The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-09


in Quarantining against New York City,
Havana is probably indulging in a lit
tie superfluous Boosting, merely to en-
phasize and call attention to the fact
that the Cuban Capital is now among
the healthiest cities Of its class in the
world.
Whatever may be the object of the
action referred to. it will certainly have
the effect of calling the sattention of
the world to the wonderful changes
which have been wrought in Havana
since the American occupation began
As is well known, the Cuban metropo-
lis was formerly one of the worst pest
holes of disease to be found anywhere
on the face of the earth. Previous to-
the war little or no attention was paid
to sanitation. Filth and disease stalked
hand in hand with death through the
streets. The average annual death rate
from yellow fever alone, among the
residents of Havana, was about 400.
while thousands of the Spanish SOL
diers fell victims to the disease every
summer
AS an indication of the change that
has been wrought since the American
time the United States assumed control
up to the first day of September there
were only twenty deaths among resi-
dents of the city from disease, and but
three deaths among the 5000 Ameri
can troops stationed there This is,
indeed, most remarkable record.
THE FILIPINO.
Salt Lake Tribune: Colonel Pope,
who was here day before yesterday,
says there is no possible sense of pa
triotism in the breast of the Filipino;
that his idea of liberty is to have liz
cense to prey without hindrance upon
MS Fellow countrymen, and in the Colo
neIs opinion the tribes there are utter
~ incapable, not only of self govern
| ment, but of any conception of what
government should be.
ATTENTION, CALAMITYITES.
Mail of Woodland: During the week
ending October 10Th, ninety-two sales
of wool were made at Ukiah. the
amount changing hands aggregating
21S,263 pounds, and the Press" of that
place says the average price paid dur
ing the sale was about 10 cents per
pound. 1t adds that Mendocino wool
have right to be. Last fall, when the
county was just recovering from the
disastrous results of the Wilson BILL GA
cents was the highest price paid for the
fall product. The increase in one year
certainly makes the exultation of grow
ers pardonable. 1t is the most certain
indication Of renewed confidence and
returning prosperity. This admits of
thinking man who receives SIS this
year for that which only returned to
him $40 one year ago, naturally in
quires into the cause, and being salts
fed in his own belief concludes to let
we'll enough alone.
If possessed of ordinary intelligence
the wool-grower discovers that the
market is firm and that there must be
good cause for it. Those who devote
their time and energies to the growth
of that product in Mendocino and Hum
boldt (for the counties go hand in hand
in regard to quality will notice, as the
paper referred to intimates, that pres
ent prices seem to point to 20 or %
cents a pound for the spring clip
Eureka Standard.
Several months ago wool took a
small drop and our evening contempor
airy hoped onto it like June bug onto
a tomato vine and insinuated in unmis-
taxable terms that the Republican Ad-
ministration was to blame for it. Who
is to blame this time?
YUKON CROPS.
Modesto News: 1t has been fully
demonstrated that wheat, barley and
other cereals will grow and ripen on
the banks of the Yukon River. Whe
Their it will ever pay to raise grain in
that region may be open to question.
but the fact that it can be done is
of no little economical Importance. The
original nomadic inhabitants of Alaska
had no especial difficulty in supporting
themselves on the products of the coun-
try, but they were hunters and fishers,
not agriculturists The future popula-
ton of our northernnlost territory will
probably find more profitable occupa-
ton for their time than the growing of
grain or the development of farms 1t
will, however, add to the possibilities
of success as we'll as increase the safety
of life to have food supply close at
hand.
CHARITY'S BEGINNING.
San Jose Herald: If Jamaica and the
other British West Indian Islands can
not prosper without free trade with the
United States, is that any reason why
the orange growers of California should
be exploited for their benefit. Charity
begins at home.
SHEEP INDUSTRY.
Red Bluff News: The Supervisors OF
Modoc County passed an ordinance that
should encourage the sheep men of that
county. The ordinance is to the effect
that any person engaged in the bust
ness of raising sheep or lambs in Modoc
County who is assessed in that county
for State and county taxes on said
sheep, and who have paid such tax,
and who shall have obtained license
and paid for the same, shall be paid
bounty of cents per head for each
and every year, said bounty to be paid
out Of the general fund of Modoc
County.
Would be Just a. Silly.