The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-11-09
CONDENSED NEWS.


Mascot, the PAGER, and Directun
the troiter, have been matched 70
$l,5OO a side, the race to take plac
November 2, over the track of tn
New York Driving Club, at Fleetwood
The Pacific Mail freight and pas
senger streamer City of New York
valued, with her cargo, at 5000 900
ran on the rocks in San Francisco ba,
early lat ening, and will probabl,
prove total loss.
The Republican factions in Newport
Kyp are wrangling over the question
as to which side shall have the right to
place the eagle, the party emblem, at
the head OF its official ballot, While
the eagle screams let the rooster crow.
James Stone. upon whose statement
Tour men are confined in the Indiana
State Prison South charged with MUIR
der, has made second confession, it
is said, in which he admits having par
tlclpated in the massacre of the Wrat-
tens.
Jhe first measure to go through
both houses at the extra session and
to receive the Presidents signature is
the Joint resolution providing for dis.
posing of certain property OF the Nor.
mon Church, now in the hands of q
receiver.
1t is reported atNew York that Mrs
Baldwin, formerly known rs Mrs Ed
ward Parker Deacon, on whose account
her husband shot her lover, M. Abeille.
Will soon return to Europe to wed the
lmpecunious Count Louis de Turrene
of France.
A tabulated estimate by competent
authorities shows that the number of
cotton bales ginned in Texas this wear
up to October Is ia 42l,2S7, against
oS| ,64l last year. 1t is thought the
crop will fall % per cent, below that
OF last year.
An indianapolis dispatch states that
'he courts OF Pike and leacher
counties, Ky, have established the
ltle OF number OF Indiana heirs to
an estate of 10000 acres in Estern
kentucky. The property is said to be
worth 100000.
u 'rge G. Gaskin, of BROOKLYN
vent fishing forty-one years ago. He
las Just returned, by way of Cafiforn-
a ana Europe. He found his deserted
vile married again, but az he has an.
tier family in California all the mar.
les are satisfied.
Inc supreme Court of Michigan has
eclared unconstitutional tne law
assed by the last State Legislature t
rantlng municipal and school suf. t
rage to women. The court holds that r
omen cannot be empowered to vote c
lthout an amendment to the State 81
Constitutions. a
Inc placing OF the American Asso- VI
la1'on' the chief of the corporations .
Fganlzed to build Middlesborough q
ITO the hands OF receivers is said 20 y
ave been simply for the purpose of a al
'reanization. Receiver Graham OF. rt
= Hatrogate Hotel, was appointed p
Nelver OF the British securities in
'ndon some days ago. =
The grand jury in the Federal di
'urt at Jackson, Tenn, yesterday or
und true bill against the Rev, G sp
Howard, who was arrested, charged q.
tn fraudulent use OF the mails. He pa
as identified by witnesses from New tn
rk and London, and his victims are "
10 to be numerous both in this co
untry and England. ro
be
orders have been recently placed in
w York and London for a large
anity OF ammunition and a large tie
mber OF cannon for immediate de- ga
cry 'on board ship in the port of thu
w York 1t is not known for whom wa
$50 munitions of war have been pur- ley
ased, but it is reported that thew ara pa