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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27
Another lesson.

The fire last night will have done
one good turn if it serves to urge the
board to establish fire station on the
west side at once. The necessary
house has been built, the new reel and
hose purchased and has been in John
son City more than year, yet on &C
count Of the almost criminal negli-
gence of some one the new station has
not been established. Had a hose reel
been in the new station last night q
large portion OF the Preas residence
could have been saved. 1t is impossi
BILE for the fire department to be ofser
vice on the west side if they have tc
take the hose reel from the Main street
station. We expect to hear o grea
deal said about equippiug the new
station for a few days and hope to see
something done to that end. What
will the board do?
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1t Is Impossible

To see all those who should be sub.
scribers to THE COMET, and we have
decided to send it to them regardless
OF that fact. II you do not wish to re.
ceive it, and so notify us at once, it
will be discontinued. Otherwise you
will receive it regularly and be called
upon at the close of the year for the
small fee OF $100, which we accept
from our friends as an inducement to
continue publishing the paper.
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Speak for Honest Pensions.

Another Grand Army Post--the
Marcus l.. Ward Post. No IS, OF New
ark, New Jersey--hss come to the
front to demand pension reform.
A resolution was formally adopted
by the Post calling upon Congress to
provide for the publication OF the
names, residences, nature Of disabil-
ity and amount of pension paid. in
e@cA community, to facilitate the ex-
l,Dsure Of pension frauds,
The soldiers Of the Newark Post
very properly assume that when The
pension roll is made n roll Of honor,
no pensioner will ohjtet V having his
name, disability and amount Of PEN
sion known to his neighbors; but The
pension thiefwill object, of course.
Where are the Philadelphia Grand
Army Posts2 Several Of them spoke
out maniully i'll support Of President
Cieveland's veto in 1887, and All II
them should speak out noN. They are
or trial before The country; let them
speak heroically for honest pensions.
Philadelphia Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

Col. ]. f. w. Hughes, formely
of Tennessee, is to be courtnartialed
by the Kansas authorities because be
refused to obey the revolutionary order
Of the Populist Governor and from the
State capitol when the Republican
members of the Legislature held it
last January. AS the courtmartial will
be composed of Populist officers, Col.
Hughes is reasonably sure to be found
guilty.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

THE fireman was handi capped last
night by the pressure being off the
water. A number Of hydrants were
opened to purely the water yesterday
and left open last night. This is a
mistake and should not occur aginn.
Had the building been tall one there
would not have sufficient force for the
water to have been OF any service and
it was not much as it was.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

In response to equery from the New
York Worldas to whether he would
accepta fund as akinsman G Christopher
Columbus from the American people.
the Duke of Vergua replied az accept
as an honor the SYMPATHY of the
American people, all that remains
now is for the money to be raised.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

The reply of Siam to the ultimatum
of France is not considered satisfac-
tory,and the French Minister will leave
Bangkok. A blockade will be declared
at once. Slams answer conceded the
French demands for monetary indem-
nifty as TO amount, though STIMULATING
for inquiry into the justice of the in
dividual claims. AS to territory, only
half OF what France demands is yielded.
France will insist on everything asked,
and will listen to no suggestions OF de-
lay or idquiry. Both sides are preparing
for war, which France desire to precip-
itate before Siam can negotiate for En-
glands aid, which England, however,
seems in no hurry to offer. The persist
tent aggressiveness Of the French has
at last enabled England to see in the
contention with Siam only cloak for
an attack on English commerce. In
consequence, the tone OF the English
press toward France is threatening.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

The suspension OF the State Nation
at bank has hardly caused ripple OF
excitement outside Of the people direct
ly MISUNDERSTANDING
Why should it I? But what about the
ones directly involved. That ripple
must have turned to a sad sea wave
ere this.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

We all know the difficulty in locat-
ing fire at night and have often
found it an impossibelity, G. K. Lids
is happily free from any such trouble,
as soon as he looked out last night he
located the blaze and called to his
nephew to get up, the Furniture
Factory was on fire.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

SENATOR JONES says confidence be
golly-swashed." What the people want,
according to this Nevada statesman, is
"more money" whether they have
confdencein it or not. Thrust be con-
fessed that Senator Jones has done
more than his share in golly-swashing
confidence.-C ourier-Journal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27


ing at the Worlds FAIR Saturday night
and hereafter if frework, are allowed
on the grounds AT all twill only DO at
u safe distUnce fromthe big buildings.
Several trains are moving East
ward loaded with pentilesss mborers
thrown out OF work by the Suspension
of manufactures and The clOsIng of
mines in Colorado. THY are camprll.
ed to leave the State IN search ot rn.
ploymett.
Bank Examiner Lazep, in charge OF
the six suspended national banks Of
Denver declars that all Of them have
more than sufficient assets aud will re-
sumo in time, The Citizens Savings
Bauk, OF Portsmouth, O., resumed yes.
terday afternoon.
Washington, Ga, is INDUCING in a
scare over the rumor that armed parti-
sans OF ex Congressman Tom Watson
are gathering for an attack on he
town to avenge some alleged Insult Of
cred to Watson in that place during
the last campaign.
The plan adopted to secure the
money necessary to complete the
Nicaragua Canal is to establish
agencies in the larg cities OF the
country aud sell the securities of the
company direct to the people, thus
avoiding appealing to syndicate7 and
capitalists.
Secretary Carlisle has returned to
Washington. He denied having had
any conversation upon financial mat.
tiers with Cap. Thatcher, an officer
seeker from Colorado, who claimed to
have received assurance from the
President and the Secretary that they
would not try to secure the uncondit.
ional repeal OF the Sherman law.
There was a marked decrease in inn
migration to the United States last
year. For the twelve months ended
June 80, 1898, the immigrants num-
bered 467 1856, against 61S,350 the
previous year. Notwithstanding the
general decrease, there was an increase
of II, 459 in the number of Italian inn
migrants, this being the only nation
atty showing an increase.
The condition OF affairs in the min
ing region Of Southeastern Kansas is
becoming grave. The striking miners
are ripe for greater violence, thinks to
the incendiary counsels nf hot.headed
agitators and to the support accorded
them by the Populist Governor of the
State. The mine owners have armed
their men for resistance. The gallant
strikers propose To move on the mines
behind vanguard composed Of their
wives and daughters
, The barbarous cruelties practiced
by the mob which hanged q negro vt
Memphis Saturday night. aftarward
mutlating and burning the body have
aroused the authorities to an effort to
: punish the officials permitted the cap
ture of the jai, the policemen who
witnessed the burning and the n en-
who composed the mob The Sheriff
has been suspended, and bench war
r rants have beeu issued for members
r of the mob Three arrests have been
! made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

The Preas residence is the first
good house ever destroyed by fire in
johnson City. The fires heretofore
have been confined to stables and
small houses and have been very few.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

A TELEGRAM states that five hun
dred thousand ounces Of silver and
100000 Mexican dollars have gone to
Europe on the Spree. What a ga
lorious time some fellow must be hay
ing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27
TRANSIT METEoRs.

The City Of Bristol Great stink potl
Courier.
Essary and his deputies willnow en-.
deaver to domesticste mountain liqpr.
Also 10 deserve & .heade canes
whether or not they g then. -Coul-
Ter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

THERE is some consolation in the
fact that Eurydice Beunaventura
Smith, who wants to be door-keeper
of the next Congress, is not "John."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

THOSE Arctic explorers are a brave
lot of men and will yet find the North
pole, but this may prove Peary-less
trip.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

THAT cork trust will naturally be a
light affair ard should be easily stop
ped.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

"BY love, Cholly, have you seen
min" since she returned from the
springs? She weighs 219 pounds
avoiderboys."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27
The News Condensed.


Secretary Carlisle has rem3vec w.
n. Wicker, Chinese Inspector. Mr..
Wicker was stationed at New Orleans.
The Pennsylvania railroad system
IL said TO have decided to substitute
the long-distance telephone for the
telegraph in the operation of its lines.
Managua, Nicaragua, was under
bombardment by the re solutonsts
Monday for four hours and great dam
age was done. Two persons were
killed.
The negro convict who outraged
and then murdered the year-old
daughter of Carr Elliott, in Lafayette
county, Fla, was lynched Thursday
night.
The Silver States estimate that their
merchants have countermaded orders
to New York wholesale dealers for
$12,0O0,0OO worth of goods since the
break in silver began.
Important reductions have been
made in the tariff on wool, in some
cases amounting to 100 per cent by
correcting inconsistent classifications
under the Mckinley act
A st. Louis crop 6tatistician csti-
mates a shortage of atleaat 100000000
bushels in the wheat crop OF 1903, and
advises American farmers not to sell
their wheat at present tow prices.
The Treasury Department is inform
ed that fifteen persons, eight of them
ex-Federal officials nave beeu indicted
at Portland, Ore, for smuggling Chin
csc and opium into tho United States.
The wheatgrow ers of the Pacific
slope are making such rush to eK-
port the grain, in order to obtain
money, that the question of procuring
ships enough is becoming serious
one.
A.W, Little, banker, shot and in
stantly Killed Lawyer Benjamin f.
Johnson, at Kansas City, Kan. After
shooting his victim Little jumped up,
on the body and kicked ard beat it
yiciously,
The race-horse King Thomas, for
J which four years ago the late Senator
) Hearst paid $3S, 000as yearling, aud
which during his turf career did not
win $1,000, has been sold in San Fran
{ cisco for $3.50.
The attendance at the Worlds Fair
is already beginning to feel the good
effects Of reduced railroad rates Mean
while, the efforts 81 the roads to stoI
; the cutting seem only to take rates
still lower.
The Board Of Managers OF the Mis-
sionsry Society of the Methods
Episcopal Church has decided tc
petition Congress to repeal the Geary
Chinese exclusion act on the ground
of international Justice.
!. The business Of caring for imecpun
ious descendants OF Columbus grows
! OH us, A brother of the Duke o
{ Veragua insists that he should have
at least third of whatever fund Amer
!, leans may raise for the Duke.
}. 1t has been reported to the Nation
y al Commissioners Of the Worlds Eai
g that the Agricultural building is il
# danger of destruction by fire at an,
r, time from effectively constructed
l. smokestack passing through the ROOF
While tbs people Ct the West ar
demanding the coinage Of more silver
! the United States sub-Treasury at Chi
cago is compelled to refuse to receiv
: silver coin, because there is more Of i
!. on hand than can be cared for,
r Fireworks came near causing th,
II destruction Of the Manufactures build
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

WONDER who will work into the
Congressional Convention on the
Staff?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

ONE reason large fish are not sold net
is that they can not be weighed with
out the scales.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

"PAY as you 60" and you can re
turn the same route.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

TINES, like giddy girls corset,
show rendering to get tighter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

LOOKING out for husband seldom
ceases with marriage.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-07-27

In spite of the reduction in prices
stockings come as high as ever.
The record-union., 1893-01-26
Agency,
Special to the REcoRD-Uxrox.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. = Chairman
Springer of the Ways and Means Com
mittee received from Secretary Foster OF
the Treasury a statement, showing the
condition of the Treasury, and the esti-
mated condition at the end of the present
and the end of the next fiscal year. The
statement shows that during the first six
months of the present fiscal year the re-
ceipts from all sources were S234, AIS, ,2l5,
and expenditures $3.50, ,57l ,006, leaving an
excess of revenues over the ordinary ex-
penditures of So, ,S4S, ,2O9; cash in the Treas
ury, including gold reserve on July l.,
1892, Sl32, l43, ASS, and on December 81,
1892, Sl29, ,092, ,5SS.
The total estimated revenues for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, are $780,
6N 1850. The total estimated expenditures,
S464, 81 $50, leaving an estimated surplus
of receipts over expenditures for the cur
rent fiscal year of exactly S2000,0 0O0 The
estimated cash balance available June 80,
1893, is placed at Sl2O, ,992, 81, which in
cludes 100000 for the gold reserve
fund.
For the next fiscal year, ending June
so, 1894. the Secretary estimates the reye-
nues from all sources at S490, ,12I 1865, and
the estimated expenditures which, how
ever, do not appear to include mscela-
neous and extraordinary expenditures,
at Si57, POI 1855, or an estimated surplus of
So, ,860,030 To this the Secretary adds
$40, 992, 81 cash balance above the gold re
serve estimated available June 30, 1898,
making the estimated available balance
on June 80, 1894, ofS53, ,S52, 407, from which
must be deducted S5,0O0.0O0 for redemp-
ton of past due bonds, fractional cur
rency and national bank notes, and ST.
100000 for the probable payments on mail
subsidy contracts, leaving a balance of
S47, ,S52, 4O7.
It is estimated S4O,OOO,0OO in contracts
will be payable in 1894, which would
bring the real working balance down to
1852, ,407
The expenditures on account of PEN
sions estimated in this statement for next
year amount to $780, S3I $50, or an increase
over the amount which it is estimated
will be spent for pensions this fiscal year
of only S., 5,4S6, $50.
The Secretary's statement for 1894 shows
S40,279,03S contract liabilities to be de-
Quoted from the S47, ,S52, 4O7 of the balance
above the gold reserve estimated as avail
able cash, but do not show clearly
whether So, ,259,35s of the contracts to be
paid in 1888 has or has not been deducted
In the estimated cost above the gold re-
serve fund Of $50. 992, 377, as estimated in
the cash balance available June 30, 1898,
though it is presumed it was deducted in
figuring the balance. Very little is al
lowed to the sinking fund in these esti-
mates, and supplemental statement
places the estimated balance due the
fund June 80, 1894, at S35, ,90I, ,687.
There is S25, ,OO0,0 600 contract liabilities
included in the estimates this year, and
therefore it does not come out of the
estimated cash balance at the end of this
fiscal year.
The record-union., 1893-01-26
PANAMA RAILWAY.
The Company Asks n Thorough Inves-
tigation of It's Affairs.

The Company Asks Thorough Inves-
tigation of It's Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .25.-William Crom-
well, counsel for the Panama Railway
Company; e. L. Oppenheimer, Secretary;
Rives, superintendent, and Frank S.
Johnson, representative of the North
American Navigation Company of San
Francisco, are here urging that
the investigation OF Panama af-
fairs be thorough and complete.
Cromwell in his argument before the
Committee on Rules said that the grounds
for the railroad company investigation
should properly include the Pacific Mail
and alleged collusive pooling contract
with a combination of transcontinental
railroads by which the American mari
time commerce was changed, be sup
pressed for the benefit of the railroads.
Congressman Geary of California intro
duced to-day in the House a resolution re-
citing the charges, and demanding that a
committee of seven be appointed to in
vestigate the contracts and relations be-
tween the Pacific Mail and Southern
Pacific Transcontinental Association and
other railroads.
Cromwell and Oppenheim assert that
the railroad is operated entirely indie
pendent of the canal company, and the
railroad has no interest in the canal in
vestments. They resent the statement
that the railroad has lost its American
character and assert that it is an Ameri-
can corporation.
1t is understood the Committee on
Rules will tomorrow report back the
resolution of Representative Fellows in a
modified form. 1t will provide for an
inquiry into the disbursements of the
canal fund by the American committee
and an investigation of the contracts be-
tween the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany and transcontinental railroad lines,
with view to ascertaining whether the
Government should WITHDRAW it's sub
sidy to the steamship company and in a
general way ascertain whether the Mon
roe doctrine has been violated.
The record-union., 1893-01-26
Special 10 TIC REcoRD.Uxrox.

Special TO the REcoRD.UN1oS
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.-One of the
most terrible crimes ever committed here
occurred this evening, and resulted in a
woman's throat being cut from ear to ear.
man being murdered and another be-
ing lynched. The crime took place in tho
Firth District Of this city, which is far off
from the thickly-settled neighborhood.
Mrs. Martin McMahon. an aged woman.
who kept a grocery, some time ago hired
negro ex-convict named Fisher. This
evening Mrs. McMahon sent the negro on
an errand. She expressed displeasure at
the triling purchase he made for her.
when the negro, without warning, rushed
for the woman. He caught her by the hair
and cut her throat.
The woman's screams attracted the at
tention OF a white man, who ran to her
assistance. The negro fled, jumping the
back fence and hid in an clubhouse. IN
the meantime the noise brought John
Barrett out. He caught the negro, but
the latter turned and stabbed Barrett
three times, killing him instantly.
BY this time the neighborhood was
aroused, and men armed with every kind
OF weapon came upon the scene, and after
several shots were fired at the negro the
crowd quickly got a rope. and with cries
of Hang him before he dies" dragged
him into the yard and strung him up on
the nearest tree.
Mrs. McMahon is dangerously injured.
Excitement ran high, but prompt action
OF the police put an end to further trouble.
The record-union., 1893-01-26
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SANTA Rosa, Jan. ga suit of eject
ment, involving one-tifteenth interest in
all the lands embraced in the original
Tzbaco land grant, in Mendocino and
Washington Townships, III Sonoma
County, is on trial in the Superior Court
here. The Tzbaco grant includes over
1900 acres of the very best land in the
county.
In 1913 it passed from Manuel Michel
torena to Jose German Pena. Pena died
i'll 1877, leaving five children, to whom
the estate was bequeathed In equal parts.
one OF them was Antonio Pena, who died
in 1883, leaving three children, among
whom was daughter, Marie. The late
General Vallejo was administrator of
Antonio Pena's estate, and claimed that
Marie's part Of the estate was never cor
rectly probated. Marie married man
named Ortez, and afterward died, leaving
daughter, Josefa Ortez, in whose behalf
the present suit was brought.
a few months ago William Fitch OBJ
tanned letters of administration on Marie's
estate, and sues to restore to her daughter
a one-ifteenth interest in all the lands
covered by the old Mexican grant. About
100000 worth of property is involved.
About 200 landowners are combined in
fighting the case, in order to make their
titles good.
The record-union., 1893-01-26
PANAMA TRIAL,
Barbour Argues That the Directors $
Were Innocent.

BarbouX Argues That the Directors
Were Innocent.
PARIS, Jan. 25.-When Barboux re-
sumed his argument to-day in behalf of
the accused Panama directors, he applied
his eloquence to proving the Panama di-
rectors could not be accused of swindling
in the issue of lottery bonds, as they
simply adopted the same position openly
adopted by the Chamber of Deputies.
This assertion caused profound sensa-
ton. Prior to this action on the part of
the directors, the Chamber of Deputies"
Barbour said, authorized lottery bonds.
1t was argued at the time in the Chamber
that the company was already ruined.
but the Chamber voted, notwithstanding
this declaration, to authorize the issue.
and thus gave confidence to the public to
subscribe for bonds which the Legisla-
ture, after full discussion of the subject,
approved. The directors could not,
therefore, be accused of swindling in hav-
ing issued these bonds with the approval
of the Chamber"
NJ. Franqueville has finished the ex-
animation of eighteen persons connected
with the Panama Canal scandal. He has
decided that Ferdinand de Lesseps,
Charles de Lesseps, Henry Cottu, Marius
Fontane, ex-Deputy Sans lie Roy, ex-
Deputy Gobrin, NJ. Arton and NJ. Blon-
din are culpable. The decision as to the
other men is not yet known.
PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION.
PARIS, Jan. 25.-The Parliamentary
Commission inquiry into the Panama
scandal suspended its sittings to-day.
Further prosecution of the Panama in
vestigation now depends entirely upon
M. Franqueville, the investigating mag
istrate. The report of the Parliamentary
Commission viii be presented probably
tomorrow by Chairman Brisson.
The record-union., 1893-01-26
Santos.
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1oN.


PARIS, Jan. 25.-The French press con-
tinues to display deep indignation regard
ing the attitude assumed by England in
Egypt.
The Figaro says France ought to re-
taliate by occupying Tangier.
The Rep~b6que Francaise declares Eu-
rope will not allow the Khedive to be-
come blind vassal Of England.
France has asked the British Govern
ment for an explanation as to the increase
of the British army of occupation in
Egypt.
The Marquis of Dufferin, British EN-
bassador, has delivered to the French
Government note as to the increase of
the British garrison in Egypt. He as
sures that Government that the increase
does not imply any notifications of the
previous assurance in regard to the con-
dition Of British occupation, or any
change in the policy heretofore pursued
by Great Britain.
NJ. Waddington, French Embassador
i'll London, has been instructed to ask
Earl Roseberry, the British Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, to specify the
incidents in Egypt which caused Great
Britain to take the recent extraordinary
steps.