The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-03-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Arkansas democratic state con-
vention has been called for June Is.

senate.
River men at Pittsburg fear flood |
as result of the heavy snow in western
Pennsylvania.
DR.. A. V. Small, who was the medi-
cal director of the Confederacy, is dead
at Sedalia, Mo.
Louisville railroads have adopted an
agreement, effective March IS, intended
to stop ticket scalping,
The plan of reorganization of the Nor
folk and Western RAILROAD will be pub
lished in about ten days.
The Ohio republican state convention
selected Bushnell, Foraker, Grosvenor
and Hanna as delegates at-large.
Business failures in the United States
during last week were 300, against 2G6
for the corresponding week last year.
The Sunhower cotton seed oil mill at
Clarksdale, Miss, the largest in the
state, was destroyed by fire Thursday.
United States Marshal Manson, of
Memphis, has become a free-silver can
didate for congress against Josiah Pat
terson.
The president has declined to pardon
Crawford Goldsby, alias Cherokee Bill,
sentenced to be hanged Tuesday in
Arkansas.
Rev. e. G. Shouse, of Terre Haute,
nominated by the prohibitionists for
governor of Indiana, has declined the
nomination.
! The state executive committee of the
American Bimetallic League of Cali
fornia has endorsed Senator Morgan,
of Alabama, for president.
DR.. w. o. Roberts, of Louisville, last
week removed from the hand of Frank
Bodenbender a bullet which had been
located by the use Of cathode rays.
The House committee on post offices
and post roads will make strong effort
to secure the passage of the bill to in
crease the compensation of railway pos
tai clerks
Congressman Robbins, of Alabama,
was unseated Friday and Mr. Aldrich
added to Speaker Reeds unmanageable
team. Congressman Boatner, of Louis
ana, is marked as the next to 60
The 2S4 members of the Louisville
police force decided recently to give up
from four to six days salary apiece
during each month in order to prevent
the suspension of twenty policemen.
Gov. Matthews. of Indiana, does not
think Gen. Harrison is out of the race
for the republican presidential nomina-
ton. He says he would not be surprised
to see the convention stampede to Har-
rison.
Allison sentiment is said to be grow
ing rapidly among Tennessee republi-
cans, and unless Mckinley wins on the
first three ballots at st. Louis it is
thought the Tennessee delegation will
go to pieces.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections has ordered favorable
report on Senator Turpie's proposed
amendment to the Constitution, pro-
viding for the election of United States
senators by popular vote.
Arguments were heard yesterday by
the house judiciary committee at Wash
ington on the question Of placing the
name of God in the Constitution of the
United States. Able speakers appeared
for and against the proposition.
The Courier-J ournal will, next Sun
day, publish the interesting result of
its offer Of q prize for the best subject
for illustration in its half-tone supple
ment. twill at the same time announce
the terms of prize contest for amateur
photographers.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of VIM. H. Anderson, of Ken
lucky, to be register Of lands at Enid,
Oklahoma. The nomination of George
II. Newman, of Tennessee, for Indian
agent in the state of Washington, was
also confirmed.
Frank d. Schmuck, formerly post
master at Saxony, KY, was convicted
Saturday of withholding letters of ap-
pointment to his successor, Of forging
his own bond, and of embezzling gov
eminent funds. An effort is being made
to show that he is mentally irresponsi-
BILE.
England wants possession Of the fer
tile regions about Dongola, and it is
thought that this is the real meaning
of the coming campaign in the Soudap.
There is but little doubt that an attempt
will be made to capture the Mahdi. 1t
is proposed to re-conquer the entire
Soudan.
1.-The visit of Count Goluchowski, the
Austrian minister of foreign affairs, to
Emperor William, is said to have re-