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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-28
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Jno. @. McGehee And Two Ne
groes Roasted Alive.
The Business House of the McGehee
Bros. at Bellview Destroyed by
Wind And Fire

Terrible news comes from Bell
view, KY, about thirty-five miles
north of this. place. The town is sit
uated about two miles from Gracey,
KY, back from the railroad.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-28

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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-28

At Cost.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-28

people were killed From the best
accounts the storm blew down the
majority of the buildings from
Broadway to Front streets, between
Twelfth and Sixth. 1t is the worst
storm that has ever been chronicled
in Louisville's history.
Homer guardian., 1890-03-07


Dead March in Saul rumblinc
from big organs at the ohscquues
can atone for non appreciation Of
the man before he fell on sleep.
The hearse cannot do what ought
TO have been done by chariot. But
there are important things that
need TO be said about our friends.
who was prophet IN American
journalism and who only q few
years ago heard the command of
my text: Take thee 2 great roll,
and write in 1t with a mans PEN
His father dead, Henry w.
Grady, q boy fourteen years OF age,
took up the battle Of life. 1t
would require long chapter to
record the names of orphans who
have come to the top. When God
takes avay the head of the housc-
hold he very often gives to some
Iaa III 'h'I ho0SehoIo a special
4
4o"''"eaV'oh' ''iF'se remembers
~" ''''' 1'S o"" 'AI'ieF o'co ear
~ le''N 'n9 h'W 70 support h'mScli
anu MS mo'hef anu MS oroChers
III '"e '"' l'eD'e' Shop I'll N"Za'
'S,"' '''' "s 70 III y 'nPa'''y WITH
'''' wy ''H" all } ou"s men III 'he
s'' 's5,e' u" say on' II my
''''D ''''' 'n'N '''''' "o'''o nave
''." " 'o'''' o""c"''"h Ill" 4
"'"'' ''''' "''' " ''o'e promising
''''' . ""o ''e'e ''e some "''nNIes
Va '''S ''o" V'''' "o"'o hoV nave
'ee'i ''e'e' no' nave no'lceo
''''' oo'. ''''Nes
a SPECIAL WAY For ORPHANS.
You would not have been half the
man YOU are if YOU had not been
Obliged from your early DAYS to
fight your own battles. What
other boys got out of Yale or Har
ward you cot in the University of
Hard Knocks Go .omono suc.
cessrul merchants. LAWYERS, pby.
sicians and men ofall occuna,ions
and professions, and there ore
many of them who will tell Won.
"At ten, or twelve, or fifteen years
of age I started for myself: father
was sick, or father was dc,dv But
somehow they cot throuen and
cot up I account for it.. hy tho
fact that there IS a snecial dis
pensation of God for orphans.
All hail the ca,herjess and tho
motherless, The Lord Almiobtv
will see YOU through. Early OBJ.
stacIes for Mr. Grady were only
the means for deyelopment Of his
intellect and heart. And lo,whcn
at thirty nine wears of ace he put
down his peu and closed his Inns
Tor the perpetual silence, he had
done q work which many q man
who lives on the sixty and seventy
and eighty years never accom-.
plishes. There is a great deal of
senseless praise of longevity, as
though it were a wonderful achieve
ment TO live a good white. All, my
friends, it ls not low long we live,
but how we'll we live and how use.
fully we live. A man who lives
to eighty years and accomplishes
nothing for God Or humanity
might better have never lived at
all. Methusaleh lived 900 years,
and what did 1t amount TO? In
all those more than nine centuries
he did not accomplish anything
which seemed worth record. Paul
lived only q little more than sixty,
but how many Methusalchs would
1t take to make one Paul? Who
"oaio not fataef nave Iaul sixty
Homer guardian., 1890-03-07

and lest you may not understand
me, | say, yes, again. Summer
before last. riding with Mr.. Grady
from a religious meeting in Georgia
on Sunday night. he said to me
some things which | now reveal
for the FIRST time because it is ap-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

Thompson, the authorities for The whole
matter, as surprising $60,G00,0 co., There
was also crown of gold studded with
diamonds, the largest stone "as large as a
pigeon egg, " the value OF which mo one
was able to estimHtG."
The usual succession Of quarrels fol-
lowed. The captains own plan was to re-
t'lrn to their triangular island" in the
West Indies, get the mine million pounds
sterling" there buried, and bring it to
Cocos. Then, he said, they would make a
fair division, sail to some convenient place,
disbard, sink the brig, and leach man
should go where be pleased" In fight
some thirty-four pirates were killed and
seventeen injured About a hundred pi-
rates remaining sailed for the West Indies
to carry out the captains plans
But meanwhile the British frigate Magi-
ciene, sent out with the one survivor of
the nineteen pirates captured by the Chal-
lenger the year before, had been hunting
up the triangular island" had found it
and secured some Of the treasure The
Relampago, short handed and badly of
for ammunition, sailed into the hidden bay
and came up against the guns of the Magi-
ciene. Moss Of the pirates were captured
alive, the captain blowing out his own
brains when he saw that resistance was
useless, and eighty-one were tried, con-
demned and hanged to the yardarm in
Kingston harbor Jamaica. The two En-
glish sailors, Chappell and Thompson,
were released from the Kingston prison at
night by some unknown person, who stated
that he was under great obligations to rel
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the ordinary sensation novel of the Monte
Cristo order is quite cast in the shade by
the simple, straightforward narrative that
has led men to fit out many vessel on the
search for immense piratioa1 boards be-
lieved to exist at two places far apart from
each other. There has lately been a re-
newed interest ia what the skeptical term
the Great West Indian and Manila Gal
leon Myth," and it is good time to put
the traditions in coherent and reasonable
form.
To begin with, the entire story of the
"buried treasure On Cocos island" one OF
the Galapagos group, is one of the most
curious in the literature Of piracy and
plumber. More than a dozen expeditions
to recover it have been fitted out at various
times from San Francisco, and all have
proved fruitless, including the one pro-
jected few weeks ago by seven or eight
California ranchers from Gilroy.
The only complete history of the treas
ure is contained in now rare pamphlet
written, it is said, by w. j. Woody, and
published in San Francisco. 1t sets forth
the affair at great length, and with full
faith in the veracity of its witnesses.
The story begins 'along the Spanish
main," about 1918 and 1890, when the pi-
ratical brig Relampago, carrying eight
carronades and a long swivel gun" and a
crew of 142 men, captured an English mer-
chairman and killed all on board except
ing two sailors, Thompson and Chappell,
who were forced to Join them and take
their oath. After this the pirate contin-
ued to cruise about the West Indies, capt
uring many vessels and accumulating
vast treasures, amounting in all to about
the value of ten million pounds sterling
They sheltered themselves at ga small
island of triangular shape, having a small
harbor which completely hid them from
passing vessels" On this island they had
innumerable ''sprees," or, in the phrase of
the times, "caEousals."
When war was declared between Eng
land and Spain (about 1922, the old pam
phlet says, and I have no reference book
by me- British men-of-war began to be
more abundant in West Indian waters"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

and the pirate Capt. Benito found only
well armed cruisers instead Of rich Span
ish galleons. He therefore buried treas
ures of the value OF nine million pounds
sterling" in a number of places on the
Mangular island, where q large part of it
still remains, and set sail around Cape
Horn to the Pacific carrying with him one
million pounds sterling in gold. In the
Straits of Magellan the captain had six
months provisions cached on a small ISL
and. They then sailed to the Island of
Msasafuera Oft the Chilian coast.
Here nineteen of the pirates desired to go
to Valparaiso on a spree against the cap
tain's advice. He then gave them money
and boaJ, and left them at night off the
harbor, promising to return for them in
three Gays" but he Immediately crowded
on all sail and went north to the Mexican
coast, being gladly rid of these trouble
some fellows. Tho nineseen, after their
spree, "cut OUT small brig in Valparaiso
bay and escaped, meaning to return to the
West Indian Island and dig up the nine
million pounds ste,Iing. They were capt
urcd by the British wag sloop Challenger,
sent in irons to England, and all but oae,
who turned kings evidence in the matter
of the treasure, NTere executed.
Meanwhile the Rei&,7s page mad captured
arichgalleon of iUayIquil, and had chosen
a new depot on Goes Island, i dogs. So min.
north OF the equator and 100 miles from
Panama The island is about four miles
across. rocky and we'll watered. They
buried much church plate. Jewels and gold
on the beach near 4 coC6Enut grove"
chiseliag marks on hiS.S rock 500 feet
east OF the deposit. They then bore off for
Acapulco. The Mexican revolution had
meanwhile broken out. and the stately old
Spanish viCeroy fed from the City of Mex
leo 10 Acapulco, where tive OF the great
Manila treasure ships were lying The
viCeroy and the governor OF Acapulco, with
all tRe state treasure they could gather up,
and many wealthy Spaaiards also carrying
their rTeasuEos, went on board. BOththese
Galleons were captured by The RoiamDaGo.
but the smaller one, containing according
70 her bills OF ledi1g S6.ooe, 900 OF silver. and
eoli and jewels 70 the value Of e2T. 900, 600,
sSrk before tke t-a2sa=e could be removed.
The otaer and laEger ga1lson, containing
still greater treasures, was saved. and tie
whale transferred 20 the pirate. which then
sailed TO Cccos.
The first deposit has been spoken Of. 4
second was now made on the nortk5as end
OF the island. Here they buried rs tons
OF silver dollars" with all possible pre-
caution. In another suot they pisoed '.s.3
gold h!lted and jeweled swords. and in c
third excavation about SIS. 007. 600 worth OF
gold bricks. The captain himself buried
large number of e-neralGs. diamonds,
rubies and pearls. The whole treasure,
placed in various vaults out in the sand
stone and hidden in the sand. i estimated,
according TO the story Of ChsD1e!I and
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Two MI 10 10.

Being thirty miles the shortest line and
As miles the best one. people insist on buy
ing tickets TO Chicago vIa- the santa Fe
route.
This has given our two night trains
Kansas City 10 Chicago. a heavy business
To further accommodate our friends, we
have Just pat on q new through express
carving dav. coaches. free chair cars. and
Pullman slcepers ar ui-ht, leaving Kansas
City 10 . II. and arriving IN Chicago -
"a. m Passengers % this new TRAIN have
daylight ride acroS, Missouri and Iowa
Remember one thing that il makes no
difference whether vCu get into kaEssa,
City morning o. evening. yCu viii Ind a
Santa Re train on the track ready 70 take
you 10 Chicago or Intermediate points IN
quicker time than any competing line
g. 7 Nichoi-sH. 6 Z. * 4, a Topeka.
Kan, il B.l-,. a q. Z. a. Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

In the spring OF 1889 young Irishman
named Herman Fitzgerald, who had ar
rived in America few months before, made
his way into Perry county, Pa, and OBJ
tanned employment with a farmer. He
was industrious and got along well. As
the sutUnn came on the young man fell in
love with the sister OF his employer. Their
mutual attachment was observed by FiJz-
Serald's friends, and they Euyeo him I'M
meTclfaLy about his love affair. Patience
ceased 10 De a virtue. ard he became in
volved n 4 quarrel with TWO ~ his tor
mentors. who tn~aShcj him. He felt the
disgrace OF his defeat and LEFT the place,
hoping to forget all about his troubles.
tie stopped st a farmhouse III JuEiata
county. twenty miles away. and remained
there over night, giving the name q Mich
olaS Parer. De heard the farmers talking
about the burning Of -wo barns a short
time before, and Immediately concoCted
the story that ne was the iaceEdiary. On
the following day he went before q justice
and confessed the crime lie was placed
II the county iail, and in December was
convicted When the court sentenced him
10 ten years and SIX months in the western
penite1tisry Fitzgerald realized LIS serious
position, and on the way back 70 me i2ii
Ia Ai-~iAA~i a.. - --iG tl.~s h~ kal aAa
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atives Of theirs. They shipped on board a
whaler, and agreed to stick by each other
and if possible to return to Cocos island
for the treasure.
Years passed; they remained two COM
mon sailors before the mast" At last in
1642 they separated, and in 1874 Thompson,
hearing that Chappell was dead, and being
himself dying at ST. Johns, n. F., made a
confession and drew a map from memory
which he gave to the Caten family, poor
fishermen who were caring for him. In
1916 Chappell heard that Thompson was
dead, and, determining to move in the
matter, told the owner of a tugboat, who
interested some rich Englishmen. They
chartered small vessel and sent Chappell
with it. Sailing from Panama and en-
countering storms the vessel ran into the
Gulf of Dulce, was grounded on rock
and lost. Chappell and the English agent
Of the company got ashore, but died of
yellow fever All Chappell's memoranda
and the map of Cocos then fell into the
hands of Californian Spectator, who Or
ganized the first expedition known to have
visited the island.
There have been many stories in print
concerning other confessions" of one or
in Kingston harbor. They all come from
the talk Of an English marine, John Miles,
who understood Portuguese and Spanish,
and heard some of the condemned men
talk to each other during the few days be-
fore the execution. After sitting all these
stories and comparing them the sum total
appears to be that in the words of the
king Of Brobdingnagto CULVER, the pirates
were "as pestilent set of vermin as ever
went unhanged." Nevertheless they be-
heved in the Cocos treasure story; their
talk ran continually on that and on certain
private caches of their own.
More of the stories from this pamphlet
might be told, but the main thread of the
narrative has been followed. The rest is
but the mathematician dim background of
slave voyages to the Guinea coast, the ear
~ adventures Of Capt Benito, the pirate,
the way in which The Ralampago first be
came the terror OF the Spanish seas" and
the total inability of the actors in this
tragedy to comprehend the evil Of their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

told the truth; that he kaew nothing what
ever of the crime aad that bis motive IL
telling the story was that he wanted to SC
to jail about six hths in order to escape
his persecusors in Perry corntg.
This story reached the eafs 81 the young
fellows friends, and steps we're fmne-
diately taken to procure his release. Is
his first confession" had been doubted on
the trial, not only by the court but By the
district attorney and the jury, they al
united in a plea to the board OF pardons II
his behalf The application was argued
before the board and the case was held
under advisenent, the probabilities being
that he would be pardoned ct the next
sitting. In the interval q telegram reached
the board that the unfortunate young man
had died in the penitentiary OF typhoid
fever.--Chicago Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11
St. Louis to Colorado via wichita.

Commencing Sunday, July 49, 1890, the
Missouri Pacific railway will run through
sleeping cars from st. Louis via Pleasant
Hill, Rich Hill, Fort Scott and Wichita to
Geneseo ard from thence to Pueblo. Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver. This change
was made on account of a great many peO-
pie from the east going to Colorado being
DESTROYS of going via Wichita. The train
will stop here two hours, giving all a
chance to view the Peerless Princess" and
still land passengers in Colorado same
time as if they had gone via Kansas City.
1t also gives the citizens of Wichita sleep
ing car service from here to Colorado. Re
turning, it gives us through sleeping car
service Wichita toSt. Louis, and gives the
Colorado people a chance to go east via
Wichita. This change will undoubtedly
be appreciated by the travelling public, and
especially by the citizens of Wichita. If
you are going east or west go via the pop
ular new through route Through chair
and sleeping car service. New route just
completed between Fort Scott and Rich
Hill goes through the finest mineral and
agricultural country in the west. Don't
forget the new short line to st. Louis or
Colorado.
City ticket office, 137 North Main street,
Wichita, Kansas.
46-tf f. Z. BLECKLEY, p. & 7. A.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

Once upon a time the Queen of all the
"FIours,n whose name was Imperial, gave
a luncheon to her subjects When all
were seated at the banquet table some Of
the low grades" became enviOus of the
queens charms and popularity and cried
out I'VE are as good as Imperial The
royal court messenger, Prince Tally-HO,
arrived at that moment in his coach and
proclaimed the verdict of the people: I'm
periaI Is supreme Long live Imperial"
Then the low bread rebels made rye faces
and said Our cake is dough; we knead no
more. Long live Imperial.n - u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

To better accommodate shippers who
consign TO the Wichita market the AtChi-
son, Topeka q Santa Fe have arranged for
a train leaving Arkansas City at 7:35 p n.
arriving at Wichita about midnight. This
train viii connect at Winfield, taking stock
from Southern Kansas railway. and at
South Winfield from the Florence branch
and at Mulvane from FL Dorado branch.
Arran genents are also made for morning
train leaving Newton at about a. II. and
arriving in Wichita at about a. m. This
arrangement viii last through the heated
term and enable shippers TO get their stock
to the Union Stock yards in good order.
50 IF T. H DAVIS. D. Z. Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

Cars leave Douglas avenue and Main
street for Burton car works every forty
minutes. commencing at G:20 n m All
cars leaving on odd hours run through,
also cars leaving twenty minutes before
and twenty minutes after the even hour.
For Fsirview and Seventeenth street cars
leave First and Main at fifteen and forty
1--WE minutes past each hour. Leave
Seventeenth ana Eairview at fifteen and
forty-tiYe minutes after each hour. % /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

Furnished 10y the Dean Abstract COY
The following transfers of real estate
were filed for record ID the office OF the
register of deeds.
Rufus Cone TO p J Thistlewood lots
L and Is Fourth avenue Zim-
merlys End, sheriff deed ...--...... SOC
Rufus Cone to Charles o Potter lots
2S 30 81 81 Second street Maple
Grove add sheriff deed ... 25C
Mary Z Bidweu to Henry S COngdon
res. B and c, lots 1879 II Is IS II
Is 81 . avenue and y 4567S9
10 u "A 10 IS 20 y a ave ID Carpen-
tiers add to Valley Center w d.. 20OC
h A English to Rebeclla \ Struble
100 132 l34 1876 Main ST English's 9th
add W q. Observation-Disclosures. 6OC
Michael Devine TO Frances Kelsch 81
Washington ave Kelsch's 3rd add
w q: -,::..-.:.- ;;.....-...- ON
Maggie Light to Dana 5 Hersey n
y NV 4 NV 4 9 II | e, W d.......-. SOC
G T Martin to Catherine A VoskUrgh
$40 54S $50 Rosenthals sub div W d 140(
Rufus Cone sheriff to Nettie Hulburt
n 20 Wichita st English's 9th add
Shf d......--.--.--..-. .-..-....---- o.
Amanda r Foster to " Bush 1902
1903 1906 1908 1910 Main st Bush's
Calvin DiehI to International Loan
& Trust company 30 80 Pattie ave
Hydes add W d. ................... 1905
Dora 5 Hackney to Josephine NJ
Heich 1914 1856 46S 10 Market st
Hyde & Terrell's add W d....... $500
l. Nj Ballard to Frances Kelch Al As
Washington ave Kelch's Sd add wd SOC
Frank HOdGSOn to Frances kelCh Is
II Washington ave Kelch's 3rd add
W Observation-Disclosures. SOC
James Armour TO Jane Armour ca
sw114 and We SCI sin p W c k. SOC
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sPECIAL EXCURSION.
To Colorado and Utah Points Wa the Missouri
PaciEo RaIlway-Che Rates

IF you are going 70 the mountains Of
Colorado or California take the popular
Missouri Pacific fast line and travei AZ the
rate Of fifty miles an hour IN elegant re
Cliu4ng chair cars or Pullman palace hui
fett .eepIug cars. No dust or clnders On
this line Il l. the shortest line 10 ali Col
oradO points and makes the fasgest time.
Express train leaves Wichita ever evening
a. 5.2J. landing y0u AZ Pueblo. Colorado
Springs or Denver next forenoon Pueblo
for breakfast. City ticket Office II North
Main street. Depot corner Second and
" ichiIa &E
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Emfn,.atinn TO the XYcst.

If you have friends in the east who con-
template coming west, or if you are going
east, remember you can save time and
money, likewise your friends, by buying
tickets over the Missouri Pacific railway,
the shortest line between St. Louis and
Wichita by IS miles and over Two hours
the quickest time. This is the only line
giving you choice of two routes, either via
Kansas City or Fort Scott. Elegant free
reclining chair cars between Wichita and
St. Louis, also between Kansas City and
Wichita, without change OF cars. Pull
man sleepers on all trains. Be sure that
your tickets read via the Missouri Pacific
railway and thus save annoyance of
changing cars and unnecessary delays.
Remember also that no charges are made
by porters for riding in chair cars. These
porters are paid by the company and are
not allowed TO charge any one, be they
local or through passengers. They are
hired to attend TO the wants of the travel
ing public
City ticket Office 49, North Main street,
Wichita, Kan. +. +. BLECKLEY,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
II 4 TOWNSEND
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

Richards monster double Uncle Toms
Cabin, Perry's model circus, Prof Myers
balloon and parachute races, all at Wich
sta, Friday and Saturday. Juyl II and p
at corner First street and Fourth avenue
One price. One ticket: p cents Balloon
goes up at 7:30-Uncle Tom. at p. m. Cir
ems at , p. IN. Exciting high wire at l:30
Grand street parade at l p. m. 46-1ts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11
A Rise in the World.
She-HaIlo. Billy

He-Excuse me, Marian Smith. there wuz
time when you could called NE by those
title an yer didn't. wuz pore then, an
yer GOODNESS chilled me to ther heart. Now
am able TO drive my span, yer think yer
kin smooth Their past over; but l tell yer,
Marian Smith, it can't be did. It's too
late!-Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-11

THE CAPTAIN BLEW OUT his DRAINS.
own lives. Indeed the whole confession
of the condemned pirates" taken down
from the recollection OF Niles the marine,
is a remarkable document. whether viewed
as plain statement of the facts as heard
by him. or merely as a piece Of literary
invention. The flavor OF truth is in it.
know Of no one who would enjoy il better
than Robert Louis Stevenson, and I can
not diSsblse myself of the suspicion that
he knew all about this Cocos island nara
tive before he wrote hts altogether aGLai-
rabie Treasure Island" story.
CHARLES HOWARD SHIN
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An Insinuendo.

"Where do you get your cigars, Brom-
leyf"
'Why do you want to know that?
You've always blaokguarded them So"
81 want to know because my wife objects
to tobacco smoke, and I've got TO smoke
something. New York Sun.