The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-06-10
CONDENSED NEWS.

try. With the exception of three years
he had been identified with the press
since his fourteenth year, and he was
81 years old.
The friends of Robert L. Green are
not complimentary to the Louisville
silverite delegates in accounting for
Greene's defeat. They say plainly that
Louisville votes were offered for sale,
and that Greene was defeated because
be would not buy.
John O. Colson was shot and instant
ly killed at Middlesborough by John
Dougan. Colson was brother of Con-
gressmnn Colson, had been Sheriff of
Bell county, and was recently nomi-
mated for:County Judge and was one of
the county's wealthiest men.
At Indianapolis, Ind, Jesse Way was
sentenced to seven years in the Indiana
state prison. Way was sentence for
counterfeiting. He is so years old and
has spent forty-fve years of his life in
prison, chiefly for the crime for which
he is now sentenced.
The Iron Age, noticing the recent
activity in the iron market, says that
many heavy purchases have been made
and that experienced men are hedging
against general advance in prices.
The Federal Court has set aside the
action of Insurance Commissioner Nc
Nall, of Kansas, in refusing to issue a
license to the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company of New York.
At Morristown, N. j., David Wilson,
the colored murderer was hanged.
Wilson murdered his wife in tenement
on June 6, '06, by chopping her to death
with an ak.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld is out in an inter-
view denouncing as absolutely untrue
the stories involving him in the wreck
age of the Globe Savings Bank at Chi
cago.
Senator Tillman says the South Caro-
lima dispensary law, which was knock
ed out by Judge Simonton, will be car
red to the Supreme Court of the United
States
The appeal of Theodore Durrant, the
San Francisco murderer, to the United
States supreme court has.been granted.
This means a respite for six months at
least.
The industrious opponents of Mr.. G.
E. Snapp are circul@ing stories at
Washington that may cause delay in
his appointment as Collector at Louis
vile.
Senator Smith, of New Jersey. Tde-
nounced as false the charge repeated in
the Senate by Mr.. Tillman that he had
been speculating in Sugar stock.
A race war exists in Pope county,
Ark, and several men have been killed
or fatally injured. One negro was tied
to tree and whipped to death.
g. 9. Mason, formerly of Peudletor
county, KY, committed suicide in {
Washington police station. He had
been ON protracted spree.
Federal Judge Grosscup has decided
that the city of Chicago is liable fol
damages resulting from riots during
the Debs strike of 1894.
| J. w. Roberts, his wife and two
children were killed by train at Alma
ILL.,, while endeavoring to cross tn
track in wagon.
Talbot Stone, who was removed from
| Glasgow. KY, to avoid mob, wa
placed in Jail at Bowling Green.
A delegation of Cherokee Indians
on the way to Washington to protes
against some of the provisions Of th
Indian Appropriation Bill.
The Federal government will brin
suit against the Traders Live Stoc
Exchange, of Kansas City, Mo-, unde
the antitrust law.
The Senate Finance Committee hs
decided on number Of amendments t
> the wood schedule of the Tariff Bill.
. Gen. Ira P. Jones, of Nashville,
dead. He was one Of the veteran ioul
: nalists of Tennessee.
Eugene v. Debs' cooperative con
q monwealth scheme will be first tried
Utah with colonies of 1900 people.
A Philadelphia Judge has declare
d Pennsyyania's new inheritance tax la
unconstitutional.
: Lawrence Townsend, of PennsylvI
q MIA, has been nominated for Minists
: to Portugal.
, President Mckinley will probabl
! name the new Minister to Madrid will
: in week.
A flow of oil was struck by a vel
digger in the cemetery at Williamsbur
Kentucky.
|, New York cloak makers to the nun
4 ber of 10. 600 are preparing to strike.