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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
CHRISTMAS

The prices paid for early watoTmel
ons. though high, will not compare
with the fancy figures which the
christmas watermelon" commands.
One would think their appearance at
this season decidedly ous of ~plsce-that
they would be in about as much de
mand as overcoats on the Fourth Of
July; but strange to say, the public
buys them with avidity, too, and at
! enormous prices So it seems that late
watermeIons ought to be an achieve
ment much more worth striving for
than early ones, while the cost and
labor of their attainment r consider.
ably less. At any rate this is the con
clusion reached by reading a recent
bulletin of the Georgia Experiment
Station.
Mr.. David r. Werner, of Gwinnett
county, Ca, is noted for the fine melons
which he markets at Christmas, and
his process is simplicity itself. That it
will prove equally easy to all who try
it ia by no means to be expected, and
there will doubtless be many failures
and disappointments If others attempt
co initiate his methods. But the fact
remains that he does raise (and save)
late watermelons, and on the 23i Of
last December sold them in quantities
and at good figures on the streets of
Buford.
Mr.. Werner is suh ;iently unselfish
to be willing to share the knowledge of
his process with the puOIlc, and mis-
methods are consequently given in his
own words, as folio vs.:
The variety of watermelon used by
me for late keepingis the Georgia Rat
tlesnake. The plan which I pursue is
as follows: I prepare the ground
thoroughly during May-not in the
usual way by digging holes, but by
opening deep burrows with q two
horse pillow. Iuse stable manure in the
drill. but not too much; cover with
two burrows and leave till planting
time. Rows IL feet apart-8 feet in
drill. / leave only one vine to the hill.
Plant between 18Th and 80 b of June;
cultivate with sweep run very shallow.
Don't let the ploW touch vines Melons
mstured before the vine b, gins to die
around root are the only ones easily
preserved
For preservation, place in dry cellar
on cotton seed. 1 still have eight fine
melons on hand January ~ in perfect
condition that l intended saving till
spring, but in neglectipg cellar in
which they we're stored in order that
meat in the same cellar should get cold,
they have frozen. l aim to raise melons
this summer that / can save till melons
come ngain."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

do Wn the immense fortunes and re-
tard their accumulation and at the
same time encourage industry in &C.
cumulating and promote the virtues,
and happiness of the masses.
In answer to some who have asked
it l will give next week q tabulated il.
of the practical operations
of graduated taxation.
SAMUEL ARCHER.
Mica. N. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
NO BETTER MEDIUM IN THE
SOUTH.

ADRIAN. MICH. March Alb. 1898.
PrOgres si0e Farmer, Raleigh N. c.:
GENTLEMEN:-We believe that
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is as valuable
an advertising medium ss any other
farm journal, in the Southern States,
for our business.
Yours truly,
Page Woven Wire Fence Co,
DR. j q. REYNOLDS,
Special Advertiser.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

A boy who recently left home to at
tend a preparatory school is not much
pleased with the change. He is suffer
ing his first attack of homesickness.
and naturally wishes to return. In
zing known his desires to his father.
he writes:-''Dear father: Life ia
short; let us spend it together. Your
afectionate son."-Ex.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
EVICTION ON COMMERCIAL STREET.
Secretary Kane Takes the DOckerll Children From Their
 Mother, Who Is Unfit to Be Their Guardian

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
FRAZIER MAY
 GET THE PLACE
The Position of Western Di- vision Superintendent Lies
 Between Him and Wright.
Nothino Definite Will Bo Known Until After the Return of General
 Manager Kruttschnitt.

The one topic of conversation in rall- road circles at present is the identity of the man who will succeed to the place in the Southern Pacific left vacant by the death of A. D. Wilder. Though nothing definite will be known until after the return of General Manager kruttschnitt from his present tour of inspection over the southern division of the road, yet 1t Is a foregone conclusion that the honor will fall either to the lot of J. B. Wright, at present and for many years past super intendent of the Sacramento division, or to J. l.. Frazier, superintendent Of the coast division, with every indication in favor of the latter.
 MT. Frazier has the reputation Of being one of the ablest men in the employ of the Southern Pacific. He first attracted the attention of MT. Huntington by the thoroughneSs of his management Of division of the Chesapeake and Ohio when the president of the Southern Pa cific was interested in that road. MT. Frazier had $50 miles of track under his control there, and such was the ability he displayed that when MT. Huntington turned his attention to Western railroad ing he brought Frazier out here and put him in charge of the Wadsworth divi- sion.
 His stay there, however, was of short duration, and 1t was not long before he was managing the coast division, a posi- tion the next in importance to that held by MT. Wilder.
 The coast division now embraces the narrow-gauge system, which includes the ferries, and was originally called the Santa Cruz division, but was amalgam- ated with the coast division soon after MT. Frazier assumed the superintendency.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
CAPTAIN GOODALL ARRESTED. Charged With Cruelty Beating and Wounding Seamen on the
 Cottage City.

Captain Harry Goodall of the steamer Cottage City was arrested yesterday by United States Marshal Baldwin on a warrant charging him with beating and wounding seamen. The captain was at once taken before United States Court Commissioner Heacock and was released on his own recogniZance until February 9, when he will appear for examina- tion.
 The complaint was made two weeks ago on the arrival of the Cottage City by August Tode who brought five or six other members of the crew to verify his statement Their story as told to Dep uty United States Attorney Bert Schles- finger was to the effect that Goodall kept the crew at work son several occasions for twenty-four hours at stretch with out any interval of rest, and that on one of those occasions, when they asked for half an hours rest the captain refused to grant their request and ordered them to turn to-" which in sailor parlance means some kind of work. The crew ito" nor from" In fact, they would not turn at all.
 Tode, as spokesman and ringleader, was put in irons, and he and the seamen with him asserted that while ironed he was beaten by the captain.
 Captain Goodall denies the charge. The sailors at the time they made the com plaint were inmates of the Sailors Home, but they informed the United States At torney a few days afterward that they had removed to a sailor boarding house on Mission street It is believed that they, or many of them. have gone to sea.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
GOOD NEWS FOR FRUIT MEN. A New Market to Be Opened for Cal
 ifornia's Products.

J. A. Filcher of the State Board of Trade was in high spirits yesterday. He was just in receipt of letter from Zu- rich, Switzerland, which contains good news for the fruit growers of Califor- mia. The letter in question was from the late United States Consul, Eugene Germain, and announced that a Euro pean market would be especially thrown open this year for California fruits.
 It is thought this will have the effect of raising the price on those fruits quoted. and in consequence there may be a great deal of local speculation that will tend to liven the home market. The let ter informs the State board that the rul- ing prices of the European market will govern all exportations. One particu- larly bright fact is that a demand will be made for that class of fruit which heretofore has not even been put upon the market.
 The letter Is as follows:
 ZURICH Jan. 2s, 1S9s
 Secretary State Board of Trade, San Fran cisco, Cal.-Dear Sir: Will you be kind enough to call the attention of the California fruit growers to the fact that will have market this coming for any quantity Of sum- rels; also for sun-dried and evaporated apples, quarters and halves. unpeeled. uncored and un- seeded also packed in barrels? Upon receipt of samples and quantities to De hao, not Iess than carload lots of 24.0OO pounds, will name job prices the ruling market Tn that part of Europe where these goods are wanted.
 I write at this early period to enable growgTLs to prepare and save what otherwise IS u~suaIS ~ thrown away If you have any means to coiii- r,fhicate this information to the p5oPIe Il California. Oregon and Washington won!d hl thank you to do so; ! am; sri srriERSWAIN Late United States Consul
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
SOLEMNLY LAID TO REST. Last Rites Performed Over the Body
 of Miss Annie Gottlob.

Grief-stricken relatives and sorrowing friends solemnly laid to rest the body of the late Miss Annie Gottlob yesterday morning in the Hills of Eternity Gene tery at San Mateo.
 Just previous to the departure of the funeral procession from her former home at S63 Bush street. hundreds of friends visited there to pay their respects to the dead and take last look at the young and beloved face ere 1t was locked for all eternity within it's narrow con- fines in the grave
 Many floral tributes had been sent to the home as marks of esteem from the many friends who mourned the loss ot the dead woman as that of sister.
 Over the casket was thrown pail con- sisting of gentle folds of smilax and lilies of the valley. Surmounting this beautiful covering was tribute placed there by her two brothers, consisting of immense punches of pink orchids and maiden-hair fern.
 The Rev. Jacob Voorsanger of the Tenn. pie Emmanu-El conducted the religious ceremony. delivering beautiful tribute in honor of the pure and exemplary life of the deceased.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
Former Clerks of Collector Welburn Demand ReinState=
 ment Without Fine.
United States Senators Will Enter the Lists and Make Their
 Fight.

That there Is another volcano nearly ripe in the old red Federal building there is no doubt in the minds of those who know what is going on in political circles.
 The present perturbations and rumb- lings hover about the former precincts of ex-Collector O. M. Welburn, and af- feet three clerks who were his tried and trusted friends during his term of office These clerks are at present on the sus- pended list, owing to the evidence of w. H. billiard the strange colored clerk, who was contradicted by all of them, and owing to the recommenda- tions, so reports go, of Captain Thrash er the relentless sleuth of the revenue department.
 If current reports be true the odd feature of the case Is that the row caused by the action of the local de- partment involves the reinstatement of more Democrats than Republicans, though Republicans in power seem to be more eager for the reinstatement than the Democrats themselves. The general opinion is that the matter will soon reach a determination. The sus- pended clerks feel sure that they will all be reinstated without loss of salary for the many months they have been idle since the trouble first began.
 According to current reports Miss Alice Davidson, J. H. Zemansky and E. T. Lennon, clerks who were sus pended because billiard swore that they authorized him to sign their certifi- cates, though all contradicted him, are l-;, DO,, hax h in Congress and out, and they are bending every energy to have the dis mantled clerks reinstated without any loss of salary and without disgrace.
 "It has been rumored in Federal cir cles for several weeks" said a well-in-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

formed official yesterday, that Collec- tor Lynch at one time received speclnc orders to reinstate all the clerks With out loss of salary Captain ThraSner, who has been trying to make a record, objected, and for that reason there mas been delay in the execution or the order, but for which circumstance all the clerks would have been back to their places long ago, and the trouDle growing out of the Welburn affair, so far as it affected others than he, would have been matter of the past
 Messrs. Gilchrist, Zemansky and Lin- non denied the story told by the colored clerk billiard, while Miss Jessup, who also knew of the story, was not called at all.
 According to reports current Tn Fed eral circles Senators White ana Ferk1ns have decided that if the suspended clerks are not soon reinstated they will introduce a resolution in the senate asking that the entire case anectlng the Collectors office be investigated by proper Federal authorities, in which event there would be more or SUIT over local Federal politics than has been heard in half a generation over matters of even far greater import than the status of a few clerks in a sup- ordinate position.
 Though Collector Lynch has studi- ously avoided mention of the fact 1t is now known that all of the clerks who lost their places by reason of the evil dence of Clerk billiard some weeks ago filed a spirited reply to the charges against them. This was on record soon after the trouble though this fact and the contents of the reply have been carefully suppressed by the Collector. '.
 The clerks who are Ion the inside say that the present Collector is almost wholly under the domination of Captain Thrasher. They are not opposed to the captain, but they say he is so pugna- cious and so angered because the jury found Welburn not guilty that he can not for moment tolerate any of the former Collectors friends.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

seph was called to the stand. but he had not brought his books with him. It was asked how long it would take to get his books and he said an hour. Gen eral Barnes said: "He lives out on Sut- ter street by the graveyard, where 1 wish I was" The witness was excused, but will be called this morning at 10 o'clock to give testimony in regard to his busi- ness relations with the defendant. The letter written by Isaac Hoffman, ad- dressed to Dear Ed" was placed in evil dence by the prosecution. Late in the afternoon pieces of bone and bullets were offered in evidence. After the jury had been excused Judge Cook called the coun- sel for both prosecution and defense and said that as many witnesses giving tes- timony as to having received receipts signed by the defendant had come from the country, some plan should be adopted to hurry matters up. The idea was journed until 10 o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
ATHLETES AT THE
 MINING FAIR
Brawny Young Men Help to Entertain the Visitors to
 the Exposition.
High Jumping and Spring gboard Div ing Included in Last Nights
 Amusement.

An athletic exhibition was the feature of the entertainment at the Mining Fair last night. Athletes from the San Fran cisco Young Mems Christian Association the Mission Young Mems Christian Asso- citation, Academic Athletic League Lur- line Swimming Club. Verein Eintracht Turn Section, and the Union Athletic Club entered for the contests. An arena was roped for the events in the center of the floor.
 The first event was a running high jump. s. Macdougal of the San Francisco Christian Association was the winner. with a jump of feet GA inches. D. J. Grant of the Mission Christian Associa- ton was second, making the same jump, and L. Scheppler of the Verein Eintracht Turn Section third. A. Hinton of the Union Athletic Club won the three stand ing broad jumps contest, with W. Lamont of the Mission I. M. c. A. second. A quarter-mile potato race was won by w. Lamont of the Mission I. Nj. c. A., with George Shaw Jr of the same organization second, and F. w. Burgess of the Union Athletic Club third. F. W. Burgess of the Union Athletic Club was the winner of the springboard high dive. Charles Stew art of the San Francisco '. M. c. A. was second.
 The Pavilion was crowded all yesterday. During the afternoon there were no Spe- cial attractions and the exhibits of the mining counties came in for most of the attention of the visitors. The fair is be- coming more popular and attractive as the days go by, and never before has an exhibition in the Pavilion been favored with such an attendance.
 The programme of music for to-day is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
The Aged Cashier Says He Did Not Gain by Altering the
 DOnOhOe=Kelly Books,
Cooean and Fox Are Thought to be the Men Who Made the Money and Pardon
 Will Be Asked.

owing to bad loans to a man in Contra Costa County whose name is unknown to the general public. Flood, 1t seems, did not desire to have his bank know that he had advanced the money which got him into trouble, so he hoped against hope that he could in some way retrieve the losses that occurred by reason of his unauthorized lendings.
 If the story of his confession is to be believed Flood took considerable money of his own and put it into a sort of hotch-potch fund so as to hide his loaning transactions from the. knowl edge of his partners. In seeking to hide the knowledge of what he had done from his partners the cashier was finally forced to falsify his books.
 One of the strong points Of the case will be that Floods conduct was wholly without criminal intent. It is alleged that he did nothing for per sonal gain and that he was driven to act through fear of involving himself in trouble with his associates, and be- cause he, as cashier and a partner in the transactions, was not to be judged on the basis of criminal.
 Seen at the penitentiary Flood though quite reticent regarding the transactions that involved him in trouble and disgrace, said;
 T am as innocent of the crime as you are, but I cannot talk about it. I have no right to do so and I shall not"
 will you deny that a man named Fox received about $50, GOO of the money which it Is alleged you embedded ?" he was asked. For the moment he thought and then said:
 T will say nothing whatever. I am innocent. and that is all.'
 He asked the reporter to realize the position he was in and said he did not see how he could say anything.
 To-day the Prison Directors will meet in special session. The regular meet ing should have been held last Satur- day in San Quentin, but owing to a lack of attendance it was adjourned
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
MORE WORK FOR
 THE GRAND JURY It Will Investigate Some Bonds Submitted in the Police
 Court.
They Had for Sureties Alexande Campbell Jr. and Thomas
 King.

It is claimed that the Grand Jury will have some work to do in the cases of the two bondsmen for J. w. Boardman and George E. Brown, the druggists who were prosecuted for unlawfully afhxing counterfeit trademark on goods.
 The defendants were to have appeared in Police Judge Joachimsen's court on the 9th inst, but when the cases were called for trial it was found that the druggists had Jumped their bonds. Boardman is said to be in Mexico at the present mo- ment, and Brown is still in the city The two bondsmen were Attorney Alexander campbell Jr. and Thomas King of 764 Mission street, and they both qualified on real estate of the alleged value of sSooo. It is now reported that neither of the bondsmen owns real estate of that value, and that the city stands very poor chance of collecting the amount of the defendants bonds.
 It Is alleged that Judge Carroll Cook has taken hand in the matter, and pro- poses to bring Attorney Alexander Camp bell Jr before the Grand Jury on a charge of obtaining the release of pris- oner on defective bonds, and 1t is said mat the jurors will take some action in the case to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
BACHMANN IS
 BADLY WANTED
He Was Treasurer of the San Francisco Grutli-
 VePein.
The Society Defrauded Out of Over S12OO and His Creditors Left
 Unpaid.

The police are making diligent in Quiries in different parts of the State for John E. Bachmann, a saloon keeper at 100 Ellis street, but they have small chance of locating him as he has had several days start of them.
 Bachmann besides carrying on the business of a saloon-keeper was treas urer of the San Francisco Grutli-Ver- ein, an organization established for benevolent and social purposes. It has a membership of about 300 and has it's headquarters at 421 Post street. The secretary is Charles Mueller.
 The organization gave a masquerade ball on February at Saratoga Hall. It was great success, and after pay ing all expenses there was a sum of over $500 to be handed over to Treas urer Bachmann. Bachmann got the money the following day and the off cers of the society congratulated them selves upon having money in the treasury, as a few days previous Bach mann had drawn out $500 to pay a death claim to the widow of one of the members, but, which it was found. he failed to do.
 Their joy was short-lived, as the ru- nor reached the ears of the secretary Monday that Bachmann has abscond- ed and that his saloon was in the hands of the Sheriff. It did not take long to satisfy himself of the truth of the rumor,' and he immediately con suited the trustees. The result was that Louis Hauser. a dairy and pro- duce dealer, 2216 Fillmore street, as one of the trustees, swore to a com plaint in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday morning charging Bach mann with felony embeZZlement in get ting away with the $1200.
 Bachmann's downfall is attributed to gambling on the races and to his fondness for fast women. About a month ago his wife obtained a divorce from him on the ground of failure to provide. His friends say that when he left the city a few days ago we'll known woman of questionable char acter accompanied him.
 Besides the police several creditors are very anxious to ascertain his whereabouts, as it is said he has left a considerable amount of unpaid bills behind him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

According to a confession made to Attorney W. W. Foote, the lips of James W. Flood, the convicted cashier, who is serving a term at San Quentin for embedding funds of the Donohoe-K Kelly Bank, will be unsealed at a meeting of the prison directors to- day. He will ask for pardon, and the aged cashiers defense will be, in short, that he was a partner of the firm, and that he acted as he did in the matters that caused him trouble because he was a partner, therefore without criminal intent, and that he did not have fair trial.
 It will be contended that Flood, in the capacity of partner of the firm, loaned an amount exceeding one hun dred thousand dollars. He advanced this amount to James COogan and one Fox, who married a daughter of Sen ator Stewart of Nevada. These men had had a number of transactions at the bank and their credit had always been good. Coogan was asphyxiated soon after the transactions that caused Flood trouble and Fox was never found afterward, from which it was inferred that he made a sudden exit from the country. Whether Coogan committed suicide or was acci- dentally killed has never been ascer- tained.
 A significant fact about the appeal for mercy is that if the convicted cashier had told all he knew long ago, owing to the fact that he was in no manner benefited by the crime, it is likely that he would never have been compelled to serve in the penitentiary.
 According to Floods story he ad- vanced the money in question without the knowledge or consent of the bank. At the time of the alleged crime the bank had just sustained a shortage