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The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

The Commencement exercises of the
Convent of the Immc. Conception and
OF st. Mary's Boys School came Oft last
week at Sandoz's Opera House. IL is
gratifying to see the progress made BY
the students of these two worthy insti-
tnti0ns. Judging from the rendition OF
the various rolls, it is manifest that the
children have been carefully and intel
iigently taught, for they acquitted
themselves remarkably we'll. These
two schools are in charge OF the Sis
ters Marianite Of the Holy Cross. who
me noted all over the State for their ex
eellent system Of teaching. The good
Sist8rs have done great deal towards
fh4 moral and mental education Of
Youth in this community, and we trust
O1r people will extend them the
pport and patronage which they %
lHhty deserve.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04
NOTICE.

Good, sound Clay peas at F. L. San
doz's.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

Shelled corn cheap at Fred l.. San
dnz's.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

At the State reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans, held at Memo
rial Hall. New Orleans, last Saturday,
Capt. John McGratll, of the B. 4.
Truth, was elected Major General of
the Louisiana Division. Besides
being u gallant old rebel soldier. Gen.
McGrath is numbered among the bright
est newspaper men of Louisiana.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04
Get our prices for job work.
To Colorado and all Points In the
North West


The nearest, quickest and pleasant est
route to take, ia the Fort Worth & Dem
yer City and Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf railways, operating through Pull
man Buffet sleeping cars, between Hous-
ton, Fort Worth, Texas, and Denver,
Col. Summer Excursion tickets are on
sale; Sleeping car reservations made
on application. For full information
regarding rates, etc., write or see your
nearest ticket agent, or
j: P. DoyGLAss, Gen'l Agt.,
604 GraVier St., New Orleans.
B. L. WINCHELL, G.. P. A.,
u. p. D. & G.. R'y,
Denver, Col.
D. B. KELLER, G.. P. Az
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The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

We are the recipient of large lob
juicy and deiiciously favored water
,nelon of this years growth from John
Davis, Esq of Coulee Croche, which
he states are grown from a variety of
Icaht procured from the La. Experiment
Station, and found to be peculiarly
adapted to this climate owing to the
fact that they grow to cTSssm0ns sizes
and are remarkably prolilgh, Mr.. D.
is an ali-aronnd, go-ailead farmgs, fruit
grower aud prize winner up to date.
Call again, Mr.. Davis.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

WANTED-AN IDEA " wso so%s ssn a'mn5s thlak
thing to patent2 Protect your ideas they may
bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDER-
BURN u Co, Patent Attorneys, Washington,
D. c., for their 81 300 prize offer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
Ripans Tabules.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

The Baton Rouge correspondent of
the Daily States, under date Of 30th
June, gives as reason for Fastening
the appointment of Police Jurors that
'1t was learned, however, to-day that
the St. Landry Jury was about to or
ganize and would eject President and
ago the new Police Jury of this parish
organized by re-electing Eugene Nc
Gee President, j. j. Healey Secretary,
and Capt. j. j. Thompson Treasurer.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04

Seed potatoes, cheap. II +. L,Sandoz.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-07-04
NOTICE.

r All business entrusted to hi
receive prompt attention. Ju
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
COLONEL TAYLOR'S INTENTIONS
The Regular Republican Nominee for Mayor Tells What
He viii Do Elected.

een wha
OF
carefully
in
scond would influence of acquiring of the
such had been operation the granting the franchises
would materially taxation.
her basal blocks) as as
of
o he
am opposed license
City, economical municipal and that
to 1. TAYLOR.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
ORGANIZED LAWYERS
ENTER POLITICS
The Bar Association Will
Recommend Four Su.
perior Judges.
The Movement Prevailed in the
Face of Strong Oppo-
Sition.
DISSATISFACTION THE RESULT.
A Committee Appointed to Fix the
Time at Which Bal OTIS Shall
Be Returned.
DISSATISFACTION THE RESULT.

A special meeting of the Bar Associa-
tion was called yesterday to determine
whether the association should recommend
four out of the total numb ber of candidates
nominated for Superior Judges. Though
there was a diversity of opinion among
the mem bers present the proponents of
the plan were slightly in the majority and
they triumphed.
About twenty-five members were pres
ent at the meeting. Attorney William
Thomas was the prime mover in the
matter and was strongly seconded by DR..
E. R. Taylor and s. w. Holladay. The
opposition was mustered under Judge A.
L. Rhodes and attorneys ]. A. Wright and
T. Carl Spelling. Judge Louderback also
protested against the movement.
Thomas brought in resolution that the
association should vote by ballots mailed
to a committee to be appointed by the
president and that the com mittee should
report the result to the president, giving
the names of those who had received either
a majority or plurality of all the votes
cast.
Spelling advanc the argument that
there were great number of worthy can
didates on the various tickets and that it
would degrade the association to bring it
into local politics at this time. He
thought the movement a mere scheme of
certain members to place in the hands of
their favorites electioneering&weap in
the form of certificates of recon menda-
tion, which did not represent the real sem
timents OF more than small minority,
and that the action of the ASSOCIATION and
it's character would be attacked as nat
ural result by all those who were not so
favored.
Judge Rhodes objected on the ground
that such action, if taken at all, shonld
have been taken before the political con-
ventions met and nominated candidates.
Then the movement might have resulted
in bringing the best men forward.
Holiday contended that it was the very
purpose of the Bar Association to partici-
pate in the election of Judges, and that if
the memb bers of the bar outside the asso-
citation did not like it they could hold a
meeting of their own and take any action
they saw fit.
DR.. Taylor, W. s. Goodfellow and
Columbus Bartlett were appointed COM
mittee to give notice and collect the bal
lots. The committee was given full
power to fix the time at which the ballots
should be returned.
The opposition is very much nett1ed at
the action taken, and the end is not yet.
The committee will require week to COL
lect and distribute the ballots and deter-
mine the result.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
DUCK AND QUAIL.

SpOrtsmen Who Will Take Advantage
of the First Day of the Season.
Judging from the demand at the gun
stores for ammunition it would appear as ii
large army of sportsmen will be out on
Thursday. which is the first day of the
shooting season. in quest of duck and
quail.
A large percentage of the lovers of the
chase will journey to the Suisun marshes,
where wild ducks are very plentiful this
year. McRae and Menkle have splen-
didly furnished ark at the 'Drawbridge"
for the accommodation of duck-shoo
Among those who will avail themselves of
the opportunity for frst-class outing are
Tom Sharkey, the pugilist, and Young
Mitchell, the champion middle-weight of
California.
Mr.. Pacheco of Ignacio writes to the
sporting editor that owing to the damage
he sustained last season by having his
fences broken he will cause the arrest of
all hunters who trespass upon his land
this year without permission.
Good duck-shooting should be had this
year on the Alviso marshes. Latest re-
ports from there state that mai.ard and
sprig are very plentiful and that the out
look for large bags of game is excellent.
Quail are also plentiful this year. Quite
number of sportsmen will tramp the
hills of Marin County on Thursday. The
Country and Tamalpais gun clubs have
made great preparations for shoot on
the opening day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14

sents the relative value of the metals.
The Government of the United States has
lost $145, 900, 600 of the peoples money by
buying silver bullion from the mine
owners since 1873 because of the deprecia-
tion OF silver to the present low market
price. Where" he asked, "has this Gov
ernment paid out $145, ,0OO,0 to any other
industry in the United States?
1.-The main point of the free-coinage
scheme is that the coin shall be legal
tender for all debts, public and private.
Nobody outside of the United States can
be compelled to accept q dollar of this
money. 1t will compel only one nation
in the world 10 accept metal at double
its market value, and that nation will be
the United States.
at is the duty of every nation to care
for the welfare of its people. Hence Bis
marck has expressed himself in favor of
the free coina of silver because Germany
owns large mum Der of silver mines, and
Germany would like this nation to begin
the experiment of attempting to double
the value of that metal.
"Who will be paid with this inflated
money! Much talk is heard of the mil
lions boarded by the banks in the coun-
try, when the fact is, that the bankers do
not own that money, but, on the contrary,
II represents the savings of the depositors
who own it. There are 10 600, 900 savings
bank depositors in the United States and
1000, 900 life insurance policies. In addi-
ton, there are nearly 1,00000 persons
representing the heroes of the Civil War,
and an exalted candidate for President
proposes to sign bill to pay those old
boys and their children half dollar on
the dollar for what is due them for their
bravery and patriotism.
at may almost seem forgetfulness on
my part not to have said anything about
the Republican candidate. 1t is not neces-
sary. He is the one who, at Is years OF
age, shouldered a musket and marched
bravely to the defense of the Union when
it was i'm mperiIled," continued the speaker.
This remark evoked storm of applause.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
FRAUD IS CHARGED.
Woods, Youth With an Un- =
enviable Reputation.

E. W. Wilkinson, proprietor of the East
lake Hotel, Webster and Bay streets. swore
to complaint in Judge CampbeIrs court
yesterday charging ]. w. Woods with de-
frauding him out of SIS for board and lodg-
ing.
Woods is young man with an unen-
viable reputation. In August last he mar.
ried Alice Kerrigan, pretty girl Is years
of age. After living with her for about a
month ne deserted her and eloped with
Johanna Snyder, another young girl.
The couple went to Salinas, and a few
days later Woods was arrested there for
vagrancy. The parents of the Snyder girl
were too poor to pay her fare back to the
City, and the Salinas authorities procured
her ticket and sent her home. Woods had
meantime been set free, and he met the
train on which the girl was riding at
Paiaro, station near Watsonville. He
induced her to go with him, and it is now
believed they are in Santa Cruz.
Woods had lived in the Eastlake Hotel
for about year previous to his escapades
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
CAN RACE IN CALIFORNIA.
Will Wallace Will Bring His
String of Cracks Out This
Way.
Notified by the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club That His Entries Will
Be Received.

Will Wallace, the boon companion and
running mate of Plunger Riley Grammar,
will race his string of horses in California
this winter. When the American Jockey
Club ruled Riley Grammar off the track
under its control and notified Will Wal
lace that his entries would no longer be
received, the young Kentucky owner was
evidently perplexed as to how the Califor-
MIA racing associations would act on the
railing. Yesterday Secretary Leake of the
Pacific Coast Jockey Club received tele-
gram from Wallace asking whether he
could have eight stalls at Ingleside track.
After summing up the ruling of the
Jockey Club, Secretary Leake decided, as
no mention of fraud was made In connec-
ton with the running OF Wallace horses
there was no valid reason for excluding
him from California tracks, and answered
in the affirmative.
Local race-goers will now have an op-
port1nity of judging how good stake
in the string will no doubt be capa-
BILE of holding their OWE. This de-
cision of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club
will probably result in again tempting
Riley Grammar to try his luck on our
shores.
secretary LeaRe announced himself as
greatly pleased at the way the stake en-
tries were coming in. Burns aud Water
house made fifty-seven nominations.
They include eight for the Spreckels cup,
eight in the California Derby, five in the
California Oaks two in the Ingleslde
stake. one in the California stake, three in
the Palace Hotel handicap, eight in the
G. II. Mumm & Co. stake, eight in the
Pommery Sec handicap, four in the Tar
pey handicap. seven in the Crocker stake
and three in the Hobart stake.
A. b. Spreckels, president of the Ingle-
side Association, was also liberal nomi-
nator, with twenty-four entries TO his
credit. NJ F. Tarpey, a member of the
board OF directors, made six entries for the
different stakes. Mr.. Tarpey's colors have
vet to be seen on the local courses, and his
advent on the racing turf is gladly well
coined.
Charley and John Quinn, well-known to
California racetrack patrons, arrived in
town from st. Louis Yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14

Juggling with architects we should not
have approved the proceedings"
The sensation of the Gay then came in a
reference to Folsom granite. The Gov
ernor went straight to the point, saying:
"You assured the Board of State Prison
Directors that the use of the granite de-
sired was for the sole benefit of the Affili-
ated Colleges. How didit happen that the
successful bidder only had notice of the
cut rate for Folsom granite? What angel
whispered it into bis ear?
Regent Reinstein-It was known to all
the bidders that Folsom granite might be
obtained for certain price.
Architect Kraft said that all the bidders
understood that Folsom granite could be
used.
The Governor demanded to know if
Folsom granite was mentioned in the
specifications.
The architect said it was not in the
specifications.
Governor Budd-Folsom prison will not
enter into competition with labor of the
State more than is necessary.
There was more talk, and finally an
agreement was made to refer everything
to the law and buildings committee, with
instructions for the committee to submit a
report next Tuesday.
Regent z. T. Crocker then had some
thing serene and delightful to offer. He
moved vote of thanks to Miss Rose
Whiting of Plymouth, Mass, who had
given $50 volumes to the library. The
thanks were voted. Colonel Crocker, en-
boldened by his success, moved that an
appropriation of $209 be authorized to buy
books in Shanghai for the Oriental class
of the university. The purchase was
authorized.
The salary of the foreman of the grounds
at Berkeley was raised $40 month.
George Hanson has resigned his position
as foreman of the Amador station. The
vacancy was not filled.
S. D. Aver foreman of the Paso Robles
station, also resigned The board ap-
pointed F. d. Frosh of the Paso Robles
Bank to fill the vacancy.
Professor Plane submitted a chart
which shows on its face that the increase
of students at the university since 1879
has been 500 per cent, while the increase
of revenue under the 1-cent tax has been
only 60 per cent.
Mr.. Hallidie said the diagram was one
of the most striking things ever presented.
He thought it should be reduced to one
fourth of its size and autographed.
Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, y. S. A.,
presented an application to command the
battalion at the university at the expira-
ton of Lieutenant Winns term of service.
Referred.
When nearly all the members had gone
President Kellogg moved for an executive
session. 1t transpired that sewer gas had
found its way into the rooms of one of the
professors, and the secret session was
called TO consider the expenditure of
money from the sanitation fund to divert
the poisoned atmosphere into another
direction. The proceedings were brief,
but the president had the Joy of brief
session with closed doors.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
Administration.

able to address the meeting. Ex-Mavor
w. r. Davis. of Oakland, announced to
speak with him, not only fulfilled his part
OF the contract, but kindly entertained the
audience until after 10 o'clock, so that his
hearers might not suffer any disappoint-
ment by reason of Mr.. Stowell's indispo-
sition.
Judge J. a. Waymire presided over the
meeting, which was large one. every seat
in the Auditorium being occupied.
Mr.. Davis began his address by taking
up the anarchistic planks in the Chicago
platform, dwelling at considerable length
on the planks rebuking the President for
calling out the Federal troops during the
great railroad strike of 1894 and denornc-
ing the Supreme Court. He took UP Mr..
Bryan's so-called arguments on the same
points and exposed them as the make
shifts OF demagogue.
when you hear these arguments and
turn to those advanced by the man from
Ohio, Major Mckinley, you enter the do
main of reason" added Mr.. Davis.
"It shows the difference between a ian
who talks with his thinker and him who
thinks with his talker.' [Applause.]
The speaker added that no woman in
the audience would buy dry goods from q
man who used three different lengths for
the me asure of yard. The same with
weights. A pound weight must weigh a
pound whether it be of gold, silver or
brass. This illust ration was used to ex-
pose the falla cy of double standard.
''The silver dollar" he said, "has in it
so many grains of silver, which according
10 intrinsic value is worth only so cents,
and its Government backing is worth so
cents, making its value ST.. The gold dol
lar is worth dollar with or without Gov
ernmenJ backing. Applause.
.sThe present market rate of silver to
gold is 80 to |, and this truthfully repre-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14

The speaker, by way of illustration,
imagined the city of Santa Rosa to coin
dollars at the ratio of 16 to without the
agreement of the remaining cities OF the
United States. People in San Francisco
and Oakland bought bullion in Mexico
and in Colorado at 80 to l, the present
market rate, had it coined into Santa
Rosa dollars at 16 to 1, and with that
money bought up all the goods, houses
and real estate in the city of Santa Rosa.
Then when the Santa Rosans went to
Oakland to buy themselves homes and
rendered their cheap dollars in payment
the money was refused and they were
obliged to sell their dollars at the market
bullion value of 80 to l. 1t was then that
they realized that they had sold them
selves out at so cents on the dollar.
Mr.. Davis predicted that similar fate
would befall the United States If they at
tempted TO initiate the value of silver by
sree-coinage legislation.
A striking picture was drawn OF the
financial failure of the Democrat admin
istratlon. When Grover Cleveland took
his seat but little more than three years
ago. the Republican administration
turned over to him $126. 100000 and the
Democratic administration has injured
the creclt and exhausted the resources of
the country to the extent of $685., ,OOO, 600.
"And yet" continued Mr.. Davis, they
talk to us about fnancel" Laughter.]
The subject of protection was taken up
next and was illustrated with copious quo
tations from Government official reports
showing the importa tions into Great Brit
ain OF wool and wheat from parts of the
world other than the United States. The
reason for the decline in the price of
wheat he said, was the greater and
cheaper production of that grain in the
fields OF India, Russia and the Argentine
Republic.
Some OF those Democratic 16 to men, !"
he remarked. said that the price of wheat
had not gone down, but the price OF gold
had gone up. tits just as if the livery stable
proprietor should say: 'Oh, no; the price
OF horses has not gone down, but gold has
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
FOUR HUNDRED VISITORS.
From Fresno to stockton Over the
Valley Road and to This City
bv Steamer

The first excursion over the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
from Fresno to Stockton and then by
steamers City of Stockton and J. D. Peters
to this City reached here yesterday morn
ing at o'clock.
There were nearly 400 excursionists and
they remained in the City until the return
boats at o'clock in the afternoon.
At the wharf, upon the arrival of the
party and as the steamers we're drawing
out in the afternoon. cheers were willingly
given in honor OF the new road.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
The Annual Reports Show an Un-
usually Large Net Gain.

The Annual Reports Show an Un-
usually Large Net Gain.
The forty-seventh annual convocation
of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of California commenced in the
Masonic Temple yesterday morning.
The attendance of representatives was un-
usually large.
During the forenoon session Grand
Master E. M. Preston delivered his ad-
dress, an able document full of interest to
members of the order.
During the afternoon session the re-
ports OF the grand secretary and of the
grand treasurer were read. Both OF these
show the order to be in a f1ourishing con-
dition, and the grand secretary's report
shows greater net income than has been
noted for many years.
At the evening session the grand body
was addressed by Grand Orator Voor-
sanger.
To-day the Grand Lodge will proceed in
a body to Decoto to lay the cornerstone OF
the Widows and Orphans Home.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
The Quinn Brothers Here,

]. b. Quinn and C. ]. Quinn, the well-known
young bookmakers ana sporting men of Lex.
ington, KY, have arrived at the Pal ace for the
coming race meet at the Ingleside track They
Say moneyswas close during the St Louis races
but they have brought along a sack prepared
for heavy betting here during the winter An
have come out from the East during former
meets. they say, will be here, except Barney
Schr1eber, who is about to make a trip to En-
February. u
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
EX-MAYOR DAVIS
ON PRO lection
Addressed an Overhowing
Audience in the Audi
torium.
Pertinent Illustration of Imagin-
ary Free Coinage in Santa
Rosa.
TOWN SOLD AT HALF PRICE
Another Object Lesson of Gold Going
Up and Horses Going Down
Without the Bicycle.

Ex-Congressman w. H. Stowell of Min
nesota, who was announced TO speak in
the Auditorium last night, was present,
but was suffering from a severe cold con-
tracted in the oppressive and effete
climate of the East, and was therefore un-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
San Francisco Dental Association.

The annual election of officers of the San
Francisco Dental Association took place last
Dr. 81. D. Noble; vice-president, DR.. +. L. Platt
recording secretary, DR.. G. N. Van Orden; cor
responding secretary, DR.. W. E. Miller; treas
urer, Dr.. w. A. Knowles; librarian, Dr.. c. E.
Post
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
Mr.. Goodman.s Copdition.

the Southern Pacific, who has been seriously
i'll for several days, was very much improved
last night.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14

Take Lax ative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25cs
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
Charter Publications Free to All.

Any person calling or writing to the
Charter Association, Mills building, will
receive all charter publications free.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
gone up, and the bicycle has had nothing
to do with it. "
Placed on the Ballot.

The Citizens Republican party ticket
was placed on the official ballot yesterday
by Registrar Hinton, no protest against
the acceptance of the same having been
filed