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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09

She alo addressed the Ida B. Wells, the
Phyllis Wheatly and Ideal Clubs aud the
Douglass League. Minnesota will be
delighted to know the National Associa-
ton located the John Brown Home in
Illinois. Mrs Lyles will give full re-
port in the near future.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09
Reopened.

Having reopened the Cafe over the
Young Meps Sociel Clue 81 Jackson St
1 will be pleased to meet my old friends
and more new ones.
Service neat and p-ompt and will have
prices in keeping with the times.
Special dinner every Sunday from s
to Ppm.
8 E HARDY, PROP
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09
THE BEAUTIFUL CANTATA,

New Year Eve, Under the Direction of
Mr.. Claude jackson.
This beautiful csnrata will be given
for the benefit of Pilgrim Baptist Church
at Uaitsrian Church on Wabasha street
just in the rear of Pilgrim Baptist
church. To be given Thursday October
18th, 1897, with the following cast of
chQractoya.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09

Let q man who wants to find abun.
dance of employment procure woman
and ship; for no two produce more
trouble if you begin to equip them;
neither of these two are ever equipped.
fully Observation-Disclosures.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09
FARCE COMEDY

Al the Bijou Opera House Minneapolis
Each succe e:]ing week of the sexsof
mark. an increase in the popularity Oh
tie Blou Opera House. T. is beautiful
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09

The music Of a marriage procession al.
ways reminds mo Of soldiers entering
upon battle.-Heine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09

Star of the East, during the Harvest
scepe, Mrs. Bertha Wilson will sing tue
"Last Rose of SUMNER" Miss May
Kicks and Mre. King T. r. acccm panists.
Admission 25 cent?,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09
MINNEAPOLIS.
OOlNGS IN AND ABOUT THAs
GREAT "FLOUR CITY"

MaICels sucial, Religious and General
Which Have Happened and are to Happen
Among the People Of the City on tho
Falls.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

lar monkey and parrot time among
themselves over some of the amend
ments to the bill. The explanation of
Senator Aldrich was not at all satisfac-
tory, and there was lots Of the plainest
sort of talk at the republican caucus
held Monday, and although they are
making a strong effort to settle their
differences in some way off the floor of
the Senate, there is little prospect of
their succeeding, and an open fight
among them is expected to be an early
and interesting feature of the tariff de-
bate. They are going to pass the bill,
of course, but not until it has been
much changed. The agents of the SUI
gar trust realize that the present SUI
gar schedule has no show at all, and
are scheming for another that will BAN,
boozle the public long enough for it tC
become law.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
Sinking Creek.

Ed. CoMET:-A furious storm ragged
for one hour in this section on the 21st
inst, of wind, rain and hail, destroy
ing nearly everything in its path. The
storm ragged from about 2 o'clock till
and the second from to p. m. only
about one hour Intervening between
the storms. The first commenced wit +
wind then hail as large as hens Egg -
lasting about Is or 90 minutes, 2 acb
storm followed by waterspout. The
wind uprooted timber and deny ol;sbed
fruit trees. The hail beat corn into this
ground, destroyed the wheat crop and
demolished gardens, p@k toes. etc.
Apples aad peaches are nes rly all beat.
en- off the trees, and windt w glass thai
were exposed to tho anSr ' storm were
broken. These two s 5orms came al.
most due north and went almost due
south course. 1t as about ten OF
twelve miles long ~ ID about two miles
wide. ''The L0 I'd giveth and the
Lord taketh, bReS ,sed be the name Of
the Lord
J. WIN. HUMPHREY s.
Nav "a. fSl7
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
Simmer Resorts.

Many delightful SUNNI er resorts are situated
on and reached via South srn Railway whether
one desires the seaside or the MOUNTAINS tho
fashionable hotels or quiet country MONIES 'ney
can be reached via this magn uicant highway oi
travel
Asheville, N c., Roam Mount ann Iehh'' anu
the mountain resorts of East TSMnessee anu
Western North Carolina, The Aan0 ol 'ne
Sky" Tate Springs, Tenn, OF AveT springs
Tt nm. Lookout Mountain, Tenn. L. %saAa springs
Ca, the various Virginia springs $3.50 'hc SEA
shore resorts are reached by the SoH'meri'
Railway on convenient scheduals a I'd as very
low rates,
The Southern Railway has issuedaE andsome
folder entitled Summer Homes and r escorts
descriptive OF nearly one thousand sum. uer re-
sort hotels and boarding houses, includi ns an
information regarding the rates for boa. q at
the different places and railroad rates 10
reach them.
Write to C. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gene raj
Passenger Agent, Southern Railway, Chatt o.
nooga, Tenn, for a copy Of this folder,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
FROM WATAUGA.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James GLEN,
son.
H. w. Paul of Philadelphia was here
one day last week.
Reese Thompson of Scott county,
Va, is here on visit to relatives.
Died, last Saturday night, Roy, in
FAINT son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Fall.
Willard Keehan one of the careful
farmers of Turkeytown was here last
Saturday.
Park Morley of Bluff City, a livery
man, is frequently seen here in compa-
ny with knights of the grip.
John Rowe's COW was killed during
the storm Of last Friday. 1t is not
known whether it was caused by hail or
lightning.
Wiley Farthing of Leander, Watauga
county N. G. is here visiting his old
TREND Larkin M. McElyea.
John Watson's house was struck by
lightning and the corner posts shatter-
ed and Watson shocked, his family
were not at home.
Rev. Asa Ruth of Piney Flats, Irwin
Lewis, of your city and Rev. James
Wicker, an evangelist of Va. were
here last Saturday to assist the pastor
W. g. Patton in his meeting.
A. P. Shells team of mules ran away
last Thursday. His son William was
drying and was thrown under the
wheels and ran over by the wagon anC
had to be hauled home. His injuries
are not serious.
A big wind, rain and hail storm visit
ed us last Friday. The damage tC
wheat, gardens and orchards in oul
section is estimated to amount to thous
ands of dollars. Many chickens were
drowned or killed by the hail-some O
which were as large as hens eggs.
Clearance Smalling and Miss Welcl
were married at Whitesburg last Sun
day and arrived at his fathers in thi,
place Sunday night on No. 2.
D, N, r.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

belonging to the Watauga Bank. The
roof was completely demolished. From
there the wind passed over the resi-
dences between Spring and Roam
streets but did no damage except to
shade trees and gardens. All the few
minutes it took the storm to pass the
hail was peppering down by the bush
els, cutting up growing vegetables and
breaking in an occasional window pane.
The entire city felt the wind but its
destructive current was not more than
fifty yards wide.
This storm was followed by second
one afew mintes later which was only a
hard rain and a slight blow accompa'
niedby light hail. But in the country
this last storm was the one that did
the real damage. In Carnegie and the
country to the west hail fell shoe
mouth deep. The stones were so large
that the growing crops were ruined,
/
Wherever it passed over wheat
field not single head was left stand
ing.
The King boys had So acres of goot
wheat which will not make a pint
DIR. Preas had go acres which met tn
same fate and is completely destroyed
as if it had been moved down with
reaper, Elliot fitzpatrick suffered con
siderable loss to his strawberries an
grapes. The smokestack of Biddle
Ellsworth's Touring mills was blow
down and had to be taken to tn
foundry where it was Strengthened on
and repaired.
The heavy part of the storm MISE
the city and passed near the stave fox
tory, scattering timbers in its patti
and when it reached the Buffalo an
Milligan neighborhoods it ruined til
crops. Several hundred acres of whe'
: were destroyed by the hail and wine
This storm was about thirteen mile
long and from two to four miles wide
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
Thirty Years

For thirty years DR.. Deane has made
a study of dyspepsia, and in thirty years
has cured more cases of it than probably
any other fifty physicians combined.
He gave up the study of theology and
took to medicine, because the most emil
nent physicians Of that day gave him up
as a chronic dyspeptic, with only short
time to live.
Result of this change - hearty,
healthy, useful life, an enormous prac-
tice, and demand for his pills greater
than for all others combined wherever
known.
DR.. Deane's Dyspepsia pills for sale at drug.
gists az and 50 cents. White wrapper If constpated
yellow il bowels are loose.
DR.. J. A. DEANE CO., Kingston. N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
The Largest Eel

Mr. James Linvill was exhibiting
upon the streets in johnson City, the
skin of one of the largest eels ever
caught in Watauga river, between Jobe
Huskin's pumpkin patch and Noah
Thornburg's coconut patch. 1t meas
ured feet and 81 inches from tip to
tip, and had 10 rattles and six buttons.
It's stomach contained cat fish, which
weighed respectfully 10, IA and us lbs.
and ounces each, besides seven we'll
grown kittens.
1t is believed by Frosty Whitson that
the eel swallowed the kittens.
This eel was captured with great
difficulty and danger. Spinney Brown,
one of the capturers of the eel, was
knocked sensible several times, and
would have been killed outright, but for
the timely skillful treatment of DR..
Pillgarlic. Mr.. Linvill says that in
trying to land the eel in the boat (Which
was of the ordinary ferry boat pattern
that it bit one of the oars so badly that
it swelled so rapidly and so large that
part of the crew were compelled to jump
over board to save their lives, and in
spite of the efforts of the rest Of Il e
crew, the boat was bound and did go
down under the ponderous weight OF
the eel and oar. When the oar was
last heard from it had swollen to such
gigantic proportions and so completely
damned the water that the chanel of the
river was changed for over three Ct
four miles and a half And great dam
age was done to the crops and travel
so much so that Nancy Calwater will
not be able to get to Bill Heads sing
ing school before the first or middle O.
last October.
For the authenticity of this story WI
refer everybody, both white and colored
to Morley Willard, Hood Naff and E'
Crouch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
Over the Three C's.

The party of railroad men mentioned
last week as going over the Three C's
have completed the work as far as st.
Paul, beginning at the G. & o. connec-
ton.
Mr.. Wordsworth came home yester-
day. He was accompanied by W. A.
Pierce, g. E. HELLER and W. V. Kellar,
of Boston, Mass, members of the par
ty They went to Roam Mountain for
healthful outing.
Mr.. FELTON,, who is to report to the
syndicate whether the road is pratical
one and about what it will cost, went on
to his home in Cincinnati. In about
ten days the party will resume inspec-
ton at Sumpter, S. c., and will come
over the southern end of the road to
Johnson City. Then the discourse from
here to st. Paul will be made. This
will complete the investigation and in q
few days Mr.. FELTON, will report on the
fate of the Three C's.
Mr.. Wordsworth says SO far Mr.. Eel
ton seemed pleased with the road. The
work from st. Paul to the Ohio river {
distance Of 1876 miles, is very light, thu
grade being along the Big Sandy river
And from st. Paul to this poins 80 pei
cent of the road was graded six year
ago. Mr.. Molesworth says that thu
grade is in good condition about st
Paul, and that he was surprised that i
had washed and damaged so little. TIL
worst part of the roads between Erwil
Tenn, and Marion, N. c., distanc
of go miles over the Blue Ridge. He i
satisfied that the road can be built TO
the amount of money the syndicat
proposes to put up, and therefore he i
confident the road will be built.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
The Storm.

This city was visited last Friday by a
severe hail storm accompanied by de-
structive wind.
A dark cloud rose up in the north
west about 1890 o'clock and in a few
minutes the stoIm struck in all its flu
ry. Aside from few shade trees no
damage was done on its entry in the
city till it reached Market street. Here
it completely unroofed the Truslow
building, occupied by Gump & Mathes,
taking off most of the rafters aud upper
joists with the tin and piling the most
of it in the street. The fronts on the
other two buildings in the same
block were knocked off and the roofs
partly damaged One of these was &C.
cupied by d. Gump, produce dealer
and the other by the Hart & Miller
Harness factory. Crossing Market
street the wind struck the rear of the
building fronting on Main street, and
lifted the roof off the Eagle block be
longing to G.. A. Reeves and occupied
by s. B. White, Tin and Stove dealer
The building just west of it belon giSe
to Capt. s. T. Harris and occupied Inv
W. A. Dickinson, Grocer, was deprived
of its cornice and gable. The front of
the Reeves building next to it was also
tumbled off and the roof damaged. The
storm arose then and passed over the
Baptist and Christian churches and Dit
next with fury on the old corrugated
building on the narrow-gage railroad
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

From all directions come authentic
news of a change in sentiment since
last November. For instance, Mr.. S.
W. NJ. Peters, of W. Va, said; West
Virginia cast its electoral vote last year
for Mckinley, but if the election were
to be held over again right now, the
veedict would be reversed. 1 am salts
fed thatfre silver would win if the fight
were to be made over again. Ofall my
democratic friends who voted the re-
publican ticket last year or for Palmer
and Buckner, l doubt if there is one
who wonld fail to cast his ballot fol
Bryan, if the opportunity were again
presented. The next legislature will
be strongly democratic, and a demo
crat will be chosen to succeed Senator
Faulkner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

There will be no tax on the breakfast
OF the poor, nor any additional tax up
on beer, the poor mans beverage, or
tobacco, if the democrats can prevent
it, as caucus of democratic Senators
unanimously decided to move that the
entire international revenue section Of
the amended tariff bill, now being de-
bated in <he Senate, be struck out.
Whether that motion is carried will de-
pend upon the vote of the populist Sen
ators. 1t was also decided at the eau
Gus that the democratic Senators would
only antagonize the tariff bill to the
extent of exposing its enormous and
unnecessary increase in taxation. and
would interpose no objection to taking
q final vote in reasonable time. The
republican Senators are having a regu
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

rhe bes, talent in the city always
employed Stylish, satisfactory
work at moderate prices.
Main ard Buffalo streets
Trustees Sale.

BY virtue OF the power vested in me by deed
of trust executed by John A. Mathcs and wife
on the 18th day of May 1891 recorded in Vol. Q,
page 88, dee d of trust book, in the Registers
office of Washington county Tenn, l will on
SATURDAY, JUNE 5th, 1897,
In front of Jobe's Opera House in Johnson City,
Tenn, sell to the highest bidder for cash in
bar Of the equity Of redemption the following
described real estate: Lots Nos. 5, 8, z and
in block 81 of the Carnegie Land Co.'S addition
to Johnson City Tenn. and all the improve
ments thereon, consisting of an room dwelling
house, barn sc. Said lots front % feet each on
Sixth avenue and running back l4O feet to a 20
foot alley. This May 5, 1897.
ISAAC HAIR, Trustee
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

The interest in the successor to Sen
ator Eearl, of S. c., who died last week
is by no means confined to South Caro-
lima democrats. AS the legislature will
not meet until next January, the Gov
ernor will appoint Senator to serve
until an election is held. South Caro-
linans in Washington think that Rep
resentative McLaurin's chances for be-
coming Senator are excellent
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption.

This is the best medicine in the world for all
forms of coughs and colds and for consumption.
Every bottle is guaranteed, 1t will cure and
not disappoint, 1t has no equal for whooping
cough, asthma, hay fever, pneumonia bron-
chitis Ia grippe, cold in the head and for con-
sumption. 1t is safe for all ages pleasant to
take, and. above all sure cure, It is always
well TO take Dr. Kings New Life Pills IN con-
neetion with Dr. Kings New discovery rs
thev regulate and tone the stomach and bowels.
we guarantee perfect satisfaction or return
money Regular size 80 cents and Sl.OO. Al
Mcfarland & Co.'S drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

Governor Taylor has not yet resigned
and will not act hastily in the matter.
He has the interest of the democracy
of the State at heart and is willing to
make any sort of sacrifice in the inter
estgof the party which has honored
him,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

In last weeks paper we said some
thing about patronizing home indus
tries. This week we carry the war in
to Egypt. There are living in this
town some drummers who travel for
Knoxville Houses and who find it diff
cult to sell our people goods. Why is
this? Is it because the old spirit Of
this town for everybody to be against
everybody else. This Ishmael bust
ness has gone far enough. 1t is hard
to see why our business men would fail
to buy from our own home drummers
who buy all their groceries and pro-
visions here and live here, and make
bills with drummers who come in on
one train and out on the next to keer
from spending hotel bill even.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

Many lives have been saved by the timely US
of DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. When cold
creeps upon you, or cough racks your lungs
no remedy is so prompt or efectual. Can be
given to the children with perfect safety and is
sure to produce beneficial results.
For sale by Mcfarland & Bolton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

There have been numerous things
showing the hold of the negro poll
ticians of the South upon Boss Hanna,
as a natural result of Hanna's method
of securing Mckinley delegates in the
South prior to the st. Louis Conven-
ton. The latest example was the with
drawal from the Senate of the nomina-
ton of s. s. Mathews to be Register of
the Land Office at Jackson, Mississippi.
Matthews is white republican who
was strongly backed by such ::men as
Senator Foraker, Pension Commission
er Evans, and Gen. Powell Clayton,
but the negro member of the repupli-
can National Committee from Missis-
sipi, Jim Hill, didn't like the nomina-
ton, so he went to Boss Hanna and
told him it must be withdrawn, and
Mr.. Hanna lost no time in getting Mr..
Mckinley to withdraw it from the
Senate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
REDUCED R ATEs ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Summer School Y. INCA. Knoxville,

Reduced K ates via. Southern Railway, For
the occasion of the meeting of the summer
School Of the Y M. C. A., at KnoxVllie, rem
nessee, June 1927, 1897, the Southern Railway
will sell tick It's to Knoxville and return az
rate Of one Fl IRE for the round trip tickets VIII
be sold June 10th to 10Th inclusive, good TO re-
turn until Ju ne Both, 1897
Call on any agent of the Southern Railway
for information.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Col. Brownlow is still keeping Clay
Evans in his own yard.

The Morgan-Cuban resolution has
retired to its corner in the house and
the DINGHY Tariff Bill is under the de-
secting knife of the Senate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
Tennessee Centennial.

Very low Fa ties are in effect to Nashville anc
return for tint occasion OF the Tennessee Cen
tennial from all principal southern Railway
stations. and special schedules with convent
emit through sleeping car service have been ar
ranged. Cal on any agent of the Southern
RAILWAY for full information.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

The Southern Railway has on sale from all OF
it's principal stations tickets to Nashville and
return at very low rates on account OF be Ten
Ra tlway agent for particulars regarding sched-
ulo IS and detail information about rates and
til ,ketS
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27

Educate Your Bowels With CRscarets~
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation fore seE-
ice, CSC II c. G. G. fail, druggists refund money-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
City Council After the Southern Railway.

City Council After the Southern Railway.
The city council met in regular ses-
sion last Friday night. In the absence
of Mayor Faw, Alderman Cameron was
selected as mayor pro tenn.
The following bills of the finance
committee were reported and ordered
paid
Street bond and interest. .,... 1856. IS
Drugs. .................. CTS
City physician, May salary. $500
Special physician. ............. 500
Lumber ................. ..... 147. 81
Sundries %. 46
Notice was given the board that The
sidewalks from Tennessee Lusk' s
corner to the colored schoolhouse were
in bad condition.
The ordinance providing that those
working out fines or street time be al
lowed q cubic yard and one-eighth for
days work, was taken up and passed
on second reading.
The ordinance fixing the budget for
seven months was also passed on second
reading.
A resolution was passed enforcing the
ordinance requiring the Southern Rail
way to erect gates at Roam, Market and
Main streets crossing. This ordinance
was passed some two years ago, but was
never enforced. This board has offered
to compromise with the company by
allowing instead of the gates, to take
out the side track in front of the Green
wood Hotel, and limit the speed Of
trains passing through the city at six
miles an hour.
This board is determined to enforce
that ordinance, and has a perfect right
to do it. The railroad company has
been given notice, and unless it shows
up at once action will begin.
/ The recorder submitted his report
for the month of April.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-05-27
Siummer School, Young Woman's Christai
Assoc,a tion Asheyille NJ G.

: IUIIlIIltT SCHUN'II IOVIIb w ''I11''11
Associa tion Asheville, N. G.
Forthe occasion of the meeting OF the summer
school Of the Youn.y Women's Christian Assoc
citation at Asheville, N. c., Juue 15-25 1877 the
Southern r ailway will sell tickets to Asheville
and retu, n at rate of one fare for the round
trip tic ,etS will Inc sold June 10, IA and 15,good
to retv I'm until June q 1877
Gail on any agent of the Southern halfway
for further information.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-22

Congressional
DOings.