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LIST OF PATENTS

Granted to Southern inventors this
week. Reported by G.. A. Snow & Co.
Solicitors. of American and Foreign
Patents, Opp. U. S. Patent Office,
Washington, D. C.
G. w. Freeman, Maple Grove, Ala.
Marking attachment for plows. j,
w. Fries, Salem, N. c., Machine for
softening cloth. A. G.. Gekeler, Frost
burg, Md, Seeder. E. B. Hazel, Or
ange Mills, Fla. Hoe. R. NJ. Hughes,
Louisville, Ky, Apparatus for the
manufacture Of vinegar. w. F. Jen-
kins, Richmond, Va, Supply system
for electric railways. FL. King, Bal
timore. Md, Shoe. G. S. Mock, Leb-
anon, Ky, Napkin holder. A. Oster-
lob. Richmond, Va, Bag fastener. G..
H. Perry, Franklin, Tenn, Thill-coup-
ling. E J. Phillips & j. A. Linhard,
Baltimore, Nd, Cigar-pipe. D. s.
Phillips, Florence, Ala, Animal stall.
J. V. Plyler, Kosciusko, Miss, Plan
tel. .. Schm edel, Bethany, w. Va,
Bicycle. j. Schrelck, Louisville, KY,
Apparatus for distributing solutions
for destroying insects. w. E. H. Scar
cy, Griffin, Ga. Convertible seed or
fertilizer distributor. B. e. Seaton,
Nashville, Tenn, Electric ilNay sig
nal. c. E. Speaker, Louisville, KY,
Tobacco ard packing box. l. H. Sta
them, New Orleans, La, Pen or pencil
holder. w. B. Taylor, Glenmore, Ca,
Apparatus for washing glasses. o. F.
Teed ,Covlngton, KY, Hydraulic mo-
.or. A. D. Thomas. Little Rock, Ark.
Method of an apparatus for delinting
cotton seed. r. K Zell, Baltin ore,
| Md, Electric railway conduit.
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To Mend French Orthography,

Some time ago the French Academy
took up project for the reformation
of the orthograrhy of that language,
and appointed special committee to
consider the business. The subject
has been fully discussed in the acade-
my, and pamphlet is to be issued
shortly giving the details OF the
changes which they propose. 1t will
be interesting to observe how much
weight their recommendations will
have with the common people. Some
thing of the sort was undertaken in
Germany few years since. and al
though the wise men agreed pretty
unanimously on the advlsability of
many changes, the results have been
practically nothing, SO far as common
usage is concerned. In the United
States for the last ten yeals and more
a strong movement has been pushed
in favor OF some phonetic reform OF
the English language, but very few
people pay any attention to it. Most
plain people dislike to abandon an
accepted usage in speech or spelling
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A NV Disease.

Il seems that the street car has add
ed a new disease to the troubles that
flesh is heir to. 1t is called the "Bell
Arm" by The vulgar, and cellular
opestacitis by the wise. 1t seems to
be yet rare trouble. In Philadel-
phia man was taken to hospital
recently to I've treated for it. He is
conductor on a cable ear, and the con-
start habit OF listening for the sharp
tang of the bell, followed by the rails
ing of his arm toward the belt strap
has developed the strange ailment.
This muscular movement has become
a second nature to him, and his arm
actually acts more quickly than his
brain. To such an extent has THIS
involuntary action gone, that when
ever he hears bell of any kind his
arm at once shoots upward toward an
imaginary bell cord. The physicians
| at the hopital We're greatly puzzled to
| account for this at first, but the case
has finally been diagnosed as one of
| cellular opestacitis.
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DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL Be I'd.
r. X. Mcbride president: A. F. kno
bloch, superintendent and secretary; A :.
J. Braud, Numa Elfer Chas. s Math
ews, Jules Orillion, w Z. Howell, }. l..
Leblanc, Emile Toups.
THIhopAUx BRIDGE COMMT-kE.
W. C Ragan. president; Chas. j. Ral-
iker, secretary; Frank ZeInott, IL. ".
Nabot. E. u. Morvant, Emile l.
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Rainmakirg in Illinois.

The Morris brothers, Iowa rain
makers, have taken IL contract to pro-
duce rain at CIenea. near Blooming
ton. in central Illinois. The terms of
their contract are that within five DAYS
from beginning operations they are to
furnish a cnpions lain over an area of
800 square miles, or get no pay. II
they succeed they are to have $500.
The contract is let by Il canning COM
pany. whose corn crop is iii danger
through drought. The rainmakers
profess to have new process of their
own lnveution. They use 10 explo-
sives. but rent a vacant house, and let
certain chemicals escape up :he chin
ney.
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women all seized him and nearly
drowned him before the men could
get within reach. Each man grabbed
a woman and struggled with her to
tue shore, leaving the dog to manage
the third, who was by this time un-
conscious ana nearly drowned. Hans
got a good hold of her and swan
braveiy through the surf, and although
she weighed 80 pounds, nearly as
much as the dog himself, mana ged to
get her safely ashore. When the
trouble was over and the unfortunate
woman resuscitated. Hans was a he
70. and seemed quite as proud OF his
achievement as his master was.
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WARSHIPS OF THE FUTURE.
Smaller Vessels With Rapid Fire Guns
Now the Accepted Type.

According to Lord Brassey's "Na
val Annual" for 1898 fewer ships than
| usual have been laid down for Euro
! pean navies within the past year. but
there has been Il concentration of eff
forr on those already on the stocks or
completing af1oat. The tendency
shown III the latest designs adopted in
foreign navies to restrict the size of
| oat tie s::ps and to give greater dis
placement to armored cruisers will
cause these classes to approximate
more and more closely to each other
III some respects. The speed of the
cruiser IS not, however, sought in tine
hatte-ship, for which Is ku0ts appear
to be accepted as the highest limits.
In England the new first class bat
tie ships of II, $50 tons displacement
mark a limit not likely to be exceeded
in any lew designs. In France ships
of nearly 10000 tons displacement
have been laid down recently, but
this size was adopted reluctantly. and
Is not apt to be repeated. II Italy,
the pioneer in the policy of carrying
naval construction to extreme dlmen-
sions, it has now been decided to a !,
bandon the plan of constructing snch
monster ironclad as the italia" aud
the "Lepahto," each having a dis
placement of ID, 900 tons.
There aie at pre- sent mo indications
| OF the abandonment of armor, which
| a few years ago was anticipated in the
near future. On the contrary. the in
creased resistance now attainable by
the use ofn.ckel steel, especially when
treated hy the Harvey process, will
tend to / sure the continued use Of
such protection. English aud French
experiments are held 70 have demon
STATED that fer the upper works of
every lighting ship it is important to
have protection by this armor capable
CT resisting shells charged with high
explosives fired from rapid-fre guns
In considering the subject of ord
nance it is of interest to note that no
power now mounts for sea service on
board new ships the enormously
heavy guns which we're adopted in
some cases IL few years ago. There is
no likelihood that 110-ton guns will
find place In future armaments. For
the rapid-tire guns, which are now
deemed "f =" much Importance liz all
nayles, s. -..-...,; is practically the
limit in 4 caliber. France, which has
no rapid fire piece Of exactly this cali
Der, has one of g. inches. Higher ini-
tial velocities are continually being
obtained. In France, Canet has OBJ
tanned $500 feet with 4-incl gun so
caiibers long. but this is an experiment
tai piece entirely too long for active
service.
The heaviest guns now being noun
ted on board ship abroad are: In En-
gland, 6S tons; in France, 45 tons;
in Italy, 6S tons; in Germany. SO
tons; and in Russia. So tons. The
10-inch 29ton gun, with which the
new English battle hips "Bartleur'
and "Centurion' are armed, is looked
upon with much favor.
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For the second week of SAID Court begin
ming on Monday September llth 1895, as fol
lows TO wit
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THIBODAUX, LA, SATURDAY, AUG. 49, 1898
LIST OF JURORS.

The following is the list of inrors to
serve tol the September term, 1888, Of tue
18th judicial District Court.
For the first week OF said Court to serve as
grand ard petit Jury beginning on Monday
september ith, 1898, as follows to wit
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Lynching at Coal Creek.

Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. -Meager
information from Coal Creek is to the
effect that miner named Drummond
was lynched at that place to-day by
the soldiers. He had been under ar
rest charged with being leader Of the
mob which assassinated Private Laugh
city Monday night. Drummond was
hanged to trestle, being taken from
his boarding house by the soldiers.
A man named Elkins, suspected OF
completely in the murder of Laugherty,
will probably be lvnched.
A miner by the name of Moore has
been arrested and summary ven-
geance may be wreaked on him. Af-
fairs are assuming serious shape in the
mining regions and more trouble is
looked for.
To day 1000 miners were out on a
general strike and work is at stand
it'll in all the mines except those of
the Knoxville Iron Company, which
works all convicts. The cause of the
strike is the action Of the operators in
trying to get the men to accept re-
duction of 20 per cent on coal digging
and give them like reduction in rents
and store provisions.
Hans is a big St. Bernard dog, own
ed by saloonkeeper in New York,
and he has the pround reputation of
having saved five lives from drown
ing. His last rescue was effected the
other day at South Beach, S. l., width
er he had gone with his owner and a
party of friends. One of the women
in the party, while they were bathing.
got into a hole over her head. The
other two women, who were close by
went to her assistance, and presently
they were all in imminent danger
clinging to pile, where the waves
dashed over them momentaliIy, and
screaming for help. Hans and the
two men of the party rushed to tile
rescue. Hans got there first, aud the
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upon post mortem examination Htrych-
nine was found in her body, he would
attribute her death to strychnine poison
ing. The opinion of the doctor was at
the time of the death that it was due to
heart trouble. He had never seen the
patient before he was called that morn
ing. If strychnine had been admin
stored slowly in small doses, the convul-
sions might last over two or three days,
but If administered in large dose, life
would be destroyed within 20 minutes,
the rigidity beginning in the extremities
and going to the centers. The eyes are
wide open, and there is frothing at the
mouth. All these symptoms were found
in the condition of Mrs. Bentley. Bent
ley came in few minutes before he left.
He asked as to the cause CT death, and
seemed surprised his wife was dead.
WAS WITH HER MOTHER.
Mrs. Pouyfourcat, daughter of the de-
ceased, testified that the deceased was
her mother. She saw her last alive
January lat. Bentley came after her at
about $3.50 O'Clock, and told her her
mother was dying. She lived about FIVE
minutes after the witness reached the
house. She saw her the evening before.
She looked healthy. She had a yellow
look on her face, and her eyes were
rolling. Sunday morning she staid the
whole day long there-day and night
after her mothers death. The witness
Lne~ nothing vary matarial about the
case, and alter short examination was
allowed to go.
WHAT THE UNDERTAKEN SAW:
James Cuzzen, an undertaken of 1876
South Main street, testified: January
lat l was called to Mr.. Bentley's house
by Will Nordholt. l went myself 1
prepared her body for burial. l asked
first if there had been docter. l laid
the remains out on a cooling board and
partially embalmed it. The body was
very rigid, so much 30 that remarked
to my assistant, "she must have been
dead a long time" 1 got there about 8
O'Clock. injected fluid into an artery
and into the abdominal cavity. don't
really know what the fluid contains.
We buy the preparations in the east 1
gave some OF it for examination to Mr..
Lawson. WAS called in the afternoon.
There was discharge from the mouth
and nostrils and stopped them up with
cotton. l did no more embalminp.
Bentley told me some time that morn
ing, l think, to take proper care of the
remains; that Mrs. Bentley had friend
who died some time before, where the
undertaken did a poor job and spoiled
the carpet. He instructed me to take
proper care of the remains. I embalmed
this body by extending the right arm,
making an incision, and injecting the
fluid into the arterial system.
The doctor explained the methods of
embalming and at O'Clock the examin-
alton was adjourned until this morning
at 9 80 O'Clock.
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Bentley, who said his wife was suffering
with heart trouble. A buggy drove by,
and young Nordholt took him to the
house, about $3.50 o'clock. The doctor
went in and found Mrs. Bentley about
gone. She lived two or three minutes
after he got there. There were two
ladies present, and young Nordholt came
in presently. He found Mrs. Bentley in
very rigid condition, the eyes wide
open and blind stare on her face, the
temperature higher than normal. There
was froth coming from the mouth, and
the muscles over the body more or less
rigid. The arms were over the chest,
and he had to use considerable force to
pull her arms down to get at the heart.
The jaws were set. The doctor has
seen deaths from strychnine poisoning;
about half dozen. 1t was a matter of
doubt with him what was the cause of
death in this case. He was told she had
heart trouble. The rigidity would be
unusual in cardiac trouble. Tetanus
would have caused the came rieiditv. II
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in trunk of his mothers OF q bottle
containing white crystals which turned
out to be strychnine. He also stated
that he went with Sheriff Cline and De-
tective Lawson to the house when they
were searching for Bentley to arrest him
on charge of murder. He described
the search at the house and the discov-
cry of tine open window through which
the defendant escaped that night, and
/ his tracks in the soft ground outside.
Upon cross-examination Mr.. Good
rich attempted to show that one of Law
sons men was put in charge of the
house after Bentley's arrest, but the
witness said that it seemed to him that
it was Attorney Hayford who was in
charge because he came there and said
he had an irrevocable power of attorney
from Bentley and proposed to take
charge OF everything. After that the
witness and Lawson left together.
Young Nordholt on cross-examination
said he had seen Bentley give his mother
medicine, but not for six months before
her death.
THE SERVANT GIRLS STORY.
The next witness was broad-faced
Young French woman, named Clothilde
Haucadade, who gave her testimony
through an interpreter. Her story was
very damaging to the defendant, and
his counsel was unable to ahake her in
any way. She had several attacks of
narvnne laughter. and some Of heI. an. IN
audibly, but she was very positive in
ell her statenients. "s
81 lived with Mrs. Bentley moath, ("
she said, "before she. died, | saw her
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DID BENTLEY KILL HIS WIFE Wife,? {?
Testimony Yesterday at the De-
fendant's Examination.
The Evidence 80 far Looks Bad for
the ex-COachman.
Great Interest in tho Case Bentley
Looks Nervous - Mrs. Bent1ey's
Maid Gives Some Strong
Testimony.

The Bentley murder case has set more
people guessing in Los Angeles than at
any time since the celebrated Hattie
Wolfstein case, five years ago.
Bentley's preliminary examination
began yesterday morning before Justice
Seaman and several witnesses gave their
testimony during the day.
The facts developed were in line with
the testimony ELECTED at the coroner's
inquest, but were brought out more in
detail and in clearer manner and
showed the defendant surrounded by a
chain of circumstances which he will
find 1t very difficult to explain.
Assistant District Attorney Skinner
conducted the prosecution and was as
sisted by J. V. Harmon, while Ben
Goodfich took the lead in the defense,
being assisted by j. A. Anderson, jr.
Attorney Hayford also occupied seat
with the counsel for the defense.
The little court room was packed with
spectators to its fullest extent and they
scarcely changed their position during
both sessions of the court, displaying
an eager interest in all the proceedings.
Henry Bentley, the defendant, seemed
as nervous as usual, but never turned
his shifting eyes upon the crowd behind
him. He watched the witnesses with
intentness, and never took his gaze off
the French servant girl, who related the
distressing details of Mrs. Nordholdt-
Bentley's death on the morning of jan
uary l, 1898.
THE HISTORY OF THE CASE.
A brief resume of the facts in the case
will afford clearer view of the testi-
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Proceedings Yesterday of the Board of
Directors.
The board Of directors of the ch amber
of commerce met yesterday aftern oon.
There were present, Directors freeman,
Stimson, Klokks, Germain, Parsons,
Graf, Eisen, Edwards and Pike. Pros
ident Freeman occupied the chair.
Andrew McNally Of the firm of Rand,
McNally & Co., recommended by E. F..
G. Klokke, and @. j. Kubach, recon-
mended by George Gephard, were
elected to membership in the chamber.
Director Klokke reported in behalf OF
the banquet committee that several
meetings had been called which had
been very poorly attended. but that he
and the secretary had interviewed a
number of members of the chamber
and had found that the most Of them
proposed to attend. Mr.. Klokke stated
that the sale of tickets had proceeded
far enough to make the affair an un-
doubted success, and that accep tances
had been received from number of in
vitations sent to people of prominence
in the surrounding country. The COM
mlttee was exhorted to 90 on with the
work and the secretary WAS instructed
to send out special notices urging all
members of the committee to assist.
Director Graf reported in behalf oi
the committee on law and legislation.
recommending that the bill submitted
at the last meeting of the board by Mr..
Germain for the establishment of q
training ship for boys, under the charge
of the state, be endorsed by the cham
Der, and that the members of the legis-
lature from Los Angeles county be urged
to support the measure. The recon-.
mendation of the committee was adopted.
Director Graft called attention to the
fact that the appropriation for the Whit
tier reform school having been exhaust
ed, local merchants who sent supplies to
the school were put to no small incon-
venience and loss, and he moved that
the Los Angeles representatives at Sac
rsmento be requested to urge the pas.
sage Of bill to appropriate sufficient
funds to pay the current indebtedness OF
the institution and to supply the school
with sufficient funds to carry it through
until the next session of the legislatu re-
The motion was carried.
A communication was read from Di
rector Forman, now In Washington,
stating that it was extremely doubtful
that any appropriation would gel
through the present session of congress-
in favor of San Pedro, owing to the fact
that it was short session and both
houses werea overwhelmed with bust
ness. He stated his belief, however,
that the work done at this session would
count on the next.
A telegram was read from Frank
Brady, secretary of the chamber OF COM
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merce of Galveston, announcing that the
resolutions in favor Of San Pedro har-
Dor had been passed by that body.
Communications were read from O.
M. Simpson and H. N. Bulla, assembly
men at Sacramento, promising to sup
port certain measures which were urged
by the chamber of commerce.
Director Klokke offered the following
resolutions, which were passed by unan-
imous vote:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
chamber of commerce are hereby ten
dered to the Southern Pacific company
for their courtesy displayed in taking the
members on an excursion to visit Santa
Monica and to view the new wharf in
process of construction at that point.
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to inform Mr.. J. M. Crawley,
the local representative of the company,
of this action.
The board then adjourned.
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mony as it progresses. The Nordholdt
family have been residents OF Los An
geles for many years, and when Mr..
saats dsfN fNdh4sah6f hs f a sISgn
be about 70 years old, and after her hus-
bands death became erratic and whim-
sical. Her children were much dis.
tressed over her vagaries, and when she
married man named Ward, became
still more so. A divorce was brought
about between them, and an adjust
ment of the property interests took
place through suits instituted by the
children. Mrs. Nordholdt retained GER
tain property and an income OF $500 per
month, and she became prize to that
class of birds of prey who are on the
lookout for rich widows with one foot in
the grave.
Henry Bentley, who has been q
coachman in Los Angeles for year or
two and who had q curious production
for advertising in newspapers for mat
rimonial acquaintances, succeeded In
wooing and wedding the lady, and
spirited her away to San Francisco,
where he kept her virtually prisoner
in the fifth story of a rooming house,
until he had obtained deed from her
TO all uoT pIOpolbyt FoiuCt oe 1Doo"
s75, 900. Then he lost no time in hav-
ing the deed recorded. They returned
to Los Angeles and Bentley succeeded in
placing an $11, 900 mortgage on the prop
erty. Mrs. Bentley died suddenly jan
nary 1st. and although foul play was no t
at first suspected, little circumstances
supplied food for thought, and Detective
A. B. Lawson began work on the case.
Tbo ravna;po of tho lodu maro humad
analysis showing the presence of strych-
nine in the stomach. Bentley was then
arrested, and the chain has been tight
ening around him ever since.
THE EXAMINTIoN.
The preliminary examination was be-
gun by the calling of Will Nordholt, son
OF the deceased, to the witness stand.
His testimony was substantially as given
at the INQUEST. The last time he saw
his mother alive was upon New Years
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company, wholesale liquor dealers
Baker Iron Works, iron works and ma
chinery; J. F. Griffith Co., lumber deal
ers; Kerckhoff- Gunner Mill and Lumber
Co., lumber dealers; Southern California
Cracker Co., manufacturers; Los An
geles Soap Co., soap manufacturers L..
A. Lithograph Co., lithographers; K.
Cohn & Co., hides and wool merchants /;
Robert Baker, banker; Booth & Co.,
mercantile brokers; Gregory Perkins, jr.,
secretary board of trade Graft & Latham,
attorneys of board of trade; E. X. Green,
wind, steam and gasoline engines; Fos-
mir Iron Works, foupdrymen, J. F.
Fosmir, president; Capitol Milling Co..
flour, feed and cereal mills; Cook &
Langley, commission merchants; G. @.
Kohlmeier, Atlas milling company; w.
J. Brodrick, president Main street and
APR. R. company; H. Bartning, whole
sale coffee and tea.
Los Angeles, Jan. 81, 1898.