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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
FULL-FLEDGED WITCHES.
Strange Superstitions in. Southern
i; indiana---Efcacy of a Red-Hot

Strange SuperstitiOns in Southern
indiana---Eficacy of a Red-Hot
Horseshoe. gei& -r:
Vevay, Ind, Reveille. 81
About sixty years ago many of the
people residing in the neighborhood of
East Enterprise were possessed of de-
fusion that witches were a reality, and
that number of their neighbors were
full-fedged witches, possessed of re-
markable powers, even to the saddling
and bridling man and with sharp spurs
riding him all over the worst roads dis
tOrted mind could imagine. The next
morning the poor man would be so tired
and sore that he could hardly move. At
other times the poor housewife would
churn half day and would not get
particle of butter. The only remedy
was to take All old horseshoe that had
been worn on the left foot of bald-face
horse and heat it hot and drop it into
the churn, which was pretty certain to
expel the terrible witch.
One who tried the experiment. said.
''When l dropped the red-hot shoe into
the churn heard something run off the
roof of the house, and ! Smelt hair just
as sure as you are born, and in five min
uteS l had churn nearly full of butter.
The next day | saw the woman that /
believed had bewitched the butter, and
her hair was criSped on one side in the
very shape of horseshoe"
Ii the above remedy failed, the next
thing to do was to draw life-SiZe pic
ture of the supposed witch and nail it
upon tree and then run silver bullet
out of silver dollar and shoot the
image. The last act was considered
complete cure.
One of the ardent believers in witches,
man in the prime of life, possessed of
fair sense in other matters, told in our
hearing what a trying ordeal he had
passed through few evenings before.
He had been to visit the sick and was
returning about 10 o'clock through the
fields, often climbing nigh fences. Final
ly, as he got up Oh a high teil-rail fence,
with one leg thrown over the top rail,
he saw standing on the other side one
whom he knew to be witch" She
said nothing but put spell on him that
riveted him to the spot, and he said he
was as speechlesS as Lots wife when
she was turned into salt. When day
light came the witch vanished and he
got over the fence and went home. He
says the top rail was very sharp one,
and he didn't get over the soreness for
a month.
When the hens failed to hatch their
eggs it was laid ON the witches. The
witches always did their worst work on
Friday. If the raiI-fences fell down
when they were covered with sleet and
ice the witches were blamed with it. If
a calf got choked on apples or potatoes,
the witches were responsible. 1t was a
fact not to be wondered at that every
one of these believers in witches be-
1ieved the 'world to be fiat"
Many of them would have hung the
supposed witches, as theirignorant fore
fathers did in an early day, if they had
been possessed of the power. Two of
the men snapped wives for month or
SO and it was all laid at the doors of
those terrible witches.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
The Crown Prince.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-In an interview to-
day DIR. mckenzie stated that he was
greatly pleased with the improvement
in the condition of the crown princes
throat. DR.. Mackenzie said he had
never admitted that the disease from
which the crown prince is suffering is a
cancer. The only statement he had
made which could be so construed was
last November when he said the new
growth was apparently caneer-like.
The microscope, by the use of WHICH
alone can the nature OF the disease be
ascertained, so far shows that it is not
malign. The malignant symptoms
manifested in November have passed
away. DR.. Mackenzie says, however,
that if the disease is not cancer it Ger
tainly is very protracted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Some IiI.EeeIing.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 31.-The Repub-
licans of the senate caucused at Z
o'clock this evening. The session was
lively and long drawn out. James G..
Richardson. of Cincinnati, was nomin-
ated for president pro tenn; John J..
Hayes, of Pomeroy, for chief clerk :;
John f. Brown, journal clerk; G. M.
Flemmer, message clerk; Mrs. Belle
Hanford, engrossfng clerk; Mrs. r. c..
Holiday, enrolling clerk; Mrs. Mary
Morrison, recording clerk; Dayton w.
Glenn, Sergeant-at-arms; first assistant
sergeant-at-arms A. E. Henry; second,
Evans Evans; third, r. G. Crawford.
There is much .ill-feeling but there will
be no boiling.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
THE HOUSES DARLING.

o sweet, shy girl, with roses in her heart,
And love-light i'll her face, like those up
grown,
Full Of still dreams and thoughts that dream
like, start
From fits of solitude when not alone!
Gay dancer over the thresholds of bright
days.
TeBrs quick to her eyes as laughter to her
lips;
A game Of hide-and seek with Time she
plays,
Time hiding his eyes from hers in bright
eclipse.
o gentle souled .-how dear and good she is.
Blessed by soft dews of happiness and love
Graded In tenderest armsl Her mothers
kiss
Seals all her goodnight prayers Her IA
theirs smile
Brighten's her mornings Through the
Earth shall move
Her child-sweet soul, not far from heaven
the Whilei
John James Piatt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
One Report Declares All the
Men Are Out and Bust
ness Stopped.
Another Declares There Are
No Signs Of a Strike and
Trains Moving.
An Earnest Appeal Made by
Local Assemblies at
New York.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-The K. of
l.. struck the Reading company hard
bow when all of the freight handlers
and others employed on the wharves
failed to appear this morning. Every
one excepting engineers and switchmen
went out in obedience to the aSSembly's
orders. Frantic efforts were made by
the officials to secure men to go on with
the work, and about thirty Italians and
HungarianS were collected and
put to work. The strikers
did not congregate near the
wharveS, but stayed at their homes. At
II o'clock about twenty-five more men
were collected, but little work could be
done. So far, this is the only point
where the strikers have shown their
willingness to obey the order to strike.
The wharveS are packed with 200 cars
of freight waiting to be unloaded and
reloaded, and the yards are crowded
with freight trains unable to move.
ANOTHER REPORT.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-The action
taken by the local assemblies of Knights
of Labor last night endorsing the order
of the Reading convention for general
strike of Reading railroad employees did
not materially affect the business of the
Reading company to-day. The men did
not quit work with the alacrity which
the leaders anticipated and in many
cases they refused point blank to strike,
preferring to renOunce all allegiance to
the Knights of Labor. At the freight
depot at Willow street wharf sew
eral hundred freight handlers and
laborerS struck. This delayed bus
mess, but in the course of few hours
the company had gathered large force
of nOn-uniOn men from various points
and put them to work. The blockade
was soon cleared up and the officials re-
ported everything moving satisfactorily.
At some of the other depotS some few
men went out, but their places were
quickly filled and the movement of the
regular freight trains was but slightly
affected. There were many applicants
for work at the main Office of the COM
pany. Everything remained quiet at
Port Richmond. The strike continued
with undated vigor so far as the men
of Local ssembly 62S5 were con-
cerned. The strikers stood on the
streets and talked about sticking
out to the end, but in the mean
time the company was fast taking on
dll bLc udIluo IL llCOuSu dIu Wdo ilOuIly
getting nearer to a condition when it
can conduct it's business with the new
hands. II am simply giving my opin-
ion," said Secretary Hayes. of the gen
eral executive board of the Knights of
Labor, in discussing the situation, ''but
it is my impression that the executive
board will not interfere in the matter.
1t has not been asked to yet, and don't
believe it will be. The strike is in the
hands of the Reading employees them
selves"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
New Years Reception

DpCCIttI 70
SAUK CENTER, Mimi, Dee. 31.-The
young gentlemen of the city received
the ladies tonight at the Sank Center
house Ell masse, as you might say. Har-
rison'S military band was in attendance
and furnished music during the whole
evening. Supper was served by Messrs.
Wakefield q Murphy, the proprietOrs of
the Sank Center house, and it was one
of the finest ever served i'm the North
west. The many young ladies present
were agreeably surprised, and 40 doubt
thought the young gentlemen incapable
of doing what they did. 1t was the most
enjoyable time ever had in this city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Has He Struck 1t Rich,

Special to the Globe.
WAUsAU, Wis, Dec. 31.-A rich dis
covery of gold and silver-bearing quartz
has been made in the hills few miles
south of this city by 81. Bowen, an old
miner, who has been prospecting here
for several years. The rock taken from
a shaft fifty feet in depth, assays $40 to
the ton of gold and silver, and grows
richer as the shaft gets deeper. There
is considerable talk here of organizing
stock company, but Mr.. Bowen says he
has plenty of money to push the work
himself, and capital seeking speculation
part of the range. 1t is thought that
Mr.. Bowen has ''struck it rich.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
RED HAIR AND WHITE HORSE.

ancient Bellies with Auburn
Locks and Gallant knights on
Milky Steeds-Bow-Legg Men
Conspicuous.
Louisville Courier.Journal
1t is urged that an explanation Of the
alleged fact that where red-headed
girl is seen white horse can always be
discovered in her vi cinity may be found
in history and mythology. Among the
early Greeks and Egyptians red-headed
girls were decided bellies. Men fought,
bled and died for their smiles, and they
were quite the rage. Cleopatra herself,
we are told, was the possessor of an au-
burn head, and Helen of Troy, some con-
tend, was equally fortunate. As is well
known the belief in the transmigration
of souls was then prevalent, based upon
reasons now lost to philosophy, and con
spicuOusly brave men killed in battle
took the forms, under the smiles Of Ju-
,piter, of white horses. We can imagine
then, when gallant knights went forth
to battle after passionate adieus to their
authenticated Helens and Cleopatras.
and found themselves, after a fierce
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Not Generally Obeyed.

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 31.-The order to
strike issued yesterday was not generally
obeyed by the Knights of Labor en-
ployed by the Philadelphia & Reading
company. At Broad street all men ex-
cept six reported for duty. The places
of the strikers were promptly filled.
There were over 100 applicants for posi-
ions, and the officials at that point found
no difficulty in securing suitable
men. The freight handlers en-
ployed at Willow street wharf
struck at o'clock. All the men went
out. The officials were undaunted,
however, and undertook the task Of fill
ing their places. After some delay over
100men were found. All were anxious
to secure employment. Of this number
sixty men, all that were required, were
put to work, and at $3.50 work was going
on at that point as usual. The freight
handlers struck because Master Work
man John Gleason was discharged. At
Noble street wharf all the men were at
work as usual.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Glassblowers' Strike.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Of the 200 glass
factories in the United States and Can
ada, nearly if not all, will close down to-
night. The war is not question of
wages or hours, but one to settle def
nitely and once for all the question.
whether manufacturers can hire and
discharge such men as they please and
when they choose. An average factory
employs $50 men.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
TO-DAY AT THE MERCHANTS
Where the Genial Politician Greets His
Mate, and
PERCHANCE TO MEET HIS
FATE.
But There's No Dissenting Voice, When
Col. Well Bids Them Rejoice
Something About the Big Hotel
and Those Who Manage It.

That famous hostelry, the Merchants
hotel, will be the scene to-day of many
hearty New Years greeting between
men OF note. EX-gOvernors, congress
men, state officials, bankers and other
men of millions, journalists, travellers,
retired merchants and the ubiquitous
reporter will be there, exchanging
words of goodwill. chatting on the
events OF the year just brought to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Demands an Explanation.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 31.-The Memorial
Diplomatique states that the British
government demands explanations from
Germany and Austria regarding the
proposal that Belgium should join the
triple alliance, and requiring pledges
that the treaties securing the neutrality
of Belgium will be observed,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Another RaiIroad Accident.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-An accident oc-
Cured on the Third Avenue railroad
this evening, which came very near re-
sulting in frighttul loss of life. A
train on branch line ran into train
on the main line, deIailing the car ON
the main line, and a panic ensued I'M
which several women were trampledy
under foot. Mrs. Justina Atkins was
injured internally, and it is feared fa-i
tally
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Let's Swear Off.

What do you say?
The following appeared in a recent
telegram in the GLOBE:
A CIGARETTE VICTIM.
Troy, n. Y, Dec. 2S.-Richard H. Barrin-
ger, a popular young man who has just died
here, was constant smoker of cigarettes.
He became troubled with an affection of the
heart which was followed by dropsy. Sew
eral physicians attended him. and they all
agreed that his system had been shattered by
nicotine poisoning. He had fine physique
and until recently was believed to have good
prospects for long life. After his death
one of his veins burst and the blood there
from was almost as black as ink.
How many will begin the new year
by stopping an unpleasant, foolish and
UNAMWoEG.
st. P aul, Jan. /.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Sexton Better.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-Mr. Sexton passed
a good night last night and now is con-
sidered as mending slowly. He only
requires good care to make him we'll
again. Some speculation arose over the
question of the mayorship of Dublin
being vacant on the LIST of January,
owing to Mr.. Sections illness, but pro-
vision has been made for such cases,
and Mr.. Sullivan holds over until Mr..
Sexton is well enough to succeed to the
offinn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
PiDkert on Men En- Route.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-A private
dispatch was received to-day in this city
by leading official of the Knights of
Labor from the secretary of the Chi
cago assembly. 1t said: II have been
informed that 352 Pinkerton men left
here this evening, each carrying Win
chester rifle, to go to POttsville and the
Lehigh valley to guard the 1000 Bel
gian miners who are coming to take the
striking miners places. If my report
arrives in time please inform the min
ers to that effect,sO as to be on the look
out for them" This message will be
forwarded to the miners assembly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
viii Continue the Strike.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-LOcal as
sembly No. 10,1O7, composed of main
line freight train men, held a meeting
this afternoon and it received the re-
port of their delegates to the Reading
convention, which was unanimously in
dOrSed. Resolutions were adopted de-
Gliding to stand by the action of the con-
ventiOn. and to continue the strike until
further opposition should be useless.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
GrOcers Assign.

Special to the Globe.
MARSHALL, Dec. 31.-Spates & Jones'
grocery house was closed yesterday
evening by an attachment made by Eli
Prick, as agent of Van Dusen IL Co.
This forced an assignment, d. q. Stew
art being made assignee. The same
establishment was discovered on fire a
few evenings since and was saved with
some difficulty. The assets are said to
be considerably below the liabilities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
To Fight the Operators.

PrrTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 31.-W. III.
Bailey, of the general executive board,
Knights of Labor, decided to-day to-
fight the railroad coal operators who
have refused to pay the Columbus scale.,
He left this morning for Scott Haven to-
call out the miners at Hon. William L.
Seott'S mines.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Want More Pay.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 31.-A commit
tee representing the freight employees of
the Pennsylvania company met General
Manager Baldwin at his Office in this
mand for an advance in wages and pay
for over time. The committe was cOrdi-
ally received and informed that the petit
ton would be considered and an answer
returned in few DAYS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Accidentally Shot.

Special to the Globe.
MANDAN, OAK, Dec. 31.-A railroad
employee named Soocner, whose parents
live in Illinois, while assisting to re-
move a hand-ear from the track at Sims,
was shot in the side by shotgun that
slipped off the car, and died from the
effects this morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Misappropriating Funds.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Dak., Dec. 31.-There was
great excitement to-day by the an
nouncement of summariIy civil pro-
cedure against County Commissioners
E. S. Neal and Gus johnson. They Will
be ousted from position for mlsappro-
priating funds of the county.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
VERW ARE!

have added the celebrated Simpson, Hall & Miller line
of Silver Plated Ware to my stock and carry Rogers
Merden and g. I'll. NJ, above mentioned offer Rogers
Bro and VIM Rogers Tea Spoons $50 per set Table Spoons
So per et Dessert Forks $3.50 per se medium Forks So
per medium Knives $3.50 per se Dessert Knives
per set carry full line of 0Xdzed and Fancy Engraved
Flat Table Ware Patterns that cannot be told from the
finest solid goods except by the stamp the back In Case
Goods describe few articles.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01

Villas, Rsad i r. IT. WANTS asis learn the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
Ramal0Y'S

Dining parlcrs, $50 and 1872 East Fourth;
firSt-c1aSS
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Ill in plenty may be had
H6W By inserting herean ad.
, 1888-11-17

no accidents are reported. On the APP
pearance of the Emperor's carriage the
applause became deafening, and continued
as the Royal party entered the Palace, the
cries OF "Long live the Emperor and
"Long live the King !" being almost inces-
saut. The Emperor and King Humbert,
with the Royal Princes, shortly after
wards appeared on the balcony, when the
acclamations of the people where renewed
with increased vigour. King Humbert
conversed with the Emperor, who mean.
while smiled and saluted the people in
military fashion. His Majesty appeared
much moved by the reception accorded to
him.
Signor Crispi was also very cordially
received by the crowd at several points on
the route from the station to the Palace.
, 1888-11-17
acknowledgements


TOET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
" Gouvernementet som F0lge at
Udbrud af Smaakopper i Ponce,
Puerto Rico, har erkleret en- Karan-
tane af Is Dage fra Afgangsdagen,
mod Fart0ier ankommende fra Puerto
Rico.
FARTHER, ankommende fra Vieques
eller Culebra, ere underkastede sam
me Karantane, hvis medbringende
Passagerer fra Puerto Rico, ellers
Karant@neeftersyn
Gouvernements Secretariatet, st CrOix,
den 13de November 1888.
LIMPRICHT.
, 1888-11-17
Translation.
Publication.

0Ti is hereby brought to public notice
that in consequence ofthe outbreak
of small pox at Ponce, Puerto Rico,
Government has established a
quarantine of Is days, to be
reckoned from the day Of departure,
against vessels arriving from
Puerto Rico.
Vessels arriving from Vieque8 or
Culebra, are subject to the same
term of quarantine, if carrying pas
Sengers from Puerto Rico, other
wise, to quarantine inspection.
Govprnmeut,Sec retarv'S Office, st. Croix
the 18Th Of November 1888.
LINPRICHT.
, 1888-11-17

I'LL GO lhOuNdUbN lIiO ""~JJ NNO
the eruption was heard distinctly like 'the
distant roar of heavy guns" and in many
places less remote, but still removed by
over a thousand or even two thousand
miles, the noise was so pronounced, that
it was believed to be caused by some ship
firing signals of distress, and search yes
sells were in several instances sent out.
But where the air ceased to transmit the
sound, it nevertheless passed the message
on with complete precision. The general
result of atmospheric observations taken
all over the world, shows that an
was prOpagated at KrakatOa which spread
to its antipodes. There it was reflected or
reproduced and sent back again to Kra-
katOa; and this aerial game OF battledOre
and shuttlecOck was continued, though
with diminishing viVaclty, no less than
seven times. The rate at which the air
wave travelled was prGdigIOus. 1t took
only 13 hours 40 minutes for the wave to
reach Greenwich. The detonatiOns which
produced sounds so terrific that they could
be heard, as we noticed, three thousand
miles away. and disturbed the whole OF
our atmosphere, were caused by the sea
bursting in upon the volcano. AS the
walls of the crater were broken down by
the violence Of the eruption, the sea rush
ed in and The explosions were produced.
III ovDl,no4ion rivau to account for this
rasnIt is foo cnrionS not TO be mentioned.
Thorp il . Vol known plan ofmaking a law
oovsor NAV NV tbrnvin1 in earth and stones.
The stones and earth choke the mouth OF
the oeyser and prevent the escape of gas
til ano0ph has accumulated 10 blow The Oh
str""y;11 irfo thn air. The thrush of sea
v.,@l. (a+af i, = similar way. The water
oncf.f 4ba ron ATTN. lava and sgDureSspd
f,r - limo its pinrtion When. however.
enA4ciont farce bad hren accumulated, the
ontIy,rst hnc.mn moro ,iolrut cham ever.
o"G rIn imnri>nor1 eases hurlrd the mass,
49, @rI,ya Liinh into The air with = sound per
hans nnhear, before in the worlds History,
nnLltoinIv Uncomfortable 10 any ordinary
Mis-, ~ 'Narnrn since thr I'm rest portion
artLo pnnort il dnvotpd othr at~m0spbpric
,LaTo,n.I. r,nspa Ink The Volcanic duss in
ON marts Of thn world il wonld be impoSSi.
III. 'mn+ 70 mantiou thnn here though they
,yo,a rohahlv observed NV most Of our
rn.6ors tban, .alvps at tbp time. In the &c.
troi nniobbonrbood of fine eruption. the
sfranon and weird supctaclp Of blue. green,
cn,nnr. coIonrrd ana silver SIMS was seen.
A. a o,eatrr distance however. the haze
formn71 nj minnie atoms of dust only pro.
InooI rnd ornnn and ooId sunset ol0wS
and oftpr.oIows. I'm connection with the
sunset oiowe ono Of tbe most curious fea,
tnras of the Rrnort is a list of all the occa,
sions on which Similar phenomena are re-