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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Mrs. James Pierce Falls in the Fire
While in Fit Of Epilepsy and is
Burned to Death.

DR.. N. T. Dulaney, who rode down
Beaver Greek Tuesday, returned with
news OF the horrible death of Mrs. An
mis- Pierce, wife of James Pierce,
The Pierce family live near the prop
erty OF John J. Earhart, about six
miles below town.
For number of years Mrs. Pierce
had been an eplemptic and was subject
to frequent fits, Monday at II o'clock
a. m. she was seen enjoying good
health as usual. An hour later he1
husband was Mortified to find her in
the fire dead and with her clothing all
burned off. In a fit she had fallen
head-foremost into the fire and wal
burned to death in the presence o.
her little child. When her husband
found her there was no sign Of life and
her body was burned all over.
Mrs. Pierce was between twenty-five
and thirty years OF age, and was th'
mother OF two children.
The funeral took place yesterday
and the remains were inferred in tht
Duncard cemetery below Blountville-
Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
JUDGMENT OF HEAVEN
The Father Of the Daltons
Talks About His
Dead Sons.
He Says Novel Reading and the Deeds
Of the James Boys Led
Them Astray.

PUEBLO, COL, Oct, 12.-Byron A.
Dalton, of Independence, Kas., arriv-
ed here this morning to visit his mar
ried daughter. Mr.. Dalton is the fa-
ther OF the Dalton boys who we're kill
ed last week while attempting to rob
the Coffeyville banks, and whose dar-
ing escapes have made them famous
in bandit history. "My daughter"
said he, "is as pure as snow, and had
! been able to control the boys they
would have kept in the right path.
Novel reading and the work OF the
James Boys caused the curse to fall
on the family. / don't care to talk
much about the killing of the boys,
yet | will say that do not think they
had fair show. You can understand
fathers feeling. The boys have not
been all right since the James boys
went crooked. Ny eldest sons were
always steady and Industrious, but
the other took to bad ways. They
would not go to school, would not
work and Jagged at anything that
seemed honest. Mother and | tried
to keep them straight, but it is the
judgment of heaven that has fallen
on them. They were temperate to
degree, but they desired a life of lux
ury, but would not make it honestly.
| can not say whether they had any
money. They have taken much, but
have spent more.
II do not know why they went to
Coffeyville unless they had grudge
against the place. My sons had many
enemies there. wish you would say
in writing this up that the Dalton
boys, outlaws, though they were, were
good to their parents. If mother and
needed anything they gave it to US.
We tried to bring them up right.
They were not towards. My heart is
broken, and so is mother's. You can
not expect US to give up parents
love for son. They did wrong, but
they have passed beyond this range
and Gods will be DONE"
Mr.. Dalton is q plainly dressed, gray
bearded man. His beard is streaked
with white. He is Of slight build, and
his face shows lines OF care.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Banana Peel on the Sidewalk.

The street car had passed, but to catch
it he reckoned,
So he ran like a deer, and shouted and
beckoned,
Till he planted his heel
On smooth bit OF peel
Then he saw half million of stars in
second.
He was in too great hurry better
have waited for another Car. There
are cases, however, where haste is nee
essary. If you have night sweats, fe-
verishness, weak, sore lungs and a
hacking cough, do not lose an hour in
obtaining supply OF DR.. Pierce's Col
den Medical Discovery. Delay in
such cases is dangerous; it may be fa-
tai. Before the disease has made too
great progress, the "Golden Medical
Discovery" is certain cure. In fact
it's guaranteed to benefit or cure, or
money paid for it promptly refunded
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Where Is shacklefOrd!

J. B. Shackleford, the unfortunate
young lawyer who left the city under
such gloom for his home in Kappa
hammock county, has gone from there,
and no one seems to know aught oi
his whereabouts.
Aletter from the University OF Vir'
ginia says, in part:
"There are some boys mere from his
county. AS soon as they learned ofmy
stay in Bristol they asked me what the
matter was with Shsckleford and what
caused him to leave. They say thai
for several days after he came home
he moped about with his head hanging
dawn and acted like one crazy. HI
has left since that time to parts un
known. News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

DIR. P. P. Hayes, Of Glade Spring,
Va, purchased a residence in the
Wilder Addition yesterday, and will
move into his newly acquired proper
ty at once. DR.. Hayes is a physician
OF wide experience and will be a valr'
able acquisition to our town. He is
the inventor Of, perhaps, the most sue
cessful corn planter that has been put
before the public and has for some
time devoted his time to introducing
it throughout the country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Union Veterans Organize
a Cleveland Club in
Minnesota.
He Is Not Only the Friend Of Old Sol
diers, But of the Masses as
Against the Glasses.

ST. PAUL. MINI, Oct. 12.-One hun
dred and twenty-five old soldiers, chat
ing under the unfavorable remarks re-
Gently made of Grover Cleveland by
Gen. Sickles, met here last night and
formed the st. Paul Democratic Vete.
rams League. They today issued
two column address to the old soldiers
and sailors of the Northwest, giving
their reasons for supporting Mr.. Cleve-
land. After stating that Mr.. Cleve.
land vetoed only a lot Of unworthy
private pension bills, the address con-
cludes:
"We do not ask the old soldiers OF
the Northwest to support Grover
Cleveland simply because he has prov
ed himself an earnest and true friend
of the e1.soldier, but fer the added
reasons that his candidacy is decla-
ration OF war against monopolists,
combinations and trusts,as also against
the domination of the plutoCratic class
that has placed its letters upon the
masses; because it means that taxa
ton shall be just because it means
that the wealth of the people shall be
allowed to remain in control Of those
who earn it; because it means to all
toilers more work, more bread, more
happy homes, more general prosper
ity."
The roll is signed by Gen. Richard
w. Johnson, Capt. James D. Wood,
and 129 others.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
WEDDING BELLS.
Another Accession to the Happy Bene.
diets.

Yesterday,sat the residence OF Mrs.
Mary Sparks, Jonesboro, Rev. J. III.
Snow officiating, Chas. e. Osborn, Of
this city, was married to Miss Maggie
E. Shucraft, OF Jonesboro.
Mr.. Osborn is we'll and favorably
known to our readers, and his bride
was one Of the most deservedly popu-
lar young ladies Of her town. They
begin their married life with the best
wishes OF all who know them.
The happy couple left on No. yes
terday for Knoxville, whence they
will go to various Northern cities to
enjoy their honeymoon. THE COMET
throws after them the traditional old
shoe, with the wish that they may be
the recipients OF life's happiest bless
ings, and that their honeymoon may
never end.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

This will be the last of these famous
excursions Tor this year, which are
taken advantage OF by so many.
Parties desiring to so should write
to John L. Milan, district passenger
agent E. T., v. & G. Ry., Knoxville,
Tenn, and they will be furnished by
him free OF charge with maps, rates,
descriptive matter &C., and will also
come or send reliable passenger
agent to meet them in order that par.
ties may be properly ticketed and bag
gage checked through to destination,
thus avoiding trouble and possibly ex.
ira expense.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
New Offices.

The E. T. V. & G. Railway company
has recently created two new offices,
those Of freight and ticket account
ants. Both Of these Offices are in con-
nection with the general Office at
Knoxville. H. W. Woolf has been
appointed freight accountant and
Phelan G. Hawn ticket accountant
All freight and ticket matters will DC
addressed to these gentlemen
Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Another Prominent Repub-
lican Comes Out For
Cleveland.
Col. Joseph Nunez Of New York An-
nOunces That He Will Take the
Stump For Democracy.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 2.-Col. Jo-
seph Nunez, long a pronounced Re
publicao, has come out for Cleveland
and will take the stump for him in
Chautauqua county, beginning tomor-
row night at Palmyra. Col. Nunez
was chairman of the first republican
convention. held on the Pacific slope,
and has been an ardent worker in the
ranks of the Republicans for many
years. He says the Democracy is the
party that will do the people the most
good, and he is going to work for it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
For Investigation.

AT q meeting OF the board OF Mayor
and Aldermen Tuesday night Police
man @. P. Pence, OF the night force,
was suspended for two weeks in which
time the accusation of neglect of duty
i TO be investigated. The other charges
against Mr.. Pence were not sustained
It is TO be hoped that the investiga'
tion will show that Mr. Pence has
h.en what he should have been--a
faithful and conscientious guardian ol
the public welfare
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
NEW YORK COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
They Are Called Together for Confer
ence by Chairman Hackett.

New YORK, Oct. ia meeting OF
chairmen of Republican county COM
mittees of the State, called by Chair
man Hackett, of the Republican State
committee, was held this afternoon in
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Forty-six
OF the sixty counties were represented
The conference lasted three and
one-half hours. Nothing official was
given out as to what was done, but il
was learned that registration formed
the chief topic of discussion. Most Of
the chairmen felt obliged to say that
they had been greatly disappointed
by the results OF the first days regis
tration in the rural districts, the Dem
ocrats having made much larger reg
istration than Republicans. They
were earnestly appealed to by Chair
man Hackett, Carter and Brookfield
as also by Warner, Miller, Platt, Secre
tary McComas and Senator Sherman
all of whom made speeches to re
double their efforts for full registration
and the bringing out Of severy Repub
lican voter at the election.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
AFTER THE CROPS
Comes the Third Grand Excursion TO
the West-..A Delightful Trip
For ALI at Nominal
Expense.

The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railway sends an announce
3ment Of their third and last grand ex-
cursion to the West which will take
place on October 25th.
Tickets will be sold on that date to
all Western points at half rates good
to return within twenty days. These
tickets will be made good to stop at
any point West Of the Mississippi
River.
The Z. T., V.&G. is recognized to be
the shortest, quickest and best line to
the West-it offe s unequaled advan-
tagcs in the way Of FIRST class coaches
ior all classes OF passengers, a good
sIohd roadbed, quick time and every
thlng conducive to a comfortable and
therefore pleasant trip,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
WEAVER AT PULASKI,

James B. Weaver, of Iowa, after an
absence of many years, again invaded
the county of Giles and the city of
Pulaski the other day. He came sur
rounded by female body guard, for
James B. Weaver knew how to pro-
tect himself against Southern men.
Intrenched behind fortifcation of
petticoats, he shouted out his denial
of charges made and proven by the
testimony Of men whose character was
never impeached by the testimony of
an honest man, and cannot be i'm
peached by the assertions of the peri
patetic hired liar who is doing the dir
w work Of the Republican party in
this campaign. A single demonstra-
tion of violence, an egg-missle thrown
by the hands of boy, was enough to
drive this Dragging coward from the
State of Georgia, Even after he had
received every assurance Of protection
he dared not again face an audience
in that State, but precipitately fled,
leaving several untitled engage
ments behind him. When he learned
OF the preparations made by Democrats
to quell all the turbulent spirits and
give him peaceful experience in the
town that hadnever known peaceful
hour during his rufianly reign, he
came back ; he came with the swagger
OF coward, conscious that he is in NO
peril, yet careful to keep wall of pet
ticoats between him and all appear
ance Of danger, Thus surrounded the
miserable poltroon who had just been
chased out of Georgia by one boy and
one egg came back to review the scene
OF his former crimes--he came to 8
land where the people were free from
his power, where the law stood guard
at every smokehouse, where no mar
could be deprived Of liberty or proper
ty except by the judgment Of his peers
where larceny and burglary and hos
stealing were punishable by imprison
ment in the penitentiary. He cam'
back to the people he had robbed anC
plundered in time of war and traducet
and slandered in time OF peace ,thesam
graceless, goddess, conscienceless, un
scrnpulous and internal scoundrel. HI
came to stand up in the presence 0
these people and deny the charge
made against him. The witnesses ar
men OF such characters that their test
mony would be enough to sen
Weaver to the penitentiary if tried bt
fore any honest jury. There is not
public official, not a minister of th
gospel, not a man of known repute fo
truth and probily in Giles county VIII
, will not bear testimony to the hig
character of these witnesses. They ar
themselves men of the very higheI
standing. Think of an issue of veraC
ity between these men and Scoundr'
Weaver, Kissing out his dirty lies froI
: behind the edge of the Lease woman
Q garment against men who could M
I kick him from their back doors will
u out an act of condescensoion
Weaver denied that he had ever r
g ceived one dollar of the money levie
e upon the citizens OF Pulaski. Liar an
! fool The receipts were given in b
own hand and signed with his ow
name in those cases where he gave r
vt ceipts at all.
is He denies that he robbed citizen
! 1000 worth Of cotton thread,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Liar and fool!

Liar ana 1901!
His own letter written after the war,
acknowledged the taking of this pri-
vate property, and declared that he
had turned it over to Federal official
whom he named. Investigation show
ed that this statement was a falsehood,
and there was never any record OF
what became OF it.
He solemnly declared that he had
never uttered one word against the
Southern people, and that the pub
lished extracts from his speeches cir
culated throughout the State were
campaign lies,
Liar and fool
These very extracts were read upon
the floor of Congress by Mr.. Hender-
son, Of Iowa, and Weaver, upon the
floor OF Congress, admitted that they
were correct, and declared that he had
no apologies to offer. His open and
public confession that he uttered these
foul slanders against the South appears
in the Congressional Record.
James B. Weaver is thus proven by
his own mouth, by the witness of his
own hand, to be a scoundrel and a
liar. His own testimony proves many
OF the charges made against him. The
rest of the charges are supported by
the testimony Of honest witnesses, and
opposed by nothing but the bare asser-
ton of self-convicted thief and liar.
While Weaver was yet in Pulaski
with only the width of the street be.
tween them and the place where the
white-faced and trembling coward
crouched behind the skirts Of his fe.
male protectors, the citizens OF Giles
county in mass meeting assembled, o
mass meeting comprising the best and
bravest men of the county, reitera-
ted the charges made against this IN
hung bandit. While this was going
on some OF Weaver's companions we're
pleading with citizens to save them
from bodily harm. Weaver crept out
of town, and after he had got half way
to Nashville his white lips found cour-
age to pronounce the men who adopt
ed these resolutions towards aud de.
famersl" This poor, miserable fugi-
tive from boy and an eggl
But we suppose even Weaver under
stands by this time what the people ol
Giles county think ofhim. After hav
ing received more advertising than
had been given TO any other meeting
in the State after it had been publish
ed in every newspaper in the Union
after every effort had been made tC
attract a crowd from adjoining coun
ties and from Alabama, Weaver wal
met at the depot by detected bant
OF forty horsemen, who never raised
cheer, and he had by actual count
at the gate 325 men, women and chill
dren in his audience, of which numbe
ninety.seven we're negros, with abou
: fifty Democrats and lot Of white Re
publicanst A more emphatic express
: ion of the supreme loathing and con
tempt which honest men have for thi
foul wretch could not be written will
the pen or spoken with the tongue. Tn
men who stayed at home did so 70
reasons that found expression in tn
3 resolutions of the mass meeting
t Memphis Commercial.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Three Thousand People
Attend the Democratic
Rally.
Judge Turney breaches the Truth
Doctrine For Two Hours.

MILAN, Tenn, Oct. 10.-About 5000
people were here today to attend the
giaDd Democratic rally. They began
coming in town at Z o'clock, and by
noon the streets were full. The speak
ing began at l o'clock, when the Hon.
Peter Turney was introduced to the
throng by d. @. Caldwell. An out
burst OF cheers created the future gov
anor Of Tennessee. He dealt with all
the issues OF the campaign in mas
terly manner, and directed his re-
marks to the Democrats who had
Strayed into the Third party, telling
them that every Third party vote
counted one-half a vote toward the
success Of the Republicans, and that
all their grievances came from the Re-
publicans andnot from the Democrats /;
that after the overthrow OF the Federal
lists and up to the civil war there was
no complaint against the Democrats.
Everybody felt that they were being
fully and fairly represented. He told
them that all their grievances came
while the Democratic party did not
have full power, but only enough pow
er to check in measure the schemes
Of the Republicans; that fraudulent
pensions were checked only when
Cleveland was in power, and were
checked then by his veto, and that
because tAe house was Democratic no
more force bills were passed.
He then discussed the force bill with
telling effect upon the Populites. I'll
the Republicans are elected, you may
expect 1900 deputy United States
Marshals over the people to supervise
elections. They will be backed by the
army. They viii arrest you whenever
they feel like it, and you cannot be
tried in a county or State court, but
you will be tried before the Federal
Court and before jury appointed by
commissioners of the Federal power
The Republicans see they are growing
weak, as result of the force bill, and
are trying to deny it and encourage
you in voting the Third party tick
et."
lie then read his authority for his re
marks about the force bill from the ma
tonal organ OF the Republicans, pub
lished in Washington. Judge Turne!
then said this government was made
by the white men and is going to bt
controlled by white men-peaceably
possible, and forcibly If necessary
Prolonged cheers. He then brough
his speech to close after few re
marks on the tariff.
At the close OF his speech he was pre-
sented with o beautiful bouquet Q
. fswers fromtwo true Democratic ladies
Misses Mathis and Williams. An az
propriate and pleasing speech OF pre-
'entaton was made by the Hon. 8. !
williamson OF Nashville. JudgeiTur
ney thanked the ladies for.their apprt
ciaton Of his efforts in behalf OF De
moCracy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
GLORIOUS VICTORY.
The Republicans at Chattanooga Lite
rally "Wiped Out"

. CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 12.--Chatta-
nooga today elected seven Democrats
out Of eight aldermen voted for, and
the city conneil consists Of a Demo
cratic Mayor and eleven Democratic
aldermen out Of sixteen, it being the
first time in twenty years that the
Democrats have had absolute control
Of the city government.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Knights Of Honor.

All Knights belonging to Lodge No.
3059, and all other Knights residing in
the city, are hereby called TO meet in
Lodge Hall Friday night, October IA,
at 6.45.
Five more limitations and other im-
portant business awaiting the lodge.
J. w. SLATER,
3t Reporter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

make you old before your time.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

Miss Julia Biggs, of Baltimore is
now ready to make Perfect-ftting and
Stylish Dresses for those who will give
her trial. She has just returned
from New York and is pleasantly To-
Gated over Hunter & Browns store.
Prices for making dresses from $500
to $500. 468-tl
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

"Pears," "4711-Glycerine," "Cash-
mere boquet" and other popular toilet
soaps in any quantity at Mcfarland
& Co.'S, the Oldest druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

Remember that Mcneil sells the best
coal and wood in the city, and his
motto is, "Justice to ALL" 46S'tf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
WATAUGA BANK.

DIRRCToRs-Judge John p,
Smith, Il. W. West, C.P.CasB
John Sanders, A B Bowman
Jas A Martin, JAS i Crum-
ley, Will Harr, w p DUNCAN,
Geo ID Taylor, O II Lide,
Isaac Harr.
We have the largest pBld up
capital OF any bank IN the
city. Our stockholders are
among the best men inWash
ington and Carter counties.
We do a aconservat,ve bank
ing business In all IA
branches, and all busnsss
entrusted to us WILDE faith
fully. and promptly trans
acted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

Anthracite coal at McNeil's. 468-ti
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13

Leaves its murk
every one Of the
painful disorders
that prey upon
women. They
fade the face,
waste the figure,
ruin the temper,
rsrithavs xVr,R Wvs
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-13
Tl7AUGA BANK.

,,,,ort,cd Capital 100000 %
c..D co,. CAP tgpaldup 7i,475 90
radlvided Profits. 10, 5S1 90