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religion. There have been revivals of fear.
when mulutudes have been seized with
religious panic; there have been revivals
of love and hope, in which multitudes
have shouted and prayed in an ecstacy of
emotion that was chiefly sensuous; there
have been revivals OF superstition, Ike
that OF witchcraft in early New England. {"
He cited several curious historical in
stances of epidemics OF hysteria pro-
NOTED bv example. especially among
women, and asserted that the excit sment
of revIvals, the crowds at the "mourners
bench" and instantaneous conversions"
belonged to this category.
They are so regarded said he, ''by
President Andrew d. White in his valu-
able work on The Warfare of Science
With Theology Read Carpenters Men
tai Physiology and Mandsley's Path
ology of the Mind if you desire to inves-
ligate the subject.
THAT every great revival has an iniu-
rious moral result very strongly believe.
Great stress is laid upon instantaneous
conversion, but such an experience is for
the most part mere emotional excitement
1t is found, TO be sure, in isolated cases,
but generally in groups. 1t is like the
measles or the mumps-it is catching.
at involves some mental action and
some action of the will. ana so is found in
individual cases, but chiefly religious ex-
Derlo0CeS OF lnlS KIM OCCUR IN reVlValS
and break out ike an epidemic. They are
supposed to have a miraculous root, and
to be the action of the divine spiIIt. But
they are phllosophicaIly explicable on
wholly natural grounds. To use philo-
sophcal term, they are who ly subjective
phenomena, like the faith cures we hear
Of"
Mr.. Wells criticized the contentious of
the revivalists at further length, and ex-
planned what he conceived to be the true
meaning of religion. He concluded: 1--WE
may not care for the old forms of faith or
the old-time methods OF winning assent to
them and yet hold to the sanctities of reli-
gious life. We may object 10 revivals as
IRA tional, yet believe in a personal rela-
ton between ourselves and the Infinite
Father. 1t is the business of every man
to cultivate the worshipful, the reveren-
tial, the tender and the spiritual side of
his nature, and enter into the higher
forms of religion, thus recognizing the
eternal nature of religion while confessing
the changes going on in human thUug ht
- lorr l. T..
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Quebec citadel, which was a fact known
TO the reporter 10 whom he was speaking.
In confirmation OF Buffers statement
on tuesday afternoon when some police
men were talking to him in the City
Prlso n he said 10 one OF them, Policeman
Coogan: 81 was once a policeman my
self"
"Where2' asked Coogan, and Butler
replied, "In Canada"
A reporter OF The CALL saw Butler the
following day and asked MIN if he had
been In Canada. He replied that he had
andl answer 10 further questions he said
he was more familiar with Manitoba and
the Northwest than any other part OF the
dominion. He knew Quebec city, how
ever, and said he was there during a riot
that occurred one Sunday over a skating
rink being started.
'That was in 1882" said the reporter.
NO" replied Butler, sit was in 1885,"
and he was correct; 1t " as during the win
ter of 1883.
There were other incidents that he re-
ierred TO Saturday night that led 10 the
conviction he was telling the truth. He
now probably sees that there is every
chance of his place OF birth ana real name
being discoSered, as il would be on record
at the mounted police headquarters in
Regina, the capital of the Northwest, and
he is now anxious to save himself from
this exposure by denying that he was a
mem ber Of the force.
Captain Lees was for some days in
possession of information that led him to
believe that Butler had been in the North
west rebellion as a mounted policeman,
and had joined the force in 1884. The
information he is keeping to himself, but
Yesterday he wrote a long letter to Colonel
Herchmer, Com missioner of the mounted
police at Regina, detailing what be had
learned and enclosing picture OF Butler
in the hope that 1t would lead to his
Identification. He is supposed to have
enlisted in 1884 for three years, and the
probability is that after serving his term
he went to Quebec, and sailed from there
to some other country
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Rational Revival.

At Golden Gate Hall Rev. Harold Bolce
of the new Cosmopolitan Church spoke of
the kind of revival which he and his CO.
workers hope to bring about. His subjec;
was The Rational Revival in Religion"
He prefaced his address with histori-
cal analysis of the worlds greatest refor-
nations. These were brought about, he
argued, by some superior mind seeing
through the mass of tangle of forms and
ceremonies which had grown up about the
religion of his day-the germ of truth
which was at the ba a1e of all religions
He would urge this simple truth until a
new sect would arise and cast aside the
obscuring ceIemonias, but gradually the
new school of belief would assume cere-
monials to which 1t would give more and
more importance. Then another reformer
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Captain Higgins of the Ex-
celsior Had to Pay for
a Lost Cargo.
Mexican Customs Law Permit
No Surplus and No
Shortage.
Tie Fact That the Goods Were
Washei Ovarboard IN 4 Storm
Is N Excuse.

Captain Higgins of the steam schooner
Excelsior has not very exalted opinion
of Mexcans or the Mexican methods OF
handling American vessels. The rule in
that Repu bic is to fine man if he be
short in the goods called for by his mani
fest, and fine is also imposed If ne has
more aboard than the bill OF lading calls
for.
On the way down the coast the Excel
sior was caught in hurricane and 200
railroad ties that formed part of her deck
load and nearly all OF the starboard bull
warks were washed away.
The fact that the steam schooner had
been in a storm did not cut any figure in
the case and the Mexican authorities pro-
ceeded to fine Captain Higgins for not
bringing his full cargo into port. He ap-
peaied the matter TO the American Consul
and finally the matter was settled to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
While discussing the matter on the
Steuart-street wharf yesterday, certain
Custom house officer remarked 10 Captain
Higgins: "Why, you were in luck. You
know the schooners Martha W. Tuft and
Czar? Well, you should hear the captains
of those vessels talk. Both of them
loaded railroad ties for Mexico ana the
tain OF the Gar found that when his cargo
vas all hoard and tailed that there was
still ten ties on the wharf. He took them
aboard, as the stevedore told him they
had been left over from the other
schooner.
Now. what do you think happened :?
When the Martha ". Tuft reached her
destination the captain was fined $50 in
Mexican money for being ten railroad ties
short, and when the Car got in, few
days later, Captain Olsen was fined $50 for
having ten railroad ties more aboard than
hismranifest called for. Both the captains
protested, but that was all the good it did
them and the fine had to be paid"
Uncle Sam gets even with the Mexican
authorities, however. The Excelsior
brought up over 400 tons OF salt from Car
men Island on which duty will be col
lected, while salt from Liverpool comes in
free. There is a large salt lake in the
island" said CAPTAIN Higgins, land it
only takes a short time to scoop up four
or FIVE hundred tons with a dredger; in
fact, the island is nearly allincrusted with
salt, and would make a com pany's for
tune were it only in the vicinity of San
Francisco"
After discharging the Excelsior will
probably make another trip TO Mexico
with railroad ties and bring back ano other
cargo of salt.
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mounted police for two hours

Northwest mounted police for two hours
yesterday.
Questioned about his life prior to 1891
Butler persistently declined to speak, say
ing that he respected the feelings of his
family. "If anything is TO befall me-" he
said, sit is best that my family never
know it. 1t would do me no good to
speak of my past so they would know
who l am, and l shall not speak, al least
to. day."
Several hundred people saw Butler yes
terday and to all he was courteous. He
seemed to Miss Thomas Edwards, The
trusty who has been in the same cell since
last Friday.
Butler was not in very communicative
mood yesterday when John Preston Sr.,
uncle OF young Arthur Preston, who was
murdered, called upon him. He seemed
embarrassed, and several times was on
the point of making a statement, but
would check himself and start off on an
other subject. To MIR. Preston he ad-
mitted having known his nephew, but as
serted that he had no hand whatever In
his death. Pressed to tell all he knew
about the movements OF the murdered
man prior 10 the tragedy, he gave an
evasive answer and said he would give
Mr.. Preston all the inform ton he wanted
'in confidence" before he left San Fran
cisco.
Asked If he had any memento OF Ar
thur Preston among his effects, Butler
said he had not, but he ought that
'some friends that Preston had made IN
New South Wales had one or two trink-
cts" Further than this the man ac.
cused of N urder would not go, and Mr..
Preston had to content himself with the
assurance that Butler or Ashe would tell
him all he knew "before leaving San
Francisco"
"That man knows all the particulars
about how Arthur came 10 his DEATH said
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would arise, but always the same germ of
truth was the inspiration.
1--WE believe that the world is upon the
eve OF new reformation" he said, "a
reformation of thought in religious mat
tiers. Everywhere men are looking above
ceremonies and sects. The curve of the
pulpit is too narrow to embrace the
world.
''Your love OF humanity, your Chris
tianity, your trust in Immortality does
not depend on history. Imagine all the
stories of the Bible to be fables 3'ritten by
clever dreamers. This belief would have
no effect upon true Christian. If you
could prove Jesus Christ a myth and his
savings the WORK of exalted dreamers, it
would not shake my faith in the inspired
thought contained in those pages.
''The infinite is not the head OF a sect.
Wherever man is doing good Tor hi fell
low-man he is laying gifts upon Gods
altar"
The speaker then outlined his plans for
the establishment OF the Cosmopolitan
Church. He conceived that this could be
made broader and more tolerant than any
organization in existence. 1t was not his
intention to form a sect antagonistic to
any scientific or religious society. His
idea was to institute society where rep
resentatives of all schools of thought
might meet in the common work of up
lifting mankind.
"By tn means,' he said, representa-
tives of various denominations would not
be hurting anathemas at each other upon
the quotation, often impe fectly, of part
of an address in a newspaper. Here they
could meet and discuss their differences
with dignity"
Mr.. Boce believed that when the expo
nents of the ideas he advocated could
make people see that they were thor
OnUllV
no difficulty in receiving material back
ing to erect commodious and
artistic hall in the central portion of
the City. Here il is designed to
have uplifting entertainments not once a
week, as in the churches, but every after
noon and evening. These would not be
exclusively religious, but would be de-
voted to art, science and other subjects
calculated TO result in the betterment of
mankind.
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PATRONAL FEAST.


Solemn High Mass and Sermon in Com
memoration of st. Bridget
The patronal feast of st. Bridget s
Church was fttingly observed yesterday
forenoon. At IL o'clock a solemn high
mass was celebrated by Father CottIe,
celebrant, assisted by Father Ryan, dea-
con, and Father McKinnon. subdeacon.
Father McKlnnon delivered The sermon,
which was a graphic account OF the life of
ST. Bridget, from which he pointed many
lessons of piety and patience.
The music for the occasion was rendered
by special choir under the direction of
Joseph Roeckel and Nine. Ellen Coursen-
Roeckel. The vocal numbers were accom-
panied by A. F. Johannsen on the violin.
The church was appropriately decorated.
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The Monitors Comment.
The following appears in the current
mum Der OF the Monitor:
RowDY REvIvALs.

RowDY REVIyALs
DR.. Jordan OF Stanford being the president
oi non-sectarian institution is privileged to
pitch into the sacred customs OF our dear
friends the Methodists. Among that godly
people the revival possesses a sacrosanct char
aeter. 1t is the beginning, the foundation of
righteousness. He who would attack it is to
them as proane as he who laid unhallowed
hands on the ark of the covenant.
We wonder what will the brethren say now
to DR.. Jordan. He has described the revival
as "a real dru unkenness and no more worthy
OF respect than the drunkenness of the gut
ter" The Rev. DR.. Ollie and the Rev. Dr.
Case have, 1t is true, spurred into the arena to
defend the peculiar manifes tations OF their
creed, but nobody minds them.
newspapers to describe a emission" in a
Catholic church as a revival. There is abso-
lutely no similarity between them. The mis-
sion is a sad sober reflection on the truths of
faith, the revival is a wild delirium and
frenzy Like unto that which seizes on the Mus
sulman at the sight of the pc jamas OF the
Prophet
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FpYntian Wonders.

The first of series of three lectures to be
delivered by Rev. Haskett Smith of London,
Eng, will take place at the Association Audi
torium, Mason and Ellis streets, next Friday
evening "The Mysteries and Marvels Of
Modern Egypt" He will lecture at the same
place Monday evening, February 15 and the
22d
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SANBoRN, VAIL & Co. do all kinds of printing
and engraving. Visiting cards, invitations,
monograms and crests. Sole agents for Berk-
shire typewriting papers. Depot for Water
man" "Swan, "'Crown" and Ideal" fountain
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08

Bigamis.s in Hungary are compelled to
sub bmit to ali odd punishment. The man
who has been silly enough to marry two
wives is legally forced to live with both of
them in the same house.
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Lodginr-House Transfer

Mrs. Lizzie Merrill was arrested yesterday on
q charge OF obtaining money by false pre-
nses She was released on $1,000 bonds
- complaining witness is Mrs. Christina
Eoanston, who purchased the lodging house.
IO3o Market street, from Mrs Merrill and
alleges that the facts were nisrepresented 10
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08

A machine used by matchmaking firms
cuts 10000 600 sticks a day. and then
arrange Them over vat, where the heads
are pu on at surpassing rae of speed.
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TO CURE COLD y ONE DAY.
cake laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
glss refund the money il " talls 10 cure. 25c
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AMUSE EMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER -"Spar ,icus.n
COLUMBIA THEATER Jimmy Fadden
MoRosco oPERA-HoUsE- y Mile a Minute"
ALCAZAR THEATER Ihe Professor
TIvoLI OPERA House. Aladdin; or, The
" onderful Lamp
ORPHEUM.- High Glass Vaudeville
SUTho BATHs-Bathing and 3 erformances.
THE CHUTES AND SKATING RINK-Daily at
Halght street, one block east of the PARK.
Cal rFoFNTs REATER--AIile. Antoinette Tre-
.belli Tuesday evening, February 8.
PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB.-Races to-day.
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NEW TODAY.
PAIN IN
THE BACK /!

WHEN YOU ARE TROUBLED WITH A CON-
w tinual pain IN the back or dull, heavy
sensation, together with stiffness, SO that it
rquires an effort TO straighteu upfrom stocp-
ing position, you can make up your mind it is
time for you to look seriously to your health.
Such symptoms may be warning of coming
mbago, rheumatism or kidney trouble. You
will do well to heed the warning of nature
and to assist her in restoring you to healthy,
norm nj nOndftion
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office after the 10 b. Tickets can be
procured from members of the committee
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DIR. SANDEYS ELECTRIC BELT

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thousand Why
January Slse7
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fAAS I'm A..
BY INDIANA a UCTJoN Co.-This dav Fehrua
s, Furniture, at 80 iehama ST.. at O'clock
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-20
BLEW UP A GUNBoAT.
Cubans Place Torpedo Uuder q Spanish
War Ship and Sink the Unlucky craft.

Cubans Place Torpedo Uuder Spanish
War Ship and Sink the Unlucky craft.
HAVANA, Jan. 19.-Though the in
surgents have no navy they do not hes
itate when opportunity offers to attack
Spanish war ships. The latest instance
of this kind occurred Sunday morning,
when Spanish gunboat was sunk by
torpedo and many Of her crew killed.
Rebels attacked the forts at Guamo.
some distance up the Cauto river, prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, and the Span
ish troops, fearing that they would not
be able to hold out, asked for assist
ance from Manzanillo, on the coast
Saturday night the gunboats Centenelli
and Relampago left Manzanillo to as
cend the river and protect the forts.
When the gunboats were opposite a
place called Mango, the Relampago
struck torpedo. There was terrific
explosion and masses of water were
hurled to great height. The hull of
the Relampago was torn open and she
sank. Those ON board Of the ship who
were not injured jumped into the water
and swan in the direction Of the Cen
tenelli AS soon as 1t was seen that
the Relampago was sinking the Cente-
nelli's boats were ordered to the res
cue. The rebels appeared in force
along the banks Of the river and fred
on the Spaniards
The condition OF the survivors was
such that it was impossible for the
Contenelli to return to Guamo and she
returned to Manzanillo, where the
news of the disaster caused intense ex-
element The official report of the at
fair states that the commander, second
engineer and three sailors of the Re-
lampago were killed and her boat
swain, quartermaster, chief engineer,
pilot and four sailors are wounded.
The boatswain of the Centenelli was
killed and her pilot, second engineer,
gunner and six sailors were wounded.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-20
TRIo OF BANK FAILURES.
Savings Bank at st. Paul and Two Nation
Banks In Kentucky Put Up the Shutters.

Savings Bank at st. Paul and Two NationA
Banks in Kentucky Put Up the shutters.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 19.--The Ger
man national bank, of this city, did
not open It's doors for business Monday
morning and the announcement was
made that the institution was In the
hands of Bank Examiner James Escott.
The capital stock is SS51, 500. The bank
has been in q shaky condition for three
years owing to the failure of the Lou
isville Deposit bank, by which it lost
$4,000, and there are also between
$3.50, 900 and $500, 900 worth of lawsuits
pending, growing out of the banks
connection with the failure. Since the
first Of the year $4,000 in deposits
have been withdrawn and several days
ago Bank Examiner Escott began an
investigation. Saturday he wired the
result to the comptroller of the cur
rency and the order came for the bank
to be closed at once.
The banks last statement, made De-
cember II, showed loans of S44s, ,SS2
and deposits of $3sO,875. The reserve
was per cent. below the 25 per cent.
requirement. One suspicious item was
securities, stocks, ETC." $1l3,O ,O25, the
"etc." causing much comment Presi-
dent Mcknight says depositors will be
paid in full. The bank has on hand
soc, 900 in cash. The deposits subject
to check are about S2O5, 900. There are
also certificates of deposit for $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.--The First Ma
tional Bank of Newport, KY, did not
open it's doors Monday morning. The
news spread rapidly and soon there
was a crowd of excited depositors as
sembled in front of the bank clamor-
ing for an explanation. The officials
sent out word that the bank was solv-
ent, but had been forced to close down
for lack of ready money. Assurances
were offered that no one would lose
anything. The depositors, however,
refused to be satisfied. Ugly rumors
found expression and the excitement
grew still greater when it became
known that Comptroller of the Cur
rency Eckels and national bank ex-
aminer were to be in Newport soon.
The bank will be reorganized. The
deposits are about $37O,00O and de-
positors will be paid in full Director
Spinks says the bank closed because of
the recklessness of Cashier Youtsey
and Director McCracken.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 19.-The Min
nesota Savings bank made an assign
ment Monday to William Bickel, ST.,
vice president of the defunct Allema-
MIA bank, and father of William Bickel,
jr., president of the Minnesota Savings
bank. Assets $250,OOO; liabilities $780,
mn
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-20
nASHINoToN.

An interesting report made by Di-
rector Walcott of the geological survey,
showing the presence of an enormous
gold belt in Alaska has been forwarded
to congress by the secretary of the in
terror.
For the first half of January the
treasury deficit is 50, 800, 96S, and for the
fiscal year to date $44, 763, 800.
The contested case of Beattie VS..
Price, from the the Third Louisiana
district, has been decided by house
committee No. in favor of Mr.. Price
(dem.), the sitting member.
For the week ended January Is
business failures in the United States
numbered 445, as compared with S95
for the corresponding period of 1895,
and II in Canada, against 81 for the
same week in 1896.
In the senate many nominations of
presidential postmasters are awaiting
consideration, and the democrats who
are thus kept out of their salaries ap-
peal in vain to senators and represent
atives for assistance.
Second Lieut. Charles E. Hays, of
the Eighteenth United States infantry,
has resigned and gone to Cuba for the
purpose Of accepting a commission in
the insurgent army.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-20
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

dispatch states that William D.
Warner, United States consul at Co.
logne, Germany, died on the 10th.
The war in the vicinity of the city of
Havana is going on SO fercely that
Gen. Arolas has established his head
quarters at Guanabacoa with force Of
over 5000 men. The capital is in con-
slant commotion over the bold attacks
made by the insurgents.
The Grand opera house at Winnipeg,
Man., was totally destroyed by fire on
the morning of the 18th with all con-
tents. The theater was opened only
two months ago. Loss $4,000.
The projects of the northern prov
inces of Italy have prohibited the entry
of Indian cotton, fearing that it will
convey the bubonic plague that is now
ravaging Bombay and other points in
India. AS result of the prohibition
many factory operatives are idle.
Bishop Begin, coadjutor to Cardinal
Taschereau, has issued mandament
condemning the Manitoba schools set.
tlement and it was read in the Catholic
churches in Quebec, Can, ON the 18th.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-20
CAUCUS pEApLocKEp.

Illinois Republican Legislators Take Tive
Fruitless Ballots for United States Sem
ator.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-Failing
to nominate a candidate for United
States senator at last nights session
the republican caucus-after taking
two ballots-adjourned until this even
ing. The vote for adjournment stood
"A ayes to so nays William L. Mason
developed the greatest strength, but
never was nearer than II votes of the
nomination. The ballot will be taken
in the two houses according to law at
noon to-day, regardless of the failure
of the caucus to nominate.
This caucus refused to listen to nomi-
mating speeches. The result of the first
ballot was: Mason 46, Lorimer so, Hit
IL, Hopkins Q, Carr 10, Allerton 1,
Adams 9, Cannon 10.
Second ballot-Mason As, Lorimer 40,
Hit IS, Hopkins 8, Carr 8, Allerton 1,
Adams 1, Cannon IL
The democratic members of the gem
eral assembly met in caucus at the St.
Nicholas hotel and unanimously nomi-
mated ex-Gov. John p. Altgeld as their
candidate for United States senator.