The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-28

world and representing many religi-
Gus faiths were the initial signers to
the pledge Of membership and alleg-
lance.
One robber and the engineer were
fatally wounded in the at
tack On the Illinois Central train
Wednesday night. Two other train
men were wounded, Four men were
arrested at Centralia, and the wound
ed robber confessed that three of them
were implicated with him in the at
tack.
A statement issued from the Office
OF Mr.. Milton H. Smith, president OF
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, shows that as compared
with the same period last year the
total decrease in the earnings OF the
road from July l to September IA
amounts to the sum of 1874, 495.7S.
time. were reopened with the full
force. The Iron Mountain railroad
shops at the same place will resume
October 1.
Ex-Speaker Reed was given dose
of his own medicine in the House last
week, the committee on Rules being
adopted in spite of his parliamentary
protests. The proceedings were IN
usually lively and interesting, the bill
repeating the Federal election laws be-
ing placed on the calendar immediate
ly after the adoption OF the rules.
The clause in the letter which the Re-
publican leaders objected to was that
providing thai upon the adoption Of
the order the speaker shall proceed to
call the committees for reports, and
until that order is exhausted no mo-
tion whatever shall be in order or en-
terau.d by the speaker.
The hearings before the Congress
sional Ways and Means committee
were closed last week, and the work of
drafting new tariff bill will be imme.
diately begun. Chairman wilson says
the preparation of the law will not be
hurried, but win be proceeded with
carefully and with full consideration
for the important interests involved.
In a suit of agents of the James E.
Pepper Whisky company against the
]. R. PEBBLES company, OF Cincinnati,
to retain them from using labels and
trademarks of "Old Pepper" whisky,
Judge Taft, of the United States cir
cult court, at Cincinnati, refused the
restraining order.
The Executive committee of the
board of directors of the Worlds Fair
unanimously decided that the big Elk
position should be closed on the night
of October 81.
The Grand Lodge of Kentucky
Knights of Pythias, was adjourned at
Ashland last evening to meet next
yenr in Paducoh.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Steam
ship company's new route for COM
merce between Europe and America
was formerly opened on Saturday,
when the initial steamer, the Rappan-
mock, left Newport News for Liverpool
with large cargo-equal to about $50
car loads-including 10000 bushels OF
wheat, $40 head of cattle and 1875
hogsheads of Kentucky tobacco, the
largest single shipment OF tobacco
ever mace from Virginia port.
Judge Victor Estopinal was shot to-
death in his courtroom, near New Or
leans, Friday afternoon, by negro
whom he was trying for a trivial of
Tense. Posses were organized to hunt
down the murderer, and three Of his
brothers, who would not tell where
the murderer was concealed, we've
lynched by the iDfuriated mob, and
another negro was kicked to death.
The murderer is still at large
Many would be settlers, some disap-
pointed and others Disguised, are al