The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-01-27
CONDENSED NEWS.

appointed commissioner OF patents to
succeed the late BENZ. Butterworth.
Spain and Italy have both signifed
their willingness to enter into negotia-
tons for reciprocity treaties with the
United States.
The threatened anti Dreyfus demon
stration in Paris yesterday was pre-
vented by the authorities only with
great difficulty.
President and Mrs. Dole, Of Hawaii,
was met by delegation OF distinguish
ed citizens on their arrival in Chicago
Sunday,
1t is said that the team ship cOmpa-
MES will make a hard fight in the
House against the immigration Bill
which passed the Senate last week.
The celebration of the fftieth ami
versary of the discovery of gold in Cali
fornia was begun at San Francisco
Monday by monster parade.
There is more rioting at Algiers, the
anti Hebrew feeling growing in in
tensity. Many stores have been looted
and Jews are afraid to venture on the
streets.
r. Z. Preston, director of the mint,
has rendered his resignation, and Nc.
Kinley sent to the senate the name Of
George E. ROBBERS, of Iowa, for the
vacancy.
Miss Lucy, daughter of the Rev. j
r. Leslie, and niece of ex-Gov. Les
lie, eloped from Thompkinsville, KY,
to Tennessee and was married to John
Garvin, a hOster. She is only thirteen
years old.
The bribery investigating committee
Of the Ohio legislature has concluded
its, work at Cincinnati, and will resume
its sessions at Columbus. Many wit
nesses refused to answer questions anG
will be cited to answer for contempt.
Ex-President Cleveland has made an
other statement denying that he evel
favored the annexation of Hawaii anC
declaring that it is zone of the strang
est things of these strange times" tina
his position re sarding Hawaii should
be called into question.
People coming out from the Klondik'
country say there is plenty of food a
Dawson to last till navigation is open
ed. Government relief is also declared
impracticable. A committee is on it
way to Ottawa to ask the Canadian
Government torsvoke the roalty clause
Severe winds and gales prevailed
over large section of Ohio Sunday
thevelocity being greatest at Cleveland
where over seventy miles an hour wa
attained. The storm was severe o.
Lake Erie. A blizzard struck Eastern
Wisconsin, paralyzing railway and 9th
er traffic at Milwaukee.
In the senate Monday Mr.. Morgan
reiterated his statement that ex-Presi
dent Cleveland once favored Hawaiia
annexation. Mr.. Turple spoke on tn
Teller resolution and the pension bill
was debated for three hours. In tn
House discussion of the Indian ar
preparation bill brought out an animal
ed exchange of words between MI
Simpson and other representatives o
pcpulism in Kansas.
The United States battle ship Main
. has been ordered to Havana. The nav
department insists that 10 signifcanC
, is to be attached to the order, which
|, describes as merely resumption of th
T policy, recently interrupted, of havin
} war vessels call occasionally at tbs
{ port. 1t was announced that Consr
General Lee had not asked for ws
: ship and that SpanishMinisterDe LON
was fully advised as to the nature {
I the orders for the movement of th
Maine Despite these specific assul
, ances, the general opinion at Washing
ton is that Lee has called for 8 war shl
and that the Maine goes to Havana fc
the protection of American interests.