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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-19
4 DARK SECRET.
How Did Colonel Royce
Get Injured.
THE BURLINGTON MYSTERY.
Doctor Thayer Says His Patient Is in
Very Critical Condition and
Not Able to Talk.

The Burlington mystery is unsolved and
Colonel c. E. K. Royce, the center of it, lies
at the point of death.
Whether the wound which laid open his
scalp and fractured his skull was received
accidentally while he was alone in the
room, or whether it was inflicted by some
one else who escaped from the room after
ward, there is neither direct nor circum-
stantial evidence to determine.
Who and what struck Royce and what
was he doing in the Burlington anyway?
are the main elements Of mystery.
In the meantime Colonel Royce is lying
in darkened chamber in his residence at
1924 Pacific avenue, and not sOnl except
his physician is allowed near him.
DR.. o. V. Thayer, who is not only the
family physician Of the Royces. but life
long friend of the wounded man. says that
the latter's life hangs on a thread, and that
he is trying hard to save him.
This is all DIR. Thayer pretends to know
about the case, but many who know Royce
and his physician believe that if he chose to
do so he could throw great deal of light on
the strange stories which are floating around
town concerning his patient and the man
ner in which he received his Injuries.
DIR. Thayer, however. being close friend
of Colonel Royce. knows how TO keep his
own counsel. and no information Of any
kind can be obtained from him.
A CALL reporter met lots of people with
theories yesterday, most Of them pointing
to the old chestnut that there is woman
in the case.
Ii was during the noon hours that Colonel
Royce called at the Burlington to engage
rooms 80 aud So, which form a suite on the
second floor, and lie Immediately after
ward retired, drawing the venetian blinds
down over the windows SO as TO darken
the room.
This was the last thing the hotel people
heard of their new ledger, who was uu-
known to them until he appeared about 4
o'clock In the afternoon in the office and
asked for writing materials.
Paper, pen. ink and envelopes were given
him. and he again disappeared in the seclu-
sion of his room.
Nobody in the Burlington cared after that
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
VIII not be inserted. They must be handed IN
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name aud residence Of persons authorized
10 have the same puGliShedI
BORN.
SPILLFR-In this city. April IT. to the wife OF
William Spilier, sou.
kELlY-In this city, April g. 1898. to the wife OF
NJ j. Kelly, a son-the seventeenth SON.
MDRRIS-In this city. April T. 1893. to the wife OF
Charles C. Morris daughter.
McKINNoN-In this city, March "a 1888 to the
wife OF William McklnnOn, son.
DE LANCY-In this city. April 1. 1893 to the wire
OF william Francis De Lancy, a daughter.
VANING-In this city, April IL. 1898 to the wife of
William Waning daughter.
DAVIS-ln this city, April 49, 1898, to the wife OF
Robert Ii. Davis, daughter.
SAYAGE-Aprl II, 1913 to the wife OF Charles M.
Savage. a
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hC RloO h6lCUlHtu Lu6
visiting members on behalf of San Fran
cisco.
After the reading of the reports of the
secretary the morning session was adj
journed.
Immediately after the calling of the
meeting to order in the afternoon the
reports of the committee of arrangements
and the committee ON publication were
announced, but owing TO the absence of
the chairman of each all committee reports
were deferred and the time taken for a
paper by Dr. c. A. Ruggles of Stockton, a
member of the State Board of Health.
DR.. Ruggles' paper embraced the report
OF the committee on medical topography,
meteorology, endimcs and epidemics, and
was limited to discussion of the commune
cability OF disease and its prevention.
The subject was one upon which Dr. Rug
giles was evidently particularly well in
formed. HIS position upon tie State Board
of Health has given him an impulse for its
thorough study.
He stated that disease which is commu-
nicable Is preventabie. BE took up in turn
the Tour most usual communicable Diseases
The first of them, he stated, was consump-
lion, the cause of one-sIXth of all deaths
and disease from which more deaths re-
suit than from all epldemics 1t is COM
municable disease, but easily avoided when
the public can be made 10 understand Its
nature.
The speaker camped on the trail of germs.
especially those of consumption, until he
had completely exposed their methods of
depopulating the earth, and outlined a syJ-
tenn by which they might be thwarted at
their game.
The germ of consumption exists In the
expectorat0n Of the victim. It's not harm
full when moist, but deadly when dry and
floating in the atmosphere Destroy all
expecturation OF any kind by either FIRE or
Dcloride of mercury. Children in schools
should not be allowed to drink from the
Same cup. There should be no pablo
drinking places where the same drinking
vessel is used by all.
La his handling of the subject OF cholera
invasion, DIR. Ruggles touched upon a SUBJ
Ieet that interests not only the members OF
the medical profession, but all outside of it.
The means OF communication, he said,
us IN the drinking water, and its spread can
be easily checked. II is filth disease, and
cannot exist in a clean city. The deaths
from cholera in Russia have been enormous,
but when the alarming prevalence of filth is
known. 1t is 4 matter OF wonder that any
Russians are left. Fright Is one OF the most
depressing agents known to science, and
contributes to the death rate from cholera.
In speaking Of the quarantine regulations
of the State DR.. Ruggles paid a compliment
to the quarantine station at Angel Island.
The discussion which followed referred
10 India as n place remarkable for its BEN
eficial effects upon consumption patients.
The report of the committee on medical
and surgical diseases OF children was read
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BASEBALL TO-DAY.
The Promised Parade Will Take
Place at Oakland.

II to-day is not a large occasion in the
history of Oakland 1t will be chiefly owing
to the fact that Colonel T. Parade Robin
son aud Mr.. Lindley of Los Angeles have
labored under mistake in surprising that
the people of the Athens of the Pacific are
pining away for parade, accompanied by
band, concert and a game Of baseball to
wind up on.
Ever since his return from Stockton with
two more victories in his inside pocket the
colonel has been as uneasy as a fish In a
skillet, and people who know him best have
understood this as the symptom Of coming
parade.
1t now transpires that great preparations
have been made for The opening game of
the series between Los Angeles and Oak
land al the Piedmont grounds to-day.
The parade will be a Colonel 7. Phe-
nomenal Robinson parade in all its effulgent
magniiicPace. 1t will start from the New
GalindO Hotel at l o'clock. The Fifth In
fantry Regiment baud will follow the
colonel in tho lead. Everything else Will
follow, including all the small boys in
Oakland who have not been run over by the
cars lately.
At the grounds the Fifth Regiment band
Will give concert between the hours of Q
and o'clock. They will open tile concert
with grand march, entitled THE Gallant
NOluutlI ny OcSuIHlts.
New seats have been erected on the Pied
mont grounds with stated capacity of
about 1000, and other improvements will be
noticed.
Colonel Robinson has issued special invi.
tattons to several hundred of the leading
society ladies OF Oakland. The number of
ladiee present will not be limited to those
receiving invitations. however, as it will be
ladies day at the Piedmont grounds and the
gentle ones will be out in force.
''Blockers" Hanley came in from his rural
retreat, where he has been herding pump
kins on shares, yesterday, and signed one OF
Duke Firms contracts. He will leave at
once for Stockton and will make his first
appearance in Stockton uniform on
Thursday in the opening game between
the StOcktons and your Urcle Harris men.
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BURKE-wALSH - In this city December l6
1892. By the Rev. Father Montgomery, Walter
Burke ana Margaret Walsh
BUCK-3FEIFFER-1n this city, April Is, 1893
at the Central Methodist EpiscOpa Church, by
the Rev DR.. Ollie. Cornelius A. Buck and Jennie
W. Pfelffer, both of South San Francisco.
EXTRAORDINARILY this city. AprII IS 1898 at
the res dence of the brides mother, by the Rev
Dr. Ollie, Joel V. Beck Jr. and Estella +. Cochran
both OF San Francisco.
NORTHON-FOSGEIT-I In this city, April IT.
1893. by the Rev. f. r. Dllle Fred w. Northon
aud Frankie T. Fosgett. both OF San Francisco.
CHAPIN-HAMILTON-In San Jose. April Is
1893. by the Rev. DR. Wakefield Charles w
Chaplin and T. Geneyieye Hamilton.
GLAZiER-POWERS-In Ukiah. April Ii. 1898
by the Rev J.W. Hryant j. L. Glazier and Martha
Il. Powers
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visitors but when they ask him about his
fathers case he has 10 information to give
them.
Al young Royce knows is that his father
is in very DrecarinuS condition and that
he has not been permitted TO talk of his
accident to any member of the family.
Besides young Robert, Colonel Royce has
an elder son. Frank Il. and wife
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LATEST sHIPPING INTELLIGENoE.
Arrived.

Arrived.
TUESDAY. April 10.
Stmr Bandorille, Winant, days from Couuille
River; lumber and produce TO w Williams
Movements of Transatlantic Stearne g.
LlZARD-Arrived Apr lS-Stmr Havel, from
New York.
Prince S. from Philadelphia.
BOSTON-Arrived Apr 1S-Stmr Bostonian, firm
Liverpool: stmr Sorrento. from Antwerp
NEW YoRk-ArrIved Apr lS-Stmr Elbe, from
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Clement Scott Married.

The marriage of Clement William Scott,
the English critic and author, to Miss Con-
stance Marguerite Brandon was quietly cele-
brated at St Mary's Cathedral on Van Ness
avenue yesterday morning. Arch bishop
Riordan officiating.
The wedding was asmall and quiet affair,
and the party started from the Palace Hotel
in modest and transformations manner.
As it had been given out that the cere-
mony would not take place until Wednes-
day or Thursday tho majority of the very
people wa0 were interested in the marriage
OF this far away celebrity were not aware
OF the sudden alteration in the plans, and
consequently did not attend
The wedding breakfast was taken at the
Palace. and in the afternoon several people
sent flowers and congratulations to The
newly married couple.
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address of welcome by
DR.. c. G. Kenyon and
the annual address by
the president, DR.. w. E.
Taylor.
DIR. Kenyon warmly
welcomed the visiting
mem beers of the profes.
sion to the city and in
cidentaliy recommended
that the dues of the
society be reduced.
The address of Presi-
dent Taylor was made
necessarily short owing
to the fact that the
president had just re-
covered from an Illness.
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STATE MEDICOS.
Opening Sessions of Their
Annual Meeting.
SOAP AND BRIcKDUsT FOOD.
Startling Facts Brought Out by Gen.
eral Discussions of Subjects Re-
lating to Medical Practice.

The opening session of the twenty-second
annual meeting of the Medical Society of
the State of California WAS held yesterday
in B'nai Birth Hall. The session was at
tended by nearly 200 medicos from all
psrts OF the State.
The morning was occupied in registering
the visiting members and listening to the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-19
LAX IN PRACTICE.
Another Paper Is Missing
in Court.
This Time the Loss Occurs in a Grim
inal Case Pending in Police
Court Three.

When the case of Michael Curran, ex-
Bailiff of Police Court 1. charged with bat
terry, was called in Police Court yesterday
a thorough search OF Clerk Gavgan's desk
failed to discover the complaint, and the
presumption is that il has been stolen.
The complaining witness is John O'Malley
OF 81 Everett street. On June 90 last year he
! swofe out complaint against Curran for
petty larceny and another complaint for
battery.
1t appears that when the officer served
the warrant for petty larceny on Curran he
struck OMGliey n vicious blow In the face,
hence the battery charge.
The petty larceny consisted in Currap
passing Confederate $40 bill on O'Malley
in payment of goods, for which he received
So in change.
The cases were continued from time to
time and did not finally come up for trial
till yesterday.
Prosecuting Attorney Cabaniss declared
| that when tie case was last continued he
saw both complaints, and on this statement
| Judge Joachlmsen ordered another COM
! plant to be fled
Curran was then placed on trial and much
| to his surprise was convicted, sentence tn
| be pronounced to-day.
On the petty larceny charge, the Judge
"'su '""s no "oulu give MS decision
| also to-day.
A peculiar feature of the affair is that in
| Clerk Gavlgan's desk was found COMPLAINT
by John Jopp against Michael Curran and
John Doe for battery filed on June % last.
| why tnat complaint was there or who put
| II there is a mystery.
1t is fair to assume that 1t may have been
put there by some one as a blind. so thai
when the case against Curran came finally
TO be heard 1t could be produced, as IL was
yesterday, but found to be useless. AS If was
not the complaint signed by 0'Malley.
There Is nothing to prevent any nerson
| who. has an ak to grind from opening Clerk
| in a drawer with an ordinary lock with
could be easily forced.
Ii is shrewdly suspected that the COM
| plant was stolen with the object of defea I
ing justice by some one who knew the ropes
The unknown man who was found in state
OF Inconsistencies from gas asphyxiaton on
nhaU nF
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A SOCIETY EVENT.
Miss Maude Badlam WEEDS
Mr.. Bradford.
The Ceremony Is Performed Under the
Fappiest Auspices-EIegant Toilets
Worn by the Bridal Party.

HEN the wedding of a
popular couple is an
nounced in polite cir
Giles it is the signal for
a notable expression of
friendship and closer
regard. 1t was such an
event as this that stirred
the interest OF the To-
cal Four Hundred last
evening.
Nj n ny prominent
mem bers Of San Fran e
cisco society assembled
to witness the marriage
OF Miss Maude Isabel
Badlam to Frank Brad
ford. Both the bride
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by DR.. II. NJ. Pond of
St. Helena. His paper
was entitled "Diphtheria
or Scarlatina-WhIch ?"
After the reading DR..
Robertson presented n
short treatise on the
wrong diagnosis of diph-
liberia, during which he
made the startling state
ment that some phySi-
clans know as much of
diphtherla az the aver
age hog knows of Sun
day,
In his report of the
committee on medical
jurisprudence. which fol-
lowed, DR.. w. S. Thorne
of San Fran cisco lin
gered for a time on the
A..E... lr-ftr t.~t =. q, =.
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Forty years of unin-
terrupted and constantly
increasing success is the
record back of every
Singer Machine. The rigid
system of tests and inspec-
ton matured by this long
experience guarantees to
every purchaser a first
class modern sewing ma
chine, reliable under all
circumstances and abso-
lutely perfect in every de-
tail.
Eleven million Singer
Machines sold in the last
forty years, each one of
them carefully looked
after, and every purchaser
thoroughly instructed.
Tile past guarantees tie future.
THE SINGER MANIC. Co
Offices Everywhere.
San Francisco Office,
~ POST STREET.
,
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The unknown man who was found in stata
OF Inconsistencies from gas asphyxiatiou on
Monday at 22S Montgomery avenue Showed
signs OF improvement yesterday ana IL is bnned
he may recover. He was unconscious ali aay
Yesterday, bnt his breathing was impro we'd aud
The other symptoms more favorable.
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Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
Cholera Spreading Abroad.

From London, Eng, comes the news
that the dread cholera scourge has
burst its way, in force, over the Aus
trian and Roumanian frontiers. The
only marvel has been that it was kept
so long in its Russian bounds. There
seems to be a great panic in Hungary,
stretching even to Buda-Pesth, and
stories are rife that barricadeS and
hastily improvised village quarantine
Cordons exist throughout the Balkans.
This same section had a good deal of
cholera last autumn and early winter,
and behaved with much calmness, but
the appearance of this pest while the
heated term is still on is different
ma tier.
Both on the lower Danube and in
Naples the grip of the epidemic is
steadily increasing, and it looks as If
in another fortnight the plague will
be sweeping northward and westward
from a dozen different points.
There continue to be sporadic cases
at various English seaports, notably
Grimsby, but they frighten nobody,
and there is entire confidence that the
epidemic will be held at arms length
throughout the year.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
Harvest Moon Lawn Fets.

At the earnest solicitations of their
many friends, the ladies of the Episco-
psl guild have decided to give Har-
vest Moon Lawn Fete, at Pleasant
lake, on the evening and night OF
August oath.
The ladies are working hard to
raise money to enable them to furnish
their new church when completed,
snd believe they can give better salts
faction to their friends and the full
value of their money by transporting
them to this beautiful lake to a Har-
vest Moon Lawn Fete. .
All kinds of innocent amusements
viii be offered to make the time pass
pleasantly. One of the attractions
will be half mile tub race, on the
lake, by four young men, each using
one oar only. A cash prize of five
dollars to the one winning the race.
The grounds will be brilliantly illu-
minated for the occasion and Brow
ers celebrated band will render de-
jghtful music during the evening.
All kinds Of refreshments will be
served by the ladies of the Guild at
the usual prices,
Trains will leave Texarkana & Fort
Smith depot at $50 and s p. m. Re-
turning, leave the lake at 1890 a. M
Remember the date, August Oath.
Round trip tickets so cents, chill
tren under II years, rs cents.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
Meachamites ,y.illed.

Definite news from the scene OF
conflict has been received, of the ex-
termination of six of the leading
members of the meacham gang of out
avs, whose depredations in Alabama
and adjoining States has aroused in
tense indignation among all law-abid-
ing classes. The first reports of the
battle stated that Lem James, his bro
ther, Kirk James, and Tooch Bedsoe,
three notorious outlaws of Meacham.
nave been killed.
Babe Burke, Mack Burke and
James Gordon of the gang were
chased into a swamp and courier
lust from the scene reports that they
have been captured and killed.
These six men were the avowed
leaders of the gang.
A plot to whip to death several
leading negroes who voted for Jones
in the Jones-Kolb gubernational race
was unearthed. 1t is reported that
Neal Sims, brother Of the notorious
Fob Sims, has joined forces with the
Meachamites and if this be true fur.
ther trouble will follow.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
REV. ARTHUR D. M'voY DEAD

A telegram received here this
morning announced the sad intelli-
gence of the death of Rev. Arthur d.
Mcvoy, which occurred at his home
in Mansfield, La, this morning at 5
o'clock. He had to give up his charge
as pastor Of the State Line Methodist
church here, some months since,
on account of sickness, and now
he has gone to his reward. The
hearts of our people will go out in
genuine sympathy, 10 the bereaVed
young wife, who became bride less
Than a year ago. May God comfort
her in this deep sorrow. Mr.. McVoy
was a good man, respected and below
ed by all who knew him.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
Ballard's Snow Liniment.

This invaluable remedy is one that
ought to be in every household. 1t
will cure your rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains, cuts, bruises, burns, frosted
feet and ears, sore throat and sore
chest. If you have lame back it will
cure it. 1t penetrates to The seat of
the disease. 1t will cure stiff joints
and contracted muscles after all other
remedies have failed. Those who
have been cripples for years have used
Ballard's Snow Liniment and thrown
away their crutches and been able to
walk as well as ever, 1t will care
you. Price, 80 cents. Sold by Smith
Drug Co. .r. .'.,.... !
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15

Considerable talk has been indulged
in on the streets of the city, since yes
terday, concerning certain financial
transactions of Alderman A. j. Pur-
ell, who is at present in the Indian
territory, hence, of course, he has not
he advantage of being heard in the
ratter. 1t appears that Mr.. Purcell
las drawn certain sums of money
rom one of the city banks, which had
been deposited there by his mother
in-law, Mrs. Sheehan. This, Mrs.
Sheehan claims, was her own indiVid-
ual money, which no one had either
right or authority to withdraw, with
out her special order, which was not
given. The bank probably honored
Mr.. Purcell's checks drawn In Mrs.
Sheehan's name, by himself as agent,
because of his having mainly trans
lcted Mrs. Sheehan's business affairs
Turing several years past. As the
matter now stands, unless the amount
drawn out is made good by Purcell, it
will rest with the courts to decide be-
tween Mrs. Sheehan and the bank, as
TO who will be forced to stand the
loss. We could not ascertain the
exact amount involved.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-15
The Violent Commotion

In the stomach and bowels produced
by a violent purgative and its conse-
quent drenching action, never are, be-
cause it is impossible they should be,
followed by permanent good effects.
No specific which weakens and con-
vulses the organs for whose relief it is
used can do good. Blue pills, CalomeI,
podyphyllin, salts and SIENNA, vegeta-
BILE or mineral purgative pills, are
drastic remedies generally void OF
benefit. A reliable and effective SUBJ
stitute for them is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which effects change
both natural and thorough in the
bowels when they are constipated. A
sufficient and regular secretion of bile
by the liver and sound digestion are
also promoted by its use. Malaria in
all its forms, rheumatism and kidney
trouble are obviated by this fine re-
former of disordered conditions of the
system. A wineglassful three times a
day is about the dose.