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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
TREATY OR 1917
Interferes With Ship Building
on the Great Lakes.
Things Have Very Greatly Changed
in Seventy-FOur Years.
A Detrlment to Both John Bull
A Detrlment to Both John Bull
and Uncle Sam.

The Old Treaty Limits Each Nation tC
-Four Armed Vessels on the Lakes-I
Consequence Neither Country Can Con
struct Vessels There Though Intended
for Use IcIsewhsre--A Question for the
Secretary of State to Act Upon.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 94.-The immense
progress in ship building industries on
the great lakes has brought anew to the
attention of the state department a
question that affects the industrial pro-
gress of this country, and our relations
with Great Britain. The navy depart.
ment is restricted in the places for build
ing new vessels almost entirely to the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The res,
friction comes from the treaty of 1917,
which provides that the United States
and Great Britain shall have but four
armed vessels each on the great lakes,
and this is construed to mean that
neither country shall construct other
vessels on the northern frontier, though
the new vessels may be intended for use
in other territory.
It was this restriction that caused
Secretary Tracy recently to reject the
lowest bid for building the naval acad-
emy practice vessel. The shipyards OF
the bidders. F. W. Wheeler & Com
pany, are at Bay City, Mich. Circum-
stances have changed greatly in the
great lakes since the treaty of 1917 went
into effect. Immense progress has been
made in developing the resources of the
lake country, and in the building of lis
mechanical industries. There is scarce
ly city on the lakes where ship bu!.1-
ing is not carried on successfully, anG,
from Buffalo to Chicago and DuluYi,
there are dozen points where plan5s
like that of this Bay City firm either
now exist or could soon be established,
capable of constructing gunboats, tor
pedo boats, or even armed cruisers.
Besides, the great cities OF the lakes
Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland
and Buffalo-desire to have their place
in the proposed naval militia. Each city
wishes to have its own naval reserves,
and to have them trained in the use OF
the best guns and in modern naval tao
tics. But from any effort in this direc-
tion they are barred by the treaty OF
1917.
When Secretary Blaine returns to
Washington he will find these impor-
tant questions confronting him. By the
terms of the treaty either party to the
agreement may withdraw from its pro
visions by giving six months notice to
the other.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
ALL FoR NINE DOLLARS.
Artistic Note Raising Which Must Have
Taken Days to Execute.

AAhRM Ohyh ~ AAGCutps
WASHINGTON, Sept "a. Probably the
most expert piece of note raising ever
attempted has been received at the
treasury department from Denver. 1t
is in the form of dollar silver certif-
cate, with the Martha Washington head,
raised to a $40 national bank note.
When tine great difference in the designs
ON the two notes is taken into considera-
ton, the work of the note raiser ie in
deed remarkable. and cannot be detected
without the closest scrutiny.
The vignette of Martha Washington
on the face of the certificate has been so
reduced.in in shape that it is not visible
except on close inspection, and over that
the picture of Benjamin Franklin has
been painted. All the heavy dark back
ground of the vignette has been entirely
erased and above the vignette has been
reproduced the counter, In which are
written the letters "ten." On the right
hand side of the face of the note the
treasury number has been transformed
into die bearing the figure 40" The
geometric&l lathework on the right hand
side of the face of the note has been
transformed into the figure of woman
resting on the back Of an eagle, soaring
above clouds.
The words, lone silver dollar" on the
geometrical die in the center of the face
have been cleverly changed to ''ten dol
lars;" on the back of the note the large
figure "1' on either end has been re-
moved, and. by the sldllful use of chem
icals and ink, the note raiser has on the
left hand produced an almost exact copy
of the coat-of-arms Of one of the western
states, and on the right hand the eagle
and flag, enclosed in an oval which ap-
pears on this part of every national bank
nnfa
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Is Cholera Coming ?

Boston, Sept. 24.-The latest advices
from Turkey in Asia to the health officer
ut Boston state that the cholera is
spreading in the stricken districts. In
one day, July 81, Mecca ana Nina lost
405 of their people by the epidemic. The
Turkish government has established
regulations for the inspection of vessels
from those places by physicians. The
English steamer Drewton from Alexan-
dria recently took ON board sixty-eight
bales of washed wool bound for New
York, and $50 bales aboard at Tripoli,
Syria, places affected by the contagion,
which latter merchandise, though re-
ported not contaminated originally,
came from the districts where the chol-
era is confined. The merchandise is
thought TO be bound for America, and
the health officer has been notified of
the facts
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
STANDARD OIL ABROAD.
Statement of the European Agent to
Minister Phelps.

Statement of the European Agent to
Minister Phelps.
BERLIN, Sept. 24.--As cabled from
this city on Sept. 10, there has been 80
much talk recently concerning the
efforts of the Standard Oil company to
establish a German monopoly that the
United States minister, Hon. William
Walter Phelps, believing that injustice
was being done to. American interests,
requested the European agent of the
company, Mr.. Libbey, to present TO him
Q report Of the position of the Standard
Oil company in Germany, with the
view Of communicating the truth in the
matter to Baron Won Berlspech, head Of
the department of commerce in Ger
many. This report has just been fur
nished to the United States minister. In
it Mr.. Libbey declares that the Stand
ard Oil company's policy is simply that
of competitive commerce, and that II Is
dictated and stimulated by q desire TO
sustain the consumption Of American
petroleum In Europe, in face of active
competition of other countries, especial
ly that of Russia. Continuing, the re-
port says 1--WE seek to discourage all
speculations in our products. The com
pany has no agreement Of any nature
with the Rothschilds mobiles, any Rus
sian interest, or any combination to OK
act an artificial price. That would be
in conflict with the history and policy
of the company at home and abroad"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Little Girl Killed in a Family Fight.

JOLIET, Ills, Sept. PA family feud
in which corn knives, sickles and bricks
were used, resulting in the killing of a
girl, occurred at Marley, between Gott-
lieb Kellurn and August Blunt. The
row was caused over the use of water
from the town pump, where the wives
got into a quarrel. The men took a
hand and Blunt threw brick at Kel-
lum missing him and killing his little
ten-year-old girl. Both families Joined
in with sickles, stones, corn cutters and
clubs. Ali the parties engaged are bad
ly used up. Kellum was arrested and
lodged in Jail.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
MEXICO COMES NEXT.
That Republic Ready for n Reciprocity
Treaty with Us.

That Republic Ready for a Reciprocity
Treaty with Us.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The bureau
of the American republics is informed
that Mr.. Jose Ives Limantour, who has
been appointed by the government of
Mexico to negotiate q reciprocity treaty
with the United States, will visit Wash
ington during the early winter for the
purpose of conierring directly with the
secretary of state.
Mr.. Limantour has for several years
been member of the Mexican chamber
of deputies, and the leader Of the liberal
party in that body. He is considered
the ablest depater and writer in Mexico
on financial and economic topics,
and the advocate of liberal and ad-
vanced ideas in commercial policy. lie
is lawyer by profession, but has devoted
most of his iife to politics. Mr.. Limail-
tours work was plan for the ere-organi-
cation of the internal taxation system
of Mexico.
Mr.. Francisco de Macin, who has been
selected as secretary TO the commits
sioner, has held several responsible pon-
tions in the customs department Of
Mexico, and was private secretary 70
the late Mr. Dublan.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Thai Is LOVE.
Richard Hornig, Suddenly Rich, weds
the Girl That Loved Him Poor.

Richard Hornig, Suddenly Rioh, Weds
the Girl That Loved Him Poor.
ATLANTA, Sept "a. Richard Hornig,
q poor German, SETTLED near Austell
some time ago. He was an honest, hard
working farm laborer, and won the re-
spect and confidence of all who knew
him. He received but little attention
from the women !, the settlement. But
there was one poor girl, Miss O'Shields,
who was always kind to the stranger,
and their friendship soon ripened into
love. AS both were very poor, matri-
mony was not thought OF. A few
months ago letter with a foreign
stamp arrived at the Anstell postoffice,
directed to Richard Hornig. 1t an
nounced to him the death of his father
in Germany, and that he was sole heir
to 1000, 900 marks.
Mr.. Hornig visited Germany. He had
no troble in getting his fortune and re-
turned to Anstell last week. OF course
this changed his condition and there
was marked change in the reception
accorded him. But his heart was true
to the little woman who had been his
friend when he was poor stranger, and
he made her his wife yesterday. Miss
O'Shields was taken from the cotton
field and arrayed in silk and fine linen
and surrounded by all the luxuries that
wealth could buy. Her husband says he
intends to send her to the best schools
in the Old World to fit her for her new
life. When asked why he did not marry
an educated girl, Mr.. Hornig replied
that such showed him no attention when
they thought him penniless stranger,
and he would always feel, should he
marry one of them, that his wife wanted
him only for his money. He knew the
bride he had selected truly loved him,
and this, he said, was what he desired
above all else
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
MRS. MAVERICKS CASE.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine working In the
Uufortunnta Woman'a BEHALF

Secretary and Mrs. Blaine working In the
Unfortunats womRn's Behalf
BOSTON, Sept. PA special from
Bar Harbor says that the case of Mrs.
Maybrick, accused of poisoning her hus-
band in England and sentenced to penal
servitude for life, was some time since
brought to the attention of Mrs. Blaine,
and she, together with Secretary Blaine,
has become deeply interested in it.
Mrs. Blaine has been for many months
constantly in receipt OF letters, urging
her to use her influence with the secre-
tary of state and induce him to COM
municate with Lord Salisbury in the
matter. Mrs. Blaine has done and is
doing all in her power, while Mr.. Blaine
has given much time and thought to
the case. About two weeks ago a petit
ton for Mrs. Maybrick's pardon. signed
by Mrs. Harrison and the wives of the
members of the cabinet, was sent TO
Minister Lincoln for presentation to the
queen,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
---------1y -
LINEN CHEAP AS COTTON.

Valuable Discovery That Will RevOlu-
tionize the Treatment of Flax Straw.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24.-"I believe it
is u matter OF very few years when
linen cloth will be as cheap as cotton.
yard for yard" said United States Sena-
tor Frank Pettigrew. "The American
Fibre company, of which am mem
ber and one of the incorporators, is the
inventor and owner Of the process. We
have had experts engaged for several
years in working it out. Hitherto the
straw has been rotted by dews, requir-
ing several months time and much
labor, but our experts by the aid of the
microscope discovered that the rotting
was performed by a microbe that de-
YOURS glue which makes the fibre ad-
here to the wood. They learned that
they could breed inconceivable numbers
of these microbes in an inconceivably
short space of time. The result is that
months have been reduced to hours in
linen production"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
WIN. T. DoRTcH.
=AGEEJ GY

Bailey Block South Second Street Carksville Tenn
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENCY: Careful
attention given this department of business Rep
resenting the very best companies.
GENERAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS Buy and sell
for others commission in city and surrounding coun
ties receive property for rental and collect rents InVes
stigate titles and furnish abstracts
Negotiate loans and sell land notes. Parties having
money to loan good mortgages invited to
consult with we have opportunities OF
placing such loans the best property and excel
lent terms No charge to the lender.
Agents for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Milwaukee, Wis
We solicit correspondence.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Rev. DIR. Burchard Ill.

SARATOGA, Sept. 24.-The Rev. DIR. S.
D. Burchard, of New York, is alarm.
ingly i'll at his clearinghouse, No. Z
Franklin square, in this village. He was
postrated with lumbago on Sunday.
Monday he was more comfortable and
hopes were entertained of his speedy
recovery, but Tuesday the case was
much aggravated, and at 6 o'clock Tues
day night his sons were notified that he
was failing and had expressed wish tc
see them
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Railroad Fatality Near Atlanta.

CHATTANOOGA, Sept. "a. - Several
persons were killed or hurt in a bad
wreck on the Western and Atlantic
road Tuesday night at Smyrna, Ga,
fifteen miles from Atlanta. Fireman
Cox was killed outright and Engineer
Hockey was badly hurt and two mail
clerks were slightly injured. The acci-
dent was caused by passenger train
running into an open switch and crush
ing into freight. No passengers were
injured.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
cuL1lvArlNa PoLEcArs.

IL Engaged In Raising the Critters.
CANTON, Sept. "a. - James Scott, Of
Delroy, Is engaged extensively in pole
cat culture. He has one farm In full
operation, with score or more animals.
A high board fence surrounds the
grounds, and inside he has caves, logs,
ETC., in which the animals find shelter.
He is now preparing six-acre tract Of
land for the purpose Of extending his
hnsinesa.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24

Ipswich, Mass, Sept. 24.-About Q
o'clock Tuesday evening Miss Ella New
mau, twenty-five years of age, commit
ted suicide by drowning in Ipswich
river. No cause can be assigned for the
act other than temporary alteration Of
mind. The deceased had large circle
of friends and was beloved by all who
knavy her
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
PRAIRIE FIRES
Now Sweeping Over Northwestern MINI,
sOta-Great Damage.

sOta-Great Damage.
PINE CITY, Sept. 24.-Terrific fires
are now raging in northwestern Mime
sofa, over $l5, 900 worth of timber land
having been destroyed.
The loss to farmers will be high.
Several dwellings and farm buildings
have been burned and the owners were
obliged to leave the devastated district.
Two school houses were destroyed
Tuesday, the pupils barely escaping
with their lives.
At the rate the flames are now raging
the loss by the fires will amount to $GC0
an hour.
The fire is approaching Pine City and
800 men are fighting it.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
uurr,ar. =. BIa,ne.s man.,on,

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept PA burglar
made an attempt on Sunday night to
break into the Blaine mansion on state
street. He had broken a square of glass
and was climbing into the window,
when the neighbors was aroused and
the man fed. The Blaines will arrive
this week
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Three noys Crushed to Death.

CHICAGO, Sept, 24.-Three boys rang
ing in age between eleven and fifteen
years, were killed on a train at the stock
yards. Their names were: Peter Fos-
ter, Ernest Carlos and the third was
only known as George. Foster came
from Valparaiso, Ind, and Carlos had
papers ON his person to indicate that he
formerly lived in Denver. They were
stealing ride on a freight car loaded
with lumber, and the lumber fell upon
them, crushing them.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Looks bad for the "Castaways. "

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept, 24.-Trou-
bles are coming thick and fast for
"Castaway" Thornton and his sister in
law, Miss Jewell. 1t is now claimed
they occupied the same berth in Pull
man sleeper from New Orleans to this
place, having been identified by several
persons Of this city, who were on the
same train. They deny the story. The
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
California Wants More Immigrants.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, "a. - At the
meeting of the state immigration con-
ference, Tuesday, it was decided to
form permanent organization, to be
called the California State immigration
bureau. A resolution was adopted de-
claring it the duty of the bureau to con
fer with representatives of trans-conti-
mental reals and induce them to build
competing lines to tidewater at San
Francisco and elsewhere In the state.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
DETERMINED.
Preparations for Bloody Work
at the BriceVilIe Mines.
One Thousand Desperate Men Await
ing Orders to Move.
Cannon and Bombs for Use on
Convict Miners.

The Free Miners More Determined Than
Ever to Rid Themselves of Convict
LabOr-If Peaceable Means Will Not
Accomplish IT, Force viii Re Resorted
TO-The Lessees Making Preparations
for Defense.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 24.-The
situation In and around Briceville is
again assuming warlike appearance
since the legislature has adjourned
without giving the miners any relief, as
promised by state officials. The miners
have become more desperate than ever,
and to rid themselves of convict labor
they will wait until everything can be
done peaceably toward moving the con-
victs. Miner Ingraham, leader of the
miners, and J. E. Goodwin, a sub-lessee.
having the convicts in charge, have been
in the city investigating the condition Of
affairs and preparing for the worst.
Goodwin has over one hundred convicts
at the Briceville mines, with a large
force of heavily-armed guards to pro-
tect them from release.
The miners are prepared for sure
work when the next attack on the bar
racks is made. They have secured two
Gatling guns, one cannon, a large num-
Der of bombs, etc, from Kentucky, and
can place Them within few yards of
the stockade in short time. There are
fully 1000 miners and their sympathiz-
ers in east Tennessee, Kentucky and
Indiana awaiting orders, and all can be
in the mining district within twenty
four hours, The limit given by the
miners for the removal of the convicts
expires on the 25th, and there is now no
possible way to avoid trouble unless the
convict lessees are willing to remove
at great financial loss.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Murderer Davis Hanged.

DENVER, Sept. 24.-W. H. Davis, who
murdered his mother and her alleged
paramour, James Arnold at Pueblo, on
Jan. Z. because they refused to give him
money with which TO continue his
drunken spree, was executed in the
prison yard at Canon City at 0 9o'clock
Tuesday night.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Gas Trust Fails,

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Sept. "a. The
Southern Gas Trust and Construction
company, controlling and operating the
Palatka Gaslight and Fuel company and
the Gainesville Gas and Electric Light
company, has been placed in the hands
of a receiver. Many Of the stockholders
reside In the north.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24

MANNINeToN. w. Va, Sept. 24.-The
Montgomery and jackson Oil company's
Snoderly No. 2 well came in here
Wednesday and is a 900-barrel gusher.
Hamilton No. 6, belonging to the same
company, also reached the sand and is
good for one hundred barrels per day.
Both wells are in the new territory and
bring in several hundred acres of oil
ande
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Killed By n Blow.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 24.-Near this city,
George Wemes killed Joseph Sheffield
with a blow Of his fist. Wemes was
overseer on The farm where Sheffield was
employed as laborer.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
CONVICT ASSASSIN.
A Sneak Behind IA FellOw-PrisOner and I
Knife in the Neck.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24.-San Quentin
was the scene Of a bloody murder. Just
as the convicts were being seated for
supper Henry Baker, San Francisco
crook serving fifteen years for burglary,
slipped up behind another inmate. James
Bailey, and plunged knife into his
neck. Bailey died in few minutes.
There was an old grudge between the
man
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24

MNNEAPoLIs, Sept. PA special to
The Journal from Bradley, $. D., says
that the whole Of the busineGJ portion OF
the city is In ashes. Ni1ie stores, one
church, one hotel and one house burned.
Loss e40. 900.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
Chemical Works Burned.

BROOKLYN, Sept. 24.-The Columbia
chemical works, ON Jay street, were
totally destroyed by fro early Wednes-
day morning. The loss will be over
S10O, coo.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-24
BY HIS OWN HAND.

Ex-Governor NTOOrehouse, of Kansas, Said
to Have Suiclded.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24.-News received
here states that Ex-Governor Moore
house, of Kansas, suicided at Marys-
vile, Mo-, at o'clock Wednesday
IN orninp
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-23
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, DECEN

of. He knew not what q strain it had
been to bear his burden alone, and he
said to himself that, helped by such
friendship, his strength would be las the
strength of ten" to redeem his fathers
honor and justify the confidence placed
in his own.
Morning in Mexico is almost always
what morning must have been in the
primal Paradise. Nowhere else, surely,
could the world have seemed so entirely
as if it were freshly created and rejoic-
ing in its creation. What floods of sun
shine, what lucid skies, what enchant-
ing atmosphere, what buoyant freshness
of air these mornings bring to the awak-
ening earth! Merely to be alive seems
joy enough, but, if other joy is added,
then the fresh gladness of nature is like
the special touch of an exquisite SYM
pathy.
So it seemed to Derwent when he
opened his eyes to the joyous brightness
of another day in the land of sunshine;
and all the brightness was tenfold en-
HANGED when the first news that he heard
on emerging from his apartment
brought by the messenger whom he had
employed to call at the house every day
was that Don Maurizio and his house
hold had arrived