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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-15
OCEAN FnEIGHTs.

Cotton-Market nominal; prices quoted
are per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale.
1925; New York. per ba.e. 500; Phlladel-
phia, per bale, $l0O; Baltimore, per bale.
$40.
Lumber-By Sail--Frelghts fairly active.
Baltimore, S475c; Philadelphia $500: New
York, $3.50: Boston and Portland. s.. 7506. 90.
crossties, "A feet base, to Baltimore. 1flbc:
90 Philadelphia, l5l4c to New York. ljc.
BY Steam-Lumber-To Baltimore. $500:
TO New York, $500; 10 dock S675; light
ered-To Boston, 70 dock 800
Naval Stores-The market IS quiet; me-
di1m size vessels. Rosin-Cork for orders.
% % per barrel Of 80 pounds and )
per cent primage. Spirits. 4s. Larger ves-
sells, rOsin, ~ Cd; spirits, IS &c. Steam
12e per 100 pounds on rosin. $40 on spirits
10 Boston and l0c on rosin, and 90c on
spirits to New York
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irregular, advancing rapidly from the on
enlng to about the highest points touch
ed on this advance and then falling be-
low last evening prices, becoming quiet
at O'Clock. These sharp, sudden fiuctu-
auons with the hope of further rain have
made the trade feel the market is entitled
10 sharp reaction and they are bearish
on the situation. This feeling is current
also abroad, from where cables We're re-
celVed saying a bearish view was becom-
ing current with friends of Mr. Neill sell
ing Inc situation remains unchanged.
Inc crop in Texas needs drenching rains
TO prevent further damage. The close
was easy under rumOrs Neiil would GER
fanny issue a bearsh circular. Stop or
GERS We're reached, while American spin
heis brokers' took 5000 bales at the close"
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GRAIN. rnoVIs1oNs. rrc.

New York. Aug l4-Flour fairly active.
firm and higher; winter patents S3G5a3. 90.
Rye -four steady Cornmeal firm. rive
firm; No. 2 Western, GOc. Barley quiet.
Barley malt dull.
Wheat spot. strong; No 2 red 78Hc:
options opened strong at izc advance on
unexpected bu.llsh cables. A aet-back un-
der realizing followed. but the afternoon
witnessed second active advance based
On liberal decrease 90 visible supply fig
urcn. covering, strong late cables and "a
sharp rise az S. Louis. closed strong az
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COTTON FLUCTUATED.
The General Tendency to Decline,
But Bulls Held 1t Up.


New York, Aug. 14-To-day's cotton mar
ket wavered with a generally downward
inclination although at one time about 10
points above the closing prices of Satur-
day Throughout the session the market
was irregular and at all times active. The
character of the trading, however, was not
progressive and parties who have been
building long interests found their ho,d-
lnss 10 be topping and a considerable part
OF the attention of the professional ele-
Weut was directed towards undermining
THIS class of holdings. But bulls We're nu
merous and parties were found to absorb
we cotton thus offered, checking the de-
me when it reached a level Sa10 points
under the final figures of Saturday The
lows:
The opening call started at a decline of
points and finished at an advance of TO 7
POINTS. Or say a total of SG10 points on
saturdays figures. This upward move
lttui was due to the fact that the Eng
nsh market had not declined to match the
loss here Saturday. while no rains were re
ported for the Southwest, and private ad-
vices were particularly bad from Louisi-
tna' Mississippi and Texas. Other Sec
IONS also sent i'm very bad reports. Later
however there was "a period of active liQui-
cation, following rumors of rains in Texas
and elsewhere. The market WIS very
sensitive and prompt to respond TO any
lalns that looked ike q breaking no of the
lns drought in the Southwest. The final
phases OF to-d&y's market were bearish on
'ae Expectation of veal, cables tomorrow
morning The market closed barely steady
a. "a net loss of to 10 points.
new YORK, Aug. ii, nOOn.-COttOn fu-
'ures opened steady; August. 5G2c; Sep
..Woer 5.s6c; October, 60jc; November,
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firm. 1Oc higher; No 3 spring wheat, 69GO.
zoe; No. red, 7Sisc; No. corn, 3i7sc; No
yellow corn, 323sc; No. oats, 2la2l14c;
No. white 2f3lc No white, 22An23Ic;
No. 2 rye, 53Ac; No. 2 barley, 32kG38c;
No. fax seed, $1.01; Northwestern 81. O3h;
prime timothy seed, 50. 5OQ255; mess pork,
per barrel, T.5O0S3O: lard per 100 pounds.
IS. i0a525c short ribs sides Qoose), $500
Sis; dry sailed shoulders (boxed), 5lka5ssc;
short clear sides (boxed), $530Gi5. 35;
whisky, distillers finished goods, per gall
lon, $l26; butter, firm; creams, 13k019izc:
diaries. 12Gl6c cheese, firm at 9Aq10c;
eggs, firm, fresh, Pee.
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DRY GOODS

New York, Aug 14.-The week opens
with general improved demand in the
cotton goods market, and business all
round shows an increase over last weeks
average. The tone is strong in all staple
varieties, and occasional advances Of &c
per yard reported IN four-yard brown
sheetings and low-grade bleached cottons.
White print cloth yarn gray goods are
tending upward. Regular print cloths
very firm. Prints and ginghams firm
with full average sales. Fancy worsted5
firm
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st. Paul pref e. 179&IU. S. r. pref &c. 116
St. p & Omaha Ill Western Union S9a4
SO. Pacific ...... 34&lP P. c. c. a st. l.. 20
Bonds.
U. S Is. reg. ..1OOla Mo. X & T.4s. IS
u. S. IS, reg. ..10Sla.N. Y. c. lists ..1llAl
L. S. IS. coup. .10SlsiN. J. c. gen.5s 1914
U. S. new As. reg. 1870 IN. c. 6s .........12S
U. S.new As, cou.130 N. c. As ........lOi
U. S. Old As, reg. 1123s No. Pa. lists lib
u. S. old As. coul13 NO. Ia. 3s ...... 665s
L. 5. Us, reg. .111Ia.No. Pa. As ...... 1885
L. S. 5s coup. .11113'N. Y. c. & st. l.
ID. Of c. Cos liz As ........ .....10712
Ala. class A ...1O9 m. & w. con4s. 95la
Ala. class b ..109 IN. x w. gen.6s.l35
Ala class c 1O3 IOre. Nav. lists ..112l5
Ala. Currency 100 ore. Nav. As ...10lA
Atch., gen. As .10l% Ore. S. Line 6s ..129
Atch., adjt. As S. ore. S. Line con.
Can. So 2nds ..111I5l IS ........ -....112
c. & o. 41ss =. 9718Read. gen. As. =. $685.
c. &, o. 5s ......11S4 Rio G. w lists. 9sll
c. & n. c. Is ..143 st. l. & IT. M
c. & N. S. f. Con. IS ....... 1875
Deb. 5s ........122 st. l.. & S. f.
Chi Term. As =. 80 Gen Is ...124
Den. & Rio G. st. Paul Cs. .... 1924
lists ..... ......1O6 ST. P. c. & Pa.
Den & Rio Gas 1873 lists ..... ......12lA
L. T., V. & G. St. p, c. & Pa.
lists ..... ... 1855 5s ...... ....,...lH1s
Erie Gen. As &C. Y So. Ry. 5s ...... .10Sl2
f. w. & Den. S. Rope & T. 6s. SO
C. LIST .... 70 In. new set. IS e.. %
Cen Flee SIS ...1l6 T. & Pa. lists .1l54
G. II. & S., A. r. & p. ends 55A
6s ..... ........110 In. Pa. As ......1049s
G. II. & S, A Wabash lists ....1l6l2
ends ..... .....10S Wabash ends ...100A
II. & T. C. 5s110I w. Shore As .....114A
H. & r. c. C.6sl12 Wis Cen. lists e.. 76i4
Iowa c. lists lib Va Centuries T.. IS
X. c., p & G. Va Deferred 90.
lists ......... 72la COZ. Southern Is. S6&
La n. c. Is. jos NJ. q O. As ...... 81
L. & N. Uni As. 993s c. of Ga. % 80. 962l
No, x. & 7. do LIST in. e.. 49,. Al
ends .... ..... 60si' do End in. .,.. y
New York, Aug. 14-Standard Oil 40
arr
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SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
rur PRICE ADVANCED TO 40
CENTS A GALLON.

MO Demand Hut Nothing to Sell.
uosfn Firm and Unchanged-COt-
ION steady and Unchanged With
No saIes-Other Markets Steady
savannah, Aug. 1.-THE spirits turpen-
49,, market is the main feature in the
'.,dir, departments. The price rose again
-, 5,, reaching 40 cents. The rosin mar
~ was unchanged. Cotton remained
-,,,5v and unchanged. The wholesale
...,,Jsts were steady The following re-
sumo of the different markets will show
the quotations and tone at the close to-
day:
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New York Aug 4.-Muskmelons most
~ inferior and pressing for sale at low
prices; fancy stock nominally unchanged.
Watermelons unimproyed, quotations
cover most sales, though a few extra lots
bring a slight premium. Muskmelons.
Maryland Rocky Ford fair to good per
crate, SOC, do inferior. 300i0c: do Emerald
Gem. G0a75c; do per two-basket carrier, 50
U75c; do Virginia and North Carolina, 50
N66c.
Watormelons. per carload, s750odl5O0O;
10 per hundred S5.O00l0O0.
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Central of Georgia Railway.

Schedules Effective Aug II, 1899.
90th Meridian Time.
DEPARTURES
Lv. Savannah
Daily for Macon and Atlanta. S:45 A. M
DAILY eX. Sunday for Augusta S:45 A. M
Sunday only for Augusta........, $50 P. M
Daily for Augusta. Macon,
Montgomery Atlanta, Attn
ems, Columbus and Birmng-
nam ''............. ............ 500 =. NJ.
Daily ex Sunday for Dover. 500 p. M
Daily ex. Sunday for Guyton 200 p. M
ARRIVALS
Ar. Savannah
Daily from Macon and Atlanta. 500 p Nj
Daily ex. Sunday from Augusta 500 p. M.
sunday only from Augusta. ..... 10 % A M
Daily from Augusta. Macon,
Montgomery. Atlanta. Ath-
ems, Columbus and Birming-
nam ............- .............. 500 A NJ.
Daily ex Sunday from Dover. 7:4s A. M.
Daily ex. Sunday from Guyton. 400 p. NJ.
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE.
10Th meridian or Savannah city time.
WEEK DAYS-Leave Savannah, 500 a.
M, 1905 a. m, 1885 p. m, SIS D. m. $50 u
m, S:35 p. IN. Returning. leave Tybee 6.OO
a. m. 500 a m. lilo a. m, 515 p. m, TAO
p M, 1910 D. m
Sundays-Leave Savannah, 7:45 a. m.
1905 a. m, 1905 p M, 1885 p. M, 5:25 p. m.
o;oO p. m, 800 p. m. Returning, leave
Tybee 500 a. m, S:35 a. m, l1:1O a. M.
100 p m, $50 D. m, 7:40 p M. 1910 D. m.
Connections made at terminal points with
al trains Northwest, West and Southwest
Sleeping cars on night trains between
Savannah and Augusta. Macon, Atlanta
and Birmingham.
Parlor cars on day trains between Sa-
vanuah and Atlanta.
For further Information and for sched-
ules to all points beyond our line apply to
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent, 10 Bun street
J. c. HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
T.. II. HINTON, Traffic Manager
THEO. d. KLINE, Gen Superintendent.
JOHN Nj. EGAN, Vice President
Savannah, Ga.
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All trains aud 2 m local stops
Pullman
No 81 Jacksonville ri Tampa
an ack
Wacros and Jaconvle Waoss St MONTGOMERY
nd Ma
solid train omW
a solid
acl 10
hip Scrvic
and
Saturdays arrive following Havana wednes
an Monia
p ar Tampa n
an Sunday
D. A ARMAND city T1cke, Agent De Hotel
H.
w Tran
o he
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Spirits Turpentine-The upward trend in
the value of spirits continues If there
was any TO sell the owner would reap a
handsome profit At the Board of Trade
az the first call the market was bulle-
tined firm at 4S14 cents bid. with no sales
Al the last call the market closed firm at
40 cents, with sales of 50 casks.
Rosin-The market remained firm and
UNCHANGED The demand was fair The
reported sales were 361 barrels. he fol-
al
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COTTON.


The local market renamed sIeauy anu
unchanged. with no sales reported, at the
cotton Exchange.
The following were the Official spot quo
tations, at the close OF the market at the
cotton Exchange to-day:
Good middljng ................'...'''.'' .69s
Nudilins Is
Low mddling IS
Good ordinary y
Ordinary ..........-.....''.''. .'''''''''''''ois
Market-Steady; sales none.
savannah receipts, exports and stocks
Fea, pts this day Observation-Disclosures. I4J
Receipts This day last year ........ 20
Receipts this day year before last Is
Receipts since Sept. l. 1898 ..........l, 0So'iS4
Same time last year lss,ll6
FNplrts, cQastwise, this day ........ "
stock on hand this day ............ 11,325
Same day last year ................... S.1S1
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports.
Poaaiuts this day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1892
This day last year Observation-Disclosures. S33
This day year before last.......... 4,16S
Receipts past three days .......... $40
Same days last year .............. 2,22l
Same days year before last ...... 6,Sl6
roal receipts since Sept. l. 1895. $3.50, 1873
Same time last year ................S,624,O53
same time year before last ......7 6Sl, 1852
stock at the ports to-day S53,903
Stock same day last year .......... 2l2,GO
Daily Movements at Other Ports
Gayeston-Firm; middiing l-l6; net re-
ceipts sol, gross. 654; stock, $500.
New Orleans-Steady; middling, 57s; net
receipts ], 326; gross, !, 1926; sales 800; stock,
lS2774
Mobile-Nominal; middlng, 80; net re-
ceipts, l42; gross 142; stock, 5,641.
Charleston-Quiet and nominal; net re-
ceipts >; gross. 5; stock, $3.50.
Wnmington-Steady; middling, SIS; stock,
9llo.
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IM01Ao net advance; september, 0hc,

1M@1Ac net advance; September, TIC,
December, 79%c.
Corn, spot. steady; No. 2, 3SBc; options
opened firm at lsc advance, with wheat,
and ruled very steady all day In face of
almost perfect weather news. Short COW
cred on higher cables and light offerings;
closed steady, unchanged; December,
34s4c; September, 3634c.
oats, spot, easier; No. 2, &c; options neg
iected.
Cabbage steady. Butter strong Western
creamery, 161kd20c; state dairy. limlSc.
Cheese quiet; large white, 9h99Ac Eggs
firm; state and Pennsylvania, 16gl7c;
Western ungraded. Halle.
Potatoes nominal; fair to prime I.O9
LIS; fancy $2OOq2.25; Southern sweets.
81 O0a2.O0 Coffee options opened quiet,
unchanged TO points lower and ruled
very nat, with absolutely no speculation
and local interest fairly well evened up
Buying was checked by unsatisfactory
European cables and continued heavy re-
CENTS in Brazil. Current low prices check
ed selling. closed quiet, net unchanged TO
points lower; sales, $3.50 bags, includ-
ing September, 440c; December, 49Oc;
March, 5Oj05.10; spot coffee, Rio, dun and
nominal: No. Z, invoice, sac; No 7, job
bling, 6hc; mild quiet, barely steady Cor
dova, 7lzNllc. Sugar row, easier; lower
to sell; fair refining. &c; centrifugal So
tcst, 4 9-l6c; molasses sugar 3zsc; refined
quiet, about steady.
Chicago, Aug. 4.-Wheat to-day devel-
opcd into a strong bull market ana clos
ed at an advance Of a cent over Saturday.
The continual falling i'm primary receipts
and generally Disappointing spring wheat
threshiue returns caused free covering ana
brought outside support 10 The market.
Coarse grains were utterly indifferent TO
the wheat strength aud closed a shade
lower for nearly oil options. Lard dc
clincd 2lz05c. but other products made
little change.
The leading futures ranged az follows:
lHnElnc. LIlnnaaI IAma.I LLl.LnN
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WEST DIVISION AND n. o.

a from North 3d. a. y
m So . a m
p p
a m
andN OF
a
perC and
ii
JR. r / A
c.. P & 7 A
d 7. A. n
r D A West Broad
A. G. A. L. A A,
Trains leave front Union
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Receipts this day last year .... 500 5,O27
Charleston, S. c., Aug 4-Turpentine
market firm at Acc; sales, none. Rosin
firm; unchanged; saIes none.
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. H-Turpentine
firm, 4Sq4Si5c; receipts 1872 casks. Resin
firm, unchanged; receipts. 7l3. Crude tur-
pentne firm, 81 60 and $3.50; receipts, IA.
Tar firm, $1.S0; receipts, 457
New York, Aug. 14-ROsin steady; $1.321a
Turpentine firm; 5112d52c.
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AUSTIN Il. NIYREs.

AUSTIN II. MYRES.
60 broadway, New York City.
STOCKS-BONDS-WH, At.
en- margin on 1-10th commission.
Southern securities a speciality on u
commission. Cipher code furnished.
Me nber Consolidated Stock Ex-
change.
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TIME CARD
In Emect J uly "a. 1899

Trains Guy
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% s. II . u
sun. Elk. Sun
Daily DailyfOnly. Sun. only.
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Central Meridian Time.
TIME TABLE EFF ECTfVE JUNE IL 1899
daily except 40 daily Sunday
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r5.. local market remained steady and
,,,.rauged with no sales reported, at the
Cotton Exchange.
HE following were the official spot quo
~. o1oea IF tho market a rho
The evening times., 1899-12-21
BRIBERY CHARGED IN COURT.
A Serious Accusation Against New
York RAILWAY Company.

NEW YORK, Dec 2l.-A suit to recover
$50. 900 damages from the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company by Hugh Gribben.
who was injured by being thrown from a
car July 9. 1894. was begun before Justice
Andrews. in the supreme court. yesterday.
Lawyer Louis J. Grant, counsel for Crib
ben. has charged the company with en-
ploying its officials to bribe witnesses to
refrain from testifying for his client. Crib
ben alleges that he was getting on an open
car and while on the platform, and before
he could enter the car, it was suddenly
started and he was thrown OFF. He fell
under the horses OF a car going in the op-
posite direction.
Witness Herman Livock said that Da-
vid J. Lynch. who represented himself as
an official of the company. had called and
offered him money il he would testify in
favor of the defendant. The questions were
stricken from the record by order OF the
court, but not until Livock had made an
swers TO them. John Herman, enc Of the
drivers On the company's cars. said he had
been promised by Lynch his wages OF sl.50
a day during the trial.
Mrs. Livock. another witness. was asked
about call. from Lynch on Thursday night
last.
Did Mr.. Lynch offer you money IL you
would testify for the company instead of
for the plaintiff?" asked Mr.. Grant.
He did
Prior to the closing of the testimony
Lynch denied that he had ever made any
offer to the witnesses. as charged.
The evening times., 1899-12-21
sTAT1oNKEEPER voss DEAD.
The Policeman Expires Sudde enly
From Heart Disease.

The Policeman Expires Suddenly
From Heart Disease.
Augustus Voss, night stationaeeper at
No. ! Station. and one of the Oldest mem
bers of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. was found dead in the kitchen at his
home 1908 Twenty-ninth Street northwest,
at 1:30 o'clock this morning. Death is
thought to have been due to heart disease.
The discovery was made by Mrs. Voss.
BY the side OF the dead man was quantity
of kindling material showing that death
had interrupted the building of the morn
ing fire. Mrs. Voss reused the other
members of the family and despatched a
messenger for a physician 1t was found
that Mr. Voss had been dead for nearly an
hour. Coroner Carr was then notified and
issued certificate of death from natural
causes. The arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed.
Mr.. Noss was apparently in perfect
health at 6 o'clock this morning when he
left the station for his home.
He was a native of Hanover, Germany
and was sixty-nine years old. In 1862 he
Joined the Metropolitan Police Force. In
1858 his resignation was accepted. After
about three years Voss was reappointed a
policeman, and on February l, 1878. be-
cause of efficient service was made a de-
tective
In January. 1883, he was legislated out
Of Office. together with the whole detective
force. His vindication came on July 13,
1887. when he was again appointed mem
ber of the police department and because
OF bis age was detailed as stationkeepeT.
The evening times., 1899-12-21
SULLIvAN'S LOST FORTUNE.
A story Told In Court by the Former
Eistic Cha m MON.

A story Told in Court by the Former
Fistic Champion.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2I.-John l.. Sullivan.
former champion pugilist Of the world.
whose earnings in fifteen years he esti-
mates at 1000, ,000,. declared in court yes
terday that he has nothing left of that
great fortune.
Sullivan appeared before Judge Hascall,
in the city court. as defendant in an action
brought by the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing
Company, who sued to recover on several
notes which. it was stated, the former
champion gave and omitted to pay when
they fell due. Sullivan was on the stand
for nearly an hour. and he spared with
the plaintiffs counsel SO well that Judge
Hascall ordered the case sent to the foot
OF the calendar and imposed costs Of about
$50 on the plaintiff.
Sullivan said last night that 1t was true
he now had nothing to show for the hun
dreds OF thousands he made while at the
height of his glory. He expressed no re-
gret at his improvidence and cheerfully
said that he intended to go ahead and
make some money to save.
I've been a good fellow" the former
champion said. land the result is that am
Wnat they call DrOke- VI course, l nave
all the clothes need. place to sleep and
plenty to eat. but beyond that have moth
ing. In my time I've made lot of money.
and l guess the total is above rather than
under a million dollars. / didn't make my
money in big stakes for the fights l was
in, as is the ease nowadays. When fought
they didn't have the big stakes they do
now. The biggest stake ever fought for.
of course. was when l lost to Corbett.
That was an all-or-nothing fight for $45.-
00O so l got nothing out of il.
The most money ever made at any ore
time was from the exhibitions 1 gave in tie
season OF 1SS3'S4. l made 100000 that
winter. l made a lot Of money from the
fights in which 1 offered any man $1000 to
stand up against me for four rounds.
There was money in the show business.
and 1 made a good deal out Of the place /
opened in Boston. and from other similar
enterprises.
Where has the money gone? Well.
gave away thousands. l couldn't say mo-
to any friend. II any one 1 knew needed
money and asked me for it. they got it
It's all right. There's no use crying over
spilled milk. l am getting to the age now
where l realize l must look out for the
future, SO l propose to make what can
Cow and take care of it
The evening times., 1899-12-21
GRATITUDE OF ITALIANS.
They Attack With Knives the Mnr
Who Rescues Them From Death.


CHICAGO, Dec. 21-John Nicholson. a
special policeman. employed by the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad,
and James Henderson. a swtchman, saved
six Italians from being run down by an
engine at the Polk Street crossing Tuesday
night.
In return for their valor they were at
tackled by the Italians, all of whom car
ried knives. A struggle followed. during
which Henderson was knocked down by
his assailants. The Italians were about
to stab him. when Nicholson went to his
assistance. The Italians turned on the
special officer, stabbing him in the back
and cheek. The special policeman and
switchman only escaped by running to a
freight house. When the police were noti-
fed they could find no trace of the Ital-
ians.
The evening times., 1899-12-21
BETTER school,. FACILITIES.
Commissioners Receive RecommeD
dntiOns From Citizens

A letter has been received at the
District Building from the secretary Of
the East Washington Citizens Association.
In which several recommendations were
made for school legislation. The writer of
the letter states that the association is of
the opinion that a bill should be passed
by Congress as soon as possible for the
purpose Of securing an appropriation for
the erection Of a new school building which
will relieve the crowded condition of the
Brent, Lenox, and Mccormick schools
1t is also suggested that a representative
of the public library be required to visit the
schools and encourage the scholars TO avail
themselves OF the benefits to be gained from
reading the books contained in the Ii
brary.
The letter also contained strong re-
commendation for system OF medical in
spection of schools. The Commissioners
are requested to ask Congress to place at
their disposal sum not less than SIC. 900.
to be used in establishing and maintaining
such a system.