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Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
PERSONAL.
Ex.Gov. Wolfy left last night TO

Ex-Gov. Wolay left last night for
home.
Miss Rebecca Drachmaa of Tucson is
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Jacobs.
Eight pupils of San Mateo college are
spending the holidays with their par
ents in Phoenix.
George Alkire leaves today for Po-
mona, CAL, where he will remain dur
ing the holidays.
DR.. &. D. Bremen, president of the
board of worlds fair commissioners, has
returned to Flagstaff.
Hon. Frank Cox and Col. Thomas
Fitch returned Yesterday from Tucson,
where they have been attending the
Kibby trial.
Frank AiDsworth, John Montgomery
jr., Willie and Ernest Kellner and son
of Judge Stillwell, are spending their
vacation at home.
Yesterdays arrivals at the Alham-
bra: Joseph Metz, Philadelphia W.
G. Bascom, Sacaton, Ariz. Harry Hack
man, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Judge Lemme, of San Gabriel,
CAL, and Miss Isabel Allen, of Terre
Haute, Ind, will visit Miss Allen, OF
Phoenix, at an early day.
Mrs. Colt arrived yesterday morning
from San Bernardino, CAL, and will
spend the holidays visiting her relatives
the family of E. A. Kellner.
Miss Lulu Pitcher arrived yesterday
from Chicago. Miss Pitcher ia an ex-
pert millinery trimmer and has taken
a place with Mrs. A. M. Lee.
S.B. Henderson, acting deputy sheriff,
came in tonight from the Mogollon
country with one witness in the Tewks-
bury case who is too late for the trial.
Receiver James Mcmillan, who was
in Peoria on the 10Th to attend stock
holders meeting of the Peoria Cana
Co. and explain the Arizona situation
is expected home soon.
R. G. Brown, of the Enterprise, re-
turned to Tucson yesterday. He hat
been attending the meeting OF the
worlds fair commissioners of Arizona
of which he ia member.
| Arrivals yesterday: J. M. G. Ander
son, ]. W. Bowden, San Francisco; r
G. Montgomery, Los Angeles; E. Waldo
Ward, New York; Warner A. Root
Yuma; O. P. Sydney, Castle Greek
| Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
A DIFFICULT FEAT.
Raising Locomotive That Had Been
Plunged Into a Muddy River.

On August 10 last, says the San Fran
cisco Call, locomotive went through
big ferryboat and plunged pilot first
into the water of Carquinez straits,
the tender and cars remaining on the
ferryboat. The water was deep enough
to cover the cab, but not enough to let
the boat out of the slip. The locomo-
tive stood practically vertical, and its
nose was deep in the mud. On the
night of the 18th large pair of shears
made of twelve by twelve inch tim
bers crossed at the top, was built up
on the end of the boat and some large
pulleys hung where the timbers
crossed. Then a diver spent several
hours in fastening number of cables
on either side of the frame under the
boiler. Four engines were attached to
the ropes, but could not start the 10
connective, although the strain was so
great that a cable nearly three inches
in diameter was broken. Finding the
appliances of insufficient strength,
the shears were doubled in size, and a
fifth engine taken on board.
On the 18th another trial was made.
1t was hard to get the engines to pull
exactly together, and as their wheels
would slip and revolye the cables
would snap and the tackle generally
would be badly strained. Finally a
simultaneous pull started the mass
and the cab slowly appeared above the
water, and the engine was gradually
lifted until somewhat higher than
the floor of the ferry boat. Tackle
from steam dredger stationed in
front of the slip was then attached to
the forward end of the locomotive,
which was pulled out in this way.
The shears were then swung slowly
backward over the deck of the ferry
and the engine gradually lowered to
the tracks it had left. When it was
hauled to the neighboring roundhouse
and the mud washed off it was found
that but little damage had been done
beyond the splintering of the cab by
| the cables.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
SENATOR CULLOM.
One of the Grand Old Men in American
Public Life.


Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom, of Spring
field, Ill, was born in Wayne county,
KY, November %, 1929. His father re-
moved to Tazewe1 county, ILL.,, the
following year. He received an
academic and university education;
went to Springfield in the fall of 1858
to study law, and has since resided
there. Immediately upon receiving Ii
cense to practice was elected city at
torney; continued to practice law I'M
til he took his seat in the house of
representatives in 1865; was a presi-
Dental elector in 1858 on the Fillmore
ticket; was elected member of the
house of representatives of the Illinois
legislature in 1856, go, II and IA, and
was elected speaker in 1861 and in 1878;
was elected representative from Hi
nois in the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and
Forty-frst congresses, serving from
December 4, 1865, to March 8, 1871; was
a delegate to the national republican
convention at Philadelphia in 1879, be-
ing chairman of the illinois delega-
ton, and placed Gen. Grant in nomi-
nation; was delegate to the national
republican convention in 1884, and
chairman of the Illinois delegation;
was elected governor of Illinois in
1876, and succeeded himself in 1880,
serving from January s, 1877, until
February 5, 1888, when he resigned,
having been elected to the United
States senate to succeed David Davis,
independent democrat. He took his
seat December 4, 1883, and was re-
elected in 1888. His term of service
will expire March 8, 1895. .
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
LOST ATLANTIS NOT A MYTH.

Toronto Professor Believes It Was the
American Continent.
Ignatius Donnelly finds supporter
of his Atlantis theory in Sir Daniel
Wilson, president of the University of
Toronto, who declares, after a great
deal of search, that the lost Atlantis
was not myth, but that it was really
the continent of America. He accounts
for its disappearance from view in a
different way, but that is merely Incl
dental.
Donnelly's theory, as summarized by
the Milwaukee Journal, was that the
land was submerged by some great
volcanic upheaval, and that from those
who escaped in the continents of Eu-
rope and Asia came the tradition of the
deluge. Sir Daniel rejects this expla-
nation as being disproved by the fact
that there are no traces of such vol
canic action either on the continent or
in the ocean bed. He believes that the
ancient Egyptians, the most progress
sive and adventurous people Of ancient
times, discovered the continent, but
that in the decline both of their learn
ing and power it became lost to view
and existed at the time our knowledge
of Egypt begins merely as shadowy
tradition.
1t is his opinion that traces of the
Egyptians of those days are to be
sought in the ruined cities of Central
America, whose origin has never been
determined or even been made the basis
of any reasonable theory. Such dis
covery would furnish a substantial,
basis for the legend of the lost Allan
tbs and the theory invests those won
derful ruins with a new interest fol
the antiquarians.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
Wanted cotton rags at this
Office, for wiping machinery.
A New Serial.

The first issue of The Enterprise in
January, 1894. will contain the opening
chapters of new serial story entitled
"a Tale of Yellow Dog" by the we'll
known writer, j. Gee. Hilzinger. The
plot is well defined and skillfully elab-
Grated, and the story of thrilling inter-
est from beginning to end. The scene
is laid in the southern section of Arizo-
ma and abounds in local coloring. The
authors attempt to make a yellow dog
the hero of story is eminently success
full and he has succeeded in weaving a
wonderful romance about an apparently
igneble subject.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
North and South Road Work.

Special correspondence of THE REPUBLICAN.
PRESCOTT, Dec. 22.-B. Lantry and
Sons, the contractors doing the grading
for the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix
railroad, telegraphed to P. ]. McCor-
mick today to send seventy-fve men
and thirty teams from Phoenix to Pres
colt at once. A telegram was also sent
to John Becker, at Berlin, N. M, to
send fifty men for pile driving for
bridge work, which commences tomor-
row.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
A Painful Hallucination.

OAKLAND, Dec. 22.-Buonamo Angri-
lilo, an Italian from Sacramenty coun-
ty, was taken from train today with
forty-fve gashes on his body. He had
gone into closet and stabbed himself
with a pocket knife. He has an halIu-
cination that the devil is in him and
that bloodletting lets him out. When
left by himself he falls on his knees
and prays constantly.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23

Queen Victoria seems almost imper-
vious to draughts and cold, and no
doubt this makes her somewhat incon-
siderate to those around her. Her
sons and daughters frequently com
plain of the GOODNESS of their mothers
home. She is quite unlike most old
ladies of her age in many of her tastes;
and while they enjoy the coy arm
chairs before the fire the queen is tax
ing her daily drive. 1t has to be very
bad weather to stop this regular out
ing; for, though rain and snow may
close the carriage, her majesty is al
ways very loath to give up her drives
And they are drives! The pace at
which she likes to go is another in
stance in which the queen differs from
most Of her sex and age. They are, as
a rule, content with, and even anx-
ious for, very slow and dignified man.
ner of progression. But not so her
majesty. Twelve miles an hour is the
pace at which she insists on being
driven when she is in the country, and,
drives in the neighborhood of her diff
ferent homes, she at once detects if
her commands are not being carried
out. Directly horse is unable to go
this pace he is no longer eligible for
her majesty's use.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23

WHEN money gets tight it generally
goes to the lock-up.-Galveston News.
A GOOD many concerns that have
gone under lately have been sunk by
their floating Philadelphia
Ledger.
WHENEVER you have proposition to
get something for nothing it will pay
you to walk around it by the furthest
te.-Houston Press.
sHE-'I suppose you would have
been happier if you had not married
me?" He-"Yes, darling, but I
wouldn't have known it.'-Life's Cal
endar.
THERE is an unknown quantity of
silver in the bay of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, silver mine, in fact, of COM
paratively speaking unlimited dimen-
sions, and every ship that drops anchor
there cuts into the bed of ore.
t. THERE are four unique mountains in
Lower California, two of alum, one of
alum and sulphur mixed and one of
pure sulphur. 1t is estimated that in
the four peaks named there are 100,-
100000 tons of pure alum and 1000, 900
of sulphur.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23
Read This.

The children's class in dancing meets
at 2 p. M, today. Next lesson for
adults class, Friday night Dec. 20.
Arizona republican., 1893-12-23

To, INDUCE people of small means to
empty their financial stockings, Detroit
has issued bonds in as small denomina-
tions as twenty-five dollars. These
are being taken up rapidly, and thus
the boarded dollars are returning to
the usual channels of trade.
WHILE boring well near Turner,
Ore, recently, fir tree is claimed to
have been struck at distance of thir-
ty-four feet under ground. The tree,
it is said, measured two feet through,
and the heart was sound. Twenty
four feet further down, it is stated,
more vegetable matter was struck.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

By n vote of - to -. the purcha--
ing clause cf the obnoxiou. and ruin
aus sherman act was repealed by the
senate last evening. This ends one
~ the most remarkable hattie. IN
which Parliamcntarians have ever
engaged. The issue involved WAS
one 81 great and vital Importance 10
the country. Those who stood for
repeal were actuated and rooted by
courage born 81 conviction. En-
Outraged and stimulated by Prcsi-
dent Cleveland's firmness they stood
their ground until victory crowned
their banners. The unconditional
surrender demanded 10y Grover Gle
veland was a. potent factor in
the contest with the rebelling
forces in opposition. n was the
same immortal declaration of Gen.
Grant in the civil war. The hosts of
Grover Cleveland have won the bat.
tie against the most stubborn and un-
yielding opposition that could bc
concentrated. To the president. to
his unfailing licutcnapts on the floor
NJ the senate. Senators Voorhees,.
Hill and Palmer. and 60 all senator's
who have stood by the cause OF right
and won. no words of praise too great
can he bestowed by che American
people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

A Pcruvia, inventor las endeav-
orcd TO poo lie against ,',. danger to
which vessels are exposed when in
the vicinity rf iccbergs or other i'm
pending collisions by designing \
means OF stopping the vessel sud-
denly. \ vertically sliding frame on
q post at the bow of the vessel has
on its sides pivoicd wins which will
expand transversely VIII Il required.
The wings are held in :acir normal
position Sy means OF chsi,is attached
to forward projection ~ The frame,
and other chains ,c..i@c.i:,- the free
ends Of the wings with tar sides Of the
vessel A winch. the mechanism OF
which is under the control of the
officers in charge. is placed on deck,
ard holds the chains or ropes which
actaate the wings. As soon as dan
GER approaches few turns Ct tho
winch vii. throw open the wings and
a resistance will thus be offered to
the forward motion of tho ship which
will have o material effect in bring
ing 1t to sfandstill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31
An Absent. Minded rrIesd.

i'hiloxcne Boyer was once in dark.
est misery Feuillet dc Conches. the
great collector Of autographs. met
him in one Of his days Of distress,
and the poet confessed he was hum
Cry. LET u go to the cafe" said
Fcuillct; You viii, eat something
and write a letter to the minister Of
public instructions will hand it
TO him. The poet wrote q letter
which was superb with despairing
eloqueifce Time passed and brought
nothing. A long time afterward,
Boyer. whom Arsenc Houssaye had
taken ont OF trouble. met Eeuillct
on the boulevard. You know" he
said. ii never received a reply. "
.'l'car friend. forgive me. "Your
letter was SO beautiful that I kept it
for my collection" said Feuillet de
Coaches with unaffected simplicity.
-Argonaut
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31


a Dssrsse servant 0sra whe Wa Way
Ahead - The Ttnes.
Two Detroit women met the other
morning on tho street and with q
common impulse they began to talk
about hired help
''flsve you got girl yeti" asked
NO; have your followed the
other.
live had about dozen in the last
month. and they arc no good. Inc
cap shcaf was laid on. though, yes
tcrday."
'.Ilow was that?" came the eagerly
Gu, inus Interruption.
''Ncll. very stylish girl Of about
80 called At noon to see about q
place Eacd her looks. though she
was dressed better than Twas, but
thought rs she was SO particular
about her clothes she would be nice
every other way. OF course. she was
naughty and proud. but lots of untidy
ones were that way. 50 ] overlooked
that. too. and I had practically
engaged hcr when what do you think
she wan-c.i?"
six nights off ana two afternoons
Tor matinees?" suggested tho other
one.
NO. not that Would you believe
it? She waited an extra room for
her maid IL occupy. Now what do
You think @. that" and the other one
dropped her POWER of thinking.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

The three oldest pieces Of wrough;
Iron in existence are the sickeI blade
that was found by Bclzoni under the
base OF the sphinx in Karnac. near
Ihebcs; the blade found by Colonel
Nysc imbcddcd in the mortar o. the
pyramids. and portion OF a cross-cu.
saw which Mr.. Davard exhumed at
Nimrud-all Of which are now in the
British museum. Another piece OF
Iron. an account OF which might not
be inappropriate in this connection,
Is the wrought bar OF Damascus steel
which King Porus presented to Alex
snder the Great This bar. which is
Of unknown antiquity. is still care
fully preserved in the national Turk
ish museum at Constantinople.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31


The gloomy view taken IL the fu-
turc Of silver coinage by some Of its
advocate. is not justified by condi-
tions underlying the repeal Of the
sherman bullion law. Upon their
own assurances. a majority Of the
members Of both houses of congress
are bimc;allists. Upon their own
assurances they favor the use Of gold
and silver "a standard money with
out discrimination in favor of either:
and upon those assurances the use of
the white metal - money on an
equality with gold will I've revived.
Just n soon as the cxchangcable val
ne of the two metals can be accurate
ly determined.
Senator Palmer saws he is ,till a
bimctallist. and Iustifics his opposi-
ton 10 any immediate provision for
silver coinage on the ground that
this cNchangcable value az silver
coin cannot lie asccrtaincd until that
metal ]. lcf; free without government
tai interference to settle down to its
real price. This. he SAYS. cannot lie
80 long a. the government /. forced
purchaser Of IL.
Gold and silver have been the coin
metals of this government from its
foundation. The two metals are par;
~ its commercial life. and mus, con-
tinuc TO he 80 as long as IL lasts.
That the use of silver has been TEN.
Porarily suspended can be- justified
only on the ground Of past unwise
financial legislation. Its a heroic
treatment for bad disorder.
This government Is morally bound
TO resume silver coinage on an equal
ity with gold. !; mus; provide sill
yer dollars for the people with the
same purchasing power as the first
dollar that received it. stamp. IL IL
hss TO make them Ne big ~ y wagon
wheel. II is for the people 60 de-
tcrmine. after thi. is done. whether
or not they will use them. The only
standard 81 value !. labor. no; gold.
Gold and silver are valuable only a.
they command the labor Of the
world. Thi. government ha. only
one concern about their coinage. and
that IL that the dollar must have n
uniform purchasing power. regard
less Of the size or the stun ~ which
10 !. made.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

A curious relic is at tho mercy of
public sale Ivy the death Of . waiter
in Paris. He had served ut a table
IN the cafe where Gambctta, Floquet.
Casimir-Pericr. Jules Ferry e, al.
frequently dincd. The table is mar
BILE and the famous men covered It
with signed cpigraphs An American
offered the waiter 10. 900 francs for
the table. but he refused It.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31
a oPsoeR pARas.

sovssaa 1AsasssA Living apeesoses
Cassessay Tssosa - Oss Rsso.
Many will be inclined % discrcdit
the statemcat that spider raising 10
- established industry In Chattanoo-
q. and IL being successfully con-
dscscd By Ernest Reyber. the pro-
pristoe Of the Easerprise bottling
works o. CoWart street Mr.. Roy
bsr essimases. says tho Chattanooga
Times. that between 5000 and 5000
q these insects mako their hone II
his bostlin9 department. which oc-
cupiss . large room probably sixty
feet square. The ceiling 10 fairly
covered with thousands upon theus-
aads Of little patches Of 6bery me-
serial. withiA which the insects Sest
end lay their eggs.
Spider webs arc cvcrywherc. span
ming the space between floor and
ceiling Or spread about the machin-
cry. in front Of the window-where-
ever. in fact. the busy weavers can
lind . place from which to hang
their network. A big corner is be-
sides given up to the insects. which
have apparently divided the space
into many four-walicd apartments.
Mr.. Rcybcr is q pleasant and INTEL
ligent talker and . shrcwd observer.
His fair complexion bctokens leu
tonic descent said he: Those
creatures know more than q great
many people. l keep them because
they wage such contest on fys. cock
reaches. and other such vermin
which are very troublesome to me.
and which arc attracted By the sir
ups. sugar. etc. used in the bottling
business A spider never cares for
sweet things nor drops into my watts
or bottles. Flies and cockroaches
arc natures scavengcrs, but these
spiders watch every one that ap-
proaches like hawks. and soon lurc
him into their meshcs. never dis
turb them when ! can help il. except
TO feed them occasionally. They APP
pear to know my call and. will come
when called and crawl upon my hand
or take !ly from my fingers. They
are tame and have never bitten me,
though ! couldn't promise so much
to stranger. This spider is q hi.
bernating animal and shuts himself
up during most Of the winter in those
little nests you see stuck like mud
aaubs on the ceiling. When winter
comes ! brush away all these webs.
for the spiders prefer to weave webs
every spring.
As . COW must be MIXED every
day this wary and providcnf little
creature must unravel each spring
the silken fabric that is stored in his
body. He does not make his appear
sncc till May. when the flies have
laid their eggs and Matched their
first young. else the fly crop would
soon give out Meantime the hun
drcds OF eggs each female spider laid
during the previous summer and fall
have been going through q process
Of Incubation. and now turn out
with the older ones 10 seek a living
for themselves Mr.. Reyber hs. en-
couraged the insects TO harbor in his
establishment for two years past.
and finds the spiders Of such prac;i-
cal utility A. 90 I've almost indispen-
sible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

In Siam. when there is . questioa
1t Law between two parties and .
scarcity OF witnesses TO establish the
truth In the case. IL is customary to
resort 10 tho water test Both par
ties arc required to dive stimuli
tancousiy into deep water. and the
one that stays the longest under is
adjudged the truth teller and gets
the verdict
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

The angclus or bell rung abou. G
o'clock in the Catholic churches OF
this country j. q survival Of the Cur
few bell In macy parts Of Europe
1t is known \. the .praycr-bell :"
Pope John NNIII. about liIO. fear
ing deposition at the hands of his
people. among whom he was I'M
popular. ordered all Christian people
to rcpea: three AYES when the cur
few rang to avert the misfortune.
He was afterward dcposed. bu; the
custom continued. The MONDAY
bell wac first instituted by Pope
Caiixtus III. abou: 145j. 1t q time
when the con;emPoraneous iuvasions
Of Europe nv the Turks and the az
pearance cf . great comet seemed to
threaten the whole Christian world
with determination
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

''liumph!" said Mrs Clamwhooper
coutcmptuously. rs she closed vol
uoc Of poems. III don't see what that
poet wanted TO say oh for q lodge
n some vas; wilderness for. rs i;
there wasn't enough VI them right
here In town now with John lOokin'
after sick members four nights in the
week. don't sec tho sense Of il
Texas Si,tiny-.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-31

Wsalaa't DO for sh0 Daslaess.
Groccr-1hc boy you recommended
Ooa't do At all.
Customcr-what has he been up
-?
Croccr-1 gave him . sign TO 1t. X
Up. ':All the Dclicacies q The Season
VIII 20 Found Inside. aad no pasted
y On the garbage barrel-New York
Herald.