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WILL Be NO DEFICIT.
Sugar, Whisky and Tobacco Will
Help Out the Tariff Deficit.
Whisky Bonded Period Likely To BE
Extended, and the Tax on Manu-.
factuIed Tobacco Increased.

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 A member
Of the sub committee Of the Senate
finance committee said today that he
tariff bill when laid before the Senate
would carry with it no deficit Secre.
tary Carlisle was before the sub com.
mlttee this morning aud went over the
internal revenue features He believes
the bull will produce sufficient revenue.
AS 1T came from the house the bill car.
ried deficit of S75000,000, and
member of the committee when asked
today how i: would cover this great
shortage said that could not be ex.
planned without going over the entire
bill and revealing what the committee
had done, which at this time would be
maniiestly improper He did say,
though, that provided the committee
agreed upon the figures it had in
mind, an additional S3S000000 would
come from sugar, about $1S,000000
from the increase to $l20 per gallon
, on the tax on whisky. saving of So
600 600 II year by the regulation of the
sale OF unmanufacturcd leaf tobacco,
and the remainder on other additions
that have been made for purposes of
revenue only and the increased inn
portation bound to grow out of an
enlarged free list.
Whether or not the whisky bonded
period will be extended has not as vet
been fully determined The committee
has not been able TO agree upon that
point, but the indications are that such
extension will, in the end, be made. 1t
is also among the probabilities that
the tax on manufactured tobacco may
be slightly increased, as this is sure
and ready means of turning money
into the treasury Immediately.
) The bill was sent to the printer to.
night for the third print, it having al
ready been printed twice, only to be
torn to pieces. The terms of the bill
will probably he discussed at Mondays
, caucus, and if the concessions made
} by the committee are satisfactory IA
all interests the bill will be pushed
through and no effort made by the
Republicans to recommit. AS such eff
fort is contingent upon dissent on the
part OF Democrats who have been OPP
: posing the action of the committee,
One of the changes made in the
r house bill that has caused the greatest
y surp rise since it became known is that
3 which put, as is claimed, the lead pro
/ ducts on the free list, This of course
e includes white lead, which is protected
e in the house bill. II is said that ho''
e white lead and lead ore are on T.. If
rs list
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01
Will Now Wear Diamonds.

DURANGO, MEX, Fec. 21.-James
Crandall and L. 7. Parker, two Amer
leans, prospectors, who have been
making a tour through the mineral
districts OF the state, arrived here to
day and created sensation by an.
nouncing that they had discovered the
long lost Spanish mine OF fabulous
richness in the mountains near the
village, of Pernado. They claim that
the mine is situated in remote part
of tie Sierra Madres and tnat they
came upon the shaft by accident. A
short distance from the mouth of the
ancient mine they found the ruins of
the old smeter which had been used
to reduce the rich ores If the mine
There is still on the dump many thou.
sand dollars worth Of ore.
The old workings were thoroughly
explored and the two fortunate young
men brought with them here large
number of samples Of the ore to be as.
sayed. After completing arrange
ments for working the old mine on an
extensive scale they will return to Per
nado and take full charge of their valu
able find.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01
SteeIs Mackaye Dead.

DENVER. COL, Feb 25--Steele
Macksye died this morning ut Timpus,
Col, small station near the New
Mexican line, aboard Santa Fe train
on his way to San Francisco.
Mr. Mackaye was one of the best
known theatrical managers in Amer
lea, and his originality simply knew
no bounds, He designed magnifi
cent project allied the Spectacular"
which was iuended to be one of the
marvels of tn. worlds fair, but could
not perfect il in time, though 100000
was sunk in it. Subsequently he COM
pleted the "Scenitorium," which partly
miniatured hi greater plan. He was
taken i'll some weeks ago while dectur-
ing at the "Scenitorium," and when
he died was on his way to the Pacific
slope in the hope of recovering his
health.
Mr., Mackaye was born about 1886
and has had long and varied career
as skilled mechanic, civil engineer
author, actor, manager and lecturer
Borrowing money to open the St
James theatre in New York, where he
produced but two plays, he failed
through his attempt to carry into
practice the Delsarte principle of act
ing.
He induced the Mallory brothers t.
build the Madison Square theatre il
New York, the double stage of which
was invented by him, and there pro
duced "Hazel Kirke," which had
very long and successful run. H
wrote the plays, Hazel Kirke," "Pau
Kauvar," avon at Last" "In Spite @
|, All" and "a Noble Rogue" and ais
built the Lyceum theatre.
, Mr.. MaCkaye was man of fin
,, presence, being tall, erect, with blac
.. hair and eyes and prominent feature
. and the chief aim of his life was tn
reformation of the stage.
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PoDuliSta Confer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga number
of populists, including Senators Alien,
PETER and Stewart andRepresentatives
Pence, KEN and Davis, held AL ~
formal conference on Saturday even
ing last The national committee ri
the populist party will hold a meeting
at St, Louis on the 22nd inst, and the
purpose of She conference was to talk
over the plan of campaign and present
their conclusions to H. e. Taubeneck,
chairman of the national executive
committee at Washington, who wi
in time lay them before the national
convention. The congressional con.
ference decided that two leading arti-
Giles Of their faith should be made the
basis of campaign: First, The money
question, providing for the free coin
age of silver at ratio of 16 to l, sup-
pemented by legal tender treasury
notes; second, Better and cheaper
transportation.
The attitude Of the p0pulist party
on the tariff bill now in the Senate,
was discussed at some length, but it
was decided to leave the Senators free
to vote as they chose, 1t is under
stood that Senators Stewart, Irby and
PETER will oppose the tariff bill, un.
less the income tax be made part OF
the measure, as an income tax is one
of the fundamental doctrines of the
populist party. Allen and Kyle, it is
said, will support the tariff bill under
any circumstances.
1t would appear from what one Of
the populists in the house said today
J that the majority of their members in
Congress are old line Republicans with
with strong protectionist affiliations
The belief these gentlemen is that il
revenues of the Governments are to be
: raised from duties on imports, the ta1
! should be so adjusted as to fall as ligh
4 as possible on the poorer classes. ar
other words" said house populist t.
: day, "we favor taxing property rathe
l than poverty; accumulations rattle
than consumptions, and wealth instead
: of WANT
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A Brave Little Girl.

FINDLAY, o., Feb 22.-Three differ
ate attemps to wreck trains were made
at the little town Of McComb, ten miles
northwest of here. The first attempt
was made on the fast eastbound train
on the Nickel Plate, pile of ties be-
ing placed on the track half mile west
OF town. The obstruction was dis
covered by ten year old girl, who
bravely tagged the passenger train in
time to prevent its destruction.
Later a switch east of the town was
found spiked open and filled With iron.
and yesterday the early northbound
train from this city on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton found its switch
near McComb filed up with scrap iron
enough to delail the train ifnot dis
covered. The object was evidently
plumber. officers are on the trail and
expect to catch the villains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01
Bomb Mt Lanca sfer. Pa.

LANCASTER PA Feb. 21.-.An tempt
was made last night to blow up the
Cherry street bridge over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. The instrument used
was bomb made of gas pipe, sections
of which were found embedded in the
superstructure Of the bridge twenty
five feet from the point of the explo-
sion. The bridge is not badly dam
aged, although the conclusion smash
ed windows and broke open doors OF
neighOoring houses and tore down
telephone and electric light wires
Many people in the vicinity thought
az first it. was an earthqu ko a.,
rushed from their houses panic.strick
en-, but on recoilecting that it wal
election night, concluded that some
one had fired off a cannon in ce'ebra
ton of the Republican victory.
There was great excitement over h
affair. as it is only a month ?, zee
huge dynamite bomb was found unde
the foundation of a big, four--tor
brick building near the police st.tior
The fuse had been lighted, but j. wa
defectiYe and failed to explode tn
hOmh
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01

would no longer remain in an associa
tion whose rules were so disregarded
as have been the rate rules in the
Southern Railway and Steamship AS
ISOLATION
1t is told by leading merchants in
Atlanta that other roads have been
cutting rates against the Louisville
and Nashville and offering them
figures that they could not get froa
this line This, it is thought, has
brought up the wohle trouble.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01
GREAT ENGINE ERR :.
Gigantic Tunnel Under Inc Palisades
For the SuSquellanna Road.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The new tun-
mel under the Palisades, near Fairview.
for the Susquehanna and Western
Railroad, may be completed before the
trestle running from the main line OF
the railroad is finished. Since the
collapse Of about 300 feet of tres,.e,
when six men were killed the cun-
tractors, Broadhead & Hickey, deci ed
not to take chances of another d IL
dent, and have pulled down sew +
hundred feet of the trestlc east %.
west Of the fatal spot, and will see & &c
better material and moe thoro, q b.
workmen will be features Of the e.
construction. The tunnel is saiu 10
be about 5000 feet long 27 feet high,
to the crown Of the arc, Il 4 about
80 feet wide The total cost If the
WORK will reach $1700,00O 3 in
cludes the building OF three nj es Of
elevated track from the main line to-
the Hudson, all the switches md sid
ings Of the yard and two piers. The.
extension of the Susquehanna Road
known as the Wilkesbarre and East.
ern running to Strandsburg and
Wilkesbarre, Penn, has been opened
for freight traffic, and it is the inten-
ton to open through passenger bus
mess from Jersey City in few months.
The company is testing an automatic
block signal system.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01
EASTERN LINES ONLY.

NASHVILLE, Feb 22-Though the
Southern Railway and Steamship as
ISOLATION may go to pieces, q part it is
likely to be reorGaui1ed 1t will be
confined chiefly to what is known as
the eastern lines, hoing those east OF
Georgia and occupying the territory
from the Virginias to Georgia and
Florida The Western lines, or those
in the Oh and Mississippi rivers dis
trict, will likely remain hostile. 1t has
been in this territory that the harm
has all been done. The lines thus in.
volved are principally the Louisville
and Nashville, the East Tennessee and
affiliated lines, the Illinois Central, the
Nash Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis
and the Mobile and Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01
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Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
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perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by
Mcfarland & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-01

were it otherwise, the effect here, with
our abundant supply of money, would
be rather wholesome than otherwise.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
BLOODY HISTORY OF A FEJJ,
A SHOCKING STORY OF MURDER IN
IL LOUISIANA. @
An Entire Community Terrorized by
HAOodthtrsty Desperadoes, Who
Take the Lives of Innocent Vic
tims-Nine Murders Committed.

The last murder in the bloodiest ven
on Aug. 20, when Tom Kinder killed
John Ferguson en- the road from Homer
to Trenton. For three years the tight
has been on, and ten men have fallen
in the conflict, says correspondent of
the New York Herald. There are two
local papers here, but their editors have
handled the Incidents OF the feud in
a gingerly n amer, for fear, I suppose,
of getting a charge of shot or a warn
ing to leave town. For that reason,
nothing is known of it outside of Clai-
borne parish. The parties froEl WHOM.
[ CLEANED the facts for this article talked
uDder their breaths, and only on con-
dltion that their names be kept secret
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
An Automatic Step for Libraries

A thoughtful librarian, who came to
the conclusion that life was not long
enough for the daily struggle with the
bulky step-la6der used in getting down
books from the shelves, set his wits
to work to find better way. He ap-
pears to have found it, for he has
brought out and is now using a very
simple means Of mounting to his book
shelves, which, when not in use, is
closed up and out of the way. When
he wants it it is brought into use by
a pressure with the toe. as he climbs
up the wall of the library with the
aid of haIdles fixed at proper heights.
AS the foot is withdrawn in making a
higher ascent, the step automatically
closes uI again
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Hamp Tugsle Kills Bill Ramsey.
went out by the back way and Ramsey
by the front door. They met again on
the sidewalk and quarrel ensued Bill
Ramsey gave Hamp Tuggle the lie and
Hamp struck him in the face Bill
drew his pistol and fired at Hamp,
striking him in the left hand. HamD
caught Bills pistol in his wounded
hand and held it to one side while he
emptied his own into Bills breast. Eye
witnesses say that Tuggle held him up
after he began to fall and still poured
bullets into him.
Henry Tuggle got flesh wound from
Ramsey's pistol.
Bill Ramsey's corpse was taken to his
sisters home, and Just before the hour
of burial Joe Tuggle and Frank Gill
were seen to secrete themselves near the
road through which The funeral process
sion would pass, evidently with the in
tentiOn of shooting John Ramsey when
he rode by.
John 4 1t warning and did not show
himself
Death of Newt Glover.
Joe Tuggle and his intimate friend,
Newt Glover, were seen going toward
Tuggle's home that afternoon, which,
peonle thought meant some new move
on the part Of the Tuggles.
Next morning Jchn Ramsey's cook
rushed into the house, terrified, saying
she had seen Joe Tuggle dodge behind
Il tree. John Ramsey stole around the
house to reconnoitre and caught sight
OF the retire ating figure of a man. He
fired, and the man ran, seemingly
wounded. .-. - IT,
One Wednesday morning Joe Tugglc
and Newt Glover appeared in town
and bought large quantity Of alnmu-
milton, saying they were going to kill
ducks on the Glover plantation, in the
eastern part of the parish. 4
They completed their supply about
noon and started in a wagon on the
road to the Glover plantation.
They had gone about three miles and
were crossing Beaver creek bridge when
they were fired on from ambush. Joe
Tuggle was instantly Killed from q
double charge of bUckshot and his body
was seen to secrete themselves near the
fell forward in the wagon. Glover
was also instantly killed, and dropped
over the side Of the wagon on the
bridge
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31


They were actually afraid Of the few
ruftlans who perpetuate the vendetta.
for their blood is hot and there's nc
telling what they would do.
Indeed, things have come to a sorry
pass in Homer, the pretty parish seat
Of Claiborne, these late years. Long
before the war it was a rich town, and
the. plantations around it were well
kept and prosperous. The master and
mstress were hiE Arespeetabl peo-
PIE, with big mansions and pretty
daughters and colrtly hospitality
But now there is nothing but ruins to
remind one Of the old regime-the
stately house half tumbled down, with
pigs on Its veranda and decay staring
out of it's doors and windows. The "po:
white trash" are found where the
wealthy planter once flourished, and
among them the feud began its san
culinary existence.
The Ramsey and the Tuggle families
lived not far from Homer, on the Tren-
ton road.
The Tugslc Family.
The Tuggle family consisted Of five
boys and their mother. OF the five
boys Joe was the mcst notorious char
dcIer, and TO his account is laid the
origin of the ferd. He was striking
ing in appearance, more than six feet
tall and well proportioned, with rather
handsome features, but Was daring and
unscrupulous in bis disposition. He
lived in a house by himself and first
grossly offended the moral sense of TIL,
community by openly. keeping a negro
mistress. His reputation for reckless
ness and. hot temper prevented any in
reference until he suddenly took a
fancy to a young niece and brought
her to his house to supplant tje negress
Popular indignation at such a proceed
Ing was very strong, but the girl evil
IDENTITY loved her desperate husband,
as attempts were made to induce her
to leave him without success. Critical
remarks came to the ears of Joe in con-
nection with Billy Maddax's name as
their author.
Joe then took occasion to quarrel with
Maddax about a dog, in which quarrel
John Ramsey sided with Maddax.
A few days later drummer travel
ing the Trenton road came upon dead
body lying in the load with a charge
Of buckshot in his back. Investigation
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
FOR ALL ETERNITY.
Love of my heart.
Do you e'er think
Of that chill night

Do you e'er think 8
81 Of that chill night
When on the brink
Of Loves last hope," / stopped to
And deeply. too-of life's despair, ss
In your cruel words, 'To-nisht we part?'
Love Of my heart, :~...-.,..
I often think
=. OF that dark night
When "Love's last Ink
Was loosened, severed, cast aside,
Upon that fateful eventide,
When caprice bid you break my heart!
Love of my heart,
e'er shall think
OF that sad night
When I did drink,
With trembling hand and Quivering lip,
The dregs of woe-thou bad'st me sip;
That cast DER flower of youth blight;
Turned life's bright day to deaths dark
night,
And famished heart to, hopeless, yearn
For its redeemer, ''Love's return"
Love of my heart, ny senses wane;
I soon shall pass life's last dark brink
To where sad hearts arc free from pain
WHARF GoI will bind the broken link
And reunite thy soul with mine.
For all ettrnity and time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
The Death of Bill Maddnx.

The Death Of Bill Maddnx.
showed it was the corpse of Billy Mad.
dax, and that he had been shot from
an ambush. Death must have been in
stantaneous, as there was found
c1nched between his teeth q plum seed.
and some others in his fingers. Tracks
were found leading from the ambush
toward Joe TEggle's house.
The state offered $1,000 for the ap-
prehension Of the murderer.
John Ramsey and Tom Kinder set to
work to find evidence enough to war
rant the arrest of Joe Tuggle
About this time Joe Gladney, a weak
minded associate Of Joe Tuggle, was
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Jail John Ramsey wrung statement
from him that Joe Tuggle had paid him
500 to kill Billy Maddax. The authori-
ties would not accept this as evidence,
so when Gladnay sobered up he went
Tree and told Joe Tuggle all about his
interview with Ramsey. .a.
hmm xsiately after this Ramsey was
shot at from ambush, ard places where
some one had lain concealed were
found around his house. Men dressed
as women had been lurking. near it.
Ills negro COOK was given powder by
Joe Tuggle and was paid to put it in
ltamsey's coffee. He reported all this
to the officers, butt got no assurance Of
protection. Finding this the case, he
determined to kill Joe Tuggle on sight.
Tuggle was in Homer one Saturday
afternoon, ~Ad was just starting home.
When he approached the east side of
the public square John Ramsey stepped
from store with shotgun, calling,
Look out, Joe," and fired at him. Tug
gle turned. his horse and galoped back
across the square and fell with q load
of shot in his side. Ramsey pursued
him on foot, firing several times, but
without further effect.
Ramsey was caught by the officers,
and it required three Of them to dis
arm him. His gun barrel was twisted
and broken in the struggle. He was
Jailed, but was instantly baiied out.
Tuggle's wound was not serious, and
he was well in a few days. Then it
was hourly expected that they wo[d
meet again and one or the other fall a
victim.
Killing n Dancing Master.
During the parish fair Joe and his
brother Hamp were in town, and so
was John Ramsey. Joe was armed
with Winchester. He was crossing
the square when he sighted Ramsey.
He called, "LOok out, john" and open
ed on him. Ramsey lodged into a store
and escaped, but a dancing master
| named Williams received the bullet in,
| tended for him and fell to the sidewalk
mortally wounded. No action was ia.
ken against the Tuggles by the officers
| Of the law, because, as was evidently
the case, they stood in too great fea1
| of them.
I Williams was a stranger and had nc
friends, but popular sentiment at last
| grew SO strong that the officers entered
into a parley with the Tuggles. Joe
Tuggle consented to give himself up or
! promise that he would be allowed 8
second story room and be kept under
guard. But he grew weary of confine
ment and was bailed out on the pre-
text that confinement would endangel
his life.
The grand jury found a true bill
against Hamp Tuggle as accessory tt
the murder Of Williams, and he was
also released on bail.
All was quiet until court convened
/ The first Monday Of the term brother.
/ OF the opposing factions who had al
ways been on good terms with eact
other undertook to bring about recon
Henry Tuggle.
They went over to a saloon where
Joe and Hamp Tuggle were and en-
tered into conversation, and after seem
ingly smoothing things over drank to
gether until Bill Ramsey became in
toxicated. They separated, and Tuggle
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Next to Paris, Lyons and Marseilles.
Bordeaux is the most populous town in
France. Though during the last ten
years the population has increased by
about 10000 persons, this increase has
been almost entirely due to the immi-
grafton from the neighboring rural dis
tricts and from foreign countries: for in
late years the number Of births in this
town has been less than that Of the
deaths.