The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-18
CONDENSED NEWS.

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Between 200 and 800 women and
children were burned to death in fire
which destroyed temple at Ming Ho,
China, December s.
During the past seven days there
were 474 business failures throughout
the United States, as compared with
2S6 the corresponding week OF last
year. fa
a At Atlanta Louis Redwine, the de-
faulting assistant cashier Of the Gate
City National Bank, was sentenced to
the Columbus, o., penltentiary for six
years.
]. G, Burton, William Gay and the
latter's son, John Gay, were lynched
at Russell, Kan, early Sunday morn
ing for the murder Of Fred Dinny last
July. .s ..t
Catherine ]. Ketchum has been con-
victed at Lansing. Mich, for sitting
for an obscene picture. The defendant
had attained prominence as W. G.
7, U. worker. II
Men in the train service OF the Santa
Fe ia Colorado, have received no sal
airy since last October, and many OF
them and their families are on the
verge OF starvation.
/, The steamer City of Pekin, which
has just arrived at San Francisco from
China, was caughtin q typhSon off the
coast OF Japan, and had a narrow es-
cape from laundering.
Private letters received at Washing
ton from American travellers in Asia
contain news OF the destruction OF the
Mosque of Damascus, one of the
Worlds most noted edifices.
Congressman Goodnight has intro
duced q bill in the House, the object
of which is to have Gen. Don. Carlos
Buell. placed upon the. army retired
list with the rank of Major General.
The Indianapolis authorities say
that if the letters from Louisville fe-
males found on the person of George
Kidd, in Jail there, should be published
in full they would create a sensation.
The San Francisco customs officials
aided by special treasury agents, have
exposed a band of smugglers who
have been carrying on extensive ope-
rations, employing at least three yes.
sells. a, ~. ,... .,.
1t developed in the Redwine trial at
Atlanta yesterday that Carter, the
negro juror, was formerly owned by
the Redwine family and nursed the
defendant, to whom he is said to be
devoted.
There is intense excitement at Key
West, Fla, over the importation from
Havana of $50 Spanish cigarmakers
by, prominent manufacturers. The
citizens are reported to be on the
point OF open riot. Ara
The election of William Hahn to,be
Secretary of the National Republican
Committee and of Manley to- be Chair
man is interpreted by Ohio politicians
as part of a movement in favor o
Mckinley for 1896. -
The only man in public life in Wash
ington who was member of either
house when Galusha A. Grow, recent
ly nominated for Congress in Penn
| sylvania, first entered the house il
1851 is Isham G.. Harris.
The nomination of ] Scott Harrison
the ex Presidents brother, to be Sur
veyor OF Customs at Kansas City die
not please the Missouri Senators, anC
the Committee on Commerce has re
ported against confirmation.
Auguste Valiant, the Anarchist whC
threw the bomb in the Chamber O
Deputies, in Paris, last December, wa
found guilty and sentenced to be gull
lotined. AS sentence was pronunceC
valiant shouted "Vvie Z Anarchie.'
Senator Hill says he has not aband
oned bis proposition to establish som,
rule by which debate in the Senat,
may be limited. He will urge tn,
needed change before the Committe,
on Rules, which has charge OF thu
matter.
The agreement reached by the com
mittees of the Northern and Southern
GeneralAssemblies of the Presbyterian
Church in this country, at the Birm
ingham, Ala, meeting provides TO
united action in the work OF evangel
izing the negro.
The bounty paid to sugar planter
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1S9
amounted to 100000, and S71a pc
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