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LABOR'S TRIBUTE Mass Meeting of Condol* ence and Protest THE HAZELTON OUTRAGE DENOUNCED AS AN ATTACK ON CITIZEN'S BIGHTS The Panacea for all Economic Wrongs Offered by the Socialist Labor Party The mass meeting held last evening at the Turnvereln hall, under the aus pices of the Socialist Labor party, was only fairly well attended, the audi torium being well filled, while the gal leries were bare and almost empty. The meeting was summoned to protest against the outrage perpetrated at Hazelton, Pa., in shooting down un armed men while they were Infringing upon no law, and were exercising their constitutional rights to use the public highway. The front of the stage was heavily draped in black, edged with red and looped up at intervals with heavy crape bows. On one side of the proscenium the American flag was gathered up and M*d with crape, while on the other Fide the red flag ot the Socialist party was draped in the same way. The table in the center of the stage was covered in black, while in front were two im mense masses of variegated flowers, and palms were .scattered around. Sup porting L. Biddle, chairman of the meet ing and father of the. Socialist party in Los Angeles, were a number of leaders and sympathizers with the movement for reform along socialistic lines. The proceedings were opened by the chairman briefly setting forth the pur poses of the meeting—that the working people of Los Angeles might have an opportunity to raise their voices in uni son with those ralfed in the largo cities of the east in protest against the de liberate murders that had been perpe trated. "The Workman's Marseillaise" being sung by the audience, the chairman pre sented the Rev. J. R. Webster ot Pasa dena to the audience. The reverend gen tleman stated that he did not know whether gri- f or indignation predomin ated in his mind when he read the news. While paying a tribute of respect to the dead and uttering sympathetic words of condolence to the wives and families of the men who were killed, the speaker urged that the officers who shot down these unof ending men were themselves as truly victims of the capitalistic sys tem' as were the men that were killed. Mr. Webster made a strong plea for these men.. He condemned any idea of vengeance, for that attitude of mind wa? the. very one the Socialist party con demned In their economic enemies. He referred to the saying of the early Christians, that the "blood of martyrs was the <*eed of the church," and con tended that the martyrs at Hazelton had not died in vain; that it is not in human nature to condone such blood shed, despite the fact that some news papers, either owned or controlled by the capitalistic class, say to the con trary. The humane, thinking, reading, philanthropic people of the country are, the speaker maintained, beginning to realize that the capitalistic system is a failure; that the system of "every man for himself and the devil take the last one" is economically, socially and moral ly wrong. After "Ben Bolt" had been happily rendered by the small band made up of a piano, violin and clarinet, and "The Star Spangled Banner" had been given as an encore, George G. Kramer gave a necessarily brief resume of strikes in the United States. Beginning with the* strike of the Journeymen bakers of New- York in 179G, he traced the several strikes to the one inaugurated by the cordwaivers in New York in ISO 9, when the words "strike" and "scab" first were endowed with distinctive meaning. The speaker touched upon the lives lost in recent years at Pittsburg, Homestead, Buffalo, Tennessee, Cripple Creek, Coeur d'Alene, Pullman, Chicago, Brooklyn and lastly Hazelton, and pronounced each and all to be the natural result of a disordered state of society that must «ver exist while capital shows the fierce •plrit in an attempt to make labor bow meekly under Iks sway. During the evening the follow ir.g reso lution of condolence was adopted unani mously and a copy ordered forwarded to the family of each of the murdered men: Whereas, your deceased relative has. September 10, 1597, at Latimer, county of Lucerne, state of Pennsylvania, met an untimely, barbarous and violent death at itne hands of the combined civil and mili tary power of the said county and state at the behests of the capitalistic class, which said class robbed your said de ceased relative of the products of his toil, against which said remorseless robbery your said relative was In a peaceable way endeavoring to guard' himself and the Setter provide himself with the necessa ries of life and In a manner consonant jwith the approved instincts of the whole liuman race, Therefore, Section Los Angeles, the So cialist Labor party, in public meeting as sembled, in Turn Vereln hall, in the city of Los Angeles, stale of California, on this 2d day of October, IS97— I. Extends to you its sincere sympathy and joins In your great grief in this sad hour of sore affliction; and 11. It congratulates you in that your de ceased relative was true to you to the last, endeavoring to provide himself anTJ his dependents with the necessaries and com forts of life. 111. It confesses to you with the deep est humiliation and'shame that our fellow citizens, under the guise of the law, have committed this barbarous act of killing your relative. IV. It stands abashed and dazed at this act of inexpressible and wanton cruelty; and It hopes your future days may be happier and more blessed; and that you, with us, may forever keep green the mem ory of this, your departed relative. Job Harrlman, who is the orator of the Socialist party In Southern Califor nia, and who ran on, the Socialist ticket for member of congress, next made a thoughtful address. It was the capital istic system he attUcked, andi there was *r» absence of vlndictiveness agalnsl cbe officers whom he regarded as simply the product of an infamous state of affairs. Before the meeting adjourned the fol lowing genera', resolutions were adopt ed by the meeting: Whereas, under the guise of law and order a bloody tragedy was enacted at Hazleton, Pa., September 10th, wherein peaceable and unarmed miners, who were on strike and in a starving condition, were fired upon, on the public highway, by a bloodthirsty gang of ruffians, so-called deputy sheriffs, in which twenty-three of their number were killed' outright and over fifty seriously wounded; therefore be it Resolved, That we, as wageworkers ot the city of Los Angeles, In mass meeting assembled, do protest against and de nounce as an outrage and an act of high handed tyranny, and a menace to all lib erty-loving people, and a disgrace to a civilized community the killing of twenty three and wounding of fifty peaceably in clined men by the sheriff and his deputies, while on the public highway from Hazle ton, Pa., to Latimer, Pa., mines to Induce their fellow-workmen to join them In their struggle to maintain a living wage; there fore be it further Resolved. That we recognize the fact that the strike alone as a weapon to better our condition is inadequate, and it is neces sary that we take advantage of the power of the ballot box to right our wrongs. The sheriff was. as are all the other officers, elected for the sole purpose of upholding the present capitalist system, and not for the betterment of the wage-worker: con sequently it is the duty of the wage-work er to Join a class-conscious party, which lias for lis object the abolishing of the present capitalist competitive system and substituting therefor the socialist co-op erative commonwealth. By casting- your vote for the Socialist Labor party you the sooner usher in the co-operative common wealth. After a few words by J. Blebert along the general denunciatory line that had marked the evening's proceedings, the meeting was brought to a close. EAST SIDE NEWS Social Notes and Personal Mention From Over the River A horse driven by Miss Ray Stein on Downey avenue Friday afternoon be came frightened at a piece of paper and jumped to one side, throwing Miss Stein, out. She sustained' a serious Injury to one of her ankles by a wheel passing over It. Will Traverse arid family of Thomas street have moved to Santa Paula. Mrs. Mary Shultz has returned from a pleasant visit at Santa Barbara. Mrs. Sevas, who has been visiting friends in East Los Angeie-s, will return to her heme In San Diego Monday. John Frlck of San Francisco is visit ing friends on the East Side. Clarence Thomas of Hamilton street returned a few days since from Rands burg. where he had been taking his va cation. Two petitions for and against the opening of a saloon on the corner of Walter street and Pasadena avenue, are being circulated among the citizens of the East Sldie. A large, force of men is at work on Johnson street grading It between Downey avenue and Altura street. There will be a praise service this evening at the Second Presbyterian church. The choir will be assisted by talent from the west side R. V. Todd of 134 North Johnson street is suffering with a fracturediankle. having received the injury in getting off an electric car. Mr. Baker of Tucson is visiting his ■mother, Mrs. Baker, of 239 South Hayes. Mrs. E. Henry has returned from Randsburg, where she has been, visiting Mr. Henry, who is engaged in business there. Councilman Nickell and. family will be pleasantly located at the corner of Downey avenue and Hellrnan street There will be no preaching at the As bury M. E. church today. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Plummet came in from Whittle! last evening to attend the Methodist conference. ILLUSTRATED ENTERTAINMENT Y. M. C. A. Work to Be Elucidated in a New Form The educational committee of the Y. M. C. A. have adopted a new method this year to bring about a more general knowledge of the many-sided nature of the association work. They have ar ranged for a series of four entertain ments to occur during the coming we-ek. Illustrative of the different phases of the work, and Includ.lng oratory and music, the sciences, physical culture and Instructive entertainments. Free ad mission tickets can be obtained by appli cation to the association or its members. The events and evenings are as fol lows: No. 1, industrial and scientific, Mon day, October 4. —Electricity, Illustrated by experiments, Lincoln Nissiey. Mod ern methods of illustrating, W. E. Chap in, artist of the Times. No. 2, musical and literary, Tuesday, October s.—Guitar, banjo and mandolin selections, C. S. DeLano and club. Scene from "Merchant of Venice," in costume, P. C. Macfarlane, L. R. Conklln, Geo. W. Tedford, A. W. Neal. Vocal solo, select ed, J. P. Dupuy. No. 3, an American wonderland, Thurs day, October 7.—An evening of instruc tion and entertainment in visiting the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, under the guidance ot Rev. Geo. L. Cole; 100 beautiful viewsshown with stereopticon. No. 4, gymnasium exhibition, Friday, October B.—Showing the exercises of the physical cul-ture classes; systems of measurement illustrated, and explained: recreative features of physical work shown by a match game of basketball between the "Afternoon" and "Even ing" teams. Westlake Park Program Following' is the program of the con cert to be given at Westlake park this afternoon,commencing at 2oclock, by H. F. Mlenie's orchestra: , 1. March, Up to Date Gelbel 2. Waltz, Crushed Violets Ward 3. Schottlsche. African Wedding Dance La Rue 4. Medley Overture, Mother Was a Lady Becker 5. Lancers, A Jolly Party Beyer 6. Gavotte, Schlffer's Abschied..Jungman 7. Two-step, Handicap Rosey S. Two-step. Oh, Uncle John La Brie 9. Medley Overture, Planner's Own Beyer 10. Waltz, Rendezvous Rosey 11. Intermezzo, Love's Dream After the Ball, for strings (request) Czlbulka 12. Two-step. King Carnival Rosey 13. Schottlsche, Every Nigger Had a Lady But Me De Witt 11. Galop, Signal Boeber Who is going to get that bottle of Klondike nuggets worth 890P It may be you if you register your guess. If you are a subscriber it will cost you nothing. Only pay a month in ad vance. One guess for each month paid for in advance. One guess will get the gold—if the guess is * good one. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, J897 SILVER REPUBLICANS CELEBBATE THE ACCESSION OF A CLUB HOUSE With $3500 and 256 Paid Members. Calumnies Concerning Bryan Demolished Fully six hundred friends of the Sil ver Republican club attended the inform al opening of the new club house on Main street, near Sixth, last night. The club's quarters had previously been dedicated but last night for the first time they were thrown open to all friends of the club, including the fair sex, which al moat balanced in numbers the politic- I ians. The affair was of an informal na ture, and the visitors were made to feel as if the house was their own. Early In the evening a meeting of the members was held in the basement for the purpose of Informing them as to the financial conditon of the organization. The reports of the various officers were read and approved. It was stated that the present available assets of the club exceed $3500, and as the rental for the eiub house has been paid for a year, the club's prospects for at least that time are considered very bright, indeed. The total paid-up membership at the pres ent time is 1250. In reference to the charge that the' recent visit of Mr. Bryan to this city was for the purpose of making money, it was authoritatively stated thaOfr, Bryan positively refused any pay for his services, saying that when he visited a place he would, never accept money un less It was needed for his expenses. In this instance he would not even permit the committee to pay his expenses. After the meeting the members devoted the evening to the entertainmnt of their guests. There was music in the parlor and recitations in some of the other rooms. There was no set program, the entertainment being of a spontaneous nature. Among those who took part were: Mrs. C. H. O'Neal, Mrs. M. L. Starln, Mies May Statin, Miss Vickery. Earl Rogers, Dougherty, L. Rogers, Dion Romandy, L. Rober, M. L. Starin, Judge Phillips and President Cole. The latter, who is an excellent elocutionist, recited "Down on the Rio Grande," much to the delight of the audience. The program was concluded with a cake walk, led by Mrs. O'Neal and Mr. Dough erty, In which nearly everybody present joined, C. OF C. EXHIBIT Compton Contributions and an As sortment of Cosmos Donations to the chamber of commerce yesterday were as follows: Miss Effle L. Phillips, Boyle Heights, assortment of cosmos; J, F. Jones, Glendale, Malaga grapes; S. G. Spear, Tropico, one bunch of grapes weighing eight pounds, Grand Noir variety; W. A. Pilkln.ton, Florence, Persian musk melon; E. C. Merrltt, Compton, Stone's Eureka and Winter Pearmain apples, and P. Barry pears; R. H. Dinsmore, Compton, field ana Yankee pumpkins, corn in the stalk, Hina beans and cu cumbers; R. B. Harris, Compton, two pumpkins weighing 125 pounds each; L. J. Adams, Compton, Pennsylvania Red Streak, Winter Pearmain apples, Win ter Nellis and. Beurre Clairgau pears andiapple quinces; H. B. Rice, Compton, two pumpkins weighing 175 pounds each; two citrons or pie melons, 85 pounds each, and quinces; Ben Collingridge, Compton, Bellnower Hoover, Smith's Cider, Pearmain and Rome Beauty ap ples; J. W. Jameson, Techachapa, pears; Mrs. A. S. Van Winkle. Lankershim, to matoes; C. W. Stewart, Los Posas, as sortment of app'.es; Roy Jones, Santa Monica, sends in a pumpkin with the inscription grown in. the rind: "Grown especially for the chamber of commerce exhibit, 1897." THEFTS OF BICYCLES Riders Should Be More Careful About Locking Their Wheels All of tlie six stolen wheels recovered by Deputy Constable Brakeshuler nave now been identified and restored to their owners. The parties from whom the last two bicycles were taken colled yes terday morning after them. Brakes huler has been the recipient of hearty congratulations on his success in the capture of the wheels. Owing to the number of wheels recently stolen, tto? police are anxious to warn riders agains: leaving their bicycles on the street with out r-asening them with a lock nnd chain, as it Is an easy mailer for any one to get on one ar.d ride it away with out bjing suspected. A stolen wheel has p.oved one of ths hardest things tv re cover which the detectives are called upon to look up. A large per cent of those taken during the last year which have not been recovered are thought to have beer, packed up and shipped out of the country. SET FOR HEARING Supreme Court to Consider the Head- works Case This Term Mayor Snyder received Information last night that the state supreme cour had set the care involving the water works headworks site for hearing be fore it on the last d.ay of the Octob r term of the court. The case Is known as the Pomeroy and Hooker case and titer was some doubt as 'to the ability of th city to have it placed upon the calende for the October term. The failure to do so would have meant that no de cision would have been rendered fo nearly or quite a year, and this wouli! have delayed the efforts of the city t. secure the ownership of its waterworks Just that length of time. The city coun cil recently passed a resolution asking that the case be advanced upon the dock et as much as possible and the settin;', for hearing is the result of the effort." of the clerk to cflmply with the request PENSION NEWS "Captain" Chase Has Been Disbarred from Practice WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Captaih M. M. Chase of Los Angeles has beer disbarred from practice before the In. terior department for violation of th. pension laws. John W. Fletcher was today commis stoned postmaster at Te-hacbapi. California pensions: Original—Geoner W. McCurdy, Soldiers' home; Denjiife Mulligan, Santa Cruz; William H, Wise man, San Francisco. Reissue—Jamra W. Hitchcock, Auburn. Postmasters: Cholame, San Lull Be w •<g J •W W Reach out as far as you can— B t UTkCk O I llnft then hump yourself. Repeat i^iKe d of our buyers—lt's the method of our department men. There'll be extra long reaching out for business here this week—a hump to make still greater trade at this, the busiest of busy stores. Read this list and doubt the tale. See the goods, the prices and—tell the good news to your friends. October Offerings we offer you \ Men's \ \ Boys' 25c \ \ Men's \ \ $7 50 \ V Men's \ 25c \ \ Grey \ \ 45c \ \ Men's Wool Suits, \ \ Heavy Sweaters, \ White \ \ Merino Shirts \ \ black and white \ \ in cheviots, \ \ roll collar, V Merino \ \ and Drawers \ \ stripe, fast color \ \ dark grays and browns, \ \ shaped shoulder \ Undershirts \ \ rib neck and cuffed, \ \ Duck Shirts, \ \ round and square \ \ In black, navy, V \ \ all sizes, \ \ full cut, all sizes, \ \ sacks, \ \ tan and maroon, \ 15c \ \ 15c \ \ 28c \ $5.78 \ \ 43c \ \ Children's School \ \ Ladies' \ V Collarettes, made \ \ Ladles' Corsets, \ V 53c Granlteware \ Hose, strong \ \ fine Hose, \ \ with pretiy Cotton \ \ black or drab, \ \ Dishpans, Saucepans, \ rib, extra long, \ \ all \ \ Lace and Silk Ribbon. \ \ reinforceJ side steels, \ \ Kettles, V fast black, \ \ wool, v \ Your choice \ \ made of extra quality \ \ Coffee Pots, V doubl; \ \ perfectly \ \ of any color or style \ \ jean. They are worth \ \ Teapots, \ 1 heel and toe \ \ fast black \ \ for \ \ twice the money \ \ Etc., all at \ \ 9c \ \ 25c \ \ 25c \ \ 39c \ \ 32c \ \ioc 58-ln. Bleached \ \ 5C Honey Comb \ \ 50c Re.idy-Ma Je \ \ Ladies' Percale \ \ Children's Gingham \ Table Damask, \ \ Towels, \ 1 Sheets. \ \ Wrappers, \ \ Dresses, neatly \ \ \ \ \ ¥7\c \ \r- „ tn , e , \ \made and trimmed with\ LOC \ \ \ \ \ \ Fall styles and colors, \ \ Torchen lace, some \ « Cotton \ \ 75r 10-4 \ \ oc Pillow \ \ the best value ever \ braid, others wlth\ i Battins, roll, \ \ Blankets, \ \ Cases, \ \ offered for \ % ruff i es; ages 210 8 y rs , \ \ Ijc \ \ 48c \ \ 6k \ \ 75c \ \ 25c \ \t1.25 \ \ $1.50 Ladies' Kid \ V 65c Children's \\ $2 Men's Genuine \ \ Misses'Dongola \ Men's Slippers, \ \ Shoes, Coin Toe, \ \ Kid Shoes, \ \ "Ironclad" \ \ Kid Shoes, \ Silk \ \ Patent Leather Tip, \ \ Spring Heels, \ \ Lace Shoes, \ \ Patent Tip, Square or \ Embroidered, \ \ all sizes, \ \ sto 8, \ \ You know'em, \ \ Coin Toe, \ 48c \\ 78c \\ 29c \\ $1.09 \\ 78c \ 1 Cent for 2 Cents for 3 Cents for 4 Cents for 5 Cents for Card of Hook and Eyes Spool of Thread Spool of Silk Darning Ball Spool Crochet Silk Box of Hairpins Shell Hairpin Curling Iron Cube 150 Pins Tape Measure Handkerchief Button Hole Twist Bottle Vaseline Yard of Torchon Lace Pencil Box, lock and key Thimble Cabinet Hairpins 100-Page Writing Tablet Laundry Wax and Holder 14-inch Bread Knife Paper Safety Pins Patent Egg Beater Box of Toothpicks Package of Envelopes Stamped Linen Bib THESE GOODS AND PRICES FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BROADWAY 4th and Broadway Mmm*w 4th and Broadway w 4th and Broadway Obispo county, F. D. Mize, vice E. C. Watkins, resigned; Wise-burn, Los An geles county, A. E. Miles, vice M. J. Close, resigned. GARDENERS KICK Producers Will Refuse to Pay a Ped dlers' License There is a prospect of a contest in the courts between the city on one side and the gardeners who haul their produce Into the city and dispose of It here, over the matter of compelling some of them to pay peddlers' licenses. Many of those gardeners hawk their vegetables and fruit from house to house and are com pelled to pay a license for so doing. There is another ciass, however, who have regular customers among the grocers and dealers, who do no peddling, but who have had to pay the same li cense as the others. It is from these that the objection to this license tax comes, and several of them threaten to fake the matter to the courts. J. R. Clark, who owns an extensive garden east of the city, called at the office of the city clerk yesterday and inquired if the ordinances of the city made no dis tinction between the two classes, and when informed that in the opinion of the clerk no such distinction was made, remarked: "Well, Ido not intend to pay the license any more and I will take the matter to the courts it necessary." Mr. Clark was asked afterward just what he Intended to do and said: "I have been compelled to pay a license which entities me to peddle what I raise from house to house if I so desire. I do not do that kind of business. All that I liaise is sold to one or two firms, ■md by them it is disposed of to the consumer. I sell only in. large lots and all that I sell I raise myself. I was for merly engaged in the same business at San Francisco and upon my refusal to pay the license exacted by the city I was arrested. I made a test case of the matter and carried it to the superior court. There I won the case, the court holding In effect that I had a right to dispose of what I raise myself without having to pay the license. That de cision, is on. re-cord there, but it was not taken to the supreme court. I shall take the same course here and if I am arrest ed I will make some person pay for it. There are a number of others who carry on thesame kind of business and we have decided not to pay any more license." THE HERALD'S CRYPTOGRAM See announcement of a new guess classified columns of The Herald to ing contest to be commenced in the morrow. It is open to all subscribers af The Herald. A valuable premium goes to the one who first solves the riddle. SjTaZl jrajper. late styles, low prices, at A. A. mdsstrom's, 124 .South Spring street.' Igj Special Sale 11 of Mattings I A Large Lot ot S 1 Remnants This Week ||| !tifSS 0/^^« rt - Trt l C#»l/-w w" 11 continue until weoccupyour new W§ UUI KclllOVal OalC building, 312 and mSouth Broadway Pii li IC« « « 1 t*/3k of every description at prices \ S^&S igg 1 UrilllU FC that Cannot be Duplicated j j Southern California Furniture Co. I |j| 326=328=330 South Main Street |J| CURING CONSUMPTION note Evidence From Recently Cured Patient* Who Were Given Up to Die by Other Physicians—A Chicago Doctor Writes a Letter By common, consent the treatment ot consumption as practiced by DR. CHARLES H. WHITMAN at the Koch Medical Institute in this city, Is the only treatment which tor many years has attracted tho attention of the progressive medical men of this country. Scores of such physicians have been ex perimenting with this system, and many have now abandoned all other modes of treatment, using the WHITMAN remedies exclusively and without a single exception report wonderful success from their use. DR. WHITMAN'S RECORD of 225 cures out of 300 cases treated at the Koch. Medical Institute eclipses all former records made by anyone in any country In the treatment of consumption. Not a sin gle death in tlrst stage cases in two years. This Is the record of the KOCH MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 529 S. Broadway, Los Ange les. Cal. Read the following testimonials; they are true; if any doubt exists on the sub ject, investigate them; call at the insti tute for further light; it will be given with out charge. CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 20.1897. DR. C. H. WHITMAN. Los Angeles, Oal.: Dear Doctor—This will Introduce Mr.Wal ters, who is tubercular. I have advised liirn to go to Los Angeles and place him self under your care. Hereafter I shall urge all consumptive patients to go to you for treatment. My recent visit to your city and investigation of your methods has convinced me of the efficacy of your treatment, and that you are actually curing consumption. May you continue the good work. Very truly yours, N. H. HENDERSON, M. D. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 1,1597. DR. C. H. WHITMAN: Dear Sir—l feel that a word from me concerning your new system of curing con sumption may be of service to others who are not only suffering from this (generally fatal) disease, but who are groping in the dark for a means of relief. I suffered for years from what physi cians called pulmonary tuberculosis, ob taining no permanent relief from any treat ment, not even from climatic Influences. I was advised by friends who knew of you and your wonderful cures to give your treatment a trial. After a careful investi gation of your methods, and talk with others whom you had cured. I began the treatment on the 9th day of February, 1897, continued regularly every other day until April 21st, '97, about two months and a half in all. I am satisfied the disease is arrested, and that I am now for the first time In years free from the dreadful tubercular bacilli, all of which I owe to your scientific rem edy, "Improved Tuberculin." Gratefully yours, JOSEPH HASELT. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 37, 1597. DR. C. H. WHITMAN: Dear Doctor—With pleasure I add my testimonial to the many now in your pos session, deeming it a duty I owe to all those afflicted as I was, until restored to health by your wonderful remedies. I had hardly seen a well day for seven years, had tried many doctors without benefit. Having consumption (the lingering form), I did not expect to be cured, but when my attention was finally attracted to the remarkable cures being made by you at the Koch Medical Institute, and after having fully investigated several such cases and llnding them to be as represented, I concluded to make one more attempt to get well. Beginning the treatment on the 23d of Maruh last, my improvement was marked almost from that time. Three months later I was able to stop treatment, and now, after over six months from the beginning of treatment, I am cured of consumption. Most gratefully yours, E. G. HARE. Residence, 913 W. Washington street. Figures Still Climbing The postofflce receipts for September, 1897, were $45,857.45. Those for the same month last year were $41,882.60. Making an Increase of $4024.95 In favor of this | year's business. 11