The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-02-18
Condensed News

In m endeavor to stae the Olney
boom, VIM. j, Bryan will make tour
of the New England states.
It is stated that warrants are out for
the arrest Of several Of the mon most
prominent in the affairs of United States
Shipbuilding,
A contract has been let for reftHng
the Iroquois Theatre at Chicago. tits
said the name of the playhouse will be
changed to the Northwest "
Uuitedstates Steel has under consid
Grafton a plan looking to dispensing
with union labor on the expiration OF
present agreements next June.
Johu White, the negro who killed
Officer Burns aud Jesse Sharp at Mid !
dlesboro, has been captured. The feel
ing against the murderer is very bitter
Luther HolboIt and his wife, negroes,
were burned to death at the stake at
Doddsyille, Miss, for the murder OF
James Eastland, platter, and John
Carr, negro.
The New York state senate has pass
ed bill making it criminal oilense
for the officials of street railroa IN
New York city to fail to keep their cars
heated in winter.
Admiral Uria, who was in direct COM
mand of the vessels which defeated the
Russian cruisers off Chemulpo, is a.
graduate Of Annapolis. He was a.
member of the class Of 1882,
Pittsburg report says that large or
ders for structural steel have been plac-
cd with the Carnegie Steel Co. by Bal
timore interests to be used in construct
ing new buildings in the fire district.
The World says that the Standard
Oil Co. has contracted for the entire
output of the Ontario asbestos mines
from which comes all except small
per cent OF the asbestos of the world.
Several hundred representatives OF
insurance companies met at Washing
ton to determine action ON the Balti-
more fire losses, the experts estimate
the total loss Of Sl21 600, 600 and insur-
ance $92, 100000, cid
Louisville rectifers and blenders are
making large purchases of whisky in
anticipation OF the passage of the Hep
burn bill, which requires that labels
shall be placed on bottles showing the
exact ingredients.
1t is reported that the Home Insur-
ance Company of New York is negotiat-
ing for the absorption of the Peabody
Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore.
The. price would be payment of the
fire losses Of the Peabody
The New York Herald says that from
the time of his election to the coffee ex-
change, d. J. Sully aud his friends ac-
quired line of 100000 bags of coffee
From the high price of Tuesday to the
low prices of Thursday this coffee has
declined in value $3.50, 600.
A hotel clerk in st. Louis, who stole
81, 800 year ago and was sent to the
penitentiary for two years, made S45,-
900 on cotton speculation last week,
He started in, through a friend on the
outside, with 81, 900, and when cotton
was at the highest notch, just before
the break, sold out with the profit nam
ed.
Charles II. Cramp, of Philadelphia,
is firmly of the opinion that the Japa-
nese used a submarine boat in the OPP
erations against the hattleships Ketyi-
ian and Czarewitch and the cruiser
Pallada at Port Arthur. The fact that
the Russians saw no torpedo boats with
their search lights strengthens Mr..
Cramps view.
John d. Rockefeller has returned to
Lakewook, N. j., from his southern
trip. To friends he said: 81 am feel
ing first rate. The reports of my illness
have been somewhat exaggerated. l
have slight ATTACKS now and then, but
otherwise am very well indeed" Mr..
Rockefeller added that he had not Civ
en- up business altogether.
James Mcdonald, arrested as the al
legged murderer of Miss Sarah Schaefer,
OF Bedford, Ind, was placed in the In
diana Reformatory, in Jacksonville,
for safekeeping. He admits that he
did not tell the truth before the court
of inquiry held in Bedford, but says it
was for the purpose Of turning suspi-
cion from himself, as he felt he would
be involved.
Some enterprising gentlemen at Pr
rey Flats, composed Off. V. Cartright,
b. L. Ford, G. M, Warren, j. L. Jones
aud John +. Gross, have constituted
themselves a body polite and corporate
by the name aud style of 'Piney Flats
Manufacturing aud Carving Company, y
for the purpose of manufacturing all
kinds of furniture, carving aud pack
ing all kinds of fruits, vegetables corn
and meats, and other articles, and to
sell aud dispose Ct the same, and to
purchase, rent or lease real estate, etc,
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