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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
New YORK, Dec. 9, '99.

A most phenomenal activity in domes-
tic leaf, for this time of the season, pre-
vailed in our market this week. Over
ten thousand boxes were sold, not merely
changed packers hands, but went ac-
tually into consumption, that is, into the
possession of manufacturers, And the
bulk of the trading was done in last
years Wisconsin crop-over 6OOO OF the
10000 boxes disposed of were of the 98
Wisconsin. The average price paid was
from II to 1870, leaving but margin
of penny to the packer. The most re-
markable incident about these transac-
tions is that the manufacturers are buy
ing the Wisconsin in 1000 and 1000 case
lots, whereas they formerly only bought
100 and 200 case lots. The reason is
that passing events cast their shadows
ahead. The 99 Wisconsin being ac-
knowledged as short in binder leaf, and
the cigar industry keeping up it's boom,
manufact lrers are evidently afraid of
being caught short of binder leaf next
year. Hence their remarkable heavy in
vestments in last years crop, which, in
deed, was one of the best and most ser
viceable ones, far superior in thinness
and size of leaf to this years crop. The
other 1000 boxes sold included a transac-
tion of 200Ocs of Pennsylvania, and the
balance of odds and ends of old filler
stock Such heavy sales so near to the
close of the year proves more eloquent
than any argument not only that our
factories are in urgent need of available
leaf, but that they expect their prosper
Gus activity to hold out not only during
the new year but to still further in
crease.
In the Sumatra and Havana line the
market, however, was rather quiet. Su-
matra sold, but not in sufficient guam
titles to exceed the average weekly de-
mand; and the Havana market is for the
difficulty of getting the new importations
of Vueltas and Partidos through the Ap-
praiser's Department. AS for the new
Remedies, their sale is limited by the
short supply, as we'll as by the high price
they conmand.-JouInal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
DEERFIELD, WIS, Dec. S '99.

The activity in the tobacco market
continues. About rs per cent of the 80
crop is said to be bought at this time.
The sales coming to our notice this week
are:
Nels Anderson 10a at Sc, s off &c; H.
Rothie Aga at 7&2c; Nels G. Nelson Ga
at 7&2c; Erickson Bros 13a at 714&2c;
at 7&2c.
L. Cohn of New York has been here a
couple days looking over the so crop
with his local representative, II. G.,
Klinefelter.
I. O. Brictson has shipped about 300
cases to eastern points during the week.
Enterprise.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
New York.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
J. S. Cans Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 128
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, Dec. II, 1899:
3950cs '98 Wis. Hav. at 10 to 121sc.
24Ocs '98 Pen. seedleaf at 10 to 1870.
250cs '90 State Hav at 6 to 13c.
3O0cs '98 Gebhardt at 111a to 12Ac.
100cs '97 Zimmers at 171ac.
450cs '98 Zimmers at Ii to 1515c.
150cs '97 Sundries 6 to 16c.
Total 5440cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15

8 and 915c have been paid.
John Oberhelman of Cincinnati, is in
our market looking after 80 with j. l.. &
M. T. Greene.
@. D. Collins of Collins Cigar Co., is in
our market in quest of old goods.
F. S. Baines started his asserting room
Wednesday.-Farm and Home.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

According to we'll authentic reports
the American Tobacco Co. are about to
realize it's ambition to become an i'm
portant factor in the manufacture and
distribution of high grade cigars by alb
sorbing some of the largest and we'll es-
tablished factories of the country. The
field of the cheap cigar and chroots had
already been invaded and the company
control the output of the largest es-
adjustments of this kind and report has
been current for some time that it was
seeking to get hold of we'll established
trade of high priced goods where the
profits are CORRESPONDENCE better. Pa
pers are already prepared for the trans
fer on January LIST of the Herbs, Writ
helm & Schiller and Stackleberg fac
tories of New York. The former is the
largest cigar factory in the country
whose output will exceed 100 million
cigars year, rs per cent of which are 10
cent goods. The price paid for this fac
three million dollars, of which, nearly
million is counted good will, but a mil
lion or so is small consideration for the
big trust. The advent of the A. T. Co.
into the cigar business will make them
prospective customers for not less than
10000 cases of cigar leaf annually,
good proportion of which will be for
Wisconsin grown product. This ex-
plains the action of the company in buy
ing direct from the growers in most of
the cigar leaf states the present season.
*x*
Curtis, the Washington correspondent
of the Chicago record, says: "There is
no occasion for alarm on the part of the
sugar and tobacco growers in the United
States because of the prospect of free
trade with Puerto Rico, for that little
island does not produce more than 3d.
900 tons of sugar annually, while our i'm
ports amount to several million tons.
The produce of the Hawaiian islands
alone this year is 282,807 tons, all of
which will come in free under the re-
ciprocity treaty without any further leg
islation. The imports of sugar into the
United States from Puerto Rico in 1898,
the largest ever known, were valued at
$3,238,933; in 1896 they amounted to ST.
7OS, S,31S, and in 1898 to s1,913,742. The
imports of tobacco from Puerto Rico in
to the United States have never been
large enough to classify, and they appear
under the head of all other articles
Spain was the largest buyer of Puerto
Rican tobacco, and in 1896, the last year
of uninterrupted trade, the total reached
only S88, ,74O."
All the same it is we'll to look out that
in opening the door for free tobacco of
Porto Rico we do not create back door
for Havana leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15

It is historical fact that the name of
Pomeroy is connected with the intro
duction of tobacco growing, not only in
Wisconsin but Ohio as we'll. A CORE
spondent writing recently from Dayton,
O., reports the history in that state as
follows:
The first crop of tobacco grown in the
Miami Valley was raised by Thomas
Pomeroy, native of Suffield, Conn, on
the banks of Holes Creek, near Center
vile, Montgomery county, in the year
1849. This was the variety known as
Gebhart Seed, and no other kind was
grown until 1870. At this time the Stan
sils, of Warren county, secured some
Yara seed from the Hon. John A. Nc
Mahan, of this city, and it was from this
seed that the soil and climate of the val
ley developed the now quite extensively
grown Little Dutch. A number of years
after Thomas Pomeroy settled in Mont
gomery county, two sons, Ralph and
Orrin, moved to Wisconsin,, and intro
duced the tobacco growing industry into
that state, where it has hourished like
the proverbial green bay tree. About
the year 1876 GAINESVILLE, Wis, grower
imported small quantity of seed from
Havana, and, raising some seed from
this, sent portion of it to Jacob Zim-
mer, of Miamisburg, O., who distributed
it among the growers. This is the ori-
gin of the famous Miami Valley Spanish,
which is called thinner, in honor of Mr..
Jacob Zimmer-now hale old gentle
man of 85 years who introduced it.
***
The last report of the Internal Rev
enae Commissioner shows that in 1898
the United States had 3,189 registered
tobacco factories, but it is estimated out
of this number only l 1,134 factories actu-
ally engage in manufacturing. The re-
port of the cigar industry shows that
30, 1856 factories were in operation during
the year, a small decrease as compared
with the previous year. The total num-
Der of cigars produced was 4,458, 1885, ,841,
which is an increase of 223 242, ,291 over
81. In cigarettes the report shows a
production of 1885, ,783,897, which is a
very large decrease, and very evident
that the stogie and the little cigar made
of all-tobacco is taking the place of the
little paper smokes As whole we
think the report shows the trade in
very healthy state, and that where one
branch loses another is the gamer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15

HOUSE TO RENT AT Albion Center.
Apply to postoffice box 81, Albion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04
THE TOYAGE IN DETAIL.
Varying Fortunes of the Yachts in the
Tickle Winds.

Tickle Winds.
At IL O'Clock the preparatory whistle was
sounded and q red ball run up from the deck
OF the committee boat. which was anchored
about 200 yards east-southeast of the Sandy
Hook LlGhtship. At that time the Shamrock
and Columbia were abeam OF the Light
ship. half mile out. under mainsail.
jib and club topsail. Both had their fore stay
sails up In stops ready for breaking out. Two
men were aoft on the shamrock's spreaders
and one man on the Coumbia's. ready for any
thing that might happen. The boats neared
each other until they were only 200 yards
apart and then the Shamrock swung round and
both headed for the space OF water between
the com mi.tee boat and the LRhtship. There
was still ten minutes before the warning
signal would be sounded. 80 the boats simply
eruised back and forth In proximity to the
line. They were still close hauled as they had
been since their mainsails were first hoisted.
early In the morning. but preparations were
made to lower the spinnaker pole to starboard,
for 1t was to be a run OF fifteen miles straight
before the wind. which would make 1t race
down the Jersey coast to q little below Elbe-
ron where a stakeboat was anchored about Ave
miles from shore. Nearing the line the Sham
rock. which was leading. came up into the wind
a bit. allowing Columbia to get nearer to her.
Then they sailed on together and waited for
the warning signal which came at Ito. and
was followed by the hoisting Of another red
ball This LETT five minutes in which to
manRuvre around tho starting line.
The course did not appear to be very we'll
cleared. there being few struggling eXcur-
sion boats visible in almost every point
OF the compass within half q mile OF the
Lightshp but there was fairly clear
space dead to leeward 1t was much
better however. than it ever has been
before around the starting line Of Cup races.
Most OF the excursion boats kept well ont OF
the way and after the yachts once got started
they were not bothered at all In tho fifteen
mile journey to the first mark
THE START.
When the warning signal sounded the racers
circled around and then sailed off together
about 300 yards to the northwest OF the line.
There was no serious attempt at manPuvrinR.
The yachts simply stood of and chose their
own positions. At IL 10 o'clock the starting
signal was blown on the committees boat and
instantly the two red balls dropped TO the deck.
The boats now had two minutes In which to
cross the line. Should they not cross within
the limit they would incur a handicap. There
was no fear OF this. however. AS the handlers
OF the boats took care to be close enough to get
over long before the handicap limit expired.
The Shamrock people had Judged the time so
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

Platt'a Chiorides. the Best Disinfectant.
An odorless. stainless liquid. Cheap aud eficient.
lido.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

No Delay at Grand Central Station.
There In n through train every hour for the West
by New York Central Lines, and two-cent mileage
tickets are good on each of them.-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

Bachelors Their Bpecialty.-For furnished aud
seth st,-AaV.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

Child Papa. What Is an "Eye-upPnsr''?
Papa: The prices paid for my ONCE furniture at
Matthews, Ib3 Fulton st. and I Park Place, com
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

The frost has ripened the autumn oolors. the
River is perfect the boats arc stsA1l heated and the
band plSys. sss Day Line Ads.-Ass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04
At the Yacht Races.

Troy Brut Champagne aud King William Scotch
WhiskeY ". y. P.l served on all tue boats. Ada.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

He was right, the scheme was failure and
the sail was not aoit more than two minutes
before It came down again. The Columbia
continued to draw away aud at 12:35 O'Clock
was more than a minute and u half ahead
Both boats were going fast now and the cap
tains on the excursion steamers had to give
Jingle bells in order to keep up with the pro-
cession. The steamers, by the way. were we
behaved on the run out TO the mark they kept
at a respectful distance from tho racers aud
did not at any time attempt to crowd the
course. There was plenty OF room for every
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04

It began to hook ~ II the yachts would not
be allie g maxi II within the five and half
hour limit. There was line Of excursion
boats up to windwarl which the revenue cutters
and torpedo boats seemed unable 70 clenr
away. They were not within a mile OF the
racers. bur they certainly interfered with tho
WIND The committees tug steamed ABOUT.
requesting tho boats tol stand aside In order
that the COM citing yachts might get tho bene-
~ Of every breath OF air. and finally the eK-
curson boats put oil to the !ightship. there to
await the arr Yal OF the sIoops. watch were
crawling SLOWLY n that direction,
The Shamrock lcontnued u profit by what
li,tlc wind there was and the Columbia seemed
t. get little or none OF 1t. Both boats tackled
frequenty. the challenger always standing fur
ther ont to sea, At $40 O'Clock the wind
frcshened and the Colum bia began to pick up
some OF the ground she had lost BY keeping In
shore. but soon after the Shamrock felt the
favoring pun and began to eat out TO " ndWsrd
In q way that seemed quite Eemark&bls- ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

Bakers, performed the same service
for DR.. Baker fifty years ago. He tried
to get the Governor to pardon Dr..
Baker on the ground that his killings
were the result Of homicidal mania,
and in recent years he has been giving
bail for others Of the Bakers when they
got into the clutches of the law. The
old General declares that he cannot be
driven out Of Clay County, where he
proposes to remain the rest Of his nat
ural life with his pet cat. but his son,
Gilbert Garrard, has had to move away
to escape assassination.
Efforts were made to have Judge
Eversole, who is related to the Whites,
vacate the bench and call a special
term Of court to be presided over by a
special judge, to try the murder cases,
but the plan fell through.
The first killing in late years was on
June 6, 1893, when Wilson Howard
and Burch Stores was killed, and A.
B. Howard, father of Wilson, was
wounded. This, 1t Is thought, was
done by Tom Baker, as there had been
dispute between them regarding a
$40 note. The next day James Howard
met George Baker, father of Tom, and
shot him. Shortly after this Charles
Wooten, son-in-law Of A. B. Howard
was shot by Sid Baker. In August Tom
Baker met and killed VIII White
and Sheriff Beverly White, Jr. Later
in the same month, John Baker was
shot by two men from behind two trees
on Goose creek. His negro, who was
with him, was likewise killed. July 1C
of this year Tom Baker, who was tC
be tried In Manchester for the murder
of Will White, was taken to the court
house under the protection of hun
dred State troops and Calling gun
but while standing in a guard tent II
the courthouse yard a shot rang on
from Sheriff Whites house, directl,
opposite, and the. noted Tom Baker
cousin of Captain William Strong, o.
Breathitt, fell dead. Court was ad
journed, and every one who could lef
Clay County. The troops then tool
| Wiley and James Baker to the jail IL
Barboursville. To show what intens.
hatred exists, John ID. White few
days ago cheered, as Edward GarrarC
passed. for Carlo Britain, who killed
Edwards brother Daniel ten years ago
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
FEUDS IN KENTUCKY.
WILD vENpETTAS OF THE NOUN,
TAIN REGION.
Three Desperate and Bloody Feuds
Raging In One County Hundreds of
People Killed : Wars of Extermina-
tion waged by Three Families.

Clay County, Kentucky, Is probably
the most famous district of its size In
the United States. says correspond
emit of the Chicago Inter Ocean. Kings
County, New York, and Cook County,
Illinois, are of slight interest to the
general public, compared TO the little
moonshine borough, whose largest
town has only $50 inhabitants. Bloody
Clay" holds three distinct feuds with
In Its borders. Its simple, uncouth ma
tives live in a state of continual war
fare. Every gathering is enllvened by
a shooting ARRAY. Conditions In Clay
County bark back to Scotland's border
warfare, when one bugle blast assem-
bled Highlanders and Lowlanders in
deadly conflict Very few of the bitter
est partisans ON either side of the feuds
could tell at this time what their quar-
rels are about. Fighting with one fac
ton or another is point Of honor with
every male inhab.tant 10 years old
and owning a Colts or Winchester.
The three venedettas now in progress
here are known as the Philopt- Griffin,
Garrard- Baker White- Howard, and the
Markum- Roberts. In addition to this
the fires Of two other hatreds are smol-
dering ready to break into flame at the
first crack Of a rifle. These are the
Sizemore-Asher and the Stapleton-
Binge feuds.
Up to date twenty-five people have
been killed in feud warfare in Clay
County. In comparison with Ken
tucky's two other historic feuds-the
French Eversole and Strong Army, In
which 131 people were killed, the loss
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
SENSIBLE SOvEREiGNS.
They Arc Investing Their Savings in
SOuud securities.

They Arc Investing Their Savings in
Sound securities.
The first European sovereign to place
a considerable portion of his fortune
in American stocks was Leopold H.,
the present King of Belgium. The re-
cent disturbance in Brussels and the
serious menace to his throne induced
him to turn large portion Of his home
securities into foreign values, portion
of which has been transferred to the
London representative of large New
York banking establishment. Hitherto
it was the Bank of England that al
most exclusively held the fortunes. of
European sovereigns.
When the late Napoleon III. found
That his throne was lettering in the lat
ter part of 1869, and in the spring of
1870, he had the wit to place his, saw
ings, which were considerable, not
withstanding that he was considered
lavish in his~expenditures generally, in
the Bank of England in the name Of
the Empress Eugene, and it is due to
this precaution that the ex-Empress re-
mains to-day one of the wealthiest Of
royal widows, says the New York Tele-
graph.
The present Sultan of Turkey may
have wild notions on the question of
humanity and it's bearing, ON matters
connected with his throne and person,
and fearless though he is in many
things that affect his government, he is,
nevertheless, apprehensive that there
is nothing sure or safe In this life, so
he, too, saves cautiously, dropping his
savings in all sorts of hiding places in
ConstantinOple. He Is also shrewd
enough, in case the latter is discovered
at any time. to send vast sums to Lon
don, but he looks askance at huetuating
stocks, and consequently prefers the
deposit system.
The Khedive, too, sends all his saw
ings to London; I'm fact, there is hardly
ruler of any importance who has
hitherto failed to send his oversurplus
income for investment IN British Sc
curities in connection with and gov
erned by the Bank of England. A sim
gular and important exception Is Queen
Victoria herself Strange to say, she
does not place her money with the great
national bank, but deposits it all with
Coutts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

New York. This time he had work
enough to get together about $500 and
decided to go back home. There he
started in business selling trinkets,
candies, toys for children. and showed
his ability as a tradesman, for this Is
Lipton's forte. Gradually he worked
into the grocery and provision business,
enlarging as he succeeded. For the first
ten years he confined his operations to
Glasgow, then he branched in Belfast,
and finally worked up trade, especial
l. in Irish bacon and eggs, sending
them to England in quantities. He
made contracts with farmers-in various
parts of the kingdom to supply him
with certain grades of hams and other
specialties, for which he was noted.
Then he turned his attention to the
chances in Chicago for buying provis-
ions and In a few years he had the
American branch, supplying the En-
glish and other stores with a large por-
ton Of their stock. Ana so he has sue
ceeded until his wealth Is we'll up in
the millions-how many is question
He is yet in the prime Of life, but 40
and not a gray hair in his head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

A Pennsylvania doctor who has de
cided vein of humor in his makeup
tells this story:
II had an Irish woman for a patient
many years. God rest her soul! she is
now dead. once pulled her through a
lingering attack of typhoid, taking her
temperature from time to time by hav-
ing her hold thermometer under her
tongue. When she had nearly recov-
cred called one day and without fur
Interesting her temperature; left sim
pie prescription and started on my way
homeward. About three miles from
her house l was overtaken by her son
on horseback.
"'Mother is worse, said he; come
right back
"Back went.
"'Docther,' said the old lady, re-
proachfully, why didn't you give me
the jigger undther me tongue? That
did me. more good than all the rest of
yer d !"-New York Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

the first fire. The Griffin boys fought
desperately, even after they were
wounded and unable to aim their weap-
ons. Both were killed finally. and Of
the seven who began the battle only
two. George Philpot and his son,
Pete" were left. They were I'M
touched
the vendetta has been waged unceas-
ingiy. a few nights afterward Sol Grif-
fms house was surrounded by q posse
of armed men, who riddled the cabin
with bullets. The family lay down fat
on the floor and escaped almost mirac-
u.ously. Dave Caldwell, deputy
sheriff and member of the Griffin clan.
was next ambushed and shot to death.
Bob Gregory, another Griffin sympa-
thizer, was shot aud killed as he rode
along the highway near Manchester.
At the trial. a farclcal proceeding. af.
ter the battle of Hooker's branch, Dep
uty Sheriff Thacker testified that Nor.
ris had fired the first shot in the fight
This threw Thacker in line with the
! phllpots. according to Clay County
ethics. Accordingly. as he and his
half-brother, Jim Smith, rode home
they were murdered on the very spo
where the Hooker's branch battle hat
taken place. Finally Governor Bradley
called out troops, and two Of the Grit
fins and two Chadwells were arrested
They VIII be tried for participation II