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The record-union., 1897-09-18
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STRANGE.

Red Bluff News: No work has been
done at the Graves mine in Shasta
County since the big strike, and the
place is guarded. Strange, isn't it? No
work done and nobody allowed to see
the place where the nuggets came from
Isn't it queer that just after the Klon-
dixie excitement began, this great strike
should be made? Isn't it strange that
as soon as the Graves brothers made
the big strike, they get up, both Of
them, go off to San Francisco and leave
third party in charge of the mine?
Isn't it funny that the third party
should take out $4,000 while they
were gone and then close down. shut up
the mine and put guard over it?
Isn't it all fake? 1t has that appear
ance
The record-union., 1897-09-18
THE DOLLAR.

Calaveras Chronicle: The dollar
which the farmer is now getting for
bushel of wheat is as good as the best
gold from Klondike or Colorado or
South Africa. The dollar which the
free silver orators promised him if he
would follow them is worth just 40
cents. and still falling. The farmers
showed a level head by sticking to the
metal which the wisest people of the
world have always accepted as the safe
and unchanging measure of value.
QUEER FELLOWS.
Redding Free Press: Our Democratic
friends are funny fellows. They cried
out against the banks because they
had corraled. all the gold and there was
no demand for farm products, and now
that prices of ell products have gone
up they are crying that the poor are
compelled to pay exorbitant prices for
what they consume
The record-union., 1897-09-18
WHEN TO SELL WHEAT.

Tulare Register: The farmers want
81 30 per Genital and do not seem dis
posed to take less. Will they get it?
That is the question, but the fact that
wheat remains so steadily near the dol
lar bushel mark, but below it, makes
the Register feel that it will not go
higher until the result of the harvest
in the southern hemisphere is known
That is what the farmers are chanc-
ing. If those crops are heavy, the
prices are likely to slump. If they
are light it is likely to go out of sight
To our way Of thinking. a sure thing
is better than a speculation. and when
wheat is better than 81 30 per Genital
it is a good thing that we know Of
The record-union., 1897-09-18
TAKE POLITICS OUT

Los Angeles Express: The unwisdom
and righteousness of injecting politics
into the management and control of our
State institutions. as illustrated by the
recent disgraceful occurrences at Whit
tier Reform School. are emphasized by
the situation at the Preston School of
Industry. where. according to the Sac
ramento Record Union" a lamenta-
bic state of affairs exists
1t is pointed out that years ago Cal
ifornia adopted a policy that divorced
politics from the management of the
State institutions and that was main
tanned until the present Democratic
administration secured control AT the
Preston School a high plane had been
attained. which was maintained until
a new Superintendent was installed on
a political basis. a man who is qualified
neither by natural gifts nor by expert
ence for the duties of such an import
ant position.
Since the new Superintendent took
charge there have been many resigna-
tions on the part of the old. expe-
rienced officers, until decentralization
has set in and inefficiency has become
the rule rather than the exception. At
least one of the staff, who has re-
Gently resigned. charges that the new
The record-union., 1897-09-18
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

Riverside Press: The Coffee Greek
mining boom seems to be petering out
in spite of the frantic efforts of some
san Francisco papers to bolster it up
Many men gave up good situations to
rush to the new FL Dorado and their
distress is pathetic. Outfits are almost
given away by disappointed gold seek
ers, and there is no doubt but that real
suffering has been caused. a letter
from Coffee Creek mentions an instance
where an Eastern man, lured by false
reports, mortgaged his home and left
his family to come to California and
find fortune. He wept bitterly on find
ing how he had been deluded. Aside
from the rich pocket discovered by the
Graves brothers, all the prospecting
done has not resulted in any finds. The
prOspector who goes to Trinity County
will escape some of the horrors of star
walton and freezing that threatens him
in Alaska, but he is likely to waste his
time and money.
PRESERVE THE GAME.
Anderson Valley News: Under the
new game laws, as amended by the
Legislature, the pot-hunters will have
free range during the open season for
quail and ducks, which will begin on
the LIST day Of October. The law for
bids the transportation of game of any
kind from the State, but does not pro-
hibit its sale in the markets of the
State. In consequence, the oldtime
slaughter of game birds will be re-
newed, and before the next Legislature
hs,1.
rem of quail and ducks.
NO MORE TIN PLATE
Ukfah republican Press: Our Demo
cratic friends are not talking tin plate
any more. They do not rise up as they
did six years ago to blubber over the
cost of the workingman's dinner pail
or the widows coffee pot. They do not
tell us that it was foreordained that
we should never make tin plate in this
country. and that it is flying in the face
of Providence to attempt it, They DO
not scott at the men who have estab-
lished tin plate factories here or de-
scribe the product as campaign tin,
for Republican votes only" They have
had more than enough of the Whole
subject and they let it severely alone.
But their English correspondents and
allies, who We're in hearty accord with
them in 1S90-1-2, are still making re-
marks. They do not agonize any more
about the increased cost TO American
consumers because of the robber tariff
but they come up squarely and admit
that the Mckinley duty has transferred
the business of producing tin for the
American market to this country and
that they are powerless to recover it. Al
the recent meeting of the British Iron
and Steel Institute held at Cardiff, Geo
B. Hammond delivered an address in
which he said that until 1891 the
American market was supplied entirely
from Wales" but now there are tin
plate mills in the United States with a
total capacity to supply all Aperica
wants In consequence, of the 400
mills in Great Britain only 302 were in
operation last April.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
PAVING TO BE PUT IN REPAIR.
ASPHALT cos. FIGHTING FOR DRAY-
TON STREET CONTRACT.

Probability That Much Lower Bids
VIII BE Made-The Warren-Scharf
Company to Bring Its Repair
Forces Here at Once-The Conn
pany's Bill For Last Years Work
StiII in Commissioner WiIIink's
Hands.
The repair force of the Warren-Scharf
Asphalt Company is now on its southern
tour, and is expected in Savannah in
short time. The force has been in Atlanta
and is now in Augusta
AS Savannah has more asphalt than At
lanta and Augusta put together, some time
will be required in putting the streets in
order here. Superintendent Humphries.
who was in charge of the work here last
spring, and who completed the alterations
IN the Oglethorpe avenue pavement will
probably have charge of the work
Mr. A. l. Alexander, the local represen-
tative of the Warren-Scharf company,
called the attention of the Morning News
yesterday to the fact that those portions
of the asphalt streets which are in bad
condition were laid by the Southern Vuca-
mite Company and not by the Warren
Scharf company.
The repair force would have
been here earlier" said Mr.. Alex
ander, but there was great
deal of work to be done at the north this
year, and every experienced man in the
employ of the company was needed. As
this work cannot be done at the north in
cold weather, it was necessary to push
1t as hard as possible while the weather
was good"
The bill of the Warren-Scharf Company
for the maintenance of the asphalt pave
ments for the year ending Dec. l. was
passed for payment by council al its last
meeting, but was held up by the treasurer
at the request of Public Works Commits
sioner Willink, whose duty it is to see
that the asphalt company carries out its
contract with the city. The bill having
already been passed by council, the item
will be charged in this years expenditures
AS result of a fight between the Alca-
traz company and the Barber company,
the latter being one of the largest asphalt
companies in the United States, Saginaw,
Mich, will get a Trinidad lake asphalt
pavement on one of its principal avenues
at the low rate of 1.19 per square yard by
the Barber company. A fight is in pros
pect here for the Drayton street contract
between the Alcatraz people and the War
ren-Scharf company, and the result may
be corresponding reduction in the cost
of asphalt paving here.
The two companies are preparing to
made bloody war on each other, and each
is ready to show that the work done by
the other is neither durable nor substan-
tial. Washington, d. c., has received
bids from the trust for new paVements as
low as $1.56 per square yard
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POLICE AND THE HOLIDAYS.
A Close Watch Kept on Crooks and
Their Movements.

A special watch is being kept by the po-
lice during the holidays to guard against
any form of safe-cracking. Advantage
Is generally taken by the crooks at such
times because the explosions are not no
ticeabie when the reports of fire crackers
and guns are to be heard all over the city.
Chief McDermott intends having all sus-
picious characters arrested and there bust
ness for being here investigated. The most
successful of this class of criminals are
those who crouch in the shadow of some
thing similar to what is now going on
This fact Is fully realized by the chiefs
of police all over the country, nearly all
of whom are keeping a vigilant watch.
"At a time like this said Chief Nc
Dermott when firecrackers are set off
in all sections of the city, it would scarce
" be possible for a policeman to distin-
guish between the report of a frecracker
and that of a safe explosion, unless the
latter were terrific The work of this class
of criminals can sometimes be foreboded
by the reports sent from one city TO an
other concerning their Whereabouts. In
case a crook comes to Savannah and I
knew he left for another city, ] should at
once advise the chief of police at that
place to be on the lookout. Close track is
usually kept of crooks In this manner
and while 1 have received no Information
that there are any now in Savannah, yet
| have noticed a suspicious pair for the
past few days and intend to having them
sent i'm for investigation"
About the Christmas troubles with
which the police have TO deal, Chief Nc
Dermott said he anticipated less this sea-
son than in any previous year. Last
Christmas witnessed three killings and
DRINKS were arrested by the score. There
Is reason to believe that the number will
be less this year, however, one of the rea-
sons being the watchfulness of the police
and the strict enforcement of the law No
extra police will be added to the force.
The present force feels itself fully equal
10 any call that may be made upon it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
LOCAL Personal.

Registered at the Pulaski yesterday was
Mr. b. b. Smith of Abbeville.
Mr. c. r. Mcleod of Fitzgerald was
among the visitors in the city yesterday.
Mr. w. N. Drake came over yesterday
from Lyons, registering at the Pulaski.
Miss Josie Hyams left yesterday by way
of the Plant system for a visit 10 Mont
gomery.
Mr.. J. Monroe Ogden of Macon was
among the arrivals at the Screven house
yesterday.
Mr. E. L. Hackett is at his desk with
the Peoples Loan ana Savings Company
after week of severe Illness.
Among the guests registered at the
Screven yesterday was Mr.. w. l.. Diggins,
who came up from Jacksonville.
Miss Mary Wayne is at home to spend
the holidays with her mother, Mrs s. W.
Wayne. She has been attending school at
Englewood. N. j., and will return in about
two weeks 4
Prof F. NJ. Agostini arrived here yes
terday from Atlanta, where he has been
located since October, having a large dane
ing class. He recently put on the stage
at Atlanta one of his successful operet-
tas. He has been engaged by the Plant
system to manage the entertainments at
the Tampa Bay hotel this season.
Mr.. A. r. Emory, principal Of Mount
Pleasant Military Academy Sing Sing, N.
Y, is spending the holidays with his sis
ter, Mrs. G.. A. Gregory. Capt. II. r. Baya,
commandant of the academy, stopped over
with friends here yesterday on Lis
way to spend the holidays at his home in
Lake City. Fla. Many Savannah boys
have attended Mount Pleasant, which is
one of the leading military schools in New
York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
JABBED THE CONDUCTORS JAW.
Refusal to Accept a Transfer Ticket
the Cause of 1t.

the Cause of 1t.
There came near being a scramble In
street car on Price street the other night.
The facts came out before Recorder Hart
ridge in police court yesterday.
well-known gentleman was on a car,
and intended making a change near the
corner of Price street and Oglethorpe av-
enue. He got a transfer from the con-
ductor on the car he left, and waited un-
til the next car arrived and boarded It,
intending to go home. The transfer cou-
pom was refused by the second conductor,
however, on the ground the passenger mad
not taken the car at the transfer point.
A hot argument followed, and, after dis
putting with the importunate conductor a
while, the fare of cents was paid. Evil
IDENTIFY the passenger intended there should
be hereafter to the matter, and he de-
manded a receipt for the nickel This the
conductor refused to give, and also re-
fused to give the-passenger back the trans
fer coupon, tearing it up when it was call
ed for.
The passenger refused to submit to such
domineering, and without delay he dealt
the conductor a jab in the jaw. This stir
red the conductor, and a fight follow cd
which was soon stopped by the interfer-
ence of passengers. The passenger was
placed under arrest by Policeman Gull
foyle, and the conductor was also nabbed
as he passed Price street on the next trip
While the recorder gave the passenger a
nominal fine because he was asserting his
rights in the wrong manner, yet it was
seen the man only wanted that for which
he had paid. The transfer coupon was ac-
ceptable in every other way, except the
passenger had not walked to the transfer
point and taken the car.
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OF which was made a few days ago in the
Morning News will become effective Jan
]. II was stated at the time that in all
Likelihood, no successor would be appoint
ed. and this was confirmed yesterday by n
railroad man, who understands the slma-
ton. He said the general freight agent
Mr.. w. II. Peasants, and the general
passenger agent, Mr.. A. Q. MacDoneu
Will after Jan. l, report directly to the
office of Capt. d. T.. Maxwell, vice presi-
dent and general manager. In speaking Of
the resignation of Mr. Pennington he said
that gentleman has been in wretched
health for about year. and that he has
found the administration of the affairs Of
his Office more than he could attend to
owning TO that fact
Capt d. r. Maxwell. vice president and
general manager of the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad. with Office at
Jacksonville, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Shelby Compton OF Columbus, trav-
cling representative of "A railroad supply
manufacturing company of Hamilton, O.,
was here yesterday, on the lookout for
business.
The quarterly meeting of the rate clerks
of the Southeastern Passenger Associa-
ton has been called for Jan. D. The clerks
will meet at Atlanta, the headquarters of
the association, for the revision of the
rate sheets.
Mr.. Smith D. Pickett. general agent at
Jacksonville for the Southern railway
was among the visiting railroad men in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. John NJ. Egan. vice president of the
Central is in Atlanta on business con-
nected with the road.
Col. II. w. Wrenn, passenger traffic
manager Of the Plant system, is in At
lanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
TO INCREASE THE SCHOOL TERM.
Chatham County VIII Probably Ada
Another Two Weeks.

Another Two Weeks.
The action of the state board of edu-
cation in increasing the length of the pub
lie school term to six and a half months,
will demand that the term in Chatham
county be increased. Heretofore the
length of the term prescribed by the state
board has been five months The county
board has made six months the length of
the term of the Country schools. Some of
the schools in the rural districts have had
longer sessions than six months, but none
of them have had shorter ones.
The increase in the school appropriation
for 1898, which is 100000, admits of the
increase in the term of the schools. 1t
has been the desire of the state board
for a long time to increase the term, but
it has hitherto been unable to do so, ow
ing to the lack of the necessary funds for
the payment of the salaries of the teach
ers. The appropriation for the conduct of
the schools for the last few years has
been sufficient to furnish very good sala-
ries for the teachers, when they are help
ed out, as is almost invariably the case,
by the tuition charges paid by the par
ents The increase in the appropriation
is about one-third of the amount that has
been devoted to school purposes during
the past few years. 1t will not enable
the teachers TO be paid larger salaries,
but it admits of an increase in the length
of the term.
There has long been complaint among
the teachers of the rural districts of the
short term. The five months of the school
wear, or 100 working days, to which it
amounted, gave slight return for their la
bors, and ldleness during the rest of the
year was enforced, unless they coul9 Sc
cure something else to do until the school
term again opened. In many communi-
ties the parents pay the teachers liberal
salaries and they are thus enabled to con-
continue the schools for the entire nine
months of the usually accepted school
year. Other communities do not attempt
to support the schools before or after the
term prescribed by the state regulations,
employment at their profession for only
the five months. The change Will be
greatly appreciated by these teachers. 1t
is said that, in all likelihood ii viii not
be many years before the appropriation
for the support of the schools will be suf
ficient for the term to be increased to the
full nine months. This Is greatly desired
by both teachers and parents.
The board of education of Chatham
county will probably take up the consd-
Grafton of the changes that viii be called
for in the length of the term in the rural
schools These schools are now conducted
from Oct. until April !, six months. 1t
is thought in order to have conformity
with the new school law of the state, that
the term will be increased half a month
by running it up to April 10. The matter
may come before the board at its next
meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
CITY BREVITIES.

Justice Nathans married William
HUMPHREYS and Lucy Anderson, colored
at his Office yesterday. The marriage was
much happiness.
President r. r. Wright of the Georgia
State Industrial College left his horse and
buggy hitched in the street near St Phil
lips church last night during the Bishop
Turner meeting. When he went to get his
turnout 1t was gone. The police were no.
titled to look out for il.
Ella Locus, colored was arrested and
arralgned before Judge Wickham yester-
day on a warrant charging her with
breach of good behavior. Louisa Stewart
of No. 81 York street, east, claimed the
woman denounced her as a thief This
was considered a gross breach of good be-
havior, and the matter had to be settled
In court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-22
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Items of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.

Elsewhere.
The Colonist of London in its souvenir
number of the British Section Of the Brus-
sells international exhibition has the fol-
lowing notice of former Savannahian:
about fourteen years ago general freight
and passenger agent of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway:
Mr.. James L. Taylor is the
general European representative
of that great American railway cor
poration, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany whose shareholders are numerousIy.
represented in European countries, but es-
pecially in Great Britain, where the ex-
cellencies of the enterprise seem to be es-
pecially recognized.
Mr.. Taylors services In connection with
the Brussels International exposition have
been most valuable and important He
was president of that section of the Jury
dEXamen, which had the examination of
machine tools, section especially rich in
American exhibits and also particularly
fortunate in awards of high class He
was also the member for the United States
of the superior jury, and, as such, partic-
ipated in all of its deliberations in a man.
ner especially acceptable to his colleagues
as well as to his fellow countrymen. The
further and stll greater honor, however.
has been his of having been selected to
serve upon the special jury to decide the
award of the prize of q, 900 francs. donated
by VI. Leon Somzee.
Mr. Taylor has happy combination Of
the energy and push of his native land.
in combination with a pleasing and refined
address, the result Of inherent faculties
adorned and polished by contact with the
world and by foreign travel.
1--WE consider the Pennsylvania railroad
most fortunatein its European representa-
tive, and the American commission at the
Brussels exposition especially fortunate
in the services Mr.. Taylor has been en-
abled to render in the positions he has
filed on the international jury of award
as above stated
'Mr. Taylor has lived in London long
enough TO appreciate ana to appropriate
what is best in London. and we have come
to regard him not the less in any sense
as the American representative of Ameri
can interests abroad. but also as a TYNE
of the international citizen of the world
at home, everywhere where the best con.
ditions may be found"
A good movement of negro turpentine
hands to the Carollnas from Florida and
South Georgia is reported by the rail-
roads. The hands are going to their Car
olina homes to spend the Christmas holi-
days, after which they will return to their
work among the pine trees.
Christmas holiday rates will go into ef-
feet to-day on all the roads. Tickets for
the round trip TO all points i'm the terri
tory OF the Southeastern Passenger Asso-
citation may be bought for one and one
half the ordinary fare.
No official authority is had for the state
ment, but it is learned from a reliable
source that no traffic manager will be ap-
pointed to succeed Mr.. N. S. Pennington
Of the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad. His resignation, announcement