The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-18
Condensed News

Republican campaign headquarters
in New York are overrun by applicants
for jobs.
The deporters have warned Rev. Il.
s. LELAND, pastor of a church at Victor,
COL, to leave the camp.
Former United States Senator Geo.
Graham Vest died at Sweet Springs,
Mo-, after long illness.
Daniel s. Lamont declares he is not
a candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor of New Zork.
A Herald st. Paul saecial says that
the Democratic leaders OF Minnesota
are urging j. J. Hill to run for govern
or.
Congressman Francis Burton Harri-
son is prominently mentioned by New
York politicians for the Democratic
nomination for Governor of that State.
Herald prints Washington special to
show that the United States Senate is
firmly Republican; that to gain control
in 1905 the Democrats must hold all their
seats and gain tweleve.
Chester Johnson, of New York, is
sele heir to an estete valued at $3.50, 900
because of the fact that fifteen years
ago he saved the life of pet dog be-
longing to the testrtor, his great uncle
The General Electric Co. has COM
pleted the first 30 electric locomotives
for New York Central. The locomo-
tive is exected to make 100 miles an
hour.
Eight men were nrowned at the bot
tom Of gold mine shaft near Salisbury
N. G. by altorrent of water which over
flowed neighboring pond and flooded
the shaft to a depth of 100 feet
A Herald Omaha special says that
friends of W. J. Bryan expect he will
be elected senator as result of con
fiicting interests of E. H. Hartman
and j. ]. Hill in Nebraska politics.
An army of woskmen are preparing
the battlefields of Bull Run and Hay
market for the army maneuvers which
will take place in September. The
Government will spend $1,00O,000 on
the project.
Washington dispatch to the Times
says Chairman Cortlyou classes New
Jersey and West Virginia as doubtful
states and divides the ramainder of the
electoral vote as follows: Roosevelt 967
Parker 15l.
Ida Hagan. negiess, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Ferdinand, Ind.
and storm is raging among the white
people of the town in consequence.
Several white women were applicants
for the place.
Charles M. Schwab has offered the
town of Loretta, Pa. to grade and pave
the main streets if the residents viii
lay brick side walks, and he will also
build water plant and an electric ligh
plant and keep them in operation.
National Chairman Cortelyou ant
New York State Chairman Odell hel(
their first conference yesterday, bu
declined to make any statement excep
that Elihu Root is not likely to b.
nominated for Governor OF New York
1t is said that Gen. Kuropatkin ha
founded newspaper for the use of th
army, the general being the editor-in
chief. It appears thrice week and j
J edited and printed in three railway car
attached to the generals train.
1t is believed that 100 lives were los
as result of the wreck OF the World
Fair Flyer train on the Denver an
Rio Gradde Railroad near Eden, Co
} More than seventy bodies have bee
!. recovered and taken to Pueblo.
} The national headquarters of til
J Democratic Campaign Committee wi
! be in the Century building, No.
! West Thlrty-fourth street, New Yorl
The Executive Committee decided nj
, to open branch headquarters in til
! West at present.
. President Roosevelt, in denying IL
petition for clemeney in the case of
negro sentenced to hang for assault {
. afourteen- year-old girl, says that swi
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