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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

The box sheet for the "Old Homestead
engagement opens this morning at the
Clunie Opera House. It is Denmau Thomp-
sons best play, and the only one he has
written, and, though Thompson is not in
the cast, it is said one who very nearly
reaches his level takes mis- part. The play
met with pronounced success in San Fran
cisco recently. The play is said to be
faithful picture of a quaint. familiar and
homely type OF life. The associations of
the play are connected with our men,
ories, live in us, and are purely American.
It is piece of realistic New England life.
translated to the stage, and presenting
wonderfully faithful pictures of notable
American types. 1t is, says one critic, "a
sweet rural story, suggestive of all the
pleasant side of country life, descriptive of
all that is good in q simple minded, honest
old farmer. The story is nothing more
than this: Joshua Whitcomb, down East
farmer, goes to New York to find his son,
who has wandered to the great CITY, forced
thither by suspicious circumstances from
which he cannot clear himself, regarding
bank robbery. The father finds the boy in
evil ways and induces him to come home.
The piece does not depend for its strength
and merit on the thrilling scenes so com
mon among the dramatic works of the day.
but upon its simplicity in dealing with the
common phases of every day life.n
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PAID TIE DEBT.
Murderer Yam Foo Becomes His Own
Executioner.

Murderer Yam Foo Becomes His Own
Executioner.
Yam Foo, the Chinaman brought here
on Thursday night from San Diego on a
charge of murder, hung himself in his
cell at the City Prison yesterday morning
between and 8 o'clock. Night Jailer
Rider made tour of the cells about 3
o'clock in the morning, and when he came
TO the one in which the Chinaman was
locked up the latter asked for some pie.
He was informed that pastries were not on
the bill of fare at the prison, and he took
bread as a substitute He sat on the edge
of his couch and ate it greedily. A short
time afterwaro he wanted his Yalise brought
in. The jsiler asked him what there was
in il that he wanted, and in reply Foo said
he wanted some clean underclothes. These
were given him and ne was left alone
AT O'Clock in the morning, as officer
Rider was passing by Van Foo s cell, which
was the one where insane persons are kept
be noticed the heathen leaning up against
the iron grating door looking outward
with one hand grasping one Of the bars of
the door. The officer went closer and
opened the door, and to his amazement
found that the man had hanged himself,
and was dead. He had taken off a red
sash and tied one end to the grating above
the door, and the other to his neck He
then deliberately strangled himself by al
lowing his legs 10 drag on the floor.
The valise for which the Chinsman
called contained, beside the underclothing
a rope, and this was probably intended to
do the work, but the sash proved a good
substitute.
The Coroner took charge of the remains.
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accumulation now complained of was new
and not the same complained of hereto
fore He further said: II did notify MI.
Wheeler twice OR three times. The second
notice stated that he had bad plenty OF time
and had done nothing. and telling him
lust what he was to do. Then l went to
see him personally, in company with Mr.
Zemansky, the gentleman who made the
complaint He treated Mr.. Zemansky
mighty cool, but he was civil enough to
me. He said he wanted to see plumber,
and | sent him one. He went and cleaned
out the overflow pipe and then reported
that the trouble was with the cesspool, and
that needed cleaning. ! reported that to
Mr. Wheeler, and also saw DR.. Nichols, the
Health Officer and asked him to see Mr..
Wheeler, and he did. Mr. Wheeler then
told me to send Mr.. Bailey, the
brick layer, and did that. The
latter told him that a new cess
pool was needed, and to them stated that
the new cesspool part would have 10 90
until the water went down. | also called
the attention of Dr. Glow to the matter,
and be called meeting of the Board of
Health, but he could not get them to-
gether. l also notified DR.. Nichols and
wrote him note. telling him that II Mr..
Wheeler did not have the work done that
week [ would arrest him. DR.. Nichols
showed this note to Mr.. Wheeler, and the
latter promised 10 have the work done at
once, and then he started in and did the
work. He cleaned and pumped out the
cellar, and then we let it stand until the
water should go down, in order TO build
new cesspool. I did not hear anything
about this new trouble until yesterday,
when another complaint was filed at the
Office
'All I ask is 9 fair deal, and 1 know
every man can always get that in your
paper. l do not want it understood that |
favor rich man more than poor man. |
have notified and compelled more rich peo-
pie to do their work, and have been harder
upon them than have upon poor people,
and can prove it by the books. In fact
this has been a hobby of mine. l am will
ing to be blamed for anything do wrong,
but l am not willing 10 be blamed for de-
reelection of duty upon the part of Others.
The Board of Health ought to have taken
action in this case at the time DR.. Glow
tried TO get them together
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ALLEGED WOMAN BEArERs.
Pugilists Who Practice their Art {
Defenseless Women,

Pugilists Who Practice their Art on
Defenseless Women.
The slogger fraternity in this city ap-
pears to belong to the ''rag-tag and bobtailn
element of that fraternity.
Billy Lewis, one of the lightweight stars
in the local fstic armament, occupies q
prison cell, with two criminal charges
against him.
Jerry Haley is fugitive from justice,
being accused by woman, with whom he
had been living, of having shamefully
beaten her and destroyed her clothing.
And now comes Harry Jones. the latest
importation from San Jose-he who lately
made holy show" of the selfstyled
Chicago Cyclone" otherwise named
Burke-snd who is under arrest charged
By female denizen of Second street
dance house with having thumped her in
the jaw yesterday morning because of her
refusal to accept his attentions
These muscular gentlemen ought to
make desirable acquisition to the chain
gang.
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put there by himself, and the seams of his
old coat were conspicuous with the white
cotton twine with which they had been
sewed.
A greasy white felt hat of the cowboy
pattern rested on head of matted yellow
ish hair, and completed an outfit such as
one frequently encounters among shiftless
bsckwoods people. His face is as beard
less as it is expressionless, and one would
never take him to be person SO utterly
devoid of all sense Of right-ieast of all, enc
who would murder his own father and
thirsted for the blood of a neighbor be-
thefts.
1t is more than likely that the next pic
mic" that Kessler attends viii be held in
the granite auarries at the Folsom Prison.
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SANITARY INSPECTOR STARR.
He Gives the History of His Efforts at
Third and X.


Third and X.
The RECORD UNION yesterday morning
published an article calling attention TO
the horrible condition of the building on
the southeast corner of Third and L streets,
in which it was stated that Sanitary In
spector Starr had said, as reason why the
nuisance had not been abated, that he
could not afford to fight C. T. Wheeler. one
OF the owners of the property.
Mr.. Starr called at this office Yesterday
and stated that his remark had been mis-.
understood. That he did not mean 10 saw
thst he did not proceed to enforce the law
agsinst Mr.. Wheeler because the latter was
nan OF great wealth and influence. but
thst what he did intend TO say was that
thGe was no use OF attempting to compel
such men as Mr.. Wheeler to obey the law
when those higher in authority would not
back him up, and that when he had caused
the arrest of parties, in almost eyery in
stance they were discharged without pun.
ishment.
M. Starr went on to say that he had
compelled Mr.. Wheeler TO put the place in
as apod condition ss possible while the
wa'sr in the river was high, but tba. the
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26
THE HOTTEST YET
First Time This Year that the Mercur,
Reached the Hundred Marx

First Time This Year that the Mercury
Reached the Hundred Mark.
The Signal Service temperature at 5 A. NJ.
and P. NJ. yesterday was 6So and $50,
while the highest and lowest temperature
was 1o250 and go, with very light north
erly wind up to 5 P N, when the Signal
Service weather yane backed to the south
west, giving soutberly breeze, travelling st
the rate of three miles per hour.
The hottest days in July in this city for
the pastthirteen years were 1859, on the 4th,
in 1856; 104o, on the 10th, in 1888; 1919, on
the 3lst. in 1889, and 1882, on the 18th in
1877.
The highest and lowest one year ago
yesterday was 500 and $50, and one year ago
to-day 800 and $50.
The temperature st Red Bluff yesterday
at A. NJ. and P. " was 76o and 1862.
while the highest and lowest was 110o and
71o
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Shortly after o'clock last night small
barn belonging to P. o'Neill, the Pound.
master, in the alley between B and C,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, was
burned.
The ere department was early on the
ground, but not in time to save the struct-
ure. The loss is probably $3.50.
The tire-alarm system now seems to be
in good working order.
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Proposed Lawn Party.

1t will be remembered that most sue
cessful lawn party was given at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Mesick, at Ninth and F
streets, some two years ago II. aid of a
worthy object. II is now proposed to re.
peat the entertainment with additional
features of attraction. The party to be
given on Tuesday, the 10Th, will completely
eclipse the last. The grounds will be IL
Illuminated, a spacious platform has been
erected for dancing, and music will be fur.
nished by Fisch & Watson. Refreshments
will also be provided. Tickets can be pro-
cured at G. s. Houghton's and at Van
Voorhies' drug store.
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BRIEF NOTES.

A large pile-driver is at work building
the new wharf for the Pioneer Milling
Company.
John Lyall and Daniel McDougall
natives of Canada, were admitted to citizen
ship yesterday in Judge Van Fleets Court
The August law calendar of Judge Van
Fleet will be heard only on the 18th and
18th, and then only uncontested matters
will be heard.
D. ]. Simmens yesterday sold at auction
TO Mrs. Annie NJ. Newman, the east half of
lot l, in the block bounded by 1 and j,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. The
price paid was 81, 700.
In Judge Van Fleets Court Yesterday
Laura Howarth was granted a divorce rom
John Howarth on the ground of desertion.
The plaintiff was granted the right to re-
sume her former name, Laura Vice.
Yesterday forenoon pair of horses broke
away from the driver of a J-street car at
the depot and ran through Third street.
On the way they started horse attached TO
buggy. All the runaways were stopped
without damage
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1t Must be Ahatea

Trustee Mclaughlin inspected the prem.
ises at Third and K streets yesterday morn
ing, concerning the filthy condition of
which mention was made in the RECORD.
UNION yesterday. He says that Mr.. Starr,
Sanitary and Building Inspector, must take
steps Immediately to have the nuisance
ahatod
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Church Social.

The Y. P. S. c. E. of Westminster Pres
byterian Church gave an observation party
last evening in the church parlors which
proved to be very enjoyable and success
ful affair. An excellent programme was
rendered, and refreshments were served.
The recitation by Miss Pearl Goode was
excellently rendered.
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More REDUCTIONS Asked.

Ia the Board of Equalization yesterday
the following reductions were asked on
property assessments
A. and A. Hebron, on lots to s, o and
P. Twenty. ninth and Thirtieth streets,
from S, 800 to S4 500, and so acres from
81, 500 to SC, ,000
S. Dwyer, on SO acres on swamp land
survey, from S., 500 to 81 100.
s. Rosenfeld, on north half of the east
three-fourths of lot l, J and K, Third and
Fourth streets, from s., 900 to- $1,000.
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Politics across the River.

A Republican primary election will be
held to-day in the town of Washington,
where delegates to the County Convention
will be selected. The proposition of ieyy-
ing special tax of 81 600 for an addition
TO the present schooi-house will also be
voted on
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SAN FRANclsco, August 9, 1889.


The G. @. Liniment Co.-GENrs; After
using eli other remedies for rheumatism
without effect, my mother was cured by
the use of one bottle of your C. c. Lini.
ment. 1t is truly wonderful medicine
| am very truly yours, ZEEo MAUvAIs
Music Dealer, 769 Market street, s. F.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26

The Capitol Packing Company are start
ing up their factory on large quantities of
peaches, pears, etc, which will require q
large force OF help. Those women desir-
ing work can find il by applying AT the
CAPITOL Packing Company. where the high
est Eages ere paid FOR all work done.
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Cornet solo by c. B Eilerman.
The Levee Meeting.

At , o'clock to-day residents of the
country along the riyer, between this city
and Freeport, will hold a meeting at Oak
Hall TO consider levee matters.
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Birth death ana marriage notices mus be sent In
~ responsible pdrses and paid for al The rate of Is
e7sts each; funeral notices, 25 cents
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26

Mrs GABRIELLE, corner Nineteenth and
NJ, exchanged an improved Singer machine,
after using it for four months, for an i'm
proved Domestic.
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The Democrats VTovine.

Ghsirmau NJ ]. Burke, of the Demo-
cratic County Genital COMMITTEES. has called
. meeting of thar body for Tuesday next.
st the Capital Hotel.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26

GROCERIES cheap at :. A. DoTrancess new
cash grocery SIT J street, between Ninth
and Tenth.
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The Next Concert.

An open-air concert will be given at the
Plaza on Sunday evening by the First Ar
tillery band, c. A. Neale conductor. The
programme will be as follows:
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Msrch-"Rife Regiment Koppitz
0verture-"L Espoirii' Alsace'' ......-.. Damare
Serenade-"Good Night, Beloved Ripley
Waltz-"Daughter Of Love- e....... Bennett
Selection-'Frisch. Frei Stark, Treu'' - mKiesler
Grand concert polka-"Brown's Autograph
Polka '....................,.C Casev
Cornet solo by c. Eilerman.
Sacred selection-"Fantasiar Robinson
Potpourri-.'Les Huguenots" ............M Meyerbeer
Grand oyerture-''Stabat Mater" .... Mercadante
Galop-"Agitation ......... Bowman
Star Spangled Banner
Browns Autograph Polka" and Merca-
dante's overture "Stahat Mater" are con-
sidered amongst the finest of their class of
compositions.
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A "PIcNIc" AT SAN our,rr,

kessler told Quiggle that he hoped the
Judge who sentenced him would give him
not less than fifteen years, as he never had
such good living as while be was serving
out his term at San Quentin for killing his
'oid man. He said he liked it so we'll
that he wanted TO stay longer, but thew
wouldn't have il, and the next time he was
sent there he wanted to stay at least fifteen
years-it was "a regular picnic" for him
there.
Kessler told his captors, while en- route
to this city, that he would plead guilty..
and even asked them why they could not
take him direct to San Quentin. without
going to the expense and trouble of a trial.
QUEER CHARACTER.
When Kessler was in Court YESTERDAY he
looked and acted like a big, oyererown
backwoods youth who did not have sense
enough 10 go in out OF The vet. His large
but spare frame was incassd IN a pair OF
old tronsers, over which were a badly
worn and iattered pair Of overalls. HIS
shoes we're held together by rough stitches
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be made attractive. This is what is
called ppe.s.:ssi;cca IS The legitimate
rewards Of right doing ear be made
to strengthen the motiUe of right.
Hence the teacher can make right
doing attractive by certain privileges
that result from it OF, can be properly
attached to it. These are perfectly
legitimate Influences for a teacher to
use. lie must be careful to avoid
rewards that arc external or foreign
to the obedience sought. When
these influences fail, the teacher may
make tho motive Of right relatively
attractive and 50 reinforce it. That
is, he may make the opposite road
Immediately painful. He may in
crease the pain of this wrong road
until the pupil chooses the right in
preference. This is the defense of
pain ms an element of school govern
mcnt. S.. j. STRInL1NG.
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The -Four Hundred Conference.

Chancellor Johnson, Of Marion,
called the Straightopt Conference
to order in Columbia on Tuesday
last. Ncwh1Ty, Oconce and Pick
ems we'o not represented.
Chancellor Johnson, Chairman of
the previous conference, presided.
In calling the body together he
stated that the conference had re-
assembled in accordance with the
resolution provided therefor, in case
the August convention refused a
primary, adopted at the previous
conference. That convention had so
refused AZ i . the call for n second
conference mas been issued.
lie said they met with no prospect
of clecting the officers, who had
always honorcd their positions, had
honored their State, her traditions
and institutions. The probability
seemed more in favor of the cleo
ton of those who had mallgncd and
abused our State. Yet he was
delighted the conference had again
come together to sec what could be
done to avert this catastrophe. He
trusted all their deliberations would
be characterized with wisdom and
prudence, and that they would do
nothing they would hereafter have
cause to regret, nothing to bring dis
honor to the State, nothing that
would prevent their rcscuing tho
State from the hands of those they
did not believe were fit to be trusted
with her control.
After the reading by the Score
tary of the resolution under which
the conference assembled, a long
discussion ensucd over the question
of making up a,roll and as to whe-
thcr the meeting should be public or
held with closed doors.
Mr.. Barnwcll, of Charleston, in a
fiery speech advocated a secret scs-
sion. He said it was the first time
in q political procedure that he had
evcr heard that a party should let
it's enemies know just what they
were doing. He moved that the
doors be closed and the galleries
cleared, and the, motion was greeted
with great applause.
Gen. Kennedy, Chairman of the
advisory committee, rose, and re-
ferring to the allusion to the OK
pcctcd report from that committee
as properly to be read only in secret
session, said thore was nothing in il
that the world might not know. The
people; he said; had q right to know
what the committee had done. He
was opposed to secret session.
Mr.. Dantzlcr agreed with Gen,
Kennedy.
Mr.. Douglass, Of Winnsboro, in
strong speech, favored secret session.
The eneimy they were fighting, he
said, always favored closed doors in
conferences.
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minority Of delegates, who withdrew
from IN said said convention, in refusing to
to concur in or submit to its illegal
proceedings, is hereby approved.
From all quarters We have the, as
5surance that after tho September
ccnv'cntion,t there will be harmony III.
tho party, and the nominees Of that
convention will be supported by the
Democracy of the State.
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How to Govern n School.

A rule is an order of what shall
or shall not be done in a certain case.
1t requires that a pupil compare his
conduct with the rule and modify it
or not as the rule demands. The
better practice is to have no rule,
but to got the pupils assent to the
proposition that every one ought to
do right. The question of what is
right is a matter to be decided when
it arises. 1t is pretty safe to affirm
that nothing better be enforced in
the school which does not commend
itself to the pupils sense of right
when fully presented. Some things
are prohibited in school, not because
they are wrong in themselves, but
because they would work harm to
the school, 1t is not difficult to
make the child see that tho standard
of what is right in the school is fixed
by what would be permissible for all
to do inithc giVcncasc. That wbish'
cannot be permitted to. every one in
a like case csnnot be permitted to
any, GHG.. $50 act that the rule of
youractlon might be adopted by every
other one rs his rule of conduct"
This is the principle that ought al.
ways to be kept before tho mind of the
pupil. Try it with Whispering, for
example. Every pupil secs that
what is permitted in his case must
be permitted in every case. There
will be but few cnsna in which he
will be able to say hat his act of
Whispering could be followed by all
without injury to the school. 1t is
a much better education for the
child that he he encouraged to de-
tcrmine whether his act is right or
wrong when compared with this.
principle of conduct that is of gene
raj application to society cverywhcl ;,
than to require him to follow a de-
finite rule. 1t may not be so easy,
and may take more time and thcro
may be acts of disorder result
ing from wrong judgment or wrong
disposition, but it is better education.
There is another motive against
whispering. Not only the pupils
duty to the whole school demands
that it shall be avoided when it is
not right, but he may be led to sec
that his own education is enhanced
by resisting all temptation to whis-
per. 1t is a test of his power over
his impulses. If this matter is pro-
perly presented to children, and the
toachcr carries the right atmosphere
with him always, a great interest can
be awakened in the pupil in the de-
velopment of his powers Of sclf-con-
troll. If he sees every indulgence to
be a confession of weakness, he will
be continually bracing up to resist
tho temptation. All this demands
that there be a serious, earnest Of
fort on the part of the teacher, to
make the government of the school
n means to the moral education of
the Child. The teacher who does
not see that school government is q