Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

IpA9boi - seriously III.
C..olerd has appeared in Aleppo.
The caar intends to remain month in
the north of Poland He then proceeds to
the Crinea.
The Il c mt duels in France have brought
ont an appeal from jules Simon, who
calls upon his countrymen to abandon the
absurd custom Of dueling.
Maj. Nissmann will start on his return
to Afri'a on Oct. H. Dr. Peters Il be
appointed German consul at Zanzibar, or
will enter the German foreign office
The New Zealand house of representa-
tives has approved the renewal fof cne
year OF The contract for carrying the mail
between New Zealand and San Francisco.
MIR. John Morey las gone to Dublin to
make personal survey of the agric 4 +
tural situation and to confer with Messrs
Dillon and O'Brien prior tc the departure
for America
Sr Evelyn Barring and Gen. Granfell
have gone to Naples to assist Lord Dur
ferin in negotiations with Italy for the
delimtation OF tine frontiers of the Red
sea territory.
The scheme to construct canal from
Birmingham to the Mersey-i e. to the
sea at Liverpool-is being again consid-
cred, IN it is said that capital is Icing
offered in large amounts for the purpose
The Official Gazette Of St. Petersburg
says that the renewal Of the triple alliance
for seven years " II encourage Austria in
her an,i-Russan policy, and will ublige
Russia to cast aside peace illusions and
redouble her vigilance.
The London Times says that unless
Germany promptly disavows the Baga-
mcrce decree it stands to reason that the
friendly arrangement contemplated in the
Ang o-Geiman agreement will be alto
getner out Of the question.
The London papers here say that Kyrle
Belew was thrown from a trap in Aus
tral.a and severely injured With this
report comes the other that Mrs. james
Brown Potter is desir0us of retiring from
the stage and rc-entering private life.
The Sultan Of Soioto, who rules over
u 0000O0 people in West Africa, has pre-
sented his fellow-sovereign, Queen Vic
tolia, with magnificent lion. The ami
mai has arrived at Liverpool, and will
probably be taken care of at the zoo,ogi-
cal garden.
evening in Berlin Herr Singer urged the
necessity of an effective control of .he
Soc aiist organs in order to prevent their
Lecoming tools of the Anarchists II was
resolved to celebrate the expiration of the
Socialist law with illumination.
The imports Of English coal into Russia
during 1889 amounted in value 20 ST.
100, eco, while thus far in 1899 they have
amounted only to $2,0C0,0C0 The falling
off is attributed partly to labor troubles,
partly to hard times in Russia end partly
to the increasing output of Russian
mines.
Moussa Bey, the Kurdish governor of
Armenia, who was sentenced to exile for
the outrages perpetrated by him upon
Christians in that province. and who cs-
capped from custody some time ago, has
been captured near Broussa, hfty-seven
milcs southeast of Constantinople. He
broke ono of his legs in attempting 10 os-
cape froui the police
Advices from st. Petersburg state Il at
the ear has given directions for spe ial
exemption from conscription of all men
who have widowed mothers dependent
upon Them The Russian maneuvers at
Volhyuia, in which 10000 men are en-
gagged are now in progress. No foreigners
have been invited 10 the spectacle, aud n
strict watch is kept for strangers in dis
gtlise.
Mr.. Gladstone has made another author
happy, and probably started another book
ON tie high road Of success, rs he did in
the case of Robert Elsmerp." Marie
BashkirtsefT's Diary and other works,
by giving them the benefit of his especial
notice. The author this time is Mr.. Ball.
the Irish astronomer, and the book l.
c,tllet: ''StariaBd. Mr. Gladstone writes
MIR Ball cordial letter of thanks for II
copy of the work, with which he declares
ii,,,saIF 1pIiuhted