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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

Look Here! Some people think
nothing good is made at home.
Buy GOliduSt flour and be convinced
that this is a big mistake. War
ranted. Build up your own town,
not the other fellows.
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THE COM EFT.

Correspondents will please sign theil
names to their communications, not
fol- publication, but as an act OF faith
Tie true name Of a correspondent will
ne t appear in the paper if it enclosed
in parenthesis,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24
New Goods,

Mrs. G. E. Crawford has just re-
ceived an immense stock OF millinery
goods and will sell them at, or almost,
cost. Look out for prices and descrip-
ton in next weeks COMET.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

Ode pants and fine line summer
shirts at cut prices at
w, W. KIRKpATRIoK's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24
uoop's GUARANTEES

- a cure. What It has done for
others it will do for you. Be sure to
get Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

Fine line OF fourin-hand ties-all
shades and cloors at Wares.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

The HGStling Butchers are Webb
BrOs. They sell the best meats, Chick
ems 1.2 cents per pound.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

Spring suits are now in order al
CHAs. 1 WARES.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

Webb BrOs. have all varieties OF
sweet potato plants at 10 cts, per 100.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24
CLERK AND MASTERS SALE OF
LAND.
In Chancery Court at Johnson City,
Washington County,
Tennessee.
Jas. A. Martin, ct al.
VS..
Buena Vista Land Company.
MONDAY, JUNE rs, 1884,

sell at public outcry, to the highest bid
der, in front Of Jobe's opera house in
johnson City, Tennessee, the property
mentioned and described in the plead
ings and said decree, and ordered to be
sold, to-wit: A tract of land situated
in the Ninth civil district of Washington
county, Tennessee, and bounded as fol-
lows: On the north by John M. Barnes,
on the east by Thomas Murray and
Sproul, and on the west by Jas. Houston
and ]. Il. Barnes, containing seventy
five acres more or less, to satisfy the
decree of defendant, M. M. Barnes
against compliments, ] A Martin and
G. ]. st. John, for the sum of 81, 04.6 81
with interest thereon from December %,
1898, and the costs of the consolidated
causes, unless said debt, interest and
costs are sooner paid.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24
TERMS OF SALE.

Said tract of land will be sold on
credit of 6, II and Is months, and in
bar of the equity of redemption. The
purchaser will give notes with solvent
security, retaining lien on said prop
erty for the purchase money until
fully paid.
This May oath, 1894.
w. f. YOUNG, G. & NJ.
BY g. w. HODGE, D. @. & M.
SOB At prs:fee $13
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24

Leave your order at Webb Bros. for
Crystal Ice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24
TERMS OF SALE.

RiDans TabIes best liver toplo
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-24
CLERK AND MASTERS SALE OF
LAND.
In the Ohancery Court at Jonesboro,
Washington County, Tenn.
Jas. A. Martin ct al.
vs..
Buena Vista Land Co.

Pursuant to the decree of said court
at its December term, 1898, in the above
styled cause, will, on
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
REPORT UNDER PROTEST.
business of the United States and Pacif
Express Companies in Kansas.

business of the United States and Pacific
Express Companies i'm Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan. Sept. 24.-In cOmpli
ance with the order of the state board
of railroad commissioners, but under
protest, the United States Express Co.
has fled in the office of the board a
statement of its business in Kansas for.
the year ended June 80 The capital
stock of the company is given as SIC, 900,
900, the market value of which is about
50 cents on the dollar. The company
has personal property valued at $3.50, 900,
only $500 of which is in Kansas. There
is no funded debt. The company oper-
ates on 2S,0S2 miles of railway, of
which 1,1S7 are in Kansas. There are
IA offices and the same number of
agents in Kansas. The company has
contracts with only two railroads in
Kansas, viz, the Rock Island and the
Hutchinson e Southern. The gross
receipts of the company on Kansas
business for the year were SD, $50 The
dividends declared in 1898 and 1891
were per cent. each year.
The Pacific Express Co. has also fled
a report, but makes no protest. This
company operates on 1923 miles of
railroad. 1884 miles icing in Kansas.
The capital stock is $1,000, 900. The
dividends during the year were ~ per
cent. or S270,00O. The cash assets of
the company are Si73, 91O.7j: The gross
earnings of the year were 50, 5O7,-
1915; operating expenses, S3,29s,-
O64.23, of which sum S1,699, 800. SO
was paid to the railroad companies.
The net earnings were 500. 1Oi.62. The
company's average daily wages to en-
ployes is 5000, as follows: Ninety-four
general clerks, S3.Oi each; 1850 city
officers and employees, 81 cents each;
1,561 agents paid by commission, 65
cents each; 1876 messengers, S1.33 each.
The average of 4,110 employees is 81
cents day each, the total compensa-
ton to all being 81, 1So, s07.45 a year
The average of all the company's
employees in Kansas is 81 90 per day
The report explains that the company
does not keep an account of tonnage.
nor does it separate its earnings by
states
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
DISASTROUS FLAMES.
Portland. Ore, Visited by q Destructive
CONGRATULATIONS, S1,5OO,OOO-Three
Supposed Victims.

Portland. Ore, Visited by q Destructive
Confiagration-Loss, S1,5OO,OOO-Three
Supposed Victims.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 24.-The most
disastrous fire in the history of this
city broke out at 4:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the dock of the Pacific
Coast Elevator Co., and ragged for. three
hours, destroying property valued at
nearly 81, 100000. All day long heavy
wind was blowing and nine alarms had
been turned in. The fire department
was scattered about the city,
looking after the small fires when the
alarm from the elevator was rung in.
The scene of the fire is in Lower AL
bina, across the river from the main
part of the city, and it was at least
fifteen minutes before more than one
engine could respond to the general
call. When the engines arrived the
fire was beyond control and in half an
hour from the time the fire started the
docks for half mile were on fire.
Nothing could be done but let the fire
burn itself out.
The fire started in the dock below
the Pacific Coast Elevator Co.'S main
building and the wind soon drove the
flames to the elevator itself The
flames shot into the air 200 feet, maxi
ing beautiful sight in the twilight
The coal bunkers of the North Pacific
Terminal Co. on the west were next at
tackled and soon were a mass of flames.
On the east was the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Co.'S wharf, 400 feet in
length, and this, too, was soon on fire.
There were no means of getting water
on the fire except from the river, and
the fireboat is an irnprovised old scow
and of very little service.
The elevator contained nearly 500, 900
bushels of wheat. The new plant of
the Portland General Electric Co.,
which had just arrived from Lynn,
Mass, was standing in the yards of
the Terminal Co. on the cars, not yet
having been unloaded. The plant oc-
cupied an entire train, and the ma
chinery was of the most expensive kind
the most of which was destroyed
and the remainder badly damaged.
Two hundred freight cars, eighty of
which were loaded, were DESTROYED.
On the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Co.'s docks there were 1,500 tons
of freight consisting of wool, salmon.
general merchandise and cement, all
of which was destroyed with the dock.
There were stored on the dock about
1000 cases of salmon from the lower
Columbia river and Puget sound, await
ing shipment for the east. 1t was val
ued at about $4,000 and was partially
insured.
Three men are supposed to have per-
ished in the elevator.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THREE bulletins have been issued
from the census Office at Washington
showing the land ownership and debt
Alabama.
JUDGE Ross. in the federal court at
Los Angeles, Cal, sentenced Gallagher
and Buchanan, A. r. U. strikers, to
eight months imprisonment and fine
Iof $500. The outcome of the trial has
caused sensation. There are many
other cases pending of similar import.
THE commission appointed by the
president to investigate the recent Chi
lcago labor troubles will be in readiness
on and after September 26, at the de-
partment of labor at Washington. to
receive in writing any suggestions
bearing on the late controversies.
THE iron ship Glenneslyn was sunk
IN the East river. near Brooklyn, as
final resort to extinguish a fire that
broke out on board. The loss on the
cargo of oil was So, 900. while the YES
sci was thought to be damaged to the
extent of 100000. The vessel will be
raised as soon as possible.
ST. MARY's college at Oakland. Cal,
800. 900 on the cath: insurance, $50, 600.
The inmates escaped.
AT christening party al Patapasco
neck, near Baltimore. Md. John Bond
took up an old army musllet, supposed
to be unloaded, and proceeded to eX-
plain how it was used during the war.
The gun exploded, killing a child
named Charles Zeigelhoefer and dam
gerously wounding the mother.
FIVE laborers were buried under a
mass of earth, almost as compact as
stone, while at work at Philadelphia
making an excavation for the founda-
ton of retaining wall. One man
was fatally injured and died in few
minutes after his body was recovered.
Four others were seriously injured.
A FIRE which started in the city kiln
of the Arkadelphia, Ark. Lumber Co.'S
yard destroyed the mill and several
thousand feet of lumber. The plant
destroyed was the largest in the state.
Loss, $4,000.
Mrs. MATTE OSBORNE. her four chill
dren, and W. Z. Hunt. boarder in the
family, were poisoned in Memphis,
Tenn, by arsenic in their coffee, which
Mrs. Osborne had herself prepared.
Mrs. Osborne, her son Willie and
daughter Matte and Hunt were re-
ported in critical condition. There
was no clew to the mystery of the
poisoning.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Grim Reminders of "A Tyrant.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 25.-A. mum
Der of skeletons with manacles at
tached to the arm and leg bones have
been found buried close to the surface
of the court yard of the custom house
here. A similar discovery was made a
few years ago at almost the same
place, but upon the former occasion in
struments of torture were also discov-
cred with the skeletons. 1t is stated
that a secret chancellory of the tyran-
meal regent, Bierer. the favorite of
Empress Anna. was situated where the
remains were found. Anna ruled from
1920 to 1886 II IS stated that 10000
victims of Bieren's tyranny persisted
during these six years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
GOES TO HiAWATHA.
The Pullman Cooperative Club VIII l.,
cate in the Kansas Town.

The Pullman Co-Operative Club VIII Lo-
cate in the Kansas Town.
HIAwATHA, Kan. Sept. 25.-The Pull
man Cooperative club, which has been
considering Il proposition from Topeka,
Lawrence and other Kansas towns for
the location of their manufacturing
plant, closed deal with the citizens of
Hiawatha yesterday. The first INSTALL
ment of worhmen will be brought
from Pullman at once and work
on temporary shops will be com
menced Immediately. Arrangements
have been made with the city to
use the surplus power from the
city waterworlls until the shops are
completed, and the first work done will
be to put an improved bicycle on the
market. The club consists of about
200 of the most skilled workmen in the
Pullman shops, and all will come to
Hiawatha just as soon as work can be
provided for them. The city has filed
up in anticipation of this movement,
and not a vacant store building can be
had now anywhere. Property owner RS
on business streets are preparing tC
put up new buildings to supply the de-
mand that now exists for rooms.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
SWEARING oATHs ON BOOKS
Broken Plates and Slaughtered Cocks Are
Also Used for Special Cases.

Broken Plates and Slaughtered Cocks Are
Also Used for Special Cases.
The form of oath when the witness
is sworn in English courts of justice
varies according to the religion or the
country of the witness. Thus Chris
tianS are sworn on the New Testament,
Jews on the Old Testament, Moham-
medans on the Koran. and persons of
other religions according to the form
prescribed for that purpose by the re-
ligion they profess.
To take an extreme instance, the fol-
lowing is given in one reported case as
the form of swearing Chinese: On
entering the witness box, the witness
Immediately knelt down, and China
saucer having been placed in his hand
he struck it against the brass rail in
front of the witness box and broke it.
The crier of the court then, by dicta-
ton of the interpreter, administered
the oath in these words, which were
translated by the interpreter into the
Chinese language: You shall tell the
truth and the whole truth The saucer
is cracked, and if you do not tell the
truth your soul will be cracked like the
saucer"
1t is provided by statute passed so far
back as 1887 that oaths in courts of
justice may be administered in such.
form and with such ceremonies as the
person taking them may declare to be-
binding. No one, accordingly. can be
compelled to kiss the book if he de-
elares another form of oath to be bind
ing on his conscience.
In connection with the Chinese oath
story is told of a representative of the
Middle kingdom who once appeared to-
gise evidence at Bow street. He was
politely consulted as to the method in
which he would prefer to be sworn
'Oh,' he said with breadth of outlook
not common in Sir John Bridges court,
kill i'm cock, break i'm plate, smell
i'm book, all Westminster
Gazette
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
COUNTERFEITERS.
A Notorious Gang Broken Up and
Their Chief Arrested.
A CHOCTAW SHOT UNDER THE LAW.
A Farmer Dangerously Bitten by Savage
Hog-A Kansas City Teller Arrested
on the Charge of Grand
Larceny.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Chief Hazen,
of the secret service, yesterday re-
ceived telegram announcing the ar
rest at Clinton, Mo-, of j. b. McCul-
Tough, charged with impersonating the
chief of the secret service, forgery, and
in attempting to procure the printing
of counterfeit United States notes.
Lucien Hubbard was also arrested at
Maiden, Mo-, charged with being a
counterfeiter. Hubbard was the chief
of the Wilson and Hofiey gang, ar
rested a few days ago. The Grant
head-plates, from which the notes were
printed, and So, 800 in bogus notes were
captured. The arrest completely wipes
out this notorious gang, and all their
plates, money and material have been
captured.
SHOT UNDEB THE LAW.
CADDO, l. T., Sept. 25.-Yesterday
at p. m. at the Pushmatha district
court ground in Jackson county, 30
miles from here, Jim Allen. a Choctaw
aged about "a years, who was con-
victed in August of murder. was shot
by Deputy Sheriff Robert jackson. At
noon his spiritual adviser made talk
and prayed with him and the deputy
read the death warrant. He admitted
his guilt and said he had made peace
with his Ma 1er and was ready to go.
At 2 o'clock the deputy carried out the
mandate of the law by shooting and in
"a few minutes the man breathed his
last. About fifty people were present
at the execution.
ATTACKED BY SAVAGE HOG.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Sept. 25.-JOhn
Rohn, a German farmer who lives 3
miles south of here. was most danger
ously bitten by savage hog yester-
day. He was trying to drive the hog
home, when it turned upon him and
fight between them followed. The
farmer had no weapon of defense and
the hog knocked him down, seized his
right hand in its jaw and fearfully' lac
Grated that member.
BANK TELLER IN JAIL.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Sept. 25.-Edgar
o. Bishop, teller of the Bank of III. S.
Mills of 100000 Walnut street, was ar
rested yesterday forenoon on the
charge of grand larceny. He is ac-
cused of robbing the bank of $1,000
Bishop is locked up in the county Jail
in default of $1,000 bail. The arrest
was made on the information of j. w.
Bowman, resident agent of the Ameri-
can Security CO., of New York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Clippingp-

Mrs. Belinda L. Randall. of Roxbury,
a descendant of Samuel adams of revo-
lutionary fame has presented the Bos-
ton museum of fine arts a china punch
bowl and salver once the property of
the Marquis de Lafayette and by him
presented to Adams. 1t was made in
China, and has the arms of Lafayette
upon it. designed according to the ideas
of the Chinese artists.
japanese railroad men pronounce
American locomotives superior to Eng
lish. French or German makes, and the
principal roads will use them entirely
in the future.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Shirtmakers on a Strike.

New YORK, Sept. 2i-The Hebrew
speaking shirtmakers of New York to
the number of nearly 5000 went on a
strike yesterday and twenty shops
which had not in the past year or more
known a Sabbath quiet except on
Saturdays were deserted. Resolutions
were adopted declaring before the
strikers go back to work the con-
tractors and manufacturers must raise
wages on piece work to the old scale.
which is double the present one: that
they must deposit 500 cash with the
union as guarantee of payment of
wages and S1OO rs forfeit in case OF
reduction during the next six months.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

JEREMIAH ORoURKE, supervising ar
ehitect of the treasury, has resigned.
THE secretary of the treasury has
asked the secretary of state to instruct
the United States consul at Hamburg
to detain all immigrants from East and
West Prussia, Bosen and Silesia during
the prevalence of cholera in those dis
tricts.
The war department has been noti-
fed of the success of the dynamite
gun batteries which have been tested
at Sandy Hook, n. Y, consequently
the battery and plant will be accepted
and work will be pushed on the dyna-
mite gun battery for San Francisco
harbor.
THE supreme court of the District of
Columbia has directed Secretary Car
Isle to show cause why mandamus
should not be issued compelling him to
continue the inspection of sugar plan
tations required by the Mckinley sugar
bounty law.
An examination of the tariff law at
the treasury department disclosed the
fact that it contained no provisions
whatever for a duty upon imported
fruits, preserved in brandy or other
spirits. 1t is probable, however, that
the department will decide the best
way out of the dilemma is to assess
duty on the spirits, and the fruits SUBJ
sequently according to the rate pro-
vided for each tariff in the act.
The secretary of the treasury denies
that there is any discrimination made
against women in reducing the force
of clerks in his department.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
OWENS THE NOMINEE.
The Ashland District Congressional Com
mittee Unanimously Decide Against Col
L N ri

The Ashland District Congressional Com
mittee Unanimously Decide Against Col.
breckenridge.
FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 24.-The
democratic congressional committee of
this, the Ashland, district decided I'M
animously Saturday afternoon that w.
c. Owens was the nominee of the party
for congress by a plurality of 255.
When the committee met soon after
noon all the members were in attend
ance. w. c. Owens was on hand with
a big delegation of friends. w. C. p.
Breckinridge's interests were looked
after by his law partner, John T. Shell
by. and a large delegation of promi-
nent men. Chairman Field Mcleod
presided. A protest against Mcleod
voting and decision of Chairman Car
roll, of the state committee. that Nc
Leod could vote only in case of tie
was fled in behalf of Breckenridge.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
May Lose a Legacy.

CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-The Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Ascension.
which was left Sl50,OO) by the will of
the late Isaac Clarence Marsh, on con-
dition of remaining high church." is
likely to lose the legacy through a
second will. which was found yester-
day. BY the second will the property
is bequeathed to relatives of the de.
ceased and the church will receive the
money only in the event of the tesla
tors sister dying without children.
The second will makes no high
church" proyisO
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Her Funeral Arrangements Premature.

Iona, Mich. Sept. 24.-Mrs. E. =.
Maynard, of Grand Rapids. came here
last night and registered at the Bailey
house. About midnight she was found
unconscious with a bottle of chloro-
form to her nose. Restoratives were
applied successfully. She had prepared
letter to her husband, who lives at
Grand Rapids, in which she said she
wanted nice casket. fine robe and
hearse, and some flowers in the shape
OF star. She even named the hymns
TO be sung ut the funeral, which was
to have been held tomorrow morning
at Orleans Center, n. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS.

SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN has kept all
his letters since he was fifteen years
old.
SENATOR DoLPH, of Oregon, has never
been seen to smile in the whole course
of his service in the senate.
SENATOR BgICE, some time ago. walled
up the front door in his house so as 20
have nothing but carriage entrance.
IN 1881 President Andrew Jackson
appointed Mr.. W. Fl. Wallace to the
post Office at jefferson, o. Though
eighty-four years old, the postmaster
still holds the Office.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Where the Knee Grows.

"Say, old man, suppose that you
should fall and break your knee-cap-
where would you go for a new kneeY'
What a senseless G~estion! Every
one knows that when the knee-eap, or
more properly speaking, the patella, is
broken it is practically impossible to-
mend it."
Nonsense; you would go to Africa
''Why to Africa"
because that is where the negroes" -
Brooklyn Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Under n Mass of Earth.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.-Five labor
ers were buried under mass OF earth
almost as compact as stone while al
work yesterday afternoon making an
excavation for the foundation of re-
tanning wall, just below the German.
town avenue crossing of the Richmond
branch of the Reading road. One man
was fatally injured and died few
minutes after his body was recovered.
Four others were seriously injured.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Englishmen Win at Cricket.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-The inter.
national cricket match between Lord
Hawkes. eleven and the gentlemen OF
Philadelphia terminated yesterday
afternoon in an inglorious defeat of
the local team, who fell under the
overwhelming majority of 131. When
stumps were drawn the Philadelphia as
were 153 runs behind the visitors, who
still had two wicl<etS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28

PTTTsBURG, Kan, Sept $50. E
Evans, the young man who buncoec
the Masonic lodge here ont of money.
has been sentenced to a term in the
county Jail at Girard for obtaining
money under false pretcnscs-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
Continued Till January.

CHnLICoTHE, Mo. Sept 25.-The
twenty-five cases of the state against
j. C. Darragh and Z. c. Sattley of the
defunct Kansas City Safe Deposit and
Savings bank, which were brought
here on change of venue from Kansas
City. were continued yesterday to the
January term of court.