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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
NEW MEXICAN WITCHES.

The Terror of the People-How to Catch One
Our MYTHOLOGY is full, detailed and
graphic, writes a st. Louis Globe CORES
pondent from New Mexico. Every
paisano can tell you their strange habits,
their marvellous powers and their baleful
deeds. They never iniure the dumb
animals, but woe to the human being who
incurs their displeasurel Few, indeed,
are bold enough TO brave their wrath. If
a witch asks for food, wood, clothing or
anything else, none dare say her nay.
Nor dare any one eat what witch
proffers; for, ii he do, some animal, alive
and gnawing, will form In his stomach.
BY day the witches wear their familiar
form, but at night, dressed in strange
animals shape, they fly abroad to hold
witch meetings in the mountains or 20
wreak their evil wills. In a dark night
you may see chem flying through the sky
like so many balls of fire, and there are
com paratively few Mexicans in the terri
tory who have not seen this weird sight.
Fo. these nocturnal sallies the witches
wear their own bodies, but take the legs
and eyes of a cayote or other animal,
leaving their own at home. Juan Perea,
male witch, who died here in San Mateo
some months ago, met with strange mis-
fortune in this wise: He had gone off with
the eyes of Cat, aud during his absence
a dog knocked over the table and ate up
Juan's eyes; so the unfortunate witch
had TO wear cats eyes all the rest of his
life.
Before they can hY, witches are obliged
to cry out; "Siu Dios, sin Santa Marial''
C'Without God and without the Holy
Virgin.") Whereupon the mount up into
the air without difficulty. 1t you are on
good terms with witch you may per
suade her to carry you On her back from
here to New York in a second. She blind
folds you and enjoins strict silence. If
you utter a word you find yourself alone
in some vast wilderness, and if you cry
"Gcd save mel" you fall from a fearful
height to the ground-but are luckily
never killed by the fall, There are
several courageous people in the terri
tory who have made journeys thus upon
the backs of tbs witches AT leas. they
are ready to swear so, and they find 10000
believers to one skeptic. One striking
popularity about New Mexico witches is
that any one named Juan or Juana (John
or Jane) can catch them, and that no one
else can except priest with holly water.
To catch a witch, Juan draws a nine foot
circle on the ground, turns his shirt in
side out, and cries: 'Vedgs, buria!'
('come, witch") whereup the vito has TO
TALL inside the circle, and Juan has her
completely in his power. This ability to
catch witches, however, is seldom exer-
csed, for let Juan once catch witch and
all the other witches in the country join
hands ana whip him to death.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21

The doctors admit that the emperor is
in an almost hopeless condition. The
crown prince has been summoned to the
palace.
The workmen on the great Eifel tower
in Paris have struck on the ground that
the higher they go the greater the danger
is.
The Cashier of the Royal Savings Bank
of Siegen, Germany, has absconded, leay
ing deficit OF 100000 marks (ebout
$100,000). 1t is supposed that he fed to
this country.
MADRm.-Queen Regent Christina has
returned to this city with the infant King
from Barcelona. They were warmly re-
ceived by large crowds of people at the
station and along tbs route TO the palace
SEVERAL members of the Irish National
League have been arrested in Ireland.
The arrest was the result of secret in
qu.ries. Some of the persons taken into
costody were charged with declining to
to give evidence at the trials of various
offenders.
BRUssELs.A dispatch from Lisbon
says: Advices from the Congo
country say the Arabs, who have arrived
at KiDshassa, state that Henry NJ. Stanley
was wounded in fight with natives, and
that afterward one half his escort de.
serted.
\ RooKLASD, Me.--A boat containing five
men was upset near Viual Haven yester-
day and four of them drowned. The
party consisted of John Smith, aged SO /;
Harry Smith, 25; William j. Bishop, %;
Edward Fellows, 26, and George Grant
20. Grant was the only one saved.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS.
GENERAL NOTES.

SEVENTEEN YEAR locusts appeared in
swarms Monday, at Clinton, Iowa.
GENERAL SHERrDAN's salary will nov be
| $l3, 500, instead of $1,000, as heretofore.
THE last brewery at Sioux City. Ia has
been closed under the prohibition act.
GENERAL sHERrDAs's physicians are pc
coming quite hopeful of his recovery.
! A NEW trunk line railway between New
York and Chicago is projected.
AT the miller's national convention
held in Buffalo, an effort was made to
form -four trust.
A CENSUS of Baltimore, Just taken,
shows a population of 4l6 sos, of which
Ga 509 are colOred.
RED LAKE. RIVER food are driving many
families of Crookston, Mimi, from their
homes.
ALL the fathers OF New York city are
on strike for better pay and shorter
hours.
A NATIONAL organization of colored Y.
NJ. c. A. has been organized at Louisville,
KY, with Charles S. Morris of that city,
as president 4
CHICAGO CAPITALISTS have been invests
eating the gold fields of Northern On
tario, and have organized company to
develop the new interest
GENERAL SHERIDAN's condition contin-
ues encouraging There Eas been no
recurrence of heart failure for four days.
Ar Ispheming, Mich, the saloonkee pers
will test the closing act by keeping open
on the Fourth OF July.
LARGE turtle was found in the Eau
Claire river the other day, which is sup
posed to be 100 years old, the date 1910
being cut Ill the shell on its back.
The e. cent heavy rains in Dakota and
Northern Minnesota have caused another
food in the rivers of that region, and the
Mississippi river, of which they are tribu
taries, Is again rising. Damaging floods
are also reported i'll Northern Michigan.
Ex SEN. TABoa, of Colorado was using
as a paper weight the other day in his
private office n bar of gold that was val
ned at $4,000. 1t had come from his
Yulture mine, in New Mexico.
THE Michigan State Supreme Court
declares unconstitutional that portion of
the new liquor law of that State which
prevents liquor dealers aud brewers from
going on the official bonds of saloon
keepers.
SOMERSET, Ohio.-The mother of Gen
eral Sheridan died on Tuesday at 80 p.
M, aged 81 years. Throughout all his
career Gen. Sheridan paid his mother a
yearly visit. Mrs. Sheridan has been
widow since 1875. She lived in home
her son provided for her.
The busr sss failures for the week
number for the United States POT and for
Canada %, a total of 235, against total
of 205 for the preceding week and l73
for the corresponding week in 1887. The
failures on the Pacific coast are still ex-
oeptionally numerous, numbering forty
two.
TnE war veterans of the Grand Army
of the Republic will hold their annual ma
tional encam pment at Columbus, Ohio,
September u, and the National Associa-
tion of Naval Veterans will hold their an
nual reunion in the same city at the same
time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
beautiful UNTIL SHE snorr
a hihuoo woman Who Paralyzed Carte, =,
nson's Heartstrings. ~ Ia

iii''H no faralyzed Carter Il.
rscns Heartstrings. NAT
Chicago Nail
t"o hours we reached Poo,.sh 4,
OLD capital of ths Mahratts. O Eau the
the principal English STAT. @ne SIN
quarter of the coautry. II ia -. VI this
town, and was to Us a reva,a t'se d me
have not often enjoyed exouisito We
Hindoo beauty. Some ladies ~. female
picnic in the public parSs 60 having
oourkas " were thrown of sho 1lelf
then races IN full. think tbs1
appreciated our admiration. for ~ iuliy
not cover when We sat on uid
close by to read our oniaa oeneh
but rather turned toward NJ oook'
to show Us their Jewels or '. Is
faces. 1t Is not often one sees mac, .ueif
Hlndoo ladies. These were ev;5.,sa
such and of opulent houses. Nan''nIl'y
seen purer type of face or NOR -au
tocratic features. All were prettv -. I,H
very beautiful, and one of a ns1f. s.5se
of style which began to make r1o o'.Oa
happy. -u'
A wonderfully beautiful woman alma
makes me feel thus. | do not kno,g nv!
see beautiful horse; do not wisb !.
ride or drive it. | see a splendid ~
| do not wish to possess or live in !,
see sparkling gems; | never wish tn rra,.
them. | do sincerely enjoy a prosns,o 1,,
mans happiness. do not envy 4 r ,ons
his beautiful wife. But cannot ,soli.l
that any man is good enough to he tbs
possessor of q perfectly beautiful women
She is something which instinctiveiv g.,
should be beyond the reach of apv rnsn
and yet she is not; very probably sbs j.
beyond the reach of a very poor, sict
man. She may be beautiful, but ~ /,
always fool enough to give herself 10 a
miserable piece of masculine CLAY, wbs,o
as she is something to me so pe-fsc,
that she would be enshrined in her ind
viduality. l 10 not want her; but I Az.
not want to have anyone to have ne,
Thus | was beginning to feel when look.
Ing on this piece of dusky perfection
There was growing about my heartstring,
sort of contraction, sort Of paralysis
One of the little girls with the party ran
off. My beauty called to her. She did
not at once obey. The call became An
angry speech. PrestoI The spell was
broken.
Thank heaven! There was ALWAYS
something 10 break such spellsl What
beautiful thing would many such be if
they would only be sileRtl The cauary's
throat is never given to the bird of para.
disc. One should generally stuff one,
ears when he looks upon this kind of per
lection, and should listen blindfolded to
a divine singer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
PASSED TO THE BEYOND
Death Relieves the Emperor Of His
Sufferings-All Europe in Mourning.
Short Sketches of the Lives Of the De-
ceased Kaiser and His Successor.
GERMANY'S GREAT loss.

The Last Hours of the Emperors Suffrrings-
He Was Satisfied That the Doctors Had Done
All Possible.
BERLIN Juue l5.-The emperor died at
IL O'Clock this morning, and the city liz
stirred with an intense excitement; peo-
pie are standing in the streets watching
the bulletin boards and asking each other
for the details of their beloved monarch's
death bed scene. All the royal family,
numerous ministers of state and foreign
ambassadors were present at the death
chamber when the Emperor Frederick
expired. At o'clock this morning there
was an alarming increase in his majestys
weakness and the relatives who mad left
the palace were summoned.
From O'Clock last evening, during the
entire night and up to the hour of death
the emperor was in stupor. He oc-
casionally rallied and recognized the
watchers at the bedside with smile or
look of recognation. A bulletin Issued
an hour before the emperor died ssid
that the emperor had been lying for
some time in light slHmber, broken by
wakeful intervals during which he show
ed distinct signs of consciousness. He
gave no indication of suffering pain.
His pulse and breathing we're very weak
There had been no material change IN
his condition during the night.
Last evening the emperor wrote in
pencil; 81 feel that Mackenzie has done
all that human science, watcnfulness and
skill could do to prolong my life. thank
him" On another slip he wrote: 81
have tried my best to do my duty to my
God and my country. l think that the
end is now near. GODS will be done"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
THE INDIAN DOCTOR.
He Kills 0ftener Than lie Cures, but His
Faith is Strong.

He Kills 0ftener Than lie Cures, but His
Faith is Strong.
brakes Mravelers Magazine
AS to the cures performed by the In.
dian doctor, some of them belong to the
catalogue of the remarkable. They fail
ofteuer than they cure, which shows that
their knowledge of the healing art is
limited. They will gorge patient with
food when nothing at all should be taken
into the stomach, and will place one in
the sweat tent when common sense ought
to teach them that such a prescription
means speedy death. have known the
Indian doctor to powwow over sick
child when the mother begged him to
administer simple remedy which would
have brought relief. The mortality
among Indian children is largely incr@s
ed by the foolish incantations of the laud
ed medicine men.
Not far from our post was another at
which some whites concluded to see how
far the medicine mans belief In the
supernatural would carry him. The doc
tor was invited into a room, and music
box was placed on the table. In little
while Bonnie Doom" reverberated
through the apartment, then annie
Laurie" was given, For awhile the med
icine man seemed dazed by .ne phenome-
non of box playing without the help
of hands, then, all at once, he snatched
gun from the nearest Indian and literal
ly blew the music-chest to atoms. he
afterward explained that there was
an evil spirit in the box, which could
only be appeased by q gunshot. need
not state that the gentlemen who put the
scarlet doctor to the test never repeated
the experiment at the expense of an I'm
ported music-box.
The Indian doctor is also maker OF
the weather. He shuts himself up II MS
teepee with a show Of savage ceremony
and while there gets up a regular meteor
illogical and storm table. If ne Is wise
prognosticator, he hits it nearly as often
as does our open signal service bureau
The savages place great relience IN 'neN
conjursr's weather reports, and govern
themselves accordingly. Such IS tas
peculiar sphere of the medicine men 'n''
not until the last red nation disappear
from our shores will they cease to be .
study and a mystery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
BIOGRAPHY OF THE DEAD EMPEROR.
A Military Education food services in the
Field.

A Military Education-GoOd services in the
Field.
The dead emperor was born Oct. Is,
1881. His early youth WAS spent in ao-
curing thorough military educatloR,
which was of value during the wars that
came later. Although he did not take an
active part in the Danish war of 1864, ia
1866 he was placed IN command of an
army of $4,000 men. Assisted by his
chief of staff, Maj Gen. Won Blumenthal,
the commander conducted his
army through the tortuous passages of
the Sddetic hills, and his opportune ar
rival with endorsements decided the
memorable battle of Sadowa in favor of
Prussia. Again, In the war of 1870,
Frederick was given command of the
third German army, consisting OF 800,
600 men and 500 guns. To him is cred
tied the brilliant victories gained at
Weissenberg aud Woerth.
Frederick III was popular with all
classes, even among the Bavariahs, who
possess an inherent hatred for the Prus-
sian soldier. The emperor's life has been
an uneventful one since 1878, when he
acted as regent during the pc.
riod when the emperor was in
eapacitated from duty while suffering
from the wounds inflicted by Modelling,
the wouldbe assassin. Frederick III
was considered an expert diplomat.
Through his Efforts the peaceful relations
between Spain and Germany we're caused
to exist after years of threatened rup-
lures. In an interview with Pope Leo
Kill Frederick also brought about an
amieable settlement of the Kultur.
kamtt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
FOREIGN

Is the German Reiohstsg there are SSS
smokers and thirty nine non smokers.
ENrERoR FRANCIS JosEPH declares he
earnestly desires peace.
A LONDON cour. has ordered that the
affairs OF the American exchange be
closed up.
TRE death OF the Emperor Frederick
occurred at eleven o'clock on Thursday
evening.
4 soerrrY Of people favorable to Ca
indian inderendence is being formed IN
Toronto. Ontario.
UNrBrcEpRNrEp cold weather for the
season is reported from Scotland. snow
fell in one district Monday.
BRBrlx.-It is stated that Herr Scholz
Prussiau Minister of Finance, has re-
signed his portfolio,
Tnr North German Gazette denies that
there i any dissension between Prince
Bismarck and Minister Friedberg, or thai
she laster has resigned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
Clinglng TO the Last

The virus Of rheumatism often rehAius =
system through life. when Il does not cal ~.
thread OF existence suddenly, as @ -
liable 10 do by attacking the heart ere ' ~
Of this tenacious disease tEbtens' y sl'- 80.
,,nloosened by that benefcent liberatoF .. f--
ease HoSteJter's Stomach Bitters, ~ s-f ia Of
s,'1 dancer No p.ts~ or more agreea9le
depureut exists. rs mutitudes q tn- syrsr
and ueuralzi. have asceTtained ~ e.. -sflllr
iauce Il Is through the medium z. al Ee...st
4. 5fT,ris5 f1r M ascape Of impurities -.s
blrst bot ouly rheumatic, but z91'! - - ne
ana dropsieaI effusions 10 these . 2rc" ~ .hs
Is tiers gives an impulse never VI sgis5ro., q
,.a,tse tbem ard Tie bowels g pef,t.l. q as.
functions with clock like precisloli - ara is-
III 6vsrensia. bIliousness, fever and as1'
EIIltV
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
CRIME.

NJ l.. LIoHTENsTRIN, lately Secretary
and Treasurer of the Perpetual Building
and Loan Association of Wilmington,
Del, is defaulter in the sum of S33,250.
FRANK KENNEL, who murderd Anna
Daniel, at La Crosse, Wis, has been sen
fenced to the State prison.
Mrs. SARAH JANE WHEELING, of Phila
delphia, confessed to having poisoned
her two children, Bertha, aged 8, March
"a, and Willie, aged >, May 26. Her hus
band who died March 20, was also found
to have been poisoned on postmortem
examination, but she insisted that he
took his own life on account of des pom.
dency, caused by poverty, though she
furnished him the poison.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
A SNAKE ROUND HER NECK.
Miss Mollie Dinsmore, of Seymour, Ind.
Narrowly Escapes Strangulation

Miss Mollie Dinsmore, of Seymour Ind.
Narrowly Escapes Strangulation.
SEYMOUR, Ind-Miss Mollie Dinsmore,
aged Is years popular and sprightly
school mistress, dismissed her pupils for
afternoon recess and sat down in the
school room door to witness their sport.
Suddenly shrill alarm sounded from the
playground, and the valiant school -ma'am
rushed to the rescue. When she reached
ner retresting hock she was Mortified 10
see very large black snake bring up the
rear OF the column. Armed only with a
parssol, she made vigorous defense,
but the enraged reptile held its o IN, and,
taking advantage of sudden turn of
Miss Molhe to answer the call OF one OF
her pupils, it ran up her back, and in less
time than the story can be told il had en-
twined Its shining coils around her neck
50 tightly that but for the timely assist
ance of young gentlemen who was
passing and promptly responded to the
frightened calls of this little ones she
would nave stransled The brave young
lady vas prostrated by her fright and
the nervous shock. from which she has
suffered severely. The snake, when
killed, measured over four feet in length.
Il was q black racer, variety that is
usually considered harmless, and this is
the first instance in which one Of Its kind
hes been known here TO attack any
person.
Cornell pin row the University of
Pennsylvania At Philadelphia. July L.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
A Juvenile Incendiary.

At Buffalo, n. Y, Tuesday, Andrew
Howard, aged "A, cash boy in Barnes q
Hengerer's dry goods store, vas detected
in an attempt to steal watch, and sitter
confessirg hat oaense he was led to ad-
rait also that rs had started the fire that
consumed the firms store and stock Feb
/, last. causing loss Of million collars
saying be did 50 frsm anger at q n9or-
walker who had refused 20 let him OF 70
attend to funeral. Since that time Re
has made two attempts to burn the firm's
present Temporary quarters because, he
said he liz ID to see big IRE
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
IN GENERAL
A Sad Condition.

A farmer in crossing the Republican
river near Benkeilcar, Seb,, found an
old man fast in the quicksands, which are
quite common along the river. He was
buried to the armpits and slowly sinking
deeper. When the farmer attempted to
pull him out he fought desperately. His
mid is still deranged as a result of his
terrible experience. From papers found
ON his person, he is supposed to be
Edwin Bowers, of Kansas. He had 1000
in currency in a belt around his body.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21

postponed till Monday the 25th. The
senate then resumed consideration of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill,
and it was passed.
House.-The day was consumed in dis
cussing the tariff bill. Payne, Warner, of
Missouri, McMillaR, Randall, and Wilson
of West Virginia, being the leading dis
putants.
THURSDAY, June Ia.
SenGte-The resolution granting leave
of absence 'to all persons now in the EN-
.loy of the government who were presen-
at the battle of Gettysburg to attend the
reunion there on the third of July" was
passed. The concurrent resolution
reported yesterday 10 international
arbitration was taken up and passed.
The agricultural department appro-
priation bill was amended and passed.
The postoftioe appropriation bill
was also amended and passed. The
senate then proceeded to the con
sideratiou of executive business.
When the doors were opened legisla-
tive business was resumed, and bill ap.
propristing $4,000 for the construction
of a government dam at the Rock Island
arsenal and for the construction of a
temporary dam was taken up and pass
ed. Adjourned until Monday.
Ho,Se-Under call of the committees,
the following bills were reported
Mr.. Townshend, Ills, providing for an
assistant secretary of war. Mr.. Hooker,
Miss, TO retire Gen. Aired Pleasanton'
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill
FRIDAY, June 10.
HouSe.-About so republicans having
gone to the Chicago convention and
nearly as many democrats being absent,
there was not quorum but business was
transacted under unanimous consent.
After a struggle of half hour over the
order of business, the house proceeded
under the regular order, being business
on the private calendar. Many hours
were spent in consideration of private
bills, several Of which were passed. The
house took a recess until p. m, when
private pension bills will be consider ed.
Mr.. McCreary, Ky, obtained unanimous
consent to introduce the following
Resolved, Tn we have heard with pro
found sympathy of the death of the en-
peror. He was an advocate of friendly
and liberal policy in Germany and we
express our respectful sympathy to the
German nation in the loss of their great
aud renowned ruler Passed unanimously.
At the evening session of the house
forty-uine private pension bills were
passed, and at 1890 o'clock the house ad-
journed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
CUT OFF HIS HEAD.

An Enraged Father Deliberately Cuts off His
Sons Head.
WATERLOO, Iows.-Word has been re-
ceived here of terrible tragedy that
occurred last Monday night in Hazel
Green township, about seventeen miles
from Monticello. An old man by the
name of Rotbacher, who was working in
a stone quarry With another man, under
took to whip his boy, about twelve years
of age, when the second man interfered'
Ia the evening the old man tried to whip
the boy again, but he ran away. This
enraged Rotbacher and he caught the
boy and knocked him down and cut his
head Off with an AK.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-21
Puzzled the Child.

A Sixteenth street lady was calling Oh . .
K street lady the other day, and the naL
daughter of the house kept HMSlDs
around her and studying her head intsnE
". Finally the caller became so nervous
she took the child in her lap. ~,
"Well, Fanny she said, what i' ,''
You seem to be looking for somethlng.
"W'y-w'y,' hesitated the KID ! No-
looking for your other face"
What do you mean? ! don't anos'
stand, )" said thu puzzled visitor. l
ooh, mamma said you were Two 80,
but I don't see only one. You haven sV'
two faces have your