The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-11

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Reports of damage to Florida
orange and vegetable crops by the
recent cold weather have been
greatly exaggerated.
The United States transport Zea-
landia. from Manila, has arrived at
San Francisco, after being nearly
wrecked in a typhoon.
A Pennsylvania coal miner was
frozen to death last week standing
up in q snowdrift with his dinner
pail In his hand.
The pride of the life of the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Skeats of London
was that che was the mother of SIX
policemen.
A lot Of Bourbon county (Ky)
cattle went into Tobacco barn for
shelter during the last snow, and
twenty of them died from eating
the tobacco.
A Michigan legislator proposes
to make liquor drinkers pay Ii.
cense of SIS per year for the privi-
lege of drinking.
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut
though typical Yankee, was born
and brought up in the Tar Heel
State.
In the last week of January Bar,
ctlOna had strike of cabmen.
They refused to take anyone ex-
cept priests on their way to dying
persons these they took free OF
charge.
The trustees of the British Mu-
scum have ordered that in future
all copies of water-color drawings
in the print room. are to be offiei;
ally stamped before the artists arg
allowed to take them away, so THAI
they cannot be palmed off upon I'M
nocent people as originals. 4
The egg famine throughout the
| United States, caused by the cid
weather, is at an end. The price
has declined rapidly since last
Monday. Tuesdays closing figures
were 1917, probably the largest de-
cline in one day (9kc) on record.
Thirty Spaniards, unable TO read
or write, arrived in New York di
rect from Spain last Sunday. All
are going to mining towns in the
West, Since the war the immigra
Ition from Spain to the United
States has increased 100 per cent.
The w. G. T. IT,, of Richmond
! Ind has passed resolutions agains
} the reproduction of prize fights by
picturs, and placing on billboard
scenes where persons have drawn
knives, daggers or swords, a
, though ready to take life, because
of their dangerous influence OF
,, children.
President ] w. Springer, OF thu
National Live Stock Association
after a personOl investigation 0
the condition of the cattle in Texa
places the loss from the blizzard Il
10 per cent. This is the most seri
GUS loss, he says, since 1886, whel
Q over 80 per cent of the range cattl
: persisted.
Hoping to secure an American
guarantee for Cuban bonds TO
many millions, and under con
ditions which will mean but littl
q less that an actual protectorat
e over the Island of Cuba, Gen, Go
t mez will visit Washington an
: confer with President McKinle
y before the last of April.
In Georgia the cold wave of Feb
e - and 10 was by far the most 81
l, we're of any on record. The temper
It AZURE fell to zero almost to tn
. sothern limit of the state, while i
e the northern countries it reache
10 or - below. The loss on crop
n in the state will amount to sewers
, millions of dollars.
h The Judge Advocate General {
n the Grand Army of the Republi
l. decided that the successor to til
late commander-in-chief must /
Ia elected, and there is no PROMOTE
" through death. Col. Sections SUI
!. cessor will therefore be chosen b
in the executive committee of I'll
!. national council Of administrator
Reports from Southern CalifOrni
n show that almond and cherry tre'