The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-10-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

of the board of lady managers of the
Louisiana Furnace exposition was held,
Wilkesbarre, Pa. President Mitchell
is still silent on the result of the confer
ence held in Philadelphia on Monday
Mobile, Ala.-Harry NJ. Rardy, a
well known young bookkeeper, was
shot and fatally wounded by Gilbert
Il. Jarvis, a street car inspector.
Manila 1t is announced that 5, 124
cases of cholera and 2,74O deaths from
that disease were reported in the prov
inces of Iloilo, island of Panay, Monday.
Washington Tho estimates of APP
preparations required for the depart
ment of agriculture for the next fiscal
year as completed by Secretary Wilson
aggregate almost So, 100000.
Toledo, O.-Mayor Samuel M. Jones
issued a proclamation calling on the
people Of Toledo to assemble in mass
meeting at Memorial hall, to take some
action on the coal strike situation.
New ork.-After considering the
matter Mayor Low decided to seek fur
Their information regarding the Detroit
conference to attempt to settle the coal
strike before he would take action.
Paducah, Ky.-The bodies of L. L.
Hunter and L. B. Magill, who were lost
in the burning of the City of Pittsburg
last April, thirty miles below Paducah,
were found four miles below the wreck
New York Lieutenant Commander
William V. Bronaugh, of the United
States navy, committed suicide on the
battleship Kearsarge, at the navy yard,
by blowing out his brains with revol-
yer.
New York Members of the original
United States Steel Underwriting syn
dictate will receive another 5 per cent
dividend Of $4,000, 200, notices to that
effect being sent out by j. P. Morgan
& Co.
Washington.-The estimates of the
postmaster general for the appropria-
tions required for all the postmasters in
the United States during the next fiscal
year aggregate SAG, 995, 22O, an increase
of 50, 6l4,700.
Raleigh, N. C.-The supreme court
handed down an opinion in the famous
Nellie Cropsy case, in which James
Wilcox was charged with the murder
of Nellie Cropsy. The court gives
Wilcox a new trial.
! Mobile, Ala.-The "lily white" re.
publicans nominated e. H. Hubbard
for congress from the First Alabama
district, and the exclusively negro re.
publicans nominated DR.. George H
| Wilkerson, colored,
| London The committee of the Mar
leybone borough council recommend
that the council thank Andrew Carne.
| gle for his offer Of $3.50, 900 for the es.
tablishment Of free Libraries, (Which
they can not see their way to accept"
Washington First Assistant Post
master General Wynne has issued 6
circular to postmasters of rural free de,
livery postoflices that postmasters ant
rural free delivery carriers are not per.
mitted to condemn letter boxes used by
! patrons.
Mobile, Ala .-Hon. Erwin lie yard
for eight years managing editor of the
Mobile Herald, died Tuesday. He was
born in 1871, aud for many years was
connected with the Mrbile Register
He was the author of "John Holden
Unionist, a novel.
Washington United States Minis
, ter Squiers has transmitted to Secreta
| ry Hay the text of bill passed by thu
Cuban house of representatives. requir
ing a stipulation in all concession
granted that 80 per cent of the labo
employed shall be Cuban.