The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-02
CONDENSED NEWS.

~ 10 Sb'Iiudt'N ALht LiO NdlH"kV w
foods in Mossouri will reacn $1,000
0C0,
London Truth defends President
Cleveland's attitude on the Monroe
doctrine.
Baked in Venezuela, England is
now turning her attention to the
Transvaal.
Chicago banks have been asked by
the syndicate to take $l0OO0,000 Of
the new bonds.
IL is reported that four Americans
have been shot in Bolivia after tn
ehbauce # trial
English loan companies have il.
stu ted their agents III Trxas to dis
continue lending money.
A story enjayed brief circulation at
Washington that the president would
,gu the Dingley tariff bill.
The Lake Michigan ste inner, Puri-
tan, which cost 100000 was burned
at Manistee, Mich, yesterday.
A negro cattle thief was hanged by
a mob in Simpson county, Miss, and
his body riddled with bullets.
The movement OF cotton into sight
is $4,000 bales behind the move.
meut iur the same period last season,
A man and his vile were asphyxIst-
ed near S~atara, Pa by the escape II
roal gas from defective stove pipe.
The blizzard which swept the ess.
tern states Monday and early Tues
day morning caused severe damage.
Twenty oil burning locomotives have
been shipped by the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works to theRussisn government.
A negro whom Indignant st. Louis
butchers were about to lynch escaped
after rope had been placed about his
neck.
The engagement OF the widow OF
Randolph Churchill to William
Waldorf Aston is reported at New
York.
LN9 Edinburgh chamber of com
MERGE expresses it's desire for peace
between Great Britain and the United
States.
The aggregate clearings Of the New
York banks for the year 1895 were
500, 84l, 796 .924, an increase of $3.50,
9S9.9O5.
The New York produce exchange
adopted resolutions urging congress t.
follow the presidents financial recon
E1endations.
Ex-Postmaster John Barrett is tipped
as the successor of the late Judg,
Jackson upon the criminal bench o
the circuit court
1t is reported that an indemnity ha
been demanded OF Turkey by th,
United States fo the attacks upor
| American missions.
In battle last Saturday between
Turks and Druses, IL 200 Druses wer,
reported slain. The Turkish loss wal
put at only seventy.
The Atlanta exposition closed Fuel
day. 1t cost the city 5000, 900, or lei
than 10 per cent Of the money epend
ed OH the enterprise.
J. L. Galloway is suing members q
the A. p. A. at Paducah, KY. for So, OC(
damages for rough treatment while II
the defendants lodge room.
Mrs. ]. W. Valley, of New Hope, WIT
killed Frank Doherty to protect her
self against assault, was promptly die
charged upon an examining trial.
Mrs. Belle K. SalIee has sued Mrs
John Gi'christ at l. xington for dam
ages for SANDER, growing out OF con
test for office il lie Rebekah lodge.
The body Of Harry Hayward, III
murderer of Ca htrine Cling, has bee
taken to Chicago for cremation, rels
tives fearing IL body would be stoler
State Controller Harris. OF Tenne
see, has col tct,d the railroad take
though the NJ tier is in litigation. Th
state treasurer refuses to accept Ii
money.
The col"rsd republicans of Loui
! vile have prepared bill Tor present.
t ton to the legislature similar to Il
civil rights bill recently passed
New York.
| Senator Allen has introduced b
prohibiting the iesue OF bonds by Il
United States unless q resolutit
d shall declare the existence of nect
s,tv for them.