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/ THE VIENNA PROGRESS TERMS, $1. Per Annum. “Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May.” KSvVSSBaft. I VOL. XI., NO 52. VIENNA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1893. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. - A TA1K HOSPITAL CARE FOR THE AILING AT TIIE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. Complete Accommodation for Those Who May Suffer Prostration— Suggestions for the Preser vation of Health. [| l HE Medical Bureau * pretty frilled apron and felt slippar •tep, carrying in her hand a great Dig mint julip or other beverage with two straws sticking in it, he feels like rush ing out, ringing up the ambulance and having himself brought in as an inva lid. In the corridor between the two hos pital wards are the offices and consult ing rooms of the physicians, a ladies’ reception parlor, a diet kitchen in which is a gas range, two pretty cooks ready at any moment to supply any ar- a n d Emergency I tide of diet that may be ordered for Hospital, says the the Biek. In the kitchen is a dainty Chicago Herald, is j china closet filled with blue china, "a one of the few ; neat little refrigerator always filled places of interest in j with ice and cooling drinks on ice, and Jackson Park that all, of course, delightfully sweet and is not open to ' clean. Then there is a surgeons’ op- general inspection, erating room, provided with a large It is not a public exhibit, so to speak, j glass table, a splendid glass case of sur- If a visitor gets inside the hospital, he 1 gical instruments and every other ap- or she has to come in a wagon or under ' pliance that could be needed in a sur- escort of a Columbian guard. It is to ! gical emergency. them women who have been overcome by the heat, excitement or fatigue. But the physicians all say this class ol patients is becoming fewer and fewer in number. Doctor Hill mantle sava Hie t^ueen ot the Belgians. be regretted in one sense that it is not a show place, for it is certainly one of the most interesting andinvitingplaces on the W orld’s Fair Grounds. It is cool and breezy; its main corridors and reception parlors are decorated with potted fiowers and vines; cool rattan furniture greets the eye on every hand, and in two of the larger apartments are long rows of brnss cots clad with snow-white linen. Flitting nbout the hulls are quiet and soft-step ping nurses in cool linen garments and snow-white caps. There is an air of stillness about the whole place which invites rest and conduces to peace of mind. The medical bureau and hospital was established by the World’s Fair managers to supply quick and prompt medical attendance to all who might need it among the vast throngs who nre expected to enter the gates. When large gatherings of people assemble there is plenty to do in the medical bureau. Accidents happen, people are overcome by fatigue; sudden ill ness appears often, which, while not serious in the main, yet needs prompt medical attention. The World’s Fair The head of the medical bureau is Dr. W. D. Owens. Under him are The Sultan ot Johore. A gentleman is coming to the 1 The present Queen of Belgium is i World’s Fair, states the New York ' great-granddaughter of Maria Therest World, who wears diamonds on all his Angers and eats off a gold plate. He is the Sultan of Johore, Rajah Abu* ! baker, and a near neighbor of the late GEORGIA NEWS ROTES. LOOKING T7P THE CORRIDOR. that the press has done a good work in warning people from excess of fatigue and instructing them how to avoid it, and he hopes that the people will re member all that has been said, for be anticipates with the advent of ex cessively hot weather much greater ac tivity about the hospital. He advises THE SULTAN OP JOHORE. lamented Ahkoond of Swat. He is also the Maharajah of Johore. Johore is a semi-independent principality less than people most earnestly not to attempt half the size of the State of New York, to do too much at the Fair when the and with a population of 100,000 mid-day sun is blazing down; he ad- j people. Nevertheless the Sultan of vises tho people, too, to come to the Johore maintains an army and navy, a I “court,” an heir-apparent, a prime Fair early in the day and avoid the ex- AN UNFORTUNATE. two resident physicians, Dr. Z. L. Hillmantle and William C. Raughley; co-operating with these is Assistant Surgeon D. M. Appel, U. S. A., who is sanitary inspector of the building. Hospital was especially designed for j Tho attending physicians, six in num- prompt, hut temporary attention. It ; ber, are Drs. H. W. Gentles, J. C. was not intended for cases involving I Plummer, G. W. Marquiss, W. H. All- serious work of physicians, nor was it ; port, E. T. Edgerly and W. R. Yeager, established with a view to continued j These gentlemen nre on duty day and treatment; it is simply a place for the I night, dividing the watches between application of quick remedies for im- ; them so that tho hospital will never be treme beat; he suggest, moreover,that minister and a Httle aristocracy all his visitors confine themselves during the own. excessively hot.weather to the explore- I Tho Sultan of Johore, too, is a tion of as limited an area as possible, strong man, else he would not be able and to avoid exposure to the sun ■ to stand up under the weight of gold whenever it can be done. and precious stones heaped upon him The doctor makes another sugges- every morning when he puts on his tion which most people will agree j official costume. His dress varies from with, and that is if visitors must cover day to day, and he changes the style as much space of ground in a day as 1 of his jewelry. Sometimes he wears they can, it should be done with quick ' an ordinary business suit, the kind step. Don t loiter or saunter, but in j kings wear when they are attending to going from point to point move ; their duties. The onlv thing notiee- quickly; when standing around an able about it is that the buttons are exhibit stand still as much as possi- made of diamonds. The careful ob- IN THE WOMEN’S WARD. mediate relief. Of courso patients not able to bo removed are kept thero Until they can bo removed, but ordinarily affected persons are so promptly and effectively treated that they nre able to be taken to their own homes or elsewhere before nightfall. During the earlier days of the expo sition, and before the present seating accommodations were supplied, the medical bureau had its hands full; on one occasion 180 caseR of prostration from fatigue and other causes were brought to the attention of the bureau in one day. Sinco then the seating accommodations of the Fair have been improved, visitors have been taught not to overtax their energies, and not to go to the Fair when not in excellent physical condition, and the result is that applications for medical assis tance have not been so numerous. On the day when tho. Spanish Princess visited tho groundSj and when there was an attendance of nearly 130,000 people, the day being very warm at that, there were less than thirty cases THE RECEPTION ROOM. brought to the attention of the medical authorities. Quito a number of these cases were tlioss of Columbian guards, without medical attendance: There are eight women nurses. These arc supplied by the various hospitals in the city, and are on duty at the Fair two weeks at a time. It is an excellent plan of the hospitals for giving their nurses a change of scene and an op portunity to visit tho Fair. The hos pital and medical bureau proper occupy the whole of the first floor. The upper floor is devoted to the accommodation of the physicians, nurses and other at tendants. On the whole it is as com plete and thoroughly equipped an emergency retreat for the injured and and afflicted as the skill of physicians and the rules of medical science could devise. In talking with the Herald repre sentative the other day Dr. Hillmantle observed that it was a pity that the building and its equipment could not be preserved for longer use than that involved in the period of tho Fair. The doctor says, however, that they have been pretty busy. They have had one case of amputation, which was the most serious operation performed, but in minor surgical work they have accomplished a good deal, especially during the construction, completion and installation of tho Fair, when so many thousand workmen wero em ployed. Since the Fair has been prac tically completo there has been but little surgical work. The present work of the hospital is mostly in the lino of administering remedies for prostration and fatigue. The physicians have also to do the ordinary medical treatment of the many employes, and particularly, the Columbian guards. The doctor laugh ingly said that one-half their practice comes from the Columbian guards and the roller-chair men. The roller-chair boys particularly, often require prompt attendance because of the un accustomed fatigue to which they are subjected. It may seem like great fun to trundle a rolling chair around in the sun for an unlimited number of ble, take it in with the eye rather than with the feet. The doctor says that nothing so quickly produces fatigue as the constant and deliberate move ment of the body’s weight from one foot to the other; hence the slow, sauntering walk which most people practice at the Fair, tires them out before they are conscious of it. Move quickly, step lightly and keep the centrifugal action of tho legs con stantly in motion. These precautions, the doctor says, with frequent rests of half an hour or so, will enable one to spend a whole day at the Fair and come home with a sound stomach and in a Christian frame of mine. What is more, by such methods the people will avoid the hospital. Another thing that the doctor suggests is a liberal diet on the Fair grounds. Many peo ple come there after a light breakfast; they begin to get a little hungry, but feel that it is too early to eat; be sides, they do not see a convenient place. Next they begin to get tired and the hunger ceases; then they get a headache, and from that point to complete collapse is not a long dis tance. The doctor’s advice is to eat whenever the impulse appears, no mat ter what you may be doing, and keep on eating if you feel like it whenever you come across a place. Even a bag of popcorn is better than an empty stomach. Another suggestion which he makes—and this is perhaps as good as any in the ease of mothers—let them leave their children at home or check them in the proper place as so much baggage; don’t attempt to carry them abont the grounds to the imminent prostration of their own energies and the irritation of others. Again, let all very aged and infirm people remain at home; their ambition to see the ONE OP THE NURSES. „ , . , - j hours, lmt Doctor Hillmantlesavs that roller chair people and other employes | some of the co Uege bovs have suffered around tho grounds. Four or live i enormous l T ladies were brought in in a hysterical xil0 general public, unless com- condition, as a result of overfatigue, pletely progt reted, so much so that and ono man was brought in with a ' * broken collar bone, and yet another man had his foot jammed under a huge packing box. Rut these .were the only cases that wero not relieved in a few moments. The hospital is situated in the south ern end of what is known as the ser vice building. Entrance is bad through the main gateway opposite festival hall, thence through a wide court to the southward, where, through a door way decorated with potted plants, one is ushered into tho corridors of the [ cool retreat. Thera are four or five reception rooms divided by a wide ; hallway running tho length of the wing; at either end of the main hall way sre the two wards, each fitted with twenty-four brass cots. Roth these wards nre. models of cleanliness, and are very inviting to tho eye. To a per- — son who comes from a two hours’ they have to be brought to the hos- irarnp over the ground, just able te pital in an ambulance, are rarely seen drag one foot after the other, those about tbe hospital. Few know any- THE OPERATING ROOM. World’s Fair may be creditable to their “youth and activity,” but they haven’t the physical strength to stand tho strain. Again, let all who do come preserve cheerfulness of disposi tion, contentment of mind, full ap preciation of all they see, and let them restrain any and every desire to kick. Don't, find fault; don’t express any disappointment at anything; be kind to the Columbian guard and the rollar-chair man and tho other con cessionaries. A proper observance of all these injunctions, Doctor Hill mantle assures the iniblic, will do much to decrease the attendance at his hospital. A Wide-Sprea ling Tree. There is a tree at Tule, State oi Oaxaca, Mexico, which rivals in the extent of ground covered by its branches some of the famous monster trees of the Orient. A traveler, who saw it recently, says that he found resting under its branches a detach ment of troops, numbering 523. Most of them belonged to the neighborhood, and their wives and children had come to the rendezvous to meet them, and there were under the tree besides a number of vendors of all sorts of eatables, and several horses. All these had plenty of room and they were all within the wall which sur rounds the tree, while it3 branches extend some twenty feet beyond.the wall on every side, affording shade for quite ns many more.—New Orleans Picayune. server would notice that when the Sul tan took his hands out of his pockets enormous gold rope bracelets were twisted about bis wrists, and that his fingers were almost hidden by massive gem-studded golden rings. On the right hand diamond and emerald rings alternate, and on the left diamonds and rubies. But it is not alone as the possessor of diamonds and rubies, gold and sil ver, frankincense and myrrh that tho Sultan of Johore poses among the princes of India as a great man. He owns half the city of Singapore, and his ancestors formerly owned the whole of it. Ho also owns tho Ellenborough plate, said to be the most famous ser vice of plate in existence. This was sold at auction in Scotland some years Ago. The Sultan of Johore heard of it, and at onco saw a chance to out shine the Rajah of Scinde. He wanted to buy the plate, but like many of the princes of India ho didn’t have the money. Then he decided to approach his wife on the subject. The Sultana at once lent him §175,000 to buy the plate, with, only ono condition, that her name be put in Arabic on each liece. The Sultan took tho money md bought the Ellenborough plate. Then he played upon the Sultana what some of the other princes of India said fvas a mean trick. He had her name engraved on every piece, but so small that it looked like a mere scratch which would not be noticed until at tention was called to it. All of this plate is of solid gold, and each piece, in addition to the scratch which stands for the name of the Sultana, bears the Arms of Johore. The gold centrepiece is so big that it takes four men to lift it. There is nothing like it among all the other Rajahs. Maharajahs, Ameers ind what-nots of India. Johore has about 20,000 square miles of territory and it is situated at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula. On the northwest it is bounded by the Moar River, and by the Indu on the lortheast. The country is covered for file most part by virgin forests, which lave not been fully explored. The ittle town of Johore is fifteen miles Tom Singapore. A Trade Mystery. Doubtless there are reasons for the fact that all the retail dry goods houses in Broadway are, with a single excep tion, on the west side of the street. It :an hardly be that their location on ;he west side is merely the result of ;hance or coincidence, for the great Astablishments of the same class in Sixth avenue are also on the west side sf the street. In other cities the same thing may be observed. Nearly all jreat retail establishments front east ward, rarely to the west, and still less frequently to the north. What is the teason? Can it be due to any super stition of trade, or is it the result of some more practical consideration? The most likely explanation is that merchants prefer stores fronting east ward on account of the better light thus obtainable. “It is my observa tion,” remarked a veteran merchant, “that women do the larger and more important part of their buying before noonday. They seldom purchase any bat trifles or unimportant articles af ter noon. Costly dresses, wraps and Luxurious fabrics are sold for the most part in the forenoon. Hence an east erly light is not only desirable but al most indispensable. The dealer who builds on the west side of the way has An eye to the morning sunshine and to business. ”—New York Herald. of Hungary. She was married at I seventeen to Leopold I., eldest son ol the Duke of Brabant, who succeeded to his father’s throne. The King and Queen have for their favorite residence the royal palace of Laeken, situated fbout twenty minutes’ drive from Brussels. It is a paradise of flowers, planted by His Majesty. Pope Leo XIH. has just favored Queen Marie Henriette by presenting her with the golden rose in commem oration of the fiftieth anniversary of his appointment as Nuncio to Brussels. The golden rose is a beautiful gift, made of the purest gold, anointed and blessed by the Pope, and sent by him from the earliest times to Royal Prin cesses or others distinguished by their personal merit, or for some signal ser vice rendered by them or their Gov ernment to the Church. Apart from her private virtues, the immense work of the colonization and civilization of the Congo undertaken by her husband, King Leopold, would have already Interesting CDllings tor the Perusal ol the Casual Reader. I Cobb’s and PhillipAs’ Legions will bold a reunion at Atlanta, Aug. 24. * * * The Port Royal and Augusta road is making an effort to build up Beaufort as a summer resort. * * * Bissell is a new postoffice in eastern Pulaski county, the first named in honor of Postmaster General Bissell. QUEEN MA IE HENRIETTE, OP BELGIUM. suggested Her Majesty as a worthy ob ject for the Papal favor.—New York World. Bicycle and Baby Carriage Combination. A combination bicycle-perambulator made its appearance on Madison ave nue the other afternoon and elicited the heartiest condemnation of the women folk who saw it. As a labor- saving device it may be a success, but from a humanitarian point of view it deserves the attention of the agents of Mr. Gerry’s society. The machine was one of the old style of bicycles, in which the small wheel was in front in stead of behind the rider. The per ambulator attached was a peculiarly constructed little chair, slung directly over the small wheel. In this chair sat an infant, its feet resting on wire stirrups, and a cord about the waist holding the youngster fast. Wherever the bicycle went its infant passenger had to go too, and in case of collision the fate of the little outrider was not pleasant to contem plate. Seated on the big wheel was a man, presumably the father of the child, who drove the machine along the smooth asphalt pavement of the roadway and in and out among the vehicles at a pace that made people on the sidewalks hold their breaths with fear for the little ono perched out in front like a monkey on the cowcatcher of a locomotive. In some of the smaller cities where bicycles are ridden a great deal it is not uncommon to see the perambulator attached to machines of the safety type. In that case the child is within easy reach of the rider, and with the safety bicycle the danger of accidents of every kind is lessened. But the man who astonishes people in upper Madison avenue m the pioneer in the use of the perambulator feature in con nection with a high machine.—New York Sun. George Brinson will soon have his railroad completed from Stillmore to Collins, and it is said that he talks favorably of continuing it on to Reid- ville. * * * Lawson Kelley, one of Washington county’s farmers has just harvested on a two horse farm 500 bushels oats, 57 bushel rye and 30 bushels, of wheat. 587 in all. • * * “The Devil on Stilts and Loose for 1,000 Years,” is the startling title of a pamphlet just published and now on sale in Atlanta. It deals with certain recent sensational events in that city ♦ * * Miss M. Rutherford, the principal of Lucy Cobb institute, has been ten dered the appointment of one of the judges in the woman’s department at the Chicago fair. Only one such ap pointment is made for each state and the salary is §500 and all expenses paid. This is a well deserved com pliment to one of the worthiest of Georgia women. * • * According to the Fort Talley Leader the peach crop has recently shown more signs of rot and worms than any one would imagine. There are some orchards that have done fairly well, while the loss on many others is esti mated all the way from 10 to 70 per cent, of the entire crop. Various reasons are assigned for the damage, but the principal cause is no doubt the curculio, an insect that stings them in early spring. The colored firemen of the state will hold a tournament at Macon on July 29. The first and most important race will be the regular, the test—a 150 yard race to a plug, making connec tions and playing water. The prizes in this contest will be §100 to the first and §50 to the second. Then there will be a grab test wherein the dusky athletes will run a hundred yards, catch a reel and run fifty more with the machine, for a prize of §25. The stockholders of the Oglethorpe National bank, of Brunswick, are dis satisfied with tbe action of Comptrol ler of Currency Eckels in levying an assessment of §75 per share before having given the receiver time to go through the bank’s accounts and as certain what the liabilities and assets really were. They are also dissatis fied with the appointment of Receiver J. W. Bennett. Bennett was an at torney in the office of Hon. Henry Turner. * * * General Clement A. Evans returned recently from a trip over the western half of the state. He is making fre quent journeys to nearly all of the regions of Georgia and has observed that the crops are all fine in every lo cality. He says that he thinks the farmers of Georgia have better reason for rejoicing this year than for many years past. They have lived at home, are out of debt, comparatively speak ing, and seem to have naught but bright prospects ahead of them. cool white cots with their snowy pil- thsig of its existence, and unless seri- lows have a very inviting look and ously ill would not seek its benefits when cue sees, as he does, an amiable , anyhow. Those who are brought in ! occupied, and that there is room"foV a Jookiug nurse with a white linen cap. j are usually country people, most of j good a many more iatae basinets. Coach horses are steadily increasing in popularity, and bid fair to remain in demand, it is suggested that a wider field is open than has as yet been Tbe Swedes in Minneapolis, Minn., recently celebrated the tricentennial of the decree of Upsala, which guar anteed to the Swedish peer-a liberty of conscience and of speech. A Wonderful Change. Extraordinary alteration in Mr. Winkle’s appearance resulting from » •mall scare,—Life. An Indian Romance. The Dowager Maharanee, of Mysore, who recently died, had a remarkable career. While scarcely tea years of age she insisted on sharing all her younger brother’s studies, and in five years she mastered Sanskrit, Canarese and Marathi, while not neglecting music, drawing and needle work. When sixteen she was chosen as the fourth bride of the late Maharaja, but before she could be sent for, her fath er, who was a petty official, was sum moned to Court to answer for the short revenue of his village. Only when ordered to be whipped was it discovered who he was. He was for given, the marriage was celebrated on the first lucky day, anl the young Queen’s benign in lienee was at opce and thenceforth felt in the affairs ol the State.—Pall Mall Gazette. Old Time “ Flying Money.” The oldest bank notesarethe “dying money” or “convenient money” firs) issued in China, 2697 B. C. Originally these notes were isuei by the treas ury, bat experience dictated a change to the banks under Government in spection and control. The notes were printed in bine ink on paper made from the fiber of the mulberry tree. One issued in 1399 B. C. is still care fully preserved in the Asiatic museum it St. Petersburg.—Picayune. Glue boiled ia vinegar with a little slum added makjs the ordinary mao,- 'ttorA,f»T f»nmmpfi r « The forty-sixth anniversary of the wedding of ex-Senator Joseph E. Brown and his good lady and the sixty- seventh birthday of Mrs. Brown were celebrated at the home of the vener able ex-governor and senator at Atlan ta a few days ago. The first occasion of the day was the birthday of Mrs. Brown, who is the only woman who has been the first lady in the execu tive mansion three times. Senator and Mrs. Brown were married forty- six years ago in West Union, S. C., at the Pickens court house. * * * A suit has been filed in the Fulton superior court at Atlanta against Mr. John Ryan, Sr., for the recovery of a large amount of property situated in what is known as Inman Park, at At lanta. Tbe suit was filed by Mrs. Joseph Graham, of Augusta, a sister- in-law of Mr. Ryan. She claims, so the story goes, that several years ago she borrowed a sum of money from Mr. Byan for which she desired to ex ecute to him a mortgage. Instead of a mortgage, however, it is claimed that she was ignorantly induced to execute to him a deed and that Mr. Ryan is now in full and absolute ownership of the property which rightfully belongs to her. * * Ed. Harrison, an Augusta-born ne gro, who is eightv-nine years old, and one of the best-known and finest horse trainers on the American turf, arrived at Augusta a few days ago. Ed. left aiit-re two ami a ban years a.ier war, and this is his first visit to his old home since 1880. He is now grav-haired and wears a full beard, but he is straight and erect and does not show a sign of feebleness. Harri son is employed by Pierre Lorillard, the famous turfman, as ahorse trainer. Harrison has been sent south by Mr. Lorillard to get five or six boys bound to him to be taken to his stables to ride, groom and care for race horses under the direction of a trainer. Lorillard gave him §500 to pay the transportation of the boys and pre sented him with §200 for his personal expenses and pleasure on his trip to his old home. * ♦ * Co!. C. C. Joneny Jr., Deal. Col. Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., died of Bright’s disease at midnight Tues day night at his home, “Montrose,” Summerville, near Augusta. He was sixty-two yeare old, and the first and only president of the Confederate Survivors’ Association, and the sur vivors and soldiers will unite with the citizens in paying him tribute. Colonel Jones was one of the beet Known men in Georgia. He was a literatenr of the highest distinction, a brave confederate soldier and an ad mirable citizen in’ every respect. His history of Georgia is of incomparable value to the state and to the historical literature of the times. He was at one time mayor of Savannah, but since tbe war has lived at his beautiful home, “Montrose,” on the Sand Hills, near Augusta. * * * An Ancient Land Record. A paper ninety-eight years old came to Governor Northen a few days ago from a New Yorker. He said that it was no good to him, trad he concluded to send it back to Georgia, whence it came. It was a grant of 54,000 acres of land in Montgomery county, made in 1795 by James Shorter to Charles McDonald. Governor Matthews was tbe chief executive of the state then. The land is described as lying on the Ohoopee and Canoucbee rivers. The boundaries are lines running from pine tree to pine tree. The grant was stolen by a federal soldier during tho war, carried north, and given to D. A. White, of Fredonia, N Y. The consideration named for the conveyance of the tract of land is shillings. The paper? is recorded in book C, folio 36, date June 10, 1796 of the records of Montgomery conn ty. The record is attested by ~ Spann, who was then clerk of the su perior court of that county. Mr, White says that he has had the paper for twenty years. He took it to Chi cago, intending to place it in the Georgia building at the exposition but he could not find the building. ♦ * * On Tobacco Culture. The most serious problem that now engaging the attention of the ‘ ‘cot ton raising state”- is the discovery of some staple crop favored by the cli matic influences of these states, and which may be planted alongside with cotton, thus reducing tbe cotton acre age. Hence the bulletin issued from the experiment station of Alabama by Professor Bondurant, the professor agriculture in the Agricultural and Mechanical college, and agriculturist of the experiment station, on “the tobacco plant,” embodying the results of his experiments with the plant, is most timely and will prove interesting reading to Georgia farmers. The bulletin discusses the expen ments conducted in raising plants on the station tbe past year, tbe compar ison of several different varieties grown and the testing of the quality of the tobacco grown for cigar purposes. It contains many illustra tions, showing the method of cover in the plant beds with canvass and differ ent methods of raising the plant,trans planting, field culture,method of suck ering, topping and harvesting the plants; an illustration showing a mod ern barn, and method of stripping, prizing and curing. The bulletin gives a detailed statement of the method of preparing the plant beds, the raising and transplanting the plants, the prep aration of the tobacco field, and tbe way that it should be worked, harvest ed, cured and prepared for market, the aim being to give the farmers particu larly of this state, in a brief and con cise form, all the information that needed for the successful cultivation of this plant. The bulletin makes the following striking comparison: The yield of cotton in the United States in the year 1888 was 180 pounds per acre, average price per pound eight and one-hall cents; value per acre §15.30. With tobacco, during the last decade, the annual production has been about one sixth that of cotton, and the average yield per acre, about seven hundred and twenty-five pounds, with an aver age of eight and one-half cents per pound, making the value of tobacco per acre §61.62 1-2. ANTHONY DREXEL’S WILL. GENERAL HOLTZCLAW. A Gallant Soldier Passes Over the Dark River, General James T. Holtzclaw, rail road commissioner of Alabama, died at his home at Montgomery Tuesday afternoon. On April 26th, confeder ate decoration day, he delivered the annual address at the decoration of the graves of tbe confederate soldiers in Atlanta, Ga. He intended spending several days with his war friends in Atlanta, and whlie conversing with a number of them on the following day in the Kimball house, was seized with a severe attack of vertigo. He was removed to his home, but never rallied sufficiently to leave the house. The flag on the statehouse was placed at half-mast in his honor. James T. Holtzclaw was born De cember 17, 1833, at McDonough, Ga., though his father at the time was a citizen of Alabama. He received an academic education at the East Alaba ma institute and came to Montgomery in December, 1853. He studied law with W. L. Yancey and was admitted to tbe bar before tbe supreme court of Alabama in January, 1856. During the late war, in which General Holtz claw took an active part, he made a record as a brave soldier. In 1860 he was first lieutenant of his company, the Montgomery True Bines, and was at the capture of the Pensacola navy yard. In Au gust of the same year he was appoint ed by President Davis as major of the eighteenth Alabama infantry and in December following was promoted to lieutenant colonel. On April 6, f8G2, he was shot through the lung and, though his wound was considered mor tal, he was back at his post within ninety days. After the battle of Shi loh he was commissioned brigadier general, in which capacity he served until the close of the war. Hhat Disposition Will be Made of His Thirty Millions. The will of the late Anthony J. Drexel was probated at Philadelphia Thursday morning. Petitions for tho probate stated that Anthony J. Drexel died June 30, 1893, at Carlsbad, and that the valuation of the personal es tate was §1,000,000 and of the real estate §1,000,000. Under the law of Pennsylvania when the estate ex ceeds these figures it is not impera tive that the excess should be probated. By tbe will Mr. Drexel devises $1,- 000,000 to the German hospital at Philadelphia, and §1,000,000 as a fund for tho establishment of a public art gallery ia Philadelphia. His books, pictures and works of art nre given to the Drexel institute. Ho creates six separate funds of §1,000,000 each for the benefit of the six children left byjhis deceased daughters. He pro vides for the acquirement of his estato for the full of The Public Ledger af- the demise of Mr. George W. Childs, in accordance with an agreement now in existence, and leaves within the discretion of his executors whether corporation powers shall be secured for tho control and maintenance of the Drexel building and of The Public Ledger. Ho provides for the contin uance of the Drexel interest in the firm ofDrexeKt Co.,Drexel,Morgan & Co., and Drexel, Harjes & Co. Mr. Drexel further devises the sum of §500,000 to James W. Paul, Jr., his son-in-law, as a token of his affection, and he fur ther provides that, in case of tho death of George W. Childs Drexel, without leaving issue, there shall bo given §500,000 to his widow in order that she may be left properly provided for. The estate is generally believed to be worth §30,000,000, and it will bo seen by the document itself that fully §8,000,000 is directly disposed of. A BOYCOTT THREATENED. Colorado Conservatives Will Appeal to Pocket-Books in the Silver Fight. A special of Monday from Pueblo states that the more conservative ele ment of the people of Colorado realize that the recent silver convention held at Denver accomplished nothing to ward the purpose for which it assem bled. A proposition is on foot to call another convention, which shall aim at the pockets rather than tho sympathies of those whom it is hoped to convert to the ideas of the west. The proposed convention is to be composed of business men, and the direct object which is sought is a com bination among tho merchants with the intention of diverting tho trade of Colorado and adjacent states from the wholesale trade of the east to that of the south. It is argued that New Orleans is much nearer to the Rocky Mountain states than either New York, Boston Philadelphia; that it is a seaport centrally located, from which can be furnished every article needed by tho west upon terms equally advantageous with those at present obtained. It is believed that by diverting this volume of trade from its accustomed eJjjjjmels — the eyes of the eastern opponents of the silver bill will bo opened and their assistance may be enlisted. A TUMBLE IN STOCKS. by Flurry in New York Caused Breaks in London. The New York stock exchange open ed in excitement Tuesday, and a gene ral decline of prices set in. The break was started in London and was accom panied by a report that a large inter national banking house was about to fail, and that the liquidation of stocks was on their account. It was learned definitely that a Lon don stock exchange firm had been saved from failure by timely assistance and it was supposed that this might have given ground for the rumor, as it. necessitated and aided the liquidation of some stocks. The house referred to that of Crews, Lichtanstadt & Co., whose embnrassment was caused by the injudicious and unfortunate specu lation of a junior partner. THE ARMY BILL PASSED. Suc- NO FETES IN PARIS In celebration of ;lie Anniversary of the Fa'l of the Bastiie. A special Paris cablegram says Fri day was the 104th anniversary of the fall of the Bastile, which is usually celebrated with much rejoicing, but the fetes in Paris during the day were marked with tameness, and the naval celebration was conspicuous through out its absence. This is due entirely to the feeling engendered by recent riots. Tbe anarchists took advantage of the day to post incendiary placards on the dead walls and other places, making threats of what they intended to do, going so far ns to say they would de stroy the city by fire. President Car not, in accerdance with the usual cus tom, pardoned 319 convicts. Emperor William’s Pet Measure ceed.s by a Close Shave. ^ A Berlin special says: The army bill was passed by the reichstng Satur day afternoon by a majority of six teen. The vote stood 201 in favor of the measure to 185 against it. After the bill had finally been adopted tho reichstag was declared closed. Home organs contend that the ma jority of sixteen in favor of the bill not large enough to cause the gov ernment to exult as it was won by tho chancellor giving pledges to the agra- rains and anti-semites that will cer tainly give him trouble to fulfill. But the government with reason does ex ult while its opponents fail to conceal their chagrin. Vexation was plainly manifested throughout tho day’s hostile speeches. The emperor is delighted at the pas sage of the bill and rumor has it that will confer upon Chancellor Yon Canrivi the dignity of a prince. THE JURY’S VERDICT. Placing the Blame for the Recent World’s Fair Calamity.. A Chicago dispatch says: The cor oner’s jury investigating the world’s fair cold storage calamity reached a verdict Tuesday evening. The jury reached its conclusion much more quickly than the time they were out would indicate, as there wero sixteen deaths and each represented a case, though the finding was made as to the whole. The verdict is as follows: “We, the jury,find that the deceased came to his death from injuries and burns received at a fire of the storage building at tbe world’s fair grounds July 12 ; and we, tbe jury, find that McDonald, John Skinner, D. H. Burn ham and Edward Murphy be held to the grand jury for criminal negligence and there held until discharged by the course of law.” Reorganization Abandoned. A New York special.of Friday says: The attempt to reorganize the Georgia Central railroad is to be abandoned. A circular to that effect signed by the reorganization committee will be sent out to security holders.