The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

There is o prospect that congress will
pass bill for the general reorganiza-
tion of the naval service.
W. B. Smithson, of Pulaski, Tenn,
has been elected grand chancellor by
the Tennessee Knights of Pythias.
Columbia will send 400 children
mounted ON horses to participate in
the inaugural ceremonies of the Ten
nessee Centennial.
John Wilson, who was the first union
soldier to plant q flag on Lookout
Mountain, died at his home near Ir-
vine, KY, Sunday morning.
The Spanish premier declares he will
not sanction the export of tobacco on
orders given prior to Gen. Weyler's
decree prohibiting the expectation of
tobacco.
A number of citizens at Arcola, Ill,
have organized an anti-negro club and
the city is now without colored in
habitant and none will be allowed to re-
main there.
The national convention of Mexican
veterans, which meets in Lexington,
KY, June 8, will be raped to order by
O gavel made of wood from Ashland,
Henry Clay's old home.
By the explosion of a gasoline stove
in Chicago, the family of Otto Malm,
six in number, were almost extermi-
mated. Four persons are dead, and q
fifth probably fatally burned.
After legal battle extending over
twenty years, Hetty GreeR the rich
New York woman, has won possession
of property in Chicago worth 80, 1000,
600, by a decision of the Illinois
supreme court.
Gen. John Echols, general manager
and receiver of the Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern railroad, died 8
o'clock Sunday at the home of his son,
Edward Echols, in Staunton, Va, of
Bright's disease.
Francis J. Kiekhofer, late chief of
the bureau of accounts and disbursing
officer of the state department at Wash
ington, has been arrested, charged with
embezzling $137, 900 of the funds in his
care. He declares he is innocent.
A Cuban resident of New York gives
resume of the Cuban insurrection to
the press. He says it was planned by
Oubans in New York that the rebels
have $4,000 men in the field, and ore
prepared for war of ten years. They
want absolute freedom.
An interesting story comes from St
Louis to the effect that Stone will be
nominated by the Colorado free silver.
ties, and that though Missouri has in
structed for Bland mine is being
quietly laid beneath his Notifications
to be sprung at the proper time.
Hon. N. S. B. Rives, an ex-membel
of the house and present democratic
nominee for Lincoln county, was shot
and fatally wounded near Fayetteville
Saturday by neighbor named jim
Buntley. They quarreled over Bunt
ley's stock getting into Rives' field.
Regarding the Wholesale destruction
of mail matter at Cripple Greek, Post
office Inspector McMeechan says tina
Postmaster Rose had authority to burr
only old papers which were uncallec
for. He adds that the failure to distri
butte mails properly in the Crippl
Greek postofiice is due chiefly to th
incompetency Of the postmaster an
that he has frequently reported tn
facts to the department at Washington
Eugene V. Debs, president of th
American Railway Union, says: g
will state for the public print that
will not serve in public Office. I hav
fixed conception of public Office an
do not care to hold one. Politics an
! labor are two different institutions an
: l will not give up labor for politics
The two won't 60 we'll together and
! believe I am of more use in labor. Nc
will not go into politics and will nc
accept the nomination for president" "
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