The record-union., 1897-05-22
VOICE OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
jects of Living and News
Interest.

| leCtS OF Living ana news
Interest.
Fresno Republican,: Natural gas has
been found at or near Sacramento,
Stockton, Tracy, San Luis Obispo, Santa
| Barbara, Los Angeles, Santa Ana and in
Iother places. 1t seems to be a fairly rea
lsonable conclusion that it may be found
at varying depths in almost any Cali
fornian plain west of the Sierra Nevada
| Mountains. If it is not found near
Fresno whenever a deep enough well is
bored, the Republican" will miss it's
guess. Probably the reservoirs are
under us all.
THE lone SCHOOL.
| Woodland Democrat: When the
Board of Trustees of the lone Reform
School was Republican, it elected a Re-
publican superintendent The board is
now Democratic, and because it has
Ielected a Democratic Superintendent a
howl goes up from the Republican press
of the State, charging that politics is to
be introduced into the school. DR..
| O'Brien, who succeeds Mr.. Bank, is a
/ very competent man and there is no
reason why he cannot discharge the
duties of the position efficiently and sat
lisfactoryily. Besides, the action of Mr..
Bank after the election of his successor,
ivindicates the judgment of the board in
removing him. Without any warning
and for the sole purpose of handicap
lping DR.. O'Brien, he induced all the Off
GERS of the institution to hand in their
designations The man who will do this
is not fit to be at the head Of a reform
school.
POOR PAY
Oakland Enquirer: Greece is expert
Iencing now the disadvantages of having
a bad reputation for paying ones bills.
She wants to raise a loan to meet the
war indemnity which Turkey demands,
and which she will almost infallibly be
compelled to meet, and from present
prospects she will not be able to borrow
lexcept at extortionate rates of interest,
if at all. Some years ago Greece took
the liberty to scale down her existing
debt about one-half The "blood-suck
ing bondholders" made a loud protest,
but could do nothing to protect them
selves at the time But it is long lane
that has no turn, and now it is the turn
of the bondholders. They will prob
ably see to it that Greece borrows no
more until she squares up their old ac
count.
REASON TO BE SATISFIED.
| Oroville Mercury: Butte County
would, indeed, be in q sad plight did
/ she depend solely upon wheat; but she
has mine of wealth in her orchards and
mines, which are amongthe first in the
To- ~,
was threatened for time and some
early varieties injured, the final outcome
VIII be a fine, large crop. The whirrinS
of wheels, and rush and hustle of men,
women and children will soon be seen
and heard at the three big canneries
within Butte's confines, and great ac-
tivity will prevail in the orchards. Hun
Idreds of thousands of dollars will be paid
out to help in orchard and cannery and
circulate to the benefit of all.
Butte's mines are being developed as
never before, unprecedented activity
prevailing. Capitalists in search of in
veStment, mining experts and mine
owners have visited OrOville in unusual
numbers this spring. Much improved
and costly mining machinery has been
added to the facilities already at hand.
Mining locations have been numerous;
lin fact the hills and mountains resound
with the sound of the pick, the reports
of blasts. Plenty of water for mining is
had Mines are being worked in CherO-
tkee. Oregon City. Yankee Hill, Magalia,
lLovIock, Coutolenc Powelton, on Butte
Creek, at Hurleton, Enterprise, Berry
Creek, Forbestown, Bangor and other
places.
BRYAN'S DECLARATIONS.
Alameda Argus: There promises to
be a great time on this coast when VIM
J. Bryan visits it. He is coming out and
will speak, and there is likely to be un-
usual crowding to get within the drip
ping of the sanctuary. Mr. Bryan now
claims to represent the only true genuine
blown-in-the- bottle Democracy. He
can also tell how things ought to be
and why they are different; also how
hopeless they will continue to be till he
and his ideas prevail. He declares there
is no hope of a reunited Democracy, and
how victory is coming with the organi-
zation divided he may explain to the
faithful who assemble to hear him.
WOOL.
Oakland Tribune: The importers of
foreign wool are ransacking the world
for wool which they expect to get into
the country before the new Dingley law
gets on to the statute books. The inn
portations of clothing wool in March,
1884. the last March under the McKin-
ley law, amounted to only 924,ol2
Ipounds. Those in March, 1896. under the
Wilson law. amounted to II 139 400. and
those in March. 1891 to 3S, $50, ,455.
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