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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
Troops Will be Called Out
to Escort
TAe Convicts to Briceville, Coal Greek
aud Oliver Springs.
This time it WILL COnditiOnalIy- be a
Widow Making Picnic.

NASHVILLE, Dec 15.-The militia OF
Tennessee have been ordered out and
are touring into this city. The con-
victs will 60 9ck to the mines at
Briceville, Coal Greek and Oliver
Springs. The Cover or of TIE n ssee
has said it and to back his words has
called out the militia of Tennessee to
join The adjutant general at Nashville.
Troops are coming in, 200 are al
re dy here, camped on the hill at the
State capitol And the remainder will
come in tomorrow and augment the
forces until some 400 men, armed with
guns, gatlings and howitzers will es
,cort 500 convicts back to the three
mines during the latter part of this
week Their orders are to carry the
tcnnviCts back to the mines and if
the is any attempt whatever on the
part Of the East Tennessee miners to
releasc the prisoners again, to pounCe
down on them and Stay them in a
body.
Tn militia are under the command
of Gc1 Kellar Anderson, and will be
divided into three detachments, one
far each mining district. OF the 450
convi Is released, four-fifths of them
have been recaptured and are at the
peritentiary now. There will hardly
be anv more trouble with the miners,
as the troops will be kept at the mines
for an indefinite period, and if they
shoui attempt their game again there
will be wailing and crashing of teeth
and many widows in the mountains OF
EIst Tennessee.
The Governor will 1t talk about his
action, bat the lessees, who hBve been
nasging him to this, are jubilant and
, tie quick action speaks for itself.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
Room In Alaska.

Alaska conta ms in round numbers
nearly 100000 square mil s. After
year and half of dlligent work b!
proxy ana otharAi-", Ce,sus Su eTiu-
tendent Porter is able 10 inform al
ANXIOUS and waiting public that our
new territory i'll tive orthwcSt CON
tains all told 81 795 inhabitants, or a
trihe more than one inhabitant to
twenty square miles. Mr. Porter is
not quite sure that his enumerat'r,
caught them all, and il deed, when
only one inhabitant to Twenty
square mil, WAS caught and counted,
there would he fair chance that =. V.
eral might scape il the wanted to,
The 31.795 caught and counted
we distributed among 308 villages
and s. elements 1903 of them were
whites, 1919 hali-brceds, 1924 In.
dams, 2,2S7 Mongo'ians, aud 112 'mis-
cellaneous." The Indians are subdi.
vided into 1874 Eskmos, 4,740
Think, Is, 3,441 Athaba> kans,. 96S
Aleuts, 95l Tsunpseans, AID 391
Hydas. The most populous Of these
settl ments is juneau, with 1858; the
second is Sitka, with 119 and the
third is Karluk, with 1923. The two
smallest ar Lake Vill'ge and Sem
enovsky, with 3 each.
Mr.. Porter's Alaskan figures, which
no one will chase over 100000 miles
of territory to prove incorrect, show
that the United States still owns 8
good deal of territory not yet crowded
with population There may be pleu.
ty of seals and salmon in Alaskan
waters and plenty O deer, be n anC
other wild animals in Alaskan forests
but the one human being of twent.
square miles of Alaskan territory Qal
hardly be id to be crowded. AL SKI
presents great possibilities yet. 1t
climate may be none OF the ba'mics
and its inhabitants are mixei loI
but it abounds in room. Let til s
who begin to feel crowded in the othe
States and Territories choose nc
solitary spot in Alaska. No one vi
dispute possession with them Phil
delphia Times
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
TUE CAT AND THE poIITlc1AN.

Behind the house, upon the fence.
pussy cat was sitting
Watching an open window whence
Many and divers household utensils, not ia
speak of supervacaneous footwear and
sundry ostentatious articles de vertu,
Were fitting.
The pussy cat, unmoved by these,
Addressed the man and brother:
Pray sir, desist, and let Ms seize
This suspicious opportunity for establishing
amcable relations with one another.
"Why should you hurtle things OF me,
A cat of good condition.
'Iis far more natural that we
Should get together and talk over the COM
mon interests Of the cat and the poll
tieian.
II am a brute and you man,
But that's the only difference;
We're modelled on the selfsame plan,
And in your inner consciousness you must
confess that we enjoy In common an ins,l-
tiate appetite to sit on the fence.
"A cat has many lives, tits said
So has politician.
How oft we hear that he Is dead:
That he has been killed Off at the primaries,
slaughtered at the caucus, laid out in the
convention, or buried at the polls, for
seeking a soft postionl"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
The Dividing Line OF Loquacity.

zone of the greatest differences be-
tween the east and the west, says vet
eran conductor, lis in regard to talking
with strangers. The Missouri River is
the dividing line in regard to talk. The
very minute passengers get east Of Omaha
and Council Bluffs they freeze each
other.
Strangers are strangers, and they
grow more SO until they reach the coast.
The difference is just as marked the
other way. Passengers who would not
dare to speak or be spoken to, quit play
ing CLANS as soon as they reach the west
end of the Union Pacific bridge. From
that point on, clear to the setting sun,
tile tongues get nimbler and nimbler.
You can ask any man for his past ex-
perience, present feelings, and future ex-
pectations, and he will give up every de-
tail with smile. But get even little
ways east, and if you ask q man the time
of day he will look at you as if he was
sure you intended to snatch his watch.
Yes, the Mississippi River is the line Of
loquacity Omaha Bee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

Wife-How in the world can you af-
ford to buy those expensive cigarSF
Ilusband-I don't buy 'em.
Dear mel You don't mean to say any
friend of yours is rich enough to give you
such cigars, do you? ?"
well, not exactly. That young man
who has got snitten with our daughter
-"
"Huh No more than she is with
him."
"Well, he's an agent or something for
big firm of cigar importers, and gen.
orally has his pockets full Of their best
samples. Well, after we go to bed, and
the lights are turned down, he takes 'em
out Of his pockets and puts 'em on the
mantelpiece-to keep 'em from getting
crushed, IsupposeD Then when it comes
to leaving, between the desire to skip out
without making any noise at such late
hour and the pain of saying goodnight to
our daughter, he forgets all about Them
] tell you, Maria, our daughter has been
a pretty heavy expense, but she's sort o
paying for herself now. New York
/ Weekly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
EuRth WataugA.

H.,rl<in Shell and Miss Mollie Stepp
~5cre married Sunday Dec. 9th at the
ceiIrnce Vi ;4dwald Larmer, brother
Sn law Of tie groom. H B. Huston,
EsG, performed the ceremony. Rev
g U. Little AN he same day at 3 p
~ urea, he'd ~ interesting sermon to
larg. and atteniye congregation
G C. Potts has had severe attack
If ia grippe, but is able to be out again
CT Camp began today building a
wagon bridge aross the Watugs river
lis saw mill.
The pain ers and plasterers are
busy today finishing the Smalling sto
lousc.
George Pink SION and his extra squad
i'll have = side track ready for the
airs by next Saturday
u. w. Foutz of the brick firm o
obhug & Foutz has built small
,.,ttoge near the brick plant and moved
nto il with his family last Friday.
FIJI. Magee, who is regular hans
he tanpery, has moved his mothe
I'd sister IL m Elizabethton into
i,use butt for him by w. r, Camp
bell.
a protracted meeting is In Progref
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
OF Great Importance.

In New York newspaper Office. A
seedy looking man enters and thus ad-
dresses the managing editor:
VI have something here that I think
will please your readers. "
"Don't want it; full now"
Slut it is very important"
"Don't want it, tell you"
ut is not murder or anything of that
sort-it is more important than fire."
"Will you get QUIZ"
at is slam at Chicago"
Morning editor seizes the article,
rushes to the tube, and shouts; leave
out news from Washington. Chicago
matter of great importance!"-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
HOME SEEKING IN TEXAS.
Great is the State and Great is the
Cotton Belt.

new o. L. McAmis' VINO ielt East
tennessee someIime ago TO Jake up his
"ooue III leAaS' writes the lel'o wing
'eV'er ABOUT Vhe country ana Vhe same
appeared III 'he D"'Iy Hera'u' OIL
0ie ,, ieAos
IhouEh'S oilshV as VAe Ilgut some
V'u'eS '"Sp mo our minus as harolp-
gers o' happier uays / hese oeautllul
susses'i'''S' II i'e'ueu' """'u o'Veh
'eou W 'l'e -" I'o'ue u fortune
DoeS inns '"'u7"V ever occur 10 you
'''"' ''ie 'u'u'e ""S some re"ar" ioi
YOU Vi '''"' '''e '"'u'e wiz surrey
or''s you W J"ush'e"'' our eNper
renee III 'ne "o''o 10 come VIII verify
'"ls 'iu''''
"e '"s' o''''''i.'l' o' ieN"s eN'ehuS
W you .'i''onS % d. res Oh rlch virgil
''i' "'i'0'' Cd" nov "o Sufl''sseo'
ii'i se"'" ''''''''e s'''''es 10 wei
'orne you
Inc variety Vi son anu Climate III
9"'e "0' "0"''0' VI "'''ou''u'"' "n'
''"i ''ou''''i'' l''o'''''S' 'ne p's's Vi
", n' " .'"FP! ''''ii'S "'s 'u''''
~ ~ '"''o " II" t'o'''i''"iy 'rouo
''o can ''o' i,'" ii.Iel H"VuF" SAINT
'ii''" southwest leA'S Is 'ne lhVa
nus '0'i'"' ~ V"'' Vi ,o'iSu'nP 'ioi
Nus never oee'i N"oN Il W oeNelop Vhere
A''i''ii" '"i i'o' VN'S' III 'Ii"V ? 'rVioi
VI Ine 'V"'e,
houS"''oS nave maze fortunes D!
oon''nS W ieNas' why NOT YOU lo'
"'N "'l"V lou'o sll 81 l Jake coming
Me'' 'aNe '''e ~ !" " w. ~ ~ VII
ne''L'n'S' "'a'cl ''nieets WIN 'h'
LiVVie II OK " heiiiPhIS' theh you cal
JAKE ''ie great '''nk me OF 'he Oo'
'on DELI
ne track Is III go"' cohditon' 1
rs i"'u through rlcil' ofauV''ul coun
'ry' Inc traveller Is d 'Shte'' In
cars are very he"V'y anu cohiiortaol.
furnished. No comforts elected, da.
or nj Int. Meals are sumptuops an,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
.Euurth Murder in Twelve Days.

IN BINGHAM, ALA, Dec. 15.-At
"a, ,..sv.lo. Blount county, today Jul
>GnfAi,l, the son OF G. A Griffith, a
,,,,n,,ukut II er3hant of that place, shot
,nd .i.,ca John McNeils. prominent
farm =. Me men quarreled in Grit
Gtl re. Full particulars have not
! been J. ccived. No arrests.
This j, BIount countys fourth mur
der villain Twelve days
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
The Rev, Mr., Sam JOnes's style.


"Some Of you are here to night just to
listen to what Sam Jones has got to say
about this town. You are scared to open
your mouths on the streets, you little
puppies! I'd call you dogs, but you are
too little. Your town is made up of
pusllanimous towards. The state Of
things here shows that. God helping me,
I'll put stop to this. We will form a
law and order party, and we'll see the
law enforced here, or blood will be split
and the ground torn up for two miles
around. Here, I am going to give Rome
an airing. Now if you have anything to
tell me, don't say it to me and then don't
want it to be known that you told me.
You blab eyed fool, don't be such .
coward. From recent sermon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

Superintendent-How is this, Murphy I?
Ten cents all you took in on your round
trip?
Conductor-Yes sir. I struck an
orphan asylum picnic. They went down
and back with me, and every one of EN-,
savin' the woman in charge, was under
age,-Harpers Bazaar,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

New Clerk Ito old clerk)-Didn't you
tell me that time went on in this estab-
lishment during vacation3
Old Clerk-Yes.
New Clcrk-Well. they've locked me
for the two weeks | was away.
Old Clerk-That's all right. l didn't
say that salaries went on, did 1?"-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

Mother-You are sure it isn't for your
money he wants to marry you? Daugh-
ter-Perfectly sure. He does not care for
money! he spends all he gets.-New
York Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

"How long has he been preaching?"
asked the stranger, as he came in during
the sermon and took a seat in back
pew. "Thirty or forty years, | think,
replied the old member, "but I don't
know exactly" "Pll stay, then. He
must be nearly DONE"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
Our dear little daughter was terribly sick,

UUT UIHT IIVIIt WHugHItT WIS ItTTIDIY SICk,
Her bowels were bloated hard as a brick,
We feared she would die
Till we happened to try
Pierce's Pc lets-they cured her rtnarka ably
quick.
Never be without Picrce's Pellets in
The hou-e They are gentle and offec
tive in action and give immediate re-
lef in cases OF Indigestion, lilIious.
MSS and constipation They do then
work thoroughly and have 10 bad ef
Get. smallest, cheapest Easiest &c
t'-lake One dose. B,st liver Iil
made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

The relish of wit consists argely in
the element of surprise, and yet people
do many surpgis ng things which ART
not at all witty.-Boston Transcript.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

: Vs. IN I'D Yer ever soc "a v}n' ?
CI 4uul-A r,ha'e, Is n? ".
vh D.. / Was in the NJ d ,.9onlo, ia Is,
4aad .a Nboppea ou5 lookout chi ID
tara .au' sure enough right oyr
la ..,srl side there was an islam !
So p erNer seed aforr, an which our
Hv said wan't down ON none o his
r,st, We hove to right in t'e eye Of q
iH wind an six of us was sent out in
,.v shippers sig to make oLstryat'u'0,
Ne made digeck for the i land an laadcd
an wN5dcrad about for an entire mornn'
vj,rut dakive,in no signs q mammal
-" or vegetation. We got chill d
through au' purceeded to build a fire
" aeh we had scarcely lighted when the
j a'j b gan to squirm an TO sink as if
by magjr. To make long story short
" AT We took for an island was a whale;
guess he couldn't stand the hot fire in
the small Of his back, so he sank to the
Lv,tom Of the ocean. We all escaped ex-
cepJm our cox'n, poor Tommy Bilge; he
fell into the hole the fire made in the
whales back an was drownded. Con
tenlptuously) Have l seen whales?-
Life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17

Mrs. Gossip-Who is the most idle por-
son you know2 Mrs. Hustler The busy
body,-New York Journal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-17
Simple Questions Simply Answered.

Why 10 people very often all w cold to run
on? Because the, think it Will wear away
become deep seated aud chronic? teeause tue
proper rem dS was not used The waylo break
up any cough o. cold, no matter if other medi
zines failed to benefit you, is to try Pan-Tina
the greal remedy for coughs, codsand cohsump
ton rs and 50 cents, at McFBrl nd Il Cos drug
store.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10
PALMS GREAT PLAY
Our Local Magnate Makes q Deal
That Brings Al. Johnson Out.
THE LEAGUE KING OF THE FIELD.
Hundreds of Champion Dogs Arrive to Take
Part in TO-Day's Great Show.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.I
CLEVELAND, March 9.-The errand of
j. Palmer O'Neill and Ed II anlon to this
city was attended with success, and tonight
Albert L. johnson has sold out OF baseball,
bag and baggage, Tor the sum of $50, 900.
The sale embraces everything over which
johnson has any control in the baseball
business, even to the lease of the local
Brotherhood grounds. and Johnson stlpulates
that he will not engage in baseball again for
the term of ten years.
The lease of the graunds at Cincinnati is
turned over to the League. which takes posses
sion at once, and the contracts of the Cincin-
natl players will all become League property,
and the men will report to the new manage
ment of the club at once. The personal con-
tract with certain players that johnson held
also become League property. In fact the sale
includes everything, and the Cleveland man is
out of baseball for good and declares he is
heartily glad of it.
All day long the wires have been busy from
the Association camp urging johnson to stick,
and SO. 900 were offered him to hang on, hut he
had tired of the excitement of baseball and
wanted a permanent rest.
The legal part of the sale was conducted by
Messrs Russell and Judge Sanders. Ed. Han.
Ion assisted O'Neill and T. H. Brunell was with
johnson. All the papers have been sealed and
signed. and at the opening of banking hours
tomorrow Mr.. johnson can go and draw his
cash. JohnsOn's local friends congratulated
him when they heard the news. 1t is expected
that O'Neill will leave here for Cincinnati and
take charge of the club with Brush. 1t is not
stated whether O'Neiil will dare venture into
the town while the Association is in session.
The last of the baseball war is ended by this
transaction. and the public will get hearty re-
lief
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10
fIITSBUR3, WaTCH 3.
The United States Signal Service officer in
this city furnishes the following:
SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
Rain and Probably Snow Is the Weather We
Are Likely to Have.

Rain and Probably Snow Is the Weather We
Are Likely to Have.
PREPARED FOR THE DIsPATcH.i
The storm that was central over Wisconsin
on Sunday night travelled northward across
Lake Superior into Canada and disappeared
last night. The trough of low pressure to the
southeast formed a secondary storm over
the Carolinas that confined the rain area
to the States on the Atlantic coast
and caused snow il the Lake
regions. in Pennsylvania Indiana and Tennes.
see. The rainfall in all the Southern States
has been unusually heavy since last Saturday
A third storm, with considerable force. was
over Colorado and Wyoming. while fourth
and more decided storm was coming into the
country from British Columbia, with barom-
eter reading 29.42 inches near the storm
center. Last night the Southern storm
was central near Philadelphia, moving
rapidly northeast and increasing in force, at.
tended by thupder and lightning. The winds
on the coast and in the Lake regions gained
more force reaching maximum velocity of 4S
miles at Buffalo and 40 at Block Island. Rain,
possibly turning into snow, and clearing in the
afternoon. is the weather promised for to-day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10
VICTORIA IS ANGRY
Over the Treatment of Her
Daughter on the Latter's
Visit to { france.
SHE WANTED AN APOLOGY.
Lord Salisbury Induces Her to a
Better Frame of Mind.
THE ENGLISH GAMBLING SCANDAL.
Sir William GOrdOn-Cumming Says There
Will Be No Compromise.
SHE WANTED AN APOLOGY.
TIE ENGLISH GAMBLING SCANDAL.
THE PRINCE NAPOLEON DYING AT ROME
rBr pUNLAP's CABLE coMPANr.l

> l.
LONDON, March 9-There is reason to
believe that Lord Salisbury made strong
plea to the Queen against her attitude in re-
gard to the relations between Germany and
France. The Queen strongly espoused the
Kaiser in his grievance against the French,
aud announced her intention of abandoning
her visit to Grasse unless the Empress Fred
erick received an apology from the French
Government for the rudeness shown her in
Paris.
Lord Salisbury, however, succeeded in
inducing Her Majesty to carry out her orig
inal programme, leaving the Empress out of
the question. The Empress, therefore, re-
turns to Germany instead OF accompanying
her mother, as had been arranged. The in
cident has aroused great bitterness in court
circles, which is intensified by the knowl-
edge that the Prince Of Wales bas had Sc
rious quarrel with his mother on the subject
while supporting, il is believed, the argu-
ment of Lord Salisbury.
a press dispatch from Paris says the
diplomats and politicians are still discus
sing the recent visit of the Empress Fred
er!ck TO Paris. Count Won Munster, the
German Ambassador, attributes the moral
check sustained by Germany to the influence
of Baron de MOhrenheim, the Russian Ambas-
Sador in Paris, whom the Count irrever.
entity designates as an "Old Monkey"
Count Won MINISTER'S suppnsition is believed
to he greatly true. In addition, the German
embassy officials continue to crlticiSe President
Carnot's action in not calling upon the Empress
Frederick when she was in Paris. and it is
stated that hereafter all arrangements will be
made beforehand should any other member of
the Imperial family OF Germany visit the
French capital
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10

LONDON, March 9-An abduction under
most sensational circumstances Is reported
from Clitheroe, % miles from Manchester.
Yesterday morning, as Mrs. E. Jackson was
leaving church in that place, carriage
drawn by foaming horses and containing
three men was rapidly driven up and stopped
near the lady, who was seized and forced
inside the vehicle. The carriage contain
ing the abductors and their victim then
drove rapidly AWAY, with friends of the
lady In vain pursuit. The abducting party
finally alighted before a house in Blackburn
and conducted Mrs. Jackson inside the dwell
ing They then proceeded to barr1cade the
doors and windows of the house, and strenu-
ously refused admittance to the party OF pur-
suers who had followed them in another car
riage.
1t has been learned that the principal alb
ductor and the occupant OF the barricaded
house in Blackburn is E. H. jackson, who is
the husband of the abducted lady. 1t seems
that three years ago jackson privately married
the lady, then Miss Hall. and that she is the
possessor of a fortune of f2f, 600. Alter the
marriage Jackson went to Australia, returning
however, in 1859. The lady then absolutely re-
fused to live with him. jackson thereupon OBJ
tanned high court order for restitution OF con-
jugal rights Notwithstanding which his wife
steadily refused to live with him, and ne re-
sorted to abduction.
After the abduction crowds of people sur
rounded Jacksons house. which they threat
ened to storm, in an effort to release Mrs. Jack
son, but the chief constable warned them that
in SO doing they would be guilty of a breach of
the peace, while jackson himself, from win
dow of che house. shouted defiance at those
outside, saying he had large force ready to re-
sist any attempts at rescue. Both sides were on
the alert throughout last night and all to-day.
The police have succeeded in maintaining order
outside the house. Mrs. Jackson's solicitor has
obtained a warrant against the abductors for
assaulting his clients sister at the time of the
abduction. but the abductors still remain bar
ricaded within the house and cannot be ar
rested. Crowds of people are still watching the
house.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10
Sporting Notes.

Now for the big dog show.
ED. SwARTwcoD has not signed to go to Sioux
City to play ball.
LEWIS BIERBAUER, the new local second base
man. arrived in the city yesterday. He thinks
well of the prospects of the local club.
THE second deposit of 500 side in the proposed
wrestling contest between the unknown aud
Aeilly was made good yesterday 1T this office.
THE arrangements for the Burke-Pritchard
fight, which is 10 take place to-day, were all CON-
pleted yesterday. Pritchard is the favorite the
betting.
ED. MORRIS says that he has entirely aban-
doned ball playing, and will open first-cass
restaurant on Robinson street, Allegheny, i'll a
few days.
of the American Association, in the city
yesterday. He deprecates the present action of
the Association.
have been secured by the East End Gymnastic
Club, aud the grounds will be fixed up at once. A
running track, one-tfth of mile in circum fer.
ence, will be put in.