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COLO. & SOUTHERN.
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Departs, 4:33 p. m
A.. >, f,, n., Arrives o:3o a. m
Departs o:38 a. m.
NJ >, f~o 1,.n Arrives $40 p. m.
~ Departs 5:4s p. m.
No 70 from Denver. Arrives. 2:o5 p. N.
No. rs fer Denver, Departs 1890 a. m.
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COLO. Il NORTHWESTERN.
leaves Ward Reaches Boulder
600 4. m. 500 a. N,
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

The most seriously afflicted. especially
those OH crutches. the deaf. lame. para.
lyzed, sick and rheumatic, who wish treat
nent, should be present at 2 o'clock
sharp, in order to obtain front seats.
Daily camera., 1899-07-01

Wickless blue hame oil stoves arc ,
success. Call and inspect them.
J. b. PARKER, 18th and Pearl.
Daily camera., 1899-07-01
St, Johns Church

st. Johns Church.
Rev. L. r. Oalrymple. Priest in charge.
b J. Frz, Lay Reader.
5,h Sunday after Trinity.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

The administration appears to be
still determined to leave Gen. Otis in
supreme command in the Philippines,
although Secretary Root is understood
to have recommended change, and to
favor sending Gen. Miles over there.
There Is politics in this determination,
and it isn't the sort of politics that re-
fleets any credit upon Mr.. Mckinley.
The Hanna crowd are afraid of Gen.
Miles now, and if he should go to the
Philippines and do what Otis has SC
signally failed to do they would fear
him still more. They know that Otis
is not likely under any circumstances
to develop popularity enough to make
political rival of Mr.. Mckinley. Thai
is why they wish to keep Otis in com.
mand, Notwithstanding the overwhelm
ing evidences from all sources of hi'
unfitness, not to call it by harshel
term. The agent of the non-partisar
Associated Press, in long letter from
Manila just published, after going int
details showing the failure of Otis
sums up by saying: "The secret of tn,
whole trouble here is that the govern
ment has left a small man to deal will
a most delicate problem, requiring
broad craftsmanship. Everyone agree
that Otis is honest, and that counts TO
much in position affording sucl
chances for dishonesty, but everyon
agrees also with the most remarkabl
unanimity, that he has bungled affair
from the beginning"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

him away on mission to q very far-ofR
country. This pious deception has been
practiced ON them ever since.
At last the great news arrived at the
house that Dreyfus had come back to
France. Then the pious deception had
to be complicated in all kinds of ways
to allow the mother to go to Rennes to
see her husband. The children did not
bear very patiently with this separa-
ton from their mothor. Nine. Drey-
fus received letter at Rennes the 9th
er day saying that Pierre was quite an
CRY, and that he and Jeanne were not
convinced that it was necessary for
their mother to stay away so long.
"Why," wrote Pierre, "does not
father, after having been away so long,
ask for forty eight hours leave of alb
sence to come to Paris. He said he
could not believe the minister of war
would refuse his father such small ia
vor as that, and now what story will
the poor mother tell them?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
Additions Made to the State Pension Roll.

From 1891 to 1899 the apportionment
for pensions in Tennessee was $50, 900
per year, but the last legislature in
creased the annual amount to 800, 900.
With this increase, the State Board Of
Pension Examiners can add 400 addi-
tional pensioners. Below is printed a
portion of the report made by the
board to Comptroller King of the num-
Der of additional pensioners is ITO.
making the pension roll now number
749. The board can still add about 1856
others, and this will be done OF it's next
meeting, Nov. %. There are now about
1000 applications pending before the
board for these pensions, additional
proof being desired.
Independent of this appropriation,
the State appropriates annually 1874 per
capita for the inmates of the Soldiers
Home, and there are now 1OG men in
the home.
The report of the board is as follows:
Hon. Theo. F. King, Comptroller of
the Treasury: The Board Of Pension
Examiners, at its meeting on August
95, 90, 20, and 80, 1899, took the follow
ing action on the applications pending
before 1t:
| STRICKEN FROM THE ROLL.
Biggs, S. B.-Third class; Parham,
Sumner county, died July IS, 1899.
Henderson, j. Third class; Big
byville, Maury county, died August
10, 1899.
Walters, Flijah-Third class; Blev-
ms, Hawkins county, died Aug. Q, 1899.
Utley, M. V.-Third class; Camden,
Benton county, died July /, 1899.
Ingram, P. R.-Third class; Win
chester, Franklin county, sent to Con-
federate Home.
ADDED TO THE ROLL OF PENSIONERS.
Morrell, j. TUNE 1, 1899, 1926. 90
per quarter; Blountville, Sullivan Co.
Dykes, Isham B.-June 1, '99, per
quarter, $500; New Hope, Hawkins
county.
Wright, A. S.-June 1, '99, $25. 90
per quarter; Strabl, Hawkins county.
McKamy, s. M.-June 1, 80, SOS. 90
per quarter; johnson City.
Langford, N. C.-June 80, 800, $25. 90
per quarter; Messy Greek, Jefferson
county.
Burchfeld, JAS. A, June 30, go,
$500 per quarter; Surgoinsville, Haw-
kins county
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

END the war in the Philippines
speedily, or the result will be disastrous
to you and to the republican party. Z"
That is the sum and substance of what
is being daily dinned into the ears of
Mr.. Mckinley, not by his opponents,
but by leading republicans who know
how unpopular that war is becoming
all over the country. Mr.. Mckinley is
gradually becoming convinced that the
reaction in public sentiment concern
ing his Philippine policy, predicted
more than year ago by Col. Bryan, is
at hand, and once fully convinced there
is no telling what he may do, for this
country has never had president who
feared the public sentiment of the
country as much as Mr.. Mckinley
does, or who tried so hard to make his
official acts meet its approval regard,
less of his own opinion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
Senator Stewart is a fine speciman

Senator Stewart is fine speciman OF
stalwart radicalism in all his views.
He never trims on any question, and
conservatism is unknown to his mind.
He has got it in for France for several
reasons, the latest of which is the sec
ond conviction of Dreyfus, and says
that country really has no government
at all, and that we should break of
diplomatic relations until France gets
q government The Senator threatens
to offer joint resolution to that effect
as soon as congress meets; also bill
repeating all official recognition of the
exposition at Paris mex year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

It is evident to even the most casual
observer of those political currents
which are to be found by those who
know how, just below the surface Of
party waters, that the republican lead
ers are carefully paving the way to drop
Mr.. Hobart il they shall consider it ex-
pedient to do so. The state of Mr..
barts health is made the basis OF al
these preparatory stories. II it doesn't
improve ''his family will have to veto
the idea of his remaining in politics. u
This is oil tommyrot. Mr.. Hobart has
shown upon several occasions during
the past three months, notably by his
getting Alger to resign, that his health
is good enough to do what other men
not on the sick list failed to do. His
''health" is likely to remain in a pre-
carious condition until Boss Hanna
has fully made up his mind whether il
will be best to have him run again with
Mr., Mckinley, and he isn't likely to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SALE.

By virtue of the power vested in me
by deed of trust executed on the 9th
day of July, 1890, by J. G. King and
wife, and the decree of the court there
upon, will on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1899,
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash in hand and in bar of the
equity of redemption at the front door
of Jobe's Opera House in Johnson
City, the following property:
One lot and house situated in John
son City, Washington County, Tenn,
on Cherry street, beginning at the
corner of G. G. Seavers' lot, running
north SO, east 80 feet with Cherry street
to a stake; thence south SO, 10 poles to
a stake; thence south SO, west 80 fleet to
tie corner OF G. G. Seavers' lot; thence
with said lot north 38, west 10 poles to
the beginning, / acres more or less.
This September 5, 1899
ISAAC HARR, Trustee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
Pathetic Story of the Dreyfus Children.

Paris, Sept. 8. Some touching par
ticulars regarding the poor children of
Dreyfus will be given in the Figaro to-
morrow. There are only two-Pierre,
nearly 8 years old, and Jeanne, who
will be G next April.
Pierre resembles his uncle, Matthew
Dreyful, and already shows that he has
very similar force of character and
strength of will. He will need it all.
Jeanne is the image of her father. She
has all his nervous energy, mingled
with little girls gayety, couluetry
and general prettiness.
They are growing up without seeing
the black cloud lowering over their
heads.
This is the pathetic picture which the
Figaro draws. Motherly tenderness
has made their home so sweet prison
that they do not think of going to
school where other children work, and
when they play happily together their
mother replaces playmates for them.
1t is with her that they go out for
walks every day; it is she who tells
them amusing stories to make them
laugh while her own heart lis heavy
with grief, and it is she who teaches
Jeanne the alphabet in a big colored
picture book; who helps Pierre with
his lessons, and who. corrects the exer-
cises written in his sadly blotted and
besmoared copy-book.
One day long ago their father did not
come home at night, and on seeing the
vacant place at the table, Pierre began
to cry. Then his mother, whose eyes
were very sad, kissed him with extra
ordinary passion and told him some
story. To appease his curiosity, she
said the minister of war had ordered
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

testimony af the experts and the decis-
ion of the highest court in the land. If
it finds him guilty of delivering the pa
pers scheduled in the bordereau, it
reaches this conclusion without any
proof, and it convicts him of n charge
which it denied him the privilege of re-
futing. 1t virtually has said to him /:
"You are guilty of delivering these
papers to representatives of foreign
governments. And when he says, II
have proof that l did not" it says,
eve can not allow you to introduce
proof of your innocence.
Well, the second chapter in the case
of Alfred Dreyfus has been closed, and
an innocent man has again been found
guilty in spite of the evidence and in
spite of justice.
And now for the next chapter. This
may or may not concern the man, whom
some malignant fate has condemned to
be a martyr. This case has already
transcribed Dreyfus. He is but an
individual, and though his unmerited
sufferings have enlisted the sympathy
of the world, yet in the tide of time
one man more or less does not seem to
matter. He may be sent back to
Devils Island, there to drag ont a
miserable existence; or despairing he
may take his own life. The man ORGY
fus is merged in the issue. Certainly
no nation ever had such a problem ia
solve as France. Now that she has
convicted this innocent man, what will
she do with him?
The duty of other nations to France
is reasonably clear. The courage, the
generosity and the justice of the world
have a remedy against this degenerate
nation. So far as the United States is
concerned, it is hoped that as soon as
congress meets, O resolution will bt
offered therein cancelling all our space
at the Paris Exposition, denouncine
the conviction of Dreyfus as a crime
against humanity and condemning the
exposition as unworthy of patronage
by all persons who have any regard fol
justice and liberty. The American
congress should put itself ON record il
words not to be forgotten.
| That there are noble and honorabl,
men in France is not to be denied, bu
it is certain that Dreyfus could no
have been convicted again unless pub
lie opinion had been against him; ant
the fact that public opinion was thu
arrayed against an innocent man i
equivalent to O wholesale indictments
France. Unless her people immdi-,
, ately and overwhelmingly protes
against the crime that has been com
mitted, unless they bring to jrs!'""
either formally or informally sncI
scoundrels as MERCER, Roget, Cons
and Jouaust, the future of France i
not hard to guess If another Frencl
revolution breaks out, the world ca
say that France deserved it. II she
drenched with the blood of her bcs
citizens, it will be nothing more tina
S the expected. If indeed she should b
blotted out as nation, the world ca
say that it is nothing but what sh
merited. The court-martial at Renne
returned verdict of guilty againt
. France. Commercial ppaal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

Col. W. J. Bryan was unanimously
elected member of the Council of
Administration of the Spanish War
Veterans Association, which has just
closed its first eneampment in Wash
ington, although he did not attend the
encampment. Ex-Gov, Oates, of Ala
bama, was also elected a member of the
Council, as was H. H. Blunt, Louisi-
ana negro, who was a Lieutenant in the
9th Immunes. Gen. J. W, Keifer, Of
Ohio, was elected commander-in chief
of the new organization, which hopes
ultimately to embrace oil the state Or
CARNATIONS of the Spanish war veterans
which have been formed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
Building a Railroad to Timber

VIM. E. Uptegrove & Bro. have pur-
chased millions of feet of timber in
Unicoi county aud are now preparing
to build a line of railroad from Unicoi
City to Limestone Cove, a distance Of
ten miles. This line is now being To-
Gated by the engineering party under
Mr. Berney Burlesou, of this city. The
grading will commence in n few days
and the road completed as fast as pos
sible.
The veneering plant operated in this
city by the above company has 1evel-
nped into ona Of the largest crn"orns
in the South they nre aoN liking to
double their capacity. A new slicer
has just been put in aud pair of boil
ers ordered that will about double the
boiler capacity. This plant runs right
along full time, takes all the timber Of
fered from single log to the largest
body of timber owned by any indiyidu.
al and does not know what it is to con-
slider expense, except as a means to an
end. Another such an enterprise and
Johnson City's future would be as
sured.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

The most striking thing connected
with the hearing on trusts by the In
dustrial Commission was daring and
somewhat scandalous attack upon Vice
Chairman Philips of the commission,
who is connected with an independent
oil company in Pennsylvania, by Of
ficials of the Standard Oil Trust. Mr..
Philips denied the charge that he had
been mixed up in an offer to dicker
with the Standard Oil Trust, but the
charge left bad taste in everybody's
mouth, and is not calculated to add
anything to the prestige of the COM
mission, which isn't any too great Of
best.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
France is Convicted.

Dreyfus has been found guilty again
on evidence insufficient to convict a
dog. The meaning of this verdict is
that France is today national degen-
crate, unworthy the respect of civilized
peoples. A very slight review of the
case will show to what depth of in
fanny France has sunk. Dreyfus was
convicted before the first court-martial
of having written the bordereau. He
was convicted on the evidence of three
experts. if we remember Alright, who
declared that this document was in his
handwriting, while two maintained that
it was not. The case against him was
reinforced by diplomatic letters which
alluded to Dreyfus as if he was a trail
tor. These discriminating letters have
all been pronounced forgeries by the
foreign officers whose names were
signed to them. Not one iota of evil
dence has been introduced to show that
Dreyfus delivered to Germany or any
other country any one of the documents
mentioned in the bordereau. Dreyfus
courted the widest publicity on this
point and asked leave to prove through
foreign representatives that they had
never received any such documents.
The wretch who presided over the
court-martial, accepted the allegations
against Dreyfus as true and then de-
clined to allow him entrance to the
only channel by which they would be
disproved.
The only issue before the recent
court-martial was therefore, whether
Dreyfus had written the bordereau.
The court of cessation which occupies
in France the same eminent position
that the Supreme Court of the United
States occupies in this country entered
thoroughly into this question and rem
dered a Judgment to the effect that
Dreyfus was not the author Of the Dor
dereau, but that Esterhazy was. Ester
hazy, a fugitive from France, admits
that he wrote the bordereau, though he
asserts that Dreyfus is traitor. Now
as to the question Of expert evidence al
the recent trial. Thirteen witness were
examined as to the handwriting of the
bordereau, and only three of them
could testify that Dreyfus wrote land
one of these three was the thoroughly
discredited Bertillion with his curves,
his cubes and his parallelograms. -Four
of the experts testified that the border
eau was in the handwriting of Ester
hazy, three declared that it was not,
but declined to affirm that it was in the
handwriting of Dreyfus, and the re.
naming three declared that it was not
written by Dreyfus. Thus the expert
testimoney at the recent trial was over
whelmingly in favor of the accused.
Furthermore able artillery officers
proved 10 a mathematical certainty
that there were expressions in the Dor
dereau which an expert artilleryman
such as Dreyfus would not have used.
OF what then did this court-martial
find Dreyfus guilty? In affirming that
he wrote the bordereau it flies in the
face of Esterhazy's confession, of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
Will Move to the River.

1t was announced in The COMET
some months ago that the Watauga
Lighting and Power Co. had purchased
water power power site on the Wa
tauga river and contemplated moving
their power plant from Johnson City to
that point. The movement has been
delayed longer than was contemplated,
but it has now been decided to make
the change at once and preparations
are now being made to begin the con-
struction of the dam across the river.
l.. 7. Duke, of this city, will do the
rock work and put in the foundation
for the power house and machinery.
The change is being made in order to
make electricity more cheaply and thus
enable the company to furnish power
for small industries that will be cheaper
than steam, The plant in johnson
City will not be moved, but will be
maintained properly equipped for use
in case of IN emergency.
The building Of this plant at the
river means that the street car line will
be put in operation and th line extend
ed to the river. Heretofore the expense
of operating the plant has rendered il
impossible to run the cars at any profit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
MAJ-GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER.
An Attempt Made to Side-Track the Ole
Warrior.
Totals

New York, Sept. IA dispatch to
the World from Hong Kong says:
Advices were sent here to avoid Otis
censorship at Manila, bearing date OF
September Z, says:
Gen. Joe Wheeler only ATTAINED an
assignment to active duties after seri-
GUS dispute with Gen. Otis who wanted
to side-track the veteran fighter by
sending him to some obscurespot III the
southern islands. Gen. Wheeler now
declares that he will apply for permits
sion to return to the United States soon
unless there is some change in the man.
agement of affairs in the Philippines.
An association of natives styling itself
the Filipino Liberation Society, has ap.
piled for permission to organize in Ma
Mia with Gen. Otis as President. The
General has declined to pledge himself
i'll the matter, but thought it might BIZ
possible to forward the operations o.
the association.
According to private letters receiv
ed within the American lines several o.
the rebel Cononels and two of AguiLal
dos Brigadiers will allow themselves
to be captured when the United State
troops attacked Tarlac because the,
are tired of retreating. The World
correspondent has the names of thes
discontinued Filipino officers, but t,
publish them would betray them to tn
vengeance of Aguinalda.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

After webbing around the question
for about two weeks the war depart
ment, under political pressure, issued
the order for the enlistment of two
negro regiments for the Philippines.
They will bring the volunteer army up
to the limit set by congress, which ii
has been clear from the first that the
administration intended to do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

Mr.. W. T. Stead, who has worked
indefatigably throughout Europe in
the interests of the peace conference
since the Czar's rescript was issued
last fall, writes of "The Conference in
It's Outcome" in the Review of Re-
views for September. Mr.. Stead was
at The Hague during the entire confer
ence, and undoubtedly enjoyed a closer
personal acquaintance with the dele.
gates than any other journalists. he
is convinced that great progress was
accomplished in the direction of I'M
versal peace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
Fertilizers and Chemicals.
A. M. METTETAL & SONS.
Office at Hilton's Store,
Mark"t st.
Warehouse in Carnegie, near
Hotel, on Railroad.

Choice grades of Fertilizer in stock
and Chemicals for preparing special
Wheat Fertilizers always on hand.
Farmers can save one-half of Ferti-
lizer bill by preparing their own Ferti-
lizers. We give our customers COM
plete directions free for making High
Grade Goods.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

The Nashville Banner continues to
grow in popularity in Johnson City.
1t is one of the best papers in the State
and reaches johnson City on the early
morning train, thus giving its subscrib'
ers the first obtainable authentic news,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

Quails, Jas. A.-July 8, 100, $3.50
per quarter; Bristol, Sullivan county.
With these deductions and additions
the roll of pensioners now stands as
follows:
First Glass, $3.50 per year 90 8 5000
Second Glass, $3.50 pr. year 2s $1,000
Third Glass, 800 per year 7O1 70, 100
Totals TAO $77, 06C
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14
If the punster on the Brooklyn Eagle

If the punster on the Brooklyn Eagle
ever attends county fair he had better
travel incog. His last and worst is;
"The Man with the Hoe is generally
with it because he ought to be. II he
had more in him, he would be with the
machine. Conditions do not make men,
neither do opportunities. Men make
both. Otherwise, they are not men,
but surfs or monographs. Considers
tion for clodhoppers can be carried toe
far. 1t has already gone from bad to
verse;"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

When Hon. A. A. Taylor was in Con
gress he sent us the Congressional
Record, now that he is farming he has
Just sent us a watermelon that beats
the record and is more pleasantly red.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

fully decide until the national conven-
ton meets. Then Mr.. Hobart's health
will take good or bad turn in accord
ance with Hannas decision.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

Capt. Carter is still wearing stripes,
but not the kind he has been sentenced
to wear.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

The weather man has his trimming
q shade too cool.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

In the Gubernatorial tournament in
Ohio Mclean will use q double-barrel
weapon and shoot scatterin',
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-09-14

The Wall Paper Trust has its eyes
turned to the wall.