Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
FRANCIS SCHLATTER.

to he ANYBODY else. He is on his seventh
tour of the world. the journey which
ends his earthly labors so far as emu
lating the Weary Willies of the road are
concerned.
After the trip is finished he will calm
ly dig hole in the ground. pull the hole
in after him and sleep for 40 days and
40 nights He has done it once previ-
ously. he SAYS, and it is an easy thing
when you know how. Dust thou art.
to dust returnest' was not spoken Of the
| soul-it was probably intended for Fran
| els Schlatter.
Francis Schlatter is not his real name.
He asserts that it was given him after
| he had repOsed peacefully in the bosom
| of the earth at Denver for 40 days and
nights in the year 1895. The word is sup
posed to be a corruption of the German
"schlafer." sleeper.
If Francis is the genuine article, and
everything points to the truth of his
sertion, then the residents Of Butte are
indeed blessed. AS long as he stays here
they will have something to amuse
them An imitation is always a compli
ment to the genuine, and Schlatter has
had many mitators. Several are now
| in prison paying the penalty for IA
king others are hOoting it around the
| country in order to keep out of the bas-
| tile. Schatter himself has kept out of
| sight for some time. probably on ac-
| count of lengthy conference With Di-
vinity regarding hi culture policy. His
| coming to Butte at this time to begin
operations may be looked upon either as
| compliment or a. rebuke, depending
| entirely upon the point of View.
When Schlatter as he terms himself
| and it is fundamental principle of law
| that every man shall be deemed inno-
| cent until he is proved guilty, arrived
! in town yesterday he found Uncle
! Dick Sutton and declared that he wish
| ed building donated in which he might
! heal the sick, the halt, the lame, the
deaf and the blind. He named a few
/ other ailments, such as insanity and 9TH
! er minor ills. but the list did not in
J clude broken hearts and broken purses.
Satisfying himself that he was the
original. the theatrical manager decided
to bill him an attraction at SuttOn's
theater. the first performance to begin
| next Sunday evening at 80 O'Clock
! That Schlatter will create the same SEN
sation here, provided he is the antitype
of the Schlatter species there can he no
doubt. The man has certainly within
the knowledge of the writer, effected
many marvellous cures. 1t is believed
by competent authority that they have
been faith cures" for in many instances
where persons have been ncredulous
! respecting his powers he has failed to
repair the parts of their anatomy which
were out of gear Albeit the man has
proved himself to he a shrewd and far
seeing CRATER whether he possesses
the curative power or not.
| Mclean. or Schlatter. is n years OF
age, and claims that he was born on the
site of the present Hoffman House in
New York city. He is Presbyterian
minister and a graduated and qualified
physician and surgeon. so his story runs
and he started his career of healing by
faith or otherwise about 20 years ago
In Denver, in San Francisco and othc,
large cities he has created furores ant
been the subject of general denunciat 10,
from the pulpit. He says that he ha.
never permitted scissors to touch hi
hair or razor his face. and in thes,
statements he is supported by ocula
evidence.
The man also declares that he IS swor,
to a life of celibacy and that the great
est wOrriment he has experienced sine
he entered the healing business has bee,
the importunate demands made by wo