The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1896, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1S95. CONSUMPTION CLAIM ERADIC This Is the Startling Assertion Made With the Utmost Confidence by Dr. Joseph Hirschfelder. In a Few Generations He Says the Disease Can Be Wiped Out. HIS METHOD OF OPERATION. Government Should Establish Institutions for Free Examina- tion and Treatment. The Dr. Joseph O. Hirschfelder, who re- cently discovered a new method of treat- ing consumption and in last August pub- lished for the benefit of the medical pro- fession the results of his experiments to- gether with a full description of his treat- | ment, made the assertion yvesterday that | in a very few generations tuberculosis could be exterminated. The doctor went further. He declared that he was absolutely convinced of the correctness of his theory. Upon this con- viction ne based his statement that con- sumption can be completely wiped out. Dr. Hirschfelder's method has been put | to the test and found effectuel in checking the disease in incipient stages rather than | in killing the germs outright, thereby | effecting a thorough and permanent cure. | So much is claimed for the method by the | dcctor after a long and careful applica- tion. Since the dreadful disease can thus | be cured if taken in time the inference is | that by prompt and intelligent action on | tne part of physiciens and people the | ravages of consumption can be checked. The next siep in this steady progress would be the detection and cure of con- sumption immediately it shows itself, and | then in time its complete eradication. | This interesting method is no longer a secret. It was made public in Augustand | is now in the hands of the physicians, for them to do with itasthey deem fit. In the East it has attracted considerable at- | tention, aud indeed is already adopted by | many physicians. Regarding the treat: ment itself or any subsequent experi- | ments Dr. Hirschfelder would not speak, | as he believes that the profession is first | entitled to whatever he may write. How- | ever, he has settled convictions about its application, which he discussed yesterday with considerable enthusiasm. He would | like to see the Government take up tne matter and introduce measures whereby tests or examinations would be made of | all people afflicted with coughs or sus. vected with baving consumption, the end in view being to eradicate the disease. So | the question has resolved itself almost | into one of social science for the physical | betterment of the race. | “Through the investigations of Koch | and his demonstration of the presence of | bacillus of tuberculosis in all cases of that disease,” said tke doctor, “it becomes an | matter to detect the disease in its | early stages. | 20 itutions should be organized by | the Government for the free examination | of the sputum of every individual affected | with cough or suspected to be tubercular in any direction. Individuals wbo would | be found to be efflicted with tuberculosis | in this manner could then be supphed by | the Government gratis with this remedy, and in this way in a very few generations tuberculosis would be exterminated. *“I am absolutely convinced of the cor- rectness of this theory that the anti- | toxines are simply oxidized toxines; and | the experiments have proved the certainty | and facility with which they can be made “ in the laboratory. The process is simply | an imitation of the method that nature | pursues to ge’ rid of the poison, for the nirst thing that she does when a bacterial germ or its products are introduced into the body is to introduce an increased oxi- | dation, which shows itself to us in the fever.” 'TWAS A LOVE-FEAST. ©ld Officers Re-elected at the First Congregational Church Conven- tion Last Night. To all appearances the dove of peace has at last spread 1ts snowy wings over the | First Congregational Church. “The hatchet,” as a member expressed it, “has been buried "neath the sod, and the white rose of concord flourishes o’er the grave.’’ This reunion occurred last night at the annual church convention, held in the basement of the church. Prominent in the reinvigorated organization looms up the personality of Dr. George C. Adams, the new pastor from St. Louis. The meeting was rather large until to- ward the close. Then about half the members present took it for granted that | nothing out of the ordinary was iikely to ensue, and either went home or stood out- side in groups amiably discussing the sit- uation. Many heretofore regarded as bitter par- tisans were present, among them being Mrs. French, Dr. McDonald, Attorney Nagle and Sexton Pike. Mrs. Cooper, owing to the illness of her daughter, was absent. That many feared trouble in spite of the Napoleonic leadership of Dr. Adams was | evident from the references made now and then throughout the proceedings to parti- sunship, and, in fact, a few light refer- ences from the pastor himself. At the opening of proceedings Deacon Morse sat with a look of determination vlainly expressed on his visage, while Deacon Vasconcelles stroked his patri- archal beard in a subdued manner, First came the report of Clerk Christen- sen. It showed 906 members on the church roll as opposed to 935 at the time Dr. NEW TO-DAY. DISTRESSING [RRITATIONS OF THE SKIN Instantly Relieved by (il To cleanse, purify, and beautify the skin, scalp, and hair, to allay itching and irritation, to hea! chafings, cxcoriations, and ulcerative Sromle nesses, to speedily cure the first symptoms of torturing, dlsfiguring. skin and seo] ‘humors, Dothing 80 pure, 0 sweet, 80 wholesome, 80 #peedily eflective as warm baths with OUTICURA Boar, and tle applications of CUTICUBA (ointment), the great akin cure. Sold_throu the Price, world. Coricvna, 0e.; SOLYENT, Gic. ‘and $1. Forran D) Axn Crm. Conr Bole Bropes Bosk B & How to Cure 1104. The rest were scattering. | The assembly drew*a long brezt: and wasted no time in nominatinz A\ ey ED 70 B ABLE FROM THE RACE ! Brown and the ecclesiastic council tilted | 1ances. | Deacon Vasconcellos reported that the | total collection for the benevolent fund | during the vear was $1169 7L The dis- bursements taliied. Deacon Morse gave a verbal report on the Sunday-school. During Dr. Adams’ | pastorate of eight weeks, he sa.d, the| Sunday-school had increased from half to | | three-quarters its former size. | Then came the nominations for de: cons, the terms of three—Hatcn, Vascon | cellos and Barnard—having expired. Now there was a ripple of excitement and a few scathing words from Dr. Adams, Avout a dozen nominauons were wade | and the result was that Deacons Hateh, Vasconcelios and Barnard succeeded themselves. i The total vote cast was 401. Vasc cellos received 90, Barnard 110 and Hu ch Woodbams and M. W. Lit/lefi- clerk. The ballot stood 69 for Woodh w4’ 1 John Miller Shoots George | John Miller, a carpenter engaged in busi- | ness at 947 Folsom street. JEALOUSY PROMPTS AN AWFUL MURDER H. Childs in Cold Blocd. Childs Was Trying fo Protect Miller’s Mistress From His Attack. He Fired Four Shots at Mrs. Ryan on Clementina Street—F Jaquith the Cause. An awful tragedy was enacted at 425 Clementina street yesterday afternoon in which young George H. Childs, aged 22 vears, and the only support of a widowed mother, two younger brothers and four sisters, was shot and instantly killed by | The murder was committed in the| presence of several witnesses while Childs / 1 J | DAN MILLER, the Jealous Murderer. | | | | | i | | | and 72 for Littlefield. On Woodhams’ motion it was made unanimous. Indicative of the feeling underneath the surface was the action or Attorney L. M. Spencer in opposing the recommendation of Deacon Morse for superintendent of the Sunday-school by the committee nomi- nia!ing Dr. McDonald. The nomination | o Adams. Morse got so many miore votes | than McDonald in the informal ballot that his election was made by acclamation. It now began to dawn upon the assem- blage that Dr. Brown’s friends were | present in force. It was so; they had practically no opposition. Deacon Vasconcellos was elected to suc- ceed himself as treasurer, with a few votes scatteriag. Rev. Dr. Warren and Deacons | Morse and Dexter were clected to serve | with the pastor on the instailation com- | mittee. Installation and unfinished busi- ness will be carried out next Wednesday evening. Besides the deacons and the new clerk the standing church committee for the coming year will consist of Messrs, Westgate, Woodhams, McDonald, Chiids and Christensen. Dr. Willey closed the meeting with a prayer enlogizing the pastor and express- ing thanks to the Savior for the happy termination of the meeting. MAY LOSE HIS HAND. The Accident to W. Robertson, the ¥amous Cricketer. | William Robertson, editor of the Butch- ers’ Gazette, who nearly lost his left arm oy falling as he jumped off a cable-car on Poik street, between Washington and Clay, Tuesday night, was taken to his home, 2425 Gough street, from the Receiv- ing Hospital yesterday morning. _ Dr. Weil wanted to amputate the left index finger, which was iractured in two places and dislocated, but Robertson objected as he wantéd it saved if possible. | Dr. Weil is afraid that blood poisoning | may set in unless the finger is amputated and Robertson may lose his hand. “Billy,” as he is best known by his numerous friends, is the famous cricketer and captain of the Bohemian Club. Asa bowler and batsman he bas no equal on the coast. He played against the Austra- lian eleven recently and did splendid work. ———————— Arrival of Sprinters. Professional sprinters are arriving from the East. Among those who have put inan ap- Fe arance of late are Charley Weinsburner, who s better known as *‘Old Gibson,” the heavy: weight proiessional cinder-digger; C. C. Lee, an ancient treck-burner; W. Gilpin, the father of the sprints, and one or two other famous spiked-sioe wearers, a1l of whom are pre- sumably here for their health. Gibson, who is as handsome as ever, s of the opinion that | there is yet room in the glorious West for | fishermen who understand how to bait their hooks ior sucker fishing. He will leave to-day for Sacramento, where a by 0 fishes is reported, e ————— Leland Stanford Camp. Leland Stanford Camp No. 2. Arm. and Navy Republican Lelgm‘l., he:d a large lyud en- thusiastic meeting in Kohler & Chasc's Hall last night, Colonel M. S. Biackburn presiding. The new by-laws vere read und referred back to the committee for alteraiion and amend- ments. The camp has perfected arrangemonts whereby it will become & permanent organi. | McDonald was seconded by H. G. |- | Miller. was endeavoring to stay the murderous hand of .the assassin from killing his mistress. The name of the woman in the | case is Nellie Ryan, who was divorced | from her husband some time ago, and until the last few aays has been consort- ing with Miller. The Ryan woman in the last few days! bas been staying [with Mrs. William Burns at 406 Clementina street. Mrs. Burns was also taking care of her small | son. About a month ago the woman met Fred Jaquith, a vlasterer quartered at the | Central Hotel on Third street, near Bran- | nan, and was at once smitten with him. Oa several occasions he took her out to | supper, generally to the Nevada restaurant | on Fourth streef, near Mission. This aroused Miller’s jealousy and Tues- day e followed her about and made such wud threats that Mrs. Ryan complained to Officer H. H. Murphy, who arrested He was bailed out and yesterday started out with the evident intention of killing his former female associate. About 10 o’clock A. M. he called at the Central Hotel and inquired for Jaquith, who was at work. , Then he went to Mre, Burns' bome, at 406 Clementina street, and asked for Mrs. Ryan. She was not in, but in emerging from the house he met her. Then came the shooting as de- scribed by eyewitnesses. She started to ran up Clementina street with Miller following. Though he fired | four shots none took effect. When the | frightered woman reached No. 425 the | door was standing open and in she ran. Miller attempted to follow, but was inter- cepied by young Childs, who was attracted 0 the doorway by the shooting. Childs grappled with Miller. The latter raised his revolver and shot Childs in the | forehead. As he fell the assassin sent an- other shot into his prostrate body and then ran on to the residence of J. ¥. Fiiz- | worth $30.000, now it is all gone. DOLLS. JOINTED NEGRO DOLLS, B4 5 inches high. To-day. < . Each BY DOLLS, 4Qc Each 5H8° Each 95°| Each FULL JOINTE bisque head. 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AY ALL- NDERWHKAR, Shirts silk- LADIES' NATURAL GR Wi 1 g Garment BLACK WOOL wideribbed, nd toes, sizes 19° Special Price. Pair CHILDREXN’'S BLACK CASHMERE HOSE, quality, narrow ribbed, knees, heels and to 50¢ pair; all 25° special Price.. Pair LADIES’ ALL-WOOL HOSE, heavy quaiity and ribbed, double merino heeis and toes, color gray and biack; were 35¢ pair. Special Price. 25° Pair We claim the Best Hosiery Values in San Francisco. See our window dis= plays this week. dssfssisdcfsifsifed fesfocefuiissfosiosefuifosfodospfssfsdefssfsedefssfosiosi covered from nis excitement. He talkea quietly and deliverately. ‘4shot at the woman,” he said, ‘“be- cause 1 meant to kill her. Idon’t know whether I killed anybody, but I am sorry Ididn’t kill her. She is not my wife, but | we have been living togetber for two years. She left me turee or four days ago | and went to live with a plasterer. *‘Her name is Nellie Ryan and she is about 28 years of age. She is a divorced woman and has a boy about 7 years of age who lived with us at 1149 Folsom sireet, where I had my carpenter’s shop. She took the boy away with her when she left me. “Why did I want to kill her? Well, she spent all my money with other men. Seven vears ago when I came here I was I lost most of it in the Lus Angeles boom and she has robbed me of the balance. ‘‘She was divorced from her husband, who had arestauranton Third street, after she bad ruined him. Then she started a saloon at 18 Tehamea stre-t, and it was there I first met her. I fitted up a place for her on Howard street at a cost of $80, and after a while she consented to come and live with me. That is about two years ago. “*After she left me I went to her on Mon- day lastand wanted her to come back, but she wouldn’t,and had me arrested for dis- turbing the peace. I was released on bonds, and yesterday morning the case came up in Judge Low's. court and was continued till Thursday. “*Since my release on Monday I had been trying to find her and discoverea that she was at the Central Hotel on Third street, living with a plasterer. I went there to-dav but she had gone. ‘Then I went to 408 Clementina street, where her boy was living, and found her there. I had my pistol with me, as I meant to kill her if she wouldn't go back to live with me. Thewoman of the house got me to go upstairs and I beard Nellie talking downstairs, and then she left the house.” I went after her and overtook her on the street. I asked her to go back with me, but she laughed at me, so I pulied out my sevolver and she ran into a house as I fired at ner. Then I was arrested. “Yes, I liked the woman and wanted ber back, although I knew she was a hard case. I wish I had killed her.” Milier said _he came here from Dallas, Tex., in 1839, leaving his wile there. About four years aco she got a divorce from him and is still livine there. They haa no children. About two years ago he woman for obtaining money from her on the strength of a promise to marry her, but the case was allowed to drop. Heisa nunchback, and is 40 years of age. ' The woman, Ryan, was taken to the City | Prison by Policemen T. Burke and P. Mc- Gee last evening. Miller was brought out | of his cell and she was asked if he was tle | man who fired the shots at her. S “Yes,” she said, as she looked with snapping eyes at Miller; *“that is the cripple, John Miller, who tried to kill me. Miller did not say a word, but returned her glance of hate with compound interest. She admitted having lived with Miller, and said she wanted to get rid of him. He did not say anything to her before he | vulled out his pistol. Then she ran screaming along the street and he fired at She is a big, stout woman., her. Ladies’ Tailor Made Suits and Jackets. Parisian styles and finest assortment of fashionable materials. Lowest prices In San Franclsco. ARMAND GAILLEAY, 46-48 Geary St. Cor. Grant Ave. | Wwas arresied on the complaintof a German gerald at No, 429, He tried to enter, but as soon as Fitz- gerald saw his revolver he closed and barred the door. Miller then descended to the lowest cellar, the entrance being in front of the house, and began to reload his weapon. He was industriously engaged in this work when Officer McGee arrived upon the scene and commanded him to surren- der. He made a_threatening motion with bis revolver and McGee fired at him, the bullet missing and entering the side of the house. Before the officer could repeat the shot Miller rushed at him and presented his weapon in the region of McGre’s stomach. He would undoubtedly have added an- other murder to his record had it not been for the prompt action of M. Savage, a resident of* the vicinity and eyewitness of the shooting, who grabbed him. McGee and Savage together ov Tpow- ered the murderer and_he was handcuffed and taken to the City Prison. Mrs, Burns states that Miller has hung round the house of late and caused her hus- band to go on a drunken spree. Jaquith, when interviewed at the Central Hotel, claimed that his connection with Mrs, Ryan has been very slight and said he had met Miller only once, and that time at Burns' house, Monday evening last, zation for social and political purposes. An entertainment commitiee was appointed 10 make arrangements for & grand meeting dur. ing boliday week. The daughter of the camp, Miss Dora Johnson, gave several Tecitations. Comrades Myers, Meivin, Crall and others made interesiing speeches. when M ller was abusing his female com- panion for her unfaithfulness. Childs has been a distributor for the terling & Dunphy Bill-posting Company, at 538 Commercial street. Miller when seen at the City Prison shortly after his arrest had somewbhat re- 8.0, Until Thursday, the 19th inst., we will sell the Mec- KINLEY HEATER, worth $7, at 5o percent cut. Heats a room 12X14. Lamp Stoves from 50 cents to ten dollars. Thanksgiving Dinner We Are Prepared for It. Always endeavoring to lighten the burden of buying, this week’s spe- cials will be interesting in view of the coming Thanksgiving dinner. Cape Cod Cranberries 35 cents per gal. Port and Sherry— choice native vintages, 35 cts. per bottle or 3 bottles for $1.00. Puree de Fois Gras—20 cents per tin. We are also prepared to show you an ex- tremely choice line of mince meat, plum pud- ding, nuts, raisins, figs, sweet cider, citron, orange and lemon peel, currants, and wines, ‘brandies and whiskies. RATHJEN BROS. 21 Stockton St., Near Market. Telephone Main 5522. BRANCH-3253 FILLMORE ST., cor. Lombard Telephone West 152. Mail orders promptly filled. Ask or send for our new Catalogue. 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NOTE.—Santa Claus’ Letter Box ready to receive LETIERS FROM ALL HIS LITTLE FRIENDS. and to ALL GOOD CHILDREN who write to hilm he will send his Soecial Publica- tion, *“Princess Sweetpeas aud Gottlieb The Hunchback.” PLANS ARD SPECIFICATIONS For a Schook Building. OFFICE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SAN kRANCISCO. November 17, 18 T, ACCORDARCE Wil A adopted by the Beard of < City and County of San Fra _-ovember 16, 1896, public notice i3 hereby siven Lo architects that Competitive pians and spe iticai1ons for the erec- ton cf a Hig buliding in the Mission dim Lrct in said City and_County will be rece.ved ac- cording to the “central instruc ions 10 Archi- tects” (copirs of h can be obtained at ihe of- fice.of said bowrd) in et i on Monds o as Toliowa: On a lot 998 Jeet, front facing souch. by adepth of 194 feet. having thres street frontages. -l he sald plans and specifications 10 be in compliance wito “General nmmmlmy 1 . 10N City hool to Arcnitec:s,” and to be so prepared that. the ¢ of the tuliding, excluding ihe archi:ect’s commi slon, shall not excesd {u the agg egate the sum of £187,000. The architect whose p ans and specifi- cailons are adopted by the board will be appointed architect and superintenden. of the building at compensation of five (5) per cent of the total cost of the structure. ‘The architects submittin+ plans and specifications determined by the Load to be second and third in meric will Teceive premioms 0f $500 and $300 respectively. GEORGE BEANSTON, Secretarzs