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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1896. ALL TO STAND BY THE ARMY! The Advice of Ballington Booth to Brigadier Keppel. CAPTAINS WILL CONFER. The Deposed General May Organ- ize a New Evangelical Society. IT WAS A FAMILY QUARREL. A Belief That the Salvation Soldiers Will Not Desert—Their Solemn Oath. The various posts of the Salvation Army over the in‘er- in the army at this time, > have been no official utter- the leaders and officers of s City, there is a good | < to the position that n commander, Bal- Booth, occupies just at present. e not certaigy” said Brigadier head of the army on this nal trou yet the ade ances the deal ¢ the deposed Amer! It when seen sterday, ‘“‘whether | Ba 1 Booth resigned or whether | missed; but this I do vas ordered by General to leave America, and | d to do so, which, according to ats te what might be | ds now, he is no er officially rec ed, and we do not s from him, but receive or- 1 the headquarters of the ton Booth may . but in a commu- ¢ order: nication to me he says, ‘You stand by the army.” It is possible that he may start her and different organization to| e ag I. It will probably be of | acter and be condy irums and musie, H , detern o make | llowers of the ¢, there might be some in- that would follow un- | ship. Still, I am of the | ew would do that, for every | olemn oath to stand st.evil. Each | es to the fol- | an evangeli Salvation Army sustained and | clare my de- . true soldier | inued the brigadier-gen- in obligation, and I believe woman who subseribes ciates its solemnity. s signed it he or she is| ear on the platfurm in pub- | she is asked if he or she has | ticles of his or her own free | he or ste has any desire to | the answer is in the affirm- | dier raises his or her hand to ews the declaration. sa principle in the army and the s ers swear to stand by it, no matter | t may become of the head, for the tead of the army may die but the army will ts work. What the posts may do is not known, but from versations I have had it is my opinion that they will stand by the heaa of the army, as they are bound under their oath to do. I noticed a reportin the dispatches | from San Jose this morning that the mem- bers of the army there gave a vote of confi- dence to Ballington Booth. That certainly was not an official action, for that is not the way we do in the army. It may bave been that by a show of bands the members may have shown that they are friendly to b gton Booth, and it may amount to no more than that. ~The captain of that post will be in this City in a day or two, as will be captains irom a number of other posts, gnd when we are all together we may discuss the situation, and there may be some expres- sion of sentiment. “Why there was a disrnption between the father and son no one outside of them- selves knows, but it is my opinion that it is of a family nature which General Booth will not disclose, preferring to suffer under the charpe of insubordination than expose family affairs. It must have been of a serious character when the Commissioner, Eva Booth, could no: effect a reconcilia- tion. ‘“‘As I said before, the army no longer recognizes Ballington Booth as an officer, but the soldiers and the officers all have the highest regard for him."” — POLICE N THE TREASURY Supervisors Instruct the Chief to Protect the Public Funds. Attorney Creswell’s .Opinion of the Extension of Green and Lyon Streets. The need of the City treasury for con- stant police protection in view of the re- cent warning that a raid was intended was recognized by the Board of Super- visors yesterday when a resolution direct- ing the Chief of Police to detail a patrol- man to watch the treasury during business hours was passed unanimously. Super- visors Taylor, Hobbs and Benjamin, com- posing the Finance Committee, recom- mended the passage of the resolution, which read as follows: WHEREAS, The present condition of the City and County treasury is such that some pre- cautionary safeguardsshould be thrown around it, both as a protection for its officials and_for the citizens doing business within its office; therefore 3 Resolved, That the Chief of Police be and is hereby requested and directed to detail a po- lice officer, whose duty shall be to perform service in the Treasurer's office and be con- stantly in attendance therein during business hours. Supervisor Hughes introduced a resolu- tion that was carried instructing the Su- perintendent of Streets to prevent the un- lawful use of the sidewalks by corporations and individuals, and to cause the arrest of persons violating the orders of tie board 1in this matter. 2 Mr. Hughes explained his reasons for in- tyoducing the resolution by saying that, - THE STEVENSON FOUNTAIN. he had been informed that an electric light company was yuvlmzup poles on the sidewalk in front of the Blythe property on Market street without authority and in violation of the ordinance. The following opinion of City and County Attorney Cresswell in relation to the extension of Green and Lyon streets was read and referrea to the Finance Com- mittee: To the Homorable the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco: 1 am in receipt of the resolution of the board known as Resolution No. 13,855 reciting that you have received a communication from Thomas Magee, A. S. Baldwin and G. Ji. Umbsen, who were appointed to appraise the value of the property in the Miranda Grant necessary for the exténsion of Lyou and Green streets, and requesting my opinion “as to whether 1t is necessary to extend said streets through said Miranda Grant in order to comply with the conditions embraced in the act of Congress passed May 9, 1876, whereby a certain strip of land adjoining the Presidio Reservation on the east, 60 feet in width, was relinquished to the City and Coun Itis my opinion that it is necessary to ex- tend Lyon street without a break to the bay of San Francisco and to similarly extend to the easterly line of Lyon street so extended Broad- way, Vallejo, Green, Union, Filbert, Green- | wich, Lombard, Chestnut, Francisco, BAA,‘ North Point,” Jefierson, Tonquin and Lewis | streets as laid down on the official map of the | City and County of San Francisco before the | grant made in the act of Congressof May 9, 1879, will become complete. Harry T. CRESWELL, March 2, 1896. City and County Attorney. The nickel in the slot machine license ordinance was finally passed. It provides | that the owners of such appliances must pay a license of $3 per quarter for each machine. A petition from the Union for Practical Progress asking that a special election be | calied for the purpose of submitting to the | electors of the City the proposition of | municipal ownership of water, gas and | electric light plants was referred to the | Finance Committee, Property-owners on Cherry street, be- | tween California and Sacramento, sent in 1 a protest against the paving of that block, | | | | representing that the work is not neces- sary and that the value of the property does not warrant the expenditure of sucn an amount of meney as would be necessary to do the job. The matter was referred to the Street Committee. A petition presented by owners of prop- erty on Haight street, between Steiner and Pierce, asking that the block be accepted by the City, was referred to the Street | Committee. The owners of the proverty | represent that the block has been properly | paved, curbed and sewered, and that the | work has been accepted by the Superin- tendent of Streets. The contract for repaving Folsom street was finally let to the City Street Improve- ment Company. John Tuitle was given thé contract for grading Lafayette Square, The board accepted the fountan offered the City by James D. Phelan with a vote of thanks. The fountain will be located at the junction of Market, Mason and Turk streets ana will be known as the Phelan Fountain. Plans to Erect a Better Memo- rial Thun Was at First { Intended. | The Committee Will Endeavor to Prov;; duce a Monument of Which the | City Will Be Proud. | The agitation of the Stevenson monu- ment project, following the action of the Supervisors in rejecting tbe first design that was submitted to them, islikely to result in a better memorial than wasat first proposed. B Few of the San Francisco residents, | even among those interested in art and literature, seem to have known much about the matter when the Supervisors were asked to sanction the placing ofa fountain at the central point of Portsmouth square. The San Francisco contributors to the | fund were outnumbered by the Eastern people who sent donations to the commit- tee, and it is not believed that such would have been the case had there beena more general understanding of the plan. Sub- scription blanks were sent out by the com- mittee, composed of Mrs. Virgil Williams, Horace G. Platt and Bruce Porter, and it was announced that the subscriptions would be received by Mr. Perter, W. D. Armes of the University of California, W. K. Vickery, or any of the bookstores. With the blanks were shown artistic cir- cular letters, one of which is shown here- with: LUCK OF CHARLES LANE. The f Fortuna Mine, Recently Bought, Pronounced a Ver- itable’ Bonanza. HAS MANY MILLIONS IN SIGHT. Three Poor Prospectors Lately Found It—A Unique Camp With No Water in Fifteen Miles. 0. C. Perkins, who for years has been connected with the Utica gold mine and other properties in which Charles Lane is an owner, as the transporter of the machinery and other heavy freight, has returned here from Fortuna, where he bas been putting a twenty-stamp mill on La Fortuna mine, recently bought by Mr. Lane. 3 He says the mine is a gigantic gold property and estimated by experts to have at least $2,000,000 in sight. It cost Mr. ‘At present a new two-compartment shaft is being sunk, Mr. Lane_is putting up a twenty-stamp mill and pumping works, and’is building a large reservoir. ‘The upper grouna improvements will cost in the neighborhood of $75,000. The com- pany has nine claims in all. Some of the other claims are partially developed. They show up well, » ‘‘Three poor prospectors found the For- tuna. A man named Thompson was one of them, and it was at that time called the Thompson mine. The name has been changed since. Although the mine has millions in sight the prospectors are satis- fied with the money tgey got. One of the young men isa German and he is going back to Germany in a few days. £ ‘‘The water necessary for the Fortuna is being brought from a well two miles from the Gila River and fifteen miles distant. It comes up a 600-foo: grade in a four-inch pipe. 1t takes a pressure of 400 pounds ot steam to the square inch to forceit through the pipe.” Mr. Perkins betieves Fortuna will be a great gold camp, and says there is:deep interest in it in the southern country. MAY LOSE HIS LEG. Thomas D. Condon Slips and Falls Under & Geary-Street Car. Thomas D. Condon, an insurance solici- tor, living at 128 Tenth street, met with a serious accident yesterday evening. He was riding on a Geary-street cable- car, and at Grant avenue jumped off the front platform while the car wasin mo- tion. He slipped on the wet cobblestones 0. C. PERKINS, WHO HAS RETURNED [Sketched from life FROM THE NEW CAMP OF FORTUNA. by a “Call” artist.] Lane but $150,000. He got a bord on it in December and only a few days ago paid the money. “It is undoubtedly oneof the greatest mines in the country,”’ said Mr. Perkins, who is at the Grana. “The new camp of Fortuna is thirty mijles northeast of Yuma and fifteen miles from Blaisdell’s station, on the Southern Pacific. Itisrightin a little cove of the mountains, and the wind has blown away the dust, so that the ground is as hard as asphaitum. “The worst of it is tbat there is no water there, and there is none within fif- teen miles. Owing to the big find of gold, however,’a town is springing up there, Already it has three saloons and some dancehouses, and I hear some more saloons are goingin. I suppose there are about 200 people there now. ““There is big interast in the place. Jim Keene was out there from New York when I was there, and Jesse Grant was there REMEMBER : Rosert Louts STEVENSON - il {+\ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON IS DEAD, AND WITH A SENSE OF OUR DEBT TO HIM FOR ALL HE HAS GIVEN US—THE DELIGHT OF HIS ART, THE FRESHENED ZEST FOR LIFE—SOME ACKNOWLEDGFMENT. SEEMS FITTING. 2 H « HE DWELT FOR A TIME WITH uS, AND TO OUR ADDED A DISTINCTION COSMOPOLITANISM, TO OUR PICTURESQUENESS, BY REC: OGNIZING BOTH. « IT WAS HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO THAT HE SUF., FERED AND ENJOYED SUCH A VARIED FORTUNE, AND HERE HE PLAYED OUT PART OF THE DRAMA ‘OF HIS LIFE. » WITH t THIS IN MIND, IT IS PRO- POSED THAT A SIMPLE DRINKING FOUNTAIN BE SET UP AS A MEMO- RIAL TO LEFT BY HIM, IN THE OLD PLAZA (THE HEART OF THE- LIFE HE FOUND SO INTERESTING)—A ME- MORIAL TO HIM, AND THE CHANCE FOR THE CUP OF COLD WATER TO THE STRANGER AND THE WAIF THE EBB TIDE. H H » YOU ARE INVITED TO SUS. . SCRIBE TO THIS MEMORIAL. K ppeal met with better response in the East than in San Francisco and nearly all of the money that has been sub- scribed is from the far Eastern States and England, though the English people sub- scribed without_solicitation upon readin, of the project. Boston, the old center o Americau culture, led the other cities and it was on that account that there was talk of giving the fountain to Boston, wher it was believed that the Supervisors would not permit it to be placed in Portsmouth square. Now, however, it is not proposed to permit the monument to go away from San Francisco. Instead new subscriptions will be re- requisite funds can be obtained. One artist, who, llke most artists, has no money to spare. volunteered yesterday to ceived and the fountain will be made more | imposing than was at 1irst proposed if the | donate @ painting for the bepsdt of the also. Both were there in the interest of mines. “La Fortuna, which Mr. Lane bought for $150,000 and which has deyeloped so handsomely, is all the talk everywhere yougo. It shows a ledge a little over twem% feet wide of absolutely free milling ore. There are no sulphurets or anything else. Itisgold simply. “R. M. Straus, the superintendent of the mine, estimates that the ore will average $50 a ton. He told me this, and said he didn’t want to overestimate it, because he wanted the actual returnsto be greater. He thinks there are by this estimate fully $2,000,000 in sight. Other experts place the ore at from $75 to $80 a ton. “Fifty dollars, however, is enormously rich, as every one knows. The discovery was made by a shaft sunk about 200 feei. Since then the vein has been crosscutted so as to show up the ore. Thisisall the development work that has been done, and fell under the wheels, which passed over his left leg, below the knee, crushing it almost into & pulp, He was taken to the Receiving Hosputal, where Dr. Weil thought it would be nec- essary to amputate his leg. An effort will, however, be made to save it if possible. ‘THE COURSE OF POLITICS Local Republican Congressional Committees Await Devel- opments. The Buckley Democratic General Com- mittee Will Hold a Meeting This Week. Yesterday brought forth no important developments regarding the Congressional | committees of the Fourth and Fifth Con- gressional districts, which are to manage the San Francisco primaries for the selec- tion of delegates to the Republican State Convention. When the committee of the Fifth District will meet, and what it will likely do, are not yet determined. Yesterday evening A. Ruef, chairman of the body of State Central Committeemen of the Fourth District who met on Satur- day evening and el ected a Congressional committee for that district, sent to the seven gentlemen named as such commit- tee the following certificate of appoint- ment: This certifies that in pursuance of the reso- lutions adopted at the meeting of the Republi- can State Central Committee on February 29, 1896, the members of the State Central Com- mittee, representing the Assembly districts composing the Fourth Congressional District of California, met on Februlr&% 1896, and appointed you a member of the kepubuun Congressiona]l Committee for said district, in accordance witn the call of the Republican National Committee and the action of said State Central Committee, to have exclusive control, management and supervision of the selection snd election of dels from said district to the Republican ‘at 1 Conven- tion which is to meet in 8t. is on June 16, 1896, and to do such other and further busi- ness as may come before you, all of which will more fully appear in the resolutions of said State Central Committee, & copy of which is hereto annexed and made a put;hemf. . RUEF, Chairman State Central Committeemen from Fourth .Conxrelulonll Distriet of California. It now rests with the committee thus created to meet, organize and act accord- ing to 1ts own discretion. Chris Buckley did not reach town yes- terday as expecied, but will probably put in an appearance to-day after his six weeks’ absence at Livermore. To-day or to-morrow Chairman Joseph Rothschild of the Buckley general committee will issue a call for a meeting of that commit- tee along about the end of this week. At that meeting the chief business will likely be the adoption of the report of the com- mittee on revision of the constitution, the chief feature of which will be the creation of a large executive committee, which will become, in fact, the County Committee. The Junta affairs presented no ostensi- ble straightenings of their tangles. The meeting of the new general committee is hemiponponed from time to time await- ing the efforts of Gavin McNab and Chair- man Sullivan to effect corapromises in the | various districts where trouble exists. The appearance of a fight with S8am Rainey, or of Rainey’s controlling the organization, is sought by every means to be avoided. There are rumors of a compromise with h, which will primary elec- that by this compromise Maxwell is to accept eleven delegates, which will ostensibly constitute his strength, and then secretly namo a major- ity of the fourteen to be selected at head- quarters as anti-Rainey men. Maxwell in the Forty-fo! save the necessity of a ne tion. It is ————————— The largest tract of mineral land in the United States not yet prospected isin Arizona. The mounfains are said to be full of gold, silver, copper, lead and other valuable metals, WARDE CHARMS SOCIETY, The Tragedian Tells the Forum Club About Shakespeare’s Works, BRILLIANT CHURCH WEDDING. Miss Altmeyer and J. Jacobi to Be Married at the Bush-Street Temple To-Morrow. Frederick Warde, the eminent actor, ad- dressed the ladies of the Forum Club yes- terday afternoon in the Maple Hall.of the Palace Hotel. The Forum is a fashionable ladies’ club. It was organized last November, the ob- ject being mutual advancement and im- provement. The ladies meet on Monday afternoons, and a lecture or reading by some visiting or local celebrity usually constitutes the programme. Mrs. F. L. Whitney, the president of the club, made a masterstroke when she in- vited Mr. Warde to address the ladies. The meetings of the Forum are usually held in the Y. M. C. A. building, but ow- ing to the large number of invitations is- sued for yesterday's lecture it was neces- sary to secure the Maple Hall. Some 200 fashionably attired ladies lis- tened attentively to the actor’s succinct remarks and testifiea their esteem and ap- preciation by well-timed applause. *‘Shakespeare and His Works” was the | theme chosen by the speaker, and he | treated his subjest in a concise, breezy lfi-nner. the charm of which was irresisti- e. _After a brief review of the poet-actor’s life Warde gave a summary review of some of the plays, touching principally on | “‘Hamlet,” *‘Henry VIIL” ““As You Like It” and ““The Merchant of Venice.” In | the course of his illustrations he recited | | with delicacy and taste ‘Cardinal Wolse- ley’s Farewell,” the first soliloquy in ‘‘Hamlet,” Portia’s speech on “Mercy’’ and the “Seven Ages.” Warde concluded his address by an earnest plea to his audience to read and study the great master. “Don’t let Shakespeare frighten you,” he said. “Don’t think he is so profound that you cannot understand him. Shakespeare’s g;entest charm is his simplicity, truth and irectness.” .. 4 After the lecture Mrs. F. L. Whitney, in the name of the ladies of the club, pre- senteq the actor with an immense bunch of La France roses. A lecture for the benefit of the Woman’s Exchange will be given by Frederick Warde at Golden Gate Hall to-morrow at 3 p. M. Admission 50 cents. Subject, “Women of Shakespeare.” There is to be a fashionable wedding to- morrow afternoon at the new Bush-street temple. The contracting parties are Miss Selma Altmeyer, daughter of A. Altmeyer, the president of the Bush-street synagogue, and Joseph M. Jacobi, the well-known manufacturer. The ceremony will take place at 5 o’clock, the Rev. Julius Fryer | officiating. Miss Cora Altmever will be maid of honor and Alexander Jacobi best man. 8. H. Selling, Moses Bernheim, Louis Bernheim, Txo Altmeyer, Sam Selling and ! Louis Sheeline will officiate as usbers. After the reception a ceremony will be held at the residence of the bride’s parents, 824 Turk street. Miss Altmeyer is one of the most popular younf; leaders of Jewish society. She bas closely identitied herself with various charitable organizations, and is a prominent member of the ladies’ aux- iliary of the Bush-street synagogue. Mr. and Mrs, W. D. O'Kane, wno have been spending the winter at the Richelieu, left to-day for San Rafael, where they ex- pect to pass two months, - Mrs. Harrington, who has been passing the winter in this City, has left for her lace at Colusa. The Misses Mary and‘ Louise Harrington have gone for a South- ern visit. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler Paige have gone to San Jose for a short stay. A few days ago the members of the Italian society were entertained by the genial officers of the Cristoforo Colombo on board the man-of-war, and if doing as | Romans do means being in Rome then | officers, crew and guests were thoroughly at home, and-San Francisco Bay was but a reflection of ' the Tuscan sea in color and sound. Gayly dressed visitors arrived and departed throughout the afternoon, while sweet strains of Italian opera furnished by the cruiser’s well-trained band floated over the waters. Alceste Barrucchi, chief navigator, and Vicentini Pietro, assistant navigator, made themselves particularly agreeable to all, and will ever be remembered as the merry hosts by the visiting Italians. Division No. 1, A. 0, H., will give a musical and literary entertainment, fol- lowed by a ball and refreshments, at Trades’ Union Hall, 1159 Mission street, on the evening of March 17. The follow- ing committees will act on the occasion: Committee of arrangements—P. Lyons (chairman), James J. Keating, ‘Charles Shinkwin, T. Shanahan, T. Ward, D. Sweeney and J. J. Lane; reception com- mittee—James J. Keating, T. Ward, J. Clery, P. Horgan, P. Riordan, J. Hegarthy and J. McCurry; floor manager, Charles Shink ; assistant floor manager, James J. Keating. LOOK OUT FOR ANDREE, He May Bring Back News of the North Pole From the Clouds. The Geographical Society Will Meet and Take Measures to Advise the Northern Natives. As Consul of Norway and Sweden Henry Lund yesterday received an official com- . munication from the Swedish Minister at Washington calling lis attention to the fact that Professor Andree would start in his balloon in July next to attempt to reach the north pole by that means. The purpose of the communication was to ask the good offices of Consul Lund in spread- ing the news northward, so as to apprise the natives to be not only on the lookout for the expedition, but should the descent be made among them to treat the voyagers kindly and render them what aid they can. Consul Lund immediately sent a copy of tbe communication to Professor George Davidson, with a notice that he would call a meeting of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, of which Consul Lund is presi- dent. The meeting of the society will be held on Thursday evening, and measures will be taken for communicating with all the settlements on tae North Pacific Coast and as far inland as possible. Consul Lund is, naturally enough, very much interested in the polar expedition of his countr{mqn‘. Speaking of the matter vesterday he said “It is unquestionably a wise precaution to advise the natives all around the Arctic circle, so far as it is possible, concerning the character of this expedition. They are weil acquainted with the sight of ships, most of them, but if they saw a balloon dropping down from the heavens they JLwould probably take the occupants for evil spirits and kill them—although that is not tge divection, as we understand it, that evil spirits come from. However, the far northern belief about spirits may be re- versed as most things are up there, “Russia, England and the United States have been invited to cooperate with Norway and Sweden, in so far as looking out and taking care of the balioon voy- agers are cdncerned—these countries hay- ing possessions bordering on and within the Arctic circle. “‘Professor Andree’s experiment will of course attract the attention of the whole world, as it wiil be the first attempt to reach the pole by means of a balloon—a means that has been so much discussed for so many years. % ‘‘Professor Andree is a thoroughly scien- tific man, and his undertaking is not to be classed with the claptrap sensational efforts of the average aeronaut seeking advertising. I do not know enough about his balloon to describe it, but 1 know enough atout him to be assured that vis enterprise is thoroughly well considered and will go out fully equipped with scientific ‘and experienced men _to make the most of what may be seen. The air currents are to be depended upon, as the currents of the ocean were dependad upon by Nansen, to carry the balloon over the pole. Photographic apparatus will be an important partof the equipment, and if the currents carry the voyagers as_they expect a valuable lot of pictures will be brought back. Iam not scientific enough to be able tosay as tp the air currents, but no doubt Professor Andree has equally as good authority for believing in a sustained air current over the pole as Nansen had for his theory of the ocean current. “The voyage will be undertaken in Jaly, at which time there is uninterrupted day- light in the far north and every advantage for making observations. The Gm:grn; ment of Sweden is backing theenterprise. Speaking of the Nansen expedition and the alleged report from Nansen - Mr. Lund said: ©1t is three years since Nansen left. He was not expected to return before this time. As his countryman I am interested and anxious to bear that he issafe and that he has madde the discovery of the pole—for his own and the honor of the country. But the reports come from such widely separated parts—thousands of miles of icebound regions lying between— that to me the story does not seem to hang together. I am afraid itis nottrue. As to the Jeannette relics found in Green- land, upon which so much stress was laid 0 carry the theory of the ocean currents, upon which Nansen depended, I am still convinced of their bona-fide character. There can be no mistake about them. The meeting of the Geographical Society called for Thursday evening may be an interest- ing one.” PREACHER BARTON. He Deserts His Wife for Unknown Fields of Labor, Leaving Her Des- titute. “Rev.” John D. Barton, a roving preacher, Gospel mission leader, Gos- pel Army officer and a very itinerant reli- gious person in general, has deserted his wife, leaving herdestitute at 16 Dale street, and has gone to fill a pulpit unknown. According to Mrs. Barton’s tearful plaint heisa carpenter and builder, but works more at prayer on the street cornersand telling what a pious life has done for him than at supporting his family. She mar- ried him in Portland five years ago, and during that time he has been proving to her that he was fit to wear the mantle of Ananias. Shesays he took her money out of her purse in herabsence from the house, took her $12 clock away and sold it for the benefit -of the Gospel Mission cause, and when he wrapped his ministerial robes around him for new and unknown fields of labor he took the bed-ciothing from their only bed. If the poor woman’s story contains a fraction of truth, this preaching fraud would seem a fit person to shun as some- thing unwholesome and unclean. He is accompanied by his 16-vear-old daughter Lizzie and a Mrs. Minnie Sole. THE VETERANS' HOME. George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., Will Take a Hand in the Controversy. Following is the copy of a circular re- cently sent to comrades of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R.: s c1sco, Feb, 28, 1896. Comrade: On account of the oulrageous manner in which the management of the Vet- erans’ Home has been assailed, and the alleged sins of omission and commission of the di- rectors, and the false, libelous, and slanderous methods being pursued by certain disgruntied ersons, in which two of aur oldest and best oved comrades are held up as shining marks for the szorn and contumely of the world, you are earnestly requested to be present atour next_ meeting, to-day, to take such action as may be deemed advisable under the circum- stances, and to show 10 the world that our {aith in our comrades is unshaken. A.J. VINING, Commander. H. L. TICKNER, Adjutant. NEW TO-DAY. Glades Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- ical ills, which vanish before proper ef- forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly directed. 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