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The morning call., 1893-05-26
TERRIBLY INCREASING.

Phe Authorities OF the Board of Health
Give Some Important Information
About the Present Condition of the
People.
AT time In the history of New York City have
there been many deaths from pneumonia as now.
The official figures that nearly twice as many
deaths from this cause occurring than for the
last five years. This is something terrible.
Dr. John t. Nagle, Registrar OF Vital Statistics
says that this increase due TO the influence OF
grip He says that grip may be called epidemic
just now, ana that Insthe oriuy OF grip is
vital contributing cause to pm umonia and all dan
gerous pulmonary troubles. At this time OF the
year, when we are changing over from winter to
spring. there is always low order of vitality
action from the strain of the season. The blood
does not flow so full rapidly; the strengr rh Is
less. For this reason grip has much better chance
than at any other season.
7 his is 4 time of year when people need to be
careful, and too much Importance cannot be placed
upon keeping the blood warm and in circulation
You must bring about ction IL YOU wish to
avoid the pain and dangers of these troubles in
time. There is but one way by which reaction can
be brought about. and that is by the use of pure
stlmulant, preferably whisky. But the great diff
Guilty is that there few whistles which are pure
The only really pure and reliable whisky known to
the medical profession or the world is Duffy's Purs
Malt. 1t possesses qualities known only to ITSELF
1t will bring about reaction and prevent cold,
pneumonia or the grip where many So-Called stimu-
lantS would fail 1t has saved more lives and
lieved more suffering than anything OF similar
nature which was ever known before to the world.
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WAS 1T SUICIDE ?
Strange Death of One
Ben Smith.
he Registered at the Russ House as a
Resident of MarysviIle-He
Was Penniless.

A middle-aged man with gray hair and
goatee staggered into the office of the
Russ House at 10 O'clock on Wednesday
night and asked for a room.
His dark gray suit was rather shabby
and he had no baggage. But he had a
dollar. which was all the clerk demanded
for nights lodging and he was given a
room. Before going to the apartment he
told the clerk TO register him as 'Ben
Smith," Marysvile.
ben Smith" went to his room, re-
mained a few moments and returned to
the office of the hotel and descended to the
street. How many hours passed before
he returned 10 the hostelry is In o known,
but it is believed that during his absence
concealed in his stomach.
A servant passed the door Of the room
assigned to Smith early yesterday morning G
and observed that the gas was burning.
He reported his discovery 10 the clerk apd
they went to the apartment and found
Smith sitting upon a lounge. He had re-
moved his coat and vest and one shoe. He
was apparently in an advanced stage of in
toxication. and they put him in bed.
Late in the afternoon Smiths lease of
the room having eXpired il was given to
another lodger, and a bedmaker entered it
to put it in order for the new guest. She
found Smith in the bed, unconscious and
breathing with difficulty. DR.. Fitch was
called and pronounced iL a case of opium
poisoning. He worked upon the case until
o'clock. when be decided TO send the man
to the Receiving Hospital.
The patrol wagon was called and the
sufferer, in dying condition. was taken
to the hospital. where he expired at 5 is
o'clock.
The body was taken to the Morgue.
where an inquest will be held to-day.
No one at the hotel knows anything
about the dead man. A resident of Marys-
vile who is at the hotel and knew one
Benjamin Smith in Marysvlle looked al
the body in the Morsue last night and de-
clared that it was not that of his towns
man. Neither money nor papers were
found upon the budy.
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did nos drink. He never speculated. He
was not short of money, for IN the last Two
wePks ne has loaned 10 those asking him.
II know about his business affairs and
can safely assert that he was not trustee
for any person or estate.
He was afraid of death. He did not
want to die and could not bear TO have
any one talk of 1t.
Though 67 years old he made but one
will, and that WAS made because he was
going to Europe and the trip had some
perilS.
He was proud of his grandchildren and
took great pleasure in their beauty and
talent. He had planned out pleasure trips
for all tie time of their vocation. In these
he was tn b. the leading figure.
He was very fond OF my wife, Alice
My father is the last man to voluntarily
subject her 10 so awful shock as she has
undergone
II have followed fathers footsteps for
the past thirsy-slX honrs. The more | look
into the matter the more am constrained
to believe that it was not suicide.
How the laudanum found in his stomach
was administered | can't conceive"
Mr. Browns life was only lightly in
Sured. The exact sum is not known, but is
said TO be less than $4,000
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and The children back TO England with him as
soon as his health VIII permit him 10 make the
trip and join his regiment.

soon as his health VIII permit him TO make the
trip and join his regiment.
THE PACIFIC UNION CLUE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 1891. !
Dfv Dear Mamma: Rave just received your
letter of January 10. don't think there is
anything in lie lawsuit, 30 don't worry about
it. Spoke to Melcalf about it, as l wrote be-
fore, and we should certainly stand suit on any
such claim. Sam got what l wrote him upside
down What / wrote was Mrs. Hale had taken
IL on herself to go to this young eir's aunt and
ask if the report was true that l was engaged
to her niece, and that If it was so she was sure
That you would never receive her, as you would
oppose my marrying any girl who was not Il
Catholic, nd remarked in my letter to Sam
thought it was a good deal of cheek for stran-
gers to bother themselves about me. did not
write him that Mrs. Hale had quoled you as
having said so, as the report only started last
summer while / was at Monterey, and that is
where she got hold OF 1t, and the whole thing
was from her imagination.
l am not engaged and if I ever do marry it
seems TO me it would be better for both sides
that she shouldn't be a Catholic, as tnen she
would not be shocked. l am afraid that if my
Indian Princess doesn't turn up that l shall
have TO take the trip through life in single
blessedness, and think perhaps it would be
best So
In one long letter to his mother he as
sures her that lie was not so black as
painted in th following terse manner:
l don't know if any one has sent you clip
pings of an article that came out in disrepu-
table sheet called the Wave, where they were
Kind enough TO make two friends of mine
out thieves and myself an IDIOT saying was
being plucked ana had lost $4,000 at poker. l
suppose you will be glad 10 hear / don't touch
cards and did not stop playing because / was
burnt for / made as much as / losG, only cards
cea sed 10 be an amusement 10 me.
The morning call., 1893-05-26
rIcCarthy,s New Strike.

B. F. Hook, superintendent of Nc
Carthy's cinnabar mine. on the corner of
McAilister and Steiner streets, reported a
new strike of cinnabar yesterday. The
main shaft had been sunk SO feet, and the
ledge was lost, wherenpon Mccarthy in
structed the men to start crosscut. This
was against the judgment of Hook, who
wanted to go down rs OR 100 feet at lea ast
before starting crosscut, but about
twenty feet from the shaft the men ran on
stringers of quartz and continued to drift
northward.
About eight feet further on they came
upon stringers of cinnabar quartz two feet
from he floor of the drift. Il comes in on
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the east side of the drift, dipping in the
same direction as the ledge cut on the sur
face. 1T is now proposed to cut the ledge
ten feet beyond and sink a winze down on
tne ore, which will be discovered twenty
eight feet frnm the shaft
Mr.. Mccarthy went down the shaft las.
evening and was jubilant over the show
ing.
Superintendent Hook also reports the
discovery OF clnnabar on the corner of
Broderlck and Devisadero streets, where
six-pound chunk was recently mined out
with iackknfe.
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The Sunsets Reduction.

In a dispatch received bv Mr. Hinton.
local agent of the Panama Railroad. some
OF the new rates of the Sunset route are
quoted. The tariff was issued yesterday
in New York. The rates are as follows:
Underwear and hosiery 81 o. prints 80
cents. hardware 80 cents. shoes So 10.
ne STEAMER keweenaw, which will ar
rive here in a lew days. Is reported TO have
300 tons of freight on board. She will
take out about 5000 tons.
The morning call., 1893-05-26
BIRTHS MARRI4GES-D DEATHS,

Birth, marriage aud death notices sent by mail
WIN not De inserted. They must be handed in at
either of the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence of person authorized
TO have the same published.l
BORN.
STAHMER-In this CITY, May 25. 1898, to the
wife OF Ii. Stahmer, daughter
BRuMuND-In this city, May 25, 1898, to the
Wlie OF john Brumund. a danphfnr
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ROISN,
MARRIED.

J0HMsoN-ANDERsoN-ln this city. May IT.
1898 by the Rev e. NJ. Esbiorn. Lass p johnson
OF Towles Placer County. Cal , and Agneta
Augusta Anderson of San Francisco.
HAGE-NELs0N-Int this city. May "a, 1898, by
the Rev C. NJ. Esbjorn. Charles H. Hage AID
Sophie Neson. both OF San Francisco.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this city. May 25
1893. by the Rev. c. NJ. EbSiOrn, A xel johnson
and Hanna I. Anderson, both OF an Francisco.
HUBBELL-JAMES-I Oakland May l9 1898.
by the Rev Dr. Trew, at the Church of ST. John,
Frederick Newton Rubbell and JesSica Moxley
James, born OF San francisco
The morning call., 1893-05-26
MUSIC AMONG THE PICTURES
A Fashionable Audience Gathers at
the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art.


the Mark hopkins Institute of Art.
The first of the series of weekly concerts
to be held in the Mark Hopkins Institute
OF Art was given last night under the
direction OF Henry Heyman. An appre-
ciative audience of over 800 of the fashion
ables of the city gathered in honor of the
event and listened with interest to the
carefully selected programme
The violin solos Of Henry Heyman were
re eived with special favor. as were tile
organ recitals of Otto Fleissner. The per-
formance was given in the art gallery, on
the second floor of which is the pipe organ
upon which Mr.. Searles was accustomed
to perform for the entertainment OF Mrs.
HopEinS.
During the concert the audience moved
about through the magnificent apartments,
dividing its admiration between the
splendor of the building, the pictures of
the spring exhibition and the music.
The morning call., 1893-05-26
LATEST sHIPPING INTELLIGENC1

Returned.
THURSDAY. May IS
Scnr Laura Pike, Anderson. hence NAV 19 for
eureka, returned on account OF CARRYING away
ioremast Tuesday. May 23, in SO n. l29 W.
mopernents "f Tr ms Atlantic St4a-uers
Liverpool. O
LoNDoN-Arrived May 25-Stmr Augusta Vic
torIl, from New York: stmr Sycamore. FIN Boston,
GEN OA-Arrved May 25-Stmr Kaiser w iIheIr
H. from New York ~
NEW YoKk-Arrived May 25-stmr Aler. from
Bremen. - A
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
Highest in Leavenng Powe-Laest u S. Govt Report
Re-! B BsMds'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

-Inula mas always been the silver sink OF
the world, the natural receptacle of all sill
yer surplus for which there is no actual
demand India absorbs in coinage more
silver than any other country in the world,
about s4O,000,uOO annually. This fact
will give some idea of the tremendous eff
feet the closing of the India minis to sill
yer coinage will have upon the price of the
white metal.
William Z. St. John, president of the
Mercanu bank, said: Every trade in the
commercial world of Continental Europe
is England's debtor annually for gross
sum which ranges between 10000, 900 and
500 0OD,0.0. Europe's settlements have
been made in British consul bills and ship
ments of silver bullion for the remainder.
These silver shipments have ranged be-
tween s35. 600 oOc and 800, 600 900 year. If
gold is henceforth 70 take the place of sill
yer in these settlements the commercial
world may rs well prepare at once for such
a currency question as has never yet en-
gagged attention.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28

DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
a Mother and Three Children Lose Their
Lives t Saginaw.

4 Mother and Three Children Lose Their
Lives I Saginaw.
SAGINAW. Mich. June - a fire, insig-
nificant in its financial loss has wiped out
an entire family, with a single exception.
here. Catherine Ncumann and four
children occupied a small two-story frame
building at 12T North Jefferson avenue,
within a stones throw of the business part
of the city Mrs. Newman was a widow
and with her elder daughter carried ON a
millinery store on the ground floor, and
the family resided in the second story.
The fire originated in the store and had
gained such Roadway that the exit of the
family was cut off by the time the alarm
was turned in. The fire department
responded quickly. Ladders were put up
and the inmates taken out. but not until
Mrs. Neuman was fatally burned and
three of her children smothered by the
smoke and flames.
The victims are: Tilda Neuman, aged 90
years; Lena Neuman, aged IS; Frank Neu-
man, aged 10 Mrs. Catherine Neuman
was taken to st. Mary's hospital She is
terribly burned about the head and face
and will die.
The only person in the building saved
was Alma Neuman, aged Il, who was
taken out, having sustained only slight in
juries. The financial loss will not exceed
5000, and is partially covered by insur-
aOcp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
NoRDACFF ON THE ANNExERs.
He Handles the Honolulu Government
without Gloves.

without Gloves.
NEW YORK, June 2S-Charles Nordhotf,
the New York Herald correspondent AT
Honolulu. who was threatened with arrest
on charges of criminal libel by the pro
viSional government of Hawaii. continues
his attacks on the Hawaiian provisional
government in The Herald. He saya the
end of the humbug government, as he calls
it, is in sight. He ridiculeS the govern
ment, declaring that the palace grounds
are surrounded by heavy iron fence, that
sandbag defenses have been raised 10 the
lower windows.
The palace yard. he says, Is filled with
Calling guns and small arms, as though
an invading army was expected, while the
fact is the rovalists do not posses one gun
pound of powder. Descrtions from
the Annexation club, he says. are an
nonnced daily. Norihoff declares that
new insults are offered the queen daily,
officers being sent TO her residence TO peep
over the fences and into the windows to
scare her and her attendants. The queen,
he solemnly declares. has been warned not
to ride out after nightfall, as a plot has
been Matched to aSSaSsinate her.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
CURIOUS CASE OF PARDON.
The Beneficiary Convicted, but Never in
the Penitentiary.

The beneficiary Convicted, but Never in
the Penitentiary.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. June 2S-Frederick
Aholtz, who was convicted of forgery in
Macon county in 1887, has been pardoned
by Governor Altgeld, Aholtz' case is re-
markable one He claimed to be the victim
of conspiracy and the people of Macon
county never believed him guilty. He WIS
allowed to escape after his conviction and
never went to the penitentiary, and al
though he authorities have ALWAYS
known of his whereabouts no effort was
ever made to arrest him.
Having obtained evidence against some
of the conspirators against him Aholtz de-
sired to return to Macon county and insti-
tute suit against them. He dared not re-
turn however, while the sentence of the
court was hanging over him, and he ap-
Dlied for a pardon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28

Wa what a witty woman called that riOd ct
life which all mid lle-aged pass through, and dur
ing which so many seem TO think they must Suf-
fer-that nature intended il so. The same lady
added: ''lf You don't believe in 'woman's snffci-
age' there il one ballot which will effectually
defeat it-Dr. Percc's Favoriie Prescription.
This Is true, not only at The period Of middle
life. hut al all ages when women suffer from
uterine diseases, psit full irregularities. inham-
nation. liberation pro'ap<us, the 'Favorite
Prescription 80 strengthens the weak or :
ga Sed organs and enriches the blood, that years
% health an q enjoyment added 10 life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
SOME OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS.
New York Men Express Themselves on the
Situation.

New York Men Express Themselves on the
Situation.
Teleprams from New York give opinions
of a number of prominent men, including
President Andrews, of Brown university,
one of the Ameri can delegates to the mon
etary conference. He said that the action
would bring little or no relief to the situa-
ton in England 1t would give stability
to India money but leave the same condi-
ton as now existed in the United States
a difference between the bullion and coin
ing value OF silver. The action he thought
would be fortunate for this country.
Silver would drop in price until England
would be forced to take concerted action
with other countries.
Henry w. Cannon. of the Chase Nation
al bank, also n delegate to Brussels,
said the Importance of the action could
not be over estimated. 1t left America
and Mexico alone in the purchase of sill
yer and made it impossible for us to con-
tinue that policy We must stop, and our
stoppage would bring the other nations to
terms when the place of silver as a money
metal would be soon settled.
Joseph C.. Hendrix, of the National
Union bank, says: 1.-The approximation
of our currency with silver, in the face of
the preference of civilized nations for
gold, is fast becoming historical absurdi-
ty."
Edward O.Leech. who was director of
the United States mint when the Brussels
conference was held, attended the meet
ings of that body in an advisory capacity.
In an interview Leech said: "Silver, as is
well known, is the only legal tender money
in British India. 1t is estimated that there
is in circulation about 81 600, O0O, 600 in
India 1t forms about the entire circula-
ton medium of the country. Gold is not
legal tender in India.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
Quite a Commonplace Event.

OTTAWA, Ohio, June ga terrible
tragedy was enacted few miles west of
this city in wkia.4 a husband in fit of
frenzy shot his wife and then fired fatal
shot into his own brain, dying almost in
stantly. His name was Jacob L. Lyons.
Being of very nervous temperament Ly-
ons was easily excited. He and his wife
had a dispute over trivial matter. He
flew into n passion and shot her, then
turning the gun upon himself. His wife
is still alive but it is thought will not re-
cover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
ABBREVIATED TELEeRAMs.

Natives of the island of Mindoro, of the
| PHILIPPINE group, rebelled against the
Spanish and attacked a fort. The garrison
! repulsed the attack, killing eighty-seven
and wounding 300.
No lives were lost by the collapse of the
fremont House at Fort Scott, Kan, and
but three persons were seriously injured.
| They are: Miss Euzie Colwell Kincaide,
Kan; Miss Ida Morgan, and Miss Louise
| Price.
F. T. Day. the Milwaukee banker who
disappeared so mysteriously last week, has
been found at Chattanooga broken down
| from indulgence in liquor and on the verge
! of delirium tremens.
Twenty-Five officers and 33s men lost
their lives by the sinking of the British
battleship Victoria off Tripoli. The saved
were twenty-siX officers and POI men.
The report of the death at Bournemouth
of DIR. Cornelius Herr. of Panama scandal
notoriety, was premature. His condition,
! however, is hopeless.
A Spaniard who arrived in Monte Carlo
(. from New York killed himself after hav-
ing lost el60, 900 in gambling.
| Rev. DIR. Charles \. Hay, professor of
Greek, at the theological seminary at Get
tysburg is dead aged ~.
| A receiver has been appointed for the
| Sioux City, Ia, cable road.
! looms must go out of business, the state
dispensary system undertaking to supply
! liquors to the extent needed.
! AS result of the Presbyterian troubles
the famous old Lane seminary at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, may heabandoned entirely.
The New York Central and Hudson
River railroad has agreed to pay Mrs.
! Homer r. Baldwin $4,000 in settlement
| for the injuries she received in the railway
disaster at Hastings. \. Y, Christmas
| Eve, 1891. Before the accident she was a
beautiful woman and now she is shocking
! ly disfigured
Chicago cyclists are growing because IL
( II. Wylie, of the Lincoln club, has broken
the record from New York 10 the Windy
| City, his time being 10 days hours and 4t
| minutes.
The Illinois Fuel company, of Chicago,
has confessed Judgment on S43,s)7. 1t has
assets of $4,000 against liabilities of $780,
600
Patti is now at Craig-y-Nos Castle study
ing the new opera by Signor Pizzi which
she will produce during her 'steenth fare
well tour of the United States next winter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
National Game Record.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-Following are the
scores reported from the League base ball
diamonds: At Pittsburg-Philadelph g,
Pittsburg s; at Cincinnati-New York 4.
Cincinnati $: at Cleveland-Wa shington o,
Cleveland IL; at St. Louis-Baltimore 10,
St Louis g.; at Chicago Brooklyn IA,
Chicago 10; at Louisville Boston 5, Louis
vile 10.
Worlds fair intercollegiate tournament
Wisconsin University IA, Vanderbilt
University g.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
The ..snapper's" Plan of Revenge.

NEW YORK, June 2S-"Snapper'' Ed
Garrison proposes to get even" with j. f.
Gushing, owner of Boundless the winner
of the American Derby. Boundless is en-
tered in the Realization stakes at Sleeps
head Bay. Garrison, it is said, was offered
a, 600 to ride him in this stake which he
refused He will ride St Leonards who,
he thinks, can beat Boundless. Garrison
feels very sore over the 81 900 he received
for riding Boundless in the Derby
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
Rendered n Technical Verdict.

PITTsBURG, June 2s,-The jury in the
case of Robert Mcclure, the ex-agent of
the Law and Order society charged with
embezzlement in failing to turn over to
the proper authorities money collected
under the special Sunday law of 1855, rem
dered a verdict of acquittal, but ordered
that Mcclure pay all the costs of the trial
1t is understood that the verdict was rem
dered on technical grounds, that Mcclure
will be rearrested at once and retired
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
The q. q. NJ. Might Think This Over.

Gladstone was asked whether now that
the rupee had been raised in value compen-
sation would be given those who had made
contracts to pay taa lower value rupee.
Gladstone said he was not aware that such
compensation had ever been the usage,
and did not see how it could be of benefit.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
He Was Dead at His Post.

CHESTER, Pa, June 2s.-The fireman of a
fast freight train on the Philadelphia, Viii
mington and Baltimore railroad observed
that the engineer did not slack up in
rounding the curve near here, and clam
bered up into the cab to see what the
trouble was. He made the startling dis
covery that the engineer, Ebenezer Craig.
was dead at his post
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
Lack the Rinner AGAIN

LONDON, June 2s.-The body of woman
belonging to the unfortunate class was
found with her throat cut in Rotherhithe.
a suburb of this city. The wound showed
that the knife had been used from left to
right, as was the case in all murders COM
mitted by Jack the Ripper" in the White
chanel district.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-28
New York Republican Clubs.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-The sixth annual
convention of the New York State League
of Republican Clubs has been held here,
President McAlpin in the chair He deliv-
cred long speech in which he urged the
league to work vigorously to rescue the
state from the Democracy. The atten-
dance was large.