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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
Will Go to Bristol.

T. A. Gillespie came over from Wa
tsuga yesterday and spent few hours
in the city. He has decided to go to
Bristol to reside and enter the real es-
tate business. Tom is a good citizen
and is enterprising enough to make
himself q factor in any city's growth.
A few men like him could easily build
Q good town and we congratulate Bris'
toll on getting Mr.. Gillespie and his es'
Unable family.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
Gen. Hannah,S Illness.

Adiutant General Hannah is quite i'll
in Atlanta. General Hannah left Nash
vile last week for st. Augustine, Fla,
to attend the meeting of adiutant gen.
erals, but became i'll en- route. he ID
reported better today.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Jonesboro, Jan. 25.-David R. West,
prominent citizen of Washington
county, died at his home near Wash
ington college. He was about n years
of age and was a brother of ex-senator
J. A. West.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
Card Of Thanks.

/ desire to express my most sincere
thanks to the friends who so kindly
assisted in the late sickness, death and
burial of my dear husband. In this
dark hour of bereavement the loving
sympathy of so many friends is most
thankfully received and heartily appre-
ciated. MRS. Cora WELLER.
Jan. %, 1904.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Miss Phoebe Leach contemplates a
visit to Robertson in the near future.
A certain young lady of the Eighth,
when asked if she really was going TO
marry Mr.. Dufunny, replied:
I'm sure would not choose him,
But thevery duce is in it.;
For he says IL refuse MIN
That he would not live minute
And you know the blessed Bible
Plainly says we must not kill.
SO I've thought the matter over,
And rather think will
What true Christian and firm be-
lever this young miss is!
Success to the dear old COMET and
its many readers, is the wish Of
SUSAN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

J. A. Summers and W. @. Mckee
are in Bristol, having gone there to see
ga Texas Steer, play which is max.
ing quite a reputation over the South
this season,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Clothing -0vercoats aud Suits at
New York cost. The Furnace Store.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Hughes,
l0-pound boy.
II you want to get the BEST oysters
in town, go to the Star Restaurant.
Miss Phonita Smith is visiting Knox
Vile friends this week.
We pay the market price for country
produce. The Furnace Store.
s C. Williams aud Mrs. Williams
have returned from New York city.
Buy Cold Dust flour.
d. NJ. Buck, the hermit of Bald
Mountain, was in the city yesterday on
business.
FOR RENT-Two offices in Unaka
National Bank Building; steam heat
and electric light supplied. Apply to
Tate l.. Earnest, cashier. tt
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patton and little
son spent last Sunday with Jonesboro
relatives.
Hugh Webb's Market Place is chock
full of all kinds of meats, groceries,
apples, potatoes, cabbage. All kinds
of fruits, fish and oysters.
Mrs. Nola Manning has accepted a
position with G.. e. Hinkley as assist
ant tailoress.
Hugh +. Webb buys all kinds OF
game and furs for cash.
James A. Summers aud Will Mckee
went up to Bristol Wednesday to see o
"Texas Steer"
For good meals at all hours go to the
Star restaurant.
Charlie Mason came over from Jones
boro yesterday to transact some bust
ness as county court clerk.
Ladies' Cloaks, Jackets and Skirts
reduced to Yew York cost.
The Furnace Store.
It's miraculous to see two clerks get
ting orders from phone IS, and mar
velous mystery how the good thing
to eat are delivered from Hugh Webb
Market Place on time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Wiley Lowe had three fingers on his
left hand badly mangled in derrick
at the Harris Mfg. Co. Tuesday and
may lose his little finger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
A Certain Cure for Chllblains.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, a
powder. IL cures Chilblains, Prostitutes,
Damp, Sweating, Swollen feet At all Drug.
gists and Shoe Stores. 2Se
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Let your light so shine that custom
ers can see what they are purchasing.
II in doubt, call upon the Watauga
Lighting and Power Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

R. S. Cotton, Cecil Weems, Brent
Harrell and J. W. Summers have re-
Gently moved to the Carlisle Hotel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Fresh oysters in any style at the Star
Restaurant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Walter Haun, Summers, Barton 4
PARROTS travelling salesman, is in town
this week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

tiold Dust fiour-best made.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
7 HE * COMET

XYTATAUGA LODGE, No. 2l9, l. o, o. f.,
w meets on Monday evening OF each week
Lodge room in Brabson building, East Market
street. rear OF Post ONCE, Visiting brothers
cordially welcomed. va
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Miss Alice Mountcastle, the charming
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mount
castle, has been missed very much in
social circles while visiting in Virginia
and North Carolina. She is now at
Jefferson City, and from there she will
go to Knoxville before returning home.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Fresh oysters served at all hours at
the Star Restaurant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
City Taxes Now Due

Gold Dust -four will please the
ct Of you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Misses Virginia and Ethel Horner,
two of Bristol's charming society lead
ers, passed through johnson City Mon
day en- route to Milligan College,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Oysters-Star Restaurant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

E. X, Leak, a popular student OF
Milligan College, was in town this
week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Fifteen hundred troops at Fort
Leavenworth are living on hash made
Of beef, potatoes and onions. Major
Bean, chief commissary of the Depart
ment of Missouri, is at the post con-
Quoting the experiment. The food is
being tested as to its suficiency to sus-
tain troops while in the field. Each
enlisted man is given one can q day,
which is supposed to contain three
meals.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Misses Rosae Jones and Lena Haun-
toun were guests of the Carlisle Mon.
day, having come in from Milligan to
spend the day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28
SeCiety's Realm.

Miss Daisy Mae Pierce has been Sc
lected as the candidate from Johnson
City in the Chattanooga News popu-
larity contest.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Horace Miller, the popular druggist,
spent the past week in Knoxville look.
ing after culture interests"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

r. M. Galloway was in the city Mon
day EN- route from Boone's Greek to
Swiss, N. O., where he is operating a
large saw mill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-01-28

Clothing aud Suits at
New York cost. The Furnace Store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08

You'll really save more
than $500 to 500 on any
suit you select from this
line. our regular Sl2.o
and $500 suits are not
equalled elsewhere under
$3.50 and $500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08

The Priscilla was not injured and after
an examination this forenoon. IT was seen
that the steamer could undoubtedly be
fioated at high water.
The Priscilla struck at extreme low
water and was only about 100 yards off
OF her usual course. Owing TO the thick
weather Captain Elijah Davis, the COM
modore OF the Fall River line. remained
in the pilot house, during the run into
port. The boat was entering the inner
harbor and had arrived at the turning
point at the southeast end OF the harbor
near the Lime Rock light. Captain
Davis was unable TO hear any fog signal.
He blew his whistle almost constantly
and listened I'm vain for the signal OF the
Fall River line on the wharf.
IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR SIGNALS.
The wind was from the northeast and
In the fog II was impossible for any sig
mails to be heard at great distance. The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08
LOSS OF WIFE'S SERVICES
Snyder Sues the STANDARD OIL Company for
$500 DAMAGES.

The big Standard OIL company is de-
fendant IN n suit to recover $500 for a loss
OF a wffes services brought by Enoch
Snyder I'm the common pleas division OF
the supreme court.
Mrs Mary N Snyder was crossing Man.
ton avenue on Jan. Il. 1909. when she was
knocked down by horse that was care
lessly managed by one of the defendants
servants.
II is claimed she was severely injured
John w. Hogan Is attorney for the plain
tiff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08

Twice within a period OF six hours were
ths police of the 4th precinct. and en-
ployes OF the Providence Gas Co. called
upon TO save the lives of number OF
persons today.
The peril to which these people had
been subjected was that of asphyxiation
and that all were not killed was due to
good fortune.
II is but natural that all sorts OF trou-
BILE should materiallze as a result OF the
recent Arctic weather period.
Water pipes were burst in so many
houses that the plumbers were unable to
respond TO all the emergent calls made
upon them; but that discontinue was
found OF small moment compared with
that which attaches TO the disturbance
by the frost OF the gas mains.
Some OF theee mains were cracked open
and as the gas finds its way through tho
fssures of the earth, it enters the cellars
OF dwelling houses and quickly fills ths
rooms.
At $50 O'Clock this morning. the occu-
pants of the three-tenement house at II
Gesler street were aroused by the sud
den Illness OF Mary Clancy, u years old.
who was sleeping on the 3D. floor.
Mary began retching and thus attracted
the attention OF other inmates. who quick
Continued on page Six.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08
id-Winter Mark Down Sale
Complete Cleanup
Throughout the Store

suffered the price cutting that
far beyond all ohershis week
line In will be
found the right kind of bargangoods of honest quality at
half less than regular fair prices We
believe cleaning stock in anuaryselng the surplus
sacrifice in order place cean fresh stocks
the beginning of each OF selection
odd broken lines left after big seasons busi
yet every size here and desirable style and fabric
To those who what this and have eagerly
is ready To those who
have to this mark down is the bargain
that draws thousands to this store from of
the state earliest possible attendance Values like
these offered long finding purchasers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08
7 LIVES
WERE IN
JEOPARDY
Gas Entered House on GesIeT
Street and a Lille Girl Was
Overcome.

l..s~.>s s-s-xssss .s$s.@4esss.sss
I. The long continued and excess 9
g sively cold weather has developed @
8 a peril which must be carefully q
@ watched for. o
@ Itsis that of asphyxiation by IL q
8 Eliminating gas. due to the frost 9
Z. reaching and breaking the street .
9, mains 9
o Just such leak was discovered .
o at II Gesler street, at $50 o'clock Q
g this morning. @
. The lives of seven persons were .
I" jeopardized. Mary Clancy. IL years 9
8 old was in dangerous condition .
o when the inmates OF the house a
o were aroused and fed for their o
8 lives. There were seven men in the Q
o building. 9
= Il = - = - u A. a Al a. a.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08

boat suddenly came to a stop at s:22 and
the captain knew at once that she had
Continued on page Six.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08
WentAShOre Near Lime Rock Light
house in Newport Harbor, but
Was Not Damaged in Any Way.
Passengers Are Taken Off-Latcr
the Vessel Was FlOated.

eco
carefully feeling through
the
dsci
prevailed
ship who the Priscilla
a. her
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08

Remainder or regular $50
and $3.50 lines and small
odd lots OF suits worth up
10 5000 are offered in
this lot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
IN HANDS or RECEIVER.
Petition Filed Against Birminxhans
 Roller Works hv Attornex.

Petition Filed Against Birrmfnwitans
 Roller Works by Attorney.
 Birmingham, May f2.--The Bir~ mingham boiler works has gone into the hands of a receiver as the result of petition filed in the Federal Court by John w. Tom1inson. as attorney for the Standard oil Company, the Globe Rolling NH Company of Cincinnati. and A. NJ Crane & Co., metal workers. of Chicago.
 The petition alleges that N. M. Cre1- lin. who Is said to own practically all the stock of the company, is insolveut and there are numerous probable claims outstanding against him. Ac- cording to the petition, it Is said the wish of the creditors to take no un- fair advantage in the matter.
 The petition was referred to General Fred s. Ferguson as referee, and he appointed John B. weakIey as receiv- CT. The lease will probably be heard in few days. In the meantime the business of the company Is in the hands of Mir. weakley.
 w. N. Crelfin refuses to make a statement regarding the matter until he has conversed with his attorneys. It was evident from his manner. how- ever, that he feels sure of being able to prevent a crash. Friends of the company say that 1t has abundant funds on hand to meet the emergency.
 The plant of the Birmingham Boiler Works is located in East Birmingham, and is one of the largest concerns of Its kind in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
MASSACRE IN BORNEo.
Rebels from Interior At.ock Town and
 Murder Indisers.. nately.


 Murder Indiscrs.. nnteIy.
 Victoria, May 2--Missionaries, pas- sengers on the liner Empress of India; bring advices of a massacre at little colony on the west coast of British North Borneo, at Kwang lsdlroad sta- tion. midway between Jesselton and Paper, March S1.
 A band of rebels from the interior are credited with killing l30 men, wo- men and children, most of them Chi- nese coolies. bu<including a few Eng fish, wounding many others and burn ing the houses and huts.
 The rebels swept down on the colony at 10 o'clock at night. The band d. vided into two parts, one of hundred concealing themselves in reserve on the top of hill, while the others Fush- ed upon the settlement. The wife and children of the station master and an English railway engine driver and his wife were among those killed
 The rebels first attacked the inmates of the Chinese shops, the carnage final ly becoming general and the men, wo- men and children being butchered in- discriminatory. After burning the viI- lage, the rebels departed, leaving many of the victims cruelty wounded help less, amid the ruins of their homes. The survivors, one native fireman, the station master, whose wife and child were killed, and a few of the wounded coolies escaped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
USES PISTOL
sENsATroNAh SHOOTING AFFRAX
 ON TRAIN.
Rev. ,. n. Cranfail and Rev. g, l.. Hay- den Have Dfficulty While En Route to Southern Bap-
 tInt Convention.

Austin, rex. May i2.--A special from Texarkana says:
 There was a sensational shooting af- fray on the eastbound Texas and Pa- -cific train coming into Texarkana to- day between Revs. J. B. cranfill and S. L. Hayden.
 Cranhll fired two shots from a mag azine pistol at Rev. MT. Hayden, while the latter was struggling for posses sion of the weapon. Neither shot took effect. The encounter occurred in the lavatory of the sleeper on which both men were en route to the Southern Baptist Convention at Nashville. Tenn
 The Rev. MT. Cranfill was arrested on his arrival here and arraigned before Justice Henry, on a charge of assault to murder. He waived examination and was released on S1.000 bond. Cram fill declined to make statement. Hay den talked freely giving the following account in substance.
 T did not know Mn. Cranfiil was in the lavatory of the sleper until en- tered to make my toilet. Cranfill be- gan to curse and abuse me in the most violent manner. He drew a pistol from his grip and pointed the same at me. l seized the weapon by the barrel and in the struggle two shots were fired before I got possession of the weapon. Other passengers interfered and their prompt action saved my life"
 Cranfill left for Atlanta this after. noon and Hayden will resume his jour ney tonight. The encounter. today. it Is alleged, grew out of past differences legal and personal, between the two principals. Hayden was accompanied by his wife and daughter and Cranfill by q party of friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
ADDRESS BY PRICE.
Cotton Manufactures Afterwards Re-
 ceived By the President.


 ceived By the President.
 Washington, May 1.-The American Cotton Manufacturers Association was addressed to-day by Theodore If. Price. of New York. on the effect of speculation upon the cotton manufac- turer. The convention terminated to- day after the election Of officers, and reception at the White House.
 After the members of the association had assembled in the White House, President Reinhardt. expressed the thanks of his colleagues tFx. the oppor- tunity to meet the Prealdent Presi- dent Roosevelt, in responding. said:
 Any American would be proud to greet such a body as this. A body of men who stand for so much In the in- dustrial development of the country and who particularly stand for mak- ing that industrial development apply to all sections of the country. All far- seeing Americans must view with pe- cuIiar interest and must have spe- cial concern for any industry which Is showing such marked growth in any given section of the country.
 "It is to the interest of each section that there should be diversity of bus mess in 1t; that it should bs>no mere ly agricultural but should contain manufactories also. It is of interest to the whole country that each section should flourish.
 therefore, it Is a matter of pecu- liar interest to me, from the stand point of all the country, to meet and greet you"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
Los ANGELEs ooNrEnnNCn.
Business Moves Slowly, and Even Delegnfen Lose Interest.

Business Moves Slowly, and Even
 Delegates Lose Interest.
 Los Angeles. Cal, May 12-Business moved very slowly in the Methodist Gem cral Conference today. and the events of the days session were dull and uninter- esting to the crowds that filled the gal leries, and at times failed to hold the attention of the delegates.
 Immediately after recess Joseph c. Hartzell. missionary bishop to Africa. read his report to the conference. It was full of interesting details of his work in the dark continent. and he made strong appeal for additional funds to further prosecute his iabors in the christianizing of the natives. Statistics of the church in South Africa showed a membership of 5000. There are 115 schools. says Bishop Hartzell, with $50 teachers and 5000 scholars The total value of the Methodist Church property In Africa Is se20,OC0, an increase of si50.0o0 in the last quadrennial
 Bishop Hartzell paid an eloquent tribute to the character of the late Cecil Rhodes.
 once asked Mir Rhodes. said the bishop, "what was his ambition. He re- piled My ambition to do the greatest thing for barbarous humanity and to give all my power to the unification or the English speaking world"
 A committee was named to carry the greetings of the conference to the Con- ference of Locomotive Engineers now in session in this city and the conference adjourned for the day.
 A petition adopted by eighteen colored conferences has been presented to the committee on episcopacy asking the cleo tion of a coiored bishop by the confer eucA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
GIRL MISSING FOR ii DAYS.
At First Thought She Had
 Been Kidnapped.
A Strange Young Woman Calls Twice at MccahiiI Home, saying She Had Presentiment That Body
 Was in the Chimney.

New York. May l2.--wrapped in rags in chimney at her home in Third Ave- nue. the body of six-year-old Josephine McCahill. who has been missing since May l. was found tonight
 The body was lodged near the top of the chimney and 1t was necessary to tear away part of the masonry to release 1t. It Is thought the body was placed there within a day or two.
 The Mccahill case has attracted much attention. the belief being that the child was kidnapped. Rewards aggregating &.s50 were offered by various persons for her recovery and mass meetings were held to consider plans for conducting the search.
 Today a letter was received by Mrs. McCahili. the child.s mother. which read:
 Dear Friend-As you made such fuss was compelled to kill Josie. If you give $500 to a boy I will send, you can have the body.
 P. s.-Don't mind stories you hear.
 Work of Meddier.
 The police considered this letter as the work of some heartless meddler.
 After leaving her home. on May to play in the street the child was seen in Third Avenue with man described as tall and dark. She had bag of candy VI kltk AAun0 0uS WaS StSAh6- Ah&s AS oaA the police have had to work on.
 An examination of the body later dis closed that 1t was badly decomposed, but that it had not been mutilated. It has been learned that children of the neigh borhood have been accustomed to hide in the chimneys while at play on the roofs and the police now believe that the Me- Cahill girl climbed onto the chimney and fell into 1t. Twice today before the body was found a well dressed young woman called at the McCahill home and said that she had a presentiment that the child would be found in the chimney.
 On her second visit she expressed sur prise that q search of the chimney had not heen made on her previous sugges- ton. She refused to give her name or address and the police are now trying to find her x It was after her second visit flat the investigation was made which resulted in the finding of the body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
FISHER IS DISCHARGED.
Negro Who Killed Jerry lxincannen, .
 White Man, at BIecton.

Negro Who Killed Jerry Kincannen, .
 White Man, at Blecton.
 Centerville May 12.--( Special )--The preliminary trial of Henry Fisher, a negro, who shot and killed Jerry Kin cannon, "a white man. at Blocton. on the night of April 2oth, occurred here today. The evidence showed that the white man was killed In the yard of the negro about IF o'clock at night. There were no eye-witnesses to the killing. and the defendant swore that at the time he fired the shot the white man was trying to break Into his house. The friends of the dead man claimed that he was intoxicated and went into the yard of the negro for the purpose of killing dog which Kincan:- non. claimed had bitten him. After hearing all the evidence in the case, the negro was discharged.
 Commissionefs' Court was in session here several days this week. and quite a lot of business was transacted by the court. The County Treasurer made his annual report at this meeting of the Court.
 News has reached here of the death of w. D. Thomas, familiarity known to his friends as Don Thomas. He was a member of the Bibb County bar and had many good traits of character. He had been in poor health for some time and had gone to an infirmary in Bir- mingham, hoping to be benefted. He died In Birmingham He was about 35 years of age and unmarried.
 Hon. g.. D. Logan has informed his many friends that he will not be 8 candidate for Circuit Judge of the Fourth Circuit to succeed the late la mented Judge John Moore. Mir. Logan had many fiattering solicitations from all over the circuit to make the race. but after giving the matter mature consideration. decided not to do so. He has large and lucrative law practice, and has quite an interesting family. He states that at this time he feels that 1t is his duty to be with his family. Mir Logan IS an able lawyer and had he entered the race and received the n nomination, he would. no doubt, have made fine record as Circuit Judge.