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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Some Figures Showing the Effects of th'
New Tariff During Ten Months.

Some Figures Showing the Effects of the
New Tariff During Ten Months.
| WASHINGTON, JuIe II AN interest
ing showing of the exports and imports
is made by Maj. Brock, chief of the bu-
reau of statistics in summary just is
sued for the month ending April, 1891.
During the month of April the exports
of domestic merchandise show large
increase of sugar refined, amounting to
36,S0l,25l pounds. During the ten
months ending April 3d. 1891, the value
of the domestic sugar and molasses ex-
ported amounted to $1,000, 1852, an in
crease of $685. 300, when compared
with the corresponding period of the
previous year.
The exports of breadstuffs during the
ten months ending April, 1891, as com
pared with 1890, show a decrease in
value of SOS, ,056.757.
Raw cotton shows an increase of $685.
474, 1867, and manufactures of cotton an
increase of $3,050,248.
Provisions show an increase of $9,-
463, ,102.
The exports of domestic gold which
commenced during the month of April,
1891, amounted during that month to
$14, ,143,110
The largest imports Of merchandise on
record for a single month were received
in April. amounting to $91 ,276,72
Sugar was placed on the free list
April /, and the importations for that
month ran up to 4,595,0S pounds. The
proportion between free and dutiatla
articles, as compared with the month of
ADril 1890. is about reversed:
1891. 1850.
Free ..........u.s5 s51 ,O14 S27,416,1)5
Dutiable. ........ 30,t75,707 4f,4S5,Wb
The imports of raw wool show an in
crease of "a ,504, ,657, and the imports of
manufactures of wool decrease of
s., ,244, 1888.
Manufactures of iron and steel show
an increase of 81, ,403,3 ,3O2, fruits and nuts
an increase of $2,082,972. Flax. hemp
and jute manufactures an decrease Of
g., 1903, ,5S6.
The total value of exports of provi-
sions, comprising meat and dairy prod
ucts, was 1921 ,607 1923.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

STRUCK IT RICH.
Discovery of a Treasure Buried
During the War,
Near the Village of Hanging
Rock, Kershaw County, S. c.

1t Consisted of Money and Other vaIu-
ables Worth About s163, 900 Captured
from Bank Omcials by General ShOr-
mans Men and Afterward Buried.
Great Excitement Caused by the Dis
cOVery.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 11.-Great ex-
citement prevails among the people of
Kershaw over the finding of $l63, 900 in
gold and other valuables, which were
buried in that neighborhood twenty
four years ago, when Shermans army
was passing through South Carolina.
The officers of the Camden bank col
lected the money and jewelry and
brought it near Hanging Rock creek,
Kershaw county, to bury it. They were
captured by Sherman's men and forced
to give up their treasure. The soldiers
in turn appointed one of their own num-
Der, named Rhodes, to bury it.
Among the treasures was a gold
pitcher presented by the ladies of
Charleston to Calhoun. On his death
bed a few days afterward Rhodes said
he had buried the money near an old
mill. For the past twenty years various
parties have been digging for the buried
treasure, but without success Last
Friday night, however, it was secured
by Mr.. Rhodes, brother of the man
who buried it, and Mr.. Swaggart,
both northern men. They have disap-
peared,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
RETALIATION.
A Grave Reminder to BE Given
the Italian Government.
Report That Our Legation at
Rome Is to Be Closed

II italy Persists in Leaving Subordinate
OHiciaI In Charge of Her Legation at
Neutrality-suspicious. Minister, Mr.. Porter,
Now Absent from Rome and May Re-
turn to America.
New YORK, June 11.-While the Ital-
ian controversy has died out of public at
tention to a considerable degree, in
formation comes from Washington of u
movement made by this government
which has in it the nature of retaliation.
The United States minister at Rome,
Mr.. Porter, was few days ago to have
asked for leave of absence for the sum
mer He left Rome last week for other
parts of Europe, with half-implied
statement that he was coming to this
country. His leave of absence was not the
regular thing in the course of diplomatic
service. 1t was taken under direction
and by the positive order of President
Harrison, with the direct purpose and
intention of leaving this government un-
represented at the Italian capital, so
long rs Italy remains unrepresented at
Washington, under pretense that she has
grievance against this country. NV
information on this matter is from verv
high sources. 1t was intimated to me
that President Harrison would not stop
with mere creation of a vacancy in the
legation at Rome, but will close il up
entirely If Italy persists in leaving her
legation at Washington in charge of a
subordinate official on the plea of dis
pleasure made when Baron Fava was re-
callah
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
SNEEZ!NG TO DEATH.
The Grip Suspends Schools, Courts and
Trades in England.

Trades in England.
LONDON, June 1.-THE influenza ep-
idemic is still raging although not SO
virulently as week ago. The sufferers
throughout the country are numbered
by hundreds of thousands. Special
prayers for the abatement of the epi-
demic were offered in churches of the
Episcopal and other denominations on
Sunday. The Episcopal prayer, which
was drawn up by the bishop of Lincoln,
appeals to the Almighty for a cessation
of the great sickness and mortality
which the malady has created in the
United Kingdom.
On Sunday, for the second time with
in two weeks, and also for the second
time in its history, the house of com
mons was thoroughly fumigated. This
was done by Theoretically sealing the
doors, windows, ventilators and every
other aperture. Large numbers of
dishes containing thiocampf, liquid
combination of sulphur dioxide, cam
phor and other powerful disinfectants,
were then placed together with sulphur
candles in the chambers below the
house, the vapors gradually rising
through the perforated iron floor and
seats until the chamber was filled with
the horrible mixture.
EARLY on Monday morning the cham
Der was opened, gusts OF air was sent
through it by means of powerful fans
from the Thames embankment, the foul
smelling odor dispersed, and the historic
chamber declared to have been thor
oughly cleansed. Four hundred school
teachers within the limits of the city of
London school board are down with the
malady, and it has been found necessary
to close many of the schools The inmates
of the various work houses and pauper in
stitutions are also severe sufferers. In
Bethnel Green work house 100 inmates
are down, while the number of deaths
last week reached thirty-four. Two
thirds of the community known as the
Peculiar People, at Crossing, in Essex,
are suffering from the malady.
The queens bench division of the high
court Of justice has held but one session
during the past week, four-fifths of the
lawyers whose cases were on the docket
being unable to attend. From all over
the country there come reports of the
deaths of prominent people. In Leicester
one-half of the business of the town i3
suspended, and rs per cent of the teach
ers in the public school are Frustrated.
No less than twenty-five ministers from
the leading cities who have been attend
ing the recent congregational meetings
in London have been struck down by
influenza and are unable to return to
their homes. Fifty-eight members Of
the house of commons are on the sick
list.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
BIG BATCH OF BIDS.
The Laborites Looking Out For th
Worlds Fair Contracts.


The Laborites Looking Out For the
Worlds Fair Contracts.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE time al
lowed for the entering of bids for the
erection and completion of the navy de-
partment exhibit of the worlds Colum-
bian exposition expired at 2 o'clock
Wednesday, and the big pile of envelopes
upon the desk of Capt. Richard W..
Meade. the representative of the navy
department in the board of control, in
dicated that quite large number Of
contractors were willing and anxious to
obtain the job.
The proposals are in two parts-one
for furnishing all the labor and ma
terials required for the erection and
completion of the foundation and an
other for furnishing all the labor and
materials required for the erection and
completion of the upper portion of the
structure. All the work is to be COM
pleted within twelve calendar months.
Local labor men have been asked by
prominent laborites in Chicago to keep
an eve on the awards. The Chicago men
are insisting upon an eight-hour day and
n minimum scale of wages. So far they
have not been very successful in their
demands.
The contract for one building has
been awarded to Minneapolis firm that
figured on labor on the price paid in
Minneapolis, which is ten cents lower
than the Chicago scale, while an Omaha
firm of contractors has secured another
contract figuring on a rate five cents less
than the rate paid in this city. So far
as the government buildings are con-
cerned, the labor men propose TO see
whether it is not possible to secure the
full measure of their demands.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
A NEW UNIQUE PARTY.
And the Leader is q Well Known st. Paul.
Mimi, Contractor.

| mlnn.s contractor,
ST. PAUL. June ia new political
party has beed launched in this city un-
der the name of the National association,
sixty gentlemen of st. Paul and vicinity
filing articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state of Minnesota. The
leader of the new party is Charles F.
Huff, the well known st. Paul park con-
tractor.
The objects of the party, as stated in
the articles of incorporation, are to
unite socially and fraternallv all re-
spectacle citizens for the purposes of
bettering their condition, in private or
public life, by course of debates upon
political subjects, from which will re-
suit a more thorough knowledge of
what is needed in the way of reform or
political economy in the counties, the
states and the nation. 1t will give us a
clearer idea, from the interest shown by
the different individual members in
these debates, of their fitness as can
didates for different positions of their
trust as public servants instead of pick
ing them from the roster of base politi-
cal party as has been done heretofore,
contrary to the feelings of the we'll
meaning citizens of the different COM
munitieS"
The new party is to be on secret So
ciety basis, but will not be exclusive.
Its mode of nominating officers is
unique. Whenever election time ap-
proaches the ward or township associa-
tions meet and take ballot for candi-
dates for the position to be filed. For
ward Or township officers the person re-
ceiving the highest vote shall be the
nominee. lii votes for county officers
the vote of each ward or township
organization shall be certified to the
county organization, which is COMPOSED
OF one representative from each of the
ward or township associations. The
man who has received the most votes is
declared the candidate and all the other
members of the organization are sworn
to vote for him.
For state officers the same plan is to
be followed, except that the votes from
each ward are forwarded to the county
organization and then to the state organ
ization, and by that organization the de-
claration is made as to who the candi-
dates of the association are. In an inter-
view Mr.. Huff declared that the "su-
preme association" which is now com
posed of only st. Paul men, would in
ninety days have an organization in
every county of Minnesota, and he ex-
poets that his party will cut quite a
swath III politics.
This organization will be extended
into other states as fast as possible, and
by next year the leaders expect to have
a sufficient strength to warrant the
nomination of candidate for president
of the United States. According to Mr..
Huff, forty canvassers are in readiness
to start out through Minnesota and as
soon as the printing is completed they
will begin their work.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
SMUGGLING ON THE COAST.
United States Officers Under Suspicion of
Grave Offense.

Grave Offense.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11.-A treasury
agent has discovered at Mare Island navy
yard that large quantity of dutiable
merchandise has been brought into this
country by several American war YES
sells which recently returned from Chin
nese stations and that no revenue charges
were paid on it. The United States
steamer Omaha arrived few weeks ago
and went to Mare Island without being
ing inspected by customs officers. When
the treasury agent visited the yard last
week it is claimed that he found a large
quantity of silk gowns and costly bric.a-
brac in the officers quarters of the
Omaha, amounting to several thousand
dollars in value.
Many of these articles were inclosed
i'll packages ready for shipment to vari-
GUS eastern points. 1t is also said that
the entire consignment has been seized
by the custom authorities and submit
ted to the appraiser at this port. One
silk gown, it is claimed, has been ap-
praised at nearly $1,000. Some of the
principal officers of the Omaha and one
or two officers of the Swatara which re-
turned from China several months ago,
are concerned in the smuggling and
that action is being taken in the matter
by navy and treasury departments in
Washington
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
LAUGHED ON THE scAFFoLp,



Dropped Into Eternity.
HICKMAN, KY, June 11.-Lev. James,
colored, aged 20, murderer of Thomas
Garvin, was hanged at 547 q. IN.
Wednesday, During the night he pro-
fessed religion and was baptized, On
the scaffold lie laughed and chatted with
the guards, and while being manacled
asked for drink of whisky, which was
given him. His neck was broken.
The town was crowed with people,
drawn here by curiosity. The execution
was private, only about forty people
being permitted within the enclosure
The crime for which Lev. james suf-
fered the death penalty was the unpro-
voked murder of Thomas Garvin, at
Fulton, KY, In November, 1889. James
had gotten into saloon quarrel with
white man, who beat him with billiard
cue. He swore revenge, and ut the depot
mistook Garvin, a railroad engineer from
Chicago and shot him dead.
At his trial he acknowledged the kill
ing, but said he shot the wrong man by
mistake. His only regret was that he
had failed to kill the man with whom
he had the trouble in the earlier part Of
Une evening
He was sentenced to be hanged in No
vember, 1890, but the execution was
postponed until the question of his sani-
ty could be decided.
The execution of james is the first
check given the carnival of crime, which
seems to have held sway over law and
justice in this county for thirty-fve
years. During this time the murders
and lynchings have numbered, all told.
nearly forty. But the guilty heretofore
have managed to escape all punishment,
unless administered by Judge Lynch.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
OVERLOOKED VALLEYS.
Destructive Floods Along the Red River
In Texas and Indian Territory.


ARDMoRE, l. T., June 11.-Reports
received here give heartrending accounts
of fearful havoc to both life and proper
ty in the overfowed valleys of the Red
river in Texas and the territory. Since
Sunday the river has been out of its
banks, and higher than known for years.
At Fleetwood and Courtney flats in
the territory the dwelling and business
houses have been swept away, crops de-
stroyed and stock of all kinds drowned
A fat boat containing several men, who
had sought safety upon the tops of their
houses, were capsized and one of the men
drowned.
The rush of the waters was so rapid
and unexpected that but few had time to
seek safety on the higher lands, and it is
feared that many people who are now
missing are drowned.
At this writing it is impossible to as
certain the loss of life or the value of
property destroyed. The extent of the
former is painful to contemplate, while
that of the latter has rendered numbers
of families homeless and robbed them of
all means of subsistence.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
Tehuantepec Railway and Canal Prof eCt.

New YORK, June lit is learned
that Mr. Simon Stevens, of New York,
late president of the Tehuantepec Rail
way and Ship Canal company, has pre-
pared and is about to submit project
of treaty which it is proposed shall be
made between the government of Mex
leo and that of the United States, pro-
viding that Mexico and the United
States shall jointly guarantee 80 much
of an issue of 100000, 900 of two per
cent. observation-disclosures gold bonds as
will be sufficient to insure to completion
the construction of a transit of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Pacific ocean by means
of a ship canal and marine railway,
with commodious harbors ON both
coasts
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
RIOT AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Encounter Between Street Car Strikeri
and the Police.


and the Police.
GRAND RAPIDS, June 1.-THE street
car strike broke out again early Wednes-
day morning with violence from a
crowd of 200. gathered at the Sweet
street cable station.
They assembled at o'clock, and were
smashing things when posse of police
arrived. A pitched battle ensued. Re
volvers were fired and bricks and sticks
thrown. Detective Joseph w. Smith
was hit upon the head with stone and
severely injured.
The police used their clubs and revolv-
ers. They did not shoot into the air be-
yond the first volley but directly into
the mob. 1t is reported that one Of the
crowd was wounded mortally and Others
less seriously. The officers arrested
thirteen of the rioters.
The wounded were carried away by
friends, and their names and condition
cannot yet be ascertained. The police
are hunting for them. Many of the
rioters had revolvers and fired them at
the officers, but none of the bullets took
affect
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
Sam. Small Short.

ST. LOUIS, June ia special to The
Globe-Democrat from Ogden, Utah,
says: The committee appointed by the
Methodist Episcopal conference, which
has just closed, to audit the accounts of
Sam. Small in connection with the uni
versity, report that they find him ju
arrears over 81 900. 1t was decided that
no action should be taken in the erring
minister's case, but that the latter be
left with the Georgia conference foc
whatever settlement Sans brethren in
the south deem best.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
Big Deal In OIL Lands.

NASHVILLE, June 1.-THE largestd deal
in oil lands ever known in this country
has just been closed in Fortress county
by Col. II. L. Starke, of Atlanta. The
oil tract lies on four streams west of the
coal region Of the Cumberland plateau.
The discovery of this petroleum district
was made in the third year of the war
by Col. Starke. The oil is so plentiful
that the neighbors gather ii in buckets
from the surface and saturate the wood
they burn with it. A well $50 feet deep
flows thirty five to fifty barrels day.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
Making BaDeles is Counters,iiiur

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE secret service
officers have notified all Of the jewelers.
of the city that hereafter they will be
prosecuted for counterfeiting in case
they are caught gold plating silver or
nickel coins for use as bangles. This ac-
ton is taken because it has been discov-
cred that some Of these plated coins have
been passed as the gold coins which they
resemble in size.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
worlds Fair Appropriation Fight

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1.-The house
Tuesday morning passed the worlds fair
appropriation bill as amended last week,
reducing the appropriation from 81 ,0O0,-
600 TO $75O.O0O. The fact was at once
reported to the senate, and that body de-
clined to concur in the amendment, so
the bill was sent to conference com
mittee.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
A Hnnter shoots HIS LIttIe Som.

MEMPHIS, June 11.-John Persur, Of
Poplar Grove, Upton county, was out
hunting with his 1O-year-old boy on
Monday. They became separated and
the little fellow in a boyish frolic
climbed tree. The father came along,
and catching sight of some object shak-
ing the heavy foliage, fired. To his
horror his boy fell throught the branch
es to the ground. dead, with a bullet
through his heart,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
Where win the Spectators stand

New YORK, June 11.-There will be a
novel sight afforded to persons who go
to South Bethlehem, on the West Shore
road next Tuesday. Sixty thousand tons
of rock-an entire mountain ledge-will
be blown away by dynamite under the
direction of the Edison Electric company
in the limestone quarries of p. Callahan.
1t will be the most extensive blast in the
records of mining history and big
crowd of spectators is looked for.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
Porter Not Recalled.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE story
published to the effect that Minister
Porter had been recalled is positively
denied at the state department. Minis
ter Porter is on leave and is travelling
abroad, and will not come to the United
States during his vacation. Although
he has not been recalled his vacation
may be extended from time to time un-
til tine New Orleans affair is settled, or
until Italy sends a minister to Wash
ingtOn
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
supposed 70 Iave Heen sIobbed.

BrRMiNGHAM, Ala, June liza special
TO The Age-Herald from Vernon. Ala.,
says that IL is generally believed that
William Matthews, the negro who at-
tempted TO rape two young ladies at
Millport on Saturday night, has been
captured by mob snd lynched.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE report OF
the statistician of the department Of
agriculture for June makes the average
In cotton 97.7 per cent. Of the area Of
1880, and the average condition 65.7.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

10 yards bleached domestic, good
noped for, roc.
Best Indigo calico at &c.
Full standard calico at &c.
Good brown domestic at &C.
Good plaid cotton at Sc.
Good bleached domestic ut SC.
Apron check ginghams at Be.
Gross bar muslin at &c.
India lawn at SC.
Dragon bulk organdies at S!c.
Heavy bIue c0tt0nade at I25o.
38 to 40 inch all wool dress goods,
slightly damaged, at from l9c to 30c.
yard.
Ladies' good toe slippers, SOC.
Ladies' all solid shoes, lace or but
ton, $l.00.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

Ladies' custom made dongola kid
shoes, $l.50.
George Hocker's ladies' fine kid
shoes at $500.
The celebrated Zeigler Bros shoe
from $3.50 up.
Mems all solid shoes from ST 90 up.
Ask to see McGehee Bros. great
wear shoes-$l so and $500 per pair.
Pants to fit all mankind.
Mems homemade working pants at
75o. and $l.00.
Mems good suits from $500 up.
Boys and children's suits to suit and
fit perfectly. Everything marked in
plain figures at one low CASH price
to everyone alike.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11

DECATUR, H., June 1.-THE wheat
fields around Decatur are alive with
wheat-hce, or cut-bugs.