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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
" the City and County OF San Francisco, April l.
1898.
In accordance with Resolution No SisI tThrd
Series) OF the Boayd OF Supervisors, SEALED PRO
POSALS will be received in open board on MON
DAY EVENING April 10. 1898, for constructing "A
bltuminous rock sidewalk on the north Side of Clly
street, between KearnY sire, and BRENNAN place
in accordance with the provisions of section OF
order No 2l46 OF said DO ard.
The work to be done in strict accordance with
the specifications adopted said section or order
NO. 2l46 and under the direction and TO the salts
faction OF the Superintendent OF Streets and to be
completed within period of 20 days from date OF
awarding contract
NoTICE-Bidders VIII estimate aud state price
square foot for which they will construct SAID
sidewalk.
The party to whom the contract Is awarded will
be required prior to at the time OF the execution
notice IN three daily newspapers.
the award tho board has resolved TO receive no
bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by
the committee. and cert fled check for the sum OF
$780, deposited by the bidder with and made paya-
bic to the CLERK OF the bpard conditioned II the pro
posal Is accepted and the contract awarded aud IL
the bidder shall fail neglect to execute written
agreement and give the required bond within
days after the award is made then and In that
the said sum shall be paid into the city aud county
treasury by SAID clerk, as liquidated damages for
failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the clerk.
The board reserves the right TO reject all bids, II
the public good so require.
ap4 st JNo. A. RUSSELL. Clerk.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
His Timely Discovery.

Alfred Downes. schoOlieacher. at pres
ent unemployed and living at 80 Oak street,
fell In an epileptic fit in one of the cor
rldors oil the new City Hall last night while
on his way to the Public Library. He was
first discovered by Assistant Police Sur-
geon Coffman. who carried him TO the
Receiving Hospital. where the customary
restoratiyes were administered. Downes
will recover.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
An ENERGETIC Protest.

The Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors are preparing protest against
the sudden advance of the charge for keep
ing juvenile offenders in the Whittier Re-
form School from 50 to S12 80 month. AS
the State paws corresponding amount it
follows that each child In the Whittier
School casts SIS north. The charge at
the Magdalen Asylum is only SIS month,
and for this sum tine inmates are well quar-
tered and cared for
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
His Beer Was Stronger Than fie Knew.


By the explosion of a partly brewed bar
rel OF beer ON Saturday evening al West
ManayuBk John Logan was painfully in
jured, valuable setter dog was killed and
glass cases and glassware in the store of
Samuel Reagan were destroyed.
Logan, WHO was anxious TO brew his own
drink, secured beer barrel and placed in it
quantity oil hops, to which he added three
buckets or potato yeast, five pounds of
sugar and half bushel of finely ground
barley and cOrnmeal mixed. He then put
in all the scalding water the barrel could
contain. drove the bung in tightly and set
the barrel in the kitchen 10 await fermenta-
tion.
About twenty minutes afterward the FAM
lily was startled by an explosion that made
the house tremDe. which was followed by
the cracking of broken glass and the creak-
ing Of tinbers. The kitchen was almost
demolished, and slaves and hoops Of the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
Lost Emma Thomas.

Emma Thomas, the 11-year-old niece of
Mrs. J. Thomas Of 30 Kearny street. has
been missing since u 80 o'clock Thursday
morning. She was sent on an errand by
her aunt. She was seen yesterday near the
house of another aunt al l6 Bluxome street
trying TO obtain admission. No one was in
the house at the time, and no one knows
what became af the little girl.
She was small for her age and had light
hair that fell upon her shoulders. Her
eyes were large and blue AMI she wore q
black wooden dress.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08

barrel that had not shot through the win
dow were Strewn about. On the door the
dog lay Dead with the head almost severed
from the body by a flying stave, and Logan
was cut about The face and hands by bits of
glass.
In the adjoining house. occupied by
Samuel Reagan as store and residence,
everything was confusion, and the damage
to glass and chinaware was placed at 500.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
BERKELEY.
One of the Burglars Caught-Cadets at
the Range.

The University Cadets Rifle Club will
meet Company F, First Regimen, California
National Guard, at Shell Mound Park next
Sunday in a competitive rifle match. The
trophy is valued al S25.
The Independent Taxpayers have ap.
pointed as auditing committee for the COM
Ing municipal campaign: Samuel Haywood,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
Bishop Kip's Funeral.

The funeral of the late Bishop Kip will
be held on Monday afternoon. The services
will be held at Grace Church, corner of
California and Stockton streets, commence
ing at O'clock. The remains will be in
TERED in Laurel Hill Cemetery, and will be
temporarily placed in tho Toland vault.
Very few rubies (red sapphires) exceed
FIVE cara,s in weight.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
The CITY of New Yorl, Released.

Dr. LawlOr. quarantine officer, has re-
ported to the Board of Health that all the
steerage passengers of the City OF New
York have been vaccnated and discharged.
The cabin passengers have been trans
ferred to the steamer Aurora, which will be
tied up ut the wharf at Angel Island. The
City of New York will be fumigated and
allowed to dock and the crew will be quar-
antined on the steamer.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08
PROPOSALS

For Constructing BItuminOus Rock
Sidewalk on the Northerly Side OF
Clay Street. Between Kearny Street
and Brenham Place.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-08

The new Tobiac bridge at Paris will
absorb about 1900 tons of steel.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14
REHABILITATION .

On motion OF Lafeur, the police jury adj
journed till . p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at p. m. Present
j. b. Bergeron, president, McGee, Dupre,
Fontenot, Courtney, Guidry, Clopton, La
fieur, Butler and Evans.
On motion of Lafluer, Il. b. Dubuisson,
DR.. Il. NJ. Littell, 7. S. Fontenot, Isaac
ROoS and Alphonse Levy, were appointed a
committee to ascertain the probable cost to
erect tank and pump, including pipes and
hose, for supplying the jail with water.
for sale of unbranded stock, 9th ward.
Received OF Butler the sum of S2S for sale
of unbranded stock by Jean Dios, fth ward.
On motion Of Lafleur, the police jury went
into committee of the whole for the pur
pose of settling with the treasurer.
Evans in the chair.
The committee of the whole having arisen,
reported through their chairman that they
had examined vouchers in the hands of the
treasurer and found them correct, and have
cancelled same, amounting to $5715. SO, and
treasurer credited for said amount.
On motion of Evans, the report or the
committee was received and committee dis
charged.
NJ. Guy, praying for change of road, was
laid on the table till next regular meeting.
On motion of Fontenot, MeSsrs. Fontenot
and McGee were appointed committee Of
two to examine Mr.. Mornhinveg's special
tax roll, and report at next regular meet
ing.
On motion of Fontenot, Mary Jack was
placed on the INDECENT list.
On motion OF Fontenot, the minutes We're
adopted as read.
journed till the Ind Monday OF November
next. j. b. BERGERON,
ALEX stage, President
secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY, OCTOBER A,.18e3.
No. l..

sacket Scholars J Duplechein, Miss L
Reynolds and Miss Dejean.
Plaquemine Scholars q Anselm and
II MarOney.
Leonville school (c)-G Durousseau, George
Henderson and CASTOR Gufdry.
On motion of NJ r. Wilson. each supervisor
Is authorized to open such other schools In
MS ward as the funds may justify subject
to approval of the Board.
wilson, chairman of committee on
resolutions, presents the following resolu-
To the Honorable Board sitting as Reyisors
OF the State Constitution:
Gentlemen.-We, the School Board of the
parish OF st Landry, feeling the great need
Of an increased educat tionaI fund and know
ing or no way of securing such benefit
without additional taxation short Of change
that your honorable body consider sugges-
tion made in the Interest of education and
economical government. The addition to
Is to be obtained by diverting that portieI, |,
OF our parish funds now expended fr the
prosecution of larceny cases where t. e ar
or less. By such cases being declared petit
larceny and giving justices of the peace ju-
Els aisaicsion ai y without appeaLaccused paying
OF criminal docket near one-half will tend
10 lessen crime, improve moral tone and by
applying said amount reduced to educa-
Ilonal purposes will place Louisiana In line
OF advance without increasing the burden
OF taxation. E
10 educate the masses instead of expend-
my our resources through the court In pros
ecuting ignorance should be the highest aim
OF all good citizens. Our Criminal docket All
TINS Ilme contains $50 criminal cases. two
Lnlrds or which are petty cases and should
IN Just1ce TO the tax burdened people, be
disposed OF by justice court 81
we would suggest that the law be amended
SO as TO limit the number of witnesses I'm
criminal cases on each side, entitled to mile
age ana per diem, to six. The necessity for
sucn change Is made manifest by a case
which has just been disposed Of in the
criminal court of this parish. The following
IS a synopsis OF the case referred to. par
" was accused of stealing horse valued at
S45. The accused had summoned about 10
Wisnesses-the state ten. The trial con-
cost the parish $500 The verdict was for
receiving stolen goods and recommended
10 the mercy OF the court. Thus it will be
seen tnat reform In this line is sadly need
ea. we further suggest that the Constitu-
ton De SO changed as to make the minimum
poll tax $l.50 and the ma Ximum S3
smith moved that the resolution be
tabled, which motion was lost by following
vote-aye: Smith and Frazee; nay: Wilson,
iifon, nn na}ia U4oke I Snipean Carroll and Boykin
was Ihen adopted as read. by same vote
Smith and Frazee voting no because
IN their opinion, the poll tax should
not De more than So, and because the other
nected, not within the province of the
Board etc. s
On motion of M Wilson, the secretary
was then Instructed by same vote to for
ward a copy of said resolution to the Con-
stitnttonal amendment committee,
On motion of DR. Irion, the meeting
adjourned to meet again Monday, Dec 4,
1889. A. L. FONTENOT,
w. $. FRAzEE, President
Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14

On motion OF Dr.. v. h. Ir1on, the Following
rules and bylaws are adopted
lowing to their extreme length, and the
late hour in which they were handed in, we,
by the permission of the secretary, leave
| them out until next week.
On motion of j. l.. Gu1lbeau, 1000 copies of
rules and bylaws were ordered printed,
ana the secretary and DR.. ". X. ITfon auth
orfZed to contract for same with the lowest
bidder.
ON motion OF j. p Smith, the meeting ad-
journed until tomorrow at II a.. m.
Tuesday, october IL, 1898.
On motion of DR.. Irion, schools will open
Monday, october 80. 1888, and, in view of the
financial condition of the Board, continue
six months. save In Opelousas, where the
schools will open the lst Monday in January
1884, and continue six months.
Upon motion OF the supervisors OF the diff
ferent districts, schools were opened and
teachers appointed as follows
Isl DistrfcI.-Miss Effie Ealer: Mrs. Mary
Mayer, Miss Bilelle Hebrard, Miss Birdie
HaImanson, Mrs. Florence Wartelle, Mrs.
H. Donate; Assistant, Miss A. Lastrapes.
End Dlstrict.-Grand Coteau, Miss Y.
valcourt School, Miss R. Gardiner; Andrus
School, Mrs. K. Layergne.
3rd DlStrict-Prairie DeSFemmeS, Mrs. G..
Dejean; Leonville, Miss V. Gardiner; Robins
Bridge, Miss L. Estorge; Port Barre, Mrs.
G. I'll. sMelancon: Notleyville, Miss NJ. q. Le-
Blanc; Cornfer, Miss A. Collins.
ath 4. Dis5fletnBatier, Miss II. Hays; st:
Waxia, Mrs. L. h. Reed; Bayou Current,
Miss Mollte Scott; Melville, NJ IS Addie Butler.
9th Distrfct-Washington, MISS G. Martin;
Washington tc) j Il keary; Garland, Mrs L
Leake; Whitevflle, Miss A Trainor; Beggs
tc), months, James McGaffey; Garland
lei, months, James McGaffey; Whiteville
(c), 4 months, s A Collins, Faubourg, L b
Laiieur; Tate s Cove, Miss K Mayer; Plais
ance tc), months, Mrs N Chretein; Midway,
months, Mrs M T. Long.
On motion OF j Guilbeau, application to
establish Barbreck school laid over for In
vestigation by the following committee: Dr.
& A l.Cooke, a L Fontenot and I r Carroll.
mar grade school at Washington.
9Th District-Al1 schools in this district 3
months schools.-Bayou Chicot, # NJ Single
| ton; Middle Pine Prairie, Mr. Spfghts; Doss-
| man, Miss Eva Griffith; Black Lake, Miss
Rosa Tatman; Griffin s Bridge, Mrs Lou Nc
Kinney tsubject to examtnatton); Lower
Boggy Bayou, Miss Mary Allen tsubject to
examination); Goodwin SaWmf1l, Miss Lily
Swayze; Butler Greek, Miss Fannie Little;
DeviIle's, Mrs NJ e Teal; Tnrky Greek, Prof
ored Church, Ch1cot, Miss Aspasia Perrodin
1th Observation-Disclosures, Mrs A Violet;
Fontenot school, Miss Laura Martin; Vile
Platte, Mrs o Mouflleau; Mamou, ID III Quirk;
Mamou, Miss L Cushman,, joint school;
Chapel Fisher neighborhood, Miss N Tay-
lor; school No 10, C = Waters; school No ii,
Miss H Guillory.
tell; Rougeau's, Miss Lou Mudd; Reads
B Martin; Carron' s, Miss A Hardesty.
on motion of DR. v Irton, competitive
examinations fixed for Monday, Oct 2Srd,
! 1898, at 10 O'Clock m, and the following
West Bellevue school Miss N Bailey, Miss
b Dnpre, Miss Maud White.
south Bellevue School-Miss NJ Boutte and
Miss NJ Persons.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14

By virtue of writ of seizure and sale Is
sued out of the 11th Jud. Dist. Court In and
for the parish of st. Landry, La, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, and to
me directed, i have seized, and / will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the front door of the
of the courthouse, at Opelousas, on
Saturday, November lth. 1893,
at II O'Clock a. M, the following described
property. to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated on Plaque
mine Ridge, in the parish of St. Landry
containing forty-two arpents, bounded on
the north by the South western La Land
Co., south by Simon Bloch, east by Mrs. j.
Pitre alias Mrs. John Boudreau and west by
land of Garland. with all movable effects
thereon.
Terms For cash to pay and satisfy the
sum Of two hundred and forty six dollars
and 45IlO0 of dollar, with costs and attor
ney' IS fees; the balance of price payable as
follows: Sixty six and 66L100 dollars on De-
cenber Srd, 1858, and sfxty-six and 48I1G0
dollars with eight per cent yearly interest
on ten hundred O5I1OO dollars from December
Srd 1888, payable on December srd 1894,
and sixty six and 46T100 dollars with eight
per cent yearly Interest on one hundred
and thirty three and 33I100 dollars from De-
cember 3rd 1894, payable on December 3rd
1886, and sixty-six and 46I100 dollars with
eight per cent yearly interest thereon from
December Sd 1875, payable on December 3rd
1886. r. s. FONTENOT,
o75t Sheriff of the Parish OF St. Landry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14
PROCEEDINGS B0ARD or school DfREc
T0RS or ST. LANDRY PARISH.
opELousAs. Oct 8. lsa9

OPELoUsAs, Oct s, 1888.
All members present and minutes OF last
meeting approved.
On motion of DR.. V. Il. Irfon, the follow
Ing report of secretary was approved ahd
ordered printed.
To the President and Members of the Board
school Directors, Parish of st. Landry:
herewith present my annual statement
of expenditures of the Board from Oct. 1st,
1892, to this date, Oct 9th, 1888, as follows:
TEACHERS FUND.
District No. f-13 schools, assistants $3.50 90
Disfrfct No. 2-6 schools ...... l4l0 90
District No. al schools ........ 1880 90
District No. 4-9 schools. .............. 2040 90
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14

dersigned near Grand Cofeat, one red cow
with a tWo-year-old calf. Cow has been
roaming in my neighborhood for over three
years. Brand can be seen at this office;
right ear forked, and left cut under In cres
cent shape. owner can have same by pay
Ing all costs and proving property.
oct7 st VIM. BROWN.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14

No. 1876, l1TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, LA.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14

buIttIiCc Oh IItIIu I1U1Ia sIII oNuIOUo 1t3oo %
Respectfully submitted,
w. S. FRAZEE, Secty.
On motion of DR.. v. K. Irion, the follow
ing apportfonment of teachers fund for
1885 and 1884 was adopted, based upon re-
turn of assessor fo-wif.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-14
SHERIFF'S SALE.

HI. GARLAND VS.. JOHN B. MCCOY.
The Press., 1893-10-19
WELLINGTON.

Il. w. Holt has been appointed post master for East WilHngtan.
 Geo. W. Aldrich died at his home at |"Aldrich's Mills" at 2 o'clock Tuesday evening, aged S7 years. MT. Aldrich came to this town from Smithfield, R. l., 27 years ago, and has been respected citi- zen, an upright, honorable man. His funeral is attended to-day at o'clock at his house. Burial in the old cemetery.
 Mrs. James Maefarlane Hudson, of Bolton, is visiting at M. L. Dimock's.
 B. B. Smith, of Willimantie, past commander 6. A. R., department of Con- necticut, was in town last Saturday.
 -"Why should man by choice go d own to live in his cellar, instead of mounting to those fair upper chambers which look towards the sunrise of that Easter which shall greet the resurrection of the soul from the body of this death p
 Miss Mary l.. Williams, of Norwich, visited at $. Taylor's last week.
 Geo. Snow is now diving the mail for c. H. Rider
 Rev. O.. H. Brown is in attendance this week at the Baptist state convention in Danbury.
 The board of school visitors orga- niz ed last. week. The Pathfinder series of text books on physiology, Nos. 1 and l2, were adopted, and will be placed in the schools this week free to the scholars. c. T. Preston was chosen chairman, Rev. c. H. Brown secretary. Mrs. Dimock oi
The Press., 1893-10-19
TOLLAND.


 Mrs. l.. s. Fuller is visiting friends in Columbus, Ohio. <
 Edward E. Fuller and Frank P. Fields are at the worlds fair. V >''
 Louis Underwood was home from New Haven oyer Sunday.
 The Y. F. s. c. E. held missionary meeting Sunday evening. The topic was "The mission of the Methodist church" :" The meeting was led by Mrs. B. s. Agard. . The Rockville Christian .Endeavor Union -held@a meeting In the Gongrega- tional church last w ednesday evening. President s. T: Noble presided. The church was we'll filled, and very en- thusiasticlmeeting was held. The subject was, "What can we put into our works the coming year to make it more eff cient?" Nearly all the societies were represented. A quartette, consisting ot Mrs. c. w. Lansing, Miss Alice Holman, w. K. Sumner and Charley Holman, sang a selection. After the services in the church, the company repaired to the par lors of the church, where refreshments were served and a social time enjoyed.
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth. odist church met with Mrs. Stillwell las Wednesday. FLORA.
The Press., 1893-10-19

Judge Maritime in the court of general sessions, New York City, last Monday morning sentenced Emma Goldman, the anarchist, to 8 years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Beiug asked what she had to say why sentence should not be passed upon her, Emma Goldman began: "Your honor-." She was interrupted by the court and told that she must keep to the subject in her proposed. "Your honor," she said, "knowing that preparations have been made by the police to imprison my friends, in case I make an address, I re- frain from saying word as to why sen- tence should not be passed upon me-" In rendering sentence Judge Maritime said "You are a woman above the ordinary in- telligence, yet you have testified you have no respect for our laws. There is no room for you in this community"
The Press., 1893-10-19
MANsFIELD.

An interesting society event was the marriage of Herbert T. Clark of Daniel- sonyille and Miss Clara Macfarlane, ,daugh- ter of MT. Macfarlane, the silk manufac- turer, which occurred at the brides home in Mansfield Center yesterday. MT. Clark is very popular young man, recently of Willimantic, now the head of prosper eus hardware business in Danielsonyille. Miss Maefarlane graduated from the nor- nal school in '92 and taught last year in the model schools
The Press., 1893-10-19
UNION.

RooK MsAHow OoBREspoNDENoE.- Al bert Agard, wife and son from Warren, Mass, have been visiting friends here. ...... Charles Snow and wife from Rock. vile have been visiting here. Willie -Goodell is attending Storrs Agricultural College.
 -G. w. Crawford has improved his residence near Mayland Park by enlarg' ing, and also making it one story higher
 Friends of Rev. H. M. Lawson vii read with pleasure the interesting letter from him, covering his iourneyings to his field of mission work ill India
The Press., 1893-10-19

f day to enter the office of Frank Harrison, stenographer, stock exchange building, Boston, Mass.
 StaffordvilIe.
 - There was a very pretty home we d. ding in staffordYille, Oct 18th, when Kate Emerla.W Walbridge, youngest daugh- ter of alBridge, became the wife ot Arthur J. Hedges, Of West1eld, Mass. Rev. H. M. Yaill offlelated. The bride wore gown of colored crystal silk, trim med with duchess lace, and she carried twenty bridal roses. Miss Ella EsWalbridge, aister of the bride, was brides maid, and Edwin Hedges, cousin of the groom, was best man. The ushers were Mr.. Hedges, of Westfeld, and Emory Phelps, nephew of the bride. A very pretty feature of the occasion was two little nephews of the bride, who took po- sition in front of the bridal party, one carrying Lafrance and the other tea roses Following the ceremony and congratula- tion delightful wedding breakfast was served for forty guests. Mir. and Mrs. Hedges will reside in Westfield.
 West Stafford.
 The Ladies' Industrial Circle of the Congregational church will serve a SUD- per Tn the vestry Friday evening, Oct. 2Oth, at o'clock, followed by Colum- bian entertainment given by the young people. Admission cts; supper, 15 cts.
The Press., 1893-10-19

The following registrations have been made at the Connecticut state building at the worlds fair, Chicago, since last re- port:
 Rockville-Col. E.F.Jackson and wife, Mrs. Robert McCristie, H. E. Holtsizer, Benj. Kearn, Mrs. George Maxwell, J. Alice Maxwell, Mrs. w. H. Loomis, Mrs. H. M. Loomis.
 Andover-Erskins B. Hyde.
 Holland George P. Charter and wife, Flora P. Charter.
 South Willington-Thomas A. Gurley. EIlington-M c. Kibbe.
 Somersville-Geo.E B. Worthington.
 Stafford Springs A. Washburn, Florence B. Washburn, E. J. Sweet, Jar. wis Hatch and wife.
 Vernon-H. H. Willes.
 Hebron-A. Van Ham Dickinson.
 Gilead-Mrs. M. w. Ellis.