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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31

New YORK, May 31.-The cornerstone
of ihe Washington memorial arch was
laid Friday forenoon with appropriate
services. The stone is piece Of pink
Milford A feet 8 inches long feet 0
inches vide and 20 inches deep,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
DRY GOODS.
CARPETS.

In this line my stock can not be excelled. L
will sell you beautiful Brussels Carpet ten per cent
lower than sold before All wool two and three
ply. Ingram Carpets also ten to fifteen per cent.
lower than sold before. A new line of Art Squares,
Mattings, Rugs and 0cloth.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
THE BLUE AND GRAY.
Enjoyable Time Being Had in vleksburg.
Graves Decorated

VIcKsBURa, Miss, May I.-Thurs-
day the veterans and visitors TO the re-
union are of on two largs excursions by
rail to Champion Hill. twenty-five miles
east, and Port Gibson, thirty miles
sonth. The people Of these vicinities
have made arrangements to entertain all
free Of charge by means Of old-fashioned
barbecuea. At Champion Hill over 200
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
How 1t Was Observed by the
Friends of the Dead.
The Ceremony in Washington
Simple and Impressive.

Thousands of Graves Decorated Regard
less of Whether They Wore the blue
or Gray-GeneraI Alger Takes Part In
the Exercises In New YOrk-At Clncin-
natl and Elsewhere.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
CLOTHING.

A look at my Clothing Department will convince
you that | can suit you. Mems, Youths and Chill
dren's Clothing in light and medium weight, and
all the summer styles. My prices guaranteed to be
the lowest
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31

LONDON. May 81. The British steamer
North Britain, Capt. Williams, from
Philadelphia, May 8, for Ipswich, has
been towed TO Portland. Her ma
ehinGry is damaged.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
Statues of Union Generals Decorated.

NS"s"V" VH UIINUH UVHeEWIb UVUuFHNtus
WASHINGTON, May 81. - All tho
statues of Union generals were very
beautifully and elaborately deco
rated Thursday with hags and
shields The most commanding site Of
the city is occupied by the equestrian
statue of Gen. Thomas, He is repre-
sented as halting his horse on high
point, and looking off over the field of
Chickamauga No one who looked at it
could fail to notice that his gaze from
his high pedestal, draped with the stars
and stripes, was toward Virginia. Nor
could anyone be forgetful Of the crown
ing fact that of the two decorated
statues of great Virginia commanders =
the one stands in the capital Of the ma
tion, the other in what was the capital
of Q short-liYed ConfederacY.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK.

cattle and sheep have been slaughtered
and roasted whole, and the dining tables
are 1000 feet long. Equal arrangements
have been made at Port Gibson.
In point of numbers the reunion has
fallen below the estimate, but every
Yank here has at least five Johnnies to
take care of him, and our people are
glad that it is that way, and not crowd
ed. All the western and many eastern
states are represented, most Of the
Union veterans having been before
Vicksburg in '63.
Decoration Day was sight to make
the heart Of any American swell with
pride. The little girls of the city deco
rated the graves of the Union dead with
the regulation flags, the government al
lowing no flowers, but Union veterans
took from the National cemetery here,
which has fine gardens, flowers, which
they placed on the graves of the Confed-
crate dead in the city cemetery. The
program was very impressive, and lasted
all day. Business was entirely sus-
pended.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-31
HATS.

Ladies' Trimmed Hats, Ladies Untrimmed
Hats. Mems Fur and Wool Hats, Mems Straw
Hats, Children's Straw Hats.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
TIKI SILVER BILL PASSED.
The Long Debated Measure,
Much Amended, Finally Gets
Through the Senate.
Gold and Silver Dollars Are To
Be Equally Legal
Tender.
An Amendment Also Adopted Max
ing Silver Certificates Legal Ten
der-TeXt of the Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The silver bill
was debated in the senate Monday all
day, finally passing by vote of AZ to
%. Several important amendments
were made, including one for FREQ -eeiz>r
age, and another making silver certi-
fcates legal tender. The following is
the text of the silver bill as it passed the
senate so far as silver coinage is con-
cerned:
Section THAT from and after the
date of the passage of this act, the unit
of value in the United States shall be
the dollar, and the same may be coined
of 4124 grains of standard silver, or of
% $40 grains of standard gold and the
said coins shall be equally legal tender
for all debts, public or .private; that
thereafter any owner of gold or silver
bullion may deposit the same at any
mint of the United States to be formed
into standard dollars or bars for his
benefit and without charge. but it shall
be lawful to refuse any deposit of less
value than 800, Or any bullion SO base
as to be unsuitable for the operations of
the mint
Section 2-That the provisions of sec
ton 3 of an act to authorize the COMA ge
of standard silver dollars and to restore
its legal tender character, which became
law Feb. %, 1878, is hereby made ap-
plicabie to the coinage in this act pro-
vided for.
Section 3.-That the certificates pro-
vided for in the second section Of this
act, and all silver and gold certificates
already issued, shall be of denominations
of not less than 81 nor more than 500:
and such certificates shall he redeema-
BILE in coin of standard value. A suffi-
Gent sum to carry out the provisions of
this act is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated:
The provision in section one of the
act of Feb. %, 1878, entitled AN act to
authorize the coinage of standard silver
dollars, and to restore its legal tender
character" which requires the secretary
of the treasury to purchase, at the mar
ket price thereof not less than $2.0OO,OO0
of silver bullion per month, nor more
than 81 ,O0O, 600 worth per month of such
bullion. is hereby repealed.
Section 4.-That the certificates pro-
vided for in this act, and all silver and
gold certificates as already issued shall
be receivable for all taxes and dues to
the United States of every description,
and shall be a legal tender for the pay
ment of all debts, public and private.
Section 5.-The owners Of bullion de-
posted for coinage shall have the oppor-
tunity to receive coin, OF its equivalent
in the certificates provided for in this
act, and such bullion shall be subse-
quently coined.
The title of the bill was so amended
as to read, IAN act to provide for the
free coinage of gold and silver bullion
and for other purposes"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL,

Wednesday, June 12.-Senate: Bill
to provide for inspection of live cattle
for export passed. House: Conference
report On pension bill agreed to- Com
mittee: Senate finance committee re-
ported back the house silver bill, with
amendments, striking out legal tender
and bullion redemption clauses.
Thursday, June I3.-Senate: Confer
ence report on dependent pension bill
submitted and ordered printed Silver
bill discussed. Urgent deficiency bill
passed. House: Concurrent report on
antitrust bill rejected, and another con-
ference ordered. Agricultural appro.
priation bill passed.
Friday, June 13.-Senate: Day mostly
devoted to discussing the silver bill; five
minute debate put off till Monday.
House: Day spent i'll considering sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Monday, June 16.-Senate: House
amendment to bill establishing customs
collections district of Puget Sound nom
concurred in; message from house ask
ing further conference on antitrust bill
assented to.
Tuesday. June 17.-Senate: Several
important amendments made to the free
coinage bill and bill passed by vote of
AZ to 70. House: Conference report on
public building at Alexandria, La. linn
iting cost to $4,000, agreed to; senate
bill for relief of Michigan military acad-
envy passed; sundry civil service bill
passed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
MANY MINERS PERISH.
Another Horror Added to the
Already Long List from
Pennsylvania.
By an Explosion of Gas Thirty
one Men Are Imprisoned in
a Mine at Dunbar.
A Fierce Fire Is Raging and Hope for
the Rescue of ANY Alive Is
Abandoned.

DUNBAR, Pa, June 17.-Thirty- one
miners We're killed by an explosion of
gas in the coal mines at Hill farm,
owned by the Dunbar Furnace company,
and located one mile west of this place.
The explosion occurred at 1890 a. m.
The bodies of two of the unfortunates
were taken out. The others are still
entombed in the mine, where a fierce
fire is raging, There is little doubt that
all are dead. Desperate efforts are in
progress to clear the way to recover the
bodies, but so far without avail.
MOST DEADLY OF ALL
The explosion was one of the most
disastrous and deadly in the history of
the coke region. In the Leisendridge
disaster in 1888 twenty-three men lost
their lives. At Col. j. M. Reed works,
at this place, two years earlier, five men
were killed while at the Youngstown
works. A year later some fourteen lives
were lost. This latest calamity has I'M
nerved the community and the inhabit-
ants are wild with excitement. Thou
sands of people gathered at the mouth
of the mines during the afternoon.
Among them were the parents, wives
and children of the unfortunates, and a
strong guard of police was necessary to
prevent many of them,
MAD WITH ANGUISH,
from rushing into the deadly hole.
Wives, widowed by the horror, stood
illy-clad and sore-footed, lulling to sleep
their babes in arms. Mothers wrllnp
their hands and cried aloud for their
boys, while children from Sto Is years
of age hurried about, looking into the
blackened faces of the escaped miners in
the hope of finding their fathers or
brothers. Their suffering was pitable,
and while the authorities of the COM
pany were exerting all their energies to
recover the bodies, the total absence of
information regarding the fate of the
missing men made their distress more
severe, and means and groans went up
unconsciously from the pinched lips in
the unhappy crowd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19

Another unsuccessful attempt was
made to run street cars at Columbus,
Ohio, Wednesday. The striking drivers
did not interfere, having been restrained
by order Of the courts, but the citizens,
men, women and children, turned out
and obstructed the tracks.
The award of the 9,150-ton armored
cruiser will be made to William Cramp
and Sons, Of Philadelphia, adopting
their plans and arrangement of engines
and boilers sixteen feet in diameter, and
substituting them in the departments
plan of hull. The :, 5O0-ton cruiser goes
to the Union Iron Works company, on
the department plans, at 81 500, 900.
The report of the operations of the
New York city fire department for the
quarter ending May 81, contains the fol-
lowing interesting facts: Total number
of fires, 800; total amount of losses,
81, 395, 1893; total amount of insurance,
SIS, 55S, 1877; amount of uninsured losses,
SIS, 297; number of new buildings pro-
jected, 925; value of new buildings pro-
jected, $40, 0ss, s97.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
AN s.GE SCHEME.

What the Mexican Land and Colonization
Company Intend to Accomplish.
NEW YORK, June 16.-A Herald spe-
ciai from Ensenada, Lower California,
say the English corporation known as
the Mexican Land and Colonization CON-
pany has adopted and put in force a
policy with the object of driving every
American settler out of Lower Califor-
mia. The company's idea is to colonize
the peninsula with Englishmen, and es-
tablish British protectorate in the
country. On July 1, 1889, decree was
issued by the Mexican government con-
tanning list of articles that should be
admitted free of duty into Lower Cali
fornia, for the use of the colonists. To
prove that one was a colonist it is neces-
sary to secure a certificate from the
Mexican consul at San Diego. This GER
tifcate is forwarded to Ensenada, where
the inspector of colonies keeps register
of "colonists." The policy of the Eng
lish company has been to use its infiu-
ence to keep the names Of Americans
from being included in this list. Its
efforts in this direction have been
so successful that the Americans
were forced to organize what is now
known as the American Colonists' Pro-
tective association. This association is
now in a healthy condition and is en-
gagged in circulating a memorial which
is being literally signed by residents, to
be presented to President Diaz, through
Gen. Torres. The memorial asks that
President Diaz revoke the grant made
to the English company on the ground,
among other things, that it has failed to
comply with its agreement made with
the colonists; also that they are con-
WINGED that the English have we'll ma
tured plans to involve the American col
onists in a filibustering scheme for the
purpose of creating strong prejudice
against Americans on the part of the
Mexican government, and with view
of securing the full confidence of the
Mexican government and finally con-
trolling the peninsula, thereby gaining
strong strategic point on the Pacific
coast for the British government.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
LEFT THE OLD PARTIES,
Fifth District Farmers Unanimous for al

Fifth District Farmers Unanimous for an
Independent Ticket.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, June l3.-The
Fifth district Farmers alliance met in
convention in this city. There were $50
delegates present.
After resolutions We're adopted q Sc
cret ballot was taken on the question of
an independent ticket, and throughout
stood 106 for to against. The meeting
then adjourned for supper. On reas-
sembling the election of officers was
taken up, and Mr.. Plowman was elected
president.
The nomination of congressman was
then taken up. Fl. w. Kelo, of Kittson
county, was the choice of the meeting,
but he refused to have his name men
toned, and when Mr. Canning nomi-
mated him it was withdrawn. A. O..
Griggsby, of Duluth; G.. w. Brandberg,
of Heaning; A. M. Burdick, of Clay;
Gen. Barrett, of Herman, and Kittle
Halverson, of Stearns, and Charles Can
ming, of Norman, We're nominated and
declined. The convention finally in
sisted on Mr.. Halverson accepting the
nomination. He declined again, but the
convention adjourned without making
any other nomination.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
LOOKING FOR TIE DEAD.
Picked Men Doing Their Utmost to Get to
the Dunbar Jicti,ns

Picked Men Doing Their Utmost to Get to
the Dunbar Victims.
PTTsBURG, June ia special to the
from Dunbar, Pa. says: Mine Inspector
Blick, Of the Pittsburg district. and
Evans, of Johnstown, arrived here on
Tuesday. They went direct to the scene
of the horror, where they We're Joined
by Inspector Keighley, of this district
The three, accompanied by several mine
uperintendents, fire bosses, and num-
Der of experienced miners from various
parts of the regions, went into the Ma
honing mines, with view to cutting
through to the scene of the explosion.
Every man was carefully examined by
the official inspectors before they were
allowed to join the party. No one who
had touched intoxicants the night before
was allowed to enter the mine. No
married men were accepted, and all
went prepared to meet even death. It is
a desperate case, and desperate methods
are being employed to get at the en-.
tombed miners in the quickest way.
This work has been untiring, and the
fan is yet unfinished. The men in the
Mahoning works are now about seventy
FIVE feet from what is considered the
shortest way into the Inflated mine. The
inspectors have no hope of finding the
upfortunates aliYa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19

The victims will possibly be reacaea
during the night. A feeling of horror
possesses the people here, and interest is
now conferred at the mouth of the Ma
honing mines. The relatives and friends
OF the entombsd miners seem to grow
more anxious every hour during the
day and night, and with their increased
burdens have abandoned hope. There
is No sl"er &C rest for them. They seem
boz j - tie .;t'e mouth by some invisi-
bic .;~,@'', 81 In their misery they
stand sally subdued and mute in their
horror snd pain, swaying in constant
harmony with the pitiable surroundings.
Tn - THrnf;n there until the Hill
Fa up its untimely dead.
III empanelled a jury and
eE g.. dies Of Daniel Shieran
and Hayes, two victims taken
ont, an! viii return here in the morning
when he thinks the other bodies will
have been taksn cut.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
TOO MANY INHABITANTS.

Minneapolis Census EnumeratOrs Arrested
for Padding the Returns.
ST. PAUL, June 1S.-The Pioneer Press
has four columns regarding census
frauds in Minneapolis. The main facts,
however, are contained in the following:
At quarter past p. m. seven Mime
apolis census enumerators were arrested
10y Deputy United States Marshal W. S.
Daggett, assisted by J. Fl. Mason, and
brought before United States Commits
sioner MoCafferty, in the Court block,
st. Paul, charged with fraudulent prac-
tees in the furnishing of names for the
United States census. The names of the
men arrested are Benjamin Aaron,
James Wood, Louis Hageman, Ed Jones,
Charles Knapp, ". Fl. Weber, Orrin
Piummcr. Iuur ather warrants We're
in the hands Of Marshal Daggett, but
the men were not found.
On arriving i'll St. Paul, the prisoners
were taken directly to United States
Commissioner McCafferty's office, he
having come tither that they might be
admitted to bail, if prepared to offer
bonds. They were arraigned and all
pleaded not guilty and furnished bonds
in the sum Of $500 to appear for exam
nation Friday.
The scheme was unearthed by William
Pitt Murray, formerly city attorney of
st. Paul. An outline Of the plan of work
ing is said to be as follows:
Over month prior to the beginning
of the census enumeration a citizens
committee was organized for prepara-
tory survey of the field, Canvassers
were sent out at So day over the entire
city, and the location of every vacant
house, the character OF tenants
Of every dwelling, and the situation Of
every lot was duly reported and enrolled.
Lists OF names were prepared in the
foreign languages most likely to be met
with, the christian name being arranged
in one column and the surnames in an
other. tests being frequent in the
English, German and Swedish Ian,
guages. With these sheets it was
matter of ease to shift Christian names
from one surname to another and thus
create fictitious parsonage, supply him
with a wife and if desirable, with a
whole family. With the list Of vacant
houses and unoccupied rooms it was
matter of trifiing moment to furnish
him with home and in some cases he
was located among family already of
normal size so that one case is brought
forward where house containing six
teen people has been raised to twenty
six by this patriotic but lily designed
plan.
In this way the returns from some dis
tricts were thousand names above the
proper returns, for it was easier for emu
merators to make their salary by writ
ing out lists in an Office than by drudg-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
FOUND AGAINST FARMERS.
The Famous Des Moines River Cases d
ciIal hx Ind SIairaS

The Famous Des Moines River Cases De-
cided by Judge shiras.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 16.-The
Des Moines river land case has been de-
cided by Judge Shiras. The opinion
fled by him dismisses the case of the
government against the river land COM
pany and confirms the company's title to
every odd section for five miles on either
side of the Des Moines river in the state
of Iowa. Much of the land has been
sold to settlers by the company on war
ranty deeds and they will not be dis
turbed. Seven hundred settlers who,
through mistake, got their patents from
the land Office, and who occupied 2O0,-
00C acres must move off. Trouble is ex-
Dected,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
FARMERS MAKE A MOVE.

Minnesota Alliance Convention Called to
Nominate a State Ticket.
ST. PAUL, June 17.-The Farmers
alliance executive committee, in ses-
sion here, by unanimous vote, decided
to call a convention of the Minnesota
State Farmers alliance, to be held in St.
Paul on Wednesday, July IS. At the
last meeting it was decided to defer
action upon the matter Of calling con-
yention until the sub-alliances had more
generally expressed their views on the
subject. Since that time the Fifth dis
trict alliance convention has been held
and declared itself very emphatically
i'll favor Of convention being called
and farmers ticket placed in the field.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
To Buy the st. Paul Club,

ST. PAUL, June ia meeting of gen.
tlemen interested in the organization of
a stock company for the purpose of pur-
chasing the St. Paul club and franchise
was held at the Office of the sporting
editor of The Pioneer Press. Active
steps were taken towards completing
the organization, and committees ap-
pointed for various purposes. 1t is be-
loved the deal will be made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19

Ing from house to house. They were
pitiless enough in some instances to pro-
vide the persons of their creation with
infrmities. Then there are the employ
ment agencies, from one of which 4 200
names of men who had applied for
work within six to eight months were
obtained. From a tramps lodging house,
whereat "sleepers" We're required to reg
lister, 800 cognomens were gathered in,
and many of the 800 were provided with
wives and BARNS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
FOUND AGAINST LYMAN.
Civil Service Commission Investigating
Committee Report to the House.

Civil Service Commission Investigating
Committee Report to the House.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE selec
committee of the house which was in
structed to investigate the charges
against the civil service commission,
has submitted its report. The re-
port reviews the testimony taken
S,irnlg the investigation, and in conclu-
sion says. in regard to the conduct of
the civil service commissioners in the
matter submitted to the committee:
1--WE find, first, that Commissioners
Roosevelt and Thompson have dis
charged their duties with entire fidelity
and integrity; second, that the official
conduct of Commissioner Lyman has
been characterized by laxity of dis
cipline in the administration of the af-
fairs of the commission, and is therefore
cenSured"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
Grant and Lee Monument Fund.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June IA meeting
was held at Middlesborough to organize
permanently the Grant and Lee monu-
ment association. The subscription
committee reported $14 100. kilograms
Of encouragement were read from Gov
Hill, Gov. Campbell, Gov. Taylor,
Charles A. Dana and others. AT the
meeting So 900 was subscribed,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-06-19
Arkansas Democratic Ticket.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, June 19.-The
Democratic state convention has nomin-
ated the following ticket Governor,
James P. Eagle; secretary of state, B. B.
Chism; attorney general, w. E. Atkins;
supreme judge, Morslands. Grover
Cleveland was Endorsed as the next pres
idential candidate.