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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Commenting upon the editorial in
THE COMET last week about DIR. Miller
the Knoxville journal and Tribune has
this to say editorially; "The editor Of
the Journal and Tribune cordially joins
THE COMET in all that it says about DR..
Miller. acquaintance of many years
duration enables us to say that no man
in our acquaintance would be farther
from being made the instrument Of the
saloon element. He is q christian gen
tleman, sincere and consistent, and in
all respects most excellent man. We
know nothing of the parties, or of the
influences that operated in the Johnson
City election; but we do know DR.. Mil
Ter and regret that the columns of the
Journal and Tribune have been used tc
convey the impression that he was the
candidate of the whiskey element, and
thereby do him gross injustice.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

We see that Herman Hasslock has
yielded to the solicitation of friends
and has announced his candidacy for
Police Judge of Nashville. He is now
justice of the peace and has been such
a faithful member that he is entitled to
go higher and we are for him for the
supreme bench of the city of Nashville.
He is thoroughly competent and de-
serving and could come nearer making
a man feel good over a six months SEN
tence to the workhouse than any man
we know. We trust, Her(r)man, you
will be able to do the trick success
fully.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Ben Haynes seems to be trying to gel
into contempt of both congress and the
state senate. He has this to say in the
Claiborne Progress last week:
"The Mountain City Tomahawk says
Cy Lyle lacked about 5000 of finding
as much dissatisfaction in the republi-
can ranks as he expected" That is moi
true. The trouble was that he just
. found an unpardonable amount OF
''iohnicoxism" among the democrats,
who sold so devilish cheap.
Political secrets are like coal oil
bound to leak. It is known to few on
the inner circle that Congressman
Brownlow has hankering for the vice
presidency. That's not all, however.
If he should capture the nomination in
1904 he will give his old congressional
shoes to his faithful democratic bench
man, John l Cox.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
R. N. Archer Wins 100000 victory.

A telegram received in Cincinnati
Wednesday morning announced that
the supreme court of North Carolina
has affirmed the decision of the lower
court rendered in favor of r.. N, Aarch-
er OF Cincinnati, in a big timber land
case, in which something over 500, 600
is involved. The timber lands are sit
uated in Graham county, N. c., and
the final decision of the court is great
victory for Mr.. Archer. Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Mr.. Archer is the father of our towns
man, U. s. Archer, and the many friends
of the latter will rejoice with him at his
fathers good fortune. This case has
been in litigation for several years and
has been referred to in THE COMET fire.
quently.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
R7Gg71S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are.
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
Trustees Sale,

Byvirtue of trust deed executed on
February 4, 1902, Registered Trust ID.
Is, 10 PIP 300, ct seq r. o. w. o. by
Edwin +, Smith Veneer Company,
body corporate, to the undersigned as
Trustee, default having been made in
the payment of interest coupons on
bonds Hereunder secured emitting the
holder of said bonds to demand fore.
closure of said trust deed, and demand
to that end having been made, the I'M
dersigned rs trustee will proceed on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902,
to sell the property and franchises con-
veyed therein, the sale to be on the
premises formerly occupied by lie
grantor Company (traet Of realty No.
below said property and franchises be-
ing as follows, to-wit:
%. That realty conveyed to the
grautor Company by VIM. Il. Upte-
grove, January 30, 1902, registered at
Jonesboro, and Heretofore conveyed
by p. Q. Miller by deed of September
"a, 1901, (R. o. w. G. d. b. 80, PIP.
2l5, 2l6) being the parallelogram tract
63Ox265 feet adjoining the Southern
! Railway right of way in johnson City,
Tennessee, oil which the plant Of said
| grantor Company was erected, min
ute description being given in the said
recorded deeds, reference to which is
here made.
(2). A certain house and lot in John
son City, Tennessee, fronting 80 feet
on Cherry street and running back of
] mi 20 All -
joining Earnest street on the northeast
side and the Sutton.lot on the south
east side, conveyed to the grantor Com
pany January 10, 1902, deed registered
at Jonesboro.
CD. All personality conveyed to the
grantor Company by deed of Edwin +.
Smith, doing business under the style
of Johnson City Veneer Mills, said deed
! being dated January 10, 1909, regis
tered as above: One roller dryer, one
small rotary, one trimmer, one h. p.
engine, one 90 b. p. engine, one 40 h. p.
engine, one 40 h. p. boiler, one 100 h. p.
boiler, saw mill complete, opening saw,
tanks and piping, two veneer machines,
planners, cutoff saw, jointer, grinding
machine, hosting machine, derrick,
tackle, etc, knives for veneer ma.
chimes, shafting, pulleys, betting, troll
ley and equipment, crane, saw edger,
two extra saws, pipe, dry rack, dynamo,
tools, ETC., and other personally fully
described in said conveyance here re-
ferred to, Also all plant, stock, con-
tracts, easements, and leases of the
grantor Company, and all of its cor
porate property of every kind held at
the date of said trust conveyance or
thereafter acquired, as is in said trust
conveyance set forth.
az. All corporate franchises and
privileges of the grantor Company.
All of the realty is situated in the
Ninth Civil District of Washington
County, Tennessee.
Terms Of Sale.
The property will be offered for sale
by items /, 2, and 4 as above, and
then MS a whole, the highest aggregate
to be adopted; note or notes to mature
3 one year from date of SALE to be execu.
! ted with solvent personal surety OF
! sureties, retaining vendors lien on the
property represented by same; eale in
, bar of the equity of redemption.
This November IL, 1902.
! The Banking and Trust Company Of JOnesbOrO,
Trustee
BY S. G. WILLIAMS,
Vlce-Pres't
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

republicans and represented the Third
ward. J. H. Pierce, a democrat, and
W. II. Cloyd, republican, were elect
ed to fill out their unexpired time. The
beard now stands republicans, 8 dem
ocrats and prohibition mayor. Wof-
ford's band played down Went Nc
Ginty" as the board adjourned.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

The Cannon Babcock combination
has easily captured the speakership of
the next house of representatives, and
the coup is regarded as a decisive victo-
ry for the tariff revisionists within the
republican party. Cannon is revi-
sionist and he is sure to be elected
speaker if he lives. With Cannon in
the speakers chair and Congressman
Babcock chairman of the ways and
means committee, there is nothing left
for the high protectionists to do but
come in out of the wet and surrender.
Chattanooga News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

And now it seems that Col. Hannah
was not running for congress but for
acknowledgement. Editor Lyle should
have something equally as good, " as
he had to make his race single handed
and cut down Brownlow's majority
more than Gibson's, although all the
best campaigners of the state were sent
that district. Had one-half the effort
been made in this district Brownlow
would have been defeated Rogersville
Review.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
Cdtnrrh

Is discharge from the mucous MEM
brane of the nose, throat, stomach,
bowels ETC., when kept in state of
Inflammation by an impure condition
of the blood and want of tone in the
system.
Soothe the inhamed membrane,
strengthen the weakened system, and
the discharge will stop to do this
purify the blood.
al was troubled with catarrh for years
and tried various remedies but found moth
ing that would cure me, l then resolved
to try Hoods Sarsaparilla and took four
bottles which entirely cured me. l have
never been troubled with catarrh since.
AS blood purifier can find nothing else
equal to Hoods Sarsaparilla." WILLIAM
SHERMAN, 1880 9th ST., Milwaukee, Wis.
Hoods JdrSdpGriUd
Cures catarrh radically and perma-
nently-removes its cause and over
comes all its effects.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
Farmers Institute,

A Farmers Institute for Washington,
Sullivan, Garter, johnson aud Unicoi
counties was held in johnson City
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
1t was largely attended and an inter
esting session was held. Lack of space
forbids an extended notice. The fol-
lowing resolutions were passed unan-
imously:
Resolved, That this institute extend
thanks to the board of trade, city off
cials and citizens generally of Johnson
City for the free use of the opera house
and other courtesies extended during
our session.
For the best steaks served in the CITY
go to Geo. II. Browns.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Andright ON the heels Of Sigh Lyle's
defeat for congress, his town, Johnson
City, goes dry. 1t is the old story of
troubles never coming singly.-Com-
mercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Mr.. Brownlow has introduced q bill
to erect public building in johnson
City to cost not more than one hundred
thousand dollars.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

The COMET can not accommodate the
advertisers this week after giving up
almost all the space usually devoted to
editorial and local items.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

"Riches may not bring happiness"
as Charlie Schwab says, but as poverty
has no cinch on happiness we'll risk
wealth,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

spring near the trestle of the East Ten
nessee & Western North Carolina Rail
road across Sinking creek as we'll as
the right to erect and operate pump
ing station at or near said spring also
the right to enter, lay and use line OF
six-inch pipes from said spring OF
pumping station to said lot, unto 1t the
said Graham Ice Manufacturing Com
pany, its successors and assigns forev-
err" The spring mentioned is the most
important one of those about which
complainant now sues and the pipe
line was laid and the pumping station
erected, and both have been operated,
according to the grant aforesaid.
Compliments farm is used for the
usual farming purposes, nor is there
upon it and incident to it any mill OF
other matter besides the pumping sta
tion aforesaidD requiring water for un-
usual purposes or more than the usual
small quantities for stock, domestic
purposes, etc.
Respondent fails to see how said farm
can be suffering in anywise by depriva'
ton of water when its owner was able,
two years after respondents plant was
in operation, to dispose of water in such
large quantities. Respondent charges
that by these facts complainant is fur
ther estopped to complain as to the acts
of respondent
Respondent charges and pleads that
whereas said farm, or its owners, are
entitled to the use of only so much o.
the water from the natural water cour
SEES. upon and flowing from same as may
be necessary for household and usua
farm purposes, A. B. Bowman has part
ed, by deed aforesaid, with any righ
in the spring aforesaid or the waters
upon said farm on which he or com
plainant who is bound by his convey
ance could base an action because o
any of the hereinbefore mentioned act'
| of respondent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Respondent states that the water TAX
en- by it at the W. S. Harvey farm would
otherwise sink by percolation into and
below the surface of the earth, where
it loses any definite or known channel
or direction unless it may affect the
Price springs nearby, as hereinbefore
mentioned, this being all that is known
of it,; and it being denied that same
flows to the spring or springs of com
plainant, respondent is advised that a
court of equity will not, until complain
ants rights are ascertained at law, en-
join this defendant in respect of such
user.
Respondent is further advised that a
court of equity will not undertake to
protect by injunction such subterrane-
an flow, if it be fact that the waters
so taken do feed the springs of COM
plainant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
Hoods J0rSdpdriH0
Gov. Frazier's majority is 80, 05s.

The Hon, Sigh Lyle can at least grid
up his loins, and try it again, Com
mercial-Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Respondent shows that it has taken
no more water from the source afore-
said than has been necessary to avert a
water famine in Johnson City. It shows
that with said water being added to the
supply from the reservoir springs, re.
spondent has with difficulty been able
to keep enough water to meet the i'm
perative demands of the town and its
inhabitants. The denial of the use of
said water on the Harvey farm Cor Of
any now in use by it, at the date of The
filing of the bill, would result in great
injury to respondent, and would prob
ably result in a calamity incident to
water famine in johnson City.
Respondent charges that no counter
vailing benefit can result to complain
ant. He has more water than he can
use; he had water to sell he is pro
posing at this date to sell water for di-
version off his said premises. Were
said waters not diverted they would
not be needed OR used by complainant ;
compliments sole need of additional
water is that he may, himself, divert
and sell same in the indefinite future.
Respondent is advised that court OF
equity will not, under these circum-
stances, enjoin it at compliments in
stance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Gold Dust -four best made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

Respondent finally shows and pleads
that if complainant has already suffered
any damage as a result of respondents
acts (Which is denied), such injury al
ready suffered forms a separate and
distinct right of action cognizable only
in court of law and complainant is
not entitled to the reference asked for.
And now, denying all the allegations
of the bill not herein specifically ad-
mitted or denied, and calling for strict
proof, your respondent, having. fully
answered. prays that it may be hence
dismissed with its reasonable costs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
W Hill

Respondent further shows to the
Court that on January 80, 1892, the
aforesaid A. B. Bowman and his wife
May G. Bowman executed and acknowl-
edged in due form deed to The Ora
ham Ice Manufacturing Company, n
corporation, deed which is and has
been since March 8, 1899, on record at
Jonesboro, Tenn, conveying for the
sum of $1,000 one acre of land taken
from the southwest side of his farm
aforesaid (on whichwas afterward erect
ed an ice factory, together with the
right to enter and use water from the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04
REPORT OF CONDITION
The Unaka National Bank

Johnson City, in the State of Tennessee. at the
close of business November 18th. 1902.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-12-04

wealth.
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
INVESTIGATING
 ASPHALT CASES
REPORT OF AUDITING COMMIT TEE SHOWS CAPITALIZATION $5s,ooo,ooo, FIXED CHARGES $2,- 10000, WITH SMALL INCOME.

Philadelphia, March H.-Committees representing the bondholders of the Ma tiopal Asphalt Company and the Asphalt Company of America, which recently went into the hands of receiver. met sepa- rat ely to6ay and considered the report of the Audit Company of New York. which has been examining the books of the com panies for 19O0 and 1901. At the conclusion Of the meetings Henry w. Riddle of the American Company issued statement in which it is shown that although with an authorized capi aljzation aggregating S58,O0O 900, and fixed charges of g. .110.0O0 year, the actual ner earnings of the com panies for tke past two years have av- eraged only $350,oO0 year. The condition Is in part explained by the statement that extraordinary expenses have been met in Venezuela, and that one of the underly- ing companies, the National Contracting Company, has made heavy losses.
 'sThe results of the earnings of the com bired companies for the two years are so entirely unsatisfactory and are so meagre in comparison with the basis of capitaliz- ation of the American and National Com pauies, that the committee win continue to press it's investigation. which is meant to be thorough in all respects as to the causes and reasons for such apparent over-caph alizaticn.'
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
SCHWARTZ FROM LOUISVILLE. Arrested in Philadelphia on Charge of
 Defrauding a Bank.

Louisville, Ky, March N.-A special to the Post from Philadelphia says that Moses Schwartz, who was arrested in that city yesterday on the charge of having defrauded the Seventh National Bank of New York out of s79000 on forged notes, formerly lived in Louisville where in 1890 he organized and became presi- dent of the Louisville Deposit Bank, which failed later. causing considerable loss to a number of small depositors.
 The Moses Schwartz referred to in the Philadelphia dispatch came to this city from Nashville, Tenn, and engaged in the distilling business and other enter prises In 1890 he organized the Louisville Deposit Bank, being at the same time director of the German National Bank of this city, to which he owed over $200,- OOO His indebtedness was transferred to the Deposit Bank and that institution failing in 1S93 1t was discovered that its principal assets were notes to the extent of about $4OO0O0 upon which practically nothing could be realized. There was lit- tie left for the depositors, the majority of whom were poor Germans. After the failure of the bank, the building was sur rounded by large number of depositors and threats were made to lynch Schwartz. He disappeared from the city and no at- tempt was made to arrest or tndict him. Since that time nothing had been heard of him here.
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
MISS ELLEN STONE
 IS COMING HOME
ARRIVES IN VIENNA EN ROUTE TO LONDON, WHENCE SHE WILL SAIL FOR AMERICA-ExONE ATES THE REV. TSILkA.

Vienna, March N.-Miss Eellen M. Stone, the American missionary, passed through Vienna tonight on her way to London.
 Miss Stone appeared to have recovered from the effects of her captivity better than was expected by those who saw her at the time of her release. She said to a representative of the Associated Press:
 q have daily become better since was liberated. This I owe mainly to the fact that for many years I have been accus. toned to the food and locality where l was a prisoner. The brgands treated me and Mme Tsilka as well as they could. They told us 1t was to their inter est to keep us in as good health as possi- ble. as nobody would pay ransom for us if we were dead. Indeed, they did the best they could.
 My companion, Mime. Tsilka, bore all the hardships bravely. I can only say the best about her as well as about her husband whose reported arrest for com policy in our abduction is quite absurd The Rev. Tsilka is an honest and intel igent man. He was educated in America and speaks six languages. He is quite incapable of q dishonest act The Ameri- can minister at Constanttnople, MT. Lieshman, says the same thing of M. Tsilka and tells me it is my duty to pro- claim this openly and loudly"
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
WHISKY MEN WILL
 FIGHT PROHIBITION
SECRET MEETING HELD IN LOUIS WILLIE TO REVIVE NATIONAL PROTECTIVE AssocIA1 .oN-sAY LAWS ARE INEFFEcTUAL.

Louisville Ky, March H-A secret meeting of representatives of Louisville's whisky interests manufacturing and jobbing, was held at the Galt House this afternoon to revive the National Protec- tive Association, organized In Chicago in 1886 to wage war against the prohibit tion movement and to endeavor to show that prohibition laws are intellectual"
 The association will be national or ganization. It will have it's headquarters in Louisville and will be supported by fund to which the distilling and liquor 1obbing interests of the entire country are expected to contribute It is under stood that the organization will have unlimited financial backing, for represen- tatives of the trade everywhere are talk ing deep interest in the movement and have already authorized the promoters of the organization to call on them for funds. The money will be used in employ ing speakers to conduct campaigns fn states where the prohibitionists are strong; in distributing printed matter. in employing statisticans and writers on economic subjects and anti-probibition arguments particularly
 Steps will now be taken to hold a na- tional convention of liquor men at which a permanent organization will be made.
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
VAST PROPOSITION.
Merchants' Exchange in Memphis Dls- cusses Interstate Commerce Act.

Memphis Tenn, March 7.-The Mer- chants Exchange of this city took im- portant action in reference to proposed amendments to the interstate commerce act The exchange declared unanimously against the Bacon bill, or any other bill that confers the rate making power on the commission, "the comforting of the rate making power on the interstate commerce commission, covering the entire railway system of the country and the various diversified interests that are more or less conflicting, Is too vast proposi- tion for any one commission to give care full and just determination to.
 Tt is more than probable that if Con- gress passed the above bill 1t would kill all competitive and junctive points which is virtually the greatest part of vital business competition"
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
RICHARDSON EXPOSES SCHEME TO
 BRIBE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
BOTH COUNTRIES PLACED
 IN ACCEPTABLE LIGHT

Washington, March 27.-Following Is a statement made by Niels Gron, regarding the Christmas statement;
 'whan. early in February last the con- tents of Mir. Walter Christmas secret re- port to tho Danish government relative to the tranfer of the Danish West h. dies Islands to the United States became public. a party comprising a large DOT ton of Denmark's best and influential men. realizing that since Christmas had in the furtherance of the pending treaty served by direct authority, first, of the Secretary of States of the United States, and afterwards the Danish prime minis ter. MT. Horrins, 1t would be impossible to disassociate his efforts from the treaty, or the methods set forth In his report from the official negotiation; and realiz-
The age-herald., 1902-03-28
HOWARD UNDER
 FLAG OF TRUCE
WENT TO FRANKFORT TO CONFER
 WITH ATTORNEY FOR STATE
 WITH REWARD FOR HIS AR REST STANDING AGAINST HIM.

Louisville. Ky, March 27.-The Courier Journal tomorrow will say:
 Berry Howard under indictment as a principal in the murder of William Goe- bel, and whose trial is docketed for the April term of the Franklin Court, once went to Frankfort under a flag of truce" raised by the commonwealth and held long conference with the attorneys for the state. He went when there were re- wards aggregating 5000 outstanding for his capture and when men were searching the mountains of Harlan and Bell Coun- ties for him.
 Furthermore Towards expenses to and from Frankfort were paid, and he was al- lowed time to get back home and pre- pare himself to resist arrest before the commonwealth made any further endeav- ors to arrest him.
 T. c. Campbell, one of the lawyers for the commonwealth. Is the authority for the foregoing statement