The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-05-30
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FROM OUR NAsHvILLE CORRESPONDENT
There is no longer any doubt about
the result in Kentucky since it De.
came known that reconciliation
means free mint.
A baby with two faces was born at
Kansas City recently. The mother
probably got frightened at Mr.. Car
lise's speeches,
1t ls currently reported that no
delegate to the Memphis gold wor-
shippers international bank confer.
ence has broke a sW eat since 1873.
| will lay little at 16 to that no
man at the Memphis gold brag con
vention had gold dollar in his pocket.
And yet gold is the only real money.
English Admiral Stevenson declares
the Monroe doctrine myth. II is to
be noticed that the English take much
care to violate it only with their
mouths.
The latest observation OF Mars in.
dicates the presence Of water. That
is wherein it differs from the late
observation of the governor Of North
Carolina.
Secretary Morgan put the printer to
work on the public vets Thursday
last. This is commercially expedi.
tious. The extra session will add little
to the work.
Mr.. Justice Shirss' former opinion
on the income tax question has effect
ed a junction with Mr.. Secretary
Carlisle's late great free silver speech
on the retired list.
1t is immaterial who that military
man with a western reputation is.
Speaker Crisp has rewsbbled since
he said it, Gen. Schofeld denies his
guilt, and the ghost OF Hancock
warns the Democrats TO shy AROUND
brass buttoAs,
The French marquis whom George
Gould bought for q husband for his
sister says "the Americans are a col
lection of people without ancestors
A Frenchman who is dead certain he
can spot his immediate ancestor has q
right TO boast.
Why does the government want tc
buy high priced metal to make money
of when paper is only 919 cents q
pound? The first person who sends
a refutation OF the proposition EN-
bodied in this conqndrum viii receive
by return nail badge OF lunaOy.
When a back tax attorney get
through with poor mans estate i
will look like 1t has been through |
corn shelter. The new law does no
give the attorney the right to shoe
the miscreant and poison his wife ant
children, as upon argument it wa
shown that the vagahonds would starry
to death anyhow,
Carter Harrison was at Republican
convention the other day at MurlreeG
boro that endorsed Mckinley, and no
a word about his grass bellied brother
1t seems that Mr.. Evans toy boomle
10 TO be hitched ON TO the McKinle
balloon and the unseated statesman
friends are picking out another goo
place TO miss.
Look out for Ned Carmack's scalr
Matthewa, his managing editor, wa
secretary Of the Memphis earth gral
hers' convention. The Commercial
Appeal will flop. Money makes new
papers, as we'll as mares 60. The bi
dailies are most all owned by corpor'
tion men with stocks In syndicates an
banks, and they look at the none
question through gold rimme
spectacles. The billionaires can bu
a few score metropolitan newspape
with their pocket change.
The appointment Of MF. Charl'
Sykes to be minister Of war is appr
pirate. He is we'll fitted as a man
brains and business, but these are nj
necessary ingredients in offici
qualification in these flash pan az
! lead pinch times. He has The high
: merit Of being in active accord vii
the powers that be, being one OF u
high rollers In the machine ayndicat
: The appointment is a distinct step fo
ward OF strictly partisan machine c
ganiza'ion.
Treasurer Craig will not re1ign,
reported, at least not Tor the prerer
to be president OF the First Nation
Bank. He has made a most brillia
record in his Office, and apart from
. other considerations, be could n
! resign now when resignations are
J i'll repute. There Is nothing to smir
g him now, but everything to CONNER
and II he shouId resign At thie ste