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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
IN ASHES
Is the Plant of the Bluff City Cotton
Mills, Burned Tuesday Night.

The cotton mills belonging to the
Bluff City Manufacturing Company
OF that place, were burned to the
ground Tuesday night at about half
past eight o'clock, The mills had
been running all day and shut down
at about seven o'clock in the evening,
as was the usual closing time, for the
night. All went away leaving every
thing, as they thought, in perfect order
and safety, but were amazed an hour
later to hear the cry of fire and see
flames issuing forth and licking up
the cotton mills.
The whole population of the little
town turned out and did all in their
power to suppress the flames, but it
was all in vain, as the fire was under
full headway before discovered and
the mills were destined to be burned.
The origin of the fire is supposed to
have come from a spark from the en-
gine room of the mills which fell upon
the roof and lay smoulder.ng until it
had burned through and falling on
some lint and cotton below, the mill
was on fire at once all over.
About rs hands will be thrown out
of employment by the burning of the
mills, many of whom depended solely
on it for their daily bread.
The mills were owned and operated
by the Bluff Manufacturing Company,
of which A. J. Patterson was presi-
dent. 1t was valued at $4,000 and
insured at $1S,50O. The policies are
placed with the best insurance compa-
MES of the country.
THE COMET reporter met Mr.. Patter-
son on the west-bound vestibule yes
terday and was informed by him that
the mills would be rebuilt at once if
they secured their insurance money
without litigation. So this is good
news for Bluff City to know that the
prospects are very bright for the re-
building of the mills.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
HANDSOME OFFICE BUILDING
Now Being Erected by the Johnson
City and Carnegie Street Rail-
way Company.

The Johnson City and Carnegie
Street Railway Company, through its
genial and accommodating manager,
Mr.. E. HI. Stevens, is having hand
some Office building erected on their
property at the corner of Roam street
aud Railroad avenue, near the power
house. The office will be one of the
neatest little buildings in the city and
will be built of stone and pressed brick.
This company is doing more to develop
the properties of the city than any
other, and is receiving a liberal sup,
port and patronage from the people, {
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
JOHN G. WARWICK.
Death of the Congressman Who De-
feated Mckinley.

WAsHINGToN, August 16.-John j.
Warwick, Representative in Congress
from the Sixteenth District Of Ohio,
died at his rooms at the Riggs House
in this city about 8 o'clock last night.
He was serving his first term in Con
gress as successor Of Mckinley, whom
he defeated, after one Of the most
memorable and bitterly contested
campaigns in the history of Ohio pol
itics. Mr.. Warwick was nearly 60
years Of age and was native of Ire
land. He came to America in 1850;
was interested in mercantile pursuits,
milling and farming, and entering
public life was elected Lieutenant
Governor Of Ohio, as Democrat,
in 1888.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
DEACON REFUSES A RELEASE.
Offered Freedom if lie Would Leave
the Country,

New YORK, August IA dispatch
from Paris says Edward Parker
Deacon, serving a sentence for shoot
ing NJ. Abeille, his wife's loyer, had an
offer of release from the government
ON condition that he would leave
France forthwith never to return. Mr.
Deacon wrote to the Project OF Nice
refusing to accept the offer. The
French authorities are much disap.
pointed at the refusal, as their object
is to prevent, if possible, the trial OF
Deacon's suit against his wife for di-
vorce and the exposure to the world
of the additional evidence going to
show her guilty Of misconduct with
M. Abeille. They would like to expel
Deacon from the country after his
term of imprisonm mt, but they have
no ground for such action.
Therefore, the attempt was made to
induce Deacon himself to go as a con-
dition of being liberated. The Abeille
family and their friends are busily en-,
gagged in endeavoring to prevent Dea-
con from having any further opportu-
nifty to air his grievances, and have, it
is said. succeeded in completely gain
ing over the highest authority of the
republic on their side. On the other
hand the sympathy of foreigners, both
in Paris, Nice and elsewhere is strong
ly with Deacon.
1t is said by Deacon's friends that
one principal reason why SO much Sc
verify is shown toward him is that
men like Abeille are so numerous in
France that, in furnishing Deacon,
they are protecting themselves by Civ
ing notice to foreigners that French
men who insult or mislead their wives
and daughters must not be interfered
with, and especially must not be kill
ed.
Between the Deacon case and the
cholera the foreign influx to France is
not as large as in ordinary years, and
there is more of tendency to Switzer-
land and other countries. Mr.. Dea.
cons suit for divorce will come up on
September %, and there is every indi-
cation that it will be sharply contest
ed
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
WHOLE NO. 43l

Here Mr.. Gardner exhibited a but.
ton which bore on its face the Stars
and Stripes. Below the blue field was
strip bearing the motto, "No Force
Bill" and across the red and white
stripes the initials, 40. and s."
These buttons will be distributed
throughout the country, and speak
plainly regarding the course of the
Democrats toward the Force bill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
LOOKOUT INN SOLD.
1t Brings $S3, ,O0O-- Sale of the Inclin
cd Railway.

CHATTANOOGA, August II The
Lookout Inn and the Lookout Noun
tain Railroad were sold at public out
cry today. The Inn was bought by a
Boston syndicate for $4,000. The
building and furniture with the land
on which it rests $185,000.
The railroad was bought in for the
Union Trust Company of Philadelphia
for $4,000. The company owns $780,.
600 OF the bonds. The road cost $40O.
900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
OFF FOR KANSAS CITY,
The Great COnclaye of the Knights oe
Pythias to be Held There.

Nearly every train passing through
Johnson City for the past few days
has had on board at least two or three
Knights OF Pythias, who were en- route
to the grand conclave which is to be
held at Kansas City, Mo. This con-
clave promises to be the grandest vet
held in the history Of the knights and
will nearly if not fully equal that Of
the Knights of Templar held in Den.
yer, Col, last week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
New Mail Line.

The Morristown and Cumberland
Gap Railway is now carrying Uncle
SANS mail. Our old friend, ]. M. Err
win. of Johnson City, is the official in
charge. and, if any man in the uni
verse can "hold it down" in good
shape, Capt. Jim will always be found
,;oht thar,-Morristown Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
TO NEW ORLEANS
Will BristOlians and johnson Citians
TO TO See the Sullivan. Cor.
bett Prize Fight.

We are informed that a number OF
the Bristol and Johnson City boys are
thinking very seriously of attending
the sulllvan-Corbett prize fight at
New Orleans, La, on September 18th.
The railroads have given greatly re.
duced rates and a great crowd will
no doubt go from all over the State
The boys here say that they will put
all they can get on John L. the
matchless slugger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
The Races and Stock Exhibition Mt
ArbOrVitR YESTERDAY.

Yesterday was the last day Of the
races and stock exhibit at Thomas
Arborvit@ Stock Farm near Bluff City.
A much larger crowd than that of the
day before was present, and the inter.
esting programme which had pre-
viously been arranged was carried out
to perfection. These races and stock
exhibits are growing more popular
with East Tennesseans every year
and this one was the most successful
yet held at "Arborvita."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
GREEN GOODS GUYS
Sending Their Tempting Cir
culars to Washington
County Citizens
From Their New York Den, Where
They are Fully Prepared to
Fleece the Uuwary
Sucker"

lnlS Guy anu all washington oouh
ty is nov being flooded with circulars
from the green goods guys now opera
ting in their New York City dens.
The personal letter urges the person
that it is sent to never to write to
them as they will positively receive no
letters from anyone, but tells him
when he gets ready to come to send a
telegram like the following: "Sent
saws No. 40 last week"
Within the last ten months several
suckers from this place have been
caught for from $100 to $500 by going
to New York and expecting to come
back rich, and when they look in their
valise on their return expecting to
find it filled with money they find it
filed with hay. A man from Tazewell
went, and came back with a grip full
of hay; one went from Morristown and
came back with a grip full OF Irish po-
tatoes.
These men, from the number of cir
culars sent here, seem to think this a
good place for their operations
The New York Herald OF the 10Th
has the following to say of these green
goods dives:
The Herald has been hunting for
green goods men and announces this
morning that it has discovered gang
Of swindlers that has been operating
within rife shot Of a police station for
several years. Their headquarters are
said to be Is Cedar street; 8 Carlisle
street is the "Heecing shop" and Z
West street the mailing Office" The
Herald says;
None of the New York guide books
mention these points of interest and
vet hundreds of visitors from the
rural districts have sought them out
and been taken in-in more senses
than one.
The addresses given are those OF
"green goods" shops and are the rem
devious of the most daring, and per-
hans. the most successful lot of swim
dlers in America, who have conducted
their operations under the very noses
of the police OF the Church Street
Station for at least three or four
years.
Although man armed with a fairly
long ranged rifle could stand on the
roof Of the police station aforesaid and
fire bullets over the chimneys OF the
swindlers' resorts, the police OF the
nrecinct do not appear to have even
learned of the existence OF the gang
much less to have located It's quarters.
Nearly everybody else in the precinct
has long been familiar with the gang,
its personnel, its stamping ground and
its methods of operation.
The Herald, too, is in possession Of
this information, and possibly under
the rays Of its search light the police
NAV see their way clear to persuade
the swindlers to strike their tents and
seek pastures new. One Mike Ryan
il said to be the presiding spirit and
the operations are conducted in the
time honored fashion by alluring cir
culars, alert steerers and by skilliu
manipulation of "the little black
/ bags"
There are also, the Herald says, sig
nifcant indications that the gang i
preparing for fresh campaign among
unscrupulous countrymen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
Died in Indiana.

Mr.. Will L. Cain, who was quite
we'll known here, having worked at
this place for several months, died
very suddenly at Richmond, Ind, last
Sunday, His death will be received
with much regret by his many friends
here.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
Play Ball.

The Johnson City baseball club will
leave on the vestibule today for Rog-
ersville, where they will cross bats
with the Rogersville bows shis after
noon and tomorrow, and will return
home tomorrow afternoon. Success
to them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
The Fiddle and the Bow in Newnort

Ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor left
yesterday afternoon for Newport, where
he delivered his famous lecture emit.
tied The Fiddle and the Bow, last
night, to a very large audience. all Of
whom were more than pleased with
"Our Bob" and his lecture. He will
return to Johnson City today.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
Picnic.

A number Of young people will go
out on the Three C's railway this
morning to spend the day picnicing at
Unaka Springs. Sixteen couples will
attend, and a good time is expected by
all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
September First.

On September first all the county
officers who were elected over the
State will be sworn in and will enter
upon their duties as such at once.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
Train Late.

Passenger train No. 2 was 90 min.
utes late yesterday, while No. / was
one hour and thirty minutes late. All
other passenger trains were on time
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
ForeDaugh's Circus.

1t is said that Forepaughs circus is
coming South, and will be in Johnson
City on or about September 30th. He
will no doubt have a very large crowd
should he decide to visit this city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
WATAUGA BANK.

DERECToRs-Judge John 7.
Smith, L W. West, C.P.Gass
John Sanders, A b Bowman
Jas a Martin, JAS y Crhm.
ley, WIN Harr, w + DUNCAN,
Geo d Taylor, @ X Lide,
Isaac larr.
We have the largest puid IN
capital of any bank in the
city Onr stockholders are
among the best men inWash
ington and Carter counties.
We do a conservat We bank
ing business in all In
branches, and all business
@ trusted to us will be faith
fully and promptly trans
acted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
Attention. FarmerSl

We are exclusive agents for the Oil.
yer Chilled Plows, @. K. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
PloWsi plOws!! PloWs!!!

TIE only genuine Oliver, at G. X. Lide
& Co.'s. 418-tf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18

Fresh Meats and Butter on ice the
balance Of the season. Nothing but
young, fat cattle butehered.
42l-tf. MCNEEs Bros. +
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18

G. K. Lide for low prices on hard.
ware. 418.t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-08-18
plnms, PlnMs!! PlOws!!!

Oliver Chilled Plows ate. K. Lide d
c.,a Asst
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19

The Bar Association of New York
city is after David B. Hills scalp and
the theft of the state legislature is to be
investigated by thoroughly non-parti-
san tribunal, majority of which is
composed of democrats. The associa-
tion has been stimulated to this action
by the fact that Isaac H. Maynard, one
of Hills gang who stole the election re-
turns that they might be altered, was,
shortly after the theft, promoted to the
high Office of judge of the court of ap-
peals. The action of Maynard had the
effect of changing the character of the
New York legislature and the crime, if
brought home to him, will prove that
Maynard is filter for the penitentiary
than for seat on the bench of the
highest court of the state.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19

The same being one delegate at large
from each county, and one delegate for
every 200 votes, and one for every frac-
The committee recommended that the
Primaries be held on Saturday, March
19, land the County Convention on Sat-
urday, March 26, unless otherwise or
dered by the proper County Committees.
All voters who favor the republican
policy of internal improvements, protec-
tion OF American productions and labor,
and guarding sacredly the rights of every
American citizen at home and abroad,
are cordially invited to unite with us.
JAMES LoTAN.
Chairman Republican State Central
COMMITTEES.
F. A. MOORE. Secretary.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19

An error in our dispatch from Tacoma
yesterday, placed the number of men at
work upon the Sault Ste Marie canal,
too high. The contractor, Mr.. T. w.
Hubbell, of Detroit, when in the The
Dalles last week, was called upon by
some of our citizens, amongst whom was
Mr.. Shanno, to whom he stated all the
facts, substantially as reported yester-
day, but the number of men employed
for eighteen months averaged 81 400.
Mr.. Hubbell believes that the Cascade
canal should have been completed, and
could have been completed, just as
readily, in year and half.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
SOCIETIES.

A SSEMBLY NO. 1927, K. OF L-Meets in K
"a of P. hall the second and fourth wednes-
days of each month at7:30 p m.
"ASCO LODGE, NO. Is, A. F. & A. M-Meets
w first and third Monday of each month at z
P. NJ.
nALLES ROYAL ARCH. CHAPTER NO. g.
L. Meets in Masonic Hall the third Wednesday
of each month at P. N.
MODERN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
1Hl Mt Hood Camp No. SO, Meets Tuesday even
ing of each week in the K. of P. Hall, at 80 p NJ
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. 5, L o. o. F.-Meets
~ every Friday evening at 80 o'clock, in K.
of P. hall, corner Second and Court streets
Sojourning brothers are welcome.
II. CLoUGH, Secy II. A. BILLs,N. G.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. g., K. of P.-Meets
II every Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, in
Schanno's building corner OF Court and Second
yited. W. S. CRAM,
D. W.VAUsE, K. of R. and s. c. C.
"OMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERENCE
w UNION will meet every Friday afternoon
at O'Clock at the reading room. All are invited
TEMPLE LODGE NO. 8, Aso. U. w Meets
Il at X. ef p. Hall, Corner Second and Court
Streets, Thursday evenings at z:3O.
w. MYERS, Financier. n W.
TAS. NESMITH POST No. 80, G.. A. R-Meets
= every Saturday at 7:S0 p M. in the K. of P.
r OF L E.1Meets every Sunday afternoon in
GESANG VEREIN-Meets every Sunday
VI evening in the K. of p Hall.
d OF L. F. DIVISION, No 167-Meets in the
De X. of P Hall the first and third Wednes-
day OF each month, st 7:3D P. NJ.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
Fifth street Grade.

IN Common Council of Dalles City is about to
proceed to establish by Ordinance the grade upon
the following named street in said Dalles City,
to-wit: On Fifth street from the west side OF
Union street to the east side of Washington st.
The grade of said street will be fixed with refer
ence to the supposed stage of low water in the
Columbia river, which is fixed at point 50. 81
feet below the top of the hydrant at the SOUTH
west corner of First and washington Streets in
said Dalles City, which point upon the Columbia
river is designated the initial point from which
squares made by the crossings of streets with
said street, shall be of the following elevations
above the datum plane, or low water level OF the
Columbia river, hereinbefore fixed. At thein-
tersection of Fifth and Union streets 70 feet At
the intersection of Fifth and Court streets 73.5
feet. At the intersection of FIFTH and Washington
streets 78 feet The grades of the aforesaid street
from square to square shall be uniform and equal
By order of the Common Council
FRANK MENEFEE.
Recorder of Dalles City.
Dated this 4th day of March, 1892 s-7dizt
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
HOW 1T WORKS.

Over at Tacoma there is firm of broad
minded, enterprising merchants, known
far and wide as Gross Bros. At recent
public meeting Mr.. Morris Gross spoke
upon political matters. The Ledger re-
ports him as telling how the Mckinley
law works. Among other things Mr..
Gross. said: ''When 1 was in Europe 1
was in st. Gaul, town in Switzerland
where all the embroideries which are
sold in this country come from. l went
into manufacturing place and I saw
that all the people were Americans. 1
asked the proprietor why he didn't come
to America and manufacture there, aud
he said, We can't work there l asked
why, and he replied, Labor is too high
This was before the Mckinley bill was
passed. inquired what he would do
should the Mckinley bill pass, but he
was sure it would not pass, because said
he, Europe has great deal of influence
in America, and it will never let the Nc
Kinley bill pass L replied, My dear
fellow, Europe does not rule America
you are mistaken. am watching the
papers every day to see whether the Nc
bill passes At last he said that if that
bill did pass he would move his machln-
cry to America and manufacture there.
That is just what we want. [Applause. |
Now, my friends, last month 1 was in
New York, and 1 tell you nothing in my
life has tickled me so much as seeing
that same man and hearing him say that
he now manufactures here and pays out
$4,000 every month to American labor.
1Applause.l That is the Mckinley bill.
There is small city in Germany (Che-
mnitz,) of 5000 people, all of whom live
by the manufacture of hosiery-men's
socks. Every pair of socks used to come
to this country, and the whole 5000 peo-
pie lived on money from the sale of the
goods in &his country. But Mckinley
put big dAty on hosiery, and now all
that hosiery is made here. That is the
Mckinley bill. When 1 was in Venice,
after the Mckinley bill had passed, 1
saw three manufactures closed up, and
when inquired the reason they said,
The Mckinley bill has passed.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
Demooratic State Convention.

A democratic state convention will be
held in the city of Portland, Or, April
10, 1892, at 10 O'Clock a. M, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination two can
didates for congress, one supreme Judge,
one candidate in each judicial district
for circuit judge and prosecuting attor-
ney, to be voted for at the coming June
election, and such other business as
may properly come before said conven-
ton. The various counties are entitled
to- representation in said convention as
follows.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
Falls Precinct

1t is further recommended by order of the
Central Committee, that primary elections be
held in the various precincts, at the usual place
of voting, on the 10th day of March, 1892, and
that the polls be opened at such primaries
throughout the county at O'Clock p. M, of SAID
day, except within the limits of Da1les City, in
which the primaries will. be conducted under
provisions of Primary Election Law and the
Subjoined notice.
The attention of electors in the various pre-
Constables, is called to the provisions of the new
election law as to the manner of nominating
their candidates at the primaries.
NJ. I. NOLAN,
Attest Chairman Rep. Co Central Com.
A. G. JOHNSON. Secv.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
A CURIOUS Orange Tre.,

H. b. Mcclure has produced . curios-
ity in the shape Of an orange tree, which
In all probability is not exceeded by
anything of its kind in this or any other
country. Mr.. Mcclure calls it his
Worlds Fair Tree" and intends, If
possible, to place it ON exhibition at
Chicago. The tree is budded with no
less than thirty-one different varieties of
citrus fruits. including lemons, sshad-
docks and most of the fine varieties Of
oranges The buds on the;tree are only
two years old, yet many of them are
fruitine. e.-Apopka Fla.l Advertiser.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
NOTICE.

R. E. French has for sale number OF
improved ranches and unimproved
lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood
in Sherman county. They will be sold
very cheap and on reasonable terms
Mr.. French can locate settlers on some
good unsettled claims in the same neigh
borhood. His address is Grass Valley
Sherman county, Oregon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-19
Call for a Republican state Convention

A republican convention for the state
of Oregon, is called to meet in the city
of Portland on Wednesday, the 9Th day
of April, 1892, at IL O'Clock q. m, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
congressman, presidential electors.
members of the state board of equaliza-
tion, and other district officers, and to
transact such other business as. may
properly come before the convention.
The convention will consist of 233 dele
gates among the several counties as
follows: