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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13

FATAL MISUNDERSTANDING.
A Collision Near Chattanooga, Costing
Number of Lives.

Number of Lives.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 13.-A
fatal collision between two freight trains
occurred at an early hour Monday morn
ing, five miles east of here, near Jersey
switch.
The results of the wreck are:
John Bailey, white fireman, killed.
Alf. Harris, colored tramp, killed
Scott Price, colored brakeman, killed.
J. M. Clifford, white brakeman, badly
injured and died a few hours after
ward.
Engineer Gregory, of the southbound
freight, fatally injured.
The wreck was terrible one, cars
being piled high on top of each other.
The accident was caused by the mis-
understanding of train orders by the
engineer of the southbound train, who
should have taken the siding at Jersey
switch
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
To Consolidate Catholic Societies.

PITTsBURG, May 13.-At meeting of
the Roman Catholics held here Sunday
night an organization was perfected to
be known as the American Federation
of Catholic Societies. It is proposed to
consolidate all the Catholic societies in
the county under that name. In this
county they claim to have O,000 MEM
bers. Arrangements were also perfected
for a grand public demonstration in this
CITY on July next,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
TORNADO AT AKRON, o.
Over Score of Buildings Blown Down
but No Lives Lost.


AKRON, o., May 13.--About o'clock
Saturday evening tornado struck the
southern portion of this city, leaving de.
struction i'll its wake. About twenty
five buildings were entirely blown down
and strewn about, while as many more
were terribly wrenched and twisted ont
of shape or carried from their founda-
tions.
At least dozen dwellings were turned
over on their sides and fully 100 had
chimneys blown off and roofs badly dam
aged. Gibbs pottery is complete
wreck, the building being of brick. The
loss on this structure alone is estimated
at 81 900. Masons are at work rebuild
ing the pottery and carpenters are put
ting the Burkhardt brewery together
The Injured.
OF the eighteen persons who were in
jured all will probably recover. The
most seriously hurt are;
Mrs. Wilson Kiplinger, bruised and
burned on the legs by the overturning Of
a stove.
Daughter of Gebhart Herman, burned
on the legs and back by her dress taking
fire from the kitchen stove.
Melvin Irish, struck by flying timbers
and pinned down by falling floor.
Mrs Irish, internally injured.
Mrs. Allen Coup hit by flying brick.
Daughter of A. c. Baker, uncon-
scious for several hours and still In g
critical condition.
John Wheeler, teamster, blown under
fence and internally injured.
William Poole, burned in the debris Of
his barn and suffering from bruises and
spinal conclusion.
Daughter of Wilson Kiplinger, hit by
flying timber and burned by stove.
The Homeless.
Families Of the following, numbering
about seventy-five persons in all, are out
of house and home and are being shell
tered by friends: Wilson Kiplinger,
John Van Au1t, Gebhart Herman, Dom
inic Greader, Louis Shaftler, Tony Men
uel, Harry Sanford, John Miller, Frank
Kenntz. Frank Miller, Allen Coup, Au-'
gust Miller. A. G. Baker, Mrs, Frederick
Bolte. Melvin Irish, Thomas Thompson,
Alvin Alexander, Mrs. Kate Mcconnell
and w. II. Eltholtz.
About sixty buildings were more or
less damaged besides those completely
demolished.
All those injured by the storm are re-
ported comfortable. and the physicians
believe none will die. Conservative es-
Inmates, house by house put the loss ON
buildings alone at $4,000. Other losses
will make the total well over $l00, 600.
A relief movement has been started,
and fund will also be raised TO assist
the homeless in rebuilding.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13

In consequence Of heavy rains April 5
and several rivers in Myagken rose ten
feet above the levee, doing much damage.
Mrs. Baker, wife of Col Gate Baker, of
Kobe, died April II of heart disease She
was native of New York but had been in
Japan many years,
There was a severe fire at Fukusdima
the evening of April 20, the Shoyokwan
and ffty-two houses being burned and
seven persons injured
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
Delyins at Tongue Pointe.

MONTREAL, May 13.-The work of re-
moving the debris from the ruins of the
Tongue Pointe asylum is still in pro-
gress, but only the charred remains of a
few bodies have been recovered and their
Identification Is impossible. The safe
has been taken out and most of the
records found intact.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
GLOBE TRoTTER TRAIN.

He Attracts as Much of Crowd as a
Circus in Queenstown.
QUEENSTOWN. May 13.-Citizen George
Francis Train arrived ON the Irish mail
and caught the Etruria, which sailed
for America Saturday, Train attracted
as big crowd ON the streets as circus,
and was warmly greeted by those who
knew him here twenty years ago. He
delivered an Grafton ON the wharf. He
expects to finish his journey in sixty-two
days. He told a newspaper representa-
tive he intended to start again next Octo-
ber to complete the circuit of the world
in forty days
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
IJnumal Amount of siokness.

CLEVELAND, Tenn, May 19.-For some
time there has been an unusual amount
of sickness here, with an alarmingly
high death rate. Friday reporter Wis
tied the slaughter houses, and is said to
have found rotton carcasses in several
Cows were killed within a few hours of
bringing forth young, and the veal of
the latter sometimes sold and sometimes
left to rot on the floor.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
coNeaEss.

One Hundred and Eighteenth Day.
In the senate the army appropriation bill
was passed with amendment excluding the
sale Of all liquors at army posts. One hun
dred and eighty-fve private pension bills
were passed. At $40 p. In. the seuate ad.
iourned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
Held Up BY a Woman,

WABASH, Ind, May 10. - Robert
Clark, well known citizen, has caused
the arrest of Lutilia Fonkboner, fallen
woman. on the charge of highway rob
berry. He asserts that she met him a
night in the western part of the city and
took from him s.. The woman denies
the charge.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
halfway Bridge Swept AWAY

FNDLAY, o., May 19.-The Blanchard
river, which divides this city, is higher
than it has been for years. The bridge
Of the American Midland railway be-
tween here and Ottawa, was swept away
Sunday morning for the second time
this year, causing an entire suspension
of traffic. 1t will be several days before
trains ran r11n
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
win the Chlnese Ketrograde 2

LONDON, May 13.-A telegram from
Peking states that the friends of pro-
gression greatly fear that the Chinese
will retrograde now that the Marquis
Tseng is dead. Several people are men
toned as his probable successor, and all
have old ideas, contrary to that of the
dead minister. and the emperor is in
sympathy with them. The outlook is
regarded as serious by Europeans.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
Michigan Millionaire Dead.

BARAGA. Mich, May 10. Thomas
Nester, millionaire Michigan lumber
man. died here Monday morning sof
apoplexy, aged So years He was worth
81 900. 900, made in pine lands, starting
in as a poor lumber chopper in the
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13

HALIFAX, n. s., May i3.-The Nor
wegian bark Maitland, at North Sidney,
from Halifax. picked mp four men Ia
dOrch. between Sole island and Canso.
They belonged to the schooner Mary +.
Laslie. and had been in the dorch four
days without food or water. They
suffered terribly.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
rata, n,or from a Bartsnder.s Fist.

LACROSSE, Wis, May 13.-Oliver W.
Olson was killed by single blow in the
neck struck by William Dewey, who
was temporarily tending bar in the
saloon of G. A. Hunt. Olson's refusal
to pay forty cents for round of drinks
was the reason for the bartender strik-
ing him
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
slarin Challenges Corbett.

LONDON, May lS.-Slavin, the Austria
lian. has challenged Jim COrbett, of
San Francisco, to boxing match, under
the auspices Of the Pelican club. for a
purse OF 81 900 a side, with an additional
81 zoo contributed by the club.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-13
E. CLICK

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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
KANSAS ABROAD.

Noble L. Prentis, in Kansas City Star,
pleasantly discourses of Kansans who
have gone abroad. wherein he deplores
the loss of the old world in not seeing
more iayhawkers. 1t seems that some
resident of Manhattan, happening in the
Holy Land during Talmadge's presence
there, requested that reverend to baptize
him in the river Jordan, which request
was acceded to, thereby putting in a
good stroke of advertising for the Sun
Flower State. Prentis maintains that no
country, however old or conservative,
ever escaped or successfully ignored
the influence of the presence of
a Kansas man. He cites a half
dozen men who have gone abroad Of
ficially in connection with the names of
others who have made the trip and writ
books, winding up his column of sage
conclusion with the following compli-
mentary allusion to Colonel Stewards
work:
Colonel Stewart, of Wichita, wrote
the largest. His letters, which covered
most of the countries of Europe, and
also the land of Egypt, were contributed
to the Wichita EAGLE and
gathered in volume called From Nile
to Nile being an allusion to the name
given Colonel H. NJ Murdoch to the Ar
kansas, the Nile of America Colonel |
Stewards book is familiar statement |
made for the common rum of Kansans
o post themselves with before going
abroad
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The next NJ. E. conference win be held
at Guthrie.
Nearly every family in Saltwater has
planted garden.
There is union labor organization at
Oklahoma City.
Nakehead is the name of the city mar
shall of Tahlequah.
Oklahoma City has great grand son of
| Harriet Beecher Stowe.
/ The citizens of FL Reno have subscribed
/ so far 500 for the railway banquet.
/ Downs is to have Congregational
church, and that before another month.
Strawberries are in the market in Okla
homa. But they were raised IN Florida.
Norman will probably be designated as a
| money order office on and after April /,
1890.
There seems to be about as many good
arguments against bad law rs there are
for 1t.
A pension board has been established at
Kiugdsher, consisting OF Drs. Overstreet,
SLive and Holmes.
Lots OF people In Oklahoma are gaining
everlasting fame by being tie firs: one TO
cross the new bridge.
There will be far less people sleeping IN
the 221 than there was last.
Several settlers sud numerous horses
were drowned IN the South Canadian dur
ing the high water Of the past few weeks
Oklahoma correspondents item: "Peo-
pie are coming from all parts OF OklahD-
ma. What don't CINE with teams come
afoot."
The first grand masquerade bail ia the
territory Will be given IN Oklahoma City
under the auspices Of the Gernania So
ciety February Il.
The only things 10 Oklahoma that look
badly az present are the Bologna saUssges
that came down April -, ls>9, after long
life Of unrecognitiOn IA Kansas butcher
shops.
It is said that a late ruling OF the secre-
tary Of the interior classes the kaw Indi-
ans with the i've civilized tribes In this
event the haws will elect officers and place
the legislative machinery in working or
der.
The merchants of KingEsher ara having
q good spring trade. Ga Saturday lss; at
least 100 farmers were IN town trading,
aud the streets presented the appearance
OF q county SCAT town IL al old th!ckiy
settled country.
kipgdsher county farmers hzTs sod
enough bones and coriyyooi this 4. inter %
eAHSsS k-rAl ~ nave ptcAts 20 az an - &
buslE comfortable houses on their Claims
I he market price OF bones has heen q a
ton and a; least Twenty-Five car leads have
been shipped from here Ihis winter.
Last week fully twenty-five immigrant (
wagons passed through ktngflsae oa E
;beIr way 20 claims These were parties j
who had filed last summer and were CON
PEELED 10 comnsnce a reSsaeaee OF ifseir T.
claims within SIX months = iresl al
thoF.ty says KAT within The nexE Ihiriy j
days therr vail net be a claim within 4
twenty miles Of this place winch viii 4
uc. have . settler % "a
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
Great Railway Enterprises.

The Russian government will begin
next spring to build its 4,j00 mile rail-
road across Siberia, SAYS the Boston
Globe. This is big undertaking, and
its estimated cost is 1920, 000, 600 This
is an age when the cost of any project,
however enormous 1t may be. provided
it gives promise of reasonable source
of profit. is never considered an OBJ
stacle. Large sums of money, almost
beyond any human comprehension, are
raised without any apparent difficulty.
Such scheme as the bridging of the
English channel easily finds willing cap
italists eager to undertake it. a scheme
to pin the three Americas together by a
gigantic railroad, thrust through them
like a needle, has already taken shape.
and an association has been formed 10
carry the plan into execution.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
THE HANDWRITING.

From the sallna Republican.
1t is because we love the grand old
party that we want to see it purified.
The only way to purify the party is for
the Republicans to sweep their own door
ways. 1t might be much more conve-
nient for certain politicians if we would
go over to the Democrats and help kill
the party. Some people never could
stand soap and coarse towel. We do
not want to see the Republican party de-
feated, but we see the handwriting on
the wall that unless house-cleaning is
done the party will be defeated. 1t is
better that we purify ourselves than
that the Democrats should knock US out
and we let the corruption out of the
wounds received in falling.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
THE SILK INDUSTRY IN KANSAS.

According to the annual report of State
Silk Commissioner Buck, which he has
just made to the secretary of the state
board of agriculture, the receipts from
the sale of silk at the Peabody station
for the year were 1910; the total ex-
penditureS for the year were about s., 81.
There is balance OF cash on hand of
$421; coccoons, $3.50: eggs, $3.50. This
shows loss on the operations of the
year Of 1856. This is not satisfactory
showing, by any means. 1t shows a
lack of proper management somewhere.
That silk can be successfully and profit
ably produced in Kansas is proven by
the fact that its last years crop was the
largest of any state in the union. In es-
timating the results OF the years opera
tons il is not fair to confine it to the
stereotyped and restricted methods and
operations of an experiment station. All
that the industry needs to stimulate and
develop it is a convenient and ready mar
ket for the product.
The department of agriculture at
q
established in Wichita last year for the
purchase of cocoons, but for some rea-
son that never was stated the order was
rescinded and the purchasing agency
was not established. AS result of this
a great many persons who engaged in
it in small way still have their crop of
cocoons on hand, not having enough to
Justify the expense of shipping them to
distant market. 1t is hoped, as it is
believed, that this hindrance to the iu-
dustry will be removed before another
seasons crop is ready for market; that
there will be ready market in this city
for all the silk that may be produced in
the state. This Will stimulate the pro-
that sufficient quantity can be produced
to supply the demand mandatory
will be set up here and be put in opera
ton. There are parties now ready to
engage in such an enterprise, and we
nave no doubt that active steps will be
taken in that direction inside of twelve
Government assistance is well enough,
in fact Is IN a measure necessary, in
demonstrating the practicability of new
but, after all, private enter
prise must take them up to make the
most out of them. The silk industry,
like the sugar industry, merits and will
be greatly encouraged and assisted by
the extension of a reasonable protection |
by the general government, but we be- |
Iieve both will be made highly profitable,
though not so soon. even if such encour-
lgement is withheld.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
EivE+-HntIr Morarr On.

eight hours for work. eight hours for
rest. eight hours for what we will"
This, says the New York World. Is tho
standard uuder which the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. Of which Samuel Com
pers is president, has begun the baitl. 20
inaggurate the eight hour movement
May next.
The matter was first considered at tho
annual conversion Of the organization
held in 81. LOUIS ia December. 1ssS II
was determined 20 start the agitation
and keep u up night and day until ,.
brought fourth the frult - much de-
sired The workers were IN earnest. aud
the movement has teen kept bsiors ise
eyes of the public ever s3ncs.
The organization has grown steadily,
additional trades have become affiliated
and tb0usands Of stTOng armed lsooreTs
have entered size ranks. until the Amer
can Federation u L-bor now represents
nearly ;. 600 trades unions. numbering.
70 the latest reports, Gcs, $50
fuefn Oers.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
Fnshlons OF Snrfng.

The green tint in dark fabrics for
mems clothes will be prevalent this
spring.
Spring top coats will be cut fuller than
those of last season. The length will be
about the same.
Trousers patterns will be unusually
subdued.
Whipcord cloth will be made up into
suitings and trousers.
Very fancy waistcoats are likely TO be-
come back numbers.
The linen of the fashionable - now
laundried with a dull finish.
The silver headed umbrella has beer
retired
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
THAT'S WHAT.
From the Colawater FnterprIse.

From the Coldwater Enterprise
Emporia Republican: The WIchits
EAGLE favors reSubmiSsion and opposes
the administration and protective tstriiT
Colonel Murdoch is not a Democrat. Der
haps. but he is getting TO be very, very
mild Republican.
What Kansas needs is more very.
very mild Republicans of the Colonel
Murdoch stripe-men who will fearlessly
champion the interests Of the people. de-
spite threatened ostracism by political
hacks and corporation tools. II it has
come TO be considered Republican
to contend for tine rights of the people.
then 1t is high time for all honest men to
desert the party; however, such a state
of affairs does not exist, and Colonel Muir
dock Is a much better Republican than
the few HEX spittleS who persist il Will
tying him.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
The Methodist church in Oklahoma may

The Methodist church in Oklahoma may
not be ahead, but for progressiveness 1t Is
second to none.
The manner in which the immigration
agents induce the negroes to leave their
Carolina homes is through the medium of
highly colored circulars The first picture
represents a negro with his family leaving
q broken down cabin home in the old field.
Each member of the family is laden with
the simple household effects. The second
picture is taken five years afterward and
represents the negro in his new western
home. He is standing hoe in hand, Ia his
lot, surrounded by risky mules. fat hogs
and fine chickens The third picture is
that of comfortable two-story dwelling
with a beautiful lawn in front, on which n
young darkey is cutting the grass with a
patent rolling machine AT the gate
horse attached to fine buggy is hitebed.
On the trout porch, seated in a large aud
comfortable rocking chair. can be seen the
pompus looking colored man, supposed to
be the same poor niger who left his
North Carolina home a few years before.
The picture hits them square between the
eyes, and pretty soon there is a general
exodus.-Yorkville, ). C.. Enquirer.
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12

Courier-Journal Watterson is still in a
rage at Speaker Reed for bis rulings, and
the majority party for sustaining him.
Something should be done to paclfy
Henry. If he should take into his head
TO place himself in the lead of 100. 600
hentuckians, all armed with full COM
plement of "Oh Crow" or Jim Pep
per" and march on Washington there is
telling what might happen. The posi-
bic sequence to such q coup is dreadful
TO contemplate.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
Neet:ng EMERGENCIES
&c Newton REPUBLICAN

From the Newton Republican
We hope the concession made BY the
railroads viii be of benefit TO the farmer.
although many believe Its good results
will fell TO market managers. And be-
sides, the depression seems to be too gen.
eral to be much affected By local treat
ment 4 farmer stated the other day
that during the twelve years he had
titled Harvey county soil he had hot
sold $50 worth Of corn He had fed his
grain to horses, hogs, cattle and poultry.
He Melted 500 on hogs alone last year.
and far from running in debt, he pun
chased eighty acres Of land three years
ago and has since paid for d. How
would it do 10 adopt his method OF pre-
pairing for and uset;p. emergencies:
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12

Last week Louisville, Ky. reported q
total of something like $4,000, 600 in
commercial transact hs through her
clearing house. gain of 10 per cent OF
the corresponding period last year, and
Kansas City accuses the banks of the
former city of practicing the trick of
doubling up" for effect. The accusa-
ton may be true for aught we know, but
it carries with it the idea that the &C
cuser is also familiar with the trick. 1t
illustrates the old saw that sit takes a.
thief to catch a thief" Speaking of
bank clearingS, taken as index to busl-
ness, last weeks report shows an excep-
tonally prosperous condition all over.
Only about half dozen points show
decrease, and these in small amounts.
while the others show increases running
from 10 TO so per cent.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12

The national debt of France, which is
larger than that of any other country in
the world, is increasing rapidly. An adj
dition of $3.50, 600, 900 to it in 1880 is con-
templated, while the burden on the peo-
pie is already nearly unbearable. While
this may not argue any immediate
change in the government Of France, it
elucidates the fact that the popular feel
ing France extended the possibility OF
success to the young Orleans. The
French with their usual fickIeness prob
ably desire a change, but the young
Duke of Orleans kind was not accepta-
bic.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-12
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
a Prophetic Warning.

From the ST. Joe Gazette.
The eloquent Patrick Henry said:
owe can judge Of the future by the
past" Look at the past. When Egypt
when down three per cent Of her popu-
lation owned ninety-seven per cent OF
her wealth. The people were starved to
death. When Babylon went down. two
per cent of her population owned all the
wealth. When Rome went down, 500
men owned all the known world. For
the last forty years the United States
has rapidly followed in the steps Of these
old nations. Here are the figures: In
1850, capitalists owned thirty-seven and
half per cent of the nations wealth.
In 1870 they owned sixty-three per cent.