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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
A Charter Agreed Upon.

In their meeting at Knoxville Mon
day night the representatives of the
steel plant devoted the time to the
framing of charter. Mr.. Bowman
informs us that the articles of the
charter were all agreed upon. This
was about the extent of the meeting.
Everything in connection with the
movement is all right, and they want
to begin work by September, if posi-
BILE.
More than sixteen million bricks
will be used in constructing the plant,
not including the fire bricks Of which
it will require more than million.
Who does not love to hear that the
steel plant is our heritage? Not even
those who refused to contribute.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09

having broken the crnk-pin of the
high pressure engine, She was seen
about $50 miles out in tow of the oil
tank steamer Chester The Servia,
when she left on Saturday, had on
board number of passengers, mostly
people from Chicago. Prince George,
of Greece, was also a passenger.
Capt. Bauer, of the Eder, was seen
at the pier in Hoboken when that YES
sci arrived in reference to the accident
to the Servia. He said that the steam
er was sighted 129 miles from Sandy
Hook, in latitude 1875 and longitude
20 degrees west. She signaled twenty
two times, stating that she was COM
pletely disabled. The Chester which is
towing the Servia, was eight miles off
the Servia when she signaled and ask
ed for tugs. The Chester is now on
her way here at the rate of five knots
an hour Captain Bauer said that the
crank-pin that broke is twenty-five in
ches in diameter and it might take n
month for the Servia to get refitted
with q new one, as it may be necessary
to send back to England for q dupli-
oofo
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Lowered the Taxes.

J. NJ. Erwin, chairman of the board
of equalization for the assessments Of
Washington county for the present
year, states that the board have lower
ed the assessed value of the taxable
property in this district about $4,000
The equalization required the raising
OF the assessed value OF some property
and the reduction of that of Others,
but the balance is in our favor accord
ing to the above figures In the entilc
county, including this district, the as
sessments were reduced about S150000.
The work of the board seems to have
been very satisfactory all around.
There were no complaints entered in
the quarterly court last Monday,
which was the last opportunity for APP
peal.
Mr.. Reeves, the assessor, did faith
full work, and the corrections are very
slight considing the amount Of proper
ty involved.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
CIGARETTE LAW ENFORCED.
The First Case Tried Yesterday..A
Fine of $40 Imposed.

The law against selling or giving
cigarettes to minors will be enforced
in Johnson City.
If there are those who have thought
that the law has not been watching
with keen eyes, they may set it down
as their own mistake.
The law was tested here yesterday
and it held good $40 worth on the first
case.
The history of the case is as follows
Pat Lovelace, boy about twelve years
of age, stole quarter out of his moth
ers pocket book, brought it to town,
had it changed, presented five cents
to McFarland's clerk and demanded
cigarettes. The clerk refused the de-
mand. Lovelace went out and gave
his nickel to Will Orr, another boy,
with instructions to get the cigarettes.
Orr came in and was refused
Lovelace handed his nickel to jim
Phelps. Jim, who is trying to sprout
some mustache and dosen't know his
own age from circus bear, went in
and bought the cigarettes from w. l..
James, who clerks for Mcfarland &
Co. He handed them over to the kid,
who puffed long and loud until he
was accosted about where he got his
cigarettes, when he told the story as
above related.
Phelps and James were brought be-
fore Judge Hart. Phelps age could
not be established, but his silken mus
tache was weighed in all its aspects
placed between the observer and the
sun and weighed again, afterwards
run through q leaven machine and
viewed with microscope, when the
Judge, from the uncertainty of things
decided in favor OF James as selling tc
one OF age. James went back happy
and feeling that he had been acting in
accordance with the law, which he had
no doubt, in purpose if not in deed
But Phelps, poor fellow, had to pay
the penalty, which the judge made
$40 as the least possible for the frs
offence.
1t is good experience for Phelps ant
: will help him to ascertain q few
things.
1t will also be a little pointer to boil
the men who sell cigaretts and thos
who buy and give them to minors.
The law is good one and will worl
all right if enforced, which no doub
will be.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
HOppers Stop q Train.

Topeka, KAN, July 8.-Grasshop-
pers stopped the Rock Island passen-
ger train Saturday night east of La
mont Junction and fifty miles west of
the Kansas State line. They covered
the track for distance of five miles.
Another engine was procured at Ly-
mon, which pushed the train through.
1t taking two hours to accomplish this
These grasshoppers have been hatch
ing out for two weeks and are not yet
matured enough to rise. Fears are
entertained that they will be able to
rise before the corn is hard enough to
be safe and be blown into this State by
the northwest winds from the noun
tains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09

forty feet wide crosses the Delaware
River at this point. Crowds of people
were crossing the bridge to wit
ness the closing features OF
the programme, Several bands began
to play national hymns, and the peo-
pile becoming suddenly inspired by the
music kept time with it as they were
crossing the bridge. Suddenly it gave
way from the vibration produced by
the people stepping in unison, and
seventy-fve men, women and children
were precipitated into the water, some
twelve feet below. The stream was
about five feet deep.
For awhile the greatest excitement
prevailed as the people struggled in
the water. Boats and ropes were pro-
cured and the work of rescuing the
unfortunate ones began. With the
exception of two-year-old child nc
one was killed.
Mrs. Fiero, of Margaretville, had her
spine severely injured by a falling
beam. Her condition is critical
Charles Harkins, Of New York, had
his wrist broken. Others were more
or less cut and bruised, but their in.
iuries are slight.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
The Steamer Itata.
Telegraph to The Comet.

By Telegraph to The Comet.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, July S.-Although
the Chilian steamer Itata has been in
this port since Saturday no steps have
been taken against her by the United
States authorities. Nothing has been
heard from the United States Marshal,
Gard, or District Attorney Cole, who
are at Los Angeles. The vessel at
present is in charge of Collector Berry,
who holds her for violating navigation
laws in leaving the port without clear
ance papers, and it is stated that the
Itata will plead guilty to this charge
and pay fine.
The opinion is expressed by lawyers
of this city that the charge ofviolating
the neutrality laws will not hold, and
the commander OF the Itata expresses
confidence that the vessel will not be
delayed more than few days longer.
Then, he says, the vessel will proceed
to San Francisco and take a cargo for
Iquique.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09

thony Comstock, the Smiths have
been very numerous family. You
can find them all the way from the
dirtiest tramp up to the elite OF So
ciety.
whether this numerous family de-
sire such paper as The Smiths pro
poses to be, remains to be seen. If
they do, and one-tenth of them will
become subscribers, then we shall be
happy il not, we can very easily be
returned to the asylum from which
we came"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
THE STORY DENIED.
The Reported Revolt Against
President Diaz,
Contradicted by Senior Romero, the
Mexican Minister.


WASHINGTON, July S,-ScDor Rome
70, Mexican Minister to the United
States, denies the truth of the story
telegraphed from San Francisco that
the people in our sister Republic are
ripe for revolt against tho government
of President Diaz.
The San Francisco story detailed
the accidental discovery OF Il package
OF letters from a prominent official in
the city of Mexico which are said to
have declared that large quantity of
arms was already collected for use,
and that the proposed revolution was
due to dissatisfaction which had arisen
since the death of General Dublan,
Mexican Secretary of the Treasury.
Minister Romero discredits the story
entirely. He says that President Diaz
has succeeded in keeping Mexico in
peace for about fourteen years, which
was more than any other government
had been able to do, and that under
the shadow Of that peace the credit OF
Mexico had been restored and about
5000 miles of railroad built. The
country, he said, had been rapidly de-
veloped. Foreign trade had increased
the public resources had been doubled
the seeds of revolt had been destroyed
and the government was strong
enough to suppress in the bud any in
surrectiOn which might take place.
| kThe death of Senor Dublan, the late
Secretary of the Treasury, the Minister
added, was a great loss to the country
as he was u valuable assistant in
President Diaz's work and never was q
political leader, and his demise could
not therefore, affect the situation in
any manner at all. No one was ever
put to death in Mexico, the Minister
said, for political reasons, though some
have in former years been shot for po
litical offences, but always publicly and
openly, and no effort was made to keeI
! the matter a secret.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Her Body Removed.
By Telegraph to The Comet.

By Telegraph to The Comet.
LEXINGTON, VA, July Sit has just
been learned that the body of Mrs,
Julia jackson Christian, the daughter
of Stonewall Jackson, was on Friday
night, at 10 o'clock, secretly removed
from its resting-place in the City Gem
etery and placed in the crypt in the
vault beside her distinguished father,
whose remains will be placed under
the Jackson statue Her husband on
Friday gave his permission for the re-
moyal of the body.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
First. Bale Of Cotton.

Houston, TEXAS, July Ss-The first
bale ofcotton of the crop of 1891 was
received Tuesday by the Houston Cot
ton Exchange from Duval County,
and was sold at auction Wednesday.
1t weighed 554 pounds, The first bale
last year came from the same county
ON Inlv O.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Burned to Death.
By Telegraph to The Comet.


WASHINGTON, Pa, July S.-Saturday
night an accident occurred at Nc
Donald, Washington County, in which
a young girl named Margaret O'Hara
lost her life. A number Of young
folks were holding dance at Melon
aid, and had the platform lighted by
coal oil lamps, hung above the heads
of the dancers. One Of the lamps be-
came detached, and, falling at the feet
Of Miss O'Hara, exploded, from which
her clothes caught fire, and she was
soon enveloped in flames The flames
were soon extinguished, but too late tc
save her life, as she died that night in
most terrible agony.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Her Injuries are Fatal.

BosToN, July 8.-Physicians at the
Hospital say that Mrs Jennie c..
Crocker, Of Providence, who as an
aeronaut is known as Nellie Wheeler,
can not live from injuries to her spine
received from u fall at Waverly Park
Saturday. She ascended some 1900
feet in balloon, and had descended
to within about thirty feet OF the
ground with parachute, when, fear
ing that she would light upon some
greenhouses, she let go of her para
chute and fell, striking on her back,
She is thirty-four years old.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Committed to Jail.
Telegraph to The Comet.

ByTelegraph to The Comet.
New YORK, July S.-Henry A,
Adams, for many years the trusted
treasurer of the Universalist relief
fund for disabled. ministers Of the
Universalist Church, was arrested by
the Sheriff on an order issued by
Judge McAdam, of the Superior Court
in a civil suit for the recovery ofabout
$1,000, which is the alleged amount
of his deficit as treasurer of the fund
The suit was brought at the instance
of the Board of Trustees. Adams
bail was fixed by the Court at $4,000
in default of which he was committed
to the Ludlow Street Jail.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
THE BRIDGE FELL
And Seventy Five People We're
Thrown Into the River.
BY Telegraph t Q The Comet,

By Telegraph to The Comet.
RoNDouT. N. Y. July s.-The Fourth
Of July celebration at Margaretville
was dampened by serious accident,
the particulars Of which has just been
received. The program of exercises
arranged for the day were concluded
in the large park opposite the Ackerly
House. A large wooden bridge about
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Firemen Organize.

At a meeting held at the Opera
House last evening the Firemen or
ganized under two companies, q Hose
Company, Hook and Ladder Com
pany. The following is the list:
Chief, H. d. Gump; Assistant Chief,
Wade Whitesides.
Hose Company officers and mem
bers 7. E. Hurst, Vice President
Paul Shortridge, Secretary; II. w.
Lyle, Treasurer w. X. Boardman,
Foreman John A. Jobe, Assistant
Foreman.
w. L. James, ]. 2. Summers, r. G.
Lusk, i. w. Wood, A. e. Davis, L. w.
Tabor, J. E. Harr, w. III. Crawford,
Ike 7. Jobe, w. A. Reidout, Sam Sim
cox, P. II. Woford, John Whiteside,
Sam Leach.
Hook and Ladder Company officers
and members
Vice President, DR.. G. H. Taylor /;
Secretary Berney Burleson Treasurer,
John A. Fine Foreman, w. I. Gentry ;
Assistant Foreman, w. F. Martin.
E. W. Brown, I. 7. McNees, ]. A.
Galliher, Sanford Crouch, Sam Lrisk,
NJ. F. Hickey, J. J. Range, +. M. Sin
clair, L. Armbrust, G. L. Odom, J. I.
Anderson, Frank Powell, J. D. Kelsay.
Read The Comet every day for ten
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09

Charged With Embezzlement.

CHESTER, Pa, July 8.-The trustees
of Elias B. Eckfedt Camp, Sons Of
Veterans, have caused the arrest Of
Captain Charles L. Vantine for em-
bezzling the funds of the organization.
He was held for court in $500 bail by
Alderman Allen and the camp will
court-martial him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Whipped by White Caps.

MARTINsvnLE, IND, July 8.-Mon-
roe County White Caps whipped
Luther Jones three weeks ago for al
legged i'll treatment of his wife.
He went to Green County, but has
now been brought back home in a
dying condition and his case has just
been made public. The wife, whom
they alleged he i'll treated, is dying oi
consumption.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Cabinet Reorganized.
BY Telegraph to The Comet

New YORK, July S.-Messrs. Flint Il
Co. have received cable from their
Rio Janeiro house stating that the
Brazilian Cabinet has been reorgan-
lied with Lucena as Minister OF the
Treasury. The appointment of Lucena,
who was Minister Of Agriculture, to the
portfolio of the Treasury, is received
with universal satisfaction,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
KILLED IN A BAR ROOM.
Zack Munsey Shoots Police
man James LOOney
In Chattanooga---A Woman Supposed
to be the Cause.
Special to The Comet.

SpeciAl to The Comet
CHATTANOOGA July S.-Ex-Deputy
Sheriff Zack Mmsey shot and killed
Policeman James Looney this after
noon in u bar room on Market Street.
Both men are considered desperate
characters and the killing is the result
OF a two years feud supposed to have
originated about woman Munsey
is under arrest, There is some talk of
lynching.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Odd Fellows Now In Encampment at
Syracuse, N. Y.
By Telegraph to The Comet.

By Telegraph to The Comet
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 8.--Kirkwood
Park, in the southern part of this city,
is the scene OF a busy encampment to-
day Of the first interstate cantonment
of the Atlantic division of the Patri-
archs Militant of the order of Odd Eel
lows, The camps division headquart-
ers is established in charge of Colonel
H. H. Russ, Jr., Assistant Adjutant
General, assisted by Major Walter I,
Joyce, Major 0, G. Wolcott, of New
York Major 7. w. Nichols, of Balls
ton, and Captain |. 7. White, of Cort-
ladn. Subdivision headquarters are
also opened at the Globe Hotel in
charge Of General Freeman |. Daniels
OF Ottawa, assisted by Colonel J. L
Dickinson, of New York and
others.
The park is the crack racing track
of Central New York and is also {
park with beautiful grove and fine
lawn. The headquarters is in thu
center of the grove, and the various
cantons, which number sixty three, arr
encamped about, covering the space
in the western end of the park aud als'
reaching the space inclosed by the rac'
track. About eleven hundred men ar
in camp representing two Syracus
cantons, one from Boston and on
from Bridgeport, Conn one from NeN
Haven, Conn; eleven from Canad
and forty seven from different parts il
New York State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
Disabled at Sen.
By telegraph to The Comet.

NEW YORK, July S.-The steamship
Eder, brought the news that the steam
ship servia, which left on Saturday for
Queenstown, is returning to this port,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09
WATAUGA BANK.

ntaFcT0rs -Iu dge John P.
Smith, T. W. West i C p. Cass,
lnhn Sand, RS. A. Il bowman,
las A. Martin, Jas i. trnm-
ley, Will lIarr w. T. Duncan,
tieu. y. iuylor, e. X Lide
Isaac llarr.
We have the largest ! aid up
capital OF any hulk Ia the
c,ty. Our stockholders are
among the best men OF Wash.
iHgton and Carter Counties.
conservative banking
business IN ail ITS branches,
md all business entrusted to
us viii be faithfully and
promptly transacted,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-09

Read The Comet every day for ten
cents a week.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-22
FARM AND HOUSE AFFAIRS.
MAKING EXPERIMENTS ON THE FARM.
Experiments with Crops-Experiments
With Fesding-Brief Hints to the
Farmer-Among the Poultry-A
Budget of Good Recipes.

With the beginning OF spring. and as
early as possible, the matter of making
experiments on the farm should receive
consideration on the part OF every farmer.
The experiment stations are doing valua-
BILE work in giving facts and in educating
the farmers to a knowledge of the require
ments Of crops, but ali the work that can
be performed by the stations is but an in
significant factor compared with that
which can be done by the farmers them
selves. The stations are limited to GER
tain climates and soils, and many OF them
can only give their attention TO a few i'm
portant subjects, but the farmer can test
for himself in many directions, as his work
pertains to his own farm only, and he is in
no manner dependent on the conditions
that affect the farms of his neighbors.
There are annually introduced upon
the market varieties of all kinds of fruits
and vegetables, and the farmer is puzzled
more over the large number than from a
lack acknowledge of those that are superior
TO the older kinds. To substitute some
new variety for one that has been tried
may largely affect the crop, either by in
creasing production or entailing loss,
and in no case can the results be antici-
pated by comparison with crops grown
elsewhere, owing to the variations OF soils
and other causes The farmer should
never venture too largely with new substi-
tutes, but should test all seeds and plants
not only as to their advantages as varieties
but on different soils, different modes of
cultivation and different kinds of manures
and fertilizers. He must learn the re-
quirements OF the variety, for it is the key
TO success. No MISTER how superior a
variety may be, it demands certain meth
DDS of treatment that are necessary to a
realization of all the claims that may be
made in its favor. A single point gained
by observation may be the turning from
Joss TO success.
There is work abundant in the matter
of testing and feeding OF stock. The In
dividual characteristics of the animals,
and even their physiological conditions
cannot be studied too closely. A years
experiments may demonstrate that mis-
take has been made in the selection of
the breeds, and that certain changes
will be advantageous. But tests arc
not conclusive when made for a short
period only. Some animals are more
profitable at certain seasons than at
others, and some will give better results
on green or dry foods than may be APP
parent. Tests in feeding different foods,
and for certain results. as well as giving
due consideration to the breeding of each
animal, when carefully conducted will
give more valuable information to the
farmer than can be gained for him by
experiments made elsewhere at the ex-
pertinent stations.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-22
Among the Poultry.


Push the early Matched chickens by lib
eral feeding.
In many cases it will pay to raise feed
especially for your poultry.
Always separate any fowls that show
any indication of sickness.
Ducks and geese can be plucked now
whenever the feathers are ripe.
Oats are good feed to make bone and
muscle, but not for egg production.
1t is rarely the case that good laying
breed will be the best as table fowl.
Good pasturage is almost indispensable
in raising ducks and geese profitably.
change of food is desirable, as the
fowls tire of one kind If given too long.
Under no conditions should the young
fowls be fed along with the older ones.
The brooder must always be kept so
warm that the fowls will not crowd in it.
II the fowls refuse their feed. or do not
eat it up clean, let them miss a meal or
two.
A little f1axseed meal will be found val
liable to add to the regular morning
feed.
Even incubator chickens will be the
better Tor running out on warm, pleasant
days
Care must always be taken not to crowd
the young poultry in too close quarters at
night.
One object in feeding is to get an in
crease in size as much as possible, but at
low cost.
II from any cause any of the chickens
get stunted the quicker they are marketed
the better.
Pip in young chickens can often be
cured by mixing a little black or cayenne
pepper in their food.
When eggs alone are wanted the Span
ish are good breed as they lay large
white egg and never set.
II the poultry must be kept confined
part of the run should be spaded up daily
for the hens to scratch in.
The best profit for raising ducks for
ket is in having them ready TO sell when
they are twelve weeks old.
Pekin ducks, if well fed and cared for,
will average 140 eggs in a year, which is
enough to give good profit.
Wire cloth is a good material for doors
and windows during the summer. when
plenty OF ventilation is needed.
Guinea fowls are not a good market fowl
by any means. but they lay large mum
Der of eggs and are good table fowl.
Even with young chickens there are few
materials that are better than good corn
meal for fattening; even few days feed
ing OF it will be of benefit.
Until warm, settled weather at least it
will be best to close the doors of the poul-
try house every night. Very little ven
tiation will do for while yet.
Hens that are two years old and are not
good layers had better be fattened and
marketed as soon as possible; they are an
expense and return no income.
A row or two of sunhowers planted
along with the corn will be found profit
able to use in making good variety of
feed, especially during the winter.
Save the egg shells. put them in the
oven and burn them brown then mash
them up fine and mix with the feed. 1t is
healthy and beneficial to the fowls.
Broken grain, like cracked wheat or
corn, nilIet seed or something of this
kind. IL better and healthier for young
chickens than cornmeal or wheat mid
dlings.