The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-12-10
Condensed News
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Five hundred policemen guarded
President Roosevelt while he attended
,he funeral Of his uncle in New York.
Two furnaces of Tennessee Coal &
Iron at Birmingham have been closed
down indefinitely owing to lack Of Or
ders
Senator Fairbanks is quoted az say.
ing there is in India no opposition to
resident Roosevelt of any sort or
lind
Three large coal firms operating near
UyersdaIe, Pa, have announced a re-
0ueiou Of 10 per cent. in the wages Of
miners,
More than 200 men of the North
Reading plant of the Reading Foundry
Company have quit work because their
wages were reduced.
A general curtailment of production
ri cotton goodc will be ordered, it is
said, Blythe southern Gotten mill own
as at their meeting on Dec. s.
Jones' Borganus, q Chicago restau-
Im keeper, shot and killed Marcus
,HeebUn because Sheehan was shot
i've cents in settling for a meal.
II Is said that the Bethlehem Steel
ompruy may close the armor plant
'amporariiy owing to the non.receipt
Il drawing from the government.
Secretary Show will strongly oppose
my move to issue bonds for the Pana-
IA canal, aud will advocate meeting
he expense out Of money in hand.
An upstate manufacturer, says the
World, will bring suit to recover $780,
100 invested in U. s. Shipbuilding and
will name j. p, Morgan as one of the
defeneants.
Gen. George W. Davis, in his annual
report on the Philippines, says the
power of the Sultan Of Sulu has de-
qarted and he will soon be only a char.
acter in history.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon has caused it tc
ne pretty well understood in Washing.
on that he will not give up the speak
arship to accept nomination for the
yice-presidency.
The crisis in the condition of Alger
non Swinburne, the poet, who hat
been seriously ill in London with pneu
monia, has now passed and his friends
hope for his recovery.
James A. Blair says the Seabosrt
Air Line will be kept entirely indepen
dent os all other roads. The property
will be improved and put into bette
shOoe wherever necessary
The American announces that i
iond and stockholders of United State
aaipbuiding will put their cases in tn
hands of the American suit will b
begun that cannot be stopped.
The republican leaders in the senat
'ro said to have agreed to the minorit
propositions on the Cuban treaty in OF
Ter to show President Roosevelt tina
they resent his impetuosity in calm
the extra session.
Under the lack of capitulatio
signed at San Domingo, a new pres
dent will be installed February 81
Cen Wos y Gil will leave in a fe'
avs for Curacao. All is quiet an
tie warships have Withdrawn thei
Guards.
A rule Of contempt was issued in th
United States Circuit Court at Savar
nah against President Milton II. Smit
Of The Louisville and Nashvill railroa
and officials of other Southern lines fC
d.sregarding the freight rates to 81
yaunah.
The American says that suit will /
b ought against the directors Of th
! ust Go. of the Republic which wi
s ow that while total deposits amour
G. to about 100000 the Compan
lad loans of $4,000, 900 on Shipbuildin
stock alone.
president Roosevelt will be the r,
= Dlican candidate for the presidenC
il my opinion, said Gov. elect Myro
T. Herrick at the dinner of the OH
Society. Col. Herrick also stated tn
he was certain Senator Hannah woul
not be candidate.
Charles 7. Yerkes says that Britit
Investments are attracting America
~ oney, and thinks that the stability
lritish enterprises will continue to
rt capital across the ocean. He all
believes that the United States b.
passed the zenith of its prosperity.
A. T. Anderson, a Cincinnati pro
city owner, attempted to eject tel
ants family by shooting and chappir
holes through the floor and turnir
the hose on the occupants of low
flat When he had wounded his to
ant mob gathered and he was col
ralled TO hide out to avoid person
violence,
Dispatches announce that there a
grave foars that the new republic
Panama will not be able to collect 81