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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
MAY SEE SALvINI TONIGHT.
His Engagement to Open With "Don Cpsal
dc Baxan"-MYs. Drew.

His Engagement to Open With "Don Caesar
de Bazan"-MYs. Drew.
Alexander Salvini. the young romantic
actor, whose coming to Richmond has
been looked forward to with so much
interest. will open his engagement at
the Academy tonight in Don Caesar de
Bazan." This is one Of the most popular
plays In Salvinis repertoire. and will
doubtless be seen by a large and FASH
ionable audience. The supporting COM
pany is a strong one. embracing among
its members william Redmond, John A.
Lane. William Harris Miss Eleanor Mo-
retti, Augusta de Forrest. and Maud
Dixon. The scenic effects. armorial
accessories, ETC., will be the same as
seen during his brilliant engagement at
the Star Theatre In New York.
lamar" the new play which Salvini
will present for the first time In Rich
mond on Friday evening. and which Is
the most elaborate Of his productions, Is
the work of Mr.. Paul Kester. The scenes
are laid In Portugal in the year 1871. In
the days Of King Manuel. THE Fortu-
nate" Mr.. John A. Lane will take the
role of King Manuel, Mr.. William Har-
ris will be seen as court Jester. Miss
Moretti as Lady Isabel. an intriguing
princess; Miss Maud Dixon as Kinda,
Zamars gypsy sweetheart. and Salvini
as lamar. King Of the Gpys.
Mrs. John Drew, supported by very
strong organisation, will appear at the
Academy next Monday and Tuesday.
For years Mrs. Drew has been the fore
most exponent OF old comedy. and her
name Is as inseparably linked with the
grand performances Of "The Rivals' as
that Of Mr.. jefferson. Her most ceie-
brated play, 10y Sheridan. occupies rela-
lively tbs same place In comedy a.
'ehakespeare does In tragedy. me COM
Fpany comprises the following well-known
stars: Nr2 John Drew. Mrs. Sidney
DREW. Sidney Drew. Charles z. HAnford'
George Osborne Charles y. verners Al.
Hxrris. Charieo Kearney, Edwin Wallace:
II. d. oibb9 Miss PhiIlis Rankin. ana
Miss Katie Hogan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
CAPTAIN LUTHER P. ELLIS DEAD.
A Richmond Man who Has Filled Many
Positions of Trust-FuneraI To-Day.

n
Positions of Trust-Funerai To-Day.
ASHLAND, VA, February 20.-(Spe-
cial .)-Captain Luther +. Ellis died at his
residence here this afternoon at 4:Jo
O'clock after lingering illness OF many
months In the 65th year of his age. He
was the son of the late Samuel Ellis, who
occupied positions OF trust under the city
government of Richmond. In the year
1861 he entered the service of the Rlcn-
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company as clerk in the auditor $
office. and by faithful discharge or his
duties he was promoted by degrees untli
May Is. 1875, when he was appointed audi
tor to succeed the late j. Il. Gentry. ms
office he filed with exceeding credit 10
himself and the company until by serious
illness he was obliged to resign on No
yember IS. 1891. Captain Ellis was con-
sistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and an officer of the Ducan
chanel here. He was highly esteemed by
everybody who knew him for his sterling
worth, urbanity, and Christian manliness
AS an officer OF the railroad he was inde-
fatigable In industry. answering In prln-
chile. and uniformly kind and considerate
TO all under his authority, and enjoyed the
utmost confidence and friendship OF his
superiors. Captain Ellis married Miss
Margaret Crew, who. with two sons. Les
lie and Marshall Ellis, and three daugn-
tiers. Mrs. Kate Vandiver, Mrs. Floyd
Tucker. and Mrs. Eugene Hartsook, sur
vive him. The funeral will take place
from Duncan Memorial chapel on Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock, and his re-
mains will be inferred in the cemetery
near here.
The pall-bearers will be: Active-Stew-
ards OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
Professor W. 4. Shepherd, /. Newton
Vaughan, Professor X. f.. Blackwell, Cap
tain Richard Irby. Clifton Lee. John L.
Gordon, G.. NJ. Motley, and Captain c. "A.
Taylor; j. Il. Cox, of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad.
Honorary pall-bearers-MaJor Il. T. d..
Myers. Major T. l.. Courtney. j. B. VIM
ston. Frank Duke. DIR. W. IL. Fox, and
DR. H. c. Scott.
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pro,ertv Transfers.

Richmond Thomas q. Burwells trus-
tees 10 II. II. Lee. Is feet on west side
sixth street near Preston. $50; @. B. Dog.
yeti and wife to Matthew Schaaf. 20 IA
feet on west side Fourth street near
Canal, S,6OO: Eliza Gaines's heirs to
Ulysses Gaines. interest In - II feet on
east side St. John street near Charity.
800; r. J. CHM to II. l.. Hancock. stock
OF goods. ETC.. in store No. 1900 north First
street. $50.
Henrico: T. N. Carter. special commits
sioner, to Mrs. r. q Newman. Is Sic
acres on Darbytown road. 81, soo.ll
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ONE PRICE

Clothing and one quality-the best. You
find both at the McAdams & Berry
Clothing Store. No. 1901 Main street.
Oneness is not the only popularity OF
our prices, either ; the striking feature
is their lowness, and just now they're
down with large ID. It's like looking
for colder weather when the weather has
struck 40 degrees below. to expect lower
figures for clothing than we're Offering
this week. Our clothing isn't down,
though, if prices are. Our winter suits
are models of style, makeup, fit, and
finish, and are unexcelled for durability.
These are the excelsior winter suits.
Don't wait when we ore selling
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Hamlin and Mr..
ard Mrs. p. y. Conway arrived In the
city yesterday on their return from their
wedding tour, and ere stopping 1t the
home Of Mr.. J. Thompson Brown, father
Of the brides. They VII loeye eug th1lr
homo n panyil1o to-1ays II. =.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
vrncrN,.-Iy rny clraKs OruI =

VIRGINIA-IS THH CLERKs OfTlE
CCIr Court or THE corNrr Df Hlt.
Id l.. Broaddu-. clerk OF tha 'i-.
the county ~ Nenfico 30 hcro.l
the 10th day OF GoDrusry, 1894, To-
gpecial commissioner 90 cause .'
OBreG and ais. gave bond o., r...
by decree o. the Court
Given under my hand ttis 'Ifl Cd.
ruafy, 1894. j. :. iaIt
fe2l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21

BY Demon, TuppoI q c..
Real Estate Agents ana Alc'.r.
S2I Main street.
tONMISsIONFR'S sAIE ~ ~
MONpAY. FEnnrAal Il. =

al $40 O'cIOck 2. VI
1. TRIANGULAR LOT OF fi..
, feet, more or less, on ne y
Chelsea road. with frame Aoa n
=. LOT OF LAND fronting
said Bowling Green or Chelsea
ming back within parallel lines 60 i.r
3. a LOT OF LAND on tne sDIf
road leading rom Seyeu'csrfl
ling Green, fronting on saI nlI
running back on ?ara'ioi ulr..
line l2Sis feet. on its eastern iI.
Zoe branch.
TERMS: One third cs.h ba'anr'
ments at sx ana Twelve more
cont. Interest addei, otifen'ri
notes AMI the THE retained l.
chase-monev g. paid aud clIlU
b. toe Couri, or al cash, AZ tAf
purchaser. N-
Spcrlal i...
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21

WANTED. POSITION AS WET
wv NIrRSE by n respectable colored woman.
Address MARTHA CHILD, 422 Caboll street,
80. fe Gilt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21

ssr1,HERE ARE NO FLIES ON
J. SMITH.'-You cannot make silk purse
out OF q sow's ear. but you can sccdre your books
aud money in HERRING-BAL L-MARvIN CON-
PANY's FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROoFsAF
n. r. SMITH.
nv 81 No. 20 north Ninth street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
EMPLOYMENT WANTS.

NxyANTED, A SITUATION BY
w white man as porter or any general WORK;
peferences furnished Address q. l., care OF
i,,Sp ,Tc,, oc,re fe 21-lt'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
BUSINESS WANTS.

WANTED, TO BUY FOR CASH,
w TWO COWS. Must be nrst class, young,
fresh, and very cheap. Address ALBERT W.
BENsLEY, Drewry's Bluff, Va. fc 2l-lr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21

WANTED, TWO COMPETENT
w INSURANCE. OR BUILDING AND LOAN
SOLICIrOKS-thos acquainted with the WORK
inc OF lodges prelerred-to travel virginia ana
West Virginia. To the right parties hoerai
and permanent contract guaranteed ana eA,
penses advanced. state experience, age am
references. L. o. b., DISPATCH oflce-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
pATrEsoN's GOOD HIT.

Mr.. Pitcher in his speech maue d
pleasant reference TO Mr.. Patteson, ana
said one ground Of his opposition was
that 1t might interfere with the primitive
mode OF burial which now prevails In
the county Of buckingham, where. ac-
cording TO Mr. Patteson, the people are
too poor for any other form OF burial
than to deposit the bodies OF those who
| die in gullies and mark their resting
place by placing a stob at their feet.
Replying in a humorous vein to this
piece OF fun over grave subject the
| Duke Of buckingham" made one or the
hits OF the session. He first paid MS re-
spects to the Earl Of CuIpeper." whom
| he declared his purpose to see well en-
balu,ed and properly buried. and then,
| turning his attention to Mr.. Piicner,
said: "why talk about the poverty OF
| GOOD old Buckingham-and she ID poorer
| than would like for her to be-there are
| p,accs, / am sure, In the county Fau-
ouier1 represented by my friend. Mr..
| pitcher, where the soil Is so poor that
a bag OF fertilizer would have to be put
under the head Of every person who Is
buried to enable them to rise on the Gay
OF the great resurrection.
This provoked q great outburst OF
laughter and applause. which could not
no suppreAsed for some little time.
The bill was sent 10 the Committee
on propositions and Grievances.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the trustees OF the
Valley Baptist Association Of Virginia.
To incorporate the town OF coburn. In
Wise county, Va
TO authorize the School Board OF the
city Of Charlottesville 10 borrow money.
Incorporating the trustees OF the Epis-
copni Church for Diocese OF Southern
Virginia.
snd surgery In the State Of Virginia.
ThIs 70 amends the recent act as not to
prevent any physician now Legally prac-
tIcing in Virginia from being licensed
and continuing 10 practice without ap'
Bearing before the Examining Board.
70 authorize the School Board q ca
taifs pistrict culpepH county. y susa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21

BasAs WIN b sivsn h aTnH Virginia
during TIE winter naassas Mn 10 h ~
tendance Send Tor il|ussratsd circular 70
~. cHAMPLIx,
ha3a NenassA
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
ARMY AND NAVY.

NINETY per cent. of the crew of the United States cruiser New York are Americans.
 A NEW substitute for powder is used in firearm just invented in England. It is compressed gas.
 A CANADIAN has made collection of the buttons of officers of every regi- ment and department of the British army.
 BICYCLES for military couriers and big dogs for sentries and ambulance service are curious features of the tented field.
 IN 1866 an experimental cruise of all the ironclads in the British navy, thirty in number, was made during very rough weather, to ascertain how they would behave during a storm; result deemed successful.
 DURING the twelve months just ended there were 1,259 assertions from the navy, 939 men and 32O boys. Ot this number 776 men and 303 boys de. serted at, home ports and 163 men and F boys at foreign ports. The number of enlistments was about 1000, out o1 nearly twice that many applicants.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09

ming, they must complete the system. They are to turn the road over to the construction company as fast as com pleted in twenty-fve-mile sections.
 The materials for equipment will probably be purchased in Europe. The labor will be native, with none of the modern appliances for railway build ing, for the reason that the primitive methods can be adopted on the ground much less expensively than improved machinery can be sent in. There are no great physical difficulties to be overcome, the contractors say. All the Americans who will go to engage in the work of construction are George M. Huss, one of the Townsends and A. T. Wilcox, who will act as general su- perintendent. The contract calls for an expenditure of $5,760,00O.
 The route from Haifa is southeastern ly through lower Galilee, crossing the Jordan near the sea of Galilee thence northeasterly through the west ern approach of the steppe region tc Damascus.
 Damascus stands upon site of sin gular beauty. It has 15O,0O0 inhabit ants and is ffty-seven miles distant from Beyrout, the principal seaport and trading post of the country.
 Beyrout will find a serious rival il Haifa when the new railway, to be known as the Syrian Ottoman railway is completed.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
SENATOR BLACKBURN.
One of the Influential Members of Oul
 Upper House."

One of the Influential Members of Our
 Upper House."
 Senator Joseph C. S. Blackburn, of Versailles, Ky, was born in Woodford county, Ky, October 1, 1888; was ed ucated at Sayre's Institute, Frank fort, Ky, and Center College, Danville, Ky, whence he graduated in 1857; studied law with George K. Kincaid, at Lexington; was admitted to the bar in 1858, and practiced until 1861, He entered the confederate army in 1861, and served throughout the war; re- sumed the practice of law in 1865; was elected to the state legislature of Ken lucky in 1871, and '73; was elected tc the house in the Forty-fourth, Forty fifth, Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth congresses; was elected to the United States senate as democrat, to succeed John $. Williams democrat. and took his seat March f, 1885, and was reelected in 1890. His term of service will expire March 3, 1897.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09

square. and it will be covered by concert hall, shops, restaurants and sideshows of various kinds. There will be like erections on the second platform, but on lesser scale, and on the third a post office with telephonic communication will be the leading feature. If the amount of business transacted on the highest stage of the Eiffel tower be any criterion the post master general will have no cause to complain of an unremuneratlve branch, while the patriotism of its patrons will be gratifed by the cir constance that this stage is to be 40 feet higher than the loftiest which the Partisan erection can boast. Browning all will be an electric lamp of eXtraor- dinary Illuminating power.
 The entire tower will weigh about seven thousand five hundred tons and each on its colossal legs will stand on a solid rock of concrete, already in position and embedded to the depth of seventy-fve feet. This weight is much lighter than that of the Eiffel tower, but Sir Benjamin Baker, who built the great Forth bridge, is experimenting the work and may be safely trusted to make the structure perfectly strong and safe.
 The four legs are already a third of the way up to the first platform. They stand at the corners of square ot three hundred-feet base, within which four elevators-two up and two down will work and will be able, if re- quired, to carry as many as sixty thou sand persons in day. The tower will be built entirely of steel. The first platform is under contract to be finished by November of this year, but no date has been fixed for the execu- tion of the entire work, though that consummation may possibly be wit messed by the end of 1894.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
POWERFUL WAVES.
The Effect of a Gale Over the Great Sal
 Lake.

The Effect of a Gale Over the Great Salt
 A correspondent of the Youths Com panion recently witnessed most con- vincing proof of the weight of salt laden waters of the Great Salt lake A strong gale of wind was blowing over the lake and driving it's surface into low, white-capped ridges, while along the shore the foam lay like fiat banks of new-fallen snow. If it had passed across lake of fresh water of equal extent that wind would unques- tionably have produced such an agita- tion of its surface that navigation in small boats would have been difficult if not highly perilous.
 But the waters of the Great Salt lake, although driven into ridges as just remarked, showed a curious re- sistance to the wind and the waves, rising to onlya slight elevation, moved along with an appearance of lethargy that the eye could not but notice
 Yet there was an immense momen. tum stored up in those low, heavy slow-moving waves. Nentur1ng into the water at point where the deptI did not exceed four feet the observer found that it was impossible to stand against them. Their sheer weigh swept him resistlessly along.
 The curious buoyance of the water containing twentytwo per cent. O. salt in solution, increased the helpless ness of the bather. He was not sub merged, as sometimes occurs in thu Atlantic breakers, but was lifted anl carried like cork.
 It would probably have been impos sible to dive through an oncominG wave after the manner practiced b. bathers along the Atlantic coast. Il the Great Salt lake people are no drowned through sinking, but stran gled while still afoat. The bite water may enter the air passages witt fatal effect, but the body continues t. float until it reaches the shore or ! picked up.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
A New Cereal.

A traveller in the Himalayan noun tain region has discovered that the na- tives of that country cultivate grain hitherto unknown in civilized agricul- tural operations, which has something the look of wheat but has very much longer ears, and which has peculiar inward curve. The shiny, brown grain, nnlike wheat, is, on the other hand, much smaller than wheat grains should be for so large an ear. But the inter- est is that a cereal of this character should yield such heavy crops in so high an altitude, where the seasons are necessarily short and the temperature low. The natives call the grain kow- nee.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Fred Riley of Tempe was in the city yesterday.
 E. E. Todd has returned from Tucson. MT. Todd is connected with A. Rede- will as an expert piano tuner. He has tuned over two hundred instruments in Arizona.
 Yesterday arrivals: R. E. Sloar, Tucson; Francis J. Heney, Tucson Frank H. Hereford, Allen R. English, Tom bstone; w. H. Barnes and wife, Tucson; s. M Franklin, Tucson Joseph B. Scott, Tucson; c. W. Wright, Tue son; R. V. Jackson, Florence, Ariz, Jno. T. Hawkins, Prescott; Owen T. Rouse. Florence; H. H. Pease, syra- cuse, N. Y.; J. W. Fleming, Silver City, N. M; Richard s. Stockton, Tucson W. S. Krumbee and wife, Mesa City c. L. Hall, Mesa City.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
Chapter Installation.

The officers elect of Arizona Royal Arch Chapter No. l, were installed last night by Deputy Grand High Priest F. A. Shaw. The following are the new officers: Prosper P. Parker, excellent high priest Charles Williams, excellent king; Daniel Nicholson, excellent scribe; Philip K. Hickey, captain of tbe host; John J. Sweeney, principal eojourner James D. Monihon, Royal Arch captain; Frank T. Pomeroy, grand master first veil: W. G. Stenlake, grand master second veil; A. s. Foushee, grand master third veil; G. H. N. Luhrs, treasurer; Francis A. Shaw, secretary John Ii. Baldwin, guard.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
DlNED WELL WITHOUT COST.
The Trick by Winch a Moneyless Scamp Swtndled a Washington Restaurateur.

 The Trick by Which Moneyless Scamp
 Swjndled Washington Restaurateur.
 An unp rincipled scamp recently played a game upon a Washington restaurateur that for originality and effectiveness has -ot been matched in any of I:.e time-honored stories of Beau Hickman or any other ''eaters of din ners, you foot the bills" He was we'll dressed, gentlemanly-appear- ing person-any other would not have secured much attention in the cafe which he work ed-and he ordered a dinner that proclaimed him an epicure, if a scoundrel. He commenced, says the Post, by tipping the waiter lib erally, which alone would proclaim him one accustomed to secure the best of attention; and as for wines, he would have none but the best vintages, which he picked with the taste of a connoisseur. The dinner was prepared to the kings taste and appeared to please him until the last course. At that. point he uttered an exclamation of horror, and beckoned frantically to the waiter. That functionary not be- ing sufficient to vent his wrath upon, he summoned the head waiter, and eventually the proprietor. Then he pointed out the cause of trouble-a dead fly in the dessert. Words could not express his well-feigned disgust, or the regret of the proprietor at this unfortunate occurrence. The cook was called up and roasted" more effect ually than he ever did his meats, and the restaurateur offered every amend in
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09

his power. But the guest professed to be almost overcome with nausea, and could not eat any more-he had proba- blv had all he wanted. Of course the proprietor could not think of charging for such on unfortunate meal, and was only too thankful that the matter should escape the attention of the other guests But when the disgusted guest had gone bystander, who had watched the occurrence, remarked to the proprietor: "Why, didn't you see him put that fly in the dessert?" And the subsequent conversation was unfit for publication.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09

Prof. Lafond, who recently opened a studio on the northwest corner of Fifth avenue and Washington street, has already won the confidence of number of scholars by his quick and thorough piano method. Vocal music taught by the French system, (do, re, mi, etc., if desired. Stark &s Strack pianos, noted for their power-fulness and sweetness of tone, used only.
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
THE WEMBLEY TOWER.
A Monstrous Structure That Will Outdo
 Eiffers Creation.

At Wembley Park, suburb of Lon don, there is now in progress of con- struction a tower whose summit will be 1,300 feet above the level of the sea. In height it will eclipse the famous erection of M. Eiffel by 175 feet, the 'espective attitudes being as 1,15O to )75. The knoll on which it stands is
 65 feet above the sea level, and senses nay well reel at the attempt to realize
 ;he glorious and expansive view which will be available from the top. There will be three platforms to the tower, at intervening attitudes of 15O feet, 800 feet and $50 feet respectfully. The area of the first will be about 200 feet
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
WATER RESOURCES.
The Work of the Geological Survey Complete.

The Work of the Geological Survey Complete.
 WAsHINGToN, Jan. S.-An investiga- tion of the water resources of the United States, undertaken by the geological survey, has been practically completed. The work commenced in October, 1889, with the object of determining the quantity of water available for the irri- gation of arid lands in the west and for use as water power. Studies have been made of the last of the drainable basins west of the Tooth meridian. as well as of several of the attachments of the east.
 ''It does not appear probable" said Geologist Newell, "that even as high as 10 per cent of the land now owned by the government can ever be irrigated. In fact, there is not sufficient supply of water to bring under cultivation an area equal 10 that which has passed into the hands of individuals and cor porations. There are. however, locali- ties where thousands of acres can be proftably irrigated by the construction of dams and irrigating canals"
Arizona republican., 1894-01-09
RAILROAD IN SYRIA.
A Chicago Firm Will Lay a Track from
 Acre to Damascus.

Huss, Townsend &5 Co.,, Chicago con- tractors, have contracted to build a line of railway from the seaport towns of Akka (ancient Acre) and Haifa to old Damascus in Syria. Five miles of the line have been projected from Akka, and the Chicago contractors will build the main portion from Haifa, south of Akka, to Damascus, dis tance of 14s miles, passing the sea of Galilee on the south. They will fully equip the road, furnishing rolling stock, telegraph lines, roundhouses, rails, ties and every bit of material. Eight cen months are given them in which, after notification as to time of begin