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Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
Facilities for worlds Fair Visitors.

In response to queries as to Chicago's fa-
cilities for entertaining visitors during the
Worlds fair, the department of publicity
and promotion state that there are in the
city by actual count ,463 hotels and $1,000
boarding houses, capable of supplying
quarters for $4,000 guests Meanwhile,
however, new buildings are springing up
at the rate of nearly fifty miles frontage
annually Hotels with accommodations
for 200 to 1000 guests each are in process
of construction. Elevated roads are being
built, and cable lines being substituted for
horse car lines to remote points of the city.
AS the date of the exposition approaches
the progress of the city grows proportion
ately. Prairie lands today will be covered
with buildings in 1898. In brief, there is
every reason to expect that Chicago will be
able to care for visitors to the Columbian
exposition in a satisfactory manner.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17


Robespierre himself now rose to the top
of that fatal crest. He flashed for moment
there and disappeared forever. In his
pocket had been found secret list of the
prescribed, and the members of the con-
vention became aware that they them
selves were doomed Hundreds of the num-
ber had been pricked for the block. In
stantly there was an uproar. Robespierre
appeared in the assembly, and offered a
decree for still greater severity against
the enemies of the republic. st. Just be-
gan to speak in favor of the motion, but
doomed men sprang to their feet, and in
desperation shouted, "Down with the ty-
rantP Robespierre began to quail and
stammer, when some one cried out, ''The
blood of Danton chokes himp'
A decree of arrest was instantly launched
at the criminal, and he was seized, only to
be rescued and carried off by his friends to
the Hotel de Vile. But the affair had now
come to death grips. The members of the
convention rallied. The Hotel de Vile
was attacked and taken. Robespierre
would fain kill himself, but his unsteady
hand failed him, and the pistol ball crashed
through his lower jaw, whicl. dropped
down as he was seized-a spectacle to gods
and menl 1t was noticed when he fell that
he had on his suit of sky blue, in which he
had worshiped at the feast of the Etre
Supremel
The drama closed IN day. Robespierre
was condemned, and on the 2Sth of July
was hurried through a shouting mob to
the scaffold. With the falling of the AK
the Terror broke into bloody spray. Phan-
tasmal forms fitted for moment around
the Place de la Revolution and in the halls
Of the convention, but the chaos ended in
order, and the epoch Of ruin and death
gave place to the epoch of restoration.
New France emerged from the wreck Of
the vanishing storm, and the Little Corsi-
can was seen in the distance
JOHN CLARK RIDPATH
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

down to a bottomless abyss, carrying all
things with it, Instantly she raised her
voice-alas, too late to stay the storml
The Girondins, under the lead of Vergni-
aud and Brissot, made heroic efforts to
rally the friends of order and to arrest the
headlong course of radicalism, tending
swiftly to the Terror, but it was all in
vain. Robespierre stood off and Knocked.
Danton turned and denounced the party OF
moderation as the secret friends of tyranny.
Marat croaked like bullfrog, full OF
venom, splitting up from his cellar. Vainly
did Nine. Roland in her salon plead for hui
manity, for the cessation of strife, for the
prevention of the coming reign of horror and
blood. Her husband was driven from the
ministry The king was hurried to the scat
fold The Mountain turned with anger
and contempt upon the Gironde, and the
death grip followed. 1t was fearful
struggle that, in which the weakened Spirit
of Order, still looking with compassion on
the world, was seized by the demoniac
Spirit of Revenge and Terror.
All the world knows how the poor Gil
ronde, beautiful in despair, went to the
wall. Marie Jeanne Roland, like serene
soul, fitted from place to place, even to the
bar of the assembly, pleading and expostu-
lating for her friends. But with the 1st of
June, 1898, she, too, was arrested and thrown
into the Abbaye prison. AS for her hus.
band-perhaps by her skillful planning
he escaped and fed to far Rouen, where he
will presently free himself with his own
sword from world red with crime. Once
his wife managed to obtain her own liber-
alton, but was Immediately seized again
and hurried to the Conciergerie. There
among the unfortunate and the fallen she
became more glorious than ever. Riouffe,
her fellow prisoner, declares that some
thing more than was ever before seen in
the look of woman painted itself In those
large black eyes of hers, full of sympathy
and sweetness.
'sShe spoke to me often." says he,s'at the
CRATE; we were all attentive around her in
sort Of admiration and establishment.
She expressed herself with purity, with
harmony and prosody that made her Ian
guage like music, Of which the ear could
never have enough. Her conversation was
serious, not cold; coming from the mouth
of beautiful woman, it was frank and
courageous as that of great man" But
her maid declares, "Before you she collects
her strength, but in her own room she will
sit three hours sometimes, leaning on the
window and weeping"
In that prison of the Conciergerie Mime.
Roland wrote her immortal Memoirs, y
that Appel la Postcritie which is as the
voice of beautiful woman about to be ex-
tinguished forever in the blackness of death.
o reader, peruse those Memoirs" and
think of her, the queenly revolutionist, the
white statue of serene beauty and nobility
of soul seen moonlike among the black
clouds of the Reign of Terrorl Her condem-
nation came swiftly. She goes uncomplain-
ingly to the guillotine. On the way she
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

tional convention, where she acquired some
knowledge of public men and affairs. Miss
Matteson's newspaper is a model of enter
prise and skill, the business department.
being kept in view as the foundation of
success. She has earned splendid repu-
tation as a journalist of ability and re-
sources, and enjoys the sympathy and re-
spect of every editor in the northwest.
Al ther woman who has come to the
frontAa the field of journalism is Miss
Ellen Dortch, the bright young editor
of the GAINESVILLE (Ga) Tribune. Miss
Dortch is vigorous writer and doesn't OBJ
ject to an occasional tilt with the publisher
of some esteemed contemporary" When
ever she lays her literary lance in rest it
has sharpened point. At times it is di-
rected against a personal antagonist, but
more often it pierces the armor of a public
evil, overthrowing wrong and establish
ing the championship of justice.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
HONORS TO AN HISTORIAN.

The Literary World of America Congrat-
ulates DIR. Ridpath on His Birthday.
DR.. John Clark Ridpath, the historian,
was recently rendered reception at Green
castle, Ind, in recognition of his extraor-
dinary talents and in honor of his fifty first
birthday. The exercises took place in
Meharry hall, and comprised delightful
musical and literary programme. Presi-
dent J. p. d. John, of De Pauw university,
delivered the Introductory address, and
Tucker Woodson Taylor, DR.. James New
ton Matthews, Alonzo Hilton Davis, James
Whitcomb Riley, and Mary Hartwell Cath
erwood were among those who contributed
to the entertainment. An autograph SOU
venir containing sentiments and express
sions of good will from 200 authors of the
United States was presented to DIR. Rid
path. The letters were bound in two vol
umes, and comprise one of the most unique
and interesting collections in the United
States.
DR.. Ridpath, who was born in Putnam
county, Ind, obtained his education at
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

tral octagonal dome, 200 feet in diameter
and 100 feet high, the floor of which will
be kept free from exhibits. In the various
departments there will be exhibits from
the Smithsonian institution and the fish
cries commission, and the manufacture of
small arms, the appliances of army hos
pitals, the coming of metals and printing
Of bank notes, etc., will be illustrated. In
addition to exhibiting all its methods OF
work, the postoffice department will run a
regular postoffice for the collection and de-
livery of exposition mail. AL manner Of
outdoor exhibits are to be placed on the
surrounding grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

frontier schools. At nineteen he entered
Asbury (now the De Pauw) university,
where he graduated with the highest hon.
ors in his class. He was soon afterward
made principal of the academy at Thorn
town, Ind He held this position three
years, and was then chosen to fill the chair
Of languages at Baker university, Baldwin
City, Kan. In1S69 he was elected professor
of English literature in Asbury university,
and in 1879 became vice president. He re-
ceived the degree of LID. from the Uni
versity of Syracuse, N. Y, in 1880.
Among the most important of DR.. Rid
paths published works are Academic His
tory of the United States" Popular His
tory of the United States" "Inductive
Grammar of the English Language" and
"a Cyclop@dia of Universal History"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

will be Aug. 8,
1898. He is now
a student at Eton,
and, up to his ia
Tiers death, bore
the honorary title
of Lord Leveson.
He is the eldest
son by the late
earl's second mar
riage, his mother
being a daughter
of the ia m ou s
Campbell of Islay,
who ran through
a large fortune in
a few wears EarI
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
Uncle Sam at the worlds Fair.

The government exhibit building at the
Worlds fair will be classical in style and
bear strong resemblance to the federal
buildings in Washington. 1t will be To-
Gated northwest of the main building, and
cover an area of 300 by 400 feet. The ma
terials used in its construction will be iron,
brick and glass, and the cost 100000. Its
leading architectural feature will be CEN
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

RATIEN PHIL
pom dweltin Par
is. He was an en-
graver, an eccen-
trio, irascib b Q
man, ambitious of
much, involved in
outside specu la
tions, and there
fore poor. In one
thing, howev Q r +,
he was rich. In
1854 there was
born to him a
IL 4 49, l. 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

Grapvilie's property is largely in coal
mines, which have greatly depreciated in
value. He has no family seat The dowa-
ger countess, who is still handsome, Is at
present living at Welmer castle, in Kent,
which her late husband occupied by
reason of his position as warden of the
Cinque Ports. The family will have to
move out when the new warden IS apr
pointed.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17

BESPIERRE,
who had for given
name Maximilien
Marie Isadore, was
nine years young
er than Mirabeau
and one year older
! than Danton. His
birthday was May
9, 1858. When the
states general as
sembled in Yer
sailles he lacked
one day of being
ALs~k <.-n xranxx, -
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
The Electric Fights Ala.

Thanks to the electric light, the passage
through the Suez canal is becoming very
rapid. The transit occupied thirty-six
is made in less than half that time.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
The New Earl Granville,

Granville George LevesoD- Cover, eldest
son of the late Earl Granville, is minor,
and cannot take his seat in the house Of
lords until he attains his majority, which
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
RUTHLESS ROBESPIERRE.
DR.. JOHN CLARK RlDPATH,S SKETCH
OF THE KING OF THE TERROR.

Outline of the Private and Public Life
OF the Man Killer-His Crimes During
the Reign of Terror-His Downfall and
Ignominious Death.
copyright, 1891. by American Press Associa-
tiOn.1
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
FIVE CENTS.
NEWSPAPER WOMEN
HOW THEY HAVE WON THEIR WAY
IN DIFFICULT FIELDS.

The Peculiar Conditions Under Which
Miss Belle E. Matteson Succeeded Her
Father as Publisher - Miss Ellen
DOrtch's Vigorous Pen.
Woman's progress in journalism has
been remarkably rapid Of late. She no
longer confines herself to the realms of
fashion or society gossip, fot which natu-
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-17
MARIE JEANNE ROLAND
JOHN CLARK RlDPATH'S SKETCH OF
THE GlRoNDIST QUEEN.

Early Days of Marie Philipon-Her Place
Among the observation-disclosures of Her
Salon and Pen-The Catastrophe and
Execution.
Copyright, 1901, by American Press Associa-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
THIRTY-ONE KILLED
They We're Swept Away by a
Deluge in Mexico.
OVER 100 PERSONS INJURED.
There Was No Indication Of the Impend-
ing Disaster.

Tho Killed and Injured We're Miners-The
Water Came Down in Almost q Solid
DIass-Several Houses We're Carried
Away and the Mountain Streams Were
Made Raging Torrents.
CRY OF MEXICO, June 18.-A cloud
burst killed at least 81 people and many
mules, besides doing great damage to
property at the Conception Mine in San
Louis Patosi.
The mine was working full blast at
the time, and there was no indication Of
the impending disaster early in the
morning.
AS the day advanced, however, heavy
clouds began to bank up in the southeast
and shortly before noon it began to blow
and rain.
Then it looked as though the foodgates
Of the heavens had been opened. The
water came in almost a solid mass, and
when the clouds had passed away it was
found that several houses had been
washed awayi the mountain streams
were raging torrents; the mines were so
that they could not be worked, and men
and mules were swept away by the del
uge.
The latest kilograms place the num-
Der of bodies recovered at 81. So far
over 100 persons are known to have been
hurt.
Work at the Conception Mine is entire
1y suspended.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
DISCOVERED IN TIME.
A Drunken Man Causes n Gas Explosion ne
Yonlzers, N. 7.

A Drunken Man Causes n Gas Explosion ae
Yonkers, N. 7.
YoNKERs, N. Y, June 1S-While four
laborers were at work at 2 am. excavat-
ing the street in front of the police sta
ton one of them, Thomas Meany, who
was drunk dropped large stone on the
gas main, breaking the pipe.
The leaking gas main exploded, having
caught fire from the lamp which was
used to enable the men to see to work.
Michael Quinlan and Jere Malone were
severely burned and Meany and Samuel
Cunningham were blown 10 feet away.
AT 9:15 a. M, Roundsman Cooley had
occasion to go down to the prisoners
cells, which are situated in basement
below the level of the street. There were
six prisoners confined there for trivial
offenses. He found them all unconscious.
The gas had escaped from the broken
pipe in the street and had overcome the
prisoners. The odor was overpowering
The prisoners were quickly removed to
the open air by a number Of citizens who
rushed in to aid the roundsman. One of
the prisoners recovered and he managed
to escape during the excitement. The
other men were taken to the hospital and
were revived after hard work.
Meany, the cause of all the trouble,
was arrested and fined $40 for being
drunk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
REFEREE DUNN'S DECISION.
SlaYin Won the Fight and 75 Per Cent. o
the $4,000 Purse

SlaYIn Won the Fight and 20 Per Cent. of
the $4,000 Purse.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-Jere Dunn, the
referre in the glove fight between Frank
P. Slavin and Jake Kilrain in Hoboken
has made known his official decision. He
decides that Slavin won the bout and
was entitled to 20 per cent of the SIC, 900
purse, but that all bets that Kilrain
would be knocked out within the ten
rounds were off.
New York sporting men look upon
the decision as inconsistent. They
claim that a ten-round contest must
be concluded unless one man is knocked
out, or injured so that he must stop,
and that only an event of either charac-
ter can end a contest of limited num-
Der of rounds.
1t was learned to-day that the purse
was about $1,000 short, but the Granite
Associationawill doubtless make up the
deficiency.
Mitchell, Slavin and Moore will sail for
England the middle Of next week. They
expect to return to this country in Sep
TENDER, when Slavin hopes he will be
able to get on a match with either Peter
jackson or Jim Corbett.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
TWO MILLIONS In IT
Several Claimants for the Es-
tate of L. A. Robertson.
MATTERS VERY COMPLICATED.
Two Different Persons Are Now Acting
as Administrators.

It is a Fight Between New York and Penn
Garry Their Point They VIII Get a Mag
nificent Sum-Uncles, Aunts and Couz-
fms Interested.
HUNTINGTON, Pa, June 1S.-The estate
Of Millionaire L. A. Robertson, who died
recently in Brooklyn, leaving extensi We
landed interests in Pennsylvania, New
York and West Virginia, is about to be
the subject Of interesting litigation. y
Certain relatives of the deceased, who
will profit more literally If they can
show that Mr.. Robertson was a resident
Of this State instead of New York, have
had letters of administration issued by
the Registrar of Warren County, this
State, SO that now two different persons
are acting as adminstrators-one under
the laws of New York and the other I'M
der the laws of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Robertson died intestate, leaving
real and personal property worth $2,-
100000.
Under the intestate laws of New York,
the surviving children of q decedent's
dead uncle or aunt do not inherit the
share of the father or mother, while in
Pennsylvania they do. That is to say, If
who died before he did, leaving children,
under the laws of New York the children
would not share in the estate, while in
Pennsylvania they would inherit the in
terest of the deceased parent. Such a
state Of facts exists in this case, and the
children OF Mr.. Robertson's deceased
uncles and aunts are therefore trying to
prove that their cousin was a resident of
Pennsylvania at the time of his death
and not of New York. If they can sue
coed in proving this, each will get a
magnificent sum; if they fail, they will
not receive q cent.
Mr.. Robertson's surviving uncles and
aunts are anxious that their nephew's
estate should be settled 1nder the laws
of New York, as the adjudication of the
same there would make each of them
richer to the extent of several hundred
thousand dollars. No nearer relatives
survive Mr.. Robinson than uncles and
aunts.
Another interesting feature of the cas-
is that if Mr.. Robertson shall be declared
to have been q resident of Pennsylvania,
the State will collect collateral-inherit-
ance tax on the whole of his $4,000, 900
estate, no matter where the property is
located; whereas If it shall be determined
that at tho time of his death he was a
citizen of New York, this State will col
lect only its per cent. on the value of
what estate there may be in Pennsylva-
mia. The Mapleton tannery here is ap-
praised at $275, 900, and the Warren
County property is worth 100000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18

first trial. Again the case went to the
being advanced by the murderer's coun-
sci. 1t was claimed that Jacob Scheele
had perfect right to shoot down Con-
stable Drucker as he was forcing an en-
trance to his house unlawfully. The
warrant they claimed was defective and
that Scheele had right to defend his
mouse even at the cost of a human life
On this point the supreme court was
divided, two of the judges holding that
Scneele was warranted in killing Con-
static Drucker or any one else who
forced an entrance to his house. AS a
last resort the case was brought before
the board of pardons, but that body de-
cided not to interfere. Since his incar-
ceratlon Scheele has made two attempts
to kill himself, once by starvation and
the other time by poison.
Jacob Scheele was 81 years old last
April. He was native of Germany,
coming to this country twelve years
ago. He first settled near New York
and in 1885 came to Connecticut and
and went to New Canaan to live. Upon
his arrival he opened a saloon, although
he never took out license. He was
extremely ignorant and claimed not to
understand the laws regarding the sale
of liquor in this state.
Louis Drucker was 40 years of age at
the time he was murdered. He lived in
New Canaan nearly twenty years and
was tailor by trade. He was favor
ably spoken of by all his acquaintances.
AS an officer he did not have a superior
in the county.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
CAUGHT AT LAST.
An Anonymous Letter Writer Who Caused
Trouble in Many Families.

An Anonymous Letter Writer Who Caused
Trouble I'm Many Families.
SING SING, N. Y, June 18.-Robert
Robinson, aged As, is under arrest here
charged with sending obscene literature
through the mails.
1t is alleged that for over five years
Robinson has been writing letters. to a
gentleman of this village charging his
wife with infidelity and then wrote to
the wife charging the husband with q
crime of similar nature. Robinson ad-
mits writing one Of a large batch of let
ters which are all in the same hand
writing. Many homes were almost
broken up as a consequence of Robin
sons work.
Robinson never went on the street In
the day time to mail the letters, but al
ways went around late at night and
dropped them in different boxes, thus
eluding the vigilance of carriers who had
been on the lookout for him.
It is said that Robinson has had
mania for writing anonymous letters for
she past rs years. An examination will
be made as to his sanity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
sEARRIGHT's BIG FIRE.
Over 812, 900 Raised for the HomeIs
Families.

SEABRIGHT, N. J., June 1S.-No lives
were lost in the big fire. Every business
house in the place was destroyed, not
even a grocery store being left.
Two hundred families have been left
destitute by the fire. It will require
from SIS, 900 to $4,000 to afford them
temporary relief. In answer to a gen.
eral appeal for funds, issued to the resi-
have been subscribed.
As yet no attempt has been made to
clean away the debris. The town is one
mass of ruins. Telegraph, telephone and
electric wires are all over the streets and
progress through them is almost impos-
sible.
The committee have not decided what
steps they will take toward relieving the
poor. A dispatch was sent to Governor
Albeit asking for the loan of 100 Nation
al Guard tents, and the Governor imme-
diately responded, saying that they would
be shipped in the afternoon.
The Rev. E. 81. Stokes, president of
She Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Associa-
ton, sent 80 tents. and the Seabright
cottagers 100 cots. The tents will be
spread on the big lawn of the Roman
Catholic Church.
The details of the calamity are coming
to light every hour. One woman, Laura
Curtis, whose home was near the sea-
shore was compelled to embark in boat
with her baby in her arms She was SO
frightened that she failed to provide
herself with oars. She pushed the boat
out from the shore and drifted out to
sea, but was discovered in time and was
brought back in safety.
Kelly, the man who started the fire,
was arrested by order of Mayor Blair.
He made statement to the village au-
thorities, saying that he had come to the
village with horses belonging to one of
the cottagers, and that, feeling tired, he
fell asleep in the stable. He further
said that he knew nothing of the fire
until one of the stable men aroused him
and warned him of his danger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
FIGHT OVER A HORSE THIEF.
Gov. Thayer Threatens to Call Out the
Militia.

Gov. Thayer Threatens to Call Out the
Militia. -
LINCOLN, Neb., June 1S.-The Governor
Of Nebraska and the Governor of Wyo-
ming are at loggerheads over horse
thief named Kingen. This fellow slipped
into Wyoming and stole a valuable
horse. A mob followed him over the
line for the purpose of lynching him, but
instead took him back to Wyoming,
where he was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary.
Gov. Thayer demanded of the Cover
nor Of Wyoming that Kingen be imme-
diately returned. Wyoming's Governor
sent back a very emphatic reply, in
which he fatty refused to give up
Kingen. Thayer then declared that he
would have Kingen released if he had to
march an army of militia into that State.
Gov. Thayer is now in Wyoming.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-18
LUCY GARDENERS SENTENCE.

Tho East Orange Belle Will Not Go to
Prison.
NEWARK, N. j., June 1S.-Miss Lucy
Gardner, the East Orange belle convicted
ofstealing goods delivered at her residence
BY Stern Brothers, of New York, was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and costs
of prosecution.
Her counsel presented a petition for
writ of error to carry the case to the
Supreme Court, at the same time fur
nishing security in $500 that the fine
should he paid. Miss Gardner was then
ra1aasnd