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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12
MIR. PATTERsoN's SPEECH.

| thank You most sincerely for this
cordial welcome you have given me-
But / am sure this magnificent as
sem blage, represented as it is by the
best citizenship, by the brain and
Drawn of the sterling men and demo-
Gratis of this historic city, so rich in
memories which link the present to the
past, is not so much a personal compli-
ment, as it signifies an interest in the
principles which | represent in con-
test OF great importance to the people
OF Tennessee.
Three pleasant years of nay youth
we're spent in Nashville as student at
Vanderbilt University. that great in
stitution of learning that has done so
much for the cause of higher education
in the south. AS ademocratic candi-
date for governor, and it being my first
speech of the campaign, may be par
doned for personal references, not made
in the spirit Of boast, but in order that
the people may know what official po-
sition / hold and whether my record
has been clean and capable, whether I
have been true or untrue to public
trust.
| have been nominated and elected
by the democratic party to two inn
portant offices, the first as attorney
general of Shelby county, which posi-
ton | held six years, and from which /
resigned after the nomination and be-
fore my election to congress in 1900.
When / announced as candidate
for governor ] coupled with it declin-
alton to again become candidate for
congress, believing that no man had a
right to run for two offices at the same
time, though / had every assurance of
the continued confidence OF of my con-
stituents, and that / conld have receiv-
ed their endorsement again, just as
they had given it in the past.
| invite investigation aud scrutiny OF
my official conduct whether engaged in
the prosecution of crime, in the largest
county of the state, involving great la
Dor and responsibility, or as represent
ing a constituency, the equal of any il
intelligence and patriotism, as mem
ber of the National House of Repl e
sentatives.
AS such have tried not onty to rep
resent the immediate wishes of my con
stituency, but what considered to b,
the best aspirations and traditions o
the people of the south, and Of u
whole country.
The absured if not malicious charge
J has been made that my candidacy ha
been inspired by an ulterior purpose t,
iniure candidate for the United State
senate.
! If this charge is made in good faitl
those who make it must believe that
would knowingly aud willfully commi
an act Of extreme folly against my ow
] Continued on Second page
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12

Cy Warman has come to the front as
story-teller thrsugh his realistic rail,
road sketches, In the October Lippin-
colts Magazine he appears in another
and no less successful vein, that of
an animal story. Its title is "Weiga
of Temagami.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12
GEN. PATTERSON
Makes Opening Speech Of the
Gubernatorial Race.
DEFINES HIS POSITION ON MATTERS
OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
Gov. C0y's Record ON Temperance and
Other Issues and as State Revenue
Agent CauStieally Criticised.
Nashville American.) }

Hon. NJ. r.. Patterson, candidate for
governor from Shelby county, opened
his campaign with an address Mt the
Vendome Theater Thursday night. A
large and enthusiastic crowd filed the
theater. 1t was representative body
of people, composed of men of public
and private life, from Nashville aud va.
rious parts of the state, and OF many
ladies'. Mr.. Patterson and his party
met at the Maxwell House and pro-
ceeded together to the theater. As the
gubernatorial candidate entered he was
greeted with hearty applause, which
continued at intervals through the ad-
dress.
Those attending Mr.. Patterson were
Representative W. z. Crotzer, of Dick
son county; e. L. Hinkle OF Robertson
county; Attorney General r. L. Peck,
of Robertson county; Senator Wikle,
of Williamson county; Senator Ne
Murray, county; former Representative
Moore, of Davidson county; M. p. Es-
tes, Davidson county; ex-Goy. McMil
lin; ex-senator Caldwell, of Shelby
county; Judge Bell, of Gallatin; Hon.
Herbert Leach of Clarksville; f. L.
McNeily, of Nashville; ex-Prison Com
missioner Denton, ex-senator Thomp-
SOB, of Davidson county; ex-Gov.
Buchanan, Hon. Mike Savage, Of
Clarksville; George L. Phillips, of
Davidson comfy; Henry Morrow, of
Nashville; W. s. Whitaker and Fl. L.
Palmer, of Murfreesboro, and Litton
Pardue, of Cheatham county.
Mr.. Patterson was INTRODUCED by E.
P Richardson, of Nashville, who said
that Mr.. Patterson s address pretended
much for the success of Tennessee,
which his administration would as
suredly bring. Mr.. Richardson con
demned the political machine, which,
he said existed in the state, and that il
should be condemned by all and ex-
tinguished.
Mr.. Patterson spoke for two hours
and ten minutes, holding his audience
we'll. Hiss address follows.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12

De tits SlsSR SassT SaTV0
For Piles, Burns, sOFess
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12
Lamp Oil
GUARANTEED NOT TO
SMOKE,
SMELL or
EXPLODE.
Made From the Finest Pennsylvania
Crude.

This oil is made by the Kimble Oil
Co., of Knoxville, and is not in the
trust, but it can be trusted to give a
better light and the housewife more
satisfaction than any oil on the market
as its use makes lamp cleaning an oc-
casional rather than daily task. Try
gallon and convince yourself of it's
good qualities. For sale in this city by
H. w. LYLE & co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12
A IAkY
Be Sure To- Use!
Only
Cream of Tartar.
Baking Powder.

Food made with alum
baking powder carries alum
to the Stomach unchanged.
Scientists have positively
demonstrated this and that
such food is partly indi-
gestible and unhealthful.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-10-12

(Continued on Second page.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
FOR THE QUEEN CONTEST
Votes For Popular Lady For
Coming Carnival

Everything is being done to make
the firemen's carnival to be given here
the last week in May for the benefit of
Independent Fire Company No. 2 a
great success. Today Manager Layton.
of the Carnival Company, booked
Shields Lunette, or the Flying
Lady," one of the most popular at
fractions last year and mystery
which no one seemed able TO solve.
There will be another opportunity at
its solution offered this year.
The contest for the "Queen of the
Carnival is getting interesting. AL
ready there are fourteen in the list.
A handsome gold watch will be given
TO the young lady who receives the
highest number of votes. The ballot
boxes are placed at promin ent bust
ness places in town. The standing of
the contestants up TO noon today in
the contest for the "Queen of the Fire
mems Festival is as follows: Miss
Susie johnson, 20; Miss May Wolfan-
gle, 6; Miss Christine Carlson, 5 Miss
Blanche Martin, 8; Miss Dora See
bohm, 4 Miss Lucy Loekett, A; Miss
Bessie Duffy, 4 Miss Lucy Redmond,
3; Miss Maud Feldmeyer, 3; Miss
Annie Green, 2; Miss May Trott, /;
Miss Laura Smith, /.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
On Peggy Stewart Day

Governor Warfield ION Saturday ad-
dressed letter to the Hon. Paul Nor
ton, Secretary of the Navy, thanking
him for his efforts to have the body of
John Paul Jones inferred at Annapolis
The Governor has suggested that the
body should not be brought to the
United States until October If it
should be brought to Annapolis during
the summer the Governor said there
could not be made the proper display.
as could be done if it were brought
later. Early in June the Midshipmen
all leave the Naval Academy for their
annual cruise, and they do not return
until October ! October 10, the Gov
ernor suggested, would be a most fit
ting day for the interment This is
Peggy Stewart Day, and holiday Ii
the exercises were to take place on
that day it would give great num-
ber of people an opportunity to be
present. In addition to this, the beau
tiful Memorial Chapel, in which the
body is to be placed, will be,insa much
more advanced stage of completion
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
THE BEST MARKSMEN.
The Midshipmen Defeat National
GuardSnen at Shooting
on Saturday.

The six members of the MARYLAND
National Guard were defeated in a
friendly shoot Saturday afternoon by
the Midshipmen' rife team of the
Naval Academy. The match was held
on the Naval Academy range, on the
ground at old Fort Madison, opposite
the Academy. The Midsbipmen made
a total score of 923 of a possible 1000.
The militia officers total was S7S
The teams were:
National Guard-Major j. NJ. Raw
lings, Fifth Infantry Captain w. II.
Brown, Captain George Il. Cook,
Fourth Infantry; Major J. w. Shir-
ley, Major S. j. Fort, Brigade Staff I;
Lieutenant w. ID. Young, Signal
Corps. Midshipmen-J. L. &. Stap-
ler, Captain W. Il. Amsden, II. l..
Stoyer. w. l.. Calhoun, O. L. Osburn,
w. Il. X. Heiberg and W. A Lee, Cap
tain Stapler did not shoot
The conditions of the match were
10 shots, with two sighting shots. at
each range of 200 and 600 yards, slow
fire Tone shot minute), with 10
shots and no sighting shots at goo and
800 yards. rapid fire. Not only did
the midshipmen capture the match,
but Amsden, one of the members. also
tied with Captain Cook for the indi-
yidual honors. The success of the
midshipmen is largely due TO the
efforts of Lieutenant Provost Babin.
United States Navy. who coached the
men,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
A FAKE FIRE ALARM.
Two Arrests We're Made But No
Conviction Secured And The
Parties Dismissed.

Another false alarm of fire was
given Saturday night and the entire
city was stirred mp in an effort TO ap-
prehend the miscreants. Two vounc
candidates were captured, but thev
could not be convicted of the actual
offense of turning in the alarm and
were discharged. Under a RECENTLY
passed ordinance a conviction under
the clause which forbids the turning
in of a false alarm of fire calls for a
heavy fine.
As has been the case in the past
when false alarms were turned i'm.
the Waterwitch hose house was select
ed as the seat of the distru bance
About ii O'Clock the bell was runr
violently. Whoever had hold of the
bell rope hung ON for some time and
thoroughly alarmed the sleeping resi-
dents. lt happened that several police
men were in that neighborhooa and
hurried TO the hose house. There they
arrested John b. Vogel and II. Il.
Moore, two candidates. Both denied
any knowledge of who il was that had
turned in the alarm and stated that
they had run to the engine horse upon
hearing the alarm.
The two young men were tried be-
fore. Squire Feldmeyer yesterday on
the charge OF turning in false alarm.
but as the eyideDoe against them was
not of a direct nature, they were dis
charged. Nogel. however, was assess.
ed S6.75 on the charge of disoIderly
conduct The members of the fire and
police departments are making every
effort to break mp the practice of turn
ing in false alarms ana if any one is
caught in the act it will probably go
pretty hard with them
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
FROM ACROSS SPA CREEK.
BOUCHER'S GROVE BEGINS
TO:SHINE FORTH.
The Popular Summer Grove Opens
For Amusement Tonight
improvements
Made.

Boucher's Grove, across the Spa,
will open for the season tonight when
will be given grand opening hop by
Independent Fire Company No. ?, and
Judging from the tickets sold, il is
expected that this affair will be a
grand success The Messrs. Maurice
and Jack Boucher have been working
very hard getting the grounds in shape
for the season, and everything con-
venient for their many patrons.
More windows have been placed in
the dancing pavilion, thereby giving
better ventilation and a bay- window
has been placed in one end of the
building for the orchestra, which gives
more floor space for the dancers.
Heretofore the orchestra has been &C.
eupyipg one end of the building,
which, of course, somewhat reduced
the dancing space. Among other i'm
provements made to this popular re-
sort is the placing of bulkhead around
the shore. erecting summer houses
for the accommodation of picnickers,
etc
The grounds used by the Annapolis
Gun Club have been leyeled of and
now make fine appearance The
dirt taken from this part of the grove
has been used for making a terrace on
that sideof the grove facing Spa creek
bridge, which is great improvement.
For the amusement of the young and
old more swings have been built The
"hit the baby stand has been i'm
proved at great expense. as all of the
dolls are new and shed. in which to
protect them from the elements, has
been built Heretofore this fun could
only be INDUCED in during the day,
but to keep up to date, the Messrs.
Boucher have placed an acetylene
searchlight in this shed, thereby en-
abling one to enjoy this sport at night
as we'll
The boat houses ON this side of the
creek have received their annual coat
of paint and whitewash, and all of
the pleasure boats look quite inviting
in their new dresss of paint
Boucher's grove is becoming more
popular every summer, and the
Messrs. Boucher are TO be congratulate
ed on their thrift and energy and it is
TO be hoped that the coming season
will be very profitable one to them
They are ever studying the need of the
people as regards pleasure and are
better prepared this year than ever to
handle the large crowds who are pa
tronizing Annapolis popular summer
resort across the Spa.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Operatio MS at Hospitnl

Two operations were performed at
the Emergency Hospital on Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock. DIR. Joseph q.
Bloodgood, of the Johne Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, and member of the
staff of the Emergency Hospital, per-
formed both operations. assisted by
DIR. Oliver Purvis and the other mem
bers of the Emergency Hospital sur
gical staff.
Pay Director James ID. Murray,
United States Navy, retired, of Acton,
had an operation performed upon his
hand, from which a humorous growth
was removed. This operation was
performed at Pay Director Murray's
home by DIR. Bloodgood, assisted by
members of the Emergency Hospital
staff and the nurses of the local hos
pital. One of the operations perform
ell in the afternoon at the Emergency
Hospital was that upon John Chew,
colored, who was operated upon for
hernia. DIR. Bloodgood returned to
Baltimore on the 6. 10 train Saturday
night.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Annual Meet

The annual track and field meet for
the class championship of st. Johns
College will be held tomorrow after
noon on the st. Johns athletic field.
A large list of entries have been hand
ed in, and the meet is expected to be
q verv successful one. Several records
will probably be broken Gore is ex-
pected TO clip the little time off the
quarter-mile record, and Il AHarrison
will endeavor to do the same for the
half mile Hutson is confident of his
ability to break the record for the
mile Other records which may go are
the hammer throw. shot put and class
relay
The officials for the meet will be as
follows. Judges-Prof. J. @. Johnson.
Prof. J. b. White, Prof. b. v. Cissel,
Prof. A. w. Woodcock, Mr.. X. +.
Melvin and Mr.. Stewart Bond. Tim
rs-Neville, 'O5, and Ruhl, '06.
Clerk of Course-H. Rodgers. Gore,
O5. Announcer-B. Duvall Cham bers,
'O5. Starter-E. .. Halbert. '04 First
place will count five points, second
place three, and third place one This
meet is q preliminary for the dual
meet which is to be held with Mary
land Agricultural College on May q.
The nen who get first and second to-
morrow in the different events will
represent he college against Maryland
Agricultural College.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
MANY VISITORS PRESENT
AT Saturdays Hop Given BY
Midshipmen.

The Mfdshipmen's hop Saturday
evening was as usual quite an elabo-
rate affair. There were many strangers
in attendance and many very pretty
girls Mrs. Buchanan, wife of Lieu
tenant Buchanan, received with Mid.
shipman Spofford, of the class of '06.
There was large number of people
in the gallery as well as on the floor,
which has been so noticeable this sea-
son. Most of the chaperones have gal
lery seats.
Some of the out of town guests pres
ent were Misses Booker, of Norfolk /;
Miss Rockwell, of New York; Miss
jenkins, of Baltimore; Miss Hall, of
West River; Miss Lyles. of West
River; Misses Burwell. of West River /;
Miss Howard, of Washington; Miss
Cox, of Baltimore; Miss Wilson, of
Pennsylvania; Miss Jones, of New
York; Miss Kingsbury, of Pennsyl-
vania; Misses Abbott, of Washington (;
Miss Mercer, of Baltimore; Miss Hoff-
man, of Washington; Miss Long, of
Others present were Lieutenant and
Mrs. Ellis, Past Midshipman and Mrs
Tupper, Lieutenant and Mrs. Watts,
Past Midshipman Root. Ellison, Eberle.
Powell, Haynes, Ensign Lee Pryor
and Mrs. Pryor, Ensign Rodger Will
Jams, Captain johnson, United States
Army; Miss Mary Turner, of Easton.
Miss Isabelle Glennon. Miss Wood
ward. and the Naval Academy contin-
gent
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Storm DELAYS Funeral

The funeral of Miss Sadie Sanders,
whose death occurred on Friday last
at her home on East street, took place
yesterday afternoon from st. Anne's
Church The Rev. T.. w. Twamley,
assistant to the rector, conducted the
services. Just at the close of the fu-
neral services the severe electrical
storm broke, and delayed the funeral
for some time, the mourners and others
having TO remain in the church under
shelter for more than a half hour
The interment was made in the City
Cemetery and the arrangements were
in charge of Undertaken James 5.
Taylor Three of the pallbearers were
chosen from. the family and the others
were Edward Brooks, Martin Collins
and John Hollidayoke. There were
number of beautiful floral tributes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Midshipmen Defeated

The Midshipmen had to chalk down
one defeat on Saturday afternoon The
Georgetown BASEBALL team won from
them by score of to 4 Except for
the first inning, when the Washington
JAMS landed on Needham for homer
and three singles. thus getting four
of their runs, the game was the most
interesting one played here this year.
The contest was largely pitchers
battle after the first inning, and the
honors were slightly in favor of Need
ham The visitors made four more hits
than did the locals The Midshipmen,
however, found brennan an easy mark
TO bat, but they were not able to
place their hits with good effect The
fielding honors favored the Midship-
men They made but one error This
was by Spofford. who juggled a
grounder and allowed a man to cross
the plate The principal feature of
the game was the home run knocked
out into left field by Captain Morgan,
of Georgetown. but in the first in
ming, bringing in one other runner
The hlt was a low, hard drive, and
Morgan got home before the fielder re-
covered the ball
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Prospective ARMY Wedding

"A wedding of much interest to
the Army and Navy will take place in
june Town Topics says 1.-The pros
pectiye bride is Miss May Franklin,
daughter of Mr.. Thomas Franklin, a
civil engineer of San Antonio, Texas,
and niece of Rear-Admiral Schley
Her fiance is Roy Bartlett, of Rhode
Island, now a cadet at West Point,
who will graduate in June with the
class Of 1903. 1t is rather a coinci-
dence that a Midshipman of the Ma
val Academy at Annapolis, Arthur
Curtis Stott, and a cadet of West
Point, each in the class at his respec-
tive school of 1905. should marry i'm
mediately after graduation. Midship-
man Stott recently married Miss GraC G
Miller, daughter of the Methodist
Clergyman at Annapolis. !" Miss Frank
lin has been spending the winter in
Annapolis.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Made Pluckv Fight

The Baltimore Sunday Sun. May IA,
says: 1.-The Annapolis Evening Cap
ital has just arrived at the twenty
first year of publication and is to be
congratulated on the plucky fight it
has made to gain the confidence of the
people of the state capital and achieve
a large measure of success. Within a
very short time the paper expects to
be in its new home,a three-story brick
building remodeled expressly for a
newspaper office, situated in the busi-
ness center of the city and close to
the chief public offices The editor
and publisher says The Capital is
more prosperous today than it ever
was. and it intends to keep in the band
wagon and keep up with the process
Sinn' -
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Accidents

A very painful and serious accident
occurred this morning at the lumber
mill OF Farinholt. Gardiner q Go.
While James Holland, boy seventeen
years old, employed at the saw mill,
was saving a piece of board, he had
three fingers of the left hand caught
in the saving machine and cut so
severely that they hung merely by a
bit of back skin TO the hand. The boy
was taken to the Office of DIR. Charles
Is. Henkel, who dressed the painful
wounds and sewed the fingers on the
hand. and it is hoped they may be
saved.
On Saturday afternoon while work
ing with the gang of stone masons en-
ployed at the Naval Academy, James
johnson, a colored laborer, whose
home is at st. Margaret's, met with
painful accident. A heavy stone fell
on the man S hand, mashing the fore
finger of his right hand. The wound
was dressed by DIR. Charles b. Henkel-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-05-15
Died of Beriberi

The death of Lieutenant Comman-
der William Truxton, United States
Navy, who died at Vincent's Hospital
in Norfolk, shortly after midnight
Saturday,, was from the effects OF beri-
beri contracted in the Philippine Is
lands The dead officer was A years
of age, and entered the navy in 1876
He was the son of Commander William
Talbot Truxton, and the grandson of
Commodore Thomas Truxton During
the Spanish War he commanded the
gunboat Bancroft His last service
was as executive officer of the receiv-
ing ship Independence. at the Mare
Island navy yard The funeral took
place this morning 1t was with naval
honors, and was attended by Rear Ad-
miral Harrington and staff and com
panv of bluejackets