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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

President Grant was an invetcrate
smoker, and until the last years of his
life was rarely seen without IL cigar be-
tween his teeth ,55F ~
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

vest for pick poclSets and sneak thieves,
who flock to the Capitol fpom all parts
of the Union
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

President Hayes was the only ~ Blue
ribbon" president. It was Charged
''cup That cheers when Mrs. Hayes
was not about.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-03-11

Abraham Lincoln was the. ,tallest
president. his height being nearly six
feet six inches. IS
Arizona republican., 1893-03-25

o. OF. K. of F., K. T., Progressive Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, R. A. M., w. c. T. U.. w. R. C., and Y. M. C. A. The Good Templars main- tain free reading room in connection with their organization.
 80. What is' the character of the population of southern Arizona? It is mostly eastern, representing true Amer ican enterprise, stability and refine ment.
 90. What are the social characteris- tics of the country? Identical with those of the older eastern states. the leading residents having come from there with their intelligence and energy.
 9l. What would most excite the sur prise of newcomer from the east Not the roughuess of western life and manners, but the likeness of society here to that of the east.
 92. What Inducements are offered to winter visitors? Hotels and boarding houses at reasonable rates, hunting, fishing, mountain climbing, magnificent scenery, beautiful drives, good theatres, hospitable and cultivated society, free dom from cold, snow and changeable weather.
 93. What inducements are offered to the invalid? The mild and equable climate permits constant out-of-door life bright sun-shiny days and immun- ity from changeable weather give na- ture chance to recuperate without medicines. Phoenix has many able physicians, however, who are at hand in acute cases.
 94. What railroad facilitities are there? The Phoenix X Maricopa rail road connects with the Southern Paci- fic railroad system at Maricopa Junc- ton, point on the main line of the Southern Pacific railroad, which is thirty-fve miles southeast from Pbe- nix. The Atchison, Topeka x Santa Fe railroad system are now building from Ash Fork, point on the Atlantic X Pacific railroad (part of the Santa Fe system,) via Prescott, in northern Ari- zona, to Phoenix. Reliable information authorizes the statement that this road will be completed to Prescott by Feb ruarv, 1893 q ,0O0 men are at work , and reach Phoenix during October next. The completion of this road will give Phoenix competitive rates by two trans CODtlneHtdi llDts, anu CnehptH UuiIulHe material by shippingin lum Der from the immense pine forests of northern Ari. zona.
 95. Give the names of newspapers published in Phoenix. Daily Herald Daily Gazette, Daily REPUBLICAN, The Independent (weekly.)
 96 Give the names of the banks oi Phoenix, The Valley Bank, the Phenix National Bank, the National Bank ol Arizona. the Hartford Banking Co.,, The Maricopa Loan & Trust Co.,, the Western Investment Bank, The Phoenix Loan X Trust Co.,, Home Savings Bank of Phoenix.
 97. What is the price of board in Phoenix? From $4 50 per week for good plain board, up to the limit of your tastes and purse.
Arizona republican., 1893-03-25
ABOUT ARIZONA.

So many inquiries are daily being made by persons anxious for imforma tioa concerning the Salt River valley snd the territory of Arizona that the chamber of commerce has prepared and published the following list of questions and answers. Any information not contained herein will be cheerfully furnished by addressing, Bruce Perley, secretary of the chamber of commerce, Phenix, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1893-03-25

1. Where is the Salt River valley? In the central part of Maricopa county, in southern Arizona, comprising the land lying on either side of Salt river, between the mouth of the Verde rver Ga tributary and the confluence of the Sslt river with the Gila river.
 2. How large is the Salt River val byf The valley proper is some fifty miles in length and averages fifteen miles in width, containing 750 square niles, aggregating 480, 900 acres of irri- gable land, surrounded on all sides by the foothills of adjacent mountain ranges.
 s. How does this section compare with other parts of the territory? The territory of Arizona is of generally mountainous character very rich in mines, timber, and live stock, while the Salt River valley is devoted to agricul- tnre, horticulture and live stock ex- ciusively.
 4. What is the climate? The terri tory being some 3S0 miles in length, north and south, and the altitude of the northern portion being from 5000 to 1000 feet, while that of the Salt River valley is but 1,050 feet the ter xitory presents great variety ot cli- mate. The climate of the Salt River valley is semitropical, with little frost, no snow, and moderate rain Tn the winter.
 s. How low does the thermometer go in winter? Very rarely below freezing point, 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
 6. What IS the summer temperature In July, August and Septemb Der from 75 to 1O2 degrees, sometimes going to 1l0 degrees. The nights are always pleas ant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13

Muucie Citizens Have Something TO
Learn About Who Can BIZ a Receiver.
Prairie City Bank the First TO Go in Terre
Haute-Failuresin Brooklyn and Tennessee
Coming In-0ther Business Troubles.
THE MUNCIE HECE1vERsHIp.

Mayor Brady Selected In Place of Turner,
and Both Ineligible.
Special 10 the Indianspolis Journsl.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IA telegram was
received BY the Controller from Muncie
to-day stating that Charles NJ. Turner. who
was yesterday recommended for the posi-
ton of receiver for the Citizens National
Bank. of that city. vas ineligible. being q
creditor of the bank. immediately came
kilograms from cItizens of Muncie. mostly
Democrats. and some depositors and stock
holders In the bank. requesting the ap-
pointment of Arthur w. Brady.
the Mayor of Muncie. Mayor
Brady is q Democrat, and while Controller
Eckles says he will not overlook the fitness
of a man i'll the appointment of n receiver
simply to select q partisan, the suggestion
of Brady was preferable to the request for
the appointment OF Turner, q Republican.
snd so the Controller decided to appoint
Brady receiver for the Citizens. and
directed that the appointments be made
out on next Monday. Still later
in the day came teleRIams announcing
that Brady was ineligible, being. either q
creditor OF the bank or related to some one
prominently connected with the institu-
ton. It would seem that the citizens of
Muncie are unfamiliar with the Qualitioa-
tIone of q man TO become a receiver of q
national bank. First, he should be famil-
lar with bookkeeping. and have q practi-
cal knowledge of banking. He should then
be In no way interested I'D the affairs OF
the bank. He must not be either
a creditor or debtor of the
bank. nor related by blood or
marriage to any officer of the bank, nor be
interested in the affairs of the bank by re-
latlonshIp to ~stookhcider. or debtor. or
creditor of the bank. These qualifications
appear to make quite all of the Democrats
of MuncIe ineligible. and many of the Re-
publicans. too. Receivers are frequently
appointed from other cities than those in
which suspended banks are located, and
often from other States. with q view TO
avoiding local complications. and it 10 not
altogether improbable that MuncIe may
y ct prove one of these examples.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13

The Ex-President Forced to Deny q Silly
RumOr About Alleged P0orh0use Relatives.

BosToN, Aug. 12.-Ex.PreNdent Harri.
son. who is visiting his daughter. Mrs. Nc
kee, at Beverly, denies that the William
Harrison who was sent to the Denver poor
house recently was a cousin of his. as
claimed. The ex-Presidan says: ut Is a
bit of nonsense. / have no cousins nor any
relatives in Denver. My onlv consin by
the name of William married a daughter of
General Pike and lives on the old family
homestead In Kentucky. He is IN comfort
able circumstances The story is as false
as the one printed q few weeks ago TO the
effect that q man by the name of Harrison
or Case, who lost his life on a Norfolk
steamer. was q near relative of mine. He
was none of my kin whatever"
A reception of townspeoDle by ex-Presi.
dent Harrison was held this even.
ing at Beverly at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Daniel A. XII
lam. where Mr.. Harrison IL q guest.
Mr.. Harrison was assisted in receiving by
hIe daughter. Mrs. McKee,. Mr.. Mckee and
Miss kilham. Upwards of three hundred
people improved the opportunity to shake
the ex.Presidents hand. Mr.. Harrison re-
fused to express any opinion on current
topics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13

Will Take $40, 900. 900 TO Move the Cotton
Crop, and the Money Not in Sight.

NEW YORK, Aug. r. Bradstreet's says
to-day: Special kilograms to Bradstreet'e.
and information received through the trade
and the press. within a few days. have in
dlcated the likelihood of u CRISIS in tho cot
ton regions, owing to the inability of
banking institutions there TO advance
funds necessary TO move the cotton crop
with anything like the usual freedom. it
had become plain that few, If any, of the
Southern banks would. If they could. ad-
vance funds 20 cotton buyers TO enable the
latter to hold the staple for the sd-
vance in price. and recent disturbances
among Southern financial institutions
Drop was to be moved at all. Inasmuch as
1t costs $50 "A bale for picking. pressing
and baling cotton, about $50. coo. 600 for
gathering and preparing for shipment q
PLAIN that the phrase. advancing
funds to move the cotton CROP"
has q real n living meaning. A
considerable proportion of the cotton crop
10 raised by negro tenant planters, and tbs
owners of the land. as a rule. arc expected
ant to provide for picking. ginning.
pressing and balin0 the cotton. But
with Southern banks using clearlD g-house
certificates and in many instances permit
ting depositors to withdraw only trivial
sums of money daily. the problem of how to
borrow $50. 600. COO or more TO move the cot
ton crop has become q serious one. IL is
with considerable pleasure. therefore. that
Bradstreet's learns that an arrangement
was made yesterday by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury in view of
the emergency referred to by which the
government. on the deposit of currency
with the subtreasury az New York, will on
being ad vlsed of that fact. telegraph the
suhtreasury at New Orleans an order to
pay a like sum of money in silver dollars.
This arrangement must go far to relieve the
financial stringency at this time with
respect TO the cotton crop.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
nrofound disannoi,tmant Ne.,,v

q profound disap pointment. Nearly
$4,000. 900 of gold were received this morn
ing. according TO the custoE-house figures,
from foreign countriee. and it wasnaturally
ex pected that the clearinghouse ban k re-
serves would show q heavy gain. But they
did not; on the contrary. the banks re-
ported an actual loss. in specie alone, reach
ing to s2.305. coo. There Is but one poss, bic
explanation of this seeming anomaly. and
that 10 that the banks on their Own &C.
count have not received and held the
imported gold at all. The specie bought
In England and Germany q week ago has
clearly been repurchased here at a pre-
MUM by savings banks. trust COM
panies and private firms or indi.
viduals. Yesterdays incidents in the
evidence to this effect. Money was loaned
in large quantities at 6 per cent. but
the banks were not the lenders.
The money came. as Is now we'll
known. from trust com panies-the natural
chasers of imported gold. SINCE a lender
can keep personal control Of the money in
a trust institution as he cOuld not do in
banks.
port of New York for the week were sS.217.-
800. OF which 81. 1i6,0 3 were dry goods and
81. l6l, 532 general merchandise. The steam
ship Paris. which arrived this morn
l Ts. ,S brought ., fl4s . ,oeS in At sG sss
port of New York for the week were Sl3.-
2.2.637, of which Sl3. pa. Oil were gold and
81. 20 silver. The exports of specie from
the port of New York for the week were
$50. 200. of which $500. IFS were silver and
S6.O22 gold. There was very little dong III
sterling exchange to-day. Bankers were
not disposed to do business.
preferring 10 wait for Mondays
opening. Yesterdays phenomenal break
in rates vas about the main subject of dis
cussion. and other bankers said that never
in their experience fsd the market broken
in the manner which &c did. 1t was gener-
ally believed that considerable gold Will
come this way from Paris next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
CAL ARMsTRONG's WHINE.

He Is 'Stufing'' Kokomo Newspaper Men
About His Good TRAITS.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KoKoMo. Ind, Aug. 12-Csl Armstrong.
the Upton county sport. dude and deput
treasurer. credited with dropping $4,000
on stock horses and e~xtravagsnt dress,
contributed by the taxpayers. was brought
to the Kokomo Jail this week for fear of
mob violence. He was seen by press rep
resentatives. to-day, and complained bit
terly of the treatment he had received
from the papers. ut was just this way"
said Cal. with apparent sincerity. Il was
practically treasurer OF the county. and
had charge of the books and cash. As
is the custom with county treasurers. l
loaned ont all the cash not Immediately
needed. being about S30.0OO in all. aud the
notes all falling due on or before Aug. IL,
at which time we were to retire from Of
flee. l loaned this money to good busi-
ness men of honor. and fully expect they
will pay every cent. Owing to the strin-
Rency in the money market they cannot do
IL now but it will all bs paid. With these
notes all paid we will 60 out Of office with
all accounts balanced and ave 81, 100 left"
The fact is, the notes are. with small ex.
ception. entirely worthless. mostly given
by irresponsible sports. who were his
chums at the racetrack. and unsecured. He
did not deny his sporting proclivities. but
commended he lost no money on the r,ce-
track. He said ne came ont of hin rsco
dealIngs about $40 0 winner. as bis &C.
count at the Upton bank would show. He
is known to have lost $50 0 on one race.
Sheriff Simmons. to make assurance
doubly sure. placed Cal in . second-story
chamber. away from the other prisoners.
where escape would be impossible. He de-
MES the story about the gallon of rose
water, seventy.fve pairs of silk hose, $40
umbrella. etc., saying he had fairly good
clothes. but nothing as ex%travagant as his
enemies had pictured. He has retained w.
r.. Oglebay and John KeIp, OF Upton, to
defend him, and on trial will have add
tiOnal counsel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
WHY SHE TOOK THE POISON
Miss Amanda Sandlin's Burden Was
Too Heavy to Bear Alone.
Cal Armstrong Taking for Sympathy at No.
komo- Miss Mary Moran Found Her Long
Lost Lover in C~hicsgo-Other State News.
SAD CASE AT ADVANCE.

Sensational Developments feom the Doctors
Exsminsti"n
Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
LEBANON. Ind, Aug. 12-Miss Amanda
Sandlin. a handsome and most respectable
young woman living at Advance. ten miles
west, has committed suicide. dying at
On early hour this morning. She had
taken chloroform after writing q letter to
her mother that she was going to die.
telling her how she desired to be
dressed and where to bury her. She
also babe her lover. David Wessner. q fare
we'll. but gave no reason as to why she was
going to kill herself. The coroner. DR..
Porter. after an examination. decided the
conditions were such as to demand q more
careful Investigation. and issued orders
for several witnesses to appear before
him Monday morning. Sensational devel-
opments are talked of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
HIS HEART WAS TRUE TO MOLLY.

An Indiana Cir Meets Her Old Lover In
Chicago and They Are Wed.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Aug. 12.-Miss Mary Mo-
ran. q pretty and estimable Kokomo young
woman. figures In . pleasant bit of TO-
nance. Six years ago the Moran family
lived at Greenfield. Hancock ounty. this
State. as did also . family named Gary.
Between Miss Moran end Thomas Gary. q
lad of abous her wi age. q strong attach
mrnt sprang up. The youthful lovers were
parted by the removal of the Garys TO the
far W est. and the Morans shortly there.
after moved to this city. Six weeks ago
Miss Moran wenttO Chicago to act as waiter
girl in a hotel conducted by Rev. j. s.
Bitter. of this city. Last Monday.
Tom Gary, the long-absent lover. sat down
TO Miss Mcran's table at the hotel. neither
knowing the other was in Chicago or even
in existence. As may be inferred. it was Q
joyful meeting. and. both being Of legal
age, were married the same day. Gary 10
now o prosperous farmer in Dakota. and
after q few days ut the e EXPOSITION the happy
couple proceeded to their Western home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13

TO the firing, ut the same time relocating
back ward. until his foot struck an obstruc-
ton. when he fell. Niedlander supposed
that he had been killed. and
he seized the bell rope and sig-
nailed q peremptory stop. which brought
all the train crew TO the front. including
the conductor. The assailing party then
retreated, and as the train slowed down
time tlat any OF them were IN ured. Ihe
tram Immediately proceeded on it's way.
Not a word was said by the ssssilant OF
Mr. Niediander as be followed him into the
car and began firing. and there Is some
noubt as TO whether the intruders coltem-
plated robbery OF if they were bent upon
avenging themselves Tor being ordered of
the car.
Niedlander found that q bullet had pierced
MS c"at One also graked his breast. bat
ne was In nowise injured. The interior OF
the car looked as If 10 had stood a fusilIade
from . Gatling gun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
BUYING AND SELLING MONEY.

Items Giving the DiferenS Kinds and
Amount of Money in the United States.
NEW YORK.. AUG. 12.-CoIonel W.. l.. Tren-
holm, president Of the American Surety
Company. says in reference to the present
situation of the money market: Leaving
out of view all questions as to the under
lying causes OF the present condition of
things. and looking at what appears only on
the surface. the most striking fact is the
sudden disappearance of coins and notes
from the ordinary channels of cir
culation. In round numbers there
is in existance about $475. 600, 900 of
greenbacks: S1S5, 900, 600 of national bank
notes. about $500. 600. 600 of treasury notes
Issued under the act of 1890; about
ett0. 000, 900 of silver dollars. making of
what may be called government money an
aggregate of 81 .55U.C COO. coo. TO which must
he added the gold coins in the country
which. exclusive of that in the treasury.
is at about ! 100. O0O. 100 TO $780,
600. 600. If this latter estimate be correct,
there would appear to be about S2.OOO.OOO.-
600 ready money of which so large q
part has gone suddenly out of sight. that
what remains as a visible supply is being
bought and sold like merchandise.
1T is certainly strange that q panic that
had its origin in q distrust as to the value
of orr currency should now have reached
a stage in which the very currency COM
msnds q premium. The question natural
ly arises why should people pay n premium
for money that is of onquestionable in
trinsic valuei The answer is. for the Same
reason that people will hire intrinsiosliy
unsafe and Involvement vehicles " hen no
others are to be had. The money for which
a premium ia being paid is needed for the
transaction of values which cannot be 9TH
erwise transferred, and so long % it an
swers this purpose better than any other
vehicle of public Obtainable, so long will
people pay for its use.u
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
Ice Cream In Europe.
Phiiadelphia Record.

A few years ago ice and ices were q
rarity in the hotels of Europe, but Ameri-
can patronage demanded these Injuries, and
now oil those hotels OF England or the con-
tinent which enjoy a liberal share
of American patronage announce these
a. extraordinary Inducements. Iced
punches and ice cream. however,
are not served. as they are in
this country. and most Americans are
moved almost 10 laughter when served
with ice-cream IN a London hotel Instead
of a great. round plate of the American del.
icacy, the foreign landlord serves IL up in
tiny paper cups. holding less than q table
spoonful. A PHILADELPHIA gentleman was
served with one of these tiny morsels this
summer ct the NiotorIs Hotel. in London,
and after tasting il. he said to the waiter:
The sample is all right; now bring on the
cream"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
STRIPPED BY TRAMPs.


Worlds Fair Visitor beaten and Robbed Of
. Everything at Eikhart.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind, Aug. 12.-Captsin j. K.
Mosher, q Toledo stesmb boat captain, re-
turning from the worlds fair, was az.
saulted here by two tramps last night and
beaten into iDsensibility with q coupling
pin. The a~ssailants took his coat. hat.
vest, shoes. and q considerable sum of
money. During the struggle they en-
deavored to throw Mosher under the
wheels of q passing train. but fortunately
the train stopped before they succeeded in
doing so. He was found by railroad men.
who notified the police. The latter re-
move the injured nan to q hotel to-day.
from where he was taken to Toledo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
silver Purchases for August.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-The Treasury
Department was yesterday offered 1000
ounces of silver at prices ran from 76
to 75.15 per ounce. A email lot was
bought at Is. Is per ounce. the other de-
clined and q counter offer OF ISIS made.
This morning acting Director Preston re-
ceiyed kilograms accepting has offer. The
total purchases for the day were 652. 600
ounces-all tina was offered, at 1915 per
the month of August so far 1906 600 ounces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13

The Panic Has struck Terre Haute. but \
Runs Follow.

The Panic Has Struck Terre Haute. but No
Runs Follow. -
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 12.-The Prairie
City Bank. a private banking establish
ment. made an assignments this morning to
b. V. Marshal. who has not yet filed q
statement of the assets and liabilities. The
hank Is NOT indebted to any other Terre
Haute bank. Its president. Mr.. j. S. Beach,
is treasurer Of the Terre Haute Savings
Bank. but owes the bank nothing. He has
assigned all his property for the benefit of
his creditors. There is no run yet on any
of the other banks.
The failure of the Prairie City Bank did
not cause much excitement because it Was
looked upon IS a small concern and was
known to be in q bad condi.
ton. There is no statement OF
it's assets or liabilities. but the
showing will be a bad one. just before
banking hours closed there was some ex-
element about the Fret National, which
IL the largest bank In the city. The police
had to disperss a crowd of two hundred
persons. who had congregated about the
doors. Very little money was dra wn out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
BETTER THAN NEW YORK.
Controller Statement on the Condition of
Indiana National Banks.

Controller Statement on the Condition OF
Indiana National Banks.
Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12-The Controller
of the Currency to-day com pleted his state
ment showing the condition of the national
banks in Indiana "a they reported to him
for July IL last. The statement shows
Indisna's national banks to be in excellent
condition. Their average reserve was
so. Al per cent. which is more than 5 per
cent. over the required amount and above
the average of other S~tates-high above
New York. Here are the principal figures
in the statement: