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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14
The Financial Bill.

The coup d. etdt of the silver men in
the senate last week shelves the federal
election bill for the present, but it does
not necessarily kill it. Indeed, if there
is majority in favor of it, there is no
reason why it should not be called up
again and brought to a vote under
closure rule, which might as well be
adopted now as at any later time. The
necessity for such rule is plain enough.
The action of the silver men can not
be construed as conclusive evidence of
opposition to the election bill. 1t was
with them a question of periling
their pet measure by longer delay or
setting aside temporarily what they
consider measure of secondary i'm
portance. They saw time slipping by,
and the end of the debate did not APP
pear much nearer than it was a month
ago. To men who hold free silver
coinage as dear as these men do, such
delay must have been peculiarly exas-
perating. Senator Stewart apparently
led the assault on the election bill
without collision with the democrats.
When asked some time before this vote
if he would vote with the democrats for
free coinage, he said: "No, but | have
been leader in this fight for years, and
the democrats can vote with me. :"
That is just what the democrats did,
and that is why the election bill was
laid aside.
The financial bill will be disposed of
to-day, unless some new arrangement
is made at the last minute. Itprovdes
for the purchase of $4,000 900 ounces
of silver in addition TO the present
monthly purchase and for the issue of
$100,000,000 in two per cent bonds
but as soon as the election bill was dis
posed Of Senator Stewart made free
coinage amendment, and the real ques-
ton now is on that amendment. II is
understood that the chances for carry
ing this amendment through both houses
is good, but the silver men are not very
confident that President Harrison would
sign such bill. However this may be
it is very evident that the idea of a
double money standard has been max.
ing prodigious strides of late. 1t can
no longer be charged that no one wants
silver but the silver kings. The mass
OF the people in the West and the South
are just as much interested in this pro
posed legislation as are the silver kings
What the reason for their interest is
is another thing, but it is not so hare
to find as might be supposed. These
western and southern people know tina
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

Do Nor FAIL TO READ THIs.-Dr. Greene
of "a Temple Place Boston, the eminent
and successful specialist in the cure of
nervous and chronic diseases, gives to all
sufferers from this class of complaints the
privilege of consulting him by letter free of
charge. The doctor is the discoverer and
proprietor of the well-known nerve cure,
DIR. Greene's Nervura, and his standing as
a specialist is so high that no sufferer should
neglect to take advantage of this oppor-
tnnity You can send for his question
blank to fill out, or write him description
of your disease, and he will return his opin-
ion of your case, the chances of cure, and
advice in regard to treatment He has
made speciality of treatment of patients at
a distance through letter correspondence,
and his success in curing chronic diseases,
even cases given up as hopeless, is unprece-
dented. BY writing to him you will be al
most sure OF cure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

THE new state government OF Nebraska
organized last week by the election of
the Farmers Alliance officers. An exct-
ing time occurred on Thursday. Speaker
Elder and the alliance faction refused to
have the returns of the last election can
vassed, and the state supreme court issued
a writ of mandamus requiring Elder TO do
so. The sheriff, assisted by policemen, had
to break into the state house to serve the
writ A pitched battle followed, free fights
being frequent. When ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Nickel john left the room temporarily he
was refused readnittance till the militia
was ordered to escort him in with their bayo-
nets. Finally the speaker finished can
wasting the returns, and the result was an
nounced. Then the Alliance men passed
a resolution against the republicans and
democrats combined declaring the election
void and censuring the supreme court.
Governor Thayer and the new Alliance
governor, Boyd, both claim the Office, and
both have given orders to the militia on the
northern border regarding the Indians.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

GOVERNOR HILL is said to have de-
cided to become a candidate for United
States senator from New York. David
has beel long time making up his
mind, but as he is supposed to be mas
ter of the situation, he could afford to
take his time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

THERE is queer state of things in
Connecticut. The legislature has been
trying to get the muddle over the last
state election cleared up, but thus far
it has not succeeded. The senate has
declared the democratic state cflicers
elected, and the house, after providing
for an inquiry as to whether or not any
one was elected, has adjourned to the
Goth instant. Meanwhile the old state
officers hold over. To all appearances,
Connecticut is in a worse plight than
New Hampshire.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

THE state papers which misrepre-
sented DR.. Hoskins' position in respect
of a separate agricultural college do not
seem to be in haste to publish the doc
tors terse and emphatic refusal to be
put in a false position in this matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

Mr.. BLAINE's recent letter to Lord
Salisbury was given to the public last
week, and it is gratifying to observe that
there is evidence in it of disposition to
arbitrate the Behring sea question. If
his policy has been to impress his posi-
ton strongly as possible on Great Britain
by delay and talk, there is something to
be said for it, but the people of the
United States would never be satisfied
with a resort to arms over this difficulty
unless an attempt at settlement by ar
bitration is previously made.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14
Golattbmam 4 Journal.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IA, 1891.

SENATOR MORRILL, put the case of
the gold-standard men very forcibly in
the senate on last week Tuesday. He
is not too old yet TO give the young
financiers of the senate point or two.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

THE Indians are hesitating whether
to fight or surrender, and the success
of present negotiations depends largely
on General Miles diplomacy and also
good deal on chance. An unwise
act by private soldier may set the
whole body of Indians to fighting the
whites instead of quarreling among
themselves. General Miles is hopeful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

CLARENCE ARMoNr, the check man in the
employ of the Chicago & Western Indiana
railway at the Polk street depot Chicago,
has been arrested for completely in the sys-
tematic robbery of trunks left in the bag
gage room. These robberies have been GO
ing on nearly year and it is estimated that
several thousand dollars worth of property
has been stolen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

THE corporation of Brown Univer-
sity has voted that committee of seven
members be appointed to consider the
obligations and duties imposed on the
university by the act of 1890 regarding
schools of agriculture and the mechanic
arts. This committee is given full
authority to act on the question of ac-
cepting the fund. Fancy the Univer-
sity of Vermont appointing a COM
mittee to consider such phases of the
subject "Grab the money!" is the
motto of the Burlington college.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-14

A CONFERENCE between committee
of the trustees of Dartmouth COLLEGE
and one of the alumni was held at
Concord, N. H., recently to arrange a
plan for giving the alumni a larger
representation on the board. 1t is I'M
derstood that it was decided to submit
to the alumni of over five years. stand
ing proposition to add to the board
five members, one to be selected each
year for period of five years, and the
plan to continue not less than fifteen
years. If these are not the exact pro-
visions of the plan, they are probably
substantially correct. The trustees
have been forced at least to accede to
the wishes Of the alumni, the younger
and progressive part of whom look for a
continuous series of reforms from this
time on.
MIR. PARNELL spoke to fully 10000
persons at Limerick on Sunday. Even
his enemies will admit that he made a
speech of consummate ability. He
read letter. sent by himself to Cecil
Rhodes, premier at the Cape of Good
Hope, about three months after his
Hawarden interview with Mr.. Glad
stone, a time when the conversation
was fresh in his mind, to show that the
assertions in his manifesto which Mr..
Gladstone had contradicted were true.
Mr.. O'Bren and Mr.. Mccarthy agreed
with him that Mr.. Gladstone said moth
ing at the time about breach of conf
dence. Touching the liberal party, he
said that it offered no genuine land
policy. Then coming TO the question OF
leadership, ne guardedly intimated that
he and Mr.. O'Brien "fully recognized
that future steps will have to be taken
by other men upon whom very great
responsibility will rest if they are moi
again able TO resume negotiations with
an assured hope of success" AS FOL
himself, he only asked his audience no
to believe that he had been actuated b,
the contemplate and paltry motives at
tributed to him. AS soon as the futur,
of the Irish question is assured, h,
would cheerfully retire from the leader
ship. Sucn telling points as these
adroitly put, are likely to count strongl
for the Irish leader To say that he i
very Napoleon in political warfare,
to make fair comparison. The bold
ness and skill of his strokes are i
marked contrast to the present uncel
tainty of Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Parne
not yet out of Irish politics
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
A BOGUS DETECTIVE.
He Ropes in officer Robinson and Gets
Himself in Jail.

When the crowd began coming in
to the fair Monday morning an in
dividual known to some OF the Off
GERS here disembarked from south
bound passenger train and began
making himself conspicuous by say
ing he was Chief of Detectives Stew
art of the l.. & N. railroad system.
He approached Officer Robinson and
in confidential vein gave him the
names of several parties that Robin
son never heard of, telling him that
they were wanted bad by the rail-
road company and that if he would
assist in finding them he would di-
vide the reward, or words to that eff
feet. Robinson thinking he was aid
ing one of the most renowned de
tectives in the south, Immediately set
TO work exploring Vinegar Bottom
and Skuff for the parties wanted.
He hunted for ~them until noon yes
terday, but could find no trace of
them. In the meantime he met
Frank Osborne, who served as
a deputy under Mr.. Stew.
art and told him that Stewart was in
town. Osborne replied that it Was a
mistake; that Stewart was not in
GAINESVILLE and that he had not been
here. Robinson began to smell a
mouse, and stcaightway arranged to
bring his detective face to face with
the deputy. The fellow brazen-
ly told Osborne that his name was
Stewart and he was chief detective
in the employ of the l.. q N. Os-
borne pronounced him an impOstor,
whereupon Robinson put him under
arrest on charge of passing himself
off for an officer. The fellow wilted
like cabbage leaf in the hot sun,
claiming first that he was brother
and later that he was a son of Stew
art neither of which was a fact. He
was brought 10 town and locked up
on the above mentioned charge.
The fellow is from Russellville and
his name is Waldron. He has been
in the habit of coming here for the
past five years, always claiming to
be an officer. He takes delight in
hanging around police headquarters
wherever he goes. but it is safe TO
say that he will let Robinson alone
hereafter.
After examining all the facts in
the case Waldron was released, it be-
ing the impression that he meant
nothing serious.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
THE DARK CROP,
Johnny" Has Something to Say From
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Western Tobacco Journal,

Western Tobacco Journal,
GAINESVILLE, Oct. 24.-What is
the value of the new crop? Ought
it to go low or high? Many OF us
are interested in this problem, if
problem it is. We have got the best
all around crop for years, and not
too much of it, either.
We know the old stocks have VAN
ished like spectre, and that the
new crop, when it isready for mark
ct, will stand like us-sovereign, in.
dependent and hauty--knoWing full
we'll that at last once more tobacco
is king! Come to us, we need not
cSme to you. We know you want
it. Now, what are you willing to
pay?
The old prices have played out
five and ten cents won't dove
want ten and twelve, and we will
get it.
We know the willy Reggie contrac-
tor, who has scared the country
dealer out of his wits and money,
and who is now lurking in the shade
to gobble us up like so many fools.
Where is the man who preached
abstention two years ago? Could he
be returned to life with his old vigor,
now would be his chance, with the
biggest odds in his favor.
Hold your tobacco for ten and
twelve cents round, and you will get
it. Hold the fort once more with
"Betsy and the baby" Don't get
scared. Take your time, and think.
"Old Ned" and "Johnny"-constant
are there, and your tobacco will buy
the new silk dress for the old woman,
and II "spick and span new" piano
for your daughter. Mind
JOHNNY.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
A YOUTHFUL HIaHwAYmAN.
He Forces Mail Carrier to Cut Open the
United States Mail Sack.

John W. Asher is in Jail at Hop
kinsville charged with forcing a col
Ored mail carrier to cut open one of
Uncle Sans mail sacks and allow
him to examine its contents. Asher
Is about eighteen years old and his
home is few miles north of Prince
ton in Caldwell county. A few days
ago he decided he would leave home,
and packing his valise and arming
himself with an old rusty pistol, he
set out for Tennessee. Yesterday
morning he met Joe Radford, col
ored boy who carries the mail from
Oak Grove to Longview, at point
on the pike about half way between
the two places. He proposed to sell
the negro an old geography he had
with him, but trade could not be
effected. He then ordered the boy
to get down from his horse, made
him do it, and furthermore COM
PEELED him to cut open the mail sack
and allow him to examine the con-
tents. He found no money and left
in the direction of Hopkinsville
The boy spread the alarm and after a
chase of several hours Asher was
caught in Hopkinsville and placed
in jail in default of bond. He will
have a preliminary hearing before
Commissioner Lands Tuesday morn
mo
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.
Very Little Done by That Body at Yes
terday's Session.

Very little business was transacted
by the Tennessee conference yester-
day.
Revs. j. w. Keathley and w. T..
Hart were exonerated of charges of
immoral conduct by the trial COM
mittees that were appointed Thurs.
day.
The assessment for church extern
sion for 1892 was put at $6,4lO.
Rev. w. H. Wilkes offered a reso-
luton to adopt the Tennessee Metho.
dist as the official organ of the con
ference. DR.. Leftwich moved that
the resolution be referred to the com
mittee on hooks and periodicals
DIR. Leftwich's motion failed by an
overwhelming vote. The Wilkes
motion was by general consent laid
over for discussion.
The Banner says that "the vote
against referring the resolution is
significant in the fact that it shows
large per cent. of the conference in
favor of adopting the paper"
The report of w. G. +. Cunning.
ham, Sunday.schooI editor, showed
an increase of IA schools, 1885,
teachers, and 1907 scholars for the
last year. The Sunday school liter.
allure has increased $1,000. There
are now 90,736 teachers and 7l3, 63t
scholars. There are in round mum
bers $4,000 enrolled in the EpwoIth
League.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
777777777777777777'77777777'777'77
A Wonder Worker,

Mr.. Frank Huffman, a young man
of Burlington, Ohio, states that he had
been under the care of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment
until he was not able to get around.
They pronounced his case to be Con
sumption and incurable. He was per
suaded to try DIR. Kings New Dis,
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds and at that time was not able
to walk across the street without rest
ing. He found, before he had used
half of dollar bottle, that he was
much better; he continued to use II
and is to-day enjoying good health.
II you have any Throat, Lung or Chest
Trouble try it, We guarantee salts
faction. Trial bottles free at Owen d
MOore's Drug Store.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
CATTLE, zoos, RF6.
Diversified stock-raisinR VS.. store-keep-
ing and Horse-racing.

John Dusty's letter day or two
ago noticing the decline in stock
raising in all branches except horses,
deserves more than a passing notice.
This is one great trouble with our
farmers, they go by jerks and follow
the craze, whatever it may he
wheat, tobacco, cattle, sheep, hogs or
horses-and by the time they are
well established in one thing the
market is glutted, prices decline and
the craze is over. We raised great
crops Of tobacco until the land was
worn out and prices declined. Then
many went into the fine cattle bust
ness at large expense, and as soon as
they were well established prices de-
clined and they closed out at great
loss. So with hogs and sheep, and
there has been so much politics,
merchandising and specializing in
farming lately that farmers have
neglected the details and diversity
necessary to successful farming, not
even discussing such matters in their
lodge meetings This ought not be
so. Politics is good thing to study,
50 is trading, and it is well to have
fine horses, but not good for every
man to follow training his own
horses for racing. Raise from the
best strains of blood, but sell to men
in the developing business as you
would sell leaf tobacco to the manu-
facturer. Show us a fertile farm,
where there is good living, easy cir
cumstances, the land free from mort
gage and some money ahead, and
we will show a place well stocked
with cattle, hogs and sheep, good
horses and mules and a farmer who
pays more attention to his farm than
he does to politics, stock stores and
race horses. And you will never
catch him spending a half day meet
ing with his neighbors at the depot
to divide out a barrel of coal oil in
five gallon lots to save one cent on the
gallon, nor even five cents. 1t costs
less to raise cattle, hogs and sheep
than anything else that is produced on
farm, even at low prices. A field
in clover will produce more per acre
in live stock than one that is run
every year in wheat, and it will the
following year produce double as
much in wheat or corn as the one
left to rest, growing weeds while the
owner is running the joint stock
store while the man with the clover
field will have more money at the
end Of the year than the man who
devotes his time to training trotting
horses for the races. Every reader
must admit that these are plain,
solid facts that can't be cOntroverted.
We desire to impress them on our
farming people, hoping that they
may profit by experience. This is
unquestionably fine hog growing
section, and it is a shame that in.
stead of having a great surplus of
meat to sell, as in years past, we are
buying our bacon from Western far
mers. Country hams have been in
demand here all summer at pre-
MUM, and not enough to supply the
city demand. Just now we would
urge our farmers, while raising as
many fine horses as they please, to
stock up during the fall, winter and
spring with young hogs; there is
hardly any danger of OVERRIDING the
business. After this we shall have
some suggestions on the question of
cattle and hogs together.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
r. w. MAJOR DEAD.
A Man Well Known in Clarksville Dies
Suddenly at Princeton.


]. w. Chappell, who was attend
ing the fair here yesterday, received
a telegram announcing the sudden
death at Princeton Thursday even
ing of r, w. Major, his son-in-law.
The particulars of the death are
meager, but the current report is that
Mr.. Major died from an over dose OF
morphine.
Some time ago he went to Mem
phis with a raft of timber anu
through some negligence on the part
of wharfmen at Memphis he incurred
damages to the same, which he was
trying to secure through the courts.
He had been to Memphis on this
business and was returning home to
Cadiz and had gotten as far as Prince
ton, where his death occurred.
He was about tifty-two years old,
a half brother to T. 2. Major, of this
city, and a brother-in-law to Jas. p.
Gill. He was a leading citizen OF
Trigg county, and his death has
caused general sorrow among his
numerous friends.
His remains were taken to Cadiz
Friday evening and were inferred
there this morning.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31

Ladies need tonic, or C hildren
who want building up, should take
Browns Iron Bitters. 1t is pleasant
to take, cures malaria, indigestion,
biliousness and liver complaints,
makes the blood rich and pure.
l2,90,3,eod
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
From "a to '79.

I was known to the people of
GAINESVILLE from "a to '7S as a school
boy attending the S. w. p. U.
On Monday, Nov. 2, | will be be-
fore you as grocer. Those who
know me, l hope, will call to see me,
knowing they will receive a cordial
welcome. To the many who have
Joined our ranks recently and swollen
our population from that of mere
town to prosperous city, i most
earnestly solicit a portion of your
patronage at least. / will do my ut.
most to please, both in quality of
goods and prices, any one who may
favor me with patronage.
Very Respectfully,
G. E. OUTLAW.
139 Franklin st. O26, div.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31

Hon. Dorsey o. Thomas, at the
Democratic club meeting in Browns
vile Monday night, renounced his
allegiance to the Alliance, saying it
had been dragged by demagogues into
heresies opposed to Democracy, and
as he could not stay in it and oppose
its principles, he must separate from
the organization. Great was the
cheering and enthusiasm in lighting
again the camp fires of Democracy.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
The cause OF Poor Health

Is often found in the neglect of ones
own self. A light cold or slight head
ache is treated as not requiring much
attention; the assumption being that
they will soon pass off, and it is only
when case of full-hedged sickness de-
velops Itself that the consequences
that neglect are fully realized. AS
and positive cure for Conghs,
Colds, Hoarseness, Splitting of blood,
Asthma, Pains in the Chest and first
stages OF consumption, use Eilert's Ex-
tract of Tar and Wild Cherry, and for
sick Headache, Torpid Liver, Dys-
pepsia, Nervousness and all Bilious
Complaints, use Eilert's Daylight Liver
Pills. Both are guaranteed.
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
Lockert & Reynolds, druggists.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
Electric BitterS.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and popular as to need no spe-
cial mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not eX-
ist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases of the liver and kidneys,
will remove pimpIes, boils, salt rheum
and other affections caused by impure
blood. Will drive malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all
malarial fevers. For cure of headache,
constipation and indigestion try Elec
tric Bitters. Entire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded. Price so
cents and $l.00 per bottle at Owen &
Moore's drugstore.