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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-26

BosruN. April 26.-It IS announced
that the Hammond Dressed Beef com
pany, of Chicago, has been Sid 70 an
English -vndirata for -, 5,0OO,OOl
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-26
welsh On mrymen.

LONDON, April 49, The quarrymen Of
Holywell, Wales, have gone on strike
for an increase of wages.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-26
LABOR TROUBLES.
Indications of a Speedy Settlement of the
Chicago Carpenters Strike - Labor
News From Both Hemlspheres.

Indications of a Speedy settlement of the
Chicago Carpenters Strike - Labor
News From Both Hemlspheres.
CHICAGO, April 26.-The Times says:
Every Indication now points to speedy
termination of the carpenters strike. 1t
has been authoritively announced that
every detail of the settlement has been
arranged and several Of the mcss cen
servative of the bosses, members Of the
new association, and journeymen have
even stated with assurance that there
would be resumption Of business not
later than Monday,
The arbitration committee of the
bosses and strikers have held another
conference, which was more fruitful of
results than any former meeting. The
conclusions arrived at were not given
out in part, pledge being given and ex-
acted by the journeynen that the mat
ter be kept secret Two official docu-
ments, however, were presented by the
respective bodies to each other, which
may clearly be taken as foreunners Of
final settlement,
A Cowardly Assault.
Thomas Gilmore, a non-union carpen-
ter, while on bis way to do some re-
pairing on a house at Forty third and
Calumet avenue, was setupon by half
dozen union carpenters, knocked down
kicked and beaten into insensibility
When found he was pleading from sew
eral bad wounds ON the head. The po-
| lice are after his assailants
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
sHELvED FOR TWENTY DAYS.
The Antitrust Bill Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Senate
took up the antitrust bill today. The first
amendment that gave rise to discussion was
the provision excepting from the provisions
of the law combinations of workmen and
farmers. Mr.. Edmunds declared himself in
favor of doing everything the Constitution
permitted Congress to do in suppressing and
breaking up trusts and monopolies All hu-
man experience proved them destructive of
public welfare. People could not shut their
eyes to the fact that If capital combined to
regulate wages, the workmen were COM
PEELED to combine to defend themselves. He
had learned of a case that occurred here only
a few months ago, when skilled printer, a
citizen of the United States, a man of good
character, with little money, applied to the
Public Printer for employment, but the Pub
lie Printer was not permitted to employ him
because if he did, nine-tenths of the printers
employed in the Office would cease work and
the country would go to destruction because
it could not read today what was said in
Congress yesterday. This was because the
man did not belong to a particular combin-
alton. If that was not tyranny, Mr.. Ed
munds did not know what tyranny was. The
tyranny of thousand men was infinitely
worse than the tyranny of one man.
After further discussion the bill and
amendments was referred to the judiciary
committee with instructions to report back
in 20 days.
The bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers
and sailors incapacitated for manual labor
was discussed, but no action was taken.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28

Later News Says the List Will Ger.
tainIy Number Hundreds.
None Known to Have Escaped From
One Crowded BaildiOg.
The Storm Coming This Way--Gales
Expected on the Coast.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 27.-Reports
are current here concerning the disastrous
effects of tornado in the vicinity of Louis.
vile and serious loss of life in that and sur
rounding cities.
NEW YORK, March 27.-Reports here rela.
tive to the cyclone at Louisville, KY, and
the adjacent country are very omnious. Lou.
isville is cut off from telegraphic communica-
tion and there are rumors of great damage
to property and life. The cyclone must have
spent its greatest force there. A report just
received here says operator of the Western
Union at Louisville. has arrived at Jeffer-
onville, Ind, across the river from Louis
vile. He reports terrible destruction there,
almost the entire western portion of Louis
vile being in ruins. One thousand to 1900
are supposed to be killed. This information
is said to have come over the railroad wire
between Jeffersonville and Indianapolis.
This must only be taken as a rumor. as there
are no means of confirming the reports at
present. The statement is given in the alb
sence of authentic information.
CINCINN ATT, Ohio, March 28.-2 a. m.-
Information has just been received here that
the cyclone struck Louisville iu the south
western portion, and took northeasterly
direction. AT 7th street and the river 1t left
the city, striking across the river and reach
ed Jeffersonville. In Louisville the
devastation is terrific and the loss of life will
certainly reach hundreds, If not thousands.
In one building, two lodges and dancing
school were in session. there being in the
building perhaps 100 people, not one of
whom is thought to have escaped. The cor
respondent saw six or eight corpses taken
out in 10 minutes. Scarcely anything was
left to indicate that this was massive build
ing. If any of the inmates escaped it was
by nothing less than miracle. The path of
the cyclone was about square and half
wide.
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FLOATING ON THE OLD PLANTATION.
A Voyage Through the Inundated
Districts In Mississippi.
The Floods Breaking the Levees In
Places Far Apart,
ImperIIIng Human Life Besides Work
ing Destruction to Property.

NEW ORLEANS, March 27.-A reporter
who has visited the scene of the floods in
Mississippi. gives the following details
"Great as the overflow seems when viewed
from the levee or from glance at the map
over the sections said to be flooded. 1t Is only
when one has travelled through the flooded
district for more than ten weary hours that
he can have realizing sense Of its vastness.
The trip to Raleigh took a little over ten
hours, and from the time the skiff left the
levee at ulawarra. about a mile above the
crevasse, till it touched the railway embank-
ment, few yards from this station, only
five spots of dry land were sighted. All Of
these were old Indian mounds that had been
reised considerably above the level of the
surrounding country.
1t will take much more voyaging to secure
reliable data as to the length and breadth Of
the belt overfiowed by the Raleigh crevasse,
but it is generally estimated as having an
average width of 20 miles, and Ii must be re-
membered that this vast body OF water COW
ers some Of the finest cotton producing lands
in the world. Taking the most moderate es-
innate Of the figures quoted by those who
ought to know, it Is safe to say that an area
of country 40 or so miles in length and hav-
ing an average width OF nearly or quite 20
miles, has been converted into a lake vary
ing from three to twenty feet In depth.
Leaving Illawarra, the skiff, crew and
passenger travelled up the river OF swift
current close behind the levee, skirting the
old Illawarra plantation till the lower boun-
Diary Of the Goodrich plantation was reached
then, skirting inland, a somewhat devious
course was taken along the borders of the
great swamp and crossing many other plan
tations.
After leaving the levee, a broad and open
plain was crossed, which looked singularly
like beautiful lake. There were very few
buildings in sight to break the view, while
the utter stillnes of the place and the border
of lonesome forest, where the underbrush,
and often the lower branches of the trees,
were hidden by the water. were calculated
to strengthen the illusion.
The Times-Democrat' Greenville, Miss.
special says heavy wind has been blowing
all day, causing the levees to wash out in
many places. Several above Greenville are
considered in critical condition. A terrible
storm has been and is now raging In Leota
and Washington. Several houses and stores
were blown down. The countrymen do not
think the levees will stand the terrible strain
much longer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
Wires All Down.

CHICAGO, March 27.-The storm which
reached here at noon today was general
throughout the Northwest The snow COM
menced falling and continued for an hour
when it turned into rain and sleet, accom-
panied by wind blowing So or 40 miles an
hour. Wires are Frustrated in all directions.
CHICAGO, March 27.-At 1 O'Clock the
agent of the Associated Press at indianapolis
telegraphs that untraceable rumors saw that
15 persons were killed. A late special saws
that Metropolis, a small village Of Illinois.
about $50 miles from Cairo, was destroved
by the storm and several hundred people
killed and injured.
Specials to the Herald report that yio-
lent storm of wind, hail, rain and snow pre-
in some places approaching the the
fury of cyclone. Heavy snow has fallen
in Minnesota and Dakota. In Kansas. Ne
braska and Iowa the thermometer at late
hour tonight showed a drop of 500 since ia
o'clock this morning
CAIRO, March 27. A tornado struck
Metropolis, Ills, at 5 O'Clock this evening
doing great damage to property. ManY
houses were blown down. No loss of life Is
reported.
MINNEAPOLIS, March Telegraphic re-.
ports from points in M innesota, Dakota and
Iowa show general snow storm prevailed
throughout these states during the day. In
northern Iowa railway traffic Is impeded and
Sto ok will suffer.
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LoWLANDs DOOMED.
Levees Keep Breaking and the
Floods are Beyond Control.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 27.-The low
lands of Mississippi aud Arkansas seem to
be doomed. Levees are continually break
ing and the floods are practically beyond
control. Work on the crevasse at Arkansas
City has been suspended. which means de-
vastation for that section. Soon after the
breaking of the levee at Skipwith, yesterday,
a leading citizen, standing in four feet of
water and holding his child on his shoulders,
telephoned an appeal for skiff and boats to
rescue the drowning people. He had seen
two of his neighbors drown close to him,
and expected that many more would suffer
the same fate. He claims that the people
living in the country cannot escape. Re-
peated warnings have had no effect on them,
as they felt secure behind their big levees.
The break Is a bad one and the levee Is melt
ing like snow bank.
Rescuipg parties in boats and skiffs have
been organized at various points. The me-
groes in the bottoms are panic stricken, and
many Of them will be drowned. Live stock
will be drowned by the thousand, as no pro-
vision has been made for removing them,
and the government boats patrolling the
banks can do no more than rescue the human
lives.
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TARIFF AND PENSIONS.
The Two Great Questions Before the
Present Congress.

Tne TWO GREAT questions berore the
Present Congress.
Especial to the Press.l
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The two ques-
tions before this Congress in which there is,
probably, the widest interest. are the tariff
and pensions, and the pensions are strong
rival for the precedence of these two The
policy of the government so far has been to
pay pensions to participants of the late civil
war only for disability incurred in the
service, while their widows and dependent
relatives have received compensation con-
pitioned on this fact of injury received in
the service. The sums paid in these PEN
sions vary from two dollars month, the
lowest rating. to $72, which the law passed
this session gives to totally helpless veterans
who require personal attendance. But in
any case the principle underlying has been
the same that the occasion for the pension
must be disability incurred by the soldiers
in the line of duty. This applies to pensions
under the general law. The widows of
some officers receive by special acts pensions
of several thousand dollars ayear each. But
under the general law the pensions for the
civil war are allowed on the principle of com
pensation for injury received in line of
duty. For the old wars pensions are allowed
simply on account of service. without regard
to Injuries received.
On the first day of January for this year
the pensioners on the rolls were as follows
| in number:
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Ward Republicans of Manchester, y.
H., have organized the Tom Reed Republl-
can Club.
CHARLES Lewis, the ex policeman who cap
tured the murderer Cowlishaw in Boston, Is
a native Of Bridgton, Me.
E. Clarence Page of Medford, Mass, has
been found guilty of an attempt to kill his
wife, Ella. by putting.poison in her coffee.
A northern syndicate. it is reported, will
convert the ground around Appomattox
cOuIt house, where Lee surrendered, into
great park.
L. II. Worthington has recovered $4,000
damages from the Central Vermont railroad.
He was hurt by fall from train last sum
mer and sued for $4,000.
John A. Davis, the defaulting city, treas
urer of Rochester, N. Y, who embezzled
$50, 600 of the city's money, has been SEN
fenced to five years in prison.
The Farmers Alliance of Kansas has
adopted resolutions demanding the election
of United States Senators by direct vote of
the people and that legislation be enacted to
exempt homesteads occupied by their own
ers wholly or in part from taxation. Sena-
tor Ingalls's course on labor matters Is con-
demned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
sENEATH BURNING DEBRIS.
Men, Timber and Machinery
Hurled In All Dire ctIons.

CHICAGO, March GA disastrous ex-
ploson occurred this evening in the Chicago
sugar refinery's plant, corner of Taylor and
Beech streets. The explosion occurred in
the starch drying room. Spontaneous COM
bustion was supposed to be the cause. The
building was two story brick structure
Twenty-seven men were at work in the
starch room. The explosion was followed
by flashes of fire. Scattered portions Of
buildings and machinery were hurled in
every direction. The w0rkmen found them
selves beneath mass Of debris which was
soon ablaze. Three hundred men are en-
ployed in the main building. When they
heard the explosion and saw the flames they
became panic stricken and rushed into the
street. With the aid of eighteen fire engine
crews, the big refinery was barely saved. A
score of bruised and bleeding victims were
soon being deposited on impr0vised couches
In the labratOry of the company. The in
Juries OF Louis Neltshorst. a labOrer, are ia
tai. He is still living. General Manager
Behr and Foreman Henry Hoboldt received
fearful burns about the face and hands and
fifteen others were injured. The loss on
building, stock and machinery is about
$4,000
Later-Reports received late tonight show
that at least IL men are missing and all are
believed to be dead.
The Woods Ablaxe.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. March 27-Fire In the
woods this afternoon between the Carver
and South Meadow roads destroyed over 200
acres Of standing timber.
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EVERY HOUSE DEMOLISHED.
Physicians Summoned to Little
Other Places.

NASHVILLE, ILL.,, March 27.-A messenger
from Little Prairie settlement, five miles
south of this place, reached town about 6
O'Clock this evening. with the intelligence
that the village was visited by cyclone and
every house in the place demolished. A
number of people are badly injured. Some
1t was thought could not recover. Messengers
left Little Prairie to obtain aid for the suf-
ferers before the full extent of the disaster
was known. Particulars are not yet receiv-
ed. In response TO summons every ply
slcian In Nashville left at once for Little
Prairie.
ST. LOUIS, March ga special from
Olney, III, gives the details of serious dam
fully 1000; special from Carthage, NO.,
says that today's storm did 5000 damage
City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 27.-A severe
storm prevailed throughout Kansas and
southwestern Missouri today. Snow is re-
ported from some portions of western Kan
sas, but the fall was not heavy and there
was no injury to winter wheat. At
wichita, Kansas, the wind did considerable
damage, Heavy plate glass windows were
Smashed. signs torn down, and chimney tops
blown OIL. The water works building was
partly unroofed. Part of one wall was blown
over upon workman and severely injur-
ing him.
CAIRO, Ill, March 27.-A wind and hail
storm passed over Cairo at D. m, hailstones
weighing over three ounces fell No damage
was done here. Considerable damage is re-
ported from Birds Point, NO., where the
wlnd mas plown down several houses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
A TALK WITH s.e. REID.
Frenchmen Surprised at the SeIec-
ton of Chicago for the Fair.

New YORK, March 27.-In an interview
with reporter last night, Whitelaw Reid.
United States minister to France. said he
was quite surprised by the budget of Euro.
rean news which had accumulated while he
was at sea, especially by the significant news
from Berlin Bis diplomatic office made IT
impossible for him to discuss Bismarck's re
tirement, beyond saying that it was not al
together unexpected, and that Bismarck's
influence has been generally felt to be on
ably prosperous" said Mr. Reid.
There are no industrial troubles of con-
sequence in the country and the nation has
borne two great financial shocks without
any panic-the Panama canal trouble and
the collapse of the copper syndicate. The
exposition was successful beyond anticipa.
tions. Paris was more than reimbursed for
the amount of her subscription by the in
crease in local tax on food and other articles
brought into the city,"
"What do the French people think of the
choice of Chicago for the site of the worlds
fair?"
"Their first expressions were of surprise"
replied Mr.. Reid.
"Then they asked what it meant. How is
it that you undertake to hold worlds fair
In any but your greatest city? they ask. il
is as If we had held our exposition at Lyons,
which is great city, but not a metropolis.
The idea of going thousand miles from the
Seaboard they seem not to understand. But
| shall do lust as much to make the fair in
Chicago successful, If the government so in
struct me, as l should have done had New
York been selected. However, am a New
Yorker. and personally, am sorry the fair
is not to be held there" Mr.. Reid will re-
turn to France within week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
BRIDAL TOURS POSTPONED.
Maine Girls Intended Husbands
Will Journey to Jail Instead.

CHICAGO, March 27.-Wm. Sullivan and
Harry Parker, clerks employed in the offices
of the Santa Fe Elevator Company mysteri-
Cdsly disappeared a few days ago. They
had been sent to the company's elevators
with about $30OOwith which they were to pay
off the employees. The police were notified
and learned that they had stolen the money
and fed. : hey had been corresponding with
two young ladies who lived in small town
In Maine and 1t was learned that they had
gone to that place for the purpose of marry
ing the young women. kilograms for
warded the information received and Sulli-
van and Parker were arrested bnt short
time before the weddings were to have oc-
CURED. Requisition papers we're forwarded
by Governor Fifer and detective will start
for Maine to bring back the alleged thieves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
MIpDLESRoRoucH's GROWTH.
Rapid Expansion of the New Iron
Town in Kentucky.

The population of Middlesborough num-
bers close upon four thousand and is grow
ing very rapidly. Since last May, $780,
have been spent in buildings. There are in
course Of construction additional buildings
to the value of $4,000 and others contract
In October there was an auction sale of town
lotS winch netted $378,050. Similar sales
WI. VIII De held again in May and October of
TINS year. Coal, iron, clay, timber and quar-.
ry privileges piii may be leased on a basis Of
M royaitles from the American Association
assistant manager at Middlesboroueb. Mr..
K. +. Malcom. The companies interested
are desirous first of all to induce settlement
and the establishment i,t isia Of works on their
to manufacturers to locate at MiddleshoT'
ough. Many manufacturers have already
availed themselves of the advantages 81
fered
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breadth 81. feet, depth IS feet, gross tonnage
931.23, net SS4.67. She has frame Of Wool
wich oak, ceiled and planked with heavy
yellow pine. The hanging knees are Of
iron, the fore-and aft of haekmatack. The
decks are of white pine. The masts are
clean sticks of Oregon timber The cabin Is
finished in cherry, ash and walnut with gilt
and carmine capitals. The schooner was
taken in tow, this evening. for the Forest
City, where she will load 1900 tons Of ice for
PHILADELPHIA.
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in number


The average amount received a year by
each pensioner was about $13l.1S last year.
and the total amount required to pay them
was about $65,0OOOOO. But there are many
claims for back pay allowed so that the an
nual expenditures for pensions amounts to
about $9S, 1000 under the existing laws.
But the number on the rolls is increasing,
and according to the estimate of Mr.. Morrow
of the House committee on invalid pensions,
there would probably be about 100000 pen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
a Bath Beauty.

BATH, March 27.-William Rogers launch
ed the four-masted schooner r. f. Pettigrew
of SS467 registered tonnage. this afternoon
The managing owners are j. S. Wlnslow OF
Portland, and Ralph Morse of Stockton, the
captain. The vessel is named for Senator
Pettigrew of South Dakota, and Is designed
for general coasting. Her registered
measurements are; Length, 1887 feet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
Trouble In the New Republic.

Rio DE JANEIRo, March 27.-The garrison
of this city recently became dsaffected, and
was ordered to the south. The troops re
fused to go, and the government cancelled
the order
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
Treasurer Archer's Affairs,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 27.-No state
ment has been made by State Treasurer
Archer as to the amount of his misappropri-
ations nor the manner of his moral delin-
quincy. Various theories are put forth as to
the cause of his use of the state securities.
1t is stated that one friend offered him $685.
his straits, but he refused the proffered as
sistance, saying he was ruined and had be-
trayed his trust to an amount $4,000 would
not cover. Archer has been in a melancholy
state for Nuaalzs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
Russell saee's Road.

ST.. JOHN, N. B., March 27.-Thereis great
excitement here today over the rumor that
the Shore Line railway, owned by Russell
Sage and others Of New York, and extend
ing from st. John to st. Stephen, opposite
Calais Is to be seized for smuggling. Infor-
nation has been given by former manager,
j. ID. Bonness, Dominion customs officer. Is
investigating. he says that smuggling was
extensively carried on when the road was
known as the Grand Southern. The case Is
a novel one
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
A Menace TO yoxaeers.

NEW YORK. March 27.-Steamer CIrcassia
arrived this morning. She saw an Iceberg
as for south as latitude 4O'. Heretofore no
ice has been seen as far south as this. Its
latitude and longitude are In the direct line
followed by ocean steamships at the present
time, when they are going to the south Of the
line where ice Is usually encountered. This
Is only a few hundred miles directly east Of
Sandy Hook.