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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
A Pneumatic Lire est.

In paper presented lately by \. j..
MiChclin TO the Frcncn Society OF Civil
Engineers. the author gives Il SugGrs-
tive account of his experiments with
the pneumatic tire and the ordinary
wheels. The first experiment was made
on three days. that is, when the ground
was covered with three inches OF snow.
also when the snow was melting, and
then when the ground was muddy. The
results showed that when the empty
carriage moved at Il walk through the
snow, the draft or pull required to move
il was 35.9 pounds with iron wheels
and only 25.2 pounds with pneumatic
wheels: while moving at a trot, with q
load of GGO pounds the pull was GS.6
pounds and 800 pounds, respectively;
in the mud. under the same conditions
Of load and speed. the pulls were 35.2
and 5O.T pounds for the iron wheel
ana 23.l and PIP pounds for the pneu-
matte tire. Other tests consisting OF
pulls of varying speeds over macadam,
paved and ordinary roads. in all OF
these the pneumatic tire showing saw
ing in pulling power Of from thirty to
nearly fifty per cent. The main fca-
turc of interest in Michelin's expert
mentS consisted. of course. in the fact
that the actual amount of power re-
quirci TO pull Il carriage equipped with
pneumatic tires was so much less than
when ordinary wheels were used.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
An act to provide for a laborers'

An act to provide for laborsrs'
lien.
An act to amend the free school law.
An act relating to the phosphate
commission, empowering 1T to fix roy
alties
An act to amend section 600 of the
revised statutes SO as to include probate
Judge, auditor, treasurer and master III
equity under its provisions.
An act to authorize cities to operate
water works, etc.
An act to fix the time for the meet
ing of the county board of Edgetield
county.
To repeal an act to validate and con-
firm the consolidation of the Augusta,
Edgetield and Newberry Railroad Com
panv with the Northeastern Railroad
Company under the name of the Geor-
gia, Carolina and Midland Railroad
Company.
oprotect terrapin and oysters with
in the State.
TO amend an act to provide the
manner in which railroad companies
incorporated under the laws of other
States may become incorporated in this
State.
To amend section 2,3,5 and 2,4O2 of
the revised statutes of 1893 relating to
Jury commissioners.
To amend the free school law.
To incorporate the Atlantic Coast
Line company and to charter certain
railroads under that name.
To incorporate the Farmers Mutual
Insurance company of Berkeley county.
Relating to the fees of clereks of
courts and to establish special fee bill
for Spartanburg county.
To amend an act to authorize the
holding of special election in the town
of Honea Path in Anderson county for
the purpose of issuing bonds to build
q court house at that place.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
COTTON GROWERS.
Meeting of Their Protective Associa.
tiOn I'm Augusta, Ga.

Meeting of Their Protective Associa-
tiOn I'm Augusta, Ga.
The meeting of the American Cotton
Growers Protective Association at Au-
gusta, Ga, was attended by a very
representative body of men. President
Hector d. Lane, of Alabama, presided
and addressed the convention. An ad-
dress was also made by ex-senator
Patrick Walsh. Resolutions were
adopted urging the farmers to first
make the cotton States self-supporting,
and then the area devoted to cotton
will yield more profitable than if they
sought to increase the number of bales.
While the reduction of the acreage to
be planted in cotton for the sole pur-
pose of reducing the size of the crop
may be impracticable, the increase of
area planted in food crops must inev-
itably bring prosperity TO the cotton
growers, irrespective of the size of the
cotton crop. There has never been a
time in our history that movement
looking to the increased production of
corn, hay, oats, hogs and other food
crops was also important and neces-
Sary.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
Short I'm His Accounts.

At Richmond, Va, the board of di-
rectors of the old Mutual Assurance
Society of Virginia make public n de-
falcation of some $35, 600 as the result
of the examination of the books OF the
association by an expert bookkeeper.
Mr.. i. ID. Stegar, the assistant secre-
tary, N whose account the defalcation
occurs, was sent for to explain the mat
ter, but did not appear and is said to
have left the city. All the securities Of
the corporation, which is one of the
oldest and strongest in the State, are
intact, the loss being on collections.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
No Chimneys in Mexico.

TIE Boston Transcript says: From
the top Of the cathedral spirc in Mexico
YOU can see the entire city, and the
most striking feature of the view IS
the absence Of chimncys. There is not
a chimney i'm all Mexico. not gate.
nor Il stove. nor a furnace All tho
cooking is done with charcoal in Dutch
ovens. and while the gas is sometimes
offensive. one soon becomes used to it..
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
superintendent MayicId Busy.

Superintendent of Education May
fc.d IS busily engaged in having copies
Hn:'." Of all acts passed hy the General
'..n!N at IFS recent session making
,,...--,~ IN he school law ot the =. TAFT.
- -"u.i IL, II" gets Them III shape he
Nh! ia'c .hru printed III circular form
a!!d scnl 20 all parts Of the State. SO
tha' none OF the public school author
!i'cH VIII he able To plead ignorance of
tE,. lu,y
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
A WOMAN CONSTABLE.
She Does Her Work as a Man Does His
The Pet Of the Force,

The Pet Of the Force.
The new woman has broken out in
new spot. This time it is the con-
stabulary of the city OF Allegheny, Pa,
which she has invaded. Miss Florence
Klotz can scarcely be called even Il
woman constable, though. for she is
only IS years old. But she's a con-
stable all right. She serves warrants.
summonses, and suhpoenas with all the
| authority and determination of a male
minion Of the law. Miss KlotZ's father
is an Alderman. whose regular con-
stable was an old man who had an in
convenient way of being sick or invisi
bic when he was wanted for duty. On
one of these occasions, about two
months ago, the despairing Alderman
pressed his daughter into service. That
settled the matter. The>girl constable
proved to be the pluckiest quickest
most reliable one in town. Her very
first mission Was to serve Il subpoena
on a farmer living four miles out of
town. Miss Florence put on her bloom
erS, mounted her wheel, and went after
her man. When she came back. tired,
muddy, but triumphant, she found Il
crowd in front Of her fathers Office to
welcome her.
Il served them, papa" she exclaimed.
and then, womanlike. she cried, even
though she was a constable.
She says she would rather deal with
one hundred men than ten women. The
women think it is a joke. but the men
think the law must be Obeyed even If
it is embodied in an 1S-year-old girl.
Before she went into the constabularv
she wheeled through Allegheny COZ
| getting trade for her fathers ca
| factory. Next summer she and
| sister will ride a tandem gcarc'
| 6S-on the same errand. She is
| scribed by the ST. Louis Globe-De
| crat as slight and handsome, with
| en- black hair and swapping black
In one case Miss klOtZ acted as CO
| sellor as well us constable. a but
| had kicked in the door when he fo
| his hallway locked up by the ba
who with his family occupied the
| of the house. The locking was by o
of the landlord who demanded tn;
be done at 10 =. Nj. The butcher
sued for malicious mischief.
| Klotz brought her man to court,
J served score Of subpoenas for
ncsses. arranging the details of
hearing. cross examined the witne
| and finally had the case diSmissc
| her recommendation that each or
| parties he furnished with keys.
| costs we're divided and the young
yer-constable smiled with dcliSh
| she counted over her share.
The only unruy case she has
| across was n yOungStcr OF III Wh'
| fused to go with her. She took
dilemma by the horns and the bC
The collar. trippei him up and. "
handy copy Of "i'ilSrim's lrogr
! administered Il series OF business
| blows where they would do the
| good. and led him weeping to
| \ little icwclcd revolver is her
| weapon II was presented to h'
a big constable who was filed
admiration OF her pluck. She say
! doesn't know what she wOuld do
! ran against an ugly customer. hu
| declares, it'll q snap of her black
that she " I'D get him. Sh" .tf!
| Of The mum pal force. ard ii .:h'
| sent word f,' help the entire :,
Of clerks. h"l'f OF departments
undCrlingS would turn out TO the
of Constable Florence.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
Nominations Favorably Reported.

The United States Senate committee
on foreign relations Wednesday ordered
Il favorable report to be made Oh the
nominations of John Hay, to be am
bassador to Great Britain; Horace Por-
ter, to be ambassador to France, and
Mr.. White, present secretary vt Lon
don, to be secretary of the embassy ut
London
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
ClcrclDuI,s Dutiuu Ended.

AT Cape Charles, Va, Wednesday,
ex-Prcsident Cleveland disembarked
from the lighthouse tender violet and
took the New York express for Prince
ton, n. j.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
PENSIONERS MUST WAIT
For Their Money Owing to Tangles
In the New Act.
THE BICYCLE BAGGAGE ACT.
Some Roads Continue to Charge for
Whccls--Co Horse and Flo
raj Show.

comptroller general scratching his head
| and wondering where the State board
,,f pensions is at. There are some pro-
visions i'll it that would puzzle anyone.
AS result, even constituting the act as
it was evidently intended it should
pass, the pensioners of the State will OF
necessity be compelled to wait, possibly
till august, before they can get their
money, and it is no fault of the author
tiles charged with the execution of the
law.
In the first place, in the section pro-
viding for the time for the payment OF
the PENSIONS the figures fixing the
year were left reading 1896" instead OF
"lS01." OF course the intention is
jn that light nothing Mt all can be
paid until the general assembly meets
again.
Then township boards have been pro-
| vided for and other complex machinery
as to the approval applications. There
are something over 200 townships in
the State. 1t would be physical i'm
| possibility to get the boards organized
in every township in the State and have
the applications go through all the ma
| chinery provided in time for the pay
ment of the pensions by the 18th of
June, as is provided. Controller Gen
eral Norton, who has had much ex-
perience with this pension matter, de-
| clares that leaving everything else
| aside it would be impossible to get the
warrants out to the pensioners in the
| several counties before the middle OF
| July or August.
He is going to prepare n set of in
structions and rules governing the or
! ganiZation of the township and county
boards and simplifying the law so that
| rnn n
but does not think that this will facili-
tate matters very much. He will en-
deavor to remodel the former blanks in
such q way that they can be used
In ddition to these troubles, there is
the matter of the formation of new
counties. Scarcely one of them will be
in working order III time for the town
ship boards even to be formed There
is but one way left open for the pen
sioners in these counties to get their
money along with the others, and the
others cannot get theirs until it is
known how many there are in the sew
eral new counties, inasmuch as the
amounts have to he prorated This is
| by loose construction of the law, re-
QUir!n- the boards in the several old
counties to act upon the applications of
those residing i'll the new counties or
leaving the pensioners in the new coun-
ties out altogether, letting the legisla-
ture help them when it reconvenes.
1t is said that several of the railroads
of the State are refusing to carry bicy
clcs in baggage cars without the pay
ment of the usual amount Of - cents
The tralnmen of the road said to he
charging for carrying bicycles inform
the owners that they have received no
orders from their SupCriorS in regard to
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
TITLES In NORWAY.


ASiA NhS ciiAtHbD AhAtl OEtdN.
To fully understand the democratic spirit
and simplicity of the Norwegian, It may
be OF interest to know that the Storthing
some years ago abolished as incompatible
with true democracy such superhuous orn-
aments as his or her majesty or his or
her royal highness. etc, In Officially ad-
dressing or referring to members Of the
royal family. The Storthing when rem
dering an address or a bill, or any other
communication TO the king heads It sim
ply: It'll Kongen" C"To the King'). As
a matter Of course. in speaking TO the
king or to any other member of the royal
family Your Majesty" or Your Royal
Highness" is used. The press, with The
exception Of few ultra conservative pa
pers, has followed the example set by the
Storthing. Such honorary titles for GER
tain public officials as His Excellency."
or "the Honorable" have also fallen out
of use, but many Of public officers retain
their official title after they step out Of
office, as. for example, one who has once
been a member OF the cabinet always af-
terward retains the title "sfatsraad" state
councillor). / may also add that Nor
way has no recognized titled nobility as
the Storthing in 1921 abolished that relic
from the middle ages
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
LONDON's STOCK MARKET.
American Securities Steady, But
Others Rather Weak

London, Dec. 26-The stringency in the
money market slightly increased last
week. The Bank of England did large
business in bills at 3 per cent and loans
at 3@S1a per cent. A rise in the bank rate
is considered possible.
The gold demand continues strong, but
the prevailing discount rates are expected
to prevent Withdrawals for the continent
and the United States.
On the stock exchange business was
poor and the tendency downward.
Consols were sold in order to obtain
money, but there was little movement in
other first class stocks.
There was much selling in Chinese and
japanese bonds The latter dropped 21b
points while Chinese, 1896, fell 2 points:
gold loan, Y point. and silver loan a u
point
Argentine securities fell off again 1b01
point.
Home railways were lower on dividend
estimates.
American railway securities were steady.
the only feature being a rise of IL points
in Central Pacific shares. Canadian rail-
way shares showed a relapse on the poor
traffic returns, Canadian Pacifics falling
u point; Grand Trunk guaranteed. u point
and Grand Trunk firsts y point.
Argentine railway securities also declin-
ed on the disappointing traffic returns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27

A firmer feeling ruled in the cotton mar
ket during the past week; whether the de-
mand came from timid shorts or new in
vestors it was sufficient to put prices
about 10 points higher by Thursday Janu-
ary reaching 5Slc. On Friday the market
was weaker and about half the advance
was lost January closing at 5.74c, and
Nav see. Receipts were moderately large,
but show a tendency to fall off in some
sections. The movement at some interior
points however, is very heavy still. At
present the rate Of cotton coming into sight
is less than in 1894. but more than last
year. about midway between the two. So
far we are ahead of last year about three
quarters os . million, and about one quar-
ter of a million ahead of 1894 If, there
fore. the amount behind is equal to the
quantity in 1894, the total crop will be
about 100000 bales; but if there remains
about as much behind as there was last
year. the total will be only about 9,50O00O
bales Last year, the crop was swelled
fully 100000 bales by an Unexpectedly large
amount coming in during the summer.
The bears now claim that the heavy move
ment after the holidays will soon put
duietus to all small crop estimates. If they
are disappointed in this, as Just as likely
as not, may be the case. there win be, on
The contrary, a pretty decided quietus adj
ministerod 90 the extreme big crop esti-
mates which lately sprang into so much
favor. In the latter event a sharp advance
should naturally ensue. II the movement
proves oppressively heavy the market win
probably relapse into its former condition
OF apathy. and perhaps remain there I'M
III something definite can be predicated
about the next acreage.
wheat was quieter but ruled mostly firm,
ond closed about &c higher. Mey DISC.
There rs lnquestlonably "A foaling Of nery-
ousnegs among the shorts over ia" posi-
be developments in the December corner,
together with the avOwed purpose OF the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
Banks.

Falkvang CNoD, 1853 tons, Toftenaes,
London sid Nov. q.
Solid (Nor), 5O7 tons, Wedin, Swansea; sid
Nov. 10.
Marjory Glen (Br), lob tons, Lillia, Ban
kok; sid Sept. IS, via Rio Janeiro.
Celestina QtaD, 4S1 tons, Pagiliari, Venice;
sid Oct 8.
Undal CNor). 1,O96 tons, Hansen, Rotter-
dam; sid Oct. 25
Anitra (Nor). SAG tons. Simonsen, Belfast;
sid Oct. %.
Edward Perry ONoD, S62 tons. Petersen,
Paranague; sid Oct. 20.
Casma DAM, $50 tons, Jorgensen, Caleta
Buena; sid Oct 30.
Castillo Dragone QtaD, GOA tons, Olivarl,
Amsterdam; sid Nov. 8.
Germania Ger, S26 tons, Dierks, Rio ia
nero; sid Nov. Z.
Lancefield (Br), 947 tons, Grant; at Rio
Janeiro Sept. 26.
Italia QtaD, 90i tons, Aquamata, Barrow;
Nov. II.
Memory CNor). 39S tons, Eilertsen, Birk-
enhead sid Nov. Is.
Paragon (Nor), 759 tons, Busch, Runcorn;
sid Nov. II.
Pioneer (Nor), 1893 tons, Sarboe, Rotter-
dam; sid Nov. %.
Magnat CNoD, 696 tons, Hansen, Havre;
sid Nov. %.
Scraps DAM, 965 tons, WHITTIER Swan
sea; sid Paranagua Nov. 10.
sid Nov. o.
Marguerite CNor), 1,12S tons, Mathesen;
at Rotterdam.
Frithjof Byrde (Nor), 1,O59 tons, Byrde; at
Algoa Bay, Nov. 6.
AscaIon (Nor), 915 tons, Guedbrandsen, Ia
BILE Bay; sid Nov. II.
Augusta (Nor), S27 tons, Gulliksen, Dali
agoa Bay; sid Nov. q.
sondre (Nor) 567 tons, Nielsen. Harburg;
sid Dec. Z.
Sydney (Swd). 6SS tons. Lundh, Plymouth;
sid Dec. r.
Washington GtaD 6s6 tons. Cacace, Mar
sala; sid Nov. %.
Gotha Ger, 1855 tons, Hansen, Para sid
Dec. II.
lila AUST, TAG tons, Radimir, Cette; sid
Dec is.
Prince John (Nor). 500 tons, Markussen,
Garston Dock sid Dec. Is
Waimea (Nor), 500 tons, Haslur, at Table
Bay, Oct. %.
Zanrak (Nor), 565 tons, Aaroe, Rotterdam;
sid Dec. 20.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
VESSELS BOUND ron SAVANNAH.
SteaInsI,ins.

Obi (BD. 1851 tons, Magill, at Antwerp,
Dec. l; cotton FOR Genoa.
Orsino (Br), 1872 tons Shields; sid Nov. 26
Cumeria (Br). 1894 tons, Goodall. Liver
pool; sid Dec. %; due Jan. 10, to load cot
ton for Liverpool.
Inverness (Br), 1857 tons, at Reval Dec
=; due Feb 10, to load cotton for Reval.
Greatham (Br, 1851 tons, Gowing, Bar
celona; sid Dec. =; due Jan. !, to load
cotton for Barcelona.
Dorset (Br, 1885 tons, -; Oran; sid
Elwick BD, 1877 tons, Clark, Genoa; sid
Dec. -; due Jan. 5, to load cotton for
Genoa.
Ardrischaig (BD 1,7SS tons, Logsdale, at
Bremen; due Jan. 10, to load cotton for
Liverpool.
Glenmorven Br), 1903 tons, Potts. at New
York; due Feb. 10. to load cotton for
Reval and Stettin.
Matin CBr), 2,4S3 tons, =, at Shields. Nov
q; due Jan TO- to load cotton for
Bremen
Atlantic (Br). 2,OO1 tons, Cooley. Rotter-
dam; sid Dec. 10.
Islok (AusO, -; due Jan. % to load cot
ton for Trieste.
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THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER p. 1897.

bun clique to continue the squeeze into
the May option. This talk, however. may
be INDUCED in with the view of diverting
attention from the December corner, and
iulling the apprehensions of those incau-
tlous bears who are still short of that very
dangerous option, by inducing them to be-
lieVe the deal is all over; and then when
TOO late for any relief, the clique may pro-
ceed TO mark the price up TO 81 or so, If
they choose. After this operation is out of
the way. it is to be hoped that the market
may have chance to get back to normal
conditions and legitimate influences.
VIM. T. Williams
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27

Queenstown. Dec. 26.-Sailed, Aurania
New York.
Baltimore, Md. Dec 26-Arrived, schr
Morris w. Child, Breck. Savannah.
Port Tampa Fla, Dec. 26.-Arrived,
steamship Olivette, Howes, Havana via
Key West
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 25.-Arrived, Co
manche, Pennington, New York.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 26.-Arrived,
schr Nokomis, Woodland, New York.
Sailed, steamship Comanche, Penning-
ton. New York.
Kew West, Fla, Dec. 26.-Arrived,
steamer Olivette Howes, Port Tampa, and
sailed for Havana; tugs Frank Thomp-
son, Jacksonville; Martha Helen, Potter,
Jacksonville.
Pensacola, Fla. Dec 26.--Saied steam
ship Roddam (Br), Morrell. for Liverpool.
New York, Dec. 26.-Arrived, La Cham
payne, Havre; Etruria, Liverpool; Ameri-
can, Amsterdam.
Liverpool, Dec. 24.-Arrived, Tauric, New
York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27

Passengers per steamship City of Ma
con- from Boston and New York.-From
6oston TO Savannah: Mr.. Kinds, Mr..
seward Mrs. Robinson, ]. H. Abbott. G.
M: Murray, George J. Estey and wife
MISS Mary johnson, Mrs. johnson. Mr.
Dlhsmore, g. M. Phippin. William Har-
Vey, and eight Storage. From New York
TO savannah: l.. j. Tompkins, Walter
Wainwright, Mrs. j. NJ. Chamberlain. J.
M. Chamberlain, Miss E. Hasty. Nelson
b, Butler Peter Gearin, Max Chamber
lain, and one steerage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes
sells free of charge in United States by
geographic office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office
Reports of wrecks and dereicts received
for transmission to the navy department
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
Y M, 18th meridian time.
Washington, Dec. 24--Notice Is given by
the lighthouse board that on or about Dec
30. 1897, light vessel No. win be replaced
on her station, about "a miles southeast
ery OF Succonnesset Point, in midchannel
between Succonnesset Shoal and Eldridge
Shoal, Nantucket sound, and relief light
vessel No. 9. temporarily marking the sta
ton, will be Withdrawn. No change has
been made in light vessel No. as to char
acteristics of light, fog signal or general
appearance.
Notice is also given that on Dec. 10,
1887. the black post from which Pleasure
Island fixed white light was shown, on
the lower end of the island westerly side
OF the channel of the Hudson river. above
Albany was carried away In a freshet and
the light extinguished. The light will not
be re-established until the reopening Of
navigation in the spring, of which due
notice will be given.
Greenport n. Y, Dec. A.-Capt. Harvey
Brown keeper Rocky Point life saving
station. Third district reports that the
spar buoy marking Orient shoal, Long
Island sound, went adrift from its moor
ings this forenoon during the westerly
winds. and came ashore among the rocks
near the station.
Boston, Dec. 2l-Capt. Durkee of tug
Honey Brook reports Stone Horse buoy,
in Vineyard sound. gone from its position,
and when he passed by rs present location
Il bore NV. by n. from Gay Head, 80
miles distant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
Coastwise EXPORTS.

Per steamship Nacoochee, for New
York.-l,s07 bales upland cotton. $50 bags
sea island cotton, 12S bales domestics and
yarns. 425 barrels cotton seed oil, 50 bar
rels molasses, Is casks clay 1885 feet
lumber, % bales linters, turtles, 10 bar
rels fish. 40 cases cigars, $50 boxes fruit,
q barrels vegetables. 442 crates vegetables,
1O1 tons pig iron, 26 packages merchandise,
% barrels soap stock.