Arizona republican., 1896-01-01
THEY FOUND THE HEALER
Schlatter Is Going to
 Central America.
Interview Near Wingate, New
 Mexico.
Going Where the Father LeadS--He Will Rest with the Zuni
 Indians.

Albuquerque Citizen: T know now why the Father has kept me here so long," said Francis Schlatter to three wise men from the east, who had sought and found him Christmas day in the house of a Mexican two mile.5 west of Cabezon. Nov I may pro | ceed on my way as He wills" added | the mysterious parsonage
 | Francis Schlatter was seated before an open fire reading a well worn copy of the Bible, as the three gentlemen I invaded the lowly premises. He had on sweater and a pair of overalls and a canvas coat. The scene was some | what emblematical Of the Biblical story of the wise men.
 1 These, too, had brought gold, if IT. frankincense and myrrh, but - goodly sized purse was refused by the Healer, who said: T have enough, the Father provides for me-
 | The three wise men in this instance are B. P. Houston, of Evansville, Ind, receiver and general auditor of the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville railroad; J. Wm. Snyder, banker who resides at Paris, H., and l.. H. Stanley, prominent commercial traveller They returned last evening from their long | journey in search of the Healer, and l through the courtesy Of the obliging night clerk of the San Felipe, The Citizen reporter was introduced to the gentlemen who were found assembled in room 51.
 'tYes, we found Francis Schlatter." said MT. Snyder "We were determin- ed not to stop until we had found him, having come so far to see him."
 Then MT. Houston narrated the. in cidents of the trip, supplemented by remarks from the other gentlemen.
 "We left Albuquerque with four thorse outfit the day before Christmas, provisioned for a long search. The rig was from Johnston's livery stable. and Morton was the driver. We styled him Governor Norton That night we stopped at the Zia, Indian pueblo and were well treated by those good | Indians. They did not know where the Healer was, and sent a courier out in search of him. Tley had a picture of Schlatter which they got in Albu querque and no money could buy it. In the morning the Indian messenger returned with the informa ticn that the Healer had been seen going in the di- rection of Cabezon. We made an early start and reached Cabez0n at o'clock 1 in the afternoon where we learned that Schalatter was stopping at a Mexican settlement two miles west of there. We went on without stopping and finally found him sitting by fire in a Mexican house reading a Bible. Schlatter received us and said he knew now why the Father had kept him so long before proceeding on his | journey. He gave us an hour and | half of his time, and we are very we'll satisfied for having made the trip. If there is a saint on earth, he is one" l MT. Houston was enthusiastic in praise of the Healer and expressed great faith in his healing powers. He was the principal subject Of treatment, his left side having been stricken with paralysis. He says he was benefited by the treatment, and has faith in be coming perfectly cured in time. His department did not show much disa- bility on account of his ailment. | The Healer informed the gentlemen that his journey lay towards Central America unless the Father commands otherwise. He will spend some days with the Zuni Indians on their reserva- ton.
 Early next morning he mounted his white" horse-they say it is gray | horse and a, fine animal-and pulled out. A courier returned before the party left Cabezon and said the Healer had stopped for the night at a settle ment abouAten miles west of there.
 The gentlemen tell of a cure having been performed while they were with the Healer. Among the throng of wagons that came in one bore a man who had been run over by 3 wagon and badly injured. After treatment by the Healer he rapidly recovered, and when they were leaving he was engaged in fixing a handle in an ax.
 One of the gentlemen said that if the Healer accepted money he could have got S100 from them. Schlatter said he was offered s5,O00 to go to St. Louis. He will travel rapidly, he says, does not feel the cold, except at night when he sleeps out on the bare ground The shoes made for him jby Tom Dye show considerable wear and are split, up on the sides, showing his bare feet.
 On his way to the Zuni reservation, the Healer will pass Gallup or the vii cinity of Fort Wingste. He is in hao1fb