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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15
A b SPECTACLE.

When in Nashville, Peter Turney
makes his headquarters at the Nichol.
son house and there it was that he
made a most disgusting, humiliating
spectacle of himself last Wednesday
night. On that day he had been inaug.
urated Governor of Tennessee for the
second time and that night a procession
of young Democrats, numbering four
teen, with a brass band, called at the
Nicholson to serenade the old man.
The crowd filed into the lobby of the
hotel and the band played and there
were calls for Turney The senile old
man was assisted downstairs from his
highly perfumed boudoir and placed
on a box near the clerk desk.
1t was plainly seen that he was badly
muddled from some There was
a suspicious hesitency in his speech
and his gestures were not as graceful
as they might have been.
After steadying himself he started
out by saying Young Democrats.
there are some people around here who
need watching. Now there is Stahl.
man. You know S%tanlman, (hic( dirty,
low down thieving scoundrel and lob.
byist, (hic). He owns the Banner: it
needs watching. Clipper" Baskette is
editor of the paper and he is NO better
than Stahlman. prolonged cheering
"And there is another man in this
town that ought to be watched. His
name is Colyar, A. S.-(hic) A.. 8. S.
Colyar and
This uproriously funny remark was
greeted with cheers and laughter and
it was some time before the old man
eloquent could proceed. When he did
he roasted the Chattanooga Times.
Right here he made another remark
which will 60 laundering down the
ages as one of his wisest sayings:
Nov, there's another paper up here
in East Tennessee (hic) that needs
watching. Its called the Chattanooga
Times and is run by the Ocheses or
Steers, don't know which, and old
MCGOWAN writes the editorials for"
He could proceed no further. The
deafening applause drowned his voice
for several minutes. When the noise
had subsidized he made the hit of the
occasion by referring to the Memphis
Scimitar as the Memphis 'Skymeter"
run by "Ricketts and Picketts." This
noble flash of wit was too much for
some of his auditors and they retired.
He paid his respects to Hon. II. Clay
Evans in language more becoming in
q Cripple Greek saloon than in a decent
hotel and was proceeding to anathe.
Matte Senator Butler and other prom
inent Republicans when some one,
Senator W%hitthorne, or j. Wesley
Gains, caught him by the coat tails and
pulled him down.
1t has been intimated that Whit
thorne did the pulling, for the next in
slant he was on his feet and making a
beautiful spectacle of himself. 1t was
a fitting finale to the days. proceedings
the debauch of thieves rejoicing over
their hard earned booty.-Knoxville
Journal.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15
GLADSTONE.

Messrs. j. E. and Frank Humphreys
are in the wool business this season for
G. G. Rankin & Co., of Alton, Tenn.
Sim Broyles, Jr., was in our little vii.
lage today. Sim is in chicken and egg
business for j. Is. Lyon, of Telford.
Gus Brodrick, of Telford, was the guest
of N. NJ. Stone on the 9Th. Gus is a lively
boy. Corn planting in this section is
almost over and some farmers are be.
ginning toplow and replant their crops
as the stand is very poor. David Brown
and wife were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. M. Stone, last Sunday. We
are having plenty of rain and wheat
and oats are looking fine. Fighting
and having has been the main feature
of the day in Onionville. Rev. d. N.
Good, of johnson City, preached an ex-
cellent sermon at Piney Mount a few
Sundays ago and organized a Sunday
School at that place. Sacramento
services at New Salem Baptist Church
on the third Sunday. D. s. Northing-
ton and S. j. Moore, of Conkling, were
in our vicinity a few days ago. What
will the HI cats do in the next two
years, as they have defrauded our Gov
ernor out this time. 1t isn't worth
while for a respectable man to run for
any office in Tennessee any more, for
If ne is honestly elected some rascal
will beat him to the tank. j. w. Stan
ton and wife made a call on Capt. N.
M. Stone and wife the other Sabbath,
G. G. McMackin and F. E. Bayless are
selling our friends and neighbors
lightning rods; Charlie is a good sales.
man. N. NJ. Stone has about sixty
head of stock on his farm now; he has
a splendid stock farm. Some of our
neighbors and friends are anticipating
a nice time at the College this week.
BESSIE.
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EIGHTH DISTRICT.

We have glowing prospects for good
crops this year. Wheat looks better
than usual at this time. Those who
sowed their oats in the fall are almost
counting large binds and lots of them
already. Meadows present a good ap.
pearance ard if it continues on season
able there will be the largest crop of
hay that there has been for years.
Cattle must be very scarce in some
parts of the county from the way men
are travelling around trying to buy;
almost every day we have a trader
around looking at the dry bones. John
j. Burleson, who has been in Knoxville
University for some time, has returned
home. John is preparing himself for
a teacher. We have no doubt but
what he will fill the position and some
day be standing on the top round of the
ladder. Esquire Bowman was around
assessing tax the past week. While
tax is a very bitter pill to some people
to take, Esquire will make it as pleas
ant as any one. James Golf is digging
o well on his farm, near where a COM
pany is to put a brick factory, if he
gets water; he has dug near forty feet
but has not reached water yet. Mr..
Golf has had the dirt tested and it
makes a fine quality of brick. Chero-
kee was flooded to her highest on last
Wednesday evening. Almost every
bridge on the creek was washed away.
Great deal of damage was done to the
cofnfields. Those neal the streams
were flooded by the dirt from the sur.
rounding hills. 1t was not a very
pleasant nor speedy job repairing the
water gaps and fences that were wash
ed away. The people of Union are
making preparations for decoration
day; some speakers are invited to be
present and a pleasant time is antici-
pated. Let everybody contribute some
thing to the graves of their friends on
that day. Miss Rhods Sweeny saws
she enjoys studying the life of Benja-
min Franklin very much. Nothing
gives her more pleasure than to take
up his life of Sunday evenings for
amusement. Rev. George Bowman
preached the funeral of Melvin Cross.
white, at Pleasant View, on last Sun.
day morning. His subject BLESSED
are the dead which die in the Lord
was a very appropriate one for the
occasion. We are very sorry to report
the sickness of Mrs. George Walter;
she has been confined to her room for
several days and is very slowly inn
proving at present. David Scott, whom,
we reported being very low with can.
Ger, is improving some at this writing.
He has changed medicine and has
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East Tennessee Dairy Association.

The East Tennessee Dairy Association
will hold its first annual convention in
the Custom House at Knoxville, Ten.
nessee. Monday May 20, the day before
the Farmers Convention. The meeting
will be called together promptly at / P.
NJ, and all who attend are urged to be
present at that hour as business of i'm.
p%ortance will conn up early in the
meeting. The first battle has been
won, the Oleo bill is now a law, there
is still need for active cooperation in
securing the enforcement of the law.
This convention will also be called on
to consider the advisability of estab-
fishing a dairy exchange and of max
ing an exhibit at the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton, and of encouraging the establish
ment of a dairy supply house in East
Tennessee. Other matters will come
up, there will be an exhibition of some
of the latest implements used in the
dairy, and a display of butter and
cheese. No premiums are offered and
no rules are laid down governing the
exhibition. Every dairyman is invited
to bring along a sample, in any kind
of a package, for mutual benefit and
private comparison. Samples will be
kept on cold storage, free of cost il so
desired, when not on exhibition, and
every care will be taken to prevent in
jury. To make good butter we must
know what good butter is-by all
means bring your samples.
The program is excellent, the speak.
ers are authority, time is p%ropitious-
Come, every dairyman invited.
Respectfully,
PAUL F. KEFAUvER, Sec'y.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15

In voting against appropriation by
the State in favor of the Centennial the
Republican members have, in the
opinion of some of the papers of the
State, made a serious mistake, Perhaps
they did. But, as has been intimated,
the measure vas not opposed because of
the refusal of the Legislature to do
Gov. Evans justice, but, we believe,
because of the general distrust felt in
anything that is so intimately asso.
ciated with Nashville-that city being
looked upon by many good people as a
hot bed of corruption and dishonor.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15

THE plea of Peter Turney that he
contested the election of Gov. Evans
only for the sake of the school fund of
the State is too thin. He did not con.
test the election at all, and it was only
done to cover up the stealings of the
gang, who care no more for the schools
of the State than does the King of the
Cannibal Islands.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15
East Tennessee Farmers, Convention.

Delegates appointed to East Tennes-
see Farmers Convention to meet at
Knoxville on Tuesday, May 81, to.wit:
First District, w. P. Smith, Jas. E.
Deakins; end, j. A. West, H. F. Bal.
ley; Sd, Brookins Campbell, McC.
Wagner; 4th, Geo. w. Swingle, Hen.
ry Hoss; 9Th, E. H. West, j.. D. Lyon;
9th, A. H. Henly, II. G. Jackson;
18th, A. D. Wexler, T. NJ. Wells; Sth
s. D. Slower, Thomas Foust; 9th, G..
W. st. John, w. ]. A. Barton, S. H.
Ponder, P. Q. Miller; 10th, w. R.
Reeves, David Bowman; 18th, w. B.
Bowman, Gentry Hale; 18th, J.. NJ.
Grisham, ]. G. Douglass; 18th. L. H.
Shipley, George X. Brown; 14th, W.
A. Sherfey, R. NJ. X. Deakins, Jacob.
Leah; 18th, ]. E. Persinger, G.. NJ.
Farnham, j. H. Haws; 10th, Matthew
Campbell, Jr, Peter Miller; 18th, w.
B. Barley, ]. E. Hale; 18th, John
A. Keebler, j. B. Pence.
COUNTY AT LARGE.
A. S. N. Dobson, d. w. F. Peoples,
A. A. Taylor, II. H. Carr and E. G.
Mcclure.
Any farmer in attendance will be
recognized by the convention as a dele
gate. 1t is desired that we have a good
attendance; reduced rates will be had
over the railroad.
The Dairy Association will meet on
Monday, May 90, and should be pleased
to have attendance at this also, an in
teresting meeting is anticipated.
A. B. BOWMAN, E. A. SHIPLEY.
President and Vice President Wash.
ington County.
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THE artists are preparing their ma
terial for withdrawing slugger Smith,
the bully who assaulted Senator Butler.

THE patriots of the Legislature of
Tennessee refused to make the asked
for appropriation to have the State
represented at the dedication of the
Chicamauga National Military Park.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15

some hope of improving, We were
pleased to have Mr.. and Mrs, d. b,
Hufiine spend the day with us on last
Saturday. ALIoUIs.
The herald., 1895-09-24
OLD CONFEDERATES MEET
And Form a Benevolent and Social
Organization
About Sixty Members of the Confederate
Army Meet at the st. Elmo Hotel
and Form Q Society

The old soldiers of the Confederate
Elmo hotel dining room for the purpose
of effecting an organization. There was
no political aspect to the affair, as the
meeting was called for the purpose OF
forming benevolent and social order
that might be of benefit to the old SOL
oiers on the losing side of the rebellion.
The primary object OF the association is
to ultimately create a fund that may es-
tablIsh home for the veterans that
served IN the Confederate army. At pres
ent this effort has not reached as far, for
the organization is as yet not com plete.
About sixty old soldiers gathered in
the hotel for the purpose of electing Off
GERS. Good will reiRned. as is shown by
the fact that all nominations were made
by reclamation. Captain McCabe was
ele,ted president of the association, and
with the rest OF the officers will serve till
the first of January, 1896. SIR. Thorpe was
chosen as vice. president. Mr.. Thorpe en-
listed in the Sixteenth Mississippi, and
finished the war in the famous Morgan's
cavalry. Captain Anderson was elected
as recording secretary; J. M. Elliott of
the First National bank, treasurer, and
Captain W. P. Ramsour, secretary. DR..
HARRISON was chosen as phyician of the
association, and later on declared his
willingness to serve any member of the
society at any time.
The appointment OF the various COM
mittees was postponed TO the next meet
ing. in order to give the president tim Q
to get the names of the various people
connected with the association. On mo-
tion Of J. Marion Brooks the charter was
left open to enable members to join later
and still retain the privilege of charter
members. This rule holds good till the
second week of November.
A vote of thanks was rendered the pro-
pietor of the St. Elmo hotel for the kind
ness displayed in permitting the assooa-
ton to use the dining roum for their
meetings. ]. Marion Brooks also received
the unanimous thanks Of the association
for the energy that lie had displayed in
the cause of the suciety and for the un-
varying courtesy that he had shown in
the arduous work that he had underta-
ken. Speeches were made by the various
officers that were elected. and more than
one of them were decidedly interesting.
Captain Anderson, in his speech OF
thanks, recalled the remarkable fact that
there was not q single case OF mutiny in
the southern army during the entire war;
and spoke of the Washington artillery
that served throughout the war with but
one case of desertion for the whole time,
and that man was foreigner. On mo-
ton the meeting was adjourned to Octu-
Der 18th. when the question of the COM
mittees will be taken up. Much goJd
feeling was showD throughout the entire
meet ing.
The herald., 1895-09-24
FROM THE OIL FIELD
Important Meeting of the Exchange Held
Yesterday
Members Decide to Unite In Marketing Their
Product-Conflicting Interests at
Work in the Field

The meeting of the oil exchange was
held yesterday afternoon behind closed
doors. The meeting was called for the
purpose of making a final settlement of
the compact netween producers. pledging
themselves to unite for the selling of oil
only through the exchange. There was
large and enthusiastic attendance. The
feeling exhibited by oil men was never
more hopeful and the result OF yester-
days transactions will probably be ex-
pressed in the form of q contract for the
transportation of petroleum to the north
in a short time.
The offers OF different com panies for
shipping the product of the oil field by
sea were considered and the matter of
closing the contract placed in the hands
of the executive com ittee.
In the field yesterday there was great
deal of action and apparent business.
Offers were being made for large quaint
ties of oil by different parties, but no
sales were reported. Word was circulated
about the field that prices had risen to 70
cents per barrel. This was easily proven
false by the offer of several producers to
sell at so cents. Prices have doubtedly
risen, owing to the relief which Is ex-
pected TO come through the exchange, but
the rise is not due to quicker demand.
There is slight opposition to the ex-
change. controlled by q few operators
WHO are endeavUring to manipulate the
mar ket themselves. and it is believed 10y
soma that these men are trying to show
that oil is advancing of its own accord in
order to keep others from going into the
exchange. Aside from all factional diff.
ferences, however, there is q material i'm
proeement in the industry and The pros.
poets are better today than they have
been for some time past.
GEN ERAL ITEMS.
The test well of the Union Oil COM
pany. on First street, was abandoned yes
terday on account of the flow of water,
which made drilling impossible. The
casing is being pulled out of the hole
and the drilling rig will be transferred TO
the com pany's well on the other side of
FIRST street, which will be redrilled to
greater depth.
Il. B. Haight has begun preparations
for putting down new we'll on Figueroa
street.
The oil sand was entered in the Carbon
Hill OIL and Coal com pany's well, on the
corner of Court and Figueroa streets, Sat-
urday night at depth OF 90U feet.
The tubing is being drawn from one OF
the Libby wells on West State street pre-
paratory to having it cleaned.
Rapid progress is being made in sew.
eral wells IN the eastern end of the field.
Oil will probably be reached today.
The herald., 1895-09-24

DESERT MINES AND TRUTH

Editor Herald--In the San Bernardino
correspondence of q recent date an ey-
PLANTATION OF the Desert Queen mine en
broglio is given. which conveys the in
formation, on the authority of the chief
owner. James McHaney, that the mine
has been sold for $3.50 900. 1t was only
five days previous that that gentleman
caused it to be published tnat the nine
had been sold for $3.50, 900, and it is but q
few weeks since he announcnd his refusal
of an offer of ST. 500, 900 for 1t, declaring
at the same time, that no offer under
$780, 900 would be considered.
1t is but few months since the far
famed strike by ~. l.. McHaney, ESQ.,,
MINER" as he advertisss on his buck
board, was flashed over the Associated
Press wires and gave some of our desert
Munchausens fresh opportunity to cx-
ercise their peculiar talent. {See story
from Indio in Los Angeles dailies som @
time in May last, OF the discovery, by an
old Arizona prospeotor, of u cave half
filled with gold bricks. not of "bunco
metal but Of prehistoric smelling,
which discovery, though exciting no
wonder In the minds of the inhabitants
of the Wonderland, led cattle man
named James McHaney to Sc rob, with
success, for the source of this long hidden
treasure, and the more recent effort Of
these Munchausens to exaggsrate this
already greatly exaggerated strike by
trying to connect it with the halluIna-
tions of ''Pegleg' Smith, in their fiction
OF tho discovery, by McHaney, of five
skeletons IN an old shaft ON his location.
The gold bricks story had n cunningly
worded advertisement of burros and min
ers' outfits for sale at lDdio to the gull
bile who were expected to be stampeded
from Los Angeles and other localities,
inhabited by the "sn~ker" family
That the owner OF mere prospect.
which the McHaney strike could then
only be, AS sufficient time for It's devel-
opment into a mine had not elapsed
should be offered the handsome fortune
of 81. 800 900. and refuse to consider any
offer below double that amount. has, nat
uially enough, attracted the attention of
The herald., 1895-09-24
AT THE HOTELS

Arthur Wyman of ST. Louis is at the
Hollenbeck.
W.. G. Cope of Chicago has arrived at
the HollenbecK.
John NJ. Lent Of San Francisco is quar-
tered at the Holen beck.
w. II. Bintz, prominent citizen of
Salt Lake City, is at the Hollenbeck.
q. A. Baldwin, accompanied by his wife
and daughter, is staying at the Hollen
beck.
George E. Newman, a prominent rail-
road man Of Omaha, is a GUEST at the
Nadeau.
r. Knighton, travelling man from San
Francisco, has registered at the West
min ster.
Charles n. Sappington, a wealthy man.
ufacturef OF Baltimore, is a guest at the
Nadeau.
A. E. Brooks Ridley of San Francisco
Is here looking up the electric interests
of the city.
II. NJ. Woods, a wealthy mine owner of
Phoenix, ArIz., is enjoying the hospital
ity of the Nadeau.
James A. Fleming, president of one of
the leading banks of Phoenix, Ariz., is
sujournins at the Nadeau.
NJ. G. Helwig, Pacific coast agent of the
Vandalia Railroad company, Is making
his headquarters at the Nadeau.
Mr.. and NJ S. Edward W. Mower of
Rochester, N. y, are touring Southern
California and have taken apartments at
the Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Mower Of London,
England, are travelling around the world,
and while visiting this city are staying
at the Westminster.
The herald., 1895-09-24
PROF. W. NJ. TOMLINS
Makes Most Interesting Address Before the
Teachers

Teachers
Professor ". NJ. Tomlins OF Chicago,
leader of the famous Apollo clup of that
city, arrived in this city last Saturday,
and will leave for the east tomorrow. On
Sunday evening he delivered n very in
terestlng lecture on music at Simpson
tabernacle, report OF which appeared in
yesterdays Herald. He also delivered
All able address on the same subject be-
fore all the teachers of the city last even.
ing, in the assembly room of the high
school
Mr.. Tomlins has had many years en-
perience in teaching music to all classes
of pupils in the city of Chicago, and has
mad charge of the musical INSTRUCTION OF
great classes of boys gathered from the
slums. HIS excellent voice. apt illustra-
TONS vivacIty. magnetic manner and
thorough knowledge of the subject make
his lectures interesting to the merest
musical tyro and of great value to the
thorough musician. He showed clearly
that the voices of children are mucn
higher than women's voicesin about
the ratio of to shat the average child
can sing as high as b flat; that the
laughing tones are the real test tones
that thore is no music without spirit,
and that nearly all children can be
taught 10 sing.
He spoke at some length against the
common method of having all music
based on tho key of c." and showed to
the satisfaction of those present that any
other key will serve for a base as we'll as
the key of G. and that much better WORK
will be done by frequently changing the
key commonly used as the base.
Mr.. Tomlins' whole discourse was a
philosophic al, musical and profoundly
thoughtful effort 1t Is to be hoped thar
great workers in other lines can be in
duced to lecture before the teachers con-
corning their work and its relation to
the school room and the pupils.
The herald., 1895-09-24

lowed in their train. Enterprise is no
word Tor his method of gathering news.
He doesn't know anyone. doesn't know
Bellevue avenue from Thomas street.
but he got into Mrs. Vapderbilt's ball all
the same. The hostess found this lonely
stranger in her house, and as she always
looks after the comfort of each one Of her
guests, she accosted him and asked him
a few questions. As she could not make
him out at all, she at last SAID to him.
you must he reporter" II am, mad
am, was his proud reply, and represent
the Oshkosh Examiner" Instead of be
ing annoyed, Mrs. Vanderbilt called
servant and said. "See that this gentle
man has a good supper" and then gave
him pretty German favor. Everyone in
the secret is now waiting TO see the next
number Of the Oshkosh Examiner. which
bids fair to be effulg ent.-New York Her
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