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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
WILL LEE RETRACTS.
The COlored Barber Now Knows Nct' .
ing AhOut the Late Murder.

The COlorP1 Barber Now Knows N"t'.
Ing thOut the Late Murder.
For several days it has been rum1r.
ed about the streets that Will Lee, tie
colored barber, who was the iniormer
and principal witness against f. N.
Hash in the preliminary trial for the
murder OF j, F. Palmer, had retrscted
the story he then told aoout the mur.
der but the rumor proved to be wilh-
out foundation, and Lee did not re-
tract until last Wednesday, when he
was seen by the editor Of the RepubH.
can. AS is generally known, Lee has
been confined in the Hamblen county
Jail since the trial OF Hash, having
been required to give bond for his APP
pearance as witness and failing TO
find bondsmen.
He was found to be looking much
better than when first iucarcerated,
but was still little nervous about his
personal safety. He said that he WAS
in better health than he had been in
for long time, and also that his mind
was now clear and free from the effects
OF drugs for the first time in months.
He laughed at tho story that he at
tempted to kill himself, and declared
the report altogether false.-Morris.
torn Republican.
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are elected by the conference, and the
appointments are made by commit.
tee consisting OF the presiding bishop
and the presiding elders of the last
year and those of the coming year.
This body is making some headway in
lower East Tennessee. The native
element of the Northern Methodist
church, which for some time ha. N
disalfected to the administration, is
.sloughing off and going to the Unite
Brethren. How far this exodus will
go, | can not perdict. / am, however,
tempted to say as did a father on leav-
ing his children for awhile, he said,
"Childlen, whate YER you do, be certain
to keep down harmony "The mills
OF the gods grind slowly but fine"
The purposes cf God are ripening in
due time. AS IN the church, so will
it Q In the nation. A porti IN OF the
people of the United States have suf-
fered great wrongs in tn last half
century, and the end is not yet seed
time has its harvest, and causes have
their effects. There is ia this land a
debauched pietism-a mixture Of poll
tics and religion-an arrogant, am bi
tious, semil ocular ecclesiasticism, that
Providence is likely to reouke. Ma
tional wrongs have been inflicted that
will be paid for. Men are yet to fall
into pits OF their own digging, and to
be crushed by rocks OF their own over.
turning -R N. Price IN Holston
| Methodist.
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The Virginia, Tennessee and North
Carolina Steel and Iron Company,
hackers of the South Atlantic & Ohio
River Railway, has in view, after the
reorganization that will follow the
closing Of the railroad receiyersbip, a
plan OF action that will benefit all that
section and add in no small degree to
its iron working interests.
Then the Virginia and Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company, controlling
some 5000 acres OF iron lands, will also
place some leases the coming fall II
present plans do not go awry.
The Virginia Coal and Iron Com
pany, In which a dozen millionaires
are interested, and who had the entire
outfit OF officers and stockholders at
Big Stone Gap last week for several
days examination OF TIE property, will
make extensive additions to both iron
and coaling interests of that section
this summer. They will in all proba
bility purchase the property OF the
Appalachian Steel and Iron Company
at the sale the coming month. and
certainly have under favorable consid-
GRAFTON the building OF 500 coke ovens
this summer and fall. This company
is well able to carry out any project
decided upon. Besides these large op-
erations, there are Others OF an indl
vidual character that will add to the
general activity and prosperity, and
it really seems as i the iron pruduc
ing territory OF that regian has before
it an ca oi liveliness and success.
SINCE the beginning OF the miners
strike in the Pooshontas fields no sec
ton Of the Southern mining country
has made more rapid advancement
than the Toms Greek coal district in
Wise county, Virginia. In this field
are the Kentucky Coal and Coke Com
pany, Speedwell G ,al and Coke Com,
pany ,Sexton Coal and Coke Company
Awansea Goal and Coke Company
Jones Goal and Coke Company and
the Lee Coal and Coke Company
The several companies have pooled
issues, and are disposing oil theil
product through one general agency
, known as the Toms Greek Coal Com
pany, with headquarters at Roanoke
They are now considering ths idea o
, Ipntting in electric mining appliances
and have had fol a week past an ex
pert engineer looking over the ground
and preparing an estimate. A centra
power h )use will be used to supply tn
! entire outlay, and thus the cost will b
! reduced very mate tally for all.
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"BIOunt College and the University of
Tennessee"

We have received from The State
University authorities ny Of a very
interesting pamphlet based upon An
address delivered at the hundredth an
niversary celebration of that institution
by E. I. Sanford, Esq, of the class OF
'83. 1t is a dignifed an scholary pro.
duction> and gives comprehensive
history Of the whole career OF the in
slitution from Blount College to the
present day. Mr., Sanford lays
especial emphasis upon the fact that
the founder OF the State we'll knew the
rea value OF education The earliest
settlers of the Watauga Valley were,
as a rule, men Of culture,and numbers
of them graduates of Eastern colleges
who recognized the worth Of learning
in State and voiced the sentiment
included in the contract drawn up
when North Carolina ceded Harnesses
to the United States, which says:
Religion, morality and knowledge be-
ing necessary to good government and
the happiness of mankind, schools and
the means OF education shall be for,
ever encouraged" Mr.. Sanford re-
marks very properly that this is the
fundamental law Of the land. The
history of the University of Tennessee
is OF intense interest. Few institutions
have had to contend with 50 great
difficulties, and few have overcome
them 50 triumpbantly. Taken as y
whole, the address is distinct and
valuahe addition TO the educational
history OF Tennessee.
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WOMEN TRE4TEB FREE.
Female Troubles Treated Free Ay Cor
FesRondeaee Ay the Renowned
Ar, Hartman.

DR.. Hartman, the renowned
gynmcologis., has announced his will
ingness to direct the treatment OF as
mary cases OF female trouble as make
application to him during the summer
months, without charge. The treat
ment viii be conducted by GO respond
ence The doctor will PFescribe all
mediclneq, applications, hyglenie and
dietary regulations necessary to eom-
plste a cure. The medicines prescrib-
ed eau be obtained at all drug stores.
This offer will hold good ouly during
the summer months.
ANY woman pap become Q regul 7
patient by sending q written state
mentoi her age, history and y, sy symptoms m
Of her derangment and condition oI
life. All cases oi female disessea. in,
qlpding menstrual Irregularities, dis
plac, ments, uloeraiions, inaamma
tions, discharges, irritation OF the
ovaries, tumors and dropsy Of the
abdomen, should apply at once and
become registered az y. q regular patient
All correspondence will be held STRICT
" confidential. No testimonials 0
cures will hs given to the public ex
cept by the express wish Of thC
patient,
Book on female diseases sent free b.
the PeTu'na Drug Manufacturing
Company, OF Columbus, Ohio.
For free book on cancer address Dr
Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
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Georgia Peach Carnival Notes.


Arrangements are being made to
run excursions from all sections Of the
North and West to Macon, Ga, during
the coming Peach Carnival, which is
to be held in that city from July to
20, inclusive. Macon expects to enter
tain $4,000 visitors during the carnival.
"Did you never see 'nigger' eat
watermelon in his native wids?"
Well, you have missed sight, and if
you will attend the Georgia Peach
Carnival at Macon, Georgia, July l to
90, land seekers rates, you will be
gratifed. The more &c thetio OF that
dark skinned race delioately carve the
melon into long thin slices with theil
razor, and with an hypnotic move
ment pass it harmonica like oace
through the lips-slice by slice-drop.
ping the seed from the corners of the
mouth, when "veto.presio" the lus-
cious fruit has disappeared. The white
folks will be glad to see you.
The Georgia Farmer having finished
alternating on baked "Possum and
Taters," is now rubbing up his copper
still and worm, and smacking his lips
at the prospect of fresh supply oil
"Peach and Honey" all of this with.
out fear OF the revenue agent, Tor tha
government kindly allows the priyi-
OF manufacturing small amounts
for home use from the pure fruits
The Georgia Native swears, however
that the good old times are gone, and
that these plague grated trees will not
make the fine quality produced by the
old time Seeding trees OF his fathers.
Georgia, the Empire State OF the
South, is leading, and bids fair to out
IstEip California as a fruit producing
state. Macon, the centre of the Para
disc Of the Peach, Issues invitations tc
the Georgia Peach Carnival. July I tc
20, landseekels rates, This will be sr
illustrious exhibit OF the most bounti
full fruit crop ever known in the South
land,
i Soon the shipments Of the GeorgiI
fruit crops will begin. Thousands ant
D thousands OF acres in grapes, melons
/, peaches and pears-all is great activ
| lity. The fruit must be gathered a
the right moment, packed carefully
). the cars must be properly iced, =
the stranger there is much to interc-
!, the quaint teams, the joyous pickanln
lnies, the miscellaneous costumes Q
the blacks, the air of content and pros
perity. Macon, Georgia, the centre c
the fruit lands. is sending out invite
tions to the Georgia Peach Carniva
July to 20.
The end of the panic in Georgia wi
!. be marked by July /, the date Of tt
:. harvesting OF the most wonderful fru
, lorop ever raised in the South, an
when we reflect that the peach Gro
!. OF Georgia is harvested and consume
! weeks before New Jersey or Californi
I, gets to market, the value in none
). can be estimated. The Georgia peac
! is of the most excellent quality, an
! has usurped many thousands Of Kin
~ Cations domain,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20

The late Henry W. Grady and Geh.
eral Sherman both attended the A.
nous New England society dinner
number OF years ago. General Sher-
man was one of the speakers, and he
sat beside Grady, to whom he said
"Now, don't tell these folks that |
burned your cotton. 1t wasn't my
boys"
Mr. Grady, in his speech, told Of the
high opinion OF Sherman held in the
South, and then slyly added; "But
they think he is a little careless with
fle."
General Grant was seated next to
Henry Watterson at dinner, when
Mr.. Watterson, turning to the general. +.
said II have bone to pick with
you"
"Well, what is it?" asked the gene
raj.
"You remember in 1876 when 1t was
said l was coming to Washington ut
the head of q regiment and you said
you would haugsnie if came?'
( Oh fpo, said the general II never
sal shat"
II am glad to hear it," replied Wat.
terson, II ike you better than ever"
"But, q tolerant dryly, 81 would Il
you had come"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
The Difference.

Judge--"How long has this differ.
enoe between you and your wife ex.
isteds'
0'Mally-"Ivver sence we was mar
ried, yer amer, ony It's changed a
throttle senee tbiR.g
Judge-"What do you mean by say.
ing the difference has changed"
Q'Mally-"At furrest q. cud lick
hpF, bpt sence 0i had the rheumatic
wnrral she's the best man av The two.
! =-4SNlk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20

RE0 OTHER sarsaa- has the
~ careful personal supervise Of he
proprietor in all the detailsof n prepa-
SatiOn as has HOODS sarsaparilla.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
His Mistake.

Salvation ArmyExhoNer esolemnlyl
-"My friend, are yoH prepared to
die2"
Alkali Ike drawing his reyolver)-
Throw mp your hands | might have
chucked a little suthin into that hat
Il yeu had asked me civilly, bnt yer
can't skeer me into conuibntin ~
Truth.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
A Household Treasure. I

D. W Fuller Of Uanajoharie, n. y,
says that he always keeps Dr. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if procurable g. A.
Dykeman Druggist, 0atskill, N. Y 4, SAYS
that DR.. Kings New Discovery is un-
doubtedly the best Cough remedy; that
he has used it in his family for eight
years, and it has never failed to do all
that is claimed for it. Why not try .
remedy so long tried and tested Tria
bottles free at Mcfarland 4 Co.'S. Drus
Store. 3
New-York tribune., 1895-10-13

Murphy said that before accepting the onnnr;nntY
he desired that the members have an opp, oppv 's Ths
to express their choice unreservedy " In favor OF
poll OF the votes cast showed ina1o,, % tn 4 for
Lieutenant Murphy, the vote oei"s ~
Lieutenant Stoddard. Iii, have a ctap on
Company F. 22d Regiment VIII nave d '''e u"
Tuesday. -, oo,,,c of the list Regi-
ment he'd at the armory on Iutsua!' ~ cot
cIded that the annual company uues " - s-n e.
want shau be 20 for each man instead OF gov cd lor
aach comnanv The regiment now nuinoers oco.
When the last semi-annual report Wa ''"'V ~
vere 550 men on the regimentai roster, ~ ,,...
The annointment by Co,onel Sinith oi III r',''
s surgeon Of the 69th Regiment meets WIN t mu.
Tavorahle comment. Other equally goou appoiiI.,
,onr,s 20 Tho places now vacant In the restored
rna,,,ant will do much toward bringing apoui the
~ s,aod rnsu,ts for which Colonel Smith Is working
1hc destructionists are still at work parihs op-
s,nc,es IN the wav OF the colonel but they are
outside the Guard, and nave no ioho"'"s ''p'
among disgruntled eX-members. .,.,
Captain Frederick T. Leigh, OF the Secoha 'Isnai
Corps issued an order october TO- in which ne sa!
'eThe following members OF the Second Sgnal Corps'
having performed all the duty required OF mem,
will receive the corps decoration for ls'9: Naplal,,
Freder'ck T Leigh First Lieutenant l.. bertrand
smith Sergeant Charles $. Hotchkss. sergeant
Charles c. d. Gott, Sergeant William JarVle, H.
Corporal Verdi T.. b. Fuller. Corporal Homer w
Fisher Private II. Day Atwater: jr;. Private Fred
eric S Cor,is Private Charles T. Fowler, Private
William T. Fox jr Private Arthur MacDougai,
Private John T. r. Mearns Private John L. smith
Private William Wallace jr, Private Aylburioh /;
Willis Private Elliot BiSelow. jr. This corps VII
assemble for drill and instruction on each Monday
at n m in fatigue uniform, at the corps quar-
ters until further orders.
New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
MMMMMAz@W

ment's circumference trucks when n number OF
men came running out OF the coal yard Of Francis
Mccabe. Among them was Mccabe. who owned
the truck. The men. surrounding the truck angry
pushed the street cleaning men away and attempted
to drag the truck into the coal yard. y fierce
struggle ensued. In which blows were struck. and
a stone hurled by unknown inflicted
bruse on the shoulder of Mr. Keller Colonel
Warnings men were hooted and jeered at and
pushed aside.
At this iuncture Inspector Moore. Ia n buggy.
rived the scene. and Immediately whipped up
HIS horse IN search OF police assistance. In Elev-
enth-ave. hc Policeman Thomas Downey, or
the Twentieth Precinct and took him into his
buggy Then Inspector Moore drove back into the
centre of tae crowd, which mad increased Idlers
Nsn nexhborinx saloons and sympathizers with
New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
LlnMM@M3W
THE STRIKE At THE HOTEL WALDV''

NEW MEN SECURED IN THE ENGINEERN" =.
PARTMENT. AND ALL is RUNNING sMooThb''
The Hotel Waldorf placed 10 a great des' =, ,
Inconvenience by the action OF Chief hhsIs 80
Hammond who. with his hsty assistants, wan. !.
out OF the hotel Friday afternoon and reiuss'
return 10 the engines, The trouble started NV,
Mr.. Hammond and the house some time ago ~. ~.
was OF business nature. Mr.. Mccormich "
manager of the hotel. said yesterday. 40.
The question was not one OF wages nor u' -,
versus n-un.on men. Some time ago we tnoAs
we could improve upon the engineers depar'"s A..
and asked Mr.. Hammond for his resignation -
Russell our chief engineer. is union man. -
there was no discussion about wages Inc ". =,
way In which we were hurt In the sudden ~
sert.on OF the entire force. When the hfty men -.
II placed us in a quandary but We managed - 80.
place them. That policeman was sent ne'e -
merely matter OF precaution. There has os' "A.
actual trouble and we anticipate none Inv
gines are running well as ever to-day. una -
None OF the retiring workmen we're aIo"s ssefA
hotel 10 state their case. Their desertv. snaee
according TO the statements OF the hote, nsifY y
ment. to have been solely due to tneH WV y
Mr. Hammond.
New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
E0nNMMnA21

the coal yard men had taken hand. and the little
band of Street Cleaning Department men were
about to give up the fight when the policeman ar
rived. Policeman Downey jumped down and or
dered the crowd 10 dcssi from interfering with
Colonel Warnings men, but he was not Needed Then
he caught "A burly fellow. who appeared to be the
ringleadcr and wrenched his grasp free from the
wagon tongue. which by this time had been pointed
toward the yard.
Colonel Warnings men had by this time been re-
inforcei by several sweepers, who welded their
brooms TO good advantage Then the crowd fell
3acK. and the policeman. with the assistance OF
another officer placed several men under arrest,
including McCabe. The truck was borne OF In
triumph by the street cleaners.
NfcCabe and James Mckenna pedler. OF No.
500 West Twenty -ninth-st who was accused OF
taking part In the disturbance. were arraigned In
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday on
the charge OF assault. Magistrate Wentworth held
them In N00 bail each for trial
New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
BOYS CLOTHING.
Prices .H0de tn Bre0k the RecOrN.

MILDLY Suits, with long trousers. handsome
Zouave Suits very fine Refer Suits choice styles
In Sailor Suits. all at So each
Dark blue and black all wool Cheviot Suits for
dress or school wear. To 10 years. $3.ss
All wool Double-breasted Cheviot Suits. with
extra Knckerbockers to match. also pieces and
buttons t. II years $i.46.
All wool Scotch Tweed Double breasted Suits
with extra KnickerbOckers TO match. also buttons
and pieces, 10 II years. 1896.
Double breasted Refers. all wool dark blue
Chincha. large sailor collar 3 10 years. s3.9S.
Dark blue Chinchilla and Fur Beaver Refers.
large sailor collar. 70 years. $49S.
Double breasted Refers all-wool Chinchilla
and Fur Beaver with silk velvet collar. cloth
lined. to H. years S4S
Imported Chinchilla and Fur Beaver Refers.
fine silk velvet collar and check wool lined, 6 10
:
New-York tribune., 1895-10-13
NNE. MODJESKA on VANI7Y.

SHE SAYS THAT 4 GOOD ACTRESS MUST HAVE IT
BIT SHE MEANS \ GOOD KIND OF VANITY.
A sketch of the plot of the play Mistress
Betty" otherwise called THE Career Of Betty
Singleton" which Nine. Modjeska IS to present at
the Garrick Theatrc on Tuesday night, has already
been given in these columns. The part which she
IS TO play is that OF Of the time OF George
II. She IS married. at the height OF her triumph
on the stage 10 a young duke. who ncglccts her for
another actress. She. in her turn. rcnounces him
in favor Of an older lover for whom. however she
really cares nothing She does not remain with him,
but falls into poverty and lecomes insane. Ia the
last scene she imagnes herself again going through
the scene Of her triumphant farewell to the stage,
with an applaudins multitude around her. In this
condition she is found by the Duke. her husband,
who has learned where she is, and she dies In his
Betty Singleton" said Nine. Modjeska the other
day to Tribune reporter, lis a woman Of deep
heart and noble nature. only she Is impusiye and
she is vain as actresses always are
This proposition did not sound at all new ana
from some sources 1t would have been in no way
remarkable But 1t did have peculiar ring when
q came from an actress of such standing Nine.
Mod1eska.
DO you really mean that you think that all
actresses arc vain?
WHY yes all good actresses are they must be.
The public expects II OF them. The people who
come to see them want them TO look p~tty, ard 1t
u
mus; Try to keep their compilations good. they must
arrange their hair pretiiy, they must study how to
cress pecomingly ana TO Keep themselves IN every
way Just a beautiful as possible.
Chen YOU do not mean mat the actress must
have VANITY In the bad sense OF the WORD, that OF
too much self-esteemY
NO | mean the care for her personal appearance
that every actress must nave. the desire always IL
look her very bet An actress cannot dnOld 70 lose
her youth her figure or her good looks In any
respect She stands before the gitss and examines
her face and her form and II she finds that there
Is a little new wrinkle around her eye or that her
color is fading the feast bit II terrihes her. She
must be careful about those things and she must
watcn them constantly. Her living depends on it,
] knew a young girl who had great deal Of talent
and would have made very good actress. but she
failed because she did not have any OF that vanity
about her personal appearance she ana mol care
now She looked. That sort OF vanity Is absolutely
necessary for an actress.
II is scarcely necessary. but perhaps IL Is no more
than fair to say that all the vanity that Nine
MOdteska herself has Is OF that kind. She seems tt
think that all the other actors In the world are
good actors After talking about few OF them ano
ahoui their recent achievements for half an hour
she said TO the reporter: Whatever you write
don't say anything unkind about anybody; II
have said any such thing didn't mean It," Bu
the caution was unnecessary; she had not said any
such thing