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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 189T. 1% »LEPROSY . MENACES AMERIGA An Eminent Practitioner on the Dangers of Annexation. DR.WOOLSEYSSOUND A NEW ALARM. Under the Touch of the Plague | American Civilization Will Wither. EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING | | Fraucisco,0Oakland and eisewhere through- | MOLOKAL Has Impoverished the Island cov-{ ernment, and the Plague Has Not Bzen Checked. OAEKLAND, Car, Oct. 7.—The extra- ordinary activity of tbe annexationists me to offer some observations upon the question of the aonex-| ation of the BSandwich Isiands, a question which, it seems to e, has not been seriously considered by the | American people. The scheme of annex- | ation 1s clearly Leme for private gain and one that is 1 to bring upon us told miser Mr. Hatch, *he Hawaiian Minister, i busy as possible hatching the annexation plot. Mr. Sewall, the American Minister, is obviously doing nothing else. ator Morgan bas been to Honolulu to close the annexation con- tra An extra session of Congress for the purpose of taking action on the ques: tion threatened and the Hawaiian Par- nt has everything already cut and ct. Premier of New South 1ews that the 1 ad expressed him- self uncediy in favor of the annexa- | tion of the Sandwich Islands by the Uni ded ‘*‘that this should be done immediately, as the | islands were being overrun by hordes from China and Japan, and that this Government knew how to stop such im- migration. The eminent personage had undoubte edly familiarized himself with provi- sions of the Tom gnd Gearg lusion act, and perhaps with the disc n thereon in our Congress, but it is evident that he had not watched the practics of our laws ‘for the exclusion of the Chi- nese. This startling utterance by the repre- tative of the British crown _quite the English residents of Hono- u, for it appeared 1o them that he was ot alone considering the welfare of the ds, but had it 1n his heart to wisbh us all the good luck that could come in that ry nice of the Premier to be so unselfish,s0 of the Govertment of Hawali to honorus above all other nations by graciousiy so- liciting us to accept the islands—and leprosy. The fact is, the Hawaiian Government is the biggest white elepnant under the canopy of the skies that sireich from pole t0 pole, and that the diplomats of other countries expect this Government 10 coatinue to play the fool. Leprosy con- tains the real reason the native Gov- £ because of ernment of th debt and so extreme its responsibilities to us. Leprosy is an insidious disease. Those who bave it rarely know how, when or where they contracted it. It usually man- ifests itself by loss of sen<ation in tbe fin- gers or elsewhere, and commonly the first knowledge of such a condition comes asa leprosy that the present Goy- ds is So hopelessly in surprise from the discovery that the skin | bas been unconsciously otherwise injured. followed vy 2 series of destructive struc- tural changes, which lead slowly but surely on todeath. The most dreadful thing about the disease is that the leper sees himself literally dying by inches, and yet has to tarry on the earth as an outcast all too long before finished. Take, for example, the subposable case after annexation, the Hotel an accidental exchange of aleper. Ten years later you ¥ire in Los Angeles with but one lung, and yet, under the 1nfluence of ciimate, you live on to have one toe after another rot away, to have your hands distorted into veritable claws and your fingers to take their separate leave, and still on till you se an ear, and then your nose may fol- suit and fall in or off. Leprosy, like consumption and some other constitutional diseases, may lie dor- mant in the system for years, or may manifest itself at any time. Systemic changes at certain periods in life, and de. bility or perversion of the general health, arising from any cause—from dissipation, or prolonged residence in a tropical cli- mate #nd especialiy the eating of stale and raw fish—favor the development of the disease. Leprosy has prevailed in almost every latitude, north and south, wherever it has been introduced. In the colder climates— in Norway, Russia and New Brunswick— itis practically self-limited in isolated lo- calities, but in India, Asia and Africa it is widely disseminated, and at Cape Colony has spread from the natives to the Dutch settlers. It was introduced into Australia by the Cninese and is_there spreading among the Europeanrs, In the salubrious climate of New land it once got a foot- hold in a small inland town from an in- fected sailor who went there to live, and twenty years sfter all the inhabitants of the place, some two hundred in number, had become lepers. But nowhere has it spread =o rapidiy as at the Sandwich Isl. ands. During the last twenty years the number of lepers increased there from 250 1o over 5000. Though leprosy was introduced 1nto the islands by the Chinese, it has there found its true home. The climate and the fish agree with it, and though it prefers the native poi-eater, it Las spread among the whites of all nationalities and ail classe-. mong those who walk the streets of onolulu to‘day in apparent verfect ealth there are undoubiedly many in Whom the poison of the dread disease is lurking but to destroy. _“The authorities there are always search- ing for persons who are infected with the disease, and every week or two send a batch of unfortunates to the leper isiand of Molokai, where there are at the present ime some 16800 victims, to say nothing of the numbers at the receiving hospitsl at Honolulu awaiting development and ban- ishment. That such espionage and vigilance thould be practiced, and that there should always be found some in whom the disease could no longer be concealed from the po- burned, cut or . of del lo operation | - English, and it is very kind | iment of Hawaii lost its grip, and ic is | anxious to transfer | Loss of sensation is]| lic, leaves no room to doubt that the con- dition of things there is most alarming. Leprosy would thrive in California vand the glorious climate of Southern Caiifor- propagation- Catalina Isiand would be a nice warm place for the affiicted. There they could have plenty of Pacific water and go fishing and live ea-y on the bone- less barracouta, and find the greatest pos- sible cnjoyment in death. In theeventof annexa bowever, there might be some compensation for others, for it is possible if the doors of our insane asylums were thrown open to lepers the expense of maintaining these institutions might in time be somewhat less burdensome to the taxpayers. > | There is but one way in which leprosy | can be stamped outcf the Sandwich Isl- ands and that is for the Hawaiian Gov- ernment to frequently lasso ev man, | woman and child and carefully inspect tie person of each and from each take a idrop of blood and have it carefully exam- ined, segregate the clean from the un- clean and destroy every vestige of cloth- ing left by and “every utensil used or touched by the latter. These measures would, of course, involve the Government | in such additional expense that Japan | would be compelled to foreclose its mort- | gage, though that would not matter much, | for it is probable there wou!d then be left | but few suvjects to be governed—except perhaps a few of the Cninese and Japan- | ese contract slaves, who, it is estimated, consiitute at present more than three- | fifths of the entire population of the isl- | ands. 73 Noordinary quarantine is sufficient to | keep leprosy out of Caliiornia. Lepers | from the Sandwich Islands, are now and have been for years siipping by our of- ticials, and are irequently at large in San out the State for weeks or months be! being arrested, Already the pesthouse San Fraucisco is a leper a n, and Cali- fornia has even now reached the distinc- i { being ruted a lep by tue on the t (Prince A. Morrow’s Dermatology, volume 3, page 363). othing short oi a most rigid quaran- | tine, a most painstaking examination of the persons of emigrants arriving at our | ports, the shedding of a little of their | blood for the purposes of investigation and the keeping of all emigrants from leprous countries under perpetual surveillance can prevent levrosv becoming permanently | endemic in the United States. The immigration laws =h | enforced against all Haw | this country. They should not only not | be admitted to citizenship, but shouid be | | d be strictly kept track of by boards of bealth and ex- amined from time to time, and whenever there arises the least suspicion of their be- | coming lepers the; {sent home. It wot 1d also be a proper pre- caution to privent our citizens visiting the islands, or, if that cannot be done, | treat them on their return as aliens from an infected port—examine them critically | and let the health officials watch them | ever afterward. It is probable, however, | before tue people of this country awake to | the danger that is now threatening them from the “Dole-ful’’ government across | the sea leprosy will become as deeply | rooted here and as ineradicable as is con- { sumption. | Leprosy isa blizht upon fair Hawaii | it has driven the Queen from her throne, | and will soon annihilate her people; it ! prevails extensively among the Chinese | and Japanese residents and is seriously undermining and will ultimately destroy the white population. kis dismal shadow | 1s already upon us, and if this administra | tion should favor annexation and bring the people of the isiands into yet closer relations with our people; | health of Americans is to be sacrificed upon the altar of commercial advantage— to a favored few, then vur growing civili: i zation will rot ere it ripens. be neither prosperity or bappiness without | bealth, With the slime of political corruption life; with consnmption shoaling more and more our harbor of fuiure greatness; with cigaretreism peraiyzing the arm and brain of this generation, we only need now the annexation of leprosy to insure speedy classification of America among the nations that have lived, flourished and passed away. E. H. Woorsey, M.D. CAMPAIGN SECRETS J. Marion Brooks to Bring Suit | Against Congressman | Barlow. | | Claims That He Advanced Money | for the Campalgn and Has Naver Been Re!mbursed. Special Dispatch to THE CaLL. LOS ANGELE CAL., Oct. 13.—If it goes through according to programme, a lawsuit that will begin in the Suverior Court here to-morrow will afford a divert- {ing spectacle. J. Marion Brooks, attor- ney, Democratic wheelhorse and trustee of the State Normal School, is to sue Hon. C. A. Barlow, Congressman for this dis- Barlow owes bim that amount and shoula pay it, according 0 alleged agreement. Brooks says that during the campaign which resuited in placing Barlow among other great statesmen at the national cap- {ital he loaned to the aspiring candidate | certain sums of mouey to be used in achieving his ambition. It was not a gift nor a campaign donation, Brooks declares with great emphasis, but was a loan made to a friend. B-ooks also claims that dur- ing the conferenc: committee meeting in | San Francisco, when it was decided that Berlow should make the run instead of Harry Patton, he paid Barlow's board bill. He even went further and bought for his vrotege & 1000-mile railroad ticket, so the cadidate for Congress would not need to travel on a pass, Brooks maintains that in all these ad- vances he was actuated by friendship alone, and was led to believe thatthe bread thus cast upon the political waters Xvuuld return to him after not so many ays. (gonzuumnn Barlow’s story has not vet been told, but local politicians who have watched the career of the two old- time friends are looking for considerable fun. —_— MAY FIND 1HE MURDERERS, New Mewxico Police Have a Clew in the Fountain Case. ALBUQUERQUE,N. Mex.,Oct. 13.—The volice of Dona Ana County think they have found a ¢ ew that will lead to the discovery of the murderers of Colonel A. J. Fountain und son. This murder was com- mitted nearly two years ago and has ever since been regarded as one of the most mysterious crimes ever committed in ths Territory, The Fountains were killed on the highway some twenty miles eastof Las Cruces, and though the most strenu- ous efforts were made by the county aun- thorities and by Colonel Fountain’s per- sonal friends, no information could be developed that would throw any light upon the crime or even give an idea of what disposition was made of the bodies. Large rewards have been offered by the Territory and by the county, by private friends and by the Masonic Lodge, but all to no avail. "If this rumor proves tru and the authorities have actually foun the trail, there will be rejoicing all over the Territory, nia would be especially favorabie to its| | from China and Portugal, and especially | ians coming to | should immediately e | if the future | There can | permeating every channel of our naiional | WILL BE EXPOSED | trict, demanding something iike $1900 |from the statesman in satisfaction of | | claims. Brooks alleges that Congressman | STILL, THE - SCOURGE Iy SPREADING | Steady Increase in the Death-Roll at New Orleans. NINE FATALITIES IN ONE DAY. Board cf Health Meets and Discusses the Alarming Situation. |UNABLE TO COPE WITH THE DISEASE. ; Uruguay to Exp=riment With Serum ' for Prevention and Curs of the Fever. Special Dispateh to THE CALL. | ’é’?’i?i?)ii”i‘i »ry ii’}; |® NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. ¥ : 13. — The World’s corre- : | ® spondent at Montevideo, :) | /: Uraguay, cables: Experi- g : # mental serum for the pre- :’ | ; vention and cure of yellow ¢ | @ fever is already prepared, : : but it will be necessary to @ | ® await the result of tests = | ® upon human beings before ¢ ! : Jjudging of its efficiency for @ | '= use in practice. Fhe prep- : [; aration of the serum re- @ | : quires horses for treat- : $ ment, 4 - 3 | NARAAS AAAAAS SAAS S SRATL NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 13.—This ‘ was the record-smasher in the number of t deaths in a single day from yellow fever | New Orleans. It is difficult to find the canse, except in the fac: that concealment, ueglect and rebellion against the aathor- ity of the Board of Health have made it flicult for the doctors to give proper at- tention to cases. At 7 o'clo this even- ing there had been nine fatalities reported during the twenty-four hours. Heretofore { the highest number of deaths in any one day has been six. At the Board of Health meeting to-day there was some discussion among the gathered physicians as to whether the {disease had assumed suddenly a more virulent form, or whether an aggregation of circumstances had sent up the list of deaths. not believe the disease has become more malignant in type. They believe that the fact that on some days ihere has been | four or five deatns, on succeeding days no deaths, and then four or five again, goes to prove that the fever has been as eccen- tric before as it is now. Among the deaths reported are some of the better classof people. Edward C. Ray, arged 16, lived with his mother, who kept a fasbiouable boarding-house on Peytonia street. Another deatn was that of An- tonio Corvajo, the agent of a steamship { line running between this port and Pa- lermo. He was a rative of Italy, and since the fever appeared has been active among his countirymen. He died this morning. Two deaths occurred to-day in the Touro infirmary. The cases had not originated in the institution, but had been removed thither from other places in the city. A death was also reported in the isolation hoepital. One of the deaths in to-day’s record occurred about 10 o'clock last night, after the close of yesterday’s builetin. The reports were made at dif- ferent hours to-aay. Among the new cases the most promi- nent is that of Hur Leake, general agent here of the Illinois Central Rail- road. Mrs. Loake was stricken two days ago, and ner husband must have taken the disease from close attendance upon her. Dr. Sprueli is also among the cases reported. Three cases in the list devel- oped at the Charity Hospital, one comiag irom Alziers and the other two irom the lower section of the city. All three were moved to the isolation hospital. | " To-day’s official report shows thirt new cases and tue following death vator Fortana, Antonio Corvajo, E C. Ray, Giovanni Circa, Isadore Scheu- rock, Charles Saner, A. laBuzza, Henry E. Well<, Joseph Saiita. reporte! to the Board of Health to-dav, and some of them were people who bad been 1il but a few days. The Board of Heaitn to-night received a letter from Health Officer Johnson ot Plaquemine parish saying that D. Tabony had died of yellow fever. Two others ot the same family, Dr. Johnson says, were taken down with the fever, but they are now both convalescent. Dr. Johnson has been unable to trace the origin of the disea e. Plaguemine parish is located be- low New Oriezns and extends to the Guif, and there is much interest taken in the development of a case of fever in the parish from the fact that within its limits the Sicilian immigrants were uuloaded last week. OF INTEREST 10 1HE COAST. Fielding, Shasta County, Gets a Post- office—New Quartermaster for the Presidio. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13.—A post- office was to-day established at Fielding, Shasta County, C: and James Speliman was appointed Postmaster. Toe following army orders were issued to-day: Caplain Robert 8. Stevens, assistant quarte master, will be relieved frum daty as quar master at the Presidio of Sin Francisco by officer to be designated by the department commander, aud will then proceed without delay 1o San Antonio, Tex., aud report in per- son to the commanding General of the De- partment of Texas, j0r assignment 1o duty as | quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Captain John T. French Jr., assistant quar- termaster, will be relieved trom duty in the office of quartermaster-general, where his services can be spared by that officer, and will then repori in person to the commanding officer at Columbus barracks, Ohio, for as- signment to duty as quartermaster at that post, to reliere Capiain Charles B. Thompsos, assistant quartermasier. Captain Thompson, upon being relieved by Captain French, will proceed to San Franeisco and report in person (o the commanding gen- eral of ihe Department of California z)r - signment to duty as quartermaster at the Presidio. —_———— ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, wis or without removal. J. Noouan, 1017-1023 Mission GUPID LED THE WAY T0 SUICIDE Tragic Death of a Sal- vation Army Stand- ard-Bearer. His Love for a Wayward Girl Had Met With Maternal Opposition. Ends H's Life With a Bullet on a Business Street in Port- land. Special Dispatch to THE CATL PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 13.—Pearl W. Boal. employed in a restaurant on First and Madison streets, committed suicide last night under strange circumstances. The cause of the act of Boal, who was but 21years of age, was undoubtedly despond- ency, which had grown out of the in- tense interest he had taken in a young wayward girl named Miss Hoffer. Boal, although having steady employment in the restaurant, had joined the Salvation Army, and was standard-bearer during the parade of one of the detachments in this city. Several days ago, according to a state- ment made by his mo her, Miss Hoffer told a story that made a deep impression upon the young man. Snesaid that the city detectives were after her and had declared their purpose of compelling her to leave the city or go to jail. She ex- pressed a desire to lead a goo! life in the future, and so sincere did she seem in the declaration that Boal's sympathies were | at once aroused, and he determined to since the sickness was first reported in | Prominent doctors say they do | A very large number of recoveries were | save the girl if possible. He told her that he wouid provide a home for her, and that evenine took her to the house of his mother at 26 3aker street, in South Portiand. Mrs. Boal received the cirl pleasantly, and everything went off smoothly for & few days. But it was evident that young Boal's feelings toward Mi:s Hoffer were somewhat stronger than those that would y spring up in » man whose only | s to save a young girl from ruin. | Probably Mrs. Boal noticed this, or per- baps s ¢ realizea that her son’s smali in- come, which was applied to his aud her | support, would not justify the raking into the family of another permanent member. ! should be invited to attend. | At anv rate Mrs. Boal suggested on Monday that the proper piace for Miss Hoffer was the kefuge Home or the Open Door, and insisied that the irl should | leave the bouse. Ycung Boa! offered strenuons objections, and declared that if Miss Hoffer was compelled to go away he, too, would bid good-by 10 the parental roof. The mutter was dropped for theday, | but the discussion was resumed vesterday morning. Mrs. Boal wouid not retreat | from the position she had taken, and the young man left the hcusein anger, de- claring tbat he would kill himself. In the evening he entered rant and spoke to the cashier, Miss Da Elliott, giving her his ring and a few dol- lars in silver, requesting her to putthem in the cash drawer. Then he said good- by to the woman, and went out to the sidewalk. He placed the muzzle of a pis- tol to his right temple and puiled the trig- ger, but the cartridge was defective and | failed to explode. Lowering the weapon burriedly, Boai cocked it again, and made A second attempt, which was successful. Death was instantaneous, the builet pene- trating the brain, | SLAUGHTER (F WHITECAPS. How a Desperate Negro Stood Off a Farty of Midnight Visitors at Lavin, Tenn. MILAN, Tess., Oct. 13.—Lavin, Car- roll County, was hot ground last night for warring factions, and one dead and probaply four fatally wounded is the re- sult. A large party of whitecaps went to the home of Dot Price, a negro, and rid- dled the door and windows of his cabin with bullets. The negro, through a win- dow, fired repeatedly into the gang, and groans and yells testified to his deadiy aim. The morning sun disclosed a horrible sight. William Sierrs was lying dead in a i puol of biooa, surrounded by four of his companions, dying from mortal wounds. The bodies were soon spirited away, but 1t {is learned to-night that three of the wounded men will die. Intense excitement prevails, and a race war is predicted, as the whitecaps are swearing vengeance on the negroes, who defiantly dare them to do their worst. ESeag e s A RUSSIAN (HOSEN AS UMPIRE. British- Venezuslan Court of Arbitration Completed. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13.—The international court of arbitration, which is to pass upen the Briush.Venezuelan boundary, has been completed by the se- lection of M. Maertens, a distinguisned Russian jurist, as umpire, and arrange- ments are being made for the assembling of the court at Paris duting the late sum- mer or fall of next year. In the meantime the briefs of Great Britain and of Ven- ezuela are being prepared, but none of the papers have vet been submitted. M. Maerens will act not only as umpire, but also as president of the court. The znnouncement that a European umpire bad been chosen was made in these dispatches some time since, but the name had been withheid until the sanc- tion of the Czar could be secured for M. Maerten’s service as arbitrator. Great Britain and Venezuela each submitted a list of distinguished jurists who wouid be acceptable to it as umpire. These em- braced the most noted men of Europe, but it isa tribute to M. Maertens that his was the only one on the list of both countries, M. Maerten’s reputation as an authority on international law is worldwide and has led to his frequent selection as arbitrator and umpire in international differences. He is an official of the Russian Foreign Office, professor of international law at the University of St. Petersburg and author of “Maerten’s Treatise on the Standard Book of Reference on All Treaties of the World.” Little doubt 1s felt as to his ac- ceptance. . IS T Facific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13.—Pacific Coast pensions have been granted as fol- lows: California: EA Latnrop. Oregon: Original—Samuel Bard, Aumsville; mes R. Wade, Dundee; Squire L. Spencer, Gardner House. Widows, etc.—Mary E. Rhodes, Pendleton. Washington: Original—Willard T. Boyles, Springdale; George R. Crowe, Walla Walla. —a, Original—Eliza Connor, EWING BUYS KINGMAN MINES. Pays a Quarter of a Million Spot Cash for a Gronp. KINGMAN, Ariz, Oct. 13.—The largest mining deal ever transacted in Mobhave. County has just been consummated here 1in the sale of the Minnesota and Connor mines to Thomas Ewing of San Francisco for $250,000 spot cash. Ewing is on his way bome now to finish the details of the transfer and will return at once and take full possession of the properties, the restau- | TINDICATION FOR REGTOR BOLLARD Record of the Episcopal Convocation of 1889 Altered. Ex‘racts Referring to the Tem- porary Bar Against Him Expunged. The ValleJoan Elected an Alternate Delegate to the General Convention. Special Dispatch to THE SBACRAMENTO, CarL, Oct. 13. second day of the Episcopal Convocati opened th:s morning with divine services, conducted by Revs. Caleb Benbam and W. L. Ciarke. Quite a stir came with the address of William Bollard of Vallejo, who de- manded of the house a vindication of himself and the vestry of Vallejo. He then read the following extracts from a record of proceedings of the convocation in this city in the month of May, 1889: The Bishop, for reasons well known to many of the c.ergy of jurisdiction, did not invite the Rev. William Boilard of Vallejo to attend the convoeation. The Kev. Wiilium Bollard, however, was present, and claimed the rights and privileges of a seat in the convocation, notwithstauding the ection of the Blskmg. y the The following resolution was offered Rev. Charles L Fitchett: “Resoived, That the action ot the Bishop in not inving the rector and lay delegates irom Vallejo be sustained by this convocation.” After cousiderable debate, the resoiution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. Mr. Bollard requested at the bands of this convocation such action as would ex- punge the above statements from the record of the jurisdiction. He said he had opposed certain things and because he took that stand and maintained tuat posi- tion te had incurred the wrath of Bishop J. H. Wingfield, who was then the spirit- ual head of the jurisdiction, and was barred, together with the vesiry, from par- ticipating in the convocation 1n 1889. By reason of such action on the par: of the Bishop, he said, nis parish had become impoverished. His parochial efforts were not even considered and the House of Bishops would not as much as iisien to the protests irom the church at Vallejo. Bishop Graves said that when a Bishop called a convocation all eligible delegates ALL. Rev. C. L. Miel of Sacramento offered a resolution expunging from the records of the convocation that portion of the journal of 1889 referring to the action of Bishop Wingtield 1n not inviting the delegates from Vallejo to sitL in the convocation. The resolution was adopted. The convocation this morning asked the parishes to contribute more liberally to the endowment fund. From the en- dowment jund is paid the Bishop’ssalary, and tne parishes and missions were asked 10 pay 2 per cent of the amount expended for selaries and running expenses of each parish and mission. Rev. C. L. Miel and A. A. Van Voorhies of Sacramento were elected deiegates to the general convention, which meets in Washington, D. C., in October, 1898, Rev. Mr. Bollard and Rev. Caleb Ben- ham, the latter from Napa, were nomina- ted as alternates. Upon iwo ballots being taken, both received the same number of votes. Before the third ballot was taken Rev. Mr. Benham asked that Rev. Mr. Bollard be elected, as the latter has been a member of the jurisdiction considerably longer than the minister from Napa. The third ballot resulted 1n the election of Rev. Mr. Bollard. W. B. Lardner of Au- burn was unammously elected as a lay delegate to the general convention. Reyv. C. L. Miel offered a resolution of sympathy because of thecontinued illness of Bishop Wingtield, and congratulated him upon the progress he had made toward recovery. The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. FRESNO FQOTPAD ATTAGES A WOMAN Mrs. Black Stopped by a Thug While Passing Along a Street. Rescued by a Pedestrian Before Her Assailant Obtains Her Money. Special Dispatch to THE CALI. FRESNO, Car., Oct. 13.—Mrs. Black, a married woman who Jives with her family in the northern part of the city, was at- tackad by a robver at the corner of Amador and H streets this evening at about 8 o’clock. She was on her way to the home of a neighbor when the thug ran up behind her and seized her hair. He vulled ber backward, and, after tell- ing her he would kill her if she made an outery, ordered her to give him what money she had. Luckily a man who was passing on the other side of the sireet saw the assault upon the woman and ran to her assistance. The robber at once released his hold upon her hair and ruan away. Mrs. Black was almost in hysterics, and her fiiend, who at first started to pursue her assailant, haa to turn his attention to her and assist her to the home of the neighbor. It was so dark that neither the woman nor her res- cuer obtained a good view of the robber. Mrs. Black’s husband had gone to the theater with the children, leaving her st home alone. She had said she was not afraid to remain at home, but after she was left alone a fear came over her as a premonition of evil. She locked up the bureau drawers and hid all the valuables in the house, and Ioczing thedoors started for her neighbor's home to spend the evening there. The woman says the robber came run- ning up from benind. He was so steaithy that she did not know of his presence till he caught her by the hair. e YOUNG'S HEARING POSTPONED, Delay in the Investigation at the agnews Insans Asylum. SAN JOSE, Car, Oct. 13.—At the meet- ing of the board of trustees of Agnews Asylum to-day the charges against Stew- ard F. C. Young went over until October 21. Governor Budd met Trustees Cuarrou, Gould, White and Upham at a meeting in San Francisco last night and the post- ponement of the hearing was then agreed to. Young and his attornev, Nicholas Bowden, expressed much surprise at the postponement and seemed anxious to go ahead with the investigation. IR The University of Calcutta is said to bs the largest educational corporation in the world. Every year it examines over 10,- 000 students. X The Perfume of Violets The of the lily, the £ the rose,| oy R D ‘wondrous Powder. FAMILY TEARS POR CHANLER Why He Was Confined in Bloomingdale Asylum. Not a Violent Lunatic, Subject to Hallucina~ tions. but | He Protests Against His Comml!-{ ment and Says He Was Kidnaped. special Dispatch 10 THE CALL NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 3.—The Even- ing World to-day publishes an article signed by Arthur Brisben which says in part: ‘John Armstrong Chanler was confined at Bloomingdale Asylum againsi bis will on an order issued in the regular way by the court. Mr. Chanler’s family in com- mitiing him acied upon the advice of pbysicians, and especially upon the aa-/ vice of the docior who had been for many vears Mr. Chanler's regular physician, They also acted upon the advice of Dr. Starr, aspecialist in mental diseases and | who signed the application for Mr. Chan- ler’s commitment. Mr. Chanler was com- mitted, not because of any overt act de- monstrating insanity, but because of the fear of his relatives that bis mental con- dition might result at any time in some violent outbreak. “*Soon after Mr. Chanler’s commitment Senator David B. Hill, who had known bim for some time, paid him a visit at Bloomingdale. Senator Hill, aiter a long interview, decided that it wonld be batter not to interfere in the matter. ““Mr. Chanler is not a violent lunatic, but it is alleged that he is subject to hallucinations. Statements which jormead the basis of hiscommitment and hallucina- ceeded, by will power, in changing the chape of his face and the color of his eyes, believing himself to be the reincarnation of Napoleon, and that he would make a great fortune by a system of play at the Monte Carlo gambling-tables. The affida- vit upon which he was committed averred that he was a victim of the hallucinations suggested above, and furthermore that there was insanity in his family, an aunt having at one time been insane. “Mr. Chanler’s main grievance and his reatest objection to his commitment fol- ows. He declares that be is a resident of Virginia, not of New York, and that, his commitment is illegal in that way. He further alleges that he was lured to New York from Virginia—‘kidnaped’ is the term. used—although he admits that it was done by well-meaning but misin- formea friends. *Mr. Chanler’s relatives and friends en- tertain a belief that he will soon be re- moved from Bloomingdale, possibly to z0 abroad 1n the hards of careful nurses and tions included the balief that he had suc- | physicians.” THROWS MONEY 10 TRE WINDS John L. Sullivan Gets in Trouble and Gets Out Again. Arrested for Debt He Finds Bail and Then Has a Jollification. Keeps Open House and Treats the Street Urchins to Showers of Silver Ceins. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 13.—John L. Sul- livan, ex-champion pugilist, actor and candidate for Mayor of Boston, is in trouble again. The big fellow was ar- rested in Princeton, R. 1., to-aay for debt. He is playing a week’s engagement there at the head of his company, and was sur- prised by the police to-night just as he left the stage at the conclusion of his turn, when papers were served upon him by Deputy Sheriff Winslow. The alleged debt was contracted in New York. John’s friends held their breath when the arrest was made, as they feared he might lose control of himself and let the littie Sheriif have one of those big fists, but John did nothing of the sort. He took it calmly and immediately se- cured bail. Then, after some refresh- ments to drive away his load of care ana troubles and thoughts of creditors, the big fellow grew playful and disported him- self in characteristic fashion, {o the in- tense delight of admiring throngs. The fighter celebrated his escape from custody in royal style, keeping open house and standing treat for all who came. Not satisfied with lavish hospitality within doors, where Sullivan had entertained everybody to their fill, he deliberately walked out into the open straet, which was thronged with people peering in at him, and standing bareheaded in the doorway threw bhandful after handful of silver in all directions, leughing immoderately at the scrambling of the street urchins as they fought for the coin. This is but one of a number of recent lively episodes 1n Sullivan’s career during his tour of the Eastern States. Thus does the world’s greatest fighter throw to the winds his long green rather than give it up to the minions of the law r. presenting his creditors. His pocket-book is never closed so long as he has a cent, and no- body can go dry when “The Big’Un'’ has the price. — Will Awe the Southern Pacifle. WATSONVILLE, €aL., Oct. 13.—J. P. 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