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sPIRITUALIsAI.
A vERITABLk QUEEN AMONG WOMEN /;
MRS. DIR. A. D. HOWE.

MRS. DIR. A. d. HOWE
FEE 81 & UPWARDi FEE 81 q UPwARn.
HOPE, HELP, LOVE AND Luck FOR ALI
Why that look of sadness? Why that downcaSs
read this and learn that lie ts vet WITH ,ns 80
MRS. DR. A. D. HOWE. who has helped so many
thousands on this coast in the ten years past, Is
again at her old Offices 1920 Market street, San
Francisco. and is now as ready as ever to assist
every suffering mortal who will either call on or
brought to the unlucky; love to the loveless the
separated are united; the sick made strong; the
poor become rich; II you think your husband wife
or lover is untrue consult her at once. Her tran
scendent power is as far above those poor mortals
high above the earth NEVER sefI FAILS he doe,
not know what failure meaasl Her "Revealed
req. and s. cure
matter of how long standing. Write il you can
not call, for treatment by mail is always most suo-
cessfuI and satisfactory. All letters answered.
Diseases diagnosed from lock OF hair.
FEE 81 d. UPWARD! FEE 81 g UPWARD!
MRS. DIR. A. D. HOWE.
1920 Market St, OPP. Seventh.
San Francisco
FRIENDSHIP HALL, 326 McALLISTER ST.
IL MRS. c. j. MEYER holds meetings sun. Mon.
Thurs and Sat; $50; cir. Tue. Fri. P. sittgs
1T LARKIN-LECTURE ON PALMIsTRY
4 by Mrs. Chambers, pupil of DR.. Sivarths,
scientist.
nEST CIRCLE TO NIGHT; lOc; NINE.
YOUNG; 6O5 McAllister st. Tel. Jessie 110l.
MRS. MAYO SIZE 0s-LADIES' CIRCLE TO.
w DAY Pm; readings daily. l015 Market, r. 19.
RIsHoP GARRISON, 1870 MARKET; SEAN
= ces uesday, Friday even's, 25c; 10 TO daily.
A M. FRANCIS, INDEPENDENT Slate
~. writer lis Haight ST.: hours until p NJ
HYPNOTISM.
HYPNOTISM AND VITAL MAGNETISM
IL practically and scientifically taught Ia les
sons, also how TO hypnosize instantaneousiy, by
professor of the French school; good opportunity
Is here offered TO physicians and Students of
sclesce Interested in It's therapeutic effects; high
est crenentisis: correspondence solicited. Gail or
address the Hypnotic and Mesmeric Institute,
O'Farrell ST.
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GREAT EXCITEMENT

n REAT EXCITEMENT
VI CAUSED BY LOW PRICES
81 WESTERN ADDITION LOTS
$3.50 UPWARD.
YOUR OWN TERMS
Last Sunday we advertised for the first time 81
lots fronting on Cole Stanyan, Shrader, Frederick
and Beulah streets This is by far the most i'm
portant subdivision of the year. Owing to the low
prices it has been of great interest to many in
tending purchasers. We advise you to see these
lots at once. You cannot buy lot in the city at
the price which will compare with these either for
investment or g residence sile. Located near
the Park, and in a select neighborhood; near the
site OF the Affiliated Colleges, convenient to cleo
trio and cable lines, good climate. The Park PAN
handle is being rapidly built up by rst-class i'm
provements. We Will sell the lots on your own
terms. Street work done. Lots all level and
ready for building purposes Go and see these lots
to-day. Our agent will distribute diagrams sun
days on the blocks.
BALDWIN & HAMMOND,
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COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

t000 ACRES OF FIRST-CLASS FARMING
rOOO land TO rent: is only IL miles from San
francisco and within l mile of railroad station; (;
i rent %S per acre as whole or So 90 in 20O-acre
eots. So address ID. +. EMER1C, sos Market ST.,
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ST. DoMINIC's CHURCH BUILDING ASSO-
citation - The regular monthly requiem high
mass for the deceased members Of the above
association. and for the deceased parents and
relatives of the members. will be celebrated in
st. Dom MICS Church Bush and Steiner streets,
THIS DAY CThursdAy), at O'Clock a. n.
Friends are invited TO attend.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10

G. h. UMBsEN q CO., AuctIoneers, IA Mont
gomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10

G7E TO $l2OO-BEST LOCATED LOTS NEAR
eD - electric lines, north and south of park !:
beautiful view of park ocean, STRAW berry HILL op-
posite new music grounds, and Affiliated Colleges;
so and SO monthly payments
r. ID
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10

| I 9 ACRES. AN IMPROVED PLACE IN So
~ noma County; orchard vegetable garden
noose, barn, chicken-houses, brooders, chickens
ducks, horses and all impl ements.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10

BA BAMBERGER-In Grass Valley, Septemb g.
1886 Sigmund beloved husband of Bertha Bam-
berger, and brother of SO omon S. BAN berger
and II days
1uIiy Invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY
(Ihursday), at 10 o'clock A. NJ, from his late
residence, 1451 McAllister street lntermen5
Home o' Peace Cemetery, by II 30 O'Clock A. N.
Train from Third and Townsend streets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28

To-day she has over Us miles of macadamzed
streets, the remainder being paved with granite
blocks, asphaltum and other modern materials The
city extends for nineteen miles along the river
front and about seven miles inland and has over
800 miles of street railways run by both electric
and cable powers
ST. Louis Is in all probability, the greatest rail-
road centre of the United States outside of Chicago
but, she is something more. She is the chief port
OF 5000 miles of inland waterways. and the census
figures of 1890 show that the amount of freight
carried on the Mississippi River and its tributaries
in 1889 81 100000 tons.
The city does large business also in beer and
tobacco. and these industries together turn out
nearly s30.OOo0OO worth of goods annually. Cotton
Is received in the city from Missouri, Oklahoma.
Kansas. Arkansas. Texas and the Indian Territory,
ana nearly as much passes through the city
stops there. The largest woodcnware mandatory
In this country Is in II. Louis and also the largest
jobbing hardware firm. Besides many other large
industries are centred there
several National conventions have been held in
-. Louis. Cleveland was nominated there in 1888
BY the National Democratic Convention. This year
the business men OF the city made the winning offer
Tor the republican National Convention which Il
10 be held there on June l6 st. Louis was also one
OF the foremost competitors for The Columbian
Worlds Fair which finally went TO Chicago
East St Louis. which seems TO have suffered more
from Yesterdays tornado than ST. Louis itself, is "A
town or about seventeen thousand inhabitants in
st. Clair County. H.. directly across the Misss-
railroads, the trains of which the river on the
great steel bridge built by James B. Eads which
is reported to be badly damaged. The stockyards
there are the largest in the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
DIED..

Amelia Whiting wife Of william P Beae in the sSh
Relatives and invited to 81. attend the i1nsrs
services at h her q rs'dfnef NO. 80
BI,TLER-At woburn. Mass. May 90 Mary E. Butiss
wife Of Frank T. BatIer , Of Br0o Er5, n a. A.
Youngstown and Ashtabula ohio papers please copy
EAGLEroNon Tuesday Nay 20 Ed% va, w ~ hase.sn
on Friday May 70. at ! p. m
FURMAN-At Tarrytown, y; i, May g. 1885, John
M p sn nSs n wrschasier County Med
Society and Medical Society OF the state on New.
and American Medical Association are invited 70 auend
the funeral from his late residence. on Thursday the
2Sth inst. at : o'clock 2. m
Tuesday nay o2 2 e sGn's aye Kesei
son Of Harvey ) and Elizabeth X. Kitehei
Funeral Friday, at p m ~.
LOCK WOOD-On Wednesday. May "a ls3" fteoecca' WI"
Of the late Jared lockwood. in her s5h year -.
Friends re sTs es 60 70 81 @ Booyn Thursa
,D syTTins' MA" Gr5 ~ ae D. H.
MA MILAN e Masi IN the 7is year Of his age
MAIN-suddeny Thomas Main. in the csth year OF his
Funeral services to held the residence OF his SON
dav evening, at O'Clock.
Interment at wappingers Falls. y. T.
scuROEDER-On Tuesday. in Whitsunweek, May 20. %
New-Mlforl Conn. Rev. john Frederick Schroeder IN
rn ms S'i'a at View Milford Friday noon.
sMITH-suddenly at Morristown. May q. Ellzabeth
brewer widow OF Colonel Morgan l.: smith ana dausm-
ter OF the late John H. and Anne 3 Brewer OF new
,i service, will be held at the Of the Re-
deemer Morristown saturday afternoon. on the ~
rival q the y o'clock .raIn from New Nwark
ToMKINs-At Newark y. j.. Tuesday. May 2o 'Sss'
Walter Tomkins. in the 18Th year 81 ms age v.,,o
dist Episcopal Church. Newark. on Thursday the SSn
In err al at The c. Convenience Of family.
The K-nsico Cemetery. located on III. BARREN H,s.,
Depot. ONCE IS East 42d-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
OBITUARY.
THOMAS MAIN.

Thomas Main. an old and well-known marine eng.
neer and designer. died suddenly from apopiexy ~
the home Of his son. David Main. at Arlington. ~ j..
yesterday morning. He was born In Borgue SCOT
land, on January 90 lSZs and served an apprentce-
ship IN the machine shops OF Robert Napier. ,ne
Glasgow shipbuder, and mis- successor, Jonn Elder.
In 1854 he came to this city and was employed as
designer by Erastus Smith, who was then consult,
ing marine engineer at Bowling Green. lie designed
the machinery for the Dunderberg, pioneer ar
mored warship built by William IL. Weob & CO..
which being unfinished at the close Of the Rebeion'
was sold 10 the French Government. He also DE,
signed the machinery for the cruiser iroqnoiS ana
other warshps: for the steamships cry or TOXIC.
City of Picking and others OF the PACING Man Line
from San Francisco 20 Japan and CHINA, ana TOT the
sound steamers Bristol and Providence 49,.
Mr. Main was superin tendent successiVely OF tne
Aiaire and Morgan Iron Works for John koacn q
Sons and had charge of their great snip puding
nlant at Chester, Penn. when the hrm failen on ac
count Of the Withholding of large sums OF money
claimed from the Government. AterWard ne en-
eaged in drafting and designing on his own account.
When the Webb Academy OF Ship Building. etc. was
established he was appointed It's professor or engr
neerIng which place he held until about year ago.
when he retired on account OF falling health ~,
He Is survived by two adult sons: HIS funetal wiz
take placc al his sons home, in Arlington tns even.
ing the Rev Nessrs. Hutchinson. OF the Arlington
Presbyteran Church. and Bcatt!e. or the toooksn
PRESBYTERIAN Church, officiating The burial Will %
at WappInger's Falls. Dutchess County. tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
RACING MEN ANXIOUS.
MANY wEII~KNOwN TURFMEN AND iIORsE-oWN-
Frs WERE AT THE ST. LOUIS TRACK.

,,,Sv vEIJ-KNOWN TTRFMEN AND IORSE-OWN-
Frs WERE AT THE ST. LOUIS TRACK.
Tho frjphtful disaster at st. Louis caused much
are attending the races at Morris Park Many
well-known horse-owners Jockeys ana bookmakers
orc attending the races at ST. Louis. j. J. Burke
,s the presiding judge at the ST. Louis ralr prouhu
meeting. Report says that the grandstand and bet
t,po-shcds have been blown down and many per-
sons killed and wounded
Tho 81 Louis Fair Ground Is one OF the best
oo,,,nned racetracks In the world. The grandstand
'as arec,ea in 1885, and substantially con-
s,rrc,ed with a granite foundation. The upper
,or,ion NJ the grandstand was built of iron, with
s,oo, Orders the whole of It sheathed with wood.
u was a model grandstand in every particular
large exposition building occupied prominent
os,t,on NJ the southern end of the grounds and was
surrounded by many smaller buildings USED Tor var-
ous exhibits at the annual fair. The stables were
AZ the northern end OF the grounds and In addition
n the ones erected In 1885 many new ones have been
nut I'D Il, recent years The great match race be-
tween Miss Woodford ana Voante was run over the
St. Louis track in 1885, when Miss Woodford defeated
Volante in mile and a half by length. In the
fast time OF 2:35. 49,. 49,
The attendance at the St. Louis races tbs year
has been unusually large hence II the reports re-
probably very large. The ST. Louis Fair Ground
Is on the northwest boundary OF the city, conse-
quenty the storm. II IL struck there hrst must
have come from the northwest. r. II,
Far Ground rack in June 1856 while the races
were In progress. The grandstand and the betting
x,r,mely destructive 10 life and property In
other sections where Its power was fe.t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
VETERANS AT THE FAIR.

II was c. A. II. night at the Cuban Fair last
night. aid the increased attendance showed that
the veterans and their friends were In favor OF
free Cuba. Rampones Old Guard Band played
stirring music all through the day and night.
MIRA Hill. who is In charge OF the sanitary tent.
called upon twice In the course OF the evening
to minister to the sick One young woman tainted
from the heat. but was soon revived. and little
scented to Mrs. Hill.
The gallery was exceptionally well patronzed,
and beginning $3.50 o'clock concert was given In
which Salo Fingerhut. the German pianist. and
part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
many more injured The towns in the track OF the
storm were Ortcnville. lakewood Thomas, Nor u

many more injured. The towns in the track OF the
storm Ortcnville lakewood, Thomas, North
oxford, VAUDEVILLE. Ont; Dryden. Whltevilie uuii-
ford. Mount Clemens. Metamora and LakevieW.
on Monday morning the storm struck Cncag22'
Sewers were choked and Easements were HOODED
and the suburbs under water. The storm eN-
tended through VIII and Kankakee counties S,V
eral people at Rockford and Egan City we're Kiie1
and Injured The storm also severe at Egin.
Galena. Rockford and Mount Carroll. Monday also
there were hailstorms reported In NORTH
Dakota and Minnesota. Many cattle were kll.ed
ard much genera, damage done 10 property
Tuesday the tale OF disaster was continued. The
violent wind and rain storms had reached Indiana
Tornados also reported In Oklahoma, l. T.,
and in Kentucky. The storm was also raging
fercy nj Springfield. Mo.
Tuesday morning the at its worst IN
Central Illinois. At Cairo the ferryboat Katherine
was capsized by the gaze and eleven persons were
drowned
1t is probably too much to say that 400 people
have lost their lives in the storms of the las; ten
days. The damage TO property must be estimated
in the millions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28

POstOmce Notice

Foreign mails for the week ending gay ~ WI" -
promptly IN a rik%xsArIAYTIcs Minis ,...,
1H ashisaaA ossTs Ss directed
r at SO " % siSE3'%snPPs moath cAs sS
SaSsn deter. ms 40: Cape Be sSs9y sae Ss
Ssan Fo ia ur 'I Egypt and Ind
LA Bssas ssetla a Norway at Ss an aSa
Russia per 'Aler VIA Bremen DIETER: tor o,hs,
PSr SsiSSP 5ss.. Ssssss
Norway cchrsana) and Russia. must be directed per
v I' nast be- s'df
yssndsmn at be aectei fo per of FSa 70 aa
for s,ts ssO'I must be directed per EROpia
.prn,ea matter etc-Oerman steamers sailing on Tues
German and geGs add wn printed mater
for Europe Cunad steamers on sngday take prntsd
addressed address a printed eic for other Of Europe
or ali for wScn ey are :
carry mail.
After the closing OF the supplementary transatlantic
o mss on the psrs the american
and remain open until within ten minutes Of the hour
NAILS FOX ,A ASR eFY TFs AMERICA WEST
THURsDAY-At 2:3o a. m. for Port Antonio. per seamss
f sSm St 4Sd%ss ant s GrsX @ st. nams .S
Ms so S Gs er gs at ;SDPsmss'i
fields, per steamer from New-Orleans
FRIDAY-At 2 m for campeche cnspasi . Taeassa
other parts OF Mexico and for Cuba mus be directed
per Yucatan); at y. m for fortune Island Jamaica
savanilla and carhagena. per s. Aene
a6sns etsfs ana ):
per Habana) 10 for La Plata coun-
tries. per :: Merida at p m supplementary 80
steamer asah a from ni' Sorih sSdns sS' It.
Malls for Newfoundland by rail- to Halifax and thence
by steamer close at this ohice daily az $3.50 p. m.
Malls for Miuelon. by rail 10 Boston, and thence by
steamer. close at this once daily $50 Mails
for Cuba close this ofhce daily at a m. for
forwarding by steamers sailing Mondays and Thursdays
from port Tampa Fla. Malls Tor Mexico overland
less specially addressed dispatch by steamer close
at this office daily At ! a. sRess,ered mail closes
- :" - TRASsfAcIrIc MAILS.
MAILS Tor the Society Islands per ship Galee IRON Sao
Traneiseo elose here daily up TO May 25 at $50 M
ssily up May M Mails for china and
J Japan per Victoria from TacsmaI close here
Japan and Hawaii, per s. Peru from San Francisco.
close here daily UP to May 81 at GSo r. m Mails FOE
Hawaii. per $. Australia 0rom San Francisco) close
traa except those for West Australia, which for
warded via Europe). New-Zealand Hawaii, FIJI ana
Samoan IsinPds Alameda from San Fran;
sr and Win go m Cor on arrival at q
Australia except West Australia. Hawaii and FIJI
Nrom Vancouver close here daily after June 20 and W
TO June s23 at $50 D. m
Transpacihc mails forwarded port Of sailing daily
ton Of their uninerrup,sd overland transit tResS.
CHARLES e w. pxYTSN Postnas,cs.
Postofnce. New-Y0s.. y. =, My =. 1919.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
THE STRICKEN CITY.

ORIGINALLY A TRADING POST 1T HAS GROWN TO
BE THE SECOND CITY IN THE WEST
Inc city Of ST. Louis. the most important CONNER
VA ana manufacturing centre In the MISSISSIPPI
.sney' as well as the metropolis OF the stare oi
A'souri and for years the rival Of Chicago as the
nsropolis OF the West founded by Pierre
Nede Lngueste as trading post In 11ei. ana was
-@a ST. Louis In honor Of Louis XIV OF France
s& following year the arrival of st. Ange de
aesfive and his command from Fort Chantres.
a9 the fort had been surrendered 10 the English,
ave new Importance to st. Louis. which then be-
&ne the capital OF Upper Louisiana st. Louis
:" practically under French control until NO.
s'n Don Pedro Plernas took formal possession OF
s'e place under the terms Of the treaty which had
~. VI concluded with Spain at Paris In 1853. In lSo
~ territory of Louisiana was given ba * 10 France,
"A on April 90 1893, IL was purchased by the United
'a'es The formal transfer OF the domain took
pace In ST. Louis In 1904. Five years later the town
y o. Louis was Incorporated but II was not until
~1sust :. 1871. that the first steamboat landed at
~ =. JOCK In 1879 John Jacob Aston established the
"sstern department of his company In st. Louis.
me city charter CT ST. Louis was granted on De-
ssenDer .. 1922. IL was amended from time to time
~ ,he Legislature until 1885, when ST. Louis
:a"'sed as separate municipality. and then began
r phenomenal growth and prosperity of the city
"ahcai troubles In 1887, great flood in 1874, the
s. SIS OF Asiatic cholera IN 1873 and great fire In
~ ''o not prevent the city's growth and progress
s population Increased from lc46o In 1910 to 1850 in
20 49, s In 1890 TO slO sc4 IN 1870. S05s in 1880
70 iSl.'io In 1880
c,,,sy 81 Louis Is the fifth I'm size Of American
n. ~, ~ IL commonly spoken OF the capital OF
TRIM. ss'ssppi Valley. but its field is larger. Her
her. sy territory Is every State and city south Of
IA q, ' OF her TO distance Of $50 mics 2O miles
A. ~. north and IN the West and Southwest as far
q. "1 rocky Mountains.
soo ~ ais mas at present within her limits over
ionss. sss'pie. over $50 miles Of paved streets
NJ .a ns streets OF crumb..ng limestone that not
ago rendered the place an abomnatlon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
FIFTY PUPILS KILLED.
A sCHOOLHOUSE BLOWN AWAY BY THE
WIND.
NARROWING STORIES FROM MISSOURI TOWNS
THAT LAY ~ THE PATH OF THE STORM
THE LOSS OF LIFE GROWS STEADILY
WITH FRESH REPORTS.

THE LOSS OF LIFE GROWS STEADILY
WITH Fresh REPORTS.
Bloomington. H.. May 17.-Word reached the
Chicago and Alton Railroad officials this even
ing that a tornado had demolished the village
Of Rush HILL Mo-, twelve miles from Mexico. in
Audrian County. The tornado struck the town
a few minutes before o'clock, and blew down
the schoolhouse. crushing its inmates The re-
port was to the effect that fifty pupils had been
killed and a number injured
Sturgeon, Mo-, May pa tornado passed five
miles north Of Sturgeon about o'clock this after
noon. At Renick three men were seriously in
jured and family Of colored people carried
over mile two children being fatally hurt
Friendship Church, north OF town, demol-
ished. The funnel-shaped cloud was seen by half
the people of Sturgeon. Bridges and fences are
torn up for miles.
Kansas City. Mo. May 27.-Rennck, Randolph
County. Mo, was blown away this afternoon and
several persons killed.
Labadie Mo. was also destroyed. Ten persons
were killed at the latter place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
THE WEATHER REPORT.
srvrpr STORMS IN THE WEST.

Washington May 27.-The barometer has fallen IN the
Mlassspp Valley and Southern states and 1t has risen
g., N.y England and Middle Atlantic states. the
Rocky Mountain districts and the north and YVES. por
lake The depression when was cen
,ri over Kansas this morning has moved eastward 70
Northcrn Illinois attended by severe local storms ana
t.avy rons in Missouri Iowa and Illinois The storm
wa. rcporied az very destructive at ST LOUIS WIN a
velocity eighty miles per hour ana Over Two
1870. - rain II ia generally east Of the Missis-
sinnI except in Northern New England and Northern
.rn' WI and IL is about 10 degrees cooler from the
Mssisspp westward the Central Rocky Mountains Inc
,.at,er fair the Southern. Middle ana New
E,atand states local showers are reported IRON
iSioridn showers also reported from Northern ana
,,,n.o bnLo,a Montana and Minnesota. and showers
and thunderstorms rom the upper lake region. Inc
anu generally fair the Atlantic coast
w - g. ho Cu,f states Thunderstorms probably severe.
r TO- the lake region and the Ohio Valley and
a,la,,oraiy fair wea for the Missouri valley