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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

better and every Preside brighter by
the constant visits of til pc sper with
which he is connected.
He will continue to deliver l~ectuers
throughout the country, and will soon
publish anew edition of his book which
is now being revised, and which will
alos contain his new lecture, Love,
Laughter and Song.
Judge Edward Walton Dawson. who
has had more than twenty years ex-
p%erience rs editor, and contributor to
several high-hrade journals, has recent
ly accepted the position as editor-in-
chief of The Illustrated Youth and Age.
Judge Dawson is an elumnus of Yale
University. Has spent much time in
travelling, having visited all parts of
this country and the several nations Of
Europe. The East too, and all the lands
bordering on the Mediterranean, and
Pacific, are familiar to him, aud the
readers Of The illustrated Youth and
Age will have continued opportunities
to read fascinating descriptions, am
thrilling adventures in these remote
regions-the productions of his pen
He is author of many popular wopks.
The illustrated Youth and Age is 9
semi-monthly Journal of from 16 to 8:
pages, devoted to Fiction. Poetry, Ad
ventures by sea and Land, Whit snC
Humor, History, Biography, Travels
Science, Woman'a Department anG
General information The Nashvill,
Daily American, Nov. 1893.
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TRANSIF ME- nEORs.

We got a stitch in our side when We
went to Nashville the other day and
thought we had g genuine case Of YER
mifrge appendishootus, but the doctor
we called in said we was Only suffering
from Licked liquors, he give us some
train oil and deadshot, and we was soon
on our feet again. AS the Samist said,
cit requireth a plenty to down a good
man. F" -Hardeman Free Press.
At Nashville a few days ago on the
occasion of the visit of Hobson and
Marnsrd, Governor Taylor character
lied these heroes thus aptly:
"pwo heroes com to you fresh from
seas Of glory to receive the laurel
wreath of your blessings and benedic-
tions. One Of them unbottled the first
bombshell of the wal with Spain from
the frowning deck Of the gunboat
Nashville. The other bottled up the
enemy with the Merrimac in Santiago
bay. They are both corkers and un-
corkers. They are the corkscrews OF
Uncle Sam-and that's what the matter
Spain"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22
BRYANiS RECEPTION.

The reception given Col. Bryan by
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives shows very plainley that heis still
recognized by them as the party leader.
One probable result of Col. Bryan's
visit to Washington will be that with
one or two possible exceptions, demo-
cratic Senators will offer no opposition
to the prompt ratification of the treaty
of Peace by the Senate, they having,
after talking the matter over, agreed
with Col. Bryan that the question of
expansion was not involved in the
treaty and will not necessarily be af-
fected by that document. Col. Bryan
is very emphatic in expressing his be-
lief that we should accord the same
treatment to the Philippines that will
be given to Cuba. Representative
Swanson of Virginia, goes further than
Col. Bryan in opposing expansion. He
said, while discussing Mr.. McKinley's
Atlanta speech, in which he asked
"who would haul down the fag?" in
the Philippines: ST am n of the men
in Dixie who would haul down the flag
over the Philippines. 1 would rather
establish a republic in the Orient than
destroy one in the Occident. The Phil
ippine islands should be turned loose
and their people should be allowed tc
establish and maintain their own gov.
eminent" But there are other demo
Gratis who favor expansion. For in.
stance, Representative King, of Utah.
who hopes soon to be u Senator, said
"The democratic party will never e
on record as a party in opposition Il
expansion. We will oppose imperial
ism, but not expansion, and we will adj
vocate giving all persons under the SOY
ereignty of the United States thu
greatest degree of self-government o
which they are capable" and Senator
Sullivan said: "Col. Bryan tried t.
convince me that l was wrong, but
firmly believe that the United States
should not re~linquish anything it hal
fairly earned by the war" Among
other democrats who openly express
their belief in keeping what we wor
by the war, are Senators Morgan ant
Money, Representatives Berry, of Ken
lucky, and Livingston, of Georgia
There are many democrats who decline
taking ground either for or against ex
pansion until it can be officially learn,
ed what Interpretation the administra
ton intends to put upon the term.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Representative Rixey, of Virginia,
fully endorses the opinion of Mr.. Nc
Kinley, that the Government ought to
help take care of the Confederate dead,
and goes further, by advocating its
helping to take care OF needy living
Confederate soldiers. He has intro
duced a bill providing that all manned,
crippled and needy soldiers and sailors,
who served in the Civil War, shall be
admitted upon the same terms to all
Soldiers Homes and other institutions
wholly maintained by the United States
Government.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22
CHbi>TMAS HOLIDAY

Excursion Rates via Southern Railway
For Christmas Holidays, the South
ern Railway will sell tickets from pointo
on it's lines to points east of the Mis-
sissippi and south of the Ohio and Pc
tomac rivers at rate Of one and one
third fares for 5he round trip. Tickets
will be sold December 22d, 23d, oath,
25th, and Goth; also December 80, 81
and January 1st and I'd, with final i'm
it to return January 4th, 1899. This
will give every n an excellent oppor-
tunity of spending Christmas holidays
with their friends and relations. For
further information call ON Southern
Railway Ticket Agent.
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GOV. TAYLOR A CONTRIBUTOR.
Every Person In This Broad Land, Old and
Young, May, at Comparatively ne Cost,
Read the Glowing Words that Flow
From His Magic Pen.

Gov. R. L.. Taylor, the great orator
and writer. having retired from poll.
tics, has contracted to contribute to
each issue of The illustrated Youth and
Age, successor to the Youths Advocate,
Nashville, Tenn.
Much Of the matter he will contri-
butte will consist of "raylor's Love Let
ters to the public"-glorious produc-
ton dealing with buring questions, in
which every person is directly interest
ed, and which are so handled as to fas-
cinate themind, and at the same time
elevate the character-just opposite of
so much contained in many of the SEN
sational journals. Gov. Taylor is known
all over the nation for his boundless
humor, his tender pathos, his whole
some philosophy, and his flights of elo-
quence unsurpassed.
While it is q fact that The Illustrated
Youth and Age has already attained a
national circulation we predict that its
circulation viii be rapidly increased.
We are glad that our "Genisl Bob" is
now to be so situated that he can serve
his country in the way for which ne is
best fitted, Every home may be made
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

The wal investigation commission
will take a Christmas holiday, although
for anything it is accomplishing, it
might just as we'll take a permanent
holiday. The next prominent witness
it will hear will be General Skater.
The Commission has been having a
little trouble of its own. Half of its
force Of ste~nographers went on a strike
because they were tired of doing all
the work, and that the other half were
incompetent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Our children are naturally looking
forward to Santa Claus visit and the
thought Of hanging up her stocking is
giving Ruth considerable anxiety. She
concluded q few days ago that her
stocking would not hold enough and
struck her mama for the loan of one.
This deal had hardly been consummated
when she backed out at once, stating
as her ground that Old Santa might
think she had grown up to be a big
girl and would not give her anything.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22
9Th TEN EE SEE NEWS.
Mai, Tatom Writes an interesting Letter From

/
Mai, Tatom Writes an Interesting Letter From
Cuba.
In a letter to his wife at Knoxville,
Mai. Tatom. Of the 4th Tennessee regi-
ment, says:
"My battalion was the first to land
when we arrived. 1t came On shore
Wednesday evening, we being trans
ported from the ship by lighters, which
are small boats, somewhat larger than
q common Tennessee river boat. The
ship re aimed six miles out from the
shore, where it will stay for two days
more, and it will then go up the coast
and allow Col. Hannah's battalion to
dissnbark. His battalion will be sta
toned ct Sancti Spiritus, twenty-seven
miles Inland from Trinidad. L under
stand there is o short railroad to this
place, but it takes about three hours to
run the twe~nty-seven miles.
"CasIlda, from which this letter is
mailed. is a small town on the harbor
three miles from Trinidad, which, how
ever, is in plain view from this place.
We marched on foot from this place tc
Trinidad, where We are temporarily
camped on the edge of the town. Or
the island side of Trinidad are beauti
full mountains and a level space between
Trinidad and the sea. The town haI
about y, 900, bat the very high deatl
rate carried away about half Of them
Numbers Of half-star we'd, necked, bony
hollow eyed children may be seen OF
the streets yet, and they are of al
kinds of %colors, from black to ginger
cake, ask cake and saddle-color. How
over, a number OF beautiful white wo
men are to be seen and some Of then
speak English quiet we'll. Col. Brow
and [ ate dinner at the hotel, and tn
menu was as good as ever put up at tn
Imreriel.
Everything here is very expensive
however, and it will cost a great dea
/ to live.
"ihe place is healthy and they hav'
never had yellow fever at this place
but malarial fever is common.
''We will probably go in camp O.
the mountain side above the town. Tn
E water we use is taken from the rive
| and is all boiled before consumption.
o "Ve buried our first mar yesterday
Pri} ate Young. He died on board shi
of pneumonia fever. Private Looney
. company Fl, also died today of brain fl
s yer, and one other man will probabl
die. They all took sick on board shi
n and consequently it is not the unhealtl
~fulness of this place which is causin
the deaths. 1t is very hothere, in fa'
: as hot as midsummer at home, bl
r the natives call it cold spell. AddreI
n all letters to me at Trinidad"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

The democrats of the House, who
solidly opposed the measure, are graft
fed at their success in defeating the
bill for the incorporation of an Inter
nation American Bank. This victory
was won with the assistance of the
votes of some western republicans and
the absence when a vote wal taken, OF
others. The vote was 14S to 1903. Rep
resentative Dingley, the republican
floor leader, could not conceal his cha
grin at the defeat of the bill. The Sen
ate bill incorporating this bank is in
the hands of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, and when it is
reported to the House, the fight may
have to be made wei again.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22
Y AS A COLONEL.

Republicans and renegade Democrat
ic papess love to say that Mr.. Bryan
was not an efficient regimental COM
mander. The endorsements on his
resignation are sufficient answers to
such charges as these. Here they are:
Col. Mabry, commanding the brigade
makes this endorsement:
Respectfully forwarded. 1t is with
Sincere regret that the First brigade
should lose the services of so an eff
cient officer.
The second Endorsement. by Briga-
dier Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, division
commander, is as follows:
ct is with regret that this resigna-
tion is forwarded, approved. Colonel
Bryan's regiment, the Third Nebraska
volunteers infantry, is in o high state
of efficiency and discipline, and his eff
ferts for its welfare have been untir-
ing"
The Endorsement is by Maj. General
j. Warren Keifer:
Respectfully forwarded, approved.
1 deeply regret that Colonel Bryan is
called on to tender his resignation. /
concur in what is said in the foregoing
Endorsements"
Maori General Fitzhugh Lee makes
this Endorsement:
Having turned over the command Of
the troops here to General Keller, I will
not be prevented, as Col. Bryan's for.
mer% commander, on the eve of my de.
parture for Cuba, from saying I great.
ly regret that the Colonel has decided
to sever his relations with the Seventh
corps, for our relations have been very
agreeable, and he has ever been mos.
faithful and conscientious in all duties
conided to him."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

An offer of $40, 600, 900 4 per cent.
thirty-year Russian railway bonds,
guaranteed by the Russian Govern
ment, was made to the Seligmans, of
New York, and was declined.
The effort to extend the Chicago
street car franchise, fifty years was de-
feated last night when the ordinance
was buried by reference to a committee
which never meets-that on City Hall.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn says
Cuban customs revenue will constitute
a military fund to be used solely for the
betterment Of the island and for pay
ing expenses Of military occupation.
The War Department has ordered
1000 collins from a Pittsburg firm to
be sent to Cuba, Porto Rico and else
where for the remains Of American sol
diers which are to be disinterred and
brought home.
The House passed the bill appropri-
ing 1850, 900 for the Philadelphia Expo
sition of 1899. A bill was also passed
to authorize the distribution of the as
sets Of the Freedmen's Bank. and one
to include game birds within the scope
of the Fish Commissions duties.
The British authorities suppressed a
flibustering expedition, organized at
Hong Kong for the assistance of Agui-
naldo. There is a suspicion in some
quarters that the German influences
were beck of the expedition, but the
| suspicion is based on no recent act OF
Germany.
A convention Of representatives Of
Porto Rican towns, called by General
Henry, met yesterday. The conven
ton declared in favor of commercial
and religious liberty and the limitation
of suffrage to males twenty-one years
, of age who pay taxes and are able tc
read and write.
| The prospects for the prompt ratif'
cation of the peace treaty are steadily
improving. Some of the Senators who
are opposed to expansion will vote fol
the ratification of the treaty in order tt
terminate the technical state of wal
q with Spain, leaving the retention o.
r the Philippines to be taken up after
ward as a domestic political issue.
Senator Plat, Of Connecticut, spoke
in the Senate in opposition to the Yes
resolution, which declares that under
the Constitution the United States car
not permanently hold colonial posses
p sions. 1t is thought the Vest resolu
ton may render a service towar(
G prompt action on the peace treaty b!
giving Senators a chance to express
their views on expansion before tn
treaty is laid before them.
Referring to a published report tina
Judge Day and Mr.. Whitelaw Reid ar
to receive 800, 900 each for their ser
% vices as members of the Peace Commits
d sion, it is stated at the State Depart
r ment that the matter of compensate.
n for the commissioners is entirely in til
hands Of the President, and that he
not known to have indicated to an
one what amount he will fix. 1t is nc
believed he will fix anything approach
ID ing the large sun named.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22
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0NFEDERATE
To ibe admitted to Soldiers Homes by Mr..
RixleyS Bill.

To Ibe Admitted to Soldiers Homes by Mr..
Rixley's Bill.
Washington, Dec. 16. -Representa-
tive kixley, of Virginia, to-day intro
duced d bill for the admission OF Con-
federate, as we'll as Union soldiers, to
all soldiers homes and Government in
stitutions maintained by the Govern
ment. although somewhat in line with
the Presidents suggestion in his speech
at Atlanta, this referred to Government
care for Confederate cemeteries. where
rs the Rixey bill refers to living ex-
ConfederateS who are manned, Grip
pied or needy" The text of the bill
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act all soldiers homes and other insti-
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soldiers and sailors of the United
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sailors Of the Civil Var of 1S61-65. up
on the same terms and without dis
elimination as to whether they we're en-
listed upon the side of the Union OF
the Confederacy."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

We have been approached in our
magisterial capacity in regard to the
fee for marrying couples and asked to
make a reduction for a club Of six. We
respectfully declinedto consider a club
bling offer. Our fee, like that of q
cooper, is simply for assembling, when
the material is furnished, and it is the
same for q large tub or a little frkin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Representative Brownlow yesterday
offered an amendment to the mill
tary bill, which is now under process
cess of formation in the committee,
providing a dentist corps of the army.
His amendment stipulates that a hun
bred dentists be appointed, necessary to
the good Of the service.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Chinese rebels seized the town Of
Chung Yang and massacred a French
priest and 100 converts.
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A German artist has been sentenced
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caturing Emperor Williams jaunt to
Jerusalem.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Col. Jack Faw has sold the Times
Courier to The Tribune Publishing
Company, and The Tribune now has
the morning field in Bristol. We re-
greet to lose the Colonel from the edi-
torial field, but we are reconciled be-
cause we know that our loss is the Leg
islature's gain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

THE COMET has added eight new
subscribers this week. To these and
the many thousand other readers we
extend the compliments of the season
and wish them a merry Christmas and
q happy and prosperous New Year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Our thoughtful friend, Mike Hyder,
one of the best farmers in Sullivan
county, remembered our little ones last
week with an ear Of popcorn for each.
We carried the bushel home and are
pleased to acknowledge the corn"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

There is a regular cat and dog fight
going on among the republicans over
whether an extra session of the next
Congress shall be held in the Spring,
and it is growing more bitter all the
time. Mr.. Mckinley and the republi-
can leaders in both Senate and House,
agreed at the beginning of the session
that an extra session should be avoided
if possible; but the men who want
financial legislation as soon as the re-
publicans control both branches of
Congress, are working on Senators and
Representatives, in order to make an
extra session necessary, if they cannot
compel Mr.. Mckinley, by all sorts Of
pressure, to change his mind and agree
to call one. Democrats are not taking
any part in this wrangle, although
most Of them believe that republican
financial legislation, at an extra ses'
sion, would benefit the Democratic
party.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

1t may be that fate has located Major
Tatom at Trinidad, q miles from Sane
ii Spiritus, but we never will believe
that "Our Billie" can be kept "a hours
that far from any kind of spirits, sane
tilted or unsanctified.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, l.
InpaC COuutV q

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that cannot be cured by the use Of HALLS CA
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Friends and relatives of the boys of
the Third Tennessee Volunteer Infant
ry who desire to obtain a copy of the
Illustrated history Of that command
will please send their name and address
to @. G. Conlee, Co. &C." Third Tenn,
Admission. Ala. No pains will be
spared by the boys to make this history
a work of art, aud a beautiful addition
to any library. 1t will be beautifully
bound in half morocco, contains 300
pages, 40 of which will be full-page half
tone engravings of officers and men of
the command. besides illustrations of
camp scenes and principal events in
which that gallant regiment has partici-
pated. The book will be sold by sub
scription only, and as the cost Of publ
cation will be heavy it is hoped that
hearty support will be given the pro-
ject. The price of the book will be So,
and it will be ready for delivery about
the 10Th of February.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

Why not send The COMET to your
boy or your friends in the army for a
Christmas gift? Nothing would give
them-and us-more pleasure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-12-22

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