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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

A DISPATCH from Melbourne says:
lowing to the drought there is certain
to be considerable shortage in the wool
clip. 3The Melbourne Argus estimates
the deficiency in New South Wales at
Is per cent; in Victoria at 10 per cent;
in South Australia at 20 per cent, and
10 Queensland at 5 per cent. The total
shortage is estimated at 175,000 bales
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE German Sugar Industry Society
has again petitioned Chancellor Hohen
lohe, protesting against the differentials
in the new United States tariff. and
demanding that the German government
take adequate and vigorous steps to pro-
tect German sugar growers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE gunboat Maria Christina, which
left Havana, on Sunday. Oct. II, for the
scene of the Triton wreck. has returned,
accompanied by the tugboat Susie,
which went with her. The two vessels
arrived at Havana at o'clock in the
afternoon, the gunboat having on board
nineteen and the tugboat twenty three
of the members of the lost ships COM
pany, of whom thirteen are civilians and
soldiers. These are all who were saved
of total list of 200 passengers and
crew.-The coasting steamer Triton,
from Havana to Bahia Honda, province
of Pinar del Rio, went upon rock Sat-
urday morning. between Dominica and
Mariel, on the north coast of that prov.
ince. Her cargo shifted and fifteen
minutes later she sunk in 100 fathoms
of water.-On board the Triton was
$31, $50 in silver to be used for the pay.
ment of the Spanish military and naval
forces. The Triton, it is stated. was
overloaded. She carried large quantity
of groceries and ammunition, and had
on board ninety three rifles for the gov
eminent troops.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

TEERE was business meeting of tie
congress of literal religions held Oct.
10Th. at Nashville. Tenn, President
Thomas. of Chicago, presiding. At s
O'Clock 10 the evening. in the auditorium
at the exposition grounds the congress
held its opening meeting. with large
audience. The Rev. Hiram W. Thomas
of Chicago delivered the opening SER
mon and address. Herman JUST de-
livered an address of welcome in behalf
of Tennessee, Nashville and the exposi-
ton. DIR. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, of Chi
cago, was then introduced and delivered
a strong and telling reply to the address
of welcome. His address dealt chiefly
with the objecte and purposes Of the
congress, explaining at length what was
sought to be accomplished in spirit of
brotherly love and freedom,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

CAvENDIsH, the nephew of the Duke
OF Devonshire, who has been explorir g
Somaliand. East Africa. and whose
party was reported to have been mast a.
cred by the natives, has arrived safely in
London from Ear zibar.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23
SHORTHAND BY MAIL.

If you want to learn the best system of
SHORTHAND before the world today,
the most rapid, the easiest to learn, please
write me at Cleburne, Texas. Satisfaction
guaranteed. G. H. ROGERS,
Stenographer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE supposed filibuster that the
United States marshall and his deputies
went hunting for late Saturday night
turns out to be the two masted schooner
Silver Heels. The marshal did not catch
the Silver Heels and it is supposed she
escaped through He'll Gate into Long
Island sound, whether bound for Cuba
or not being unknown. The Silver Heels
is owned by A. F. Cobb of Rockland Me.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10.

CHARLES A. DANA, editor of the New
York Sun, died at his nome in Glen
cove, Long Island. at 30 o'clock on Sun
day afternoon. Death bad been ex-
pected for several houre, and his family
and physicians were at his bedside when
the end came.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

TIE steamship Alameda, which ia due
at San Francisco on October 21st, has
100000 English sovereigns, equal to 3d..
100000, in her strong box, assigned TO
the Anglo Californian and the London,
Paris, and American banks of this city.
This is the third shipment of gold frcm
the same source in as many consecutive
steamships, aggregating nearly sS.000.-
600, within the last three months.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

A SPECIAL dispatch to London from
Madrid. Gays there is much discussion
at the Spanish capital on the subject OF
the alliance between Spain and Portu-
gal. which is reported TO be in process
of negotiation. The Portuguese Minister
of Marine. who is now in Madrid, has
expressed the belief that such an alli-
spce may be accomplished.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

The lastsseven days have been more
important in the development of the
agricultural resources of Nebraska than
the whole summer. Every man who is
able to handle pillow on farms of the
state has been busy breaking up ground
for fall wheat or seeding. The grain
acreage, which was believed to have been
curtailed one third by the extended
drought. has been extended to normal
and probably little larger. Showers
have fallen almost daily over the state
and at no time has it been too wet to
break ground. A large quantity of vir-
gin soil is also being turned over pre-
paratory for seeding next year.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE Japanese government is growing
impatient over the delays caused by
Hawaiian diplomacy. Although it was
developed at the time that a reply to
Minister Cooper's note of Aug, Both, had
been received here, it has been learned
that draft from Count Okuma of the
points in dispute and an agreement for
arbitration which was to be signed by
Japanese Minister Resident Shimamura
and the Hawaiian Minister in case il
proved satisfactory to the the Hawaiian
government, has been received at Homo.
lulu. Minister Cooper has written a
reply to Count Okuma in which he sug-
gests certain amendments to the points
as arranged by Count Okuma. and this
reply was delivered today to Minister
Shimamura. 1t is believed that Minis
ter Shimamura will send the dispatch
to San Francisco by this mail to be
cabled to Toxic as quickly as possible.
A DISPATCH from Madrid, dated Oct.
10Th, states that the cabinet meeting has
been postponed, owing to the illness OF
the Premier. Senior Sagasta. According
to the present indications Senior Silvela,
the leader of the dissident Conservatives.
will become the leader of the Con-
sentative party. The Heraldo of this
city says widespread disagreement ex-
lists among the Cuban autonomists.
THE Unterhaus, at Vienna, was the
scene on Oct. 10, of an extraordinary
tumult. The sitting began last evening
at o'clock, and ever since the Presi-
dent took the chair the Leftists have
been pressing to divisions long series
of obstructive motions, amid the widest
uproar and the incessant conflicts Of
member with the President of the
Chamber. AT 2 p. M. Wednesday the
confusion increased until the Chamber
became perfect bedlam. Finally the
Leftists and Rightists engaged in a
hand to-hand fight. DIR. Katherein, the
President of the Unterhaus. then de-
clared the sitting adjourned to IL
o'clock.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

ADvIcEs from Bombay Of Oct. 49,,
state that an outbreak Of disease, sup
posed to be bubonic plague, has occurred
in the village of JuIlundur, in the Pun
j. b district. Twenty three deaths from
this cause have already been reported.
The infection was brought from Hurdle
mar, the center on the Ganges of the
Hindoo pilgrimages.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

A STORY has come down the Yukon
that Tanana will become the rival of
Klopdike. Reports say that rich stakes
have been made on this tributary of the
Yukon, and the best part of it is that
Tanana river is in American territory.
The Tanana river is several hundred
miles long and of the same character as
the Klondike. 1t empties into the
Yukon from the east at Weare. opposite
the town of Tanaua, about thirty miles
below Rampant City. II is fed by streams
from the Tanana hills on the north and
Mount Mckinley on the south. The
Tanaua river is about 700 miles from
Dawson City on straight line and 1000
miles by the Yukon river route.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE agitation against the quarantine
regulations of the board of health of New
Orleans. La. is encouraging violations of
the regulations. There is consider
able sentiment against continuing the
quarantine system and the result is that
the board of health, having reduced the
number of it's guards inmates of houses
are slipping out into the street when
ever they have mind to. Whether or
not this is having the effect of spreading
the fever is disputed question among
the authorities. but the belief is grow
ing that the board will not seek much
longer to maintain the quarantine eys-
tenn by which it has hoped to keep down
the fever.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE legation of Guatemala, at Wash
ington, received the following official
dispatch on Tuesday: "Ravolution sub.
due6; order restored all over the coun-
try"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

of coal. Many dealers are not attempt
ing to make any sales at present prices
and some of them are asking from % to
80 cents more than ruling prices in
order to keep from making bookings.
There is shortage of cars, and the con-
sentative dealers are afraid they will
not be able to get coal when the cold
weather sets in.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

IT is reported that at Milwaukee there
is shortag at present of 100000 tons
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

THE British Yukon company, which at
the last session of the dominion parlia.
ment secured a charter to build a rail
road from Skaguay up the White pass,
has decided not to carry out the under
taking, but is arranging to sell out to
a London syndicate for the sum of $780,
900. The duke of Teck is prominent
member of the selling company.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

TO SAVE DOCTORS BILLS.
Use "GaIland" Stoves and Ranges.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

ACCORDING to Chinese advices just re-
csived at Tacoma, Earl Ii Hung Chang
will no longer take an active part in
government. A native correspondent,
writing from Picking. says that Earl Lii
has been in ill health for two or three
months past. though this is not gener-
ally known in China. He has just OBJ
tanned from the emperor sick leave for
an indefinite length of time. This will
permit him to relinquish his duties as
grand secretary and minister of the
Tsung LII Yamen. He realizes there are
many reforms which China must soon
undertake if she is to preserve her unity,
and he would like to have part in
carrying them out. Knowing, however,
that only start can be made while he
lives and that care and work will shorten
his days, he has decided to retire as soon
as possible to the quiet of his own estate
in Amin.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23

GENERAL WEYLER has ordered the
release from the Isle of Pines, he
Spanish penal settlement off the coast
of Cuba. of eleven prisoners. who we're
it was alleged, concerned in the uprising
which resulted in the imprisonment OF
Ssnorita Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros,
who recently escaped from the Casa
Recojaidas in this city, and who is now
in New York. The release of Abram
Sosa, Juan Esperto Torres, Jose Bastard
Godoy, and seventeen other political
prisoners, has also been ordered by
General Weyler.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
When VIII Democracy DIET
By Geo. Hermen Baumgart.

By Geo. Hermen Baumgart.
When the lion eats grass like an OK
And the fish worm swallows the
whale,
When the robins knit wooden socks
And the hare is outrun by the snail.
When serpents walk upright like man,
And doodle bugs travels like frogs;
When grasshoppers feed like hens,
And feathers are growing on hogs;
When Thomas cats swim in the air,
And elephants roosting on trees,
When insects in summer are rare,
And snuff never make people sneeze;
When fish creep over dry land,
And mules on bicycles will ride,
When foxes lay eggs in the sand,
And women in dress take no pride;
When Dutchmen no longer drink beer
And girls get to preaching on time,
When billy goats but from the rear,
And treason is no longer q crime,
When humming birds bray like an ass.
And limberger smells like cologne,
When plowshare are made out of glass,
And the heart Of true Texans stone;
When ideas grow in populist's head,
And the wool on the hydraulic ram,
Then the democratic party will be dead
And the country won't be worth a
d-n!
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28

Few men in this country are better
or more favorably known to the drug
and medicine trade than Z. j. Schall,
buyer in the proprietary medicine de-
partment of the Meyer Bros. Drug Co.
st. Louis. He says: my boy came
home from school With his hand badly
lacerated and bleeding, and suffering
great pain. l dressed the wound and
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
freely; all pain ceased, and in a re-
markably short time, it healed without
leaving scar. For wounds sprains,
swellings and rheumatism, I know OF
no medicine or prescription equal to it.
I consider it household necessity u
Sold by Ward & Friberg-The Bee
Hive.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
BROWNLNW- EVANS.
Incident HluStI Iatlng Status Of Affairs Be
tween Them.

tween Them.
Washington, Oct. 90. The following
colloquy took place the other day be,
tween Fourth Assistant Postmaster,
General Bristow, better known as the
"Headsman of Postoffice Department
and National Committeeman Brown.
low, the Tennessee republican giant.
"Morning, General, "quoth the power.
full mountaineer, as he approached the
headman's guillotine Shaped like a
desk "when are you going to appoint
them last two postmasters I recon-.
mended?"
"By the way, !" responded the heads
man, "Mr. Henry Clay Evans was in
here yesterday after the same appoint
ments."
"What," exclaimed the Easy Boss,
"did that man indorse these people OF
mine?"
"He did," meekly replied the execu-
tioner.
"Then you had better appoint them
ID quick before I withdraw my in
dorsement," and the presiding boss left
overwhelmed with disgust.
This little incident illustrates the re-
publican situation in relation to Ten
nessee spoils better than column of
detail on the Brownlow- Evans feud.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
Badly Located Highways.

A serious drawback to the improve
ment of many roads is found in their
location. Originally they were not
laid ont at all, but were formed by fol-
lowing settlers paths from cabin to
cabin, or by running along farm lines
regardless of other considerations. AS
towns grew up along them and travel
increased their disadvantages become
more apparent. Working them was al
most useless, and the time and energy
wasted in hauling loads over them on
account of poor surface and steep grades
amounted to immense sums,
In northern New Jersey, Morris
county is an excellent illustration Of
this. Before the work of macadamiz-
ing was begun there, General Stone ad-
dressed the freeholders on the subject.
He found that many of the roads ran
oyer hill after hill, when often they
could have followed the valleys and
skirted the hills with saving of both
distance and grade. One principal
road connecting village with the coun.
ty seat, seven miles distant, and in the
same valley, runs over four great hills.
This township alone he figured at
the low estimate Of half ton per acre
carried annually, out and in, and at the
rate of one dollar per ton extra for the
hills, pays hill tax of $1,000 per year
on its $4,000 acres. At the same rate
for the other hill townships the total
tax is over $1,000 per year.
In such cases the most important
thing to do is to alter the course of the
roads, or lay out new ones under
scientific direction. Opposition to
such changes may be expected at the
outset, but the result will satisfy the
most critical.
When points at higher elevation must
be reached, the most economical
method is to approach them gradually,
even at the expense Of considerably
lengthening the distance. A grade Of
one in ten is the greatest that should
ever be used. Railroads are carried up
steep inclines, but not by attempting
to scale them. By serpentine lines
they travel miles to reach higher ele-
vation, though advancing but a mere
triAe. The same policy should be EN-.
ployed in building highways. -Ex.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
POINTED PARAGRPHS.
The unexpected happens about as Of
ten as the expected fails to.

The unexpected happens about as Of
ten as the expected fails to.
The average woman doesn't want a
vote if she can manage to get voter
No man can get ahead of the woman
who rides on the front seat of his tan
dem.
When a man knows his own imper-
fections he is just about as nearly per-
feet as it is possible for a man to be.
Any woman who is q match for her
husband will blaze up when he attempts
to strike her,
Women seldom stutter. Probably its
because they have so much to say and
haven't time.
The average man likes to believe the
disagreeable things he sees in the news
papers that refers to people he knows.
1t most always hurts a girl more OIL
less when her best fellow calls with {
two days growth of whiskers on hit
chin.
When fellow reaches mans estate
he should put away childish things
But some get married and begin to &C
cumulate them.
The girl who coafides all her LITTLE
secrets to her chum will be sorry som,
day when she no longer cares to pla!
in her yard. st Paul Dispatch,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
Mrs. Bill Nye's MisfOrtunes.
.sheville Dispatch ST. Louis Democrat.

Asheville Dispatch ST. Louis Democrat.
The disasters which have come thick
and fast upon Mrs. Clara F. Nye, the
widow of the late E. w. Nye (Bill Nye)
the great humorist, since his death on
February 20, 1896. have reduced her in
come until it does not now exceed $500
a year. Every dollar of ready money
she had in the world, amounting to
1000, was lost in the First National
Bank of Asheville, which closed its
'loors July 81, last Mrs. Nye and her
family of five children were in Europe
when the blow fell. and but for the
kindness of Chicago relatives, who
learned of her condition and sent her
means, Mrs Nye told reporter today
that she had no idea how she would
have got home.
''Buck Shoals, her home, is for sale
today, without buyer in sight. Twen-
ty-fve thousand dollars of Bill Nye's
money is there. Mrs. Nye said that
her heaviest loss was that of $50, 900 on
property in New York, bought as an in
vestment by Mr.. Nye FIVE years before
his death. It was worth $45, 900, but @
mortgage of s27, 1000 was upon it. 1t
was held by the Lorillards, of New
York. In January she was notified
that payments must be promptly made
or foreclosure will follow. She could
not pay and it was sacrificed, and every
dollar is lost. Mrs. Nye will next pub
lish book of memoirs of Mr.. Nye.
Mrs. Nye's royalties come exclusively
from the Lippincotts, of Philadelphia
and do not exceed $4OO a year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
WHY 1T WAS DONE,
Legal Reason Why johnson City Refused to
Pay The Bonds.
THE OPINION OF THE HIGHEST COURT;

Mayor and aldermen of the town OF
Johnson City vs.. Charleston, Cincin
natl and Chicago Railroad company,
Washington county. Caldwell, J.
In January, 1890, johnson City voted
an appropriation or subscription OF
$75, ZOO to the Three C's railroad. Bonds
were afterward issued, $50, 900 of which
went into the hands Of innocent pur-
chasers. The bill in this case was filed
to test the validity Of the bonds in ques-
tion and they were claimed to bO illegal
for three reasons. %, Because the
act under which they were issued was
unconstitutional. (9) Because the sub
Scription was in excess of 10 per cent.
of the taxable property OF the town.
|(0 Because the defendant railroad
company to whom the bonds were is
sued was a foreign corporation which
had not complied with the laws of Ten
nessee governing such corporation.
The court Of Chancery appeal held that
the act in question was constitutional,
but upheld the bill ON the other two
grounds. The supreme court held the
bond issued was illegal; that the bonds
were invalid; that they we're issued to
foreign corporation and even if they
had passed into the hands of innocent
purchasers they were nevertheless iIle-
gal. The decree of the court of chan
Gerry appeals was affirmed, Judges
Snodgrass and Beard dissenting as to
the question Of the defendant being q
foreign corporation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
Efficiency Of Wide Tires.

The Importance of vide tires for
vehicles is not sufficiently realized.
They save expensive stone roads from
being worn into ruts, cut up and ruined
by traffic, and they improve dirt roads
by wearing them down to a smooth
surface. Experiments show that q
loaded wagon with two.inch tires will
soon form bad and deep ruts in dirt
road, while the load on q wagon with
four or five-inch tires will roll COM
pact surface. The power required to
haul the load in the latter case is re-
duced by one half.
In Michigan one-quarter of the as
sessed highway taxes are remitted to
those who use wagons with tires of 3!
inches are over for all loads OF 800
pounds and upwards.
In Providence, r. L., the following
widths of tires are required by ordi-
: nance:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28
Two Men to be Seld ut Auction.

Lebanon. KY, Oct. 2S.-Two men in
Lebanon are to be sold at auction as
slaves were before the war. The men
are Thomas Hutt and William Reed
They were convicted OF vagrancy at the
last term of the Circuit court, and il
was ordered that they be required to
work. In accordance with the laws
Sheriff Young has posted bills on the
courthouse door announcing that be
will on Nov. at the courthouse door
sell the services of Hutt for nine months
and the labor Of Reed for three months
to the highest bidder,
Use DIR. Miles NERVE PLAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell 'em for Csc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-28

MANY have said their children
would have died of Group, if Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy had not been
given, write Kellam & Ourren, drug.
gists, Seaview, Va. "People come
from far and near to get it and speak
OF 1t in the highest terms" This is
equally true of this remedy in every
community where it is known. Buy q
bottle at Ward& Friberg 's-The Bee
Hive drug store and test it for your.
self.