The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
CONDENSED NEWS.
The president proclaimed Utah
state last Saturday, January /.

No u&tB Ol Jl6 Man6f-fl -fltLSlmm00Sl
fight has been changed to February II
Cincinnati has extended its 5oun.
daries around twelve square miles OF
territory.
The Detroit chamber OF commerce
association has been compelled to file
a deed of trust.
Governor Rradley has offered re-
ward of $500 for each member of the
Marion county mob arrested and
convicted.
A company has been chartered, with |
capital of 100000, to develop gold |
mining properties in Buckingham
county, Va.
James D. Page, San Francisco at
torney, was arrested in New York
charged with embezzling from the es-
tate of an insane ward.
The Cumberland Park track inNash-
vile was bid in for the Tennessee
Breeders Association. A spring run
ming meeting is to be held.
A. N. Marsh, travelling salesman
from Louisville, became insane at
Cleveland and was taken in charge by
the police for safe keeping.
The saloon men OF Georgetown, KY,
will contest, on technical grounds, the
December local option election, which
was decided against the saloons.
The total receipts from paid admis-
sionH at the Atlanta exposition were
1864, ,229 so. There were 738,115 adults
who paid for admission and 1888
children.
Knoxville has street railway war.
The old company is endeavoring to
frustratethe plans Of the new company
by laying tracks on streets over which
the new company has rights.
At the Dannemora, N. Y, prison
John McGough, a convict, confessed
his guilt of the murder for which Bat
Shea was to have died Monday. Shea
was respited by Governor Morton.
United States District Judge Clark
has demanded the designations oil
twenty-five United States commission.
ers in Tennessee. He thinks there
are too many. There will be thirty.
five left.
During the 125 days of the cotton
season, from September ! to the close
of business yesterday, the movement
was 5,004,471 bales, against 1908, ,637
the corresponding period of the pre-
vious season.
The contested election case OF Mr.
Denny against Congressman Owens
will probably be settled within the
next thirty days. Mr.. Owens has not
employed any attorneys. but will man.
age his own case.
Mrs. S. Loring Williams, wife OF q
Chicago lawyer, in letter to the Ala
bama colored industrial college says
the southern white man makes no ef
fort to hinder the negro, but that IL
the north he is crowded out of every
thing.
President Victor D. Lane, Of tht
American cotton growers protec i've
union, has called a convention o
planters and all others interested il
the commodity, to be held at Memphi
January 81, when questions of impor
tance will be considered,
: AS a result OF the conference between
Canadian and American engineers
' is found that the greatest differenc,
] between the two lines run to establish
the Alaskan boundary is but six fee
g seven inches, and no difficulty is an
}, ticipated in adjusting the dispute.
During the year just ended, accord
ing to Dun's review of trade, ther
were 1897 commercial failure
throughout the United States, a
against 1885 in 1894, decrease .
? 68S. Liabilities were $173, 10000, a
compared with $172,992,S56, an il
crease of $203,144
}, A spirited contest was precipitate
b in the senate by the attempt of MI
9 Elkins to secure an immediate vot
on his resolution directing that a
h bond issues be advertised, and tn
t. bonds offered to the public. Mr.. HI
: wanted the resolution referred, an
r his references to the practices of NJ
.. Sherman, when secretary of the tres
is ury, brought on lively debate b
: tween Hill, Sherman, Hoar, Teller an
Others. The senate favored immediai
consideration, but adjournment CT
off action.
; Buy Cold Dust flour.