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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-05-04
bottle of wine, but it was innocent of

bottle of wine, but it was innocent of
ice, as neither love, money nor tears will
make those beautiful Britishers give
you any ice with your drinks. I don't
want to eyer hear again Of European
cheap living. It's a myth. can live
better in this country on less money
and have a ton of ice a day if | want
it gratis. You may be able to live over
there on a little money, but a mar can
exist very clleapiy i'll China if he will
limit himself to rice. '-Memphis Com
Herclal.
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Gbibo0aux 5fntinfl.
HE WISHED HIMSELF A DOG.

81 wish l was a dog" he said,
With evident disgust,
And savagely his elinching fists
Into his pockets thrust.
His wife bestowed her tcnderest care
Upon her purpy. Tim,
But not Il kindly WORD or look
Would She accord Ia lin.
The gravcst error she commits -
Of all her married i,ir
Whocasts aside as mo account"
The duties IL Il Wife.
I've seen it frequently n.ysc!e
And never Will forget. #
Size frownel and :cowled upou he
''Luh,"
But smiled upon leT pet.
! do rot wonder t,at q nan
IN s,cE domestic bog,
VII Si:.h into the deepest wee
Ana wish himself !. t,sE.
II | had such ii wife u that,
On sweet revenge Id itasf.
ID make kc" square!y tee the mark
And Kill l.. rarn;.l beast.
-c,cbraska Journal.
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Act In the Present.

Don't keep alabaster boxes of love and
sympathy to break over cotfins. Living
Is none too sweet at best, and flowers
on the coffin cast no backward fra
GRANGE.
What do the dead care fer the tender ticker,
love, the praise, the floral offering?
But living, palpitating hearts are broken
For the want OF Just these things.
Selected.
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Teapots We're the invention of either
the Indians or the Chinese and are of
uncertain antiquity. They came to Eu-
rope with tea in 1910.
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Rockers.

Rocking chairs of the styles prevailing
nowadays are believed to have been in
vented in the present century. They are
mentioned by Venerable Bcde: 1.-The wo-
men now are sc luxurious that they do
have chairs with wooden circles on the
legs and which sway back and forth il
such sort that it maketh one sick to be-
held them"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
SANTA BARBARA BLAZE,
Albert Clark's Enterprise Laun-
dry Wiped Out by a
Conflagration.
The Proprietor Receives Serious
Burns-A Fishing-Sloop Wrecked
on the Beach.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, May o.
Albert Clark's Enterprise laundry, near
the corner of Guitterez and Rancheria
streets, burned down at o'clock this
afternoon with all contents, including a
large amount of clothing belonging to
Santa Barbara citizens. The fire was
caused by the explosion of can of gasoline
being poured into an empty stove in the
ironing-room, in close proximity to one in
which there was a fire.
All the employees escaped without in
jury, with the exception of Mr.. Clark.
who was filling the stove, and was badly
burned about the wrists, and possibly in
hailed the flames. When he dashed from
the burning building he was wrapped in
flames. His life was saved only by his
own GOODNESS and the brave efforts of
Ernest Goland, who succeeded in smother
ing the flames with wooden garments.
The loss is estimated at about $1,000. with
no insurance.
By curious coincidence, Mr.. Rose of
the San Francisco Fire Alarm Company
was consulting with Mr.. Woodbridge, late
superintendent of the telephone service
here, concerning the introduction of the
fire alarm service in Santa Barbara at the
time the alarm sounded.
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ARRITES At PORT TOWNSEND.
The Al6atross AtUditfng Final Orders
Before Proceedin1 North.

The AtbGtross 4tUdftfng Final Orders
Before Proceeding North.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, May 2s.-
The United States fish commission
steamer Albatross, Lieutenant Comman-
der Drake, arrived this evening and will
await final instructions from the Treasury
Department to Captain Hooper before
proceeding north to join the Bering Sea
patrol, upon which it has been specially
detailed, owing to the officers familiarity
with the Alaska coast, secured through ex-
tensive cruising in that section in the in
terest of science in past years.
Aboard the Albatross are Professors True
and Prentiss, representatives of the Smith
sonian Institution, who are going north to
study the habits of seals while breeding
and collect some of the curious mammals
which abound in that country. Other
passengers aboard are Professors Towns
end, Alexander and Miller of the United
States Fish Commission, detailed to make
an inspection of cod and other fishing in
dustries, upon which will be based the
anticipated concerted protection to be ex-
tended next season. The Albatross will
sail Thursday morning.
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NATIONAL BANK ASSESSMENTS.
Il Question That Is Troubling the Board
of E0nnIizUfi01l,


SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 28.-The
State Board of Equalization, now in ses-
sion in this city, devoted much time to-
day to the consideration of communica-
tions from county assessors, asking
whether they should act under the opin-
ion of Attorney General Fitzgerald to the
effect that certain proportion of the
stock of National banks should be as
Sc ssed.
Deputy Attorney-General Post was pres
ent and was asked to give a supplement
tary opinion. He replied that the office
could not give any opinion in the absence
of the Attorney General, and gave the
board Judge Fitzgerald's San Francisco
address.
Morehouse of the board said that the
board had always held that shares of Ma
tional bank stock are not assessable, be-
cause the stock represents property which
is already assessed, and to place it on the
assessment roll would be double taxation.
This position is based on section 36OS OF
the Political Code.
The secretary read the opinion of the
Attorney-General. The gist of it is to the
effect that the laws of the United States
require at least one-third of the capital
to be invested in United States bonds, de-
posted with the Treasurer of the United
States, and as the capital stock so depos-
tied Is especially exempted from taxation
the reasons given in section 1908 are not to
be invoked in favor of, at least, so much
of the stock of the National banks as is
invested in United States bonds.
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HAPPENINGS At SAN JOSE,
st. Clair, the Slayer Of Mate
Fitzgerald, Again Re-
prieVed.
Heavy Shipments Of Cherries to the
East-Two Decisions Involving
Large Amounts.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 2s.-Thomas ST.
Clair, who was to be hanged at San Quen-
tin Friday for the murder of Mate Fitz-
gerald of the bark Hesper, has again been
granted reprieve. To-day he was to have
been taken to San Quentin, and two
United States marshals, the Harrises, had
him on the train for San Francisco when
they were notified that he had been re-
prieved.
The two deputy marshals arrived from
San Francisco this morning and started to
return on the II o'clock train with St.
Clair. A few minutes after they left,
Sheriff Lyndon received telephone
message. from Marshal Baldwin to hold
the prisoner, as he had been reprieved.
Sheriff Lyndon rushed to the depot, but
the train was pulling out, and he caught
the last coach. ST. Clair was taken from
the train at College Park and brought
back on the 12:40 train.
A telegram was received this afternoon
stating that st. CLAIR was reprieved until
October Is. The death watch has been re-
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HE HAD BEEN CREMATED
1t is Thought the Unfortunate
Was the Victim of a
Murderer.
HELD A LIFE IN HIS HANDS.
Calmont Had Taken the Ante-Mor-
tenn Statement of the Man
Slain by Will Taber.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, May 2S.-
The bones of Joseph Calmont lie among
the embers OF his cabin in Caion Canyon,
eighteen miles north of here, the flesh
burned from them and naught to ex-
plain the mystery of his death. 1t seems
probable that he was the victim of a MUIR
derer.
Calmont was Frenchman aged 81 years,
dissipated man who worked at odd jobs
and spent all his money for liquor. He
was missed from his customary haunts
yesterday, and a neighbor going to his
cabin on the edge of the mountains dis
covered the shack in ashes and the sup
posed bones of its occupant in the ashes.
Calmont had talked of suicide Sunday, but
it is beyond belief that he should have
chosen self-cremation. A theory generally
accepted is that he was murdered.
Calmont was the principal witness in
murder case soon to be tried in this city.
In quarrel about three months ago near
Calmont's ranch Will Taber shot James
Medlin, shattering the latter's arm with
charge from his shotgun. Medlin died q
few hours later. Calmont watched by his
side as Medlin's life slowly ebbed out and
received from Medlin his ante-mortem
statement. Calmopt being oftentimes
heavy with liquor his destruction and the
burning of his cabin, which stood in a
thicket quarter of a mile from any other
habitation, were easy of accomplishment,
with scarcely one chance in thousand of
detection.
Another theory is that of murder for
money. Calmont had honest cad which
he sold recently, receiving part payment
in coin, the balance to be paid when the
papers were perfected. If robbery were the
primary and incendiarism and murderthe
secondary motive each would have been
comparatively safe from observation.
Acting Coroner Soule, accompanied by
the sheriff and District Attorney, went to
the scene and held an inquest. The Cor
oner's jury returned a verdict of suicide.
1t happened that while the heart was
cooked by the heat, its contour was not
destroyed, and examination showed bull
let hole through it. Among the ruins was
found the barrel of rifle containing a
cartridge which had been exploded. The
jury accepted the theory that Calmont set
fire TO the cabin and then killed himself or
that the powder set fire to his clothing,
which communicated to the bedding and
thence to the cabin.
Speaking to CALL correspondent, one of
the lurymen said that while he was NOR
ally satisfied that Calmont did not take his
own life, no evidence developed to estab-
lish any other theory, and there was moth
ing left to do but bring in a verdict of
suicide.
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The next view was picture of fat car
laden with students, commemorative of
an incident of student lawlessness during
the first year. 1t was followed by group
of Roble girls, caught in the act of drying
their hair; the audience sang, "Her
Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her
Back"
The venerable George Anderson, the
gruff but kind-hearted ianitor of the
Encina Hall, frightened some of the
freshmen by his sudden appearance upon
the canvas, accompanied by the ''Bogie
Man." characteristically behind time.
Kennedy, the Varsity fullback, was too
late to appear with the other football
heroes. He came next on the canvas and
the audience sang "Kennedy Kicked the
Goal" Kennedy has played fullback dur
ing the past three years and will leave q
vacancy on the '95 team which Captain
Cochran will find difficulty in filing.
Five portraits followed in order-Presi.
dent Jordan, Mrs. Stanford, Timothy Hop
kins, Senator Stanford and Leland Stan
ford Jr. Another series of university views
was accompanied by "Auld Lang Syne,' u
followed by the concluding piece-the
simple "Vale! '95!"-singing "Home,
Sweet Home"
At the conclusion of the programme the
pioneer class assembled in a long donble
column headed by President Langford and
thus in body, each member carrying a
cardinal lantern, the class marched to and
through every building on the campus,
making unique farewell ceremony.
The final event of the week, commence
ment proper, will take place Wednesday
morning in the gymnasium. The address
will be delivered by DR.. Stillman, vice
president of the university. One hundred
and sixty nine students receive the degree
of A r
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HoPVINES DESTROYED.
Mendocino County Growers
Combating the Ravages
of Strange Pest.
sELF-MURDER AT GUADALUPE.
Death of Famous Puyallup Chief
tain-Eastern Editors Enter
tained at Tacoma.

FRESNO, CAL, May 28.-The discovery
that Fresno's jail now holds scion of
noble blood was made this afternoon by
Professor W. S. Sanders, the famous forger
now in jail here. Yesterday afternoon John
McAllister was convicted on the charge of
having stolen watch and some clothing
from farm house in the southern part of
this county. This morning he was taken
before Judge Risley of the Superior Court
to receive sentence. When asked if he
had anything to say, McAllister electrified
the Judge, lawyers and spectators by MAX
ing most eloquent plea for mercy. The
speech was one of the best ever heard in
the courthouse here. Judge Risley was
much affected, and fixed the term of i'm
prisonment at one year, the shortest time
allowed by law. McAllister is a young
man of fine presence and shows considera-
bic culture. When he was taken back to
jail Professor Sanders, who is waiting here
the result of an appeal to the Supreme
Court from his sentence of fifteen years
imprisonment, questioned the young Eng
ishman, who finally admitted that he is
the son OF an English nobleman. He
would not give his true name for fear that
his parents would hear of his disgrace
He has been in this country about six
years. For some time he superintended a
ranch in the southern part of county, but
finally was discharged
The young man told Professor Sanders
that he took the watch and clothing while
so sick that he was not fully aware of what
he was doing. He will serve his term out
at Folsom, and by good behavior can re-
duce it to ten months. He feels his dis
ora 20 Laa0Iu
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INCREASE OF SHIPMENTS.
Secenteen Carloads of CHERRIES Sent to
Eastern Markets.

Secenteen Carloads of CHERRIES Sent to
Eastern Markets.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May 2S.-The over
land shipments for the past week footed
up 1,077, $50 pounds, against 1884, $40 pounds
during the corresponding week in 1894, an
increase of 313,340 pounds. The cherry
shipments commenced last week, seven
teen cars, or 421, 565 pounds, going East.
This is big increase over the same week
in previous years. During the week end
ing May 26, 1894, but one car was shipped; !;
in 1893 the first cherry shipments were
made during the first week of June, and
in the last week in May 1892, three cars
were shipped.
The cherry crop this year is about ten
days ahead of the past three seasons, and
a few warm days will cause the shipments
to increase to five or six cars per day. Care
full estimates place this seasons crop at
not to exceed 60 per cent of last years
crop. The cherry shipments last year
amounted to 4,181, $40 pounds, two weeks
being lost on account of the strike In
1893 the shipments were 2,279,305 pounds,
while in 1892 they amounted to less than
1,000, 900 pounds.
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TO LESSEN EXPENSE.
Formation of a State
Bureau of Statistics
Urged.
REPORT OF FITZGERALD.
The Attention of the Governor
Called to Unnecessary
Payrolis.
REPORT OF FITZGERALD.
CHINESE DOING MUCH WORK.
Rumored Employment Of Celestials
to Be Investigated by the
Labor Commissioner.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 2S.-Labor
Commissioner Fitzgerald called upon Gov
ernor Budd this afternoon and presented
report calling the Governors attention
to the overlapping of the work of the vari-
Gus State committees, whereby they un-
necessarily duplicate much of the labor
and cause unnecessary expense to the
State. Among other thing the report says
AS all commissions are required to furnish
statistical reports, the work must necessarily
be conflicting, contradictory, overlapping and
duplicated, involving an extra expense upon
the State for printing in tabulated and other
forms the result of the years work taken at
haphazard, and not confined to the absolute
territory of the commission, which should han
die particular subject and furnish to other
commissions the data which might be required
and more properly belongs to them.
The report suggests that the executive
could issue a call to all chiefs of bureaus
and organize a board of supervisors of
statistics, to meet monthly, who should
have general supervision of the collection
of statistics. Any department contem-
plating an investigation of any particular
subject should first report the same to the
board, which would then determine to
signed. Upon presentation to the board
of the completed work it should be simpli-
fed and abridged, and any matters ger
name to the work of some other depart
ment should be given over to the depart
ment to which it belongs.
Commissioner Fitzgerald informed the
Governor also that 25O destitute people
were living on ''the dumps" at the foot of
seventh street, San Francisco. They had
until recently eked out miserable exist
ence by gathering bones, rags, scrap iron,
tin and other junk and selling it. But
even this scanty means OF gaining liveli-
hood has been taken away by the keeper
of the dumps, who has let out the privi-
lege OF junk gathering to Italian scaven-
gers. The wretched people who are living
in the dumps house themselves in old gas
mains, water-p pipes and in huts made of
mats.
Mr.. Fitzgerald informed an Associated
Press reporter this morning that he under
stood that Horticultural Commissioner
Hatch and more than one member of
other commissions were the employers of
hundreds of Japanese and Chinese. He
proposed to look into the matter and to
offer to supply all the white labor wanted
as soon as he establishes free employ
ment and registration bureau next
week. He will be able to supply vine
yardists, Orchardists and others with
gangs of men from two up to 1000.
The Labor ommissioner informed the
Governor that there are at present not less
than L., 600 unemployed men in San Fran
CISCO
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airs were followed by the grand overture
from "Tannhauser" and Donigan's COM
position, Remembrance of the Midway"
the latter illustrated by familiar scenes
from the Plaisance.
For the fifth promenade the orchestra
played the "American PATROL and Saint
Saens' LA Danse Macabre" dance of
Death), illustrating the former with views
of the Civil War. The intermezzo, "Caval-
leria Rusticana," first number of the sixth
promenade, was followed by the stamford
Medley" the feature OF the evening, a
series of campus scenes, prominent
students and university characters. The
performance aroused every spark of en-
thusiasm in the student body audience.
The views OF different buildings were ac-
companied by the entire audience singing
"Hail, Stanford, Hail."
The picture of the first football team
came next. followed by pictures of differ
ent players. The appearance of the ath-
leticl heroes upon the canvas was greeted
with prolonged cheering, and the singing
of familiar football songs.
Clemans, captain of the team in 1892, de-
served the distinction OF being the first to
appear. He was instrumental in develop
ing Stanfords S football material, and con-
tributed largely to Stanford's unbroken
supremacy on the oval. Clemans gradu-
ated in 1893, and is accounted the greatest
halfback on the coast
Paul Downing, captain in 1894, came
next. He has played on the Varsity four
years, and in as many different positions,
as guard, half-back, center and tackle.
Hazard and Harrelson, the big center
rush and the little quarterback, known as
Big Bill and Little Bill, were received with
laughter and applause. Both men played
in the '94 team.
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EASTER, Editors Ytstt raco,ua.

TACOMA, WASH, May pa party of
Eastern editors arrived here this afternoon
They will remain until tomorrow and
then leave down the sound and return
home via the Canadian Pacific. They are
combining an investigation of the re-
sources of the Northwest with pleasure
trip. The party comprises: William
Penn Nixon, DR.. o. w. Nixon and Mrs.
and Miss X. Nixon of the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, Hon. David Ward of the Farmers
Voice, Chicago; Hon. and Mrs. John B.
Conner of the Indiana Farmer, Indian
apolis; G. W. Powell of the Indianapolis
Daily News; G. w. Longman of the Rural
World, st. Louis; w. II. Lawrence of the
Ohio Farmer, Cleveland. They have a
special car.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
ALL SANTA CRUZ VOTING,
Interest in the Contest for the
Carnival Crown Grows
Intense.
Miss Anita Gonzales Leads by &
Handsome Plurality-Choos
Maids of Honor.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 2S.-As the
carnival season approaches, interest in the
contest of Santa Cruz beauties who aspire
to reign as Queen grows intense.
Ballots are pouring in thick and fast.
Miss Anita Gonzales now leads by hand
some plurality, but until the final count is
made no one can tell who the fortunate
one will be. The count tonight showed
the following result:
Miss Anita Gonzales, 1867.
Miss Maud Holman, 576.
Miss Mary Burke, 524.
Miss Bessie Haslam. 160.
For maids of honor-Miss Marian Peck,
776.
Miss Josie Turcot, 543.
Miss Jennie Hughes, 30s.
Miss Edith Pixley. 257.
Miss Rose Mulhern. 2l5.
Miss Minnie Cope, 1888.
Miss Anna Linscott, 1873.
Miss Mabel Chace, $50.
Miss Hedwig Buss, 1853.
The Santa Cruz Electric Railway, the
terminus of which is at the lighthouses, is
to be extended before the carnival to the
mouth of the river. A force of men will
soon be at work putting up wires and poles
and laying the track. This will not only
be great convenience to the townspeople,
but also to the residents of East Cliff, AL
hambra and Seabright who may cross the
river on the foot bridge and then take the
cars for Santa Cruz.
The work on the beautiful arch to be
erected at the corner of Laurel street and
Pacific avenue was commenced to-day. 1t
will be of redwood and the pillars are to
represent this native tree, large quantity
of the bark being used.
The work on the dam is being pushed
rapidly, and tomorrow morning the sacks
which have been filed with sand will be
placed in the river.
A force of men is at work at the Athletic
Park at Vue de PEau making the track
ready for the bicycle meet during the
carnival. The following prizes have been
arranged for the bicycle contests:
One mile-First prize, 500; second, $40.
One mile-First prize, $50; second $35.
Two miles, class A-Fifst prize, $780, second,
$35; third, $40.
Two miles, class B-First prize, Sl25; second
$50; third, $25.
Half mile-First prize, $7o; second, $40;
third, $25.
Total first prizes, $500; second, $40; third
$50.
All persons wishing to enter decorated
floats or boats to be on the river during the
carnival have to submit their design to the
artistic committee, together with state
ment as to how many persons can be
seated in the boat. They will then receive
ticket, which will entitle them to the
privileges of the river during the carnival.
it being understood that they shall take
no passengers for money.
One of the small country school districts
in part of the county too distant to take
part in the carnival sent as their contribu-
ton money-order for $5, and vote of
thanks was sent them by the executive
committee.
The ladies' auxiliary at Watsonville held
an enthusiastic meeting yesterday, and
several new names were proposed for
maids of honor.