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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
NOT ALARMED.
Uncle Sans Printers Fear No
Type-Setting Machines.
Not Yet Convinced They Are a
Practical Success.

The Decision of Public Printer Palmer to
Test Machines win Doubtless Result in
Lengthy COnfab in the House of Rep
resentatives Next Winter-A Struggle
viii Ensue.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-The decision
of Public Printer Palmer to experiment
with typesetting machines in the govern
ment Office will meet with very deter
mined opposition from the labor people
and will likely be the subject of long
controversy in the house of representa-
tives next winter. The senate is not so
easily influenced as the house of repre-
sentatives in matters involving labor in
terests, because the labor vote is of much
less value in the upper house. The COM
mittee of the senate, of which Mr.. His
cock, of New York, is chairman, made
a report in favor of the use of steam
presses in the bureau of engraving and
printing, but the house of representatives
influenced by the pressure of the labor
men, insisted SO strongly on the use of
hand presses that in the face of this re-
port congress ordered the steam presses
removed from the bureau and the hand
presses restored to use.
The fight on the type-setting machines
will be made in the house of representa-
tives and it will be very remarkable if
the labor men do not succeed in keeping
them out of the printing Office. The
economy of using typesetting machines
is still in question, but there is no ques-
ton about the speed which can be
achieved by the use of these machines.
Time is an object to the public printer
in getting out the congressional record
and many of the department reports,
and after being bombarded with con-
slant complaints during the session of
congress it is not surprising that Mr..
Palmer is anxious to expedite the serv-
ice of his office. He is going to put the
machines in experimentally anyhow
Whether the labor men will allow them
to remain is yet to be seen.
President Kennedy's Views.
President Kennedy, of the local typo
graphical union, says that the printers
are not alarmed at the proposition for
the introduction of type-setting machines
in the government printing Office. He
says the printers are not afraid of the
machines But in conclusion he says
that ''if a lot of the stockholders who
are stuck on the machines should en-
ploy q lobby to aid them in dumping
them on the government possibly the
printer, not yet convinced that the ma
chine is a success, would be just patri
otic enough to take hand in the bust
ness and enlighten congress as to the
true inwardness of the scheme"
This means fight, and the printers
will undoubtedly make it lively for the
printing committee of the next house.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
A REMARKABLE DAY.
A Chain of Dreadful Happenings in a
Single Household.

Single Household.
PITTsRURG, July 17.-During Wednes-
day night there was remarkable series Of
fatalities at Rankin Station on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad ten miles from
Pittsburg. A man committed suicide,
the house he lived in burned down from
a lamp explosion and two children were
cremated, and later as two men We're
searching among the ruins, chimney
fell. killing one and fatally injured the
other. The dead are: David Bell, sui
eide; Robert McGratton, aged Z, burned;
Charles McGratton, aged 10, burned;
Harry Rowe, killed by falling chimney;
Peter Knee, fatally injured by falling
chimney.
David Bell was last seen alive Wednes-
day morning. He had been drinking
and was very despondent when he went
to his room. In the evening Mrs. Nc
Grafton tried to call, but receiving no
response she entered Bells room and
found it unoccupied. His clothing was ar
ranged neatly, and a letter was found
on a table addressed to his brother,
Mrs. McGratton gave the alarm and a
search was instituted. About sunset
his body was found in the Monongahela
river
The McGratton house was a frame
structure, and was used as boarding
house. At $50 o'clock Wednesday even
ing an oil lamp exploded and the house
burned down. Asleep in an upper room
were the two children, but they could
not be saved. Thursday morning two
boarders, Harry Rowe and Peter Knee
were searching in the ruins, when a
chimney fell upon them. Rowe died at
0 o'clock, and Knee will probably die,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
Spoken Of as w. II. Smiths Successor IL
the English Cabinet.

LONDON, July 1.-THE now certain re-
tirement of w. H. Smith from the gov
ernment leadership in the house of com
mons and the consequent vacancy in the
cabinet have again brought the friends
of Lord Randolph Churchill to the fore
as advocates of his claims to office.
Since Lord Randolph's voluntary with
drawal from Office in a fit of pique he
has been brought forward as candidate
to fill each successive vacancy that has
occurred in the cabinet, invariably with
the same result.
Whether Lord Randolph would re-
sumo office under Lord Salisbury even
his closest friends are not prepared to
say definitely, but it is unquestionably a
fact that he is about the last person in
England to whom cabinet position
would be offered as the preference of q
majority, or even respectable minority
of the present ministry. Nevertheless
his name is being industriously men
toned by his henchmen as that of the
most desirable man who could be select
ed to administer the affairs of govern
ment. 1t is only just to him to say,
however, that many of his admirers be-
lieve that the presentment of his claims
is wholly unauthorized by him and
would meet with his prompt condemna-
ton were he aware of it.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
CONVICT LABOR.
Freemen Won't Allow Criminals
to Take Their Places.
Placed on Board a Train and
Ordered to Leave.

Considerable Excitement at BriceViIIe, a
Small Mining Town in Anderson County.
Tenn.-GovernOr Buchanan and STAFF
and Two Companies of Militia Go to the
Scens-The End is Not Yet.
NASHVILLE, July II. - Wednesday
night the following was received from
Knoxville:
This morning, about o'clock, at
Briceville, little hamlet near Coal
creek, in Anderson county, forty con-
victs were taken in charge of by free
miners, marched to the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railway depot an1
placed ON board a car and told they
must leave.
At midnight tonight telegram was
received from from Nashville saying
that Governor Buchanan would be here
in the morning with three companies of
militia, having 1000 rounds of ammuni-
ton, and that he would proceed to the
mines and attempt peaceable settle
ment. But at all events the convicts
will be put to work.
The convicts run off will be taken
back on the same train the governor and
troops go on. Reports received here to-
night say everything is quiet at the
mines. The men are well armed, but
do not anticipate that troops will be
sent, not having heard of the governors
prompt action. Public sentiment here
Is against the miners.
This morning thirty-eight convicts
were brought to this city, and Governor
Buchanan was notified of two having
escaped. The convicts say the men
tried to get all of them to run off, but
this the miners deny.
The governor ordered the convicts
held here until further instructions
This afternoon the governor ordered the
Knoxville Rifles under arms ready to go
to the scene of trouble. Three compan-
les in Chattanooga are also under arms,
and it is reported that the governor him
self, with the militia from Chattanooga
and one company from Nashville, will
be here in the morning, and will go to
the mines and protect the operators, and
also put the convicts to work.
The operators, under their contract
with the state, hold it liable for all dam
age to them. There is much excitement
here over the situation. All the free
miners in the Jellico and the Coal Creek
districts are rallying to the support of
their fellows, and the men swear con-
vict labor shall not be introduced into
the mines. The men are well armed,
and unless compromise is effected
trouble will come. The entire mining
region is in fever of excitement, which
extends to the Kentucky side.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
cALlEoRNlA,s fLoopEp DESERT.
Newspaper Exploring Party Traces tn,
Water from Colorado River.

Newspaper Exploring Party Traces the
Water from Colorado River.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE Ex-
aminer has an important communication
from its correspondent at Salton, who
made the trip by boat over the flooded
district. Six miles from Hanlonds the
party left the Colorado river and turned
northwest into q wide slough. After
proceeding twenty-five miles they
ran into a laguna Of the Colorado
river and this was the first place where
they saw water leaving the river on the
way 10 the desert. 1t seemed to be back
ing out in many places, and the CORE
spondent expresses the opinion that the
river will eventually change its channel
and throw great volume of water into
the desert. Further down stream came
in from the lake, and a few miles
further ON still another, supposed to be
Carresco creek. While the water seemed
to be falling there is a great volume
which must apparently come in from
various lakes along the route, and the
correspondent believes the channel is
permanently cut and that the desert will
always contain water, except in the
lowest stages of the Colorado river.
SaltOn Lake still Rising.
Los ANGELES, CAL, July .-Galton
lake continues rising, until now the
overflow reaches 1900 square miles.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
THE SUBSIDY tAW..
The Postmaster General Invites
Proposals Under 1t.
Wants American Vessels TO
Garry American Mails.

For Carrying Our Mails to Europe Dur
ing the Year just Ended Our Vessels
Earned but Sixty Cents, While Foreign
Vessels Earned $307, ,60s. 4O--C contracts
to BE Made for Ten Years.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE post.
master general has issued the advertise
ment of the mail-lettings under the
postal-aid bill passed by the last con-
gress. 1t invites proposals from steam
ship companies for carrying the Ameri-
can mails to foreign countries in vessels
of American build of the best construc-
tion and of the highest speed in their
respective classes over routs minutely
described. The advertisement is the
product of three months of conference
at the department.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
A WILD WOMAN AND GIRL.
Awful Tale Told by the Latter to Part
of Fishermen.

Awful Tale Told by the Latter to Party
of Fishermen.
PINE CITY, Mimi, July IA fishing
party from this city have just returned
from the Pine forest of the Snake river,
and bringing with them wild woman
and her 16-year-old daughter. The
daughter tells a story of terrible suffer
ing and privation.
She says that the husband and father
of the family was eaten by wolves while
in an intoxicated condition last March
Since that time they have had no food
in their humble cabin. The three
younger children died of ste. ......cn and
were cooked and eaten one by one by
the mother and eldest daughter. The
mothers mind finally gave away and
she is now raving maniac.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
COLLISION AT A CROSSING.
A Chair Car Knocked Off the Track, and
n Number of Passenpers Tniured

A Chair Car Knocked OFF the Track, and
Number of Passengers Injured.
Fort SCOTT, Kan, July 17.-At the
crossing of the Missouri Pacific and Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas railroads, a
freight train crashed into the chair car
of the Missouri Pacific train, knocking it
off the trucks and turning it on its SIDE
The Injured.
Mrs. w. H. Taylor, of Salt Lake City
Mrs. w. S. Nickson, of Kingman,
Kansas.
Jeff Parker, of Eldorado, Kan.
Assistant Superintendent of Telegraph
l.. F. Sheldon, of Sedalia, Mo.
Mrs. Mamie Parker.
Mrs. Jennie Gerber, of Sedalia, Mo.
Child of Mrs. S. II. Ballinger, of Fort
Scott.
j. w. Robinson, of Larned, Kan.
George Miller, of Walker, Kan.
Mrs, George Miller.
None of the injured are thought to be
fatally hurt.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
OHIO DEMOCRATIC TICKET
As Named by the State Convention al
Cleveland,


CLEVELAND, July 1.-THE following
is the entire Democratic state ticket as
selected at the state convention in this
city Wednesday;
Governor - James L. Campbell, of
Butler county.
Lieutenant governor-William Vance
Marquis, of Logan.
Auditor of state-T. E. Peckinpaugh,
of Wayne.
Attorney general-John p. Bailey, of
Putnam.
Treasurer Charles F. Alderman, of
Richland.
Supreme judge--Gustavus II. Wald,
of Hamilton.
School commissioners. 9. Miller, of
Erie.
Board of public works-John McNa-
mara, of Summit.
Dairy and food commissioner era. ].
Trumbo, of Lawrence.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
Alabama and the Fair.

MONTGOMERY, July 1.-THE central
committee appointed by the president
of the worlds fair convention held in
this city in May, met here and organ
lied the Alabama Worlds Fair associa-
ton with capital stock of $4,000. w.
c. Bibb, Jr., of Montgomery, was elect
ed president; Joseph p. Saffold, of Mont
gomery, secretary and treasurer; K. p.
Barron, of Birmingham, commissioner
general. Funds will be raised by popu-
lar subscriptions, the value of shares be-
ing placed at 81 each.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
The ChiIian Envoys Depart,

NEW York, July 1.-THE Herald's
Washington special says that it is re-
ported Senors Moutt and Varas, the rep
resentatives of the congressional party
in Washington, have concluded that the
official and social atmosphere in this city
is too chilly for them and that they will
seek recognition elsewhere.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
Glncosa Rnmor DenIed.

NEW York, July 1.-THE rumors in
circulation that an English syndicate
has secured control of the glucose prod
uct of America and has closed contracts
for the purchase of the principal glucose
plants Is denied emphatically by the Off
cials in this city and companies engaged
in this business
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
BIG FIRE IN sANDusKY.
A Locomotive Spark Results in n s14O,-
600 Conf1aCration

SANDUsKY, O., July II. Fire involv-
ing loss of about $140, 900, occurred
here Wednesday evening. 1t originated
in John McKelvey's ice-house, from a
spark from locomotive. The ice-house,
Frank Stangs brewery and George
Baumeyer's residence were totally de-
stroyed. McKelvey's loss is between
$4,000 and $4,000; Stang's, 800, 900;
Baumeyer's, $4,000. All partially in
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
SLEEPS WITH GUNS AT HIS SIDE.


MT IHUIHHa SaIOUH NetpeI Iakes ACIIOh
After Receiving a White Cap Notice.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, July IT,
Jacob Freed, who recently started a
saloon at Newmarket, has received a
White Cap notice to the effect that he
had better get out of the business mighty
suddenly. He says nothing, but sleeps
with two pistols at his side. He was
recently refused a state license after a
bitterly contested legal fight with the
good people of Newmarket, who have
never had saloon in their town before.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
Troops to the Rescue.

CHATTANOOGA, July 17.-Governor
Buchanan and staff, accompanied by the
Lookout Mountain guards, Captain Wood
ford, Moerlein Zouaves, Captain Sim
mons Chattanooga militia, left Thurs
day morning on a special train for Knox
vile to suppress the riot at the Coal
Creek mines, where the miners have re-
belled against convict labor.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
GIVES HIS RIVAL A CHANCE.
Suicide of Jealous Husband Aftei
Twenty Years of Disgust.

Twenty Years of Disgust.
LOUISVILLE, July 17.-Charles Thiele
aged so, a well-to-do cigar dealer Of this
city, blew his brains out The matrial
trouble which caused the deed dates
back to Switzerland twenty years ago.
Thiele at that time welded pretty
Swiss girl, but he has always been jeal-
GUS of his defeated rival, who followed
him to this country. Wednesday he ap-
peared in court upon the charge Of wife
beating. Thursday morning his faxen-
haired frau found him with a ragged
hole in his temple from which the brains
oozed
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
Charged with CounterfeItlng.

SAN Francisco, July 17-Robert
Pilkey, aged 10, has been arrested ON q
charge Of counterfeiting. He Is said to
belong TO the gang who had their head
quarters at or near Antioch, three Of
whom are already In jail.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
Skaters Drowned.

PITTsToN, Pa, July 1.-Two sisters,
Kate and Mary McGowan, aged 1s and
20 years respectively, whose home was
at Avoca, were drowned in the Susque-
hanna river here while boating.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
American Pork in France.

PARIS, July TIT is believed that
the government has decided to accede
the request of the Hon. Whitelaw Reid
the United States minister, to remove
the embargo upon American pork, as it
is known that the government has
agreed to bring forward bill modifying
the general customs tariff of May, 1881.
and fixing the duty at twenty francs per
one hundred kilos on all salted pork,
ham and bacon imported from the
United States
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED.
It is Done Before the Train Gets Out {
the Railway Yards.

TExARKANA, Ark, July 1.-THE ex-
press car of the Pacific Express com
pany, attached to the southbound Texas
and Pacific passenger train, was boarded
as it was leaving the local yards and
robbed. Messenger Ryan being held up
at the point of a revolver. Only one
man seems TO have been engaged in the
robbery.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
UNRESTRICTED RecIpRoclTY
Favored by the Provincial Legislature Of
Prince Edwards Island.

OTTAWA, July 17.-The provincial leg
islature of Prince Edward Island has
adopted resolution favoring unrestrict-
ed reciprocity between Canada and the
limited States,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
OUR PORK ABROAD
Chicago Packers to Havea Rival
i'm Russia
Which Expects to Drive Them
from the Field.

Spy WOrlmen Sent to America to Secure
Positions and Learn the Secrets of the
Business - Compare Their Employees
Wages with Those of Ours--The French
Embargo May BE Removed.
LONDON, July 17.-In an interview the
secretary of the Russian Bacon com
pany, which has recently established
markets in L@don, Hamburg, Havre
and Barcelona, said that the company
was confident that it would oust Ameri-
can bacon from the European market.
Germany and France, which disfavor
the American article, not only permit,
but encourage the sale of Russian bacon
within their territory.
Spy WorlSmen Sent to America.
"Some time ago." he said, twenty
workmen were sent by Russia to Chica-
go, Omaha and Kansas City, who OBJ
tanned employment in packing house,
and managed to learn good deal about
the general condition and methods of
the business in America, Upon the
strength of their representations the
government proceeded to erect an i'm
mense factory near Graizi, 200 miles
from Moscow, at q cost Of $i5G, 600, and
leased it at nominal figure to the com
pany for twenty-one years. The gov
ernment also afforded the company spe-
cial railway facilities, whereby it is able
to deliver its product in London in ten
days at nine pence per hundred less
than the freight cost from Chicago.
Deliveries are made in Hamburg in
seven days.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-17
Look at the Wages Paid.

The company employ fifteen Irish
dressers, who receive 60 per week. A
host Of other employees, all Russians, re-
ceive only ninepence per day, SO that
the cost of labor is much less than in
the American cities, Graizi commands
a product of 100000 hogs immediate
ly, with double that number in prospect
for the near future. The company pro-
poses to open markets in all the import
ant cities of Europe soon. The com
pany's bacon sells in the London market
at present at forty-one shillings per
hundred Weight
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-04

his essay, the cuspidor, the pipe, the cigar,
the quid and the toothpick do yoeman
service, AS they have ever since the days
of Dickens, and his American Notes, The
knife, as conveyor of pie, comes in for
the customary paragraph, and the finger
bowl, as a trap for the verdant, is not
overlooked. Mr. Adams contends that,
bad as we may be, we are yet better
bred than our European friends-English,
German, French or what not. He gives
us much credit for progress already made,
bot pleads for the abateruent of the many
vulgarisms which are still practiced on
this side of the water. Loud talking he
abhors. So do all of us, ,ut when he in
sists that two persons in street car, for
example, must not talk so loudly as to be
heard by others he goes too far. He
should whale away at the inviting tooth.
pick, the loa;hsome cuspador and the dis
figuring quid, but he should not disoour.
age conversation pitched in tore high
enough to be understood by the nearer
without straining his auditory organs to a
dangerous extent, He might better visit
a mild Arrangement ON that person whose
voice is so low as to be constant
annoyance. The cuspidor AMI
toothpick are, however, and should for
ever be, special subjects of reprcbation.
Their public use, though common, is vul-
gar, and the oftener MIR. Adams calls at
tention to the fact the greater will be the
blessing conferred on people which
should heartily welcome righteous criti-
cism of its faults and profit by the lesson
thus taught.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-04
NOT A sUB-TREAsURY DEFEAT,
The Missouri Convention simply Ee-
ferred il 10 The Sub-aIIiauce..

TOPEKA, Kan, sept senator
PETER returned from Iowa last Dight
and to-day consulted with about a
dozen of the Alliance statesmen on the
effect the sub-treasury defeat in Mis-.
souri, would have on the policy of the
new party Saturday night when the
news was brought that the Missouri
Alliance had defeated the subtreasury
scheme the third party politicians ad-
mitted their surprise.
The Missouri alliance, said Sena
tor PETER today, has done the correct
thing. The sub treasury scheme is a
proposition for the people 20 decide
and they will go right. The sub-treas-
ury advocates had enough votes IN the
convention to have carried the plan,
but they disappointed The politicians
by allowing the sub alliances to settle
the question. The sub-treasury scheme
was not defeated. 1t was simply re-
ferred 10 the sul-allianceS. Had il
been convention of democrats or
republicans with a ajority they would
have fastened their idea on the people
and the people would have been COM
PEELED 10 submit
The action of the Missouri conven.
ton will result in delay, but the ALI.
ance states will all have acted on the
sub-treasury plan in time for the cam
paign of 1892.
II think the Cincinnati platform
will be practically the one On which
tic campaign wi be fought by the
people, party There Is this to say
about the South: so long IS the Ali.
ance gave the old bourbon ieade"s No
trouble the farmers were slapped on
the back and told We are with you;
whatever the farmers do Is good
enough for us. As soon. however, as
the farmers began to assert Themselves
the 1illmans and hordons dis oyered
that their principles were anlagonistic
10 American institutions. They now
allege that the sub-treasury and gov
eminent control OF railway PROPOSE
tions are dcep-seated paternaiism.
The famers can be depended upon TO
take care of the sub-treasury scheme.