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The evening times., 1896-04-20
NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH.
Half Dozen Families Made Sick by
Poisoned Cheese.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 2O.-A half dozen
families living in the town of Stockton were
seized with violent cramps and vomiting
Saturday night. Drs. Martindale and Sherk
were summoned to several houses about the
same time, and they found that all of the
patients exhibited the same symptoms
Their trouble was diagnosed as arsenic
poisoning, and upon making an investiga-
tion the doctors found that all of the families
had eaten cheese purchased from the same
store. Charles II. Davenport and wife, Mrs.
Ethelbert Reese and child, William Stew
art, colored. and Mrs. Barthes and daugh-
ter were all in a serious condition, and. with
conside rabie difficulty their lives We're
saved.
The doctors would not pronounce the
Davenport and Reese families out of danger
until last evening. Traces OF arsenic were
found in portion of the cheese. of which
they had partaken, when it was analyZed
yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
SENATOR BUTLER'S APPEAL.
Calls on the North Carolina Popullsti
10 stand by silver.

Raleigh, n. c.. April Ex-senator Marion
Butler, chairman of the North Carolina
Populist committee. has issued an address
TO that party, in which he says:
we cannot too earnestly urge upon the
People party the necessity mi importance
of making this campaign for the vital
principle of free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio or 16 to i.
and for the financial reform and other
vital issues. Cordially inviting men of
all shades of political belief and former
party affiliations to cooperate with us
upon the fundamental principles OF the
Peoples party, your State committee
is fully agreed that organiZat ton in counties
and districts should begin at once and
bc pressed vigorously, but the nomination
of candidates for various offices should
be postponed until after the national
convention at st. Louis and the course
OF our political opponents shall have been
laid down. Let us make this campaign
for honest principles of government, and
may God defend the right"
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Prizes for OIL Paintings.

Pittsburg, April GOV. n. Frew, presi-
dent of the board OF trustees of the Pitts.
burg Carnegie Library, has made public
letter which he has received from
Andrew Carnegie, dated April II in which
Mr.. Carnegie sends $4,000 for the pur-
chase of two paintings with which to start
a chronological collection in the Carnegie
art galleries. The board accordingly offers
$4,000 for the best and $4,000 for the
next best oil painting produced in 1896
by an American artist and first shown in
the Carnegie galleries at an exhibition to
be held beginning November 3.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
TO CURE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
To Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well, to
Know What Appetite and Good
Digestion Mean, Make a Test
of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
Interesting Experience of an Indian
apolis Gentleman.

dpOlls
No trouble is more common OF more mis-
understood than nervous dyspepsia. Peo-
pie having it think that their nerves are to
blame and are surprised that they are not
cured by nerve medicines ana spring rene
dies; the real seat of the mischief is lost
sight of; the stomach is the organ to be
looked after.
Nervous dyspeptics often do net have any
pain whatever in the stomach, nor perhaps
any of the usual symptoms OF stomach
weakness. Nervous dyspepsia shows itself
not in the stomach so much as IN nearly
every other organ; in some cases the heart
palpitates and is irregular; in others the
kidneys are affected; in others the bo wells
are constipatcd, with headaches; still othc rs
are troubled with loss of flesh and appetite.
with Accommodations Of gas, sour risings and
heartburn.
Mr. A. W. Sharper, of No. 81 Prospect ST.,
Indianapolis, Ind. writes as follows: "a
motive of pure gratitude prompts me TO
write these few lines regarding the new and
valuable medicine, Stuarts Dyspepsia Tab
lets. / have been a suffe rer frcm nervous
dyspepsia for the last four years: have used
various patent medicines and other re metiies
without any favorable result They some
times gave temporary relief until the ef-
fects OF the medicine wore off attrib-
uted this to my sedentary habits, being a
bookkecper with little physical exercise,
but am glad to state that the tablets have
overcome all these obstacles, for l have
gained in flesh, sleep better and am better
in every way. The above is written not
for notoriety, butts based on actual facts
Respectfully yours,
IA. W. Sharper.
'61 Prospect St.. indianapolis. Ind.'
It is safe TO say that stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any stomach wea ness OF
disease except cancer of stomach. They
cure sour stomach, gas, loss Of flesh and
appetite, sleeplessness, palpitation, heart
burn, constipation, and headaches.
Send for valuable little book on stomach
diseases by addressing Stuart Co, Marshall,
Mich.
An druggists sell full sized packages at
r.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
J. WILLIAM LEES UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT
Interesting Facts About the Crematorium.
His Building Avenue Northwest Is One OF
the Most Complete of Its Kind in the World. Corps
of Assistants Are Duty Day and Night

Away back in 1s36-siXty years ago
Mr Henry Lee founded the establishments
which is today regarded as one of the
most complete in the world. In 1873 the
firm was known as Henry Lees Sons
and in 1855 Mr. ]. william Lee, the pres
ent proprietor, succeeded to the business.
His advent was marked by the erection
of a handsome five-story building, fronting
twenty-five feet on Pennsylvania avenue
with u depth OF 12s feet. 1t was his
ambition to erect an Undertaking Estab-
lishmcpt that should be u credit to the
city-completc In every appointment and
detail. To this end he has provided
Crematorium for those who favor In
cineration-a Morgue, where bodies may
be placed while awaiting an autopsy-and
final bural-also a beautiful and COM
mOdious Chapel for the holding of re-
lgious services. The handsome office on
the first floor is entirely devoid of the un-
pleasant suggestiveness SO common in
similar establishments. Its tiled floor
white marble wainscoting, and high me
which is heightened by bubbling foun-
ch hangs a brilliant gas and electric
furniture and rich uDhOlStrrips COM
The evening times., 1896-04-20
ALASKA MINERS SUFFER.
Ice and Snow on the Hills Detain
Them From Gold Fields.

San Francisco, April 20.-According to
advices received per schooner Excelsior,
which arrived from Cooks Inlet yester-
day, serious state OF affairs reigns in
Alaska.
Sitka and Juneau are overflowing with
miners who cannot start for the gold
fields on account OF the ice and snow on
the hills, and now comes the news that
Cooks Inlet is frozen and that the miners
who went up early are suffering great
hardships. Provisions are plentiful, but
the prices charged are eXorbitant. Some
OF the men are destitute and have not taken
enough gold to pay for sccond-class
passage to Puget Sound, much less san
Francisco.
The gold fields, as a rule. are said to be
a miserable apology for an Eldorado and
hundreds of miners are only awaiting the
opportunity to return home. The country
is overrun with prospectors and in some
instances the suffering of the adventurcrs
Is heartrCndlng.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Resisted the Customs Officers.

London, April 2O.-The Times pub
lis hes a dispatch from cape Town say
ing that the German steamer Bun
desrath arrived at Delaoga Bay on Tues
dav last and at Komati on Wednesday:
She landed u large number OF passengers
who did not wish to allow their baggage
10 be examined by the customs Officers.
II was exa mined, however, andthe searchers
unearthed uniforms, top boots, helmets
and other military trappings. A German
officer afterwards produced passports and
the party proceeded to Pretoria, the
capital Of the Transvaal.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
DEATH OF LIEUT.. PATTERSON.
Formerly of the First Artillery,
Passed Away In France.

New York, April 2O.-Lieut. Thomas C.
Patterson, formerly OF the First Arti-
lery. U. s. A. died at Pau, France, on
Friday last. Mr.. Patterson was the son
of the late Alexander Patterson of this
city.
He was born in Pennsylvania, but early
moved with his parents to Ohio. He was
appointed cadet at West Point from
Ohio in 1873, aud graduated in 1877,
standing high in his class. After SIX
years of service at various posts, he was
recalled to West Point and was instructor
in chemistry there from 1883 to 1887.
He was then sent 10 Fortress Monroe. For
six years Mr.. Patterson was stationed at
Governors Island as first lieutenant OF
the First Artillery. He retired in Oc-
tOber last and went for an extended
European trip.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

He was calling on a young lady in Dublin
)uc evening, when she suddenly fell at
his feet and went into u trance. She said
that she had message TO deliver, and
that she was instructed to say that he was
10 go TO Nine. Blavatsky, in London,
and work for theOsophy. He packed up
at once
Ii is said that there will also be present
The evening times., 1896-04-20
She Is Quickly Recovering.

Michel Jones, the young colored woman
who was stricken with insanity and dumb
ness as the result of n brutal beating
and choking she is said to have received
ut the hands of her paramcur, as detailed
In The Evening Times. has nearly recov-
cred. The almshouse hospital physicians
worked hard on this case and IL is be-
lieved their efforts will be rewarded with
success. Policeman Pat Crea CHE has not
yet been able TO find tho alleged assailant.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Mrs. Runyon Coming Home

Berlin, April 2O.-Mrs. Runyon. widow of
Hon. Theodore Runyon, late United
States ambassador to Germany, and her
daughter, Miss Julia Runyon, will sail
for New York al the end OF this month.
Either Mr.. j. B. Jackson, first secretary,
or H. G. SQuiers, second secretary OF the
United States embassy, will see them safely
on board the steamer.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Death of John A. Tucker,

New York, April 2O.-John A. Tucker,
originator of the National Cordage Com
pany, died Saturday at the Strathmore.
Fifty-second street and Broadway, at theage
of fifty-seven years. He leaves a family.
The National Cordage Company failed
about three years ago for $50. 100000
The evening times., 1896-04-20
sultan VIII Go to MOSCOW.

Berlin, April 2O.-A dispatch from st.
Petersburg saws it is reported there that
the Sultan of Turkey has accepted an auto
graph invitation from the car to visit
Moscow ana st. Petersburg. The date
of the sultan's visit has not been fixed,
the dispatch says, but 1t Is possible that 1t
may occur at the time Of the cars cor
Opation.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Bomb Throwing in Lisbon.

Lisbon, April 20.-Whiea wealthy manu-
facturer of this city, named Dominguez. was
driving in a carriage Saturday night to the
Alexandria Railway station bomb loaded
with dynamite and nails was thrown at
the carriage. The miss lie exploded,
blowing Senor Dominguez and his coach.
man u pieces. The police are searching
for the mscreant who threw the bomb.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

ten members of mysterious mediaeval
Rosicrucian fraternity.
Defined.
Papa. what is meant by having horse
sense?''
at means knowing enough TO make hay
while the sun shinesl' Run away now and
talk to your grandmother
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The evening times., 1896-04-20
Michigan Miners Out of Work

Ishpeming, Mich, April 2O.-Thc three
principal mining companies here-Lake
Superior, Lake Angelina and Cleveland
have finally decided to lay off 500 men,
the reduction to take place next week.
The winthrop mine will retain its present
force of $50 men.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
VIII Not Visit Europe.

Bloomington, ILL.,, April 20.-Adlai r.
Stevenson, Vice President, said last night
that there was no truth in the statement
which has been published to the effect that
he and Mrs. Stevenson will visit Europe the
coming summer.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Eamons Temnernnce woman Dead.

Charleston, s. c., April 2O.-Mrs. sallie
F. Chaplin, for years at the head OF the
temperance organizat tons in this State. died
at her residence on East Bay street yester-
day afternoon. She has devoted her life to
religious and temperance works. and her
voice and pen had made unremitting war
against the evils of intemperance.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
Killed by His Companion.

Scranton, Pa. April 20.-Frank Libund'
Zinski, aged eighteen, was shot and killed
by a companion named Frank Prebilisi in
Priceburg, near here. yesterday. They
were pla ying with a gun when it was dis
charged. either accidentally or intention
ally. Prebilsi was placed in jail.
The evening times., 1896-04-20

all funeral REQUISITES are stored Mr. Lee takes entire of
omh
The evening times., 1896-04-20

ac @ &c ceiling lends an air OF cherfness which hne by huo,ms @ Sun
chandelier saay furniture and rich uphoters
The evening times., 1896-04-20

Don't miss the great Wrapper Sale at the
Bon Marcbe.
The evening times., 1896-04-20
MUNYON'S REMEDIES
A CURE FOR EVERY DISEASE
All Druggists 25c per vial

once, 71s Fourteenth Stree. N. W.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
FRIDAY.............. 2s, 1895,
Commencing at 1OA. NJ,
,ossessor, was, no doubt, distinct sd-

possessor, was, no doubt, distinct ad-
vantage.
A representative of THE CALL visited the
racetrack yesterday afternoon and after
sundry inquiries was sufficiently fortunate
to light upon George Bleasdale, the fore
man OF the improvement work, who very
courteously communicated all he knew
concerning this unique shell mound.
I'VE began to level it early last week."
said he, "as we intend to use the site for
the new stables and also require the earth
for flling-in purposes. Eight skulls,
think, were found in all, and as many as
four of these within ten inches of each
other, as well as hundreds of other bones.
Four of the eight skulls were fairly well
preserved, but the remainder were broken
I'D into several pieces. Two professors
from the university were over here few
days ago, and / understand that in their
opinion these relics are at least a thousand
years old. Perhaps the site of this race
track was used by those old Indian tribes
as a battlefield, and the mound was where
they afterwards buried their dead.
zone reason fo1 my thinking so is that
from the position In which we found the
bones it is certain that the bodies were
placed in the earth any yhow-some of them
upside down and all jun bled up together
In terrible confusion. The bones were
covered with finely powdered shells.
Seems to me-" added Mr.. Bleasdale, face
tiously, ''that these fellows must have
feasted on clans, oysters and mussels
every time they had funeral. Here's
bit of spinal column. If it originally
belonged to human being be was evil
IDENTIFY much bigger than we are nova
days. You'll notice, too, that the teeth in
these skulls are very heavy and sharp
made 80 artifcally, no doubt. I've often
found shellmounds in this neighborhood,
but have never before seen skulls of the
same formation as these"
The original of the skull shown in the
sketch was kindly loaned by Thomas H.
Williams, the president of the California
Jockey Club, who intends to have it re-
stored. When questioned on the subject
of the discovery he stated, that Professor
Merriam Of Berkeley had taken possession
of two of the better preserved skulls, on
behalf of his faculty, and had also ex-
pressed his opinion as to the antiquity of
the mound in the terms previously quoted.
In the course of the next few days the
entire mound will be plowed up, when
further interesting developments may be
looked for. 1t is worthy of remark IN this
connection that the examination of the
mound has yielded nothing in the shape
of domestic utensils or warlike weapons,
such as are often found in other mounds
of California.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
UNEARTHED An
ANCIENT TOMB
An Interesting Discovery
at the Oakland Race
Track.
QUEER INDIAN SKULLS.
Their Remarkable Formation
Interests Professor Merriam
of Berkeley.
ONE THOUSAND YEARS OLD.
President Williams Museum of Ancient
Anatomy at the California
Jockey Club.
ONE THOUSAND YEARS OLD.

The Oakland racetrack is at the present
moment happy hunting ground for en-
thusiastic arch@ologists, state of affairs
directly due to most important discovery
recently made in that locality. This is
nothing less than an unusually fruitful
specimen of what is commonly termed the
shell-mound or kitchen hidden, now gen.
orally admitted to be the burial ground Of
presumably autochthorous Indian tribes
long ago extinct. Mounds of this descrip-
ton have frequently been found in many
parts of California, and in fact all along
the Pacific Coast, but in this particular in
stance the discovery referred to is of such
character as to suggest to the eye of an
expert much greater antiquity than the
average type.
This opinion is held by Professor Merriam
OF the Berkeley University among others.
He was notified of the find without delay,
and has secured two skulls for examina-
ton and preservation in the university
museum.
About a week ago George Bleasdale, who
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25

meeting on the necessity of all working
for the eleventh amendment as If they
were going to get it. She deprecated any
half-hearted measures and assured her
hearers that they must educate themselves
to know they are asking for what is right
and just and then go ahead.
The City Trustees.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Aug. 24.-At the City
Trustees meeting this evening request
was received from E. 3. Dunning asking
the board to withhold moneys due Con-
stable g. Kennedy, contractors at the Elec-
trio Light t Works, to the amount of $38 20,
on account of materials supplied by him
TO them.
Accounts to the amount of $203 besides
the salary list for the month, were ordered
TO be paid.
A new stone sewer is to peput down in
Central avenue, between Willow and
Chestnut streets, under resolution 653. A
similar sewer is to be laid down in Santa
Clara, between Oak and Walnut streets.
The condemnation of the tidal canal
completion by Colonel Suter was infor-
mally discussed and the matter was laid
over till next meeting, by which time data
are to prepared to controyert Colonel
Suffers statements.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
FoOTPADs CAUGHT.
Pulled a Man Or Street Car and
Robbed Him In East
Oakland.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 24.-Raphael
Massar of San Francisco reported to the
police at IL o'clock last night that he had
been pulled off of Fruitvale electric car
at Commerce and. East Twenty-third
streets by two highwaymen and robbed OF
So, all the money he had with him at the
time. No one saw the deed and the passen-
ger was not even missed.
Officers Jacobus and Kingsbury were in
strueted to look into the matter In the
struggle Massar had lost his hat and
secured one belonging to his assailants.
On seeing this Jacobus recognized it as be-
longing to Henry Lawson, whom he had
seen wearing it during the evening. With
Lawson at the time was Henry Callaghan.
The officers know both men as having
records and that they were often about Ed
Tye's house on East and Twenty-second
Streets near Com merce.
The officers went to Tye's and found
both men in bed, but Wassar's hat was in
the room. Both were made to dress and
were sent to the City Prison. This morn
ing Wassar called and identified the men
as the ones who had assaulted him, and
swore to complaints charging them with
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
Free-silver Clubs.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 24-The Bryan
Silver Club of the Seventh Ward will
meet Tuesday night at the old engine
house on Fifteenth avenue and East Four
teen.h street. The officers of the club
are: Chairman, G. f. Thompson; first
vice. president, R. V. McSorley; second
vice. president, W. r. Kennedy; secretary,
J. Samuels; treasurer, T.. Wheaton; SER
geant-at-arms, F. Peters, executive COM
mittee-Dr. B. Stetson, w. ]. Fields and
NJ. G. Crooks.
The Bryan Free-silver Club of West
Oakland has been organized with ffty-two
names and the following officers: H. c..
Franks, president; M. ]. Connerton and
L. A. Wheeler, vice-presidents; G.. J..
kearns, secretary; ]. Simpson, treasurer;
e. Alvers, sergeant-at-arms; w. ]. Harlin,
NJ. J. Halpin, E. j.. Powers, "A. Lawrence
and George j. Kearns, executive COM
mittee. The club will meet Tuesday
evenings.
Crushed Beneath Timber.
ELMHURST, CAL, Aug. 24.-E. l..
Stone, manager of the Elmhurst Supply
Company, was seriously injured to-day.
While in the lum ber-yard pile OF lumber
fell and buried one OF his legs, breaking it
in several places.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25
Shot At While Investigating a
Disturbance in His Chicken
House.
BOTH ANIMALS WERE GAME.
The Presence of the 0doriferous Pest
So Near the City a Sur.
prise to ALI.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,(
eO8 Broadway, Aug. "a.


Andrew Hayes was shot at last night
near his home under circumstances that,
so long as they did not end tragically,
may be regarded as funny.
1t was the result of midnight battle
between dog and large skunk which
took place in the grounds surrounding
Andrew Hayes residence near Trestle
Glen.
The dog, was victorious but not before
stubborn fight bad taken place was the
skunk killed. When measured it was
found to be twenty-eight inches long,
which is the biggest ono of its kind killed
in this county for many years. In fact so
rare have these odoriferous pests been for
a long ii me that it was hoped they were
extinct so far as Alameda County was con-
cerned.
The dog which is valuable pointer, at
tackled the skunk and the two were fight
ing fiercely when Andrew Hayes was at
tracted by the noise. The scene of the
strife was beneath low platform near the
chicken-house at the Hayes place on Wat
son avenue near Brooklyn.
After severely wounding his antagonist,
the dog could stand his surroundings no
longer, and running to pile of ashes he
buried his nose in it. Hayes got his gun
and couple of charges of shot ended the
skunk's suffering. He then turned his at
tention to his dog, and for half an hour he
played a garden hose on his favorite.
After that the dog ran to Lake Merritt
and spent several hours swimming for the
purpose of trying to forget that he had
been 30 near so ill-favored an antagonist
"I never saw a skunk act 80 meanly in
my life," said Mr.. Hayes to-day. 81 have
not seen skunk in this neighborhood for
long time, and it must have been a very
vicious animal or my dog would never
have gone near it. The beast was very
sick, though, when shot it. Our place is
about quarter of mile this side Of Tres
tie Glen, and was thought to be free of
such pests.
"The worst part OF it all was the excite
ment that it caused. When the neighbors
heard the shots at midnight they came
out with their guns, and 1t was only by a
lucky cnance that l did not suffer. had
been attracted from my room by the noise
of the dog, and supposing that robbers
were around took my gun with me.
"When some of the neighbors saw a
man with q gun in the moonlight they
at once supposed that was q robber,
and a shot went whizzing past danger
ously close to my arm. had to shout to
save my own life, and I am not wanting
any more skunks around here at mid
night"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-25

will greatly aid them in operating their cars
by teaching them the uses OF the various
wires and other parts of the motors. When
man understands that the welfare OF himself,
and possibly of his family, depends upon his
efforts it should spur him on to increased en-
deavors, and he should take hold of his work
as ii 1t was pleasure to him, and not as If his
sole aim in life was to kill time while on duty
Carelessness loses many positions.
The last piece of advice is self-explana-
tory:
In case of any trouble between passen-
ger and conductor (should your services
be required) you will give the conductor
all the assistance in your power