The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-22

Mountain State.
On March % the bottom of the
great volcano near Honolulu fell
out, leaving a hole $50 feet in di-
ameter. Out of this came great
volumes of smoke and dust, and
landslides followed.
William J. Bryan has written
letter inviting all Democrats who
voted for Mckinley or Palmer TO
return to the Democratic, party and
subscribe 10 the Chicago platform.
A Chinese patient at the Bellevue
Hospital, New York, accepted the
Christian faith in his dying mo-
ments, despite the protests of two
Of his countryman.
At her homo near New Albany,
N. Y, Mrs. Dclilah ToTnsberry is
said to be dying. She is 50 years
old, and was a famous union spy
a I'd nurse during the civil war~/
According to the latest staNsHcs,
co, sumption kills 10000 of tho ling
habitants of Italy every yeaE aB9
reduces to an invaded statA nespfy
a million within the same period
The funeral of the soldiers WHO
died in Cuba, whose remains are
being brought to the United States
for final interment in Arlington
Cemetry, will be the most impress
sive seen in Washington since the
civil war.
Illinois G. A. r. men have decid-
ed TO boom Gen. John G. Black for
successor to the late Gen. James A.
Sexton as commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
| The beef court of inquiry will
finish the taking of testimony this
week. The report will show that
| whenever the soldiers i'm the tro-
phics ate too much meat of any
kind they were ill.,
AT San Francisco the other day
Evangelist Moody delivered an adj
dress urging that more kindness be
shown to criminals. While he was
talking a thief broke into the build
ing and stole his overcOat.
In the vicinity of Magnolia, Crow
ford County, Ind, many acres of
land are said to be slowly sinking
and there is much alarm in the
neighborhood. A number of fam
lilies are removing elsewhere.
| The battleship Iowa, when her re.
pairs are completed, at San Fran
cisco, will 60 to Manila to relieve
the Oregon has been ordered to
proceed to San Francisco as soon
as the Iowa arrives at Manila.
| Advices from Honolulu, received
at Tacoma, state that a secret
movement is under way in Hawaii
to food the island with Portuguese
lahorers from the Azores Islands
There will be between 500 and 1000
imported as soon as arrangements
can be completed, unless the Unit
ed States Government interferes.
Col. Duncan N. Hood, commander
of the Ho!guin district of Santiago
Province, is the youngest officer OF
his rank in the army, and he select.
, ed young men as officers of his
regiment, in so far as the eligible
list would permit. Col. Hood Is a
son of the Confederate General Of
that name.
, Near Salisbury, N. c., vein Of
gold and copper bearing ore half 9
mile long and from 80 to 100 teet
below the surface has been discov
cred at the Union gold mines
, Engineer ]. j. Newman thinks the
copper supply will equal the fam
Gus Calumet and Hecla and Ana
conda mines.
4 AS an illustration of the almos
5 brutal robbery of Americans travel
: ing in Europe, a newspaper cor
8 respondent writing to his papel
9 from Paris Instances the fact tina
a young American lady at hote
, ordered q glass of water to be sen
/ to her room. The hot water came
n and so did an extra charge of 81. il
o her bill.
The Navy Department has sen
! instructions to Rear Admiral Crom
: well, commandment of the nava
y station at Havana, to place raj