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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-06-02
Local MISCELLANY.

For the remainder
the season
there
will be n reduction
in the price
Hammocks
Beard's.
A few 30 cent ones
The record-union., 1896-07-13
DOESN'T LIKE THEM.
A Woman Who Objects to Having
Chinese NeighbOrs.

Early yesterday morning word was
sent to police headquarters that crazy
woman was creating a disturbance in
the alley between G. and Fl, Sixth and
Seventh streets, and Officers Hardy and
Higgins answered the call.
But the woman didn't look crazy and
acted anything but crazy, according to
the officers She stood inside her house
and simply and calmly told the police
men to keep out. They had no warrant
and kept out accordingly, and reported
at headquarters how matters stood.
1t was then that a foreman Of the
cannery near the home of Mary Ayassi
such being the woman's name-who
rant for her arrest, charging her with
having disturbed the peace, and Hig-
gins returned, accompanied this time
by Officer Douglas, and they were for
tunate enough to arrest the woman
before she had time to object.
At the station she said she had just
cause for what she did It was desired.
she said, to get her out of the house
she occupied, and in order to do SO
shanties were being built in the back
yard for the accommodation of a num-
ber of Chinese employed in the can
merry To this course she objected. but
no account being taken of her protest.
she took an AK and deliberately made
kindling wood out of the proposed
Chinese quarters.
She will be arraigned before Judge
Davis this morning
The record-union., 1896-07-13
BEAUTY CONTEST.
A Sacramento Girl Being Voted for in
the French Capital.

Advices from Paris state that
beauty contest is on in that city, and
that the contestants are Cleo de Merode.
Wanda de Boncza, Sibyl Sanderson and
Otero All of these ladies are briefly
described, and here is what is said Of
Miss Sanderson. who is a native daugh-
ter Of Sacramento:
THE American, Sibyl Sanderson
comes next by the judgment Of popular
suffrage. AS an operate prima donna
she is, of course, infinitely higher in
social position and professional dignity
than the women with whom she is put
in comparison.
Her beauty Is Of too massive and
majestic a type to appeal to prevailing
popular taste. She Is certainly Greek
in face and figure, and only a chin lit
tie too heavy mars the classical regu-
larity Of her features. Her complexion
is the Whitest conceivable, and she has
jet black hair. With regard to her fig
ure, Miss Sanderson has long been
noted for her great frankness. The
scanty, ,clinging drapery which she wore
in her operate representations of the
Greek courtesans Phryne and That's
gave a critical public ample oppor-
tunity to form an unclouded judgment.
She Is superbly but heavily nodded.
Miss Sanderson, when studying mu-
sic IN Paris, became the favorite pupil
of Massenet, and has been greatly aided
by him in her professional career Her
voice is admired even more than her
beauty by the Par1sians, who go into
ecstasies over her high notes"
The record-union., 1896-07-13
YESTERDAYS FIRES.
One That Was Out of the Usual
Order of PyrOteChnics.

About 9 o'clock yesterday morning the
roof of the house at 1926, in the alley
between Twelfth and Thirteenth, I and
] streets, caught fire from a defective
flue. The flames were extinguished with
out trouble and the damage was not
over SO.
The early morning fire destroyed a
small unoccupied house on Nineteenth
street, between @ and r, belonging to
the estate of the late John 7. Barry.
Crude petroleum is the fuel used at
the Buffalo Brewing Company's plant
at Twenty-first and Twenty second
streets, Q and r, and some of the oil
escapes and floats peacefully down the
canal, or open sewer About the time
the engines were returning from the
Barry fire the waste oil in the canal
became ignited in some manner un-
known, and in a few minutes the canal
for a number Of blocks resembled
furnace. The engines were called to
the ground and did patrol duty while
the firemen worked to extinguish the
flames by throwing earth upon them.
1t was daylight before the fire was
extinguished, and many curious citi-
zens witnessed the novel display
The record-union., 1896-07-13
MET DEATH IN THE RIVER.
Y. F. Charles Drowned Yesterday While
Bathing.
Went Down in Sight of His COM
panions, Who Could Not
Save Him.

The remorseless river claimed another
victim yesterday.
This time it was a young man named
w. f. Charles, aged "a years, an en-
ploye at Bassett & Minford's planning
mill in this city.
He went down to the river yesterday
to bathe, in company with Willie Klotz,
Jake Bitzel and few other companions.
The place selected was about opposite
the Mouton farm, a short distance be-
low the gas works.
The young men were having an enjoy
able time in the water, about o'clock
in the afternoon, when all of a sudden
Charles was seen to be in distress, and
before any of his companions could
reach him he sank out of sight. A boat
that was moored to the bank near by
was manned by some of the swimmers,
but it was too late to save him.
1t is supposed the unfortunate youth
was caught by a strong undertow OF
strong current, or was perhaps Se1zed
with cramp and became helpless.
Charles had been employed as driver
of the delivery wagon for the planning
mill firm. He had no relatives here,
and nothing could be found among his
effects to indicate where any of them
reside. But his employers say there IS
young man employed on b. K. Crock
er's place-the old Fay ranch-some tif-
teen miles south of the city, who knows
all about the young mans family.
Aiessrs. Bassett and Minford had per-
sons engaged last night in dragging the
river in the vicinity of the drowning in
the hope OF recovering the body, but
itllout success.
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STILL AT LARGE.
Murderer Graves Was Seen EARLY
Yesterday forming.

Daniel Graves, the lnan who shot and
killed Joseph Mitchell at Twelfth and
streets last Friday evening, has not
yet been apprehended and theories as
to his whereabouts are as plenteous as
ever.
Captain of Police Ash and Officer Har-
low beat the bushes along the railroad
grade in the vicinity of Sixteenth and
r streets yesterday, but were unable to
pick up clue.
Probably the most interesting story
connected with the case is that told by
a young daughter of ex-Captain of Po-
lice Anthony Green, who resides at 1904
o street. She declares that at $50
o'clock yesterday morning she saw
Graves, whom she knows very Well on
Twentieth street and going toward the
R-street railroad.
A number of the officers express the
opinion that Graves is in hiding in one
oe the many barns in the neighborhood
between Fifteenth and Twentieth
streets, and r.. The suicide theory is
no longer believed, and the Sheriff's Off
GERS and police force expect to corner
the assassin before he is many days
older.
1t is stated that a few weeks ago
Graves took a shot at a letter carrier
who whistled as he went along deliver
ing mail matter, and on the morning
of the day on which young Mitchell was
killed Graves told a lady that a certain
neighbor of hers had whistled at him.
but that he was fixed for her. and in
| timated that he intended to shoot her
the next time she did it.
He is also reported to have threatened
little girl who met him one day while
she was trying to whistle some simple
air.
Graves came here two or three years
ago from Southern Oregon. Frior to
that he lived for many years in Colo
rndo, where he followed the business OF
mining. In 1876 he was divorced there
The record-union., 1896-07-13
BLESS BARWICK.
He Thinks the Weather is Getting
Back to Its Normal Condition.

The Weather Bureau report shows the
highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday to have been 9S and "a degrees.
with gentle northerIy winds in the
heated part of the day and southerly
winds in the morning and evening, with
clear weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. M
and . p. m. yesterday were 29.S5 and
1913 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 80 and 50
degrees, and one year ago to-day 80 and
80 degrees.
The dry thermometer at a. m. was
"a degrees, and the wet Sensible tenn
perature) GA degrees; wind southeast,
twelve miles per hour, and the weather
clear.
The dry thermometer at p. m. was
" degrees, and the wet Sensible tenn
perature) 6S degrees: wind southwest:
ten miles per hour and clear weather
prevailing.
The average temperature was 81 de-
grees and the normal 13 degrees, show
ing yesterday to have been s degrees
warmer than the normal for July 18th
The daily average temperatures have
been ranging from to 16 degrees above
| the normal, beginning on the I'd of July,
with an excess of degrees, and in
creased gradually each day up to the
Sth, when there was an excess of 16
degrees above the normal. Since that
date it has begun to be less each day,
until it had fallen to an excess of but
8 degrees over normal yesterday.
Ia
i'll the past there will be a daily de-
crease in the excess of heat above the
usual amount for our summer days
| until the daily average will have reached
the normal stage, after which time it
will probably fall below the normal and
remain so until the approach of another
| heated spell.
Therefore, judging from the past, we
may look for cooler weather or nearly
stationary temperature during the next
! eight or ten days
The record-union., 1896-07-13
McKENNON's DENIAL.
Says He Didn't Beat His Wife's Head
on the Floor.

Mr.. McKennon, the man alleged to
have beaten his wife on Saturday night,
called at the "Record-Uni office last
evening to deny the statement made by
one of his neighbors that he had q pis-
tol at the time Of the trouble and that
ne beat his wifes head against the
floor.
II admit" said he. that we had some
trouble, but / did not beat her head on
the floor, nor did have a pistol, for l
never carried one. I went TO the house
to take some money to the children.
My wife met me In the hallway and
began quarreling. I lost my temper
and took hold of her and gave her good
shaking That was all. AT the time
shook her she was on a couch, and the
hardest thing her head came in contact
with was the soft cushion"
Mr.. Nick ennon said that all he de-
sired was that the truth be stated The
stories told Of his treatment Of his wife
were exaggerated and false.
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to accept the contents of the package as
mementO Of the pleasure the young
actress had afforded to the royal fam
lily by her hiStrionic ability. The Gift OF
the Empress was a magnificent pale
gray satin court dress, embroidered
In gold and silver and jeweled. and
painted in an exquisite manner by the
famous Japanese artist Hideh. An idea
of the value Of the gown can be formed
when it is STATED that Miss Dallas car
ries an insurance upon it of S2,50O. The
paintings upon the front of the dress OF
birds. flowers and scenes are declared
by experts to be the finest work ever
done by Hideh, the court painter. The
ladies who visit the Clunie Opera-house
this week will no doubt feel considera Bile
interest in the valuable treasure in
which Miss Dallas will appear upon the
stage
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PERSONAL MENTION

H. F. Clark of Clipper Mills is at the
Golden Eagle.
F. w. Eilerman came down from Au-
burn yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. r. Laine came up from
San Francisco last evening.
District Attorney Ryan has returned
from his visit to the East He attended
the st. Louis convention and q portion
of that at Chicago.
Mrs. L. A. Terry, two daughters and
son, DR.. w. I. Terry, will arrive at their
home in this city this morning, after an
absence of two years in Europe
E. L. Marshall, editor of the Alameda
Telegram" was in the city yesterday
Mr.. Marshall was resident of Sacra-
mento some years ago, and secured his
wife from among the native daughters
of this city.
Lawyer T. T. Van Fleet, who met with
such a severe fall from window of his
residence on Friday night, was suffer
ing much pain yesterday and his condi-
tion was less satisfactory than Oh Sat-
urday night.
At the Grand Council of the Young
i1duAeo lHo otilulS III hod1 L dIClSCO MI ..
NJ. A. Nagle of this city was elected
First Grand Vice-President The
Chronicle" speaks of her as "a bright,
progressive woman, practical in her
views and eminently suited for the po-
s1tion.
Rev. Brother Ambrose, Director Of the
Sacramento Institute, accompanied by
Brother Yvidius, came up from Oakland
on Saturday night to attend the funerals
of Henry T. Burke and James Mitchell.
They will return tomorrow. The trip
was a very sad interruption to their va
cation.
d. J. Davis of this city. President of
the Northern California Baptist Young
Peoples Union, has gone to Milwaukee
as a delegate to the National Conven-
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A CURRENCY CATECHIsM.
Some Matters for Financial Reformers
to STUDY.

QueStion-Whati Is the whole body or
currency of the United States to-day?
Answer-Paper, 100000; silver.
$780, 100000; gold. S612. 100000.
Q.-What Is the existing money stand
ard of the country?
A.-Gold, by means of which all the
silver and all the paper are worth 100
cents to the dollar.
Q.-What would be the effect if we
should abandon the existing gold stand
ard?
A.-All the gold would leave the coun-
try in accordance with the never-queS-
toned law that a superior money will
not remain in a country where an infe-
rior money is the standard Silverites
admit that gold is sixteen times more
valuable than silver. That is what the
ratio of is to T. means In truth, to-
day gold Is thirty-two times more valu-
able than silver.
Q.-What amount of money would be
thus withdrawn from the country If the
silver standard should be substituted
for the gold standard?
Ask hundred and twelve million
dollars, contracting the currency to
that amount and crippling the country
accordingly.
Q.-If the silver standard were sub
stituted for the existing gold standard,
what would be the effect on the S610,-
00O, 900 Of silver now worth 100 cents ON
the dollar?
A.-The entire quantity Of silver dol
lars would be worth their weight In sill
yer per ounce, which varies from week
to week like the price of wheat, and the
immediate effect would be to reduce the
S610, 100000 to $305. 100000, the present
value of silver per ounce in the coins,
thus contracting the currency of the
country to this additional amount, MAX
ing total contraction of S917 ,000 600.
Q.-What would be the effect on the
paper money In our currency II we
should substitute the silver standard for
the existing gold standard?
A.-The S475, ,00O0 900 Of paper, to-day
worth 100 cents In the dollar on the
existing gold standard, would at once
decline to fifty cents in the dollar on
the silver standard, based on the price
of silver to-day. the immediate effect
being to reduce the value Of the paper
now in the currency to $237. 500. 000
Q.-By abandoning the existing gold
standard for the silver standard what
| then would be the first net result?
A.-The loss to the country of $1,154,- :
10000, every dollar worth 100 cents by
reason of the existing gold standard.
Q.-What do you deduce from this?
A.-That we need all the money we
have. and that we want every dollar to
be worth 100 cents.
Q.-How can we keep all the money
we have and keep every dollar worth
100 cents?
A.-By preserving the existing gold
standard.-Chicago Times Herald
The record-union., 1896-07-13
OAK PARK SCHOOL BUILDING.
The Proposition to Add Thfeo Rooms to
Il Defeated.
Differences Of Opinion as to What
Will be the Best Way to Ac-
oommodate the Children.

There was a. school election Saturday
At Oak Park to vote on the proposition OF
enlarging the present schoolhouses or
Capital District in order to keep pace
with the increase Of census children.
The proposition was to raise the
schooIhouse recently built in Oak Park
and put three more rooms under ut, max
ing it a six-room house, plan which a
weu-known architect who was consulted
not long ago declared feasible and eco
nomical, and to build an additional room
ON the old Capital schoolhouse, on the
upper Stockton road, to accommodate
the children of farmers living in that
end of the district. The expense, it was
estimated, would be about S4,oUU,
The proposition was defeated on Satur-
day by q vote of IL to 80.
The district is large one, extending
east and west from the railroad track
running towards Brighton to the west
arm limit of Oak Park, and from the city
limits nearly to the Lake House. Years
ago. long before Oak Park was thought
of, the farmers helped build the Ameri-
can River schoolhouse, the district at
that time extending over to the river.
Then the district was divided and the old
per Stockton road, was built by the
farmers. When Oak Park began 10
grow the farmers were taxed to help
build the present three-room school
house there. and now the accommoda-
tlons are too small. The inhabitants OF
the southwest part of the district, in
Guiding the Louisiana Tract and places
south of it, asked to have a small school
Ia;, ~ 30 o.
date their children.
This plan met with a number of OPP
ponents, they arguing that 1t would De
better to have good graded school than
to have several small ones. and the mat
ter was projected into the last election
for trustees, there being three candl-
dates and the election resulting In CIV
ing Oak Park all three of the trustees.
Many Of the farmers object to being
taxed TO build a new six-room school
house in Oak Park, saying that In
short time the latter place Will proDaoly
be incorporated into Sacramento ana
the schoolhouse they have helped to
build will then become the property OF
the city and they will be forced to pay
taxes still another time to build them
selves place where their children can
get an education. There is also a dlf-
ference of opinion as to whether 1t will
be best-bonddng or raising the money
by a direct tax.
The probability is that the sentiment
which is very strong among those out
side of Oak Park will prevail and rhat
the district will be divided and the Oak
Park people allowed to do as they
please in the matter Of building for
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The Mollton Company presents an ex-
ceptiona1ly strong programme tonight
at the Cunie Opera-hOuse. The bill con-
sists of the famous comedy, SNOWFALL"
by Sydney Grundy, the distinguished
author of Sowing the Wind" and IA
Bunch of Violets," and will be preceded
by the charming one-act play, Drift
ing Apart" This strong double bill
shows the entire company to special ao-
vantage. and is considered by the man
agement to be the best of the plays in
the repertoire of the Moulton Company.
The curtain raiser, Drifting Apart" Is
a charming natural story, which ap-
peals to the emotions Of all who witness
it, while SNOWFALL is a gem in the way
of comedy, written in the best style or
the famous author, Sydney Grundy. A
very clever actress, Miss Lillian Clayes,
Joins the Moulton Company this week
for the season
In the one-act play, Drifting Apart, 3"
which will precede the comedy, Snow
ball." at the Clunie Opera-house to-
night, Miss Kate Dallas will wear a
gown which possesses considerable his
torio interest In 1893 Miss Dallas Wis
tied Japan on a pleasure trip, and was
introduced by the American Minister to
the Emperor and Empress at the palace
at Toxic Atareception given at the pal
ace Miss Dallas consented to recite for
the royal family, and the clever young
actress was, in consequence of her sue
cess, over-wh elmed with congTatula-
tions Soon after her return to San
Francisco Miss Dallas was waited upon
by the Japanese Consul-General, who
informed her that he had received from
Yokohama by steamer a package from
the Empress of Japan, which he was in
structed to present to her. A letter from
the Empress to Miss Dallas begged hen
The record-union., 1896-07-13
SACRAMENTO DAILY RTcoRDU UNION MONDAY July 49, 1896 ~

If we had drawn the silver plank to suit
the Democrats we would probably have
made it a little more conservative We
must have silver daily newspaper in
Chicago, and I think there will be one
here soon- We expect to beat McKin-
ley in Ohio. The people there are not
for the gold standard / live among
them and know them A lifelong Re-
publican in that State wrote to me after
the ST. Louis Convention and said he
would not support such platform, and
that 100 other Republicans in his town
ship would follow his example"
The record-union., 1896-07-13
Last Nights Concert.

Plaza last evening by the Second Artil-
lery Band, G. A. Neale, leader, was a
great success. The Plaza and surround
ing streets were throrged by thousands
of people who enjoyed the charming
music and the delightful evening.
The series of open-air concerts thus
inaugurated by the Pelican Club viii. no
doubt prove as attractive as any given
I'm ma wears
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COVERED
WITH
SCALES

Eczema made its appearance on my head in
fits worst form, and 1t continued spreading
until my face was covered with scales and be-
came horrid sight. Ihad fine head OF hair,
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was in despair. The physicians had failed
even to relieve me, when one recommended
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scales left my face and the skin lost its florid
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ton and took with him the beautiful
baner lately presented to the union. a
large number of his friends attended
him to the depot to bid him good-by.
T. A. Lauder. Grand Protector of the
Knights and Ladies of Honor, accom-
panied by Mrs. Lauder. left for San
Francisco yesterday. He will make sew
eral official visits and install the officers
of four lodges in Berkeley. Oakland and
Alameda. He will also be present at the
Grand Union meeting in Berkeley on the
18th
The record-union., 1896-07-13
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Meeting of the Board Of Equalization

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
city of Sacramento will meet as a City
board of Equalization on the first Monday
in July, 1896, at o'clock p. M, to examine
the assessment roll and equalize the as
ssessment of property in the city and will
time to time until the business of equaliza-
tion is disposed of, but not later than the
4! bird Monday in July, 1896.
CHAS. e. LEONARD,
President of Board of Trustees.
NJ J. Desmond. City Clerk. jyS-6t
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NEW TODAY.
SEALED PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
the Office of the superintendent of City
Schools until O'Clock p M, TUESDAY, July
n, 1896, to furnish 200 cords, more or less, of
good straight 4-foot white oak, to be delivered
tween stakes Also p cords of straight split
pine or cedar wood. O. w. ERLEWINE,
Supt. of City Schools.
W. II. Sherburn, Chairman Furniture and
Supply Committee. 1yl3-6t
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: C. l.. Veatch, Chicago; H.
f. Clark, Clipper Mills, Cal; Fred w.
Eilerman, Auburn; Thomas T.. Poole,
Denver, Col; S. S. Shut, Fort Wayne:
l.. Hasken, St. Paul, Mimi; w. III. Nor
gan San Francisco.
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AMUSENENTs.
AUCTIoNA

AUCTION SALE OF EIGHT ROOMS
Furniture and Carpets. Bell & Co. will
sell, on the premises, No. 92612 Seventh
street. TUESDAY, July Ia. 1896. at 10
o'clock g. m. sharp, all the well-kept fur
rlfture and carpets of eight rooms, consist
ing of Fine Parlor Pieces, Rugs, Portiers,
Lace Curtains, Five Oak and Walnut BED
room Suites, Spring and Hair Mattresses,
Bed Clothing, Hall and Stair Carpets,
Range Crockery, Glass and Wooden
Ware, etc. Terms cash.
BELL & CO., Auctioneers.