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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
OTHER MAKES.

Ladies Heavy Kip Shoes, former
price, 9oc., will now go for 75c.
Heavier Kip Shoes for ladies which
have been sold for 81, will be sold
for Soc.
Ladies' Heavy Kip Whole Stock
Shoes which we sold at $I.35, will
be closed at $I.Io. Mems Lace
Shoes, former price, $I.75; now
$40. Mems Lace and Congress
Shoes, sold at 81, for $I.75. Mems
Shoes, former price, So. at $2.75.
Same kind of cuts made on Mems
Heavy Kip and Calf-skin Boots,
Misses and Children's Heavy Kip
Shoes so cheap that no one need go
barefoot. They will be sold regard
less of cost.
l also have some Rubber Boots
which we offer at $2.2o, former
price, So. And quite lot of Misses
and Children's Rubbers to close at
IS and zoe. per pair.
l have quite a stock of Mems and
Boys Fur and Wool Hats which l
will sell cheaper than you can get
them elsewhere, and, that you may
be convinced, just call at No. s,
MARKET STREET, and see with
both eyes open. Also nice lot of
Mems Derbys, which will be sold
at prices to suit the times on the
Spot Cash basis.
400 or 500 gallons Stone Ware at
Ioc. per gallon.
You will also find quite a stock
of mems odd coats and odd vests
and odd pants that you can get at
prices to please you. They must be
closed out. The pants are extra
large sizes and extra low prices.
l also want to call your attention
to our hannels, domestics, cotton
plaids, ticking, cottonades, striped
velvets and pushes, towels, towel
ing wigan, selecias, cambrics, corset
jeans, linseys, corsets, overalls,
working shirts, Hamburg edgings
and insertion, laces, ladies' and
gents handkerchiefs, suspend
ers and hundreds of other articles
in the notion line. A full line of
groceries and provisions a good
stock of staple drugs and medi-
cines, all of which will be sold at
prices ranging with and below
prices that you can obtain them at
in any other house.
These prices are for SPOT
CASH, No Time, NO CREDIT,
or for good produce at CASH
PRICES. And here want to
state that I buy more country pro-
duce than any other house will
handle. I want to buy corn, wheat,
oats, corn meal, clean cotton, rags,
eggs, butter, chickens, Irish pota-
toes, ginseng, Virginia or black
snake root, Seneca snake root, an
gelica, burdock root, May.apple,
pleurisy root, Jamestown or jimson
leaves, spiknard.
So bring along your produce and
your cash, and get goods at prices
below what you can at other houses
and other places. ] will always be
glad to see you.
Your friend and
fellow citizen.
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Capitalists in the City.

Mr.. A. M. Young and associate cap
italists, of Waterbury, Conn, are in
the city. Mr.. Young is President of
the Watauga Lighting and Power
Company, and Is here to commence
laying track for their electric car line.
The work has beer delayed unneces.
sarily by the city council in failing to
put the streets in proper condition.
The gentlemen here with Mr.. Young
are interested with him in the pur.
chase OF the F. K. Mouncastle far II
and will take steps Immediately to de.
velop it. A street car line will be run
out North Main street to the addition
Particulars in future issue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
Bristol Dramatic Company

Bristol News
The above local company, assisted
by two regulars, Messrs. Spicher and
Guildtouch, will give one of their
unique performances at johnson City
next Saturday night. The above gen.
tlemen will be assisted by some Of our
best local talent. The Lightning Rod
Agent is manuscript play, and while
the plot is not deep, yet it abounds in
many humorous as well as pathetic sit
uations 1t was recently played to an
appreciative audience at Opera Har.
melting, and the acting was consider.
ably above the amateur performances
We do not believe the people of John
son City will be disappointed in seeing
well rendered play, and the laugh.
ter.loving will be amply repaid. We
believe in encouraging home talent
and home enterprise. Bristol has
never been lacking in histrionic talent
and the present company, we are sure
will reflect credit on their town. We
hope that the organization will keer
alive and add to their reporter from
time to time. Several of them made
their first appearance in the Light
ingRod Agent, and acquitted them
selves unusually well. We hope
that they will have a full house al
johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

If Crisp, of Georgia, be chosen
Speake: OF the regenerated House,
the selection vii! be in one way the
most appropriate that could be made
Crisp was the one man on the floor
Of the last House OF whom Reed was
afraid. The Main Gear could neither
Lully nor silence aim, ard he wat
Reeds master as a parliamentarian.
How would Reed feel to find tina
calm, acute, satiric and powerful ey'
turned on him from the chair?-Phila
delphia Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
For pure candies, fresh fruits, good
tohaccos and fine cigars, call on A. j.
Brown, next door to postoflice.
As announced in THE COMET some

AS announced in THE COMET some
weeks ago, M. H. Massengill, of Piney
Flats, has decided to locate in Johnson
City and enter the mercantile race
He has rented the new Faw storehouse
on Market street and is opening 8
large stock OF general merchandise
The style OF the firm will be M. H
Massengill & Bro. They are hustleri
Of the deepest dye and will be sue
cessful.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
Death of Il. G. Pryor.

Last Saturday night II, G. Pryor
died at his residence on Watauga
avenue, after an illness of few weeks
of typhoid fever. Mr.. Pryor had re
cently moved to johnson City from
Carrollton, KY, and was member Of
the firm Of Wolfe, Pryor & Melcher
He was thirty-three years Of age and
leaves wife and three children. The
remains were taken to Carrollton Sun
day for interment and were es 5orteC
to the train with Pythian honors.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

Also, | still have few pieces OF
Blantyre Ginghams, which we sold
at Isc. now offered at Ioc.
Dress Ginghams, 81, 9, 10 and
II cents.
White Dress Goods, former price
I5c. ; now I24c.
White Cross barred Muslin re-
duced from 10 to Sc.
India Lawns reduced to 10, I.
IS and I6c. former price, II, IS, Il
and zoe.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

In all the hurry burly of election re-
turns, says the American, the namo Of
Kelley sounds not through a single
mans lips and hangs upon not sin
gle tongue. He is to himself, of all
the world forgot, OF all things lonely
the most supremely lonely, dead
echo, an exhausted wavelet, zephyr
that has but fer a moment disturbed
the atmosphere. His mad zeal fol
greatness is as the effort OF the tom til
to rob the eagle of his crown, of thu
whistle to outsound the cyclone, and
Of the safety.valve to temper the rage
OF the reused volcano. "And now nont
so poor to do him reverence"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
johnson City Marble Works.

The Johnson City Marble Works
Company is preparing to commence
work on its plant. Mr., Stuart, the
President, WIS in the city few days
last week aud informed THE COMET
that work would commence in fifteen
days, and he hoped to have the plant
in operation in three months. The
capital stock is 100000, and the stock
books are open at the office Of the
company in rooms 8 and 6, Opera
House. w. r. Rhea is Vice.President,
w. M. Christian, Treasurer, and W. J.
Palmer, Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

w. G. Hoffmeister, OF Beaver &
Hoffmeister, Knoxville architects, was
in the city Monday arranging to es-
tablish a branch office here. The
branch will be in charge OF Mr.. Mould,
an experienced architect from Min.
nesota. This is an enterprise Johnson
City has long needed, and the gentle.
men should be well patronized. Moth.
ing adds so much to the beauty OF a
town as the architecture, and the firm
of Beaver and Hoffmeister are toe
we'll known to need comment. The
tact that thsy will establish branch
Office here and have selected Mr.
Mould to take charge of it is evidence
sufficient that he is an artist of ability
The Office will be located in the Hale
Block on Main street, and the firm
will be ready for work next week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

Mr.. T. w. Wright, a prosperous
farmer in this vicinity, made TIKI
COMET a present last week Of sweet
potato. It was the Kentucky White
variety and weighed eight pounds
It was one foot high and twenty.thret
inches in circumference.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
ReedIsm Rebuked.

Philadelphia Times.
Quayism had a good deal to do
with it; McKinleyism had more. But
Reedism was also an important factor
in the result. The Speaker himself
got in before the battle opened and
nearly all of his marshals have fallen
outside the breastworks.
The overthrow Of Reeds committee
on elections is even more complete
than at first appeared, Not only has
the insolent chairman, Rowell, been
defeated, but 20 also have u majority
of the Republican members OF the
committee-Cooper OF Ohio Lacey, o.
Iowa; Greenhslge, of Massachusetts,
and Comstock, OF Minnesota. All the
Democratic members OF the com
mittee have been reelected, except
Maish, who was not candidate, but
is succeeded by Democrat.
Another well-deserved defeat is tina
OF Dunnell, of Minnesota, who looked
after the partisan census and intro
duced the apportionment bill, design
ed to give effect to the unjust count
McC Of Maryland, who fathereC
bill to interfere with the division o
the State into Congressional districts
has also gone down in the wreck.
In short, there does pot seem to be
single man left out of thoss promin
emily engaged in carrying out Reed
despotic policy except Lodge, and h
has had his majority cut down from
5000 to 1000. The ex-Spesker vii
BIZ very lonely in the new House.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
New Pavements.

Always progressive The latest
move in the right direction is in the
matter of pavements. The property
holders on the west side OF Main street
and down Public Square to Market
have decided TO have a decent side
walk and have contracted with G. E.
Osborne to make it. He is now at
work and has already laid several thou
sand feet. The new walk is IL feet
wide and is made of ironlithic. The
body is made OF Cranberry iron ore
and is as solid as the crock of ages. >
A coating of cement and sand is put
over it and the walk is as smooth
rs piece Of glass In pavements, as
in all things else, Johnson City leads
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
Shall Have Il Without AskIng.

From the Utica Observer
The New York World dominates
David B. Hill for Senator. That is
exactly what is in the minds of most
Democrats to-day. If Gov. Hill has
any ambition in that direction he can
undoubtedly have the SenatorshiE
for the asking. And a mighty valua'
BILE Senator he would bel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

The American says the New York
Sun thinks the tariff had nothing to
do with the result. Ii the venerable
Dana should be kicked by mule he
would probably insist that the mule
had nothing to do with it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

VIII Close on Thanksgiving Day.
By mutual agreement the mer-
chants OF johnson City will close their
places of business on Thanksgiving
day, the 9th inst.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

Col. w, D, Haynes died this morn
ing about 8 o'clock and will probably
be buried by the Masons tomorrow
afternoon at Blountville. AS we go
to press the funeral arrangements are
not perfected. Courier, 18th.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
Everxbodx Goes to cranherry,

A largo party Of Boston capitalists
conducted by F. r. Chase went up tC
Cranberry to inspect the Roam Noun
tain and Cranberry iron districts this
morning.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

A close friend of Gen. J. G. j. Will
liams is authority for the statement
that he will not contest for Houk's
seat in Congress.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
Still Going Up.

Returns from sixty-four counties
have been received at the office OF the
Adiutant General. Buchanan's vote
is 84,4S0, which is 34,70l more than
Baxter's, and 25,6S3 more than Bax.
ter's and Kelley's together.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

Matt Quay's "dighifed silence"
about that charge of grand larceny
has knocked the Republican party
dumb.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

The official returns show that Col
Inns is elected Floater and West, Sena-
tor by small majorities. Both Repub-
licans.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

ALI Taylor's majority over Butler is
sol. There is a rumor that Butler
will contest, but it has not been veri-
fed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
ZIEGLE BROS SHOES FOR
LADIES'.

So shoe, $2.5o; $3.a5 shoe for
$2.75; $3.50, for $50 81, So IS.
Misses and Children's Shoes sub
iect 10 the same cut.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
THE COMET
Johnson City, Tenn, Nov. 10, $50.

The official count in McKinley's
district gives Warrick majority
Of 908.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
For the Next Thirty Days
will make a Great SlauSh-
ter Of Goods for the
Cash PRICES and NO TIME

?
former price, zoe. ; now, soc.
Doe-skin Jeans, former price,
Coo. now, 45c.
Wooden Dress Goods, former
price, I5c. now, I2c.
Wooden Dress Goods that were
22c. ; now I5c.
Dress Goods that were soc, for
20 cents.
Dress Goods that were 37c., for
20 cents.
Broadhead Dress Goods that were
Soc, for $50, and it is the best
goods for the money in America.
Broadhead Dress Goods which
we sold for 65c. we will sell for sac
Two pieces of black Henriett'
Cloth, very fine, at 90 and 95c.,wil
be sold for "a and 75c., and sam'
kind of cuts on all Wooden ORES
Goods.
A few pieces Of side-stripe Mus
Inns that cost &C., which you cal
have at SC. yard.
A few pieces Sateen which cos
80 80, oo,, bo,,o G.. ~ ca,>+e
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
The official vote for Washington
county is as follows:

For Governor, Lewis 7. Baxter( Rep
1,4S9; j. P. Buchanan (Dem.) 1855 /;
D. G. Kelley pro $40; For Congress,
A. A. Taylor (Rep,) 1921 ; r. r. But
Ter (Rep.) 1884; A. ]. Bruner (Pro)
255; For Legislature, W. S Hickey,
(Pro.) 1917; W. B. Bowman (Dem.)
1912. j. |. HAWKINS,
Sheriff
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13

There was man in ohio
Whom the people wanted to retlo;
They voted early, and that
For good Democrat,
And Mckinley was knocked sky.hi0
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-13
CASH. YOU KNOW.

I2c., you can have for 10 cents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-12
Lester on the Suppressed Vote.

One of the reasons given by Representa-
tives Lodge and Rowell for the passage of
the force bill was that the vote in the
south is suppressed. The figures are easily
obtainable to show that about as great a
per cent of the vote of many of the north
ern states as of the southern states is not
cast In his speech on the federal election
bill in the House Representative Lester, of
this district, made it quite clear that the
argument that because the vote of any
state is not cast it is suppressed proves too
much He said:
For instance, in 1884, the year of presi-
Dental election, Georgia cast l43, 543 votes.
In 1885, p, 6l9 votes elected her ten con-
gressmen, all democratic. The cry Isl
Where are the votes of lSS4l The gentle
men reply to their own question, and answer:
THE negro votes were suppressed" The ar
gument, if it proves anything, proves too
much. To make 1t valid at all it must be
shown, as the major premises, that all
votes not cast, are suppressed. This is not
true, nor can it be shown to be. For If it
be true that the failure to cast ballot is
the evidence of its suppression, then the
white vote is suppressed as we'll as the negro
vote. Gentlemen from Massachusetts and
from Illinois have INDUCED exces-
sively i'll this false logic Ii the syllo-
gism is applicable to Georgia, it is likewise
applicable to the states these gentlemen
represent.
In 1884 Massachusetts cast 303, 1888 votes,
Illinois 672, $40 and Michigan 4O1, 1856. In
1886 Mas &C .llsetts cast 255, 800 votes,
Illinois sac, $40 and Michigan S72, 400. Mas
sachusetts fell off 6S,OS4 votes, Illinois
SO, $50 and Michigan 2S,695. So you will
find over the whole union. Will these gen
tlemen apply their own logic AMI tell why
these voters representing these several
differences did not cast their ballots, or why
they were not counted. We're they sup
pressed by fraud
Nobody answered this argument of Rep
resentative Lester satisfactorily. Indeed,
it cannot be answered. The republicans
know very we'll that very large per cent.
of the votes in the republican states are not
cast, and voters remain away from the polls
in those states for about the same reason
they do in southern states.
In 1883 West Virginia cast IS per cent of
her vote and Massachusetts casts only 60 per
cent; Texas and Virginia cast 70 per cent
each of it's vote, and Maine only 81 per
cent, Vermont only 63 per cent. and Rhode
Island only IS per cent. Florida cast Sc
per cent. of her vote and North Carolina
81 per cent, while New York cast only so
per cent. and Pennsylvania only rs per
cent. 1t is unnecessary to give additional
figures. The foregoing show that if the
failure of a state to cast its full vote is evil
dence that its vote is suppressed then there
J is about as much suppression of votes in
northern as southern states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-12
Reed rryine to Bulldoze Senators

IL is understood that Speaker Reed is
using all the means in his power 70 influence
the republican senators to take up the in
fam us federal election bill and pass it at
once. The circular addressed to rep1bli-
can editors throughout the country, and
signed BIZ one Of his lieutenants, was, it
seems, written by him The purpose of it
was to get all the republican newspapers to
call for the Immediate consideration
and early passage of the election bill
by the Senate The effect of it was de-
stroyed 10 a great measure By It's publica-
ton. It was not Mr.. Reels original int n-
ton that it should be published The plan
was TO send il privately to the republican
editors. Its publication was decided upon
only after it was found that the caucus OF
TIE republican senator's was to be held be-
fore the circular could reach all of the re-
publican editors.
The caucus, which was held Thursday
night, really decided nothing elative to the
election bill. 1t was admitted by those
who made speeches that unless the rules
we're changed it would be useless to take
the bill up at this session. A majority of
the caucus seemed to favor the passage of
the bill, but quite a number were either
Indifferent or hostile to it.
1t will be an extremely difficult matter to
get the rules changed. The Senate is a very
conservative body and prefers quiet and
od-fashioned methods Of doing business
Very few Of the republican senator's like
Speaker Reed, and there is reason for think
ing that some Of tie ablest of them believe
that Reeds rule, which allows him to count
quorum, is unconstitutional. All of these
things may influence them to let the election
bill alone, at least for this session.
Another caucus is to be- held tonight, or
Monday night, at which the question
whether the bill shall be taken up at this
session or not may be deter mined. The in
dications at present are that the question
will be decided in the negative. 1t is not
safe to assume, however. that Speaker Reed
will not succeed in driving the republican
senators into doing what he wants done
His success in making himself master of the
majority of the House and forcing it to do
his bidding, creates at least some confidence
in his ability to force them, in one way and
another, to weld to his dictation
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-12
Barnum's Unique Gorilla.

Col. Hager, relates the Chicago Tribune. who
is boss side Snowman and a collector of odd.
ties, curiosities and freaks says.
There is no live gorilla in the United States,
aud there never was one. Any Snowman who
says to the contrary tells what he knows to be
raise. In the first place it is almost impossible
TO capture a live gorilla. The animal is devilish
sly and can't be fooled. In the next place if
one were captured I doubt if he could live in
TINS country. The gorilla has had a good deal
OF fun poked at him, but he has the most deli
cate constitution of anything that crawls,
walks, flies swims"
Didn't Barnum once advertise that he had
one?' was asked.
Yes, but he got fooled on it. He had offered
large amount of money fo- a live gorilla and
his agents secured gorilla land to get one
somebody finally caught what he thought was
a gorilla and shipped it to Barnum in New York
As soon as the old man heard of it he advertised
the fact IN big type in every paper in New York
Inc day the animal arrived and was on exhibition
the fact was placarded all over the eli There
was an old man in town who had lived many
years In the country where the gorilla exists
lie went in to see the new arrival and after
looking at it, said to Mr. Barnum:
That's no gorilla. No gorilla has a tall
But, said the quick witt I'd Snowman, this
gorilla has tall and it is the only one that ever
was known to have one
However, that didn't make the animal q
gorilla, just the same, for there never was live
gorilla In this country"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-12

I The Fight for thu Commiss.onership
I There is more interest in the contest for
/ the Office OF commissioner of agriculture in
( this state than in that 70. anv other state
house Office. Henderson, Hunnicutt and
Nesbit are making extraordinary efforts
for the democratic nomination for that
office, and it is By no means clear yet
which one Of them will get it. Il is notice.
able that Ncsbit Is making a great many
friends, and the prospect for mis- success is
much more promising than IL was
few weeks ago. The alliance is giving hin
quite hearty support The Cobb County
Alliance has issuei a circular in his behalf,
In which it presents some facts which ought
TO help him. In its circular it says: I'VE
call on all democrats to support the candi-
dates on their merits. The interests of the
farmers of Georgia demand that we have
competent, energetic man at the head of
this department, aud protest against the
methods now being used to bias the judg-
ment of the people and control this election
IN Judge Henderson's favor. We opposed
and will oppose Judge Henderson, and deem
a change necessary, because: l. In eleven
years occupation of the Office he has demon
strated that he is either incompetent or IN
willing to help the farmers. We appeal to
every farmer in Georgia, and ask if they
have received any practical benefit from
this department? .. The inspection of fer
tilzers has been and is still being carried on
in such a careless manner that we have little
protection. aud the same condition Of things
exists now as when the legislative committee,
which investigated this department, stated
there was room for gross frauds which
is contrary TO law
The Cobb county alliance makes several
other charges against Commissioner Hen
derson, but if the first reason it gives for
opposing him is true il is sufficient TO jus
tify change. The farmers are particularly
agriculture, and it ought to be illed by man
who keeps well abreast OF the times in so
far as matters pertaining to agriculture are
concerned. Commissioner Henderson has
been i'll Office long enough to enable them
to form an opinion as to his fitness for
didates could render them better service
they ought not e. hesitate for any reason
whatever TO make change Commissioner
Henderson's twelve years of service does
not entitle him to any especial cOnsdera-
ton. He has been fully paid for whltever
TO think that Nesbit or Hunnicutt would
make a more acceptable commissioner the
farmers ought to vote in favor of a change.