The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17


Over one hundred deaths have oc.
Cured from tiux in Leslie co aty,Ky,,
recently. Eight members of John Jo.
seph's family of ten are among the
victims. s
A workman in theater at Corsi-
cana, Tex, investigated the contents &
OF gas cylinder with alighted match.
The explosion killed one man and in
jured seven Others.
The funeral OF the late General Ma.
hone took place from st. Pauls Epis.
copal church in Petersburg, Va, and
the remains were inferred in the
Blandford cemetery. set~eas. tsl
Il is said that the charge OF high
| treason is to be preferred against Herr
Iiebknecht, president of the socialist
congress, on account OF remarks res
flecting on the Emperor.
Colorado silver.mine owners are
hopeful that silver will go to seventy
five cents with the present rise. Ifit
should happen do so, many mines
would probably be worked.
The government crop report, estl-
mating the condition OF the cotton
crop at higher percentage than had
been expected, caused break of
eighteen points in cotton futures in
New York.
! In an address before the conieder.
ate veterans association, Colonel John
B. Castleman gave some interesting
"reminiscences of the famous attempt
to free the confederate prisoners at
Camp Douglass.
The federal grand jury has indicted
Editor Charles G. Moore, oiLexington,
KY, for sending an obscene pnblica-
ton through the mails. The objec-
tionable publication was his paper, the
Bluegrass Blade. .s.4.
| Theodore Durrant was placed ON the
stand at SanFrancisco to testify in his
own defense on the charge OF having
murdered Blanche Lamont. He told
a straight story and was not affected
by the examination. aae see,a q
| The voters Of Indianapolis admins
tered severe rebuke to the methods
and policy pursued by the :republi.
cans in the state within the past year.
The entire democratic municipal
ticket, headed by Thomas Tsggart for
mayor, was elected by majority of
: nearly 5000, and the democrats will
} have majority Of the councilmen.
The law stiil shows disposition to
. accommodate the pugilistIc pripcipals
/, by preventing theCorbett.Fita3immo
: meeting. A Hot Spring Judge has
called the sheriff Of his court before
him and instructed him as to, bis duty
in preventing the contest, and Cover
nor Clarke says that since the judge
has taken the initiative it will be an
easy matter to stop the fight 2 ga
Suit has been filed at Chicago
against the Mutual Reserve FundLIe
Association by some oil its policy-hold-
ers, in which the plaintiffs allege
+ that the company is seeking to violate
: its agreement with the policy-holders.
0 Injunction is asked to prevent the
lapsing Of policies, and the court is
asked to place the company in the
hands OF receiver il certain increased
assessments can not be paid out Of the
reserve fund.
The reply of the Porte to the de.
Z mands of the foreign ambassadors at
It Constantinople for certain reforms in
!, Armenia has been received by the
ministers and is far from satisfactory.
1t endeavors place the responsible.
: ty for the massacres on the Armen-
. isns who are alleged to have slain of
: fensive Mussulmans and asks the am
! basssdors to assist in maintaining or
! der, alleging that the Armenians are
planning for fresh breaks.
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