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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

The friends of silver in the senate
are pleased to know that the Kentucky
legislgture will send Hon. j. @. s..
Blackburn, q rock ribbed friend of the
white metal, back to the senate in time
to participate in the debate on the gold
standard bill. He will be q valuable
recruit. Senator Culbertson, of Texas,
is urging his friends to stop the agita-
ton in favor of his selection as chair
man Of the democratic national COM
mlttee, not only because he has no de-
sire for the position, but because he
thinks Senator Jones fills it in per-
fectly satisfactory manner. Senator
Jones says there is no truth whatever
In the public reports of friction be-
tween himself and Col. Bryan, and tht
democrats do not believe that Col. Bry
an has ever intimated, even in the mos
indirect manner that he wished |
change in the head of the Nationa
Committee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

While the farmer sees no appreciable
increase in the value of his products he
is forced to pay an advance from so to
100 per cent on all products controlled
by the trusts.
Take for example the recent circular
issued by the Detroit Stove Works, Of
Chicago. 1t explains the situation
frankly and needs no extended COM
ment.
Among other things this circular
says:
Since the last advance in the prices
of stoves there has been q continual in
crease in the cost of all materials, in
Guiding about five dollars per ton on
pig iron, and corresponding advances
on other raw materials. There has also
been q shortening of terms on most OF
the staples to thirty days, with either
one per cent or no discount for cash.
Materials we use have largely ad.
vanced since last summer as follows:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

The administration has been kept
squirmiug ever since congress reassem-
BILE, by resolutions calling for informa-
ton on various Philippine matters, Of
fered by Senator Pettigrew and others,
but the castigation of its Philippine
policy received at the hands of Senator
Hoar in his speech in favor Of his reso-
luton, declaring against Imperialism
and for the independence of the Philip
pines, was the worst punishment yet
administered. Mr.. Hoar is not an ora.
tor in any sense Of the word, but he
has the lawyers faculty of massing
facts and plainly stating his case, and
lie brought it into full play in his
speech, which win take high place il
the arguments against the departure
from the policy of Washington and al
the early presidents, and the substitu
ton therefor of imperialism, with it
attendant evils, q large standing army
extrayagant public Expenditures, anC
public and private corruption. II wa
warning which deserves the attention
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11
MODERN CHURCH.

The congregation assembled,
And the opening prayer was said;
The anthems we're all over,
And the scripture passage read.
The preacher in his sermon
Showed the way to be forgiven,
And live an honest, upright life,
And land at last in Heaven.
He told about the prophets,
And John and Luke and Mark;
Mentioned the immensity of sinners
Starting from little spark;
Then he went back again to Adam,
And Moses and Aaron, too,
And the fiery furnace children,
And the trials they went through,
He preached ''Salvation's Free"
And in the same connection
Said, "we'll sing the fortieth hymn,
While the Deacons take upa collection.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

The Washington Post says Hon Jas.
d. Richardson enjoys the distinction
of having received the largest number
Of votes ever cast for a minority can
didate for speaker of the house of rep
resentatives. It may be remarked that
the democrats never made a wiser
choice of minority leader than when
they chose Mr.. Richardson. Knox
vile Journal and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

A preacher in delivering his farewell
address, said; I don't believe the
Lord loves this church--none Of you
ever die. 1 don't believe you love each
otherI never marry any of you. don't
believe you love me-for you don't pay
me my salary, only in wormy fruit and
"by their fruit We shall know them. 3"
I am going to a better place am 60
ing to fill the position of chaplain of
the penitentiary where I am We can
not come, but go to prepare place
for you"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

The senate made big cut in the
amount that the Montana witnesses in
the Clark case will get when it adopted
a resolution, providing that witnesses
summoned by senate committees shall
receive $500 per day and actual rail
road fare to and from their homes, in
stead of $500 and mileage, which has
heretofore been paid them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11
City Taxes.

The city taxes for the year of 1896
are now due. All city taxes that are
not paid by the first Tuesday in Febru
airy, 1900, will become delinquent, ant
6 per cent interest and per cent penal
ty will be added on and after that date
This Jan. 8, 1900.
J. NJ. MARTIN, Recorder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

1t is said that Bob Taylor charmed a
wild boar in Texas with song. This
only shows that there is a great differ
ence in hogs. At his home in this city
last summer he drove a pen full OF
hogs wild with his singing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

We are in favor Of Milwaukee for the
Democratic convention for anumber Of
good reasons. We learn that beer will
be free to all The delegates if the con
vention goes there. Ought We reiect
such a proposition as that? Not Oh
your Schlitz -Hardeman Free Press
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

In general fight on Otter creek in
Clay county, XIV, Saturday Lige Lew
is aud General May were killed and
four other participants wounded Four
of the men who took part in the fight
are in jail at Manchester.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

Any time is a good time to pay the
editor, but we think no better time
than the present can be found. Send
along anything you can spare from a
dollar up to ten.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

These advances in stove materials
average over 100 per cent. There
seems to be no possibility for reduc-
tions for some time to come; therefore,
we find it necessary at this time TO
make another advance OF five per cent.
in prices Of stoves, and the changing OF
terms to those usual in other lines Of
trade, viz: Sixty days, two per cent
discount for cash, ten days.
Every one of the articles tabulated
and showing an increase Of from 70 To
1874 per cent is controlled by trust.
What do the farmers think OF thisi
Are they going to support an admins.
tration which fosters and protects
trusts? Trusts which reduce wages,
kill competition aud tax consumers 10
the last limit of endurance.
And not farmers alone a interested.
Every consumer is a victim of the trust
The illustration is along only one line
Every line of business shows q parable
record. Is it not time TO put democrats
in power and destroy these oppressive
monopolies?- Chicago Dispatch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

The goosebone arithmetic would be
an appropriate name for the new sys-
tenn by which it can be proved that
ninety-nine years make q century. =
Commercial Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

from the country that it will not re-
coive from Mr.. Mckinley aud his inn
perialistic advisers, who answer it, not
by argument but by calling Senator
Hoar "a traitor"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

Representative Hopkins, of the Ways
and Means Committee. says that no
changes in the war tax will be made at
this session of Congress.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

The departure of negros in large
numbers for Mississippi, Arkansas and
Louisiana is causing a scarcity of labor
in some parts of Georgia.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

A million dollar steamship and rail
way corporation has been organized in
Florida.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

Miss Morrison acted we'll her part.
Between her tears and her toes she
had that jury completely at her mercy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

That Morrison jury must have been
bald headed both on the outside and
inside of their heads.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

Adit. Gen. Corbin believes there is
now in sight for Che Lawton fund about
1856,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

A new American banking concern,
with 100000 capital, will begin bust
ness in the City of Mexico today.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-11

By j. 7. CARTER, Deputy Clerk.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Arc Run Dow',, in the Snow and Re
capturcd

Arc Run Down in the Snow and Re
cap,ured.
BERR9Vll11E. VA Marcn l1.S ,pee.sa
George Ashby tWsnte ana .aNoea1 Nots 30
alias 'I1hippy. escaped from aiie ooun
jail here to-day al. apout :. Q cioch. tA's.ps
was convicted "Wednesday upon the
charge of assault with intent to klli 10
gan Ballinger, and sentences 10 .hree
years Imprisonment IN Inc l'eniteitiai!
'Chlppy is awaiting action Oh tne sfaiNA
jury upon the charge OF znssaui .1 sAt.
Scott Davis. in. February last f'oih arg
old offenders and desperate characters:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
No,fo,l, aud western Earnings.

The estimated gross receipts OF the
Norfolk and Western railway for the sec
ond week of March were ssseo9o. an IN
crease Of s49,54S. The total for month 10
date are $50, oae. an increase OF slos ,s44-
From July 1st, 1892 TO latest date sa,tt''-
lS2, an increase of s1,G57.11S.
Messrs j. T. Orndo-h. assistant genera
freight agent; A. p. Bradbury chlel cieIh
of the traffic bureau. and C. p. Graoonsh'
chief clerk of the claim department. of the
Chesapeake and Ohio offices, now located
at Cincinnati are in this city, making ar
rangements for the removal of these
Offices. which will be brought here about
April 1st, and Installed with the other Of
the general offices of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, which will be located in the re-
modelled Pace Block.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18

speedily followed by a thick veil or cloud.
The entire face of the sun wogld become
obScured and the earth would be swallow
ed up in darkness. Then, as the savaGes
hcwled around them, the crafty travellers
would reluctantly promise to Int cae Vsil
from the sun and flood the earth with
light once more,
The total eclipse of the sun, which
will take place on May IS next. viii pc
visible in ali its wonder in the southeas-
tern portion Of the United States. pro
vidtng the atmosphere is clear.
Never before in this country has an
eclipse been so favorabty located. and
that the people are taking a great inter
est il, the event is shown by the h.sncired5
OF letters OF inquiry that are pouring
in at the Naval Observatory at Wishing
ton
A great part of these are form anna
teur photographers WHO desire to take
pictures of the eclipse. Many OF them
have doubtless been stimulated by the
knowledge that the most successful pao-s-
tograph of a corona ever 5obtalned was
made by an amateur This was MIS-.
Maunt.er. wife of an English astronomer.
who accompanied her husband to India
/ to witness the soIor eclipse OF 1893. She
used a Dallmeyer stfsmatic lens OF I L
inches aperture and 8 inches focal length
Astronomers are still in doubt as to
many things about the corona but u IS
generally agreed to be 81 q tnlaspaere
of a gaseous nature. which surrounds
the sun for many millions OF miles,
The track of totally In the coming
eclipse will begin on the Pacific Ocean
just west of Mexico, at sunrise. trend
due eastward over Mexico. enter the
United States near New Orleans. extend
northeastward, near Atlanta. over Raleigh
and leave This country in the region OF 5
Norfolk and Cape Henry It will then
cross the Atlantic ard touch Euroce
at Coimbra, Portugal, take in -alsfers and
Northern Africa, and terminate near the
northern end of the Red Sea at sun
set. The eclipse may. therefore. be OBJ
served In the United States from Ibo,st
7:2o to A. NJ, and In Spain and Africa
after p. NJ.
The Observation staff will erect two
stations-one in North Carolina and tina
other in Georgia. Each will be manned
by party OF ten or twelve. consisting
of astronomers and scientist from the
Observatory and few favored out
siders.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
THE CALIFORNIA LAW.
Gorernor Tyler Receives a Copy Of

IT.
A copy Of the primary election law
nassed by the Legislature of California
was received by Governor Tyler. With it
came the following coulmunicat ton, giving
a brief synopsis OF the act which wall be
Of much interest to the people of Virginia:
..The California primary election law.
passed in March. 1Sas, knawn as the
Spelling law from the name of Its author.
is an advance In government, the import
ance OF which Is but little understood, even
IN California. We feel that II Is our
duty to call attention TO it, in order that
Ats benefits may be enjoyed by the parties
and people of other States.
THE act is an adoption of the Austria
liam system of voting to Primary cleo
lions. All parties entitled to nominate
by convention. and thus secure place
on the ballot at the general election. are
under the primary act to vote the same
official ballot, on the same primary-elec-
ton day. and at the same ballot-box.
These are only some of the innovations
made by its provisions. II must be
studied to be understood. and should prove
Interesting to State officers. lawmakers
and politicians everywhere. The bill,
which was passed. was submitted to an
inter-party conference, of which the I'M
derHlgned were chairman and secretary,
1eSpccuSejy, ana, 0LIeT CaTe1U1s CONS1Qera-
fion and criticism. was introduced Into
the Legislature and passed and approved
without material amendment.
'.The act has been fully tested in opera
ton and found to wcrk smoothly and t.
accomplish the best results. Its pro-
visions apply to the selection Of all party
candidates to be voted FOR at all elections
held in the State, Preside State. Dis
sIdct. County and Municipal. The most
important test Of the act. SO far. was the
primary In the city and county OF San
Francisco on the Gth day Of August. 1sss.
70 select delegates to municipal conyen-
lions of AL parties TO nominate candidates
for All municipal Offices. II resulted In
the principal political parties dividing up
into organizations and counter-orxanixa-
t.ons each rf which ran separate H;kets
for delegates 70 the respective conyen-
1icna. Among the most important results
or the primaries were the sciection OF reps
ntabls men by all the parties Tor dele
gates. fAs absence OF orgsui1ed diseensions
ss1thtna any party after tn primary. the
49, EonE1oals attendsnne e Setase q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
FOURTH DIS TRI / [
DE|NOCR IS MEET
Committee Calls a Convention for
March ] weaty- Ninth.
8 NOMINATE a CANDIDATE DID, #
llormons Hold = Conference in Poterr.
barr-Thcy Have Failed TO Make
Any Converts in That Clty---Bonds
Issued TO Pay Contractors.

PETERSBURG. VA. March 17-Spedal.3
The Democratic Committee OF the 4tourtn
Congressional District met IN the office
OF Major 4. II. ISassiter. IN Petersburg,
today and called conYen ton in Peters
burg on March 18th to nominate a candi-
date for Congress to succeed Rhe late
sydncy y. Epes. The delegates to this
convention are also empowered 70 noml--
nate a candidate TO be voted for at the
regular election In November. The basis
of MISREPRESENTATION in the convention shall
be one delegate for every hundred votes.
or fraction equal to fifty votes. cast Tor
MIR. Bryan.
Tho committee was composed of F. r.
Iassiter, Of Petersburg (chairman:
Alexander King, Of Sussex county:
Thomas n. Williams. OF MecklenbuTg
county; Henry Maclin. of Greensvile
county, and John ]. Cooke, of Prince
George county. AS Major Lassiter is q
candidate, Alexander King acted as
chairman in his stead.
NEGRO ARRESTED.
Detective Charles a. Gibson came to
Petersburg to-day after George Shields
alias George Wilkerson, negro who
had been arrested here and was wanted
in Richmond for interfering with street
,car conductor and throwing locks at
him.
Dctcctive Gibson carried the negro 10
Richmond this evening.
Sixteen Mormon elders held confer
ence at Red Mems Hall. on Bank Street.
this afternoon. President Eben S. Olson,
of Richmond. the head Of the Mormon
Church in Virginia, was present. First
Councillor George "a. Emery presided.
The object Of the meeting was to trans
fci the elders from one field OF work
to another. There were very few visitors
At the conference,
NO FRUITS OF LABOR.
Two Mormon missionaries have been
working In Petersburg for several
months. and have been utterly unsuc-
cessful. not making a single convert
The work of these missionaries is con-
fined mainly to the uneducated and lgno-
rant classes, but even among them they
find none ready to become Mormons.
ISSUE BONDS.
Tho directors OF the Richmond. Peters
burg and Carolina Railroad Company
met in the offices of Mr. w. r. McKen-
ney this morning, all being present cxceut
Gen. Ncgley, of New York. They issued
ss5. coo worth of bonds to pay the contrac-.
tors for the five miles Of read that have
lust been completed in Chesterfield coun-
ty. near Petersburg. The company IS
now building an average of mile OF
road day, and there is only Ii miles
more TO be built.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
UNPOPULAR VALUATION LAW.
Business Men Agree to- Give tho Com
missioner the Cold Shoulder.

Business Men Agree to- Give the Com
missioner the Cold Shoulder.
& GREEN BAY VA. March 17.-special.
This section of Prince Edward county
was never SO Thoroughly. aroused and
dissatisfied with the enactment of a new
law as the one recently passed by the
new Legislature. known as the appoint
ment of commissioners Of valuation.
Many claim that 1t will unnecessarily
and ruthlessly make public their private
affairs. The commissioner will meet with
a cold reception at this place. "A number
of the business men here have already
agreed to reuse to answer any question
whatever, allowing themselves to be ar
rested and abide the consequences.
1t is hoped that the Court of Appeals
of Virginia will declare the law unconsu-
tutional. and thus put an end to this
obnoxious law.
Mrs. Mary. e. Davis. the beloved wife
of Mr. George D. Davis, died this week.
inc immediate cause of her death was
gastritis. Mrs. Davis was consistent
member of the Disciples Church OF, this
place. She was lady of many excellent
virtues and was much beloved by all who
knew her. The burial took place near
Rice Depot. services conducted by Rev:
Bsprs si ID ems spEviSe her
Messrs. Thomas Arvin and L. j.
Fowll1es, of Lunenburg county, recently
spent night in the village. MessTs.
Arvin and Fowlkes are advocating the
nomination of Major Francis r. Lassiter.
of Petersburg, for Congress from this
district. They think that he Will pc en-
dorsed by Lunenburg Mr.. Robert Turn
bun. Of Brunswick. has addressed letter
to several leading citizens of this place,
announcing himself a candidate for Con-
sress MIR. Thomas N. W1l1ams, o.
Necklenhurg. has also written to friends
here in regard to becoming candidate ate
Ii is thought, however. that Senator VIII
4iams will decide not to enter me run IN
teaching school at Netherlands: Lunen,
i,nrg' county. has closed her school and
returned homo: 5.
visiting Mrs. Mereu.th Wilson. OF Mount
Rev F. w. Berry recently returned
from Petersburg, where he sold his crop
/ If tobacco -,s5,5.l
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
THE ECLIPSE OF
The Sun i'm MAY
important Astronomical Event to Take
Place In the Early Spring.

Astronomers are divided between =tfse
motions Of joy and sorrow over inc
coming eclipse of the sun; joy because
of the fact that they will so soon nave
an opportunity Of observing this Wondec-
full phenomenon at home: sorrow because
1T will deprive them and their sclentliic
frien1s of the long, delightful journey to
India, which was the feature OF the
last total eclipse of the great shining
orb OF light
Although the eclipse Of the sun Is
natural event which has Inevitably taken
place periodically since the world began.
and has been beheld by the jewellers OF
the ear1h'S surface ever since the time
when the earth began to turn upon It's
axis and to 1evolve around tie sun, reV r
theless 1T was years before the eclipse
was recognized at an established paeno-
menon, one that could be predicted and
depended upon as occurring at a certain
place and date.
AS late as 1925 this was doubted by
the astronomers of northern countries
and q very learned German work OF thirty
years later declared that the event Wc.s
purely local and accidental one. thing
which might occur at any time. AMI YET
which might never occur again,
as an eclipse to the fsavages and travel
ers in Central Africa have made use OF
their knowledge of astronomy and have
awed the natives into submission by pre-,
dieting that which was to them perfectly
certain event.
There have been stories told with I'M
doubted backgrounds of facts OF now AZ
rican travellers who have fallen INTO
the hands of cannibals have secured re-
lease by bringing down the vengeance OF
Heaven upon the heads Of those who
were about to take their lives BY 1nvok-5
ing the gods and calling upon the sun
to come to their aid, they have managed
by knowledge of astronomy to so terrlty
the simple savages that they have actual
.ly thought they were about to be swal-
lowed up in the darkness.
SAFE PREDICTION
At the predicted time blur would
appear upon the sun. which would be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
No Reduction of Force.

In regard to the comment which was
being made that the squad of police in
Fulton had been reduced, and that one
man had charge of mile and a half beat,
Captain Whitlook OF the First Police
District, said when seen. yesterday. that
Fulton was. since the new arrangement,
one of the smallest beats in the city, and
that instead of having two policemen to
patrol together there, he had divided the
force so as to cover more ground.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18
HECAsE OF GRIGG.
5Goyernor.Tyler Asked to Commute the
80. Gantnnce

Sentence.
Governor Tyler received yesterday Pc
tition asking him to exercise Executive
cIemercy In the case of RUeben Griss,
q, negro youth sentenced to be hung next
Friday for criminal assault upon col
ored girl i'll Cumberland county.
Judge Thomas NJ. Miller, who preslded
at the trial, and Mr.. William NJ. Smith,
the Commemorative Attorney, who prose-
cuted the case, ask that the sentence be
committed to life3y imDrisonment
The mother of the girl and the girl
aunt write him, asking the Governor to
save the boys life.
Grigg is said to be weak-Ininded
youth, and, while the crime for which
he was convicted was heinous one.
those most familiar with the case think
that he should not suffer the dea tn
penalty.
This is perhaps the first case In which
a negro has been sentenced to death IN
this State for criminal assault upon a
female of his race. b.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-18

I " : 80
People hesitate THE statement that the.
famous food Grape Nuts yields as much
Eneu1ishment from one pound as can be
absorbed by the system from ten pounds
OF meat bread. wheat or GA Ten
pounds Of meat might contain more nour-
4shnent than one pound Of Grape1Nuts.
but not In shape Chat the system will abb
sorb as large proportion OF. as the body
can make M from one pound Of Grape
Nuts.
THIS food contadps the selected parts of
wheat and barley Oh are prepared and
BY natural means orsa!gest transformed
tdu,il ation. People In Ill parts cf the
country car testify 70 the value Of Grape
NEtss food.
n. Caspenter. 1919 Oak st. Kansas!
city, No. says: have Eained e ten
pss,nxe thrsaE 1aclaagesS ct Gzape1nl1