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The morning call., 1891-07-13
Preliminary Struggle for Speaker
Of The Next House.
Several Prominent Democrats Mentioned
for The Position.
SpeCulatiCnS Regarding the Strength Of the
Candidates -NeW Workers In Favor Of
Judge Crisp Of Georgia.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

New YORK, July 12.-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent says that while
every thing appears calm on the surface the
hercest preliminary contest for the Speaker
ship ever waged is now in progress. The
drift Of opinion seems to point to the sue
cess of Judge Crisp of Georgia, and if the
Democratic members of New York act for
him as a unit they can carry him through
and perhaps get something in return. 1t is
an open secret that lie has. or will have the
support of majority of the New York men.
Colonel Mills is cutivatIng the virtues of
silence and reticence, but influential Demo-
cratic politicians consider him logical can
didate for Speaker. One leading Democrat
says: "lf our party is honest and sincere
toward the tariff Mills will be elected. do
not mean that Crisp or McMillin, or
Springer is not devoted to tariff reform, but
Mills Is the foremost exponent and ablest
champion Of tariff reform in Congress. The
chances now seem to be in his favor. l
would not be much surprised to see n North
ern man selected if Mills should fail. His
friends might insist that he should not be
set aside for any other man in the South.
Springer is an impoSsibility."
The morning call., 1891-07-13
HE PRESSED THE BUTTON.
An Inquisitive Young Man Leaves 4 Hous
Full of Guests in Darkness.

An 1nquisitive Young Man Leaves 4 House
Full of Guests in Darkness.
A gentleman recently gave house-warm-
ing party, having just moved into new
dwelling. large company was invited,
and tue entire mansion was thrown open to
the guests. The house was modern in its
appointments to the last degree, even to be-
ing lighted by electricity instead of gas.
One young man among the guests saw
much to arouse his curiosity and was on the
alert for new discoveries.
A celebrated singer had just taken her
place at the piano, when this young man,
who was standing in the lower hall near the
parlOr door, caught sight of something thar
looked like black rubber button in the
center of small marble disk. What could
that be for?
He was so anxious to know that he could
not listen 20 the singer, says London Tit
Bits. The crowd was great, and he felt
sure he could examine the curiosity without
being noticed. He passed his hands over it
slyly, touched the rubber or metal button
with his fingers, pressed it softly, and on
the instant the parlors and nall were in
total darkness.
The song of the soprano ended in a little
shrek, and the air was full of exclamations.
Pray keep perfectly quiet" the voice of
the host was heard saying. 1--WE will have
lights in a moment"
stepping on their toes, striking against
them and putting his outstretched hands
into shrinking faces, the chagrinAd host
finally made his way into the hall, felt along
the wall until he touched the electric button,
pressed it and the rooms were again flooded
with light.
The inquisitive young man hadn't pres
ence OF mind enough to hold his tongue.
"Oh, is that what that thing is for?" he
said. Il didn't know, or 1-I-I-wouldn't
have touched it, +"
The morning call., 1891-07-13
AN IMPERIAL VISIT.
Emperor William and Party
Guests Of Lord Salisbury.
Many Notable PerSonaseS Present at a
Banquet in The Marble Hall.
Proposed Formal Alliance Between France
and Russia to Overthrow Ensland's
Supremacy in Egypt
EIecial to THE MORNING CALI

LONDON, July 12.-The Emperor and
Empress attended the forenoon service at
st. Paui's Cathedral. They drove thither
from Buckingham Palace in an open car
rlage through deserted streets, nobody ex-
pecting them in tie city. Canon Hall
preached at the cathedral. This afternoon
the Emperor and Empress and the Prince
and Princess of Wales started for Hatfield
House to visit Lord Salisbury. Other royal
ties accompanied the party. At banquet
given in the Marble Hall after the arrival OF
the royal guests there were present, besides
the royal personages, several Cabinet Min
isterS. the Dukes of Buccleuch and Port
land and a small circle of other persons of
high rank. The Emperor and Empress
leave Hatfield House tomorrow afternoon,
when the Emperor goes to Windsor to bid
farewell to the Queen, while the Empress
gees to FelixStowe to rejoin her family.
The Telegraph says that in the course of
an audience at Buckingham Palace yestar-
day the German Emperor said: Tell
everybody l am most delighted with my
welcome in England. 1t has been recep-
ton which l might have expected in my
own country, and not out tside of it,"
The morning call., 1891-07-13
MODERN SURGERY.
a Man Gets New Nose, a Woman a New
Scalp and SO on.

a Man Gets New Nose, a W oman a New
Scalp and So On.
Three particularly Interesting cases that
are now occupying the attention of tho sur
geons of this city are the building of a new
nose for Martin Engel at the Gouverneur
Hospital, the putting a new scalp upon Mrs.
Minnie Z. Wilcke at Bellevue and the at
tempt that will be made at the same hosp-
tai to straighten two of the three neither
limbs of George Lippert, the now famous
three-legged mah.
After Martin Engel. the east side po.ltry
man and politician, was so Thoroughly
"slugeed" in MeKeou's saloon in the Fourth
Ward about two weeks ago, he was taken to
Gouvernour Hospital, and an examination
revealed that his jaw was broken and his
nose was completely smashed. The bones
taken from his nose left that member but
soft piece Of flesh, and that he might not be
disfgured for life Drs. OD0uohue and Kelly
set TO work to put 1t into some sort of shape.
Carefully preparing the pieces of bone taken
out they replaced them AID nodded them
with cork spllnts, and awaited with anxiety
the result.
When the bandages were removed ON
Tuesday the operation was found TO have
been successful beyond expectation, and
now Mr.. Engel has nose which far sur
passes his former one in beauty and STYLE
The old one WAS of marked German style,
while the new one is Of the most decided
Grecian cast.
Mrs. Minnie E. Wilcke is the woman who
on the 10Th of last December had her scalp
and left ear torn completely from her head
by her halr becoming entangled in the ma
chlnery in the Cooperative Laundry at
Eighth avenue and Twenty-third street.
Since Then she has been in Bellevue, and
every two weeks DR.. Zerega is grating on 10
her head stripes of skin from her husbands
thighs. The process is a slow and painful
one, and but one half of the scalp has as yet
been replaced. 1t will be some months be-
fore the task is completed. The left ear it
will be impossible to replace, but when Mrs.
Wilcke is adorned with flowing wig the
loss will barely be noticeable.
George Lippert, who is to be operated
upon at Bellevue Tomorrow, has three legs.
one of them well formed and the other two
which branch out from the right thigh, are
miserable, defOrmed and distorted. One of
them turns upward and back ward from the
knee, and has the foot adorned with six toes
he other, below the knee, is absolutely
without calf, and has the foot turned up fiat
against the instep.
The deformity of the two right legs, so one
railroad IN Paris some years ago. An ex-
animation falls To reveal any scars or cuts
on the limbs such as one would expect to
ind were the twisted shape due to au acci-
dent.
There is rumOr that Lppert has also
two hearts, but when | sounded him yester-
day there didn't appear to be any unusual
disturbances i'll his chest.-N. Y. Herald.
The morning call., 1891-07-13
FELL In TORRENTS.
Severe and Destructive Rdin-StOrm in
North Dakota.

ST PAUL, July 12.-Pioneer Press specials
from various points in North Dakota report
severe rains during the past twenty-four
and forty-eight hours, which caused many
washouts on railroads and much destruction
to property.
A special from Mandan, n. Oak, says:
Between three and four hundred west
bound passengers on the Northern Pacific
Railroad stopi ed here to-day. The tremen-
dOus rains of last night and this morning
washed out large number of small bridges
and culverts and portions of the track west
Of here. All the bridges gone are small
ones, those of Heart River being all intact.
Heart River is running bank full and has
been rising during the afternoon. In the
town most of the sidewalks fioated along
the streets, numbers of cellars are full and
a good deal of damage has been DONE The
rain extended from the west of MedOra to
jamestown and poured in torrents for sew
eral hours. This supposed arid region has
rain enough to insure bounteous crops.
DICKINSON On. Dak.). July 12.-Reports
oil the rain las: night are worse than first
supposed. Crews of track-repairers have
been working all day repairing heavy wash
outs. West-bound passengers cannot arrive
here before Monday. The streams are
rising rapidly and i; has commenced to rain
again The farmers will sustain damage
from lodged grain.
The morning call., 1891-07-13
THE FARMER ACTOR.
The Commercial Travellers Had More
Diamonds Than He Had.

The Commercial Travellers Had More
Diamonds Than He Had.
Charles l.. Davis. the actor, otherwise
known as " Alvin Joslin." was sitting re-
Gently on the porch of hotel in Texas.
when man from Detroit stepped in front
of him and looked over his head in search
of an acquaintance. relates the Austin
Statesman, whom he suppos ed was in the
hotel lobby. Davis, mistaking the De-
troiter's purpose, remarked: "Ab, | see
you admire my diamonds. This one," indi-
eating the stone on his shirt bosom, "cost
me $1,000. TheSe," showing his cuff-buttons,
cost me $500 each, and my wife has a
trunkful up in our room"
The Detroit man did not say much, but
that evening. by arrangement with the head
walter, Davis was placed ut supper alone at
table where were several vacant chairs.
Presently seven men, NIL commercial travel
ers. entered the diniug-rooln, and each one
had large cut-glass fruit dish fastened on
his breast, willis glass prisms hung pendant
iram each coat and vest button.
Soberly marching to ID wis table the
seven men took the vacant seats, and the
Detroit man entertained the alleged actor
with: "Ah, l SEQ you admire our diamonds.
This one" pointing to the fruit dish, cost
me S3030000. These" indicating the
prisms, "cost S250,000 each, and We have
three carloads ike them at the depot
waiting to be sidetracsed" Davis not onl
changed his table, but went to another
hotel,
The morning call., 1891-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Fourteen Thousand Delegates in Attendant

Fourteen Thousand Delegates in Attendance
at the Convention.
MINNEAPoLIS, July 12.-At this morn
lng's session of the Christian Eudeavor
William R. Harper of Chicago University
gave an interesting Billie study with appli-
cations On "Ninevah's Fail" and "The
Prophecy Of Nahum" After short prayer
services a recess was taken, and the dele
gates separated TO attend morning services
in the different churches. This aftern, on's
session opened with a long service, after
which A. Stagg of Chicago delivered an ad-
dress. Mr.. Stagg was formerly the pitcher
of the Yale College base ball team, and is
now an instructor of physical training in
by and By" led by Ira ID. Sank-y,
Miss Margaret W. Fetch, from
Jaffna Mission, Ceyon, India, spoke
upon The Young Woman and Her
Work" Her address was very interesting.
Rev. a 4. Fulton of Canton China, pro-
posed to send Father Eudeavar Clark on a
trip around the world 10 organize Endeavor
missions. It was decided that each member
should give cents TO the different mission
boards, as the sOciety's rule will not allow
officers OF the organization to receive any
salary. and giving money to MI Clark
would in reality be giving him salary.
Previous to the address, "The Child at
Work" by Mrs. Alice May Scudier of Jer-
sey City, the front seats were vacated by
adults, and between 800 and 400 junior En-
deavOrers marched IN and took seats while
singing Onward, Christian Soldiers"
After the song John G. Wooley of Boston
delivered an address on Gospel Temper
ance."
1t was stated from the platform that the
attendance of delegates was IA, 600, and the
session closed by singing the g Doxology."
AT the evening session Rev. =. Grose,
Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions,
submitted supplemental report, declaring
against whisky rings" as an influence in
politics. On the Worlds Fair, the resou-
tiOn declares:
600 members OF the Young Peoples Society OF
Christian EudeaYOr OF this continent, in conyen-
ilon assembled, reatirm our allegiance to the
sacred Observance OF the Sabbath day, aud here
BY express our condemnation Of and strong Op-
position TO the opening OF ihe Columbian Expo
BltiOn on that day.
The resolution urges active effort on the
part OF individual members, societies and
local and State organizations 10 prevent
such opening The storm of applause that
greeted the resolutions made the vote
almost unnecessary, but President Clark
put the question and the resolutions were
carried by unanimous vote. President
Clark was reelected and Mr.. Lind was
made Honorary Vice President, represent
Ing every State, Territory and Province.
Bishop NJ. \. Gilbert of Minnesota of the
Protestant E iscOpal Church delivered an
address on The Need, Strength and
Growth OF the EadeavOr Movement" which,
he thought was indication of the rapidly
approaching millennium. Rev. Dir. J. Will
Der Chapman of Philadelphia delivered an
address on The Secret of Power" and at
Its close conducted the closing conservation
service. a song by Mr.. Sankey and sing
Ing by the congregation closed the tenth
annual convention OF the United EndeayOr
Society.
The morning call., 1891-07-13
STAYING THE HAND OF DEATH.
Certain and Rapid Means of Resusci-
tating Persons.

A Certain and Rapid Means OF Resusci-
tating Persons.
Colonel Henry Elsdale OF the Royal En-
gineerS claims to have discovered a certain
and rapid means OF resusctating persons
from the effects of snffocaton. A sapper
among the men under his command at Chat
ham was one day found enveloped in the
folds of half-empty war-balloon. The
cOal-gas with which it had been inflated
had suffocated him, and to al appearances
he was dead man. But efforts were mad e
10 restore him. though the pulSelesS heart
and cldaverous face Of the man gave no en-
couragement to perSevere. In moment of
something like inspiration it occurred to
Colonel Elsdale TO send for some tubes OF
compressed oxygen which had been pre-
pared for the oXyhydrOgen light.
This pure oxygen, at a very high pressure
was hurriedly conveyed into the mouth of
the PROSTATE sapper by means of inserting
the nozzle of the valve between his teeth,
and the supply was gently turned on" to
the smallest extent. The effect was abso-
lutely instantaneous, In an instant he
opened his eyes and seized the nozzle be-
tween his teeth. In short, the sapper not
only thoroughly revived within a few min
utcs, but in half an hour walked away,
quite well, to the barracks. and refused to 90
10 the Military Hospital, as was suggested
by his commanding officer.
or course, the objection will be raised that
every oOuy has NOT luoeS OI pure oxygen at
high pressure in readiness to apply to such
cases. Happily, oxygen in quantities as
large as those administered is not needed,
and IL can be stored in small, strong bot
ties made Of the finest steel, with valve
giving an absolute hermetic seal" These
vessels may be as small as n soda-water
bottle, and may be made part of the medical
stock Of every doctor. Oxygen at any de-
gree of compression required can, in TACT,
now be- obtained, and the whole apparatus
for restoring vitality can be packed in a
small box quite portable.
What possibilities may not such dscov-
cry as that to which We have drawn atten-
tion involve? 1t is equally available we
are assured for those persons who have
been asphyxiated by choke damp in coal
mines or by ordinary coal gas. People ap-
parently drowned, and those insensiDle
from long exposure in the rigging of ship,
might also be saved from an untmely end
by what Colonel Eisdale calls "a dose of
oxygen" 1t would probably be invaluable,
too, in cases of suffucation from the fumes
of charcoal, or in cases where chloroform
had operated injuriously on weak heart
London Chronicle.
The morning call., 1891-07-13
A BALLET GIRLS WOES.
A Shrewd Aged SwindIer Robs Her of
Both Jewels and Lover.

A Shrewd Aged SwindIer Robs Her of
Both Jewels and Lover.
A beautiful young ballet dancer from
Prague, who, until about four weeks ago,
was dazzling the eyes and winning the
hearts of Vienna's young men, left the
Austrian capital under remarkable circum-
stances. says the London Times. Three
days before her departure there was ring
at the door of her fat and her maid servant
brought her the card OF Baron Won Raco-
witt. The identity of the name with that
of her lover startled her somewhat but she
received the caller. He was handsome
gray-haired old man, slightly bowed with
years. He explained that he was the father
OF the young Lieutenant who had laid his
heart and fortune at her feet.
"a il this he has done for you ?" inquired
the old gentleman. sadly, as he glanced at
the magnificent furniture OF the drawing
room, the costly bric-a-brac and little
heap Of diamond and pearl ornaments on
the tabe. D.
"And lie loves you?"
With his whole heart. Herr Baron"
Ana you care for him?"
g | adore him, Herr Baron''
But, madame, my son has sweetheart; {;
one who loves him very dearly. My Edu-
ard is her all. She is breaking her heart
over this affair with you.
The ballet-dancer wept.
wiz you free hinl-send him away ?'
asked the father.
No answer.
''Of course you could break with him
best by writing to him that you loved
another"
Still no answer.
ou might give me such a note for him
and leave town at once. l would make good
your loss of salary and give you $1,000 be-
Sides"
The dancer continued to sob, but foun d
voice enough TO say that she wished to
cause as little unhappiness as possible. and
would therefore give up her Eduard under
the conditions mentioned. The details were
arranged, and the dancer went to the next
room to write the letter. After an absence
OF ten minutes she returned with this note |:
"Eduafd: We must part forever. l leave
vienna Tonight with another. Farewell"
The note was inclosed and addressed, but
not mailed. as the old gentleman preferred
TO deliver 1t personally to the lover. Then
he withdre w to get the S12, 600 promised by
him to the dancer The dancer waited an
hour, two hours, three hours-stil no Herr
Baron Won Racowitz She looked on the
mantel-piece i1or watch to compare its
time with the clocks. The watch was gone,
as we'll as the rings which had laid beside it
She turned to the table. Her pearls and
diamonds were missing. Her purse and
several rare bits of bric-a-brac were also
missing.
Herr Baron Won Racowitz did not return,
for lie was no Herr Baron Won Racowitz
but an expert confidence man and all-rOund
swindler. He had heard of her relationship
to young Racowtz and had adopted the
plan described for getting the full run of
her rIomS and stealing her jewels. More.
over, lie mailed the note of renunciation to
her lover, who, In despair, at once got a
leave Of absence and hastened to leave
Vienna before the dancer, with the aid of
the police. had sufficiently cleared up the
mystery 10 be ready to recall him. So she
cut short her engagement aud in a rage left
the city for Prague.
The morning call., 1891-07-13
THE RAIN CAME.
Fulfillment of the Prediction of the Self
Styled Grain King"

Fulfllment of the Prediction of the Self
Styled Grain King"
True to his promise, Frank Melbourne
the self-styled Rain King, brought rain
Tuesday, or he at least claims credit for the
shower that fell near midnight and contin-
ued several hours, says Canton (Ohio) spe-
cial to the Cincinnati Enquirer. 1t was fol-
lowi ng the severe rain of over one week ago
that Melbourne predicted rain on June 3Oth.
From that time up to Monday hardly clouI
appeared to break the force of June suns
rays, but on Monday afternoon heavy clouds
rolled up from the west, and within a short
time of their appearance heavy rain fell
Tuesday broke Gle ar and continued so until
late in the evening. Melbourne, while not
despairing, stated that no rain might fall on
Tuesday. He had brought the Monday
rain, but, owing to atmospheric conditions,
1t was sometimes impossible to accurstely
give the hour for rainfall. 4 close watch
was kept upon MelbOnrnes quarters.
small frame structure about seven feet
square, and located On the top of coal
house in the northern part of the city.
Melbourne was within, but it was impossi-
BILE to hear any sound, as of the working of
machinery, or to detect any odoT of chem.
ical nature. The Rain King persistently
refuses to throw any light upon the manner
of machine he has invented or the method
Of operating it His next prediction is for
july 1lth,
The morning call., 1891-07-13
Forty-one Lives Lost by a Noun
tain Landslide.
An Avalanche Of Rocks and Earth Carry.
Ing Everything Before II.
lnCendiafieS In VacaVille-A Building and
Contents In the Center Of The Fruit
Shipping Houses Burned.
sreeial to THE MoRNISe UA.L

NANAIMo B. C), July 12-News has
been received here of landslide on the
banks of the Skeena River at the North
Pacific Cannery, resulting in the death of
one white woman and forty Indians. Early
in the morning of July 7th nine houses.
with the occupants, were swept away.
Thirteen bodies have been recovered.
Early in the morning great rushing
noise was heard in the direction of high
steppe of the mountain at the back of the
cannery, and in moment an avalanche of
rocks and earth and trees was upon the
doomed settlement, carrying everything
before it into slough close by the cannery.
The occupants of tie houses had time to get
outside of the buildings, but before they
could escape from the advancing torrent of
debris they were caught and carried along
at fearful velocity. The body of the fore
mans wife has not yet been found, but
there is not the slightest hope for any liy-
ing thing within range of the terrible slide
of owlders, trees and earth. The slide just
missed the cannery building by about two
feet. Had it struck the cannery the death
roll would have reached into the hundreds.