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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
A LIVELY TIME.
Meeting of the Chicago Stock
holders of the Worlds Fair.
A Directory of Fort-Fiv9 Mem
berS Chosen.

Proposition to Have Seventy-FiVe Di-
rectOrs Voted Down by Large Major
ity--Circurhstances Seem to Indicate
That the Whole Thing Was "Cut-and-
DTied''-Are the subscriptions Good?
CHICAGO, April THE stockholders OF
the Worlds Fair association held meet
ing Friday to elect directors, which had
considerable resemblance to a riotous
ward caucus. q vast crowd was in attend
ance. Printed tickets, containing forty
names and five blank spaces to serve as
suggestion, were distributed.
Cater Harrison, ex-mayor, made a
speech, declaring that there ought to be
seventy-five directors so that the poor
man could be represented, and was fol
lowed by one Hessing, who charged that
the tickets were a star chamber scheme
sprung by the South Side Street Rail
way company and First National bank,
and claimed that all nationalities of Chi
cago citizens should be represented.
Groans, Kisses and cheers greeted his
speech, and tumult reigned for half an
hour.
Finally the mob subsided and a vote
was taken, the proposition TO limit the
directory to forty-tive being carried by
vote of 300, ,689 shares against 54,315.
Every man in the hall then sent up a
list of forty-five names, and they were
all read by the secretary. A ballot was
then taken, but it will take till some time
next week to count the vote The meet
ing adopted resolution standing by the
promises made by the "hustling' COM
mittee in Washington The affair
opened at $50 a. IN. and adjourned
about p m.
1t was lacking but few moments of
midnight when the count Of the ballots
was finished. With three notable eX-
ceptions, the ready made list of forty
five names was successful The three
were Col George r. Davis, j. w. Doane
and l.. z, Letter Another one of the
forty, John De Koven, had withdrawn
before the balloting began. Much sur
prise was expressed at the defeat of OK
Congressman Davis, who has been quite
generally credited with having taken a
leading part at Washington in the work
that led to Chicago's success before the
house of representatives. His friends
We're not slow to attribute the defeat to
the Vaccinations of political enemies.
Col, Davis lacked nearly 1000 votes of
reaching the minimum requisite to be
elected. The forty-tive directors chosen
are as follows. the first thirty-six being
from the list prepared before hand:
Owen F. Adds, Samuel w, Allerton.
w. T. Baker, Thomas S, Bryan, M. l..
Crawford, w. II. Colvin, ID. G. Cregier,
J. w. Ellsworth, Stuyvesant Fish, Ly-
man j. Gage, II. N. Higinbotham, c. L.
Hutchinson, E. T. Jeffrey, r. A. Keyes,
NJ. M. Kirkman, H. H. Kohlsaat, E. F.
Lawrence, 7. J. Lefens, Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick, Andrew McNally, Joseph
Medil, Robert Nelson, Potter Palmer,
j. c. Peasley, Ferd w. Peck, E. NJ.
Phelps, f, S. Pike, M. A. Ryerson,
Charles H. Schwab, A. F. Seeberger, w,
f. Strong. r. A. Waller, Edwin Walker,
John r. Walsh, C. c. Wheeler, Otto
Young, c, H. Wacker, E. G. Keith, f,
B. Butler, F. S. Winston, A. Nathan, G.
I. Perkes, w. d. Kerfoot, j. ]. P.
O'Dell, J. V. Farwell, Jr.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
JOHN BULLS POLICY
Touching African Affairs-Letter OF Ex-
plOrer Sir Samuel White Baker.

Touching African AfFairs-Letter of Ex-
plorer Sir Samuel White Baker.
LONDON, April 7.-Sir Samuel White
Baker, the English explorer in letter
Just published indiots the recent policy
of the government touching African af-
fairs, which, he says, has resulted in the
loss of all positions which had been
gained through the enterprise of indi-
viduals. Commenting upon Emin
Pasha's recent course he says it is only
natural that Emin should join the Ger
man government expedition which he
predicts will not initiate the fatal ex-
ample of England by advancing only to
retreat,
The writer then shows how the Ger
mans will soon regain the equatorial
pro vince ard how they will eventually
secure control of the White Nile at Con
dokoro, while Italy will become master
of the situation by the possession of Ber-
Der and Kassala. Then, he says, Khar-
toum will naturally fall.
With regard to the value of the equa-
torial province in commercial sense, he
says, that it is nil, the products being
worth ten times less than the cost of
transportation, while the legitimate pur-
chase of ivory is impossible.
The Newfoundland Dispute.
The Chronicles Paris correspondent
says: The French government is consid-
ering the advisability of endeavoring,
after the recess, to settle the Newfound-
land dispute by arbitration, In the event
of a decision favorable to French inter
esta indemnity would be asked for
French fishermen in addition to COM
pensation of territorial character.
Twin Gorilla Babies.
The attaches of the zoo were in fiut-
ter Friday over the birth of twins to the
female gorilla, whose ebulitions of bad
temper are a constant menace to those
who are compelled to attend her. The
chief importance which attaches to the
arrival of these hideous babies is the
fact that they are the first of their species
ever born in England
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
ON THE PACIFIC.
Severe Storms During MarCh--Several
Vessels Vrecked-Massaoro

SYDNEY, N. S. W., April 7.-Severe
hurricanes on the Pacific during March
caused many disasters on the coast of
the New Hebrides. Several ships were
wrecked at Labour
At Mallicollo vessel ran aground and
five whites and thirty natives were
drowned, while thirty others who
reached the shore were massacred by
the natives
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
Made a Fortune in Frogs Legs

"About twenty-five years ago." said
an old attendant in the big Washington
Market, in Boston, "several men made
fortunes at catching frogs and sending
them to market. The hind legs were
cut off. skinned. washed, and after be-
ing mildly sailed. we're sent away in
barrels. Prices used to range from
fifty to seventy-tive cents for a doze n
pairs OF legs. and, as sales were quick.
there was pile OF money in the occu-
patton.
'One old fellow, a blacksmith by the
name OF Weld, down in Greenbush.
Me-. supplied all OF New England for
years He lives by the side OF very
extensive swamps that were filled with
wigglers and cattails. The former
furnished food for the frogs, while the
latter gave them shade. l have seen
bullfrog legs that were nearly as big as
the legs OF a chicken.
"Old man Weld used to hire boys to
kill the frogs for him. giving them five
or six cents dozen. The frogs were
50 plenty that many OF the children
earned good wages, even at that small
price. Weld dressed the frogs, corn
ed them and shipped them to Boston
in barrels. like behring's. He kept up
the business for years, and though he
slew hundreds OF thousands every
year. the supply did not diminish at
| all.
by and by the prices went away
down and as the old man had cleared
about 800, 900 out OF the scheme. he
retired. built himself a fine mansion
aud lived at his ease. He is the only
man l know of who cot rich by catch
ing frogs. but have heard OF several
Others.n
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
PATRIOTIC CROWS.
Ind ans Celebrate the Fourth In a
Realistic Manner,


Realistic Manner.
II saw one OF the grandest sights I
ever saw in my life on the Fourth"
said Gen. Brisbin. as he was seated
upon a veranda Of the Broadwater
II .,tel, Helena, Mon. The Crow In.
dilns celebrated the Fourth and it i,
impossible to describe the scenes
enacted. They went wild with delight
and entered into the sport in earnest.
There were $50 OF the Crows
altogether. In the first place they
made false faces OF blue clay and
pieces OF canvas rendering their ap-
pear nee perfectly frightful. 1t is
truly wonderful the way they got up
the faces. Some had long noses;
others long chins: some had horns
upon their heads, and, in fact. they
were made up in every conceivable
shape. They also decorated their
persons in every imaginable style.
The ponies were covered with canvas
gorgeously decorated with everything
they could get hold OF. The agent
had arranged for their amusement
upoh that occasion. but the details
were left for them to fill up l sent a
battery over at their request. and Il
continual roar was kept up all day.
They performed in large circle,
and their chief delight was in sham
battles. The scenes were so realistic
that it was difficult to realize that they
were not in earnest. They dashed
about the ring upon their ponies, fight
ing with wooden lances Some of the
Indians would pretend that they were
killed or wounded, when they would
be carried from the battlefield and at
tended by those selected for that pur-
pose. The scalping scene was the
great feature Of the occasion. They
had taken pieces of flannel and fastened
them on the heads of those who were
to be pretended victims. and when this
was removed with the scalpin knives
the face was besmeared with red ink to
give the appearance of bleeding
wounds. 1t was a most hideous spec
tncle, and the ladies who had gone
down to witness the event were COM
PEELED to leave it, was so shockingly
terrible. The Indians. however, en-.
ioyed the sport hugely, and at night
had big war dance.
''It was impossible to get them to
return home to their farms for three
days. The agent says this will be the
last one, as it excites the young buck:
too much and recalls old times to the
warriors. attracting them from theil
civilized pursuits. 1t seems remarka
BILE that none OF the redskins were in
jured. Their horsemanship is superb
and it is worth going thousands o
miles to see the exhibitions of horse
, manship given by that tribe. Alto
gether it was one OF the grandest sight
l ever saw, and / never expect to SCI
, its equal. Helena Journal.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
A DEAD SOLDIER.

He Sleeps at last-a hero Of his race.
Dead!-and the night lies softly on ht| face,
While the faint summer stars, like sent1nols,
Hover above his lonely resting place.
A soldier, yet less soldier than man
Who gave to justice what a soldier can;
The courage Of his arm. his patient heart.
And the fire-soul that famed when wrong be-
gan.
Not Cesar, Alexander, Antonine,
No despot born Of the old warrior line,
Napoleons Of the sword, whose cruel hands
Caught At the throat of love upon its shrine
But one who worshiped in the sweeter years
Those rights that men have gained with blood
and tears;
Who led his armies like priest Of men,
And fought his battles with anoin ted spears.
GEORGE Edgar Montgomery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
Diamonds n I'M tbs Skies.

It is one OF the most singular facts IN
scientific history that while meteorlc
stones have fallen to the earth in every
age and country. yet it is only within
the past hundred years that men OF
science have convinced themselves tnas
such a thing is really possible. Me1e,
ors are simply part OF the forage o.
space that the earth gathers as 1t rusn-
es along with the sun. They bring 10
strange things-iron in a condi'io"
which we cannot produce upon wv
earth, nickel and more than twenty
other known substances. includine
carbon. which in one instance AZ leaS'
appears in the form OF minute o'"'
nonls. San Francisco Echoes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
THE WANING TEAR.

With faded leaves her path was strown-
Gold Of the elm and beechen red:
She wander'd.she was all alone
The Summer and her hopes were dead.
She murmur'd-for her pulse beat low.
"Oh, we were glad ia Spring-time hereI
Who would have thought 1t ended soT'
She murmur'd and let fall tear.
"The air is full Of voices faint;
The rain is cold and dim the day:
No ear gives heed to my complaint
IT'S time were away!'
George Douglas
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18

remember he was living here in Lich.
field.
The young lady looked At hin incredu.
lousy.
"How can this be when you have been
painting my sisters Portrait"
Painting your sisters portrait!' said
Mr. Heaphey. pray, what is your sisters
name?"
"Her name I" said the young lady, re-
peating it.
Il assure you," said Mr.. Heaphey,
"either am dreaming or you are. Your
sister never sat to me for her portrait.
never heard of it until this moment.
"You must not say this to my father,
said the young lady; ut will kill him.
He has been counting on this. Thers
must he some strange mistake.
Certainly there is some strange mis-
take, " said Mr.. Heaphey, "but can't un-
derstand how ain in any way account
able for it. assure you have no recol-
lection of your sisters name-no recol-
lection. Where did she sit to me?"
"That don't know" said the young
lady; 1T must have been before she
died.
"She is no longer living, then?'
mo; and it is since her death that my
father has been so urgent and so eager
to secure the portrait you have been
painting of her. can't understand how
you didn't know her name; but you will
surely recall her face at once, for you
have the engraving of the portrait OF
Lady -, which was taken out of our
Book of Beauty and sent to you be-
cause of its strange resemblance to her J"
And with this the young lady, rising.
handed him copy Of Heath's Book OF
Beauty" opened at the page from which
the engraved portrait so long and 80
mysteriously had been taken.
The effect of this disclosure upon Mr..
Heaphey may be imagined. His coun-
tenance changed. He paused moment
and then said:
This is inexplicable. When did your
sister die?"
The date was named, date not long
preceding the time at which his mys-
FERROUS visitor had first entered his
studio.
II have picture of that young lady, y
he said, "in my dispatch box. and will
bring it down stairs to you.
Going up stairs, he opened the dis
patch box and returned to the drawing
room with the nearly completed sketch
and with the engraved portrait, both OF
which the young lady received with ex-
pressions of the most intense delight
She carried them up stairs to her father,
and after a little time Mr.. Heaphey was
introduced to his old acquaintance,
whom he found in a state of inexpressi-
bic happiness at the possession Of the
portrait, and not in the least, apparently
disturbed or concerned as to the way in
which it had been painted or as to any
of the circumstances connected with it.
He could not sufficiently thank Mr..
Heaphey for what he had done, pressed
him to name his own remuneration fol-
the work, and exhibited, in short, every
symptom of unbounded satisfaction. II
is unnecessary 10 say that Mr.. Heaphey
positively and peremp!orily declined any
payment whatever for this strange ano
uncanny piece of work. He said as lit
tie as possible to the father or to tho
family as to the circumstances in which
it had been painted, and got out OF Llch
field by the earliest train with sense o
| intense relief.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

There are ass Lutheran ministers resi-
dent in the State of Minnesota.
More than 200, 900 people are confirmed
in the English Church every year.
The English Wesleyan Church reports
423, 555 members and %, lag probationera
There has been very remarkable in
crease in the number OF Catholic papers
in this country in the last 10 years
The China Inland Mission is unde
nominational and includes some 200
workers under the lead of Hudson Taylor.
There are 1874 Congregational churches
in Connecticut, with total membership
of 1880. The average salary of the
settled pastors is 1900.
The Methodists of Cleveland, Ohio,
some time ago appointed committee
Of forty to raise fund of $50, 900 to pay
off the debts on their churches.
It is stated that there are 359 Sunday
schools in Chicago with an attendance Of
124, $50 scholars. The Methodists lead
with SO schools and %, 493 scholars
DR.. Charles Ray Palmer has been elect
ed by the Congregational General Con-
ference Of Connecticut as delegate to the
International Congregational Council to
be held in London next year.
The Pope has given his blessing to thu
scheme for founding Trappist mon
astery in the Holy Land. His holiness
has been for time in great doubt as to
the advisability of this proceeding.
The British and Foreign Bible Society
has during the 81 years Of its history
issued from its London depository clone
29, 000, 900 complete copies of the Bible
81. OO0, 900 Testaments and nearlyd2 .000,.
600 portions of the Bible. a total of 49,.
900, 900, or nearly 1000, 900 a year, OF
enough to furnish every twentieth in
habitant of the globe.
The fact that threee great religion
bodies within two years have taken ster'
toward the establishment Of orders o
desconesses indicates growing convic
ton on the part of the church that wome,
can find a congenial and suitable fielt
Of service in some such way as that il
which they used to minister in the prlmi
tive church, and as the Roman Catholi
} sisters have ministered all through til
Christian centuries. The Presbyterian
. have taken only provisional action, bu
, the Msthodists and Episcopaliaus hav
: already worked the idea out into definit
! shape
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
A nsvenu, Fraud

.'rm free trader myself, Algernon.
but I think you should have been COM
PEELED TO pay AN import duty on those
detes'able English airs you've brought
over this trip" t
"H.w! lmpawt duty-vewy good!
But they were in actual personal use
when ! landed, dOnchersee?"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18
T>o Wit q Dabyheea

A young mother In New York for tho
first time took her hopeful three-year-
old to a full dress wedding . shors
time ago. On his return home he IN
y;ted his mothers opinion OF the gay
assemblage in these words: "Mam-
ma what lady do you think was the
nakedest?"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18

and will try and let you see me again.
1t should be done.
Without quite owning it to himself,
Mr.. Heaphey was greatly pleased to find
himself in different carriage going in
q different direction. In due time he
found his host s carriage waiting for him.
| and was driven to the house and ushered
| to his room in time TO dress for dinner.
The house was large, ancient, hand
some country gentleman's home, in no
wise baronial, but dating back two Or
three centuries. with broad passages and
stairways, family pictures, tapestry
hangings, etc. Mr.. Heaphey found HIM
SEN alone when he, entered the great
drawing room. He walked about, look
ing at the pictures upon the walls, and
SO passed into second smaller drawing
room, whittier he was attracted by the
sound of the cracking of a wood fire.
There a staggering blow awaited him.
Standing before tall ancient mantel.
with one foot set upon the heavy brass
fender, in the line OF great wood fire
which sparkled and famed in TIE deep
chimney place. stood his fellow traveller
Of the morning. She nodded to him pc
litely and with perfect unconcern.
-How did you Gomez" he said =
thought mine was the only train which
, could reach here to-day"
"Icame by q way Of my own" she re
piled, and went on in light, ordinary
, conversation until the host and hostess
appeared from the larger drawing-room
, Mr.. Heaphey a. ace advanced TO gree
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18

Noys
well, this passes all comprehension"
said Mr.. Heaphey. And ! should be
very glad to find out how it came to
pass. He endeavored. however, to ex-
cuse himself from accepting the hospital
ity thus unexpectedly proffered him, but
in vain. The young man insisted that he
could not think Of such thing as goinA
back without Mr.. Heaphsy, and after .
little the artist yielded. His portman.
teau and dispatch box were brought
down, put into q neat little private
carriage which stood at the inn door,
and Mr.. Heaphey drove to the house Of
his old acquaintance.
II will 60 up stairs, said the young
man, "snd let my father know you are
here. He is so anxious to see you and
| has been SO nervous and restless of late
that ought to see him for few mo.
ments before you go up" And with
this he led Mr.. Heaphey into drawing
room, where he presented him to young
lady dressed in mourning as sister.
MY father" said the young lady, "has
been hoping to see you here for months
but it was only to-day that he felt sure
of your coming.
"Yes3" said Mr.. Heaphey. And how
in the world did he feel sure of my com
ing to-day?"
THAT I can't tell you, said the young
woman, .but suppose it is because h
had heard from you.
Heard from mel" said Mr.. Heaphey
my dear young lady, have had NJ
communication with your father 70
years. ] am sorry to say ! didn't eve
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-07
Ancient Capital Jottings.
lsnsclal telerram % the plspatch.l ]

lcptcldl loleEi hib " tlo bA'PotSAsJ
WILLIAMSBURG. Va, March "a number
of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs John W.
Davis gathered at their hospitable resi-
deuce last evening 10 Join with them IN
celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of
their marriage. An elegant dinner was
served during the evening and the presents
Gn silver were both numerous and hand
some. II was late hour when the party
dispersed, and more pleasant evening ls
rarely spent.
Colonel Walter II. Taylor, Of Norfolk I;
CAPTAIN f. d. Starke, of Richmond; and
Captain Terence MoCracken, OF Fredericks-
burg. are here to-day attending the Execu-
tive-Committee meeting Of asylum dl-
rectors. A good deal of routine business
was disposed Of and the committee was in
session several hours. Director Starke: in
conversation with the writer, stated that
the fire apparatus and water supply would
be greatly increased, which for long time
have proven 10 be inadequate TO the needs
of the institution. The capacity of the
Eastern Asylum is: Males, 22O; and fe-
males. $50. The pay-patient fund amounts
to about -, 500 annually. The committee
partook of a sumptuous repast, when
numbered among its delicacies turkey ana
wild duck. with the necessary condiments.
Assistant Postmaster A. L. Adams, who
mas Detu III LpI ScNtiad "OohS, 40 1NpN@SNN
to-day as no better
Mr.. Charles G. Graves, wheelman on the
James-River steamer ARIEL, and q native Of
this place, is slowly recovering from an at
tack of the grip.
Mr. Galba Walden. late chief engineer at
the insane asylum. has accepted position
with Mr.. ID. S. Jones at Newport News.
slajor John A. Henley is still with his
son, Mr.. ALBION Henley, in Philadelphia.
The Major writes that the young man Is no
better. Dr. Leonard Henley expects to
leave for Philadelphia soon ii his condition
is not more favorable.
Miss Laura Wolfe, who has been spending
some time in the North. is home again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-07
Where Money WI Grow

is the place to put it. The stock OF the
Old Dominion building and Loan Associs-
ton Is a good and safe investment OF yonr
money. Tho profits will be large. Iife
officers are well known rs successful anti
prominent businessmen, whose personal
attention to the affairs Of the company IA q
guarantee of an economical and wise ma u
agement.
President. J. Taylor EllysoD.
Vice President. N. " Randolph.
Secretary and Treasurer, Carlton MEGA r.
thy.
Directors: J. Taylor Ellyson, John =.
Elicit, John b. Purcell, n. V. Randolph,
and L. T. Sutton.
The shareholders are the company ami
participate in all the profits: Your money
is paid in monthly instalments and N
small amounts. and no bank Will give yoi
such large interest as you will make IN tins
company. Call at the Office, lll5 MaEi
street, aud the Secretary viii be glad ID
give you any information.