The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25

handkerchiefs that cures might come
from them. At Las Vegas another
such delegation was at the depot from
the Hot Springs, and the same thing
happened at Ration. at Springer, and IN
fact at every stop crowds in proportion
to the size of the village were out TO
meet the train and catch glimpse of
the man who has been attracting SUCH
marked attention.
READY TO HELP
With perfect assurance in his powers
and a disposition to oblige freely,
senator was ready at eacn stop to
answer all the appeals pressed upon
him it was possible to in the time the
train was still. He was kept blessing
kerchiefs and writing magic-healing.
cure-all cards during the hours of the
journey, and his good nature did not
seem to be the less because of the strain
when he reached the hotel at the end.
Schlatter came unattended except by
an Albuquerque gentleman who was
coming to Denver and volunteered ID
see him safely through. The friend who
had sent the ticket from Denver failing
TO meet him at the train, the gentlema n
took Schlatter to the hotel he himself
desired to put up at.
When they entered the hotel he wrote
Schlatter's name on the hotel register.
HIS STRANGE STORY.
Schlatter left this city in July of 1898
with a few dollars in his pocket, bent
on what he seemed TO consider 20 be a
divine mission. He is about 40 years OF
age and was born in Alsace, Lorraine.
He came to this country eighteen years
ago and some four years ago rented a
small store at 1915 Stout street, where
ha worked a his trade Of ShOama EPr
At that time he was believed 10 be in
bad health, but after few months his
appearance changed. II was noticed by
those in the neighborhood that he read
a great deal He soon began 10 hold
communion with what they called the
superintendent and to make prophe-
cies. His reading was given over to
books on mental healing and disserta-
tons on occultism. The man boarded
at 1133 Eighteenth avenue and 1t was
not long before the other boarders be-
gan to talk of him as the ''craZy shoe
maker" But he paid little attention 10
what was thought or said Of him and
like all people with a mission, was very
much. self-centered.
A few months before he left Denver
he disappeared for few days. walking
back and and forth to Cheyenne on
some inspiration. During his absence
tIC pcllSc were llOtllitN, 'ul .lt II
ed without their aid. When he did
leave Denver he said il was because he
could rot get sufficient work and he
was in poor circumstances, finding il
very difficult to pay his board bill.
IN AN OBSCURE VILLAGE.
Some six months ago he appeared in
an obscure village near Albuquerque
n. NJ. and it is claimed performed some
remarkable cures. His works soon
spread around among the Mexican pop
ulatiOn. and he was surrounded all day
long by great crowds OF people. The
deaf, the dumb, the blind, the halt and
the manned f1ocked to where he was
Some miracles were reported of him. A
man who had been blind, it was said
for three years had his sight restored
a woman who had been suffering from
paralysis was almost Immediately
cured. Several people of note examined
into the cases reported, and they, sc
far as can be learned. stated that they
were apparently genuine. The Heal
err" as he was known, would accept nc
money and did not seem to be anxious
for notoriety. which made his case al
the more peculiar. He would retire tC
the mountains at intervals and fast for
days. At first the better classes were
incredulous, but as the mans fame
spread abroad Americans and educated
Mexicans began TO inquire what man
ner of man he was, and some of them
have given testimony TO the miracul-
Gus results of his laying on of hands
in their own cases, or what they have
seen in others.
TOOK HOLD OF HANDS.
Schlatter took hold of the hands 81
his patients and held them for several
minutes, he at the same time going
into a sort of trance. Hips would be
seen to move and his body sway TO and
fro. In some instances the patient
would announce a change having oc.
Cured Immediately, while in Other
cases it took some time. In Albuquer-
que he was a nine days wonder. and il
is claimed performed cures which are
inexplicable.
According to his own statements. af'
ter he left Denver he went west over
the Union Pacific, as he had been di
rected by his master, as he termed it
For seventy-five days he did not TASTE
food, he claims. At intervals he TASTED
for from ten TO forty days. He wa:
once arrested in Throckmorton, Mass.
and on another occasion at Hot Springs
Ark. In his wanderings he claims u
have crossed the Mohave desert with
out shoes The strange being very
frankly states that he does not know
from whence his power comes. All th'
explanation he can give is that he i:
the servant to carry out the Will Of HI:
master.