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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-06-09
WHOLE NO. 42l
PERSONALS AND sCINTILLATIONS.
What Your Friends and ACQuaintan-
ces Are Doing.

Col John Hughes was in town yes
terday.
G. Huddle, OF Cranberry, was among
us yesterday.
]. A. Edmonds, of Cincinnati, was
in town yesterday,
j. G. Hartman, of the Thirteenth,
was with us yesterday.
Mr.. ]. A, Mathes is out advertising
the Glorious Fourth today.
F.M. Walker was in the city yes
terday talking of his fine wheat.
Mrs. K. @. Atkins and children are
visiting relatives at Abingdon, Va.
I. a. Cox was in town yesterday
from his country home at Milligan.
N. T. Williams and C. C. Taylor, of
Milligan, were in the city yesterday.
Col d. S. Mcintyre, president of the
Citizens bank, is at Chattanooga on
business.
Al G, Jenkins, representing the Chat
tanooga Times, is in the cityin the in
est of his paper. Sasa
". Quesenberry, OF Embreeville,
passed through the city yesterday en-
route for Cranberry.
T. S. Patty, Of railroad notoriety of
Chattanooga, was among our jovial
visitors yesterday.
]. Bassett, of snyder, Harris, Bassett
e. Company, was talking clothing to
our clothiers yesterday.
Miss Bessie Sandusky, a society
young lady of Lexington, KY, is visit
ing Mrs. Frank George.
William Reeser, of Greeneville,
passed through the city en- route for
points up the Narrow Guage.
Ez. S. Mathes, of Washington Col
lege, father of our w. G. and j. A.
Mathes, was in the city yesterday.
Prof. l. M. Warren Of Piney Flats,
is in the city. He is graduate of
Greeneville and Tusculum College.
G. H. Goff, of the Covenant Build
ing and Loan Association is in the
city, in the interest OF his company.
Hon. D. L. Hyder, Of Garter, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
Georgia, when he is selling lightning
rods.
Miss Lucille Ball, neice OF John Bor-
ing, who attended school at Athens
the past session returned home last
week,
Mr.. P. H. Pouder and children who
have been visiting relatives up the
narrow guage, returned home last ev.
ening.
Judge A. S. Deaderick and Major
J. H. Epps, of Jonesboro, were in the
city yesterday attending Chancery
Court.
Master Willie Worley, who has been
attending the Deaf Mute Institute at
Knoxville, returned home yesterday
afternoon.
The stock committee will call on
you tor one-tenth the amount of your
subscription today, Meet them with
the cash.
Miss Snowdrop Norwood, of Muddy
: Creek, arrived in the city last evening
and is the guest Of Mrs.E.W. Faucette
her aunt.
h Lus OOWAuhlAs Jul lOIcHlhIs ulhuC
a trip yesterday to see young lady
= whose future name will be Mrs. Bow
man, SO he says.
Miss Bonnie Broyles who has been
visiting at Cedar Greek returned last
evening accompanied by her aunt.
:, Miss Lizzie Allen. Il
0 Col. Nat. W. Taylor, proprietor OF
!. Glenyalake Springs, Elk. PARK, N. c.,
Q who has been in the city, returned
v home last evening.
Z Rev. G. Sutton of Williamsburg, Ky.
q a graduate OF Milligsn College, who
d has been visiting his Alma Mater re
v turned home yesterday.
!, I'D. Crouch, of Flouryille, was or
! our streets yesterday. Mr.. Crouch
. said they had hail storm Tuesday
: Corn cut up into ribbons.
grs. xs4.
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EDITOR, ENGINEERING AND MINING
JOURNAL.
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
AN oPHIDIAN ORCHESTRA.
A story About Snakes That Ratified
Dixie" in Perfect Time.
81 Louis Glohe. Dannerat

A story About Snakes That Ratified
Dixie" in Perfect Time.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
81 once knew an old unTeeonstructed
rebel in Arkansas who had a colony of rat
tlesnakes that were trained to play Dixie
with their rattles 10 his intense edifcation,"
said Colonel J. 5. Evans Of Meridian, Miss,
at the Laclede.
''The man belonged to my regiment
during the war, and he had a rattle
snake that followed him all through the
Louisiana campaign like a faithful dog
He didn't join the Army until near the
close Of the trouble, ard he brought
his snake with him. When the reptile got
tired on the march her master would coil
her around his neck and trUdge along with
his pet until camp was struck. At night
he put the snake in a circle formed with q
hair rope, so as to keep her from crawling
around TO the dread or other soldiers. Dur
ing battle that snake would dart in and cut
between the ranks of the fighting men until
she found her master, when she would
stick her tail straight into the air and
rattle off the first few bars of Dixie with
pronounced djStInctness and the most
ecstatic delight Her master had, of course,
taught her to do it. After the war he
took his snake back TO the Arkansas farm,
and IN little while her progeny was won
derful When | went to see him Is years
ago his baTnyard was given over TO rattle
snakes, and on a signal from him, by ring
ing a bell, the reptiles would dash TO the
center Of the yard and the clang of Dixie
that the swift movements OF their tails pro-
duced was as deafening as it was inspiring.
81 haven't told this story before because
it sounds preposter0us, but l am willing TO
make affidavit to its truth Ny friends
farm lies in what is known as Laeonia
Circle, on the west side of the river, oppo-
site C0ncordia Miss. He Is dead now and
his widow and children have rid the place
of the band of rebel Snakes"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
A WALKING ARSENAL.
James Doyle, a Ward Striker, Pulls
Gun on L.. Il. Tuily.

ames Doyle, ward Striker, Pulls a
Gun on Il. +. Tuily.
James Doyle was arrested last evening
by Officers Farley and O'Connor and locked
up at the Southern station charged With an
assault with deadly weapon and carrying
concealed weapons Officer Farley was
standing on the corner of Fourth and Mis-
sion streets about 9 o'clock when q man
named Edward Francis Tully rushed up to
him aud told him there was q man in
Kaiser's saloon on Mission street, east of
Fourth, who had gun on him and who as
saulted him. Farley took him back to the
saloon and Doyle was pointed out to the
officer. He said ''he had no gun, seep' but
there was big revolver found in his side
pocket.
When the reporter visited the saloon a
short time after, those who were present
knew nothing of the origin OF the trouble.
They just saw n scrap, and then Tom
O'BrieD. DIRTY" Tom. they called him,
jumped in and took pistol away from
Doyle. The pistol was afterYard found,
but il was empty. The one the officer took
away from Doyle, however. had every
chamber filled, and at the station box of
cartridges was found on him. Doyle said
he was Jumped by several men and he
took two guns away from one of them. He is
the only one who says so, however. Tully
says that Doyle stuck the barrel Of the
pistol into his mouth and then slapped him
over the face with it, Neither men have
the best Of regulations. Tully has been
in trouble with the police before. having
been entertained for a year at the city'S
expense. Doyle is a politician who does
heavy work at the primaries and polls.
With the air Of a Chesterfield he declined to
be interviewed and sent for some of his
political friends TO get him out
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
TALK ABOUT MAHATMAS.
An Interesting Lecture by the Theosopl
ical Leader.

New York World, May IL.
"There is more evide nee of the existence
of Mahatmas than there is that Napoleon
and Jesus existed" So spoke William Q.
Judge In lecture before the Aryan Theo-
sophical Society last might. The theosoph-
lists of Gotham were there for the purpose
of finding out the best way to become Ma
hatmas. The th eosophical definition of
Mahatma is very long, but If you want a
newspaper definition it is human being so
wise that he knows all things in the uni
verse and can control the elements at will.
MIR. Judge Is secretary of the American
branch of the TheosOphical Society. He
was intimately acquainted with the late
Nine Blayatsky. and has spent many years
in India in Sanskrlt research. Mr.. Judge
defined Mahatma as perfect human be-
ing. He said it took thousands of years to
become so. Man, he declared, was a part
of a universal and divine spirit. There was
no God. Man was his own God. The uni
versal spirit could perceive only through
intuition. 1t was once unrefined and I'M
sympathetic. Evolution demanded that it
should gain experience on earth.
In order to know all things in the uni
verse and man has right TO, for he is
part OF lit was necessary Tor man to go
through every experience and stage OF hu-
mainly. This could not possibly be gath
cred in one life. So it was necessary to be
reborn perhaps thousands of times. A
law known as Karma among the Hindoos
was the law of equitable adjustment 1t
was law Of cause and effect. Thought
could travel as well as sound and electric
ity. Every thought and action in life re-
bounded back to the one who set it IN
motion, whether it was good or evil. At
death the net result Of the thoughts and
actions Of that life were added TO the trav-
cling ego and enriched il that much in ex-
perience. Then the spirit went away to a
temporary heaven and there remained
in state Of dreamy bliss until the laws
of nature should declare it ready for an
other incarnation. The object of all this
was that the perfect man should be evolved.
When that stage was reached man would
discard his physical body and return to his
original, purely spiritual state. knowing all
things in the universe. But this earth
wasn't all. The same trip would have TO be
made on all the planets.
A Mahatma was one of these perfected
human beings, 1t was explained. After re-
turning TO the purely spiritual state some of
these perfected things returned for the ben
eft OF mankind to earth. This necessitated
their going back into flesh. Mahatmas
made their home in no particular place.
Their knowledge Of the laws of
nature were so con plete that they could
travel from San Francisco to New York in
a jify and they could communicate with
each other Instantly regardless Of distance
and without wires oil any kind
Ii was a very simple thing for Mahatma
TO produce rain and such little phenomena
as that. But not even a Mahatma could
other things very simple with Mlhatmas
was 10 prolong life indefinitely. There
we're plenty of MahatmaS now living who
we're thousands of years old.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
SWEPT BIZ STORMS.
Southwestern States Devastated by Cy-
cIeReS and HaiIStOrmS.

MEXICO, Mo-, May SO.-A cyclone de-
yastated the northern part of Audrian
County last night. Barns and houses were
blown down, crops torn up, orchards ruined
and trees uprooted A cloudburst followed
the cyclone, flooding the devastated districts.
The house OF Henry Berry was leyeled TO
the ground, but none Of the family were Sc
riously hurt. William BrentOn's house was
demolished. OF eleven occupants, Alvin
Brenton aud Mrs. W. c. Brenton were the
only ones badly hurt, and their injuries are
not dangerous.
WICHITA, kans., May 30,-TwO tOrnadoes
passed to the north Of Caldwell last night.
One man is known to have been killed.
There vas much damage to property.
STERLING, kans., May 30.-A heavy hall
storm, some of the hailstOneS measuring
several inches in circumference, last night
caused great destruction to crops.
WELLINGTON. kans, May 50-Ihe most
terrible rainstOTm that ever visited this Sec
ton fell this morning, adding to the misery
and distress of the already miserable in
habiiauts and running what was lelt OF the
unroofed stocks OF goods.
NEWPORT, Ark, May 20.-A tornado
struck the little town OF Auvergne last
night. The Academy building and the new
Meth dist church were blown down and
other buildings were damaged There was
no loss Of lie, as far as heard from.
PINE BLUFFS, Ark, May 30-After in
ceSsant rains for two DAYS, a terrific hail
storm swept over this section to-day, caus-
Ing much destruction. The floods are be-
ginning TO subside somewhat
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, May 30-The
baekwateT is now only about 10 inches
lower than the water in the river, ard the
water in the streets ranges from five to ten
feet deep. Water is sweeping over the
track Of the Missouri Pacific Railway in
many places. Citizens do not hope for a
fall in the river fer the next two weeks,
and the chances are it will continue 10 rise
slowly for several days, and probably reach
the Stage of 30 feet.
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 3o.-A tornado in
OTangeburg County yesterday did great dam
age, particularly in the City # Orangebnrg,
where churches and many res licences were
badly wrecked. No fatalities are yet re-
ported.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
KING OF THE RUSTLERS.
A Western Horsethief said to BE a Col
lege Graduate.

st. Louis Republican.
Among the Tustlers Of the present dav
Tom Riddle stands pre-eminent Tom Rid
die is not supposed to be his name, but it is
the name he goes by in this country, the
one he is known by. and the only one he Will
answer to. Tom Riddle comes nearer TO
realizing the ideal pictures of the thief and
desperate met in novels than any of the
gang who have ever left the country or died
with their boots on. All Of the others have
been, and are, dirty, ill-favored and i'll
hammered, and in whom, to paraphrase
Shakespe are, the elements were so mingled
as TO give the world assurance of horse
thief
In Riddle, however, the rule is reversed.
He is said to be graduate of an Eastern
college. At any rate, he keeps toothbrush
and has his shirts changed occasionally.
lie is OF line appearance, and Is, in short. q
typical crook, as we see them in yellow
backed fiction. And yet there is nothing
OF the Dick Turpin or Claude DuvaI STYLE
about him. He is like all other horse
thieves in his methods, doing his work at
night, and having his home in some Sc
Guided aud unknown place Of which the
vigiants know nothing as yet. About all
that has been seen of him is when he ap-
pears at some station along the Union Pa
cific road at the head of a gang who are
driving herd OF stolen stock for shipment
East.
On all such occasions the gang get out of
town as quick as they come, without at
tempting to paint it. Usually on all such
occasions the drive is made to bring the
herds to the track after dark and as short a
time before the eastbound freight arrives
as possible. Usually there is no time left
for ascertaining the real character OF the
shippers, and even were such discovery
made it is not likely that it would result in
anything, for the rustlers are always
heavily armed on such expeditions. and
would fight to the last man rather than sur
render either themselves or their dishonest
holdings.
They know from past experience that
once in the hands of the honest people or
this region they would meet swift retribu-
ton for the long series of crimes perpe.
trated by them and their kind for wears
past.
Tom" Riddle is said to be already rich
from the proceeds of his many midnight
raids and shipments. 1t is about time for
him TO go East and become a deacon. That
will be more agreeable rise in the world
than the one he Will get if he stays here
much lnnrnr- 49,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
CoLUsA IN OPPOSITION.
Farmers Object to the Resumption Of Hydra,
lie Mining.

Farmers Object to the Resumption Of Hydrau-
lie Mining.
CoLUsA, May 3O.-A mass-meeting has
been held here by the farmers and citizens
earnestly protesting against the passage Of
Caminett's mining bill now pending ia Con-
gress.
The committee appointed 10 draft reso-
buttons consisted of Hons. A. n. Rose and
w. S. Green, J. r. Price, George Hagar and
Robert Cosner.
The res0lutions were as follows and were
adopted
WHEREAS. It has been held after years OF ex-
perience that hydraulic mining Is destructive OF
our rivers aud the Sacramento Valley: that If
SAID form OF mining is to continue the navigation
OF the rivers and farming IN the valley must be
abandoned, and that there is no compromise on
imp0nndinR dams, for that method has been. per-
slstenily rejected By the inhabitants Of tie val
ley; therefore
EeS0lUed, That the position Of the farmers and
other cltizeus Of the valley on this subject has
been miSrepresented at Washington and else.
where and that The farmers have never admit
TED Ia any shape that they were willing 10 make
any concessions; bur that they have stood and
90 stand squareiy upon the decision OF Judge
Temple OF tie State courts and Judge sawyer Of
the United States Circuit Court
heSotUed, That convention Of citizens OF Te-
mama, butte, Glenn, COusa. Suffer. Yuba, YOlo
sacramento, SOlanO aud San Joaquin be held at
1acIdmehtO al O'Clock 2. NJ. 90 Friday June
~, 10 consider The matter. aud the Boards of
Supervisors OF the counties named are hereby
requested 10 appoint ten delegates and each
Farmers suD-Ahlance OF the several counties
ten delegates 10 said convention.
KeSOiUed, That tie newspapers in the above
counties be requested 10 publish these resolu-
ions ana that the secretary forward a copy 10
Hon: l. J. GeaIy and that lie be requested to
lay the same before our delegates in Congress
A telegram setting forth the above was
forwarded 10 Congressman Geary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
"Hero" at the AIcazar.

Hero. or the Loves of Mount Shasta"
was produced yesterday at the Alcazar, and
was received by the two large audiences,
afternoon and evening. 10 a most fattering
manner. Oliver Doud Byron, who took the
treble part of Hero (chief of the Warm
Spring Indians), General Bassett, U. S. A.,
and Donald Mckay, appeared to greater
advantage than in THE Plunger"
last week. His many interesting ed
ventures both in love and war give great
opportunities for the display OF his versatile
talent. Mr.. George 0sbourne as BenitO
Lerdo, Mexican, proved very strong and
effective, and the audience took every opp0r-
tuuty 10 show their appreciation OF his
excellent efforts. Miss Beatrice Lieb
gave n careful and painstaking rendition of
the Lily" the captive white girl Fred
Warren Daniel Webster Hartshorn)
kept the audience in a constant state
Of laughter by his many humorous
antics. Ben Cotton distinguished himself
as usual as the colOred servant The other
characters in the play were well sustained
by members of the efficient AleaZar Com
pany, and few words of praise and en-
enlargement will not be out of place in re-
ferring TO Miss kuhne BeYeFidge, who as
sumes the role Of Airline. beautiful Indian
girl. whose acting gives much hope for her
future success on the stage, Her costume
and make no were perfect, the dress worn
being one made up for the squaw of
ModOc Indian chief, and was taken te Eng
land by the late Captain c. 4. S. Mcdonald,
with his troupe Of Modoc Indians.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
PERSONAL NOTES.

H. W. Crabb, the vineyardlst. is in the
city.
James c. Jordan. the Boston capitalist,
is at the Palace.
DR.. Thomas Flint of San Juan is in the
city on his way to the Minneapolis conven-
ton.
Edward S. Gill, adjutantgeneral of Ari-
IONA and former resident Of this city, is
al the Palace
The Boston Aldermen and city officials
left for the East last night via Portland
and the north.
II. w. Byington. collector Of internal
revenue for the northern district of CalifOr-
MIA, is at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Donohue Of New
York, accompanied by their daughter and
the Misses Bruner. are at the Palace.
Captain Louis Brechemin, assistant sur
geOn, has been assigned as post surgeon a;
Alcatraz Island until the arrival or First
Lieutenant Ogden Rafferty,, VIII en- he Will
return to the prPSidiO
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
BASEBALL LEAGUE.
a New Schedule Adopted-Some w
for President None.

New Schedule Adopted Work
for President None.
The California Baseball League held a
meeting last night, President None presid-
ing, and all the directors being present ex-
cept Harris.
After considerable discussion the sched-
ule was finally adopted. BY it Oakland Sc
cures games every Wednesday and Friday
during tine season. San Jose and Los An
gees will play five games each with visiting
clubs. Games will be played in this city
every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
The president OF the league will here
after nfficiate as treasurer and secretary.
When San Francisco plays against San
Jose or Los Angeles San Francisco will
have to furnish the balls used in the game.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
a Curious Legacy.

There is an unhappy iunkman on the east
side of town. His father was the Iron
miser," so called because for the better par
of a generation he bought all sorts of old
iron, stored it in a cellar, and sold off part
only when necessity compelled him. the
son inherited hundreds of tons Of old iron
in the form of every conceivable utensil
Implement and machine, including some
curious articles now long superseded by
new inventions. The unfortunate he'll
complains that most Of the articles are un-
Salable save as raw material, because new
hardware has become so cheap that ever
the poorest can afford II,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
A Child.. Innoosnt Pra,1le.

An exceedingly pretty and graceful young
woman and a little girl Of perhaps 4 wears
OF age boarded Tremont-street electric
yesterday afternoon, says the Roston
Herald, and, the car being nearly empty
walked up TO the forward end and took a
seat where the young miss could watch the
motorman twist and untwist the brake and
turn on and off the electric current She
watched him with the deepest interest for n
long time, and when the car started without
the aid Of horses or any visible signs of
power she became deeply perplexed,
Mamma" she said, what makes this ear
goP' This is an electric, dearie. Electri-
city makes it go" Mamma" said the
little miss after long silence, I'VE learn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31
shipning Live Lobsters.

Halifax dispatch to the New York sun
of May saws; To-day the steamer Inchulva
sailed for London with 5000 live Holsters.
They are carried in four pate-irOn tanks
on the main deck, the tanks being fitted
with shelves, and each capable of holding
1000 Holsters.
BY means Of a steam pump connected with
the sea valve in the engne-rO0m a large
reservoir IS kept filled with sea water,
which in turn is supplied to the lobster
tanks at will
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31

more n more every day. don't wep" "Yes.
dearie," mamma answered. with far-away
look in her eyes. "Dld you pass that bad
quarter on the CONDUCTOR" dearie aueried
after that individual had just gone by col
Letting the fares. Every person in the car
heard her and tried hard not to smile.
Papa said if the conductor wouldn't take
it you could pass 1t in the contribution
next Sunday. Could You do that, man,
maj? Mamma signaled the conductor just
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-31

learned he made no effort to arbitrate or
bring about a settlement of the existing
difficulty The mine-owneTs generally want
him to declare martial law, while the miners
and many citizens declare that such a step
would be revolutionary and result in serious
consequences. One prominent officer in the
Miners Union says that the appearance Of
regular troops on the scene would result in
the disbandment of the unions and he
would not want to be held responsible for
the troubles that might ensue.