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Took Turn for the Worse
Yesterday and Has Con-
tinued to Sink.
GEORGE CROKER ARRIVES TO-DAY
Summoned Last Friday, He Has Made
a Rapid Run From New
York.

SAN MATEO, CAL, July 15.-The at
tending physicians give almost no hope
for Col. Crocker's recovery, and even his
relatives and friends, who have tried to
be cheerful over the meager, negative en-
couragement given /! EN- for the last five
DAYS by the doctors, realize that it is only
a question of time when the sick man at
Uplands will pass away.
After the consultation of Drs. Gardner,
Chismore. MacMonagle and Whitwell this
evening, Dr. Gardner practically admitted
that there was no hope for the colonel s
recovery.
"The case is more serious than it has
BEEN" he said, ''and less hopeful. There
is no clot on the brain and so far as the
paralysis is concerned the case is not so
serious. The Bright's disease is what is
causing the trouble. Colonel Crocker is
growing weaker and less rational. How
ever he recognized me this evening at
about O'clock
William H Crocker seemed very much
discouraged when seen ct Uplands this
evening and there were tears in his eyes
when he spoke OF his brothers condition.
There is no chance of him getting well,
and be cannot last more than day or
two The poor boy lies upstairs there sui
fering-weli, no, 1 suppose he does not
suffer"
George Crocker, who left New York
when noutied last Friday of his brothers
illness, is ompleting his journey across
the continent on fast special train and
Will arrive here early tomorrow after
noon. This morning Dr.. Gardner notified
General Manager Fillmore of Colonel
Crocker's condition and told him while
there was no immediate danger he could
use his discretion about bringing George
CTocker over on r special train.
Manager Fillmore accordingly made ar
rangements to bring George from Ogden
on a special. His car left Ogoen to-day at
l o'clock and will make about the same
run that William H. Crocker made sew
eral days ago. He will arrive al San Fran
cisco about noon tomorrow, and will
reach his brothers bedside early to-mor-
row afternoon.
To-night's bulletin is the first to indi-
cate a change for the worse in the condi-
ton of Colonel c. T. Crocker. For six
days he has remained in almost the same
condition at his residence al Q plands; for
SIX days those nearest TO him Lave tried
to discern hopeful sym mptoms as each day
passed.
PrlenQS OF Tue COlouel nave cdLleu 10
cheer his family, telling them tnat he
would soon be alb to be out on the porch
enjoying the ba my air and beautiful
scenery, which make Uplands such a
charming retreat. William II. Crocker
has remained among the most hopeful
and each evening upon his return from
the City he has almost tried to wiring
from the lips of the physicians assurances
that his brothers condition was i'm
proved.
To-day for the first time the physicians
were willing to acknowledge a retrogres-
SION in the patients condition. They
could not report, as they have reported
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
RABBI MYERS COMING.
It Is Expected to Do Great
Things for the Bush-Street
Temple.
His First Lecture Will Be on the
Subject, Genuine Jewish Hand
shaking"

Rabbi Isadore Myers, the newly elected
minister of the Bush-street Temple, is ex-
pected to arrive in this City from Canada
about the 2Sth of this month
He was married at is former home on
July 4tb, and his bride will accompany
him to his new field of labor. He comes
with high reputation for eloquence,
learning and general ability in his chosen
profession. His advent is expected to
impart fresh vigor to the congregation
which he comes to serve, and rapid in
crease in mem Dership is confidently an
ticipated.
Genuine Jewish Handshaking'' is to be
the subject of his first lecture, which will
be delivered at the Bu5h-str Temple on
Saturday, the 31st inst. On the following
day he will discourse on Judaism and
Pagansm."
Rabbi Myers has had wide experience
in both the pulpit and on the rostrum,
and wherever he ha, appeared, whether
in Canada. in Europe or in this country.
has invariably made al enviable impress
sion on his auditors.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
ADJUDGBD INSANE.
christopher Mitchell Seffer, a Cook
Sent to the Ukiah Asylum

christopher Mitchell Setter, Cook,
Sent to the Ukiah Asylum
Christopher Mitchell Setter, cook, who
is under the hallucination that the Fair
estate owes him $500, 900, which he loaned
to the deceased millionaire, was yesterday
ordered to be confined in the insane asy.
lum at UKiah.
He was arrested about a week ago by
Policeman Wagner, after a desperate
struggle, for rai,ing q disturbance in the
City Hall and for carrying a concealed
weapon. Tho cases were heard by Judge
Conan Wednesday and Setter was con-
victed on both charges.
He made such Wild statements in court
and conducted himself in such an IRA
tional manner that the Judge ordered Po-
llceman Wagner TO swear to com plant
charging him with being insane Yester-
day morning he was taken before the In
SANITY Commissioners, who sent him TO
the Ukiah asylum.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
DIAMOND STUD STOLEN.
j. IL. Courtley, Pickpocket, Charged
With Appropriating 1t.

j. IL. Courtley, Pickpocket, Charged
With Appropriating 1t.
j. II. Courtley, pickpocket, was booked
at the City Prison yesterday by Detective
Harry Reynolds and Policemen J. p
Welsh and P. Sullivan on the charge OF
grand larceny.
The complaining witness is George w.
Doll OF New Orleans, who is living at the
Martinez House, 1l01 Geary street. He
was at the Chutes on Wednesday night.
and 1t is alleged that Courtley and COM
panlon pushed against HIM and one of
them stole diamond stud from his shirt
front.
Courtley was arrested, but on being
searched the diamond stud was not found
upon him, and the police suppose his con-
federate has it. They are looking for him.
Courtley was implicated with kid"
Devlne IN recent diamond robbery in
sacramento. He has served terms in the
house OF Correction for picking pockets.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16


lungs Is likely to transmit that weakness to
his children But there is no reason in the
world why the weakness should be allowed
to develop. There is no reason why the
lungs should remain weak. Weak lungs
predispose a child to consumption. They
provide a place for germs to settle That
is all that is necessary. Once let the germs
of disease gain a foot-hold, and they in
crease with a deadly rapidity. Pretty soon
the blood is full of them, and so loses Its
healthfulness and its strength giving quail
ties. If the weakness is in some othei
organ, the disease will show itself in that
organ. The germs will get into the blood,
just the same, and the body will begin &c
lose strength. We speak particularly of
consumption because it is most common
because it causes more than one-sixth of
all deaths in the world.
If there is a weak and crunbly spot in
the foundation of house, the owner clears
out the decaying material, supplants it with
new, strong stuff That's all there is to do
That's Il that's necessary.
That is exactly the thing to do with the
lungs. Keep them full of rich, red, whole.
some blood, and the weakness will disap.
pear Decaying tissues will be thrown off
and new material will be added until the
lungs are well and perfectly strong again.
This is the thing that DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery does. This is what
makes it cure oS per cent. of all cases of
consumption where it is taken according to
directions. 1t searches out disease germs
wherever they may be in the body. 1t ex.
terminates them completely and forces
them out of the system. 1t supplies the
blood with rich, fe-giving properties. 1t
makes the appetite good, digestion perfect.
1t supplies the needed nutriment to all the
tissues and makes sound, healthy flesh.
There are some interesting facts about it told
in one chapter Of DIR. Perce's great work, Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser" This book of 1908
pages will be sent free on receipt of twenty-one
(7I) one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing
only. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical AS
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
Sued the Chronicle.

Laura Cunningham has sued NJ. II. de Young
for $4,000 damages. The article which
caused the complaint was published by the
Chronicle on July 23 OF last year. 1t was
headed: Half Thousand Cases of Cruelty
The Record OF Four Months-Two Children
With Heartiess Guardians-A Girl Child
Starved and Terribly Beaten-Rescue OF a
kidnapped Boy" The article was in accord
with the caption and the piaintiff says she
has been Injured by the publication to the ex-
tent of $50, 900
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

court yesterday morning He pleaded guilty
to petty larceny and the Judge sentenced him
10 SIX months in the County Jail. McCar-
micks father is a respectable mechanic and
his mother is an inmate of an insane asylum.
The propriei or of the Langham Hote' wants 1t
understood that Mccormick never lived in his
hote.. The marked three hali-dollars were
found in one of the toilet-roomS, where Nc
Cormick had secreted them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
Violating the Fish Laws.

J. A. Mogan, Fish Inspector, with Police
Officer George Brown, yesterday arrested A.
Paladini at 515 Merchant street for having in
his possession 10 pounds of sturgeon, the
possession of which is prohibited from April l
to September l. The fish was found under
about ton OF ice. A. Fedora OF 2 and 8 San
Francisco Market on Clay street was arrested
for having quail in his possessi on. This IS
prohl bited between March l and October l..
Louis Shlatter of 33 and So O'Farrell street
was arrested for having bass under three
pounds in wsight in his possession.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

sensational story of Russia in the days
OF serfdom is being told at the Grand this
week in For Her Sake" The staging of
the piece is picturesque and the mem bers
OF the stock company enter with energy
into the Interpretation of their roles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

In the manufactures of Great Britain
alone the power which steam exerts is es-
timated to be equal to the manual labor of
1000. 900, 600 men, or more than double
the number of males supposed to inhabit
the globe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

The Frawley company's performance of
"Christopher Jr' is proving entertaining
to patrons of the Columbia and profitable
to the management. Next Monday the
bill will be changed to "Pudd'n Head
Wilson" with Theodore Hamilton in the
title role made famous by the late Frank
Mayo.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
Olympic club Larcenisl

Frank ]. Mccormick, the young member of
the Olympic Club arrested Wednesday for
stealing money and valuables from fellow
clubmen, appeared in Judge Joachimsen,s
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

The repetition of last weeks bill at the
Aicazar Theater is still filling the house.
Next week "a Victim of Crcum stances"
and The FIRST Born" will give place to
"Rosedale."
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
NOTES OF THE THEATERS.
Eastern Visitors Continue to Swell the
Audiences at Most of tho
Houses.

The New York Lyceum Theater Com
pany has nearly ended it's engagement at
the Baldwin Taeater. Tomorrow even
ing "The Prisoner of Zenda" will be per-
formed. THE May flower" will form the
bill tonight. ct to-morrows matinee a
special progam me will be given, consisting
OF The Late Mr.. Castello," preceded by
the balcony scene from Romeo and
Juliet" in which James K. Hackett will
play Romeo and Mary Mannering Juliet.
Alter tomorrow night the Baldwin
Theater will rema dark for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
HEw TO-DAY:
Our cOmteitOrs-the high class tafiors.
Roos Bsos
a7-37 Kearny corner Post
a7-37 Kearny corner Post

a7-37 Kearny corner Post
We are stayers.
Most of our customers are
too.
Want them all to be.
That's why we don't sell
the cheaper grades of cloth
ing; they do not give salts
faction, nor last, nor look
we'll.
Specials for to-day and to-
morrow
For $2.15, suits for boys of s to IS
years.
Double breasted, rolling collar. Last
week they were $3.50 to $500.
Children may not need overcoats Just
now, but you'll find it quite worth while
to see those formerly sold at $3.50 to
$500 and now only $2.I5.
For boys of 8 to 7 years we have new
style REFER suits, heretofore $3.50 to
$500 and now $2.I5.
The sale of mems suits at $1o.8o, $S.25
and $6.4o continues.
AGENTS 8rokaw Bros and Rogsrs, Pesf 4 Cos
Clothing, New York
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
NEW TO-DAY.
held that con

ption is hereditary,
the fact that one per,
son. of a family had
died with consumpi
ton was considered
a sure sign thai
others of that family
could not escape it
This is partly true
and partly untrue.
A man with uaoL
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

8"The Isle of Champagne has met with
success equal to that of Wang at the
Tivoli Opera-house. Edwin Stevens and
the supporting members of the Tivoli
Opera Company are excellent in their
roles and the chorus and superior or
chestra are able assistants. "The Isle of
Cham pagne" will be continued until fur.
ther notice
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

The international Ladies Orchestra is
still the attraction at the Oberon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

Lew Dockstader continues to be such a
drawing card at the Orpheum that ii has
been decided to retain the monologlst for
another week. John Perry and Maurice
Burns. the Irish comedians, have made a
de cided hit, and the excellence of the rest
of the bill is attested by large houses.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

The fourteen-round CorbettFi zsm-
mons contest is still sensation at The
Oily mpia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

AGENTS 8rokaw Bros and Rogsrs, Pest 4 Cos
Clothing, New York s
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

The sale of mems suits at $Io.8o, $S.25
and 500 continues.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

For boys of 3 to years we have new
style REFER suits, heretofore $3.50 to
$500 and now $2.I5.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
RIBBONS! RIBBONS!

|O-1oo pieces ALLrsILK BLACK SATIN AND GROS-GRAI
-UC wide, will be offered at 1Oc yard
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16
LADIES' HOSIERY!

LADIES' TAN HOSE in light and dark shades
e at So a dozen, will be offered at 15c pair.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-16

Children may not need overcoats Just
now, but you'll find it quite worth while
to see those formerly sold at $3.50 to
$500 and now only $2.I5.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
THERE is NOTHING so GOOD.

There is nothing just as good as
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, so de-
mand it and do not permit the dealer
to sell you some substitute. He will
not claim there is anything better,
but in order to make more profit he
may claim something else to be just
as good. You want DR.. Kings New
Discovery because you know it TO be
safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For
Coughs, Colds, Consumption and for
all affections of Throat, Chest and
Lungs. there is nothing so good as is
DR.. Kings New Discovery. Trial bot
tie free at F. Kolteyer & Sons drug
store 3
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
DANGEROUS CATERPILLARS.
Armed with n Very Effective Weapon
for Defense.


for Defense.
The caterpillar of the puss moth,
quite a common insect in this country,
has a most effective way of defending
himself, and may prove, as we shall
presently see, dangerous even to hui
man beings, says a writer in Cham
bers' Journal. This well-protected cat
erpillar is provided between its head
and forelegs with a cleft, from which
il can protrude an organ capable of
squirting out quantity of very acid
fluid to a considerable distance, and
when alarmed it habitually makes use
of this formidable weapon.
In one of the chronological maya
zines a correspondent states that he
was observing some of these caterpil-
lars in captivity, when he happened
to disturb one, and it suddenly squirt
ed out quantity of fluid in a Jet, which
struck one of his eyeballs, though his
head at the time was quite two feet
away from the insect. He rushed of
in great agony to a doctor, who told
him that the eyeball was in a very dan
gerous condition. His eye was totally
blind for hours after the occurrence,
and it was some days before he finally
recovered. What the effect of this fluid
must be upon smaller creatures we
leave our readers to imagine!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
BALLARD's SNOW EMINENT.

is a remedy that would be in every
home if all knew what thousands in
all parts of the continent have learn
ed. Those who have used ordinary
liniments are amazed at what Snow
Liniment does and the rapidity with
which it does 1t. Cures Lame Back,
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sorness, Brui-
ses, Strains Muscular pains any
where. Equally good for animals.
r. E. Morse, travelling salesman, Cal
weston, Texas, says: 1.-TWO bottles Of
Billiards. Snow Linimnet cured me Of
Rheumatism of three months stand
ing" When buying, remember Snow
Liniment has no substitute. Price,
so cents. Sold by E. Reuss, and @.
Schasse. A
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
Prosecuted IN AMERICA.
John Wesley Suffered for Refusing
Communion to a Woman.

John Wesley Suffered for Refusing
Communion to a Woman.
Rev. W. j. Scott, ID. d., writes of
"When John Wesley Preached in Geor-
gia," in Ladies' Home Journal, and
from the famous preachers journal
tells the story of his persecution in
Georgia, which ultimately resulted in
his quitting America and returning to
England in 1897. During the after
noon before Wesley's departure he was
approached by the recorder of Savan-
nah, who informed him that he must
not leave the province until he had
given bond in C so sterling, and in adj
dition furnished bail to answer Mr..
Williamson's charge. Wesley respond
ed: L have given him every oppor-
tunity to make good his accusation, but
he refused to do so; and now, SIR he
continued, with emphasis and frmness,
4 must insist that, as an official, you
have treated me and the trustees of the
colony very i'll. l shall neither give
bond nor bail. You know your bust
ness and 1 know mine
1.-The same afternoon he adds, i
shook the dust off my feet and left Sa-
vannah, after preaching there one year
and nine months, not as ought, but as
was able
1.-The show made by his enemies of a
purpose to intercept him was a shall
low pretext, and is now SO regarded"
Wesley's persecution was the out
come of his refusal to admit woman
of his congregation to holy communion
without evidence of her repentance and
cnntritinn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
seed DISSEMINATION.

In a recent number of the bulletin Of
the Torrey Botanical club Professor By
ron d. Halsted points out that the pods
Of the well known Chinese wistaria are
mort effective catapults, expelling their
seeds with a pistollike explosion and
scattering them far and wide. Every
one knows that cur common witch ha-
eel (Hamamelis virginica) acts SINH
larly. Each cell of the woody capsule
contains one large, bony and shining
seed, wedged into cell too narrow To
contain it. The seed is finally elected
with great force and considerable noise.
If one carries home fruiting branch of
witch hazel and forgets about it, he is
alarmed some night by violent bonn
bardment. Even more surprising is the
propulsive action of the sandbox (Hura
erepitans) of the West Indies. On one
occasion an English traveller, carrying
some of this fruit home in steamer,
had it explode in his trunk, and
with difficulty proved that he was not
dynamiter.
The, squirting cucumber elects its
seeds in a fountainlike jet Of mucilagi-
nous water. One Of the commonest de-
vices resorted to for dispersion of seeds
is the use Of hooks, grapnels or adhesive
hairs. In some cases, as in collomia,
the hairs are not released until the seed
reaches the proper moist locality, when
they project and anchor it down. A tuft
of hair is frequently seen on fruit, as
in thistle or dandelion, or On seed, as
in milkweed. 1t is rarely found stimuli
taneously on both fruit and seed.
Among trees we commonly observe
winged seeds or fruit, as in NAPLES
elms, ashes and the like. Yet the nut
trees resort to other plans, and berries,
PONIES and such like juicy fruits attract
birds and animals, which help to dis
seminate their contents. Color, then,
in many cases serves to lure the visit
ors. And some seeds, always escaping
the process of digestion, are voided in
the best possible condition to terminate.
Cosmopolitan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
Orsin,'s Headaches.

DR.. Lees told one amusing story about
Orsini at Blaydon Hall. which showed
the latter as "a very simple man. Orsi-
nj, at one time, complained every
morning of his head. Il ave one bad
headache, he used to say at breakfast
to Mrs. Cowen. One night Joseph Cow.
en- detected a strong smell of gas pro-
ceeding from Orsini's room. He went
to see what was the matter and found
the explanation of Orsini's bad head
aches. The room was quite dark, and
the gas had not been turned Off "What
did you do with the gas?" asked Cow
en-. ''Blew him out, said Orsini, who
had never seen a gas burner before. The
headaches then ceased. They were eff
fectually cured some months later at
the instance of the emperor of the
French. -Westminster Gazette.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
GOOD WORDS FOR WASHINGTON
Improvement I'm Moral Tone of the
Nations CAPITAL.

Improvement I'm Moral Tone of the
Nations Capital.
Gen. II. V. Boynton, the veteran Wash
ington correspondent, has been for
more than 80 years collecting news and
writing letters. Few men know SO
thoroughly as he the inside history of
the capitol, the white house, and the
departments. Being asked what he
considered the most important deduc-
ton from his experience at Washington,
he answered.:
"The marvellous improvement in the
moral atmosphere, and the general tone
and honesty of the government. We,
the people of the United States, have
the most honest government in the
world. 1t is and has been for many
years more honest than ever before,
and is to-day more honestly and eff
GENTLY administered than any private
business that have ever examined. ]
mean that there is less waste and less
defalcation.
'Look at the great postal service, for
instance. Where in the world will you
find any private agency which does so
much and does it so well, and at so little
cost? And change of parties makes nc
difference. Thorough honesty is the
rule.
"The atmosphere of the white house
is pure beyond that of any royal resi-
dence, and this is the most moral ano
peaceable city in the United States, il
not in the world. 1t makes me laugh
when those good people come from New
York and Cincinnati and away out west
to help reform Washington"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
NOTICE OF FILING FINAL AC-
COUNT.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County Of BeXar.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County Of Bexar.
County Court in Matters of Probate.
To September Term A. d. 1897.
The State of Texas, to all persons
| interested in the administration of the
estate of Julia Zauner, deceased.
WIN. Molsberger, administrator of
the state of Julia Zauner, deceased,
has filed his final account in the
County Court of BeXar County, which
will be acted on at the September
Term, A. d. 1897, of said Court, at
the Court House thereof. in the City
of San Antonio, after this notice shall
have been duly published in some
newspaper printed in Bexar County,
Texas, for at least twenty 900 days,
at which time all persons interested in
said estate may appear and make OBJ
jectiOns thereto If the see proper.
Witness, Thad. w. Smith, Clerk of
the County Court Of Bexar
County, and seal of said Court,
IL. 81 at my office in San Antonio,
this 23rd day of August, A. d.
1897.
THAD. w. SMITH,
Clerk County Court, Bexar County.
By r. G. SYMINGTON, Deputy.
ISSUED same day.
Came to hand August 23rd, 1897, at
6:15 o'clock p. m. and publication of
the above Citation ordered made in
the Daily Light.
JOHN. P. CAMPBELL,
Sheriff Bexar County.
By JAS. NJ. VAN RIPPER, Deputy.
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