The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

William |, Buchanan, OF Iowa, has
been appointed Uuited States Mipisrsr
to the Argentine Republic. ~
The President has vetoed bill pas
sed by Congress for the relief Of settlers
on certain stone and timber lands.
The nomination of Mr.. j. Scott Har.
rison, brother OF ex President Harrison,
to be Surveyor Of Customs at Kansas
City, Mo, was rejected by the Senate.
Ex-Congressman Jehu Baker of Hi
nois, vehemently denounces rs false
Col. w G. P. Br~ckinridge's charges
that Hon. William K. Morrison was
defeated by Baker by means OF bribary
in 1886
The Treasury Department estimate
is that the adoption Of the income tax
measure reported by the Wals and
Means Committee would bring the
Government seventy-hve millions an
uually.
A railroad now in cOnrse of construc-
ton from the City NJ Mexico TO Tux
pan, on the Gulf OF Mexico, will mater
tally shorten the distance by rail and
water from New Orleans to the MeXi.
can capital .h'
| DR.. Talmage announced Sunday that
he would resign the psStorship Of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle this spring upon
the twentv-filth anniversary of the be-
ginning OF his serviGet here. He said
he would continue ~ preach.
DR.. S. NJ. Marshal, of Jeffersontown,
KY, has petitioned the Legislature 70
pass u law providing adequate penal.
ties for men convicted OF criminal =
sault upon women, bat who have been
allowed to escape the death sentence
Capt. Rupe, Of the Frenchlinn: La
Bretagne, which arrived at New York
quarantine Tuesday, brought in Capt
William Harmon and crew of fifteen
men, of the wrecked Gloucester fishing
schooner Susan l. Hodge, who were
rescued at sea last Friday.
Representative Lane of Illinois, in
troduced the following bill That all
contracts for the payment OF any sum
Of money. whether in gold, silver or
coin, may be discharged with any
money which is by Law legal tender
for the payment of debts when the
contract natures" a.
Reports received at Little Rock
from the scene Of the threatened race
war in Ark. show an alarming condi-
ton of affairs Gov. Fishback SAYS
that such lawlessness will not be
tolerated, and has instructed the
Sheriff of Lawrence county to spare
no effort to apprehend the leaders.
Lillian Russell and John Chattertou
we're married Sunday in New Jersey,
| it having been decided to cross the
Hudson on account of the restrictions
of the New York law. There was less
display about the wedding than there
was in the popular singers appearance
in the divorce court a few weeks ago.
President Palmer, OF the Worlds
FAIR Commission, presented to Presi-
dent Cleveland yesterday his annual
report. In the report an estimate is
submitted showing that an additional
expenditure of $4,000 will be neces-
sary to enable the Commission to COM
plete the work required by acts OF
Congress.
The largest number of commissions
OF presidential postmasters will have
expired during the three months end
ing February 2S than in any previous
quarter of any year. The number OF
clerks whose commissions expired last
month was $50. Already this month
1875 commissions have expired and the
expirations during this month will ag-
gregate $50 The number of commits
sions which expire during February is
about 1865.
A United Press dispatch from Wash.
ington states that vigorous efforts will
be made this week in the tariff discus
sion to restore coal to the dutiabIe list,
the amendments Of duty ranging from
twenty-five to sixty cents. An organ
lied movement to effect this change
has been made, and representatives of
the transportation and mining inter
ests have been hard at work in Wash
lngton to secure votes.