healing medication
reaches every part of the nose and
throat, and soothes the irritated nue.
GUS membrane 80 that relief is almost
instant while lasting cure is prac.
tically sure to follow.
The complete Hyomei outfit cost but
81 and Is sold by Lenhart Drug Co.
under an absolute agreement to re.
fund the money If 1t does not give sat
isfaction.