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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

Cy Lyle threatens to break out with
daily edition of his johnson City
Comet. Here is his warning;
On June 25th, 1899, the daily edition
of The COMET ceased to exist, for good
and sufficient reasons. 1t was laid ten
derby to rest but we have always cher
ished the hope that the day would
come when it could be revived. The
day of resurrection, we now believe, is
near at hand and we expect to see the
DAILY COMET arise, Rip Van Wrinkle
like, from its ten years sleep on the
25th of this month. If you will meet
us at the sepulchre with your support
the resurrection will certainly take
place.
johnson City is a mighty good town
and Lyle is an Al newspaper man, SC
it is safe to predict that the combina
ton will be an effective one and the
result a journal worth reading. Nash
vile American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

termed by the Immortal j. n, con-
Quoted Q daily paper for about two and
a-half years, some twelve years ago,
when Johnson City was rolling along
on high tide, and had quite a success
full publication. The coming of the
old soldier, the reviying of the street
car line, and the general swift flow of
currency and shekels of every descrip-
ton, together with the probability OF
what the staff may undertake under
its new, management, has revived Wis
ions of vast possibilities in the brain
of Editor Lyle. Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

on this road and there were fears that
it was call over with it, but this new
move has given rise to belief that the
Southern or the Seaboard Air Line has
taken new interest in Mr.. Carter's
scheme. Knoxville Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

Uyrano de Lyle announces that the
daily Comet, after wandering in space
for ten years, will re-appear with added
brilliancy on the 25th of this month.
johnson City ought to make the daily
Comet success; the weekly is an evil
dence that with Mr.. Lyle as guide it
will be lively Comet. We wish it all
success, -Rogersville Review.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

Cy Lyle is going to publish his John
son City Comet daily, and when he
does he will make it go this time. He
knows his business thoroughly and is
capable of doing amazing things in the
way of newspaper enterprise. Johnson
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

During this week, Geo. L. Carter,
who is at the head of the South & Wes-
tern railroad enterprise in building an
extension of the 0. r. & G. road into
North Carolina, from johnson City,
has sent force of surveyors into the
vicinity of Marion, N. c., at which
place it is the intention to connect with
the Southern. The work had stopped
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

The Johnson City Comet announces
that after June 95th that paper will be
published daily. The Comet is one of
the best weeklies in the state. Editor
Lyle is newspaper man of experience
and ability, and he will no doubt meet
with that degree of success in the pub.
LEGATION of daily that he has achieved
with his weekly. Greeneville Demo.
crat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

Editor Cy H. Lyle, of the Johnson
City Comet, announces that on June
25th he expects to revive the daily
edition of his paper. We trust his ex-
pectations will be realized, and that
his second effort to give Johnson City
a daily paper will succeed abundantly.
Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

Hon. Frank NJ. Thompson evidently
believes in signs. He has decided not
to run for congress in the light of the
Moon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

In eIecting him colonel in the N. G.
S. T. the boys have paid Maj. Tatum q
handsome and deserved compliment.
We congratulate the army on its good
taste and Judgment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

All reports from johnson City indi-
cate that that town is now enjoying a
substantial boom that promises to be
permanent. There is really no reason
why this should not be so. johnson
City possesses many of the natural adj
vantages which furnish the foundation
of prosperous community. She has
magnificent Soldiers Home in course
of construction she boasts fine gov.
eminent building and other good things
in prospect, and her feet are set to the
music of progress We bid her god.
speed. Bristol Courier.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

City has promising future, and Mr..
Lyle has added no little to its present
pluck and energy, We wish the daily
Comet the greatest success. Chatta-
nooga Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

1t is about time Manager Aaron was
saying something to some other base
ball manager. It's a long time be-
tWeen-games.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

The johnson. City correspondent of
the Knoxville Sentinel announces that
Cy II. Lyle. editor and publisher of
the weekly Comet, is to revive the
daily Comet, Bright Cy," as he was
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

Some of the bond advocates made 0
most touching appeal to the Equaliza'
ton Board this week-a perfectly nat
ural inconsistency.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11

On June 25th the johnson City Comet
will become a daily. Here's luck to it
Spring City Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-06-11
Eczema

How it rcddens the skin, itches, oozes,
dries and SCacsl
Some people call il letter, milk crust or
salt rhcum.
The suffering from IL is sometimes in
tense; local applications are resorted to-
they mitigate but cannot cure.
ii proceeds from humors inherited or ac-
Quired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hoods yarSGpGriLLG
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
HOOPS rLLs are the best cathartio, Price 25 cents
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
Resume 81 the neus.-

1 Pierro Rodriguez, the Porto Rican
who robbed Gen Miles and Col. and
Mrs. Maus, while they were in Honolu-
lu, has been found guilty of larceny in
the first degree and sentenced to eight
years hard labor
A Geneva dispatch to the Central
News that Prof Giron declares that he
wishes to marry the crown princess of
Saxony, in order to make her position
regular. He admits that he is the
father of the princess sixth child.
j. P. Morgan and Charles M. Schwat
have now acquired about one-tenth of
! the 10000 shares of the International
Sleeping Car company, which will soon
have cars running through from Mos.
COW across Asia, through Siberia &c
Vladivostock.
The convention of the provincial gov.
eminent of the Philippines has amend.
ed the provincial and municipal laws,
curtailing the powers of the constabu-
larry, by not permitting inspectors to
remove municipal police without the
consent Of the governors, and authoriz-
ing the presidentes to arm the police.
The American steamer Minnetonka,
of Duluth, from Newport, Eng, with
coal for Boston, Mass, anchored at
Hamilton, Bermuda, in distress. The
Minnetonka was struck by heavy sea
Dec. IS, when about 900 miles from
Halifax which smashed her life boats,
shifted her cargo, carried away her
steering gear and caused considerable
damage to her bridge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
From osher Shores

Premier Balfou..' is confined to his
bed in Wittinghame, Scotland, with in
EuenZa.
Maj. Lieu, the Chenchou officer who
refused to protect missionaries, has
been beheaded.
Eadda Mullah who caused so many
outbreaks on the northwest frontier of
India, died Dec. %.
Sidney Klein, London Jew, claims
to have found a race of black Jews in
the interior of Australia.
Over 600 widows and 800 children
took part in the queens dinner to rel
war.
John Oliver, prosperous English
ironmaster, won the first prize of S.
100000 pesetas in the state lottery at
Madrid. He distributed the money
among his employees
Bishop Conaty, rector of the Catholic
University at Washington, appears to
have the best chance of appointment
to the bishopric of Los Angeles, Cal.
Strong popular aversion to any kind
of cooperation with Germany in the
Venezuelan matter still continues to
manifest itself in England.
The United States army transport
Sherman struck rock near San Ber-
nido light, south of Luzon, and some of
her plates were damaged.
Henri Deutsch has purchased the
Paris Petit, and will present 100000
subscriptions to the paper practically
free. or at cost of only franc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
Old MINE CAVES IN
FOUR BUILDINGS ARE SWAl.
LOWED UP IN THE YAwN
ING PIT.
PEOPLE RECEIVED AMPLE WARNING
cAvEJN OCCURS BENEATH THE
HEART OF THE TOWN OF
OLYPHANT.
RllliDINGS Gnnl|ND TO DEBRIS
PEOPLE RECEIVED AMPLE WARNING
BUILDINGS GROUND TO DEBRIS
THREE.sToRY HOTEL TURNS
OVER AND LANDS ON ROOF
IN ABYSS.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 5. - Abandoned
workings of the Eddy Creek colllefy OF
the Delaware & Hudson company be-
meath the very heart of the town OF
Olyphanl caved in yesterday AFTER
noon and engulfed four frame build
ings, covering an aggregate ground
space of 5000 square feet.
The settling was gradual and the
people in the affected territory escaped
without being Immediately en-
dangered. A gang of men and boys
who were at work III the mine beyond
the fall encountered flooded depres-
sion in vein in making their way out
nv q circuitous route and had to swim
across. No one was injured.
In a half-hour, O'Brien's three-story
hotel, Mrs. Ann Evans double dwell
ing. Mrs. Jane Ackerly's double store
building. and one-story barber shop
were ground to debris in the yawning
pit, with the uppermost part OF the
mound forty feet below the surface.
O'Briens hotel, which plunged first
into the opening. entirely disappeared.
A few houses are projecting over the
edge of the pit. The vein that caved
in is IFS feet below the surface. The
settling
Started in the Street
just in front OF the hotel property. The
brick pavement was seen to be work
ing and the telegraph poles and trees
along the curb were noticed to be
webbing. The cause was apparent
and the alarm was spread. Two sick
guests were removed from the hotel.
Twenty minutes after the disturb
ance was first noticed the opening had
widened until it reached across the
street and halfway beneath the hotel.
Then, with terrific crash the building
pitched forward, turned over and land
ed on it's roof in the bottom of the
abyss.
An immense amount of earth from
the edge of the hotel went down with
it, and moment later the adjoining
double dwelling of Mrs. Evans fell over
the edge and was demolished on the
ruins of the hotel. The Akerly store
building and the Evans barber shop
property slid into the chasm about the
same time and piled themselves, brok-
en- and twisted, on the debris. The
property damage is estimated at $780,
900.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
ride is BEREAvED.
Wakes TO Find That Her Husband Has
Committed Suicide.

Wakes to Find That Her Husband Has
Committed Suicide.
Grand Rapids. Wis, Jan. 5. - f. d.
Morry, who engineered one OF the
largest real estate deals made in this
country last year. committed suicide
yesterday p,o:'ning at his room in the
Dixon annex, at about O'Clock. Ills
wife was sleeping by his side and was
awakened by the report of revolver,
She asked him what had occurred,
when the blood from mis- mouth g'lshed
over her and she realized what lad
happened and gave the alarm. He
lived about one-half hour afterWalI,
but did not regain CONSCIOUSNESS. Al
though Morry had made considerable
money of late he was badly involved
and was much worried and depressed
with debts. He was married about
three months ago to Miss Nellie Dex-
ter, a teacher in the high school at
Edgerton. woman of good family aud
many accomplishments.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
DOG TEARS Her FACE.
Awful Battle on a Farm-Girl's Feat
ures pjst1aured for Lite.

Awful Battle on a Farm-Girl's Feat
ures Disfigured for Lite:
Racine, Wis, Jan. 5-An awful battle
of a boy with mad dog took place on
Hans Olson's farm. seven miles IRON
here. The boy, who was defending MS
sister from the attack of the dog, was
unable to save the child from being
horribly bitten, and it was only after
prodding the beast for half an hour
that he was able to end his life with a
thrust from pitchfork. Th1 dog WIS
one that has been reported as b1ti:sg
sheep and hogs in the country, and
while the ten-year-old boy and his five
year-old sister were playing on che
porch the dog attacked the girl. The
lad ran for a pitchforll and drove the
beast from the sister after it had bit q
hole in her cheek. torn off one OF her
ears, and bitten her side. The animal
then attacked him, and he was able to
get in a death blow with his unWieldy
weapon. The child was brought here
and it's wounds cauterized. She will be
DIST ".atl for life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
ILL LUCK FOR LUCKY" BALDWIN.
Millionaire in Obscure Lodging House

Millionaire in Obscure Lodging House
and Treated by Cancer Specialists.
San Francisco, Jan. - With death
from cancer threatening him, the old
millionaire, E. j. Baldwin, better
known as Lucky" Baldwin, is in an
obscure lodging house, being treated
by cancer specialists. He he's been
there since the day after Christmas,
but his identity has been hidden under
the assumed name of Edward Jackson.
His family has been calling on him
daily. The old man is suffering from
cancer, and there are no less than
three growths developing. The most
serious is in the middle of the lower
lip, and the others are under the chin.
His doctors say he will recover, as the
two cancers under the chin were
caused by X-ray treatment. from which
Baldwin derived no benefit, but as the
patient is over seventy the danger of
complication is grave. Baldwin did
not tell the doctor who he was, but the
doctor says he drove very shrewd
bargain with him for treatment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
J. N. CASTLE is DEAD.

Former Representative in Congress
Found Dead in Chicken Yard.
Saltwater, Mimi. Jan. 81. N. Cas-
tie was found dead in the chicken yard
adjoining his residence a few minutes
after o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
had been dead several hours when dis
covered by passerby. 1t was evident
that he started to the barn to feed his
horse and fell on the way and expired.
DR.. T. c. Clark, who has been his ply
sician for years, says that death was
due to valvular heart disease. ). N.
Castle was a Democratic member of
congress from 1891 to 1898. represent
ing the district that then included St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
TO KILL BLACKMAlL.
New Police Commissioner Makes Plain
Clothes Men Patrol Beats.

New Police Commissioner Makes Plain
Clothes Men Patrol Beats.
New York, Jan. 5.-After consulta-
ton with Deputy Commissioners Eb-
stern and Peter Piper and Chief In.
spector Cartwright, Commissioner
Greene yesterday issued the following
order:
"All precinct detectives and patrol
men doing duty in plain clothes,
whether in the district or in TIE pre-
cincts, and whether detailed to duty
by the police commissioner or by III.
spectors of districts, or captains of
precincts, are hereby returned to duty
as patrolmen, to take effect Jan. Q,
and they will not be eligible for detail
of any kind during ninety days from
that date"
BY this order 262 men are ordered
to duty as patrolmen, and each is trans
ferred to new precinct. Commission
er Greene is taking this action. it is
understood, with a view of breaking up
the system of blackmail alleged to eX-
list in the department.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
From .hs Capital.

FROM sHS CAPITAL.
Capt. Bob Bruce of Texas has de.
clined the governorship of Oklahoma.
The senate committee on military
affairs is holding up army nominations
until charges of favoritis mhave been
investigated.
Senator Nelson will appear before
the senate committee on foreign rela-
lions after the holidays to urge favor
able action on the treaty recently ne
gotiated with Newfoundland.
1t is charged that Northwestern mill
ers have secretly antagonized the
proposition for making the rulings of
the interstate commerce commission
in effect law. which they were sup
posed to favor.
The Republican leaders in the SEN
ate are much perpleXed over the Phil
ippines tariff question. On the one
hand the Philippines commission is
making an urgent appeal for reduc-
ton of duties upon goods imported
from the islands into the United
States, and on the other hand the SUI
gar and tobacco interests of the United
States are protesting against any
change in the present rates.
Indian Agent Campbell, at La
Pointe. has been directed to come to
Washington to confer with Indian
Commissioner Jones. One of the prin-
cipal subjects to be discussed is the
case of Big Boy. who has enjoined the
government from retaining funds due
the Indians on account of logging con-
tracts. The case is to test the right of
the government to keep the money in
trust for the Indians.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
CASTRO IS BALkii''
MAKES SOME CONDITIONS wu,,,.
CALL FOR A JOINT
ANSWER,
ALLIES ARE CONSIDERING n
CASTRO WANTS DISPUTE SUR.
MlTTED TO HEAD OF AN Amee
lcAN REPUBLIC.
WANTS. THE BLOCKADE lf1tp,
ALLIES ARE CONSIDERING n
WANTS THE BLOCKADE LIFTED,
PROPOSES METHOD OF PROCEED.
vRE PENDING ARBITRATION
AeREEM9Nr.

Washington, Jan. 5. Secretary Hay
yesterday received kilograms from
London. Berlin and Rome, notifying
him that President Castro's response
to the suggestion of this government
that Venezuela's troubles with thu
creditor powers be submitted to The
Hague tribunal for arbitration had
been delivered to the foreign ministers
of England, Germany and Italy, and
was being considered by these govern.
ments, which were in corresponding
among, themselves with a view to
agreeing to Joint answer.
The answer of President Castro was
not an unconditional acceptance of the
proposal that The Hague court arbi.
trate the Venezuelan dispute. While
Indicating a friendly feeling for the
proposal, Castro expressed preir.
ence for submission of the pending
questions to the head of IAN American
republic" This was interpreted by the
United States
AS Resubmission,
under another form, Of the original
proposal of the allied powers that Pres.
ident Roosevelt act as arbiter, although
some members of the administration
think that Castro, knowing MIR. Roose.
velt's unwillingness to serve, was hint.
ing at the selection of President Diaz
of Mexico.
In transmitting Castro's communica.
ton to the United States embassies at
London, Berlin and Rome, Secretary
Hay expressed for the president the
hope that the allied powers would ad.
here to their acceptance of the sug.
gestion that The Hague court under.
take the settlement.
President Castro. in the message
which contained his suggestion, pro.
posed a method of procedure in the ne.
gotiations preliminary to the protocol
for reference of the dispute to The
Hague tribunal. 1t is understood that
this method contemplates an arrange.
ment for lifting the blockade and re.
newing diplomatic negotiations before
the arbitration protocol has been
signed.
Gathering in Ships.
La Guayra. Jan. S. - The British
gunboat Xumbador, formerly the Ven.
ezuelan war vessel of that name, LETT
here for Trinidad yesterday. She has
in tow three small schocners captured
during the blockade. She will return
for other prizes.
To Fight insurgents.
Paris, Jan. S. - A dispatch to the
Matin from Caracas says a strong
force of government troops has taken
the field against the insurgents. The
latter are reported to be advancing on
Caracas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
Accidental Happenings.


Nine persons were badly hurt in a
runaway street car at Pittsburg. The
bra'es Slipped going over a hill.
Several persons were injured in a
panic caused by the explosion of a
stereopticon gas tank in the French
Evangelical Methodist church at Chi
cago.
A snowslide, which RACED the bunk
house of the Meelie Gibson mine, is
believed to have killed nine men and
injured several others, according to a
: report from Nelson; B. c..
Heavy rains resulted in the Esqui-
mault & Nanaimo railway bridge, at
Koksilah, being washed away. Dam
age is reported at other points along
the line, and all trains between Vic
toria and Nanaimo, B. c., were can.
celled for several days.
Oliver Miller, an actor, was shot
dead by William Fogleson, while re-
hearsing at Marion, Ind. The revolver
was not supposed to be loaded, but
Fogleson has been arrested, as he and
Miller arc said to have been rivals in
love.
Responsibility for the explosion
which occurred in the Turf Exchange
pool room at Hot Springs, Ark, was
charged to the Water-Pierce Oil COM
pany, the Arkansas Gas and Light
company. and Leo Mayer and Eddie
Burke, proprietors of the pool room,
each being responsible through their
employees.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
PROFIT IN TELEPHONES.
Independent Companies Pay Their
Gross Earnings Taxes.

Independent Companies Pay Their
Gross Earnings Taxes.
st. Paul, Jan. S. - State Treasurer
Block yesterday received 81, 46996 on
the gross earnings tax of the independ-
ent telephone companies of the state.
The following corporations made pay
ment: Peoples company, Chatfield,
S545.15; Fairmont Telephone company,
S445.20; Rochester Telephone COM
pany, s25o.15; Northland Telephone
company. Duluth. $63.6O; Glenwood
Telephone company, $3.50: Madison
Telephone exchange, $32.73; Fosston
Telephone company. $22.15; Glenville
Telephone exchange, $1SS2; Scott
County Telephone company, Berna-
dotte, $3.50; Jordan Telephone COM
pany, 1920; Lake Park Telephone
company, SS.3S.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
IN A BLOODY SPREE.
Desperate Fight With Knives and Re-
voIvers Fatal to Five.

Santiago. Cuba, Jan. 5.-Seven ltal'
ian peddlers became involved IN q
drunken brawl here and fought desper'
ately with knives and revolvers. Two
of the men were killed instantly, anu
two died later in the hospital, the MIN
was fatally and the sixth man severely siy
wounded. The seventh man, who did
most of the killing, was not hurt. Ihlr'
ty revolver shots we're fired IN two
minutes. The men concerned "e''
brothers and cousins.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
ExoNERATEs OFFICIALS.
iowa Executive Council Finds Charges
Very Weak.

Des ,Ioines, Jan. 5.-The executive
cour~'; of Iowa yesterday issued a
statement generating State Auditor
Merriam, and incidentally Insurance
Examiner Max Beeh!er from the
charge made in certain insurance pa
pers and otherwise, that the auditor
and examiner had made illegal exam
nations and charged exorbitant fees
therefor. The statement is based upon
a long opinion furnished by Attorney
General Mullen. The council holds
that there is no evidence of exorbitant
charges having been made, and if they
had been made the council could not
act.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
DRIVERS MAKE STRIKE.
New Dangers Confronting Consumers
of Fuel in the Cream City.

OF fuel IN the cream CITY
Milwaukee, Jan. 5-The strike of the
teamsters of the Milwaukee Western
Fuel company is likely to become seri-
Gus to the coal consumers of this city.
This company does 70 per cent Of !ne
retail coal business. The strikers
have demanded contract for one year
and that none but union men be EN-.
ployed; also that no man be dis
charged or laid off without the union
being notified as to the cause. Presi.
dent Young informed President ubrig,
of coal company, he was in position to
enforce observance of contract. Mr..
Uhrig took the position that the COM
pany was paying the union scale, both
as regards hours and overtime, and he
could see no reason for entering into a
contract. as the men had no grievance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-08
TO MARCH ON PEKIN.

Prince Tuan Joins Forces With Gen.
Tung Flu Hsiang. .oh
Paris. Jan. 5.-A Shanghai dlspa..a
received here says that accordlns ~
the latest reports from Mongon one
Prince Tuan, the exiled anti-forelens as
has concentrated $4,000 men 'i ra
joined forces with Gen. Tuns ~, ~
Hsiang, the notorious Boxer leaae
with the object of marching on PENN