The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-21
CONDENSED NEWS.

froI, Lynda was administered through |
mistake by his wife.
The first measure - l,Ars both
houses Of Congress ~ This tsSion is
the House jpirt resolution appro-
priating $50 900 To enforce the registra-
tion feature of the Geary Chinese act
The Senate has adopted 3 res )lution
offered by Mr.. Cullom providing that
the thanks of Congress be rendered to
the Governor, the Legislature and the
people OF IlIiuois for the statue Of Gen. |
James Shields.
The Oates Bill for national bank
rupicy law was defeated in the House,
the enaeting clause being struck ont
by vote Of 124 to Ill. II all the
members had been present, 1t isl
thought, the result might have been
different.
The unexpected defeat If Gen Fitz-
hugh Lee by Thomas s. Martin for the
Virginia senatorial nomination gave
rise 10 intimations that improper in
huences were used Tt il said that
Gen Lees friends will make state
ment TO the public.
Tennessee's Attorney Ger'l in behalf
of the State has filed at Na~hville, an
other against ex Controller J NV, Allen
and his bondtmen, making serious
charges and seeking Ia recover money
alleged to bave heen wropgfully with
held from the State.
The new cotton crrps Brought into
sight during the first ninety-nine days
OF the season, from September ! to
December 5, represents on increase OF
$41, $50 bales over the same period lest
season. The total marketed up TO last
night is 4, 1920. bales
The Manchester ship canal was
formally opened by the directors of
the company last week. The public
opening will take place New Years
Day, wnen Two steamships from Gal.
weston, laden with cotton, are expected
to participate in the marine parade.
The Georgia Legislature hsa uu-
esrthed claim against the General
sGoYernment growing out OF an act OF
1902, aggrega:ing between 100000
and 100000. The claim is alleged ia
be an unpaid balance for the cts-ion
of certain property now embraced in
Alabama and Mississippi.
Southern Female University at Dir
minghamb Ala, WAS burned to tp'
ground last week, The loss being 500
COO The young women barely hat
time to get out OF their beds and es
cape. Ore received fatal burns an,
several others we're more or essinjure
by jumping from windows.
The Georgia Legislature is for Stat
banks The House by a vote oi l21 t
Is passed bill providing for the issu
OF currency notes by State banks snC
if pres mt intentions prevail. the stat
will provide means and methods +
testing the consttutionalty OF the !
per cent. tax on Stale bank issues
Mayor Ochs, of Chattanooga, som
time ago wrote to Secretary Herher
Of the navy department, and requisite
that one Of the new cruisers be name
IN honor of the industrial and histov
Cal Tennessee city. A letter receive
by the mayor from Washington giY,
indication that the request will be
vorably considered.
The Ericsson submarine torpe,
boat Destroyer which has long been
naval experiment., ID gong to BrAzll
he put TO the practical testin warfar
having been bought by the Br&zilis
Government The America, one OF Il
new Brazilian ships, has been dlsAbl
1T ia believed, by traitor on boa
tampering with the engines, and is d
ayed at Barbados.
Col David Y Lyle, ex,State Senat
from one OF the mountain districts
Kentucky has just taken unto hi,
self, at the age Of seventy-eight,
fourth wife, a charming young girl
sixteen. II Kentucky only had
immigration Commission, what
admirable opportunity this ALLAN
would afford tn advertise the salubr
OF our mountain claim
Attorney General Olney says, in
report concerning tho fee syste,
The system by which United Sta
District Attorneys, Marshals, Gle
and Commissioners are paid by /
has been SO often and 20 emphatics
conference.-the SO indefensible imp
ciple and works such gross Unjust
in practice-that its survival to I
time is nothing less than won
and reproach."
Secretary Hoke Smiths newpept
peppering Voorhees, on account of
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