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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity idea is
ahead, and the indications are that
it will certainly be adopted by the
Senate, but in the House, where
Speaker Reed, who is bitterly opposed
TO 1t is sole Monarch. il may possibly
be defeated. Messrs. Reed, Mckinley
and others OF the Chinese wall high
protection wing Of the Republican
party are trying TO convince Mr.. Har'
Tison that it will be ruinous to him
and his party for him to send a mes
sage to Congress favoring reciprocity
as he has promised to do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

Assistant Secretary Lawrence, of the
the Commercial club, Mr.. T. B. Lee and
and a number vi other gentlemen are
busily engaged in counting the census
schedules as turned over by Marshall
& Bruce. The census has now been
completed and the exact result will be
known.
II can be definitely stated that over
T5,0O0 names have been taken, and
that over 1900 emitted names have
been added to the official census. II
all these names are allowed at Wash
ington, Nashville's population will be
published to the world as about
1880.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

Mr., Wanamaker says the new style
"f postal cards in several sizes will be
almost equal to penny letter post
tage. Mr.. Wanamaker is mistaken
there is as much difference as there is
between the present Postmaster Gen.
eral and statesman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

Senator Vance stirred up the Re-
publican Senatorial Menagerie on
Saturday by showing how unjust the
tariff bill as it now stands is to the
agricultural interests of the country,
Mr.. Vance made an unsuccessful at
tempt to have certain clauses amend
ed and the Republicans, as il to make
the bill still more unjust to the South
adopted an amendment raising the
the duty on cotton lies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

The Knoxville Journal correspond.
ent gives the following account OF the
attempt Of some OF the Unicoi county
people TO wreck q work train on the
Three C's Monday night, and thereby
delay work, so as to prevent the COM
pany from finishing in the required
time. THE COMET does not believe
the actions Of these ruffians are en-
dorsed by the better element in the
county and regrets very much that
it occurred;
A desperate attempt was made tc
wreck construction train on the
Three C's railroad Monday night at 9
point nine miles from johnson City in
Unicoi county. Alta" tie yard" where
there has been considerable trouble
with the natives, the road was blocked
with cross-ties and several rails taker
up. A mountsineer friendly to thu
railroad people discovered the obstruc
ton and stopped the train just in tint
TO prevent disastrous wreck. In tina
particular neighborhood there is al
element disposed to prevent the com
pletion OF the road according 70 con
tract either by fair means or foul
There is a wildcat saloon close a
hand, where all the devilty is concoct
ed. Some of the most desperate fellow
declare that trains shall never run int
Unicoi county over the Three C's, an
they are preparing to carry out thei
threats.
William Benfield, a half-witted fe
low, was in the act Of tearing up tn
track yesterday afternoon. He ha
been arrested and will be taken t
JonesbOro for saie.ketping. 1t is b.
lieved that he is a tool in the hands {
Others and will make a confession, di
closing the names OF the real villains
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

The bonds of the Watauga Wa
ter Company have been purchased
by Macon, Ga, firm, Messrs. Bor-
den & Jeter, at par. Mr.. Jeter was
in the city Monday and closed the
deal by paying the company $50,
The work will be pushed rapidly
and completed within four or six
months.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14
II II II
D E N Q R EST
TO THE FRONT.
The Original of this Letter can be
seen-at w. M. CHRISTIANS Store.
EXTRACTS.


Mr.. WILEY M. CHRISTIAN,
Johnson City, Tenn.
DEAR SIR; Your letter 23d inst
is received, with the information
that some other sewing machine
agents are circulating report that
we have no factory and can not fur
nish any parts of machines when
required, and that the machines are
old ones that we have purchased
and when these are gone, we can
not get any more. This is a lie
from beginning to end, without a
single thread of truth to found such
a statement upon, and the men who
make such statements know they
are lies. We have a very large
factory in Williamsport, Pa, front
of factory 500 feet.) In fact, we
probably have larger and finer
Sewing Machine Factory than any
other Company in this country, ex.
cept the Singer Company
The machines are made in toto in
our own factory and we are buying
nothing from the New York Co.
nor is this machine the same as tht
New York Machine.
Furthermore, we will give IS for
every case where authentic proof il
produced, that any reliable MAJ
makes amy such statements abou
our Company, as we shall mos
certainly prosecute them for libel
and we advise your publishing thi
this statement, in fact, all this letter
The Demorest Machine vii
stand any comparison or test wit
any Sewing Machine made in tn
United States, and we will stand b.
+. this statement.
DEMoREsr FASHION & S. M. CO
Dictated by ]. M. Schofeld, sec
rotary and treasurer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

The Democratic committee for the
Second congressional district have de-
termined to nominate a candidate for
Congress, and have called a convention
for September 4 to meet at that place
"Boss" Houk is to be defeated and il
will be done.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For Governor
JOHN p. BUCHANAN,
OF Rutherford.

The candidates for Congress in this
district remind one of circus in some
respects. Hon. A, A. Taylor makes n
good side show, while the Hon. r. r.
Butler entertains the crowd in the big
tent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

1t is said tn at the "chickens come
home to roost," and il you vote
against the bonds on the 26th of
this month, you may some day have
personal cause to regret it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14
CAMPAIGN OPENING.

The committee bad been earnestly
solicited By the people Of Williamson
county, the birthplace OF Mr.. Buch'
anan, that the campaign be opened in
that county with grand outpourinl
OF the Democracy, and in reference to
the solicitations the committee decid
ed that such be done about Sept. 1
Mr.. Buchanan will, therefore, formal
ly inaugurate the campaign in thai
county. The exact place and DAFT
will be named hereafter.
During the afternoon session OF thu
committee Mr.. Buchanan was presen
and expressed his desire to begin thu
campaign as early as possible. HI
has been unwell since the adjourn
ment Of the convention in July and i
still laboring under severe throa
affection, but will begin at onc'
his preparations for the campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14

Remember the meeting at the
Opera House tomorrow night to
discuss the bond proposition. Go
out and place yourself on the side
Of progress by advocating the
bonds.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14
Try the RED OIL,
NOT MUCH, AFTER ALL.

An Englishman came to America,
visited New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Washington, was then pre-
pairing to go home, thinking he had
seen the new world, but was persuaded
to 60 West and see something OF the
West. He had travelled for three days
and nights, and stopping at town on
the broad plains of the West, and
viewing the country as far as the eye
could penetrate, exclaimed "Well,
halter hall the great hado habout Co.
lumbus discovering HAmerica, hi do
not think e did hany great thing haf-
ter hall. Why, e couldn't 'elp but
find hit"
Neither can man help finding bar
gains at
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-14
This standard machine can be found
at w. M. CHRISTIANS
SPOT CASH

OIOl OAou
BARGAIN STORE,
and the price is far below that Of other
machines. A No. 8 Machine, only
$3.50, shipped from the factory, you
paying the freight, or $21 in Johnson
City. The reason these machines are
sold so low is because the factory sells
only for cash and ships direct to the
purchaser, and no agents salaries,
horse-feed or other expenses to come
out OF the profits. Machine warranted
for five years.
Johnson City wants eatables. Just
now, although large quantities OF veg
etables and other produce are brought
to town, the supply does not equal the
demand.
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want
Come and see us.
Respectfully,
HUNIER G BROWN.
An Important Factor.

An important Factor.
Vinton Dispatch.l
The town paper is a standing ad-
vertisement OF the town and section,
and no matter what is said in foreign
papers outsiders desiring to locate in a
place first call for sample copies of the
town paper. The town is judged by it i;
hence the Importance Of having good
paper patronized. Many will wait for
others to subscribe and say 81 will wait
till the papers improve" Now the way
to build up your town paper is to send
in your subscriptions, induce your
friends to subscribe, and all work to-
gether for the upbuilding of our town
and every industrial enterprise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23
GLADSTONE ON OUR POLICY.
The Great s,ate,msn Deolibes 10 Critise
the Marquis of salisbury's COurse.

The Great S,ate,msn Deollpes 10 Critise
the Marquis of salisbury's Course.
LONDON, January % Mr.. Gladstone,
speaking st Chester, declined ito criricise
the course OF the Marquis of Salisbury in
the dispute with Portugal until he WAS
mole fully informed as TO the details of the
case. He considered il duty to avoid
cavillings at the foreign policy OF the
government. Referring to the United
States and the plans for an enlarged navy,
he said that country is still enjoying the
blessings ard comforts OF restricted
trade, and therefore would pay 80 or 80
per cent more to build navy that 1t would
if contthted to compete on Gqual terms
with tther nations. Bat it's resources are
so great thst il can stfOTd to pay for the
ln1ury Of protection. The worst WAS that
while America would cite England's tx-
ample TOR eulsTgiDg her navy, Eoglsnd
will give similar excise for further naval
increase. 1t is a matter Of sorrow to
reflect that the very Ostenta-
tious addition TO the de
fenses Of country made under n
real OF pretended necessity is made an
apology for an incfess4 OF the burdens OF
every other country. Under profession OF
sn additional security, the policy OF gov
ernments thus tended more and more to
ieopasdiZs the peace OF the world.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23
LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL TO-DAY.
Description of the New Torpedo Boat just
Built for the Governmtnt.

Description of the New Torpedo Boat just
Built for the Government.
BRISTOL, r l. January 22.-The first
Of the proposed American feet of torpedo
boats wss launched to-dsy at the Here
shelf Comeany's yards.
Toe vessel Ia denominstel No. l ia eff.
cial circles OF the Jailed States Navy, and
to the outside world will be known as the
Gushing, receiving it's name from Commo.
dore VIM. B Cushing, Of the U. s. Navy,
who blew no the rebel ram Albemarle at
Plymouth, n. O., in 1864.
The steamer is as complete and tfflcienl
as the most complete knowledge OF such
construction and an ample appropriation
could make it. The prime purpose OF tine
torpedo boa, Cushing is to discharge auto.
mobile tOrpedoes, that is, those carrying
their prOpelling force while travelling at q
high rate of speed. The Cushing will also
carry such other other torpedo tubes and
rapid firing guns, capable of discharging
twenty shots per minute, as shall be de.
termined after her speed is tested.
Commodore Converse, u s. N, has had
charge of the plans and construction, aud
the Cushing is g remarkable vessel. Her
length ia 135 feet; beam, 10 feet; depth
from deck to keel at the highest point, 10
feet; draueht. 4 feet inches, loaded
The contract upon which the Cushirg z was
built requires speed of % knots per
hour A honus of 81, 500 will be paid the
Herresboff Company for every quarter Of q
krot above % knots per hour developed,
AID 81 600 for every quarter of knot
above "a knots per hour. The Herreshcffs
are of the opinion that sitter few trials
the Cushing will make above "a knots per
bour, and they would not be surprised if
che covered over 26 knots per hour. and
that when loaded. A prediction is also
made that che will eclipse the time made
by the Royal Spanish torpedo boat Ariete,
which has a speed of 20 knots per hour.
The Cushing is shown 10 be very pow
erful craft. Her displacement will be 1903
townsr maximum horse power, l, 800; ratio
OF horse power TO displacement, Is tN /.
It's coal capacity is 80 tons; its coal endur-
dnCc dl iuhAtmuu p-eui fVV huO'ci ieo S"S'
endurance at economical speed, 3. 1000 knots.
The craft is built of steel plates of maxi
mum thickness Of one-fourth of an inch.
The keel is of fat plate; the ram ia steel
forging, extending from the spar deck 10
three feet along the keel from the spur OF
the ram, snd the stern port is another
steel forgiog, The plating ia let into steel
forgir g4, and, viewed from the front OF the
boat, appears TO be as sharp as scimeter
ard as smooth az polished wood.
Tue automobile torpedo to be used will
have a velocity of forty feet per second,
and will be discharged from the Cushing
when che is travelling at the rate of thirty
eight feet per second. The prtjectiles will
be discharged from the vessel by sn explO-
sive charge The bow torpedo tubes are
fourteen feet loog, and they are arranged
under the whale bIck in a parallel lire
and idcline toward the horizon at an angle
,f about three degrees. Nothing but the
uuzzles will be visible.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23
GERM-LADEN AIR.
Health ofioers Alarmed Over the Spread
of la Grippe.

Health ofioers Alarmed Over the Spread
of la Grippe.
CHICAGO, January % The death rate
in this city has reached alarming proper
tions.
With the air filed with frost crystals,
and the stipging prairie wind driving the
thermometer down to zsro, the health off
cars looked for falling off in the daily
number of deaths in the city, bat when it
came time to close their books, last even
ing, there Icy before them l3O death GER
ti6oates.
This was az increase Of IL over the great
record OF the previous day, and two more
than were recorded during the fateful day
of last week, when the weather was almost
as fIigid as that of yesterday. The mortn-
airy record for the past "a hours exceeds
anything of the kind in the winter bistory
of the Health Office and it has but one
striking parallel in Summer. In 1887 there
we're over 100 deaths from sunstroke IN one
week.
The death certificates chow continu-
snce of malignant throat and pulmonary
Elections. Bronchitis is increasing among
the children, and il rfuepzI, which is grow
ing more violent, is sweeping off people at
the rate OF twenty a day. There were
sixteen deaths within the pist twanty-four
hours from irfueDzl and its complica-
tions. This is the record shown by the
death certificates. II to these were added
the grip fatalities reported due to pneu
monia, the number OF deaths due 10 the
prevailing epidemic for the day would
reach twenty or more. Nearly one-half
the deaths recorded yesterday were due to
throat and lung diseases. Pneumonia
killed seventeen persons, bronchitis six
teen, influenza sixteen, and consumption
twelve.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23
PITH OF THE NEWS.

Tne train dispatcher of the Central Pa
cifo reports favorable weather MOodsy,
ard satisfactory progress made at ali points
A commutation Of the death sen,snce oi
Mrs Margaret Dillird, of North Hampton
county, Pa, is recommended by the Par
don's Board. She cOnspired with he para
mour 10 murder her husband.
William T. Day, Ex-Deputy U. S. Mar
shal of Kentucky, suicided, Monday, with
morphine drink aud family trouble the
cause.
The newly organized Soma OF the Ameri-
can Evolution held it's frat meeting IN
Cnicspo Monday. General George CROOK
was elected president.
Catarrhal pneumonia has developed
among cattle at Eden, Pa. Several have
died.
A sehiocton, Wis, postmaster is under
srrest for robbing the mails.
Steamer Servia arrived in New YORK
Yesterday from Liverpool.
A four-story social club house IN Ne"
Orleans burned yesterday. Loss' s4oO''
600. Covered by insurance.
Miss Polly O,good, Amesburg, Mass
centenarian. died Tuesday of irfiuerzh.
Thomas Rsirey, Texas best known
rsnchmsp. succumbsd to the grip Tuesday
His aged father blew his brains cut soon
after.
Owing to blocksded roads no San Fran
cisco mail has resched New York since the
10Th inst. The Piltsburg mail yesterday
was two borrs, and Boston mail one houf
late
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23
RANK PARTISANSHlP.
REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON UNSBATgD BY
A REPUBLICAN VOTE.
Speaker Rsstds Rules Work 0harm-fbs
Committee Decides That it Will bs
Useless to Discuss the
Evidence.
special Telegram to the Register.

spectd! Telegram 10 the Reoisier.
WASHINGTON, D. G., December 22.-As
the REGISTER dispatches have foreshad'
owed the Republicans of the House have
simply determined in advance, if they
have the power, to unseat Democrats
whose seats are contested without any re-
gard 10 right or Justice. No better illus
tration OF their vile psrtisanship can be
offered than the course of the Election
Committee 10 the Smith-Jackson case yes
terday.
The committee agreed to take up seria-
tim the impeached votes in each case. The
Democrats maintained that they proved
that many illegal votes bad been cast for
Smith, and all they asked was fair in
vsstigatiOn. As Smith claimed that IL
legal votes had been cast for Jackson, the
Democrats proposed that all the contro'
verted votes on both sides be examined.
The Republicans agreed to this and the
Democrats were satisfied in the
knowledge that the Republican at
tempt to debauch West Virginia
in 1888 would be shown up and that Jack
sons right to his seat would be established
at the meeting this morning Toe Repub-
licans Of the committee rescinded their
action Of yesterday and, by party vote,
adopted resolution to upseat jackson.
Since yesterday Q (asy and Reed had applied
the party whip They bad told ROwell
and other Republicans of the committee
that it was not question Of fairness nor
decency, bnt simply of increasing the Re-
publican majority, and that no time
MUST BIZ LOST.
the Republicans of the committee yielded
and surrendered their convictions OF right
and their manhood to the dictates Of rtck-
less partissnship. 1t is now question of
Democratic unity and resistance. The
Democrats OF the House can only obtain
the smallest right by manfully fighting
for it,
Senator Faulkner to-day introduced bile
to per sion Marion Furr of the 10th, ard
Hannah ]. Burris, widow Of Samuel Bar
ris, OF the 18th West Virginia Regiment
He also introduced a bill to pay Eiwari
Theipuann, of Martinsburg, 81, l,O45 for
property taken during the war.
Representative Pendleton to. day called
upon Secretary Proctor on behalf ofthe is
suance of ordnance to Linsly Institute. He
had seen Secretary Tracy, of the Navy. who
WAS inclined to the opinion that the detail
Of a naval officer for civilian institution
was all that could be asked. Mr. Pendle-
ton ascertaiued that the Secretary of War
was vested with authority to issue stores
aud other supplies, and hence his call upon
Proctor. The letter said that the question
bad been raiaad hAfnre. Init that he would
examine into it and advise Mr.. Peudleton.
Proctor was very pleasant
Cephas Kinney, of Cameron, has been
granted an increase Of pension.
n. Coll has been appointed postmaster
at Seven Pines, Marion county, vice j. K
Shaner, resigned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23
ASTRAY ON THE DEEP
ANGRY sBAs BRING NO TlDINGs oY TER
STEAMER BRIN.
Evidence Of an Ocean Disastr-Ias Steamer
Oui twenty-five DaJs-A Crew cf
Seventy Men and Fifteen
Cattlemen Aboard.

LONDON, January 22.-The National
Line steamer Erin, Captain Tyson. from
New York for London, has now beer ont
% days and there is hardly any doubt in
maritime circles that some disaster has
befallen her. The fears concerning her
safety have been greatly augmented by
report made by the British steamer Creole,
Captain Darling, st Bremen from New
Orleans, which on January saw q steam
er lifsbost sdrifs bearing the name Erin.
The OIeole brought the boat slongside and
took from it ten ash oars and a mast and
sail, life buoy, steamer bridge and an
awning were also seen floating near the
lifsboat.
The Erin was bark rig0ed iron screw
steamer, 4. 500 gross tons. She was built
at New Castle in 1864, She was twenty
four days ont from New York yesterday
and had not been spoken, She had deck
load of cattle in peus ard a general cargo.
She carried no passengers. She wss COM
manded by Captain Tyson and had crew
OF sixty or seventy men and about fifteen
cattle men. She wac one OF the swiitest
aad siaunchest of the older vessels OF the
National Lire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-23

A 1eYesr-DId Boy suG, rs for Two-Fold
Crime,

n IL YEAR Jlu bcJ FUN Is ioH A"D-'S'N
Crime.
DEs MONIES, IA, January % Jul ige
H OF, OF the Clayton District Court, has
passed upon probably the youngest life
convict ever sect up in this country. His
name is John Westley Elkins, and the
offsnse charged was that he murdered his
father. He also murdered bis mother at
the same tina. He was indicted for both
offenses, but "a he pleaded guilty to the
first the other was not tried. The boy Is
only II years old.
On ths night of July II be shot his
father with rfa while he was asleep,
and seiz. ID a club, which he had plscso
conveniently near, aud beat his mothers
head to q jelly. His infant sister, who
wss sleeping with his parents, be carefully
washed and dresssd and took in the buggy
with him and started for his grsudiatatrs.
He was stopped on the road by neiRhbofs
and when Interrcgated told story Of
murder By unknown parties He was NOS
suspected at fl st, bu; bis peculiarly calm
behavior led to his arrest week sfier.
He confessed the crime, and gave as his
motive that he had desired TO leave home
and shift for himself, hut his parents had
objected. He pleaded guilty of murder
and was given the full limit Of the law.