The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-23
CONDENSED NEWS.

Ex-Gov. j. B. Foraker was elected
United States senator from Ohio last
week.
The Spauiards have won another OF
their inspircd-story victories over the
Cubans.
M1ryIand's legislature ia dead Iock
ed ON joint ballot Tor United States
senator.
All the roller mills of the BirminE-
ham district have advanced the wages
Of their employees.
Masked robbers hanged Farmer jos.
Day and braiued his vile in Jackson
county Tennessee.
The Iowa congressional delegation
formally declared Senator Allison n
candidate for president.
The deadlock IN the Mississippi leg
islature over the election Of United
States senator coutinues.
Two boys, Que eight ard the other
ten years of age, are under arrest at
Jackson, Tenn, for horse stealing.
The syndicate formed by j. Pierpont
Morgan to take the new issue Of gov
eminent bonds has been dissolved.
A bill has been introduced in con
gress authorizing the construction oj
the Lake Erie Ohio river ship canal.
A party of American hunters are
said to have been fred upon by Mex
lean soldiers below Eagle Pass, Tex.
The house committee on military
affairs has favorabIy reported the SEN
ale bill removing the disabilities OF
confederate soldiers.
The business men at Samoa have
risen against President Schmidt be
cause 85 per cent. of the revenue is
consumed in salaries.
The case at Chattanooga against
the officials of the Kentucky and Ten
neseee board of fire underwriters re
su!,ed in a hung jury.
General Ballington Booth has been
relieved Of the command of the saliva
ton army in America and has been
ordered back t London.
There were 395 business failures
throughout the United States during
the past seven days, as against 379 the
corresponding period last year.
Representative Evans has intro
duced bill in congress to provide for
the immediate completion of the inn
provements at the Falls of the Ohio.
1t is reported that the pope, through
Cardinal Satolli, has made a semi-Of
filal proposal TO P esident Cleveland
to arhltrate the Venezuelan question
The Maryland legislature began las
week balloting for asnccessor toUuiteC
States Senator Gibson. Both demo
Gratis and republicans are badly split
The Turkish government has for
mally announced that it will not per
nit the distribution In Turkish terri
tory of any relief funds collected
abroad.
1t is believed that the state depart
ment has received from Great Britain
some assurances Of satisfactory an,
pacific nature on the Venezuela
question
Thepension appropriation bill, l,whic'
had been discussed all week, was pas,
ed by the house last week. Ii calls f0
$141 1926 ,S?0, or $4,000 less than tn
estimate.
Ex President Harrison last evepip
finally confirmed the reports that h
and Mrs. Dimmick are to be married
The wedding viii not AXE place unit
alter Lent
The National Armenian Relief con
mittee announces that 1t will continu
It's work in spite of the refusal of tn
Turkish government to permit the di
trihution OF relief funds.
A protest has been filed against tn
confirmation Of the Rev. G Mott Wi
} liams, of the Episcopal Diocese of Ma
quette, on the ground that he wa
elected by a packed ballot.
Serious trouble is threatened s
Perry, Ok, through the attempt {
colored children to attend whit
schools, though schools have been pr,
vided for their exclusive use.
Senator Mills, Of Texas, made b
, speech on financial matters last weel
| aud INDUCED in frequent criticisms
the president and the secretary of Il
treasury for their financial policy.