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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
CHARGEn WITH FORGERY.

Special to the Register.
Columbus, O., June 2S.-An affidavit
charging forgery against Samuel H..
Brinkley, we'll known salesman, traY-
cling in West Virginia, was sworn out
here to-day by J. W. Barnett, manager
of the Southwestern Publishing Com
panv. He is charged with forging the
names of Binkley {, Welsh, hardware
merchants, Of Dayton, and d. J. Morgan
& Co., book concern OF Middieport'
Ohio. The forgeries are said TO amount
to several hundred dollars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
THE LARGEST LENS YET.

Boston. June 2S.-The largest and
probably the most powerful lens ever
constructed has just received the finish
ing touch in the establishment of Avian
J. Clark & Sons, of Cambridge. The
lens is intended for the observatory on
the shores Of Lake Geneva, Wis, which
is being built as a gift for the Chicago
University by Mr.. Yerkes, and which Is
to be known as the Yerkes observatory.
This lens is AN inches on the sur
face diameter and weighs five hundred
pounds. The exposed surface or apar-
allure of the lens will be forty inches,
the other inch and half being taken
up by the casing. This makes 1t four
inches larger than that of the Lick tel
escope in California, which heretofore
has held the place Of honor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

Twins /. Lima .; batteries, Minnehan
and Bowerman. LEM and Donovan;
two base hits. Bowerman, Ryn. Harness
smith: three base hits. Smith; home
runs. Tanner: bases on balls. OIL LEM
.. Off Alianehan /: hit by pitcher Zieg-
Ter: struck out. by LEM ., by MnnehaA
.. umpire Thompson.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
TWINS WON AGAIN.

Special 60 the Register
UhriChsville o.. June 2S.-TO-day's
game was q beauty. The Twins put IN
phenomenal game in the field and
won easily. The score:
Twin Cities ......1 o O-S
Lima .............1 0 o 0 0 o 0-S
ease hits, Twins 10, Lima 8; errors,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
HIrRT Ply A FIRE-cRACKER.

Special to the Register.
Toronto, O., June 2S.-Wade Dobbs,
young son Of Ambrose Dobbs, was badly
burned about the eyes. face and breast
this afternoon by the explosion Of a
giant flre-cracker. It is thought the lit
tle fellow will recover.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

Children's fine patent leather Slippers,
soc: Ladies Fine Kid Prince Alberts,
s1.25: Mems and Boys Russet Shoes,
1925 and $3.50; Ladies' Fine Kid Ok
lords. 80 and 75c; Boys Tennis Shoes
Soc. STONES CASH SHOE STORE,
1912 Main st,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
Wheeling Won Again.
The FindlayS Defeated by the Home
Club Yesterday Afternoon

man Interesting Game at tho Island
Park-R suit Of Interstate and
National League Games-Pen and
Pencils Drop Two Games 10 the
IrdeDendents - Other Sporting
Matters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
The River.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 2S,-River G feet
8 inches; slight rise. Weather clear
and pleasant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.

New York, June 2s.-Arrived, steam
er Neckar, Bremen.
Rotterdam, June 2S.-Arriyed, OBJ
dam, New York, via Boulogne.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
10 GAME AT COLUMBUS.

Special 10 the Register. ~.
Columbus. o., June 2S.-The game
between Keuton and Columbus, which
was scheduled for to-day, has been
postponed until Sunday. The two clubs
viii nlav this afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
LIVING ON THE QUIET.

San Francisco, June 2S.-Lord and
Lady Sholto Douglass are living at Ala
media incognito' at family boarding
house. They intend to remain in Sc
clusion indefinitely.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

Pttsburg. Pa.. June 2S.-A hit by
Cross. q steal and a single by Clingman
won the game for PiJtsburg In the
tenth inning. Attendance, 2,40O. Inc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

BLAST FURNACES TO RESUME.
Lexington, Va, June 2S.-The two
hundred ton furnace at Buena vista
and Victoria furnace, at Goshen, botn
in this (Rockbridge) county, will go
into blast in a few days after a shut
down of several years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

DON'T FORGET,
aides, to obtain one o. ,nose 49c shirt
WAISTS ut l.. :. Good $ Co.'S.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
FOR sHIRKING THEIR DUTIEs.

FOR Sinking THEIR DUTIES.
ST. Louis, Mo. June 2S.-City en-
ployes In the various municipal depart
ments are being sifJed over and scores
who have failed to register and vote
are being dropped from the rolls for
their negligence. This policy of the
present administration is to retain no
one who shirks the responsibilities Of
citizenship in this respect.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

Do you want a Shirt Naist? f.s, L..
fail TO attend T.. =. Good & Co.' NDs,,..5' W
OF their entire stock of Waists '' SAT-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

Ladies' to obtain one of those 40c Shirt
Waists at l.. s. Good Il Co.'S
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
REAL ESTATE MARKET.

Deeds of Transfer Left for Record at Clerk
Hooks ONCE.
Deed made June &c, 1895, by William
He'll and wife and others TO Anna Coll
ner and Mary He'll, for s3SS.33, lot 254
in Chapline & Eoff's addition.
Deed made June 26, 1895, by William
He'll and wife and others to Anna Coll
ner and others, for $1,S66.67, all the in
terest of the parties of the first part in
the property of which Catherine He'll
died seized.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
LADIES.

DO YOU want shirt Waist II so. don't
fail tOattend l.. =. Good & Co.'S Special Sale
Of their entire stock Of Waists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29
POOR PEN MD PENCILS


The independents helped the Pen and
Pencils in their slide down the tobog-
can last night. by taking two games
from them on the Musee alleys. The
scores:
Pen and Pencils-Turner 145, 100.
1Sq. Long 1A5. 1856. 146; Travis 100, Ill,
1871: Sarver IL 145. 40; Sickmeyer
157. 124. 1913. Blind 116, 13S 131; totals
500, 70 $40.
Indcp ndcnts-Wood los. 127, 1877;
McCausland 121 1874 152; MUM 1Ol,
40. 1863: Richards 1873, 127, 1872; Nc
Kown l13. 126. 100; Blind 149, IL, 12l;
totals 725, 795, $50.
Following are the entries at Sleeps
head for June 29.-First race, Is mile
Yankee Doodle los, Sebastian 1O5, Wild
Violet los. Fallen Water los, Fascina-
ton 105. Tenderness 105, Carib los.
Second race. 1 mile, Naturalization
112. Primrose 10, Chand0s 112. Pitfall
| 112. The Swain liz, BY Corridor 1O9,
I0nsdale 100. Navahoe 100, Olindo 1903,
Emma c. 107. Third race, Great Trial
I Stakes. Futurity C0urse-Applegate
/ 125. Handspring lis, Premier rs, For
mai 1lS. Axiom rs. Sir Arlington rs,
Peep o. Day Ill, Barytone II. III, Ra-
miro III. Wisbard los, La Vienta los.
Fourth race. / mile. Sheepshead Bay
Handicap-Domino 127, Parician Ill,
Peace Maker los. Sister Mary 106, Matt
Byrnes los. FTiar 104. Dorian lis. Sir
Walter 1913. Annisette SO. Fifth race,
Is mNe. selling -Mendicant 1914, CHS
wick 1913. Arapahoe 102. Mirage 50.
Sixth race. q mile, handicap on turf
/ Weinberg 1873. Hugh Penny 1873. Lustre
11s. Adelbert rs, Doggett 112, Drum
/ Major 100. Corn Cob los. Thira 107, Sa-
maritan 107, R0mping Girl 1O7.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

81 Louis ...O2O0001O o.
Earned runs. Fittsburg ,, St Louis /;
tvo-base hits Genins, Beckley, DoWd;
three-base hits. Clingman. DOwd; sac
rifce hits. BeCkley. Ehret; stolen bases,
Cross. Clingman, Brown ?, Bonner;
bases on balls. Beciley, Stencil, cling
man. Conner. Miller; struck out Smith
.. Cross. Ely. Ehret; wild pitches, Haw-
lev. Ehret: time. 2:25; umpire. Jeyne.
Boston. Mass. June 2S.-Philadel-
phia-Boston game postponed on account
OF rain.
First game:
Washington ......1 o OOO OOO-l Z
Pitchers. Lucid and Maui.
Brooklyn .......OO1OO1112-6 10 4
WASHINGTON ....O31O1000S-S II 3
Pitchers. Gumbert and Stockdale.
At Baltimore. Attendance. $500:
Baltimore .......0OO03004*-7 8 ?
New York ......00O10001O-2 6 .
Pitchers. Clarkson and Rusie.
At Cleveland. Attendance, 1900:
Cleveland .......0OO010000- s 3
Chicago .........OOO0OO002-2 s 8
Pitchers. Wallace and Terry.
Boston June 2S.-Boston VS.. Phila-
lelDhia mo- gamc-rain.
Pirsburg, Pa, June 2S.-Catcher
Kinslow was released unconlitionally
TODAY without being given the usual
ten days notice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-29

1th Of JULY S Sn22lle1 nsteI 45ln
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DON'T FORGET

''' GEO. NJ. SHOOK & co.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
Corunna In Flames.

About o'clock Friday morning the block
south of the Court House in Corunna was
discovered to be in flames. The fire started
in the Phoenix block basement and second
story and was under considerable headway
before Editor Bradley and Geo. A. Parker,
of Bancroft, driving home from Owosso,
smelled the smoke and gave an alarm of
fire. These gentlemen had "been to LODGE
and now the ladies must admit that it is a
good thing that the men go occasionally for
a few minutes more without something to
stop the flames and Corunna would have
been entirely wiped out.
The fire department responded but en-
countered difficulties that made it impossible
to stop the fire before six buildings had
been completely burned. Help was sent
for but the Owosso engine was in no shape
to do anything and the citizens were COM
PEELED to fight the fire with all sorts of ap-
pliances.
The losses were: Anna Dickinson, build
ing $4,000, insurance $4,000; Adam Serr,
two saloons and damage to feed barn 50, 900,
no Insurance.; Frank E. Welch, building,
1000, insured for $4,000, furniture and
library, $1,000, insurance, $500; Journal
Office, owned by Gorsuch & Welch, $3, 600
loss, insurance, $1,000; Hugh McCurdy,
law library, etc., $1,000, no insurance; Odd
Fellows, $500; ID. B. Wilcox. building,
$4,000; John Driscoll, building, $4,000;
Mason & Haviland, building, $4,000; Mac
cabees, $4OO, insured for $500; S. S. Miner,
building, $1,000; IN. Fitch, two buildings,
$1,000; G. G. Rouse, restaurant and furni-
ture, $1,000; M. II. Coles feed store, 5000;
w. S. Cowdry, two buildings and contents,
50, 600, no insurance; William Tanner, har-
ness shop, $500; Louis Etschman, building
and furniture stock, $5,00O no insurance.
Across the road the Bacon block, the Frain
building, j. G. Collins, S. w. Cooper. Ed.
Rose, Mr. Disbrow, Il. E. Shuttleworth,
VIM. Fowler, Fred Kilbourn, r. A. Haugh-
ton, the Hick Sisters suffered more or less
severe loss from the breaking of glass and
hasty removal of stock.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03

The above is wholly untrue. Mr.. Camp
bell was only too pleased that the matter
had been thought of and was willing to do
anything to help the matter along, and
when he saw Mr.. Walton, after a single
suggestion that he should do so, he was
enthusiastic In the matter.
He states that he did not suggest the drop
to fifty cents. This is also untrue. He did
suggest 1t and there are three witnesses to
this fact.
AS to the withdrawal froN the agreement
in good faith, the facts above stated show
in what faith the Argus editor acted. The
editor says 1--WE desire to live in
peace with all mankind, including our fel-
low publishers, and hope to be compelled to
throw no dirt at any of them" This we
consider another evidence of that editors
position. He practically admits that to
help him out of this or any other similar
position ne is willing to throw mud. We
do not consider it necessary on our part in
this matter to do anything but state facts.
In conclusion we have simply to state
that we believe our action in the mat
ter was an honorable one and so considered
by the people who know the facts. We be-
lieve that Geo. T. Campbell deliberately
broke his word, and that his course has not
the sanction of the fair minded people of
the city
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
PYTHIANS AT ST. JOHNS.
Royalty Entertained by Members of
No. 1872

No. 1872.
Forty members of Owosso Lodge No. 81,
Knights of Pythias, and a few other friends
went to st. Johns last Friday evening to
witness the eXemplifcation of the second and
third ranks of Pythianism and rartake of
the hospitality of st. Johns Lodge No. 1872 on
the first anniversary of its institution.
The work in the Lodge rooom was Of a
superior order, the officers and staff men,
bers having most thoroughly learned and
practiced their parts.
At the close of the work, all were invited
to the elegant dining room of The Steel,
where very fine banquet was served.
Chancellor Commander Il. e.. Steel called
the banqueters to order and in very pleas
ant manner introduced several members who
responded to toasts, which were of a high
order in the different classes of subjects.
The st. Johns lodge has as fine mem
bership as any lodge in the Order in Michi-
gan. Young and active, they are royal
entertainers; nothing is done by halves, no
expense is spared, and the visitors will
pleasantly remember the visit for long
time.
The Tenement House Shoddy Stuff" is
not in competition with us. Our customers
have no use for them.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03

A paper of special interest on 1.-THE
Future of Japan" by the japanese Minister
at Washington in the May number of the
North American Review shows impressively
the purpose which Mikado's advisers have
at heart in applying Western ideas to the
development of the Japanese Empire in its
internal government and its relation to the
world at large.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03

Burdock Blood Bitters is natures true
remedy for constipation and kindred ills. 1t
acts directly on the bowels, the liver, the
skin, and while cleansing the blood imparts
strength to the digestive organs.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03
County and District Sunday School Con-
yentions.

county ana DlStIlCt Suiiudy oSHooi Soh-
ventions.
The following is the program of the
County and the District Sunday Sch >ol con-
yentions, to be held in this city, May 23
and "a.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
THURSDAY FORENOON
1oSS 9t Co., Kew be ii Se Ssy
''''' y r. Good School.
..,ao ., . g. Good Superintendent
MY ioea Vi g. Good Teacher
d. Good Glass.
CONVENTION TOPIC
rs "How to Kill Sunday School"
Mrs. l. w. Lamb, Perry
II AS Committees, Announcements, etc.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
200 "Promises of Christi
Rev. L. W, Spayd, City
-'~' 'i'"- : '''' Prof. ]. W. Simmons, City
800 GLOW to Secure Better Work on the Part
of Scholars" Rev. w. inward, Corunna
3:45 Rally Day-Shall we have one, and when?
Jas; osburn, G. 9; Duff, DR.. b. S. Knapp
M. l.. Parker, and Others
Question Box, Charles Holman, Corunna
Reports of Committees
THURSDAY EVENING.
1880 Song Service, led by Chorus directed by
Miss Edith Wykes
Spirit" Rev. g. T.. Hill, City
Address-"Gems and Pearls OF the Book"
Rev. @. c. Miller. Howell
Address-Hon. II. IL. Barkworth jackson,
President of the State ). s. Association
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.
FRIDAY FORENOON
9:30 Devotional Service.
1000 "Reports from the Counties including
1. Progress and Condition OF Township
Organization.
2. Benefciai Results of Township Organic
8. Dificulties in the Way OF Township Or
ganization.
ship Organization.
Ingham Co. reported by Sec. ]. b. Thor
Livingston Co. reported by Sec. t. P.
Shiawassee Co. reported by Pres. NJ. H.
II 100 sInteresting the Masses in S. S. Work.
II. Z. Reed, Howell
Discussion.
Committees etc.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
300 Praise and Prayer Service.
2:20 'The Missionary Side of S. S. Work."
w. @. Haines, Lansing
800 aWorR in the Primary Department"
Miss Helen Shanafelt, City
3;45 1.-THE Holy Spirit in our Work"
Reports of Committees
FRIDAY EVENING.
7:3o Song Service led by Chorus directed by
Miss Edith Wykes
Address-"Our Text Book"
A. H. Swarthout
Member State Elk. Committee, Saginaw
Address-"Has the Sabbath School Fin
ished It's Mission?"
Rev. II. S. Jordan, Lansing
NOTES.
l. That this is the program of the County and
District S. s. Conventions
2. That the topics for both days are alike
practical and interesting to all.
3. We therefore urge that there be as general
an attendance as possible at the very first ses-
sion and right along until the meetings close.
A. We want every school in the county repre-
sented at this Convention Don't forget to ap-
point delegates well in advance.
5. And to assist our State work will Superin-
tendents see to it that an Offering is taken the
Sunday in advance, and send or hand to our
Treasurer, Chas. Holman, Corunna.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-03

The following is the program of the
County and the District Sunday Sch >ol con-
yentions, to be held in this city, May 2S
and "a.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-02-06
Queer WAYS of the Toad.

Paternal affection is not perhaps the
precise emotion that we should be dis
posed to look for in the cold blooded
frog. But the Surinam toad appears to
exhibit this praiseworthy attitude OF
mind toward his numerous progeny
When his mate lays her eggs, the solicit
Gus father places them carefully upon
her back, where in due time their pres
ence causes an irritation that produces
numerous small holes, into which the
eggs forthwith drop. In these cells,
which, from mutual pressure, get to be
hexagonal, like honeycomb, the young
frogs are finally Matched, and for bit
scramble about their mothers back, hid
ing in their nurseries when danger
threatens. London News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-02-06
African Ants.

DR.. Sharp gives the following extract
from DIR. Livingstone's Narrative of an
Expedition to the Zambezi:"
'We tried to sleep one rainy night in a
native hut, but could not because of at
tacks by the fighting battalions of very
small species of formica not more than
one-sixteenth of an inch in length. 1t
soon became obvious that they were un-
der regular discipline and even attempt
ing to carry out the skillful plans and
stratagem OF some eminent leader. Our
hands and necks were the first objects of
attack. Large bodies of these little pests
were massed in silence round the point
to be assaulted. We could hear the
sharp, shrill word of command two or
three times repeated, though until then
we had not believed in the vocal power
of an ant. The instant after we felt the
storming hosts over head and neck. -
New York Ledger.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-02-06
RED HOT TIMES.
Interesting "Reminiscences in s.a,r..
county OF a Presidential Campaign.

interesting "Reminiscences in s.au
coun'y OF Presidential Campaign.
Inc stewart County Hopper has some
interesting "reminiscences of the presi
dental campaign of 1910 in Stewart
county. In that campaign William Hen.
ry Harrison and Martin Van Buren woro
1ne leading spirits. Harrison led the
wing party and Van Buren, the demo.
cratic. The wings and democrats Of
stewart, who were about equally strong,
caught the inspiration of the party spirit
that pervaded the land and made good
use Of it. Stewart county then was
much larger than it is now. 1t embraced
portions of the territory nov occupied
~ Chattahoochee, Webster and Quit.
man. Lannahassee, now Preston, was a
stewart county precinct; so, also, was
Hard Money, now Weston. Raccoons
and polk stalks held no sway in this as
IN the campaign four years later, but log
cabins, hard cider, gourd vines and red
pepper were the ornaments. 1t was said
that Harrison lived in log cabin en-,
twined by gourd vines, while strands of
red pepper hung beside the door. The
whig campaighers caught ON to it and
instead of talking "tariff' and 'sfree
silver" they talked log cabins and free
cider. 1t took like wild fire with the from
tiers men and they sang halleluiahs to
"Old Tippacanoe." The wings were on
the "top RAIL- as the sequel proved, and
their mass meetings were largely attend
ed, notable among which was one held
in Lumpkin, or in the valley-it was be-
tween Lumpkin and Scottsboro. The
campaign logcabin was built ON wheels of
light timber and its apartments contain.
ed barrels of cider, being decorated upon
the outside with gourd vines and strands
of red pepper. On the morning of the
Lumpkin mass meeting the log cabins
began to roll in nd in artistic finish,
with gourd vine and red pepper decora-
ton, the one from Marion county "took
the cake" Among the leading wings of
the county at that time were B. K. Har-
risoD, Willard Boynton, Richard Smell
ings, W. P. Carter, Samson Bell, Thomas
John Talbot, Loverd Bryan, DR..
Stokes, Richard Gill and others. Their
leading opponents upon the other side
were DR.. Catchings, Erasmus Beall, Jas.
William Jims, Tomlinson Fort,
John D. Pitts, Mark Fleming, E. F.
Kirksey and others. Of those mentioned
Judge E. F. Kirksey is the only one who
4 es in the county. The others
nave long since passed over that stream
hat divides the visible from the uu-
Known,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-02-06
American Dialect Stories.

Have we not had about enough OF
those American dialect stories? The
country seems to be splitting up into
sections, linguistically speaking, There
is the southern dialect, both negro and
"cracker, " worked with such success by
Ruth McEnery Stuart and Charles Egg
bert Craddock. We have the awful mid
die belt dialect of Edward Eggleston in
''The HOosier Schoolmaster, " certainly
the vilest patois under the sun; the
cowboy and mining lingo of Bret Harte
and his hundreds of imitatOrs and the
rustic New England dialect made so IA
miliar in the wonderful short stories of
Marie Wilkins. George w. Gable has
given us the New Orleans creole patois.
It is a little odd that our best and most
brilliant story writers are the worst
sinners in this respect
Lately there is evidence that another
dialect in literature is to be sprung on
a helpless public. 1t is the corrupt and
degenerate mixture of tongues, alleged
to be English, that has grown up around
the Bowery and east side slums in New
York city. 1t has so tainted and injured
the language in the big city that correct
English among even moderately intell1-
gent people there is the exception.
1t is time to stop this bad practice. In
a few years more, unless thoughtful
people and schoolteachers struggle sue
cessfulIy against it, we shall have as
many and as unintelligible dialects III
the United States as there now are IN
the different parts of Great Britain.
Let US have some stories written III
good, pure English.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-02-06
A City Paw Roll.

The cost of municipal government in
New York city is $12, 900, 900 year,
$1,000, 900 a month. That of Chicago is
not so very much less. The mayor OF
New York receives $40, 900 year, the
same salary as the governor of the state.
The city has on its pay roll more than
1900 employees. These include, of
course, policemen and schoolteachers
The mayor has at his disposal already
1925, 600 Of public patronage Certain
changes in the state laws may be made
by the new legislature, which will place
S1,737, 900 worth Of patronage in the
hands of the mayor. One Of the proposed
changes is the adjustment of the much
abused system of police justices. Next
to being president, therefore, the best
thing is apparently to be mayor of New
York.
The mayor has the appointment of sew
eral officers whose salaries are larger
than his own. One of these is the city
chamberlain, who gets $25, 900 a year
Another is the corporation counsel, who
has $12, 900. The police justices, made
famous and infamous through the inves-
LEGATIONS of the Lexow committee, re-
ceive So, 900 a year each, and there are
Is of them. The innumerable host of
commissioners, fire, police, dock, health
aoueduct and otherwise, which New
York carries, get So, 900 q year each.
Some of them have managed to turn
penny or two outside of their salaries.
There are in New York city 20 police
matrons, who get each $3.50 year.