The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-27
HERE'S THE NEWS.


Knox.i,,e's city revenue will fall
several thousand dollars short of
expenses the coming year.
A gold cave is said to have been
discovered near Middlesboro. 1t is
probably like the fine marble cave
recently discovered at Friends
Vile.
An explosion in mine near New
Castle, Gel, killed fifty men.
The seed appropriation was in
creased by Congress to $l50,00O.
Twin brothers. Milford and Felix
Fee, were drunk and became invol-
we'd in a fight at Harlem Court
House, KY. and shot each other
dead also fatally wounding John
Fee who was trying to seperate
them.
The republican league will hold
its next convention ut Milwaukee,
Aug. 25-27
Martin Bell who was working at
a saw mill in Oklahoma fell across
the saw and his arms and head
were severed from his body.
J.B. Upton was killed by Q. G.
Russell near Loudon last week.
They qusrrelled over a trivial mat
ter and Upton threw some stones
at the latter, who pulled his pistol
and instantly killed Upton. Both
young men are of good families
and are about 25 years Of age.
Forty persons killed and hun
dreds of houses destroyed as the re-
suit of an explosion OF a large
amount of dynamite at .Jonesburg
last week.
Southern lumbermen held a con-
vention at Memphis last week.
The cutters in the Clothing facto-
ries at Chicago decided to strike
last week. 1t il estimated that as
result 10000 people will be thrown
out of work and the weather Is be-
low zero.
Several Baptists societies will
hold a big convention at Asbury
Park, Pa. May goth.
Railway traffic was seriously i'm
peded in the north by wind and
snow storms last week about the
time our cold weather set'in.
A conspiracy against the govern
ment of Peru was discovered last
week.
River business has been lively
during the past week in East Tenn
essee.
Forty persons were killed at a
masked ball at Lisbon in a panic
caused by fire breaking out III the
building.
"Back snow" is reported as fall
ing at and near Chicago last week,
The black snow which fell in
Chicago as recorded above is ex-
planned by the authorities as being
caused by fine particles of black
soil which is easily caught up and
carried for many miles when the
wind travels over 20 miles an hour.
1t is easily brought down by falling
snow or rain.
1t Is rumored that the M. & N. G..
r. r. will be extended on to Allan
ia.
Kentucky republicans will boom
Bradley for president. There is a
strong Mckinley element in that
State.
Commander Booth and wife of
the Salvation Army have mister
iously disappeared from New York
as the result of QUARREL among
the leaders.
Earth quakes were felt in DIFF
ferent parts of the old world last
week.
A Methodist College to cost
$4,000 will be erected at London,
KY, near Jellico.
Hon. w. d. Wright, assisted by
Knoxville capitalists will investi-
gate the oil region near Wartburg.
Newport is to have $3.50, 900 cot
ton mill soon.
The Madisonville court house has
been condemned.
Seven people asphyxiated, ore
fatally hurt by Jumping from a
window and five more injured by
fire is the result of a fine residence
burning in Baltimore, Nd, Sunday.
1t was due to defects in the fur
mace.
Willie Brewer, the Sixteen year
old SON of Rev. Scott Brewer, re-
siding seven miles from Big Sandy,
Tennessee, was stabbed and fatally
wounded yesterday by his fourteen
year old brother. The boys were