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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01

AN ESTIMATE BY CHARLES sTECKLER.
DEDUCTIONS FROM THE CITIZENS UNION CAN
VAss. WHICH he SAYS. is THE MOST
THOROUGH AND COMPLETE HE
HAS EVER SEEN.

HAS EVER SEEN.
Charles Steckler said yesterday:
After going over the Citizens Union canvass
district by district, have no hesitatio in an
nOuncing that Seth Lows plurality over Van
Wyck in New-York County will be 21.000. In
all the years Of my political experience have
never seen so thoroughly complete and sys-
tematc canvass as that which has been made
by the Citizens Union. There are certificates
and vouchers 81 sned in all cases by the men
who have made the canvass, and its legitimate
and bona fde figures In striking contrast
to the bluff and buncombe of Tammany Hall.
whose leaders simply meet In the afternoon 20
agree among themselves as TO what figures shall
be given out in the evening the result OF an
alleged canvass"
After going over the Citizens Union returns
district by district, Mr.. Steckler estimates the
plulal!tes OF Low over Van Wyck or Van Wyck
over Low In the various districts az follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
ANGERED BY WEYLER'S SPEECH.

srHFRfsE AND ILL-FEELrNG IN OFFICIAL CIR.
CLEs IN MADRID.
Madrid. oct. 3l-Consderable surprise and
i-fecng have been occasi0rtd In official cir
cles by the statement I'm the cabled accounts
OF the demonstration at Havana Friday
which preceded Leutenant-General Weyler's
embarkatlon on the Montserra,, that he had
declared while addressing the deputations. that
he had been recalled in obedience to the wishes
OF the rebels and the demands OF the United
States"
According TO the Madrid correspondent of The
Standard" the Bank OF Spain has agreed 10
advance the Cuban Treasury SOUDOM Of
pesesras and the Treasury OF the Philippines
30O0OOoo. on the guarantee Of the Spanish
Treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
N4NUF4CTURERS IN THE SUI d.

,,rw.rHGLAND COTTON MEN THINKING OF NE
MOVING THEIR FACTORIES.
,sbevuIa Y C.. oct 3l.--Pres dent r w Ha'o"
80 tho Yew-r7gland Cotton Manufacturers AsSo,
oi.,tor oc,on,panied by th.rty-hve members %
49,. or,ariya,on. srent the day in this city ooA-
tn, over It's advantages from manulaclu.''s
s,ordnoln. They expressed themselves as slea.F
,r.,scd with what they saw. The party is ta'e
ling through Southern TERRITORY oE I.a,,,,a ms
49, southern Railway. They left AsheVlie '"''
Wv t'.o,r ard thev will visit Spartanburg. Green
,, r,onh,a and other points in South Carolina
ve Coro,e %oT Concord and other towns in S9Th ,h,
carors The Temovg arS lDg" thsr plants
terri9Ly TF!ur,5nd to the South, or OF engaging n
rom otton NH business here independent oi '"'''
Northern holdings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
THE HONOLJLU Suicide.

Coveland oct. Sl.-The news about the attempted
sr,cidc Of Samuel Muhlhauser at Honolulu is re-
cI,ed here with incredullty. and much more so the
stories told IN connection with it, lie Is son OF
,ho 1ato Samuel Muhlhauser who was a wealthy
Ne, Mill owner He was clerk In the In
,,,,orcv Court Of this county, was not major and
was never connected with the Dlstrict-Atorneys
",Rco he went TO the Hawalan Islands Tor MS
ollJI.L IVA tho stories about his political mission
@ sct down by his friends and his brother as news
paper fiction or practical JOKING OF 10 hahuc'ha-
,Ion on his part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
or Ipoy-WORKERs ADVANCED

Reading. Oct, 81 (speca) Good news feaeaeo s,.e
heau''s' - ,he Reading Iron Company last even
, Notices were posted in all the departments.
49, arnouncns an Increase in wages. the amour, pas
not vet been determined but II VIII tams .no' 49,"
u - =" - - its employ and the Increase means a
ae,dsrobIe addition to the monthly payroi'
co'S'u T,oo,ss in tor the advance. The
rompany s operates furnaces sheet and rolling rt
Is the Oey-s mills. Scott works steam t1Tge, ,bs;
pipe ce Ia'1 W be in accord with the market con-
don attaching to the rSaqS S5 ioS rnGer the
partneais the pudders will receive IS instead OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
TO PROVIDE HOMES FOX |ETkRiNS.

Galveston. Tex. oct I-Generai a. ,. Wleser,
OF Milwaukee Wis, ana "eherai Faul .'nue' r
" ~ oman Neb each an cx-Grand Com
dor ~ the Grand Army OF the Republic. and
cnreral II. ~ Adams, Of Minneapolis have Just
ssc red q O acres of land IN the coast region OF
Texas This purchase Is made TOT hi ,oedHf fndrd
pi,es are said TO be route for settlement on
~ lard The location selected u an iaeai one Ia
Matagorda County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
VHITEWAY HIMSELF IN DANGER.
LATEST RETURNS OF THE ELECTION IN NEW
FOuNDLAND.

St Johns y. T., Oct. 5l-Tne general ELECTION
returns continue favorable to the Opposition Trim
i,,, ds,rct has furnished the greatest surprise OF
10 o,mn,lsn With fifteen hundred votes already
counted o. probable ballot OF three tho nousand
tne tsa and ditV votes behind three Opposition can
didates His defeat and that OF his colleagues are,
tnerefore probe BILE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
corvr GOLrCHOWsKrs MISSION.

Iordon. Nov l-iie Rome correspondent OF
..rha Daiv Matr' says that the visit which Count
oo,uchowskl. the Austro- Hungarian Minister OF
roreIgn Affairs is about to pay King Humoer' at
,,,o <or,hern Italy Is not, as has been as
Hto,a davnd ~ politica significance, but Is rea!ly
specia mission 70 the Italian % Se dane and
aosctive annexation by Austria or Bosnia ana
Herzegovina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
SETH LOW"
CITIZENS NOON MAss.NrrTryc

THOSE WHO WILL MAKE ADDRESSES AT no. ia6
CHURCH-Sr TO-DAY.
There viii be q Citizens Union meeting
al noon today In the hall NJ No 1876 Church-st
The meeting VIII last from T. 10 =. and Mayor
Strong. Carl Sohurz. the Rcv Dr. w. : Rains
ford. JOSEPH Larccquc and Charles : Fair
child VIII be among the prominent speakers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
. COTTON OIL MILL BURNED ~ ATLANTA

Atlanta Oct sf-The Ceo,gia Cotton oil Mil was
oronieteIv destroyed by fire this morning az 3
o,cIock Everything. with the exception OF few
smaller buildings. Yves burned TO to the ground: Inc ne
n 90 os,imated at sl7o0O. $1,000 on stock and the
rcnainder OH the building About s7S.e' insurance
carried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
prTIrRyED STOLEN MONEY.

l-,,oya,ne wyo Oct. 31-Walter r. Houghton,
,he nosral clerk who was arrested for theft OF
s5 600 money-order package. to-day returned 10 the
oo',o ga 7Oo which he had concealed in the barn
and chickencoop at his home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
crcIL RHODES las 4 RELAPSE.

,onao, Nov IA dispatch to "The Daily
MI. from, Cape Town says that Cecil Rhodes.
mho has been lying seriously i'll at Inyanga. but
who was reported recovsr,ng 6ad relapse s,, few Nv
1,ik raily again and that he is out OF serious dan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
,,np rJpC IN WARREN, MASS.

,.,,,,ca,d Mass. Oct. 3l.-The business section
. w,arrer was partly wiped out by a $4,000 fre
=, o,rI,, ,his morning. The fire started In paint
SHOP and got good nepdway I before was lsxn ds
cove %coverSTo, S,n Hall was damaged and several blocks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
TAMMANY'S ALLY, GIBBS.
READY FOR HIS OLD WORK on ELEC-
TION DAY.
EXPELLED FROM THE STATE. COUNTY AND DIS
TRICT ORGANIZATIONS OF HIS PARTY FOR
TpEAcIIERY. HE Is BACK AGAIN IN
POWER, MORE STRONGLY IN
TRENCIIED THAN EVER
PLATT AND CROKERS
DESPERATE
DESPERATE PLIGHT.

DESPERATE PLIGHT.
For quarter OF a century the Republican
machine Of this city has been at irregular in
tervals nothing more than annex to Tam
many Hall. No fact in local politics has been
more thoroughly established. The evidence that
has been offered in support OF it is so over
whelming as to make any doubt on the question
ncomprehensible.
And yet some doubt exists. If It did not. Gen
eral Tracy's canvass against Mr. Low, as
carried on, would be an utter impossbty. Hun
dreds Of we-meanng. loyal Republicans. for
Cetful Of the long series Of indefensible deals
that have marred the pages of New-lork Ke-
publican history, cannot bring themselves to
believe that this entire effort ot the machine Is
merely a cover under which Mr.. Platt. failing 10
bring the Citizens Union to terms, can denver n
sufficient Republican vote tomorrow 10 insure
the success of the Tammany ticket.
This element Of the party constitutes the main
strength Of the Tracy canvass Deprived Of 1t his
campaign would dwinde into insgnfcance. to
the ten thousand or fifteen thousand votes that
Mr. Platt hopes to deliver on Election Day to his
ancient political partner. Richard Croker Con-
vince the mass of Republicans who are honestly
supporting Tracy from misconceplon OF theIr
duty as partisans and because they believe the
movement to he sucCeSSlul that Idtt IL ''''f''
carving out another Of his Infamous bargains
expressed or mped-with Croker ana 'he! VIII
desert the machine in such numbers as to make
it's support the polls ridiculous IN It's pauc''E.
Rut why should there be any doubts on THIS
subject? How can any intelligent citizen VINO ~
at all familiar with the political history OF this
citv and State think that there Is anything else
than q complete understanding at all times ana
nlaces between the two machines? Surely II
ANYTHING in everyday experience has been or
ought to be established to the satisfaction OF
commonwealth Of intelligent people IL is lha'
Plat and Croker know each other thoroush'S
that they have acted together for mutual ao-
vantage whenever circumstances required IT,
and that consequently it would be contrary u
all nrecedent If they should fall to make CON-.
mon cause in the present crisis of the aharS Oh
BOTH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01

Tho hayor-elect OF Gre1ter New York viii be in
s.hted IN Hede's Iicorce Pastliles for the excel
.nI sci Vice rendered by the Campaign Speakers
..sa ~ these kept their voices clear and distinct
'Srenkers and Singers then and Ind them In
d,sponsable Five cents package at Druggists
and Confectioners-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
GIBBS'S PLACE IN THE MACHINE.

The greatest force Of the New-York County
party machine is not the man most in evidence
1t is not the chairman Of the County Commit
tee Lemuel Ely Quigg 1t is not the voluble
vociferous Gruber. nor the patient. ploddng
John Sabine Smith. nor the Olcotts nor the
.iitches, but Frederick S. Gibbs. the shrewdest
most resourceful and most untirng product
OF the machine since John j. O'Brien.
"Can you elect Quigg chairman" said Platt
TO Gibbs at the time Lautertachs successor
to be chosen
II can put him in with not more than n half-
dozen votes in opposition.
well go ahead and elect him. then.
'It will be DONE" was the reply and Quigg
was elected
He was elected. but he soon discovered that
while chairman OF the committee. he was not
the real ruler OF the organization. There was
another Richmond--a veritable Warwick, In fact.
Gihbs was master, and he has exercised MS
.ove,eIenty in the most emphatic way whenever
occasion REQUIRED. He is the man VINO would
NOT hear OF Low and will do what Tammany
wants done on Election Day. unless 1t suits
b,s nurposes TO do otherwise. whether Piat'
esvs 90 or not lie will do IT because he KNOWS
how He knows how. because he mas beeh
IN practice ever since he came into political
life OF all the allies Tammany has ever hau
in the Republican party. he has been the hi0''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01

Bv every argument in the merit system W NIL III; ~.
K OIcott il entitled TO election as DIst Attorney
-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
A DESPERATE POSITION.

crokers position Is desperate. Much OF 'hc
immense fortune that he acquired so suuuoi"S
bas disanDeared. His turf ventures nave 'oS'
hin, q great deal. The ablest polltlclan III man!
rospects that Tammany eve" lroduced' he mas
teen an easy prey to the scheiners Win WHOM
he came In contact In the sporting world, where
he undertook TO conquer a place high as he
had gained in the Wigwam. Dazzled by the
wealth suddenly heaped upon him, and 10y the
surroundings it brought. he lost his habitual
equilibrium He is compelled TO recoup his falcn
fortunes. II he were not he would never have
come back to local politics. His needs not his
irolination compelled his return 1t s "a matter
Of vital importance with him, therefore, that
Tamrnany wins the day, for II Tammany WINS
he wins. since the Mayoraty candidate belongs
to him as completely one man can belong to
another in the political world.
This explains the tremendous efforts that he
is putting forth and the reckless lengths to
which he is willing TO go to have Van Wyck
win at the polls tomorrow. Van Wycks
cess means his own reinstatement in control Of
the city; defeat ends his political career. No
one realizes this more fully than Croker him
self No one knows better than he that II de-
feat comes he will have TO bear the burden OF
it. He has dictated the ticket and the policy OF
whom he only threw aside when liberal conces-
sions were made on more important matters.
At the time of his arrival from England the
practical politicians agreed that Tammany had
a walkover. His interference alone put the out
come Of the contest In jeopardy That fact
stares him In the face now and makes him
work as he never worked before to win. IT is
really and truly the fight Of his life.
So It Is with Platt His only hope Of prolong-
ing his political existence is Tammanys sue
cess at the polls. Tracy's failure Of election
was OF course, discounted from the start but
Tracy's failure TO help elect Van Wyck is come
thing that Platt has not yet cared TO contem-
plate. SO 10 e Tammany is in power he will
not despair. Its patronage will enable him to
maintain a faction, more or less formidable.
which IS all he has or ever has had except In the
minds OF people who know nothing OF politics.
Platt knows perfectly well that 1t will be
war 10 the knife in case Of Lows election
measures 10 deals or compromises of any kind
Plat knows It. Croker knows IT, Hence the
secret orders that have gone out among the
faithful for Election Day-"Shout for Tracy
but vote for Van Wyck"
To many people this report seems incredible
Even IL Platt would do such a thing. It Is con-
tended he could not. because "the local machine
would not obey such an order" That is per-
fectly true Of certain parts OF the organiza
ton There are elements In the NewYork
party wing that follows Senator Patt incapa-
BILE of such treacherous conduct. but those ele-
rnents do not control and never have been in
power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01

Marvel in Photography: Rockwood's lnstan-
tancous Lfe-Size pictures. broadway 4V'h-S''-
Adyt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01
POSITION OF THE COFFIN

II required only half an hodr to make the ar
rangements for the reception Of the thousands
who followed one another into the bis hall hour
after hour from dawn 10 sunset. The coffin was
placed al the western end of the hall with the
head facing the east. One hand was folded
lightly across the breast. Upon the simple silver
plate were the words:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-23

is like velvet, a person under her hands
can hardly help feeling improved
The regular school of physicians now
recognize both magnetism and mzSsa Ee
as aids to recovery They have to use
mechanical or artificial aids TO produce
this ma gnetism- 1t is something that
no one fully understands. except to
know that there is some influence that
benefits the human economy. Being
person Of strong magnetism and robust
health. she either imparts to a patient
under her care a part of her strength
in the same way that an electric motor
craa ties q magnetic field and throws off
magnetism or else she abSorbs by rea-
son of her strength and this magnetism
the weaknesses Of the patient
she comes of a race and people that
cannot have the services of a skilled
physician whenever any illness over
takes them and she early learned to
make Iiniments. liver pills. blood purf-
fers and general tonics- This may have
come to her easily by reason OF her nat
uraI intuition. They are simple and eff
fectfve and are such as our grandmoth-
ers made when drug stores were few
and physicians scarce.
-Au of her wonderful cures are sus-
ceptfbIea of reaSona Bile and natural
ANALYSIS There is a difference uueX-
pIainabIe between machine or arti-
ffciaI and natural or animal ma gnetism-
She possesses the latter in a remarka-
bic degree. Many others who possess it
have not given it the scope or cultivated
il as she has. That she has benefited
many people goes without question She
has been at il for several years and
would have continued along in the even
tenor of her humble way had not a re-
porter heard of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-23
SINGLE TAX ARIZONA.
Plans of Henry George Adopted II
Prescott = Referendum and
EQUAL Suffrage

Prescott. Ariz., July 23.-The initia-
tive and referendum and single tax ana
female suffrage would seem 10 De a cur
ious cOmbInaL lion TO be adopted py
municipality IN Arizona, but al three
have been accepted by Prescott, and all
the preIirniuarIeS necessary 10 carrying
into operation the three plans for poHr-
zeal advancement have been arrang-
ed.
In the single tax idea it is believed
that Prescott IS the nTst town N the
United States 10 adopt the plans OF
Henry George
All this mas been commenced in a
spirit Of good uaCUred political expert
ulentation upon the part Of the CITIZENS
OF Prescott. they having assured CneLI1-
selves that through the experiment no
loss can result 10 the MUNICIPALITY y
More than TO any OCnG cause the
experiment is due TO the persuasive
powers of the mayor, Buckeye y Ne14
otherwise VIM o. O'NelII. the perpet-
JaI candidate OF the PopuLIst party n
Arizona for the Office of delegate 10
cCngress. and an enthusiastic oeI1eVeE
in the inclination and ability OF the peO-
pie 10 rid themselves OF existing po4Au-
cal evils
But O'Neiu is the only PopuIist con-
cerued IN the change The town Is
strongly Republican in politics. and the
complexion Of the city council IS the
same, though mayor and COUNCIL were
elected on a bipartisan basis with
the sanction OF the city council, one OF
OsNeiIFs first acts on assuming mag
4steriaI robes. was To appear before the
territorial legislature with the dratt or
bill applying to cities OF 5000 and =
600 inhabitants. and permitting the
adoption of the three PopUIistic ideas
noted
The bill. as it involved only Prescott,
went through the legisIa ture quietly,
and it is doubtful whether majority OF
the members knew what they were vot-
ing on
Monday. following the suggestions
contained in a MESA ge from the mayor
the Prescott city council began the sin
gle tax movement by imposing tax
Of 81 On every lot in the city. whether
improved or unimprOved, the idea being
to abolish licenses, with one exception
and 10 gradually increase the tax on
lots until all improvements and per
sonaI property are exempt from NUM-
Cipal taxation
The single exception on licenses is to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-23

be the saloons, which licenses, it is pro-
posed, shall be raised to something like
$1,000 per annum.
The mayors message, which also rec
commended a street tax on all male cit
liens of 81 Per annum- said. in relation
to the single tax Fecomn8euda ton, that
the present method of taxation involved
on the part of some residents payment
of taxes on four different basis. name
~:
tax on his Iot;a tax on his building;
tax on his stock or tools; q license
tax
Through this system the message
continues, in addition to the risks of
loss through failure of misfortune in
business, the industry and energy of
this class of men, who by building up
a business or industry add TO the pros
perity of wealth of the community, are
taxed fourfoId TO the real estate specu-
IatOr's once, although 1T is the work of
the commercial and Industrial classes
that alone give value to any lot in Pres
colt
Take from Prescott its comemrcia1
and Industrial interests, and every lot
within its limits would be valueless-
1t is. therefore, but right that these
interests and the men aged in them
should be as fairly treated as IS posi-
BILE in the way of equitable taxation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-23
AUNT LUCINDA IN COURT.
She was Once Sentenced to 80 Days
in Jail for "Quackery"

Three years ago Mrs Lucinda Thomp-
son, the colored woman who is creating
no end of excitement by remarka bic
cures had an experience in the Shaw
nee county courts and she was convict
ed of the unla wfuI practice of medicine
in one and acquitted in another
That was before the days of Aunt
Lucindas prosperity. She had a COM
pIete pharmacopoeia and doctored COL
ored people principally A young col
Orad girl. the daughter of a farmer. was
taken to Aunt Luciuda's home for
treatment and died there This led to
the arrest of the doctor. The pFosecu-
ton was fathered by Secretary Dykes
of the state board of health and County
Physician c. s. McClintock- There was
a trial before Justice Furry and the wO-
man was convicted and sentenced to 80
days in Jail
The case was appealed to the dis
trict court by Attorney E d McKeever
and there Mrs Thompson was acquit-
ted of unIawfuIly practicing medicine
While on the witness stand Aunt
Lucinda said that when a person had
falling of the palate she would cure
them by taking hold of a certain lock
Of hair on top of the head and by pull
ing it rather hard the palate would be
brought back into place.
What do you do in case Of bald
heads2" asked Judge Hazen.
Those in the court room broke into
roars of laughter in which the woman
doctor Joined but she did not at
tempt TO answer the question
The jury was out but q few minutes
and returned a verdict of not guilty.
Since then Aunt Lucinda has carried on
her business uninterruptedIy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-23
CLAIMS TO BE scHLATTER.
3 Man Who Claims to be the Divine
Healer is st Minerva, o.

Minerva. o., July 23.-Francis SchIat-
ter, the divine healer of Denver. Col,
fame. has been here for several days.
Sch1atter was reported dead and his
body found in New Mexico, but this
man has offered to prove eOnclusively
that he IS the real Schlatter, and that
he was in Ohio at the time he was re-
ported dead in New Mexico.
The alleged Schlatter held two meet
ings in the opera house, one Saturday
night and one Monday night. People
with every aiIment and pain from total
blindness to sore throat called upon
him at his public meetings to have him
lay his hands on them and be cured
Many claim wonderful cures. The most
notable perhaps is a young man who
has had eczema for years and since be-
ing touched by Schlatrer the rough
skin is said to be peeiug off. leaving
the new skin clear and smooth
SchIatter makes no charge for treat
ment. but lives on whatever charita Bile
persons who have been cured see fit to
give him He is travelling eastward.
leaving Memphis. Tenn, early in the
spring.