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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08
CONSPIRACY TO sMUGGLE
Cinnamon and Opium to be Brought
Over the Line.


Washington, June 2,-secretary
Carlisle has during the last few days
received several kilograms which fully
confirm the newspaper dispatches as
to the discovery OF a conspiracy on
the extreme northwest border to
smuggle opium and Chinese into the
United States. These kilograms,
which for the present are withheld,
are said to intimate that quite num-
Der of government officials, collectors
Of customs and special agents are inn
plicated in the conspiracy, which has
been in successful operation for some
time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08
MEXICAN NINE HORROR.
Sixty Men Imprisoned in FieryU Un-
dergrOund Furnace.

Eagle Pass, Te1., June "A serious
fire broke out last night in the Fuenet
coal mine, situated in Mexico abuot
four miles from Eagle Pass and oper-
ated by the Mexican National Rail
way company
Sixty miners were at work at the
mine at the time OF the breaking out OF
the fire. Up to late hour none made
their escape' It is feared the entire
sixty suffoeated, as the works are stu
ated some distance from the main en-
trance in which the fire is still raging.
i. NJ. johnson, general manager, ac-
complained by Jennings and Norton
and a well equipped crew. left for the
scene as soon sthe news reached here.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08
To enjoy life use TUFTS Pills.
From Friend to Friend

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accomplished, and this is the strongest
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to tell what Hoods sarsaparilIa is and
what it viii DO, but what it has done
is far more important and far more po-
tent, It's unequalled record Of cures is
sure to convince those who havenever
tried Hoods sarsaparilla that it is an
excellent medicine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

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Cure to allay the first irritation caused
by cold. Don't think you can fix up
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

Ing to some Of the hoof-marks'found
that horse had been tied in the
bushes near the place where the bodily
was found and further, that a place
Of buckskin found near the scene of
the murder fitted to a torn place in
Larch's hitting coat.
Larch went upon the stand as wit
ness for himselse, swore that he had
been riding, searching for strayed
cattle, that he had possibly passed the
scnee Of the murder, but that he had
not had any weapons did not see any
thing OF Redwin, and while he had
never intended to injure him persona
bly,. He could give no exact account
Of his goings while searching for the
cattle, nor could he account for the
disappearance Of his rifle; his servants
corroborated his testimony, but upon
cross-examination one OF them admits
ed that he did not miss the rifle until
after Larch had left, and that Larch
had heard ST Redwin's trip to Louis
viii and when he was expected home.
The attorneys on each side summed
up in the manner that is familiar to
all persons, the prosecuting attorney
calling attention to the strong chain
Of circumstautial evidence and the ne
cessity OF repressing vendettas with q
lstrong hand, while the prisoners
counsel pleaded eloquently against
convicting man 30 long as there was
any possibility of his innocence exist
ling. The jury returned verdict OF
guilty as indicted; no efforts were
spared in the higher courts or with
the governor to secure pardon or
mitigation Of the death penalty, but
! without success, and Larch was hung.
His lawyer, when acked why he had
fought the case so stubbornly, pro-
tested his firm belief in the innocence
| Of his client. Twenty years passed,
and che lawyer went to Peru as min
lister, nomfuated by President Lincoln
The ReGsin murder case had almost
passed from his recollection.
One day an official called and re.
quested him to go to one of the pris-
ons to see a convict who was dying
with consumption. Snd had asked to
see him, stating that he oau once Deen
citizen of the United Sta. ss'
"Mr. -" said the sick m. ~ -
you remember the murder OF a / su
named Redwin in Kentucky years
agoY 1t has tortured my mind and
life, and will forever with uutold hor-
rors--for am the murderer. I learn
ed OF Larch's enmity to Redwin.
knew OF Redwin's trip to Louisville
and the time he was to start home /
stole Larch'S gun, not intending to
kill Redwin, but was determined to
have his money at any cost. As he
resisted | shot him, and then hid
Larch's rifle where it was likely to be
fonnd, so as to throw Larch under
suspicion until / could escape. knew
OF Larch's trial and conviction, but
fled the country without confessing.D
Thus after many years was Larch's
innocence established, and his family
cleared of the stigma of his crime.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08
NO MORE PENSIONS FOR DESER.
TIERS.
Bnssey's Ruling In Favor Of Dlshoner-
ably Discarged Men to
Be Reyerred.

washington, June L. C0mmls-
sioner of Pensions Lochren and his
deputies are convinced that Commits
sioner Raum made numerous rulings
which, while not as costly to the
Government as the notorious "0rder
164," recently rescinded by Secretary
Smith, yet had'as little foundation in
law or equity. Secretary Smith is al so
satisfied that a large number OF the
pension decisions made by Assistant
Secretary Bussey demand prompt
revision. One Of the decisions to which
the attention of both the Secretary
and Commissioner has been called,
and which will probably be revised
without loss Of time, is that made by
Assistant ssSecretary Bussey in the
case OF Daniel B. kaufman, in which
it was held that a dishonarable dis.
charge from the service was no bar
whatever to the payment Of a pension
and that men who had so conpucted
themselves that they were dishonora-
bly, dismissed from the sereice stood
on an equal footing with the, worthy
soldier who had earned promotions
by gallant conduct and possessed an
honorable discharge. Secretary Busy
held that deserters were entitled to
pensions, and by his ruling reversed
the decision made by Commissioner
Black Sept, 4, 1885.
Congressman Cooper, Of Indiana,
who began the war on Raum that
brought about the investigation con-
Quoted Congressman Wheeler, said
to the World correspondent to-day;
"Judge Lochren has not only made
an excellent start in his Office, but he
impresses one as the very kind of o
man to meet the emergency existing
isting there. He is not only adle, but
he possesses the judicial temperament.
He listens with patience. and by his
interrogatories shows that his desire
is to reach the kernel of the mattesr
under discussion without regard to
popular prejudices. This is point
gained, for which the countrye should
| feel thankful.
"The country has never desired to
be niggardly with the veterans, and
certainly has not been so. But it has
the right to demsnd just and equita.
BILE Interpretation and administration
of the pension laws, and when there
was every reason to believe that the
laws we're being loosely interpreted
and the Pedsion Bureau run as 6
political machine, loud and deep
complaint WIS both proper and in
eyitabe. My prediction is that hence
forth things will steadily mend, anC
pensions and the Pension Bureau viii
cease to be subjects Of popular outcry
and complaint. The interests OF the
veterans and of the people at large
are one in this matter. The veterans
understand quite as well as other neo
pie what their real interests are. AL
they desire is fair treatment, ant
when they come to appreciate the fact
that the rev Commissioners has theil
interests theart, and SO truly at hear
that he intends to protect them alik,
against the rapacity of the -clain
agents and the designs Of the dema
gogues they will accord to him tn
highest praise and the most loyal sup
: port"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

The women Of Zurich, Switzerland,
have secured the suppression Of the
Thierbuch, publication revealing
their ages, occupations, descendants.
etc. Il was Issued annually and was
more frequently censulted at cafes
and other pulblic resorts than the city
directory.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

The Queens fayorite author is Sir.
Walter soattl ofmodern writer's her
Majesty Is most fond Of William
Clack's novels, and It is said she reads
everything written by Walter Besant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

Mrs Frank Glass, Of Marristown
lknown better as Miss Jennie Smith),
isthc champion wing shot OF New
Jersey. She is ~ years old feet 2
inches high and weighs 1856 pounds.
She han les gun gracefully e. veil
as skil.ily.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

Ase GTHER sarsaparilla has Ct.
: fected such remarkable cures as
HOODS Sarsaparilla, Of Scrofula,
Salt Rheum. and other blood diseases.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08
lwarA,InA nauw
WhIAVuA UANN

! DIRRcToRs-Judge John ?
Smith, Geo ID Taylor A #
/ H0Es, ] O Hardin, G n
4 Brown, las A Martin, r +
Boyd, w 4 Range, q X Lide,
VIII J Barton 9 @ Taylor,
OM Taylor.
We have the largest paid up
capital OF any bank IN tho
city. Our stockholders are
among the best men inWash
ington aud Iarter counties.
We do a conservative bank
ing business N all its
branches, and all business
entrusted TO us win be faith
fully and promptly
acted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-08

Io.nsou CITY, Tenn.
Authorized Capital 100000 0l'
Cash Cap tlpaidup 7l,479 90
Undivided Profits, 10, ,587 90
A B BOWMAN s~. President
W sT JoHN. Vice President
+ b ST JOHN. ...... Cashier
W B HARRISON, Asst. Cashier
Ike HARR. Attorney
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21
FlREslpg FRAGMENTS.

-Sippet Pudding. Cut slices of bread
very thin, butter them and lay in a
baking dish (butter the dish first)
strewing over them citron, raisins and
currants with sugar. Put in alternate
layers of bread and the fruit. Pour
over the whole an unboiled custard oi
milk and eggs as sweet as you like it.
Bake light brown.
Make Some Pumpkin Butter. -
When the pumpkins began to decay,
we cooked n quantity until no water
remained, sweetened and spiced it and
packed in jars. 1t is liked as sauce
in the absence of fruit, and when the
pumpkins are gone, we enjoy pies made
with it.-Rural New Yorker.
Feather Cake. One tablespoon but
ter, one cup sugar, two eggs, half-cup
milk, one teaspoon baking powder
Use two yollSs and one whole egg for
the cake and save two whites for FROST
ing if you like. A good way is to make
cold frosting or icing and CRATE choco-
late in the icing. | always bake the
cake in an oblong cake pan and cut it
into squares. If you use chocolate
flavor frosting with vanilla instead of
putting lemon in the cake. Cream hut
ter and sugar together, then yolks of
eggs extract, milk, flour and baking
powder; beat light, make the cake
thick enough. Sometimes it takes
more than one and one-half cups OF
hour.-Dctroit Free Press.
yellow Pickles Mix two pounds
of yellow sugar, one ounce of turmeric,
three of allspice, one of cloves, one of
mace, two tablespoonfuls of celery seed
and one and one-half teacupfuls of
white mustard seed. Pound all well
together, and stir it into two gallons
of scalding hot vinegar. Slice three
large, firm heads of white cabbage.
scald in brine squeeze dry with a towel
and hang in the sun to bleach. When
nicely whitened, cover with cold vine
gar, and let it stand twenty-four hours.
Then drain, pour over the spiced vine
gar, press down with a plate and
weight.-N. Y. Observer.
-Parsnip Fritters. Boil parsnips in
salted water until they are perfectly
tender, mash them to a pulp and add
beaten egg and little flour to bind
them together so that little cakes may
be formed. Fry these cakes in hot
lard or butter and lard mixed. Before
adding the eggs and flour all the water
that can be squeezed from them should
be disposed of If you are short of
parsnips-for instance, if company ar
rives at an unexpected hour and the
dish must go farther than you had an
ticipated-you may add bread or
cracker crumbs to the parsnips. s.-Prairie
Earlnnr
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21

A farmer went into store in Albany
and asked the proprietor if he wanted
to buy some fresh butter. The mer-
chant told him that he would ask his
wife if she needed any, so'he stepped
to the telephone, called up his wife,
and talked to her few seconds through
the phone, then turning to the coun-
tryman, who was standing with his
hands in his pockets, his eyes stretched
and his face very red, told him that
his wife said she did not need any but
ter The indignant countryman blurt-
ed out:
Look here, mister, if you didn't
want any butter why didn'tyou say So!
l amt such a gol burned fool as to
think that you've got your wife shut up
in that little box"
And turning he started out, leaving
the merchant speechless.-Atlanta Con.
stitutiOn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21
k. of L. General Assembly.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II. = Arrange
menis are now in progl ess for the an.
nual assembly of the Knights of Labor.
which meets in Philadelphia ON Novem
ber IA. 1t is expected that at least 100
delegates will be present and General
Master Workman Powderly will pre-.
side. There will be no election of oil.
GERS this year. The convention will be
known as constitutional convention,
and will devote its time to the consid-
GRAFTON of the management of the
orders affairs and to such amend.
ments to the constitution as may be of
fered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21

On the 10TH after considerable discussion OF
other business, Mr. Peffer pop, Kan.) re-
sumed his speech against the repeal bill.
Yielding temporarily to Mr. Palmer dem,
1l) the latter remarked that he had been kept
In the chamber night after night listening, not
| to debate, but to speeches which, as the news
papers asserted, were made to consume time.
On being asked to specify any particu-
lar speech he started to express his be-
lief that the senator from Nebraska (Mr. Al.
LEM had But before he could finish the
sentence he was interrupted by Mr. Allen him
self, who angrily insisted that Mr.. Palmer had
no right to make such an imputnton, aud he
called him TO order for violating the rules Mr..
Ed.sner said he would not take anything back.
And then Mr.. Allen retorted by saying he was
not in the senate with o brass collar around his
neck, rs other senators were; that he was not
here to do the bidding of some man who had
put chains upon his neck and told him what
70 do
Considerable time consumed on the
question of the presence of q quorum, several
roll calls being had, after which MIR PETER con-
tiuued his remarks. He said Il time would
come, y that majority had patience AMI would
hear what the senators had to say on this uues.
tion, when senators would vote, but not until
then. But II the senate insists on forcing this
bill refusing all offers of a compromise, just
so long will we insist that we are the ma.
jority that we represent the great mass OF the
people. He said the supporters Eshe pending bill
claimed to be bimctallists. Let them prove
their words by their works. In reply toa query
by Mr. Palmer IL he meant that the majority
must consent to q compromise before Il vote
could be had Mr. PETER replied that If they (the
minority could prevent vote until then they
would do so.
The colloquy between Mr.. PETER and Mrj
Palmer kept up until 10 clock, when a motion
for adjournment made by Mr., Voorhees, was
agreed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21
THE LITTLE coNvALEsoeNr.

While wishing that his aches and pains wero
dead
And health would come his way,
He tries to make his roughly tumbed bed
A field Of romp and play.
He's weary OF the four white nursery walls,
And longs once more TO be
AS well ns now he's feeling while ho mnuls
The patient cat in CLEO,
With spirits more than wild nc ovcrnows
Till all his pain Is fed,
And hoadovcr.hocls along tho couch he goes,
Or stands upon his head
he rolls upon his blocks and toys until
He is n mass OF Jumps
But he Is ovcrioyed while with will
His bulldog round him jumps
His old green buthtub nllcd unto the brim
lie gives the toys drink
He gives the painted pastcboard ducks swim
Until they melt and sink.
Then, like soldier, on his trundlo bed,
Despite implorinus vain,
Upon his awful drum OF gold and rcd
He thumps with might and main.
To catch on the rebound his rubber ball
The same he throws with vim;
II 1t breaks all the pictures on the wall
1t IS just tho same to him
He seems much like the Indian medicine man,
Who in his mind Is sure
That direst noise is but the thing that can
Effect certain cure.
The only time hos still is when he sleeps
The moment that he wakes
For his tin horn and scarlet drum he leaps
sAnd Bedlam quickly makes.
Let him discharge the shotgun If he will,
'T will prove he's mcnding quick;
Only when he is very good and still
We're sure he must be sick,
r.. Is. MunlittriclS, in Puck.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21
AN ENGINE RUNS AWAY.
The Engineer Killed at HIS Post When
No One Was Looking.

CARRoLLToN, Mo-, Oct Ill. c.
Rickenbaugh, aged 80, engineer ON the
Terminal railroad in this city, was
killed about A o'clock Tuesday after
noon while his engine was crossing the
bridge over the Wakenda, The
supposition is that he leaned
over the side of his engine and
was struck by the timbers of the
bridge. His body was found in the
water below. No one saw the accident
ana the fact was only made known by
the terrific speed of the engine, Fortu-
nately for the passengers Frank Crouch,
superintendent of the road, happened
to be on the train and managed to get
to the engine and stop its wild race for
the city.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-21
Stub Ends of Thought.

The woman who loves herself most
can marry a man for his money and be
satisfied.
1t is not necessary for woman to
mark each year of her life with a
wrinkle, .
Society is lover of material things.
That rich man is happiest who can
convert his dollars into smiles
Stupidity is as thick as it is long.
merry heart doesn't need a brass
band.
Personal cleanliness ismorc desirable
than riches.
full stomach maketh fearless
heart. .gA'3 SE
1t is not proper for man to think OF
himself first, any more than it is to
think OF himself last
Youth wears crown of to.morrows,
Detroit Free Press,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-04-28
TENNESSEE MINERS ACT.
Attack on the Guards at the Tracy Cit
Convict CaElD.

Attack on the Guards at the Tracy City
Convict Camp.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 2i.-The boom Of
cannon at O'Clock Yesterday morning aroused
IKE citizens in the vicinity of the state capital
and summoned the four companies of the state
guards who had been sleeping on their arms in
anticipation Of a call to Tracy CITY. Gen. F'ite
has just received Information that an at
tack had been made on the stockade around
the branch prison Battery and ccm
panies C., d. f and f were gathered and AZ
once prepared to leave the scene. special
train Was in readiness, but the troops were
slow in getting their traps together, and it was
after o'clock when the train pulled out.
Breakfast was had at Cowan, and at 1l:40 the
special started up the noun tains, 81 miles to
Tracy City.
No trouble was had and at 1:4O the train
pulled into the little mining town All was
then quiet, and the troops at once went into
camp around the stockade The last telegram
received says no immediate trouble or danger
is feared.
Wednesday nights fight, it seems. was hot
one, and lasted oyer an hour. 1t began at IL
o'clock but no news Of it reached here because
the telegraph Office was closed The prison Of
ficials had been warned, and the thirty eight
guards slept with their clothes on. Pickets
were placed around the stOckade, and they gave
warning at IL o'clock that the miners were ap-
preaching. The guards were hurriedly awak
ened and placed in position Since last sum
mers trouble the stockade had been forti-
fed and portfolios cut in the block
houses. When the miners reached the
stockade the leaders demanded to know upon
what terms the convicts would be surrendered
Deputy Warden Shrivers replied that they
would not be surrendered at all Then after
short parley firing begun. One Of the leaders
was captured and taken into the stockade, but
later released on promise to dispense his
friends. He failed to do so. however. and the
firing continued until 12:15. The night was
dark and rain was falling and this doubtless
prevented the stockade being destroyed by dy-
Mantle.
The miners finally withdrew after midnight,
the number of their wounded being unknown.
During the fight Deputy Warden Shriver was
shot in the face. S. A. Walden, q guard, was
shot in the abdomen and will die. The body Of
Bob Irving. q miner was discovered a short
distance from the stockade. 1t is known that
a number were wounded