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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-03

There has been a great deal Of sickness
OF late throughout the different branches
OF the Government departments and the
chiefs OF many OF the divisions report
i rye lists Of absentees. In the. division
Of accounts Of the Treasures Office, a
number Of the clerks have suffered with
severe illnesses Mr.. J. ". Denham. who
was formerly well known as an emDlOye
Of the District government. has been one
Of the longest sufferers Mr.. Denham has
been away from his Office for twenty-eight
days and is yet only recovering from a Sc
riOus attack Of influenza.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-03
The Scott Ray Story.
Federal Judzship Fight.

Then came the long fight over the Sc
lection of a Federal judge in Indiana
which involved in one way or another
every prominent. politician, lawyer and
business man in the State Fairbanks had
one candidate as first choice. and others
in readiness as compromise men. Bev5
eridge stuck by Judge Baker from the
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
Will Connect With City.

r. M. Pringle, of the interior depart
ment OF the government service, who has
been visiting with Captain Theodore
Lemon at the Indian school and in the
meantime has been trying to get the
matter OF sewer connections for that in
stitution fixed up satisfactorily, left this
morning on No. for North Dakota
where he goes to inspect an Indian
school.
Mr.. Pringle visited the city council
last night and accomplished the work OF
fixing an agreement between the city
and the Teller Institute whereby the
sewer connections for the school are to
be made near the depot in this city with
the sewer main Of the city.
The work on the sewer for the indian
school will require the laying OF 10000
feet Of S-inch pipe from the school to the
point where the connection ia made
There will be 27 manholes on the line.
The work will begin at once and will be
completed as soon as possible.
The sewer question has long troubled
the authorities at the Indian school and
they will doubtless breathe sigh of re-
lief to know that the matter has finally
been settled.
Mr.. Pringle was very much pleased
with the conditions in which he found
the school. and complimented Captain
Lemon very highly on the manner in
which the work is being conducted.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
CLERKS GIVE Ut UP CITY FATHERS MEET
They Abandon the Struggle for
Early Closing. -.-Stores will
Now Remain Open as Before.

The struggle OF the retail clerks for a
6 o'clock closing, which has been on in
this city for the past two or three
months, has been abandoned by them
aud hereafter the stores will remain open
to suit the pleasure of the merchants
The decision to cancel their agreement
with the merchants WAS made at meet
ing of the Retail Clerks international
Protective Association last night, and
was the result of several weeks careful
study OF the situation.
There were several reasons why the
closing at an early hour was not a sue
cess; but perhaps the one thing which
made it fail more than any other was
that many members of the Trades As
sembly did not stand by the labor organ
izations and patronize only fair places OF
business There were. on the contrary,
members OF the clerks union who were
afraid to come right out and stand up
for their own rights; and, OF course, when
they did not do their own duty, people
could not be expected to withdraw their
trade from places which had always done
what was right by them, in order to up
hold a union which was not in itself
united for the movement.
The stores which were fair, and which
closed their doors promptly at O'Clock,
did not receive much more patronage
than they did when they were keeping
open as long as they pleased. That
alone goes 10 show that the union people
were not doing as they agreed.
They grocery stores, many of them,
asked the clerks to make the hour for
closing instead of s pm. during the
fruit season, and said that after the frui.
was disposed of for the summer they
would be only too happy to accommodate
their employees by early closing.
The entire movement has been a fail.
ure and the people have seen long ago
that it would not hold out.
The final action of the clerks in order.
ing the agreement all off was made in
Justice to the stores which have been
fair to them and which have kept their
agreement to close. These places OF
business were suffering because the
other stores in the same lines were open
after o'clock. Many complaints were
made, and the action OF the clerks last
night would probably not have been ne
cessary if they had delayed it much
longer, for the stores would doubtless
have all Opaned in the course of few
weeks.
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Session Keeps Aldermen Out Un-
til Midnight, but Considerable
Work was Accomplished.

There was good attendance Of city
officials out to the council meeting last
light; in fact all the aldermen except
Barton and McCary were present
The minutes OF the last four meetings
were read and approved.
r. M. Pringle of the interior depart
ment, who has been at the Teller Insti
tute Investigating the matter of the sew.
er connections. addressed the council at
some length, presenting plans and speci-
tications for the connection Of the Indian
school sewer with the city sewer main
near the depot. After investigation the
Indian school was granted the right OF
way upon charge OF 500 per year as
rental to the city.
The water committee recommended a
2-inch pipe to be laid from Belford on
9Th street to Belford on 7th, the cost of
laying such pipe not to exceed 5000.
Work to be in charge OF water superin-
tendent.
w. A. Marsh appeared before the
council and asked for rebate on sewer
penalties for parties living in Florida
who own property here. The matter
was turned down.
A petition for a sidewalk in front Of
the old Brunswick Hotel site was read
and referred to the street and alley com.
mittee. II the petition is granted it
means the laying OF the first concrete
sidewalk since the ordinance governing
same went into effect.
1t was decided to extend the water
main to the residence OF L. F. Flucken
in the Crawford addition.
The reports OF the city officers were
read and referred to the proper commit
tees.
The fire department was ordered to Sc
cure some one to fill the vacancy caused
by the absence Of John Dickerson.
The street commissioner reported that
there WAS need OF new sidewalks on 9Th
and Pitkin and on Ute between 9th and
7th. He was ordered to See that same
was laid.
sidewalk was ordered laid on the
west side OF 7th street between Main and
Rood
A large number OF bills were allowed
and others were referred to the finance
committee.
Ordinance No. lib, relating to signs
which project over the sidewalks, was
adopted and passed when read for final
action.
Council adjourned to next regular
meeting night.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
Demonstration.

1t affords US much pleasure to an
nounce that Mrs. r. s. Poston will be at
our store to serve Ralston- Purina cere.
ais. She will talk Interestingly about
the delicious havors and health giving
qualities Of Ralston- Purina cereals and
will serve these famous free to our pa
trons, during this week.
Free-A loaf OF Purina Brain Bread
with every two packages Of cereals.
Bancroft Bros,
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
A DeIusion and a Snare.

Robert Harper, an old timer ia the
valley and a former mining partner Of
Ed Thomas is An arrival in the CITY di
rect from the Thunder mountain coun-
try.
In speaking OF that country Mr.. Har.
per says that it is delusion and snare.
There Is no mineral there, according to
his story and there are thousands of
disappointed people vending their way
from that country to their homes, sad
der, but a great deal wiser, and who
swear not to place their faith hereafter
in booms.
Mr.. Harper states that the whole
country contains nothing comparable to
what can be found right here in Colora-
do at any time. Those who were inter
ested in booming the country to sell
stocks in railways and increase the rev.
enue from passenger and freight traffic
have reaped their reward.
He urges every one to stay away from
that country and to believe no tales OF
it's richness.
In apeaking to Sentinel reporter
this morning he said there were many
Colorado miners and people there and
many OF them now too poor to get away.
He said they all wanted to return to this
state gnd would do 80 as soon as they
could. He is glad to get away from the
country himself, although he says he
lost nothing by going, as all old miners
like to see whit there is to a new boom
even if they finally find there is nothing
to it, they have the satisfaction Of know
ing for themselves.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
Phone 642 Red.

Peddle Portraits, but the work
have placed in some OF the
J 8: ! 8 Il !: ; ; !: s: ) !: !: : I; ::
n best homes in our city proves
- that l do furnish a grade oi
~ large Portraits that are super
Nj ior to any aud at prices you
are paying for inferior work. l
can not afford to do otherwise
and you simply consult your own
interests when you have your or
ders for large Portraits lett with
Fotografer Dean.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
Weather Report.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was 76 degrees and the minimum this
morning was 81 degrees.
Forecast for this section is:
Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer.
The rainfall yesterday was O53 in.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-13
JOHNSON & CLASCO.
Realty; Loans and investments.

house IL lots 500 30 improved $4,000
s house 4 lots 800 la 1850
s house lots 1900 30 a 5000
6 house 3 lots 800 8Oa g. 400
20 room house and furniture $6,50O.
80 acres improved $12,O
l1-Above are owners prices.
Phone Black 743
4O5 Main street.
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Modern Hotel.

W. Phillips has decided to build a
modern hotel in this city. He will tear
down the building now occupied by his
barroom and erect in its stead hand
some four story structure, putting two
more stories upon his new building adj
joining. The whole block will be con-
verted into one OF the most modern ho-
tells in East Tennessee and will be
finished throughout in
hardwood and fitted with all up-to-date
including passenger ell
evator and steam heat. The plans are
now being made and work will COM
mence in short time. Arrangements
are now being made to move the bar
into the room in the new building next
to Hotel Piedmont and the adjoining
room is to be fitted up for barber shop
and billiard room. AS soon as the bar
can be moved the old building will
come down to get out of the way of the
new hotel. Mr.. Phillips never does
anything by halves and the building he
will erect will be an ornament to John
son City. 1t will be run by one Of the
best hotel men the city has ever known,
the popular and polite host, Col. W. A.
Dickinson.
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This should encourage our customers to burn their
lamps, as this is an exceptionally low rate 1t is cheaper
than oil when you enjoy the large discounts
To be just with the customers meters, we are COM
PEELED to figure Flat Raers on the same basis If Gus.
toner burns 16 cp lamp all night this would give an
average burning per day. each day in the year. of twelve
hours which would equal $50 lamp hours per month Each
lamp requires approximately so watts per hour or $4,000
watt hours Us X. w. per MONTH IS K W. at Is cents is
equal to 1910 per month This would entitle them to
60 per cent discount, which would make the net bill for
said lamp $l08 per month
BY following the above example customers can tell
just what their bills should be- The manager of the COM
pany will be pleased at any time assist the customers in
figuring their bills reading the meters The above rates
Will go into effect at once the company can
make arrangements with each customer These prices are
FINAL, with NO DEVIATI0NS The rate for private
houses will remain as before until meters can be installed
providing that lamps burned with moderation and none
burned all night The company will the privilege
OF dsconnung where reasonable is exercised in
burning The company will not object to an a-night
light in of sickness,
In conclusion, we request customers to read the
rules on back of bills and would state that is the nten.
ton of the company to try and give rstclass service All
wiring in future will be at customers expense.
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Will Move to Lexington.

Within few weeks John w. Boring
and family will remove from Johnson
City to take up their abode in Licking
ton, N. c., their old home, Mr.. Boring
having secured a responsible position
with a large manufacturing concern
there. He is a man of thorough bust
ness ability and integrity, and while
our people generally will regret to lose
SO good citizen and estimable family,
we are all glad to know that business
at Lexington are such as to
make Mr.. Behring'S success there assur-
ed. He naturally regrets to leave j ohm
son City, where he has lived for num-
Der of years and of which he and his
family have become q prominent part,
and he would gladly remain with us
but for the Aattering inducements Of
fered elsewhere.
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Artistic framing done at Cargille's
Art Gallery.
Rev. A. N. Jackson is conducting
revival at Tate Spring.
Come early if you want your pictures
finished for Xmas. Cargilles Art Gal
lery.
J. G. 0Dell and Miss Francis Gross
were married at Princeton, this county,
last Wednesday.
Official business brought Clerk and
Master Shipley to the city for q couple
of days this week.
The latest and most artistic card
mounts for the holiday trade at Car
giles Art Gallery.
Miss Eva Lyle came home from the
Synodical College at Rogersville to
spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Lea Miller and her friend, Miss
Willard, of Hendricks Creek, are the
guests Of Miss Annie Miller.
Geo. Burbage and Will Mckee have
returned from Pulaski, Va, where they
attended the Eckman-Bentley marriage
We have never been so we'll prepared
to give you artistic work in enlarge
ments in pastel, water color, crayon or
India ink. Cargille's Art Gallery.
w. 7. Hill, the jeweler, has some
handsome rings, sterling silver articles
and silk umbrellas for Christmas pres
ents. You will find him at John F.
Lyle's.
Come in and look at our new line of
moulding, mat board, frame ornaments,
&c. We are showing the very latest
patterns in moulding. Cargille's Art
Gallery.
"a Modern Annanias" will be pre-
sented at Elizabethton Friday night by
the Verona Stock Company. The same
play will be produced here next Tues
day and Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Crouch has returned
from a visit to relatives at Mountain
City and North Carolina points. Her
sister, Mrs. Neal, of Virginia, accom-
panied her on the trip.
You ought to have electric lights in
your residence. The Watauga Light
ing and Power Co. will make you some
interesting figures and convince you
that good light is cheapest.
Maj. A. D. Reynolds, Eli A. Warren,
J. II. Caldwell, Robt. Pile, John I. Cox,
J. Fl. Rutherford and David Briscoe
compose the Bristol delegation appoint
ed to attend the Farmers Institute in
this city next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sight is priceless; to preserve it is
your duty. If you need spectacles to
fit your eyes call on P. s. MCGUIRE, OPP
tician, at the Lee House, and have your
eye glasses scientifically fitted, or
phone to 1852 and he will call at your
home and fit your glasses. Prof. Nc
Guire will remain in Johnson City until
Tuesday, December Sd.
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T he y COMET
The best -four is Gold Dust.

The best flour is Gold Dust.
Geo. w. Hardin was down from Gran
berry last week.
Charlie Martin was in the city last
week few days.
Sheriff Bradley was down from Car
ter county today.
For the best steaks served in the CITY
go to Geo. r. Browns.
Miss Hattie Plunket of Bristol is Wis
iting Mrs. p. H. Wofford.
10 A. Wilson is confined at home
with slight attack of fever.
Mrs. Florence Englebert has gone to
Ter old home at Lykens, Pa, on visit.
d. M. Buck spent a few days in John
son City last week from North Carolina.
Alderman Parrot spent few days
with homefolks at Wallace, Va, last
week.
Miss Phoneta Smith has returned
from pleasant visit to friends in west
ern cities.
Mrs. Alb Gillespie, of Limestone, was
the guest of Mrs. s. A. Byrd several
days last week.
w. L. Moore, an enterprising farmer
from Buffalo Ridge, was in the city
Saturday few hours.
Mrs. D. L. Gilbert has returned to
Nashville, after pleasant visit to Mrs
s. H. johnson in this city.
Mrs. S. A. Williams has gone to
Washington to spend several months
with her son, DR.. Steve Williams.
Capt. James Hardin, wife aud child
have returned to their West Virginia
home, after short visit to relatives
here.
Wade H. Patton, the 100 per cent.
mail clerk, was in the city Monday re-
turning to his run from Nashville to
Atlanta.
Miss Ethel Panhorst, one of Jones
boro's most attractive young ladies,
was a welcome visitor to johnson City
friends last week
Mrs. Oscar Walls and children have
returned to johnson county, accompu-
MED by Miss Gertie Pearce, after a
short visit to homefolks in this city.
Mat Bachman, the race horse owner
and trader and the merriest bachelor OF
them all, was in the city Saturday from
Glover Bottom, his splendid stock farm.
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More Water Litigation.

Following is the full text of bill filed
by ex-Judge John P, Smith against
the Watauga Water Company. This
company and the Johnson City Water
Company have had considerable litiga-
ton since the latter company was Or
ganized, and the end is not yet. The
last named company has a contract to
supply the Soldiers Home with water,
but has not been able to accomplish
much in that direction. Ex-Judge
Smith, who fled the bill, is the lately
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Notice to CuStOmres.

The Watauga lighting Power Company has found
it necessary to raise the rent of the commercial arc lamps
from 1910 to $500 per month tits impossible to furnish
these lamps at the old rate of 1878 We have simply
brought the price up to the standard adopted in the spring
of 1893.
The rate tor incandescent lamps on meters will remain
the same G cents per IL lamp per hour or Is cents X
W. except that the customers will be allowed the following
rebates, depending on the total average burning The
gross BILL divided by the total number of 16 cp lamps con-
nected, will give the average per lamp per month
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For Church Fund.

The members of class No. of the
First Baptist church have decided upon
a novel plan to assist in raising money
for the church building fund. In the
near future they will open country
store " and offer a great variety Of arti-
Giles for sale, the members of the class
being proprietors. The store will
be open for two days, place and date to
be announced later. 1t will be genu-
inc bargain store and the young ladies
should be literally patronized.
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Bids Wanted.

At the October term of the county
court the chairman be authorized to
receive sealed bids for the old bridge
iron on the Nolachucky and Watauga
rivers and report the result of his ac-
ton to the next term of the county
court. Parties wishing to purchase
these old irons should send in their
bids at once. Direct all bids to II. j.
DePew, Jonesboro, Tenn, Route No. 2.
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Wotdu9d Lighting & Power Co.
By w. C. ARMSTRONG, Mana ger

court at johnson City and as it may
become involved in will be offered in
evidence to show the plans, purposes,
contentious, and membranes of de-
PENDANT.
Complainant prays that defendant
Watauga Water Company, its residence
being correctly stated in the caption,
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the springs first turned into its reser-
voir may be excepted from temporary
injunction upon bond to indemnify
complainant.
On final hearing, complainant prays
for a perpetual injunction inhibiting
defendant from diverting any of the
waters of Sinking creek and its water
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be made defendants hereto and brought
before the court by apt process, and re-
quired to answer this bill fully and
truly, but oath to its answer is waived.
For immediate relief complainant
prays an injunction restraining defend.
ant from diverting any of the waters of
Sinking creek, above the lands of COM
plainant, from their natural flow down
the valley of Sinking creek and piping
them into the valley of Brush creek
Except that complainant consents that
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For Sale.

A farm containing about 45O acres at
Alton, Tenn, on Southern railroad,
six miles from Greeneville. The farm
is we'll watered, good buildings and
one Of the best located farms in Greene
county. One lot and house at Alton,
Tenn, several lots.
A. J. PATTERSON,
Executor of the estate of M. j. Patter-
son, deceased.
Greeneville, Tenn.
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For Rent After December 1st

Nice cottage on Poplar street, adjoin.
ing Mrs. NJ. L. Martin. Good cistern
and also city water in house. Apply tc
Jas. A. Martin, City, or write to Jonn
f. Fountain, Chestoa, Tenn.
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The Watauga Lighting and Power
Co. is overhauling its street lines and
preparing to furnish lights for all resi-
dences, Let them figure with you on
the cost of wiring and lighting.
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Taken Up.

A jenny came to my house last May.
II is to years old. Owner can have
same by paying all expenses.
W. s. HARVEY,
957 Johnson City, Tenn,
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formed, believes and charges the fact
to be, has bought all or nearly all the
springs and parts of the land at and
near the headwaters of Sinking creek,
above its reservoir, with the intention
and ayowed purpose of piping such wa
tiers out of Sinking creek valley and
from their natural flow, into Brush
creek valley, and to Johnson City, to
meet the increasing demand and espe-
cially the prospective demand of John
son City and its additions IN Brush
creek valley, to the end that it may sell
such waters for its own profit.
Sinking creek valley is five and one
half miles long, or about that length,
and thickly populated, and the public
in said valley have rights in said waters
superior to the rights of the inhabitants
of Brush creek valley, and complainant
charges that such threatened diversion
would work irreparable injury to com
plainant and the inhabitants of Sink
ing creek valley.
Complainant is informed that defend
ant has made actual test of the effect of
upper on lower springs, and demon
strated that diversion of upper springs
diminishos the flow of lower springs,
and charges such to be facts.
III
Complainant is informed and charges
the fact so to be, that defendant com
pany is mortgaged for bonded indebt-
edness greater than its value, and has
defaulted in the payment of interest;
that it is involved in serious litigation
among its own stockholders; that its
title to certain springs claimed by it is
in dispute, and that it is litigating wa
ter rights and titles with rival water
company and expanding large sums
and mourning large liabilities to hinder
its rival so that suit and Judgment al
law by complainant for damages would
be fruitless.
These suits, pending in your Honor's
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God Dust four-best made.

A bazaar and dinner will be given by
the Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Baptist church on Tuesday, December9.
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shed from Sinking creek into Brush
creek valley for any purpose.
Complainant also prays for an ac-
count and decree for damages already
sustained.
Complainant prays for all such other,
further and different relief to which he
May be entitled in equity and good
conscience.
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of compliments land and water rights
will be greatly enhanced. The springs
and streams of water in Brush creek
valley are sufficient in quantity to fur
nish water for all town and domestic
purposes to the inhabitants of Brush
creek valley and johnson City.