The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-12-17

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of New South Wales,
have arrived unusually early this d,
season and are doing great damage.
Tramps who visit Lebanon, Pa,
are promptly arrested and jailed and
made to earn their living by clean
ing the streets of that city.
The government vii! adopt Gen
Woods suggestion that the bodies
Of American soldiers be not renov-
ed from Santiago before February.
Chicago pork packers and ex-
porters have sent to Washington
protest against the effort of the
German Reichstag to exclude
American sausage.
Prominent New York physicians
are contemplating the establish
ment in that city of a house of de-
tention for inebriates, morphene
victoms and opium users.
1t is reported from Havana that
the Cuban Assembly has made it
compulsory upon Cuban officers to
challenge any Spanish or Ameri-
can officer VINO insults them.
A bomb was exploded at the
home Of Councilman johnson at
Atlantic City, N. j., nearly wreck
ing the building, Political enemies
are supposed to be responsible.
| The stockmen of Colorado and
adjoining states have figured out
that the Olives eat $1OO worth of
their property apiece each year.
The President has sent to the
Senate the Domination of Assistant
Naval Constructor.
Lieut. Hobson expects to sail for
Manila December 20, where he will
! superintend the raising of the
Spanish war-ships sunk by Admiral
| Dewey.
There are now United States
troops in every province in Cuba
except Matanzas, and those assign
ed to that province will be there
by January l.
The first cargo to reach Philidel-
phia from Spain since the outbreak
of the war arrived on the Norwe-
gian steamer Kingswood last We'd
,, nesday.
Judge Schuchman, of New York,
has ruled that the plaintiff in q
breach Of promise suit must prove
that her character has been damag.
ed to the amount claimed.
Ellis Childers. ex-treasurer of the
Creek Nation, charged with issuing
$93,6O4 of fraudulent warrants OF
the nation, was convicted in the
United States Court at Wagner, L
T. Saturday.
Farmers in the neighborhood .ol
! Harshville, Ohio are losing hogs
and sheep by the nightly visits Of
some wild, mysterious animal
0 which utters shrill cry entirely
o different from the panther.
A man giving his name as Mich
q ael Morgan was caught in the &C,
i of setting fire to the large depart
mant store of John Wanamaker, In
q Philadelphia. The building at the
;. time was crowded with people.
John w. MsCullagh, former Chic
n OF Police Of New York, will sail fol
v Cuba this week to organize tn,
police force Of Havana. Mr.. Nc
Cullagh has been commissioned fo
this duty by President Mckinley.
n The steamer Bulgon sailed from
Sydney, Australia, with cargo o
provisions for Admiral Dewey
: feet at Manila. The cargo consist
= ed of 5000 carcasses of mutton, 25
" lambs, 1875 tons of potatoes, 81 ton
of onions and % tons of carrots.
!, A dispatch from Park Rapids
- Mimi, says that posse, headed b.
the Sheriff, has started to arrest tn
fourteen Indians who have bee
e. killing deer contrary to law. !
le fight is expected as the Indians ar
lie well armed with Winchesters an
very ugly.
OF The Hawaiian commission hs
ne completed its bill for the govern
ne ment of the Hawaiian Islands as
part of the United States, and
Re and the accompanying report ha,
lis been placed In the banda of II
he President by Senator Cullom, chat
man of the commission.
a The 3-year-old daughter of M