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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15


the floor, with the forty acres of exhibits
and people spread out below like a valley
seen from mountain side, Is of itself q
spectacle most impressive But the best
is at the top. Passing through the center
OF one OF the five great coronas of hum
dreds of electric lamps, and through the
roof little farther on, the traveller finds
himself in the open air. Hundreds of peo-
pie are there before him, and now, if never
before, they appreciate the vastness and
the beauty Of this great exposition which
is before them like panorama.
If one wishes to follow the TRANSPORTS
ton question still further he has only to
go into the immense building devoted to
this purpose. Outside the buildings is an
exhibit of transportation in actual use,
ranging from the mule and the burro, the
dromedary and the elephant, the gondola
and the savage dug-out, to the electric
launches, the elevated, the hydraulic, the
continuously moving railways Inside the
Transportation building is series of OBJ
ject lessons which show the history of all
of mans efforts to move his goods and
himself to and fro by mechanical appli-
ances. There is no more fascinating spot
in all the exposition than this, and some
day mean to come in here and write YOU
story aboutit that think you will be
glad to read.
Probably nine persons out of ten are
strangely fascinated by the railway and
the steamship. Common as they are in
this and most other civilized countries,
man never ceases to watch them, to Won
der and admire. In travelling about the
country how often will you see men and
even women peering under the huge boil
ers of the locomotives which haul their
train, gazing between the driving wheels
at the machinery there half concealed, and
trying to study out by what legerdemain
or magic these ponderous creatures are
made to fly like birds. Or you will sec
passengers aboard steamships begging the
privilege Of going down into the hot,
grimy, greasy hold to see the marine en-
gines, the boiler rooms, the half-naked
stokers. Asa railway train whizzes by a
locomotive round house how many passen,
gers glance within and say to themselves
they should like to visit that stable of the
iron horse7 Or how many note the big
switch towers, with their innumerable
levers controlling the tracks and the sig
mails and have desire to know the secret
Of the operations
Well, all these and countless other
things are spread before the eye from the
transportation Of the ancients to that of
the moderns- on land and sea, through air
or under water-in the transportation de-
partment. WALTER WELLMAN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15
The couneoticut Busldins.

Up among the state buildings, ct the
northeast corner of the fair grounds, near
the sea wall where the surf makes music,
there is handsome old mansion which
the state of Connecticut has erected as
headquarters. It is faithful reproduo-
ton Of colonial mansion. Before the
revolutionary period such buildings were
the pride OF the wealthier class of resi-
dents of the nutmeg state. There are
many people living who remember the
older structures, and the rural towns of
the state still contain glorious architec-
tural examples of these manor houses.
long after their original owners have
passed away. When it was decided to
erect headquarters for Connecticut on
the fair grounds the state commission in
Etructed its architects to reproduce one of
those historic mansions. This has been
done. Commissioner y. H, Vail, who is
executive manager and secretary Of the
Connecticut state board, has taken mp bis
residence in the building with his family
until the fall Mr.. Wallis family will &C
cupy two Of the rooms upstairs and the
janitor's family will occupy another room.
The living apartments are On one side OF
the spacious han upstsirs. On the ether
side Of the hall are dinee rooms, which
win be open TO public Inspection. It Is
difficult to do Justice to the dainty furnish
ings of these thEeA rooms. They are fitted
up with oSd-fashioned bedsteads and an
tique furniture. The bed quilts, curtains
and hangings are loaned by prominent
families Of Cpnnecticut, who value Them
as heigaooms. One room Is called the
Charter Oak room.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

sold with the positive guarantee to re-
fund the price if it fails to benefit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

The coming summer will be alive with
interest The dreaded Asiatic Cholera
threatens us, and the Columbian Exhibi.
ton diverts our thoughts to pleasantel
things. Everyone is awake to watchful.
ness in the former, and all are hoping the
soourge may be kept away.
Scientists state that Cholera is always
introduced into the system through the
stomach.
The food we eat and the water we
drink are our sources of danger.
Cholera" says one, will not develop
If the person exposed is perfectly healthy.
1t is the weak, debilitated and improper
lyinourished who are prey to epidemics. P"
Here is the danger to many.
The Worlds Fair will tempt them to
Chicago. A change of water,-at all
times more or less harmful, lis doubly
dangerous, from the fact that the city
water of Chicago has been pronounced
vile and unfit for drinking purposes
Spring waters will be sold, of course, but
their origin will be unknown, and the
temptation to quench ones thirst at every
opportunity will often be yielded to, re-
CARELESS of consequences.
Careless eating and drinking, if the
system is run down, will be sure to pro-
duce, if not Cholera, at least an attack
of some sort.
officials will be on the alert for cases
of suspected sickness.
How would you feel in strange city,
hundreds of miles from home, to find
yourself in hospital, cut off from all
Communication with your friends
~ Then look out
Fortify your system now with the
timely use of Kings Sarsaparilla, med
icine commended by the medical pro-
fassion as preventive of disease.
I Put your system in perfect order by a
few weeks use of Kings Sarsaparilla
aud you need have no fear. You will
fad yourself able to withstand fatigue,
your muscles will be strong and hard,
your nervous system as reliable as a
piece of fine machinery, your digestive
organs able to assimmilate all kinds of
food. Your attacks of Indigestion. fire.
qpent headaches, loss of appetite, ina
.bility to sleep, and all other indications
of debility will have passed away never
10 return.
Then you can Eat, Drink and Travel
with Impunity, feeling Safe in the Fact
lef your Vigorous Health.
- Kings Sarsaparilla is prescribed by
many of Names leading physicians as
the ideal remedy, for purifying the
blood and arous1ng vitality.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

ralls, the aGter being about eight inches
wlde. Into each shoe leads a. small pine
bearing water undsr pressure of $50 pounds
10 she square inch, and thus q Aim of
water probably no more than o sixteenth
oI an men 1h1ck Is produced between the
shoe and the rail. La other words. the car
Is hItea from the track and Eoated along
upon a street OF water, thus reducing f,ic-
uon 10 an ideal minimum, averting all lar
and rumble. 1t is literally a. slidfnp or
floating train. The motive power ia vvatev
also. Under every other car of a train in a
small turbine motor, which receives tha
force Of the jets of water automatically
thrown out of pipe running between the
tracks.
OF course there are plenty of places in
which one may ride in an elevator to n
considerable hight for a view of the exuo-
sltlon and the city. There Is no EffeI
tower, except model of that famous
structure; but the gigantic Ferris wheel is
an even greater curiosity. One may 90 IN
IN 8 captive balloon along with fourteen
other curious passengers, and rise to a
hight Of 1 50 feet, or third higher than
the top Of the Eiffel tower. The balloon
seems perfectly ssfa, and fs always kept
safely anchored to the earth by heavy
cables. Then there is curious looking
structure which is called the tower Of
Babel, and it is something like 400 feet
high. Like the ancient structure upon the
plains Of Shiner it has walk or road
winding about it like the threads of a
screw from bottom to top. This tower Of
Babel has-or will have if It's owner ever
finishes lt-an equipment which it is safe
to say the Oh ginal Babel structure did not
have, namely an electric railway on which
one may ride corkscrew style to the sum-
nit.
For those visitors who are fond Of going
up to great hights-and this appears to be
widespread aspiration in the human
race-I would recommend use Of the ele-
vator in the northern end Of the big Manu-
features and Liberal Arts building. Two
hundred and fifty feet straight up from
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

KINGS SARSA-
PARILLA is skill
fully combined by a
chemist of long ex-
perience in the selec-
ton and preparation
of drugs and can be
implicitly relied
upon as the most
valuable preparation
of the kind ON the
market. Price per
bottle rs cents
and every bottle is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

75 CENTS Al price sufficient to
BOTTLE. cover ualuabte medi-
ciea1 qualities and loao enough to be with-
in the reach Of the people. Kings Sar-
saparslla is the most ECONOMICAL.
ORIGINAL and oldest remedy on the
market sold ON the 'no cure, no pay" plan.
All dealers sell it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

Brocaded Silks in evening shades,
and small quantity Of "a inch Chi
ma Silks in fancy shades, SOC.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

Dotted Swiss Muslins, white, black
and colored grounds, with large
bright colored figures, very fashion
able; also in plain pink, blue, ecru
and cream, SOC.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

Bengaline Silks, large line Of shades
including evening shades, beautiful
figured Changeable Silks In the new
green shades, and Black Satin Ria.
DANES, at $3.50.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
the WORLDS FAIR.
One Of the Greatest Dangers
r IL, to be Avoided.
Read This If You are Going,

The Polluted Water of the Windy City
Likely to Cause Trouble-How the Dan
gers May be Averted- and Puri-
fy your System and Microbes Will Find
no Judgement in Your Body.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-15

Jour Guarantee is like a bank
check. IT Kings SarsaparillaI
does not benefit you take it back
to the druggist and draw your
money.
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oyou want to know what is going on in the
world-Take the PRESS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
MUNICIPAL TOPICS.
The Mayors Abortive Message-More
Boiler Power for Water.

There has been so much complaint dur
ing the summer season, by residents OF
the higher portions OF the city. Of scarcity
of water that the board of public works
has been com PEELED t. endeavor TO remedy
the deficiency. IL concluded to take the
boiler which was used in pumping out
the Lake Union sewer tunnel and attach
IL 10 those az the Broadway pumping sta
ton. superintendent Cailigan has been
busy for week getting II into place. but
the space NJ the station is SO limited that
il has had 20 be located on the outside,
and before the rainy season sets in it will
be necessary to put up an addition to the
building. The boiler started up on Satur-
day night and Engineer Beach was per-
fectly satisfied with its working. He
found he could raise the power from sixty
FIVE pounds 10 ninety pounds, which is
about the full capacity of the pumps at
that station. II will be impossible TO give
better service now until the pumping
capacity is increased, but IL is hoped that
as soon As the hot season passes the pres
ent supply viii 20 found sufficient.
There were rumors during the past week
that Mayor Ronald intended sending q
message TO the city council recommend
ing that. In order to make work tor the
unemployed. about $40 600 should be bor-
rowed from the south sewer tunnel funds,
to be used on the Lake Union sewer tun-
mel. the money to be repaid from the pro-
eeeds of the tunnel bonds when they are
disposed of. He consulted Corporation
Counsel Donworth. who is understood to
have replied that while II was not within
his province 10 advise the mayor or city
council as 10 matters of policy, he was
compelled To warn him that the proposed
measure would be absolutely illegal. The
mayor has. therefore, concl uded not to
make the proposition. II has been pro-
posed 10 issue time checks. payable out of
the bond proceeds when they are sold. but
the uncertainty as to the time when
the time checks could tie redeemed
would subject them 10 very
heavy discount which the Iaborers would
be compelled to submit to in order to get
cash or buy provisions The Democratic
administration Is pledged TO The policy of
issuing 40 more warrants, such as became
necessary after the FIRE until the debt
limit was increased by the state legislature.
The grade of Washington street between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, which has
remained uncompetsi for several yesrs,
although the property owners had almost
paid their assessments. has been partly
completed BIZ the city al nominal cost Of
about $50 The street is graded on the
south side Of the Rainier street car line,
and a sidewalk has taken the place Of the
patched up thanking. The city has not
the funds at present with whieh 10 finish
the north side, but will do so later.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
The Gold Excitement Near Juneau
q. 3. =. Pinta on the Rocks.

The steamship City of Topeka arrived
yesterday afternoon from Alaska, via Ia
coma. bringing number of passengers
and advices from Sitka up TO the 18th inst
The United States steamer Pinta arrived
in Sitka one day ahead of the Topeka and
went on the beach to have her bottom ex-
amined, as she had run on the rocks near
Hoonah. The Pinta Is an iron steamer
and was found not even dinted.
Developments show that Capt. George
Barrett was not the discoverer of the rich
gold find which he reported a month ago
al Sitka, but that the discovery was made
by an Indian woman. She had gone with
her husband to the island, which Is near
juneau, and her husband had gone hunt
ing. leaving her alone. In his absence she
picked Up gold that led To the discovery.
which Is on Middleton island /: will be
remembered that Barrett's story of the
discovery created considerable excitement
In Sstka and a number Of men chartered
sloop to 20 IN search of the find. The re-
suit is best told in the following paragraph
from the AGdskoa, published at Sitka:
A wet blanket Is now enWrappinc the
late hyak gold excitement The Crescent
City brought TO the recorders Office ar
cations and one for a water right, The
claimants are connected with the North
American Commercial Company. The
Claims are situated on the north western
shore OF the Middleton island. II ia
learned that the schooner Sehonne. having
the tallSen party and stephen A. Gee on
board. is now on her "trip home. as ali The
golG-bear.ng land at that POINT j. covered
by the locations now on record"
Tha 4fnsksse ~ thu I9fh g..
the ioiio~iag concerning the killing OF A.
Anderson, aa account oil which vas pgb-
Iishes1 YESTERDAY:
''oa Wednesday last George r. K{rk. who
had arrived from Cooks iniet ON RE
NFescent tltys voluntarily surrendered
hiuseif 10 TIE authorities for killing A.
Andersen, travelling companion. Ia tie
inies OH Msy ~ l&st. lie appeared Tor -.
animation before United states Comr,,is.
sionef X {. Rogers GA Thursday morning
when u Sas established thss the killing ~
Anderson occurred la sesf-iefens@ and
the complaint gss dismissed
he 4opeka's passenger list was IS fol.
lows: Mr.. aud Mrs q. 3. Everhara Chi.
eagos Niles Peas, California: Jewel Peas
California; T. l. fage, sAginas, Mich.
George q Stone, Saginaw, Mich. Mrs. :
Sehmoete, Miss Ida sckmoele, Kirk Nun
roe, Florida; Prescott Sawysr. Tacoma:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. beehtell, Tacoma. Mr..
and Mrs. Franz Pfeiter. Psisen. Austria:
Engineer sehiestI, I. r. Austrian navy
Goe,xen, Austria; Carl During. apo,he-
cary. Hamburg. Germany; D.. Emil Won
kaszSkA. army surgeon, Budapest. Hum
gary. Oscar Y. yaysneh. Baaapest. Hun
gary; tFaaS GasEsia. sstka. ]. II. Parry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
:rnformasion for Mariners.

Full information concerning the follow
ing changes in lights and buoyage in for
eign and domestic ports can be obtained
free of charge upon application at the
branch photographic Office, Port Towns
end. Wash:
Africa. east coast, River Inhamissengo
entrance, light discontinued.
Africa, east coast, River Pungue. addi-
tional buoy.
Australia. east coast, inner route. Clare
ment isles, rocky shoal reported westward
OF Hannah island.
Australia. east coast, Jervis bay. rocky
patch off Plantation point.
Australia, north coast shoal in north
west approach to Torres strait.
Bay of Bengal, Coromandel coast, Arme-
ghon light, intended alteration in charsc-
ter.
China sea, Pescadores islands. rock
awash northwest of Triangle island, reef
extending southeast to Yih Pan island.
England. east coast. River Thames en-
trance, Long Sand beacon. additional top
mark.
England, west coast, Liverpool bay, IN
tended alteration in position of bar light
vessel and in buoyage of Queens channel
Erratum. Notices to Mariners, Nos. 80
and 81. of 1898.
Florida, ST. Johns river. changes in
AIDS TO navigatlon.
Greece. Gulf of Corinth. Vostitza bay,
light on mole.
Hindustan. west coast Cochin river en-
trance, uniform system of buoyage to be
adopted.
Mediterranean sea, Grecian archipelago.
fixed light on Pyrgui island.
New Zealand, North island, west coast,
Waikato river leading beacons re-erected.
New Zealand, South island, north coast,
a has m No
sition
North Atlantic ocean, Bermuda islands,
depth on Argus bank.
North Pacific ocean, Marshall islands.
Ratack chain. dangerous reef northward
OF kapeniur island
Torres strait. northeast entrance, sand
bank west of Warrior reefs, Missionary
passage, non-existence of Mangrove island.
Virginia. Chesapeake bay approach,
sunken wreck marked hy buoy.
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that he Was going to start on his Own
hook, and tod Harry kirkpatrick. who
had known him IN g. Marks choir. that
IL be could get ND some new tricks he
would go East Then when Prof. sopcr
began giving exhibitions OF parachute
jumping from balloons at Leschi and
Madison street parks he developed into an
ae-onaut under the name Of Frank Cliff
ford. and made several parachute jumps
His independent venture IN this business
vas the result Of quarrel with Soper.
Three weeks ago yesterday he came
to the Posr-IsTxILrsEscEE Office
and accused soper Of breaking
his arrangements with him in not
paying his expenses while employed AZ
Lesehi park, where, he said. be was 70 re-
ceise SO and board for making one jump
week He also said that Soper was max
ing practice Of picking 10 young men and
girls on the streets and persrading them
to become aeronauts Though doubtless
actaated 10 some extent BY bis feeling
against Scper be took this occasion 20
warn yoang people against going into the
show business, IL they had good homes
and good positions In any regular occups-
ton. The business Of "a aeronaut was
poorly paid and dangerous. and the show
business generally took young men and
women away from their homes and got
them INTO bad company and bad habits; in
fact IL made them tough" When asked
Why he did not leave il. he said he had
left home 70 rustic for himself. and now
that be was in the show business he in
tended 20 stick 30 il, but he wished 20
warn other young men from being led into
il by its supposed cinations. His
father had offered him every inducement
TO return home and leave the business, his
friends say, bat in vain: he said he was
not living of bis father. but vas rustling
for himself. Mr.. Anderson last night con-
firmed this, saying he had offered 10 buy
tie boy a share In hardwaze business if
be would settle down.
The young man said yesterday morning
that, if be succeeded In making the jump
safely, he would go over the falls in . bar
rel next Sunday. II he had attempted
this feat IL is probable that not even his
body would have been recovered, for about
a year ago an Indians dog was closed up
in barrel and sent over the falls and
nothing has since been seen Of either dog
or barrel.
Anderson's mother and sister Left for the
East few days ago and telegram was
sent calling them back. His father re-
manned at his side all night and could not
be seen.
AT midnight IL seemed possible that the
young man might live through the night.
although his temperature was growing
dangerously high.
At the hour of going to press he Is still
alive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
wATEE FRONT MOTIFS.

The Um&slila returned here yesterday morn
Ing and began taxing coal She will sail for san
Francisco TO-DAY. AID the City OF Paeela win
arrive from the same port.
Capt W. J. Bryant. inspector OF hails. and
Charles Cherry, assistant boiler inspector. re-
turned iiom A.asEa on the City OF Topeka yes
terday. having on tae "Trip Inspected ali the
siesmers GA the route
Quite 4 number Of yachts were out for sail
yesterday afternoon. including the Ra9nier,
oracle fesitz. Asrssry. kelpis and Others, bat
there vas very Little Wind and little Psogress
was mace, svea with topsaiis set
W. X. Curtis puFser OF tbs Alaskan steamer
City ct Topeka. will leave iAe steamer whiss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
MARINE NEWS.

BosTos. Aug. 20.-Arrived-Pavonia,
from Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. a.-Arrived-Saale,
from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. Aug. Observation-Disclosures
Princess. from Philadelphia.
HAyRE. Aug. -Arriyed-Champagne
from New York.
LoSDoS, Aug 90. -Sighted-Assyrian,
from Philadelphia; Hungaria, from Balti-
more.
BALTIMORE Aug. 2o--Arrived-Chicago
from Rotterdam; Bossmore, from Liver
pool.
PHILApELPHIA, Aug. M-Arrived-Brit-
ish Prince, from Liverpool.
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KILLED AT MONTE oRIsro.
Accidental Death Of james Liilis. Z
Old Resident Of Snohomish.

James LiIlis. an old and welI-known
resident of Snohomish, was killed at
Monte Cristo Friday evening. He had
just left the mouth of the tunnel to the
mine when he was struck In the back by a
large rock which came rolling down the
hillside. He was injured so badly that he
lived but two hours after being struck.
The body was taken to Snohomish Sun
day.
Mr.. Lillis was well known in Snohomish
county, and was member of the consti-
tutional convention in 1889. He was about
50 years of age and brother of III. NJ.
Lillis, chief of the Tacoma fire depart
mcnt. He was connected with the Viii.
mans Mining Company, and had quite an
extensive interest in number of mining
claims in the Monte Cristo district.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21

On "wednesday. August =. the Great
Northern railway viii run an excursion TO
steaekin. 81 the head Of Lake Cheisn. for
81 round trap. Tickets are good twenty
days for return. This combination Of
rail-. river ard lake tear embraces So
miles II The gsandest scenery i'm America.
4 splendid opportunity fer the hunter,
the fisherman aaa TIE tourist Ihe paris
Wit be limited 10 any in number. For
faa particulars aad tickets cal st tie
Great Northern ogtce, IA James street