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iDOUBT AS TO GUILT.
Why Governor Markham COMMITTED
CONFLICTS Sentence.

Why Governor Markham COMMITTED a
Conylct's Sentence.
Governor Markham Yesterday COM
muted the sentence of Edward Stanfield,
sentenced to forty-one years imprison-
ment in the Stale Prison from Kern
County in February, 1898, for a serious
crime. BY the communication Stantield
WAS released yesterday. In granting the
commutation the Governor says
'Ihe State Board of Prison Directors
recommend that the application Tor Il
pardon De granted conditional that he
leaves the State never to return, for the
following reasons:
he defendant was tried and convicted
with one Ed \. " hite, who was sem
fenced to this prison for a term OF forty
seven years; also another person, one w.
III. Moore, Tor the same CRIME, was SEN
fenced 10 term OF torty-one years at this
prison. The case of Moore was appealed
to the Supreme Court and the Judgment
reversed. The lower court then dis
missed the case and ordered said Moore
| released. IN tho case OF White. The board
recommended that his sentence be COM
Inuied, on the petition Of the District At
tofIley and Jurors who tried the case
who stated that if they had known certain
lacts during the trial, which were alter
ward developed, the case would have
been dismissed. and that private spite
ana ill-will. and not the truth, caused his
conviction.
In this case the mother of the defend
ant, an old lady, who arrived from the
East few days ago, and who had mort
gagged her home to raise the necessary
idhds TO come here, appeared before the
Do&fd ana made Il strong plea for her son,
who Is Il cripple and unable to do manual
labor, and who stated To the board that il
ner boy was released she would take him
III charge and return To her home III
Gentry County, Mo, where she was as
sured that employment would be fur
nlshed him. The board had the prisoner
brought before them and questioned him
very closely as TO bis former life and in
their Judgment grave doubt exists as to
his guilt of this otiense. Therefore. TAX
ing all the facts and circumstances OF
these cases under consideration, the board
unanimously recommends that the pris-
oner be pardoned on the conditions above
named
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NOTICE,
Taxes Due Upon Assessments Made by the
State Board Of Equalization.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SACRAMENTO, October !

SACRAMENTO, October IL, 1894.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVI-
i sIons of an Act of the Legislature of the
State OF California entitled IAN Act in rela-
tlon to the reassessment of property the
equalization OF the same, and the collection OF
taxes thereon, in cases where a former assess
ment made since 1S79 8 is Illegal or invalid or
where the proceedings for the collection of
such taNesshave been Intellectual by reason of
error, uregUIarIty or invaidity, and such
taxes have not been paid" approved March
23, 1898, and Section 1868 of the Political
Code.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
First-Ih hat have received from the State
Board OF Equalization the duplicate Record
OF Assessment OF railways" ana TIE ''Duplf-
cate Record of AppOrtiOument OF Railway AS
sesSmentS," containing the assessments upon
the property OF each OF the following NAMED
associations or corporations as hXea by said
state Board OF Equalization, Tor the year
1886, to wit:
California Pacific Railroad Company, Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company, Northern
Railway Company, san Pablo and Tuare
Kairoad Company, and Southern Pacific
Railroad Company.
SeCond-That have also received from said
State Board of Equalization the duplicate
Record OF Assessment OF Railways ana the
duplicate Record OF AppOrtionmeut of Rail-
way Assessments" containing the assess
ments upon the property of each of the fol-
lowing named associations or corporations
as fixed by said State Board of Equalization
tor the year 1887, to wit:
California Pacific Railroad Company Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad Company, Northern
Railway Company, san Pablo ana TuIare
railroad Company, southern Pacific Railroad
Company, and South PACING Coast Railroad
Company.
The State end County taxes on all per-
sonal property ana one-halt the State and
County taxes on ali real property are now
due ana payable and viii be delinquent on
the LAST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT,
at O'Clock p. II, and unless paid to the State
Treasurer, at the Capitol, prior thereto, 5 per
cent. Will be added TO the amount thereof, and
unless so paid on or before the LAST MON
DAY IN APRIL NEXT, at o'clock p. NJ, an
additional . per cent. will be added to the
amount thereof.
Tie remaining one-half of State and County
taxes on all real property Will be due ana pay
able at any time after the FIRST MONDAY
IN JANUARY NEXT, and will be delinuuent
on the LAST MONDAY IN APRIL NEXT,
at 6 o'clock Z. NJ, and unless paid To the State
Treasurer, at the Capitol prior thereto, per
cent. Will be added TO the amount thereof
4. L. COLGAN,
o11-2W State controller
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

n. Greene Curtis is very i'll at his
home in this city.
Miss Estee of San Francisco is a guest
at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. Ellis Of the Woodland Mail was
In the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Noble of Portland.
Or, are at the Capital Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lemon of Santa
Rosa are stopping at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. Sol Runyon and Miss Ora Run-
yon OF CORTLAND are guests at the Capital
Hotel.
Morris M. Estee, Republican candi
date for Governor was in the citv YES
terday.
Misses Maggie and Lola Hart of COL
lege city, Coiusa County, are the guests
OF their brother, Senator e. C. Hart.
DIR. d. b. Baker has gone TO San Fran
cisco to attend the Dental College for
the purpose of taking the final course.
Thomas +. Cosgrave, editor of the Ma
dera Mercury and his bride, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Cosgrave in this city.
Frank Nichols, Mrs. J. II. Thomas
and Mrs. Annie Markham of Coloma are
visiting Mrs. ID. Mason, at 1908 G street.
1hey are attending the Grand Cbapter
now in session in this city.
Mrs. NJ. B. Searles OF San Francisco
Associate Grand MatrOn of the Order Of
the Eastern Star, is attending the Grand
Chapter, now in session here. She is the
guest OF her cousins, Mrs. Bell and Mrs
Egan, 1871 \ street.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel Yesterday:
L. 7. Farmer and daughter, Tudor: \
ii. Wilbur, \ uba City; Mrs. John Ould
jackson; Mrs. Fanny Ward Miller
bakersfield; Mrs. Lula Newman. Mrs
Matte NJ. Schulz, Portervile; J. Rosen-
crantz, San Francisco; Mrs. Sol Runyon.
Miss ORC Runyon, Courtland; n. Harri-
son, Stockton; j. b. Gates. St. Louis: r.
h. Nobel and wife, Z. j. McEnernev.
Portland; ii. c. Ward, San Francisco.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: Z. c. Bush, Visalia; C. Hapgood
and wife, Mrs. NJ. b. Coombs, Mrs. 6. J.
Rlpley, Marysville; Miss Littleiohn.
4uba City; c. NJ. Henderson, Miss L. j.
Dickerson, Leonard Robinson, C. II.
Gray, New York; c. g. Warren and wife,
Chico; Mrs. E. Newman, Mrs. II. G..
Miller, bakersfield; f. Nj. Miller, Fresno;
Mrs. }. n. Young, Miss Ii. Severing,
Mrs. S. j. Merwin, Alameda; Miller
Stewart, Kentucky; Allen B. Lennon
and wife, Santa Rosa; Mrs. a. NJ. Elliot,
Miss Jennie Naismith, James B. Merritt
and wife, Mrs. j. n. Kercheval, Mrs. w.
L. Hamilton, Oakland; j. H. Steres and
wife. ST. Helena; Mrs. Lucy Barker,
Mrs. ). A. Barker, Mrs. j. L. Rucker,
San Jose; Mrs. DR.. Morey, Mrs. T. B.
Beal, Gilroy; Mrs. j. S. Jones, Mrs. C. B.
clark, Reedley; Mrs. Mary Bell, Shasta;
NJ. }. Wright and wife, Visalia; e. S.
torrance: San Diego: Irving Lockwood,
=. w. Van Slyke, l.. NJ. Johnson, l..
Burr, Jr., F. h. Green, f. c. Morrison,
Irene Hackett, A. L. Reed, E. w. Willis.
George A. Brown, Miss Estee, T. d.
Warwick, San Francisco,
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were appropriate emblems, that of Esther
being surmounted by beautiful white
floral crown.
ne banquet hall was handsomely dec
GRATED with flowers and plants. and the
tanles were set in the form of five
pointed star, each point bearing a bou-
quet OF flowers of the appropriate color,
ana .l tne Viands were of quality to tempt
the most fastidious appetite. Four smaller
tables were also spread, and so great was
the attendance that they were nearly
nlled the third time. The ladies of Naomi
deserved and received many compli-
ments for the manner in which the even
lng.s programme was conceived and car
RED out. After the guests had satisfied
thelr appetites, speeches were made by
the Worthy Grand Matron, Grand Matron
and others.
morning and afternoon session of the
Grand Chapter will be held to-day, and
IN the evening the Grand Chapter will
eXempllfy the work and Naomi Chapter
Will give another entertainment.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

The Juniors Hold the Opening Session
OF the Convention.
The first session of the Young Peo-
ple's Society Christian Endeavor Con-
vention was held last night in the Con-
gregational Church.
1t was Junior night, and the pro-
gramme was an interesting one, the jun
lors being out in full force, and they did
themselves a full measure of credit.
Miss Minnie Stevenson was on the pro-
gramine as leader, but was unable to be
present, and her place was filled at short
notlce by Miss Sadie Griffin, who filled
1t most acceptabIy.
The programme as published in yes
terday's issue OF this paper was rendered,
with the exception OF the duet and chorus
OF the Marguerite Mission society, and
the addition of a Christian Endeavor
March song, Look Up, Lift Up" by
John Z. Nalling, with words by Rev.
w. ). HoskInsOn.
a beautiful banner was presented to
the Oak Park society, the youngest one
Instituted III the county, for the largest
percentage OF attendance at the conVen-
ton, there being twenty out of the
| twenty-one members present. Where all
ala so we'll comparisons would be InVidi-
Gus, and it was evident throughout that
| trained, but were actuated by zeal and
self-torgettulnesS that must attain good
results III the future.
To-DAY'S SESSION.
The last session of the convention will
be held at the Congregational Church
this evening. Some of Sacramento's 8
most talented young people are to assist
III rendering the senior programme. The
church will be beautifully decorated for
a nG.fSN nd Il
been prepared.
Song service, conducted by w. II.
Gibson; sentence prayers; one-minute
! reports by local Secretaries-M NJ. }.
McCaw, Secretary SiXth-street Presby-
terian Society; Miss l.. Knight, Secretary
Lutheran Society; Mr.. Mason, Secretary
Oak Park Society; Miss Bessie Adams.
Secretary Christian Society; Miss e..
Rogers, Secretary Congregational Society;
discussion on Social Committee work,
led by Miss Il. NJ. Connolly; open discus
sion; discussion on Prayer Meeting Com
mittee work, led by W. e. McMillin;
open discussion; Y. p. S. G. Z. chorus
by the choir, Look Up, Lift Up" words
by Rev. Hoskinson, music by J. Wal
ling; paper, Christian Citizenship" :"
I. ). Southwick, President Los Angeles
City Union; solo, Miss Stella NJ. Cady;
address, Forward Movement for En-
| deavors," Miss NJ. l.. Berry, Pacific
| Coast Secretary Christian Endeavor Mis-
sionary Movement; question box, con-
Quoted by Moore Hesketh; paper, Miss
Bessie Murdock. Colusa; quartet, Misses
E. DeMerritt and f. NJ. Zimmerman,
! Messrs. w. II. Gibson and L. T. Wander
cook; contribution; talk, The Bible'
Howard ). McIntire; sermon, 1.-The Bible
the Only Sure Guide OF Lite," Rev A. b.
Banks; solo, 1.-The Wanderers Prayer
Miss j. NJ. MOyle, violin obligato; conse-
Grafton, conducted by the leader, w. w.
Milne; MiZpah.
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AMUSBMENTS

There was another good house at the
Clunie last night to see Kidnapped"
played. The abduction scene, wherein a
hack is driven upon the stage; the arrest.
when police patrol wagon thunders
across the boards; the great bridge scene
and the fire scene, are thrilling, admir-
ably managed and draw out tumultuous
applause. The same play again to- night.
The sale of seats for the concert to-
morrow night goes on we'll at PurnelPs
book store. The desire is that the patron
age shall warrant further effort to bring
superior talent here in a series of select
concerts this winter.
The record-union., 1894-10-17

An Ample Fund of Pleasure and Health
May be derived from an ocean voyage and
foreign travel. But before one gets ones
sea legs" on, as the sailor says, the
abominable qualms, begotten of sea sick.
ness, have usually to be gotten over.
Delicate people suffer, OF course, more
than the robust from this ailment, but
few sea travellers escape it. Against the
trlghtful nausea it produces. Hostetter's s
Stomach Bitters is reliable defense, and
is so esteemed by tourists, commercial
travellers, yachtsmen and mariners. An
aIlment akin to sea sickness often aff1icts
land travellers with weak stomachs. This
is often brought on by the jarring of a
railway train. Disquietude in the gastric
region from this cause is always remedied
by the Bitters, which also prevents and
cures chills and fever, rheumatism, nerv-
Gus and kidney trouble, constipation and
biliousness.
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REPUBLICAN MEETINGS
Millard and Knight to Speak Here on
Thursday.

Tomorrow night, at Turner Hall,
Spencer G., Millard, Republican NOM
lnee for Lieutenant-Governor. and George
a. Knight Will address tile public on the
political Issues of the day.
Mr.. Millard has been making a vigor-
Gus canvass throughout the State, and
everywhere his meetings have been
largely attended.
George y. Knight is known as one of
the most powerful and eloquent speakers
on the coast. There should be large
turnout of citizens to listen to two such
talented men.
There will be Republican mass meet
ing at twentieth and . streets this even
ing, at which addresses will be delivered
py Charles 1. Jones, +. ID. Ryan. and
l.. L. Hatfield.
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Prohibition Meetino.

Henry French, the Prohibition nomi-
nee for Governor, and c. II. Dunn, the
nominee for Lieutenant Governor, are
announced to speak this evening at
Pythian Hall
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says He Was Robbed.

a man named Shain went to the Po-
lice Station after midnight last night and
said he was thrown down on Fifth street.
by two men, aud robbed of his watch.
His condition was such that a lO-year-
old ''kid" could have robbed him.
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Commissioner of Da.ds

Governor Mark ham has appointed and
commissioned William B. Adams Com
missioner OF Deeds, to reside at Savan-
nah, Ga.
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Grantnd q niunrna

Superior Judge Catlin yesterday
granted Catherine Steffano divorce from
Nicholas Stetfano, on the ground of
cruelty
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Bids Wanted.

The City Trustees advertise for bids for
the construction of new hose wagon
and for horse for the fire department.
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Fifteen carloads of raisins and grapes
and several carloads OF wine aud hops
went East yesterday from here.
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Jersey ribbed ankle length and perfect in shape
ST 25 the Suit.
Cotton and Wool Union Suits high neck long sleeves,
ankle length in both natural and white at
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Ladies YpsiIanti Cashmere Union Suits in high neck
and long and short sleeves ankle length coOrs black
natural and white; perfect fitting
Price, S. the Suit
Ladies Silk and Wool and Pure Silk Union Suits can
be had i'll either long snort sleeves knee or ankle
length They in black pink light blue and range
in price from SO so to SIS.
ChiIdren's Union Suits i'll both cotton and WOOL in
all sizes They range in price from
75c TO So the Suit
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The Juniors Hold the Opening Session
of the Convention
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01
Champ Clark ut canton,

CANTON, Mo-, October 3d.
Champ Clark to- night completed s
series of speeches IN the First Con-
gressional District. He spoke yes
terday to a large and appreciative
audience at Kahoka. This alter
noon he addressed a large and en-.
thusiastic meeting at Monticello
and this evening he held forth in
the new opera house in this place.
MIR. Clark has pleased the people by
his blunt, quaint style, and his
speeches will have marked effect
upon those who have heard him.
His declaration in favor of a West.
ern man for the Presidency met a
hearty response and his account of
the fight made by Western Demo
cratic representatives for the restor-
alton OF silver to its former position
and for free trade proved entirely
satisfactory to his Democratic and
Populistic hearers. His audience
at Monticello contained many Pop
ulists, and many Of them admitted
that he had left them nothing to
stand upon. His speeches will tell
for good at the approaching election.
of this district are confs
expecting an increased mE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01
SINCE Henry T. Burckhartt tool

SINCE Henry T. Burckhartt took
charge of the Windsor (Mo.) Re-
view, Windsor has received q large
amount of substantial advertising
throughout the country. You don't
hear the question asked now,
"Where is Windsor, anyway" The
Review is one of Missouri's most
>ssRrising and substantial papers
alad to know it is ar
ranging TO pqbfrs-Iarge souveni,
edition during the holiaa,. Th;,
edition should receive the coro,,
patronage of the people of Windsor
and the surrounding country. The
Review works in and out of season
to advertise Windsor and Windsor
should show its appreciation. Such
an edition as the Review contem.
plates will be worth thousands OF
dollars to that town and county.
While the management, of course,
does not expect to reap a rich re.
ward from this publication, working
more with an eye to making a repu-
tation for his paper and his town
and county, at the same time those
who are benefited should show their
appreciation by a liberal and sub
stantial patronage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01

The following from the Nevads
(Mo.3 Post expresses the situation
to a large extent throughout the en-.
tire state: Democrats of this city
and county are not INDUCING in any
loud Boosting or political pyrotech.
mics, but are making an effective can
vass just the same. The Democratic
ticket represents Democratic princi-
Piles and policies, and upon these
broad grounds faith is based on the
Democrats coming out and scoring q
handsome msiority. There may be
a few disappointed ones, a few
deserters, but the rank and file of
the Democracy of Vernon county
can be depended upon not to desert
Democratic convictions and princi-
pies for purely personal reasons.
Better lay aside personal matters
than your political principles. It
means more to yourself and your
fellow citizens.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01
The Face at the Transom
From the washington Post.

81 had an experience in Troy the
other night said Mr.. Charles p.
Treadway THAT was rather exciting.
I had made some big collections up
the river during the day and it was
after midnight when | pulled into
Troy for the night. Istruek a dingy
old hotel but | was tired, and SO
concluded to chance it without go
ing far from the depot, as | was to
take ar early train the next morn
ing. As soon as | reached my room
| locked the door and concluded to
run over my cash before going to
bed. found | had over $4,000. |
was in the act OF rolling the green
backs up when | CHANGED to glance
at the transom.
"My heart stood still. Some one
was Wathching me counting the
money. The hall was dark and the
hotel was silent as death. For a
moment | was undecided what to do.
My heart was humping against my
ribs like 4 sledge hammer. | busted
myself with the bills until | could
collect my thoughts and decided on
a course of action. Without raising
my head, | turned my eyes toward
the transom. This time no face was
visible. l quietly drew my revolver
from my hip pocket aud slipped The
bills into its place, and then once
more raised my head and SQUARED.
faced the transom, which was turnes
at an angle of about forty-fivs de
grees.
1.-The face vas again there-peer
ing directly at me. There could b
no mistake about it-some one ha'
followed me, watched me count tn
j money, end was about to rob, pei
haps murder me in my sleep. wa
just in the act of raising my reyolve
and discharging it when | discovere
that it was my own face reflected i
{ the ransom, which was turned iu!
y at the right pitch to catch a ray frol
an arc light outside my window, AN
thus, with a black background form
ed a very good mirror"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01

The Globe Democrat says: The
Republican party was beaten be-
cause it had taken a wrong position
on some of the leading questions of
national concern. It was wrong on
the federal election matter; it was
emphatically and fatally wrong on
the tariff. The passage G. the Nc
Kinley law in 1890 was the greatest
blunder committed by any party
since the Democratic crime of seces-
sion. This thing called Mckinley
ism-this advance of duties on ar
ticles which have been on the duti
able list for from third of a century
to a century-has been condemned
finally and eternally by the people.
If the Republican party is to win
any victories in the future, it must
drop McKinleyism Immediately and
permanently and send all the mel
who cling to it to the rear.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01
We hear a good deal of talk abou

WI hear a good deal of talk abou,
the Wilson bill in connection with
the sugar trust and it is claimed by
some Republican politicians that
sugar is higher now than under the
Mckinley law. This is not true and
the following from the Fulton Sun
is in point:
We ask every man who wishes to
know the truth to ask his grocery
merchant whether sugar is cheaper
than 1t was a year ago and if 1t is
cheaper to day than it was August
2Sth, the day the new tariff bill took
effect and the Mckinley bill was re-
pealed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-11-01
LEWIS q co.

who are in the grain and provis-
ION commission business, both In Chi
cago and st. Louis. have opened an
Office under the Ringo House, just
opposite the telegraph Office. They
buy or sell pork from so barrels up 70
any amount. Grain from LOCO bushels
up to any amount. Margin on
pork, 20 cents per barrel; on
grain, l cent per bushel. COM
mission on pork, 5 cents PEI barrei
on grain, one-eighth of one
per cent per bushel. Quotations re
ceived by wire every five minutes,
W. l.. REYNOLDS can be found at TIM
office from s o.. m. till 5 p. m., Wht
viii receive orders and see that they
are promptly executed. Reference
ST. Louis National Bank.