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Arizona republican., 1893-02-10
Hotel.
The Russ House,
Tucson, Arizona.
MRS. II. X. JEFFORDS, Proprietress.

Large, airy, well-furnished rooms. Centrsiy
located, convenient 10 the business center. The
coolest house in Tucson. Located on one %
the most desirable streets IN the city. Retired,
quiet, with parlor for guests and piano. Every
department of the hotel is carefully looked after
and the comfort of the guests consulted. A
porter meets the trains on arrival. Free bus
A hotel comprisiug home comfort.
Arizona republican., 1893-02-10

Much the largest assert
ment and latest 'tyles to he
found anywhere in this
section.
Arizona republican., 1893-02-10

]. s. Green. agent New York Life.
Arizona republican., 1893-02-10

DrcSSnal<Ing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
THE DISAPPOINTING ATTENDANCE.

The Chicago Herald says that the twcn-
t. thousnnl citizens Of Chicago who fur
uished tho money to build the Exposi-
ton will not get a dollar OF their money
back Tho city OF Chicago, which furnished
S5, ,0OO, ,OD0 after the citizens had taken fully
Sc, ,O0O. 900 IRON their pockets and contribut-
ed it TO the Fair, will lose all of its enormous
donation. The men who bought 55 ,000, 900
worth OF bonds after the entire capital stock
had been exhausted will perhaps, be paid in
full. The contractors vino put up the white
buildings and made Jackson Park bloom like
Il roya! garden will get what is due them, but
that is all.
Tho average attendance during May was
81, 500. There were two days OF whicn tho
attendant, exceeded TO-. .000 and on one day
on wnirh it exceeded i20. 900 opening day.
The total attendance Tor May WAS i,O5O.O3
Tho June figures reached 2.575, ll3, IL
daily average Of S9.1I0, . little more tnan
two an.l one-half times the attendance for
the first mouth. There were eight days in
June when more than 1000 visitors passed
through the turnstiles. and five days the at
tendance was beyond 10000, the number
that must be reached every day from now
until the iron arms OF tho turnstiles cease
pushing visitors into the gates.
July did not show tho desired increase
over June. Exclusive Of the last day the at
tendance for the month was 1859, 1875, or an
average OF 1850 day. Eight times during
the mont the figures exceeded 100, 900 and
! on two days went above l2O, coo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY CARLISLE ar
rived at Gray Gables. Buzzard's Bay. from
Washington. He was met 1T the station by
Mrs Cleveland and driven to Gray Gables,
where he took breakfast with the family, and
then consulted with the President on the
message to Congress.
CHIEF JUSTICE BLEcKLEY. OF the Supreme
Court, OF Georgia, widower more than
seventy years old, married Miss Chloe Her
ring, Of New York City
The farmers near Huntingdon, Penn, are
in despair over the great loss they have sus-
tanned by an invasion Of grasshoppers.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND left his summer
home at Gray Gables, Buzzard's Bay, Mass,
for Washington, accompanied by Secretary
Lamont. Secretary Carlisle and Attorney
General Olney.
JOHN CHEW. stable employe, was stabbed
and killed by ''Snip" Donovan, discharged
trainer at the Monmouth raoetrack, Little
Silver, N. ].
A PARTY of nine men and children were re-
turning to East New York from fishing trip
to the old mill on Jamaica Bay, when they
Lightning instantly killed two OF the party
and injured five others. The dead are
Frederick Siegling, thirty-seven years old ;
Lizzie Topal, five years old.
ROBERT h. COLEMAN, the 'Iron King" Of
the Lebanon Valley, Pennsylvania, and a
millionaire several times over, has con-
fessed judgments aggregating $500, 500,
which, together with other liens previously
entered, swells the aggregate to S2,604, 600.
SNowDa1rrs foot deep are reported in
Northeastern Massachusetts,.
POSTMASTER DAYTON. Of New York City, ap-
pointed General Fitz John Porter cashier IN
the postof1ce. He lives in New jersey. The
place is worth S2500.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
A RESERVOIR BURSTS.
Twenty Million Gallons Of Water
Loose in Portland, Me.

Twenty Million Gallons Of Water
Loose in Portland, Me.
The great reservoir of the Portland (afe.)
Water Company, on the eastern promenade,
burst, letting loose Its 20,o0o,00o gallons OF
water in less than fifteen minutes. The i'm
menss volume of water dashed upon two
houses occupied by the families OF Michael
Lappin and Dennis NJ. Conley.
The buildings were crushed as II tney nao
been made Of cardboard. and four persons
lost their live5-Mrs. Dennis Conley, mus
Agnes Conley, Miss Manic Conley ana James
Mossley. The buildings stood under the
walls OF the reservoir, each With snaih
stable or barn attached.
The Conley family was warned IN time,
and it seems that Mrs. Conley was areedy
I'D and dressed when the warning camo.
The other members OF the family got up st
once. and supposing that they would surely
get out James Conley started for tne Darn 10
rescue his horse.
The Younger Mrs. Conley did get out In
her night dress, hastily folding wrapper
about her rs she went. She ran across the
road and fell fainting there. The elder Mrs;
Conley, with her two daughters, Agnes anu
Mamie, appeared next at the door.
They were holding each otner Dy tne
arms. The water was already dasnlnS
aoainst the door sill. Psrhaps this termed
them. The group Of neighbors saw them
draw back and close the door.
Young James Moseley. 1lr Lappin
adopted son, said that the Conley5 W7re lose
unless they could be gotten ous o. tue
house He dashed across the stf'4' ahu
went into the house. he WAS no'e1 ''0-'
alt We again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
LATER NEWS.

q. L. HoTcHKIss i Co., bankers and
; brokers, Of New York City, assigned, with
liabilities Of $4,000
THE town Of Snow Hill, Md, has been
ings were saved. The loss Is about $500, 900.
THE official list of members OF the House
gives the Democrats 22O members ), Republic
cans 126, and the Third Party nine. There
Is one vacancy in the Tenth Ohio District,
caused by the death Of Representative
Enochs. "
The contest in the Fifth Michigan Congres-
sional District was settled in favor OF Rich
ardson, the Democratic candidate.
EXTERIOR wnLIAM was enthusiastically
received at HeIgoland. ,.tE+ s5-L
Ma. GLADSTONE announced In the British
tended to hold an autumn session Of Parlia-
ment. The announcement was received with
loud cheering by the supporters Of the Gov
ernment Eirf r.
NJ. PAv1E, the French. Minister Resident to
Siam, has returned to his post at Bangkok
KoBEnr II. COLEMAN, :be iron millionaire
of Lebanon, Penn, has executed deed ot
assignment. His liabilities are between four
and five millions.
MRs. CATHERINE CONAN was caught In Q
folding bed and slowly burned to death. She
wss cleaning the article With nnphtha In one
hand and lighted can lie in the other. A
woman and child were also badly burned.
JOHN B. MErsrEn shot and killed bis wife
at Brooklyn, N. T., then shot himself and
hanged himself with clothes Line.
CLouDBuRsrs and floods did much damage
to railroads in the West travel on some
roads was interrupted for several days.
SEVERE earthquake shocks we're ielt in
San Francisco and other California cities.
REAR ADMIRAL THonuroN A. JENKINs, o.
8. N, retired. diod at his residence in Wash
ington, aged eighIy-ons. Hs was born In
Orange County, Virginia, and was appointed
midshipman from his native State Novsm-
ber 1, 1871. aS 3 '.a " 4. . -.' - - T..
TIE Democratic Senators aud the silre:
men in the House hold separate caucuses to
determine upon line OF action without
reaching any definite conclusion. j. -.
EARL SPENCER, First Lord ofthsAdmiralty,
ave dinner in Lonlon to Admiral Erben
Ind Captain Mohan, OF the United cruiser
Chicago. ..'"..a. ~, g.
TIE Parnelite Convention in Dublin has
declared that the Homo Rule bill rs amended
IS impossible OF acceptance by the Irish
people. ...'
A NUMBER OF people wore drowned by a
.cloudburst near Crate. the capital OF styria.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
Foreign.

TIE cholera has existed in epidemic form
at Marseilles for three months past, but the
local authorities have succeeded in conceal
ing the fact even from the French Govern
ment The condition of things at Naples.
Italy, is also stated to be very serious, there
being now as many as fifty new cases day.
A FINANCIAL panic. caused BY the condi.
ton OF the silver market, prevails In Costa
Rica. -.
Four HUNDRED men have been killed dur.
ing the siege Of La Plata, Argentina, In the
engagements between tho provincial and
revolutionary troops.
TIE blockade of Bangkok, Siam, has been
formally raised by Admiral Human.
FIRE In tbs timber yards adjoining the
Mersey (England) docks caused damage oi
almost u million dollars.
TIE Corinth ship canal was opened by the
King OF Greece in the presence OF all the
members Of the Royal family. the Cabinet
Ministers, the foreign diplomatic representa-
tives, the principal military and civil c-acials
and en- immense crowd OF citizens.
SOCIALISTS met in an international con.
gress in Zurich, Switzerland, sixteen coun.
tries being represented by delegates.
TWENTY-FIVE members OF IN excursion par
ty were drowned in Swansea Bay. Wales.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
A LAND IN MINIATURE.
BRITISH GUIANA'S EXHIBITS
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Products Of Her Plantations,
Gold Fields, Tangled Junsles and
Rich Forcsts-Bcst of AL Trees
Triumphs Of the Taxtdermist's
Art-Beautiful Feather Work.

Triumphs Of the Taxtdermist's g
Art-Beautiful Feather Work.
III had the privilege OF seeing only ona
Worlds Fair department, said Il gentleman.
building can ono como so noar tue people Of
other lands. In tho Agriculture Building
you are close to tho soil, to that which gives
sustenance. AS matter OF course. tho life.
habits and customs Of tho people arc shown
in moro direct way. The Agriculture
Building is the place to study the world as
the world is.
The speaker must havc heon in the British
Guiana section of Chief Duchanaus building
before he spoke. In its timber-fenced area,
which Columbus saw in 149S when he entered
the Gulf of Para, are placed in such shape
that an hour gives one IN intimate knowledge
Nof the interesting country. One OF the
products is Adolphus Daniel, the Indian pilot
of the gold rivers, Essequibo, Mazarurn and
Guyuwini. With an active brain, m intellt-
gent comprehension OF what visitor wants
to know and thorough knowledge OF his
subject, the little riverman, true to his call
ing, pilots his guests all over British Guinn1,
through sugar plantations and gold fields,
C9QRloU JuuRICS Uuu BEtuu lOISotob SiN' - oih
object lesson at every step.
Triumphs OF the taxidermist's art are the
stuffed fauna of British Guiana, which are
mounted under tho roof Of the Agriculture
Building. The most conspicuous group is
tapir with iaguar's claws and teeth IN Its
thick skim Three varieties OF ant-eaters are
shown. One, tree-climber, is no larger
than foxtail squirrel, another is about the
size of dog and the ant bear, or great ant
eater, twice as large, with bushy tail. coarse
long hair and long snout. Then there are
ocelots, wicked-looking wildcats, graceful,
slim-limbed wood deer, cougars. huge tor
toise and snakes rs natural as life, placed in
attitudes of arrested motion which tell OF
the iungles and .racklcss forests that extend
back from tho towns and clearings near tho
coast.
They are interesting, but apparently do
not attract rs much attention. rs the nine
silded pyramids which represent the output
Of gold since 1884. People gaze upon tho
pyramids with renewed interest when thoy
learn that even Sir Walter Raleigh believed
the reports OF the Spaniards, sailed up the
Orinoco River in 1896, and the next year
sent CAPTAIN Keymis to hunt for tho rich
est country in the world" IT. was not until
1880, however, that placer wishing really
amounted to anything IN British Guiana. 1t
began in the Puruni River. 4 branch Of tho
Masaruni Four years later the Government
took official cognizance nf tho gold washing
and imposed Il royalty on the gold obtained,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
ISLAND OF JAMA1cA's EXHIBIT.

The principal products Of Jamaica are
shown 10 the Manufactures Building IN at
tractive arrangement. some OF them after ar
tistjc designs and all Of them 80 rs to develop
their value TO the island in its relations with
the commercial world. Tobacco, one OF the
important crops, 10 shown in festooned ropes
Of naturnl loaf and in fancy cases OF the
manufactured article,
When It comes to coffee, says the Chicago
News, thocommissionor grows eloquent, and,
poiuting to {. greut array OF samples, he says
Coffee e-farming III Jamaica ID fast becoming
one OF our principal industries. We raise
peculiarly llnr brand OF coffee, which vIrtu-
;,ily likes the price Of the commodity. Very
little. il any. Of Our colrUe tinds It's way into
tho American market. 1t is sent TO the Eug-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
Washington.

MINISTER BLoUNr's long expected report
on Hawaiian affairs was received by the
Secretary Of State.
THE President appointed e. Ellery Ander-
son- OF New York, one OF the Pacific Railroad
Commissioners in place Of MIR. Dimmock,
who was appointed by Mr.. Cleveland, but
declined the Office.
PENSION COMMISSIONER LocHREN has ex-
tended until October 10. 1898, the per.od
within which pensioners whose pensions have
been suspended may make proof OF their
right to receive them.
The Democrats, Republicans and Populists
held caucuses at Washington. The Demo-
Gratis renominated Crisp for Speaker, and
then selected Snow, OF Illinois, for Ser
geant- alarms; Huert, OF Tennessee, for
Doorkeeper, Dalton, OF Indiana, for Post
master, and the Rev. 8. W. Hadaway. OF
Maryland, for Chaplain. The Republicans
nominated Thomas B. Reed, OF Maine, for
Speaker. The remainder of the ticket was
Clerk, Edward Mcpherson. Of Pennsylvania
ergeant-at-Arms, A. j. Holmes, OF Iowa
Doorkeeper J. l.. Hathaway, OF Montana
Chaplain, the Rev. Horace Green, Of New
YorS. Thirteen members attended the POD
ulist caucus. Tnoy decided to vote rs a
unit to maintain the present ratio OF silver
to gold-siXteen to one. No ticket Tor om-
GERS OF the House was nominated.
To meet the continually increasing demand
for National bank notes from banks which
are taking advantage OF the low rate o
Government bonds and buying them and In
creasing their circulation. Secretary Carlisle
has ordered the force OF the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing to work from a. m,
until 6 p. m.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
APLEASURE YACHT:SUNK
A FATAL DISASTER ON LAKE
@ GEORGE, N. Y.

The Rachel Sherman Ran Upon .
Sunken Pier and Went to the Bot
tom With All on Board-Passcn.
gers Battle for Life In the Dark
ness. 49, .e,,a -.
About o'clock. q tc:y nights ago. pleas
ro party, while going to q dance at the
lower end OF Lake George. n. Y. met wlsi
terrible accident. 80 - .''''-
The steam yacht Rachel. owned by D. W.
Sherman, proprietor OF the Pearl Point
House, was carrying twenty-nine people up
the lake. The little vessel was turned to-
ward the One Hundred Island House ana
was gliding toward the landing when the
passengers were thrown forward by sudden
shock. -,..L. -
In the dark the vessel had run upon
sunken pier, and before assistance arrived
from the shore IL sank With all ON board. II
was only few minutes after the shock when
the yacht careened to one side and won't
down in eighteen feet OF water. 1850
The shrteklng, struggling passengers ast-
tied for life in the darkness. Women threw
up their arms and sank beneath the surface.
when brought ashore they were dead Deeds
of herojsm were performed BY the men.
When all in sight had reached the shoreH
was le6rnedthat nine persons, ;dIie wotne6,
except boy OF nineteen. had been drowned.
As soon as possible IN attempt to recover tho.
bodies was made. After strenuous efforts all
the bodies were brought to thesurface.
The dead are Miss Hattie Hall, brooklyn )
Bertha Benedict. Montclair. N. j.; Miss
Edith Harding, Hobokep, N. J.. Miss H. N.
Burton, Jersey City: Mrs. J. a. Mitchell,
F. @. Mitchell, Lizzie Corley, Clara Black.
Burlington, Vt; Lizzie Clark, Bridgeport,
Conn. .-
Some Of the passengers were caught undeS
the shade deck and were drowned quickly.
It seemed hours before help arrived, though
|. dozen men were on the water In rowboats
almost before the smokestnck sank out OF
sight.
The rescued passengers were taken ashore
and count OF the number taken. at 1rst II
was reported that onlythree were drowned,
then the number was increased to Eve, then
seven, and finally nine. -a,
Young Mr.. Benedict, son OF the New YORK
jeweler, who was on the boat, Is an expert
swimmer. he tried to save his sister, and
diyed for her once. Frank Mitchell, aged
nineteen, OF New York City, lost his life try.
ing to save his mother, who was also
drowned. Robert Sims, Of Glens Falls, and
others who assisted in the search for the
bodies, did not give up until they had found
them. r.. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
South and West.

IT was practically settled that the gates o!
the Worlds Fair would be opened on Sunday
during the rest of the Exposition.
LAZARUS S1LvERMAN, awell-known Chicago
banker, suspended. Liabilities, $1,000, 900.
THE people from the frozen land OF the
Gar of all the Russias celebrated at the
Worlds Fair their special day. A reception
was held throughout the day in the Russian
pavilion in Manufactures Hall. concert
OF Russian music was given In Festival Hall.
FELIX POOLE a notorious character OF Ohio
County, Kentucky, was lynched there for as
saulting young woman.
The exodus of Colorado miners continues
through Kansas, and Is proving q heaVy
burden to the Western farmers, and source
of great annoyance to the railroads.
VAN LOON. bank robber and murderer, was
hanged few nights ago In the Columbus
(Ohio) Prison.
WALTER T. SHAW. the murderer OF his
mother and aunt, was hanged In the court
yard at Houston, Texas. Joseph A. HoWell
was hanged at Benton. Mo-, tor the murder
of Mrs. Nettie Hall and four children near
Brookfeld, Mo.
TIE Executive Committee Of the Board OF
Worlds Fair Directors ordered payment OF
ten per cent. on the entire bonded indebted
ness OF the corporation.
NELSON VAN KIRK, Board Of Trade oper-
ator, shot himself TO death in his office in
Chicago. He was seventy-1ve years OLD, and
was member of the firm Of Van Kirk d
Osten, which went bankrupt about month
ago.
RECEIVERS were appointed for the James
a. Walker Company, wholesale and retail
dry goods dealers in Chicago. The liabili-
ties are reported to be So, 400, ,0Oc, OF which
about 80, 900, 900 is due to New York firms.
POPULATIONS amounting to $500, 900 from
the Pacific Bank OF San Francisco by the
sons OF Doctor Mcdonald have been discov-
cred.
THE Worlds Fair gates were opened1for
another Sunday, but the attendance was
small.
THREE train hands were killed and many
passengers injured in wreck OF Lake
Store Railroad train near Lindsay, Ohio.
DIRECTOR HOLDEN Of the Lick Observa-
tory. California, teegraphed that photo-
graphs were taken showing objects like
comet on the suns face.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23
The House.

On D;r.-Thn Houss was callod 20 o-:le-
promptly 1t noon, AMI prayer wis offered by
the newly-elected Chaplain, the Re-. DR..
Haddaway The Journal, which was a
rather lengthy one. was then read and ap-
proved, and the House took recess until
1245 After the recess Mr. Springer,
Chairman of the committee appointed to wait
on the President. reported that the President
would communicate in writing message to
Conrress forthwith. Instantly Mr. Pruden,
one OF the Presidents secretaries. made his
bow and sent the important document to the
CLERKS desk. where it WAS read by Clerk
Kerr. The Presidents message was listened
TO with intense interest by the members OF
the House, and the conclusion OF the read
ing was greeted with general applause
NOT confined TO any section OF the chamber.
When the reading OF the messeGe IS con
clr - 10 c!ec.:-- - :aln the FlHD n3s-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-23

Itst warehouses, Where II commands higher
price than the product OF any other country.
Here" Indicating large case, lis the en-
tire history VI jamaica coffee. Tho speci-
mems In th. case show the processes through
which coffee must bc put before 1t ts ready
for tho market from the original pod, or
huss, In which the coffee bean is taken from
the tree, to the green coffee OF commerce. A
large proportion of the country in which this
rofrse Ia raised is practically unsettled, but
every attraction Is being offered to induce
immivration and the land is rapidly being
taken up. Before great while we hope to
have 1t completely settled"
Those who visit tho Jamaican section, how
ever, linger longest over the wonderful col
lection OF dried plants loaned by the Gov
srnment. Tho collection is said to DO very
valuable. 1t contains every variety OF ceo-
nOmic plant indigenous to the country. Ar
ranged with regard to color and form, the
exhibit forms ono OF tho most interesting
features OF tho pavilion.
Around the southeast end OF the section is
arranged the sugar exhibit. 1t ranges from
vacuum pan, or pure white granulated, to
muscovado, or the dark brown, sticky stuff
from which comes molasses candy. There
are 81, ,487 acres of sugar cane under cultiva-
tion in Jamaica. and the productionot sugar
gives employment to great numbers OF the
Islanders.
Ginger in all its forms is on exhibition in
the southwest corner Of the section. Not
only preserved ginger. but tho original GIN
ger root from which the hot medicine Is
made Starch and tapioca made from tho
cassava root, graded and arranged with ret-
erence to quality, may be seen In their espe-
cial section.
In fruits the banana and cocoanut take the
place of honor. In the cocounut section Is
shown what may be done with the fruit.
There is cocoanut oil made from the milk
and meat, = huge flower pot made from tho
| root OF the tree, brushes Of all descriptions,
ropes, hammocks and even serviceable-
! looking coat made from the fiber OF the husk.
Banana flour is shown and visitors are asked
to sample little cakes made OF it. The cakes
or biscuits taste very much like cookies and
are said to be very nourlshing. Ill.,.
jamaica produces pimento, or allspice, In
large quantities. A liquor is made from the
ripe pimento berry. 1t is favorite drink OF
the natives. Another drink is sort OF tea
| made from the kola nut. This nut, it is said,
has wonderful nutritive qualities. piece
small enough to be carried in the vest pocket
will, it Is said, sustain life for several days