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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
FINANCIAL.
Especial 10 tae Posr.)


NEW YORK. Dec. lS.-Thc stock market
opened weak this morning. Prices were
generally 3 to % OF point lower than
the closing figures Yesterday.
Pacific Mail was extremely weak, drop
ping one point. Louisville & Nashville
also lost 4.
After first sales there was more steady
feeling and prices recovered beyond the
opening figures. Louisville 4 Nashville
recovered one point of previous declines.
The latter part of the market was feature
less, and closed somewhat dull.
Silver certificates opened ut l09 but re-
tired to los
Money on call could be had at B., and
a.. per cent.
LONDON. Dec lS.-Bank of England
rate unchanged at per cent.
4 gentleman just in from New York,
states that time money was offered for the
first time for quite while, last Friday,
and then at 6 per cent which is taken rs
very good Indication of an increasingly
easier money market. He also says
that there is $4,000 900 in gold in transit
from which with the amount now being
spent by the government for silver bullion,
and that to be paid out in dividends or
bonds, will increase the bank reserves and
put in circulation some $l0,00O,0OO or
SIS 10000 which will ease matters very
much. Secretary Window has been in
recent consultation with the iinanciers OF
New York and Congress will soon pass
relief ipWislutiOn
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
A RIVER DISASTER.
Negligence Results in the Loss of Several
Lives at East Saginaw.

Negligence Results in the Loss of Several
Lives at East Saginaw.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, April J.--One
of the Bay line river steamers, Handy
Boy, running between here and Bay
City, bound down the river Sunday ran
into the Pere Marquette bridge and lost
her upper works. It was result of
gross carelessness since she was over
fifty feet out of her proper course. With
the upper works went the passengers,
among whom the following are reported
missing;
Miss May Haight, Mrs. Catherine New
ins, mother of Rev. Father Nevins; u
boy and two unknown men.
Injured: Thomas Massey, severely;
Charles Massey, slightly Leonard Ner-
reter, slightly; Rudolph Wrege, eye bad
ly injured; Sandy Perry, of Carrolton,
face badly cut; boy from west side Sc
verely injured, besides a number of Bay
City people whose names cannot be as
certained.
There were about thirty people on
board, and of those saved several were
injured One, J. w. Thompson, is now
in the hospital dangerously injured. The
river is being dragged for bodies.
George Little, engineer, and Ed.
Trump, the wheelman, are under arrest.
Capt, Dolsen reached shore and escaped,
and the police are in search of him.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
WEALTH IN THE CANON.
Veins of the Precious Metals Cropping
Out from the Mountain sides.

Veins of the Precious Metals Cropping
Out from the Mountain sides.
DENVER, Col, April 10 Col. Stanton,
commander of the recent expedition in
the Grand canon of the Colorado river,
Saturday made public some interesting
precious mineral discoveries which his
party made in that far-famed canon.
Mr.. Stanton has fine selection of speci-
mems, consisting of all the well known
precious minerals, as well as coal, mar
BILE, etc He says that 400 mikes of the
canon show wealth of the precious
mineral The steep walls of the canon
show quartz veins in places.
Assays from specimens obtained on
the trip down the river demonstrate that
these veins are of remarkable richness.
The action of the water has worn smooth
the sides of the canon, and the vein mat
ter is clearly discernible to the naked
eye. Placer gold is found nearly the en-
tire length of the river. Every point
panned produced color, and in places the
bars were found to contain coarse gold
in surprising quantities.
In one place, south of Lees Ferry,
veins were found which had evidently
been developed in a crude way by the
Indians, perhaps by the now extinct race
of the Aztecs. Mr.. Stanton says the
placers could be easily worked, because
there is no lack of water facilities, Col.
Stanton is of the belief that he has relo-
Gated the bonanza discovered by Maj.
Powells expedition in 1869.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
Foreign Notes.


The American squadron has left Corfu for
Malta.
Portugal is negotiating another loan of
60 500, 900 through Paris bankers.
Republican senator's have been elected in
Fureau, Finisterre and Ariege, France.
The Russian government intends to
greatly increase the import duty on salt
The queen regent of Spain gave grand
reception Sunday for the first time since the
death of King Alfonso.
The Partisan journals disapprove in severe
terms of Italy's expulsion of certain
French journalists from Rome.
The Ameer of Bokhara, with a brilliant
suite, will visit st. Petersburg in the autumn
to install his son in the corps of pages.
Hans Richter has signed contract with
the Vienna Court Opera company, by which
he binds himself to accept no other engage
ment
Besides attending the Krasnoe maneuvers,
Emperor William will attend maneuvers in
Poland and take part in an imperial hunt in
Lithuania.
Wealthy Hamburgers have presented to
Prince Bismarck two plots of ground round
ing off the estate at Friederichsruhe and
Rothenbeck.
The chamber of deputies las formally CEN
sured the government for its lack of prompt
ness in suppressing the anti Carlist disor-
ders in Valencia.
Afghan traders from Bokhara state that
consent has been given to Russian caravans
to trade freely with towns in Afghan Turk
istown, including Herat.
A large meeting of unemployed workmen
was held in Rome Some of the speakers in
dulged in such violent and Anarchial Ian
guage that the police finally dispersed the
crowd
Advices from Mozambique are that Port
ugal has dispatched large armed force up
the Shire river, with the intention of at
tacking Mpanda. The expedition is supplied
with artillery.
The car has conferred the decoration of
the Order of Alexander Newsld upon NJ .
NelidoT. Russian ambassador at CONSTANT
NOBLE. and Baron Mohrenheim, Russian am
bassador at Paris
The president of the French Geographical
society is opposed to a public reception to
Henry NJ Stanley because his enterprise had
"A commercial object, and because he treated
Brazza with disdain.
IL is asserted that the Germans, by threats,
have compelled the Sultan of Zanzibar to
cancel the concession Of Manda and Patta 20
the British East Africa company. 1t is gen
orally believed, however, that the matter is
still the subject Of negotiation.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
STRUCK A ROCK.
Steamer Suetta Founders on
Thurdan Island
And One Hundred and Thir-
teen People Perish.

Within Three Minutes After Striking. the
m-Fated Steamer Disappears Beneath
the Waves, Leaving Nearly 800 Per-
sons Struggling In the sea-The Rock
Not on the Chart.
SAN Francisco, April 15.-Details of
the laundering of the ocean steamer
Suetta off Thurdan island have arrived
by steamship MariPosa. 1t occurred on
March /, 9p. IN. The Suetta struck
rock, and In less than three minntes she
had sunk out of sight, leaving 80. peo-
pie struggling with the waves and car
rying down with her an unknown num-
Der imprisoned in their state rooms. OF
these on the surface many were carried
under by the debris, which became the
salvation Of others. In all .13 lives were
lost.
OF 1875 whites, only thirty escaped,
while of the 1876 negroes, eighty-two
survived, many of the whites being i'm
prisoned in the staterooms,
Capt. Sanders states he was on the
bridge when the vessel struck. He
rushed forward and ordered the boats
out. He found the ship already settling
He had just time to climb the rigging
and jump into the water when the ves-
sci seemed to stand on end for mo-
ment and then sank. After half hour
he was picked up, The rock on which
the vessel struck is not on the chart. and
is right in the track of the course recon-
mended by the admiralty, which states
that there are twelve fatholls of water
there
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15

lighthouse of Philadelphia. He received
promotion until he became 'cornet." a
rank lual to that of captain In 1863
he was among the troops advanced to
HARRISBURG as the result OF Gen. Lees
invasion. During the battle OF Gettys-
burg his rank was that of provost mar
shall of Columbia. He entered the
Thirty eighth congress in December,
1868, and kept his seat in the house of
representatives ever since He was a
ready, concise speaker, without rhetor-
ical affectations.
He was elected speaker in 1876, and
held the position until the election of
Keifer. He was always an outspoken
advocate of "a judiciously adjusted pro-
tective tariff. :" The free trade papers
were unanimous in their antagonism to
his candidacy for speaker of the Forty
eighth congress, and Carlisle was chosen
to the position. In the early part of
1885 Randall made tour of the south,
siasm.
The residence of the ex-speaker is a
modest little three-story brick house in
Washington, with marble trimmings,
and is situated on G street, one of the
quietest thoroughfares of quiet neigh
borhood. 1t is one of row of perhaps
a dozen similar tenements, and acrss the
street are a like number of precisely the
same character. The place was bought
by Mr.. Randall about fourteen years
ago, when he was simple member of
congress, with no thought, perhaps, of
the distinction that awaited him.
He came to congress during the war,
and for some years lived, during the ses-
sions, at various hotels of the city. But
he tired of this mode of life and bought
the modest little house in which he died,
with his scaiit savings.
lie leaves his wife, who is daughter
of the late Gen. Ward, and daughter,
Annie, a charming and popular young
lady.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
s. ]. RANDALL.
Demise of the Distinguished
Statesman in Washington.
After Years of Painful Illness
He SuCcumbs

And Peacefully Passes Away, Surrounded
by sis FamiIy-FuneraI Services to BE
FL .-,.f lay in the Church of Which
"a .,. Became a Member-Bio-
s.a5nic i sketch of His Life.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-It was a SAD
and touching scene at the Randall resi-
dence on Capitol Hill when Congress
man Samuel j. Randall expired Sunday
morning, Just as the bells Of a neighbor.
ing church were tolling o'clock.
Around the bedside were gathered the
family, the physician and Postmaster
General Wanamaker, who had all kept
q constant watch over the dying man
during the night
A few moments before his death he
had opened his eyes, and, looking ten
derly at his wife, who knelt over him,
said in a low tone, "Mother" A word
instinct with all the fondeSt recollec-
tons of their long and happy married
life, and by which he always called his
wife when none but the family were
near He looked into her eyes as if he
were able to say something more, but he
seemed to have no strength left, and in
a few moments he had passed away.
Death had come with the coming of the
dawn
The watchers saw that all was over,
and the brave wife and daughter, who
had nursed and cared for him during his
long illness, could restrain their feelings
no longer, but gave way to their grief,
while the physician and Mr.. Wana-
maker endeavored to console them as
best they might, though their own grief
hardly permitted them to speak.
His Illness.
Mr.. Randall's illness dates back about
five wears, when DIR. Thomas f. Mallan,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
WIND, RAIN AND HAIL.
Unusually Severe Storms in Illinois and
Indiana sunday.

Unusually Severe Storms in Illinois and
Indiana sunday
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, April 10. - This
city and its surroundings were deluged
Sunday afternoon. Four inches of water
fell in less than an hour. Ali streams
are far over their banks, and great dam
age has been doce TO country roads and
bridges. A phenomenal rain of hail as
large as walnuts accompanied the storm.
The glass in the green houses were de-
molished by the hail.
At Miner, seventeen miles west of
this city, nearly every window in town
was broken.
The country between MINER and here
was deluged, and considerable injury
was done TO the Chicago and Alton
track. Piles of ties were fioated away,
many Of them being lodged on the rails.
The young wheat and garden vegetables
were crushed fiat
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15

TORONTO, Ont, April 15,-At large
gathering of Christians here Sunday an
address to Emperor William of Germany
was adopted and ordered to be forward
ed to him. The address prays that the
emperor will not encourage the return
of the Jesuits to Germany; and also pro-
tests against Germany entering into any
negotiations looking to the recognition
of the pope as "the head of a govern
ment which is false in fact and hurtful
in theory" The hope is expressed that
the emperor "has been chosen of God to
strike Romanism its fatal blow"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
An Aged Inventor Honored.

WASHINGTON, April 10. = Saturday
Joseph Francis, the venerable inventor
of the life saving boats, was formally
presented with the gold medal voted by
congress. He received it from the hands
of the president, who prefaced the pre-
sentation with laudatory speech. The
medal weighs three troy pounds, is four
inches in diameter and the finest ever
turned ont in the United States mint. 1t
contains $3.50 in gold. Mr.. Francis is 30
yaaTa old
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
THE LONGEST chNoe TRIp.
A Paddle FIR, the Atlantic TO the Pa
cific in au Omen Boat.

New YORK, April 15.-!The Mail and
Express has started one of its staff on a
1000 mile canoe voyage. The boat is a
seamless paper shell, the first of its kind.
and the voyager will journey up the
Hudson to Lake Erie, across to the
tributaries of the Mississippi, out the
Missouri to the headwaters Of the Column
bia, and down to the Pacific ocean The
canoeist carries a Winchester and q
camera, and viii buy his provisions en-
route. When he is poetic he will write
letters to The Mail and Express; when
he is lonesome he will sing; when he is
lazy he will make twenty-fi five miles a
day; when he is hardened to his exer-
else, fifty.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
CONGRESS.
NInetx-Fonrth Day.

In the senate-The calendar was taken up
and number Of lnlls passed, including some
for public buildings and to increase to $40 q
month the pension for certain cases Of deaf.
ness and for the transfer of the signal SER
vice to the agricultural department The
senate adjourned until Monday.
In the house--The waddill- Wise contested
election case was resumed and the Repub.
lican contestant seated--yeas 1874, nays 10.
Eulogies on the late Representative Laird,
of Nebraska, were delivered. At 4;50 p. M.
the house adjourned
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
STARCH FACTORY BURNED.

Three Employees Lose Their Lives at
Des Moines-,Loss 500, ZOO.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, April 15.--The
Gilbert starch works burned Monday.
Lo S, 100000. Three employees, two
girls and one man, were burned to
death. The works are three miles out
of the city.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
Hnlnnnn.i of Hnrses.

WILLIAMsTowN, KY, April 15.-Sat-
urday night at midnight the large barn
on the Hogan live stock farm, below
town, burned with the entire contents,
about thirty-six head of fine horses and
several valuable cows. Some of the
horses were very valuable, Mr.. Hogan
refusing for one of them So, 900 last week.
The loss will amount way up in the thou
Hau1s
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
At Monmouth, Ill.

MONMOUTH, ILL.,, April ia terrific
wind, rain and hail storm, accompanied
by the roaring noise of tornado, passed
north of this city about 3 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. The mercury fell twenty
five degrees in two hours Hail fell as
large as walnuts and many windows
were broken. The roar of the storm
created panic in this city. The path
of the storm was about three miles in
width and lay in northeasterly direc-
tion
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
Went Ashore In a Fog.

ST. PIERRE, n. E., April 15.-The
French brigantine Joseph went ashore
last Saturday night ON Dog Island, near
here, during the prevalence of heavy
fog. The brigantine was commanded
by Capt. Nichol, and was loaded with
salt from Cadiz.
Capt. Nichol, who was the last man
to leave the ship, was lost, but the crew,
eight in number, were saved. The
catastrophe was caused by the pilot mis-
taking a light in a dwelling house for
beacon LIGHT.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
KankaIs.s. III.

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, April 15.-The mer-
curry dropped thirty degrees in short
time Sunday afternoon, and the heaviest
rain storm ever known in this vicinity
fell for half an hour The streets in the
lower portion of the city were flooded.
doing great damage to streets, side
walks, sewers and crops.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
Han -Four Inches Deap.

CovINGToN, Ind, April l5.--This
vicinity was visited Sunday afternoon
by one of the most severe hal! storms ex-
perienced for many years The storm
came from the west and lasted twenty
minutes. Hailstones as large as walnuts
and many as large as hen eggs fell, COW
ering the ground to the depth Of four
inches. Many window lights were
broken by the hail and considerable dam
age was done 20 fruit and the growing
crops.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15

who has attended
him throughout
his later illness,
was called in to
treat him for the
gout. July 8, al
most two years
ago. Mr.. Randall
was S u d d e n | Y
seized with a vio-
slent diarrhea and
hemorrhage dur
ing the night, due
to hastily eating
a dish Of ice cream
and berries dur
~ H. MI.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
At RantouI. III.

RANToUL, ILL.,, April ia heavy
thunder storm passed over here Sunday
afternoon, accompanied by terrific light
ming and hailstones as large as hens
eggs fell, breaking many windows.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15

BAN y tlA - hANDAlsl4s iliS lilt hClJ Ills
hemorrhage was so severe as to COM
pletely prostrate him and his life was in
imminent danger. DIR. Mallan says that
for some time previous to this Mr.. Ran
dali had been troubled with what he
supposed were hemerrhOids.
The diarrheal attack caused the dis
ease to assume an active form and it
was found that he was suffering from
an extensive and malignent abcess.
This caused serious hemorrhages which
greatly depleted his system and left him
weak and emaCiated. He put himself
permanently under the physicians care,
and DR.. Mallan has attended him con-
stantly while he was in the city,
DR.. n. S. Lincoln, physician of great
repute in this city, was called into con
sultation occasionally. Mr.. Randall raj
lied and grew stronger, and was getting
on fairly well until last February, when
he had severe rigor, brought on, prob
ably by the weather. This rigor was ac-
companied by severe abdominal pains,
and there were symptoms Of peritonitis,
From this time, exhaustion began to set
in, and the sick mans course was down
ward Septicaemia was also present,
and a chill and severe diarrhea, about
two weeks ago, brought the case to a
critical stage.
Up to short time ago Mr.. Randall
had confidence in his ability to pull
through his sickness, and told con
gressional visitor that he thought he was
mending and that he would be able to
resume his congressional duties,
He joined the Presby church
about two months ago, Mr. Wanamaker
spoke to him on this subject, and Mr.,
Randall replying that hehad been think
ing of this matter for some time, and
would like to become member of the
church. Arrangements were effected
by which he entered the Metropolitan
Presbyterian church on Capitol Hill.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15
East African Tariffs.

LONDON, April los-1ne bfitlsn anu
German East Africa companies have
agreed upon a common revision of the
tariffs in view of the increasing African
trade. This indicates that there are no
serious dissensions between them. Wiss-
mann will not touch Kavirondo. His
plans are not connected with Stanley's
overtures to Emin.
Answering Charges.
The Times correspondent at Cannes
has had an interview with Henry NJ.
Stanley. Stanley declared that the state
ments Father Schinze made could only
emanate from depraved and degraded
nature. Schirze and party were half
naked and half starved until he pro-
vided for them and paid their tribute on
arriving at tine coast. In regard to the
ivory, It was not heaped up at Wadelai,
but widely scattered, and it would oc-
cupy at least year of hard work to col
lect it, detracting much from its value.
Regarding Emin, Stanley says: "Emin
was friendly enough until he fell into
the hands of the Germans. As to ac-
quiring his province, one of the first
things | showed him was his own offer
TO the British company. 'Confound it,
he exclaimed. they ought never to have
puDllBleu lneIn, Inc WHOie Oh EtHlH
action" Stanley continued. sis on par
with De Brazza's, who got King Leo
pold's money and handed the results of
his labors with it to France
Surprised at England.
Stanley is surprised at England's al
lowing the Wissmann enterprise to pro-
ceed without a protest. He says that
the exploits of DR. Peters ought to be
carefully watched. Stanley continues
immersed in revising his book.
Electric Submarine Torpedo Boat.
PARIS, April l5.-At Cherbourg Mon
day morning the new electric submarine
torpedo boat Goubet was submerged for
three-quarters of an hour. The satisfac-
tory manner in which the vessel was
maneuvered indicates that she can be
easily and safely operated under water.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15


At 10 o'clock Sunday night Mr.. Wana-
maker said that the funeral had been
fixed for Thursday morning The ar
rangements will be in charge of con
gressional committee Mrs. Randall pre-
fers that the services shall be held in the
church of which Mr.. Randall was a
member, and not in the house of repre-
sentatives This church is the Metro
politan Presbyterian church, DR.. Chester
pastor, at the corner of Fourth and b
streets, > r.
Nane or 10 o'clock will be the hour
fixed for the services. After the cere-
monies the TuIftral party will take a
special train over the Pennsylvania rail-
road to Philadelphia, where the inter
ment will take place in the Randall fam
ilv vault in Laurel Hill cemetery. Brief
services will he held there. The train is
not expected to go into the city, but will
stop at the Ridge Avenue church.
He Expected to Recover
A friend Of Mr.. RandalFs said Sunday
evening when he joined the church two
months ago Mr. Randall fully expected
to recover. Had he lived, from what he
had said. he would unquestionably have
taken a decided stand in church mat,
tiers.
His conversion was the result of his
having leisure time. and had been as
thoroughly studied by him as an appro-
prlatiun bill, There was no sham about
this, rs there was no sham about Sam
uel Randall in any thing. He became
thoroughly convinced of his need of re-
ligion, and after that. his mind being at
rest he became happier than he had
been at any other time. All the family
noticed il.
Biographical.
Samuel =. Randall was one of the
many distinguished sons of Pennsyl.
vania He was born i'll Philadelphia
Oct. 10. iS2S. the son of an eminent
lawyer of that city His mother was a
daughter of James Norrell. a Demo
cratic leader in the DAYS of jefferson, sc
that the ex-speaker may be said to have
been traditionallv, as well as by convic'
ton. Democrat His first position in
public life was as a member of the city
council of Philadelphia, wherein he
showed marked ability. and was soon
transferred to the senate OF hls native
state.
The beginningof the civil war prompt
ell Randall to military service in the
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-15

Mr.. Randall illness dates back about
five wears, when DIR. Thomas f. Mallan,