The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1896, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1896 RESIGNS BECAUSE OF A SCHISM. Rev. Mr. Higgins Submits to the Will of the Minority. HE WORKED FOR CHRIST The Retiring Minister Says the Cause of Religion Is Dearer Than Self. HAS A CALL FROM THE EAST. The Minority Want Another Minister. Sketch of the First Jerusalem Church. Rev. F. L. Higgins, for the past two years pastor of the First New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) Church on O’Farrell street, near Webster, has tendered his resignation, the same to take effect July 1. The reverend gentleman expects to go East at that time to take chargeof a church which it is understood has been offered him. Back of this unexpected action on the part of the Rev. Mr. Higgins lies a little Wit of inside church gossip, culminating two weeks ago in the resignation above re- ferred to. At that time the pastor told his people that he could no longer serve them and asked that the church accept his action without comment and unan- imously. The members present decidea not to do anything hastily, and so post- ponea consideration of the matter until vesterday a week ago. Then Mr. Higgins was asked to explain, which be did by saying that the church was not unanimeus in its support ot him, and consequently he would be doing the cause of religion an injustice to continue working in a field where a schism mani- festly existed. The pastor beggea the! congregation to accept resignation, adding that if they did not do so he would do the same thing over again. He urged | that th ceptance in the interest of har- mony be unanimous. In spite of this re- quest nearly one-third of the congregation ’ voted for his retention. ! In October of 1893 Rev. John Doughty, the leader for twenty-seven years of this particular section of the Swedenborgian Society, died. For a time thereafter M Putnam read the service each Sunda, ana then the Rev. Mr. David was cailed in as a substitute, and for three months preached to the cengregation of the First New Jerusalera Church. At the end of | that time Rev. Mr. Higgins was preach one sermon, which he did. As the result of this effort Mr. Higgins as elected over Mr. David pastor of the Swedenborgian Society. a time all went well and then the partisans of Rev. Mr. David began to make trouble. prominent member of the chureh, in- speaking about the schism yesterda; i “The Jittle celestial church of Sweden- borgians bas had a quiet upheaval within thelast two weeks, which will probably end in the departure of our gentle leader, the Rev. Mr. Higgins. 1t seems that a few of the most worldiy ones of the flock desire a ‘‘popular” church, as they express it. While Mr. Higgins is not a sensational preacher he is a scholarly man and preaches spiritual sermons that are above the heads of the disaffected of the congre- gation. Unlike the Rev. Dr. Brown neis a modest man and does not wish to fill the pulpit when the church is not a unit in barmony. nis sked to ears ago the Rev. John Doughty died and leit this little church in quite a prosperous condition. For a while thereafter Mr. Putman reaa the service. Then Rev. Mr. David occupied the pulpit. But when the convention was held here two years ago tne Rev. Mr. Higgins was called as our minister for one year; at the close of the year he was re-elected for three years. One vear has passed and all of his friends thought the church satistied and at peace. But it seems there wera a few discontented ones that did not want to keep to the three vears’ contract, but demanded an immediate change; so a petition was drawn up asking the reverend gentleman to resign. The petition was very quietly circulated, but failed to get signatures. The very apparent dishonesty of a church not holding to a contract ap- pealed to the secular principle of many. “So the disaffected thought, as they knew their man, they would appeal to his sensivility. ‘‘One man had the face to lay the case before the gentleman of God instead of consulting the church as a whole. It had the expected effect, and a week ago last Sunday the Rey. Mr. Higgins handed in his resignation, which came as a great surprise to the many who admired him as a teacher and expounder of tbe religion of the great seer. *‘One said if a thunderbolt had struck him he would not have been more surprised. Another, that it was an underhanded, dishonorable move, that the church ought forever to be ashamed of. Quite a number of the pastor’s friends say that they will not be a party to the transaction by re- maining in the church. ““We have had many exhibitions of the cruelty of Christianity in this City. If not the Ingnisition, torture to the spiritual that can dethrone even reason. *‘But for this little ohurch to getinto the papers has been the bugbear of the weak- kneed, who ought to have stood by their pastor and cared only for the spiritual right of the situation.” Rev. Mr. Higgine said yesterday that those who opposed him did not do so on personal grounds, but simply because they preferred another minister. ‘‘As soon as I learned that a minority preferred some one else I determined that my duty to the church and the cause of Cbrist could only be fulfilled: by my re- signing. It is merely the act of doing away with self for the canse of Christian- ity. I told the mujority, those who favor me, that it was best to accept my resigna- tion unanimously, for by so doing a per- fect barmony would be created where only discord exists.” The majority of the congregation do not accept kindly the act of the few -who brought about the resignation of their be- loved pastor. The action of Mr. Higgins does not by any means heal the breach, and there are those who think that a schism of a serious character will follow. Rey. Mr. Higgins preached as usual yes- \ p The Swedenborgian Church on O’Farrell Street, From Which Rev. Mr. Higgins Resigns as Pastor Because a Minority Is Opposed to Him. nered table of shew-bread and altar of in- cense, and the solid golden candlestick. Outside of this holy place, in the_taberna- cle court, were the brazen alfar for sacri- fices, and the brazen laver for washing, which we are to study to-day.” THE OTHER VIEW. What. Miss Hospital Criticism Grand Jury. Miss Mary Patton, in chargeof the train- ing-school for nurses at the City and County Hospital, has this to say in regard to the criticism of the Grand Jury that made a recent visit to the institution: “The training-school has been in opera- tion for four or five years. Instead of add- ing to the expense of the institution it has always been the means of a great saving. I havetwenty-eight nurses under my super- vision there, ail of whom are serving the City at the nominal cost of $10 a month. There are but four male nurses, and they serve at certain hours during theday. The nurses of the training-school, besides at- tending the operating-room and assisting in the wards during the day, take active charge at night. We provide our own sup- Patton Has to Say of the of the | plies at no cost whatever to the City. ‘‘The salary list ior these nurses is but $265 a month. The number of patients averages 360 through the year and these are served by our nurses and the four male nurses. The fact is that instead of beingan expense to be cut off, the City is really indebted to our nurses. We have nothing like the accoramodations that other cities supply, snch as gymnasinms and reading-rooms. The cost of these urses besides the nominal salarv is but 2 cents a day for their meals, and for this the City gets the benefit oy this large force of nurses. Tue members of the Grand Jury, while we welcome them at any time to inspect the institution and our work, are simply not informed of the necessities of the situation and the customs in other places.” STEALING NEWSPAPERS. A Colored Boy Caught in the Act by a Carrier. Residents on Jones street between Sutter and Bush have been recently missing their morning papers. G. W. Martin, a carrier, marked two papers and lay in hiding for the thief yesterday morning. A colorea boy came along and Martin saw him pick up the papers and walk away with them, He promptly captured bim and took him to the Central Police Station. There were found upon him a marked copy of the Examiner and Chronicle and several copies of THE CALL. Policeman Joy took him across to the City Prison and two charges of petty iarceny were booked against him. He gave his name as Simmons Torrence, 15 years of age, a native of North Carolina. Torrence said he sells THE CALL, and jast picked up the other two papers as he wanted to ree something that was in them. THO DEAS OF A DEATH Coroner Hawkins and Dr. Kuhl- mann on the Word “Trau- matic.” The Coron:r Maintains That Jens Sonderup’s Death Was Caused by Tuberculosis. Coroner Hawkins and Dr. Charles G. Kublmann still hold diverse ideas as to the cause of the death of Jens W. Son- derup, who was struck by a northbound car about six months ago while attempt- ing to cross Kearny street. The attending physician, Dr. Kuhl- mann, pronounced the death, which oc- curred last Thursday, to have been caused by “progressive traumatic cerebro-spinal ataxia and paralysis,” while Dr. Barrett, who performed the autopsy for the Coro- ner, declares death to have been the result of tuberculosis. Coroner Hawkins said yesterday: *‘Dr. Kublmann tried to get the certificate through the Health Office for a burial per- mit without notifying me, as he should have done. The health authorities noti- fied me and I telephoned Dr. Kuhlmann and asked him about the case. ‘‘He made a statement that the family did not hold the railroad company respon- sible, and wished the case put through without an autopsy. He said there was terday morning, his subject being, “The Laverof Brass.” In his opening remarks the minister sai ““The tabernacle, rich in its costliness and composed of the consecrated free will offerings of the people who had but re- cently been delivered by the Lord’s out- stretched hand from Egypt, was the cen- ter of Israelitish worship. Around it the twelve tribes encamped in a divinely in- stituted order, and within it through the medium of priesthood the people wor- shiped according to a divinely ordained method. But the outward worship thus established was only the representative of the true spiritual heart worship. “In the inmost, or holy of holies, was the golden ark ol the testimony, within which was the decalogue engraven by the Lord upon the tablets of stone. “In the holy place were the gold-cor- nothing criminal " in the case. This aroused my suspicions and I insisted that the body be brought to the Morgue. “Wnen Dr. Barrett held the autopsy he found a different condition of affairs than reported by Dr. Kuhimann, Dr. Barrett's autopsy disclosed the fact that death was caused by tuberculosis. The body was in eneral atrophied by the prograss of the isease. According to Dr. Barrett's state- ment the cause of death was natural, and therefore no inquest should be held."”’ ——————— ,Sierra Club Election. At the annual meeting of the Sierra Club the following members were elected directors for the ensuing year: Professor C. B. Bradley, Professor George Dayidson, Professor David Starr Jordan, Professor Joseph Le Conte,Elliott McAllister, John Muir, Warren Olney, Pro- fessor J. H. Senger, Professor J. M. Stillman, TWELVE WERE BAPTIZED, | {The Little “Landeskirche,” on| Howard Street, Duly Dedi- cated Yesterday. i THE TASTEFUL DECORATIONS. Parents and Sponsors Attend to Sol- emnize an Important Ceremony in the History of the Church. The interior of St. Paul’s Lutheran | Evangelical Landeskirche, with its taste- ful decorations of flowers, ferns and ever- greens: with its bright new carpet and furnishings and its well-dressed congrega- tion, in which were a fair quota of pretty spring bonnets and gowns, presented a | pleasing picture yesterday morning at the | hour set for worship. | The altar was dressed in spotless white and the pulpit, which stands to tne left of COLONEL BARNES DYING, Life of the Celebrated Sporting Man at a Very Low Ebb. HIS PICTURESQUE CAREER. Something of the History of a Man Who Had Been Identified With the Bret Hartean Era. The Iife of Colonel William P. Barnes, one of the best known old-time sporting men of the State, is at a very low ebb. At his residence on Geary street the end has been expected for several days. William P. Barnes has a wife, the sister | of Mrs. John H. Wise, wife of the Collector of Customs at this port. He also has an only child, Mrs, Bessie Franklin. His only living brother is Dr. Barnes of Ukiah, and his nephew is the Hon. Thomas L. Carothers of the same city. He hasalso two nleces, one the wife of James Stevens and the other the wife of Superior Judge Alexander of Salinas. He is a native of Indiana and in 1849 he came to California and settled with his mother and father in the neighborhood of Wwhat is now known as Petaluma. During the days when the Mormons were making trouble through Illinois and Iowa, Barnes, who was but a mere boy, en- gaged in the army sent out to do them battle. The same spirit he showed then has always followed him, and he has been regarded asa man who, although not ag- gressive, could not be made to retreata step when he believed he was right. 7This feature had many opportunities to develop in the early days of California, when each man had to rely on his own mettle for protection. Bill Barnes became a member of the Pioneers of California when that society was first organized, and has been one ot its shining members ever since. His as- sociates have always been men most prom- inent in social, businessand political life, but he, with the grit and determination he has always shown, held on until he saw them one by one pass to the great be- yond. *‘Colonel” Barnes, as he was usually ad- dressed, was of a sporty turn of mind, like nearly all other men who came to the new El Dorado in the days when the necessaries of life were paid for in gold dust. He was & great friend of BilljBriggs, who was, be- yond a doubt, the most picturesque char- acter, as a sport, that ever sat behind a layout. Barnes began as a protege of Briggs’, and subsequently they became partners. Aside from his many silent charities, which he bas always attended to, directly or indirectly, even’ to his last iliness, he will be remembered by his fellow pioneers as the one who inaugurated the bullshead breakfast outings in this State. Each year, until his healtb failed, it was he who headed the table and did the carving at the reunions of the Society of OId Friends, of which he was a leading member. At one time Colonel Barnes entered politics. It wasin the days when Napo- Rev. Paul F. Branke of St. Paul's Lutheran Landeskirche, Which Was Dedicated Yesterday and Where Twelve Infants Were Baptized in the Afternoon. the elevated flooring of the altar, was dec- orated with purple and gold. ‘Within the sanctuary reserve were seated the energetic young pastor, Paul F. Branke, and his assistants, the Revs, J. Hosta, J. Mangold, J. Endter and A. Janke. The Rey. Mr. Branke conducted the service and performed the dedicatory ceremony, assisted by the clergymen men- tioned. Afterwvard Mr. Branke preached & sermon, which was listened to atten- tively by the congregation. At 3 o'clock there were twelve pretty, bright-looking little folks on hand. They were clad in the whitest of robes and were accompanied by their parents and two sponsors for each. 1In all there was an as- semblage of sixty interested persons, who came to the house of the Master to place under the protection of their God the souls of those twelve little innocent ones. The presence of both parents at the cer- emony of bavtism in the *‘Landeskirche” is obligatory, according to the canons of that church. The ceremony of christening differs in no essential way from the form of the English Episcopal church. After being sprinkled and uttering infantile pro- testations against an ursolicitated cold water reception the babes were cayefully and tenderly wrapped up in their warm covering and taken home. During the evenin% service short ser- mons were preached by the Revs. Man- fold, Endter and Janke. Thus was the ittle ‘‘Landeskirche”” planted on the northern border of the Mission Dolores and upon the site so long occupied by the only “Nobby,”” who controllea the desti- nies of so many of the unfortunate men who were forced to borrow at five per cent for the shortest fraction of a calendar month. Satisfaction in a Japanese theater is proclaimed by shouting out the uame of the actor or by the words, “fen riyo!” ‘‘One thousand riyo!”—a riyo isayen, s silver coin worth "about three shillings— expressive of tne cash value of the actor in the estimation of the crier, leon Broughton and Zeke Wilson of So- noma were prominent as leaders of the ! Democracy of this State. Barnes was their wire-puller at Sacramento. There is a bit of international history attached to the name of William P, Barnes. Some time in 1857 he and Grant Israel, who was the first owner of the old Cosmopolitan Hotel, long since out of ex- istence, took a trip in & privately char- tered schooner to the coast of Mexico. They were captured by the Government and taken to Mazatlan, where they were cast in an adobe prison on a charge of fili- bustering. They were most cruelly treated, being prodded with bayonets and almost starved. The United States took up the matter and they were liberated. Subsequently they brought suit against Mexico for $100,000 damaces, and the af- fair was left to a foreign board of arbitra- tion, which allowed them $7500 each. The Mexican Government, however, was not in & position to pay the money at the time, and the board allowed the amount to be paid in §500 installments each year. The debt was finally wiped out about eight years ago. Yesterday it was reported at Collector Wise's house that Colonel Barnes was very low and failed to recognize his friends. Attempt at Burglary. Two men were seen by Policeman Mangan yesterday afternoon trying to break the lock | off & n door on Grove street, between Scott and Devisadero. He made for them and they ran. He overtook one of them and sent him in the patrol wagon to the City Prison, where a charge of attempt at burglary was entered against him. He gave the name of John Ables. —————— . The spider produces silk of a fair qual- ity, but the difficulty of rearing spidersand the small quantivy of product from each insect has caused the abandonment of all efforts to produce spider silk. {8 V! FRIENDLY TO CATHOLICS This Declared to Be the Atti- tude of the American Pro- tective Association, ADDRESS OF REV. A. M, RUSSELL Chauncey Parke Talks of the Need of Greater Moral Culture Among the Masses. There was a large attendanceat the Good Citizenship meeting yesterday afterncon at Metropolitan Temple, Rev. A. M. Rus- sell and Chauncey Parke being the speak- ers of the day. The former was a new advocate in the cause of good citizenship, but met with the hearty approval of his audience from the very start. He announced that his subject would be, “The A. P. A's; the best friends the Catholics have.” He then spoke as fol- lows: *Now, I am serious about this. I say in perfect sincerity the principles of the A. their institutions than anything else. I say this because we are working for the enlightenment of the Catholics. They do not know their own history, except as they get it from Father Yorke and such vile sheets as the Monitor. Every intelli- ent man knows that these are falsifying. 'hey tell only such part of that history as suits them. There are dark, horrible chapters in. that history that they never refer to. “Neither do the Catholics understand the genius nor the purpose of Protestant- ism. Therefore I say it is the part of the A. P. A. to enlighten them on these points. I feel that the A. P, A. is not only the best party for their enlightenment, but for their liberation. A dog may wear a collar so long that he would fesl the loss of it. I say so it is with the Catholics. They have no proper conception of liberty; the priests are their masters, “I want to work along another line now. I want to show some of these Catholics how they can put money in their pockets.”” This elicited a few scattering hisses from the gallery. Scarcely hesitating, the speaker continued : g ‘““Oh, I heard a goose when I wasa boy, but I have never been afraid of one of them—then or since. [Laughter and ap- plause.]. : I repeat, I want to show the Catholics how they can make money. I know they love money, and I say this with all sin- cerity. Why, a Catholic cannot be born without paying his Eriest for the privilege. He must be baptized as soon as he is born, and that js as bad as paying for the privi- lege of being born. Then take the matter of forgiving sin. The Catholic can have his sin forgiven by going to the priest and paying for it. I am just as capable of for- giving sin as the Pope of Rome. He is a false pretender. 1 would rather put my hands in & man’s pocket and steal his money than get it in this way. But there are many ways, I tell you, of railroading the money into the pockets of the priests. “‘But our Catholic_friend may get tired of thisand say: ‘Well, I willgetrid of this burden of taxation by the priesis by dying.’ Butin this he is mistaken. For the Catholic priests even follow & man to the grave, and when they get him there they keep him there.” Why, it is more difficult 10 get out of the clutches of a priest than out of the hands of the devil. ‘‘After a man is dead his estate is as- sessed for the repose of his soul, and if he leaves nothing his friends are taxed with this burden. So long, in fact, as there is a dollar to be extorted from relatives or friends the man’s soul is reported to be suffering in purgatory by these pretenders. T repeat, then, that the A. P. A. is the best friend the Catholics have by exposing these impositions for their benefit, profit and enlightenment. . “*The priest holds a soul in purgatory until he gets ready to iet it 0. Shame on men and women who allow themselves to be so deluded. We should do our utmost to liberate them from this terrible bond- age of the soul to which the Roman church has confined them for the past 2000 years.’" Chauncey Parke was then announced. He said: *‘I propose to speak to you in regard to our personal interests in " the public wel- fare. This involves good citizenship, and good citizenship involves good govern- ment.” The speaker attributed the prevalence of crime and lawlessness to the failure of so- ciety to educate its individual members in a proper moral manner, as ‘punishment, he deciared, was known not to be a suc- cessful deterrent of crime. He advocated not only protection for social, civil, politi- cal and religious liberties, but thorough education in regard to them, so that every man and woman would have a proper coni- prehension of these matters. I believe,” he said, ‘our Nation ap- proaches these conditions most nearly, but even it is a long way off. Thereis too lit- tle attention paid to moral education and the creation of good and manly character. Fear of punishment is depended upon rather than the proper education of the P. A. are better calculated to strengthen | young and growing generation. Protec- government: it should be the instilling of culture into every man and woman. | _*‘When we legislate we make one law | for character and a hundred for pocket. But when we reach the proper state all this will be reversed. Then one hundred laws | will be made for character and one for greed. Why is this so? Tt is that the very heart of the people throb at the mere jingle of money.” Then followed & disquisition on the evils { the pursuit and acquirement of wealth. UTAH AND HER PEOPLE. Elder J. R. Shepherd Lectures to a Large Audience. Elder J. R. Shepherd, one of the elders in the Mormon church Jaboring in Califor- nia, spoke about “Utah and Her People” last evening at 909 Market street. He said in part: “It is truly phenomenal to note the growth, progress and prosperity of Utah to-day when we reflect upon itscondition forty-eight years ago and the many adver- sities with which they have had to com- bat. “On July 24, 1847, 143 hardy Mormon pioneers directed by their leader, Brigham Young, halted after a long journey of 1100 miles across a trackless wilderness and camped where now stands Salt Lake City. Brigham Young told them that there was the place that God designed that Israel should dwell. They were then on Mexi- can soil, but with that loyalty to the Urited ~States that had ever | been inculcated within them taey | unfurled to the breeze the Stars and | Stripes. To question the loyalty of the Mormon people to the United States ex: hibits a woeful ignorance of history. When driven from their homes in Nau- voo, while camped upon the prairies of | Iowa, a demand was made upon Brigham Young for 500 of their best men to eniist and march to California and fight their country’s battles against Mexico. This, indeed, was a trial. They had been driven from State to State; pleaded for protec- tion, but conld get none; even plead be- fore the chief executive of the Nation, but was met with the reply, ‘Your cause is just, but I can do nothine for you.' Yet with that patriotism that dwells within all Mormons, Brigham Young said: ‘You shall have them if it takes all of my elders.” They _went and did no- ble service. When the pioneers entered Salt Lake Valley in 1847, but little of the country west of the Missouri was known, true a few trappers and explorers had traversed the mountains, but a bona fide colony had not dared to settle any of this section, save a very few in California. Daniel Webster said, What do we want of these shifting sand hills, land of cactus and | prairie dogs.” To-day we are a common- wealth of a quarter of a million of people, | prosperous and happy, with a greater per- centage of persons owning their own homes than can probably be_found in any other part of the world. Their enemies have in the past by inisrepresenta- tion brought trials upon them, but through all they have been loyal, true and honest and to-day Gentile and Jew | bave become convinced of the industry, sincerity and loyalty of the Mormon peo- gle. and all join hands in making Utah a tate of which our Government may be proud. Factories, railroads, churches, schools, farms, orchards and homes dot theland from north to south and with statenood recently acquired she will be- come one of the grandest of the sisterhood of States.”” T — CARTRIDGE ON A CARTRACK. Policeman Gallway Finds One on Mec- Allister Street, Near Market. A deadly forty-five-caliber cartridge similar to those used in the old Spring- field army rifle was found tied to one of the rails of the McAllister-street car line, near Market street, Saturday morning by Policeman Gallway of the Southern police statlon squad. If the cartridge had been allowed to remain in its dangerous posi- tion a few minutes longer it would have been struck by an approaching car and in all probability would have exploded. Ow- ing to the large crowd of people who nightly frequent that portion of the City it 1‘: mfll:fin to foretel! just what the re- sult would have veen in ca: i ha}? ]occuxrat i se the explosion Policeman Gallway took his find wi him to the station au{l reported the m:ng: to Lieutenant Hanna, who is trying to lo- cate the wretch who so deliberately placed the lives of unsuspecting pedestrians in jeopardy. A number of men who have places of business near the spot where the cartridge was located have been ques- tioned, but so far no one has been found who saw the reckless deed committed. Found Dead in His Room. John Bruckner, whose age and occupation are unknown, was found dead in his room at 1254 Howard street Saturday evening. Judg- ing from tne appearance of the room Bruckner Jras about to retire when he was stricken with heart disease, and fell dead on the floor. The {oroner was notified, and Deputy 0'Brien and fessenger Smith removed the remains 0 the Morgue. An autopsy will be held on the body to ascertain the exact cause of death. ———a— Found a Human Ear. An ear bearing evidence of having been re- cently severed from a human body was found 08 vacant lot at the corner of Twelith and Howard streets by Harry Russell, who resides &t 1610 Howard street, Saturday afternoon. Russell, who is only 13 years of age, carried his gruesome find to a police station, and it Was sent to the Morgue. The Morgue officials are of the opinion that the ear was thrown in 1*he lot by medical students, tion and defense should not be the aim of | DEATH AMID PLEASUR, Sorrowful Ending of What Wag Expected to Be an Enjoy- able Evening. WELL-ENOWN GERMAN CITIZEN William F. Muhlner Dies Suddenly at the Formal Opening of the Turn Verein Bar. A tragic scene occurred at the] Turn Verein Hall, 323 Turk street. last night, which broke up a gathering that promised to be one of the merriest in the history of the organization. The barroom attached to the hall has been in preparation for a formal opening | for some time, It has been fitted up with {‘out regard to cost, and the proprietor, | Adam Brehm. invited about 100 members of the organization to be present at the formal opening last night. They all responded, and were in the midst of their enjoyment when William F. Muhlner, one of the most prominent members, entered. He was dazzled with the glare of the electric lights, and, rais- ing his hands, he walked toward the bar with a smile on his face to congrattlate the proprietor. As the old man stood for an instant in front of the bar, while friends crowded round him, his face turned ghastly pale and throwing his arms upward he sank to the floor with a stifled moan. Dr. Rinne was present and rusbed forward, and to his horror found that the old g leman was dead. The guests were stricken dumb row and astomshment as they ere round the lifcless form of theit old fr Word was sent to his relatives at 30 | street and the body was taken there, y | the guests sorrowfully took their depart- | ure from the barroom, where they had ex- pected to pass a pleasant evenin, Mr. Muhlner had for years a shoestoresat | 930 Post street and lived at 30 Fell streer | He was a member of the Grand Army and belonged to nearly all the German organi- zations in the City. 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