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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The most notable thing about the
present attitude of the Hanna cKin-
ley machine is its apparent reckless
ness in arranging for legislation that
will result in the extravagant expendi-
ture Of public money. They seem to
take it for granted that the people are
too dazed to see through their schemes,
one of the most costly Of which is the
ship-subsidy job, which is to be started
with an appropriation Of 800, 900, 900,
to be disbursed in ten years. This job
was endorsed by Mr.. Mckinley in his
message, and by the republican nation
al committee at its recent meeting, and
it is to push it along that Assistant
Postmaster General Perry Heath, and
Comptroller of Currency Dawes have
been selected SO long in advance Of the
campaign, and in absolute defiance of
the civil service law, to prepare litera-
ture to be distributed by the national
committee. The principal duty Of this
republican literary bureau for several
months will be to try to fill republican
papers with demands for the passage
of the ship-subsidy bill by congress, in
order that the weakened republicans
in congress, who are disposed to balk
on this subsidy business, may be made
to believe that the press of their party
is demanding the legislation. If this
job goes through congress, and is sign
ed by Mr.. Mckinley, it ought to and
probably will, make thousands of dem
ocratic votes in the Presidential cam
paign. And that is not the only con.
templated job. In fact, it looks as
though the na-McKinley machine
in its recklessness to spend public
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Gen. Warren and staff have gone to
Chievely Camp to join Gen. Butler. 1t
is reported that Butler is preparing for
another attack. The task ahead of him
is regarded as very difficult, The Beers
are said to number 1900 and to be
strongly entrenched, besides having
ranges marked on the plain which the
British must cross. Military critics in
London think the situation is dead
lock, and that it will be some weeks
before Gen. Roberts can straighten it
out. Gen. Roberts and Gen. Kitchen
or sailed from Gibralter yesterday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

That Mr.. Mckinley does not regard
his reelection as an assured thing may
be judged from the fact that he has al
ready partially made arrangements for
an across-the- continent stumping tour,
similar to the one he made last fall.
The excuse is to be the launching Of
the battleship Ohio, at San Francisco,
which is to take place sometime in
September or October Mr.. McKin-
ley will attend the launching on
special train, going by one route and
returning by another, and will make
rear-plat-form speeches wherever the
party managers may consider them nee
essary. Similar trips are to be made
to the New England states, all of which
shows that Mr.. Mckinley is not ex-
pecting the walk-over that less shrewd
members of his party are predicting.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28
TRANSIT METEORS.

If they had waited for the sinless
man to cast the first stone Roberts
would probably now have lead-pipe
cinch. Dyer County Herald,
If Santa Claus wishes to ingratiate
himself with the editor of the Harde-
man Free Press, he will place a barrel
of whisky in that gentleman's stocking.
-Commercial-Appeal.
That Kentucky congressman who dis
covered that the Hon. Bill Goebel was
the tribune of the people ought to be
able soon to acquire reputation for
seeing nightmares in daylight.-Com-
mercial-Appeal.
The friends of Hon. Ned Carmack
say he is getting ready to make the
campaign interesting. That is what
he can do when he tries. The other
will find when the time comes that
they are annexed to an inhabited yell
low-iacket's nest. And, by the way,
Ned will find Judge Snodgrass some
thing of a hornet himself. journal
and Tribune.
Secretary Gage is said to be prepar-
ing to again come to the relief of Wall
street with bond purchase of $25, 900,
900, He will also increase the govern.
ment deposits in Gotham's national
banks at least $50, 900, 900. The energy
that Gage is displaying in this case is
of the slave and master sort. The Nc.
Kinley administration is as much &
slave to wall street as Chinese is to
opium. II the United States treasury
has enough money on hand or in sigh
to do the work, these stock jobbers
will be saved.-Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The administration has refused to
order General Wheeler either to re-
main in the Philippines, where he is
said to be much dissatisfied with the
command given HIM by Otis, or to re-
turn to Washington. He got friend
to endeavor to get Mr.. Mckinley to
drop hint on the subject and that is
the sort of hint he got. If General
Wheeler returns, he will have to re-
sign his commission as Brigadier Gen
eral of Volunteers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

A catastrophe occurred at our home
on Christmas day. While awaiting their
turn to he prepared couple of gallons
of oysters had been placed upon the re-
frigerator. One of our numerous kit
tens overturned the vessel and we dis
covered the cat thief rapidly devouring
the contents. We made up our mind
there and then that the time for that
cat to die had arrived, and we gathered
n broom, took deliberate aim and fred.
The cat stepped over the stick as it
sped along and continued eating, while
che stick also continued until it struck
q beautiful hand-painted china water
jar on the opposite end of the porch.
The effect was similar to that of a
Lyddite she'll, Then it was that our
wife appeared upon the scene and in q
few minutes the cat was forgotten, and
il was our turn to dodge the broomstick
but we were not as successful as the
cot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28
AuoraeiatAd
AppAUSldlCus
New York, December 0, 1895

New York, December Q, 1890.
EDITOR CoMET:-Your very hand
some notice of the Electric Light Com
pany in last weeks paper deserves an
expression Of thanks; and 1, therefore,
thank you on behalf of the Company.
Yours truly,
+. A. STRATToN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Gov. Gen. Wood has set about the
reform of the prisons in Cuba. He has
also ordered the rearrest of the custom
house appraisers who were arrested for
frauds, but released. Both these mat
ters were taken up by Governor Gen.
eral Brooke, who referred them to the
Colonial Cabinet, where they we're al
lowed to sleep.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Former Senator Dubois, of Idaho,
says the cause of free silver will have
been won if the Transvaal war con-
tinues two or three months longer. He
says it demonstrates that there is not
enough gold for the worlds money,
and thinks the war will have great in
fluence upon the coming presidential
campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Brigadier General Young has been
made Military Governor of the North
west Luzon provinces, and COL Hood
has been made Military Governor of
the provinces of Cayagan, Isabel and
Nueva Vizcaya. The towns are being
given civil government, and the ports
will at once be open to trade.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

William J. Thomas, q farmer living
near Chillicothe, No., Saturday night
burned his home and his three children
and persisted in the flames himself.
His wife committed suicide year ago,
and she is said to have extracted from
him promise that he would kill him
self and the children and follow her,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Adjt. Gen. Corbin estimates that the
Lawton fund, including subscriptions
pledged, amounts $4,000 1t has been
decided by the committee in charge to
have the fund reach $50, 900, and the
subscription list will be kept open un-
til January 3. 1t is intended to place
the family of Gen. Lawton above want.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

A severe earthquake shock was felt
over large area in Southern Califor-
MIA early Monday morning. The worst
damage was at San Jacinto and is esti-
mated at $50, The shock was felt
at Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riv-
erside, Santa Ana, San Diego and 9TH
er points. Six Indian squaws were
killed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The battleship Texas with the
Names dead arrived at Newport News
Monday and the bodies will be taken to
Washington Thursday for interment at
Arlington. Twenty-Five of the bodies
have been claimed by friends or rela-
tives and will be inferred privately.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Chairman Elliott Danforth, of the
New York State Democratic Commit
tee, who has just returned from tour
of the South, says he fonnd that none
of the Southern Democratic leaders
will insist on making free silver the
main issue in the next campaign. The
prevalent opinion, he says, Is that
the dominant issues should be anti
trusts and Instrumentation
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The Panama Canal Go. OF America
was incorporated at Trenton, N. j.,
yesterday with an authorized capital
Of $50, 900, 900. Its purpose is to &C.
quire by purchase the canal of the old
French Panama Company and com
plete the work.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

J. A. Doyle & Co., contractors, and
J. G. J. Williams, attorney, has filed
suit at Knoxville. Tenn, against the
promoters and directors of the Black
Diamond railway scheme, praying for
the appointment of receiver.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28
Relief is now being furnished 2, 451,
600 famine sufferers in India.

The Southern Educational Associa-
met at Memphis Wednesday with over
seven hundred delegates present. One
thousand are expected to be in their
seats at today's session.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Senator John T. Morgan, Of Ala
bama, has replied to the open letter Of
Gov. Johnston, of that state, in regard
to the university land scandal. He re.
iterates the statements he made on the
floor of the United States senate, and
severely criticises the governor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The Bristol Tribuneis to be absorbed
by the Courier Publishing Co. The
first paper will be published next
Tuesday with that old veteran, John
Slack at the helm. This is pleasing in
formation and we wish the paper the
success it will deserve.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

A new process of making coke is I'M
dergoing series of tests at Knoxville,
Tenn. So far, it has met the expecta-
tions of the experimenters, and should
it prove a success it will greatly aid in
the development of the iron ores Of
East Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

An English chemist says he can pre-
pare a shell that when exploded will
freeze any human being to death in
area of 40 to 60 square yards. If this
shell is adopted wars will become q
game of freeze ont.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Formal inquiry into the charges
against Senator Clark, the Montana
multi-millionaire, will begin January
S. The Quay contest will be taken up
Immediately after the holidays.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Twenty five thousand applications
for pensions have already been filed on
behalf of soldiers of Che recent war
with Spain, ratio of one application
for every twelve enlisted men. The
Ninth Massachusetts regiment has filed
$50 applications, while the Seventy
first New York has fled over 300. This
food Of applications is said to be due
more to the pernicious activity of pen
sion attorneys than to the soldiers
themselves.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Brig. Gen. Gilbert s. Carpenter has
been placed on the retired list, and in
consequence there WILDE many pro-
motions in the list of Brigadier Gener-
ais will be filled as soon as congress re.
assemblies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

'"Fhree cheers for the old South !"
shouts the Chattanooga News. We've
got the cheers ready, God bless her!
but what's the old girl done now,
Brer Rice?-Dyer County Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The governor has pardoned Ed Good
man, Sullivan county, manslaughter,
two years; pardoned on recommends
ton Of the judge, encouragement and
jury. Goodman was not prosecuted
for eight years after the killing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The anti-kink fakir may have prep
aration that will uncurl the hair of o
negro, but he will put a crimp in the
purse of any newspaper man who ad-
vertises his preparation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Some friend sent Uncle John Slack,
of the Courier, five dollar note and
instructed him to select his own Christ
mas present. There will be no issue
of the Courier this week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

We hope old Santa will fetch Cy
Lyle, of the johnson City COMET, a
big, protracted sober Sunday night. =
Dyer County Herald.
He didn't, but he left a good excuse.
He exhausted his stock in Dyersburg
and Bolivar
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The Campbell boom is instinct with
life, 1t has within it the germ of
growth. -Mountaineer.
Remember, Doctor, that many a
boomlet has died abornin.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Smallpox among the Indians in In
dian Territory and South Dakota has
assumed serious phase, and congress
will be asked to appropriate $50, 900 to
stamp out the epidemic.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

There is no telling what year may
bring forth, but we trust that 1900 will
bring the patrons of The COMET moth
ing but happiness and prosperity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

We understand that Rufe Fields,
of the Dyer County Herald, had a
peaceful Christmas. The bars closed
too soon for him to get fully loaded.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Gen. Gatacre is applying a form of
reconCentrado order for the purpose of
holding in check the disafrected Dutch
colonists in that part of Cape Colony
where he is in command. All males
over twelve years Of age residing out
side Of towns are required to remove at
least twelve miles from the nearest
military camp or to concentrate in
camps under military supervision.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Butler did not eat Christmas dinner
at Pretoria, but several hundred of his
men did.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

The Lawton fund now amounts to
1871, 4O5. As. The interest in the move
ment is widespread.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

It's never too late to pay your sub
scription to THE COMET as a Christmas
gift
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

money in the interest Of It's favored
supporters, would furnish a frst-Class
lot of vote-making democratic cam
paign material.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28

Catered at the POstOce at Johnson CITY, TenS., az
Second Class Matter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28
THE y COMET.
oY H. LYLE. Editor and Owner.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06

THE BLACKS AND THE JEWS
(springiIeld Republican. }


1t is not "inferior'' races alone that
are suppressed politically and persseuted
socially by Christend ON. That superior
race may meet the same fate Is proved by
the history and present status OF the Jews
Here one meets an extraordinary fact. No
consideration of so-oalled race question
is complete without studying the Jews
side by side with the brown men and the
black men in their relation to the whites
of European and Christian antecedents
who now dominate the world
Does some one deny that the Jews are
a superior racer Innumerable facts might
be cited to prove that other white races,
in many Important respects, cannot be
90 impaired with them. Not long ago an
article.on the jews appeared in the Popu.
lar Science Monthly, in the series entitled
Racial Geography of Europe" in which
many important statements were made
concerning the physical. life of this people
Their wisdom in regulating food, drink
and bodily health has never been equaled
by any other RAGS. The disease OF tubar-
culosis. which is the scourge of the tenn.
perate zones, Is but little prevalent
among the Jews. who seem to possess .
remarkable immunity from its attacks in
tine very regions where other white races
are most severely stricken Take 20 or
so Jowish Infants from the slunls of New
York. furthermore. and the same mum bsr
of American Christian children from the
best homes of Massachusetts,. and at the
end of 90 years more of those Jewish
children from the New York slums will
be alive than of the native Chri stian
children from the best homes OF Massa-
chusstts. This is an astonishing state-
ment, yet such, in substance, is the asser-
tion of trustworthy authority.
Mark Twain In the September Harper $
tells what he has learned concerning the
Jews ON the moral side. There Is no more
behaved, orderly and charitable
people on earth. The Jew very seldom is
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on two 25 cent bot
ties or boxes of Baxter's Mandrake Bit
ters, If it fails to cure constipation. bill
iousness, sick headache, jaundice, loss Of
appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver
complaint, or any of the diseases for
which it is recommended. 1t is highly
recommended as a tonic and blood puri-
fer. Sold liquid in bottles, and tablets
in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One
package of either guaranteed to give sat
isfaction or money refunded.
G. II. GUPPY & CO.,
- Monument So, Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06
SILVER AND THE DEMOCRATS.

Whatever may be the case with other
Democratic leaders there can be no ques-
tion that sx-Gov. Altgeld is as deter
mined as ever that the silver issue shall
be made most prominent In the next
Democratic platform. There is no faint
hesrtedness about his support of the white
metal. 1t is the most important ques-
tion before the American people today, in
his estimation, and 1t will be until it is
settled right, that is as he thinks 1t ought
to be settled. If the Democratic party
should abandon this issue or oompro-
mise it 1t would abandon its chief reason
for being, In the ex-Governor's opinion,
and would be no better than the Repub-
lioan party, of which 1t is needless to
say that he has a very poor opinion.
Aitgeld is one of the few Democratic
leaders who really believe something
Altgeld believes in the Chicago platform
-bslieyes in 1t not as device for catching
votes, but because he thinks 1t contains
sound economic doctrine. He is unques-
tionably sincere, and of his great ability
there is no doubt. But because of his
sin noerity and the frmness of this
own belief be is likely to be deceived as
Fgards his party. His own attachment
to the free silver being the result of con-
viction that free silver is right economi-
eally and that through 1t alone can justice
be done to the people, he is very likely to
assume that the attachment of his fellow
Democrats is for a like reason. But that
is not the fact. The great mass of the
Democratic voters who shouted for free
silver three years ago had no settled con-
viction about 1t, knew little or nothing
about the soundness or unsoundness of
the theory on which it was based, and
for 1t as a remedy for hard times. How
1t would cure them they did not know.
They took the word of somebody else.
This class lost their interest in free silver
when hard times disappeared, and 1t viii
impossible to revive it until they are here
again. MIR. Altgeld may believe that it
is the most important question before the
American people. but SO long as the work
ingmen have plenty of work at good
wages, and the farmers find ready markets
for their wheat at good prices, ne will
preach the silver gospel to deaf ears. His
old followers may not openly repudiate
him, they may vote the Democratic ticket
over again but 1t will not be because free
silver is advocated In the platform. The
ilsues of campaign win always turn
on questions which the people are think
Ing about. Unless signs are very mislead-
ing they won't be thinking about cur.
rsncy in the next eampaign--that is to
say the masses will not. Men whose
business requires them to look ahead
and who scent troutle -hile it is still far
on. viii not OF c"s -Sre declaration
Cor free silver In /. E..s.onal platform; but
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06
FREE OFCHARGE.

Any adultsuffering from cold settled
on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung
troubles of any nature, Who will call al
+. E. Fickett's, 212 Danforth, E. w.
Stevens, lO7 Portland, McDonough &
Sheridan's. 235 Congress, or ]. E. Goold,
& Co.'s, POI Federal St, will be presented
with sample bottle of Rcschee's
German syrup, free of charge.
Only one bottle given to one person and
none TO children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such q sale as BOschee's German
syrup in all parts of the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millions oi
bottles were given away, and your drug
gists will tell yoults success was marvel
Gus. 1t is really the only Throat and
Lung Remedy generally endorsed ply.
sicians. One rs cent bottlewill cure OF
prove its value. Sold by all druggists in
this city.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06

The Boer crisis is acute again, as the
result of reply from Kruger which is
interpreted by the British as a device
to secure delay. Chamberlain asked
Kruger to agree to a conference to dis
cuss, with view to a more definite un-
derstanding, the franchise proposals made
by tae Beers. Kruger consented to a
conference, but withdrew the proposals,
which Yves equivalent to opening the
whole question again, and throwing the
British back to the original star ting
point This, perhaps, with good reason,
the British considered a device to enable
the Beers to get more time for prepara-
tion. Until one or both armies are actu
ally in motion there is, however, room
for hope that the controversy will be
settled peaceably. Yet 1t must be ad-
mitted that every day that passes with
out a settlement ADDS to the danger of a
conflict, because 1t adds to the public ex-
element, stim ulRtes the national pride
and increases the feeling of hostility on
both sides.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06

Democrats who are SO loud in denun-
citation Of the Philippine war and so in
sistent for partisan purposes on loading
all the responsibility for 1t on to the
shoulders of the President should re-
member that the underlying cause
of the Philippine war was the Spanish
war which. they had more to do with
bringing about than the Presi-
dent 1t used to be the boast OF one Of the
Democratic members of the House of
Representatives that his party forced that
war upon it. be was fond of pioturing
the Democrats as taking the Bepublicans
aby the scrnff of the neck' end CON-
pening them TO declare war against
Spain. The Philippine war is legacy Of
that conflict and the Democrats cannot
rid themselves of large measure OF
responsibility for 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
way TO cure deafness and that Is by eonstitu-
uonal remedies Deafness Is caused by an In
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustaehan Tube. Whe this tube Is infiamed
you have rumbiing sound of imperfect hear
ing, and when It is ef.ireiy closed, Deafness is
The result, and unleSs the Inflammation can be
takeE out and this tube restored TO its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF deafness (eause by catarrh) that can
not be cured by HaIps Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; tree
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.