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

system and its management. A strike
woul6 cause big tie.up.
Twenty-four persons were killed and
half a hundred injured in a senseess
panic in the Old Front street theater
in Baltimore. The panic was started
by grouudless cry of fire from the
gallery,
Bishop Wingfeld, OF the Northern
Episcopal diocese of California. has
caused much excitment because OF an
attack upon Rector G. @. Pierce, of
PIacerville, whom he denounced as an
nnmitigated liar.
Samuel Gompers, who emigrated to
this country from England, yesterday
denounced the people who are talking
OF war, declaring they were not true
Americans, all of whom, according to
Gompers, are for peace.
The contract with the New York
syndicate for the new issue OF bonds
is said to have been signed. 1t pro-
vides for an issue of $lOO,OOO,OOO, with
an option for another $10O0O0,O0O on
the same terms.
Patrick Fl Soden, a prominent cap
italist Of Kansas City, has been sued
for $4,000 for breach of promise by
Mrs. Kate Green, who was deserted by
her husband several years ago after
having been twice married to him.
During the year 1895 ffty-three rail-
roads we're sold in foreclosure, aggre.
eating 10 1919 miles Of lines and repre-.
senting a total bonded debt and stock
of $775,776.00O. During the year re-
ceivers were app 'inted for thirty.one
roads.
Senator Vest declared in the senate
that the reorganization of the senate
committees was only made possible by
an agreement TO put Mr. Wolcott, a
free coinage man, on the finance COM
mittce, thus making it a free coinage
committee.
The 10 per cent. advance in wages
OF the 10000 coke workers OF Frick &
Co., is followed by a similar increase
for the 1000 Employees OF W. ].
Rainey. The past three months have
been the busiest in the history OF the
coke region.
Congressman A. S. Berry was at
Frankfort, KY, yesterday comforting
with his friends as to the prospects Ct
finding chance to slip into the sena.
torial fight Mr.. Berry admits that
he would like to untangle the knot in
democratic affairs and that he is "in
the hands OF his friends"
The demonstration in Havana Sal
urday night in honor of Gen. Campos
led 10 some remarkable statements in
the Marshall's speech. Evidently the
activity Of the insurgents has deeply
alarmed tho royalists. 1t is denied
that Gomez has retreated and much
activity is reported in his forces.
Representative Johnson, Of Cali.
fornia, is a republican, but Speaker
Reed felt like accommodating him
when he began a speech yesterday by
announcing that he would give some
reasons why all his colleagues should
oppose this most iniquitous bill"-
meaning the Reed-Dingley bond bill,
In a long interview with Miss Kate
Field held in the presence Of his full
cabinet President Dole said the sole
object of his administration was 10 &C.
cure the annexation OF Hawaii to the
United States. He thought a new
system would have to be devised Tor
absorbing the Islands into the Union.
Senator Hill precipitated discus
sion of the bond question in the SEN
ate by Offering resolution directing
that bonds issued for the protection Of
the gold reserve should in future con
tain a provision that they are to be
payable in gold or silver at the option
of the holder. No final action was
taken on the resolution.
The Rev. G. 0. Brown, a prominen
San Francisco clergyman, has caused
the arrest of Mrs. Mary A. Da yidsor
on the charge OF blackmail. He say
she compelled him to pay large sun
OF money on the threat OF asserting
that ne had an intrigue with younl
woman of bis congregation. Tn
preacher submitted to her extortion
for some time.
The Cuban forces, $4,000 strong
continue 70 march unchecked througl
the country supposed to be held b
the $4,000 troops of Capt. Gen. D
Campos, destroying bridges, railr DAD
aud plantations as they advance tt