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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
BANQUET OF BRYAN LEAGUE.
VIII he Held at fremont House in
Chicago Saturday.


Chicago, Dec. S1.-Arrangements have
been completed for the fourth annual ban
quet of the William j. Bryan League of
Chicago. 1t will be held at the fremont
House Saturday night, and Col Bryan,
who has attended every feast given by the
organization. will be the guest of honor
and principal speaker. Plates will be laid
for 800 persons only, the experience of last
wear having convinced the managers Of
the affairs that it is unwise to hold the
dinner in sections or to attempt to accom-
modate all corners.
The list of speakers will include the TO-
lowing
w. J. Bryan, Nebraska; Cato Sells,
Iowa: Garter H. Harrison, Chicago; Gov.
BENTON Mcmillan, Tennessee; Senator
charles A. Culberson, Texas; exGov.
Hoeg. Texas; james Fl. Mulligan, Ken
tuckv: Gen. Joseph B. Doe, Wisconsin;
Samuel b. Bathwork Michigan; Dr. How
ard S. Taylor Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

Mr.. w. II. Wright of Plant system
Going North.

Going North.
Mr.. W. II. Wright's resignation as mas
ter of trains Of the second division OF the
Plant System, the Savannah, Florida aud
Western Railway, from Savannah 10 Jack
sonvile, went into effect last night He
will leave in a few days to accept a posi-
ton of responsibility with one of the
leading roads in the East. Mr.. Wright
has been twenty-one years in the employ
of the Plant System. Four years ago he
succeeded Mr.. II. f. Hutchens, now SUI
perintendent of the Norfolk and Dan
vile division of the Southern Railway, as
master of trains of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway. His promotion was
from conductor. For years Mr. Wright
had been in charge of the principal pas
senger trains of the Plant System and
was one of the best known and most pop
ular conductors on the road. AS master
of trains his headquarters have been al
Waycross, where the trains for the second
division, which includes the Brunswick
and Western Railroad are operated. Mr..
Wright has been one of the most faithful
and capable employees of the system and
his friends in Savannah and along the lines
of the Plant roads wish him every sue
cess in his new position.
Mr.. Wright will be succeeded at Way
cross bv Mr.. W. r. Ward from the fourth
division.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
SOME NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES.
Finds in Alaska That May Prove the
Best of the Year.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 31.--Letters report
two gold discoveries which are expected
to be the greatest made in Alaska this
year. The high bluffs overlooking Indian
river, near Dawson, were found to be rich
in gold last month, causing a large stam-
pede. Several tiers of bench claims have
been taken. The dirt runs up to 80 CEN s
per pan in gold. saltwater Bill Gates
was one of the first to secure claims
there.
A delayed letter from Golovin bay re-
ports the finding of several new rich creeks
emptying into Golovin. Six men took out
$500 TO $1100 per day during September
with sluice boxes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
COMPLICATIONS FEARED.
France Expected to Give Trouble
over Fisheries Question.

st John, n. F., Dec. S1.-Grave compli-
cations are feared between Great Britain
and France over the expression of the
New Foundland fisheries modus vivendi to-
day.
The colonial Legislature cannot meet for
some weeks and the British Parliament is
also closed, so that there is no possibility
of any legislation for some weeks to rem
edy The defect. France is thus made able
to provoke much trouble with the colonial
office. and it is feared she will do so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
GAS EXPLOSION CAUSED FIRE.
-Four Lives Supposed 20 Have Beer
Lost at Paramount, w. Va.

Fairmount, w. Va, Dec. S1.-An expo
sion of gas in The Kinkead Hotel to-day
caused a destructive fire, and probably
the loss of four lives.
An unknown boy leaped from the fourth
story window of the hosiery when the
fire was at its hight and received probably
fatal injuries. He was removed 10 he
hospital and remains in an unconscious
condition
Three other persons, inmates of the no.
tel, are missing and a search is BENG
made i'm the ruins for their bodies
The total loss will approximate 800. OJ
with small insurance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
steamer Pelotas Was saved.

London. Dec. S1.-The Hamburg and
SaI'Ih American Line steamship Pelotas,
from santos for Rotterdam, which went
shore near Dungeness Friday nlgnt dur
ing a heavy storm, was drawn on apou'
,,o,rantIv the vessel has not received Sc
p lions injury. She proceeded for Rotterdam
In tow of two tugs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
Meather Indications.

Washington Forecast for Monday and
Tuesday:
For Georgia and South Carolina: Rain
or snow in northern rain in southern por-
tons Monday. Tuesday fair; continued
cold; winds mostly fresh northerly.
For Eastern Florida: Rain Monday, ex-
cept fair in southern portion. Tuesday
fair; variable winds, becomming fresh
northwesterly.
For Western Florida: Generally fair
Monday and Tuesday; continued cold;
light to fresh northerly winds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

Augusta, Dec. 81. II. Suber of Peeks.
arrived here to-day and identified Two OF
the men arrested on suspicion. Frank
short and James Ferguson, as the men
VINO robbed his store of $1,000. He brought
SHOES comparing them with those worn oy
the men identified. There is no further
direct evidence to connect them win the
East Point and Collins postoffice robberies,
but there is strong suspicion. man VIII
be sent for TO identify them as the men
seen in that nelghborhood at the time oil
The robbery
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
Mrs. BRADLEY n Johnston Dead.

Baltimore, Dec. 31.-News reached TINS
city this evening that Mrs. Bradley l.
Johnston, wife of Gen. Bradley T. john
slon, dropped dead at her country home
woodland" near Amelia Court House
va to-day. Heart failure was given Hs
the cause of her death Mrs. Johnston
was a Miss Saunders of North Carolina,
ana was a cousin of John +. Poe OF thls
city
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
Bryan win BE GARDENERS Guest.

New York, Dec. 31.-The Press to-mor-
row will say that William J. Bryan, upon
the occasion of his visit to New York
within the next month, will be the guest
of DR.. John Gardner, of this city. Dur
ing his visit to this city a dinner will be
given in his honor by o. II. p. Belmont.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

Lima Peru, Dec. 3Is--The press. review
ing the events Of the past year and the
present situation of Peru, urges The inn
mediate appointment of Peruvian min
lister at Washington, especially now that
the United States government Is an i'm
iportant factor in all international questions
relating TO The American continent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
COLONIAL PRIMERS.
schOOIbOoI<s Which Were a Great
Contrast TO Present-Day Ones.


Contrast TO Present-Day Ones.
From Child Life in Colonial Days
The hornbook, otherwise known as the
horn-gig, horn-bat, battledore book, or
absey-book, was not really book at all
in our sense of the word. This implement,
with which the children grasped their
first knowledge of letters and spelling,
was a thin piece of wood. usually about
four or five inches long and two inches
wide, and had placed upon 1t a sheet of
paper a trifie smaller. printed at the top
with the alphabet in large and small let
ters Below were the simple syllables
such as alb, eb, ID, etc; then came sthe
Lords Prayer.
This printed page was covered with
thin sheet of yeowish horn, which was
not as transparent IS glass yet permitted
the letters to be read through it, and both
the paper and the horn We're fastened
around the edges of the wood by narrow
strip of metal. usually brass. which was
tackled down by fine lacks or nails. 1t
was therefore a book with a single p &c.
At the two upper corners We're crosses,
hence to read the hornbook was ofte1
called reading a criss-cross row Al
the lower end of the wooden back was
usually a little handle. which often was
pierced with a hole thus the hornbook
could be carried by string, which could
be placed around the neck or hung by the
side.
The hornbook was succeeded later by
the New England primer. of which more
than 5000, eco copies are said to have been
printed during the hundreds years Of IT'S
popular use. This was the book with the
illustrated alphabet, from
I'm Adams fall
We sinned an
to the pious ending
"Zaccheus he
Did climb a tree
The Lord TO see"
The advanced pupils passed from the
primer TO the grammar and 70 several GU
rious textbooks wherein both grammar
and arithmetic were inculcated in rhymed
verse. Handwriting was taught In many
styles, among them Saxon, Old. MSS,
Chancery, Gothic. Running Court Ex-
chequer, Pipe Office. Engrosslng, Running
Secretary, Round Text and The 'Lettre
Frisco
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

Chicago Dec. 31,-More than 10000 oil
the poor people of Chicago enjoyed to-day,
Ihe fourth annual dinner given oy the
Volunteers of America. After this multi
tude had been fed, there remained enough
food TO supply 400 poor families for sever
al days
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
The Great chess tournament.

Vienna, Dec. 31.-The ninth round of
the Kolisch Chess Tournament was COM
pleted tonight and resulted: Brody de-
feated Popiel, Maroczy and Schlechter
drew; Schwarz lost TO Zinckl, Cortie dis
posed of Wolf, Alapin worsted Abby and
Prock Went down before Marco.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
BEEF FAMINE THREATENED
Supply in the kIondike Has About
Been Exhausted.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. S1.-A beef famine
threatens the Klopdike. Letters from Daw-
son state tkat by the end of December
there will not be a pound of fresh meat
left Beef was retailing at 81 per pound
early in December, with little 10 be had.
The situation is more serious from the
fact that herds of moose and caribou have
been very scarce with the settlement of
the Yukon and even the Indians find ii
difficult 10 secure them. Fresh beef ship
ped over ice cannot reach Dawson before
March /.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

They Are Engaged i'm Working Up
Their Antitrust League.

New York. Dec. Civilian Hoge, the
secretary of The Commercial travellers and
Hotel Mems Antitrust League issued a
otter Today TO the members urging upon
,bem The need of antitrust legislation,
and suggesting that they get to work to
elect such delegates to the TWO political
conventions as win favor antitrust
planks. :. a..
,.1ollv number of delegates in the Repub-
Tan National Convention pledged to an
antitrust plank" and that il ought moi 10
he dificult to have the Democratic con-
vention declare unanimously against
,rllefs. Hon Joseph j; Willett, Of Ala
lama. is counsel for the league.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
MORE EARTHQUAKES SHOCKS.
SLIGHT Disturbances Again Felt In
California.

Los Angles, Cal, Dec, S1.-rwo light
oarthouake shocks were felt here at 4
o,cjock this morning. No damage was
done so far as known. The shocks were
~ ~. - Son Rernardino and other points
lo,'th and east, including San Diego.
here there was another shock at 4
o,cIock this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
rev. DIR. Purvis Accepts.

New York Dec. 31.-The formal accept
ance by the Rev. DIR. Purvis of the pas
torate of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church was announced at the services of
,hat church this morning by the Rev. DIR.
Iohn Dixon the assistant secretary of the
Poaid of Home Missions of the Presbyter-
ian church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

Calumet, Mich, Dec. Sl-Andrew Johh-
son met death to-day by falling 500 feet
down shaft in the Kearsarge mine. Jonn
since his partner. was arrested, as ne
and Johnson were heard quarreling Just
previous to the accident.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

Thirty-three and one-third per cent. off
on Eastman's Kodaks and IS per cent. DIS
count on Promo Cameras, at Livingstons
Drug Stores. Bull and Congress. and Bull
street, opposite pe Soto Hotel.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
No Longer british Consul.

Kansas City Dec. Sl.-Philip e. Bur
rough. who has been British consul IN
Kansas City for nearly six years, has re-
signed. and intends TO so into court Tues.
Jay and become a naturalized citizen OIL
The United States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01
GATHERED TO HEAR CHIMES.

Thousands of New Workers Heard
Ringing Ont of Old Year.
New York. Dec. 31.-The usual holiday
crowd gathered at Trinity tonight and
listened to the chimes. 1t is estimated
that $1,000 people gathered in the streets
after the annual custom.
Several thousand people also gathered
in Broadway and the adjacent streets to
hear the chimes of Grace Church.
Thousands also gathered in and around
St Andrews Church, Fifth avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street,
for the purpose of listening to the splen-
did new Seguin chimes recently Installed
in that church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

The earnings of the Central of Georgia
Railroad for the week ending the third
week Of December were Si27 .531, against
$l1s831 for the same week of last year, and
56li $50 from Jan. /, to the end of the
third week OF December. against $5,f41 1903
for the corresponding period of 1895
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
AT THE FOUNDATION.

No nation with q subject class and q
free class has prOspered. Heather an
tlluity and modern ChristendOm alike
prove this.
since the abolition of Its subject class
the republic has prOspered at a pace
unknown to antiquity, unparalleled In
modern age.
The chief evils that afiiict this nation
now are survivnls Of It's suhject-class
era. ana they will be eliminated In
time.
The work Abraham Lincoln did VIII.
lam Mckinley has undertaken to undo.
The one abolished q subject class In
this republic. The other would re-es.
tablish subject class.
The fact that the former subject
class was on American continental soil
and the proposed subject class il on
lnsular soil does not affect the moral
ana constitutional truth of the Iues.
ton.
No subject class under the American
flag! The republic can constltutiOnally
know only free citizens or foreigners
No subject class under the American
flag!
A republic may rightly have as great
commerce as its people can aud
choose to develop. Expansion Is the
law of trade and progress. Imperialism
Is the greed of political adventures
seeking TO enslave.
No subject class under our flag
Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
DISCOURAGiN0 "SHYLOCkS. ,

Let us hope that Comptroller ker-
foot will persist in his refusal to have
any communication with the personal
security" sharks who have fattened on
municipal employees for years. The
time is ripe for fight to finish with
the "shylock" nuisance in the City
Hall.
1t may be added that firms and cor
porations employing large numbers OF
men might proftably follow the exam
pie of the city in combating an injus-
tlcc which thrivcs largely through the
reluctance of employers to contest ex'
tortionate claims against employees.
The average corporation declines to
be bothered with writs Of garnishment
1t says to the employee whose salary Is
attached: PAY or quit" 1t Is Obvious
that such an attitude is an encourage
ment to claims that are likely to be ut
terly unjust. Most men will submit t1
extortion rather than forfeit their EN-
ployment.
Mr.. Kerfoot is taking the right wa!
of meeting the money sharks. He In
vites them to mandamus him. II an!
Of them have claims that are legiti
mate-free from the faint Of usury ant
compound Interestingly will get theil
money. The others will not.
That course. II persisted in. will sooi
put an end to the "shylock" industry II
the City Hall. 1t will accomplish llk'
result wherever It Is undertaken
| Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
ELECTION Of JUDGES.

County Clerk Knopf has refused to
call an election In November to I'LL four
Superior Court judgeships. This ac-
ton. IL 1t he sustained by the courts.
will continue In office four Superior
Court Judges until 1902 under the rule
that Judges shall hold Office until their
successors are elected and have quail
fled. The fact that the County Clerk IL
q Republican and four judges also are
Republicans has prompted the criticism
by Democrats that the County Clerks
policy II inspired by partisan politics.
Besides their distinctly judicial SER
vices. the Judges have other functions.
among which Is the selection OF jus.
tees Of the peace for Chicago. The
constitution Of the State expressly pro.
vides that the Legislature shall not eX-
tend the terms Of officers beyond the
time for which they were elected. Any
action by the County Clerk which will
result In extending the terms of the
judges will he contrary to the spirit II
not directly opposed to the constitution.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
CiTY MUST PAR PARE.

II the paving Of thoroughfare IL Of
benefit to the general public rs well
rs to the property abutting upon It, the
city should bear portion Of the OK.
pense Of the Improvement. II the sub.
stance Of an opinion by Judge Carter
In the Wabash avenue paving contro.
versy.
The court does not specify what pro.
portion Of the expense the city should
bear, but will insert this In the opinion
after arguments have been heard on
both sides Of the question. These are
set for Saturday morning. When the
opinion was rendered the representa-.
tive Of the corporation counsel said
that the city's finances would not per.
nit the bearing of any part Of the OK.
pense. Judge Carter replied that he
knew of the conditions. hut recent rul.
ings OF the Supreme Court did not per.
nit him to decide differently.
The Judge further announced that
the position taken In the Wabash ave-
nue. case would be the basis for all fu-
ture rulings. In other words. the city
must pay part of the cost of public i'm
prOvements In all cases wherein the
public Is benefited.
Over 800 cases will be heard. Hear
ngs will begin next Monday and test
eases will be made as quickly as pos
/ sible.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
SKETCHES or CRY APPOiN1EES.

Following are sketches of new mem.
bers Of the Library Board and the
Board of Education, whose appoint.
ment by Mayor Harrison was concur.
red In Monday night by the City Coun.
ell:
Edwin +. Rowland-Succccds Jesse
Sherwood In the Board Of Education.
Is a commission man, and resides ut
1901 Stewart avenue. He was born In
VIII County. ILL.,. in 1853 and came to
Chicago when 8 years Of age. After
leaving school he began commercial
life with the Abbott Buggy Company.
and later formed partnership with +.
Il. Baird In the real estate business.
He then became n member OF the Alb
bolt & Rowland Carriage Company. re-
naming In this firm until Mr.. AbbOtt's
death. lie Is now president Of the com.
mission firm Of Rowland 4 Pfaff. %
and 20 River street. lie has lived In
the Thirty-iirst ward for twenty-five
years; Is u Republican. but has never
held Office. He married Miss Elizabeth
Mary ColsOn ana has two daughters.
Edith and Maud. He Is member Of
the Episcopal Church. IL a thlrty.sec.
Ond degree Mason. and has filed u
number of high offices In that order.
Edward Tildcn--Succeeds Joseph
Schwab in the Board OF Education. is
treasurer of the Libby. Mcneil Il Lib
by Company. Mr.. Tilden was born In
Utica, n. Y. In 1855. but moved TO
Delavan, WIS.,. with his parents when
q boy. He came to Chicago In 1872
and was employed by Brintnall, Lamb
4 Co. until 1882. Then he was instru.
mental in organizing the DrOvers' M.
tlOnal Bank. of which he still IL u Ill.
rector. though he severed his active
connection with the bank In 1907. lie
was Cleveland Democrat. but his
sympathies are now with the Rcpub-
lican party. He was school treasurer
OF Hyde Park and the Town of Lake
when they were annexed to Chicago:
Is treasurer of the Tenth Presbyterian
Church: Is married ana has two chill.
dren, aud resides AT 4612 Emerald ave.
nue..
| JolIl ~. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W. w
Lewke on the Library Board. lie was
born in Costadi Gcrli, Province of &c
neva. Italy, In 1910: came to America
In 1864 and to Chicago in 1878. lie
was the first Italian TO engage In the
wholesale fruit trade In Chicago and
Is now in the fruit commission bust.
ness. lie was president of the United
Italian Societies, organized to celebrate
Italian day at the Worlds Fair. lie
was married in 1883 to Theresa Ounce
and has five children.
Arthur Meeker-Succeels AZel T.,
Hatch in the Library Board. Is depart,
ment manager for the Armour interests
at the stock yards. He j. comparative
~ a young man. His appointment Is
regarded rs representing the business
rather than the political interests OF
the city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
STREET CLEANERS LAID OFF.

After consulting with the various
heads of departments, Mayor Harrison
decided thar the cleaning of streets
might be discontinued for ut least two
weeks without detriment to the sani-
tary welfare of the city, Accordingly
40 street cleaners employed in the
outlying wards We're laid off until the
first of next month. This means II saw
ing of S2l0OOD 10 the city.
I'm cutting out this work feel salts
fled that no bad results will follow"
said the Mayor "The streets are in
fairly good condition, ana under the
circumstances we must cut every de-
partmcnt to the bone. ] will not make
any reduction in the garbage force, as
n cut in this department might en-
danger the health of our citizens, and |
feel satisfied that we can save some
money in the street cleaning depart.
ment for the present"
The Mayor was in consultation all
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
JACOB l. KESNER ACQUITTED.

Jacob l.. Kesner. manager of the
Fair, was acquitted last Saturday of
the charge of Offering brlbe to eX-Ald.
William Manglcr for his vote on the
General ElecH'ic Street Railway ordi.
nance. This was the second trial of
the case, the first jury having dis.
agreed. Mr.. Kesner was congratulated
by his friends in the court room after
the verdict was rendered. He has been
with the Fair since 1878, having work
cd mp from cash boy. A number of
prominent business men testified to his
good character.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-21
PERSONAL CHECKS AND CREDITS.

The moment the eye Of the credit
man detects the presence of q custom.
er's personal check drawn on u local
hank the standing of that customer
suffers. writes Mr.. II. n. HIglnbOtham,
the great Chicago merchant. In the Sat.
urtlay Evening Post. The chief of the
credit desk realizes that this man has
sent an unbankable remittance through
carelessncss. through Ignorance OF met
rOpolltan business methods and re.
qulrements. or to save the exchange
fee sometimes charged by local bank
ers. No matter what the motive fOi
sending a personal check In place Of a
draft upon the city bank, the result II
not helpful TO the reputation OF the
sender. 10 far rs his relationship Il
the wholesale house II concerned.