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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-30
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-30
PE "a SlOMS

b Having located near the Government De-
partinents We are nblc to give your claims
better attention than ATTORNEYS located
elsewhere. Special attention given to DIM
cult and rejected claims. If your present at
torhey does dot suit you, and Is slow, write
us. Soldiers WHO have lost their discharges
can obtain new ones Charges of dcSertion
removed. No fee unless you get q pension.
Advice FREE. Soldiers pensioued at less
than twelve t$12) per month, and suffering
from disability in addition to that named in
their pension certificate NAV obtain increase
under the new law. 1t In not neccrsury for
you TO have gotten any ailments in war to
get pensioncd under the new law. Pensions
for widows and children without regard to
soldiers death; mothers ard fathers who are
now dependent, whether they were depend-
ent on soldier when he died or not. Pensions
obtained for services rendered in Mexican
ana lndian wars Mexican pensions can now
be increased to $l2 mouth. Suspended
pensions restored.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-30
THE SCHOoLMA'AM OF TO-DAY.

Mr.. Jasper Tells How Sho Dinors from
Her Predecessors.
New York employs 4,651 schooltea CHI
ers. In this grand army of martyrs
there are 3,053 women.
Of this number 100 fill principalships;
each has a lieutenant; the rest of the
2,673 are assistants. Some of them
teach school and some of them fight"
school, but they all earn the far from
large salaries paid by the wcalthiest
city in the new world.
John Jasper, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, who has every one of
these learned ladies' on his list of &C
quaintances, was asked by New York
World reporter how the teachers of
1893 compared with their sisters of
1883.
They are BETTER" he replied; much
BETTER
I'm what particularly
I'm every Particular
Are they better loolSingP"
They are better trained, better man
nercd, better dressed and better look
in than the teachers OF decade ago"
Physically, Mr.. Jasper thought that
the young teacher was far superior to
her senior associate; that she was
abreast of the time; that physical cul-
ture had done as much for her as for
any other class of progressive women;
that she knows something besid es book
learning; that she is sympathetic,
conscientious, and, best of all, vom-
anly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-30

Having leased the Stoker sheds and
parn, [ am now prepared to accom-
modate and feed seventy head Of
horses. Plenty of corral room for any
number Of stock is also attached.
EG-I also run n dray in connection With
the above, and will attend promptly to .
work hat line
Of 13tf. II. 8. VANDREILSN, Proprietor
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-30
state Land Omce.

Since tho last report ono applica-
tions for State land were filed, en-
bracing 120.acres.
DASH Receipts.
PHym'ts on application .....S 30 90
Payments on contracts. ...... 70 "a
Interest paym ts. ...... OH Is
Aotal. ............ ....... SlO26 80
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
CHRISTIE IN CHARLESTON.
The story Of the Doings Of the Frisky
Young Man There.

Frank Christie, who was brought here
from Charleston night before last, on the
charge Of cheating. swindling and f0rg-
cry. was turned over TO Justice Elsinger
yesterday, who remanded him 10 jail to
await his trial AZ the superior court. The
following story concerning Christie, alias
Sinner, comes from Charleston and was
published In the News and Courier yes
terday morning. H. G. Sinner, alias
Frank Christie, or whatever his real name
is, who was wanted in Savannah on a
charge Of forgery, was taken to that city
from the Charleston police station yester-
day afternoon. An officer came over to
the city from Savannah and returned
with his prisoner on the afternoon train.
The facts regarding Mr.. sinners so
iourn in Charleston, as they were OBJ
tanned yesterday from Mr.. H. kuhnert,
the editor of the Herald, of which Sinner
represented himself to be tho manager,
would seem TO indicate that the gentle
man from Savannah was a good al-round
sharp practitioner. Sinner came to
Charleston a week ago last Friday and
represented himself TO be an experienced
newspaper man. He said he had left
Savannah because a negro policeman was
sent to arrest him. The story he told was
about as follows: He owed a furniture
dealer a bill and negro came to collect
it. The negro, he said, gave him some
impertinence, whereupOn he struck him.
The negro went off and came back with a
negro policeman, who wanted to arrest
him. Sinner said that let the policeman
INTO the house and then he left. That's
the story for what it is worth.
Shortly after arriving here he met Mr.
kuhnert, editor of the Herald, and pre-
pared 10 go into partnership with him in
editing the paper as well as in some other
business enterprises Mr.. Huhnert at
first agreed to the partnership, but after
wards thinking that Sinner was not the
kind of man he wanted as partner he
decided not TO do so. He however, agreed
to employ Sinner, who seems to have
been a good workman. Yesterday a week
ago the situation was still further com
plicated by the arrival upon the scene of
Mrs. +. G. Christie, who registered at the
St. Charles Hotel and called herself
Sinners wife. Sinner also acBnOwl-
edged her as his wife. She did not stay
but few hours, however, before she
again returned to Savannah.
Mr. Kuhnert says that Sinner had his
name printed on the paper as its manager
without his (Mr. Kuhnert's) consent
When Sinner was spoken to about it he
denied having had ii done. Just before
he was arrested Sinner went to a Meet
ing street clothing house and told the
proprietor that Mr. Kuhnert owed him
money, and tried TO get some clothes. 1t
did not go, however, the gentleman going
to Mr.. Kuhnert and telling him of the in
cident. He is also said to have owed con-
siderable sums to several parties in the
city. He was carried to Savannah and
is now in jail on a charge of forgery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
RAISING THE UNDINE.
A Visit to the Bark Shows the Inter
esting Process in Progress.

A visit to the sunken Austrian bark
Undine, will demonstrate what a big un-
dertaking it is to raise such hulk and
what has to be done to get her in condi-
ton to float again.
The bark is sunk almost in mid chan
mel, about mile this side of
the quarantine station, and is
| never entirely under water. At high
water small portion of the bulk can be
seen above the surface, and at low water
fully half of the bark is visible.
Mr.. Chas. w. Johnston, whose firm,
Johnston & Townsend, have charge of the
work, under contract with the govern
ment, is personally experimenting the
! process, and he is in charge of the crew Of
| hands who are engaged in doing
the work. The men are anchored,
with their boat, alongside the Undine,
and they are engaged in batting down
the matches and closing the companion
| ways. These being entirely under water
| the work has TO be done by professional
| diver, who goes down and works for
few. minutes and then comes up to the
| surface for little of the outer air
| He is doing all the car
pentering and mailing work in
! connection with closing these apentures
| All of it has to be done under water. The
three matches have already been made
| water tight, and 1t now only remains for
him to close up the companion ways, with
! which work he was occupied yesterday
| This Is rather slow work on account of
the fact that it all has to be done under
water, but it will probably be completed
| to-day, and tomorrow it is expected to put
| the pump to work removing the mud and
water from the interior of the hull. Stop
! ping up the hatchways and other open
ings will make the bark water tight be-
low the surface and the water can be
easily pumped out.
| The work of pumping the water out
will be matter of only few days and
the question is whether the project will
then prove successful. 1t is expected that
when the water is removed she will tilt
| upon her keel, but this is not known yet.
| MIR Johnston proposes to deliver the yes
sci intact to the governmental any wharf
! in the CITY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
LABOR DAYS CYCLE RACES.

The Programme for the Opening
Fall Meet on the Cement Track.
The Board of Managers of the Savan-
nah Wheelmen will hold their August
meeting tonight, and will complete the
programme for the Labor Day meet, Sep
TENDER 4.
Chairman William Denhardt of the race
committee has issued a circular announc-
ing the races as follows:
l. One mile novice.
2. Half mile handicap.
3. One mile OPEN
4. One mile boys handicap. Boys I'M
der 16).
5. Quarter mile open.
6. One mile, 2:40 class.
Z. Half mile obstruction race.
s. Two mile handicap.
8. Half mile, open to Savannah riders
only.
10. One mile handicap.
The schedule of prizes will be an
nounced in day or two. The committee
has already received donations of half
dozen or more valuable prizes from mer-
chants and business men. The donors
will be announced with the prizes. So
much encouragement has been received by
the committee that it will request a suf-
fcient number of donated prizes to
make the list an attractive one not only
to local riders but to visiting wheelmen
as we'll.
Labor day is recognized holiday, al
though not so designated in this state,
and the board of managers decided to
give the opening fall meet on that day.
The entries will close Friday Sep. l,
with the chairman OF the race committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
THE MEASURING FINISHED.
ALI Mr.. Burnett Has to do Now is tc
Make the Calculations.


MIR. II. S. Burnett completed his
work of taking the measurements of the
excavations from thenew Casey canal yes
terday afternoon, but the work of making
the calculations from his notes is still
before him.
He said last night that he would not go
out on the work again unless it was to
verify or check OFF some of the notes
which he has taken. 1t has taken him
three days in all to make the measure
ments, and it will take as many more or
perhaps longer time to make the neces-
sary calculations, as he is going
to tell not merely the volume
of the excavation as it appears now, but
the volume of earth actually eXcavated
by the steam dredge since it began its OPP
erations six months ago.
Mr.. Burnett will not be able to have
his report ready for the meet
ing of the commissioners to-
morrow. He has great many
calculations to make and besides a lot Of
government work that requires attention
has accumulated on his hands. The com
missioners may have the pleasure ofhold-
ing q special meeting and perhaps a
secret one, TO make the comparisons aud
discuss the work that has created so
much comment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
PICKED HIS POCKETS.
But Mr.. Mclaughlin Was Too Sharp
for Him and the Thief Was Caught.

But Mr.. Mclaughlin Was Too Sharp
for Him and the Thief Was Caught.
While Mr.. Mclaughlin was selling some
furniture in front of his store yesterday,
and as he was removing his coat on ac-
count of warm weather, negro in the
crowd, Frank Williams by name, slipped
his hand into McLaughlin's pocket and
took out his pocket-book containing about
thirty dollars.
Mr. Mclaughlin discovered his loss a
few minutes later, and turning TO two
negroes near him, accused them of hang
ing around for the purpose of taking
advantage of just such opportunities.
They denied having taken the pocket
book, and said it must have been that
gambler and thief who was there but a
few minutes before AS they were near
him at the time, Mr.. McLaughlin con
cluded that they must know pretty well
what they were talking about. He sent
for Detective Morgan, gave him a de-
scription of the thief who was soon in
the clutches of the officer of the law.
He was found TO be a negro with but
one leg who walks on crutch, Frank viii
liams by name, who is known to be a
gambler, thief and tough character in
general. The pocket-book was found on
his person, but half the contents, which
was paper money, were missing, only the
silver being left. Williams was sent to
i1il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
mo. so2n Is A FLYER.
A Trial Trip Of the Centrel's New Pal
ace Coach,

ace Coach.
The new palace coach, No SOP, Of the
/ Central Railroad, was taken out on a trial
trip 70 Mesdrim and back yesterday after
noon.
The car left the Central depot at $50
o'clock in charge Of Trainmaster Epper-
! son, with ROadmaster Ashley at the
/ throttle. Foreman John Mcintyre Of the
car shops, Foreman w. T. Leopold of the
/ paint shops, Foreman John w. Smith of
the blacksmith shops and several other
employees of the Central, who had taken
part in the building of the new coach,
were aboard. The car was filled
with ladies, members Of the fam
Ines or the employees and
invited guests. Rev. T Fl. Blenus of the
Christian church was also aboard by in
yitation. The run to Meldrim was de-
layed by number of stops, but the re
turn trip was made on Nancy Hanks
time
Mr.. w. M. Mosely Of the paint shop,
who did most of the decorative work on
the inside Of the car brought hisucamera
along and took view of the interior at
Medium. II the picture gives a good
representation of the elegant parlor car
with its fair occupants it will be one
worth having.
mo. S02 behaved splendidly on its first
trip. 1t rode as smoothly as if it were an
old liner and at a mile a minute. A per-
son could walk down the aisle with the
greatest ease. The trainmen said it would
take little time to wear off the stiffness
of the springs, but an outsider would
never have noticed the difference on this
account. Everybody voted the new
car to be perfection itself
1t certainly is the most elegant piece of
work ever turned out in southern shops.
Master Mechanic Anderson and Foremen
Mcintyre, Leopold and Smith have reason
to be proud of their work
Car No. 80l, the mate of No. SO2, which
was turned out at the Macon shops, was
brought down Sunday and went out yes
terday morning on the Nancy Hanks
No. 6Ol is very fine car, but is not quite
as elaborate in its finish as No. 602. Its
workmanship is very creditable to the
Macon shops, however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
SHOT HIMSELF FOR SPITE.
Bonnie Owens Tried Suicide Because
His Father Punished Him.
A sixteen-Ye ar-old Boy Puts a Bullet
Into His Neck and Barely Misses the
Carotid Artery-The Shot Intended
NJ n

A Sixteen-Year-old Boy Puts a Bullet
Into His Neck and Barely Misses the
Carotid Artery-The Shot Intended
For His Brain, But Miscarried.
Bonnie Owens, a l6-year-old boy, at
tempted suicide in Yamacraw yesterday
morning by shooting himself through the
head with pistol.
The boy had no excuse to offer for the
attempt upon his own life,
other than that he was mad because his
father had punished him. Young Owens
has been tending bar for his father at
Bay and Farm streets. He Is said to have
made a good manager, and probably he
felt that he was too much Of a man TO be
punished by his father any longer.
Bonnie Owens lives at No. 237 Jeffer-
son street with his father Frank T. Ow-
ems. His chief trouble is said to be an
ungovernable temper. His father
struck him yesterday morning after
breakfast and the boy made up his mind
he would kill himself. He came down
town with that intention and went to his
fathers bar, on Bay and Farm streets,
where he got his fathers pistol on the pre-
tense of having it cleaned. He then sent
boy to buy some cartridges.
WENT TO A BACK ROOM.
Having secured the cartridges he
loaded the pistol and retired to a
back room in the rear of the
his back to the wall and placed the pistol
to his head. He undoubtedly would have
blown his head Off had not negro wO-
man who works around the place entered
just as he was about TO fire. This sur
prised him and caused his hand to shake
little, but did not prevent his carrying
out his intentions
The ball struck in the side of his neck
cutting the large muscle and coming out
at the back of the neck grazing the spinal
column.
DIR. Norton was sent for and dressed
the wound. He said last night that while
the wound sis serious one, with good
care and attention the boy will recover
The ball missed the carotid artery about
half an inch. If it had struck this artery
the boy would have bled to death before
help could have reached him.
SORRY HE DIDN'T SUCCEED.
Bonnie was placed in a carriage and
taken to his fathers home on Jefferson
street. He said at first that he was sor-
ry he had not succeeded in his attempt,
but he told q MORNING News reporter who
called at his house yesterday afternoon,
that he had changed his mind
and was glad on his mothers ac-
count that he did not succeed.
He was doing very well last night and
prospects are that he will recover.
That a boy of Owens age should suicide
is most unusual and the slight provocation
he had for the act, speaks badly for his
disposition. He certainly showed wonder
full nerve in carrying out his purpose,
however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
CITY BREVITrES.

Petit jurors of, the superior court are
discharged until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
The Belt Line has gotten in its new
armature to replace the one destroyed by
lightning last week, and will commence
supplying its own power for operating its
cars to-day.
The MORNING News Early Fruit and
Vegetable Bureau has received from Mrs
A. A. Fleetwood sample of LeConte
pears, grown on Mrs. McGillie's place,
Taylor's creek, Liberty county.
The MORNING NEWS Fruit Bureau has
received couple of peaches weighing
thirteen ounces, grown in DR.. h. ]. Num- s
garden on York street. The fruit is of
a delicious flavor and was grown on a
tree loaded with other Of the same size
There were twenty-six cases before
Recorder Wilson yesterday morning as
the result of Saturdays and Sundays
hauls of the police. There were no i'm
portant cases except the parties arrested
for burglary, who were turned over on
warrants.
Justice Sheftall will resume the hear
ing of evidence In the investigation of the
Fifth district election for Justice of the
peace this morning, which was begun a
week ago. There are a number of wit
nesseS to be examined and the defeated
candidates expect to secure sufficient evil
| dence for contest in the superior court
Henry Harris, colored drayman for
Richard Fogarty, had his leg broken in
the southern part of the city yesterday.
Harris was driving truck loaded with a
| heavy piece of machinery for the Belt
Line power house, when the ringbolt of
| the truck broke. Harris was sitting on
one end of the box of machinery when the
| breaking in two of the truck let the box
come down on him, catching his legs and
| breaking one of them. The accident oc-
| CURED near the Georgia Infrmary where
after by DIR. Dunn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
TO LAY THEIR OWN TRACK.
Rails Being Put Down Too Slowly to
Suit z. @. & P. Officials.

Suit z. Q. q p. Off Gals.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
railway officials have taken the matter
of laying the rails on the Savannah ex-
tension into their own hands.
d. f. johnson & Co, a western firm,
had the contract for laying the rails be-
tween Harris Road and Savannah, but it
seems that they were not moving in a
manner to satisfy the Florida Central and
Peninsular people that the work would
be completed in time It is well-known
fact that the work on the entire line of
the extension has been progressing slowly
for the past two months; in fact, so
slowly that there was hardly pros
first of the year. First the sub
contractors began to delay their work
and some of them failed to pay their
hands. This began the delay. Then the
track-laying has proceeded very slowly ev-
er since it began.
Mai. w. S. Green, the chief
engineer, decided that the rails
were not going down rapidly enough to
insure the completion of the road within
a reasonable time. Only six and one-half
miles of the track has been laid from Sa-
vannah since the work was begun
some six weeks or two months ago, and
only a few more miles have been laid from
the other end at Harris road. Maj. Green
then determined to take the work into
the hands of the road itself and hereafter
IL may be set down as q
fact, the rails viii go down
as rapidly as possible.
There is little doubt now but
that the road will be operated
as at first intended, as a part of
the Florida Central and Peninsular sys-
TEN. This is what the people of Savan-
nah want and it seems that the manage
ment is going to carry out it's original in
tention and not disappoint them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
NAVAL STORES MEN PROTEST.
They viii Take Action on the Inoreas-
ed Insurance Rates.


ed Insurance Rates.
A meeting of the local insurance agents
was held yesterday at the Office of Wilson
& Grady to receive the report of the com
mittee which was sent to Atlanta to con-
fer with the executive committee of the
Southeastern Tariff Association. This
committee was composed of Messrs. Prem
dergast, Hull and Wilson.
The Savannah committee reported that
it attended the regular meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee in Atlanta last week
and that the action Of the executive com
mittes at previous called meeting, grant
ing concessions in rates to Savannah,
was confirmed. The report Of the commit
tee was received and the committee was
discharged with the thanks of the meet
ing.
The result of the action of the execu-
tive committee of the tariff association
is to leave the rates on fertilizers IN
changed. The rates upon cotton remain
practically the same with increases for
exposure according to the situation and
conditions of the localities at which cot
ton is insured.
The rate upon naval stores upon the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
wharf is increased from 29{ per cent to
81 per cent until the requirements of the
tariff association are complied with.
when the original rate will be given
The requirements are that the cotton and
naval stores on the Savannah Florida
and Western wharf be entirely separated
by building brick fire wall, or that 100
feet space be allowed between the two
staples
The increased rate is seriously objected
TO by the naval stores men, and the board
Of trade is expected to take the matter in
hand
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-08
BROKE HIS BACK.

Ned George, a Foreman on Mr. Wells
Place Falls From Wagon With Fa-
tai Results,
While driving a wagon on Mr. Benia-
min Wells place about six miles out on
the White Bluff road yesterday afternoon,
Ned George, colored, foreman on the
place, accidentally fell backwards from
the wagon just as the horses gave a lurch
and struck on the back of his neck.
Another negro, who was riding with
him at the time, fell on top of him and
the result was that mis- spine was broken
i'll two places. He was taken to his
home and DIR. Lincoln was summoned. Ev-
erything possible was done for him, but
it was impossible for the negro to live.
A report was circulated in the city last
night that Mr.. Wells had been hurt
This, however, was a mistake. George
was the only one hurt on the place.