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


with healthy revival among the
North Alabama industries which be-
gan soon after the announcement OF
the new tariff bill and has been STEADY
since. The export coal trade is heav-
Ter now than it has bean in years aud
iron movements are active"
0pponentsiof the PROPOSED income
tax I fp t6nSi DIDN'T tliiti observation-disclosures
edl fti t6e ssh tps which, IL fstEhOtlSht.
viii pf61ifde g6rftlfe revenue tipatN tee
taxswas tSt3tisdedI 70 furnish BY piS6igtg
d reyGnGSN duty, on sugar and Il olish
ing the sugar Bounty. ah'' Ni
tS6rgeantsl aSi Gle ayEaRer, tof htGe
Sixth JI.sE Y y, FAC F6tt NiobrSra,
yGbsS waal III ifd6Heda ast BitmineHan
Alas SatHtfdaypfght. = He was on a
,furloiigh, and snspicion points to hia
cousin, Eugene Byars,as his murderer.
Byars ID uTder Arrest.
A bill to make tile silver segnierage
in the Treasury immediately available
by issuing certificates against it has
been introduced in. the House by Mr.
Bland. Secretary Carlisle is reported
to be more favorably inclined toward
coming the seigniorage than issuing
bonds at present.
Elk Senator Thomas w. Palmer, of
Michigan, is authority for the state
ment that ex- Presid ent Harrison is nor
before his party for denomination for
the Presidency. Mr. Palmer says Mr..
Harrison so expressed himself last
summer, and that he knows his decis-
ion is unchanged.
Improvement in business over the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad not justifying restoration of
wages, the chiefs of the Firemen's and
Conductors Brotherhoods, after CON
ference yesterday with President
Thomas, decided to accept the reduc-
ton another month.
The City Council of Birmingham,
Ala, has adopted a resolution pledg-
ing the influence of its members to Sc
cure repeal of the act extending the
city limits so as TO include the Birm-
ingham Rolling Mills, which shut
down on account ofthe extension One
thousand men were employed in the
mills.
Attorney General 0lney has appoint
ed his private secretary, w. G. Endi-
colt, Jr., Of Massachusetts, a pardon
clerk in the Department of Justice,
vice Chas. F. Scott. OF West Virginia,
resigned. Mr. Endicott is son of lex
Secretary of War Endicott, Mr.. Scott
ia distant relative OF the late Mrs.
Harrison.
The Commissioners appointed by
the Secretary Of the Interior to nego-
ttiate with 4he Shoshone and Arapa-
hoe Indiansin Wyoming for the ces-
sion of a portion OF their lands to the
Government have made report, in
which they state that they could not
reach a fair agreement with the In.
dams and consequently drop the neg
citations. gel
The leaders Of the Republican fac.
ton that recently perfected a separate
organization in Alabama met at Gull.
man and changed the date OF their
lconvention to February s, the time set
for holding the Kolhite Popuhst con.
yention. This is thought to mean that
disaffected Republicans have been pac'
flied and have consented to fall into
line and support Kolb.
The Louisiana anti Lottery League
which has not been active since the
last State campaign, is about to take
steps against the lottery company
which has been doing business in New
Orleans since the departure of the
Louisiana lottery Company. One O.
the prime movers in the new company
is Detective O'Mahey, whom q New
Orleans mob tried to kill at the time
lof the tMafatroubles.