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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
NEGROES AssAssINATED.
Father and Son Shot While Exiting uisb
ing an IncendIary Fire.

ing an IneendIary Fire.
JACKSON, Miss, April 17.-Governor
Stone has been notified of horrible as
sassination In Laurence county, thirty
miles from this city. The stable of Jerry
Bass, colored, was set on fire by un-
known parties, and when Bass and his
son Charles came out of their house to
extinguish the flames they were fired
on in the darkness. The boy was killed
and Bass badly wounded. Their dwell
ing house was then burned 10 the
ground. No clew to the identity of the
murderers has yet been discovered. To
the statutory reward Governor Stone has
added $500 for the capture and Oonvic-
ton of the fiends,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
r,rrinc and Fatal boiler Explo.lon.

GLADwN, Mich, April II "A terrible
accident occurred some miles southeast
of this place Monday afternoon. The
boiler IN OEeman's saw mill exploded,
wrecking the mill and Instantly killing
H. NJ. Corey, the engineer, and Aaron
Corey, his son, who was acting as fire.
man. The explosion was extremely vio-
lent and It's detonatione were heard for
miles around, while the ground over
large area Of country was shaken as by
an Aarfhoaako
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
EIactinnsin IIIinnis-

CHICAGO, April H. Municipal cleo
tions were held in Illinois Tuesday. The
liquor question was made leading issue
in most places Reports from fifty
towns in Illinois show twenty eight
against license.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
John Jameson. New Yaoht.

Boston, April I7--Arthur Warren
cables from London to The Herald that
John Jameson says that his new yacht
will be called the Inerna, and that she
will be launched on Saturday. The cut
ter is very ro0my below, containing five
sleeping berths and large saloon.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
The CIoakmakars.

CHICAGO, April 1S,-The cloakmakers'
strike has been settled. The 200 men
returned to work Wednesday morning,
F. Siegel & Brothers agreeing to pay
the demand of fifteen cents advance on
the dollar. The firm also recognized the
the union.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17

BRAZIL, Ind, April 17.-The Indiana
coal operators state as their reason for
refusing to meet with the Miners Ma
tional union at Columbus to fix yearly
scale, that Ohio and Pennsylvania oper-
ators have combined and determined
the scale to their disadvantage, and that
they will not affiliate with them.
Two-thirds of the $5, 100000 stock for
the Chicago and Indiana Consolidated
Coal company has been subscribed.
This pool will oppose the Ohio and
Pennsylvania pools and will control the
Indiana and Illinois output. A meeting
to complete the organization will be
held on the 22d inst. -...-. ..... .........
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
Mormon Convention in Iowa.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, April 1.-THE
general conference of the Latter Day
Saints closed in this city Tuesday. A
number of prominent men were ordain-
cd high priests. and over 100 mission
aries were assigned to various points
throughout the United States and for
eiqn countries.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
Got Half Their Demands.

BATH, Me-, April 17.-The painters
employed at the New England COM
panys ship yard, who struck Tuesday
for an increase Of fifty cents a day, re-
turned to work Wednesday morning.
The company granted an increase of
TWENTY-FIVE cents,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
SOFT COAL MINERS
OF Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania
May Strike Nav IL

May Strike Nav l..
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE indications
are that ON May most of the soft coal
miners of Illinois, Indiana and Pennsyl-
vania will go out on a strike, and that
after that date the supply of soft coal
will be limited. In view of this fact
many of the railroads are putting in
large supplies of soft coal, recent pur-
chase of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe am )unting to $4,000. Many of the
coal dealers in this city have within the
last two days received orders that they
cannot fill within a month.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
sunIInuen AMI Oman Pnn Knlfn.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 17.-Miss Alics
Elliott, aged 29, while suffering from
dementia, swallowed a small pen knife,
with the blades open. So far she has
experienced no unpleasant results, but
her physician is awaiting tie outcome
with great anxiety.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
Ohio on booming.

FINDLAY, o., April 1.-THE Standard
Oil company is paying sssirty.two and
one-half cents for Ohio crude oil. Pugh
& Emerson and other independents re-
fine ries are paying thfrty-hve cents.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
Seventeen Girls Killed.

ROME, April 1.-THE roof of a weav-
ing mill at Bereamo fell in Wednesday,
killing seventeen out of 300 girls, who
Were In the building at the time.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17

ST. PETERSBURG, April ia beau
tiful young girl of high family connec-
tions was arrested here Tuesday for at
tempting to bgibe a clerk Of the general
staff to procure for her copy Of the new
scheme of military mobilization. The
parents of the girl were also arrested,
and all of them charged with being
agents of foreign power.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17

Three Persons Drowned and Two Killed.
HELENA, Ark, April 17.--fsy tsss up
setting Of a canoe In Old Town lake,
Monday. Edward Bush, Matilda Jack
SON and boy were drowned.
( Two negroes cutting levees ia Luna
county, Miss.. were killed BY guards
Monday.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
GETTING THEIR EYES OPEN.
The BritIsh East African Company Con-
cerninQ Germany.


LONDON, April 1.-THE British East
African company is unveiling to the pub
lie the designs of the wicked Germans,
who are bent on holding some OF the ter
ritory into which the company is en-
deavoring to introduce British oivilisa-
ton and incidentally British rum. The
Germans has possession of several dis
puted localities and it looks as II they in
tended keeping them too. They claim
also that their civilization and ardent
spirits are still more efficacious than the
British articles, and that the Germans
are acting for the best interests OF the
natives and humanity at large In taking
possession of the most accessible trading
posts
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
Stanley and Livingstone.

Herr Reichard, having revived some
of the old stories CONCERNING Stanley
and his discovery" of Livingstone,
threatens to go still further in portray
ing the secret histories of some of the
expeditions, the published accounts of
which have long been matter for the
amusement of scientific men. Still the
obvious animus of Herr Reiohard viii
prevent his revelations from gaining
credit with the general public, and It
will probably be years before the in
lated regulations of some explorers
will be reduced to their true proper
tinna
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17

WASHINGTON, April .7.-The tariff
bill has been reported 10 the house and
referred 20 ssis 5sissIssiissssvs Of the whcls.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
WORLD OR LABOR.
Joint Convention of Miners and
Operators at Columbus.
Indiana and Illinois Operators
Not Represented.

Proceedings of the Meeting for the First
ters Now Affects Other Trades-TroubIe
Probable-Labor Troubles Elsewhere
in the Country.
COLUMBUS, o., April 17s-At the joint
convention of miners and operators
Tuesday, there were l5l miners dele
gates, epresenting between 10000 and
$4,000 organized miners, Ohio having
ninety -one delegates, Illinois sixteen,
Indiana twenty-three, Pennsylvania
seventeen and West Virginia four.
There were about seventy-five coal oper-
ators, principally from Ohio and Penn
sylvania, present.
A. Dempster, of Pittsburg, explained
the call, which he issued on his own re-
sponsibility, believing there was dis
position on the part of the operators and
miners to amicably ad Just the question
OF wages. He read letter from w. B.
Expert, secretary of the Indiana Coal
Operators association, stating they, at a
meeting held April 12, had decided not
to attend the joint convention. A letter
from S. Yeoman, stating that the opera
tors of northern Illinois had decided not
to attend the convention because the
operators of the southern part of that
state had refused to participate, was
also read Mr.. Dempster said as neither
state would be represented, the conven-
ton should proceed carefully. He ad-
vised moderation and conciliation in all
matters.
The following committee on creden-
tials was appointed; Operators - j.
Morton Hall, Pennsylvania, and L. r.
Doty Ohio miners-R. j. Jones, Ohio;
William Smith, Pennsylvania; William
Scaifem, Illinois; J. H. Kennedy, Indi-
ana, and jeremiah Mead, West Vir-
ginia.
A committee on scale of wages was
appointed: Operators-Oscar Townsend
and J. s. Morton, Ohio; George Sohlen-
denberg and j. NJ, Risher, Pennsylvania
miners = Thomas Ratchford and Ed
ward Thomas, Ohio; William Barker
and Abraham Winders, Pennsylvania.
The miners of Illinois and Indiana
thought they should be represented on
the scale committee, as they were inter-
ested in the question of wages. Mr..
Lukens, of Streator, ILL.,, being the only
operator outside of Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania present, and not being in posi-
ton to take part in the convention, it
was decided that the miners of Indiana
and Illinois could have no more than an
advisory connection,
The committee ON credentials present.
ed report which showed that seventy
nine operators We're entitled to seats,
sixty-four from Ohio and fifteen from
Pennsylvania. There were l54 miners
delegates, ninety-one from Ohio, twen-
ty-three from Indiana, sixteen from Illi-
nois, seventeen from Pennsylvania and
four from West Virginia.
A. Dempster was elected permanent
chairman and Patrick Mcbride and
Robert Watchorn secretaries, on the
part of the miners, and j. Morton Hall
and Frank S. Brooks on the part of the
operators.
The miners of Indiana and Illinois APP
pointed representatives to confer with
the scale committee, and the convention
adjourned to 10 a. m. Wednesday.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-17
CHICAGO CARPENTERS.
Several Other Trades Affected by Thei
IdIeness.

Several Other Trades Affected BY Their
IdIeness.
CHICAGO, April 17.-All work was
stopped on a number of buildings Tues
day, and all hands engaged on them
thrown into idleness on account of the
carpenters strike The bricklayers had
gone as far as they could until the car
penters did more work, and as there
was none to do 1t the bricklayers had to
stop. This threw the hodcarriers and
all the laborers out of employment for
the time being, so that the number of
idle men in the city Tuesday was very
large.
1t will steadily increase for the next
week, after which no building opera
hons can be continued until the strike is
brought to an end. or the builders are
able To get carpenters to go to work in
spite of the union and the strikers.
Signs of Trouble.
Some signs of disturbances manifested
themselves Tuesday and there were a
number of arrests made on charges of in
terfering with workmen. The strikers
claim that the contractors are the real
instigators of any trouble that arises.
They go about armed and threatening to
shoot anybody that comes to talk TO the
men they have at work, and seem. the
strikers allege, anxious to provoke
quarrel. in order that the odioum If it
may be thrown on them.
No More Work to DO.
The embargo placed by the striking
carpenters on building operations in
Chicago continues effective. The Off
cial veto on labor extends not only 10 all
of their own craft, but now embraces
nearly all trades employed in archi-
tectural work. At the close of work
Tuesday evening the great majority of
the brickiayers, plasterers, lathers,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14

Autotype machines have just been
served out for the first time to some of
the copying clerks at the Vatican, but
they are only to be used for the toughest
kind of proof work which has to be done
in a hurry The pope dislikes the inno-
vation, for he is anxious-and rightly so
not to break up the admirable school
of penmanship which fourishes at the
Vatican. There is no such writing in
the world as that which is seen on the
documents sent out by the Curia All
the copying clerks of the first rank are
priests and monks, and many of them
real artists in caligraphy They are al
lowed to exercise their fancy in the trac-
ing of illuminated capitals and ornament
al rubrics or margins, but there must
not be a single erasure on a page which
has to be issued in the pope's name A
misplaced comma causes a whole page to
be rewritten. Letter to Glasgow Herald,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
Proving Their Sanity.

According to a somewhat dubious ira
dition, the Greek dramatist, Sophocles
at the age of 80, was accused of imbe-
cility by his son Jophon. He rebutted
the calumny by reciting before his
judges, the Phratores, the magnificent
passage in his tragedy Of Gdious Colo
neus, which describes the arrival of
Gdipus in the sacred forest of Colohna
Having thus indicated his genius, he
retired amid applause. In the Seven
teenth century, says Lelanne, the Able
Cotin, having sold his property in return
for a life annuity, was denounced by his
relatives as out Of his mind In self de-
fense the abbe invited the commission
ers de lunatico inquirendo to come and
hear him preach They went, they his
tened, and decided in his favor, All the
Year Round.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
The Third Murder Trial.

tuesday morning Marion Crow was
placed on trial at Uniontown. Fuvette
county, for the murder of ,Joseph y
Porter, whom he shotto death at Dunbar
on Monday afternoon, December Cd. This
was the ninth homicide committed in
Fayette county during the year 1889.
Crowl's grudge at Porter grew out of zeal.
ousy. He and Porter were both paving
attention to a Connelsville young lady
who showed a preference for Porter.
This angered Crowl aud he took the train
at Connellsville one afternoon and went
up to Dunbar. Calling at The house Of
Mr. Fulke, where Porter boarded ne
asked the later to take a walk While
they were walkilg along Crowl pulled
out revolver and shot Porter Porter
partly fell, holding to the fence, when
Crowl fired two more shots into his de.
fenseless Victim. who died in a few min
utes. Crowl was arrested in Connells-
vile and has since been in the Greeusburg
iail
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
Took Him for n Tree.

Not very lo1g ago the keeper of the
wild cattle at Chi. .ingham escaped being
injured by them in Tay which shows
how much may be accomplished by
presence of mind They were being fed,
and he in some way had got between
them and the hills, when, something
having alarmed them, they made one
of the mad rushes in which, like High
land cattle, they often indulge. He gave
himself up for lost, as he was in the open
ground where the two contingents had
to meet as they came flying round the
paddock, Partly because he was Scots
man, and resolved to die with "his face
to the foe, but still more because he
knew flight to be certain death, he folded
his arms, drew himself up to his full
height, and stood perfectly motionless.
He says himself that he expected to be
killed, but the cattle, perhaps mistaking
him In the dusk for a tree stump or a
gate post-to which his gaunt figure
bears no slight resemblance-swerved as
they approached and scampered past
without touching him. Montreal Star
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
KING WINTERS FREAKS.
EXTRAORDINARY WARMTH IN MANY
PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Some Authorities Maintain That the
Change Is Permanent and Due to the
Redemption of the Arid West by Irri-
CATION Many and Curious Theories.
"What is the matter with the weather."
Such in effect is the question that has
been coming to all the signal offices east
of the Rocky mountains, and to hydro
graphic bureau and local scientists in
many sections of the United States. And
with the question have come statements
that would be simply incredible if not at
tested by clouds of witnesses-statemen
of flowers blooming in open air, "greens"
gathered from the garden on New Years
day, cotton blooming on est. Jackson's
day green pastures and sultry nights
as far north as latitude SO deg, and no
ice fit to cut within 500 miles of New
York!
New Orleans and Charleston, perhaps,
present the most extraordinary figures
official, too, being those taken at the
signal stations. On the 18th of January
the official thermometer at New Orleans
registered 50 deg. in the shade, and for
thirty-four days it has only once or
twice been below 70 deg. at noon. In
November there were few pleasantly
cool days, but since the 1st Of December
every day has been hot and dry. The
hottest winter previously known aver
aged seven degrees cooler, and the aver
age is much cooler than that. At Ham
mond, La, a ripe watermelon was pulled
and eaten on Christmas, and on the first
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
A New barometer.

1t is nothing more or less than the fig
ure of u general made of ginger bread
which Clayette buys every year at the
Place du Trone When he gets home he
hangs his purchase on q nail You know
the effect of the atmosphere on ginger
bread? The slightest moisture renders it
soft; in dry weather, on the contrary, it
grows hard and tough, Every morning
on going out Clavette asks his servant:
"What does the general say
The man forthwith applies his thumb
to the figure and replies.
THE general feels aabby about the
chest; you'd better take your umbrella "
On the other hand, when the symp-
toms are "hard and unyielding, our
worthy colleague sallies forth in his new
hat. Almanach de rAtelier
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
Removed to Lower Yoder cemetery

hemofed 10 Lower fOder Cemetery.
On Saturday morning the remains of
Patrick McNally, who, before the flood,
lived ON Prospect, and who lost his life
In that disaster, were exhumed from the
old Cathlic Cemetery. in the Tenth ward,
taken to st. Johns Church, where
services were held, and finally buried in
Lower foder Cemetery beside the re-
mains of his mother, Mrs. Rodger Nc.
Nally. 1t will be remembered that Mrs.
McNallJ' 5 funeral, after having proceeded
from her late home on Prospect, to St.
Jonn's Church, on the 3lst Of MAY last
was unable to get to Lower Yoder Gene
terv, owing to the rapid rise of water. The
body was left in the church, and was
partly consumed in the conlagraJion that
destroyed the church. i was buried
some days after in the old cemetery
above mentioned whence it was removed
10 Lower Yoder on last Friday afternoon.
Many who had started to attend this
funeral never got home again, an ong
them being Patrick McNally, who was
caught while attempting to get home by
way OF the Woodvale bridge.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
THE NEW GENIUS OF LIGHT.

right arm is held above the head, the
hand holding aloft an nihcandescent lamp,
the wires from which pass downward
through the other hand. About the base
of the statue are roughly outlined tele-
phone transmitter, telegraph key and
gear wheel.
Mr.. Edison purchased the work and
shipped it to America. 1t arrived recent
Iy and was set up in the library Of his
laboratory at Orange, N. j., which is
certainly Of all places in the world the
most appropriate for it.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
THE FRENCH SKATING RINK.

few minutes notice they can produce a
lovely smooth and CLASSY ice surface
and keep it frozen as long as the patron
age justifles. When use has worn it
rough they will melt and freeze it again.
All this they do by system of pipes;
about $4,000 yards of piping, through
which ammonical gas is forced, on the
same principle as that of the ice making
machine.
The so called Grand Plaza of the
Bulls in Pergolese street, which but
few days ago was red with the blood of
bovines slaughtered by the Spanish art
lists, Lagartijo and Guerrita, is now the
rink. In the adjoining room are three
strong steam engines driving three ice
machines; from these large pipe leads
under the floor to the edge of the rink,
where it connects with regular net
work or gridiron of small pipes covering
the floor of the rink. AS there is q space
of but two or three inches between pipes,
and the area of the circular rink is about
2,800 square yards, some 800 yards, as
aforesaid, of piping are required. The
water is turned on till it rises an inch or
two over the pipes; then the ammoni-
acal gas is let in, and in few minutes
the temperature of the pipes is 80 degs.
below the freezing point! OF course
there is nothing for the water to do but
to freeze. The gas is retorted and re-
turned to the reservoir, and there is loss
of but . per cent. for each time it is used.
Paris does not average weeks ting
weather to the winter, but tn ange-
ment, the engineers claim, will make it
n fixture.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14

When tile fortune of the White Rose
wavered on the bloody field Of Towten.
the Earl of Warwick, the king maker, in
order to kindle the enthusiasm of his
soldiers, dismounted from his lavorite
charger, and stabbed it in the presence
of the contending armies Then, draw
ing his sword, he kissed the cross at the
handle, and said to his men: whoever
chooses to return home may do 50, for l
shall live or die this day with such as may
like to remain with mel" This striking
episode is described with great spirit'by
Lord Lytton in his romance of the Last
Of the Barons AL the Year Round
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14
ELF SONG.
twist the toes of the birds a-doze

twist the toes Of the birds a-doze,
tinltle the dew bells bright;
| chuck the chin of the dimpled rose
Till she laughs in the stars dim light
The glowworm's lamp hide in the damp
steal the wild bees sting;
pinch the toad till his legs are a-cramp
And clip the beetles wing
o no! o hey
My pranks play
With neser note of warning
set snare for the moonbeams fair
All wrought OF spider web twine,
tangle the naughty children's hair
IN a snlrl Of rare design
I fit through the house without any noise, !
There's never an elf so sly;
1 break the toys Of bad little boys
Aud the cross little girls who cry
Q heyl o ho
work them woe.
TIL crows the cock In the morning.
Samuel Minturn Peck in st. Nicholas.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-14

Young Mr.. Hale is one of the people
who think it must be the easiest thing in
the world to write book, or at least
poem
"You have your desk, your paper and
pens" said he, hopefully, in discussing
the subject Of literature with a more ex.
perienced friend, land there you areW
"Yes," said the friend, dryly "but
you've omitted one implement of the
trade which ought to be in the hands of
beginners-an eraser, to rub out what
they have written Now take this petit
tion you have just drawn up for the
Widows Mite Society Look over the
paper with me. You haven't explained
your object with clearness, and you've
repeated the word charity nine times in
thirteen lines"
For a moment the ambitious young
man looked disturbed; then suddenly his
composure returned.
ooh, well, said he, 81 don't consider
that repetition mistake. You can't have
toomuch charitym Youths Companion