The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-06-24
CONDENSED NEWS.

The hackers of the Hawaiian annex
alton scheme have a plan for accom-
their purposes by joint reso-
luton, if they can secure the necessary
two-thirds vote for the treaty. The
treaty will not be taken up by the Com
mittee on forign Affairs until next
Wednesday. 1t Is claimed that only
fifty -seyeni Senators-three short of
the required number-can be count
ed for the treaty, but eleven Senators
are classed as undecided, and the adj
vocates of annexation claim that they
will have no difficulty in securing the
three additional votes needed.
The new Minister to Spain agrees togo
to his post Immediately upon eonfrma-
ton, and q Washington disl Stch to the
New York Journal says that he will
take to Madrid President McKinley's
note offering the mediation of the Uni
ted States to end the war in Cuba, and
demanding indemnity for outrages to
Americans in Cuba. The dispatch says
the note will clearly intimate that q re-
fusal to accept the offer of mediation
will be followed by the recognition of
Cubans as beligerants.
The gold democrats of the Fourth In
diana district will not put forward a
candidate for Congress. They are said
to prefer the Rev. 2. T. Sweeney, if he
is the republican nominee.
Dispatches from Washington to New
York papers say that Secretary Sher-
man has declared his emphatic opposi-
tion to the annexation of Hawaii and
said he hoped the Senate would refuse
to ratify the treaty. 1t is intimated
that the Secretary will resign.
W. B. Bradley. the San Francisco
millionaire who was second time con-
victed of splitting in street cars and SEN
fenced to twenty-four hours in the
county Jail, will have to serve his SEN
tence, the Superior Court having failed
him as a means of relief.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani has filed with
the State Department protest against
the proposed annexation of Hawaii.
She declares 1t would be an act Of
wrong toward the native population
and the perpetuation of the fraud by
which she was overthrown.
The committee appointed by the
Texas Legislature to investigate charg'
es that Northern professors in the State
University were teaching the pupils tc
look with contempt ON Southern tradi
tions has reported that the allegations
were untrue.
Correspondents Schriver and Edwards
who refused to answerer questions be-
fore the Senate Sugar Trust investiga
ting committee and were charged witt
contempt, haye been acquitted.
The Illinois Predetermined Institute
at Lincoln, ILL.,, was wrecked by wine
and four inmates killed. Severe storms
occurred throughout Indiana, Nebras
ka, Iowa and other states last week.
Walter Leslie has been convicted a
Thompkinsville, KY, of killing Cul
lom d. Cantrell and sentenced to TWEEN
ty years imprisonment. Nine of tn
Jurors favored verdict of murder.
Minister Craft, on trial at Prestons
burg, Ky. for the murder of one Hig
igns many years ago, denied the Grim
on the witness stand, but confessed t.
. killing two other men.
Gen. Simon Bolivar Bucknor will b.
proposed by the Kentucky Confederat
Veterans to succeed Gen. John B
Gordon as COMMANDMENT Chief.
In order to stimulate interest in trot
ting it is proposed to offer purse o
$25, 900 for free-for-all trot in eithe
Chicago or New York.
At the suggestion of the railroads til,
New York merchants will organize II
secure reduced rates for Southern anC
Western buyers.
While insane through ill-health ant
religion, Miss Amelia Bayer, % well
knownyoung woman Of Covington, Ky
committed suicide.
/ There were 1893 failures in the United
| States during the past week. There
were 276 for the corresponding weel
last year.
| Ex-Secretary Fosters mission to st
Petersburg in the interest of the sea
fisheries is said to have been successful
Senator Deboe says no Kentuckial
can be appointed to an Indian agency
Residents alone are eligible.
| Wood Lacy, Logan county, KY,
farmer, shot and killed Jesse Granger
o negro. who had insulted and fright
ened Mrs. Lacey.
Tom Delk, the young Georgia muir
derer who killed Sheriff Guynn, wal
hanged at Zebulon, Ga, last Friday,
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