The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-04-18
CONDENSED NEWS.

All Dunkards IN the United States
are to concentrate around Mayville,
N. D.
Secretary Morton is investigating
the causes of the advance in the price
OF meats.
A bill TO abolish capital punishment
received only sixteen votes in the Ten.
ners, House.
The negroes who emigrated to
Mexico from the United States are al.
ready beginning to tramp back.
The latest puzzle for the income tax
collectors is whether the President and
Justices of the Supreme Court must
pay.
By a vote Of IA to 10, with nine
members not voting, the Tennessee
Senate adopted resolution favoring
the free coinage of silver.
petition has been prepared to be
submitted to the supreme court, ask
ing u rehearing Of the income tax
cases before full bench.
Heavy importations OF rice through
the port of Savannah are disturbing
planters in that section. The import
ed rice comes from Japan.
A grand jury at Birmingham &C.
cuses County Commissioners Nail oi
selling jury lists to gamblers and re-
commends his impeachment.
The Texas supreme court holds
that the owners of abutting property
can not be assessed for the cost oi
street improvement and sidewalks.
A district Judge at Cedar Rapids,
Ia, has decided that the Iowa law al
lowing women to vote in school elec.
tions and on tax levies is unconstitu
tional.
The Woman's Literary Club, oil
Baltimore, has withdrawn from the
National Federation OF Women on &C.
count OF the admission of clubs oil
colored women.
Ex Queen Liliuokalani has been
given permission to roam around the
ten.acre lot surrounding the govern
ment building at Honolulu, providing
abe strolIs after p. m. She Is not in
good health and needs exercise.
An Indiana preacher has way o.
his own for f.hting the saloons, He
has filed suit against saloon keepers al
Ch6st0n, claiming damages on the
ground that members OF his congrega
tion have formed the habit OF drink
ing.
The Central Trust Company,of New
York ,as trustee Of the mortgage bonds
has prayed an injunction at Rirming
ham to prevent the transfer OF thO
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Il
the control OF the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton and Dayton.
The surgeon general of the Marin
Hospital Service has issued a state
ment giving the death rate during 189
in 200 cities Of the United States. Th
highest is that OF Brownsville, Tex
44.33. The lowest is that of Siou
Falls, s. D., 4.40.
It is said at ST. Petersburg that
Great Britain has approved the terr
torial demands of Japan in regard t
Corea and Manchuria, Russia will col
slider itself relieved OF the obligation
OF common action, and will oppose ],
pan on land and sea.
1t was reported in Atlanta last wee
that a political deal had been mad
by which Senator Gordon was to ru
for Governor, ana in the event Of hi
election to be succeeded in the Sena
by Secretary Hoke Smith. Accordir
to the story they would make the ra'
ON a sound.money platform.
A suit to secure another decisiC
upon the constitutionslity of the i
come tax law has been commenced
the circuit court in New York. I'll
suit is against the Illinois Ctntr
Railroad Company, the plaintiff beir
L a stockholder, and the complaint
similar to that made in the suit ju
decided by the supreme court. Fl
: object OF the opponents Of this law
to bring it before the court with fl
. bench, it being expected that befo
the case is reached Justice JacksC
will be able to resume his duties.