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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
GREENER THAN THE GOODS.
Missouri Sends the Latest Sucker to- the
New York Shnrpers.

New YORK, Aug 20.-A unique syndi-
cate was organized few weeks ago in
tie little mining town of Zincite, Mo, 1t
was composed Of an iron mining com
pany, its capital was 1860 and its object
was to purchase green goods from manu-
facturers in this city.
The organizer of the syndicate had re-
ceived seductive circulars from John
Allen, alias Everybody, setting forth
the superior qualities of the Allen brand
of goods and offering $4,000 worth to
purchasers who would keep the trans
action dark for the inconsiderable sum
of $265.
The syndicate elected George Will
Jams, an engineer, financial secretary,
and empowered him to go to New York
and make arrangements with the
manufacturer for the purchase of the
goods.
Williams got there several days ago,
and, by agreement, met Allen at the
Point View hotel Allen showed Will
Jams several packages of good money
and dozen packages of greenisb paper
enclosed by rubber bands, ON the front
and back of which were a few genuine
notes. Allen carefully packed the green
ish paper packages in box before Will
Jams eyes, and, after getting the syndi-
Gates capital, accompanied Williams to
an express office and saw the package
sent off to Zincite 1t was doubtless a
surprise package to the expectant syndi-
cate.
Two newspaper men happened to see
Williams with Allen and suspicioned
that Williams had been swindled. They
followed him to a downtown ferry,
which he intended to cross and start for
home to participate in the delight of
opening the package.
They told him he had been over
reached and took him to Inspector
Byrues. Detectives Won Gerichten and
Clark accompanied Williams to the
Point View hotel, where he pointed out
Allen, who was arrt 3ted.
Allen said it was case of mistaken
identity. Williams is not a countIyman.
He looks as if he had more real horse
sense than his experience with Allen
might indicate.
Edward Bechtold, the genteel green
goods man with n directory of aliases,
who was held by United States Com
missioner Shields for examination for
selling a bottle of sand to Farmer John
Helm, of Reitz, Pa, for 800, may be
released ON bail from Ludlow street jail
Wednesday. His lawyer had a talk
with Assistant United States District
Attorney Eyarts Tuesday i'll regard to
his release.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Over Twelve Million Scholars
in the United States.
Over One-Third of a Million
Teachers Employed.

The Fabulous Sum of s132, 1870, GOO Ex-
pended Annually, or More Than Great
Britain, France and Germany Com
bined-An American Institution of
Which All Americans Arc Justly Proud.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-In 1890 there
were 1891 ,259 scholars enrolled in the
public schools of the United States
This includes only the primary grades of
the public schools, the various normal
schools, se1ninaries, colleges and univer-
sites not being counted. For these
scholars of the public schools there were
352, ,231 teachers employed. The amount
expended for the maintenance of these
schools reached the fabulous sum of
$139 1919, 900. This is nearly three times
as much as was expended in the United
Kingdom; over three and half times as
much as was expended in Germany, and
almost five times as much as was spent in
France. In fact, we expended last year
upon our public schools more than was
spent in all the European countries men
toned. This should be and probably is
a matter of very great pride to Ameri-
can boys and girls who have such splen-
did opportunities to fit themselves for
life.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
THE WAITING KILLED HER.
Sad Termination of Secret Marriage in
Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-There was an
interesting romance in the life of Miss
Matilda Roome, the twenty-year-old
daughter of Henry r. Roome, of 6S6
Monroe street, Brooklyn, but it was not
revealed until day or so before the
death of the young woman, which re-
Gently occurred at the house of her
parents.
For over a year before her death she
had been the wife of William J. Phoe-
nix, the twenty old son of David
G. Phoenix, deputy city treasurer of
Brooklyn, and the relatives and friends
of the couple, even their parents, it is
said, had been kept in ignorance of the
marriage.
The Phoenix and Roome families have
long been close neighbors in Monroe
street, and warm friendship has ex-
listed between them. Young Phoenix
and Miss Roome became lovers few
years ago. but owing to their youth
their parents discouraged the forming of
matrimonial engagement. Fourteen
months ago the young couple decided to
get married, and one evening came to
this city and had the ceremony per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Millette, pastor
Of the Episcopal Church of the Holy
Martyrs.
The bride returned to her home the
same night and the groom followed the
same course, each agreeing to keep their
marriage strictly secret until the latter
should have graduated from the medical
college in Burlington at which he had
for some time been student. So far as
can be learned the secret was well kept,
although the young people managed to
keep up steady correspondence during
their enforced absence from each other
Mr., Phoenix was to have graduated
this summer, but failing in one special
branch of study, was put back for an
other year. This had depressing effect
ON his young wife, and her death oc-
Cured few weeks after she had learned |
that their secret would have to be kept
another year. A couple of days before
her death she revealed the true state of
affairs, and the announcement of her |
marriage and death in a newspaper in
this city followed III close succession.
Her husband returned from Vermont |
in time to see her before her death, and
he and other members of his family |
were present at the funeral, at which |
the Rev. Mr.. King, pastor of the Tomp-
kins Avenue Congregational church, Of
ticiated. Young Mr.. Phoenix has been
greatly affected by the death of wife,
and by the advice of his physician has
gone to the Adirondacks to recruit his
health. His father says that if he had
known of the marriage he would have
welcomed the young woman home.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
FOREIGN EFFORTS FUTILE
Nm the Endeavor to Change the Catholic
Church I'm America


CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Cardinal Gibbons
was in the city Tuesday evening on his
way to Milwaukee to confer the pallium
upon Archbishop Katzer. A reporter
asked if there was anything more to say
concerning the Cahensly incident in view
of the fact that an emissary of the
Raphael societies was now on his way to
America
"Thero is nothing new that | am
aware of and | trust for the dignity Of
the Catholic church and the welfare of
our fair land that that matter has now
become antique history. My views on
that subject have been already given to
the public in detail. | am opposed to
any innovation affecting the hierarchy
Of the United States that is calculated
to destroy the Americanism Of the
church. The strength and backbone Of
the church in this country lies in the
fact of its being American. The efforts
of foreigners to change the existing con-
dition of affairs will meet with strenu-
GUS opposition and l am satisfied will
prove utterly futile"
Asked for his views regarding the
holding Of Catholic congress in Chi
cago during the worlds fair, Cardinal
Gibbons said: "That is q very good
idea and would be productive of great
good. Such a congress would not, Of
course, treat Of faith and morals, but
would consider the great social, politi-
cal, economic and benevolent problems
of the day, particularly the latter. The
vast mum bers of emigrants yearly pour
ing into the Americas makes it impera-
tive that benevolence and benevolent in
stitutions should be exhaustively studied
III the near future and the holding Of q
congress in 1893 for this purpose would
be of immeasurable value to the church
and to the countries of North and South
America. Yes, l endorse very emphati-
cally Archbishop Ireland's views in this
respect"
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Georgia state Alliance Meeting.

ATLANTA, Aug. 20.-The state ALI
ance met behind closed doors. Ex-Gov-
ernor Gordon returned Tuesday night
from the north, and to the surprise of a
great many people entered the conven-
ton today, as did Governor Northen.
Livingston will probably be elected
president of the Alliance, though a very
bitter fight against him will be made by
the conservative element of the Alliance.
1t is understood that charges will be
preferred against Livingston by q com
mittee, of which Governor Northen is a
member, and that if the convention,
through Livingston's influence, refuses
to hear these charges, they will go from
the convention before the people.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
August storms pestructlve.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.-Dispatches from
many points along the path of Tuesday
storm are to the effect that great dam
age was done to corn and other crops. In
Hancock county, Ills, incalculable dam
age resulted. Several people were in
jured and their homes wrecked. A large
number of houses, barns and outbuild-
ings were swept away.
A veritable cyclone passed over Van
dalia, Ills. Reports from the country
show the storm to have been even more
severe than in the city. Stock was
killed by lightning and orchards were
completely ruined. Reports from all
points are of similarly distressing
character.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
THE SALTON SEA.


AEbhHtCibE AAtiJbllhlu AAthuihH anu "hhSh
Report.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug, 20.-A pros
pector named Frank Mcdonald has re-
turned to this city from trip to the
desert in search of minerals. He started
from San Diego about three weeks ago,
and crossing the mountains from this
side, descended into the desert on the
borders of Salton sea- While in camp
near the edge, man came III who had
Travelled down the Colorado river for a
long distance and followed the stream
of water from the river which forms the
lake.
He reported that two or three miles
from the junction of the New river and
the Colorado a large sandbar has formed
clear across the latter river below where
1t has cut through its banks, and as the
bar is gradually growing larger, unless
it is cut through allowing the Colorado
to resume its old course, an uninter-
rupted permanent flow will be main
tained into the desert Mcdonald re-
ports that the lake is still rising, al
though slowly, owing to the extensive
area it now covers.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

CHICAGO, Aug. 20,-Judge Blodgett
has made an interesting decision in the
suits brought by a score of Chicago cigar
importers to recover alleged excessive
duties. In Cuba there is an internal reve-
nue. tax of fifty cents per 1000 on cigars,
and this the United States appraisers in-
cluded in the dutiable value The i'm
porters claimed the stamp tax was not
assessible, bat Judge Blodgett holds the
contrary, on the ground that the fifty
cent Cuban tax enters into the cost of
production.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
What Insects Cost Our Fnrmers.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 20-The Associa-
ton on Economic entomologists at its
first meeting was addressed by the
president, Danes Fletcher, entomologist
and botanist to the Dominion of Cana
da. In referring to the great loss to
crops occasioned by the ravages of in
sects, he said that the value of agricul-
tural products of this country Is esti-
mated at about 1880, 900, 900, and of this
an average of about 10 per cent. is lost
in short $39, 900, 900 Is given up almost
without struggle by the people of the
United States.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Irving to cheat the Gallows.

COLUMBUS. Aug 20.-Edward Blair,
the Putnam county murderer, who is to
be executed at the annex early Friday
morning, was taken to the cage and a
dead watch placed over him Tuesday.
Blair was taken from his cell in the
morning after showing fight, and after
he was gotten out a search of the cloth
ing on his bed was instituted. In the pill
low a rope made of sheets was found and
in the bedtick was brick. A secreted
knife was also found. His sister will
not be permitted to visit him and all
visitors will be excluded from the annex
until after the execution.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
THE RYE UKASE.
Denial of the Report That 1t is
Political Measure.
German Soldiers to Be Fed
Upon Wheat Bread.

Russia to Relieve tho Distress Among the
People by Giving Them Employment
While We Will Do the Chief Gamers,
England and India win Have Their
share--Cablegrams.
LONDON, Aug 20.-It Is known that
the Russian imperial ukase prohibiting
the expectation of rye, which caused so
much excitement in the markets of the
world, was not only at first opposed by
the czar, but 1t was also greeted with
opposition in various other quarters. In
the form this measure was first APP
proved by the council Of the empire the
restrictions had even q wider scope.
The czar rejected this first measure, but
finally agreed to put in force measure
confining the prohibition to rye grain
and rye.meal, -four and bran, or in other
words, to products actually consumed
by the Russian peasants and by Russian
cattle.
The statement that the imperial meas
ure Is political one is denounced at ST.
Petersburg as absolutely untrue. The
Russian government is making an ex-
haustive Inquiry into the stock Of wheat
the facilities for transportation of
wheat.
How Russia wan Give Relief
The measures for the relief of the dis
tressed districts include the building of
canals, barracks, railroads, the paving of
streets and tho planting Of forests.
The North German Gazette, of Berlin,
says that the present situation of the
n,IKN n1, h. u. ,x.1
political importance Of highly devel-
Fatherland independent of foreign coun-
form in the grain trade so as to enable it
to more easily supply Germany with ad-
ditional breadstuffs.
Wheat Bread for German Soldiers.
The Hamburg Correspondent, semi
official paper announces it Is the inten-
tion of the German government to use
wheat in making bread for the army, and
says 1t Is an important advance in de-
liberate policy, the object of which is to
make Germany more independent than
economic interests. The Correspondent
adds significantly: Although the Rus
sian rye prohibition was perhaps really
possible that at future date political
reasons might dictate similar measures"
We Are the Chief Gamers.
The London Times refers to the en-
couraging prospect for the English
farmer, saying that if given good wealth
ey for fortnight the wheat crop of
Great Britain will be good average
Que. The Times, In the same issue, pre-
dieting the effects of the imperial ukase
relating to the export Of rye, says that
it is estimated that central Europe
purchases will DO equivalent to e,000,-
600 quarters of rye, in wheat, corn and
potatoes. The chief gamer, The Times
says, will be the United States, though
England and India will have their share.
Finland.
The Finnish senate will propose to
prohibit the expectation Of rye. Other
wise It is feared Russia will cut off sup
plies from Finland. This will upset the
plans of Russian merchants who hoped
TO export rye via Finland.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
STRUCK UPON HIS HEAD.


williams Actions.
WHEELING, Aug. 20.-The story
printed in the morning papers of Ger
man emperor's insane freak ON the Ho-
henzollern, on his recent tour, has re-
called to the mind Of u gentleman now
in Wheeling story which he heard
when a boy returning from a Jesuit
school near Vienna. On the same vessel
was young American ON his way
home from the gymnasium at Bonn,
where the present emperor, then Prince
William, was student. The American
student had been sent home ON account
of little occurrence at Bonn, in which
he was star performer The young
American and the prince were wrest-
ling and the former always threw his
royal highness. Finally the prince be-
came livid with rage and assaulted his
opponent furiously.
The latter, who was powerful boy
OF fourteen, grasped the prince about
the body, and, lifting him bodily, threw
him backward over his shoulder He
fell upon his head, and to the consterna-
tion of all, did not rise. A surgeon was
summoned and labored with the prince
several hours before he restored him to
consciousness, and he was confined to
bed three or four weeks, much of the
time being dclirious. The young Amer
lean was sent home. The physician at
the gymnasium told the boy, who Is
now said to be wealthy real estate
operator in Cincinnati, that the injury
would affect the princes mind for life.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 20.-A carriage
containing H. c. Mulligan, Of Green
bush, and j. F. Hickey, Of Troy, dele
gates to the fremen's convention at
Herkimer, with John Lawton, of that
village, the driver, was struck by a
New York Central train near Herkimer.
Mulligan and Lawton were killed, and
Hickey probably fatally injured
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

DAYTON, o., Aug. 20.-Some two
hundred men, women and children, of
Raper Methodist church, were on a
canalboat pleasure trip below this city
Tuesday evening, and at o'clock the
boat collapsed, throwing the entire
party in the water. A score of passen-
gers were injured. The most seriously
hurt were Miss Mollie and Miss Ella
Haas, who were rescued from under the
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

PORTSMOUTH, o., Aug 20.-Captain
George Ingalls,, coal merchant, and
Philip Hans, watchman at Moore's foun-
dry, quarreled Tuesday night. Hans
stabbed Ingalls, with a pocket knife,
piercing the liver and stomach. Ingalls,
cannot recover. Hans disappeared and
cannot be found. The quarrel started
over the complaint that Ingalls, son had
been engaged in throwing down TASKS in
the foundry yard.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
A Pretty Good Hopper story.

PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 20.-The grass
hoppers are on the increase and playing
havoc with everything green. Daniel
Kelly, of New Corydon, thrashed l24
bushels of oats, and in that quantity of
grain there We're twenty-four bushels of
grasshoppers, The leaves are all being
eaten off the peacn trees and even the
fruit itself is deyoured, leaving the bare
nna1
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK
BOY BIGAMlsr.
A Bellairo Lad Under Twenty who Has
Deserted Two Girl wives.

BELLAIRE, o., Aug. 2O.-Leroy Ro-
mick, a boy under twenty years of age,
is found to be a bigamist. On last
Christmas Eve he was married to Miss
Kate Hales, of this city, and his parents
fitted him out with an elegantly furnished
home, Here he and his bride lived ap-
parently happy until the latter part of
last month, when they quarreled. The
parents of the young wife took her home.
The young husband went down the
river fishing. At Parkersburg he met
Bertha Flanders, and the records show
that he procured license to marry her,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
Williamson, a Methodist minister of that
town. He left her on some pretext and
is now at his fathers home here, but the
the parents of wife No. have put the
matter into the hands of officers, and he
Is to be prosecuted One wife is II and
the other is said to be only 16.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Mexican Mention.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 2O-The re-
port that yellow fever had broken ont
in Guaymas, Sonoro, has been officially
denied.
Dispatches from the drouth-stricken
districts bring the information that
heavy rains have fallen within the past
few days and that a partial crop of corn
has been insured.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Secretary
Foster did not go to Bennington with
the president, as has been announced by
the papers in this city, and is attending
10 the duties Of his Office, being the only
cabinet officer at present on duty at the
national cauital
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Turkish BriQands,

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 20.-Brigands
have seized an Italian railroad inspector
near Salonica and are holding him for
ransom. The Frenchman Ruffier, who
started to ransom his employer, M.
Raymond, from brigands, has not been
heard from since. A railroad workman
has been found murdered near where
the inspector was captured.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
SMASHED BY THE TeUToNlc.
The Record Westward Across Old Ooca
Faster Than Ever.

raster Ihan Ever.
New York, Aug. 20.-The White Star
line steamer Teutonic, which arrived
here Wednesday morning from Liver
pool, beat the record for western pas
sages, Her time from the bar at Queens
town to the Sandy Hook bar was days,
16 hours and 81 minutes. This is 1
hour and 81 minutes faster than the time
of her sister ship, the Majestic, on her
last trip from Liverpool, which then
made the fastest westward passage up
to that tini& One day the Teutonic
steamed 517 miles, which also beats the
record of speed for a day.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
KentnokY,a OnlcinI Vote.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 90.-The official
vote at the late state election gives
Brown, Democrat, for governor, ia, 1853;
Wood, Republican. 1l6. .O57; Erwin, Peo-
ple's, 20 ,63l; Harris, Prohibition, 3,2el.
For the constitution, 2l2,S2Oi against,
74.5sl.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
And Thi. from Austriai

BERLIN, Aug. 20.-The Austro- Hun
garian press urges the government to
take advantage Of Germany's dilemma
in the commercial treaty negotiations
and not to make concessions for the re-
duced duties which Germany will be
compelled TO make through the action Of
Russia,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
TWO LITTLE HERoINEs.
They Lose Their Life In Vain Attempt
to Save Their Brother.

to Save Their Brother.
ATLANTA, Aug. 20.-Three children,
two girls and a boy, of Steven Arm
stead, Of Alfalfa, Ala, were drowned
near that place in creek. The boy
was in bathing and got beyond his
depth. His sisters hearing his cries ran
to him, and boldly plunging into the
water soon got beyond their depth, and
all three were drowned. The boys
clothing was discovered on the bank
and the bodies of the two little girls
fshed out of the bottom Of the creek.
All were under fourteen years of age.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Many Cattle Killed by sunstrokc,

WICHITA, Kan, Aug, 2O,-The past
week, which has been unprecedently
warm In the southwest, has witnessed
the death of large numbers Of cattle in
the counties of Pratt, Barbour, Kiows
and Comancho. 1t was at first feared
that some fatal disease had found
its way into tle herds, but the leading
stockmen have now satisfied themselves
that the animals have died from sun
stroke.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Killed for His Money.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2O.-The coro-
ners jury found Coal Merchant Job
Haas, murdered in his Office last Thurs
day, came to his death by the hand of
Henry Davis, colored, who killed him
for his money Davis is held to await
an Indictment.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Conyicts MustBe Removed from nricevill

NASHVILLE, Aug. 2O.-The free miners
at Briceville, where bloodshed was so
long threatened last month, have gained
a big victory, and are consequently jubi-
liant. The convicts must be taken away
or the lease with the state will be de
clared null and void.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Annointed United states Lnhro.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Ia, Aug. 20.-The
contest for the United States district
judgeship in the First district has been
decided by the appointment of Senator
John s. Wcolson, of this city.