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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-11
At the Cathedral.

The papal benediction given to the people by the Most Reverend Archbishop Riordan was the most striking part in the service yesterday at St. Mary's Ca thedral. It followed the solemn pontifcal high mass and the people received it with all the fervor of the Christians who make pilgrimages to Rome for this great bless ing. The mass was particularly solemn. 1t being one sung only on great feasts in the church. Father Prendergast preached the sermon at the mass, choosing for his subject The Resurrection"
 The decorations were most beautiful. Ferns, fan palms. date palms and yuccas surrounded the steps leading to the tab ernacle and Bermuda and East India Ill., les were in profusion in the sanctuary. During the mass the altar was a blaze of light In the sanctuary stood the Easter candle, which was lighted while the choir was intoning the Gloria" This candle s not merely decoration; it is one of he customs of the church to light this candle on Maundy Thursday, and 1t burns It every mass until Easter is over
 In the children's chapel in the basement of the cathedral the altar and sanctuary were bestrewn with caila lilies. ferns and sniilaX and white crosses decorated the side altarS.
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First Presbyterian Church.

At the First Presbyterian Church Rev. Robert Mackenzie delivered a sermon, taking for his text, If a man dieR shall he live again? But now is Christ risen and become the first fruit of them that slept" Job xiv:14. Cor. xv:20. He said:
 ''The two greatest days in the history of this world are the day of creation, when God first said let there be light and the morning stars sang together, and that day when Christ rose from the dead and filled the world with his increasing vol ume of Easter songs.
 ''The resurrection of Christ settles the question of another life. The grave is a pertinent fact in every mans life. Shall he live again? Life is sweet; we are not willing to be done with it. The life of others is doubly sweet; we are not will ing to be done with them even at the grave. The mother never sees the day when she is willing to lose her children, and after they are gone there are no waters of Lethe where she may find for getfulness.
 Would the question of immortality ever nave become certainty were it not that over in the long array of graves this one of Christ is open and empty? Life as we know it is connected with the body, nor can we forget the dust. But as the almond tree blossoming in February tells us of a power at work that will bring all the trees of the garden into bloom, so the open grave of Christ tells us of a power at work at whose voice all that are in their graves shall come forth"
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cited when she learned of the stealing of her flower and rushed to the back of the place to inform her husband. Officer MacGrayans eyes followed her. and while his eagle optics were turned to- ward the lady Coleman cast his on four half-dollars which were lying on the them The lady returned, failed to see the money she had left and set up vail that she would not be able to pay her butcher, as some one had robbed her of her silver. A search of Coleman revealed the cash, but as it will be held for evil dence the butcher must wait for his pay.
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HAD EYES BUT DID NOT SEE. William Coleman Stole Money While in Charge of a Police Officer.

Policeman Frank MacGrayan of the California-street station Is the butt of a great deal of good-natured fun at the hands of his brother officers on account of a clever piece of stealing done under his very eyes by a man whom he held under arrest.
 The officer saw William Coleman, a wood peddler addicted to the use of mor- phine. walking up Kearny street with a fIower-pot about the size of a barrel con- taining a botanical specimen the large ness of which would justify calling it a tree. MacGrayan was acquainted with He accosted the peddler and by means of much ss-questioning found that the plant had been stolen from a restaurant on Clay street.
 Taking his man with him the officer went to the eatipg-house and found the lady in charge, who was not aware of her loss until his arrival. She was greatly ex-
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MT. Shaw. assistant priest. cele l. d at and a. m., and the rector was celebrant again at Il o'clock. Great num- bers of communicants approached the altar, it being estimated that 75O received the Blessed Sacrament during the day.
 At Il o'clock many scores of people had to turn away regretfully from the front door. as the seats and aisles were filled The rector, Rev. w. H. Moreland. preached an Easter sermon from the text :: Christ is risen from the dead. and is be- come the first fruits of them that slept"
 He said: "We stand to-day before the vision of future life. We think of our immortality We prize every evidence of this great truth We look with out and within us for some pledge that we are not to perish in the grave. Nature tells us of a resurrection. A voice within each of US calls out loudly of our undy- ing nature and glorious destiny. I shall not be annihilated, is the language of ere ation. Most convincing of all we see Jesus Christ risen from the grave and clothed with immortality thus on Easter we stand surrounded by many and glori- ous proofs of a future life.'
 MT. Moreland urged as evidence of future state the immensity of the uni verse he infinite variety of life, the inn possi ty of annihilating matter or force the fence of design in creation, the large mortality among infant lives, and the infinite capacity of progress, which is a quality of the mind, and when to this the resurrection of Jesus Christ is added the reason and the senses are convinyed of the certainty of mans immortality.
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lutions of himself. Helena Mora, whose manly barytone first introduced That Is Love- to an Orpheum audience many years ago, sings several of the descrip- tive songs that are typical of the spieler- voiced fraternity with large effect, and does really remarkable melodramatic work in a song written in glorification of the present unpleasantness; concluding with "The Star Spangled Banner to an accompaniment of Old Glory, patriotic scenery and applause that breaks the Sabbath for blocks around.
 ASHTON STEVENS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-11

THE air was full of the message of
 the Easter bells. Peace on earth
 good will toward men, welled from
 every church tower and brought its meaning home to those who heard. It was a day of peace slipped into weeks of talk of war, and on the verge of the crisis people paused to listen to the chorus Of iron tongues and braZen throats and to reflect upon its meaning.
 It meant something to every one-a great deal to many. It filled the churches and lent its aid to the prayers of those who thronged the sanctuaries: it Wooed the sunlight and chased away the clouds and went with the people even as far as the ocean. where the song of the bells blended with the voice of the sea-
 It was day of rejoicing and happiness from the gray of the morning when first the men of God proclaimed that Christ had risen to the last note of the vesper chime. There were special services in most of the churches in the morning, and again in the evening many were alight, and thousands joined in the evening pray CTS.
 It seemed as if the crowds had left the churches only to seek the park, for it looked as if the whole city was there It needed neither the smiling day nor the bells, nor even a calendar to herald the fact that 1t was Easter-it needed only the rainbow hues of the millinery to tell of the Eastertide.
 They came in all sizes and shapes and colorS, and the plain in front of the band stand looked like an artists palette dot ted with shades enough for southern sunset. 1ellow-the poppy yellow that shines so brilliantly on the Californian hills-seems to have met the feminine fancy for spring creations this year; it was on nearly all the big hats on the main drive of the park yesterday-some- times the flower itself, sometimes its gorgeous hues on ribbon or lace or velvet
 It was typical Californian day, and after religious duties were over the peo- pie enjoyed it in typical Californian fash
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OLD LAVENDER
 STILL. FRAGRANT Edward Harriqan Appears Once Again in a Famous
 Part, The Easter Opening of the Hyde Comedians at the Orpheurn a
 Big Success.

Edward Harrigan has grown much older than when we saw him last, and the play of "Old Lavender" has aged even more than its author-actor, but Harrigan is still an actor of remarkable originality and personal spell, and last night his characterization of Old Lav was attended with sympathy and admira- tion by an audience that more than comfortably filled the California Theater. Even the oldest and staunchest admirer of Harrigan and his art could not wit ness performance of "Old Lavender to-day and call it more than a series of DicklneSque character studies threaded on the slightest of melodramatic stories.
 It is the best that Harrigan has eyer written, and still a great wsy short of being real play. But for all its unreal ity of plot and reckless bursts of song. there are several characters in it which are not soon forgot. and one, Old Lay himself, which already has become al- most a classic among the few memorab able figures of the American stage. There is something unefringly human in Harri- gan's Old Lav-his very extravagances seem natural and consistent, his humor is good humor of the rarest sort, and his pathos is quietly and gently true. The years have not relaxed Harrigan's grin on the part with which his best efforts have been identified, and while his pres ent company and scenic outfit are not first-rate, there is enough character in
  genuinely attractive.
 The Easter matinee at the Orpheum disclosed an entire new bill in Hyde's Comedians, as clever vaudeville band as has been here since the palmy days of the Boston Howard Atheneum show There are seven turns; none of a fastidi- ously high grade, but all plain, out and out variety acts, clever, capable and just the sort admired by the better class of persons who patronize the Orpheum-iust the sort that have been the execution there rather than the rule during the last six months. The one serious fault in yes- terday's performance was the exagger ated length of several of the acts. tbe seven being stretched out to cover the time usually devoted to nine or ten.
 Mcintyre and Heath, old-time minstrel men, have a sketch of peculiar humor and idiosyncratic charm which needs only condensation to be gem; John T. Thorn employs very comical personality in the skit called 'The Rustic Actor" but he fingers longer than is tactful; and Charles K. Sweet. who, perhaps, is the only man on any stage who can interest an au- dience with tricks on the piano. self in a lengthy monologue
 The other turns profit by their celerity Williams and Walker do a spirited fifteen minutes of song and step, contrasting in their persons the linen duster nigger and satin-faced coon, winding the act up with a lively cake walk, in which participate two prancing ladies of authentic ,choco- late tint and sumptuous drum major The Great Lafayette is greatest in his caricature of John Philip Sousa, whose little vanities of the baton he hits off deliciously; and Ajax, the boneless gem tleman, executes some marvellous cOnvo-
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At St. Doninic's Church.

Mozarts twelfth mass was sung at the services at St. Dominic's Roman Catho- lie Church yesterday. The soloists were: Soprano, Mrs. Mamie P. w. McGlade; alto, Mrs. H. Clark; tenor, Roberti Stan tini. and bass. D. H. Cuttrell. Those who composed the chorus were: Misses M Lambert, F. Young, A. Manning, s. J. Duffy. Mrs. Brown. Misses M. Madden M. Ballinger, Eve Bowlen, c. Me Fadden, l.. McFadden, c. Farrell E. Farrel, K. Edmonds, M. Edmonds, s. Sicklair, J. Buckley, M. Buck ley, M McKeon, L. Huklman, John Gill more, M. Toby, J. Schmidt and T. Gill more. Miss Daisy Roche was the organ ist and the orchestra was composed of the following: Miss c. Tinnon, Frank Sulli- van, M. Chester, A. Kelly, M. Buckley, M. Millwood, violins. and J. Carrigan, violoncello
 A special evening service concluded with Millard's "Tantum Ergo" The tenor solo was sung by Roberti Stantini.
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dies; it decays only to reappear in other forms; that the dead are resurrected at the moment of death leaving the ma- terial and taking on the irhmaterial form without of necessity losing their own identity. A study of nature reveals the answer to the question, How shall the perfect harmony with the scientists as- sertion that the human soul possesses functions not exercised during the pres ent existence, hence they must be eKer- cised in future one''
 The pastor called attention to the fact that Christs message, left with the dis ciples after his resurrection, was one of peace, and he deplored the fact that each successive Eastertide has not found
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altar. Dense masses of lilies. artificial roses and candles covered the entire sur lace or the altar with but few excep- tions, and that portion of the white slabs that remained uncovered glistened in the renected light of the candles and lamps
 All day the shrine was illuminated. and WorShipers and pilgrims from all parts or the city knelt before the sacred effirv of the Virgin and offered up their silent prayers. From the. time the church doors were nrst opened at o'clock in the morning uhtll after the Solemnizatfon of yesners in the evening the edifice was crowded to Its utmost capacity by devotees who crowded the aisles and blocked entrance to the Vestibules
 At 1O:SO mass people had to be turned away for lack of accommodation. and the interior of the church presented the appearance of fuctuating Sea of human fly.
 The mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Freiden. president of the Jesllit eeommunity on this coast, being assisted py the Rev. Father Butler as deacon. MT Morrlsey Ca scholastic) as sub-deac acon ana MT. Carroll, also scholastic assisted as master of ceremonies. The sermon of the day was delivered by Father D. Ma money on the subject of "The Resurrec- tion.''
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-11
AT SCHUETzEN PARK.

The monthly medal shoot of Company H, First Regiment, was held at Schuetzen Park yesterday.
 Following are the scores: Sergeant A Eh- renpfort fs, Captain Warren so. Sergeant Mitchell fl Sergeant Frederick i, Private Andrews 3S Private Weckerle 36, Private Swift ss. Corporal Binet 37. Lieutenant O Brien Frivate McGee 32, Private Miller 32. Licuten- ant Davis 30. Private Blake 27. Private G. Grimes 21, Private Baker 20. Private Tiedeman lS Private Burke IS and Private Riley 2.
 The bullseye shoot held by the members of the California Schuetzen Club resulted in the distribution of prizes to the fol- loy ing members:
 cAniain ottinger Ss. A. strecker 157. c. Lay
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Central Methodist Church.

Standing room only was to be found on the sidewalk at the Central Methodist Church on Mission street last night As early as o'clock every seat in the body and galleries of the church was occupied, and yet the stream of anxious worshipers kept pouring up the steps in the valn hope of getting accommodation.
 Dr. c. E. Locke gave vivid portrait of the crucifxion and resurrection of Christ.
 In consequence of the exhausted condi- tion of Dr. Locke by his days labors the choir, at his suggestion, interspersed some choice solos to his evening discourse.
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Good Samaritan Mission.

All the services at the Cathedral Mis- sion of the Good Samaritan yesterday were crowded with congregations of de- vout and interested worshipers. At the Il o'clock service the ceremony of the dedi- cation of the handsome window erected to the memory of the first bishop of Califor- mia preceded the regular morning prayer
 At a signal the window was unveiled, and the beautiful work of art, bright with color and of superb design, was revealed
 In his sermon the Rev. w. I. Kip Jr, the minister in charge, referred to the
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St. Iqnatius Church.

At St. Ignatius Church the decoration was magnificent and beyond description
 Myriads of lights and white Bermuda lilies covered the altar steps and the floor of the sanctuary. Draped in front of the tabernacle and hanging from It was a white satin banner symbolic of purity. Around the bottom edge of the banner was a deep golden fringe, while
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deceased prelate as one who had gone before, bearing witness and as resting from his laborS.
 At the, evening service the music was the principal feature. T. c. West read the prayers and the Rev. Edward Nor gan. assistant, preached.
 In the evening gold medals were award ed George Tressly and George Neuscholz for creditable work, and John Long, John Verdenal and John Parry were honorably mentioned as deserving of credit.
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chom 325, J. F. Robinson 400, F. E. Mason 4S, c. Meyer eos. Albert Ehrenpfort 620 F. H. Hampel 673, A. Gehret 6S2, Joe Straub 69S. F. C. Hagerup 710 H. E. Enge 727, A. Utschig 752, c. Nobmann 75S. F. c. Muller 779, L. c. Even $50. O. Bremen S57. D. W. Mclaughlin 1071
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Third Congregational Church.

The Third Congregational Church was tastefully decorated yesterday. Rev. Dr. Raiders words at both morning and even ing services told of the message of Easter gladness and peace to men.
 Several persons were welcomed to church membership by the pastor. who. after reading the services, emphasized the appropriateness of the occasion in acknowledging their belief in a risen Savior.
 The lesson at the morning services was rom ! Corinthians the fifteenth chapter. wherein St. Paul preached resurrection 10 the unbelieving people of Corinth The pastor said the question asked How are the dead raised?'' was clearly answered by Paul, and in his eXegeses quoted We are sown a natural body and are raised a spiritual body Science had added to philosophy the fact that nothing really
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furlongs; four-year-olds
SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY.

First Race-sport McAllister, NaranJa, Atti- cus
 Second Race-Sir Dilke. Don Clarencio. Peter IT,
 Third Race-E Come, saintly. Sweet Cakes. Fourth Race-Yule, Midian, Ockturuck. Fifth Summertime, Wheel of Fortune, Midlight.
 Sixth Race-Scotch Rose. valencienne. Miss RoWena.
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ysars. Tn May he was only able to xet around the house by using crutches. yons Rheumatism Cure the pains had all left his hips and knees. In three or four more days he was able to throw
 Munyon has separate cure for each disease. At all druggists. Mostly g cents . vial. Personal letters to Prof. Munyon. 1,606 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa, an- Aisease.
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R. Pahls $3 Shoes always on hand. AgencyW. L. Douglas Shoes, 324 Kearny'
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OAKLAND ENTRIES.
To-day's Starters at the Race Track
 Across the Bay.

Six races, with well-balanced fields, are programmed for the Oakland track this afternoon. The entries are as fol- lows:
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on the top and surmountfng the entire draping was heavy overdraping of crim son velvet.
 on the marble steps to the side of the tabernacle were arranged golden candle sticks and glistening candelabra. On the extreme top of the altar were three rows or candles so arranged as to form the figure of an inverted V. Directly behind these candles. and forming brilliant background, was a mass of fiery tongues.
 The decoration on the Virgins altar was equally as elaborate as that on the high
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RlFLEMEN AT
 SHELL MOUND National Guards and Ger man Societies at the
 Ranges. Regular Monthly Shoot Of the Columbia Pistol and
 Gun Club. ptschig by Good Shooting Wins the "W hite" Medal for the Com
 ing Month.

Hardly a box was unoccupied yester- lay at the Shell Mound shooting range, and an incessant firing was kept up from early morning till the setting of -he sun.
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1t more fully understood. He spoke with sorrow of the present cloud of strife lowering over the horizon; of the tur- He feelingIy eXhorted the exercise of the spiritual in man which, he said, will rem der war a thing of the past.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
 St. Luke's Church began its Easter ser vices with early celebrations of the Holy Communions at ', s and a. m. The rector was celebrant at z o'clock. when the church was thronged with worshipers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-25
OIL FIELD REPORTS.
Flow of the New Well ON Grover
Farm Near Broad Ripple.

The completion of the we'll on the Cover
Oil Company, and located at least two thou
sand feet in advance of other wells in the
Broad Ripple field, has attracted attention.
The WELL for the first twenty-four hours,
showed an output of two hundred barrels.
The second days output amounted to 125
barrels and the third days to little better
than half a hundred barrels. This is one
of the best wells in the new field, and as it
is owned mostly by outside capital it is be-
ing pretty well advertised by the owners,
who are mostly citizens of Toledo. Oper-
ators from that city are looking toward the
Broad Ripple field with favor. The Ohio
OH Companys well on the Dawson farm
In the Broad Ripple field, is also completed
and Is said to be good for at least fifteen
barrels. Mcknight & Murphy have also
finished a well on the Dawson farm, in the
same field, that is said to be good for about
fifty barrels
In the Alexandria field the Mcdonald Oil
Company has completed a well on the Mar
kle farm that is reported good for twenty
five barrels.
Hart & Knox have completed a test we'll
in the Rich valley district and located about
one hundred rods northwest from the we'll
on the Jackson lands, and it is said to be
the best Well yet completed in the new field.
The Rocky City Oil Company's test we'll
east from Keller's Station, in Wabash coun-
ty, is completed and reported strong salt
water well. The sand was reached at $50
feet and the water encountered at twenty
eight feet in the sand.
The Manhattan Oil Company has started
the well on the Carroll farm. near Hartford
City, to pumping, and it started at thirty
barrels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-25
A SEARCH FOR j. P. LOWE.
An Oil Firm Charges Its Travelling
Man with Fraud.

John P. Lowe, a travelling salesman for
Schofield, Schurmer & Teage, oil manu-
facturers, with headquarters in this city,
has disappeared and his employers are now
anxious to prosecute him on charges of en-
bezzlement and forgery. Drink is supposed
to have been the cause of loves down.
fall. He had been in the employ of the firm
for only a few months, but had made a
good reputationias salesman and collector
and was well liked by his employers. He
left here during the first week in January
to make trip north and west of here in
Indiana and into Illinois. A few days after
he started checks for small amounts with
the name of the firm signed to them began
coming in. They were made payable to
Lowe and the firm Learned that he had
cashed them with the firms customers,
representing that he was in need of ex-
pense money AT several places the firm
learned that Lowe had made collections and
failed to account for them.
Letters were written TO Lowe and in
qutries were made from customers along the
line which he was taking, and it was
learned, it is claimed, that the salesman
was on a spree and was collecting money
fraudulently everywhere possible. The sums
were small and IL is believed they will not
amount in the aggregate. TO more than
three or four hundred dollars.
\ few days ago Manager j. Il. Milk, OF
Schofield. Schurmer g. Teagle. laid the
matter before Superintendent Quigley of
the police department. He was given spe-
cial police powers and started out to find
and arrest Lowe From information OBJ
tanned, he believed he could locate the man