The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1897, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY. 3, 1897 INDUSTRIES THAT NEED PROTECTIO Flax, Hémp and Their Man- _ufactures Are Con- sidered. William Rutherford of Oakland Siiggests Changes in the Tariff- Law. Increased Duties Required in the Competitiqn With Foreiga Pauper Labor. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2.~To-day was the fifth day of the tariff hearing before the House Committee on Ways and Means, the ‘subject of discussion being “Flax, Hemp and Their Manufactures.” There was quite a large attendance of per- . sons interested in those industries. Thie first manufacturer to be heard was Williama Rutherford of Oakland, Cal., who said that in California they were enzaged in xuuLm"'( n and cloth in a v The first of these Se i i iU ik increased largely. They now wanted a | reasonable protection to ran their mills and " he * suggested such changes in | the tariffas wefe considered necessary for the purppses. The munufacturers of Oali- | ornia,"he said, i ithe last election had given ther vi r protection, thinking this the quickest way to give emvloyment | for the idle, protection to themselves and Téveriug to the Government. The mills of the United * States had been active in Keeping down the price of these goods to the faimers. - Up to the passace of the onbil! a fair- duty had beeu given the | industry, The, measure, benefited the mills of Cal- cutta .drid other foreign countries at the f the, domestic manufacturers. 3'and 1895 tle imports of jute | and burlaps more than douvled. Under | the clause in the free ist acmitting cotton baggipg and -certain goods made of bur- laps, importar: ging in cloths of various kinds, g horse and car- riage robes. T not fair nor the in- tent of the act, but rhe words “all such material” -used in the act enabled the goods to be brought in. The makers of mlxed-jute and cotton gonds suffered from | this. Hehad talled the attention of the customs officials to it and he understood that they now had the matter under con- sideration. One .of the oldest plantsin the United States, established at Black Point, Cal, | during‘the war, had been taken down and | | tfansferred to Japan. He had been ad- Vised.to transfer his plant to Yokohama, being {old that he couid get his labor at | from 6.10 12 cents per day and his coal for | about 90 cents per ton. But he had found | that.foreigners could pot hold property in | . Jupan and therefore he had to give up that | idea. The summing up of M tement was the sugge: lowing rates in the new ta “Burlaps of any width, of flax, jute or hemp-or of which flax, jate or hemp, or either of them, shall be the component | material of chief value (except such as may be suitable for cotton), 13 cents per pound; bags for grain, made of burlaps, 2 cents per pound.” He presented a,comparative statement of the cost of making burlaps in the United States and in India, showing that the total cost in the United States is 6.46 cents ‘per pound and only 463 cents in India; or a difference of 183 cents per ponnd in favor of [ndia. It was partially to* make up this disadvantage against . American manufactures that the increase Rutherford’s n of the fol- herford expressed the hope that the present comditions would be changed by the fixing of a tariff sufficient to pro- tect-the indnstrious citizens of the United States io their respective fields of useful- ness. The cbairman inquired of Mr. Ruther- ford vhether his industry had been suc- cessful after the passage of the tariff act of 1890. Mr. Rutherford—Yes, sir. The duty was taken in that account off ‘he raw ma- terial, and that gave us an assistance of about 13 per cent per ton on jute. We were never better off than trom 1890 to 1895 when the Wilson tariff act was passed. “I suppose that your enterprising young men,” Mr. Payne suggested, ‘‘were not going then to control America as they are now.” No, sir,”” Mr. Rutherford replied. “California is a peculiar place. It has warm weather nearly sl the year and peo- ple no inconvenience in living in tents. So the idle people, the ‘Industrial Army,’ as they called themselves, came ¥rom the north jand south and located near San Francisco. I was one to help to feed them and to provide accommodation fof them; and we were very glad to get « them aw for their presence there was very serious. That was the beginning of our trouble, when all these mills and in- dustrial enterprises stopped.”” The chairman stated that up to the tariff .act of 1894 some two million dollars of ‘revenue had been derived from burlaps and that that amount of rsvenue had “been thrown away. Crawiord Lyon of Baltimore was the nextspeaker. He began by characterizing the Jast witness as a misleader and alarm- ist,’ and he contradicted a statement of Mr. Rutherford’sas to the admission of jute fabrics free of duty. The interest in which he himself appeared was that of oileloth and linoleum. The oilcioth and linoleum business here, he said, was in the hands of a few compa- nies, Any increase in the present duties would probibit importations and place * the makers here in a position to *'squeeze” the public, an opvortunity they have . never been known to overlook, The cost of raking these products was nowllower than ever before, and in addition the im- provement of machinery enabled one em- ploye to do a great deal more work. Mr. Rutherlord replied that he did not object to being cailed an “alarmist,” but he wonid not submit to being character- dzed as a misleader, and he went on to argue that he was right in his criginal statement. John Wilson of Newark, N. J., a flax- worker, asked for the restoration of the duties of 3 cents per pound on dressed flax, with free raw material. J.'N. Bemis of Boston, representing the burlap bag manufacturers of this country, claimed that there was no burlap industry | to Captain Oscar here to compete with that abroad, and therefore no industry to protect. E. R. Biddle of New York said that the samples submitted by Mr. Rutherford of California as coming in free ofduty at San Francisco were paying duty at New York, and suggestea that the aitention of the Treasury Department be called to the iraud, C. E. Pearce -of St. Louis, representing the manufacturers of cotton batting and cordage, asked for the restoration of the duty on these articles provided in the Mc- Kinley bill. J. W. Bell of Alden, Mass., said that his mill did not use American flax: most of their product came from abroad. He had tested a sample of flax grown, he thought, in Minnesota which had promised well. It was only a sample, however, and had not been manufactured. American flax, he said, was grown more for the seed than the fiber. The committee adjourned until Monday, when the tobacco interest will be heard. OF INTEREST TO0 THE COAST. Colone! Moore Detailed to Act as Chief Quartermaster of the Department of California. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2. — The Secretary of War orders the following changes in stations and duties of officers of guartermas:er’s department: Lieuten- ant-Colonel Amos S. Kimball, deputy quartermaster- general, will be relieved from duty as chief quartermaster, Depart- ment of California, by an officer to be temporarily designated by department commander, and will then proceed with- out delay to San Antonio, Tex., and report in person to the commanding general, De- partment of Texas, forassignment to duty as chief quartermaster of that department, to relieve Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbers C. Smith, deputy quartermaster-general. Lieutenant-Colonel Smith upon being thus relieved will proceed to St. Louis, assume charge of the general de- pot of the quartermaster’s department in that city and relieve Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis C. Forsyth, deputy quartermaster- general. Lieutenant-Colonel Forsyth, upon being | relieved by Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, will ettle his accounts and retain station at Louis. Colone! James H. Moore, as- sistant quartermaster-general, is relieved from duty at the general depotof the quartermaster’s depariment in New York City, and will proceed without delay to San Francisco and report to the com- manding general of the Department of California for assignment to duty as chiel quartermaster of that department. He vill transfer his duties and respor sibilities ew York City temporarily to nmrt o Patten, assistant quartermaster, who will me them in aadition to his present duties. Colonel Moore, in addition to his duties as coief quurlernmuer of the Department of California, will assume charge under direction of the quartermaster-general of the general depot of the quartermaster’s department at San Francisco. Lieutenant-Colonel James G. C. Lee, deputy quartermaster-general, 13 relieved from duty at grand depot of quarter- master department at San Francisco and will proceed without delay to C hicago and report in person to the commarding gen- eral, Department of Missouri, for assign- ment to duty as chief quartermaster of that department to relieve Colonel M, I. Ludington, assistant quartermaster-gen- e He will transfer his daties and re- snons)b\lue! at San Francisco temporarily Long,assistant quarter- Colonel Ludington, apoa being “olonel Lee, will proceed to and assume charge of the eneral depotof the quarlermas!er’s de- partment 1n that eity. master, were appomted to- Ccunty, 8. D. Prather, vic . Schwatka, resigned; at Hornbrool rou County, D. A. Horn, vice D. Horn, resigned; at ] A.R. Laflesh, Ball, Siskiyou v.ce E. E. Brown, resigned. Henry M. Owens o! San Francisco and Atbert M. Snyder of Seattle, Wash.» have been admitted to practice before the In- terior Department. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original—Evan Knapp, San Francisco. Increase—Frederick N. Roods, San Francisco. Increase—Minors of Wil- m leslie, Santa Cruz. Mexican War widow—Neliie Routbitt, San Francisco. Oregon; Original—Alexander Thomson, Clackamas. Original widow, etc.—Mar- garet L. Tuttle, Dallas. Washington: Original widow, etc.— Mary Sheehan, Waterville, Aaertor i) DECREASE IN THE DEBT. Treaswry Figures 1hat Tell an Interest- ing Story. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2.—The debt statement issued this afternoon shows a net decrease 1n the public debt, less cash in the treasury, during Decem- ber of §2,839,577 48. The interes:-bearing debt increased $170. The non-interest- bearing debt increased $122534, and cash in the treasury increased $2,963,281 48. The balances of the several classes of debt at the close of business December 31 were: Interest-bearing debt, $843,361,690; debt on which interest has ceased since ma- turity, $1,383,070 26; debt bearing no in- terest, $172,502,201 14; total, $1,221,249,- 961 40. The certificates and treasury notes offset by an equal amount of cash in the treas- ury at the end of the month were $1,221,249,941 40, a decrease of $208,- 550. The total cash in the treasury was $853,463,551 92; the gold reserve was $100,000,000; net cash balance, $125,320,- 379 95, In the month there was-a decrease in gold coin and bars of $5,676.881 18. the total at the close being $175,203,982 52. Of silver there was a decrease of $54,866 29. Of the surplus there was in National bank depositories $16,159,153 27, against $15,832,- 894 57 at the end of the previous month. g Dok COINAGE DURING THE YEAR. There Was an Increase in the Produc- tion of Gold. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2.—The coinage executed at the mints of the United States during the year amounted to $7,017419. In detail the coinage consisted ot double eagles numbering 205,569, eagles 15,534, half-eagles 16,046, quarter-eagies 6486; total value of gold pieces coined $4,363,165; silver dotlars 1,700,250, silver half-dollars 968,250, quar- doilars 1,036,250, dimes 1,035,836; total silver coinage $2,551,968 10; - 5-cent nickels $69,030 40, 1-cent pieces 333194 21; total minor coinage $102,286 61, From information received from officers of the mint service and other agents em- ployed to collect the statistics of the pro- duction of gold and silver from the mines of the United States during the calendar year 1896, the director of the mint esti- mated the product of gold-to have approx- imated '$51,500,000, being an_increase of $5,000,000 over 1895. The product of silver in the United States in 1896, from the in-, formation now at hand, is eatlmatgd to +have been 52,000,000 to 53,500,000 fine ounces, s decrease of two and a balf- to three million ounces from that of 189. " ossm Redemption of Bonds. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan: 2.—The Treasury Department to-day redeemed $5,- | - 597,000 in United States bonds, oommonly known as ‘‘Currency 6's” issued in aid of.| the Pacific railroads. These bonds were called for under a circular of November2s, 1896, and were due for presentationand re- demption yesterday. The total amount of the bonds is_$9,712,000, and a.ufiooo are; still outstandi; — For business men or country merchants | the Russ House is the best place in 8, F.* HOMES WRECKED BY A CYCLONE Twenty Buildings in a Louisiana Town Are Blown Down. Four Persons Instantly Killed and Twenty Wounded by Falling Timbers. Without Warning the Storm (Breaks From the Southwest, Causing Great Destruction. SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 2.—A cyclone from the southwest struck.and aimost lit- erally demolished the town of Moorings- port, just north of this city, at 3:45 p. M. to-day. Over twenty dwellings were blown down, only seven buildings being left intact. Four persons were killed and twenty wounded. The dead: Willie Goodman, Maund Goodman, Hill Goodman, iniant daughter of Mrs. Goodman. Wounded: Mrs. Jessie Goodman, Alice Goodman; Para Lee Goodman, wife and two daughters, of Jesse Goodman;. Clyde Gooaman, his nephew; Mrs. Effi+ Mor- gan and infant, badly injured; Mrs. Head, mother of Mrs. Goodman, 68 years of age, badly injured in back acd foot; all the children kitled were M:s. ‘Head's grand- children; Mrs. Milam and two children, slightly injured; Mr. Aitkin, hurt in the head; Thomas Elgin, arm broken ; Thomas Elliott, injured in head; Dr. J. B. Harris, head cut and left side injured; Tom Yeat, head cut; Mrs, Tom Yeat, in- ternally injured; Miss Yeat, aged 14; Alvin Yeat, 7 years old, slightly injured; Mra. Davis, slightly injured; Jordan Rob- inson, colored, arm fractured. Three of the wounded wili probably die. The cyclone came suddenly and lasted about one minute. The following houses were destroyed: W. H. Broom’s grocery and cottonseed house, ' Ivy’s grocery, Fain’s saloon, Fuller’s residence, Chris. tian’s store, warehouse, residence and tenement-house; Morgan’s residence, Milam’s residence, Frank Ivy’s residence, Goodman’s residence, F. A. Yeat's resi- dence, Methodist parsonage, 0. A. Croom’s vacant house, 8. J. Vaitean's residence, Croom’s stable and smokehouse. Physicians and a relief committee left at 6:30 o'clock on a special train, and every possible atieniion is being given the wounded. BOYS -LINE UP IN BATTLE. Rival Armies Siyling Themselves “Insur- gents” and “Spaniards” Fight Until the Police Arrive. CLEVELAND, Onro, Jan. 2—“Cuba,”’ a settlement in the southwest end of the city, has been the scene of a number of pitched baitles during the past month, between two gangs of boys who call them- selves “Spaniards” and Cubans. The “Spamiards” are about 300 §trong and the “insurgents” about 200. The rivalry be- tween the two forces has become so strong that they are waging bloody warfare. The battle-ground is a marsh beyond the stock- yards, in the vicinity of the Big Four and Belt Line tracks, and the numerous en- gagements that have taken place led the police to-day to tuke a hand. The boys are from 12 to 20 years of age. They have formed a deadly hatred for each other. Many of the boys have armed themselves with revolvers, guns and other weapons, while the balance use stones and clubs. This aiternoon ‘the two armies met and for half an hour they fought a fierce battle, in which some of the boys were badiy injured. A train of boxcars was used by the “insurgents’’ as bulwarks. A number of the boys stationed them- selves on top of the cars. They had re- volvers and several shots were fired. The others threw rocks from behind the cars. The ‘Spaniards” were behind another train of freightcars. Occasionally skir- mish lines would venture forth, but were driven back with showers of stones. The two armies were in collision when the police arrived. As soon as the boys saw the authorities they took to the swamps. One boy was shot through the hand, another through the head and another in, the arm. Aol T NORDICA CUMING HERE. 4nd With Rer Wil Be Scalchi, Berthald and Dempsey. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Mausical i circles on the Pacific Coast are evidently very much perturbed over the published statements that Lillian Nordica and her concert company have cunceled all con- tracts in the West and had given up any intention of visiting that part of the country. At the office of Klaw and Er- langer the information was given out that the firm and Al Hayman had arranged for a tour of forty concerts, which would positively inciude the coast, although some of the cities in which the organiza- tion was to have appeared under its for- mer management may not see the great artists, as the tour has been entirely re- constructed. San Francisco will be the first city on the coast to hear Nordica, as she is 10 appear there at the Baldwin Theater on January 19, 21 and 23. Accom- panying the artist will be Scalchi, Ber- thald and Dempsey. Lt et COLLIDED IN THEZ BAX. Two BSteamers DMaet in the New Y¥ori Harbor. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2.—The Wil- son line steamer Hindoo was in collision with the Cromwell line steamer-Creole in thelower bay at 10 o’clock this morning. Both steamers were bound out. The Hin- doo, being a heavily laden cargo ship, was moving slowly when the the Creole over- took her, passing to the westward. The Creole blew two whistles and attempted to cross the bow of the Hindoo in order to | take the swash channel, but did not allow room enough to clear. ~ Although the Hindoo's engines were re- ‘versed at full speed her stem struck the Creole almost amidships On the port side, carrying away the davits. The Creole went to anchor in the lower bay after the collision: and the Hindoo returned to quarantine, leaking forward, e " The Envoy of Bimetallism. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 2.—Senator Wolcott sailed on the Campania to-day as the envoy of bimetallism. Before the end of this month,'an 1nternational con- ference in the interest of bimetallism will ‘be held in London. The representatives of five governments will be present. The conference will be informal, but those who will mest are accredited representatives of their governments and out of this meet- ing will grow a formal conference, The bimetallic league of Great Britain had been for some time working for this end and a deep enough interest in the United States, France, Germany and Russia for them to send representatives to thegcon- ference. Sl idiae FIERCE FIRE AT NASHVILLE. Property .«Valued at a Million Dollars Sestroyed, and Several People Hurt by Falling Walls, NASHVILLE, Tesw., Jan, 3, 12:30 A. m.—LeBreck Bros., wholesale and retail dry goods;: Grimes, Daily & Robinson, dry goods, have been totally destroyed by fire. The fire originated in the second story of LeBreck Bros,’ and spread westward. At 12:30 A. M. 8 terrific wind arose from the southwest, which fanned the flames into a fury. The City Hall and market- house, which is located opposite the ruined buildings, caught from sparks and was very seriously damaged. Burns & Co., harness manufacturers, located on Market street, in the rear of LeBreck Bros., canght at 12:15 and. was totally ruined. The total loss at this hour is estimated at $1,000,000. Telegrams habe been sent to Louis- ville, Memphis and Chattanooga for help and the fire has little sizns of abatement. At 1:05 0’clock the rear walls of the Burns gaddlery-store fell throygh the jew- elry-store of B. H. Stenf & Co., crushing a number of psople. Charles Thompson is the only one reported seriously injured. LOSS OF A FILIBUSTER. Continued from First Page. of resolute men are always at hand for de- fense. The occupants of the place are not dependent on outside supplies, as the top of the mountain is flat, with a sufficient quantity of good arable land to raise all the food they need, Buildings bave been erected for the Government offices and an arsenal and magazine built for storing arms, powder, etc., and a factory for the manufacture of dynamite. On the western slope of the mountain is the small town of Banao. Six others, with all their inhabitants fully enlisted in the cause of freedom, stretch along at inter- vals of a few miles to the east to the banks of the River Marimo. Throughone of these, La Entradu, the pathway to the top of the mountain passes. On all other sides the mountain is as inaccessible as the Rock of Gibraltar. The mountain is of limestone formation, with numerous caves, which readily afford refuge and storing places for such articles as cannot well be taken to the top. The province of Puerto Principe, in which the Sierra Cubitas is situated, is bounded on the east by Santiago de Cuba, from which it is separated by the Rio Jobabo, and on the west by Santa Clara with the rivers Jatibonico del Norte and del Sur between. Near the western boun- dary is the old military trocha of Moron, and- just east of it the boundary line be- tween the dioceses of the occidente and the oriente, into which Cuba is divided. The island is here cat by a low, swampy plain into two parts. From the very first months of the war the patriots have had almost entire con- trol of these three provinces, the Spaniards confining themselves to the'larger towns and the lines of railroad, and making oc- casional raids therefrom. Coming from Matanzas on the west and running thraugh Santa Clara, Espiritu Santo, Puerto Principe, Las Tunas, Bayamo, and thence on to Santiago de Cuba, is the grand camino. or central highway from Havana to the east. Itis one of the few paved roads on the island and is but, little troubled by the revolu- tionists, as they find it as useful as do the Spaniards. RECEIPIS AND EXPENDITURES. Figures That Show a Eetrenchment Has Bren Practiced. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2.—The comparative statercent of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the month of December, 189, and for the first six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, shows that retrenchment has been practiced all along the line. For the first time in quite a long period a surplus of receipts over expenditures is shown. This applies to the month of December and not to the half year. It amounts to $2,044,449, and is accounted for by the receipts from the recent sale of first-mortgaze bonds of the Central Pacifie, Union Pacific and Kaosas Pacific railroads and on_smailer interest payments required. The defi- ciency for the six months ended Décem ber 31, 1896, amounts to $37,902,396. Dunng that period the receipts were as follows: Customs $67,821,682, as compared with $82,341,273 for the same period in 1895; internal revenue $77,721,741, against $76, 854465 miscellaneous receipts $11,- 964,179, against $8,342,314; total receipts | for the half year $157,507,! 603 a falling off of $10,060,450 as compared with the last six months of 1895, The expenditures for the six months ended December 31, 1896, were: Civil and _miscellaneous ' $53,500,474, against $44.933,437 for the corresponding period of 1895; war $27,501,745, against $80,497,021; navy $17,489,075, against $13,541,490; In- dians $6,191,151, against $5,600,183; pen- sions $71,939, 105 against $71,258,127; in- terest $18,788,: 448 against $17,042,500; total expenges for the last six months of 1896 $195,410,000, against $182,962,760. For the month of December, 1896, the receipts amounted to $25,857.114, against $26,288,937 for December, 1895; expendi- tures $23,813,664, against $25,814,317 for ])ecemhar. 1895, distributed as follows: Givil and misceilaneons, $4,481,720, against $6,106,797; war, $3.887,275, against $4,553,- 113; navy, $2542,238, against $2,519,895; Indlnns, $982,139, asainst 5952')71‘ pen- sions, ‘$11,431 331, agdinst $11,366,825; in- terest, $457 959, lm\mlt $322,013. "The da- posxum the National bank tund during the month amounted to $1,221,652 and re- demptions to $879,568. ECE e Changes Among Naval Officers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 2—Com- mander Joshua Bishop and Assistant En- gineer R. E. Carney have been placed on the retired list of the navy on account of physical disability incurred in the service. The following passed assistant surgeons have been ordered to duty: M. 8. Guest, {rom the Massachusetts to the Vounvmu, L. W. Atlee, from the Richmond to the Naval Hospital, Philade!phia; W. K. A nold, from the Enterprise to the Rich- mond, and R. P. Randall, from the St. Mary’s to the Naval Hospital, Norfolk. The following officers nave qualified for ‘promotion to the nunhli‘ grade: Com- mander J-mes Coghlan, Lieutenant Com- manders E. H. Leuize and W. W. Kim- ba.l Enllgm R. D. Tisdale and W. H. t, Passed Assistant Engineer Willlam Lmlo‘ Assistant Engineer Coffley and As- sistant Surgeon Lewis Morris, —_—— Decided to Die Together, CHICAGO, ILn, Jan. 2—At 7 o’clock this morning Adolph Christiansen, living at 1246 North Fourth avenue, fonnd Nellis ‘Wren, aged 19, dying in his coal shed. She lived at 889 Norman avenue, and with her was Obbie Heath, aged 19. The young couple had auarreled with " their parents. They agreed to die together and bought carbolic acid from a druggist on Biue Island avenue. Sne drank two ounces and then begged him not to take any. The girl died at 10 o'clock this morning. 2 HEALTH, \ NEW TO-DAY. SICK I A New and Remarkable Di‘s—' covery for Gonquermg Disease. - Warvelous Results Achieved in Curing Chroni Ailments by Electro-Medical Treatment, STRENGTH AND BEAUTY. HE USE OF ELECTRICITY IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY HAS-BEEN developed to such a degree that it now forms a very large and important element in the treatment of all chronic, lingering and special diseases. While 1t is not claimed to be a universal specific, it is recognized as.a cura-- tive agent of inestimable value, capable of being employed with excellent success in the treatment of a variety of chronic diseases, and experiments have demonstrated that it is without doubt the most important ally yet dis- .. covered to the resources of medicine. To be benefited by electricity it should be used only under the direc+ : tion of a skilled physician—one who has mastered the physics, physiology, - mechanics and chemistry of medical electricity; one who fully understands the kind and strength of current that each case requires. The use of an electric current for forcing medicines through the body to diseased organs is not a new idea. of cases. This idea has been made a special study by the State Electro- Medical Institute doctors, and as a result of an elaborate series of experiments: It has been practiced by the medlca{lt & world for a number of years, but has been used in but a very limited number _( they have evolved a system of treatment that combines all the -curative - - virtues of medicine and medical electricity—a treatment that is in-every re- spect and particular the most perfect and nearest 1nfa111b le of any ever dlS- covered in the world. The Electricity is applied either by a Galvanic, Faradic or St:mc bat- tery, or by means of Electric Belts, Body Batteries or other Electric Appliances, the variety of current and kind of appliance used in each case being of that nature which the Institute doctors deem best adapted for the speedy cure’ of the disease with which the patient is afflicted. The electric current penetrates’ the body and stimulates the action of the various organs, and at the same time acts ‘as a tonic on the nerves and the system generally. In connection with: - the electric treatment medicines are administered. These medicinés are per- fect laboratory triumphs, formulated from a true appreciation of the medicinal wants of the body. Through a proper arrangement-of the different poles of the batteries on the body the electric current is made to carry the medicines directly to diseased parts, thus hastening the curing action of the medicines, and ina brief period the disease is conquered and the patient is restored to. - health and strength. i This form of treatment is new and original with the Institute.. peutics that it can truly be called a new scientific discovery. Itis a form of treatment that especially commends itself to those who are sick and suffering - from chronic diseases and have failed to obtain relief from other sources; remedies or doctors. For this reason the Institute urges those who have used electricity as applied according to old methods and ideas, or. those who have- used medicines alone, as well as those who have used both combined and have not received relief, to come and investigate the claims and, methods of treatment at the Institute. ‘It is fast becoming the Mecca of the sick and suffering, for the merit of - this new treatment as demonstrated by many cures of. cases that were re- garded as hopeless has earned for it an enduring fame, and daily scores of . people throng the Institute consultation-rooms anxious to receive the relief. _from their ills that has come to others who have taken advantage of this marvelous method of mastering disease. : : If you are sick or ailing, if you want to know what is the matter with you,and if you want to be cured, you should resort without delay to the State Electro-Medical Institute. 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(£ the elaboration and perfection to such a degree of an old idea in medical thera-. .-