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Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-06-18

good recommendation for Simmons
Liver Regulator Is, that it is purely vege-
table and strongly tonic. Then, too, it is
better than pills, because easier to take
in liquid or powder and with no gripping,
while the relief from constipation, bilious
ness, sick headache and dyspepsia is uick
and sure. 81 find Simmons Liver Regula.
tor very safe and valuable family medi.
cine."-Rev. j. M. Rollins, Fairfield, Va.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-06-18

Silent thanks of a woman are those that
are rarest.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-06-18

Whether a woman remains serious or
smiles much depends often entirely upon
her teeth.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-06-18

There is one secret that is easy for
woman to keep-her age.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-17
The Ladies Treated to a Short
Address at the Lyceum.
Never Was There Such a Meet
ing in This Section.

In the history of Duluth there
has never been demonstration
at all to compare with the greet
ing given Mr.. Bryan Tuesday
evening. The whole city turned
out to welcome him. The trains
from the neighboring towns
brought in hundreds whose one
idea was to catch a glimpse of
the future president-the Moses
who is to lead anew the people
from the land Of bondage; the
Lincoln who is to pr0mul gate
the new proclamation Of eman-
cipation that shall set free not
black men, but black men and
white men, not three millions,
but seventy millions.
It was no kid glove affair. 1t
was the common people. There
was no red tape. No 0ficialism.
It was a day for the rank and
file, the bone and sinew, the USE
FIJI. element ofsociety, rather than
the ornamental.
At the depot, the hotel, the
Lyceum, thecar barn, and every
where along the streets that
these assembled thousands recog-
nized the presidential candidate
their candidate, it was one
tumultOus v0cifer0us ovation.
At the hotel Mr.. Bryan &C.
knowledged the presence of an
enormous crowd in few words
and was then driven to the
Lvceum where four thousand
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-17

ladies were crowded into a room
calculated to accommodate only
two thousand.
His address here was necessar-
lily short. Some one said ladies
were undemonstrative and
wouldn't make an enthusiastic
audience for a political speaker.
Whoever it was has since re-
vised that opinion. They outdid
the men in their enthusiasm,
c1apped their hands till they
ruined their gloves, and cheered
themselves hoarse just like their
fathers and brothers.
At the car barn there was a
surging, sweltering mass of
humanity; that after waiting,
many of them over three hours,
were as demonstrative in the
energy and heartiness of their
greeting as it is possible for the
genus homo to become. Such
an audience was never before
seen in Duluth, such a reception
none of those present ever saw
surpassed in their lives.
Mr.. Bryan's address was
necessarily short. But he went
straight to the marrow of the
questions, now agita ting the
public minds, and every senti-
ment uttered met a cordial re-
ception in the hearts of the vast
multitude. He spoke as follows:
'*Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Fellow Citizens: 1t gives me great pleas
ure to advocate our cause anywhere,
but it gives me especial pleasure to de-
fend that cause among the people who,
like the people of Minnesota, have laid
aside differences on minor questions ana
joined in a supreme effort 20 Wr1st tfIl:
government from tire hands OF those
who would make the people heWers OF
wood and drawers Of We ter It gives me
pleasure to defend that cause in a state
where Democrats, Populists and silver
Republicans have united on state con-
gressional and electoral tickets.
my friends, too often In the past those
who have labored for common purpose
have counteracted each others efforts
because they have gone in different or
ganiza tons and supported different can
didates, but in this campaign we are
welding together those three divisions or
one great army, and nowhere has that
welding process been more effectual than
in the state of Minnesota 1 am glad 10
come into this state. I am glad to be
where the reform forces have joined IN
the nomination of so grand man as
their candidate for governor, John Lind.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-10-17

(Great applause.) I am glad to speak
IN a congressional district where the
reform forces have taken up and are
following the leadership of SO gallant
champion as Charles A. Towne. (Tremen-
d0us applause and cheers)
my friends, when history has record
ed-as I believe history will record-the
success Of this movement in behalf of
bimetallisnn, when upon the roll of honor
has been inscribed the names of those
who have been most ins:rume entail in car
rying this cause to a successful victory,
(applause), I believe hat your towns
man, your candidate, your congressman,
will find his name high up among those
to whom honor will be paid. There are
crises in the affairs of nations upon which
much depends. There are hours in the
lives Of men which are the turning point,
and upon the decision there may depend
no: only the future Of the man, but Often
much depends that concerns the welfare
of the ma ion, and, my friends, when the
time came when Mr.. Towne must stand
true to his convictions or abandon them
in order to remain in association With
the party in which he was reared-Wnen
hat time came, he did what every noble
man must d0-followed his convictions,
no matter where those convictions led.
NV friends when he did that, when ne
cast in his lot with those who believed
in the money Of the constitution, when
he sacrificed those political associatio
which had been dear to him and started
out a champion Of the cause OF the peo-
pie. I believe that he rendered decision
which will prove as beneficial to his
countrymen as it proves honorable to
him. and 7 am glad to be in this district
to hold up his hands and 10 tell you VINO
assemble here, you who vote in TINS dis
,rict that Charles A. TOWne can better
afford to 20 down to defeat than you can
afford to allow this cause 20 suffer deteaS
(Great cheers and cries. 1--WE will not.)
And when I tell you that you ought 10
be interested in his success in this elec-
ton, I want to add, my friends, that If
there are any here from other dlstrctS
in this city, that you should feel an IN
terest IN working for the success OF those
who stand for the free coinage OF silver.
1T is useless to have president VINO
will sign bill, unless you have con-
gress and senate which will afford him
an opportunity to sign BILL and in this
campaign, while we expect, not bare
majority, but an overwhelming victory
we must always remember that it is pos
slble that congress may turn upon the
vote of a single member, and that mem
her whose vote turns the vote in con-
gress may be elected by single vote IN
his district, and I beg you to remember
the responsibilities which rest upon you
in an hour like this, and leave no effort
undone to give a majority In the senate as
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

missionaries in Alaska. The American
Episcopal Church has two missionaries On
the lower Yukon and is very soon to estab-
Iish two on the upper Yukon.
The Church of England missions are
under the charge of Bishop Bompos.
Bishop Rowe of the. American Church,
sent up there last spring after the st. Paul
convention, is inspecting the field now.
He has been well received. The only
woman missionary in the whole region Is
Miss Sabine of Canada, who is now at An
vik. There were two others, but they re-
signed, and yesterday returned with the
archdeacon and his wife. One, Miss
Mcdonald, is on her way to Scotland. She
was sent out by the Church of England.
The other, DIR. Mary V. Genton, is going
to her old home in New York.
The archdeacon says that the outlook in
the missionary field is good. The Indians
are peaceful and the children apt to learn.
But with the coming of white men the
liquor habit has come, and against its
hold on the Indians the missionaries are
contending.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
Boots and Shoes in Australia.

Robert Louden, a large boot and shoe mer
chant OF Sydney, New South Wales came here
Saturday to study the latest machinery used
in his line OF business. He is at the Occi-
dental. Mr.. Louden says that under Prime
Minister Sir George Dibbs New South Wales
had protective tariff of IL cents ad yalorem
on boots and shoes, and as a result the local
industry grew right up. But for the last two
Reid, free trade has prevailed and the boot
and shoe merchants are suffering from goods
imported from the United States, England
and Victoria. American made boots and
shoes, he declares are selling in New South
" ales cheaper to-day than the same goods are
sold in this country. Owing to the tie-up at
Newcastle, Mr.. Louden asserts. there are
ninety ships idly waiting to load with coal
cargoeS.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
A Gold Watch and Diamonds
Valued at $500 Mysteri-
ously Disappear.
ROBBED ON AN OAKLAND FERRY
An Unknown Alameda Lady Loses
Her Handbag Containing Eleven
Hundred Dollars.

Mrs. Richard Williams, wife of the ex-
Customs Inspector, is mourning the loss
of sundry valuable diamonds, handsome
gold watch and small amount of gold
coin. The total loss will probably reach
$780,
The robbery occurred between 7 and 10
o'clock on the night of the big bicycle
demonstration.
The robbery was reported to the police
the next day.
On the night of the parade Mrs. Will
iams left her home, 1923 Greenwich
street, to witness the demonstration, first
carefully storing her diamonds and gold
watch in a place she believed to be safe
one.
When Mrs. Williams returned home
about I0:30 there was nothing to indicate
the presence of a stranger. Everything
was in its customary place, so far as a
casual glance disclosed. She gave no
thought to the diamonds and the watch
and the money until the next morning,
when she concluded to pay few visits.
She went to where she had hidden her
valuables and, without so much as look
ing, reached in her hand for the Jewell
when she opened it not single sparkler
met her astonished gaze. Everything was
gone, even to a souvenir coin.
The robbery was Immediately reported
to the police, but no clew of the guilty
party has been obtained beyond a suspi-
cion ,confided 10 the detective by Mrs. Will
liams. The person she suspects is being
closely watched, but has so far managed
to conduct himself in such a way as to
avoid actual arrest.
Incidentally it may be related that the
police on both sides of the bay, as we'll as
the Southern Pacific detectives. are trying
to locate person who on Monday last
walked away with $110O belonging to a
lady passenger on the ferry-boat Oakland.
The authorities refused to divuIge the
name of the lady, but admit the robbery.
The facts in the case, however, are as
follows: On Monday last lady living in
Alameda came to this City to dispose of q
piece of property. The transfer was
quickly made and at 8 o'clock the lady
boarded the Oakland, intending to go
directly home. In small handbag were
the proceeds of the sale-$1100. When
about halfway over the lady observed a
Ii1eHu aG Lne oLner emu o. Inc poSt anu
went to her. When near the Oakland slip
she suddenly remembered her handbag
and made a hurried visit to the spot
where she had left it. 1t was gone.
The robbery was at once reported to the
captain and hurried search made for the
thief. Every passenger leaving the boat
was carefully watched, but no one with a
bag of the kind lost was observed. The
thief had either thrown it overheard or hid
it, intending to return for the valuable
grip when the excitement passed away.
The entire affair is shrouded in the deep
est mystery, except the fact that the
detectives have failed to recover the coin
and the further fact that the lady has
made formal demand on the Southern
Pacific to make good her loss.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
The Strange Boat With a His.
tory That Is No Longer
Tenanted.
HIS FRIENDS ARE ANXIOUS
The Hermit Believed by Some t
Have Fallen Over board and
Drowned.

Richard Smith, the prophet of the
Spirits" has disappeared and his queer
home, an old battered sloop, lies silent
and deserted in her oozy bed in the marsh
near Alameda. For year past Smith has
been the queerest of the many queer char
acters that make their homes on or near
the bay.
He has fitted about from one cove or
creek to another, anchoring for time and
then moving on, as he claims, in response
to an order from divine power. Wher-
ever he has remained stationary for even
q short period he has preached the pecu-
liar doctrine of the Poulson group of
spiritualists, mixed with theosophy-for
Smith believes in the transmigration OF
souls-and in more than one instance,
particularly since he took up his abode
near Alameda, he has collected quite a
following of believers about him, to whom
he preached every Sunday while standing
in the rigging of his queer craft.
1t is these friends, and particularly q
number of women who have become
deeply interested in his teachings, that
are making anxious inquiries for him.
From the time he arrived in the creek
while apparently still robust, is well ad-
vanced in years, had not left his boat for
more than few hours at time.
At almost any hour of the day he could
be seen pottering about the Southern Pa
cifc for such Is the name of the proph 8
strange vessel-tinkering here and patch
ing there, in preparation, as he said, for a
call from above to move on, which he af-
fected to believe would come at any time.
On Sunday, the I'd inst, he preached
from the side of the Southern Pacific as
usual, but has not been seen since. On
the Monday following friend who called
TO consult him regarding some matter
found the sloop's cabin open, as though
Smith was somewere abodt, but he failed
to find the prophet. He waited some time,
but the man he was looking for did not
appear and he left. Next day he called
again with the same result and was some
what alarmed to find things just as he left
them. A half.cooked meal was on the
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

The great reduction shown in the
rates of the japanese company is due to
the fact that it will carry passengers to all
points named in this schedule in their
own steamers, while the Pacific Mail runs
its own steamers only to Honolulu, Yoko-
hama and Hongkong. The comparison is
made with first and second class rates
only because the second-class business is
but very small proportion of that done
between the United States and the Orient.
In order to arrive at the rates that pre-
vail between Seattle and the Orien tai
points $27 must be deducted from the San
Francisco rate for frst-class fares and $15
for third-class fares.
Mr.. Stevens stated further that it was
the intention TO run one steamer month
for the present from Seattle. Three new
steamers, he added, are being now built
on the Clyde for this service. They will
be between 1900 and 5000 tons burden, and
be fitted up in the best modern style for
passengers. 1t is expected that many
globe-trotters" will give preference to
the Seattle route to the Orient, as it will
afford not only cheaper rates, but the op-
portunity to see more territory than by
the Pacific Mail route direct.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
NEARLY ASPHYXIATED.
Edward Williams, a Laborer, Found
Unconscious in a Lodging House
on Fourth Street.


on Fourth Street.
Edward Williams, a laborer, about 25
years of age. engaged room Saturday
evening in the lodging-house 22214 Fourth
street. Yesterday morning about s
o'clock boy who occupied an adjoining
room heard groans from Williams room.
He went into the room and found it full
of gas. Williams as in bed, UNCONSCIOUS
The boy ran into the street and notified
the policeman on the beat, who sum-
moned the ambulance from the Receiving
Hospital. The policeman found the gas
turned on full. One thing that puzzled
him was that no trace could be found of
Williams clothing, and it flashed into his
mind that Williams might have been the
victim of burglar. When DR.. Helms
arrived with the am bulance search was
made for the clothing, and it was discov-
cred stuffed Up the chimney, evidently
with the intention of preventing the gas
from escaping that way. The key OF the
gas-j Jet was more than usually tight, so
that it was impossible to have turned it on
by accident.
Williams was taken to the hospital, and
Drs. Fitzgibbon and Helms by the use OF
oxygen and other remedies soon restored
him to consciousness, and he was able to
leave the hospital few hours later. He
said he had been drinking all night with
some friends, and he had no recollection
of going to his room, and could not ac-
count for his clothes being stuffed up the
chimney or the gas being turned on. He
denied that he wanted to commit suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
ARCHDEAC5N FROM YUKON.

Talks of Alaska Missionary Work and
Progress Made.
Archdeacon Canham of the Church of
England arrived at the Occidental Satur-
day from Auvik, Alaska. He is on his
way to Winnipeg to attend meeting OF
the general synod of the church.
Fifteen years ago he was sent by the
Episcopal Church of England Missionary
Society to labor among the Indians of the
far Northwest. Up to 1888 he spent his
time in the country about Fort Mcpherson,
on the Peel River. Subsequently he has
been in the Yukon country. He says that
the English Episcopal Church, the Epis-
Church and the Catholic Church all have
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

stove OF the dingy cabin and everything
was in a condition indicating that the
occupant had stepped out with the inten-
ton OF returning in a moment.
He reported the matter to Ralph Ham
lin, the keeper of the Bay Farm island
bridge, who is also a police officer, and
since then sharp lookout has been kept
on the Southern Pacific for the return OF
the prophet. Some of his disciples in
qulre every day whether he has returned,
but the answer is always in the negative
and the belief is spreading among his
followers that something has happened to
HIM.
They think that he has been seized
with some sort of fit and has fallen over
board and drowned, while those who be-
lieve in his theosophical teachings say
that he has passed on to another exist
ence and that they will hear from him
shortly.
Those who believe that he has met with
some accident point to the fact that the
vessels cabin was found open and every
thing as though the prophet intended to
return in moment, while it was Smiths
invariable custom to lock up his home
with sturdy paddock that would defy
any but expert burglars whenever he left
even Tor an hour to cross the bridge for
provisions.
a number of Smiths followers visited
the Southern Pacific yesterday in hopes
OF tndlng their teacher, but were disap-
pointed, as he came not. The dust is set
thing on the crockery and cooking utensils
that Smith was using just before he left
the cabin, and the canvas that covers the
hatchway is torn where curiosity seekers
have thrust it aside in order to see into the
dark apartment.
Prophet Smith was apparently not
cleanly in bis habits. and his home Will be
far less inviting unless he returns soon to
claim his own. Ralph Hamlin has taken
charge of the boat, and will hold her until
Smith returns or his fate is ascertained.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
FELL INTO THE BAY.
Mrs. Kate Hasing Rescued in Time by
BOatman.

MRS. habe Hasing Rescued In limo Dy
a Boatman.
Mrs. Kate Hasing, a woman about 30
years of age, living at 1850 Sacramento
street, was fshed out of the bay at Meiggs
wharf yesterday morning by boatman
and sent to the Receiving Hospital, where
she soon recovered, and was taken home
by her husband.
She said she left home to go to early
mass end wandered down to the water
front. While standing on the wharf. she
accidentally fell into the bay. She could
give no explanation of why she preferred
going to the waterfront instead of going to
mass.
Her husband said she was troubled with
nervous prostration, and sometimes she
was nearly out of her mind. She was In a
highly nervous state when at the hospital.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
VELVETS! VELVETS!

We have also opened this week 1000 PIECES COL
ORED SILK vELvETs, in all the shades for FALL
WEAR. This showing hundred
shades of these Velvets the prices of which S50 and
$500 per yard. They superior in quality and finish
to the usual $500 and ST. so grades.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
NOVELTY SILKS
1896--Fall--1896.
The Most Elegant Styles Ever
Shown in San Francisco.

We take pleasure in announcing first arrival of
NEW NOVELTY SILKS for FALL WEAR We have
secured this season the most EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT
of EXCLUSIVE NOVELTIES shown in this ctv and
invite early inspection of the varied styles now ON
exhibition.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10


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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10
AN ILLUSTRATED SERMON.
The Third of Series Delivered Las
Evening.

The Third of Series Delivered Last
Evening.
Last evening Rev. Frank K. Baker, pas
tor of the Epworth M. E. Church, gave to
large audience the third of series of
illustrated sermons. Each sermon is il
lustrated by three large oil paintings of
Scriptural scenes bearing on tine sermon.
These paintings are designed and ar
ranged for pulpit use, and are beautiful
and impressive pictures of important
truths.
The sermon last evening was based on
John iii:2"The same came to Jesus by
night"
The first painting represented Nico-
demus seeking Christ under cover of
night. He was held up as q type of the
timid seeker after truth. 1t was not only
night without, but night within, Nico-
demus' heart. He was earnestly desirou
of entering the kingdom Of God, and was
not rejected because OF his natural tim
idity.
The second painting represented Chris
and Nlcodemus in earnest conversation.
The latter, "a ruler of the Jews" inquir-
ing of Christ, teacher come from God
concerning the greatest subject that ca n
engage the attention of man-the redemp-
ton of man.
The third painting represented the ef-
fects of this inquiry meeting-Nicodemu
defending Christ before the Sanhedrim,
and bringing a mixture of myrrh and
a!oes and helping with the burial of his
Lord and Master.
The sermon was full of helpful sug-
gestions and practical application of the
truth. The subject next Sunday evening
will be on ''The Hearty Seeker" and the
paintings will be the best of all the series.
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Milton, W. Va. has military company
composed entirely of girls. They are
drilling under the tutorship of a captain
OF the State militia, and propose to appear
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

Vodka, sort of whisky made in Russia,
exceeds in alcoholic strength any other
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

LOANS on diamonds. Interest low. At Uncle
Harriss 10 Grant avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-10

Milton, W. Va. has military company
composed entirely of girls. They are
OF the State militia, and propose to appear
in public when they become proficient.