The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 17, 1898, Page 2

189> REFORMS FAVORED BY CHINA'S RULER Latest Projects of the Emperor. TENDED TOWARD EDUCATION ADVISED SURJECTS TO START | NEWSPAPERS. Great Opposition Aroused by His Edict Confiscating Houses of Worship for School Purposes. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | to St. Paul to investigate the uprising of the Pillager Indians. The reception committee of the Chicago Peace Jubilee pressed upon the party an earnest invitation to remain in Chicago during the jubilee, but reluctantly it had to be declined. PASSENGER TRAIN AND FREIGHT COLLIDE Railway Disaster at Port Costa Be- cause of a Switch Thrown Wrong. PORT COSTA, Oct. 16.—On account of a switch thrown wrong, the Sacramento local, westbound, collided with a freight train here this morning, disabling the en- gine and baggage car on the passenger train and throwing two loaded cars in the freight train off the track and upon their sides. It was necessary to call the wreck- ing train from Oakland to get the freight ¢ back on the track. ‘he passenger train was delayed one hour while another | engine was being got so the train could | proceed to Oakland. The passengers were hadly shaken by the sudden stop, but | none were injured. oL e ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY HIS BROTHER ‘Wheatland Lad of Thirteen the Victim of a Hunting Tragedy. TACOMA, Oct. According to ad- vices brought by the steamship Tacoma from China and Japan the Oriental press is 1 in an excited state over the triumph of the Dowager Empress over the Emperor of China. The pr is unable to solve the riddle of the transfer of power. The Emperor's pro- posed reforms were widespread and not | sfactory to the masses. His last and m radical change was con- tained in an edict which proposed that | an annual budget should be Issued, which should set forth the annual ex penses, so the people could suggest re- | forms and means of economizing. The | Emperor advised the gentry to embark in the newspaper business for the pur- pose of educating the people. His edict confiscating temples and other places of worship for educational purposes was OpPPOS from all quarters. A band of desperadoes numbering 2000, with 4000 dist d Manchu sol- diers, took possession of the gold mines north of Kirin, Chi and are hindering an railroad development. armers In the Kansu District, China, | ascribing the cause of the long-prevail- ing droughts to the tel ph wires, | have demolished poles and wires. An uprising has occurred in Hainan, China, and the American Consul has been besought to protect the American missionaries. The uprising w fo- mented in the band of pirates known as the Triad Society and the local mili- | tia jolned the band of thie Soldiers | have been sent to the scene. | Floods in Japan have done great dam- | age to crops and many lives have been | Jost. Aichi prefecture, which s to | uffered most, lost five , washed away, rown, | 170 partly wrecked, 412 damaged and 5600 inundated. Seven liv: were lost. Twelve hundred acres of land were | flooded. S PRINCE JUN WILL ASSUME THE CROWN LONDON, Oct. 16.—The Péking cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph sa It is said in the highest circles that the Emperor will be formally de- posed on November 23, the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and that Prince Jun, a boy of 13, will be nominated as his successor. The Berlin correspondent of the Stan- &ai®%ays. The Emperor of China was to have taken refuge at the British Em- | bassy in Peking, whence he would have fssued a proclamation declaring. the acts of the Dowager Empress void, but the plan was discovered and frustrated. | The Peking correspondent of the| Times says: Prince Ching, president of the Tsung Li Yamen, has informed Sir | Claude Macdonald officially that the| health of the Emperor is improving. He declares that the Empress Dowager is not opposed to genui reform, but only to such violent and impracticable reforms as were hastily dec Her Majesty will proceed more | adapted to Chinese conc The Baptist mission at Sing Ngan Fu, in the province of Shen Si, has appealed for protection. L e DOWAGER EMPRESS INSTITUTES REFORMS | PEKING, Oct. 16.—The reactionary | policy of the Dowager Empress seems lkely to return to moderation. An edict Just issued promis to attend to the ‘welfare of the people and to do the best | to_secure prosperity. The edict pro- | vides for the appointment of two boards of trade, one at Shanghai and one at | Hankow, having jurisdiction over the | svhole south empire and the Yang-tse | valley, including Shan-si. Although separate the two boards are enjoined to | work in harmony. Shang Chi Lung, | Viceroy of Hankow, is responsible for | fthe reform, which, though of doubtful ability, is important as showing that| the Dowager Empress has embarked | upon a policy having tendencies toward | reform. - SAYS THE EMPEROR’S HEALTH IS GOOD PEKING, Oct. 16.—Prince Ching on b-*alf of the Tsung L! Yamen, has given Sir Claude Macdonald. the Brit- ish Minister, satisfactory assurances Ith of the Emperor. as to the he DIPLOMATS RETURN TO THE CAPITAL Reluctantly Compelled to Decline the Invitation to Remain in Chicago During the Pecce Jubilee. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Shortly after | 4 o'clock this afternoon the special train | bearing the members of the diplomatic corps, army officlals and Washington newspaper men, who have been guests of the Baitimore and Ohio and Northwest- | ern Railroads and the Omaha Exposition | for a week, arrived at the Ba.dmore and Ohio station. _The run from South Chi cago: to Washfngton was made in the notable time of twenty-one.hours and § minutes. On the train were nearly a score of the members of the diplomatic | General the corps, General A. W. Greely, Humphrey and Major Histand of Army and a number of the w Washington correspondents 3 eral Miles lefi the par ADVERTISEMENTS. cars’ What a luxury Pears’ soap is! The cheapest soap in all the world be- WHEATLAND, Oct. 16.—Victor Ander- son, the 13-year-old boy of Frank Anderson of this place, was accidentally shot by his brother Leander, aged 17, this afternoon while hunting geese at Plumas Lake. The accident occurred: while passing through brush. Leander was ahead. carrying his gun on his shoulder. A twig tripped the trigger and the charge of geese shot tore through the breast of Victor, kiliing hifh instantly. Leander carried the body of his brother for over a mile until he reached a deserted cabin, where he left the body and started home for help. A party left to bring in the body this evening. TRAIN DITCHED WEST OF YUMA Disaster on the Southern Pacific Over- land in Which a Mail Agent Is Killed. 0OS ANGELES, Oct. 16.—Word reached this city to-night that the Southern Pa- cific overland train No. 2, the west bound, was ditched 35 miles west of Yuma. Mail Agent G. F. Kellogg was killed. s far as learned there were no other fa- alities. The cause of the accident is not ¥ known, but it is thought the en- car and mail car were de- ities FIRES RAGING ON THE HILLS NEAR SALINAS Flames Sweep Over a Tract Embrac. ing Hundreds of Acres. AS, Oct. 16.—For the third time | son large fires are raging in the | s on David Jack’s ranch on the | road between Salinas and Monterey. Hun- | dreds of acres are now burning and a new | re started several hundred acres below | old one this afternoon. The sky is | cured by heavy black clouds of smoke | and the h here. Atn the flames can be di inctly seen tewn. i —————— | CROPS IN ARGENTINA. Wheat and Maize Fields Give Prom- Ise of a Surplus. )S AYRES, Argentina, Oct. 16.— | The Government estimates show that the crops of wheat and maize promise excel- | t returns. The damage caused by lo- ts is insignificant this year, and there 1 be a large surplus, it is thought, for export. e Entitled to Per Diem Expenses. WASHINGTON, Qct. 16.—Comptraller | Treadwell of the Treasury Department | has decided that postoffice inspectors are | entitled to a per diem of $4 for expenses n on duty outside of offices, as only wh y shall be ac- | the law provides that th y .engaged in the id in order to | n such allowance. Before the act of | 5 ich went into operation July | recefved the per diem for ; were on duty, no matter | character. Will Be Sent to Porto Rico. CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 16.—It is report- ed on good authority that instead of being mustered out of the service the first New | Hampshire Volunteers will be ordered to Porto Rico this week. and 600 of the men are said to be anxious to remain in the service. — Murder or Suicide NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—A man’s body, | the throat cut from ear to ear, was found to-day in Gravesend Bay. There was also the mark of a bfow on the left breast. The man had been about 35_years old five feet eight inches in height and weighed about 180 pounds. There were no means of identificatio SN Safe-Robber Convicted. ALTURAS, Oct. 16.—The trial of Jess for the attempted robbery of afe was concluded at Lake- . Or.. yesterday. The young man found guilty and sentenced to three xpa_rs in the Oregon State prisén at Sa- em. . — Bishops In The Pulpits. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Services in all | of the Episcopal churches in Washington to-day were conducted by Bishops of the | church who are now in attendance upon | the general convention. EXPIORING GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS. Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen, announcing the departure on the_ 20th inst. of Lieutenant Amdrup's expedition for East Greenland, writes as follows: | “The members of the expedition are | Lieutenant” Amdrup, commander; M. | Krause, botanist and zoologist; M. Poul- sen, medical man and zoologlst; | Officer Jacobsen, and Naval Artificer 8. Nielsen. The v tion is the Godtl which has been employed in the Greenland trade. The expense, 150,000 kroner, will be defrayed | by the Carlsberger fund. The object of the expedition is to explore that portion of the east coast of Greenland situated between 66 and 70 degrees north latitude. This region has heretofore only been vis- ited by Esquimaux. The expedition goes directly to Angmagsalik, whence it will proceed in cances as far north as possi- ble in order to establish a base of sup- plies. On returning from this voyage the expedition, which takes out with It a wooden house and three observatories, will winter at Angmagsalik. In the course of the winter it will make as many scien- tific Investigations as racticable. soon as the ice permits the explorers will penetrate on sledges as far north as pos- sible. Kayaks, mainly constructed on Nansen's system, are to be used. In this expedition, however, only three mem- bers will take part. The others will re- main in winter quarters and pursue sci- entific investigations. Supplies for three months will be taken for the sledge expe- dition, which will survey the coast. In the summer the five explorers will set out in canoes northward with three months’ pravisions in order to complete thIe su;vays. n the autumn of lm'lhe hope to back in Angmagsalik," ane mperotux thence to Copenhagen. The expedition is provisioned for two years. e COSTLY WATER. Speaking at a meeting of the Lon Corporation, Mr. Miller said that, aw\}:n to the system of the water companies o charging for water upon ‘the ratable value-of premises, instead of for the qua.mitg' used, water in Newgate street, ‘where he had ll“emln-' was gen.x‘er tnan champagne. r. Morton said the charge n the assessment of premises instead meter resulted in the citizens of > ' sides. least £60,000 a year.—' of the track heing bur- | All the officers | Petty | i | | obtain admittance. NATIONAL PEACE JUBILEE OPENED Thanksgiving Service at Chicago. MR. M’KINLEY PARTICIPATES NATION’S CHIEF RECEIVES AN OVATION. Listens to Addresses by Jewish Rab- bi, Catholic Priest, Presbyterian Clergyman and Colored Orator. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Oct. 16.—The National Peace Jubilee of Chicago was to-night inaugurated with a thanksgiving ser- vice at the Auditorifum. President Mc- Kinley attended and listened to ad- dresses by a Jewish rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest, a Presbyterian clergy- man and a noted colored orator. The applause for the President was tremen- dous, and at one time he was com- pelled to arise in his box and respond to the frantic cheering of the audience. The services were, however, of a reli- glous character and at times the sol- emn silence of the vast assemblage was much more eloquent than could have been the wildest applause. The President rested during a great part of the day at the residence of Cap- tain Lafayette McWilliams, his rela- tive, where he is being entertained. He did not attend church in the morning. For a short time in the afternoon he was taken for a drive, in company with Mrs. McKinley, Captain McWilliams and Mrs. McWilliams. s The party was driven to the Audi- | torium at 8 o’clock and all along the way people lined the streets to watch the passage of the President’s carriage. Easily 12,000 people were Within the | great Auditorium and probably as many | more were on the outside, unable to The President was seated in.a box/on the left side of the Auditorium and with him were Alex- ander H. Revell, President Willlam Harper of the University of Chicago, ptain McWilllams and Secretaries Porter and Cortellyou. Among the oc- cupants of the other boxes were James McKinley, the President’s nephew; Sec- retary Wilson and Miss Wilson, Secre- tary and Mrs. Gage, Secretary Bliss, Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn and Postmaster Jordan. Rev. Dr. Henry W. Thomas, pastor of the People's Church, was chairman of the meeting. Bishop Samuel Fallows led at from the conflagration is felt [in the recital of the Lord’s Prayer and ht the heavens are lurid, and | Rev. Dr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones in the re= from | sponsive reading. The first addresses was by Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, who brought out a great burst of enthusiasm by a refer- i ence to President McKinley. Dr. Hirsch said: We are proud that when war was imminent, the affairs of the nation vere in the hands of a man —" Here Dr. Hirsch’s voice was drowned by a great wave of applause. When he | could be heard, the speaker finished his sentence: “A true American, one that loves peace, a worshipper of the Prince of Peace.” Loud cheers followed Dr. Hirsch's statement of his sentiments in refer- | ence to territorial acquisition when he said: “Constitutionalism, not colonial de- pendence, must be the watchword of the war in regard to the country’s de- liverence from Spanish rule.” Rev. Dr. Thomas P. Hodnett. a Catholic clergyman, caught the fancy and applause of the audience by re- peated references to Dewey, Sampson. Schley and the Rough Riders, and when he mentioned President McKinlev by name the people became £o demon- strative that the President was com- pelled to arise in his box and bow his acknowledgments. At the conclusion of his address Dr. Hodnett aroused much enthusiasm by a philippic against the “growing influence of monopoly and the cohesive power of unjust corpo- rations.” One of the most stirring speeches of the evening was made by Rev. Dr. John Henry Barrows, who took a firm stand in favor of the retention of the Philippines, which sentiment appeared to meet entirely the appropation of th: audience. Booker T. Washington was the last speaker. He said in part: This country has been most fortunate in ker victories. She has twice measured arme with England and has won. She has met the spirit of rebellion within her own borders and was victorious. She has met the proud Spaniard and he lies prostrate at her feet. All this is well; it is mag- nificent. But there remains one other vic- tory for Americans to win—a victory as far-reaching and important as any that has occurred to our navy and army. We, have succeeded in every conflict except in that to -conquer ourselves in the blotting out of raclal })l’(:]udll)("s. We can cele- brate the era of peace in no more effectual way than by a firm resolve on the part of the Northern men and the Southern man, black men and white men, that the trenches which we together au around Santiago shall be the e(ern'fi burial-place of all which separates us in our business and clvil relations. Let us be as generous in peace as we have been brave in battle. Until we thus con- quer ourselves, 1 make no empty State- ment when I say we shall have, especially in the Southern part of our country, a cancer iuuwmg at the heart of this re- public that shall one day proye as dan- gerous as an attack from an army from without or within. In this presence and on this auspicous | occasion T want to present the deep grati- tude of nearly’ ten millions of my neople to our wise, patient and brave chlef ex- ecutive for the generous manner in which my race has been recogmzed during tnis conflict—a recognition that has done more to blot out sectional and raclal lines than | any event since the dawn of our freedom. ‘When Mr. Washington had given ex- pression to thése words, the most inter- esting feature of the evening vcurred. The audience arose and cheered to thc echo, while President McKinley, stand- ing in his box, acknowledged by re- peated bows the compliment of the col- ored orator. To-morrow, for the first part of the | day, the President 1 ill be the guest of the University of Chicago, from which institution he will receive the degree of MRS. HELMBRECHT LOCATED. The Missing Woman Living With Her Sister in St. Paul. Teresa Helmbrecht, of 911B Greenwich street, who mysteriously disappeared on October §, has been located in St. Paul, where she is living Wwith her sister. The husband of the woman first thought she had committed suielde. Sha was in a delicate condition, .and on the - morning of her disappearance she informed her husband that she intended going to. St. Luke's Hospital. Inquiry at that institution elicited the information that she had not been there. Helmbrecht lost no time in notifying the police. of. his wife's absence and Detec- ilve Graham was detalled to find her. After an investigation Graham learned that before Mrs. Helmbrecht left home she took with her the family silverware, ber jewelry and all her wearing apparel. Helmbrecht is now convinced that his b; London belng absolutely plundered of at | wife has concli 'flyfi'&& l. B concluded n{)t to .l,’" ‘with h.ln..'k | | | LINARES' MOST PATHETIC LETTER Written While Besieged at Santiago. WAS IN UTTER DESPAIR TOLD OF THE USELESSNESS IN HOLDING OUT. Defenders of the City Were Sick and Wounded in the Trenches and Had Only Rice for Food. g Special Dispatch to The Call. OMAHA, Oct. 16.—A copy of a docu- ment of considerable historical impor- tance in connection with the war in Cuba was left in the hands of Dr. G. W. Galbraith by General Shafter just be- fore the latter took his departure for Chicago yesterday evening. It is a copy of a letter sent to the Governor- in-Chief of Cuba and the Minister of ‘War at Madrid by General Linares, the commander of the forces in Santiago. It was written some two weeks before the surrender of the city. It is as fol- lows, in full: July 12, 1898. To the General in Chief, Havana. To the Minister of War, Madrid: Although prostrated in bed by an acute illness and suffering severe pains, the situation of our suffering troops so pre- occupies me that I belleve it my duty to address your Eminence and the Minister of War In order to explain the actual situation. The enemy’s lines are very near to this place. Our lines are extend- ed fourteen kilometers. A considerable portion of our troops are sick and emaci- ated, but do not enter the hospital be- cause it is necessary to have them in the trenches; the animals have been without forage, in the middle of a rain which has fallen for twenty-four hours in the ditches. The men remain permamently in the trenches with nothing but rice to eat and they cannot leave to change their clothes. ~We have lost a_consider- able number of field officers, dead, sick and missing, which deprives the force of the necessary directions in these critical moments. In this condition it is impos- sible to move a step, because when at- tempting to do so our forces will be diminished by a third part that are not ave, and furthermore by the t the enemy will produce. The end will be disaster without ac- complishing, as your Eminence desires, the salvation of the eleven battalions. In order to leave protected by the division of Holquin it 15 necessary that we break the enemy’s lines in combination. This force-breaking is on one side and cannot be accomplished. The force at Holguin must employ eight days in the journey and bring numerous rations that they will not be able to transport. The solution seems inevitable, the surrender unavolda- ble, and we are only able to prolong the agony. The sacrifice is useless. The enemy understands this, knows our situation and his iines are well established around our forts and without exposing his own. As he aid yesterday, he is able to can- nonade from elevateu places without our seeing his batteries at all. The fleet now 13 perfect range and can bombard the y with mathematical precision. San- tlago de Cuba is not Hke city, a piece of the territory of the me- tropolis, defended step by step by her proper inhabitants withott the alstine- tlon of age or sex, exposing their fives, moved. by the - sainted idea- of inde- pendence with the hope of a succor which they receive. Here we are alone and isolated. The citizens and the public officlals, with rare exceptions, are gone. The clergy alone remain, and they to- day wish to leave with the Bishop at their head. The defenders do not now begin a cam- aign full of enthusiasm and energy. ¥hey are exhausted by struggles with the climate, privation and fatigue, and in these critical circumstances have neither food nor physical force nor friends to help them. They are in a critical condi- tlon. They lack the spirit to defend their property, because in defending this prop- erty théy are abandoned to the American force by those who were their allies. The honor of an army has its limits, and T ap- peal to the judgment of the Government or of the entire nation to decide if these suffering troops that have been bombard- ed at repeated times since the 18th of May, when they suffered the first bombardment, shall be abandoned. If it {8 necessary that this sacrifice be made that we may go, I know not whither, or if it is necessary that some one assume the responsibility of foreseelng the dis- aster announced by me in several tele- grams, I offer myself loyally on the altar of my country fo the one or the other, and T will charge myself with the order to make the surrender, because my modest reputation is worth very little in comparison with the national interests. LINARES. BRUTALLY EJECTED FROM A CAR T. J.TUOHEY'SENCOUNTERWITH A CONDUCTOR. He Was Refused a Transfer and Was Then Thrown on che Cobble- stones. Thomas J. Tuohey, a teamster residing at 742 Willow avenue, was brutally thrown from a Howard street car late last night and severely injured. He was riding on car 683 just before the ‘accident occurred, with a friend named Thomas Jolly. As the car neared Fourth street Tuohey asked the conductor for a transfer, which was refused on the score that he had not askeéd for one sooner and at the time the transfers were delivered to other passengers. Upon being refused he remonstrat with the conductor and demanded of him the transfer which in his pre-occupation he neglected ta obtain. After telling Tuohey he could have no transfer the conductor proceeded to eject him from the car. Jolly, seelng that a quarrel was imminent, jumped from the car, leaving his friend In a contest of words_with the conductor. - A moment after, however, Tuohey was thrown head- long from the platform to the street, where he sustained an abrasion of the scalp. Several blood vessels in his head were burst in the contusjon. The Injured man was taken to the Re- ceivin ospital, where his wounds were dressed. No action as yet has been taken against the conductor, who will probably be held to account for the accident. —_—————————— CALLS HIS WIFE VAGRANT. A. F. Sweeney Has His Better Half i Arrested. Martha Sweeney, a young woman, was arrested last night on a warrant charging her with vagrancy. - The complaining witness is A. F. Sweeney, her husband. Sweeney claimns that his wife recently left him, and as she refuses to return to him, he decided to have her arrested. After the woman had been formally charged at the City Prison, Sweeney anxifously inquired as to the amount of bafl necessary for her release. ‘When told thdt the court had fixed the amount at $150, Sweeney hesitatingly re- marked that he would endeavor to get her out to-da declarsd Y. “She has been a bad girl,” Sweeney, when asked why he had caused his wife's arrest. “Some time ago she ran away from home and did not retura for several days. Iolnly recently she again earn Siunywiih Wlereputabie. Doople. T “oonc ating 'w! sreputable e, n- cluded to have hex’-’ arrested. pl wmc:ee the Judge who issued the warrant and have him dismiss the charge st her. My object in having her to erola, a walled | frighten her so she would not run away again.” FATHER CALZIA ON BAPTISM. Explains the Necessity of the Sacra- ment for the Welfare of the Soul The announcement made that Rev. Father Calzia would preach on the sub- Ject of “Baptism” at St. Ignatius’ Church last evening caused every pew to be oc- cupled. The Father used as a prelude to his sermon an explanation of the In- stitution of the sacrament and its period of existence In the Catholic church. He said: *“‘The church has always taught the ne- cessity ‘of baptism, and the penalty for him who disputes it has been excommuni~ cation. The doctrine of Christ teaches it as well as the Bible, for Christ has said: “Unless a mam be born again of water and of the Holy Ghost, he shall not enter the kingdom of Heaven.’ Baptism is taught in the Old Testament. The Jews of old practiced circumcision and severe penalties fell upon the head of the man who allowed his male child to live for eight days without being prepared for an entrance into the synagogue. “Baptism is simply a remission of the punishment allotted to every soul that is born into the world for the sins of our first parents, Without this remission no soul can enjoy spiritual bliss forever in the world to come, and hence we see the necessity of infantile baptism so that death may not overtake the soul and de- prive it of its chances of seeing God. Another reason why the church enforces the baptism of infants is because of the one must be ve the divine is the soul and heart of the new-born babe than the soul of the grown persons who requires penance to wipe away its burden of sin.” STATUE IN MEMORY OF SAINT ANTHONY UNVEILED WITH SOLEMNITY AT THE FRENCH CHURCH. The History of the Universal and General Custom of Extending Special Patronage to This Saint. Immediately before the high mass at the French Church on Bush street yester- day morning the magnificent new statue | of St. Anthony, lately erected in the sanc- tuary, was solemnly unveiled and conse- | crated. The service of blessing consisted in sprinkling with holy water. The re- sponses to the prayers were chanted by a speclally augmented choir, which gave to the entire ceremony a fuller sense of sa- cred impressiveness. . The statue, which is about five feet in height, was made in Paris. It is the gift | of Mrs. de Guigne, the daughter of Mrs. | John Parrott. Statues fn honor of St. Anthony have been erecetd lately in several Catholic ehurches throughout the city. One simi- lar to that erected yesterday in the French Church will shortly arrive from the East for erection in the Paulist Church (St. Mary’s) on California street. The object of this spegial devotion to- ward St. Anthony is interesting. The | statue {s so bullt as to contain a recep- tacle for the presentation of alms, called “St. Anthony’s Bread.” ! The devotee at the shrine asks that a | certain favor be granted, and if done de- | posits a coin, which is given to the poor. | The origin of this charity, the fame of | which is spreading rapidly throughout all the world, is thus described: | One morning in November, 1892, Mlle. | Bouffler, a storekeeper of Toulon, Franc found it impossible to open her shop door. lock seemed broken, so she called in a lock- | emith. After trying all his keys he gave up in despalr, saying there was no resource but to break open the door. While the locksmith went for some other tools, the shop keeper prayed fervently to St. Anthony that the door might be opened without violence, promising, if her request should be granted, to distribute in his honor, & certain number of loaves to the poor. She then begged the locksmith to make | another trial with hjs keys, and:taking one at random, the door flew open without further ditficulty. After_this simple evidence of St. Anthony's power his clients increased so rapidly in Tou- fon that Mile. Bouffier, with the assistance of | her friends, founded a work of charity called the “Bread of St. Anthony.” In a room be- hind the shop they. placed a statue of the | saint, with a lamp burning before it, and un- | der the lamp two boxes—one to receive the | | written requests and promises made to St. Anthony, and the other money to buy bread for the poor. In time rumors of the wonders wrought by St. Anthony at Toulon reached Paris, Lyons, | Bordeaux, Marseilles and other large towns, and many chapels in those cities very soon contained the two boxes for the offerings. St. Anthony’s bread is obtained in a simple way. All a member of a congregation has to do i fo write a request on a piece of paper, adding & promise if, by the expiration of a given time, the saint secures the fulfiliment of such request, a certain sum of money will be placed in the collection box to buy bread for the poor. These written requests may elther of a spiritual or a temporal character. The request may have reference to the writer only, or to relatives, friends or even strangers. ‘When the favor is obtained the sum of money promised is to be deposited in the box. This money 1s devoted to purchasing and distrib- uting “'St. Anthony Bread.” “St. Anthony's Bread’ comprises not only food, but also clothing and medical attendance | —it Includes, In fact, everything necessary for the relief of the poor in general, and of the pick and atflicted poor in particular. —_—————————— “WOMEN IN POLITICS.” Dr. J. L. York Delivers an Interest- ing Address at Scottish Hall. Dr. J. L. York addressed a large crowd in Scottish Hall last night, his subject being “Women in Politics.” He said: “What we need is a thorough education in the duties of American citizenship and the enlightenment of the masses on the principles and purposes of our Govern- ment. The higher idea of political re- sponsibility must be taught in our schools and colleges. Men and women should have equal voice in our govern- ment. Every boy and girl graduated from the higher grades of our schools should be thoroughly familiar with political econ- omy and imbued with a spirit of loyalt{. Politics and sclence of government should form a part of our school education. The Republican party is the one to which we must look for our civil and religious rl%ht;.” he speaker, at the conclusion of his address, advised his hearers to vote the straight Republican ticket at the ap- proaching eiection. —_————————— NOTED ENGINEER COMING. William Barclay Parsons Will Soon Arrive on His Way to China. Information has been received at the Palace Hotel office that William Bar- clay Parsons, one of the foremost rail- road engineers of the world, will arrive in this city on Tuesday, tarrying but a few days, and will then leave for China, where he will be engaged for some time in the survey of a new railroad from Shanghal north to Hankow. Mr. Parsons is emgloyed by a big syndi- cate, at the head of which is Calvin S. Bryce of New York. = Others whose capi- tal is invested in the Oriental venture are the Rockefellers and the Vanderbilts. A large corps of surveyors will accompany Mr. Parsons. —_— ee————— Not Williams, but Bryson. The body of what was supposed to be George H. Willilams, who hanged him- self at Eighteenth and Folsom streets, turns out not to be Willlams, but Charles W. Bryson. Such was the information received by the Coroner’s deputies yes- terday when R. C. Hislop, who resides at 332 Hayes street, called at the Morgue and identified the dead man. Hislop stated that Bryson resided with his wife, who_conducts a small bakery at the en: of Castro street, where the cars stop. He further stated that the d was 68 years of age'and conducted a store on Fourtht street some, time ago, which was burned out. Since that time the old man’s mind We&kew- The manner of his death was fully explained in yes- terday's Call. — John C. Lewis Arrives. John C. Lewis, the well-known young capitalist of Portland, accompanied Allen Le .ma-mw-nam)z’xé' Lewis, arri in this city i Sl ey On leas! Renits at the Palace. e K | | board a yacht. | the administration of Colonel Lyon. | marked improvement is seen in the con- HAD DOOMED BOTH KING AND KAISER Plans of Conspirators Went Amiss. SOUGHT TO SLAY HUMBERT RULER OF ITALY MARKED FOR ASSASSINATION. 3 Emperor William’s Life Was Saved by the Abandonment of the Projected Trip to Egypt. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Oct. 17.—The Alexandria correspondent of the Daily Mail tele- graphing regarding the anarchist plot against Emperor William which was discovered on Friday, says: “The plot against the Kaiser is hour- 1y proving more important, each ar- rest disclosing new ramifications. The documents found disclose a plot to kill King Humbert already well matured. “Fifteen persons, all Italians. have been arrested. The original plan was to throw a bomb of gun cotton and ful- minate of mercury on Emperor Wil- liam’s carriage in a narrow street of Cairo. When the Egyptian trip was abandoned, elaborate arrangements were made by the conspirators to send confederates to Jerusalem to carry out the plot during the dedication of the German Church of Our Redeemer.” The Constantinople correspondent of the Times says: “Two wornout war craft, patched up for the occasion, have proceeded to the Dardanelles to swell the naval escort of Emperor William, and twenty-fout Turkish officers have gone_ thither on Emperor William on the Hohenzollern is expected to reach the Dardanelles this afternoon and to arrive at Pera, where the German lega- tion is situated, on Tuesday morning. VISITED OLD COMRADES. Grand Army Veterans and Ladies Spend an Enjoyable Day at the Yountville Home. Lincoln Post, G. A. R., and Lincoln Re- lief Corps yesterday made a visit to the Vetrans’ Home at Yountville, where all were welcomed by the old soldiers who find there a home of comfort in their de- clining years. About three hours were devoted to visiting the various quarters or buildings occupied by the veterans. Colonél Walts, commandant of the home, together with other officlals, among whom were Directors Sol Cahen and J. Garrett, conducted the party. The library was found to be well stock- ed with standard works. In the quarter- master's department there was mani- fested an air of business which mmmend‘i duct of the hospital where trained nurses are now employed. The kitchens and dining rooms are marvels of neatness, while food of the best quality is carefully prepared and served in generous quan- tities. Department Commander Cahen had ar-. ran for a‘hot lunch with: which the visitors were refreshed. At its conclu- ston remarks were made by Commander Cahen, Mrs. Edith M. Comstock, presi- dent of Lincoln Woman's Relief TPS; Commander Handle; of Lincoln Post, General Salomon of Garfield Post, and others. Commander Harry W. Mortimer | presented a handsomely engrossed testi- monial to the association, which Presi- dent Loop recetved on behalf of the home. At the conclusion of dinner the visitors and members of the home assembled on the parade ground, where a new garrison flag was to be for the first time unfuried. Mrs. Comstock and Mrs. Mortimer pulled the halliards, and as Old Glory floated to the breeze the band played ‘‘Star-span- led Banner,” while nearly a thousand eads remained uncovered as General Salomon _delivered a brief address, which was replete with sentiment of the most lofty patriotism. Adjourning to the social hall an hour was spent in_entertaining the old comrades with vocal and instru- mental music, rendered by members of the Woman's Relief Corps, after which, amid cheers from the veterans, the vis- itors departed for this city. — e Had Her Arm Broken. Mrs. Marcella O'Loghlen, living at 1554 Golden Gate avenue, while *coasting” along Broderick street yesterday - after- noon, fell off her bicycle and sustalned a broken arm and other injuries. She was removed to her home, where she was treated by Dr. Shumate. ADVERTISEMENTS. | Metal Beds Are Very Cheap Now, [rsme v oo About twice aschcap as they were last year. And the appreciation of these clean, healthy beds has grown in enormous proportions. There isn’t a finer lot in the city than we show, and there isn’t a lower lot of prices. We still sell at the famous 750-Mission -street low prices. INDJANAPOL|$ FURNITU! 750 Mission St. Munyon's Headache and |ndlgestldnt2ure is the only remedy on tLe market that will cure every form of Headache in 3 ulate tem. ‘!It‘lhouldb_;h everz‘:“m-nd every traveler's s.ripsack. ADVERTISEMENTS. -_— N REPUBLICAN RALLIES THIS WEEK! HON. D. E. McKINLAY V. DRESS THE ARTISANS, MECHAN- vuLll‘c'g‘,D LABORING MEN AND GEN ERAL PUB —On The— FALLACIES OF THE SINGLE TAX AND THE DOCTRINES OF PROTECTION THIS MONDAY) EVEsiy DREW’S HALL, 121 NEW MONTGOMERY ST. HON. JULIUS KAHN, HON. C. L. PATTON And Other Speakers Will Also Address the Mceting. , OCTOBER 15, Ty g CYCLERY HALL, HAIGHT AND STANYAN STS. HON. D. E: McKINLAY, HON. C. L. PATTON, And Other Speakers. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, H ‘Will Fully Discuss S TECTION TO A MUSIC AND CAMPAIGN DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT MEETINGS. MAYOR PHELAN, FRANKLIN K. LANE, BARCLAY HENLEY AND OTHER PROMINENT SPEAKERS WILL ADDRESS THE VOTERS ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY AT MANDELBAUM HALL, POTRERO AVE. AND MTH ST. FRANKLIN HALL, 15% FILLMORB ST, BET. SUTTER AND THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, Oct. 17, 189. Under the auspices of the Democratic City and County Comittee. M. JASPER McDONALD, Chalrman. THOMAS J. WALSH, Secretary. FOR MAYOR: JAMES D. PHELAN, REGULAR DEMOCRATIC AND NON=PARTISAN NOMINEE. FOR ASSESSOR, JOHN D. 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