The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29

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She left Fort Wutti,, L, Xus about n
month ago.
Gprnlan- Americans Of Chirngl
met last Monday night aud fu,mu
lated plans for the organization of
an association, national in charac-
tor, and having as the object oppo-
sition to an Anglo-American alli-
ance. Representatives of many
German-American societies and
Churches were present.
At recent election in Hays City
Kansas ticket composed of boys
was run against the old men, and
the boys won by a handsome ma
tjority. Fred Haffamier, the Mayor
is barely q, and only one of the
Councilman is older than 90. Haffi-
mer was born on the town site.
Two COuncilmen were privates in
the 2ls Kansas.
A curious thing occurred while
Col. Bryan was being introduced to
his Schenectady IN. W audience
the other night. Just as the chair
man of the meeting asserted that
there was always an abundant sup
ply of torchbearers present when
the light of true Democracy might
be temporarily obscured, all the
electric lights went out.
Soaking rain has been falling in
South Texas du ing the past four
days, which will be worth a great
deal to the stock and farming in
terests of that section. Many stock
men were preparing to move their
cattle to the Indian Territory ON
account of the scarcity Of water
and grass in Texas, but it will not
now be necessary to do so.
1t is announced that the Spanish
Minister of Marine will submit to
the Cortes a bill for the construc-
ton Of ten irOnclads.
The Ohio Republican State Cen
trail Committee has fixed June l as
the date and Columbus as the place
for the Republican State Conven-
ton.
Chicopee, Mass, which had popu-
lation of 1000 in 1890, is the only
city in that state which is without
a newspaper, either daily or weekly.
Senator Carter, of Montana, says
that President Mckinley intends to
visit the Western states in July
next, taking in the Yellowstone Pan
The "new high mark of $50 pei
ton for zinc ore was made at Webb
City, Mo-, last week. Two years age
the price averaged about $40 ton.
The Secretary of State has direct
ed the return to their posts in SpaiI
OF the United States Consuls wht
were obliged to leave on account o
the war.
! The cost OF maintaining convict
at the Michigan Penitentiary is 3
q 1-2c each day, and the daily earn
ings of the prisoners average 35 l.
cents each per day.
q The President has proclamation
l setting apart 1856, 900 acres of Ian
on the south side of Lake Tahoe
Ca as forestry reserve and put
lie park.
o The German branch of the Youn
II Mems Christian Association u
" Philadelphia has decided to disolv
its connection with the English OF
gaaization and to become an indie
y pendent body.
A In Philadelphia last week q
y cases of typhoid fever and thirty
eight deaths from the disease wer
reported. During the preceedin
Is week 1913 cases and forty-eigf
l. deaths were reported.
IS Speaker Thomas B. Reed has Ell
gagged passage for England on tn
a. steamship Paris. 1t is again rum O
a ed that Mr.. Reed will retire frol
Of Congress and take up the practit
Il of law in New York.
+ Rear Admiral Schley, who h
been on waiting orders since relic,
d. ed of the command of the fyin
le squadron, has been assigned
ht duty as a member of the naval e.
g. aiming board in Washington.