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chased earlier in the season he could have done much better.
 MT. Manor argues that the prison di- rectors forced the prison bags on the market early in the season. and later raised the price to a point above that asked for Calcutta bags.
 PETALUMA, Jan. 14.-Owing to the fact that Petaluma and vicinity abound principally in poultry and dairy farms the farmers are not greatly inconven- fenced in the purchase of their grain sacks. The fact of the requirements of the Board of Directors at San Quen tin of payment in advance and the usual red tape deters the mills or small farmers from patronizing prison-made sacks
 It is estimated that not more than 20,000 sacks are purchased here in a year, the farmers using their old bags as long as possible The Golden Eagle Milling Company state that they have never handled any of the San Quentin bags. In the first place the law pro- hibits any but actual consumers pur- chasing bags from the prison, and sec ondly, firms here have been able so far to purchase the Calcutta bags with less difficulty and sell them in this market as low as those of San Quentin make were quoted.
 The difference in quality is but little, and as long as Calcuttas answer the farmers purpose they will not pay more for the San Quentin convict-made sacks; especially as in several notable instances they have had cause to com plain of unfair treatment, where they should only have received the fair deal l ing they expected.
 HOLLISTER, Jan. 14.-San Quentin sacks are used exclusively in this coun- ty. The large farmers deal direct with the prison. The small farmers are fur nished the sacks at the prison price, plus cost of freight. The farmers here have no complaint concerning middle men, but naturally suffer from the fluc- tuation in prices of the San Quentin | product.
 | VISALIA, Jan. 14.-The publications | in The Call regarding the jobbery in grain sacks have elicited much interest here. both among dealers and farmers. It seems to be the prevailing opinion 1 that the grain sack business of the | State has not greatly redounded to the benefit of the average farmer.
 A good many San Quentin grain bags have been purchased in Tulare County
 by the wheat growers, but far more of
 the Calcutta product have found their
 way to this part of the valley. There | are reasons for this. One is that the
 San Quentin bags have been slightly smaller than the others. Again, the law
 required that 10 per cent of the price of
 the bags accompany the order, and many of the smaller wheat growers es-
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My little boy was taken with in fiammatory rheumatism when he was 2 years old. He was in serious condi- tion. We did not know what it was for all of us to get good nights rest for many years. Some one had to sit up with him. We tried every means we could think of to effect cure. but nothing helped him. At one time we thought he could not live from day to day. He had a heart trouble caused by the rheumatism. I had about given up all hope of his recovery, but I thought l would get bottle of Hoods Sarsa- parilla. Before he had taken one half the contents he began to improve. He kept on gaining as I continued to give him the medicine, and now he is we'll and strong and goes to school every day. I owe his life to Hoods Sarsa- parilla." Mrs. F. s. Lockridge 1928 West Second street, Los Angeles, Cal.
 N. B. If you decide to take Hoods Sar5aparilla, do not be induced to buy any substitute. Be sure to get only Hoods.
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to restrict speculation in one of the principal commodities used by the farmer. The low price of his grain, coupled with his very small margin for profit, led the Legislature to believe that as long as the convicts had to do something it would be well to effect their employment by directly benefiting the farmer
 Now, when by one means and an- other, the directors ran the price up to the point it reached last year, they are certainly violating the law and defeat ing the purpose of the measure. I sup pose when their side is heard they will be able to prove that they were acting in accord with strict commercial prac- tices; but while that may be true they made profit at the expense of the farm CT, and the Legislature never intended that they should manufacture bags for the purpose of speculation. They should never have permitted such a surplus or stock to have accumulated.
 IT their price governs the market I do not see why they found it necessary to unload thousands upon thousands of sacks at price very much lower than the farmer was compelled to pay later on, when it became necessary for him to buy I do not know where this SlS,OOO profit which The Call speaks of went, but you may depend upon it no small grain producer in the State of California received a cent of it.
 Now I suppose the claim will be made that the cost of production in San Quentin necessitates this high price charged by the board. My rem edy for this would be to establish the Jute plant at Folsom, where they have power to throw away, and where they could manufacture jute bags at greatly reduced rate. In that event even l presume some way would be found to benefit those whom the law never intended to benefit.
 As to the practice spoken of in The Call on the part of merchants who ob- tain control of a large stock of grain bags through affidavits made by in dlnerent, ignorant or interruptions men, l am proud to say that I have never heard of such a violation of the law in my locality. At the same time l know that the feeling of the farmers in this section is very strong against the practices of the Prison Board and while before The Calls expose we had no authentic information on the man. ipulations carried on we have all felt that something was radically wrong. and we sincerely hope that The Call may bring the relief the people desire.
 T am not speaking from any person al experience, and can only say per sonally that, if the affair should come up for solution at the next session of the Legislature, I shall take hold of it as l do of all other matters, and try to protect the farmers of the State from any further disadvantage by so amending the law as to remove temp tation and opportunity from those who have failed to carry out the spirit and intent of the act as it now stands"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
SENATOR DOTY TALKS TO THE
 PRISON BOARD.
He Says They Are ViOIat- ing the OstrOm Law and
 Defeating It's Ends.

ELK GROVE, Jan. 14-The stand taken by The Call on the side of the farmers of the State and against the manipulation carried on by the Prison Board has become a subject of general discussion throughout Sacramento County Senator Gillis Doty, who is recognized as the most dauntless cham pion the farmers of California have ever had in the State Legislature, in speaking of the expose made by The Call, said to The Call correspondent to-day:
 'In general with the farmers of the State I have always felt that the true purposes and design of the Ostrom bill have been defeated. The only motive which lay at the bottom of that act of 1893 consisted in desire to benefit the farmers of the State and thereby, in a measure. atone for the employment of convict labor in the manufacture of grain bags. But wherein have the farmers profited from it?
 If the recent publications of The Call be true, I am sure instead of there being a profit or advantage to the farmers, there has been a distinct loss inflicted on them, besides a very serious disadvantage. I have not given the matter much thought since Robert T. Devlin, the Prison Director, ran for Su- perior Judge in this county some few years ago. I remember then that his record on the jute bag proposition was very thoroughly discussed among the farmers, and. If their vote on his can didacy is any indication, am sure the Sacramento farmers were very emphat- ic In conforming the course of the Prison Board.
 "The purpose of the Ostrom law was
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THE MEETING OF THE WHISPERS.
President Dole Welcomed to Our Shores by One Whose Hrsue
 Claims to Official Preement Are Conspicuous His On

soon after the members of the board would know the men applying for the bags and there would be no question about supplying them. We are not supposed to carry on a detective bu- reau. We deal with three and four thousand customers, and to investi- gate every affidavit would require the services of a detective bureau larger than any on earth.
 II would not have sanctioned the sale of bags in large quantities had it not been necessary for us to relieve the pressing situation. Our affairs were in a terrible condition, and in common with other directors I was very unwill- ing to go before the public with rec ord of a heavy deficiency, which most people would have ascribed to incom- potency or worse. But the sale of the bags carried us over handsomely, and I think any business man would have done the same under like conditions.
 'I didn't understand that the mid dlemen were buying the sacks. I haven't seen an affidavit that didn't comply with the law. There may have been cases of men in mercantile pur- suits applying for sacks, but as we knew that they used them for farms of their own we supplied their demands.
 "I. believe that now the situation Is relieved and the affairs of the jute mill are on a satisfactory basis, that the Ostrom act will be complied with in the strictest sense of the law.
 "The orders for sacks for this years crop will sOon porna in. at the naxt meeting orders will be received, I be- lieve, and we will supply them. If ever the law has been violated except by persons presenting false affidavits I do not know of it personally"
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This is the verdict of the people in regard to Hoods Sarsaparilla. Wher- ever 1t is given a fair trial it demon strates its absolute intrinsic merit.
 It makes friends easy because 1t makes people we'll
 AS its sales are rapidly increasing. its volume of praise grows greater day by day. It is now generally recog- nized as Americas Greatest Medicine.
 Its use is prescribed by physicians. druggists, and even the great influen- tial newspapers advise correspondents suffering from impure blood to take Hoods Sarsaparilla."
 It has cured the worst cases of scrof- ula, salt rheum, sores, ulcers, boils, etc, simply and solely because it thoroughly purifies the blood.
 It cures catarrh and the pains and aches of rheumatism, neuralgia, mala- ria, because 1t neutralizes acidity, ex-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
REPORTS FROM
 THE FARMING
 COMMUNITIES.
Small Wheat-RaiSerS Fail to Derive Benefit From
 the OStrOm Act.

WILLIAMS, Cal, Jan. 14.-The bank here is owned by the Stovall Wilcoxson Company, who farm nearly 10000 acres, and they buy San Quentin bags through members of the corporation for their own use, consuming annually from 30,0OO to 6O,0O0 sacks. Last year they paid s4 75. They do not sell any.
 D. Levy is the only dealer in this vicinity who sells bags.
 l.. G. Manor, another large farmer, last year purchased 34.000 bags, buy ing from the Calcutta combination at s5 10, saving above the cost of prison sacks. as then quoted. laid down at Williams, the sum of s277. Had he pur-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
WOULD PRINT ScH00LBOOKS
 M THE STATE PEHITENTIARY.

DIES MONIES, Ia., Jan. 14-Senator
 Wilson to-day created a storm by intro- ducing a joint resolution providing that all schoolbooks used in public institu- tions of the State be hereafter printed and bound at the State penitentiaries. Already members are being flooded with remonstrances by mail and wire. While most of them are from leaders of or ganiZed labor, many are from citizens, in dependent of labor influences, who be- lieve the adoption of the resolution by a Republican Legislature would have a demoralizing effect on the party at large.
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sAN FRANC1sCO. Feh. 19. 1Se7

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19, 1897. Mir R. Lichtenberg, San Francisco. Cal Dear Sir: beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of even date. with order of Mir. George Mcdaniel for 50, 900 bags and check for s237 % to cover deposit same. Bill for same show ing balance due. please find enclosed. I have booked this order. although 1t exceeds the 2,0oO, 900 limit, and have wired to the Board of Directors. who meet at Folsom tomorrow. for instructions as to the 100000 you placed in Los Angeles. The limit being reached, all orders at 4% cents will be refused hereafter until we hear from the directors. Yours truly,
 W. E. HALE, Warden.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2o 1897.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 1897.

Hon. ". F. Hale, Warden. State Prison, San Quentin-Dear Sir: Confirming my yesterdays letter beg to hand you enclosed check for s475 London, Paris and American Bank. to cover deposit on 1o0 OoO grain bags at A cents, placed in Los Angeles as per my letter of the 18th inst, and the affidavit herewith Very truly yours R. LICHTENBERG.
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rep. D, lSyi. Mir. R. Lichtenberg. San Francisco. Cal.- Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 5th inst. with orders of Mir. B. F. Porter for 50.000 grain bags and check for S237 50 to cover deposit same. The order has been duly booked and as requested hand you inclosed bill for balance due when bags ordered forward and receipt for the de- posit. Yours truly, W. E. HALE, Warden.
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 J. V. Ellis. Esq, San Quentin, Cal.-Dear Sir: Referring to our to-day's conversation, beg to inform you that have placed with MT. B. F. Porter of Los Angeles 50 900 San Quentin grain bags at 4A cents. and I will send aff- davit and check for 10 per cent deposit to- morrow Saturday. I will see Judge Will Hams tomorrow, also my party for the 100 GOO spot at 465 cents, subject to confirmation. Very truly yours, R. LICHTENBERG.
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SAN FRANClSCO, Feb. ., 1SyI.
 Hon. w. F. Hale, Warden State Prison, San Quentin-Dear Sir: Referring to my yester- days letter I beg to hand you inclosed Mir. B. F. Porter's affidavit and check for s2S7 50. be- ing deposit on 50,000 grain bags at 4% cents. Please send me receipt and confirmation of sale and oblige yours truly, R. LICHTENBERG.
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SAN FRANJISCD, Feb. IT, Iosi.
 Hon. W. E. Hale, Warden State Prison, San Quentin, Cal.-Dear Sir: have lectured the San Quentin grain bags in preference to Cal cuttas all day and with good result. have placed 270 600 at 4i4 cents, conditions as quired by law, and I treating for 13o GOO more. Particulars, checks and afidavits I bring over personally on Saturday. Please ship at once, either by steamer Caroline or by rail, 90 900 at 4a4 cents, care of s. Koshland & O.. check and affidavit win follow tomorrow. Telegraph me after receipt whether the bags will be shipped by steamer or rail and whether S. Koshland & Co. shall make out check for ss50 in your Mir. J. V. Ellis name Very truly yours, R. LICHTENBERG.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
THE INJUNCTION REFUSED.
The City and Suburban Can Lay a
Third Track on the Bay.

Judge Robert Falligant rendered a de-
cision yesterday dissolving the temporary
restraining order and refusing the apph-
cation for Injunction in the case of A R.
Lawton, executor of the estate OF Robert
Hutchinson, against the City and Subur-
ban Railway Company.
The circumstances under which the suit
was brought are familiar. The City and
Suburban Railway Company began TIE
construction of two tracks from Abercorn
street around the cornev of Bay and along
Bay street in front Of three buildings on
the southwest corner of the two streets,
belonging to the estate represented by Mr..
Lawton. Before that time there were
only two tracks there in all, one of the
City and Suburban and the other of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
TO the north. little farther to the west
the City and Suburbans track spread out
into two, and it was the intention of the
company TO put down two tracks from
Abercorn around into Bay and all the
way, making three tracks in all in front
OF the premises of the plaintiff.
The construction of this third track had
begun when Mr.. Lawton applied for en-
injunction. Judge Falligant granted a
temporary restraining order, which stop
ped the work for the time being. 1t was
claimed by the plaintiff that the constrnc-
ton of the third track would interfere with
the access to the buildings in question by
heavy drays, which had to get to them In
this respect it was contended that the
property would be damaged in ;he
sum of $4,000 1t was claimed that
this was a violation of The constitution,
in that it was the damaging of private
property for public purposes without tirst
rendering, adequate compensation. The de-
Tense contended that this was not at all
the case in that there was no taking or
destroying of property in the sense con-
templated by the constitution. The argu-
ment was made before Judge Falligant
last Saturday, and as the matter was one
of some importance, requiring early ac-
tion he spent Monday night in going over
the briefs handed him by the attorneys.
Having reached his conclusion yesterday,
the order was taken, and the proceeding
practically dismissed.
Whether it will be appealed or not is not
known. No appeal has been taken as yet,
and the company is privileged to go on
with the construction of the second track.
The petition of Mr.. Lawton asked also for
a mandatory injunction, seeking to require
the company to remove that portion of the
third track already constructed. This of
course, was also refused with the rest OF
the petition, but the plaintiff can enter an
appeal, even while the defendant company
is completing the work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
CENSUS ENUMERATORs BUSY.
The Count of School Children Only
Partially Completed.

Partially Completed.
The census enumera tors are busy taxi
ing the names of all the children of the
city and county who are within the school
age. This is between the years of 3
end IS.
1t is understood the enumerators in the
city districts are progressing very well
with their work. They will be through
within two weeks, ii Is thought The
country districts, especially the Fifth and
Sixth militia districts, will require more
time than any of the rest for the enumer-
ators to go through. The residents in
those districts are widely scattered and
visiting all the houses involves a lot of
trouble and the expenditure of a great
deal of time
The report has already been received
from the enumerator who was at work
in the Seventh district. This is Mr.. W.
@. Fairchild, who finished his labors in
advance of the resi-. The report SUD-
mitted to Supt. Ashmore indicates that
there are S5l children within the school
age in the Seventh militia district OF
this number 75S are colored and the re.
naming SO white
This census in the Seventh district does
not show as many children as that taken
five years ago. There were then $40 names
but the lines of the district were overrun
by the enumerator and he secured names
that, properly, should have appeared in
the reports from other districts. Ii is
thought there is really an increase in the
number of children in the district at this
time over that which would have been
shown five years ago had the census been
correct.
The enumerators are not in a hurry
about the completion of their work They
have until June !, when it is desired that
the returns be made TO the office at At
lanta OF the state school commissioner.
Were it necessary. the work could be com
Dleted within q fauv dave
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
BETTER REPORTS FROM SANTOS.
U. s. ConsuPs Letter to Health on
Ger LeHardy.

U. s. ConsuFs Letter to Health on
Ger LeHardy.
Health officer LeHardy has received a
letter from the United States vice con-
sui at Santos, Brazil, giving a more pleas
ing account of the health conditions at
that port than is usually heard. The let
ter was in reply to one from DR.. LeHsrdy
requesting Information, the request being
prompted by the report that there were
no deaths from yellow fever at Santos
during last year.
In his reply the vice consul says: "While
the claim that no deaths have taken place
from yellow fever during 1897 seems sus>
picious, yet there has been a remarkable
Improvement in the sanitary state of this
port, due principally to the approaching
completion of the admirable dock con-
struction, the deepening of the harbor
channel and to the passing of the. sani-
tary control from The municipal into the
hands of the more competent and wealthy
state authorities. There have been this
year but very few isolated cases of YET
low fever. AT this moment there is not
one such patient at the hospital The
swamps remain undrained, but the town
drainage is improved and the water sup
ply, heretofore entirely inadequate, is be-
ing increased from ample resources in the
surrounding mountains"
AS Santos is one of the most important
Of the South American ports any i'm
provement in its sanitary condition Is of
interest 10 Savannah and other cities on
the South Atlantic coast of the United
States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
EPWORTH LEAGUERs ORGANIZE.
Savannah Union Formed at Wesley
Monumental Church.

Savannah Union Formed at Wesley
Monumental Church.
The Savannah Epworth League met last
night at Wesley Monumental Church and
perfected the organization of union
league, to be called the Savannah Union
of Epworth Leagues.
The constitution and bylaws submitted
at the former meeting at Wesley were
adopted and the following officers were
elected:
President-James L. Christian.
First Vice Presidential. f. Critten.len.
Second Vice President-Mrs. George P.
Virgins. M
Third Vice President Miss Annie VIM.
Fourth Vice President-Miss Hattie Saus-
sy
Secretary and Treasurer-Mr. Marvin
ONeal.
The plan of organizing a union of the
leagues was conceived some weeks ago.
The initial meeting for its furtherance was
held in the lecture room of Trinity Chur n.
where il was decided to appoint a COM
mittee to submit constitution and set of
bylaws at another meeting, to be held at
Wesley. The meeting of last night was
arranged for at this latter meeting
The organization of all the leagues into
one will, it is believed, prove of great ben
eft to all the leaguers in their work. The
first general rally under the new organi-
cation Will be held in May.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
GRAHAps DOOM CLOSE BY.
He VIII Hang Friday Unless the
Governor Intervenes.


Governor Intervenes
Sheriff Roman told some of the negroes
working on the new tower at the Jail yes
terday that he wanted them to assist in
the execution of Bristow Graham, who
will probably be hanged between 10 and 4
o'clock Friday.
A firm reluctance to participate in the
execution was expressed. The negroes
have a horror of such carrying out of the
law, and there are probably none who
would go inside. the Jail and witness the
execution even if permitted to do so.
There will be very few allowed inside the
jail and none who have no other busiAess
there than to satisfy a morbid curiosity.
The doomed man is allowed to have his
relatives around until within a reasonable
time before the trap drops. The sentence
provides for the presence of a minister
and physician.
Just what hour will be fixed by the
sheriff for the execution depends to some
extent on Grahams wishes. 1t will. prob
ably not be later than O'Clock, however,
as some contingency might arise which
would require some time to attend to and
if the hour for execution is too near the
limit provided by law, the sheriff might be
prevented from performing his duty with
in the specified time, which would cause
complications.
There is a chance for Graham yet if the
governor decides to commute the sentence
to life Imprisonment, in accordance to a
petition which was forwarded to Atlanta
several days ago.