The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
CONDENSED NEWS.

u u6l PARKS
The French police searched 10000
houses for Anarchists Sunday night |
and made q number OF arrests. WIZ IL
A sub committee of the Ways and
Means Committee has about perfected
. plan for the collectionfof theHIpro.
posed income tax.
Sheriff Broward, OF DiSal county,
Fla, says that the Corbett Mit6heatI
Aght will not take place in BIxkII
county ifhe can stop it, f0 4flsf 1
Five cases of smallpox we're discov-
cred Monday intthetnorthwes part OIL
the city of Nashville. The cases are
In three colored families.
Judiciary Committee acted unfavor-
ablyon the Hornblower nomination
and by a majority reportIt will recon-
mend that he be not combined.
Operations will be resumed this
week by a number of large iron mills
and other industrial plants, giving en-
ployment to several thousand men.
A report Gomez from Cracow that
an attempt was made to poison the
Gear of Russia at recent banquet on
the anniversary OF the founding of the
Order of St. George.
A dispatch from Birmingham states
that Congressman Oates will oppose
Mr.. Pugh for re election to the United
States Senate, instead of Mr.. Morgan,
as sent out from Washington. =
The two Republican members OF the
Kansas Board of Charities deserted
Mrs. Lease and went over to the Pop.
Iilists. Mrs. Lease is furious and says
she will fight the Governorto the end.
Mayor Hopkins, Of Chicago, has or
dered the gambling houses of this city
TO be closed. The order was put into
effect Saturday highland Chief OIL Pol.
ice Brannan says they will be kept
closed.
A Mississippi Valley passenger train
was held up near Yicksburg by two
masked men early Sunday morning.
The passengers were relieved, of their
valuables, but the express car was not
entered.
Although Mr.. BIount's voluminous
report is accessible the ex-Commiss.
Toner has been summoned to appear,
before the Senate Committee and per.
sonally tell what he knows about
Hawaiian affairs
Freddie Gerhard, who was led around
by the nose by Mrs. Langtry until he
became the laughing stock of'two con-
tinents, is going to marry Miss Lula
Morris, of Baltimore, a beautiful and
charming young woman. 50
The National Mary Washington
Monument Association has issued on
appeal to the women Of the United
States to contribute funds necessary To
pay for the completed monument. The
sum $4,000 is desired. i-' p.
IA citizen Of Ganges, Mich, received
through the mail, among his holiday
presents, a supposed internal machine.
Fortunately only the fuse flashed
whenait was opened. The postofice
inspectors are endeayoring to find the
sender II
Three damage suit aggregating SIS, ;
600 were filed at Louisville against the
Phoenix Bridge Company. The plain
tiffs are administrators for Charles
Murphy, Chas. F. Holderer and Cas-
suis M. Cook, victims Of hefbridge
disaster.
The Mississippi Legislature met last
week. In his annual message Gov.
Stone called attention to the fact that,
after this year, the convicts OF the
State could not be leased, and Request,
ed the Legislators to provide for their
maintenance. 81 e .4. NH7'
The net cash balance in the United
States Treasury at the close OF the
past year was SO, ,955, and the gold
reserve was $80891,600. There was a
net decrease of$6, 861 1852 in the Dub
lie debt less cash in the Treasury dur.
ing December. eia
Texas Secretary Of State has given
notice that be intends to put in opera.
ton the provisions Of The act passed
by the Legislature placing a special
tax Oslo annually upon every foreign
and domestic corporation doing bust
ness in that State. .'''' ~
Secretary Morton expresses surprise
at the misrepresentation on the part o
the public OF his position ia regard tt