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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
AT NEW OIL EANS.
A Southeast Wind Causes High Tide
AVID Two Breaks in the Leyees

A Southeast Wind Causes High Tide
and Two Breaks in the Levees,
The following was received from New
Orleans Tuesday afternoon:
A southeast gale. accompanied by
rain, ragged here all day Monday, caus-
ing high tide along the gulf shore, and
a rise of six inches in the river.
About noon the levee gave way Just
above the sugar house on T. S. Wilkin-
sons Myrtle Grove plantation. In twenty
minutes the break was said to be fifty
feet wide, and the water was pouring
through in an irresistible torrent The
levee, some thirty miles below the city,
on the right hand back, was pretty high,
and much damage will result from the
crevasse.
AT about o'clock the bank of the old
canal near Gelviz street, in this city,
succumbed to the pressure of water and
gave way. Unless stopped soon, the
water will flood the centre of the city as
far up as Clarhune street. The bulk
head at Orleans canal above Carrollton,
the upper suburb of the city, is moving
away under the pressure of the back
water, and the upper streets so far are
being covered with water.
Lake Ponchartrain has risen over three
feet and is still rising and the city is
momentarlly threatened with a flood.
Loss of life may be avoided but damage
and inconvenience to the people in sew
eral portions of the city can hardly be
escaped.
Communication is now cut off by the
Louisville and Nashville, as well as by
the Illinois Central and New Orleans and
Texas; and the Queen and Crescent is
the only road in running order this side
of the river.
Nine new crevasses have opened be-
low Bellair on both sides of the river,
and the gulf water has backed up over
the plantations of that region.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
COMPROMISE AT PlTTsBuRG.
Concessions Made by Railway Employees
and Managers-Wiu BE No Strike.

Concessions Made by Railway Employees
and Managers-Win BE No Strike.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April 23.-Grand Mas
ter Wilkeson of, the Brotherhood of
Trainmen, arrived in the city Monday
morning, and was in consultation with
a mass of men in knights of Labor hall
for several hours.
The railroads have conceded all but
five of the points, but the most import
ant wages remains to be settled. The
wages on the Pan Handle road have
been raised equal to those on the Penn
sylvania, but the men on the latter lines
have not secured their advance. Men
on the Allegheny Valley fin d their chief
grievance, the deducting of the eight
cents for time taken at meals, is still
ignored.
Though all lines entering the city are
running smoothly the men are becom-
ing defiant over the strenuous efforts of
railroad detective John T. Norris and
local detectives to center non-union men
here in order to anticipate a strike.
kilograms from outside, however, say
many men are afraid of Pittsburg in the
event of big strike.
There was a change in the situation
Monday night. The consultation of
Grand Master Wilkeson with the rail
road authorities has not been without
result, and an amicable settlement is
announced of long threatened strike
Concessions are being made ON both
sides. The Pennsylvania lines have led
the Others in offering a compromise to
the men, and the other roads are follow
ing as rapid as the committee of men
waits on them.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
STILL FAR AWAY.
No Sign of an End of the Chicago
Carpenters Strike.
PittSburg Railroad Employees
Will Not Strike

As Both They and the Various Com.
panies Have Male Concessions--The
Boston Freestone CATERS Troubles.
situation in New York City-The Men
Handicap oed-Oiher Labor News.
CHICAGO, April @J.-No progress has
been made toward settlement of The
carpenters strike; in fact, a settlement
seems fal ther off than evet, II waj IN
derstood thai as soon as the now Master
Carpenters association should become
strong enough to give employment to
1000 men that work by that number
would be resumed.
The leaders of the strikers now say
that they talked with the new organiza-
ton as matter of courtesy. but that, in
no event, will any of the strikers be al
lowed to return to work unless the bosses
representing seven-eights of the employ
ing capacity of the city have given in
and recognized the union. 1t is not prob
able that this will be done soon.
The citizens committee, which was
appointed to bring about u settlement OF
the trouble, was tu have met a commit
tee of the employing carpenters for the
purpose of talking the matter over, but
their conference was given up under
circumstances which point to a failure
to effect anything in that direction.
The striking carpenters created dis
turbances in several portions of the city
by using force where argument was Of
no avail in inducing the few men at
work to quit Many arrests were made
The problem of settling the strike is as
dered, it being plainly apparent that the
strikers care only to treat with the mem
bers of the old Carpenters and Builders
association. The latter still claim that
they will never recognize the journey
mems uniOn
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
Boston Freestone cutters,

Boston, April 23.-At a meeting of
the Boston Executive Business associa-
tion, on the occasion of its thirty first
dinner. a special committee appointed to
consider the best means of adjusting the
trouble in the freestone cutting business,
reported that, having listened to state
ments from both sides in the matter,
they found conflict as to facts, and
wanting sufficient evidence, did not feel
authorized to pass judgment ON the
merits Of the statements presented.
OF the contractors propositions, some
could not be accepted by the journey
men if the latter would retain the vital
objects of their union, while others
seemed eminently proper and fair, and
should furnish basis for satisfactory
settlement The committee approved
the proposition for arbitration.
The meeting adopted resolution sug.
gesting the reference of the dispute to
the state board of arbitration. Resolu-
tions were also adopted favoring the
abolition of taxes upon personal prop
erty by local assessors, and the imposi-
ton of state tax on bequests to bene-
fioiaries outside of the decedents imme.
diate family.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK:
CROP PROSPECTS,
As Seen BY an Illinois Man Credited
with being an Authority.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 2S.-The Tribune
Monday published an article, with
outline maps, showing the present con-
dition and prospects for the coming
crop season. The article is written by
s. I. r. Prime, of Dwight, ILL.,, CON
corning the outlook for seeding in the
spring wheat belt, the summary saying
that the condition of the ground is good,
with fair amount of moisture, but the
work Is backward. On the whole, how
ever, the situation is fair to good.
In North Dakota seeding is well under
way; in South Dakota and Minnesota,
three-fourths of the acreage is sown; in
Iowa the ground is seeded in tho north.
ern portion, with cold and backward
weather in the southern; in Wisconsin,
seeding is progressing slowly; In Nebras-
ka, the spring wheat ia up On an aver
age the season Is twenty to thirty days
later than that of last year.
OF the outlook for winter wheat it is
said that the ground is in good condi-
ton, with plenty of moisture east of the
Mississippi riveri growth very backward
and outlook poor to fair. In Michigan
fall wheat condition is fair to good,
though 1T is growing slowly;
in northern Ohio very little
was killed during the winter; in
southern Ohio 90 to 30 per cent. was
killed; in Indiana 10 to 40 per cent
killed. in Illinois 25 to so per cent. in
northern Kentucky the plant is growing
slowly, while in southern Kentucky a.
slight improvement is noted: in Tennes-
see 20 per cent was winter killed. in
Missouri the condition is very spotted,
ranging from good to poor; in Kansas
the condition is fair,
Az to the outlook for oats it is noted
that the ground is wet, that the prog
ress of seeding is very slow, with the
season twenty days late, and a
fair general outlook. Oats are
being sown in Minnesota and
Wisconsin, three-fourths are already
sown in Iowa and Illinois, one-half in
Indiana, one fourth in Ohio; the crop
is up in Missouri and coming in Kansas.
Flowing is in progress for corn in Ne
braslla, and corn is being planted in
southern Kansas, Missouri and Ken
lucky.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
UNSATISFACTORY
Home Secretary Matthews En-
plOyes' Liability Bill.
Neither Employer Nor EmpIoye
Pleased With 1t.

Trades URions Demand the Abolition Of
the Csntraot Clause which sxas Al
ways Been a Rugbear to WOrkInRmen.
ItaIy's Financial Condition Women
Murdered by French soldiers.
LONDON, April 23.-The employees
liability bill introduced IN parliament by
Home Secretary Matthews before the
Easter recess, falls very far short of sat
isfying the representatives of labor. The
present act is exceedingly faulty and has
not worked satisfactorily either to the
employer or the employe During the
last three years claims have been made
to the amount of Gl50,000, less than
E25, 900 of which were recovered.
The uncertainty of serving their rights
under the act caused workingmen to
hesitate to submit claims, preferring
rather to accept what the employer
chose to give. The new bill aims at
correcting the faults of the present act,
but trades unions declare that while in
some respects it is superior to the exist
ing law, in many important points it
is obscure and unsatisfactory.
The contract clause, which allows
workman to consent to waive the ad-
vantages he receives under the act for
what he considers an adequate consider
alton, has always been a bugbear to
workingmen, and the trades unions de-
mand its abolition. Experience shows
that employers have made a tyrannical
use Of this loop-hole by compelling men
under threat of dismissal to consent TO
a surrender of their rights. The new
bill simply refers the question to the
county courts, and leaves the matter
much in the same condition as before.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
Implement Factory Burned.

OTTAWA, Ill, April 23.-The King &
Hamilton implement works, at this
place, has been destroyed by fire. In
less than an hour the entire building,
with the exception of the paint shop
was destroyed. 1t is thought that the
fire originated in the pattern room OF
the second floor. TIE works were run
ming full force, and the place was heav.
lily stocked with wagons and farm i'm
piements all of which were destroyed
The loss will probably reach S10,OO0.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23

FORT ROBINSON, Neb., April 28.-Tan-
gle Hair, a prominent Cheyenne chief,
was here from Pine Ridge agency day
Or two ago, accompanied by number
of other Cheyennes, saying that they
were starving, and demanding more ra-
tions. which were given them. 1t is
also learned that a number of Indians at
Pine Ridge agency are preparing to
leave there without permission, and
troops are under orders take the field at
any moment to stop them.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23

SALT LAKE CITY, April 23.-An inn
mense mass meeting was held here,
under the auspices of the chamber of
commerce, to discuss matters for the
advancement of the city and territory
Resolutions favoring the granting of
liberal electrical railway and other fran
chises were passed. A strong resolution
against the removal of the Southern
Utes to Utah was also adopted Pre-
liminary action was had looking to the
holding in October of a grand inter
mountain exposition at Salt Lake City.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23

WASHINGTON, April 23.--The senate
Monday, by vote of 43 to 10, passed
the Chicago worlds fair bill, in com
memoration of the 400th anniversary of
the discovery of America by Columbus.
The only amendment made by the SEN
ate is the incorporation of a provision
for naval review in New York har-
Dor. Another bill is pending to furnish
by the government statue of Column
bus for the occasion.
The house has concurred in the senate
amendments to the worlds fair bill, and
the bill having passed both houses goes
to the president for action.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
FURNACES EXPLODE.
Lebanon. Pa, Shaken as If by an Earth
quake-Henvy Loss.

Lebanon. Pa, Shaken as If by All Earth
quake-Heavy Loss.
LEBANON, Pa, April 23.-At 6 o'clock
Tuesday morning the people throughout
the city were startled by the explosion
of one of the Colebrook furnaces, which
sounded like an earthquake. There
were four reports in quick succession:
buildings were shaken and windows
ratified The jacket at the furnace stack
was blown out and the sheet-iron roof
blown into the air William p. Wright,
engineer, was knocked down and Sc
verely burned. Thousands of people
ra'} to the scene of disaster The fire
department was called out and soon ex-
tinguished the flames The damage to
the furnace will amount to several thou
sand dollars
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
SECRET LODGE SYSTEM.
Convention to Consider the Subject
Being Held in Chicago.


Being Held in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 23.--A National con-
vention to consider the secret lodge sys-
tenn opened in West Madison hall at
noon Tuesday, Professor Henry G.
King, of Oberlin college, presiding. A
large number of delegates are in attend
ance. The opening hour was occupied
with devotional exercises. The conven-
ton has been called because, to quote
one of its promoters, during the past
year events of National Importance have
fixed the attention of the people as never
before upon the extent and power of the
secret lodge system. The Cronin mur-
der in Chicago, the investigation of the
Mormon oaths in Salt Lake City, and
the uprising against jesuit intrigue in
Boston and the British provinces have
been new revelation to multiUudes of
lurking in this system"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
serpa Pinto at Lisbon.

LISBON, April 2j.-The arrival of Mai.
Serpa Pinto at Lisbon has still further
intensified the anti British feeling pre-
vailing at the Portuguese capital, and
nothing but the firm attitude Of the au-
thorities prevents the renewal of the
hostile demonstrations which disgraced
Lisbon few weeks ago. An attempt
was made to start an anti-English riot
Monday night, but it was promptly sup
pressed by the police and its inciters
were arrested
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
Hendricks, Monument.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 23.-The Hend-
ricks monument commissioners have re-
ceived notice of the arrival of the steam
or India, bringing the Hendricks monu-
ment complete from Italy. There are
ninety crates of granite and four of
bronze, and the weight is over 200 tons.
The work will reach this city the latter
part of the week, and it is expected the
monument will he ready for unveiling
ceremonies the last of May.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
Original Oklahoma Boomer Dead.

GUTHRIE, l. t., April 23. Capt. Cough,
orp9niler orr of the Oklahoma movement m MT
is dead His death was the result of a
wound inflicted by J. c. Adams with a
Winchester rifle on April 4. When it
became known that Capt. Couch could
not live twenty four hours a party was
this, and boarded train with the pris-
Oner for Wichita. He was placed in
jail there. Couch was widely respected.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
A FEMALE FlEND
Deliberately DisemboweIs Her Unsuspect
INN


ing Husband.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 23.-Antioch, a
small town near Athens, comes to the
front with an ebony Charlotte Corday.
Henry Harris, a respectable negro was
the victim, and the wife of his bosom
enacted the role of the bloody Charlotte.
Sunday morning Harris essayed to take
a bath. His wife was very attentive to
him, preparing his bath and getting out
his Sunday clothes Then she stood by
watching him undress. just as he had
divested himself of the last vestige of
clothing she grabbed razor and ripped
a cash across his entire body, completely
disemboweling him, and infticting
wounds of a mortal nature. Harris
sprang after the woman, holding his en-
trails in, but was stopped and carried to
his bed Medical aid was summoned,
and everything done to save his life, but
in a short time death laid its seal upon
him. The negress was arrested and
lodged in Jail. No reason is ascribed
for the bloody deed.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23

COLUMBUS, Ind, April William
a. Parker, aged "a, millwright from
Azalia, came here 10 inspect the ma
chinery of the various manufactures,
and while at the cereaiine mills was
caught between a moving box and the
wall and crushed to death, being rolled
about thirty feet in space about eight
inches wide between the brick wall and
the car.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
Wants To fin Hnne.

WASHINGTON, April 90. - The Pan
Americans have for one cause and an
other declined to make the southern trip
rendered by the government. Only two
left Washington with the party. The
others who were expected to join the
party later sent excuses. Secretary
Blaine has accordingly countermanded
the excursion. After seven months the
delegates are anxious to return to their
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
PASSENGER TRAIN p.rcAgp.
Caused BY am Unlocked switch--Several
Passengers Injured.

Passengers Injured.
CAIRO, H., April %. The northbound
passenger train on the st. Louis, Arkan-
sas and Texas railroad was ditched near
Hibbard, eighteen miles below here, and
six of the twenty-three passengers were
injured, but none fatally. An unlocked
switch was the cause. The mail, bag
gage and express car and two coaches
left the rails and turned over on their
sides into pool of water about two feet
deep. A construction gang near by
succeeded in quenching the fire, which
broke out in passenger coach.
The injured were:
Mrs. j. M. Hubbard, of Ballard, Mo-,
bruised.
Son of Mrs Hubbard. 9 years old, foot
mashed.
Mrs. j. NJ. Parks, Crab Orchard, Ill. j.,
fracture of right arm.
j. G.. Dennis and wife, of Steelville,
ILL.,, an aged couple, badly bruised.
Sister-in-law of j. w. Fox, the d.
vision superintendent of the road, near
ly suffocated by smoke, but uniniured
Daughter of Mrs. Hubbard; years
old, narrowly escaped drowning. being
rescued by Miss Kate Parks, who dashed
into the water and rescued the child
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
OnarrYmen Anecte d.

JOLIET, ILL.,, April pa general lay
off of quarrymen In the Desplaines Val
ley quarries has been started in conse
quence of the carpenters strike, Sanger
& Moody leading by laying off 100 men.
1t will extend to all the quarries and
materially affect other businesses which
depend upon the carpenter work in the
progress Of general building
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23

ROME, April 28.-The movement to
overthrow the ministry of Signor Crispi,
headed by combination OF powerful
Italian politicians, is gaining ground
rapidly from a variety of causes, the
principal one being that the bankrupt
condition of Italy's treasury is ascribed
to Signor Crispi's mismdnagement Of
public affairs and his subserviency to
corrupt influences, While there is prob
ably no truth in the allegation, it never
theles, finds no lack of believers, and
the popular clamor for the resignation OF
the premier is increasing daily.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
New York Worklngmen.

NEW YORK, April 23.-In summariz-
ing the result of general inquiry
among the workingmen of this city, The
Sun says: 1t was the opinion generally
of workingmen that while the demand
for work day of eight hours would be
urged by few unions, the majority, by
force of arrangements into which they
had entered with employers, would be
prevented from taking any part in the
movement.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
AICer ON the Pacific slope.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-Gen. R. A.
Alger, commander in chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, has arrived on
the Pacific slope. Accompanying him
are a number Of Grand Army leaders
with their wives. The party will pro-
ceed to San Jose, Cal, to be present at
the Grand Army encampment.' After
the session is concluded the Alger party
will visit leading points of interest on
the coast
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
CivIIizad Rarharlnns.

PARIS, April 23-The Gaulois says
that the Dahomians have made two Wig
orous assaults upon the French positions
in Dahomey. -Four French soldiers sta.
toned at outposts were captured by pa-
homians and beheaded. The French re-
taliated upon the Dahomians by behead-
ing five of the female warriors of the
king who had been captured.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-23
MALIGNANT DIPHTHERIA.
Nine-Tenths of the Population of a Min
nesota Town Affiliated

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 23,-Malig-
nant diphtheria is epidemic in the vii
lage Of Vining, in Otter Tail connty, and
nine-tenths of the population are afflict-
ed with the disease. There have been
twenty deaths since April ! and thirty
altogether. Instead of adopting meas
urns to check the contagion, the people,
mostly Scandinavians, are seemingly
doing everything to spread it. The state
board of health has been notified, but as
yet no steps have been taken by it to
quarantine the village or assist the sick
villagers.