davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23

Spanish Minister Says Peace ssWiu
shortly be Concluded"

LONDON, July 22.-An Associated Press
dispatch from Madrid, dated a. M, said:
"The minister of public instruction. Senor
Gamazo is authority for the statement
that Leace honorable to the Spanish army
will shortly be concluded" This statement
is regarded in London more as an indication
Of personal opinion or hope than as reflect-
ing any general decision of the Cabinet.
Nothing showing any movement in the d.
rection of peace has been received here
from any quarter likely to be well informed
On the subject. The Spanish ambassador.
Count Rascon, who was questioned on the
subject. said: we have no news from
Madrid and we have no reason to believe
any such decided step has been taken as
Senior Gamazo's statement would Indicate"
At / o'clock this afternoon a prominent
official of the British Foreign Office said TO
a representative of the Associated Press:
We have absolutely nothing conhrmatory
OF Senor Gamaxo's alleged statement. We
wish we had. and we hope II is true but
so far as we are advised the signs do not
seem proptious for early peace. Relative
to the idea that England will be prominently
connected with the future peace negotia-
tions. absolutely nothing has occurred thus
far on which to base the idea. As a gem
eral principle in these affairs.the interfer-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
REFUSED TO SURRENDER.
Spaniards Did Not Believe Reports
AbOut TOraI and Ceryera

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Several dis
patches were received from Santiago to-day
General Shafter notified the War Depart
ment that he had ''sent two troops of cav
airy with Spanish officers and Lieutenant
Miley to receive surrender of Spanish troops
at San Luis and Palamas. They had not
heard of the loss of Cerveras fleet or of
Toral's surrender. They declined to surren-
der unless they could come in and see for
themselves A detachment of officers and
men came in last night and returned this
morning apparently satisfied"
General Egan, chief of the commissary
department of the army. received a dispatch
from Colonel Weston, chief of commissary,
with General Skaters army, as follows
'sThe Mississippi came in yesterday Issued
to troops and hospitals twenty-five thousand
pounds of fresh beef. Rations of fresh bread
issued to two divisions. and in a few days
all will have fresh bread. Adjutant General
Corbin's son met me at Siboney'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23
RECOGNIZED By SPAIN.
surrender and Proposed Return
Spanish Prisoners


Spanish Prisoners.
WASHINGTON, July 22-The Madrid
government officially has recognized the
proposed return by the United States of
the Santiago prisoners to Spain. This rec
ognition came to-day in the form of a let
ter to General Shafter from General Toral,
commander of the Spanish troops at SAINT
iago. The fact Of the receipt of the letter
was communicated to the War Department
tonight in the following dispatch from
General Shafter:
am just in receipt OF letter from
General Toral, saying the Spanish secretary
OF war desires the troops landed at vigo
Corunna, on the Atlantic, and at Santander.
in the Bay of Biscay."
The request of the Spanish government
viii be complied with. unless something un-
foreseen should prevent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23

MOLE ST. NICHOLAS. Haiti, July a.
The United State cruiser Columbia arrived
here at II o'clock this morning. 1t was re-
ported she came from jamaica and was on
her way to Porto Rico.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-23

MADRID, July "A dispatch from San
Juan de Puerto Rico says a new insular
Cabinet has been formed under the presi-
dency of Senior Nulez Riviera.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03

"Moreover, the figures of the census of
1890 are illuminating even at this late
day. In that year the south grew &c.
494, $50 worth of truck, 81, 1893, 405 bush
els of peaches (nearly 80 per cent. of
the whole crop, AS, 948, 1893 bushels of
apples (more than 80 per cent. OF the
whole, 81, 534 tons of grapes, 3l1,470
bushels of cherries, 563, 246 bushels Of
pears, 721 900 bushels of plums, nearly
half the nuts and semi-tropical fruits,
39 per cent. Of the crop of peas and
beans, nearly all of the peanuts, oil the
rice, beside poultry, eggs and dairy
products. The total value of all agri-
cultural products in the south was 81
per cent. of that Of the whole country,
while +he value per acre of all farm
products in the south was $7.1S, and
in the rest of the country &c. T."
In addition to the above statement of
facts, the mineral and timber resources
are inexhaustible. Alabama today is
manufacturing iron and delivering it
to England much cheaper than it can
be manufactured in that country.
The south is a great country, and
some day will be the richest section OF
the United States.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
In Eastern Markets.

II there is one merchant in Johnson
City who believes in the "early bird"
adage that one is E. H. Hart, of the
dry goods firm Of Hart & Smith. He
is always first to buy, first to sell and
as buyer and seller, first in the hearts
of the johnson City public. Mr.. Hart
left Tuesday afternoon for the eastern
markets to purchase their spring and
summer stock Of dry goods, notions,
boots and shoes. His going this early
will enable him to make his selections
of dress patterns and other stylish gar
ments before the stocks are broken and
thus give to his customers the oppor-
tunity of getting, at reasonable cost,
the latest novelties a1d most stylish OF
the seasons garments, and not have tC
take "pot-luck" with purchases made
later on, 1t is not necessary to sug.
gest to the buying public that they
may rightfully expect an elegant line
to select from, for they know too wei
Mr.. Harris reputation as buyer. They
will wait, and gladly, until the new
goods arrive, knowing fall we'll thai
they can make their selections as wei
as if they were in the larger dry good
stores of the eastern cities.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
How the warship Maine Was Destroyed.

Fl. H. Hydsr, the poet laureate of
the mountains of East Tennessee, and
author of that famous book, ''Donble
Golden Chianes With Blazing Dia-
mcnds Strung" says he had dream
the 18th Of February, and in it he saw
three Spaniards plotting together and
shortly after the Maine was blown up.
He seems to be very much excited over
the dream, and says he is confident the
ship was blswn up by these three
Spaniards. He also says if he was in
Havana, and they were dressed as they
were then, he could spot them amsng
Thousands Of people.
The government would act wisely in
sending Brother Hyder over to investi-
gate matters concerning the sinking of
the Maine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
Misses Earnest Entertains.

There were quite number of young
people gathered at the residence of
Mrs. M. G. Cooney, on Cherry street
to social given by Misses Stella and
Virdie Earnest, Wednesday evening,
Feb, 90, from 8 to II o'clock, when q
very delicious and appetizing supper
was served. These present we're:
Misses Emma Lusk, Mamie Hodges,
Eva Lusk, Josie Lusk, Annie Remine,
Daisy Hale, Lizzie, Rosa, Jessie Keys,
Lucy, Laura, Addie Darden, Julia
Crouch, Emma Leach, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo, Simcox. Messrs. Bruce Chinowth,
Garner Range, Walter Lindamood, Loaf
Jones, Will Lusk, George Keys, French
Darden, Add Moore, Gid Diamond.
John Lask, Haskell Dyer, Will Reese,
Dudley lobe and George Parrott.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03

E. Dudley Duncan, the walking
statesman, and formor resident of
Johnson City, who was killed in the
Cuban war about one year ago, has
been a very, lively and active corpse
ever since. One of our johnson City
boys, who is an old friend of Eds, has
run across him several times in Atlanta
this winter. He has had quite an ex-
perience since leaving Johnson City,
which he cheerfully related to his friend.
He informed him that he had been a
hotel proprietor, had run second
hand furniture store, and conducted a
pawnbrokers establishment in the, mean
time. He claims to be graduate along
each line, and carries diplomas to bear
him out in the statement. E. Dudley
is now an "Hinglish" gardener in At
lanta, and claims to be- doing well in
this his favorite business.
In addition to the above information
he also informed his friend that lie was
soon to wed rich widow, with three
children. We extend you our heartiest
congratulations, E. Dudley.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
No Smallpox.

Smallpox is no longer the topic Of
conversation in Johnson City, as there
has been no new cases reported from
the quarantined houses for two weeks,
and those confined in the pest house
are about we'll, and business in the city
is beginning to pick mp. Most of the
nearby towns anticipate no danger
whatever, and have taken up their
quarantine, and the country people are
beginning to come to town, and within
short time business will go right
along as if nothing had ever happened,
tn this issue Of THE COMET we publish
the statement Of J. A. Albright, NJ. c.,
Secretary of the.Statc Board Of Health,
which thoroughly explains the small
pox situation in our city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
WE LEAD.
The SOuthJ Rapid Progress in the Manutac-
turing Line.

For the past ten years the southern
country has made mere rapid progress
in the manufacturing line than any sec
ton of the Union. Men with capital
have and are discovering the south s
many advantages over the New Eng
land states, and especially in the manu-
featuring of the south's greatest pro-
duct which is cotton. They are realiz-
ing now that cotton can be manufac-
tured much cheaper where it is grown
than to be fretghtcd for thousands of
miles away where fuel is scarcer, labor
higher, and strikes are never ending.
The south produces copper cent. of the
entire cotton crop of the world, and in
few years the cotton manufacturing
center will be in the south, as she now
operates about one-fourth of the spind
les of the entire country, and consumes
nearly ons-eighth of the products ofthe
cotton fields.
The progress of the southern country
is due mainly to the efferts of its own
people, but northern capitalists who
have been locating in the south for the
past few years, have added materially
to the growth of the southern states.
The latch string to the door of the
south hangs on the outside, and its
people extend to the better element of
the north their heartiest welcome, for
we are one people and the imaginary
line which has divided the north from
the south for several years will soon be
forgotten, and its memories relegated
to the things of the past. Occasionally
we will come in contact with few
"moss- backs" like Mr.. Lands, of
Indiana, who in q speech in Boston
short time ago, made an assault upon
the south without any knowledge what
ever OF what he was talking about.
Among other unpleasant things he said:
"The southern agriculturist knows
little else than cotton. If lie would
prosper he must read. If he would get
out out of the rut he must experiment.
Cotton, cotton, cotton, year after year,
exhausts the soil, and that portion of
the crop that does not go for'labor goes
for fertilizer"
Fer the benefit of those who are no
better posted on the products of the
south than Mr.. Lands, we have copied
for their benefit an article from the
Manufacturers Record of Feb. 25th,
which will no doubt give them facts
concerning the south's products, which
they have never known before:
Fourteen southern states raised in
1896 of crops common to the whole
country A, 776, 253 bushels of wheat,
459, 431, $50 bushels of corn, 10, 742
bushels of oats, 3,760, 1877 tons of hay,
20, $50, 4O3 bushels of potatoes, 800, 1885,
$40 pounds of tobacco and 3S, $50, 1871
pounds of wool, beside wool and mo-
lassess.
"The live stock exhibit, in comparison
with that of the rest of the country, was
as follows:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
Annual Meeting.

Office of East Tennessee & Western
North Carolina Railroad Co.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1897.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the East Tennessee & West
ern North Carolina Railroad Company
will be held at the office of the COM
pany in johnson City, Tenn, on
Wednesday, the 9th day of March,
1893, between the hours of 10 a, m. land
10 o'clock m., for the purpose of elect
ing Board of Directors to serve for the
ensuing year, and such other business
as may come before the meeting.
JOHN W. WISE, Secretary,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03

In erder to curtail expenses, and if
possible, place their business on a
profitable basis, the Watauga Lighting
& Popwer Co. have decided to dispense
with the office of secretary and treas
urer at this point, and do all of their
book keeping in Connecticut. ]. E.
Brading, the former secretary and
treasurer, whe devoted all of his time
to the business, was succeeded March
LIST by John Sanders, whe will hereafter
have charge of the plant and devote
such time to it as may be necessary.
Mr.. Brading remains with the COM
pany until April list, and has not yet
determined what he will do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
G. II. Jennings spent Friday in

@. II. Jennings spent Friday in
Knoxville.
J, d, Faucette spent Sunday in the
city with homefolks.
Miss Kate Simpson returned from
Messy Creek Tuesday night.
Miss Lena Anderson came up from
JonesbOro Tuesday evening.
Tom Jones is spending few days at
his old home in Jefferson, N. @.
H. w. Lyle came up from Atlanta
Sunday morning and returned Tues
day.
w. H. Cox, the hustling hat drum
mer, spent Sunday in the city with
hOmefolks.
E. T. Hart left last Tuesday for the
eastern markets to lay in his spring and
summer goods.
J. Crumley spent last week at Elk
Park, N. c., in the interest of the ].
Buck Lumber Co.
DR.. Henry Cass, who has been at
tending the Louisville medical college,
returned home Wednesday afternoon.
A. N. Wordsworth, chief engineer Of
the Ohio River & Charleston r.. r.,
left this morning for South Carolina to
be absent several days.
Rev. d. L. Lander returned from
Roanoke, Va. Mr.. Lander preached in
the Second Presbyterian church at that
place last Sunday.
Charlie, little twelve-months-o old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Bates, died Sun
day morning at 6 o'clock Of bronchitis.
The remains were taken to Leesburg
and buried Monday at noon.
Two Sundays have passed in johnson
City without services at any of the
churches. AS the smallpox has about
died out, We presume the churches will
be open next Sunday,
If the electric light poles along the
main streets and public square were
painted the streets would not present
such an uRsightly appearance. A little
paint at very small cost wOald be
great improvement to the looks Of
things.
Rev. W. G. Patton has just closed
wonderful revival meeting which he has
been conducting at Brownsville, this
county, for the past few weeks. In ad-
dition to reviving old church members
twenty nine conversions were made.
Earnest Miller leaves today for South
Pitsburg. Tenn, where he will be To-
Gated in the failure continuing the prac-
tice of law. Mr.. Miller is young man
with exceedingly bright prospects, and
we bespeak for him success wherever
he goes.
DIR. w. A. Stiles dog has returned.
The DIR. had come to the conclusion
that he had probably gone visiting with
the other little dogs which go out in the
garbage wagon most every morning.
but the return Of his dog day or SO
ago proved otherwise.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Holston Tobacco Works VS. r N.
Miller. Morrrist"wn Manufacture
ing Go. VS., R n. Miller, and
Morristown Medicil Co.
vs.. r. n. Miller.

By virtue Of three venditoni ex-
ponas Issued to me by the clelk Of the
circuit court OF Washington county,
Tennessee, in the above sty led cases /
will or the
18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1898,
at tie court house door in Jouesboro,
Tennessee, offer for sale to the hlgl est
bidder for cash in hand all the right,
title, claim and interest that the said
r. N. Miller has in and to the follow
ing described tract of land. Situated,
lying and being in the Fourth civil
district of Washington county, being
bounded on the north by Henry Mil
Ter, on the south by Henry Miller, on
the east by Henry Miller, and on the
west by the land owned by the heirs
of John Parker, deceased, But this
levy IS made subject to the life estate
and Homestead rights of defendant r.
n. Miller and family. Said described
tract of land will be sold to satisfy q
judgment that the Hols on Tobacco
Works obtained against +. N. Miller
before S. S. Kirkpatrick, justice of
the peace for Washington comfy, for
the sum Of twenty-Iour dollars and
eighty-two cents debt and one dollar
and ninety cents cost. And to satisfy
judgment that the Morristown
Manufacturing Company obtained
against r. N. Miller before S. S. Kirk
patrick, a justice of the peace for
Washington county for the sum of
thirty-one dollars and thirty-eight
cents debt, and one dollar and ninety
cents cost. And to satisfy a Judgment
that the Morristown Medicine Com.
pany obtained against r. N Miller
before Henry Hoss, justice of the
peace for Washington county, Ten
nessee, for the sum OF twenty three
dollars and forty-fve cents debt and
one dollar and ninety cents cost Said
described land will bu sold at said time
and place unless the said debts and
costs are sooner paid.
j. S PRITCHETT, Sheriff.
This the 10Th day Of Feb. 1898.
7l1-4t printers fee SIS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
Free If Charge to Sufferers,

Cut this ont and take it to your druggist and
get sample bottle of DR.. King 'sNew Dissolve
ry for consumption, coughs and colds. They
do not ask you to buy before trying This will
show you the great merits of this truly Won
derful remedy, and show you what can be ac-
complished by the regular size bottle, This is
no experiment, and would be disastrous to the
proprietors, did they not know it would invari-
ably cure. Many of the best physicians are now
using it in their practice with great results, and
are relying on it in most severe cases. 1t is
guaranteed, Trial bottles at Lyle's Grocery
Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03

Sickpoison is poison which makes you
sick, l comes from the stomach. The stomach
makes it out Of pndigested food.
The blood gets it and taints the whole body
with it. That's the way of it.
The way to be rid of it Is to look after your
digestion.
If your food is all properly digested, there
will be none left in the stomach to make sick
poison out Of
II your stomach is too weak to see to this
properly by itself help it along with few
doses Of Shaker Digestive Cordial,
That's the cure of it.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is delicious,
hsalthful, tonic cordial. made of pure medicinal
plants, herbs and wine
1t positively cures indigestion and prevents
the formation Of sick-poson.
At druggists. Trial bottles 10 cents,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
Is Your Life Worth FIFTY Cents ?

We defy the world to produce medicine for
the cure of all forms of Kidney and Bladder
troubles, Piles and all diseases peculiar to wo-
men, that will equal Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
Ninety-eight per cent of the cases treated
with Smiths Sure Kidney Cure that
have come under our observation have been
cured We sell our medicine on a positive
guarantee II directions are followed and
money will be refunded II cure is not effected
For sale by local druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03

Whenever druggist tells you he has
something just as good for coughs, grip,
etc, as DR.. BELLS PINE TAR
HONEY he is thinking of his profits
and not of ysur welfare. We make the
genuine aud authorize all druggists to
guarantee it. The e. E. Sutherland
Medicine Co., Paducah, Ky.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
Blu cklen's Arnloa SalVe.

The best salve in the world for cuts bruises
ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box,
For Sale at Lyle's Grocery Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
MANY Think!

when the Creator said to woman,
IN sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that curse was pro-
nounced against the human race,
but the joy felt by every Mother
when she first presses to her heart
her babe, proves the contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk in
the pathway of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour when
the hope of her heart is to be real
lied, in full vigor and STRENGTH.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and observation-disclosures its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SO
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Donot accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. H. REW YORK. M
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
TUESDAY.

b. W. Croxton, J. W. Henegar, Va. ;
Fl. f. Perry, Elizabethton; J. B. Cox,
city; John l.. Meek, Knoxville, Tenn.
]. A. Rehan, Jr., Chattanooga; G. L.
Swain, Louisville; o. L, Pattillo, At
lanta; J. L. Cook, Louisville, KY; 0.
E. Mahonsy, Greeneville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-03-03
WEDNESDAY.

R. W. Croxton, Richmond, Va; R.
L. Hale, city; J, A. Martin, city; t. A.
Cox, j. W. Cox, J. B. Cox, city; NJ. L.
Gump, city; J, L. EdmOndson, Chatta
nooga, Tenn; Giden Diamond, city;
Milo McBee, Cleveland, Ohio; E. W.
Foy, Grand Rapids, Mich,