1 MILT iSiQKIOI TIMES ,7
. Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Economy, FoUtc Atcruturc, Politic* and the Current floes oj the Day.
% VOL. VXXI.-HNEW SERIES. UNION C. H., SOUTII CAltOI JNAJ^IDAY, MAY 12. \ i M i;i < ?>
WORLD'S FAIR OPENS.
President Cleveland Starts the Machinery.
Otm 150,000 People Were Present,
and the Wonderful Columbus Celebration
Begins.
Chicago, III ?Grovcr Cleveland,
President of the United States, surrounded
by the members of his cabinet, by
high ofliciu's of various State?, by oumcroul
and dis inguished representatives
from leads across the seas and by a
mighty throbg of Amcricin citizens.
AfPRHPfl tlw? nlrtffrtr hnilAn wKinli not 5r*
; 4iotk)u miles of shafting, innumerable I
engines nnd mechanism aud a labyrinth
belting and gearing, which make up
of the reve.nuo cutter^ 'Andrew Johnson,
laying off 1I1.1 exposition grounds in Lake
Michigan. Seven-hundred flags, rclcnscd
from their "stops," at a concerted signal
rfj_ ..swung loose and streamed out under the
C sky iu scarlet, yellow and blue; over in
Machinery hall a great roar arose and the
turrets of the bui ding nodded as the
h wheels began to turn and a great vol
ume of round nro*c from the throats of
e the cone ursc of pc ?ple, who thus pro
claimed the opening of the grandest
achievement of American pluck, enter
piise and generosity.
TUP. PIIKSIDKNt'k SPKECn.
"I ain here," he said, "to join, in.*
fellow citizens, in coogratula' ions which
befit ihis occasion, Surrounded by the
stupendous resul s of Ainc.ican enterprise
atul activity, and in view of the
magnificent evidences of American skill
and intelligent e, we need not fear thai
these congratulations will be exaggerated,
v We stand to day in the presence of the
* oldest nations of the world and point to
fc^^thcj?jjv?Vncl\icYcmcnt3 we exhibit, askH
Buam < 11
conwarmth
who
a u d s
huhighei
built
seen
Wc have
|^H^^^^^^^Ip'gcthcr,
we have also
P^B^whon^^e^es. It is an
aft oil mission in which we and our
guests from other lands are engaged as
wc co-operate in the inauguration of an
enterprise devoted to human enlightenment,
and in the undertaking wc here
enter upon, wc exemplify, in the noblest
ense, the brotherhood of nations.
"Let us hold fast to the menning that
underlies this ceremony and let us not J
lose the imprcsaivenoss of this momout.
As by a touch, the machinery that gives. 1
iife to the vast exposition is now set in
motion, so, at the same instant, let our
hopes and aspirations awaken the forces, ^
which, in all time to come, shall influence
the welfare, dignity aud freedom of man
kind." J
As the President wis concluding his j
final sentence, ins eyes wandered to the. 0
table that was close at his left hand, j,
Upon this was the button, the pressure
"* ^ which wr.s to start fhe machinery and 4vinak:
the opening of the exposition an ?
accomplished fact It w..s an ordinary v
form of Victor tel graph key, such ? U
in most telegraph offices, except that it ^
was of gold instead of steel aud the but*
ton of ivory instead of rubber. It rested
upon a pedestal upho'stered in navy
blue and golden jell?w plush, and ou j
the aides of the lower tier, in silver let* |
tc:8. wore the significant el ites, "1402" (
and "1803." (
PKKS I NO Tllli IHJTTON. (
As the hist words fell from the I'rcsi- j
dent's lips, he pressed his linger upon ,
the button. This w.-s the signal for a
demons'ration m isci uwncuii 01 nnaginatiou
and infinitely more so of dcsciiption.
At one and the same instant tho
audience burst iu'o n thundering shout,
the orchestra pealed forth the strains of
the Halleluiah Chorus, the wheels of the
great Allis engine in Machinery Hall,
commenced to revolve, the electric fountains
in the lagoon threw their torrents
toward the sky, a flood of water gushed
forth from the McMannies fountain and
rolled back again into its basin, the thun
der of artillery came from the vessels on
the lake, the chimes in Manufacturers'
II dl and on the German building tang
out their merry peal and overhead, flags
at the tops of poles in front of the platform,
fell apait and revealed two gilded
models of the ships in which Columbus
first sailed to American shores. At the
same moment also, hundreds of flags of
all nations and nil colors were unfurled
within sight of the platform. The largest
was the greit 'Old Glory," which fell
into graceful folds from the top of the
center stall" in front of the stand. The
roof of the Manufactures buildiog wns
dressed in ensigns of orange and white.
It was a wonderful scene of transformation
and amid it nil the cannon continued
to thunder and the crowd to cheer.
It wns fully ten minutes before the demonstration
subsided. Then the band
played "America" aud the exorcises were
at end. The Columbian Exposition wns
open to the nations of the world.
It wns precisely the hour of noon
when Grovcr Cleveland touched the button
and thus declared the opening sir
accomplished fact. The crowd in attend;?n^
and """was variouily
i-niiuimcu oi iroin 10",UUU to 175.000.
II fore the ceremonies were half over,
twenty women ami half as many men
had he n icmoved unconscious to the
hospital, wh'TC a corps of physicians
was in waiting. Most of these helpless
ones had simply fainted but a number
arc suffering froiu inoro serious injuries
received in the jam.
There cnmc near being a panic when
the women near the grand stand began
fainting. A catastrophe was only averted
by the managers' effective intervention.
The President was shown all over the
giouuds in the afternoon.
One of ihe most interesting features
of the day was the didication of the
Woman's building, Mrs. Potter Palmer
presiding. Pcveral foreign ladies made
addresses.
THE COlOR LINE IN THEFT.
Bishop Gains Defines tho Differenco
Between White and Black Rogues.
llAi.TiMonn, Md.?Iu the Baltimore
Afrieau M. E. Conference a shortage of
$50 wns discovered in the accounts of
one of the committees. The Itev. James
II. A. Johnson, the Chairman, insisted
lhat his accounts were correct, but Ilislmp
Gains wanted to hoai^ill about the matter.
Dr. Johnson said his honor had
been impeached and that he was indignant.
"Oh, brother, sit down, eit down,"
IjL. Bishop Gains. "Nobody doubts
P/jr honesty. Why, I myself would as
?jon think of stealing as to think you
would steal, and if I was going to steal,
I wouldn't take less than a 'million doling.
I'd steal like u white man, and
take a bank, or a factory, or a railroad.
Then I'd divvy up with a smart lawyer
to get ino out of the scrap:. Colored
folks r.in't up to that yet. When they
k :il thoy take a pig, or a chicken, or
sonic eggs. I know you wouldn't steal,
but I want that money looked up, that's
ill.*'
In a short time the mistake was discoVcd
nnd matters quieted down.
A SECOND JOHNSTOWN TRAGEDY
Reservoir Near Lima, O., Breaks
Loose With Dire Results.
Lima, O.?The Lcwiston reservoir
broke at 4 o'clock Wednesday m<>rning.
It is reported that froin 15 to 'JO perrons
are drowned. Seventeen thousand
acres of water were released into the
Miami Valley nnd great loss of life is
feared in the valley below.
Later advices aro that the break has
.on i - - - -
..aiuvw vu iuui, mi l is spreading rupidly.
Phi towns of Lcwiston and New Port,
levernl miles down the river, are report:d
submerged and several lives lost.
VIRGINIA HAPPENINGS.
Che Latest News Items in the Old
Dominion.
James Jones White, professor of Greek
t the Washington and Lee University
or forty-one years, died on Saturday in
jexington, Va. He was a personal friend
f Stonewall Jackson and one of the best
mown citizens of his section.
At the Collins gold mine, seven miles
rom Columbia, Goochland county, n
itiggct weighing forty-two pennyweights
raa found.
Co Teat the VnuuTTy 01 South Carolina
Bonds.
Coi.UMUIA, S C. ?E. W. Robertson,of
his city, who purchased $250,000 worth
of State bonds, brought nn action in the
Supreme Court to test the validity of
,hc issue. The point is ra'scd that the
new issue creates a new debt, which
sould not be contrncto I without a vote
uf the people. The decision wdl involve
|000,000 worth of b >nds. The State
ofticrrs arc confident that their validity
will be sustained.
About to Change Its Channel.
MRMrms, Trnn.?An immense body
of water is sweeping down the Mississippi
and a terrible flood is feared. The cur- j
rent is cutting into the west hank,.') miles
above the city, and it is feaicd that the
channel will be changed into Hopctield
lake, leaving Memphis an inlund town
and the big $3,000,000 bridge high and
dry. The Government fleet is at work
trying to prevent the river from changing
its course.
Crops Overflowed in Alabama.
Hi it vi ino ii am, A i,a.? Dispatches fioin
Tuscaloosa report a rise of 53 feet in the
Warrior river. Many thousand acres of
corn and cotton, already up, arc overlowed.
NORTH CAROLINA SQUIBS.
Noway Gleanings from Cherokee to
Currituck.
About 7(1,003 acres of land In Chatham
county are advertised to bo sold for taxes;
also a large amount both in Orange and
Caswell counties.
A young man named Pat Williams had
his leg broken during a game of baseball
at Davidson College.
The mail carrier from Troy to Ashcboro
walks and carries the mail cverv
day, a distance of thirty three miles. He
is generally on time.
Two train-loads of North Carolina ox
curaiunists of the World's Fair teachers'
excursion have been made up, and a
third train arranged for.
William Blalock, a youth of twenty
years, formerly of Bakcrsvillc, but now
of Montezuma, shot and probably fatally
wounded Audy Grccr. It is reported
that IJlalock outraged the wife of Philo
J*rltehard and was fleeing from justice.
Prilchard followed him to Elk Park,
and went in pursuit. When the oflicers
came up Ilhlock shot and hit Greer in
the right side of the stomach. Blalock
denies the shooting. lie was lofged in
jail.
A young man wholivesin Ashe county
courted a girl and after a time she agreed
to marry him. lie went to a magistrate
and procured the license and went back
and to his sorrow his intended had died.
He then made love to her younger sister
nud she consented to take him for good
or bad ; so he went back to the magistrate
and claimed to him that he was
mistaken in the name, and had the
license changed and no* they are man
and wife.
inc. SWAMP FUX'S MONUMENT.
Two New Bronze Tablets to Mark
General Marion's Resting Place.
CifAHi.KSTON, 8. C.?The steamship
I Clyde has arrived here bearing in
its hold two bronze tablets which will
ornament the new granite tomb of General
Francis Marion, "the swamp fox."
The Revolutionary hero is buried at
his Belle Isle plantation on the Santee
river, in South Carolina, about fifty miles
north of Charleston, and a simple brick
tomb, covered with a slab of marble,
marked the spot. Some years ago a tree
fell ccioss the tomb and disfigured it.
The State Legislature at its last session
appropriated money to buy a new tombstone
and requested Governor Tillman to
have the work completed. It has been
done in a substantial nnd elegant manner.
The memorial is in the form of a sarcophagus.
The base block is three feet wide
by over six feet long. Ou it arc several
other block3 of stone, making a totnl
height of six feat.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
TVia T rr J ?
?~ umooi, mippomngs uonaonsed
and Printed Here.
A Washington correspondent mentions
among the wealthiest colored men of
the capital .John F. Cook, estimated to
he worth from $150,000 to $300,000;
Fred I)o\igla6s $150,000; the two sons of
the late James Worm ley, $100,000; John
It. Lynch, $75,000; P. H. S. Pinchback,
$HO,000: Mrs. (!. II. Purvis and John
A. Francis, $75,000 each, and the childten
of the rich feed store man, Lee, $000,000.
I)r. Dinar Lonnbcrg, an eminent 8wedden
zoologist, has discovered two new
species of mice in Florida. This information
should be of great interest to
scientists, women and elephants.
A NEW YORK PANIC.
Stocks Go Down With a Rush and 8
Brokers With It.
Nbw Youk.?In addition to the failures
of 11. F. Heardsley, P. M. S. Wnldcn,
15. It. Wilson, Allen A Co. and B. L.
Smith A Co. all hankers A brokers
Thursday, the following went down in
the ciash of falling stocks on Friday:
Ferris&^im^n^ T& "fco , and
Deacon S. V. White.
Ten Convicts Attempt to Iscaps.
Ati.anta, Ga.?At tho Cole City con
vict camp, near tno Tennessee state iiuc,
ten convicts attempted to escape by firing
on the guards witli guns improvised from
gas piping. Reports to the penitentiary
officials say that four convicts and one
guard were injured. Evrything is now
reported quiet at the camp.
Pointers for Cotton Planters.
Odessa, (Cablegram.)?Russian cottor
I spinners blast that they will soon bo in
a position to dispense with American cotton
altogether. The Russian company's
packing houses both here and in Ratoum
are overstocked with cotton from th<
Trans.Caspiarwegion, awaiting transportation
to Moscow and Leeds.
A Broad Churchman Made Bishop.
Boston, Mass.?The Episcopal Convention
chose Dean Lawrence, of Boston,
the broad Churchmen's candidate, ?3
Bishop of the Dioceso of Massachusetts.
The Discount Rate Raised.
London, (Cablegram.)?The Bank of
I England has raised it? discount rate *o
3 per cent from 12J.
VIRGINIA AT?>,CHICAGO.
A Beautiful DesarJsti.1 '* of the State
Butldin^^ere.
Contributed F?)r Tlifie^Paper By tho
Efficient SevretaryTb'f tho Virginia
Board. i
T. c. MOljA'oN.
"It was a happy thouV'lit of the Vir- (
ginia World's Fair Boaip to rcproilucu
tho Motyit.-Vernon maoifcoii at Chicago, *' |
said Director Gcueral Djavis of the Co
luinbian Exposition, warn lie was told
of the Virginia platj' forlp State building. (
This building will doubtless attract inure ,
attention than any other at tho Exposition,
although ,there arc mignitic-jut ,
palatial structures going Up there which '
c >st the States thoy represent from SoO, - (
000 to $100,000. Virginia's modest new ,
Mount Vi rnon,costiug less than f20,000,
will be the most interesting of them all.
In view of the small $2n,0;)0 appro (
priation, to which thcr debt burdened. (
war worn old State was limited, the (I f- ,
flcult problem the gentlemen of the Vir ;
ginia Hoard had to solve was what man- (
nor of building they could erect that (
would do credit to the historic ' mother ,
of States and statesmen" aud still be
withiu the limit of the menus at tlieii j
command. And it was not until the |
patriotic women of Virginia had been (
called in council thai|hc que-tion was (
relieved. The Mount" Vernon mansion, (
being a plain, but nmffhj colonial struct- j
urc, marked for the simplicity of its nr j
chitecture, with no yostly towers and
turrets, or expensive otuaincntation of |
columns or cornice, recommended itself |
on account of tho comparative cheapness
of its renrodo dioa. ' diile as the life
time home of the groiust American and <
the patriarch of Liberty, it would be a
Mecca for Americans, and an object of
interest to all foreigners. And so it was
that whin the proposition was submitted ,
to the patriotic women of the Old Do ,
minion that they should assist in lai-ing
the funds necessary for the erection
and furnishing of such a building, they
promptly accepted it an 1 umlerto >k it a;
a labor of love, and Mount Vernon at
Chicago was no longer a matter of doubt.
The building, as seen in our cut, is
now completed 1 ?v lloltzclaw Hrothcr9,
tlio coatruclois, under the supervision o(
C'apt. Edgortoit S. Kidgcrs.tho architect,
who, with his ass'stauts, spoilt several
days at M mat Vo.'ii m 011 the Potomac,
sketching and photographing ^llic build- v
ing, its rooms and furniture. The Chicago
Mount Vernon is not, as many
suppose, a sm ill copy of the old Washioglon
home, hut an exact representation
in all its dimensions, and in every particular.
A description of the original
Mount Vernon will he interesting.
It is a wooden structure, the sidings .
of which are cut and painted to resemble
stone. The main part, 9(5x30 feet, was ^
milt by Lawrence Washington in 1713,
raid called by him after a gallant Ibitish
oH'icer, Admiral Vernon, who wa? his
' ' a
friend. The foundations of the building
l!
are so strong now, and the timbers so
sound and well cared for, that nothing
but fire sh^ 'ld prevent its standing for |
ccnturio yet. . ud as aft extra precaution t
no tire is aiiowcu mi it,) while the mn?i
tinguishing one sho.iKd any occur.
The piazza, n striki Jg feature of tho n
colonial country re.sUnmccs, extends the
entire cast front of thefhouse, overlook- n
ing the Potomac, two inilcs wide at
this point. This piazzfi is 15 feet wide ,.
and 25 feet high. Right large square ,
pillars support the roof, which is ornamented
by a balustrade. It is paved
with (lags brought from tho Isle of
Wight by Washington and furnished
with 32 Windsor chairs. There arc two ,j
colonades running back from each end o? ]
the main building about 20 feet. These ,
constitute convenient and pretty covcre*.'
ways, 9$ feet wide and 11 feet high, to
two one and a half story structures 10x |
20 feet each fonnuig the wings of thi
mansion, and were additions mulj l>y
Genera! Washington himself. Thctc
weic called dependencies. Altogether (
there ore twenty-five ro uns in the stru .t- |
u.e. On the first and second floors of .<
the main building there ar?eleven minu, :
in the attic six, and in each of the de
i
pendencies four rooms. The largest i
rooms in the house are the banquet hull,
31 by 'i'i feet, an 1 the library, 10 by lb
/eet.thc main entrance hall, Washington's i
oh&mber. in which he died, up m the
second tloor, and Mrs. Washington's i,
chamber in the a'tic, to which she rc- |
moved after hci husband's death, i ml
which she oecupicd during the remain- I
a' r Sf-llMSla
ci 'i c" I *v rl.' n i :i> v i"' ( ;' i ;? in.,
t)iJ only r> I'm ;,i iio it > ! i ul i !i 1 > kni
O'll upon bi tiiuili.
0 Ic npiu tim-nts ; v.-.. ity up...i ?iu- nrst
ft.irr l", l,u v7 < tllU '((.Olid 17
by 13 feet. Tlii' of the lust story
s 10 feet 0 iiif-lic : of tin- ' ( ('oiiil, 7 foot
II inclio*;<>f tin- :i!t?' I- ot iurhes.
i iic distance irom t m?- ground t . the top
)f tlic cupola is 'ill fceb
J11 the main lull is a large stairway
'our feet wide, ascending by platforms
0 the floors above.
Ou tlie l*iist |il:iifonn of the stairway
lieic is a high o'?I W 1 drngbm family
lock, a wry hiitmieal 'elie.
This hall is furnished \vi*h anthpio
tolas and pie! urt? of t! 1 la.-t century.
The rooms upon (he lirsi floor are oriiinentul
by Ir-avv carved ami tuoulIcI
vood trimmings and handsome mantle-,
very anthptc.
The Virginia building is not only an
viel repi-srntaticn i 1 1 wry parlietiltt
[)f the obi Mount Veitt'iu stimttire, but
ivcrytl ing in tt i- of the uuc character.
Nothing modern i a in the building
xeept the proof an 1 thr library of
1 ioksj*." th Virgin'1 authors. As fir as
an It done ih btti' lb:., lias In m fin
nished with nit' h-s \v ieh It ?\ or 11 r ?l
eeted Irom all owi th- S ate. the heirlooui.s
of old V 1 ni l l.i'tiiiie.-. and with
lortraits of the iuiu character. Wnat
v. r may be I.'.eking in furnishing the
mihling with a.lieles o'' thii rhiss has
icctt sttpplie I with fu nitiire made after
he .same old ladiion.
The building is prt id d over by the
l.uly assistant of the Yirgitii 1 Hoard, Mrs.
Lucy I'r.s >a II ale. a diughlcr of lion.
Ihillarl Prislou ami a if .nd lunirhter to
Janus Fi rst mi, a fo'imr (iovotnor of
I'irtya ia
Shu In-; f ir d nm-lir h-iv'i'; in tiniro
nf I ho lmi.ili < l> I Vii n ni t in *!* ??
ml will nil.I- I ai\i I I I . I in c.vn
Miliriilii :iii (iM Yii-.'nii lmino ?>f the
"nli'ii a' |>? i!> <I. *111?*:? is a wrv rannllee1i
i:i <>f iclii : (.i r,?|<in'.11 time.-;, ami
f tin- l!?-v? !?? : n'v w.ir ami t vr vtlihr;
rliieh i.s nn:i'|i\ run; ' w'.i'e'.i i- a
|iy of ill ; ;ia il w i' ; < J ? \Va*>h
i. tall, ill- ill ill || li II ; -till ill i^iin 1
iiVM-rvali'i . an i t l? ; i i tin oh rV>
:4i a- at Fairfax <11.. \* i
Tim !ih; it . i> I'n a 1 iliiely with
!<- \viin -ii li\ i . is 1 -itiiits
i \'ii iiii i, ijiii a i . i ' i ni nf
illicit has alit ni;. ! -a i i? i\ i nml oraaicnto'l
w'.ih nhl \*. ;inii |? r* raits,
ic vs nil I I'lii r leir; the l uhaii il
riml ami tin ia I i nr u. \ AI tuif th i
lii; liiiil lino with it fti .i:>.ii a i- ii iii|<i:
ml ii in 11' i ill.'l ia i: . i a ir nti r ami up
iiiiifiiiotils, ami tii'lli'iio Ilk,- it. can ho
II Hi C.StWlKlC l \Cl p" ;it Moilllt Vet IIOU
self.
A v ry in'.',, -ii' p it i.-n inco to the
II|||H' I II ill. is 111 . r. . a !v carve I
i uili'l-pii'i'i* of (' 111..i i 111 irlilu with
it iiiii inulih' ( >'n ntis. TIik . x.piisitc
i nf woiUnt'iii^hip is af ribtiltd to
aifiv.'.. It \vi- in i* It* in [lily, it 11 < 1 pic;:ito
11??W:*s.lii.?irj,,11 l?y Sunn 1 V.iughan,
ii Kn^li-di <; til'i iii iti. i it< passage
) Atmri a. tho v. - h ariiig it was
iptiired l?y Fiomh i>r i v who, upon
hcovcrin,' its dr.tin i*i.> i, i i warded
to (Jeorgc \\ .i-hoi?ic?i? iiniu.iiii.nl s a,,
uitmv i., .f.ot.v i. | has
itin, ami has been rep:a duco 1 ia the
liicag Mount VYroo ?.
The ornament il in mu;U an I e! it> >ratc
uoiildings and cornices in tin- main Hall
ad other principal rooms have all been
irefully sketched, faithfully reproduced
i wood in tlto (Miivag > representation.
Among the tn > t no'!.- able articles of
irniturcaml naititin^s which have found
luce in the in > tern Washington mansion
jay be nienti.me 1 a rich ?*.?I mahogany
ide board of Thomas .h-iTc*-on, the aulior
of the Declaration of In icpendcncc,
diieh a century ago a lorm I the dining
noil! at Montieell >. Ii is .1 >\v the proprly
of HeV. Ah \ u.d 1 Spnr.it. of Hock
lill, S. C., an I \\ is disrovcre I by him
cars ago in the back p >n ii of the home
t the old Stone chut eh 1:11 01 i the mouuains
of West Augusta i 1 Virginia, where
t had been used by hi) ministerial preloocssors
as a receptacle for cubbish. It
r*3 rescued fro 11 i s d g. ol it ion, reiiired
and dre.ojd, an I h taken a cor.spouding
place in th n v Mount Ver
ion, w h oh is now <> ou,>'ed in th i old
iy a similar piioe of furniture that was
ised by General Washington in bis lifeimc,
and which had p issed inli the
lands of General Kobut 10 Lee but was
cars ago restored by Mi f/'c to its original
place in Wi;shii> .ton's family dining
ooni
Ja the banquet hull vlierc 11 >w ha igs
tin- 1 : it?o '<ju?'s't * i.1?1 i' paint injmif Washington.
is lilacctl i li .? lift* *j/ <i paint
ng I'V I'rah*. wh'i li li- in-.-a In hi-<1 In
Ill' (\i''tt"S, uf Slii*!i-\ a i u|.i f;ianiIv I'-i<lin<*
ill ihvir am sti il ? <1 >ni il h - n
a tin- In ,vi i .lain- : I1 \v . -i Main ,| In
Mis. lo nn?i Mi -. Divwrv, uf Wis
ivi-r, nil a rcci nl \i-it to Shi'hv In In lit
rant 0 hall, over '!i > I - i ? .i I t?
esteii in \Va'Il i'ljrtni' s linn* t-\n In- a/";
inn l. Thn-c wen* ? I - >v? r I hv Mi?Cli/.abct-?
Ilornt, of I.nrav. in tin- pnsasl
,itm of mi imti?.?i ... i ? 1 1
.... i urn- IU,'(| I > V
her. They occupy u mrrcsponilini; place
in (liu Mount Vernon State buihling. An
oil pointing of < .?neral Lewis of the for
loin hope at the battle of Stony I'oitit
was loaned l?v Mr- If >bort DoiiMiit. f-o
nu rly <>f Wyanoke on tin; .lanns to
adorn the wa'ls of the bnnipict h ill. Two
valuable ;iuti>pie cliiirj h ive been Ioiik 1
by the Harrisons, of Lower Hramlon, to
aid in furnishing Mr*. Washington's
ojilronn. The mo t for:un ite discovery
li is been mail: by Mis. Heiih; in tii" gnfet
of leu father's ol>l home in Monti; 'in
ery e unity. Tnis is :i high p >t ni ' ti >
I < 1 -vt.-;i I. which j, tile i \ u-t count, rp i
>f the It ! st>- \ 1 now standing in <5. go
W shingt ?n*s bediooin. an 1 U|i n whi-h
the pat ii-it died. I hi'l b longc 1 t.
tOVcrnor .1 uvs Ihvs' oil. th gr in It it in
of Mr-. IJcalo, ami of cnir.e ? uipi-s thprop
r po-itioi in the ro mi wlrdi lvp-e
vat; Washington's h i < i mih r. 1'ic
- un l i ly was lis fortun it euo-ig'i
.'iu?l in the p ms- s-ion of one of li- i .'aim
Iy. an ;iiieieat lin n enuatcrpano of ? \
actly th ; sain pattern as tin- >u whicii
e ivercil the hoi on wlri. li Washington
led. This helps i > in ike t'n : !' iii'
hrary as nn illustration of the status of
Virginia journals in t'oluiuWti < year.
The dependencies, or rear buildings, j
of the two wings are used for tin display !
| of all non competitive State exhibits
front forest, field ind mine, including
a large collection of the mineral waters
of the State.
It is also proposed to have in the Virginia
building for distribution among
visitors, such descriptive pamphlets as
the several counties and cities may fur
nbh, setting forth their respef'veadv mtages
as to soil, climate, location, natural '
and other resources, and thus visitor.* j
who are attracted to the place if only
from curiosity, may carry home with
them information which may bring <h
suable settlers and important invest
ments to the State.
The new Mount Vernon is located upon
a beautiful lot 1S7xlfi,> feet, on one of
the principul avenues in Jackson Park.
Shade trees of natural growth add to
the beauty of the grassy lawn in front
of the mansion, and a pretty view
of lake Michigan is had from the house
and grounds; and when it is gencrdly
known, which the management will sec
? ' 1 ' I 1 > I , 1 t 1 .' .
t?>, ill it utt tl i ! ' -ji t < in l?c seen
i |n i: t'it- Wushingt"!l
111 i' : . - .' 1 * ; |? MlltlwntS
of till 1 \ i<. 'tii .! lie I no, tho
< i ?%\?i ! ! i. 'tn the ot
. ii .' ! : I t!i?' unity
Atn< t i n i. . ! i iiiciii- ?y, tint
\\ I \ ; . ; . i \\% 11 I
><> : l i ' tr'.i : !< :o-t that
tli- I ' i ' i' ' Ifi'l when
it i- a 11 ! (' :.t? ft i ii y<Mt
1 i!. \ M 'tut Vorniiti
tmtnl'ot. I in i v, <i(iu per day,
I :I ] II*? ' I ".III .11.1 : .1. in
th- l' i!! t'i- ? r11 <I Aiinv
was li i\ ii,: : ini i . i W'.i-liin^ton. in
nil'- wri k ' 1 V I llic l?lu?:?r.
Tin- Sam. K." l ! v i must attach to
thi' >! ; : \*i' i < ??. and it is
siinjih i 1115 o-~ . i i ttaUo, its advaiu'i1.
an i.i:111? ; ;in < inwiis of visit?>:^
the Yi'l'i'i; i-i- will have.
Thisaecotwit ?>t \" iyinia's sjtatc building
would : ''"injiU-tt' without the names
of the M ini : .M-iiiaiji'M. ami the ofth-ei
i *.\ h it iv t.. |i '. iotie ant difii
ult ut.ii' " ; : h 'i They are Col.
A. S. I; lv President,
linn. .! i. i !.. li . i ! Pittsylvania,
\'i . Pi i ' T < M i toil, of
staiiiit a. > ' M itt i S tjunrhs,
I'.-.j.. of Pi- 'a . I. i it'i-r. Dr. John
S Ajio t oi\ t >1 . Ihi-iness Kxectltivi.
(' mm f.i'i Yi I.u. > P. lienle,
f !! : 1 A ant : I>r. A.
Ih . k N . ManI
I il I > M U11 111, KM| ,
I .>.)! 1 ,'i i ' - I ! I. -trii-l;
(ici.r 15. I f >1 i\i< nburg,
\J i:i , . i i'. i' 11 n. William
I .J. i ! , I' V r > vth l)isII
i ? : I. N. U I N w M irkct,
M . - '. i > ' In iiville
i i : I' i ' ; Malinger
i; .;,!> I .M.it in Williams
i; i ( M t r N ii I>istrict,
.m i i li t .1. II. II. I"i . ."t. Il'itetourt,
M ill i::? I r. I I ? ' It. '1 111' li<>:ini is
:i-~i-1. I i:i i i - i-y an Auxiliary
Hu n !. ' rt/? 1 bv I.< -^Mature,
i
< it \
\ l'
I'loiibni
an!
|i;iv.:t, oftv,.,; ?.)/,, > v J'n't
Willi tlr
ili?l':ir< '**
* ' /; { h f
,i),ini|u i iti t . " //>/ ""A., '
nIl! " A?- ' : \ '(h,t
till' p'ill - ?>l ' ' l.l I f'M' * /. '"o/,.
~~~ 7'' hi ' 't , '
PALMETTO f lill's. y
News and Notus From H?re. Ti.Cre *
EvLiywiiuvia-iinm, Curol,n,.
r J
* v '"< 1.-1.1,,,,
; ! vs v w :.. U M is? .
1 l v i .., ' u , :!. :il( ;!, ..f ,l,o
Nrw . . \ U1 ".?? :
1? > -> , t>. i tl -i K finm
i . '.in.. t , . in l '>.o,)0
i ' '?> sjiimlle
mill.
A n \ . ,It. l>uiM
.? 4i?>'o.i if. > > i.... i , - i,:::i r.
N. < O ' : , !uniliia
Stale a:..I t A < . . i i i. t.?r ol
ill" ( ->1 i nl i . . . i ,itl ult
ill. -1 li i..< i ' . .-I we"k.
\Va>i? ! I ' iii Kii h
IH,I 1 i in ' v
"MLNJll \ <?i \\ ??W\ i SlNKSS
In the M ' > ot the 0 >v inor of
Oli li 1.1 t hi. I'ri 1 '"I
r<u; n \m?, ?>i:;. i' : iwiny telei?l
i?- Oil H -| ! .i : is-., il IhM Wocn
I I j!' V 1?i >| it ^ mil I, .vrrnnr
Wa?iiin t<?n. ]>. ('. (iowinor sy\.
. I) _ , .. f> j.'l .V
Oregon: Apparently ivli 11?A- reports indicate
<1 anger of viol. ii. < id the Chinese
win n the < -vein-inn n' t takes < fT?-ct, and
the Pn -iih nt i tnie-t!y !i >pi - von will
?mp!ov -ill lawful ni'Miii I'm tluir protccti
n in Oregon. XV. <>. (iisksiiam.
Uoveriinr r -nn yii' inune l ately sent
the following reply:
Sai.i m. (>ui: \Y. t> (It shuni Washington,
0. < : 1 tvi iM. ii iti my bull*
ne>s. 1, t the I'r 1 ;.t a*tend to his.
Svia i - n i: lh n\ yi i:. tiovcrnor.
Governor I'onnm r, in speaking to n
reporter, s iid: "ti-.i 'i,.m\ telegram is
id in?ult to Ore"(>n. 1 \\ ii 1 enforce the
|t\\3 of th'. ?tate, at!.I the President
dlollld Olifolie till' 1 aws of t'.?i|0|C33. It
comes with pom grace for the President
to ash me to enforce the law, while he
without war- mt, -impends the exclusion
law."
The Thr< C s Rontl Sold.
( 'II Mi I II < >N, I 111" I 'llMllt lion,
! Cincini iti 'in I i i. ? 1 i:ii11<> i*l was
<">M it I"! t 111 1(1 i?
1 .1' th? 1' nit 1 yflilQEX
cerlifled li k f .jf (,T#
l>in<l ihi ; n* ' [
v/\?. Oil ANT.
/ "
)
I on of tlx- !>? ? 1 C'inple'c.
A M oint Vorn n iiiirru an i an < ; .
tim hi^ii r'?. :k fnrn"'!n I b.M K:\
"f Wall-niton, 19 il-o I in film ; - It i II.J
Lafayette m an, an 1 a nu nber >'" "M n
tides ??f fin niturc, r ii"1 painting- in 1 |>i
n wiiirh have Ii - ii -? ? in ?I I
niaki" n;> tin' furnishing of tin* h'i imnhilc
tlx l i'lins of tin.- Auxiliary 1 * >.ir<I
i. pn - iiliii" I*vrry i ity ami county in ?11
>t itr, ai"' s ill cngag ii in gathering up
nl iitional articles ^?f tin- kiutl which will
In." suitable.
Oik: of the features of this uni-pie
buil'Iing is a colbction of photographs, 1
Ii} Cook, of Uichtit nnl, of notable obi
colonial homes on tlie lower .lames.
I'lrs work is a co tiibu ion of Mrs
Drewrv, of Westovcr, ami the phot 14 ,
ranlier lias been very h ippy in his svlco
i 11 of places auil in thecxocu ion of his
work.
T.ic library b is a collection of b ik*
iniliko any to bj fouml anywhere el-i. 1:
1 onsists entirely ?' b oks wri::"11 in Vii
_ri:ri 1. by Virgiiii in-,1.1ic< 1:1 i 114 Vugi.nii
I'll' S'i'ti t try of tli lijii'l h i- been en
14c 1 -intv 1 i-t -ii'iriii'.' in miking th co
Ii i t:on, anil bis s cure I s veral bun
liv.l b k-. c iv ring a whit* rang- < ?!
-11 i j o's, induiling his'ory. biography,
ili-olooy, law. incni'i.r-. tii tton, matin
matii's, geography, etc. These b okMi'ili-pl
iv 'I in lian l-oim' e 1-1 - of 111
live woo Iin i'l" at tin Mill- i Minui .
Labor S' b ii 1, in Albemarle 1 ounty.hv tit'-,
; nous 01 i no .-Clmm. J-pa? i- is pro\ hd j
l'ir all ill-; hocks of tin- character >!t j
:< lt< <1, which O II) |) s-ihly ',1 c il'.c ted,
most oi which are donated. though - m>
-iii ones arc only loaned hy Itc ir nu f
(It n s or owner- ; an I all such arc - >1 ieited
to -i ml thorn in to t'no Secret u\ it It;, h
iiioikI, who is .-till collecting and for
warding them to Chicago. After the
clo-c of the Exposition, the ho >k- whic h
have heeii donated arc to he presented to
tie S ate Library in Richmond, where
tin v w ill he preserved as a memento ?>1
the greatest Exposition of the World.
Ano her unusual collect ion i- that of
ill the newspapers, inami/im -and p-ri
odeils of every description, puh'isln I
in Virginia in .lanuiry, 'riio-ehavi
Iiit'i, in many eases, illustrated with iuto[
toe it ano prominent nun linos ami
.C . . . . : . .... ..J | |i I
yi. # were tlie publication is i-sin d The !
| in itf iziiiea filial, and place t in Hi" Te.Vu 1
in" room of 'In- State building for rcf '
ivnee hy visitors, and after the i-.\'po?i
I t<r>ii will he nreserve 1 ill the State l i I