The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

A balloon line from Europe to
America is the projected enterprise
Of a Vienna company headed by
Count Zeppelin.
1t will require weeks to form an
intelligent estimate of the losses
in Colorado by the recent
forest fires.
An appeal for the relief of star
ing Cuban soldiers has been made
to the Red Cross Society and to
Secretary.
The enrolled members of the
Methodist Church in Canada is $50
537, one-fifth of the entire popula-
ton of the Dominion.
The reported murder of the EN-
porer of China, which was denied
has been again reported with fresh
details from Pekin.
Gen. Lee has received an urgent
invitation to visit the Omaha Ex-
position 1t is doubtful whether he
will be able to accept.
Gov. Holcomb, of Nebraska, says
that he is not party to the efforts
being made to secure the muster
out of Col. organs regiment.
DR.. David j. Hill, of Rochester
N, Y, has been appointed Assistant
Secretary of State, succeeding John
Bassett Moore, resigned.
Ex.Gov. Swinford, of Alaska
says that the gold-seekers who re-
turned emty handed have them
selves to blame for lack of foresight
Secretary Long has named the foul
new monitors contracted for las
week as follows: Connecticut
Floriday, Arkansas and Wyoming
The United States army is to bt
reorganized with four corps instead
of eight, and radical rearrange
ment of divisions and brigades.
The deaths among the troops IL
the PHILIPPINES during July, Angus
and September numbered four of
ficers and eighty-three enlisted
men.
Admiral Dewey intended to us'
the transport China to ram thu
Spanish feet under Admiral Cam
ara if it had put in an appearance
at Manila.
Robert p Porter has returned
from Havana with financial ant
industrial information about Cubi
to be embraced in the President
message.
The hay crop of this season II
the State of Washington is tn
largest in the history of tnat state
The yield is estimated at 2OO'
pounds per acre.
Cadets Buaner and Morehead, O
Glover Military Academy, nea
Norwalk, O., were drowned by tn
overturning of their boat Will
they were taking a sail on the lake
At the urgent solicitations c
Secretary Hay, who thorough,
understands the situation. Admire
Dewey sent the Baltimore an
Petral to China to protect Amer
can interests.
During the yellow fever epidemi
a curfew ordinance in Meridian
Miss, requires everybody to be q
home after 8 p. IN. An hour late
is permitted to the people of Jacl
son.
The Chicago post Office is to hav
a new permanent employee, a phi.
stefan, at a salary of $1,000 yea
He will be stationed In the mai
office for the purpose of examinin
employees who report themselves
being sick, and it is expected thu
he will make a large saving to tn
government salaries.
A dispatch from Muscogee, |. !
says that Agent Wisdom and tn
Secretary of the Dawes commissio
say that the published report frol
Wichita, Kan, that intermarrie
whites in the Indian Territory HAY
been declared intruders is absolut
ly false.
The battle, ship Kentucky is
! per cent completed.
Congressman Baker, of Illinoi
has become blind.
! The yellow fever situation
+ Mississippi is growing worse.
Gen. Denver, for whom Denve
Colorado was named, is still Twin
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