Arizona republican., 1895-08-14
WHAT IS IT? A Strange, Individual Who Calmly Says He Is Christ on His Sec- Ond Visit to Earth.
Unlike Common MortaIS He
 Does Not Eat Food.
He Is Now Creating Excitement In Albuquerque But Says He
 May Come to Phenlx.

Frank A. Harcourt yesterday arrived in the city from Albuquerque. New Mexico. To REPUBLICAN reporter he stated that Albuquerque has been in a great state of excitement for some weeks past over strange individual who is either from the other world or else a lunatic, more likely the latter would about fit the case. The indi- vidual referred to calls himself Francis SchIader, the healer. The people of Albuquerque were prone to look upon the man as rank fraud when he first appeared in that city but now the senti- ment is divided as to whether the man is crazy or some departed mortal re- turned to earth.
 The healer has done some remarkable things in the way of affecting cures for those afflicted with any disease no mat ter of what character.
 H. will not receive money from any body and gets insulted If any attempt is made to remunerate him for his cures. He does not need money for bodily comforts because on the last thirty.eight days he has su bsisted en- tlrely on fresh air, but tomorrow being his fortieth day he will become mortal as far as eating more substantial food than oxygen.
 The treatments made by this re. markable man have been many and varied, but the Denver News tells of an instance where cure was effected as follows:
 Henry Hauenstein, who had been totally blind since March 1892. and partially so dating back to Labor Day, 1890, has returned to his home at S36 Fairview avenue, Highlands, after 8 visit to Schlader, the Healer" whose reported cures of the halt, the lame and the blind in New Mexico have caused so much comment. MT. Hauen. ments by the 'Healer" in five days.
 'At the first treatment" said MT. Hauenstein to a News reporter last night, Che told me I would see differ ently. Everything had been of one color I could not tell light from dark. ness. We were sittingtin the room of an adobe house. Back of us was half window. When he let loose everything in front of me was dark. AS turned around it seemed little lighter. That was Saturday. Tuesday he said to me
 "'The Father tells me that you will regain your eyesight. but it will be slow
 ''The last day he gave me five treat ments, lasting from 10:30, forenoon, to 12:15, afternoon. At the close could distinguish objects between me and the light. That will be two weeks tomor- row. Ever since I have been regaining my sight-everything looks brighter. can see that there is something when swing my hands before my face. I be- lleve firmly that will regain my sight. |"
 The strangest part of this strange man is that he now freely and unre- servedly says that he is Christ and that this is his second visit upon earth. Where he will go to from Albuquerque he is not sure, but MT. Harcourt says that the healer has signified his inten- tion of either going to Denver or Phe- nix unless he is called from earth before his mind is made up.
 The man is intensely religious, and if perchance he determines upon coming to this city he will be warmly welcomed more as curiosity than as what he represents himself to be.