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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
1
A column mixing political chatter from Kipling admirers to Bryan leadership, railway rate debates, and public school age proposals. It notes the Maryland House split, Kentucky coal price claims, and the cost of political conventions.
A large Washington audience at the Grand Opera House endorsed strong pro Boer resolutions supporting independence for the Orange Free State and the South African Republic. Speakers included congressmen and senators, with letters from officials praising the Boers’ cause and denouncing British actions. A note urged the president to intervene and halt munitions shipments to Britain.
Chet Bogieer Hunter McDonald of Nashville Chattinoon St. Llane Railway reports a rapid phosphate revival around Centreville. Work crews add five spin tracks on Swan's Creek branch and a new spur to Meridian Fertilizer. Output this year is seen at 100000 tons, double last year, as mines open along the Chattanooga road.
Southern aviators and lawmakers discuss refunding Civil War era cotton proceeds now in Treasury. About 11 million remains after initial payouts from an 80 million pool. Senator Money backs reopening. a Davia bill adds one year for proof before the Court of Claims. Senate committee reports favorably. Most claims come from the Southern states.
Julia Morrison Jones, acquitted of Frank Leidenheimer's murder, abandons the lecture project The Other Side of Stage Life and joins Life Company to star. She plans a Chattanooga departure Thursday for an initial tour, with lawyers to receive promissory notes rather than full compensation.
A body identified as a negro man was found Monday morning at Carpenter's Lalles near Mt Pheasant. The writer could not learn the name of the deceased or the author of his death. Witnesses report a number of incidents at the scene and say he had been missing for several days and appeared intoxicated.
The obituary recalls John Ruskin as a major Victorian figure, poet at Oxford prize level, and a vital teacher of ethics. It notes his retirement, declined laureate honor after Tennyson’s death, and his influence on the modern social settlement through books like Sesame and Lilies and The Ethics of the Dust. It emphasizes his belief in brotherhood, art for life’s sake, and his enduring impact on public thought.
Fragmented OCR notes claim Admiral Dewey spoke with a Georgia congressman about naval plans and national policy. The garbled text references routes to Atlanta and a statewide vote but lacks clear facts or dates.
The January speech by Congressman Carmack in Omaha denounces expansionist trade policy and warns that imperial conquest for economic gain could justify subjugation of other nations. He argues the United States and Germany lead in noncolonial trade while Britain and France lose ground.
Rutherford County authorities seized a long running counterfeiting operation traced to a cave near Murfree's Cave. John Edwards Andrew Edwards Mercer and Will Weight are jailed with others under surveillance as investigators recover counterfeit coins and evidence. A confederate is said to have distributed coins into Texas.
The Chancery Court of Apple ruled the Estes fee law of 1807 unconstitutional and void for improper passage and discriminatory provisions. The decision cites single subject and delegation flaws affecting second class counties. an appeal to the Supreme Court is likely.
Voters hear about upcoming polls this year amid protests and questions over candidate names and district boundaries. Officials warn of legal deadlines and campaign challenges as state and local leaders navigate a contentious process.
The entire Democratic municipal ticket in Knonville won the January 20 election. The mayor and two key Public Works officials were Democrats, with two Republican aldermen elected who align with the mayor. The head of the ticket showed strong Democratic support. Police Board results favored Democrat Eppa and Republican Hanes Haetinda by narrow margins. Sim Harbison defeated Hawking from the citizens’ ticket by about two thousand votes.
The Elc Distro notes a crowded field for the congressional contest with incumbent T. W. Sime and challengers R. P. Bole Hows B A Enloe J M Trout plus rumors of John M Trice weighing entry. A Trice aide says no decision yet.
British author John Ruski died today at age eighty one amid illness described as inthuenga. The death marks a quiet end to a long literary career with no immediate details on surviving relatives released.
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