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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
Step Up Or Step Out.
Courier Journal

OOurler yOuFpHl
Another day was wasted in the
House yesterday because the Republi-
cans took advantage of the absence OF
Democratic quorum to flibuster
against the tariff bill.
Just what theRepublicans expect to
gam by this course, it is difficult to un.
derstand.The charge" that hrd times
are due to uncertainty about tariff leg
islation. They admit that their party
is not able, with its small minority, tc
prevent any tariff legislation upon
which the Democrats determine. And
yet they take advantage OF every op
portunity to block action and extend
the delay which they say is unsettline
the industry of the country.
The blame which attaches to the Re
publicans in the matter does not By
any means exculpate theDemocrats o.
the House, or rather those who are
neglecting their duties, and by theil
absence offering the opportunity fol-
successful filibustering, which the Re
publicans have taken advantage o
the past two days.
The country demands prompt actor
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

cases led me to believe that creditors,
wholesale dealers generally, were not
80 much disturbed ab0nt debtors fail
ing as they were about the methods
they pursued to prevent creditors
from getting their dues from the estate.
These methods usually took the form
of dishonest or unfair preferences, in
reference with an equal distribution
of assets an, ing creditors and fraud in
the concen Nent af assets, live can
in any way facilitate the discharge of
honest bankrupts we should do so.
"My bill" The Representative went
on TO say, lis as simple and satisfac-
tory measure rs can be drafted. in
my opinion. And | am fortified in
this belief by the opinions of Senator
George and Representatives Culberson
and Turner, to whom | have submitted
it. A majority IF the committee on
the Judiciary also approve IL | don't
believe that State Court can declare
final judgment in n bankruptcy case
only Federal Court, a,'tlng under a
Federal statute, can obsolve u debtor
from his debts, owing or contracted
in another State. So | provide in my
bill that, upon certain condition; Of
facts being shown, viz. that the debtor
has made no dishonest preferences,
has not interfered with an eqdable
division of assets among creditors, or
been guilty of fraud, the Federal
Judge shall order the discharge of the
debtor. Failure to show this state of
things will resuNt in keeping the
insolvent under the operation of the
laws OF the State in which he resides.
"The objection to national bank
rnptcy, law" said Representative
Bailey in conclusion, sis the difficulty
and expenses OF a satisfactory enforce
ment. Statistics show that estates ad-
ministered under the law last on the
Federal statute books yielded II per
cent. of their Indebtedness to creditors
while under the operation of State
laws governing insolvents their estates
paid to creditors from 80 to so per
cent. on the average"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
Cotton Mills In The South

Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Robert F. Barker, OF Manches-
ter, England, who is an expert in the
malufature Of cotton goods, cloths
anu yaros, has recently made tour OF
the New England factories, and has
now gone south. He was in Charles
ton few days ago, and to an inter
viewer expressed the belief that the
South would ultimately outstrip ia
Northern competitors in the spinning
of fine yarns. He said the climate OF
the South is especially adapted to the
work and to the comfortlof milling
population. 1.-THE cotton is grown
said Mr.. Barker, fright at your door
and may be placed upon your machin-
cry at minimum cost The opera
tives would at first be imported, but
then what more do you desire than
such immigrants? 1t would not be a
man or woman from here, yonder
and everywhere; it would be whole
families who come to become perman.
ent settlers, and for every member OF
which the mill would provida remun.
erative employment" Mr.. Barker ex.
pressed the opinion that steam power
is preferable in the manufacture Of fine
yarns.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

The names of fiftyseven Democrat.
ic members of the House have been
published as opposing the personal in
come tax as none OF them have enter
ed denial it is fair to assume that
the list published was correct This
may account for the seeming sudden
increase of the Democratic opposition
to the tariff bill and indeed may never
be, as there is probability, amount
ing almost to certainty, that the
Ways and Means Committee will re-
port it to the House as a separate and
distinct bill to stand or fall on It's own
merits, in tead of offering it as an
amendment to the tariff bill,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

THE Republican papers that used to
say that Andrew Carnegie was not as
black as he was painted are sorry
now as Mr.. Carnegie has written a
letter. in which he favors the reduction
OF the robber tariff to point where it
will be allowed to remain, indicating
that the Mckinley schedule was cp-
pressively high. Whatever else may
be said of this iron king he is not a
fool. He reads the future as easily as
a clairvoyant the past. Down with
the tariff!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
Judge Waxem,s Proverbs.

FrOm the Detroit Free Press.
Statesmen as a rule kin talk money
easier than they kin makeit
The Amerikin eagle don't git no sal
lery and amt got no voat.
Civil servis rules takes all the polli-
ticks outen n man.
Polliticks can't lift mortgage off the
farm. -r' 't.'
Good polliticks is sometimes bad NOR
rels. t..".
Congress can't save the country no
moren you kin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
BaiIey's Bankruptcy Bill,
Washington Correspondent in Philadelphia
Tinnnc
Times.

Representative Bailey, of Texas,
who champoined the opposition to the
Torrey bankruptcy bill in the House,
which was defeated shortly before ad
iournment for the holidays recess, is
confident that the House will pass
some sort of a bankruptcy measure be.
tore it shall finally adjourn for the
session. "There will BIZ no involuu
tary bankruptcy about it," he said 10
day. "That feature cannot be incor-
porated in any bill that passes this
House And there onght nat to be-
he continued when | practiced
law my experience in bankruptcy
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
The Conviction of howard.

Appdnl hNhlducnf'
Yesterday "Rev, Frederic Howard"
as he is commonly known, vas con.
vlcted III the United States DISTRICT
Court sitting at Jackson, Tenn, his
crime being the obtaining OF money
frauduently from poor peop'e whom
he had led 10 believe had claims IT,
mythical estates in England. Judge
E. S. Hammond presided. The de-
PENDANT WAS given every opportunity
to explain his conduct to the ratisfac
ton OF the jury, but he broke down
completely. II was the second attempt
OF the government t. convict him, the
first having rec Quilted IN II mistrial. That
he was guilty no one who read the
testimony could fail to believe unless
under the spell of the magnetic inhu-
ence of the defendant. In the annals
of the criminal Jurisprudence Of this
country and Great Britain no rascal
of such extraordinary natural endow.
ments has ever been brought to bar.
Self educated, and with tendency to
deviltry from his youth, he was never.
theIess able to reach high position
as clergyman, orator and teacher. He
had plausible way which enabled
him to ingratiate himself in the con-
fideuce of those with whom he came
into contact. and to hold their regard
even when the proofs Of his villainy
were entirely plain to all who were
not within the spell of personal Ms
ISOLATION with him. His speech in de-
tense of himself was a masterpiece of
special pie aiding and the words came
from his tongue. charged with noble
sentiment, it was hard to believe that
felon's stripes was his just due. Yet
he had been a swlndler all his life,
bold, wicked, INSCRIPTIONS, with no
real sense of personal honor Men OF
strong parts intellectually have been
frequently charge with and convicted
of crime, but as rule they have been
guilty OF some particular breach of
/ the law. 1t was not so with Howard.
He had shown his natural depravity
kfrom childhood. But such was his
charm OF bearing, and such his gifts,
that he was able to move almost from
one vicinage, in which he had done
disgraceful thing, to the next, and
assume new character with strange
success. His versatility was of that
protean character which puzzled detec-
tiyes and staggered those who had the
proofs OF his criminality. His case il
not ended, of course. He will appeal
to the higher courts, but he will be
sent to the penitentiary finally, though
one may well believe that his shrewd.
ness may discover some novel meaus
of extrication. Some day novelist
will take up his story and find rare
theme. He IS far greater and more
dangerous criminal than Count Fasco,
though he never committed murder.
He is still young man. The maximum
sentence the law prescribes for his Of
tense is five years, If he should OBJ.
tain his liberty at the expiration OF
that time, no new charges being
brought against him for old offenses,
he will sure to engage in some fresh
exploit that will keep him before the
public eye.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

WE are in situation to know, and
can say authoritatfvely, that Gov. R.
L. Taylor, will Lot be a candidate for
the United States Senate next winter.
He is making money with his lecture,
and will now devote his time to lay
ing up something for rainy day. He
is not a candidate and will not be.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

Gov TURNEY is Justly suspicious OF
the proposition to call an extra session
to deal with the penitentiary bonds,
the issuance of which is rendered un-
necessary by the prosperous condition
of the States finances. Extra sessions
are not relished by the people. They
are expensive, and some Of them have
not fulfilled thepurpose of their being.
Memphis Scimitdr.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
METEORS.
A Song OF Trouble.

By Frank l.. Stanton. ...
Little BIT OF a fellow
couldn't get him - sleep;
And the mother sighed as he tossed aud cried:
Hes sucn trouble to keep"
Liul. bit Of u fellow
Couldn't get him 10 SLEEP!
Little bit Of fellow
But the eyes of the mother weep;
For one sad night that YVES lost to light,
God smiled and kissed him to sleep
Little bit ofA fellow,
And he wasn't trouble to keep
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
Downtown Office.

For the convenience of its patrons
THE COMET has established down.
town office at the book store Of Lyle Il
Co.'S, next door to the postoftice.
Copy for advertisements and orders
for Job work and subscriptions may
be left there and receive prompt at
tention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

THE thinking powers of Congress
may be taxed severely, but even a
"robber tariff" imposed on the same
would raise little-revenue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

FILING charge with the Confirm
alton Committee is like filing a saw
it will CRATE on the nerves OF the
filer pretty soon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

IT is hoped that the next metamor-
phosis Congress descends to will be a
football, 80 that the people can en-
ploy champion football player to
kick it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

A LITTLE "Old Hickory" judiciously
but vigorously laid on is what is need
ed by certain men in Congress claim
ing to represent the Democratic party.
COuricr-JOurndl.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

CONGRESS seems to be representing
the people pretty well after all, The
people are doing nothing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
The Gobe-Democrat Free.

Any reader OF this paper can get
The St. Louis Globe-Democrut freA,
Read the offer, on another page, ami
take advantage Of it at once. The
Weekly Globe Democrat is now issued
in Semi. Weekly sections, eight pages
each Tuesday and Friday, sixteen
pages every week, making it pracuclly
II SemtWrrkIy paper, yet the price re-
mains only one dollar year. In pol
iticS, it is strictly Republican, but it
gives all the news. and is absolutely
ird epensAble to the farmer, merchant
OF professional man who has not the
time Ia read large daily paper, and
yet desires to keep promptly and thor
oughly posted. Sample Copies will be
sent hee on application to Globe
Printing Co., st. Louis, Mo. l
49S st.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

The anonymous writer will get
there if the penitentiary is not sbol-
ished.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
How Cleveland Does II.

From the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Cleveland's messages to Con-
gress are all written in autograph
originally. He does all his writing
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
OFFICIAL Announcements Fees.
Notice Of Removal.

The COMET has moved into the
Hoss & Hodge building on Market
street near Roam street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

WONDER whose influence got the
South Watauga postoffice?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11

"They tell me-" said the lover true,
That you've be, vaccinated, dear,
If so | must have care for you,
Or may hurt you, fear"
"You can not do me any harm;
The maiden softly said TO him:
"Ive not been vaccinated on my arm
But on my--on lower limb"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
OUR CLUBBING OFFER

THE COMET has arrangements by which ii
can offer the following newspapers aud period
Gals in connection with THE COMET ut the fol
io,ying rotas fnr cash in adVanCe
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
That Teller Stanton,

Joe Cone, in the Boston Courier.
The Atlanta Constitooshun hez lot Nv poems
III it,
guess that teller Stanton mus be writin' evry
minute; f....
We can pick up a paper that is printed in the
North ,''
But what his Billville Jingle jingles frum its
kolums forth.
But his jiogle'S full of music an it's backed by
common sense
An the gals an married women think his writ.
in is immense;
An the only thing sgin it tibet my feelin's kin
define
Is tibet the gal I'm courtin' thinks it's fur ahead
Nv mine!
The rise and fall of the "Blue Book"
is thus described by the Hawesville
Plain Dealer. "Six months ago copy
of the Blue Book was more highly
priced, read more critically and discuss
ed more learnedly than any other pub
LEGATION then extant, and you could not
borrow one if you put up as collateral
the Holy Bible, together with an illus
trated plan of salvation, Now you can
secure half dozen copies in exchange
for Bakers Saints Rest or even
volume of lighter literature, such as the
Deep Red Shirt or The Jealous Cat
fish,"
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
NAPHTHA CAUsEs FIRE.

Consolidated Railroad Freight Cars and House Damaged to tho Extent of $5O,OOO - Fire Started in . Car Loaded With Naphtha and Mer. chandise - Forty Cars Damaged - Fireman Slightly Injured.
 Three alarms of fire shortly after 11:3O last night called nearly the entire fire de- partment of the city to the old Noethamp- ton freight depot, long wharf, and before the flames were extinguished damage to the estimated amount of $50, ,000 had been done.
 The fire started in freight car loaded with naphtha and miscellaneous merchan- disc at the south end of what is known aa the transfer freight house. and is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous com bustion. The flames quickly spread to the neighboring cars and then to the transfe, house. The major portion of the house and about forty cars, part of which were filled with merchandise, were more or les, l damaged.
 The fremen worked with might ani main, and shortly before 1 o'clock had tn. l fire under control. One of tho railroad l men estimated the loss at $5O ,UOO, whtct Is fully covered by insurance. The fir l was discovered by William Vim, and ths alarm sent in from box 321 by Jerry Wall both of whom are employed at the freigh house.
 The fire was an exceedingly hot one ant the firemen labored under severe difficult ties. While the flames were hottest twen ty loaded cars were drawn away from tn confsgrstion, and the loss was thus con siderably lesssned. About 5000 peopl Hooked to the scene of the fire, includin; about 500 of the fair sex.
 Fireman Norris s. Clapp of No. g. house while at work at the frs fell iron the top of box car and was painfully bu not seriously injured. He was sent to Dr 0. Purdy Ltndsley's house where his in juries were attended to, after which was cent home. He will be able to b around within few days.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
EssAYIsrS SELECTED

For the High School Comm encemens The Successful spiran nts and Their
 Subjects-,lose Competition.
 Yesterday the committee on selection of essayists for the high school commence ment exercises chose the following seven, with the accompanying subjects, to speak {:
 Miss Emily May Blunt, "Andrea del Ssr. to-"
 Miss May E Pollard, "Thoreau ct Wal don"
 Miss Lizzie D. Williams, "Our Nsighbor Hawaii"
 MT. Herbert W. Fisher. "scott in Liter ature."
 MT. Paul A. McQuaid, 'Louis Kossuth :"
 Mir Robert K Root, "Three Scenes from the Life of Joan of Arc"
 MT Jewett H. Scranton, "Henry Grady and Hie Native Georgia "
 The competition was pretty close one, the successful ones winning only by 8 small margin. The opinion of the com mittes is that this years esesys were the best that have been written for number of years.
 The lucky ones will get together soon and elect one of their number to give the valedictory address. It will probably be the president of the class, Paul~A Mo QHaid.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
West HayeuNotes.

Miss May Reynolds, the talented elocu tionist, is visiting at her home on Mair street
 Mrs. s. B. Prentice of Providence, R. |. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Moul throp of Main street
 Excavations are being made for large store to be erected shortly on Campbell avenue, near the WoodIng block, by D. M Welch, the New Haven purveyor.
 The dancing season at the Railroad Grove pavilion will not open until Satur. day evening. Two gold medals for the best lady and gentleman dancers have been offered. The pavilion is to be handsomely decorated.
 The Veteran Memorial association has secured the Hendricks drum corps, and the Graham hooks will be headed by the Ger mania band st the parade on Memorial day. Rev. MT. Dickinson will deliver the address at the town hall; there will ba singing by quartet and recitations and singing by echool children.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Silver Wedding Anniversary-mayor Sargent 10 Greet Fair Haven A Audi. ence-Ncws of the LodGes-H. Z. Nichops Funeral-Hurrying Up the Track Laying. ....-.
 The twenty fifth anniversary of the may Iisgs of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie 0. Waters, was celebrated at their home, 5S Pierpont street, last evening. There were large number of callers, including goodly repre- sentations from Garfield council, No. 14, o. U. A. M., Goddess of Liberty and Per severance councils, D. of L., And Hiram Camp division, s. of T., of which MT. and Mrs. Waters are members. From the Daughters of Liberty councils and Hiram Camp division, beautiful silver tea set was presented, Mrs. Houston in making the presentation speech reciting come verses. MT. and Mrs. Waters children, Howard, Willard and Miss Ida F., pre- ! sented Q handsome decorated dinner and tea set. There were besides numerous gifts from friends, in silverware, etc. i During the evening vocal solos were rem dered by Miss Edith Porter and Harry Woodstock. There was also an excellen, l spread served. It was a very pleasant co caston for all who attended.
 H. W. Crawford, undertaken of thi | place, will have charge of the funeral o Henry z. Nichols to be held from his lat, home in Branford this afternoon at 2:45 A delegation from New Haven command cry will attend.
 It Is expected the track laying on the ex tension of Woodward avenue will be com pleted this week so that csrs will be run t the cove without transferring passengers
 N. s. English, who has been very i'll al winter, is able to be out. He has recent, moved from Grand avenue to Ferry street opposite the Camp place.
 Polar Star lodge, I. O. o. F., worke, the third degree last evening on Ralp Pastore. Several members of the lodg attended the grand lodge meeting in Stam ford yesterday.
 Many boats were engaged in transplant ing oyster seed from the Quinnipiac rive beds to the hsrbor grounds yesterday.
 Tuesday evening at the meeting of th Adelphi lodge, F. and A.. N. several gran officers witnessed some fine degree worl Over one hundred mssons were present. Mayor Sargent has consented to intro ducs Honorable Joseph D. Plonkett, wh will give his entertaining lecture on "Ps Is" at the Grand avenue Baptist churc next Monday evening. Mayor Sargent, . a brief address will give an outline of b
 tour around the world.
 |, Dr. Baribault has vsccinated BIO pupil , 1 tn the Fair Haven schools.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
REAL ESTATE.
HiIlhouse Avenue Kesidence Sold to
 Harry F. FngI5ah-Iandp purch ha n

HiIlhouse Avenue Kesidence Sold to
 Henry F. English-Land Purchase
 by the Consolidated Road.
 MT. Charles Fl. Webb has sold the Por. ter residence, lately purchased by Presi- dent Arthur D. Osborn of the Second Ma tional bank, to MT. Henry F. English, who will eventually remove the house and build upon it's site residence for himself. MT. Osborn has purchased lot on Trum- bull street through Mir. Webb upon which he will at some future date build for him self residence.
 Florence L. Boardman, wife of William J. Boardman, of Washington, D. O., has sold to the Consolidated Railroad company piece of property located at the corner of Carlisle and West Water street. The lot has frontage of 212 feet on Carlisle street and 125 feet on West Water street. The property originally belonged to the estate of the late Joseph E. Sheffield.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
Homeopathic Convention

HARTFORD, May 16.-The following off cers were elected by the State Homeopathic convention: President, Dr. H. P. Cole, Bridgeport; vice-presidens, Dr. W. F. Hinckley, Waterbury; secretary and treas urer, Dr. M. J. Adams, West Haven librarian, Dr. G. Fl. Wilson, Meriden board of censors, Dr. E. A. Wilson, Msri, den; Dr. Sophia Penfield, Danbury; Dr. 0. H. CoIgrove, Willimantic; Dr. E 0. M. Hall, New Haven; Dr. Edward S. Smith, Bridgeport.
 Dr. 0. s. Hosg of Bridgeport and Dr. Emily Pardee of South Norwalk, were sp. pointed delegates to the American Institute of Homeopathy at Denver in June It was decided to hold the semi annual meet. ing of the society at Meriden in June.