The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 22, 1901, Page 3

e e e e KNIGHTS STRIVE FOR LEADERSHIP Lively Contests for Sev- eral Pythian Grand Lodge Offices. Rathbone Sisters Confer Tem- ple Rank Upon Their Past Chiefs. Special Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, May 21.—The Grand Lodge of the Kn! of Pythias was formally convened t forenoon in Masonic Music The work of conferring the Grand ge rank on past chancellors was con- aing. About 200 will ng this session. The ious officers were read e proper committees. A directed to President Mc- n Francisco asking him to Lodge. To Supreme Chan- H. T Janesville, gretting his been called ton of the Grand o plan for the meeting in San The subordinate lodges toward de- at $20,000 to be e of the tax. the Pythian as been offered this county, and the rand Lodge will visit | Aspirants for Lodge Honors. tain that there will highest two offices. will become Trask will office, ntest for that. h ght already are a Cruz, B. V. Sargent | Tuska of San Fran- | »t will be others For | ns d grand inner | scramble. | 1ivel; ¥ bone Sisters sly to-day with the Grand s assembling in Pythian was consumed ‘n | Temple rank on for- n the presentation | v was the presentation grand chief. The pre- was made by Mrs. Lydia THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, in behalf of | of San Diego, | May 8 by Mrs. | e of orange wood | bed, on_one side | n of the grand | were presented to the | permanent use. the Sallie Wolf, | Lodgemen. he Grand Lodge he afternoon and over to public zens of the city, will participate. parade will take k. Knights of Independent Or- Lodge and _ The Pavilion, irill between ependent Order e local Uniform | ights of Pythias. a dance. e being enter- PLIES A HORSEWHIP UPON WIFE'S BACK Man May Be Haled Into Court. LD, May 21.—Thomas F. resides at Tenth street and w rrested to-day by | r 1 a charge of | of the as-| he habit of | ) night screams from the McGrane res- looked into the open e ning about the . She was be- | and about the McGrane. He and reluctantly e had tried to cor- had stayed away | terfered and the is well | McGrane ngelical Appointments. May 21.—The | or the en- , Emanuel Francisco, | : Napa, J. Fresn Sixth | | Band will | | t the Stockton Mln-1 Which a Bakersfield | | State may | tended to cgrry the case of Dowie as high B - DISPOSITION OF DOWIEISM MAY GO TO SUPREME COURT Chicago Authorities Are Making a Vigorous Crusade Against the High Priest of Zion. deaf persons to hear with ease, but when pressed by representatives of the press for rames ana addresses he persistently refused to give them and wanted to fight. He also refused to make any statement as to the amount and the disposition made of the money ‘collected in his meet- ings. The Call and other papers continued to “roast’” him until his following fell off, collecuons dropped to low tide aand the impostor sought other fields for weuk vic- tims. After leaving Oakland he spent some time in Salt Lake, and then proceeded to Chicago, where, dropping the “HEden’ scheme, he inaugurated the “Zion” move- ment, which has grown to very large pro- portions. He did not leave Callfornia empty-handed. however. From thc sale of photographs of himself and family, col- lections in his meetings und fees for so- called “healing,” be had amassed a very large sum of money—just how much no one on the outside knows. At any rate, he had the cash in hand to make large purchases of real estate on Michigan ave- nue in Chicago and start in ‘“‘business” on a larger scale. The assessment rolls soon after rated his holdings of real estate at $251,000, which included the Zion bvilding and the Zion Ci‘y Bank and the land on which they stood on Michigan avenue, He had besides a {arm in Michigan for which he paid $10,000 cash. He had elegant car- riages and fine spans of horses with col- ored coachmen and footmen in gorgeous livery, and altogether made an appear- ance more in keeping with a nabob from — JOHN ALEXANDER DOWIE, “HEALER” AND FOUNDER OF SECTS, WHOSE RATHER PECULIAR OPERATIONS ON THIS COAST AND AT CHICAGO HAVE RESULTED IN HIS AMASSING A SNUG FORTUNE WHICH IS NOW ESTIMATED AT ABOUT #$4, HICAGO, May 21.—If the plans of Coroner Traeger do not fail the | &ourts of Illinois, and possibly the Supreme Court of the United States, will in the near future be asked to pass upon an entirely new ques- tion in American jurisprudence, incident- | ally upon the disposition of Dowie and | Dowieism. The problem whether the protect its citizens against folly by making medical attendance in certain emergencies, particularly in con- nection with the birth of children, com- | pulsory is to be decided. After a long | ccnference with State Attorney Deneen Coroner Traeger announced that he in- as it could be taken, and would not cease his efforts till everything possible had | been done to compel the high priest of | Zion to end his traffic in Chicago. | Trouble for Dowie recently began by | s. John A. A. Alder- { Alice was homas Landrum best | tii she died from the burns she received murmurings in the ranks of his followers. | They commenced to inquire about the sta- | bility of the Zion Bank and about the | manner in which the money contributed les had been invested in proposed Zion City. Chicago authorities took a hand in_the affairs of Dowie-after the death of Mrs. Louisa Christensen. It is claimed that Dowie’s “healers” kept doctors away un- 5 in the fire at South Chicago. authorities are also interested in The the details of the death of Mrs. H. Worth- ington Judd, who died at a after treatment by ‘healers.” DOWIE IS A MONEY-MAKER Exposure of His Methods Here Caused Him to Go to Chicago. John Alexander Dowie, general overseer of the “Christian Catholic church,” to whose frauds and pretentious impostures the press and the law in Chicago seem at last to be awakening, is not unknown to the readers of The Call, in whose columns fuil exposition of his methods and doings was made when he attempted ‘““work” in thig vicinity. "” Dowle made his appearance in Oukland in 1894, and by a plece of bold tion in the absence of the pastor se- from the trustees the use of the First Presbyterian Church for his meet- ings and thereby gained a. foothold in the cmmunity. His true character and pre- ns being exposed, however, he was from that building, but continued his meetings elsewhere for sev- He claimed to have “divine ,“Zion” home ari to hold eral months. powers” of healing, and announced that he had come to Oakland to start an = that the blind should see, ar and the lame warm themselves by the fire made of their useless crutches. He opened an office adjoining his meet- ing place, and his private practice grew to_enormous proportions. His charges were from $1 to $10, and he banked large sums every day. He claimed to have healed a blind girl and to have caused ONLY WOMEN KNOW . 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All druggists sell $1.00,bottls. * The Chattanooga symptoms: “The Ladi adlcil.z" Company, Ch:fl-ln ceokig i ooga, Tenn. < India than a man acting under givine in- .fluences. | He styled himself “the representative of | God on earth and general overseer of the Christian Catholic Church.” His claims of “divine healing’” brought to him thou. sands of requests and fees for treatment from weak dupes all over the country be- | sides those that applied in person, and his | gains, it is estimated. have run up to some '$4,000.000. His trip to and experience ! in England were lately noticed in the dis- | patches, as well as his plan to establish a | grand Zion city near Chicago. @ irmfeeienionfe cfenfeeferferfoefe e feefeefofrelme foeferf it @ MERTIE BURGER 15 HEARD FROM Missing Pueblo Teacher Writes From San Francisco. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, May 21.—If Mertie M. Bur- ger, the school teacher who mysteriously disappeared from Pueblo, Colo., on April 2, is in California she refuses to come forward and clear the mystery surround- ing her disanpearance. Just as the Colo- rado officials had concluded that the woman had been murdered a relative in Wymore, Nebr., recelved a letter from her, dated “‘San Jose, May 7.” The police here were then asked to find Miss Burger, but after searching the city they were unable to locate her. A woman answerin her description had been here, but ha left before they began the search. To-day Chief of Police Kidward received a letter from a Miss Burger in San Fran- cisco. The letter was mailed at Station C, In that city, at 2;30 p. m. It is belfeved to be from the mifsing woman. It is as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 20, To Chiet of Police—Dear Sir: I saw in this moerning’s paper you were trying. to locate me in San Jose. You can't do it, because I am. not there at present, though I have been once or twice. Please notify those Pueblo people, who are so interested in me, that I am in the land of the living and in this dity. My health is so poor I must have a rest and I am taking it. 1 owe no one a penny and I am tired of this notoriety. Respectfully, MERTIE M. BURGER. The Colorado authorities and relatives of Miss Burger are unable to aceount for her disappearance, and just why she re- fuses to come forward and make her ex- act whereabouts known only increases in- terest in the case. It is said Miss Burger bas plenty of money. £ e S AVALANCHE DESTROYS HOMES IN A VILLAGE Fifteen Corpses Taken From® the Ruins and Probably More Per- sons Are Dead. MILAN, May 21.—The village of Audenz: has been partly destroyed by an ava- lanche. The number uf fatalities is not yet known, but already fifteen corpses have been recovered. WEDNESDAY, 5 —pe | 1901. INDIANS T0 AGT INPASSION PLAY Priest Plans Remarkable Tableaux in the ‘Wilderness. ° S SRR British Columbia Warriors ‘Will Depict Scenes in Life of Christ. MAY 22, Speclal Dispatch-to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C.,, May 21.—A re- markable passion play, representing the details of the life of Christ and his crucl- fixion, will be held during the week of June 3-10 at Surrey Center, in the Chilii- wack district, seventy miles in the In- terior from Vancouver. The play will be presented by 300 Indians, under the guid- ance of Father Chirouse of the Catholic church, who will oversee all arrange- ments. The priest was here to-day char- tering a special train to take the Indians and their effects to Chilliwack next week. One thousand will attend from the coast tribes betwegn here and Alaska, and as many will come from Cariboo and the Kootenays. They Wl have a monster | procession through the district, with chiefs in full uniform and the Indian bands . from Skeena, Sechelt and other places. Various events in the life of the .Savior will be illustrated in tableaux every afrer- noon during the week and on Saturday a presentation of the crucifixion will' take ‘place. The play will be entirely carried jout by the Indians, who for months_have | been practicing for the work, and the | priest says they are now nearly perfect. IThelr robes and the other paraphernalia | have been purchased.by the Indians them- selves at great expense. Y A play somewhat similar to this was presented by the Indians, with the help of white misslonaries, several years ago ! up the coast, but since then it has not | been attempted. The presentation at tkat | time left a lasting impression upon the minds of the natives, and it has been de- cided that, as a lesson full of meaning to | the heatben, it shall be repeated. OF INTEREST 10 THE COAST. Patents Are Issued to Inventors in the Western States. WASHINGTON, May 21.—The following patents were issued to-day: California— Benjamin B. Brewcr and W. M. H. Bur- feind, San Francisco, swaging dental crowns; Charles Bucikel, San Francisco, | life saving boat; John Y. Byers, Descanzo, | amalgamator; Thomas F. Hagerty, San Francisco, sad iron; Donald M. Hastings, San Francisco, anchor; Jesse M. Higley, Niles, balance ‘support; Sewell A. Knapp, Hawthorne, Nev., assignor one half to J. Ballard, Oakland, Cal., furnace; John J. { Kocher, Los Angeles, combined | coupling and anti-rattler; John A. W. Lundborg, San Francisco, dental tongue | holder and drain tube; Lquis Nilson, Fres- | no, brush cutting machine; Charles Noble, | Sisson, cable grip; Edward Nort, Los An- | geles, under reamer and expansion bit; Alfred Olson, San Diego, dust pan; Saui W. and C. Shirek, and F. Lerond, San Francisco, manifold continuous cash check device; Edwin Wadey, Los Angeles, automatic device for opening or closing spaces between ralls at level crossings, ete.; George Wilcox, Los Angeles, screw cap for cans. Oregon-John Clark, Portland, bucking roll for stock or Mexican saddles; Albert S. Heintz, Portland, stamp affixing ma- chine; Sanford J. Kraemer, Portland, key fastener. ‘Washington—John Broyles, New What- com, assignor of onc-third to W. J. Henry, Deming, gold separating machine; George H. Gilman and J. H. Brown, Tacoma, brake shoe; Willlam H. Peters, Hoquiam, | assigner to E. A. Baldwin, Portland, Ore., { wrench. The Postoffice Department has issued the following: Postoffices established— California—Jelly, Tekama County, Frank L. Jelly, postmaster Washington—Med- ford, King County, Ephraim S. Seymour, postmaster. Postmasters commigsioned: California— ‘Mary J._Milne, Talmage; Evi S. Town- send, Dyerville. Oregon—Walter L. Tooze, Woodburn. Appointed: California —Glibert L. Dean, Slate Range, San Ber- ! nardino_County, vice Frank H. Stanley, resigned. = These pensions were granted to-da: i y: | California—Original--George ~W. Reed, Soldiers’ Home, Loz Angeles, $6. Addition- | al—Benjamin F. Shreve, Soldiers’ Home, | Los Angeles, $10; Andrew J. Nutting, Lit- | tle Rock, $8. Restoration and_re-issue— | S.eRarle, dead, San Diego, $I2. | | Original widows—M. Celestine, Hewlett, | | Los Angeles, $8. War with Spain—Orig- | | inal—Willlam W. Eletson, Vallejo, $12. | Oregon—Additional—Samuel M. Rich- | ards, Lawrence, $8. ‘Washington—Additional—Henry B. Ful- ler, Soldiers’ Home, Orting, $5. Increase— Peter D. Porchet, Skamakawa, $8; Fred- : erick Alexander, North Yakima, $12. | _In army orders Captain Francis A. Winter, assistant surgeon, now at San | Francisco, is directed to proceed to Fort Sheridan, 11l., for duty there. e | BULLET ENDS L | OF GENERAL KAPUS | War Veteran Kills Himself During a Fit cf Temporary Insanity. PORTLAND, Ore.,, May 2l.—General William Kapus killed himself with a re- volver this mofning during a fit\of tem- | porary insanity. He was 66 vears of age. He -was prominent in the affair of Ore- gon and Washington Territory for many years. In 18% General Kapus was United States Consul at Sydney, Australia. Dur- ing the Civil War he was mustering and disbursing officer for Oregon and Wash- ingtonj and served in Montana and Utah as_lleytenant of the Thirteenth Infantry. Gengral Kaous was a hale and hearty man fand, up to a few weeks ago, had never[been ill. He was seized with grippe and, plthough the malady had not kept him from his duties appreciably, he suf- fered} considerably. Within the past few daysfit had been noticed that his mind lightly affected. Yesterday he was Aispy to be very melancholy. Last | Sunday he manifested marked symptoms | rangement while in the presence of | usual time this morn- about 6:30 o'clock, and while hix | was assisting the servant to get his | breakfast he went into the base- | of the house. A few minutes general had shot himself through the eqrt and death was instantaneous. - STMASTER CEARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT scarora’s Dispe;er of Stamps Ac- cused of Defrauding the Government. ’ LKO, Nev., May 21.—A. L. Snider, tmaster of Tuscarora, was arrested at | that place yesterday by Deputy United ates Marshal Humphreys and brought re for examination. Snider was arrest- orn two charges of embezzling postal unds aggregating about $1400. He will ave a hearing to-morrow before Com- issioner Morgan. He is now in jail, be- unable to give bonds. nider claims that he is innocent of any wrong-doing, and explains the short: during his term of office by saying that he as been intoxicated most of the time and hat others who had access to the office got away with the money. Snider claims to be a relative of United States Senator Foraker of Ohlo, and it is asserted that political infiuence kept him in office against the desire of the people of Tus- carora. ! ing,| ing e k Must Close at Midnight. WOODLAND, May 21.—The City Trus- tees have passed to print an ordinance requiring all saloons to close at midnight. ——————— You Will Bo Received To-morrow at the factory sale of shoes. £000 pairs of ladies’ $350 shoes and t up-to-date styles, good material. All!rfl be sold for §100 a pair at the Bee Hive Shoe Co., 717 Market st, near Third. * | srowing in interest, more than 100 stu- | against John Ryan, the wealthy Pajaro DR. KILMER’S TEST FOR 3 SWAMP-ROOT. \ - Sl YOURSELF The Wonderful Carative Properties of Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney and Bladder Remedy. To Prove what Swamp-Root will do for YOU, Every Reader of ‘““The Call’’ May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail, It used to be considered that only url- nary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. The kidneys filter and purify the blood —that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected, and . how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or ‘feel badly,” begin taking the famous new discovery, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince any one. 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Four members of my family have been using Swamp-Root for four ‘different kidney diseases, with the same 200d results.” Truly yours, ROBERT BERNER. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re- sponsible for many kinds of diseases, and if permitted to continue much suffering with fatal results are sure to follow. Kid- ney trouble irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and irrita- ble. Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kid- neys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints and muscles; makes your head ache and back ache, causes indiges- tion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a sallow, vellow complexion, makes you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root 1s the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that science. Kidney, Liver and Bladder CURE. DIRECTIONS. May take one, two or three Defore. ease, which is the worss form of kidney disease. 1t i pleasant to take, PREPARED ONLY BY DR. KILMER & CO. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Sold by all Druggists. (Swamp-Root is pleasant to take.) is known to medical Many women suffer untold misery because the nature of their disease is not correctly understood; in most cases they are led to belleve that womb trouble or female weakness of some sort is responsible for their many ills, when In fact dis- ordered kidneys are the chief cause of their distressing troubles. If there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let it stand twenty- four hours. If on examination it is milky or cloudy, if there is a brick-dust settling, or if small particles float about in it your tention. kidneys are in need of immediate at- If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need, you can pur- chase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at the drug stores every- ‘where. EDITORIAL NOTE.—Swamp-Roo!, the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder remedy, is so remarkob’y successful that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of The Cail who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottie sent absolutely free by mail. and containing meny of the thousands upon from men end wemen cured by Swamp-Root. Also a book telling all about kidney and bladder troubles thousands of testimonial letters received In writing be sure and mention reading 1/'_1‘3 generous offer in The Daily Call when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamfton, N. Y. STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE IS LARGELY ATTENDED Leaders in Christian Work in the Col- leges Give Talks at Capitola. SANTA CRUZ, May 21.—The students’ conferefice at Camp Capitola is daily Gents from the colleges being present. A large delegation is expected on Thursday from Stanford University. The Bible study this morning, on “The Life of Christ,” was conducted by Wil- llam - Parker of Chicago, ¢ Young Men's Christian Association secre- tary of the United States. The main speaker of the day was Dr. E. S. Chap- man of Oakland, who gave the address this evening. ¥ The students’ conference was led by | Miss Conde of Chicago, student secretary of the American Commission. The world's secretary of the Young Women's Chris- tian Assoclation, Miss Reynolds, who has | just returned from Japan, conducted the | missionary rally. - Ryan Wants a New Trial. SANTA CRUZ, May 21.—The $15,000 breach of promise suit of Frances Buelna y er, is not yet closed. In the :';ia;llflth?rpr{’almm was awarded $70. and costs. Now the defendant appears in the Superior Court and asks for a new trial. The motion was taken under advisement. collegiate | ed. DWELLINGS COLLAPSE UNDER WEIGHT OF SNOW Mineral King, a Summer Retreat Near Visalia, Reported to Be in Ruins. VISALTA, May 21.—Word reached this city this afternoon that Mineral King, a village sixty-five miles distant in the mountains, was in ruins. The damage was caused by the heavy snowfall, the weight of the snow causing two-thirds of the houses to collapse. Much valuable prop- erty belonging to Visalia people Is_affec The elegant summer home of John O. Thomas of this city is among the wrecked houses. At daylight to-morrow men will be dispatched to the scene. o Students Go Into Camp. MONTEREY, May 21L.—The civil engi- neering class of the University of Cali- fcrnia arrived here yesterday from Berke- ley for thirty days’ camp and fleld prae- tice at Point Lobos, eieven miles from Monterey. To-day they started for their camp site. The class is composed of sixty students and three instructors. Professor A. E. Chandler of the university depart- i ment of engineering is in charge of the work. } AR Beville-Teeple Nuptials. VISALIA, May 21.—Smith M. Beville of Bakersfield and Miss Frances Teeple of this city were married here to-night. your order from °10 to °30 il ‘\"WLM | will Coms: in and get our samples— are free to interested people e pleased with the suit and kecep it, we A great many people think that a made-to-measure suit is expensive no matter where it is bought; they have heard about tailors charging big prices and then charging again for their nams. To ] these people we want to say f that if we canndt demonstrate that a syit can be purchased here satisfactorily in every way, price included, we will return the customer’s money. We <harge only for the ma- terial and the time required in making up the garments, and that is all. Our profit lies only in the material, which is a most reasonable profit, and wedon’t charge one cent for our name. You get jast what you pay for in the merchandise itself. If you are agree to keep it in repair fre: for one year to show that we have taith in the making. Suits for out-of-fown cusfomers satis- factorily made through our self-measuring system —write for samples. SNWO0D (0 718 Market St. and Cor.Powell & Eddy.