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The herald., 1896-03-30
SKIPPED THE TOWN

A Restaurant Proprietor Who Had Too 1sny
Debts to Fay
Another man has left the town suddenly
without saying goodbye, and in so doing
has deserted loving wife and left numer-
GUS creditors in the lurch. Nearly month
ago the party. whose name might be Ned
Kelson but is not, leased the dining
room and cafe of the Baltimore hotel, on
Seventh street near the corner of Olive.
He had been a resident of this city for
some time, but had little business expert
ence. TIE restaurant was leased fur
nished, but Kelson expended what little
capital he had in putting the place in
in to work and seemed to be making a
good start. The latter is most estima-
bile woman, and it is on her account that
Kelson's real name ia not made public.
Kelson made friends from the start and
gave satisfaction to the hotel guests. Last
Friday morning he was missing. Nothing
was heard of him until his wife received
letter on Saturday morning stating that
he had fled. The proprietress of the hotel,
from whom he leased the cafe, also got a
missive, saying that he would never re-
turn. He had not made a success in the
restaurant. months rent was nearly due.
and he could not remain and face his
other creditors. He intended to go east,
but it is not thought that this will occur, as
1t is known that he did not have money
enough to carry him very far. He is
thought to be in San Francisco.
When the fact of Keison's disappear
ance was first known, the report was crcu-
lated that he had probably gone with a
waitress in the cafe, who had formerly
worked for him. She left some days ago,
and was not seen after his departure until
Saturday. when she appeared at the hctel
to secure some clothing that had been left
when she quit. This exploded the elope-
ment theory, and left only Kelsom's let
ters to explain his absence. The bills left
unpaid are mostly small in amount, but
rather than fail in his undertaking, he
chose to desert his faithful wife, and leave
her to bear the odium of his foolish act.
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Out for a Sunday Ride

M. Faybinger and Joseph Huver went out
for ride yesterday afternoon and during
tho course of their drive took several
drinks. On Central avenue they drove
recklessly and the horse becoming fright
ened ran away and tipped over the buggy.
Huver was caught under the vehicle but not
hurt, while Farbinger on regaining his feet,
began hrutally beating the frightened ami
NAL. Officer Ditewig saw him and brought
both to the station, where Farbinger was
charged with cruelty to animals and Huver
with being drunk.
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Elsie Reynolds went into a cabinet, and
a white-robed spirit appeared at the en-
trance thereof. At once the spirit was rec.
ognized by some tender-hearted person
skilled in the art of identifying spirits of
that sort. The "spirit'' soon vanished and
many others came and went in succession.
Some talked or sang or chatted merrily
and even fippantly with tender r-hearted
people who recognized" them.
The voices of all the spirits bore strik-
The herald., 1896-03-30
Hotel del Coronado,
FRIDAY MORNING.

n. F. NoRCROss, l29 N. Spring St.:
Dear sir-The flagship Philadelphia, the
finest monitor Monadnock and the fish COM
missioners' vessel Albstross are still here bu,
it is expected they will only renal n about ten
days longer. leaving probably some time dur.
ing the first week of next month.
Visitors at Coronado enjoy the daily free
dom accorded guests by going aboard these
government vessels. 1t is treat. Anyone
wishing this pleasure should not delay their
visit but come at once.
The:temperature here is delightful. fshingIis
good, and boating is un nsurpa ssed.
Advise your friends to come as soon as os-
sible. The rates here are the most reasonable
we have ever found, and words will not de-
scribe the beauties of this grand hotel and
surroundings 1t is indeed a paradise. The
hotel is the center OF society, and life here Is
one continuous pleasure. We dislike the very
thought of leaving. {. -.
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Profit. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500, sos 80
This seems slightly more than reason
able profit and particularly when it ia re-
membered that the money originally in
vested has all been recouped. 1t is true
any estimate made can only be approxi-
mate, but they are sufficiently close to
form a just opinion of the enormous inter-
ests involved in this kind of traffic.
That no allusion has been made to the
business of the saloon makes more strik-
ing the above showing, for the liquor con-
sumed in "Little Parcel during twelve
months is enough to float a man.of-war,
and about 80 per cent. of the receipts is
clear profit.
1t has been iterated and reiterated that
Bauer in his devious transactions has
cleverly contrived to gain ''pulr' in cer-
tain directions and that has proved of in
estimable benefit to him in the conduct of
his dubious business. 1t takes money to
operate 'pull," and it may be that the
profits derived from Little Pares" are
seriously diminished by this mode of in
road.
To epitomize the whole matter of the
Alameda street nuisance the innovations
made in the cause of good order and pub
lie morality have in no sense Of the word
been reforms and however we'll inten-
toned, as it stands it is apparently more
strongly entrenched than before the pub
lie nostrils were offended by the laying
bare OF the inconguous state of affairs.
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Want To Buy

We have customer for u cottage west
of Maple avenue and this side of Twenty
third street, who can pay $500 in cash and
balance in two years. The place must be
bargain and not cost more than $4,000.
If you want to sell, this is your chance, as
customers are scarce and cash is scarce
too. Call or address Langworthy Co.,
lawyers, 226 South Spring.
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ing resemblance to the voice of Elsie Rey-
nolds, but no murmur of suspicion came
from the hundreds of assembled be-
levers.
Scores of earnest and honest old people
stumbled up to the platform to grasp the
hand of departed children and other rela-
tives with important messages concerning
pleasant journeys and lucky pleasure
tripU, etc.
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After one fellow, who looked like good
feeder who had been off duty for few
seasons, had elucidated the wonders of
spirit land and mad mangled the English
language in frightful manner, a young
woman expressed her feelings by reciting
| Am Not Mad.
Then the room was darkened and the
spirits of darkness began to work or TO-
ment.
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Now comes the announcement that the
late notorious "Rev." Cummings Ferguson
of University warded off disaster and "dis-
grace" for a whole year after he was ''dis-
covered," by declaring that his eastern
consort was 'only paramount"
That such an excuse, even if true. could
ever exonerate any man is sad, and yet is
as common an occurrence as many other
legalized crimes.
AS the eastern consort was illegally mar
ried" to Cummings, and as he did not "de-
ceive" her, as he stated here, he is a viii
lain indeed.
Our moral coda needs q revision, or
something. What is it? Yours truly,
tEDWARD l.. HUTCaIsON.
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From the lack of early and late local
trains running to and from the suburbs of
this city, one would judge that the Angelic
City is becoming more infantile than ever.
The late changes in the timetables make
matters worse instead of better. Surely
the people of this quarter of the world are
not in need of chaperones whenever they
60 abroad before 8 am. or after 4 pm.
The large suburban towns are sadly in
need of early morning trains and late
evening trains.
Why can they not have them?
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HUTCH WITH THE. SPIRITS

Pi.ifuI, Pitiful Are Some Things That Are
Suffered to Be Suffered
Piiful, pitiful are some things that are
suffered to be suffered!
Last Wednesday night went with some
other misguided people to attend Spirit
ualstic seance given at Music hall by one
Elsie Reynolds and other choice spirits.
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Time, ModieSka.

Nine. Mojeska, the great actress, arrived
in the city last evening from Chicago.
She will remain here for couple OF days
to rest and consult with her physician, and
then proceed to her ranch. The lady
could not be seen last night.
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II my esprit" is doomed to consort with
such mediums and hide behind foul SMELL
ing curtains and in musty and darkened
rooms all over the universe, / hope mer-
ciful annihilator will utterly extiDguish me
early in my spiritual career.
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Clear Is Crystal
Sparkling as a diamond, is Puritas dis
titled water. Telephone 22S,
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The Be,uties Of CaIiforn;.

suc ocSuSteS VI
Are best seen on q trip over the kite-Shaped
track. Stop.overs are allowed on excursion
tickets. Particulars and descriptive pamph-
let's at Santa Fe ticket offices.
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All pieces OF wall paper greatly reduced.
A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street
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left of 81 8 ,SOS. so. And this does not in
clude the liquor sold in the saloon--the
most profitable source of revenue of all
the others.
II these figures are not. sufficiently start
ling it is only necessary toglancp ahead for
one year, and assuming the same status of
affairs to exist the debit and credit account
of the Bauer harlotry will be somewhat as
follows:
CREDITOR
Rent Sd cribs, at 81. .$39,312 OC
39,3l2 meals, at 35c... 1879 20
- $53,071 20
DEBTOR
Ground rental. ........ $l4. 400 90
1882 meals, at 20c... 1852 Az
coo ocO 40
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THE KEY

l. cribs to Theodor Bauer.
T. Twenty cribs t Theodor Bauer.
3. ezed gtoT Theodore Bauer,
Restaurant said to belong
Saloon Bauer.
dby
=. Cribs alleged be IN
The morning times., 1896-07-12
Christian EndeayOr Hosts Find
Work and a Warm Welcome
in the Capital of the Nation.

itself, why the fathers and brothers are not
with us in this. the hour Of our admiration
and excitement. A woman reasons well
who reaches the conclusion that if man is
ever to learn the practical lesson Of en-
deavoring in Christian way to be Chris
tiap Endeavorer it is to take his turn at
the bat or with the milk bottle, just as the
case ma be; and where in the dead watches
of the Illinosian night he can sing to the
air of Paradise Alley that good old
Shakespearean district:
For some must watch
While baby bawls,
And wife shoots the chute.
And this takes US back again up the ele-
yator to where We started to reason it
out that there ought to be some way of
keeping this Endeavor army in Washing
ton. All the government clerks at Miss
Margery Honeysuckle's clearinghouse
have already filed their petition to this
effect, and we have returned it ap-
proved and countersigned, because we
nave been taking our own meals at the
Honeysuckle house for the past week.
Similar petitions will be similarly dis
The morning times., 1896-07-12
SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS
City Gates Swung Wide Open
to Receive the Loyal LegionS
of ChriSt-AffectiOn Greet.
ing From Washington Hearts
and Homes.

Dur platform of a plank heartily indors-
ing the administration of W. II. H Smith,
chairman of the Christian Endeavor ex-
ecutive committee for 1896. We do this
principally because it is bad politics to
submit minority report against a man
vino had pledged to him in advance some
forty thousand delegates.
We will also consent to another plank
creating the office of permanent chairman
Of the Christian Endeavor Society if the
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SKETCH OFTHE CRUSADE
Chance of a Lifetime for Thirty
Thousand Washington Bachel-
Ors-SOme rlisfOrtuneS Intend.
ed by Providence as Material
Blessings in Disguise.

there more of the novel than at the booths
around the tents where, in the shady hooks,
ingenious people have raised tents for all
the world like the little open-air restaurants
in the woods at the county fair.
These are well patronized. There 10
something like an Outing meal at these
places, and the bill of fare is Labelled
C. E. from top to bottom.
There is Christian EDdeavor buttermilk,
Christian EDdeavor Lemonade and e God old
Christian EDdeavor Virginia sweet pickles,
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Nineteenth Century LegiOnarieS and
PaladinS Are Nearly All of the
Alleged Weaker, Yet Gentler Sex.

in groups. The badge of the order appears
to be the only mutual introduction neces-
sary.
A crowded car is sure to be merry car,
quite in contrast with the local crowds who
are impatient aud selfish in the morning On
the way to work, or as hungry as bears
on the way home to dinner.
The visitors believe in riding, judging from
the always crowded condition of the cars
night aud day. At times it required the
accomplishment OF being able to hang on
by the eye brows to retain ones place In
the crowd, but no one could regret an ex-
perience ip the midst of the good humor of
such an occasion
As in all great gatherings OF this kind
there are classes. There are moneyed C.
rs, who can a afford to spend the convention
days at the best hotels. There are others
who have learned to love the suave and
Omniscicnt Washington landlady, her beds
and her bill OF fare, and there are still
others, perhaps the largest class, who live
on the European plan.
Quite a grateful sight is the crowded
resta urant, without the bar attachment,
when it is filled with crowds of the visi-
tors after meetings at dinner, or before
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maiden, but the Joans ard PriscilIas OF
these days are apparently made Of sterner
stuff. Priscilla nowadays takes her un-
brella and goes out IN the storm, and the
army is composed of and not merely led by
warrior maids. 1t was a some what novel
experience to see 10000 or 10000 ladies
out on the shopping streets regardless as
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PLENTY ROOM ON ToP

California delegation will withdraw their
nominee; and also to a third plank max
ing Washington the permanent place OF
meeting of the Worlds Society of the
Christian Endeavor.
Not because, up to last Tuesday, we were
any holier or more Systematically beauti-
ful in spirit aud character to the everyday
people of st. Louis or the Sunday popula-
people of this municipality, feel that We
ton of Coney Island; but because we, the
are entitled TO the distinction and to the
prize. We've got a good thing now, and it
would be good business to shuttle gates and
60 in for a permanent organization with
what we have on hand.
1t has been ascertained at headquarters,
reparucularlyf from the young gmen onthe
press committee, that from Illinois alone
there are 1 ,162 young persons with psyche
knots and eligible fathers; 2,4S9 from New
York; 3,O16 from Ohio; 11S from Colorado;
s,216 from Pennsylvania; II 600 from
Massachusetts, which is exactly the number
Of the Virgins of Cologne; 500 from Pos
ton. Independent and with deceased Ply
mouth Rock forbears; 1917 from Virginia,
fairly well-to-do and done to a turn with
mixed Virginia mountain breeze and SUM-
shine; 432 from Delaware, these being
peaches; and so on down the roll of States.
Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, California
and A riZona have not been omitted inten-
tinnally, but for the lack of exact statistics
the number of delegates thereof between
the ages of sixteen and twenty-five being
about 10000. These figures indicate that
the Christian religion of this continent and
Arizona is largely of the lady gender, and
that in few years more the currency ofthe
churches will be reduced to the single stand
ard. Washington had almost entirely de-
monetized man, except as a contributing
factor, in the house of Israel, until the re-
cent arrival of our helpful and healthful sis-
ters from the outlying provinces.
We, of course, die not know until yes
terday the real reason why SO many Of the
brethren missed the train. but we noted
paragraph that in Ill the angelic host there
was not a baby. 1t is now as evident as
the physical fact that cradle can't work
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ARMY OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE

posed OF, and there are evidences that the
desire is pretty general that they all
abide here until at least the summer is
over. This is the natural result of invit-
ing this irresistible class of visitors to an
impressionable city like Washington.
THE CONVENTIONS CONTRAsTED.
But the best to be hoped for is long
extension of the railroad ticket and then
the convention OF 90 will have become a
memory.
twill be mem ory which will make even
Boston green with jealousy and Chicago
will realize that its aggregation of trained
and unframed animals was quite an in
significant affair.
There are some good Christian Endeayo
authorities who believe and know tina.
the present convention is the largest ever
held in the United States. Boston and
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THESE KNIGHTS ARE LADIES GAY

skies would be all, and So they made hay
and haste while the sun shone.
A very notable feature OF the Christian
Endeavor visitors on a tour Of inspection
Is the number which is engaged i'll taking
notes. In about a month there will not
be city in the United States in which
the returned delegates will not be giving
the ''echoes OF the last place OF meeting -
ECHO" MEETINGS IN ORDER.
People of this city remember what de-
lightful evenings were spent last year at
nearly all OF the local churches, listening
TO the Echoes Of Boston," There will be
echoes OF Washington all over the land
in less than month, and then Wen know
what success we have been, that is, from
the visitors point Of view. 1t is certain
that Washington will be talking about the
Endeavorers, even while the EndeavOrers
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1t is on the ellipse that you see the picnic
feature of the convention.
Inside the tent during the progress Of .
meeting, it would be hard to find a more
earnest assemblage. There is nothing
emotional in it. Religion has been re-
duced TO business, which has been con-
secrated and is running as smoothly as il
the society were spreading the propaganda
Of a new creed.
But at times it is very lively, as for In
stance when the well-put sentiment of .
speaker touches the great chords of the
aggregate Endeavor heart.
People who were present on Thursday
night will not forget the wave of enthusiasm
which swept over the great mass when one
of the speakers said it was better for the
c. E. to stand alone for what was righs
than with the whole world for what was
wrong.
The effect of this was as if the speaker
had touched an electric chair which bound
all hearts together and they had responded
on the instant Wave after wave of tho
sound OF hand clapping filled the great
auditorium. Thousands sofhandkerchiefsa OF and
hands were raised and fluttered in ap-
probation, and the enthusiasm spread to
the thousands of people out in the open AR.
CITY PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED.
Perhaps the most lasting memory of the
convention will be the recollection OF these
great gatherings under the tents. The
largest crowds in any inclosure with which
washiDgtonians have been familiar are thosa
which assembled at Convention Hall or al
Central Hall These have been discounted
three to one by the city's latest friends.
The city has been both interested and
profoundly impressed by these imported
mass meetings, and undoubtedly there will
be a growing desire to have them here
again.
Washington has seen the convention in
the aggregate and individually i'll all its
possible aspect except on wheels IL Is
for this that we are waiting, and 1t is for
this that the whole city is in expectancy.
There aremany riders among the delegates,
and there is the satisfaction of knowing
that they will be seen IN body on Tuesday
night.
II Is a strictly biblical recreation, for
every C.. E. knows that it was Ezekiel who
said: The spirit of the living creature
was on the wheels"
This cycling event will be the dissolving
view of convention that We all wish were
with US always.
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New York were too far East and besides
there is only one city in the world, at least
for the people of the United States, which
every saint and every sinner wants to see
once IN life time, and that's Washington.
Itwas an anticipate factthat Washington
would be the place where the pilgrims
would flock most and where they did come
enthusiastically, Overwhelmingly and tu-
multuously.
The 'forty thousand is only an idea.
Perhaps there are only forty thousand
accredited delegates but there are at least
fifty thousand people who have come here in
some capacity or another in relation to
the convention. This is apparent to any
one who looks at the streets when the
Christian Endeavor people are in motion
to or from the various places of meeting.
The Endeavorers have had a great deal
of luck, or was it special dispensation
in the weather. Last Tuesday the people
of Washington were shocked by the in
hospitable behavior of the local weather.
1t was bad enough for it to rain, but
when late on Tuesday night it was an
nounced that it had taken to blowing down
tents and all that kind of thing it was
thought that the storm had run amuck in
the wrong city. The only thing that can
be said in favor OF the little cyclone is
that it had discrimination enough to assail
Tent Williston when it was empty.
But the visitors can scarcely complain
consignment of weather. Their early ex-
periences were enough to have daunted
Joan OF Arc OF Priscilla, the Puritan
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are at home illustrating the city on the
blackboard and lecturing on the manners,
customs and institutions of the city where
they vote less and talk more politics than
any other municipality from Maine to
Mexico.
We are unofficially informed that the
Endeavorers have not been regarded as
q bowling success to three or four local
industries.
In the first place out of the forty thousand
there are at least twenty-five thousand who
do not shave On the other hand the five
thousand suggested the impression that they
shaved every day.
Neither did the great majority smoke
and least of all did it drink-hard drinks
to drink without cultivated taste. There
has probably been a wall of despair in the
saloon. as the legions of ladies swept by
with never even a glance at the man
who had lost his occupation for few days.
But all this probably had the effect
of giving the man behini the bar holiday
for the dry season:
He must have looked with an eye as green
as wildcat money on the activities in the
soft drink establishments.
These places at times were packed like
Christian Endeavor tent. Certainly if the
Christian Endeavorers avoid the saloon
they can beat the world tippling when it
comes to carbonic acid and mixed syrups. IL
not drinks.
whether at these corn er shops or in the ice
cream saloons, or on the cars. And what a
Jolly set they are when they get together
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sIGHTsEERs ZEN RUSH"

SIGHTSEERS ZEN ROSh
So, after all, the rain had a Christian
mission to perform. Wasn'tit better to be
in the temperate zone in Washington than
to have sizzled for a week last year in Bos-
ton?
What a transformation scene there was
on Thursday! For two or three days the
only aesthetic effect of the visitc- was
that of u man or woman from cold cline
having forgotten to doff their spring robes
for the midsummer holiday. Thursday the
sun came out, and with it the whole host
in the airy spectacular costumes of the
season, and spread itself all over the in
corporation. 1t was the first really good
day for sightseeing since the first arrival
In town.
There was a rush to the Capitol, rush
to the monument, rush to the Treasury,
and, in fact, to all the great government
buildings.
II there was a man who earned money
more than anotherit was the Capitol guide,
the man who knows all the dead great
men and the living great monuments. 1t
appeared as II the crowd distrusted the
weather, fearing that one day Of clear