Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-12
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Items of Interest Gathered from All Part
of the World.

Items of Interest Gathered from All Parts
of the World.
A packing combine is the latest in
trusts.
Secretary Noble is at work on his annual
report.
There have recently been numerous
sharp earthquakes in Japan.
Forty persons were killed by the collapse
Of a mill at Oprau, Moravfa.
Next year a sharp lookout will be kept
for cholera lest 1t should creep in.
Now they say Elwood Qnd.) tin plate
factories only shut down temporarily
Hungarians at Homestead, Ra., are re-
turning to work two or three at a time
Hon. Laban T. Moore, the well Known
lawyer, died at Catlettsburg, Ky, Thurs
day.
Severe floods have prevailed on the Isl
and OF Maui, destroying considerably prop
erty
Dysentery is still epidemic in certain
parts Of Japan, nsarly 1,5o0 deaths being
reported in one district.
TAssass Boarpaw has bo.n found guilty
of murder and sentenced to be hanged
Dec. 80, at Talequah, |. T.
A vsn-year-old daughter Of John F.
Lowery persisted in her fathers banning
residence near Idaville, Ind
Sydney Rosenfeld, the dramatirt, has
been made editor of Frank eslie's
Weekly. He was formerly editor OF Puck.
The Arkansas pententiary commissions
ers rejected all bids for the lease of the in
stitution. The highest was S31, 900 per an
mum.
William Winter, st. Louis liquor deal
er, suffering from cancer of the throat,
shicided when he learned rslief was mpos-
sible.
Advices received from Chill say that
war is imminent between Peru and the
Argentine Republic on one side and Chill
OH the other.
An explosion of gas in an excavation at
the corner of Monroe and Michigap ave-
nue. Chicago, blew out nearly every win
dow for three blocks away,
Hawaii is still without permanent
| ministry A new cabinet was appointes
Con Nov !, but on the same day was de
y ased by another on a want of confidence
TIA giantess Yeroshenski, in Sariera
Russi& cut the throat Of the boy baby OF
the Yov>eski family and then sucked its
| blood. When the mother came in the
vampire wan threatening to kill 4 three
| yeargirl
Miss Nina DeAing, one OF the most pop
ular young ladies Of Tioga, Pa, commit
ted suicide by shooting herself Thursday
She was eighteen years old. Disappoint
ment in love is supposed to be the cause OF
her suicide.
Negotiations for the purchase Of this
Pratt & Whitney fine tool works at Hart
ford by an English syndicate have bser
practically completed, apd the plant vii
be in control of the Englshmen in shor
time The terms OF the purchase wer
g., 100000.
The Venango county poor house, Frank
| lin, Pa, burned. Loss, 5000 900; insurance
$4,000. There were ninety-five az. !. Grip
pied and imbecile persons in the hous
when the alarm was sounded. A puAic en-
sued; but by prompt and well directed ef
forts they were all gotten out in sat ty.
There occurred disastrous head md col
lision at Pleasant Hill, Mo-, between tn
southbound mail and express train on tn
Lexington and Southern branch of tn
Missouri Pacific railrsad. Both tocomo
tives were completely wrecked, - wer
also a number of cars. T. J. Eli :, mai
clerk. was caught under the wheels and in
jured and can not live. Many others wer
severely hurt,
The business portion OF Camden, Me
was visited by a half million dollar fir
and that portion of the enterprisiug tow
= is now in ashes The fire swept both side
Of the main street and n territory O. nearl
four acres, bounded by Mechanic Wasi
ington and Ocean streets. lgrty-hv
buildings, all but one being wooden, wer
entirely consumed and eighty cuisines
firms lost everything.
Justice Of the Peace J. b. Berkuan an
Sesckstt Fen, ex-chief of police Of Texal
: ksna, Ark, fought duel hist over th
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