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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
An Easter Surprise For the Gar.

Emperor Alexander found a short
time since in a Photographic album on
his writing table apicture of the famous
nihiliSt countess Sonhie Perovskaia. who
was hanged with the murderers of Alex
ander II. II is now stated that at Eas-
ter the czar received another disagreeable
surprise. II his room at Livadia ne
found al ezqu.itely painted Easter egg.
Inside ii was u small silver dagger. two
iror- c2-vel l7s-h's hcels md Z el;o =
paper on which were these words:
Christ is risen. We also shall rise
again" II spite Of al endeavors the
secret police have not succeeded IN find
ing out where either the portrait or the
egg came frUm.-London News.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
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THE NAVAL PAGEANT
LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE INTER
NATIONAL DISPLAY.

Secretary Herbert of the Navy Quotes, In
Time of Peace Prepare For War'-3e-
ing Able to Fight Is Often a Protection.
Nr. Herbert-s Part.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
The Riches of tninh.bited Nicaragua

Mr.. J. Crawford. a well known resi-
dent of Managua, has inst completed a
tour covering about 1900 square miles
Of territory Of the republic Of Nicaragua.
Mr.. Crawford reports that the uninhab-
tied central mountainous part of the
country is very rich in agricultural
lands, excellent for raising coffee, tobac,
CO, grapes, almonds. corn, potatoes.
vegetables. sugar cane rice, cocoa. in
digo, plantains, manages, ang
lines, lemons. bananas, etc. In the
forests are TO be found mahogany, c.
dar, rosewood, walnut, india rubber.
nispero, g~uanacasca, etc. Its lodes are
rich in gold and silver, while large de-
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
4 Hard Nest For a Small Bird.

y Curiosity worthy Of its place in the
local museum was a birds nest made
wholly OF long spiral steel shavings,
without the least particle Of vegetable
fiber. 1t was found il Switzerland at a
place which IS the center Ct 4 large
watch manufacturing district.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19

opportunity to compare themselves not
only with each other. but with the picked
warships of eight other nations.
Still the great benefit of the review,
according to Secretary Herbert, has been
in teaching what remains for the coun-
try to do in its naval preparations.-New
York SIM.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE
&TlTNTnN-

Opens Sept oh IA- Climate and suro1ndings ex-
cep0onA- Handsome buildings, being reuode,ed.
thoroughly renovsted. reprinted inside and oatside.
and refurnished with nez pianos. carpets. &c. Steam
heat gas hght, bath rooms On ever floor, New IzboyA
tory thoroughly equipped . experienced teachers.
Advaneed Courses IN English, Latin. German. French.
&c. Special advantages u Music and Art. III board
ing pupils from Is Ssatea Terms moderate. For Casa-
kgues Of this celebrated old Virginia School address
WV. ROBERTSON, Pres, Stannton,Ya.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19

posts of marble, granite and magnetism
limestone are 10 be found.-Panama
Star.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-08-19
VIRGINIA COLLEGE.

EUI LADIES, RoaDoke. Va.
opens sept IL, lsa3. 4 beautiful and at
tTaCitse tU!!tge home. New buildings.
among the nnest in the south. Modern i'm
pro- enlenfs. New Pianos and furniture.
Csinpus ten acres; magnificent mountain
scenery. In valley OF Virginia, famed for
health European and American teachers
uii course Advantages IN Music and arr
nnexceiied. For Catalogue address the
President. "
W.. A. HARRIS. D. d.. Roanoke, Virginia
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
THE LATEST HORROR,

The collision between two British war
ships in the Mediterranean Sea is as
incOmprehensibl as possible The Victo
ria was frst-class battleship of 10. 47O
tons. the Camperdown vessel of the same
class. of 10000 tons. How the two great
vessels should run into each other in broad
daylight may appear when the details OF
the frightful catastrophe are published.
The report makes the Camperdown the
aggressor, her ram striking the Victoria in
the side. Whether any points for naval
warfare can be derived from the collision
does not appear. Both vessels were ar
mored, but the Victoria was probably
struck below the armor line. The one fact
that seems to be indisputable is that the
small per cent of buoyancy in one of these
heavily arm0red vessels is q constant
source of danger. The Victoria was struck
at one point. but the weight of the vessel
was such that no advantage could be taken
of compartment construction. While the
crew were trying to close the bulk head
the vessel rolled over and went down.
How it would be in a heavy sea that an
unarmored vessel would ride with safety
can only be c0njectured. The battleships
are terrible engines of attack at long range.
but at close quarters they seem to stand
more than the ordinary chances of getting
WOrsted.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
COMPULSORY VOTING.

Political reforms often break out in odd
places. There is no country in the world
in which political science has been more
backward than Belgium, and now the
Cham Der of Deputies. which is engaged in
framing constitution, has passed by a
large majority provision making voting
compulsory. Belgium jumps from one ex-
IRENE to another, and in either case is
desperately in earnest. Over hundred
years ago. when Belgium formed part of the
dominion of Austria. Joseph the Second
who was nothing If not liberal, was
shocked at the denial of political rights te
the Belgian people by the ancient con.
stitution under which they lived. He
framed liberal charter and tried to en-
force in on the Belgians. Under the lead
of their clergy they rose in arms. refused to
accept political reforms, and drove the
Austrian troops out of their country
Now the descendants of these Belgians
insist upon political reform which such
liberal nations as the United States, Great
Britain and France have not ventured to
attempt.
Under the existing constitution of Bel
GUM about 100, 900 of the 1000. 600 of adult
males in the kingdom enjoy the suffrage.
Now it is to be bestowed on all, and, what
is more, all are going 10 be bound to exer-
else 1t. The effect, of course, will be to
transfer power from the bourgeois class to
the common people. Belgium is manu-.
featuring state, full of cities where the
bulk of the paople are employed in fac
tories. 1t is supposed that only a given
proportion Of these would vote if they got
The suffrage. The Socialists and Radicals
propose to overcome their political indiffer-
en- tism by coercive laws.
The experiment has never before been
tried, unless compulsory voting was really
in force in Athens. which is a moot ques-
ton.
In nations which have not ripened under
a regime of self-government the people
often fly to arms to obtain the suffrage and
when they have got it they refuse to exer-
else it. That is generally the case with
the Latin nations-Italy, Spain and the
Span sh- American republics. The Italian
peasant rarely votes. AT the election OF
1890 the vote cast was 1,477,173 out OF
2. 626, 055 registered voters in population
OF 100000. In Spain. where every male
Of the age of % years has the right OF
voting, few care to exercise it. and in the
states of Mexico elections often 60 by de-
fault, no one caring to oppose the Govern
ment nominee.
If Belgium should adopt compulsory
voting the reform would probably spread,
and then perhaps the free countries OF
Europe would have an opportunity of lest
ing their capacity for self-government in
reality. That ould be step In progress,
for in every county it must be assumed
that friends of law. order and wholesome
government are in a majority.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
HAS THE MAYOR A vEToa

The hopes of the friends of 81 II tax
levy are based upon the denial of veto to
the Mayor. If a majority Of the Board of
Supervisors can pass an ordinance which
the courts will hold to be valid without
the Mayors signature the 81 II levy will
go. The Supreme Court has under consd-
Grafton the case of the water company,
which contested the right of the Mayor TO
veto an ordinance fixing water rates.
While the water case and the tax-levy case
are not Identical, it is probable that the
construction of statutes which denies the
right of veto in one would apply to the
other. II the Mayors veto can be got
rid of the pledge breakers will have plain
sailing. The pledge is moral rather
than a legal contract. There is no law
that can be invoked to enforce it. The
conventions which nominated the present
officials only asked asprants to pledge
their word of honor that they would
adopt a defined line of policy II thew
choose to forfeit their word their bonds
men cannot be called upon to make good
any damage that may result. There ap-
pear to be three Supervisors and the
Mayor who do not hold that the extrav-
agance of the last admin istration is a
good reason why the present one should
60 back on its pledges. But these four
men are feeling somewhat lonesome in the
crowd that permit no scruples to stand be.
tween them and the public money chest.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

Sheriff L. w. Kay OF Tulare County and Dep
MY Sheriff G. w. futile OF Yisalia came up
from the land OF bandits yesterday and are reg
istered at The CIR and Hotel The Sheriff feels
like n young man Tow, and there is that care
less and happy air about him that plainly indi-
Gates how thankful lie feels over the capture OF
Sontag ana Evans.
j. +. Crank, the Los An geles capitalist who
built the extensive cable railway system In
that city, is guest at the Palace Hotel. Mr..
Crank comes here on business connected with
the financial troubles of the Pacific Bank.
The Duke OF Newcastle, accompanied by his
artist friend Gambler Bolton. and Rev. W. w.
Bolton, OF this city, made another Kodak tour
OF the city yesterday afternoon. Armed with
four cameras, tie party procured an open car
rage apd Took "sDap shots" Of San Francisco
from Many points of view.
DR.. M. Wagner. scientist, physician and phil
osopber, from Berlin Germany, is registered al
the Lick House. He does not dwell upon the
beauties of California scenery. being pafti Gu
larry interested in The social life of the Pacific
Coast. Yesterday. by way OF diversion, he paid
professional visit to The State Asylum for the
insane at Stockton.
Warden Aull OF the Folsom State prison sat
In the lobby of the Grand Hotel last night, hav-
ing come TO attend the funeral OF Senator Stan.
ford. That prize convict, sydney Bell, is get,
ting fat" said he. "When Bell first came up
to Folsom he was the picture of death and was
as Thin as rail-. But we have excellent food at
Folsom and plenty OF good air. and Bell is now
fat and saucy."
Before sailing for Ansti ALA on the Alameda
yesterday, the jolly aud rotund Captain Morse
entertained crowd in the Palace Hotel court
mo- ffE,nx ut
said he, "where we had a mate and three sailors
In the crew. One morning the three men were
below and the mate, who was on deck. went to
the hatchway and cried out: Come OH deck,
the half OF you.' The idea OF that blasted fool
telling the half of three men to come on deck"
Frank p. Morrison, president OF the Red
lands National Bank, arrived at the Palace
from Chicago yesterday morning. Learning
that there was decided run on bis bank at
Redlands, Mir. Morrison took the first train for
the south.
About month ago 7. R. ReIchlIng of Oak
land was knocked down and seriously injured
by cable-car in front of the Palace Hotel He
was carried into the big hosiery, where he has
been confined to his bed ever since, his injuries
being such that his physician forbid his being
removed TO his home in Oakland.
A. b. Cook OF Helena, ont, is at the Bald
win. Mr.. Cook Is the State Auditor, and In the
early days made small fortune in the boom
town OF Missoula. His visit TO San Franc isco is
''strictly business"
NJ. N. Burnham OF Pasadena was In the city
yesterday on his way to Portland. From there
he will 20 to Minneapolis and Chicago and
ultimately TO Europe, and will take up his tenn
porary residence in the coalmining regions of
Swansea in Wales, where he will study ad-
vanced mining problems.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
ChIcAdo's CANAL.

A great engineering work is under exc
cution ut Chicago. IL is Familiarity spoken
of as the Chicago ditch, but IL really Is n
great canal for drainage and navigation,
and when completed Chicago viii be
vastly improved in sanitation and health,
and il will have very important COM
mercial outlet to the Gull of Mexico by
the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. The
cost of cutting and completing this canal,
thirty miles long, from the Chicago TO the
Illinois River. is estimated at $4,000. COO
Then the Government is to be relied upon
TO remove distinctions in the Illinois and
TO deepen the channel along distance of
225 miles from La Sale to Grafton. This
Improvement. it is believed. will result in
giving a channel in the river ten feet deem
and 800 feet wide, and during eight
months of the year the depth will be four
teen feet. This work is to cost about
So 100000. But there is one portion of the
route, from Joliet to La Sale, with fall
Of seventy feet. and FIVE locks are required
and heavy cutting through rock is neces-
sary. This involves, probably, a further
cost of S15 100000.
Great as the cost must inevitably be,
the work is well worth far more if it Sc
cures what is aimed at. The flow of
water is calculated at 100000 cubic feet
per minute. This is equivalent to the
discharge of the Chicago River five times a
day, and clear lake water will take the
place OF the effluent. Therefore the way is
clear to Chicago having the priceless boon
OF good drainage and pure water supply,
with the prospect of less injury to other
towns than heretofore. The present
pumping flow from the river to the exist
ing canal is at the rate of 10000 feet per
minnie. and the current is very sluggish.
With 100000 cubic feet per minute the
dilution will be greatly increased and the
flow much accelerated. In passing through
the limestone cutting the canal will have
width of 100 teet and be 20 feet deep. Il
is enough of volume for ship canal. Such
a body of water effeetually gets rid of ap-
prehension from malaria and microbes, as
long before the water reaches the Missis-
sippi all noXious faint will have disap-
peared except under the delicate tests of
the chemist. It must be an advantage to
have this great volume of water distracted
from Lake Michigan and added to the
fathers of waters. The channel at st.
Louis will be raised fully foot. but on
The other hand erosion through more
rapid flow is certain to deepen the river
Should the level of Lake Michigan be
lowered Chicago will benefit, and proba-
bly, st. Louis will not be seriously jeopar-
died in time Of flood. The gain 10 COM
merce from water transportation is certain
to be considerable, and whatever it is
Chicago, by its traditional energy, will
improve the occasion. TIE undertaking
had its origin in Chicago's necessity. but it
really is national in far-reaching effect.
When this canal is completed vessel OF
good dimensions may have clear passage
from San Francisco to Chicago.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Frank R. Stockton lives in Morristown.
n. j., in frame house painted yellow and
surrounded by trees.
Jerry Simpson, who has returned to
Washington from Kansas, viii probably
remain at the capital until Congress assem-
bles.
Chester Alan Arthur. son of the late ex-
President Arthur. has returned to New
after an absence of several years in Paris
and London.
DR.. Delavan Bloodgood. U. S. n, who
became widely known on account of his
striking resem blance to the late James G.
Blaine, is to be retired in August.
Sir William Dawson. who has been presi-
dent of McGill University, Montreal, since
1856. has seht in his resignation. He is 70
years old, and In BILE health, and be-
lieyes that he can no longer fulfill the du-
ties of his position.
The wealthiest negro woman in the
United States has just died. She was Mrs.
Amanda Dickson Toomer of Augusta, Ga,
and she Inherited nearly S500.0o from her
father, who was wealthy white farmer
OF Hancock County In that State.
Frieda Simonson, an infant musical phe-
nomenon. aged 8. who Is about to descend
upon London in a whirlwind of Chopin,
schubert and Wagner recalls to an Eng
lish writer the fact that music seems to be
prolific in precocious youngsters.
Baroness Helene Reden, aged 70 years,
was sent to the Vienna workhouse as a
vagrant last week, upon her averment that
her relations would not support her. She
is the widow of a millionaire and mother
OF the Prvy Councillor. Baron Reden.
1t is not generally known that a brother
survives Edwin Booth. He is DR.. Joseph
A. Booth. who was born in Baltimore and
studied medicine at the South Carolina
Medical College at Charleston. he is al
present practicing his profession and
lecturing on surgery in New York.
Lady Paunceiote, the wife of the British
ambassador, announced Informally the
other day that she would be "at home
on certain afternoon from 4 to G. She
expected to welcome a few visitors. but
during the two hours 400 persons, most OF
whom she did not know. dropped in to see
her and the butler ran out of tea before the
reception was half over.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
THE PEARY EXPEDITION.

Lieutenant Peary takes his departure
this month for the Arctic with the resolve
to reach the pole and claim the guerdon of
distinction which so many navigating for
lorn hopes have failed to win He goes
10 Greenland in a well-equipped sailing
vessel. the Falcon. which has on board
eighteen months provisions for the crew
aud coal for quite that period if properly
economical. But the vessel only plays a
minor part in the enterprise. It win serve
as base for the land journey, which is
probably the only way in which the north
pole can be reached. Success is extremely
doubtful where so many have had to re-
trace their steps or perish by the way, and
If success were achieved the rewards are
not likely to be sufficient for the risk
Polar expeditions may, in fact, be regarded
as useless hazard of life, yet il only a
little scientific knowledge is added to the
common stock there are numbers of the
philosophic who will not regard the saeri-
fees as in vain. Additional light upon
magnetism, the discovery of new metal,
the upturnng of fossil which connects
the Arctic in fresh relationship with ha b.
liable parts of the earth, might be deemed
worthy gains for most arduous tolls and
heart-sinking perils. Mans thirst for con-
quests in the domain of terres trial history
and phenomena is Unsuitable. The earth
is bored into almost to the depth of mile
to ascertain the temperature; mountains
are scaled to ascertain the height, and there
is an itch to explore any area untrodden
Hence Tibet and Central Africa are re-
garded longingly by the geographer The
polar regions are of no commercial value
to man beyond the whaling and sealing
belt, but scientific speculation may possi-
bly, be enriched. So Lieutenant Peary
starts with hearty good wishes.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
MIND CURE.

financial writer prescribes mind cure
as remedy for financial panics. The
humor of the suggestion is grim or face
tious according to the particular case pro-
posed for consideration. 1t may lie said
without danger OF contradiction that W hen
an excess of confidence leads to the loss
OF money mind cure is not an effective
remedy. Bank officials take pretty good
care that no mind-cure hallucination shall
be exercised upon them at the expense OF
the bank. When man applies for loan
his positive assurance that the note he
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
THE SUEZ ROUTE.

The SueZ canal suffered a little from
depression of trade in 1892, but its divi-
dend continues to show what a very profit
able undertaking it is, notwithstanding
fresh expenditure on works and reductions
of tariff TO accommodate the reasonable
demands of shipping owners. Up to the
end Of last year the total receipts were
S15,56l, $50, and the expenditures were
S7.236, 247. Deductng the coupon tax the
ret dividend, inclusive of an interim dis
tributiOn. was 90 francs confines, or
about SIS 80 per share. The number o.
vessels passing through the canal was
1858. with total tonnage of 7.7l2. 029. and
the passengers, who are specially taxed,
numbered 1884, 500 When the nationalities
of the vessels using the canal are ex-
amined the results are curious. Only two
American vessels made the transit japan
was one ahead of this insignificant figure.
and even China and Egypt were repre-
sented by two vessels each. Siam had
one, Belgium four. Norway and Sweden
Sc, Italy a. France ia. Holland III. Ger
many 292 and Britain 25S1. At one time
France held second place, then il became
third, and now it is distanced by Holland.
TIE canal is still chiefly French under
lohihG, WIN a IloHCll directorate In the
majority; but the trade is far from being
Gallo, and the indications are that
Frances colonial ventures in the far East
are not prospering in the commercial
sense. The average time in transit is now
q hours 16 minutes. but less than II
hours is the actual steaming time. Few
delays now occur from vessels passing
each other, and the progress of improve
ments will eventually get rid of detentions
altogether. The electric light enables
most vessels TO proceed at night, 90 90 per
cent having the requisite apparatus.
The figures yearly announced by the
company at its dividend meetings should
be stimulus to America to allow no una
voldable delay in completing the Nicara-
qua canal. Much of the traffic which goes
by SueZ could quite as conveniently, and
some of it far more advantageously, take
the Nicaragua route. The Australian
trade. for instance. would probably prefer
the Nicaragua canal and a considera BILE
share of the Japanese and Chinese trade
of all nations are guided in these matters
by practical gains, not by mere sympa-
thes. Naturally, American commerce,
including in the term both North and
South America. would select Nicaragua
and infallibly there would be remarka-
bic development of that trade as the i'm
mediate result of opening the waterway.
Remove the barrier to intercourse which a
long voyage round the Horn interposes,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-24
New Incorporations.

The Milpitas Rancho has Incorporated
for the purpose of carrying on general
farming business. Directors-J. L. Rath-
bone, p. W. Selby. Edward l.. Eyre.
Charles Page ana Charles p. Eells. Capt.
tai, $4,000.
Articles of INCORPORATION have been fled
on behalf of the Holmes Investment Com
pany. DIrectors-Charles Stuart Holmes,
Charles Edward Holmes. Eugene Clarence
Holmes. Elizabeth l.. aud Lucy Ellen
Holmes. CAPITAL, $4,000
The Rancho Carmelo has incorporated
to do general farming business, with a
capital of $4,000. Dlrectors-J. L. Rath-
bone. Pereival w. Seby. Edward L. Eyre,
Charles Page aud Charles 2. Eells.