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Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
POSTAL TELEeRAPHY.
D. H. Bates, of New York, Favors ths
Wanamaker Plan.

ID. III. Bates, OF New York, FaVOrs thS
wanamaker Plan.
WASHINGTON, March Cd. H. Bates,
of New York, representing, as he sand,
number of gentlemen Interested in postal
telegraphy, addressed the house oom-
mittee on postotfices and post roads ON
that subject Tuesday morning. He ana
lyzed some of the statistics presented by
President Green, of the Western Union
Telegraph company, with the result of
establishing, as he asserted, that the av-
erage rate on Western Union messages
for districts over 500 miles was forty
nine cents. The people, he said, wanted
the government to step in and compete
to a certain extent. The postmaster
generals bill would do this. 1t did not
propose to put the government to any
expense, nor would it require additional
employees.
Chairman Bingham remarked that the
bill would require the contracting corn
panies to maintain the lines, but the
government was to furnish the operat-
i've, delivery and collection services.
Continuing, Mr.. Bates said that, by
implication only, it provided for q gov
eminent staff. A uniform rate fox the
entire country would be desirable, but
was impracticable. The rate he would
suggest on the basis of the new telegraph
company doing all of the service except
collection and delivery, and Including
operators mo other basis would be posi-
ble), would be: Under 500 miles, fifteen
cents; above 800 miles and east of the
Mississippi, twenty five or thirty cents;
west of the Mississippi, twenty-five or
thirty cents; between S5th and I05th
parallel, twenty-five or thirty cents; with
fifty cents as a maximum.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bates state
ment the chairman read letterfrom DIR,
Green, in which he thanked the com
mittee for the kindness shown him, and
expressed his impartiality. He adds
that he had been informed by an exper-
fenced lawyer thai his language on Sat
urday, coaching the committee," " would
be interpreted as directing the commit
tee. Therefore he wished to withdraw
those words and substitute urging the
committee" which was all that he
meant to imply. The change was made,
and the committee adjourned.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
In MinneRota.

ST. PAUL, March 6.-The annual ses-
sion of the Minnesota Farmers alliance
met here Tuesday. Nearly four hun
dred delegates We're present.
Deputy state Lecturer Fish painted q
dark picture of how the farmers are
being robbed by the boards of trade of
Minneapolis and Chicago, which raised
or lowered the price of wheat as they
pleased and held the starving farmers at
their mercy. 1t was time he declared
that the big gambling hell in Chicago
was wiped out of existence, and if the
farmers rose in their might that might
be accomplished.
w. S. Grove, county lecturer, followed
in similar strain.
During the morning hours it devel-
oped that there are three factions, one
favoring an endorsement of Albert Shelf
fer, the Republican candidate for gov
ernor: a second wants Merriam, the
present governor, endorsed, and third
asks that the alliance break away from
the old parties and place lgnatius Don
nelly, the sage of Ninniger, in the field
on a Farmers Alliance tariff reform
platform.
The Shelter people are in power and
will likely remain 90. There are now
nearly no alliances in the state, with
total membership of over 10000. Of
these alliances 250 are new ones. The
most rapid growth has been in the north
ern part of the state
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06

LAPoRTE, Ind, March 6.-The will of
the late Alexis Coquillard, the million
aire wagon manufacturer, of South
Bend, was admitted to probate yester-
day la the St Joseph county circuit
court. In charitable donations S., 900 is
given TO the ST. Joseph Catholic church,
5000 appropriated for monument
over Coquillard's grave. 1000 divided
among relatives, and the remainder of
the estate equally apportioned to the
widow and his two children. One hun
dred thousand dollars is to be placed on
interest and be kept as a separate fund
for educating the children The estate
is valued all the way from $500, 900 to
81 900. 900, and includes the mammoth
Coquillard wagon works.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
OKLAHOMA DISTURBED.
Over Rumored Negro CoiOnization-sev'
eral Families Ordered TO Leave.

eraI Families Ordered to Leave.
GUTHRIE, l. T., March 6.-Press re.
ports emanating from Topeka. concern
ing the alleged scheme to colonize Okla
homa and make negro state, have
aroused the settlers to a high pitch of ex-
citement, Twenty miles west of here,
at Downs, small station on the King
fisher and Guthrie stage route, the set
tiers have been especially reused i'll the
matter, and secret organization there
has decided to drive out the few colored
men and allow no more of that race to
become settlers.
-Four miles northeast of Downs resides
a colored family named Hawkins, and
near him another colored family, Bur-
CESS by name. Hawkins was suspected
of firing the prarie grass short time
ago on neighbors claim, and the feel
ing against him became very bitter. At
an early hour Tuesday morning a party
of ten masked men from Downs broke
into Hawkins house, took him from his
bed and severely whipped him. During
the whipping Buck Hawkins, son, ran
and aroused the Burgess family Abe
Clark and Sam Burgess armed them
selves with shotguns and returned with
the younger Hawkins to the scene of the
outrage. They fired at the masked party
from ambush.
The masked party were utterly pep
pered with shot, and Henry Chambers
was badly hurt about the head and face.
The negroes were pursued, aud before
they could load again the whole party
was surrounded by the irate settlers,
who held their Winchesters on them,
The negroes were thoroughly frightened
and promised to leave the country. The
elder Hawkins arrived at Kingfsher
Tuesday night and asked protection. He
CLAIMS that the outrage was planned by
Wood Davis. who is contesting his
claim
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
BUFFALO BILLS COWBOYS.
Give the Romans Pointers go Training
wild Horses.

OiNe hhN
wild Horses.
ROME, March 6.-All Rome was ex.
cited Tuesday over the trial OF Buffalo
Bills cowboys on the wild horses fur
nished by the Duke of Sermoneta, For
several days the Roman authorities have
been experimenting the erection of extra
barriers to keep the savage steeds from
reaching the audience. The animals came
from the dukes famoP &herd on the Pom
tine marshes, and he declared that no
cowboy on earth could ride one. The
cowboys laughed at the boast. Then the
duke dared them to mount any one of
the six.
Every man, woman and child in Rome
expected that two OF three men would
be killed in the experiment. Over two
thousand carriages were driven to the
Pratt di CASTILLO, and an audience of two
hundred thousand people bated The
dripping rain. Lord Dufferin and many
other diplomates We're present in the
special tribune, and among the Romans
were the wife of Premier Crispi, Due de
Torlonia, Nine. Dipretis, Princess Col
Iona, Countess Antonell, Baroness de
Reugis, Princess Braneaccia, Count Clan
motif, and the scions of all the noble
houses.
Two of the wild horses were driven
into the arena. They had neither saddle
nor bride. Buffalo Bill announced that
they would be conquered. In five min
utes the cowboys had lassoed, saddled,
bridled and mounted the horses. The
animals leaped in the air, writhed,
bucked and reared madly-all in vain,
In five minutes they were ridden easily
around, while the vast crowd, unmind-
ful of the rain, roared and shrieked with
delight Buffalo Bill now -dares any
Roman to ride his bucking brochos.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
NO SMALL JOB.
The Recent Project of the Ger
man Government
TO Dig a Ship Canal from
Berlin to the Baltic.

French Papers Seem to Hope They Win
Try It--"It Would Be Cheaper to Build
New Capital by the Sea" Reported
Battle Between Russian Troops aud
Chinese Gold Diggers--F'oreign.
LONDON, March 6.-Tne project of
ship canal from Berlin to the Baltic sea
has elected from the French papers
opinions which may be Interpreted to
mean that they only hope the kaiser
will try it. The Panama canal is still
painful memory in France, and the
Gauls would view with much philoso-
ply the spectacle of the German people
undergoing similar experience
Engineering's Opinion.
London Engineering, rehearsing sthe
expense and difficulties attending the
construction of the comparatively short
ship canal to Manchester, thinks it would
be cheaper to build new German CAPT
tai by the sea, a la ST. Petersburg.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
NATURAL GAS TRUST.
Nearly All the Gas in Hoosierdom Nov
Under Its Control.

Nearly All the Gas in Hoosierdom Now
Under Its Control,
KoKoMo, Ind, March 6. - About a
dozen leading natural gas companies
operating in the northern and eastern
portions of Indiana within the last few
days combined their interests, forming
an immense trust, with an aggregate
capital of $3,500,000. The trust will
have control of nearly all the gas pro
duced in the state, both developed and
undeveloped. The amount of their leases
at the present time is not far from 200,-
600 acres. The Chicago Pipe Line COM
pany supposed to be the originator of
the trust scheme, with a capital stock of
$4,000, 600, has Just announced that it
will begin Immediately to lay its pipe
line to that city. distance of $50 miles.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06

BALTIMORE, March 6.-The health de-
partment is about to begin an investiga-
ton of an establishment known as
Christ's Institute, presided over by a
colored man calling himself DIR. Kin
nard, and who claims that he can cure
all diseases by faith. The death of a
woman in the place under suspicious
circumstances led to the discovery of the
methods of the doctor. A number of
white and colored people were found in
the place undergoing treatment, and it
is believed that the death is but one Of
many resulting from faith in the insti-
tItp
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
Cruelty in Onr Navy.

SAN Francisco, March 8 An investi-
cation of the charges of cruelty and
misconduct against Capt NJ. A. Healy,
of the revenue cutter Bear is in prog
ress here. James Hughes. master-at-
arms.of the Bear, testified that while in
the Arctic Capt. Healey caused him TO
trice up two sailors for about six min
utes. The men were then handcuffed
to the stanchions below deck seven
hours and then triced up again. At an
other time twenty-one sailors were
placed in irons, and six of them tainted.
The hearing will continue next week.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
slaNoR CAMPANINl.
The Great italian Singer May Vet RE-
asf~F cover His Voice,

Inc pfthi Abhtiah Slhkcf Dhy bpb Re-
~ cover His Voice.
NEW YORK. March 8.--Campanini,
who has not sung il opera since he lost
800, 900 by bringing out "Othello" about
four years ago, had given up hope of be-
ing anything more than concert singer,
when he was told by specialist month
ago that he had a hardening of the mem
branes in his throat which might be re-
moved. For fortnight he has had sew
eral operations performed and already
he is beginning to feel the result so that
he is encouraged to believe that he will
soon reappear in opera, with his voice as
good as it was dozen years ago. He is
only "A years old.
Campanini was seen Tuesday evening
in his rooms in Brignoli's restaurant, He
was enthusiastic at the improvement of
his voice.
You know, Campanini said, my voice
was never entirely lost. | had catarrh
dreadfully, and as had never taken suf-
ficient care of my voice or Of my health
| suffered i'll consequence. DR.. Holbrook
Curtis heard Inc at concert, and told
me afterward that he could cure me. He
has performed several operations for ca
tarrh, and recently began to operate on
my throat. Yes, think / shall soon be
on the stage again and be able to com
mand great salary.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06

ABRAHAM LINCOLN expressed II
opinion that their patients end was only
a matter of a few hours. For time
previous to his death he was entirely free
from pain. All the members of Minister
Lincoln's family were present at the bed
side.
The long struggle made for life by
young Lincoln developed a sympathy
for the lad entirely outside of the inter-
est felt in him as the grandson of the
martyred president and son of the
United States minister to England.
After his fathers appointment he was
afflicted by an abcess and was taken to
France for treatment, but the. results
were not good. Blood poisoning fol-
lowed an operation, and after returning
to London the patient failed rapidly.
He was II years of age.
The queen has sent to Minister Lincoln
a message of sympathy and coincidence
upon the death of his son.
The body of the deceased will be en-
balmed and sent to the United States for
burial
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
Female and Child Labor in virginia

RICHMOND, Va, March 6 The bill to
regulate the hours of labor in factories
where females and children under four
teen years of age are employed passed
both houses and went to the governor a
few days ago Since its passage the
governor has received numerous protests
against il from Lynchburg, Danville
and other prominent tobacco manufac-
turing points of the state, with urgent
request to withhold his signature unless
he wished TO see their factories ruined,
Notwithstanding these applications and
protests the governor Tuesday signed
the bill and it is now law.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06

KINGSTON, Can, March Rudolph
De Guehry, a school teacuer, aged 30
years, was arrested for outraging pupils,
and was being conveyed to the Penn
broke Jail by Officers, when he was seized
by spasms and died. 1t appears that be-
fore he left his home he went up stairs
and took a heavy dose of strychnine.
He wro in German on the back of his
will that he was not guilty, but he pre-
ferred death to trial.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
THE FARMERS.
Remarkable Growth of Their AL
lance in Kansas.
No Longer to Be Regarded as
Insignificant.

They Have Hopes of Having n Majority
in the Next Legislature-Win or VIII
Not the Alliance support Senator In
gals for Re-EIection-Annual session
of the Minnesota Alliance.
CHICAGO, March "A Herald special
from Topeka, Kas., says;
The continued rapid growth of the
Farmers Alliance in Kansas is phenom-
email. In some counties of the state nine
out of ten of the farmers belong to the
organization, which is destined to revo-
lutionize politics in the sunf1ower state.
Judge w. A. Piffer, editor of The
Kansas Farmer and the recognized leader
of the alliance movement, asserts boldly
at this early day that the alliance is GER
tain to elect the next Legislature When
asked, Tuesday, if members elected by
the alliance would support Senator In
gals for reelection, he said:
THAT depends entirely upon the posi-
tion taken by Mr. ingalls,. l some time
since addressed a letter to Mr.. ingalls,
with the questions;
"First-What legislation, if any, do
you recommend by way of relief to
farmers in the present depressed con-
dition of agriculture?
'Second-Do you favor an increase in
the volume of circulating money? If
yes, to what extent, in what way do
you propose to effect the change, and
how get the money! in circulation?
'Third-In what respect, if at all, and
for what purpose do you favor changing
the National banking law?
"Fourth,-Do you favor free and un-
limited coirage of silver at present
weight and tineness2
up to this date the request had not
been complied with. My opinion is that
Senator Ingalls, and the farmers of Kan
sas cannot get together upon these inn
portani questions"
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
death or Only n rrance9

FOUNTAIN, Mimi, March 6.-Mrs. NJ
Manager, residing two miles east of
Preston, to all appearances died Sunday.
The funeral was to be held Tuesday, but
the priest refused to perform the cere-
mony on the ground that the woman
was not dead. The supposed corpse is
now lying in the church. Physicians
cannot determine whether the woman is
dead or not. She once before lay in q
trance a number of days.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
A $500. 900 Fire.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The dry goods
district here was visited by fire Tues
day evening which destroyed the five
story iron front building, No. 1872 Broad
way, and burned up everything within
its walls, involving total loss of $780,
900 The principal losers are NJ. & G.
Mayer importers of hosiery and gloves,
and Basen & Eaton, manufacturers Of
fine umbrellas and parasols. AT one time
it was feared that the structures on either
side of the burning buildings were
doomed, but they were saved.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
wealthy CIeve1ander Dead.

CLEVELAND, o., March 9.-Joseph
Stanley, one of the wealthy street rail
road magnates of this city, and president
of the Broadway line, died at his home
Wednesday morning from injuries re-
ceived in a fall from one of his own cleo
trio cars, last Friday evening. Stanley
came to this city poor boy but amassed
wealth steadily, His railroad is one Of
the longest and best paying in the city.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
A brave az Prize Firhter

LONDON, March Chesterfield Goode,
the middle weight, who was recently de-
feated in a glove fight with Toff Wall at
the Pelican club, quarreled with Charley
Mitchell while drinking Tuesday night
at the house of a well known sporting
man named Baird. During a clinch both
men fell down flight of stairs. Baird
urged Mitchell to punish Goode, and
Mitchell seizing poker smashed Goode
ON the head twice, inflicting serious in
iuries. Goode is in the hospital. Mitchell
has been arrested.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
ON THE LOWER AMooR

Reported Conflict Retween s~e'esiAS
Troops and Chinese Sold Diggers
LONDON, March GA conflict in which
several lives were lost is reported to
have occurred ON the Lower AInoor be-
tween irregular Russian troops and Chi
nese gold diggers, who resisted an at
tempt to drive them from the placers
there which they have worked for the
last generation 1t is known that troops
were on the way there, but the report of
their arrival and the consequent conflict
is perhaps premature
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
49, -
IN NO MANS LAND.
Three Large DistilIeries Seized by Gov
ernment Oficers.

ernment Oficers.
CLAYTON, N, NJ, March 6-For some
time it has been rumored that moon
sinners were at work in No Mans Land,
forty miles north of here. News has
been received of the seizure of three
large distilleries with large amount of
machinery and whisky by United States
officers. The three distilleries were
doing an enormous businessmen only
supply ing the neutral strip and New
Mexico with whisky, but also shipping
hundreds Of barrels into that portion of
Kansas that surrounds No Mans Land
The fact that they were doing large
business is proved by the announcement
that the parties running the places, and
who supposed they were safe from inter-
ference by the government, were making
arrangements to enlarge their plants.
The material was already upon the
ground.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
Cincinnati.
WHEAr-72@soc.


CoRN-28@321Sc.
WooL--Unwashed, fine merino, lS0l0c
A-bllood combing, 23Ms4c; medium delaine
and clothing, 24@25c; braid, lSQ20c; me
dium combing, 24@25c; fleece washed. fine
merino X and YX, 2Sd29c; medium cloth
ing, 30G31c; delaine 30@3lc
HAY-Choice timothy sells at $40. .j0q II 90
per ton prairie 6rings S6.0O@s50; straw,
S5.00@6.00
CArTLE-Good to choice butchers, g. 75,d
4 20; fair, 81. 75613.50; common, 81 50@2 25 ,
stockers and feeders, g. 150400
HoGs-Selected butchers and heavy ship
pings, S. 15@4 20; fair to good packing, "a. 90
a. Is; common and rough packing S3 506t
3.95, fair TO good light $4.00@4 10; pigs
IS. 50d405.
SHEEP-s2 100000
lAMBs-S3 75d6 2j
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
NoLANo's SHORTAGE
Now said 10 BE But sag, oOO-He Says
There is None at All.


There is None at All.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 8. Gov
ernor Francis Tuesday evening conclud-
ed his examination of Treasurer No
lands books and suspended the treasurer
from office indefinitely A shortage in
his accounts was found to exist in the
sum of about $32, 900.
State Auditor Seibert says: my books
show 81 ,549, 1895. Some warrants is
sued have not been presented for pay
ment, and accordingly there is more
money than this sum in the treasury, but
the difference will be consumed when
the warrants are presented. don't
think the investigation win reveal any
shortage.
State Treasurer holland, stoutly main
tains his innocence. He says. There
is no shortage of any kind. / stand on
this statement and the investigation will
prove that am correct"
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
nnrneh Alive.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 6.-An-
drew Alexanders saloon at Lancaster
mines in Owen county, was destroyed
by fire Sunday night and Alexander was
burned to death. lie had always had
considerable money about him and Sun
day was known to have a bag of silver
coin which cannot be found.
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
The Corn Show nd NAlnhnrgh.

LONDON, March 6.--More fuhds are
needed to insure the holding Of the pro
posed exhibition of maize and its pro
ducts at Edinburgh in May next. The
lord provost and Sir Thomas Clark are
active in its behalf, but the class for
whose benefit it is intended does not dis
play any great desire to see it come to
pass. The canny Scot is less prejudiced
than his southern brother, but, perhaps,
he suspects deep laid scheme tosTon
him from his ancestral oatmeal
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
SHOT BY BURGLARS.
A Detroit Policeman's Vigilance Likely
to Cost Him His Life.

to Cost Him His Life.
DETROIT, Mich, March 8.-Shortly
after 10 o'clock Tuesday evening Pa
trolman Edward Shoemaker found the
rear door of store on Larned street un-
fastened, and upon entering discovered
two burglars at work. The men ran out,
hotly pursued by the officer, who fired a
shot without effect
In front of Hotel Benedict both of the
fugitives wheeled and fired. The officer
fell and tine thieves made their escape,
Shoemaker was carried into the hotel,
and subsequently taken to the hospital
The doctors found that the bullet had
entered the abdomen. and the wound is
believed to be mortal
Clarksville evening tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-06
CONGRESS.
Sixtieth DAY.

In the senate Mr.. Voorhees, resolution for
the investigation Of the fur seal lease was re-
ported adversely An appropriation of $780,
900 was passed for a monument TO commem-
crate the battle Of Trenton. At p. m. a
secret session was ordered
In the house, the Arkansas contested
election case Of Featherstone VS.. Cate was
considered and continued until adjourn
mant