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Boss BrOWnlOW Hard Hit.

If there is anybody who really mag.
ines that bossism isn't on very shaky
legs this year he needn't keep his eyes
glued on this county to see whore he is
wrong. The election of Harmon to be
circuit Judge in the First circuit over
A, j. Tyler nominated by Congress-
man Brownlow, is an elegant testimo-
NAL to the force and strength of the in
dependent spirit abroad in the land
The election of Harmon is the heaviest
blow at Congressman Brownlow's pc.
litlcal control in the First district ever
administered to that doughty politician
and although we entertain very serious
doubts of his immediate overthrow, we
are convinced that he will have to do
something he has never felt it necessa-
ny to do before, make terms in order to
save himself. No man appreciates
more thoroughly than Brownlow the
effect on a politicians future of the
least show of weakness in any part of
his machinery, and this revolt threat
ems serious trouble. Mr.. Harmon is
young man of energy, pluck, ample
means, and he isn't afraid of the "big
boss" He has exhibited the qualities
out of which leaders are made, and if
Mr.. Brownlow determines to make it a
fight instead of n partial surrender, it
will be battle royal between the two,
and it is no settled conviction that
Brownlow, with all his experience, his
unscrupulousncss in political manipu-
lation, can win. Harmon is man of
good lawyer aud man of
some culture and refinement qualities
MIR. Brownlow has always regarded as
useless in a practical politician. Peo-
pie will watch the progress of this fight
with more than usual interest. We be-
Iieve Mr. Brownlow will patch up a
truce and make compromise if he can;
he will fight only when he has to-
Times.
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There is no better place than a gran
olithic sidewalk to practice genuine
Georgia cake walk.
Cecil Blevins, the little son of Mr. i.
and Mrs. George Blevins, died Friday
afternoon with diptheria. He had been
sick for two weeks and was thought to
be getting we'll when he took suddenly
worse and passed away. He was a
bright little fellow and the parents are
heartbroken.
L. II. Patton, proprietor Of the Jones
boro Inn, has sold his hotel property to
J. A. Il. Bacon, of Bristol, and Mr.. Ba-
con has leased the property to Mr.. Shep-
pard, of Fall Branch, who will take
charge of the Inn October LIST, next
Jonesboro correspondence.
They may talk about the giant trees
of California, but the watermelons that
grow on the Nolachucky river farm of
Hon. A. A. Taylor are the biggest
things Of the kind in this section. A
couple of them darkened our sanctum
door this week and it was some time
before we could reduce the shadow.
W. L. Hammer, a graduate of the
National College of Pharmacy, OF Wash
ington, ID. c., has accepted a position
with Preston, the druggist. Mr.. Ham
mer is pleasant and courteous gentle
man, thoroughly up in his profession,
and will no doubt prove valuable ac-
QUESTION to this popular drug house.
Messrs. John L. and Joe P. Summers,
the former Of Washington City and the
latter of Johnson City, are visiting their
father and sister, Rev. II. p. Summers
and Miss Carrie Summers, in this place,
having arrived Sunday. Mayor j. A..
Summers, of Johnson City, another
brother, accompanied them and spent
Sunday here. Morristown Gazette.
Sam II. Gill, travelling agent for Ten
nessee's school for the blind, was in
the city this week. The school offers
free tuition, board and all instruction,
which includes music, elocution and
useful manual training, as we'll as the
regular public school course of study.
Children of the state from to 81 years
old, either blind or unable to see well
enough to study, are eligible. For
particulars address Prof. j. V. Arm
strong, Nashville, Tenn.
w. q. Armstrong will return to New
York this Saturday afternoon. He
has been here for several months So
purintending the work of overhauling
the electric light wiring throughout
the city. He is clever gentleman
and an expert lineman and has made
many friends during his stay here. He
leaves the Watauga lighting & Power
Co.'S street equipment in perfect condi-
ton and we doubt if there is city il
the south of four times the population
that has a plant that equals this one
Mr.. Armstrong may return to johnson
City to put in street car system fol-
the old company in the near future ant
he will be o welcome visitor, both fol
his mission and personally.
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Back in Business.

NJ. Jackson has decided to reopen a
grocery store in the Hart block. He
made an assignment a short time ago,
but has paid all his obligations and will
start new. His experience with the
credit system will no doubt prove a
valuable as we'll as expensive lesson to
him and he will be more than likely in
the future to steer clear of the rock up
on which he foundered. His friends
will be glad to know that he is on his
financial feet again and hope that those
feet are upon O solid rock.
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Filled Up Reservoir.

Along with its contract to furnish
water to the Soldiers Home, the John
son City Water Company had a side
contract by which it was to supply, for
$4,000 year, a mineral water. A
separate 29-inch pipe line was being
laid to this spring and a reservoir 10
feet square and % feet deep had been
made of stone. Within the last few
weeks the spring ceased to flow, the
reserve in the little reservoir became
stagnant, and the company has had it
filed up and this fine mineral spring
erased from the map.
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Afternoon Reception.

Thursday afternoon a reception was
given by Mesdames George Hamilton
and Ivy McNees at their home on Wa
tauga avenue in honor of Rev. J. Ed
mund Brown and Mrs. Brown. There
were about fifty guests present and the
afternoon was most agreeably spent,
Delightful refreshments were served.
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Congressional Convention Called.

The congressional committee met at
Greeneville Friday and decided to call
a convention to meet at Greeneyille on
Thursday, September 18th, for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for
congress in the First district County
conventions will be held on Monday
the 9Th to appoint delegates.
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Geo, Mitchell has returned to Knox
vile.
Tts almost time to lay aside the pan
another.
Col, Dickinson had business in Bris-
tol Wednesday.
Robt. @. Hunter has returned from q
visit to Hiawassee.
For the best steaks served in the city
go to Geo. II. Browns.
Miss Sallie Chandler has returned
from Spartanburg, S. G.
Rev. J. A. Ruble and wife are visit
ing relatives at Knoxville.
Walter Henderson of New York was
at home few days this week.
Charlie Mason aud Opie Warlicll were
over from Jonesboro Tuesday.
Miss Josie Kelly, of Chilhowie, Va,
is the guest of the Misses Wood.
Frank Henderson is spending his
vacation with homefolks in the city.
Hon. Baxter Taylor has been in the
city several days this week visiting
relatives.
G. p. Pence and w. S. Mitchell spent
last week ut Unaka Springs and Green
Mountain.
Will Howard is over from Hunting
ton, W. Va, to spend few days with
homefolks.
Geo. Brown is now serving the best
of ice cream daily at his restaurant on
Buffalo street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28

WANTED B YOUNG MEN from
Washington county at once to prepare
for positions in the government service
railway mail clerks, letter carriers,
custom house and departmental clerks,
etc. Apply to Inter State Cores. Inst,
Cedar Rapids, la.
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For Rent.

Property I now occupy. All modern
improvements. Large and spacious
grounds, and good outhouses. Situa-
ted on Unaka avenue. Apply to
GAG W. H. Cox.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28

There is good authority for saying
that the strength in Seaboard is not
immediately due to any deal with Lou
isville or any other southern road. 1t
is understood that Seaboard has bought
up the Cranes Nest Coal Co. in West
Virginia, giving par for the stock Of
that company in cash and 30 per cent.
in per cent. bonds guaranteed by
Seaboard. The purchase is important
in the respect that it makes Seaboard
independent of Norfolk and Western
for its coal.
There is also good reason to believe
that the company will start line of
steamers in competition with the Old
Dominion and Savannah Steamship
Line, touching at Savannah, Norfolk
and New York. This will enable Sea
board to quote through rates to the
south from New York. New York Wall
Street journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28

We wish to contract with merchants
in Washington and adjoining counties
TO buy aud collect all kinds of medici-
nal roots, herbs, barks, etc, for us.
Send for price list aud full particulars
THE POWELL Botanic Co.,
No. % 4th St, Bristol, Tenn.
p. O. Box $3.50. (042 ST.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28

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.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28
GRAPES.

Concord grapes 81 per bushel, 95cts
per basket Delivered free. Phone
II or 10. s. III. POUDER.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28

portaneo of the projected line of the
Detroit Southern through the breaks
Of the Big Sandy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28

SeabOard Buys Y. |. c. and c. Co.
Baltimore, Aug. 25.-The Seaboard
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-08-28
SeabOard Air Line.

We have received from a high author
ity the following statement: "The Sea-
board Air Line has been taken into the
fold"
We have endeavored to get at the full
meaning of this sentence from our au
thority, but nothing more than this
statement would be vouched for. From
other sources, however, we learn that
the recent Louisville and Nashville
Southern Railway deal has made it
necessary to formulate plan by which
the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic
Coast Line could work in harmony
with the Southern Railway and Louis
vile. just what that plan is is still
withheld from publication.
Some time ago it was intimated by
the best authority that Southern Sc
curities Co. would be formed to take
over practically all the main railroads
of the south. The matter depended a
SOOu u6Hl upOH VIC uCClbluu as w VIC
legality of the Northern Securities Co.
We understand that the situation has
not changed materially from this orig
inal purpose, and that statement of
our authority that the "Seaboard Air
Line has been taken into the fold" sim
ply means that the owners Of this prop
erty have in some way or other signifi-
ed their willingness to operate their
property in harmony with the general
purposes of those who control the other
large systems; which would mean Of
course taking into this new company
of the Seaboard Air Line in some way.
1t is we'll known that the Southern
Railway Co. can not and does not in
tend to lease the Louisville & Nashville.
The opposition to such a course would
be too great to make the deal a success.
The idea of the Southern Securities Co.
would, however, accomplish every pur-
pose in harmonizing the railroads Of
the south. Wall Street journal.
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T he X COMET
Wool Wanted.

| will buy all the wool offered and
pay the highest market price in cash.
ID. GUMP.
At Gump Bros. 98stf
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Gold Dust flour will please the
oest Of you
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
AWARDS BEING PAID.
District COmmissioners Explain De-
lay I'm Street Extensions.


lay in Street Extensions.
The District Commissioners few days
ago received letter from Hon. ]. W. Bah
cock, Chairman of the House Committee
on the District of Columbia. asking for
the reasons for the delay in widening
and extending Sherman Avenue, as pro-
vided for in the act of March 8, 1899 Yes
terday the Commissioners sent a reply in
part as follows:
Proceedings were begun under said act
as soon as practicable and the verdict of
the jury was filed on May l, 1900, the YER
dict being finally confirmed on October 2,
1901. Since the date of the confirmation,
awards have been paid as rapidly as the
parties to whom they were made by the
jury applied for them ani furnished
good titles.
'In all cases it has been necessary to
have the titles examined. which work has
progressed as rapidly as possible. AT
the present time about one-half of the
awards have been paid, and it is consid-
cred that at least three months more will
be consumed in paying these awards.
THE sale of houses in the line of the
extension has been delayed because all
of them are not yet in the possession of
the District, and possession cannot be
taken until their owners have received the
awards of the jury.
mo money is available for the opening
or Improvement of this avenue and the
houses in the line can only be removed by
advertising and selling them at private
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ABROAD.
Many Nations to Send Delegates to
Washington Convention.

One Of the chief sources OF interest In
the annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association, which Is to
be held at the First Presbyterian Church
on Four half Street northwest,
from February u to February IS. IN
elusive. will be the presence of dele
gates from most OF the foreign countries
which have organizations devoted TO the
cause of woman suffrage.
Nine countries have signified their in
tention to send representatives. The
delegates whose names have SO far been
announced are:
England: Mrs. Fenwick Miller and Mrs.
Stanton Blatch
Canada: Dr. Augusta S. Cullen, Mr.
James L. Hughes. and Miss Mabel Peters.
Australia: Miss Vida Goldstein
India: Miss Susie Sorabji
Russia: Madame Sofia l.. Friedland
Norway: Miss Gina Krog
Germany: Fraulein Antoine Stole.
Sweden: Mrs. Emmy Evald
Chile: Senorita Caroline H. Huidobro.
Holland is expected to send delegate,
but the lame has not yet been announced.
1t is intended TO have many of the
foreign delegates to make lecture tours
in this country after the close of the
and arrangements are now
Icing made to this end.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
MR.. BUFFERS CANDIDATE.
Pennsylvania Representative Say
SprOuI VIII BE Governor.

Representative Thomas :. Butler OF the
Sixth Pennsylvania district yesterday de-
clared himself in favor of William C.
Sproul, of Chester. Pa, member of the
State Senate, as candidate for Governor
of the keystone State TO succeed Gov
ernor Stone.
Representative Butler said yesterday
There are indications of a strong Sproul
movement all over Pennsylvania. You may
rest assured that Senator Sproul will be
Governor of Pennsylvania before you're
many years older.
He is very able young man, a
clever politician, and has clean char
acter and splendid reputation. He Ger
tainly shall have ny hearty support
ehall do all that is in my power TO land
rim a winner"
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

sale or by auction. The only way in which
the proceedings could be hastened would
be by paying the money into court, but II
is considered that such procedure would
be unfair to the property-owners inter-
ested, as they would be put to some ex-
pense in obtaining their money, and, as
there is no appropriation available for
physically opening or improving the ave-
nue.. there would not seem to be any ne
cessity for taking such a course
1T may be well to state that. in con-
nection with the awards on Sherman Ave-
nue.. other awards are being paid. namely,
in the cases Of Columbia Road, the widen
ing of old Sixteenth Street, and of New
Hampshire Avenue, and the Commission
ers believe that the awards in all the
street extension cases are being paid with
as little delay as the circumstances will
permit"
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

branching from the main tunnel under
Stanton Square. and proceeding by means
of tunnel and cuts to the Eastern Branch
and thence to South Washington.
Proposes Change.
Finally. Mr.. Eash,s plan proposes the
bringing of the southern railroads across
the Potomac from alexandria, and their
entrance into the union depot through the
tunnel described.
Mr. Nash presents several arguments in
favor OF his scheme and closes his COM
munication by stating that he has no per-
sonal interest in 1t, simply putting it for
ward for the public good.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
OPPOSES THE
VIADUCT PLAN.
Mr.. A. 0. NaSh'S Ideas for
New Railway Entry.
TUNNEL AND BELT CONNECTIONS.
Southern Lines Mny he ushered Into
From Aiexandrin-WOuid Result
In Much Good to the General Trnv-
cling Public.

Mr.. Andrew o. Nash, of 1144 North Cap
itol Street. has handed to the District
Commissioners a plan for the proposed
relocation of railroad tracks in the Dis
trict and the construction OF a union
passenger station.
Mr.. Nash's plan is modification of the
scheme presented by the railroad COM
pany, with the station near the point pro-
posed by it but with the tunnel under the
Capitol grounds.
Mr.. Nash states that every route of the
railroads thus far considered proposes a
viaduct, with its unsightly appearance.
and its nuisances OF noise and smoke.
Route by Tunnel.
He says he would make the route for
the entrance OF the railroads into the city
entirely by tunnel south OF Florida Ave-
nue.. within the area bounded on the east
b. line about zoe feet west OF the pres
ent tracks OF the Baltimore branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, using the
contour to cross Florida Avenue below
grade and goins as low as the trunk
sewer there will permit, and another line
passing through point near Daishes'
Mill, on Florida Avenue.
Mr.. Nash says this is high ground.
forming a natural feature which might be
utilized for the cut necessary for the train
service under ground until X or l. Street
Is reached. where. he thinks, by an easily
effected change of the sewerage the cut
may be made low enough to carry the
tracks below grade. From this point the
route proceeds southwark to the station
by closing certain streets.
Location of station.
The route then passes between Sixth
and Seventh Streets northeast. in a tun-
mel TO a point beneath E Street, and then
curves westward into the station, which
is TO be located between C Street and
Massachusetts Avenue, and fronting on
North Capitol Street. the trains entering
from the tunnel between Second and Third
Streets northeast.
The connection between the lines Of the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Obi.
systems would be outside of the CITY at
Hyattsville, and the connection with the
southern roads would be by means of A
belt line around the city on the north and
east. following the present route of the
pennsylvania road into South Washington
until a second tunnel could be constructed
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
DAUGHTERS UNUSUAL REQUEST.
Wanted to Serve Out Her Aged
Mothers Jail Sentence.

The rather unusual incident of one per-
son appearing III court and arguing that
she be allewed to serve out the sentence
of another was witnessed in the District
branch of the Police Court yesterday.
Alice Williams, colored, seventy years
of age, was convicted of running an un-
licensed bar.
Alice White. her daughter. appeared be-
fore Judge Kimball and asked that she
be sent to Jail instead of her mother.
The law, however, forbade such a bar
gain and Alice Williams, in default OF a
fine OF si00, went to Jail to serve four
months.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
MEDICAL DIPLOMAS CHEAP.
Pontofice Department Issues Fraud
Order Against Concern.

Ofuer Against Concern.
The Postmaster General yesterday is
sued an order denying the use of the
mails to the Central University of Medi-
cine and Science, and J. W. Norton Smith
president, 6S Montgomery Street, Jersey
city. The university represented that it
was an Incorporated institution in good
standing, and that it had an extensive
medical faculty.
To those desiring to practice medicine
the University of Medicine and Science"
sold diplomas at prices ranging from
81 to $40, according to the ability of
the prospective IN. d. to pay.
The scheme is identical with that op-
Grated by James Armstrong. under the
itle of the Metropolitan Medical Col
lege. Armstrong was tried before Judge
Kohlsaat, in the United States Circuit
Court in Chicago, and sentenced TO one
years Imprisonment.
The Department of Justice will probably
take action against J. w. Norton Smith
who is named in the fraud order as the
promoter of the present scheme.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
ASKED IF SHE WAS BAsHFUL.
A Man Fined for Propounding Suct
an Enquiry to n Lady.

Harold R. Burton was d prisoner in
the Police Court yesterday charged with
disorderly conduct.
The specific accusation was that he
approached Mrs. Effie Sondheimer, a
young woman whose home is on North
Carolina Avenue, Tuesday afternoon on
Seventh Street, and asked her whether
she was bashful
Inasmuch as Burton was a stranger,
Mrs Sondheimer considered that she had
been irsulted and calling her husband,
who is a patron of pool room Oh
Seventh near f Street, had him have
Burton arrested. He was fined $40. which
he paid.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
The Death Record.

lowing deaths for twenty four
hours -e-e reported at the Health De
partrent mp to noon yesterday: Elizabeth
ArmstrCnr. SO years old; Louise Cupid. 20:
Hannah Barnes. G5; Jane Mills, 65; Lucy
Harris, u Courtney Ann Dupee, 49,,
Henry Williams. y; Louisa Holmes, 30 ::
Michael J. Hannan, 81; William R. Weeks.
2i; Ruth i Spedden, 30; Henry Chapman.
10; Susie Wright, 16; Albert T. Bryant.
10: Hubert Jackson, Z; Clayton G E.
Graham. :: William H Mudd. .: Grace
Campbell. 3: Alfred Tyler, II mouths.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
rnwnbroker's License No, Needed.

John T. Yerkes, Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue. held yesterday tina, the blsi-
ness OF loanins money and holding
policies Of insurance as collateral seeu.i-
ty for the loan is nos that which is oi 4
narily knovn IS The business OF a pawn
broker. ard special tax Of pawRhroker
is mol required 10 be paid therefor.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

.sEPUTATICN OF 25
YEARS HAS MADE THIS
vvHsSKEY STANDARD.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12
ELKS' GREAT
CARNIVAL.
Elaborate Plans Of Mid
winter Festival.
STRIKING MIDWAY FEATURES.

Trained Wild Animal Exhibition
Imported From Enropc--Mystify-
ing Crystal Maze-"Eiectrn.- the
Flying Lady-"Supho.'' the ImDer
senator of Famous Works of Art
Turkish Theatre.