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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
CY H. LYLE WAS SUITED.
Wanted to Rent an Office in Custom House
Where Bill Collectors Are Not
Allowed to Roam.

WheIe Dill NoIleCtoIS are MOI
Allowed to Roam.
In order that the truth may be dis
seminated we reproduce. the following
article from the Knoxville Journal and
Tribune:
Cy H. Lyleis here from Johnson City
and season of sunshine is sure to fol-
low. Cy is editor and owner of the
Comet, that noted paper founded by
Bob Taylor at Johnson City, in the
halcyon days of yore when that illus
trious son of the mountains was so hap
py and so poor.
Cy is the fellow for whom all the
good things of this world was made
OF course he hasn't got many of them
so far, but that doesn't Keep him from
being capacitqted for them, and being
just as happy without them.
Cy's philosophy is best described by
that famous stanza of James Whitcoml
Riley
81 hain't a.going to worry any more,
Hain't a-going to fret an fuss about
it;
For we'll git what's a-comin' to us
shore,
Err thank God we kin git along with
out it.
Cy is a little fellow with quick blacl
eyes and black hair which is now be
ginning to show grey, although he is
only 3S years old. He was great ia
vorite of %. N" the immortal, VIII,
dubbed him bright Cy." Perhap
no name better applies than this, not
withstandiIg it was given him by
lunatic with long hair, who went owe
the country lecthring on "The IRE
pressible Conflict" and who was al
ways going to Gift the veil and re
lieve the pressure. 81. N" declared
that he would never leave the pressur,
on Cy but it seems to be on still, we
Cy would rather greet the old "immor
tai" from Ohio than the president o
the United States who happened t.
hail from the same state.
~. N" might have lifted the veil il
Cys case, but he dropped a few re
marks here yesterday that would ind
cate that the Immortal" failed to re
move the pressure.
Cy was witness in case i'll til
federal court and noticed sign on tn
) second floor of that building whic
read, "No bill collectors allowed"
there is anything on earth that the &c
l itor of country weekly knows abou
D it is bill collector, and Cy has been
J.: leading country editor for years. Whe
l Cy saw that sign he smiled more swee
. ly than christian would at the sic
i over the gate of paradise. He roame
around through the building like OF
in happy dream. He breathed fir,
and deeply of the glad pure air of tn
= sacred place.
d Finally he ran onto Gen. John
|, Wilder, the pension agent, who WI
o originally from Cy's own town of job
i son City and the greeting was We
d cordial indeed. After the formality
>. the meeting was oyer, Cy said:
General, 1 want to rent room
/ this floor"
(. 81 am sorry, but am afraid cant
"I'll pay you 800 a month in q
- vance," broke in Cy.
; "What is your object in wanting
Il room here?" asked the general.
; "Read that" exclaimed Cy, point
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04

Rutledge Smith, editor of the Cooke
vile Prees, has been appointed Assist
ant Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. Rutledge is all right and will
fill the place with credit to the admin
istration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
The Committee Here.

On last Tuesday morning the sub
committee of the Board of Managers of
the Soldiers Home arrived in the city
and were quartered at, the Piedmont
The committee is composed of Gen.
eral Martin T. Mcmahon, president;
Colonel George W. Steel, secretary;
General j. M. Brown, General T. J.
Henderson and General G. b. Patrick.
The committee remained here until
Thursday afternoon, during which
time the elements descended in tor
rents. Bad as the weather was it could
not hide the good points in and about
Johnson City and the gentlemen were
taken in hand by the local committee
: and driven to the various sites that are
offered for the location of the home.
On Thursday morning the gentle
men went to Jonesboro al ] were shown
the Rogan farm, returning to Johnson
City on the noon train, They left in
the afternoon on the vestibule for
Washington and will return about the
10th. to make further Investigations.
They have asked several property own
ers to have q plat of their lands made
and present them on their return. As
individuals they were we'll pleased
with johnson City and admired very
much the various sites shown but have
not attempted to decide and will not
until all points have been more fully
investigated. 1t is very evident that
the committee are looking solely to the
interests of the government and are
not trying to benefit any particular
class of land owners in location OF
price.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
IT'S Easy to Feel Good.

Countless thousands have found {
blessing to the body in DIR. King'l
New Life Pills, which positively cure
constipation, sick headache, dizziness
iaundice, malaria, lever and ague anC
all liver and stomach troubles. Purely
vegetable; never grippe or weak en-. On
ly 25c at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
Take Notice.

Then see me. Sell you ice again til
coming hot season? Hope 50. Hope
to see my competitor come again as last
season, for / can not please all the peo-
pie at one time. Thanking my good
customers for patronage and prompt
payments, remain the ice man,
Phone IS. Ii. f. WEBB.
871-4t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
Get What You Ask Forl

When you ask for Cascarets Candy
Cathartic be sure you get them.
Genuine tablets stamped C. c. c.
Never sold in bulk. A subStitutor is
always cheat and fraud. Beware!
All druggists, Ioc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04

The amendments to the Jarvis law
that would have cost the tax payers
thousands of dollars were properly
killed in the senate after passing the
houaa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04

Royston told the Legislature there
was not a man in his county in favor OF
a dog law and that killed it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
uVslV'pRS gists 20 CUBE Tobacco Habit

Carter Harrison has been reelected
mayor of Chicago.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04

The latest reports about H. Clay Ev-
ans successor are calculated to make
him feel Rlue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04
@MAvu

This signature is on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO.Q uinine Tablets
the remedy that cures q cold In one day
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04

"Of large sores ON my little daugh-
ter's head developed into case Of scald
head" writes G. d. Isbill OF Morganton,
Tenn, "but Bucklens Arnica Salve
completely cured her. It's q guaran-
teed cure for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and
Piles. Only 25 cts. at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-04-04

SCOT the Grip1" Get DR.. Miles Restora'
tive Nervine and cure it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20

LONDON, Jan. 2O.-The follow
ing was received from Cowes, Isle
of Wight, last midnight:
The Queen of England lies at
deaths door. She was stricken
with paralysis tonight. Reuters
Telegram Company understands
that the Prince of Wales has re-
ceived authority TO act in her Maj
esty's stead, and thus has been
created a practical, though not
constitutional, regency"
At 2:10 a. m., a bulletin from
Cowes said the Queens condition
was unchanged.
1t was announced at Cowes early
this morning that the Prince of
Wales will come to London this
morning, where, with the Duke OF
York, he will meet Emperor Will
liam. Whether the Emperor will
proceed to Osborne depends upon
the result of this interview.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
ANXIETY ON EVERY FACE,
How the People of London Received
the News from Osborne

tne news from OSbOrue.
LONDON. Jan. 19-Probably nowhere
else in the world has Queen victoria's pros
tration been so conservatively treated in
the newspapers as here, where 1t is Of the
most vital importance. The papers, like
her subjects, hesitate to speak plainly of
the fears Expressing them regarding the
Queen. The headlines of most of the after
noon papers to-day were confined to nom
committal words in big type, like, ..Her
Majestys Condition" But the news ven-
ders were doing tremendous business
with every edition. 1t was a gloomy day
for London. The anxiety on every face,
from the East End workingman to the
frequenters of st. James Club, comported
with che drizzling rain. London's commen.
it might mean little or much The bulletin
of to-day forced the conviction on the pub
lie mind that IL meant much. The officials
told the newspaper correspondents that
they hoped for the best, but their manner
showed that they feared the worst withal.
the intelligence did not surprise people.
The unanimous comment was that they
feared it. While the Queen was wonder
fully strong, physically, for her age, the
cares and sorrows not only of the war, but
arising from the death of her grandson in
South Africa and of her favorite lady in
waiting, the dowager Lady Churchill, at
Christmas, affected her vitality, and the
empire awaited the news from Osborne
with the keenest suspense in the memory
of the Queens subjects.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
The Funeral Services ut Center
Presbyterian Church Of an I'm
prcssive Character.
AT THE Oak HILL CEMETERY
THE CEREMONIES AT THE GRAVE
WERE SHORT AND SIMPLE.
Hundreds of Friends Pay Their Last
Tributes 10 the Dead-The Re-
turn Trip.

The funeral services IN memory OF ex.
Governor Mount came to an end yester-
day at Charlottesville when the body was
laid to rest I'm the soil of his native county
OF Montgomery, in which he spent the
greater part of his life. The ceremonies
preceding and incident to the burial were
simple and impressive. yet attended with
all the dignity OF civic and military honor
befitting a man who so recently left the
highest office within the gift OF the State.
AS soon as the body arrived in Montgom-
ery's capital city 1t was escorted TO the
courthouse, reaching there at II o'clock. and
was allowed TO lie in state TO be viewed
by the neighbors and friends OF the de-
ceased for two hours
AT ] o'clock promptly the doors OF the
courthouse were closed to the public, and
the body was made ready for the march
TO the church The services In the church
were very brief. and Immediately at their
close the procession moved TO Oak Hill
Cemetery, where the remains were in
tered in a new burial lot purchased a few
days ago by representatives Of the Mount
family. The minister pronounced the ben
ediction as The coffin was lowered into
the ground, taps was sounded by the
bugler and three volleys fired over the
grave announced that the earthly remnant
of Ex-Governor Mount was gone forever
from human view.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
this transfer appears to be constitutionally

this transfer appears to be constitutionally
The tiny town of Cowes and across the
Medina river. separating them. East Cowes
are both filing up with correspondents
from all parts of the world, and rents have
risen to fabulous prices.
Fearful sorrow not unmixed with ex-
pectation is written broad upon every face.
That official secrecy which stops all call
ers at the lodge gates does not serve to
mitigate the general dread that pervades
the islands. Located almost as Key West
is to the United States they hold in their
bosom the most precious and revered per-
sonality that nation ever worshiped, and
it is the general impression that forty
eight hours will bring the crisis of that
feeble life upon which many interna-
tional threads hang. The country women
paused in their Saturday nights shopping
tours TO pray that the hand of death might
be stayed from falling on the big house
over the Medina river, but their prayers
find little echo in hope, for those who have
seen the Queen down there say she was
cnly a shadow of death. Yet the police
men on duty at the gates respectfully re-
fer all callers to the last bulletin and say
mechanically, 'Slight improvement" The
dread word paralysis" is carefully kept
from the nation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
At THE BEDSIDE.
Prince OF Wales and others OF the
Royal Family-Sccnes ut Cowes.

COwES. Isle Of Wight. Jan. 19-Afidnight.
"A local rumor, purveyed by Osborne
House employees. declares that the Queen
cannot live until Monday. but this re-
ceives no official confirmation. though it
Is admitted that It IS scarcely even likely
that the Queen. if she RECEIVERS at all. will
regain the use Of those vigorous faculties
which have distinguished her among the
women OF all time.
Gathered at her bedside are the Prince
and Princess OF Wales. Princess Louise and
other members of the royal family, while
Mr.. Ritchie. the secretary of state for home
affairs. officially represents the Cabinet.
Lord Salisbury is in constant telephone
communication with Osborne House. and
it was rumored that he had arrived at os-
borne House. but this does not appear to
be true.
The arrival OF Emperor William and other
members Of the royal family is anxiously
awaited
For three days the Queen has been kept
strictly to herself. The last time she drove
out the rain beat down heavily upon her.
Even the natives, who have grown to look
upon her Majesty as an ordinary body.
have noticed that she looked more delicate
and shrunken than ever-a mere shadow of
her former self-yet. with feminine
persistence. the Queen forbade those around
her to say that she was III; and so. with
doggei determination she fought off the
ravages that worry over the Boer war.
the deaths in her own family and increas-
ing years have brought upon her. But
agaist the ruthless hand OF nature even
the imperial resolve OF the ruler Of the
great empire proved futile. and with
pitifuI realization OF the inevitable. she
shut herself of from her encourage. For
two nights she dined alone and never
stirred from the apartments she occupied
At Osborne
DECLINED MEDICAL ADVICE.
Hunbiy. for this woman ruled her court
with TO uncertain hand. her court officials
implorad her to seek medical advice. These
messages she steadfastly ignored and.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20

cadets without his being in possession OF
the full facts OF Booz's life at the academy.
The witness stated that Booz had told Of
hood was the fling OF an incorrect state
ment in answer to report charging him
with not observing the rules at change of
sentry posts. The witness considered
Boozs action in the fight with Kellar as
discredtable TO him. He held that Booz
should have stayed in the fight until he
was knocked senseless. The witness also
expressed the opinion that II was discredit-
able in Booz to read a novel held inside
the covers OF Bible. The witness was sur
prised when Chairman Dick told him that
Cadet Prentice. upon whose word he (the
witness) had relied when he wrote OF the
alleged incident to the Rev. Mr.. Allison,
had admitted on the witness stand that
he was mistaken.
CLASS DISTINCTION.
Judge Smith, during his examination Of
Burnet, said: ''win you tell us if you de-
sired to help fourth class man, why IL
would not be better TO abolish all social
distinction between the classes and by thus
associating with the fourth class impress
on its members the sense of honor and
the moral principles which actuate the
CORPSE" asked the judge.
'As army officers can teach their own
men by maintaining this distinction be-
tween them, so the upper classes can bet
ter instruct the fourth class by maintain
ing the first class distinction" was the re-
ply.
did the Savior believe that he could
better impress his moral code upon the
people by associating with publicans and
sinners than he could by keeping Himself
a distance from them?''
'Yes, sir; believe that is So"
General Dick asked Burnet If he had any,
thing further to add TO his testimony, and
the witness replied: ST would like to say
that Congress and the people do not under
stand West Point
ain response to you own suggestion that
Congress and the people do not seem to
understand West Point" said General Dick.
''let me say to you that the cadets at West
Point seem. until recently. to have failed
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL. ID
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
vIcToRIA,s LONG REIGN.
Brief Sketch OF the Life Of Great
Brftafn's Sovereign.

Victoria Alexandrina, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland and Empress of In
dia was born at Kensington palace. May
"a. 1919. She is the sixth sovereign of the
house of Hanover. and is the only child of
Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth of
George III. and the Princess Victoria Mary
Louise of saxe-coburg-s -saalfeld. relict of
the hereditary Prince OF Leiningen Her
father died Jan. g, 1870 Neither George Nv
nor his brothers. the Dukes Of York and
Clarence had surviving legitimate issue.
CONTINUED ON PAGE s COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20

pie cherish for the sovereign who so long
has guided the ship of state.
The Sunday Times says: 1.-THE news
from Osborne House in the last few hours
has sent a thrill of anxiety not only
throughout these realms, but wherever the
electric wire has flashed the intelligence.
There will be keen suspense and anxiety
among her subjects until it is known that
she is out of danger. Queen Victoria is
not only reverenced by her own people. but
without exception is the most universally
beloved living monarch. Even the coun-
try's present enemy. President Kruger, the
consequence of whose fatal ultimatum
caused no small part of her Majesty's
suffering, has frequently spoken admiring
ly of her. Whatever may be thought on
the continent about our countrymen, the
Queen is an object of veneration and re-
spect. and IT would excite universal sor-
row were her Majesty now to pass away"
MORE BELOVED THAN EVER.
The Sunday Sun says: There never was
a time when the Queen was more be-
loved. Never has she been so near her
people in the course of her long reign as
during the course of the war which has
knit the empire together. 1t is impossible
for anyone to seriously consider England
and the English without the august pres
erce of one who has endeared herself to
her people in a peculiar manner and to a
degree unattainable by the sovereign of
any other land"
The Sunday Special says: Under the
circumstances the nation may mourn for
the sovereign they have lost; but, surely,
the sovereign is as happy In her death as
In life, nor has there ever been a ruler
more worthy of the epitaph Sir Henry
Lawrence wished to be his, the noblest
a man or woman can desire: She tried to
do her duty
Lloyds Weekly London Newspaper says:
History will proclaim, in the words of the
poet, she wrought her people lasting good.
There can be no gainsaying the fact that
the people in return love the Queen as no
sovereign was ever loved before"
The Observer says: 1.-THE temporary de-
privation of her Majesty's guidance and
counsel in the present circumstances must
be a serious blow to the government. 1t is
well known that she has personally exer-
cised profound influence on the policy of
the county. both internal and external Ii
her health should unhappily necessitate
temporary accomplishment of the cares
and exhausting routine of the state, we
out the path OF duty which her represen-
tative will only have to follow to achieve
assured success"
The Vienna Aftenblatt says: During
the many years OF victoria's reign she has
given so many proofs in unending success
sion Of her enlightened constitutional un-
derstanding in all circumstances that not
even war or political passion can deter
any one from absolving the Queen of all
responsibility or from honoring in her the
minded lady who labored with all her
strength at all times for the alienation of
human sufferings"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
SUMMONED TO COWEs.
German Emperor and the Dukes Of
COnnaught and Cambridge.

BERLIN, Jan. 1s.-Emperor William and
the Duke of Connaught, with their suites.
left Berlin by special train for England at
o'clock this evening, by way of Flushing.
The Duke OF Connaught was attending the
Prussian bicentenary celebration and was
recalled by a telegram.
LONDON. Jan. 19.-The British second
class cruiser Minerva (having a speed of
over twenty knots) was ordered to leave
Portsmouth at O'Clock tonight, to inter-
cept the vessel bringing Emperor William
and the Duke of Connaught from Flushing
and take them to Osborne. The Minerva,
however, was delayed in starting, owing to
the storm.
An urgent telegram has been sent to the
Duke of Cambridge. recalling him from
Paris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
Chosen at a Caucus of Minnesota Re-
publican Legislators to Succeed
the Late Cushman h. Davis.
DELPHI HIS PLACE OF BIRTH
NOW ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF
LAW AT ST. PAUL.
Was Attorney General Three Terms
and Once Candidate for Governor
Protest Against Nomination.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 19.-The Republican
members of the Legislature at their caucus
to-day unanimously nominated General
Moses E. Ciapp, of st. Paul, for United
States Senator, to succeed the late Sena-
tor c. X. Davis. The caucus last night.
after taking fourteen ballots without re-
suit, had adjourned until this afternoon.
Congressman j. A. Tawney released his
friends from all pledges to him. and the
election of General Clapp soon followed.
Some members of the Legislature talk of
boiling the Republican caucus which NOM
mated Moses E. Clapp for senator this
afternoon. The caucus unanimously adopt
ed a resolution previous to balloting, max
ing condition that the nominee of one
caucus should pledge himself to use all
honorable means to secure the adoption of
an amendment to the Constitution to elect
senators by the direct vote of the people.
After the caucus nomination Mr. Clapp
was asked to pledge himself to this effect.
He replied evasively. Representative Dob
bin, of Hennepin, is the leader of a con-
siderable faction who feel relieved of the
yet have to be decided on the floor of the
Senate.
Moses E. Clapp. who is forty-nine years
of age, was born in Delphi, Ind. When he
was seven years OF age his parents moved
to Wisconsin. He secured his common
school education in Wisconsin, and gradu-
ated from the Wisconsin Law School in
1873 He moved TO Fergus Falls, Mimi, in
1880. where he took up the practice of law,
permanently locating in st. Paul in 1891.
Mr.. Clapp was elected Attorney General Of
the State in 1856, 1883 and $780, and has al
ways been prominent in politics. He was
a candidate for the Republican nomination
for Governor in 1896 but was defeated by
Governor Clough
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
HOPE GROWING FAINTER.

LONDON, Jan. 20, sos a. m.-
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company from Cowes says:
ut is learned unofficially this
morning that the Queen was alive
at 7:15 o'clock. Her condition is
extremely grave, and hopes are
growing fainter"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20

AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. 19.-The Bailey In
vestigating committee is not a unit in tn
matter of the report II is to submit to the
Legislature 1t agrees to the complete
vindication Of Bailey and the other State
officials in the matter of having perpe
trated no fraud in assisting in securing a
permit for the waters-Pierce Oil Company
but Representative Decker, of the COM
mittee, objects to a paragraph in the ma.
jority report concerning all those who hav,
criticised the defendants prior TO and dur
ing the investigation. Mr.. Decker says he
considers IL the privilege of any one to
criticise public official and his contention
will result in two reports being submitted
to the House Monday