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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
A YouTnFu ASSASSIN.
17-Year-Oid Boy a. = Jacksonville, Ind
Smashes the Skull of Another.

Smashes the Skull of Another.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 7.-William
Gleason, a lad 10 years of age, was
brutally murdered in Jeffersonville, Fri
day morning by John Aldridge. They
worked in the Ohio Falls car works and
were engaged in asserting nails. While
thus employed they got into a dispute
over some trivial matter, but were separ-
ated before they came to blows. Aldridge
refused to fight in the car works ground,
but consented to meet his adversary late
in the afternoon and have it out.
The lads separated, and it was thought
the difficulty was temporarily settled,
but while Gleason was busy with his
duties, Aldridge slipped up behind and
hurled large piece of iron at him. 1t
hit the unfortunate young man in the
back of the head, fracturing the skull at
the base of the brain and knocking the
victim senseless, Gleason never re-
gained consciousness, and died in ten
minutes after being struck. Aldridge
made his escape, but later the police
found him at his home on Missouri
avenue and Seventh street, and locked
him up. The young murderer is only 1 !
years old and bears an ugly reputation,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
The Newfoundland Dispute.
Twin Gorilla Babie
Mammoth Army Balloon.

BERLIN, April 7.-Edward Damn, of
the United States army, is making a
sensation here by an exhibit of mon
ster balloon for war purposes. The bal
loon is called the Bismarck. 1t is lighted
by electricity, and is capable of signal
ing at a tremendous distance. The ma
chine will. it is said, be adopted in the
German army.
DueIing Forbidden in the German Army.
In accordance with the views ex-
pressed by the emperor recently, a cab
met order has just been issued forbid
ding dueling in the army, except in
cases where council of men of honor.
to which all the circumstances shall
have been referred, shall declare that a
duel is necessary.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
MR.. pEPEw ON the SOUTH.
The Old and New spirlt-Horrors of the

The Old and New Spirit-HOrrors of the
Convict Lease system.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Mr. Channcy
NJ. Depew arrived here Friday evening
in excellent health. In an interview
with a reporter he expressed himself as
delighted with the hospitality of the
southern people.
did you see much of the new south Z"
the reporter asked.
/ "Some of the new south and a good
deal of the old south. 1t is there still.
The old stock look on the colored man
as sort of animal destitute of moral
sense or responsibility, who, like IA
Frankenstein, becomes for that reason
dangerous in proportion to his liberty
and opportunities. They sincerely think
that their property will be wiped out or
confiscated, their homes broken up and
society destroyed if the colored mans
votes are counted; and they look upon
nol lthern Republicans as a species of An
archists who will cheerfully cooperate
in their destruction. Nine-tent of the
Democrats in the south seem to be inn
bued with such ideas.
''The new south has different spirit;
it believes in mines, and mills, end
corner lots. 1t believes in attracting en-
terprsc and capital, but the old south is
a long way down the millennium of a
political regeneration. The remedy is
not plain, but it certainly does not lie in
Federal legislation.
cone thing, which more than any
other has debauched public sentiment
in the south is the convict-labor system
which holds in certain states Unless
KenDan's stories of Siberian horrors are
absolutely true, there can be no scenes
in civilized country so terrible as in
the southern convict camps. These
poor wretches are leased TO men who
have no interest in their welfare or
reformation. No one seems to care
whether they are properly fed, clothed,
housed, treated or cared for.
Sometimes the contracts call for a
certain number of convicts and the state
furnishes them. If they can't fill the
quota otherwise the most trivial ofTenses
are made excuses for long terms of inn
prisonment. have no doubt that many
innocent men are serving sentences in
southern convict camps that a quota
might be filled"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
LATTER DAY SAINTS.
Commencement OF the Sixtieth Annual
Mormon Conference,

Commencement OF the Stxtieth Annual
Mormon Conference,
SALT LAKE CITY, April 7.-The six
tieth annual conference of the church of
Latter Day Saints began Friday. Five
thousand people were in attendance,
representing branches of the Mormon
church from all over the country.
President Woodruff, the head of the
church, said in his opening speech that
the day of revelations had ended. God
had revealed enough of the mysteries
for people to see salvation, and there
was no need of looking for more dis
tinct utterances. The statement was
bombshell in the camp of the Mormons,
who have hitherto contended that all
action of the church was detailed by
revelations from the prophet, which is
Woodruff.
Other speakers followed in the same
strain and urged strict compliance with
the laws Of the church. A leading Nor
mon said yesterday that it was expected
That Woodruff would, before the end of
the conference, assert that he had a
revelation from God that polygamy
should he abandoned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

New YORK, April 7.-An Atlanta, Ca,
special to a morning paper which has
been exposing the Georgia convict lease
system, states that separate camp for
the women has been established at
Bolton, near Atlanta. There the women
are employed at broom making. Thurs
day the singular request came to Gov
nor Gordon that he should appoint a
whipping Boss for the camp, and man
named Cowan was duly appointed to fill
that office The appointment of male
whipping boss for women is apologized
for on the ground that his presence will
be sufficient to preserve order, and that
he will never be called upon to lay actual
stripeS upOn q woman
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Aimed at the Standard

PTTsBURG, April ,.-Oil producers
are contemplating new move against
the Standard Oil company. 1t is in
effect to have the auditor general of the
state institute suit against the Standard
Oil company under the law of Pennsyl-
vania. prohibiting the buying up of
competing lines by common carriers.
The action, if one is brought, will be
based on the Standards purchase of the
Western and Atlantic Pipe line. They
believe a prima facie case can be made
out of the purchase of the Western and
Atlantic, and the auditor general will be
compelled to take action as both COM
panies are common carriers
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Holding Court at Harlan C. H., Ky.

LOUISVILLE, April I, - At Harlan
court house. where Judge Boyd is hold
ing court, with company of soldiers to
prevent intimidation of juries, "Hi'
Hall has been convicted of murder and
sentenced to twenty-one years impris-
onment A venire from an adjoining
county has been summoned for a jury
to try William Jennings, leader of the
Howard faction. Jennings will first be
tried for the murder of William Bailey
County Judge Wilson Lewis, who led
the law and order party in the effort to
bring Howard and Jennings to justice,
is dangerously ill of typhoid fever.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

ROME, April THE announced in
tention of the unemployed workingmen
of Rome to join in procession and march
through the principal thoroughfares ON
April i3, greatly disturbs the govern
ment already harassed by virtual bank
ruptcy and exasperating foreign COM
plications. Premier Crispi has held sew
eral conferences with his colleagues on
the subject, and as a result has ordered
that the military suppress the demon
stration. The leaders of the movement
are undaunted, however, and declare
that they will parade, though the entire
Italian army oppose them
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
The False Christ in a state of Mind.

ROCKFORD, Ill, April 7.-Schwein.
furth's latest sermon was directed
against the press and reporters. He
pronounced the stories published about
himself and "Heaven" tissue of daily
reiterated lies and denounced reporters
as lost blackguards. The city of Rock
ford, he said, was doomed to some swift
and fearful calamity, in which there
would be such a spectacle of disaster as
would horrify the world. This would
be the result of the wickedness of the
city, and the sneers, scoffings and revel-
ings with which the citizens deluged
him. the Lords anointed.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Gone TO Explore the Hereafter.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April IA singu-
lar suicide was committed in Column
biana county. A young man named
Mcneil went hunting, carrying with him
a double barrelled gun. At an isolated
spot in the woods be tied his body to a
small tree with a rope, and having
placed his gun on the ground in front of
him, he fired both barrels, blowing off
his head A note was found in his
pocket saying. that the deed was
prompted solely by desire to explore
the great hereafter.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Foreign Notes.

France has prohibited the landing of arms
in Dahomey.
Mr.. Henry NJ Stanley will start from
Cairo for Brussels on Monday.
Carboso, the explorer of the Nyassa, and
Shire districts, has returned to Lisbon.
young professor named Odin, connected
with the Lausanne academy, has been killed
while making the ascent of one of the Alps
mountains
The Emperor of Germany has presented a
prize cup ornamented with antlers and a
figure of Diana, goddess of the chase to be
shot for at the federal rife competition
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
JOHN |. AND coRRETT.
Sullivan win Fight the Man Who De-
fectsd KiIrain.

Boston, April John L. Sullivan
was seen Friday night with regard to
the published report that j. NJ. Corbett,
the San Francisco heavyweight was
anxious TO try his skill against the cham
pion. "I'm more than ready to meet
Corbett, said Sullivan, but on only one
condition. If we are to Iiox four rounds
I'll contract TO put him to sleep in that
time. II succeed am to get 81 600; if
l don't he gets the money. No half and
half business about it. These contests
for gate receipts SAVIOR too much of fax
ing. You can say that John l.. Sullivan
will fight Corbett four rounds for 81 900
and if he does not whip him in that time
won'a except a cent"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
saOo ooo Fire at Theresa Nv.

ROME, N. Y, April THE town OF
Theresa, N. Y, jefferson county, was
visited by disastrous confiagation Sat
urday morning. Reports place the num-
ber of buildings destroyed at forty. The
loss will be heavy, aggregating some
5000, 900. A large number of the burned
buildings were dwellings
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Artesian water and Flowing Gas.

MARTINsvILLE, Ind, April AT
Worthington, Ind, a few miles below
here, the drill in gas well has struck a
vein of artasian water, and column of
water ten feet high and six inches in di-
ameter is pouring out of the mouth of
the well. Gas is also bubbling out with
the water, and burns tiercely at the top
of thp coumn
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

PrTTsBURG, April About seventy
negroes, men. women and children ar
rived at Mcdonald station from Halifax
county, n. c., Friday to 90 TO work in
the mines of W. p. Rend & Company.
The firm will provide houses for them
and pay them at the start from 81 to
$3.50 per day. M.neIs say that this viii
be lees than the scale rates, seventy FIVE
cen.s per ton
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Dom Pedro's Illness.

CANNES, April Dom Pedro is in
a critical condition. Friday he was in a
comatose state part of the day. In the
afternoon the sacrament was admins
tered to him. DIR. Charcot who was
summoned from Paris to attend the suf-
ferer says that his patient is extremely
weak but he is in no immediate danger.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
CLAIM JUMPERS.
Prospects of BIOodshed In the Latel.
Coded Sioux Reservation.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. Oak, April t.
Four claims in one locality on the ceded
Sioux lands west were Thursday jumped
by claim jumpers. The jumping was
done during the temporary absence of
the original settlers, who upon returning
and discovering the intruders. used
every means in their power TO prevail
upon the Jumpers to vacate, but without
avail. The four settlers came 10 Cham
berlain Friday, purchased Winchester
rifles and ammunition. and returned to
the reservation swearing they would
have their claims back if bloodshed was
necessary 20 accomplish it.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Crnzed by MeaIth,s Dream.

GREBNCAsTLE, Ind. April john S.
Jennings, Esq, one of the old pioneers
OF Putnam county, of which he had
been a resident since 1896, died Thurs
day night at his home in this city, aged
8S years. His contributions to the
mythical Jennings estate" in England,
which he fancied would bring him inn
mense wealth, finally unbalanced his
mind. and he died after a lingering i'll
ness in comparative poverty
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
A Battle i'm the Near Future.

PARIS, April TN. Etienne, the
colonial minister, says that the French
troops already in Dahomey are strong
enough to overcome the native forces,
and that there exists no necessity for
their reinforcement An attack, he
stated, would shortly be made upon
Whydah by the French troops. Whydah
is the coast town of Dahomey where
the Dahomians' secure their war muni-
tions.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
British Trade q Extending.

LONDON, April THE Times dis
patch from Shanghai says that treaty
opening the city and district of Chung
khing has been signed by the British
minister at Pekin. This will largely
conduce to the development of British
trade.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
PARIS GERMANS.
Those Unable to Support Them
selves to Be Bounced.
The French Government May
Return Them to Germany.

Numerous Wrecks on the Pac1hc-Fiye
Whites and Thirty Natives Drowned at
MallicOllO-Thirty Others Ms'sacrsd
by Natives-ERgland's African Policy.
Other Foreign News.
PARIS, April THE government has,
it is reported, ordered census 20 be
taken of the Germans residing in the
suburbs of this city. The object of the
government is said to be the return to
Germany of German residents without
means of subsistence,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
quality of the subscriptions Questioned

WASHINGTON April THE senate
committee on the worlds fair was in
session several hours Friday. Chair
man Hiscock raised tine question of the
quality of the subscriptions to the So
600, 900 guaranty fund.
Senator Farwell, representing Chi
cago's interests on the committee, stated
that Mr.. Lyman Gage, chairman of the
fnan 2e committee, had appeared before
the worlds fair committee of the house
and testified that 9e per cent, of the sub
scriptions could be collected in cash, and
he (FarwelD had asked Mr.. Gage to make
the same statement to Senator Hiscock,
as chairman of the senate committee.
He supposed this had been done and
that the statement would be satisfactory
to the committee. Senator Hiscock said
he could not use statement in that
way as evidence before the committee
1t was finally decided to refer the inves-
tigaticn of the subscription to a sub-com-
mittee consisting of Senators Hiscock,
Hawley, Wilson of Iowa, Gray and
Daniel, to report within a week.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
THE WORST YET.
The CreVaSSe in the Mississippi ut
Catfish Point.
Several Plantations Complete
ly Submerged.

Many Houses Washed Away and Three
Lives Lost-The Break Over Quarter
Of a MiIe Wide-PrOspects of Another
Overflow of the White River in Arlsan-
sss-J acksOnpOrt Inundated.
New ORLEANS, April IA dispatch
from Arkansas City. Ark, Saturday
morning said:
The worst crevasse yet occurring on the
Mississippi side of the river was made
early Friday morning by the breaking
of the levee a. Catfish Point, ten miles
below Bolivar landing. The bend con-
tanning several very valuable planta-
tions, is completely submerged A
number of cattle were drowned, but all
the residents escaped. Houses are be-
ing washed away. This break will do
immense damage
Already 1900 Feet wide.
Advices from Catfish Point state that
the break in the levee is 300 feet wide
already, and the most disastrous that
has yet occurred Three lives were lost,
a man and two children, houses swept
away, furniture destroyed, and some of
the finest plantations in the valley sub
merged.
Capt. Tollinger, of the United States
service, is doing all that can be done to
aid the distressed people.
Reports of distress continue to come
in, but in addition to the relief boats
every local packet that leaves Memphis
carries down large stores of provisions,
and the work of rescuing the flood
bound Deople goes on daily.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April PRO
fessor Cyrus, principal of the schools in
this place, was about to punish a boy
named Ernest Welsh for misbehavior
Friday. when Welsh drew a knife and
stabbed Cyrus in six places in the arms,
chest and back. Cyrus injuries are
very serious.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
The nivino Sarah in Her Passion Play

PARIS, April IN, Lamoure Friday
night gave concert, at which there
was very crowded attendance. Dur
ing the entertainment, Mime. Bernhardt,
dressed in a clInging white robe, recited
portions of the Passion play which she
has recently been studying. She was
assisted by GARNER and Fremont, and
was frequently applauded, but toward
the end the audience became impatient
and noisy, and the author of the play,
NJ. Harancourt, was obliged to make an
appeal to them before they would allow
the performance to proceed.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

INDIANAPOLIS, April 7.--Ex- -Represen-
tative Wilson, of Shelby county, was ar
rested Friday night on an indictment
for extensive pension frauds. He gave
bond for his appearance
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

DIES MoINEs, Iowa, April bishop
Bowman, who was locked out of Trinity
church by the trustees, and whom the
Des Moines conference of the Evangeli.
cal church refused 10 recognize AS its
presiding officer, Friday organized a
conference OF his own and transacted
some business. The session was held at
:he bishops room at his hotel
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
VIII Build Twenty Iron Steamships.

BOSTON, April Tt is reported on
good authority that syndicate is being
organized here for the purpose of build
ing twenty iron steamships to engage in
a general coastwise and foreign trade as
soon as the Farquhar tonnage bill is
passed bY congress.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
CONGRESS.
EIghty.seventh Day.

The senate was not in session
In the house-Pension bills coming over
from last Fridays session were passed.
Pending action on bills allowing certain
claims under the Bowman act, the house at
5 p. m took recess until sp. m, the night
session being for priytAse pension bills
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

HARTFORD, Conn, April 7.-Between
seventy-five and hundred girls EN-
ployed at Russell * Erwin's screw
works in New Britain, are on a strike
for uniform wages instead of the pres
ent graded system.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
An Anti-Rns.Ian League.

ATHENS, April THE object of the
mission of NJ. Valkovid 10 Athens is to
induce Greece 10 join an Anti-Russian
League of the Balkan states under the
leapership of Turkey.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
who Does Emln.s Printing?

ZANZIBAR, April THE hand bill bear
ing Emin's signature accusing the Brit
ish consul of falsely accusing the pasha
was supervised by the officials of the
German East Africa company and
printed on their private printing press.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

PEKIN, April THE emperor, ac-
companied by Ii Hung Chang, the Chi
nese grand chancellor, and a retinue
numbering 10000 persons, has started
on visit to the eastern Mausoleum.
He will return to Pekin on April IL.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

that Fmin did not come to Cairo and
pay his respects to the khedive and sup
poses that his reason was that he was
unable from his long absence in interior
of Africa to adapt himself to ciyilized
life.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
English Capital in Persia.

LONDON, April THE Shah of Persia
has signed concession to Maj. Talbot
for a tobacco monopoly and other ex-
elusive rights, in Persia, on behalf Of
English capitalists.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
Along the white river. Arkansas.

NEWPORT, Ark, April THE pros
poets for another destructive overflow
were favorable Friday night. The gauge
read thirty nine feet.
The gauge at Batesville read thirty
two feet. There was enough water be-
tween here and Batesville to make two
or three feet more here.
The town of Jacksonport, three miles
from here, is partially under water.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07
EmIn's silence.

CAIRO, April 7.-Emin has not written
a single line to Stanley or Parke since
the two explorers arrived at Bagamoyo
Stanley expresses regret and surprise
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-07

Russia Wants More Money from Turkey.
CoNsTANTINoPLE April Russia has
notified Turkey that the sums paid on
account of the arrears of war indemnity,
and the securities given for the payment
thereof, are not sufficient, and that, there
fore, if the new loan which Turkey pro-
poses to raise is subscribed for, she will
demand priority for the payment of this
claim before the money is devoted to
other purposes.