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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
ELDERLY WOMAN
TAKES DOSE Of
CiRBOL|C ACID
Mrs. Bentley Tires of
Life.
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90S broadway, OCT. ~
Mrs. Louise c. Bentley, aged so years,
swallowed a dose Of CarbOiic acid this
afternoon while apparently temporarily
insane from long brooding over the loss
of her husband, who died here in 1892
Mrs. Bentley has had charge of the
lodging rooms at s20 Broadway for the
past three years or more as assistant to
Mrs NJ. Jones' who conducts the Windsor
Hotel on WASHINGTON street She ap-
peared to be in n happy frame of mind
early this afternoon and at o'clock was
joking with George E. Robinson, a
roomer Robinson, who is 20 years old,
and several companions of the same age
We're about to go out to dinner, and she
had remarked jocosely that she would
go, too When Robinson and his friends
returned nearly an hour later they found
his room locked from the inside. Gaining
access through an adjoining room they
were Mortified TO md their landlady on
the floor dying, with a bottle close by
that had contained carbolic acid. Fully
twenty minutes passed before the police
patrol wagon could be had, it being out
on another case.
taken to the Receiving Hospital. where
DrS. StrattOn, Porter and Rowe worked
hard for several hours TO revive her, but
from the first the physicians gave very
little hope. Late tonight Mrs. Bentley
showed strong signs of rallying.
William Bentley, the womans son, who
was a volunteer in the Eighth Regiment,
was Immediately notified Of his mother $
condition. He was at a loss to give any
reason for her act except that she had
brOoded too much over her husband 5
death
Il saw my mother early this after
noon,' he said, and al that time she
seemed rather cheerful. l have always
done everything in my power for my
mother l mad been working on the Santa
Fe construction, near Martinez. and re-
turned a week ago last Friday, when L
gave her s100."
Some of the roomers assert that there
had been trouble between Mrs. Bentley
and her employer. According to young
Robinson Mrs Bentley some time ago
related to him troubles she claimed to
have had with Mrs. Jones. and on that
occasion she asked him for a revolver
with which to end her misery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
SUN YOU STILL FREE.
Detective Ed Gibson Returns From
Placer County Without His
Prisoner

little more than a week ago pretty
Sun You fled from the protection of Loo
Son. a Chinese merchant and member
of the Six Companies. 1t is intimated
that she was not alone in her flight, but
that she was accompanied by young
Chinese gallant, who had supplanted the
wealthy merchant in her affections. Loo
Son did not propose TO be tritled with in
this manner. however, without an effort
to GET even. Besides, Sun You carried
away with her several valuable dresses
and some costly jewelry, which he
claimed belonged TO him. Consequently
Loo Son proceeded to swear to a COM
plaint charging Sun You with grand lar
ceny. A warrant for her arrest was is
sued and placed in the hands of Detec-
tive Ed Gibson.
Gibson located the Chinese beauty in
Auburn, Placer County. and left here last
Thursday for the purpose of taking her
into custody. The arrest was made all
right, but the girl was among friends and
within a few hours she was again at lib
erty on an order of discharge signed by
Judge Wells of Placer County.
Gibson returned to San Francisco last
evening with the Judges order in lieu Of
the prisoner Judge Graham counter
signed the order, and now Loo Son must
evolve some other scheme to get even
with the betrayer of his love and conf
deppp
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
EB GOWNS in
TOWNo is A
DISTINCT HIT.

A farce comedy with a good plot is one
of the rarest literary achievements of the
century, and it becomes source of thor
ough enjoyment when one is lucky enough
to discover such a thing on the horizon
of the modern stage. Such a dramatic
visitor made its appearance at the Cali
fornia 1heater last evening, which in
honor of this auspicious occasion was
packed from parquet to gallery. Brown s
in Town is the cleverest play that has
struck this town for a long. while, and
Mark f. Swan, it's author. deserves to be
congratulated upon this child of his brain.
The comedy turns itself around a young
welded couple, who in their endeavor to
keep their marriage from the husband S
father entangle themselves in a net of
flbs which causes a series of situations
the humor of which is extremely healthy.
The beauty Of the play is that it is snappy
and the audience meets with surprises
until the curtain drops after the last act
The jokes are all clever and new The
performers are particularly bright Miss
knowlton is very chic Jessie May Hall is
a very captivating soubrette and sings
exceedingly well and Fanny Midgely i'm
personates q colored cook most delight
fully Equally successful is the German
character work of Monica Lee Among
the gentlemen Charles Horn does splen-
did character work as the bewildered
father The play made a decided hit and
will no doubt draw large houses.
ALFRED METZGER.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
CHAPLAIN OF THE I0WANS
In DR.. MACKENZlE'S PULPIT

Chaplain Williams of the Fifty-first
Iowa Regiment delivered a very enter
tanning and instructive address at the
First Presbyterian Church last night. His
subject was entitled Service at the
Front" and consisted of delineation OF
many interesting phases of the war and
particularly of the people Of the islands
He said in part:
As to the people OF the Philippine Islands.
we found humanity there just the same as
II is here We found we left the trans
port at the end of our voyage. the cousin
Of our neighbor here. the Chinaman. In
the islands he is Indispensable. Then there
is the representative of the African race
the negritto often the slaves of their low
land brethren. There are in all about six
teen tribes on the island of Luzon alone
These racial differences and tribal divisions
will render a democratic form OF govern
ment impossible.
The speaker related many anecdotes
illustrative Of the character and habits OF
the natives.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
THREE NEW STEAMERS
FOR AUSTRALIAN TRADE
OCEANIC LINE TO HAVE THE
BEST COAST SHIPS.
Consul George w. Bell, en- Route to
Sydney, Tells of the Vessels
Cramp Is Now Building.

George w. Bell, Consul for the United
States to Sydney, n. S. W., is at the Oe-
cdental en- route to his post in the an
tipodes When the merchants of Aus
tralia decided to send some one to repre-
sent them at the Export Exposition late
ly held in Philadelphia, they chose as
their representative Mr.. Bell, notwith-
standing the fact that he was a foreigner
and an official OF another country. AS far
as is known this Is the first time that a
consular officer has been made the re-
cipient of such a distinctive compliment
from the people to whom he was ac-
credited.
Mr. Bell has been to Philadelphia, and,
having%transacted with honor to himself
and the people who reposed their trust
in him the duties he was sent to perform,
is now on his way to his home across the
Pacific.
the Cramps shipyards and inspected the
three new steamers now being built there
for the Oceanic Steamship Company
which will put them on the line from this
MIR Bell says that in speaking of these
vessels Mr.. Cramp told him that they
were the equal of any ships of their
class now afloat and vastly superior to
anything now on the waters of the Pa
cifc Ocean. They are large, roomy
comfortable. and combine every modern
of driving them at speed fully two
knots faster than any steamer now run
ming out of San Francisco. The first of
these magnificent ships will be COM
pleted about the first of next May and
the other two will follow at intervals of
a couple of months.
Mr. Bell is of the opinion that these
new ships will 40 much to increase the
traffic between this country and Aus
tralia and will prove of great benefit
not only to their owners but to the mer-
camille interests of San Francisco.
On Tuesday afternoon next Mr.. Bell
will speak before the local Chamber of
Commerce and give that body the benefit
Of his knowledge of mercantile affairs,
particularly such as pertain to Australia
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
BISHOP M0RELAND FlLLSI
THE PULPIT AT TRINITY

Bishop Moreland occupied the pulpit at
Trinity Church yesterday at both the
morning and afternoon services. The edi-
flee was crowded in the morning to hear
the eloquent preacher. Bishop Moreland
took his text from Acts, xv:l5. "They
brought the sick into the streets on beds
and couches, that at least the shadow of
Peter passing by, might overshadow some
of them" The SPEAKER described the cir
cumstances of the story, St Peter, full OF
the spirit of Christ, going among the sick
and on whomsoever his shadow fell, he
was healed. He said:
Every one has a shadow which is in
separabie from him You have a con-
scious influence. but you nave also an un-
conscious influence, which goes about
with you like a shadow and falls on your
fellow men. You may assume virtues ana
Praces which you do not possess in order
70 make an impression. but there is an
atmosphere going with you, a telltale
shadow which reveals you to others. 1t
is with you everywhere, even at the very
altar of God
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
RETURNING PROSPERITY"
DR.. NELANDER'S THEME

Rev DIR. e. Nelander delivered a stir
ring sermon on the subject of Returning
Prosperity" to the congregation of the
First English Lutheran Church yester-
day. The speaker took a very cheerful
view of the present condition of the coun-
try and deplored the spirit that is still
productive of chronic complaint. He said
in brief:
Everything in national finances is
Frightening. For the last few years there
has been a general chorus Of lamentation
accompanied by dirges over PROSTATE com
merce, silent factories unemployed mechan-
ism those disorders being described by the
short words hard times" But the time
has come wher depression is about to end
But the habit of complaining has become
chronic and after these years OF whimper
we under such a momentum Of snivel
that we cannot stop. Such a spirit is for
eign to the genius of Christianity. When
ever you meet with a gloomy Christian
you may rest assured that there is some
thing wrong either with his life or his
liver.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
SPIRITS TOLD
HIM To WE'D A
BLONDE WIDOW
He Chose Mrs. Judge
Campbell.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call

Jus broadway, OCT Z5.
Mrs C. E. Campbell, widow of the late
Judge Campbell OF San Francisco, created
a mild sensation here this afternoon by
reporting to the police and Sheriff that
her life was in danger and demanding
that Joe, Portuguese whose other name
is said to be Fenera, who has been occu-
pying the barn in the rear of the Camp
bell premises, corner of Wheeler street
and Ashby avenue, Berkeley, be arrested
for insanity.
The man declares that spirits have
told him he is to marry me, said Mrs.
Campbell at the County Jail. He has
secured Judge Campbens big revolver
and threatens my life. He says if L don
marry him I'll be sorry. He was en-
ployed to help about the place on several
occasions some months ago.
this little bill l think II but right that
II first became alarmed one day when
l found him upstairs in my nome. Tie
called me, saying he wanted TO 9hoW me
something. l went into the room where
he was and he quickly bolted the door.
screamed ard he let me out ana told me
I'd be sorry.
when we vacated the Berkeley place
last August he helped us move the tur-
niture, and he has been occupying the
barn ever since.
Yesterday l got word that Joe was
tearing down the fence and pulling up the
wooden walks and burning them, so
came over to-day to see about IT, Ihen
he told me It was no use, ia ID hay haye ITO to
marry him; that spirits and COD and even
the Judge, my dead husband, had ap,
peared before him and told him l would
have to marry him. He said the spirits
had told him a blonde widow would set
him up in business. | am afraid he may
set fire to my house next. | am AFRAID
that if he is not committed to an asylum
he will kill me. He is very powerful
man and claims to have been a prize
fighter once.
Deputy Sheriffs Taylor and Striker were
detailed to arrest the Portuguese and
bring him to the receiving hospital. Ihey
found Fenera in the barn and they say
he offered no resistance when told OF the
import Of their mission, but declared he
was certainly as sane as anybody and
that he had had no trouble with Mrs;
Campbell He admitted he had broached
the subject of matrimony TO her, but de-
clared that she had led him to believe
she cared a good deal for him. He also
admitted that he believed in spiritualism
to certain extent, but he was SO calm
and composed throughout the visit OF the
officers that they concluded not to arrest
him and left satisfied with the promise
that the man would appear at the County
Jail at o'clock tomorrow morning to
answer any charge Mrs. Campbell might
prefer.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Berkeley News Notes.

BERKELEY. oct 29.-Miss Annie Mey-
ers. a graduate Of Vassar College, spoke
before gathering of the women students
of the University of California in Stiles
Hall this afternoon. Miss Meyers is the
general secretary of the student volunteer
movement and her address was upon the
subject Of missionary work by college wo-
men
Batting practice for the University of
California baseball team will begin Mon
day afternoon. The batters will use the
new batting cage recently built in Straw
berry Canyon, on the south side of the
university grounds.
A meeting Of the Berkeley Anti-Saloon
League has been called for tomorrow
evening The league intends to discuss
the matter Of a more vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the cases now pending In the Su-
perior Court for violation of the new pro-
hibitiOn ordinance
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Dr. OLLIE GIVES
HIS OPINION Of
B. FAY MILLS
Discusses the Latter's S
"Chan ge of Front
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
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90S Broadway, Oct 29
REV. B. Fay Mills Change of Front"
was the topic of Rev. DR.. E. r. Dule's
discourse tonight at the First NJ r.
Church, and at the outset Dr. Ollie as
serted that he proposed not to discuss
Rev. Mr.. Mills in a controversial spirit.
Il take you to Witness said DR.. DIle,
that it is my practice in my preaching
to deal with 'isms' and not with lists;
with principles and not with persons"
He then reviewed some of the utterances
of the noted Unitarian divine lately from
Boston, touching briefly upon Mills evan
geical work here back III 1892, at which
time Rev. Mr.. Mills had been invited by
the clergy of the evangelical churches to
conduct services, and the subsequent
erection of the Mills Tabernacle at a
After Mr.. Mills left here" continued
DR.. Ollie, "he continued his eyangeiistic
work for while, but gradually withdrew
from 1t and began preaching upon So
Geological, political and other secular
themes, avowing that his conception Of
the Gospel was that 1t is to regenerate
society rather than TO regenerate indiyid-
uals. He became pastor of church m
Albany, N Y. and his failure there did
not tend to sweeten his temper, never of
the sweetest, nor to increase his love for
the churches. with which he declares he
had then broken in belief, though he was
still eating their bread and holding their
credentials.
largely diatribes against the established
social order and especially against the
evangelical church. Finally he came out
boldly and repudiated the fundamental
principles of orthodoxy and aVowed him
self a liberal But what of 1t? Has not a
man q right to change his religious Cpin-
ions and convictions. and having done so,
must he not be true to these new convtC-
tions? BY all means, and not one word
of this sermon would have been spoken il
Mills had not introduced his ministry OF
sweetness and light in Oakland by bring
ing railing accusations against his former
brethren.
"He SAYS that he has ceased to believe
in salvation by Christ alone, and yet at
ST. Paul in 1893, he says: An unbeleving
heart is not right in the sight OF God;
that is, the heart that does not believe
that Jesus Christ, the son, is sufhclent TO
save.
Il have no controversy with the Uni
tarians. for | have among them many
warm personal friends. But the truth is
that the Unitarian church Is a dissolving
view; and yet some of it's prophets are
always telling us to stand from under be-
fore the orthodox churches come tum-
to see these gentlemen stand in the center
of a dissolving view while they shake d
monitory finger at orthodoxy, and cry
Meme, meme, tekel upharsin.'
Rev B. Fay Mills spoke on The Germs
of a Greater Religion at the First Uni
tartan Church to-day and again every
seat was occupied. Rev Mr.. Mills is mo-
mentarily expecting news from Boston as
to whether arrangements can be made TO
allow him to continue preaching here. 1t
is the general impression that he will re-
main here.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
FATHER DAMIEN'S HEROlSM
AMONG lEPERS EXT0LLED

Rev. D. c. Garrett delivered last night
at ST. Luke's Church an interesting his
torical sermon on the subject of Father
Damien and his work in the leper settle
ment on the island of Molokai, in the
Hawaiian group. He told the story of the
early life and training of the noble priest
and of his final determination to make
the leper settlement the scene of his life
work. The speaker described the settle
ment and told of the many years of toll
of Father Damien. He said in part:
After living for ten years with the lepers.
Father Damien began to suspect that he
had contracted the loathsome disease. The
doctors at first assured him that such was
not the case, but finally were obliged to
confess the truth. Three weeks before his
death the disease increased terribly on his
face and hands. So ended this noble life.
He conquered death.
Here the rocks and shoals and quick
sands
Here the grave beneath the sod
There the haven where We will be
In the bosom of our God.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
SANCTITY OF THE MARRIED
RELATION MUST BE GUARDED

The Rev. f. b. Cherngton preached a
strong sermon yesterday to the congre-
CATION Of Plymouth Congregational
Church. His subject was the Seventh
Commandment He concluded his dis
course as follows:
whoever violates this holy relation strikes
at the very foundation Of all civil, social
and domestic order. Break down the sane
tity Of the marriage relation, and the pa
rental instinct, which is the heaven-en-
pointed guardian OF that most helpless Of
all creatures, the human infant, ceases To
orerate; and home life with all It's blessed
train OF benefits, physical, mental and
spiritual Will vanish from the earth and
beastliness reign In all human affairs. and
consequent deterioration result to the very
verge of diaboisn. 1t is the instinct OF
self preservation that prompts all forms of
government to throw about the sanctity Of
the marriage relation its most solemn sane
tions and strongest guards.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
REV. G. A. JASPER REPORTS
ON HOME MISSION WORK

The Rev. G. A. Jasper presented an in
teresting report to the congregation of the
First Congregational Church last night
For the past five years the Rev. Mr.. Jas
per has been working in Humboldt Coun-
ty. under the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary Society. In the course of his re-
marks he said:
Five years ago we had in the county of
Humboldt but four churches, two ss1ly
in need of repairs. To-day we have
eleven churches. Ten are in splendid re-
pair and all of them out of debt. In one
church there has been an increase of 100
in raising over $4,000. This work has been
made possible under the strong backing
Of the missionary society and the aid and
sympathy OF the Congregational churches
throughout the State"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Another EMgsaOs'
Removed by
Lydia & Pink
basaaSs VegeEa~
bic COMPOUND

me no good, and 1 thought [ would
have to resort to morphine.
The doctor said that all that could
help me was to have an operation and
have the womb removed, but [ had
heard of Mrs Pinllham's medicine and
decided to try it, and wrote for her
advice, and after taking her Vegetable
Compound the tpmors were expelled
and l began to get stronger right
along, and am as well as ever before.
Can truly say that 1 would never had
gotten well had it not been for Lydia E.
Pinkham's Compound. - MARY a.
STAHL, WATsoNTowN, PA.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
local Dewey Parade.

A meeting of the Dewey celebration
committee was held Saturday to complete
arrangements for the proposed parade on
nent clubs of San Francisco have de-
clared they will parade, many of them
with their own bands. An excellent pro-
gramme OF literary exercises Is promised,
Pavilion will be enlarged. Major General
William r. Shafter has been requested
to act as chairman. The employees of the
Union Iron Works, to whose labor on the
Olympia part of the admiraPs success
was due will be invited to take part In
the parade Several subscriptions have
been received and there is every indica-
ton Of a grand success.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Charged With Cruelty.

Mike Gordon, a boxmakcr; William
Buckley a fireman. and John Howard, a
boiler maker, went for q drive yesterday
afternoon in a rig hired earlier in the day
by one Mcclure at the Monarch stables
332 Bush street, which they volunteered
to return to the stable. They drove the
horse nearly to death before they were
arrested by officers S. Clark and ]. Null
len while tearing down Bryant street.
near Third. A. ]. McGovern, foreman of
the Monarch stables, swore to a complaint
at the City Prison charging them with
cruelty to animals.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Dr. Law in the Pulnit.

OAKLAND. Oct. 29-True TO previous
announcement, Rev v Marshall Law oc-
cupicd the pulpit at the Church of the
Advent in East Oakland for the last time
to-day, in direct opposition to the vestry
no choir present and Rev. DIR. Law made
no reference whatever 10 the troubles that
led up to his resignation. What Rev. DR.
Laws future intentions may be he says
he is unable at this time TO state.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Preached in Oakland Pulpits.

OAKLAND. Oct. ga number of visit
ing ministers preached in some of the
local churches to-day. Rev. J. X. Harri
son. superintendent Of Northern Califor-
MIA occupied Rev J. ". Phillps pulpit
al the Second Congregational Church this
morning. Rev. James c. Machines Of Be
nicia preached in exchange with Rev. AL
fred I3ayley at the Fourth Congregational
Church At ST Pauls Episcopal Church
Rev Mr. McKinnon Of Stockton conduct
ed the services In the absence Of the reg
ular rector Rev. II. +. Benham of Clo-
verdale preached his morning at Ply
rnouth-aVenue Congregational Church.