The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-16

a revolution Is threatened in llGyti
which proposes the overthrow Of the
Ilippolyte power and the inaugura.
ton Of General Francois Manigal,
black man, now an exile in Jamaica.
1t is said that two large German
banks intend to subscribe for $4,000
600 OF tho new United States loan.
The Deutsche bank will take $25,000,-
600 and the Blelchroeders $15O00,000.
The iron manufacturers association
has granted q 2 per cent. increase in
wages in the finishing department and
twenty-five cents . ton for pudding
for the sixty days beginning January l,
The famous King ejectment suit,
involving the title to 100000 Of coal,
mineral and timber lands inKentucky,
Virginia and West Virginia, came up
Monday before Judge Gof at Par
kersburg, w. Va.
The Siberian railroad is to have a
branch to Persia, another to Thibet
and a third to Aighanistan. The Rus
sian government is also arranging to
es ,ablish a line OF merchantmen from
Vladvostock to some point in Alaska.
Captain 7, r, Philips, a special de-
tectivo employed by Governor Bradley
to Investigate the Marion county, KY,
tragedy, tells at Newport a story of
j lack Of diligence on the part Of the 10,
cal officers that is almost beyond
belief
The first legal execution in the his
tory Of Iberia Parish, Lao took place
Friday afternoon, when William Pat.
terson, colored, the murderer of Sarah
Adams, also colored, was hanged at
New Iberia in the presence Of 1000
people, mostly colored.
} 1t was rumored On the London
stock exchange yesterday that The
: government inquiry into the events
which eliminated in Dir. Jameson's
raid into the Transvaal will lead to
the revelation that the whole plot was
Matched by group of London fl.
nanciers.
The first naval reserve of England
has been ordered to hold itself in read
, mess for service, and the members of
the second reserve have been notified
that the services Of some of them will
shortly be required. The English as
sert that they are about to make the
greatest demonstration of naval
strength eyer made by any nation.
A Berlin dispatch confirms the re-
: port that Emperor William and Queen
Victoria have exchanged letters in re-
gard to the Transvaal matter. 1t is
' said that the correspondence was not
. very conciliatory, the intimation being
: that the emperor made the statement
that while not intending to offend
England, he is still Of the opinion
that the jameson raid was criminal
and worthy Of his condemnation.
In the examination Of the books Of
! BARLEY, johnson & Co. and the Belle
of Nelson distillery company the Co.
lumba finance and trust company,
assignee, has discovered evidence Of
the issuance of bogus warehouse re-.
ceipts to the approximate amount of
) $13l,0O0 Louisville people are caught
for about $4,000. David Barley,
member of the firm and secretary of
2 the company, appears to be response
I BILE for the fraud. He is out Of the
/ city, and has not been heard from
since the assignment,
a 1t is reported that an important in.
e surgent expedition has landed on the
i, north coast Of Cuba, probably in the
province OF Pinar del Rio. There does
not seem to be any probability Of driy-
; ing the insurgents away from the Vi.
J cinity Of Havana. They have burned
a number of important towns in Pinar
del Rio and yesterday afternoon San
e Christabal was taken. They also cap
d tured railroad train loaded with
r wealthy friends Of the government
b who were fleeing to Havana with theil
valuables.