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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
THE WITCHCRAFT "SPoOK."
A Woman Driven Insane by the Chars
That She Vas a Witch.

A Woman Driven Insane by the Charge
That She Was a Witch.
An accusation made by gossiping neigh
bors that Miss Mary Ruth of Greshvile,
this county, was witch drove her insane.
Miss Ruth is 80 year s of age and lives with
an older unmarried sister named Hanna b.
Several years ago. Mrs. Horace Boyer, a
neighbor of the Ruths, became afflicted with
a complication of diseases. A number of
doctors treated her for different ailments,
but none of them gave any relief. Her
husband says that she got queer spells gen.
orally once Gay, when she would become
violent, tear her hair out and try to Jump
out of the second-st0ry window.
Her husband says: Something strange
was working in her. l consulted the lead
ing witch doctor, and he told me that my
wife was under spell, having been be-
witched or magnetiZed"
MIR. Boyer went home, used the charms
prescribed by the witch DOCTOR" aud re-
markable to relate, his wife's health com-
inenced TO improve.
Her husband says: "She is now restored
to health and is able to do Eer own house.
work for the first time in several years"
The fact that Mrs. Boyer is now GONZALES
cent only strengthened the belief of the
neighbors that she had been under spell"
and by common consent they decided that
Mary Ruth was a witch. This preyed on
| Miss Ruth's mind and she suffered untold
| mental tortures. Then, as she seemed to re-
| aliZe the enOrmity of the accusation, she be-
| came a raving maniac.
| She was unable to eat or sleep for several
weeks, spending most of her time in pacing
| up and down her room. She threw furni-
| ture out of the window, tore her clothing
into shreds and attacked her sister, Hannah,
with butcher-knife and chair.
One evening recently Mary escaped out
| OF sec0nd-Story room and walked all the
| way to Churchvlle, seven miles away. Here
! she entered the church and diSrobed in the
| presence of those assembled before they re-
| allied what she was doing
On another occasion she escaped perfectly
| nude. and in that condition ran through the
| borough of Greshville at high noon. She
| was so tieet-fOoted that she escaped all her
| purSuers and spent several nights on the
| neighborng hills before she was recaptured
! by the posse sent out 20 search for her.
Mary Ruth, IN one of her calm moments,
| made the following statement to the report
er: when heard of the rumor that had
| bewitched Mrs. Boyer | went to the witch
| doetor in Reading and asked him whether
it was true that had put spell on her. He
! said that she had certainly been bewitched
| but refused to say whether | was the guilty
| party He gave me some medicine ana after
| that Immediately commenced to lose my
| senses. Some one told me that the penalty
| was $1,000 fire for witchcraft, and that we
| would be sued and all our property taken
| from us. This worried me and I've had no
rest and peace of mind since."-Reading
(Pa.) special to the World.
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SWEPT BY FLAMES.
Shoe Factories at Lynn, Mass,
Again Destroyed.
-Four Blocks Burned, With Total Loss Of
Oyer $SO0,OGO.
1t Was Narrow Escape From a Repeti-
tiOn Of That Great Disaster Of
November, 1889.


Boston, July l7.-Another disastrous fire
broke out in the eshoe-manufacturing district
of Lynn this evening. The fire originated
in Strous Bros building, and spread rapidly
to adjoining buildings on either side. So
rapid was the progress made by the flame
that the fire was soon beyond control, and
it looked as if the entire business portion
of the city was doomed. From the Strous
building the flames communicated to the
Blake Block, which was entirely destroyed.
The Carrier Block was the next to 60,
and few minutes later the Robinson &
Lyons shoe factory was euveloped in flames
The local fire department sent to Boston,
and three engines were soon on the scene.
These, together with the Lynn brigade,
made stubborn fight, and bv midnight the
fire was under control. The losses on
burned and damaged property will aggre-
gate about $500, 900. This makes the second
time that the city of Lynn has been burned.
though the damage from the second con-
Migration is not so great. On November 26,
1889, the city was nearly destroyed by fire.
The entire manufacturing district was re-
duced to ruins and the loss amounted to
S6,O0O000, with an insurance of S3,000,00
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RACING WHEELMEN.
Results of the First Days Events at De-


Results of the First Days Events at De-
troit.
DETROIT, July 17.-In the first days
racing of the Leagne of American Wheel
men this afternoon all the events were hotly
contested. The feature of the day was the
riding of Banker and Blinker, of the Buff
falo Athletic Club, for the half-mle tandem
secord. They made the distance in los
breaking the best previous record of l :13 1-5,
made at Peoria. ILL.,, last fall. The one
mile, novice, safety, was won by L. W.
Schimmei, a Detroit Nheelman; time, 3:0S
One mile, novice, ordinary, W. l. Marks. a
Detroit wheelmau; time. 3 :O6 %. One mile,
Detroit Wheelmen Club handicap, safety,
J. NJ. Keenan,. 90 yards; time. 2:53 %.
Half mile, League American Wheelmen
championship, ordinary, 4. A. Zimmerman,
New York Athletic Club; time. 1:1S 3-5.
One mile. open, safely, George R. Barrett,
Chicago; time. . :$2 1-5. Half mile, open,
ordinary, a. A. Zimmerman. New York
Athletic Club; time. / 20 2-5. One mile,
League American Wheelmen champion
ship, safety, w. F. Murphy, New York
Athletic Club; time, 2;5S 3-5. One mile
handicap, ordinary, f. w. Ballard, Chicago,
105 yards; time, 2:31 45. One-quarter mile,
League American Wheelmen championship,
safety, w. w. Taxis, Philadelphia; time,
1855 40 Three mile lap, ordinary-there
were only three starters in this event, but it
was the pretttest race Of the day. resulting
in tie between A. A. Zimmerman New
York Athletic Club and II. A. Citizens
Clyde Park, IlLl, W. NJ. Carman Wood
stock. Ont) third; time, 9:09 4-5. Citizens
and Zimmerman, rather than 60 over the
distance again, tossed for first place aud
Citizens Won
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MANOGI DIED.
The Samoan Chisftain Expires on West
Bound Train.

The Samoan Chieftain Expires on West
Bound Train.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), July 17.-Manogi, the
Samoan chieftain, who was being sent
home with the other natives from New
York, died to-day on the train between
Medicine Bow and Rawlns. He was In
the last stages of consumption aud could
not stand the rarefed air
Manogi was one of band of nine Sa-
moans brought to America in 1889 by man
named Cunningham for the purpose of ex-
hbltlng them in dime museums in the
United States and Europe.
The contract they entered into has proved
fatal one to four of the aborigines, who
have shown themselves quite unable to
stand the cold winters of northern
climate Three succumbed during the
SECOND winter they were in this country,
and two more had to be sent home from
Germany.
Mauog, the chief of the band, contracted
consumption during the same winter, and
was for some time an inmate of Bellevue
Hospital. The World newspaper took up
the case, and through its efforts the sur
yivors were freed from their contract and
started on their journey homeward on July
14th. The dead chieftain was q brave war
rl0r and a man of magnificent physique.
His disease was solely due 10 chills con-
tracted while exhibiting in a semi naked
condition.
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a Goat Dons Human HabiIiments.

Richmond, Me, is the home of a clown
goat which is source of amusement all
along the Kennebec. He is pet among the
steamboat men and regular visitor at the
wharf when steamers arrive or depart. One
day last week Billy's owner missed him, but
two days afterward, when the steamer
Kennebee arrived, the goat walked calmly
down the gang-piank, dressed in pair of
old trousers, swallowtail coat and stove
pipe hat. He had been to Boston with his
friends, the Geek hands, and came home
with an increased dignity Of bearing nata-
Tally consequent upon visit to that learned
town. When a lady in the waiting-roOm
petted him the goat whipped heir veil from
her face and swallowed it in a twinkling.
Then he went home in his new togs, which
he has probably since eaten.-Lewiston
Mel ,JOurnal
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FEMALE SUFFRAGE,
English Conservatives Not Pre-
pared for It.
Salisbury Declares Il Kill Be a Feature Of
The Next Elections.
Preparations for an Early Dissolution Of
PaTliament-The Distribution Of Seats.
England'S Large Representation.
Copyrighted, 1891, by the New York Associated
Press

LONDON, July 17.-Nothing recently ex-
cited the inner Conservative circle so much
as Lord Salisbury's declaration that female
suffrage ought to form part of the coming
electoral reforms. The council of the Con-
serVative Association at an Informal meet
ing to-day decided to intimate to Lord Sails
bury that the party was so divided on that
question that it would be unwise to recog-
nize it as Conservative principle. In spite
OF Salisbury's alluson that the life of the
present Parliament will not expire until
August 1898 electoral agents are prepar-
ing tor dissolution in the spring Apart
from the Irish Local Government Bill, the
Conservative platform Will include reform
bill amending the distribution of seats by
reducing the Welsh and Irish representa-
tion, slightly increasing the Scotch, and
giving large advantages to the English rep
Tesentation. The Ministers have indorsed
the leading features of Chambsrlain's age
assurance scheme, thus committing the
party to further developments on the lines
of state socialism, and the redistribution of
seats will be a strong card in the game.
LORD DENMAN SUSPENDED.
The suspension of peer, rare event in
the Upper House of Parliament, occurred
tonight in the case of the erratic Lord
Denman. Lord Denman had given notice
OF motion for the return of the num-
her of days on which the late Lord
Granville attended the House, and also the
days on which he himself had attended
during Lord Granville's lifetime. Whether
the motion was inspired by sheer cranki-
ness or by malice, Lord Denman was not
allowed to explain. Lord Salisbury, inter-
posing, said the motion could only be de-
scrbed as unseemly, and he moved that
Lord Denman should not be heard during
the remainder of the session. Lord KIM
berly cnncurred, and Salisbury's motion
was agreed to. Lord Denman retired, look
ing dagSers at Salisbury.
GLADsToNE's CORRESPONDENCE.
The sensational rumors that Mrs Parnell
has IN her possession compromising corre-
spondence with Gladstone, which she OBJ
tanned while acting as q 5o-hetween when
Parnell was in kilmainham jail, have the
basis Of truth. She was in constant CON-
municatiOn with Chamberlain, Morley and
others, but not with Gladstone. Ii ParneI
wishes to publish these letters they will dis
close chiefly the keen political craft Of Mrs.
O'Shea.
DECLINE IN CABLE BUSINESS.
Sir John Pender. speaking at a meeting
Of the Direct Cable Company, stated that
there had been positive decline in Atlantic
teegraphy since the operation OF the Nc
EinlAy law. Fl did not solely attribute the
decline to the Mckinley law. 1t was partly
due to the depression in trade and to COM
petition. Eventually the United Stats
would discover they suffered more than any
body else from the new law.
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Wreck on the Erie.

CLEVELAND, July IA special from
Lima, Ohio, to the Leader says A tele-
phone message received here from Kenton
at 9 80 o'clock this evening says there was
bad wreck on the Chicago and Erie rail-
way at Hepburn. Swift's refrigerator
train east ran into work train pulling into
siding, killing nine laborers and injuring
many others. Both locomotives are in
ruins, with ten or twelve cars. Telegraph
wires along the Erie are down, and the tele-
phone operator at Kenton has gone home.
Impossible 10 get details.
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STOLEN BONDS.
Considered a Good Delivery by the London
stnnk

Considered Good Delivery by the London
Stock Exchange.
LONDON, July IA case now before
courts here raises an important point in re-
gard to Stock Exchange rules. 1t is to de-
eide the question whether a stock-broker
can insist that client shall accept the de-
livery of bond which is known to the
broker as being stopped" bond. The
plaintiffs in this case are Ruffer 81 Sons,
bankers, who purchased a Spanish bond
from firm of brokers, Sebag & Montefiore,
and afterward discovered that the bond had
testfied that the rules Of the Stock Exchange
permitted such transactions The Lord
Chief Justice Nord Colerldge) thereup0n
sternly declared that the dealings OF the
Stock Exchange appeared to be devoid of
the principles of common business honesty.
The trial resulted in verdict for the plain
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Sprained Her Ankle

New YORK, July 17.-Mrs. James G..
Blaine Jr returned to the city from Sioux
Fails this week. and was intending to re-
main only two days. Upon returning from
q drive Thursday she accidentally slipped
While alighting from her carriage, fell to
the ground and severely sprained her right
ankle. This injury brought on again her
old trouble, iutlammatory rheumatism, and
She has been suffering much pain ever
since. Her divorce case in the Dakota
courts will have to be put over until she is
able to attend in person
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The Records Disanneared

MINNEAPoLIs, July 1.-THE Tribune's
Rushville (Nebr.) special says: The Govern
ment commission, which has just finished a
six weeks investigation of the last Indian
outbreak and the condition and tribal reIa-
tions OF the Sioux, found on arrival here
this morning that the valise containing all
records and evidence had mysterousIy dis
appeared. 1t is believed by the Commits
sioners that the yalise was stolen by Indians.
many of whom could not understand the OBJ
ject of the investigation and were very sus-
piciuus.
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Chaueiug the shinninp Act

LONDON. July 1.-THE Secretary of the
Shipping Federation, Mr.. Laws. was exam
iDed to-day before the Royal Labor Com
mission. He urged that there should be
alterations in the Shipping Act and in the
Board of Trade regulations, in order to Sc
cure more effectual protection for seamen.
1t was impossible for a free sailor TO obtain
access To the shipping Offices unless lie was
armed with ticket OF the Seamen's and
Firemen's Union. The non-union men
were shockingly ill-ireated. .'Picketing"
shuuld be declared iileGaL
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story of terrible suffering and rrivation.
She says her husband and the father of the
family was eaten by wolves while intoxi-
Gated last March. Since that time they have
had no food. The younger children died of
starvation and were cooked and eaten one
by one. by the mother and oldest daughter.
The mothers mind finally gave way and
size is now raving maniac. They were
taken to the County Jail, where they will
be provided for pending an investigation, as
more of the children were murdered by the
demented mother.
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NEW YORK'S LEPER.
The Horrible Condition of Chinese Laundr,


man.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Sun hasa sem
sational story of the discovery of leper.
Chin Hop Sing. Chinese laundryman, who
has been in business on Fifth street for eight
months. He has been visited by physician
and his case pronounced that of genuine
leper. He came here from San Francisco
one year and half ago. Stunned by his
countrymen, he lived a solitary life in the
lowest part of Mott street. Finally the
Chinese raised 5000 TO send him back to San
Francisco He took the money and promised
to go back but went to Newark, n. j., and
formed partnership with another leper in
the laundry business. The partnership was
dissolved and he stole back here, bought out
laundry, and has been working ever ince
as well as the disease permitted. A COM
plant was made to the Health Board. The
visiting physician found him horrible case,
and filed with sores, scales and bloiches.
II is not known yet what will be done with
him
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CHICAGO, July 17.-Levy Mayer of this
city. vino has acted as attorney for pur-
chasers in number of large deals by En-
glishmen in this country, SAYS that German
capitalists are beginning TO seek invest
ments in the United States, and large
amount OF German money is likely to come
here. Mr. Mayer has just closed a purchase
for syndicate of which Hugo Gumpf, a
Berlin banker, is the head, of mine near
Hiilsboro, n. Mex, known as the Edwards
mine, the price paid being 81, 100000
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At ConeY Island

At Brighton Beach Track to-day the
weather was clear and the track fast. The
winners were:
Five furlongs, Martel won. Laurenska
second. Valette third. Time, 1:O3H
Five furlongs. Money Maid won. Vital
Spark second, Sister to Jim Douglas (flly)
third. Time, l:04b
Six and a half furlongs, Bellevue won.
Hnzem second. Rico third. Time, / :2Ib.
Seven furongs, Autocrat won, Waiter
son second, Kitty third. Time, :2SA.
Five furlongs. Vocalite won, weight Sec
ond, Medusa third; Time, :o3A.
Five furlongs, Pedestrian won, Zorling
second, ThierS third Time, :02
One and sixteenth miles, Lepanto won,
Benedictine second, Sir George third. Time,
:49h
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Opposed to Oklahoma Intruders,

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Governor Hogg
Of Texas has referred to the Interior De-
partment letter from the Mayor of Bur-
lingtOn, Tex, saying that the Indian author
tiles are landing in Texas hundreds of
destitute intruders who were refused admit
tance into Oklahoma. The Mayor said they
would be great burden to the people of his
town, as many of them were entirely desti-
tute. The Indian Bureau is investigating
the matter
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Whisky Men Involved.

ST. LOUIS. July 17.-Revenue officers
from Washington have been on a still hunt
here for some time. AS a result they have
made extensive seizures of whisky belong
ing to the Nelson Distilling Company and
several other well-known liquor-bouses, and
before tomorrow night when the raid will
cease, dozen OF more firms will have be N
involved. The grounds are changing and
defacIng Government brands and marks and
a discrepancy in the proof of the whisky
after the proof had been STAN ell and certi-
fed. The dealers assert that there is no
foundation for the charges, but test case
will be carried to court
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Trotting at PIttsburg.

PITTsBURG, July 17.-The grand circuit
trottng meeting closed to-day. The princi-
pal event to-day was the attempt of Budd
DOole TO drive Nancy Hanks to beat 2:1O1b
Tor purse of $500. She failed, but low
cred her record TO 2:14
The 2:25 class trotting race, Redmont
won, Happy Bee second, Dave Wilson third
Best time, 2:21.
Free for all trotting race, McDoel won.
Rosalind Wilkes second, Jean Smith third
Best time. 2:15A.
The , 20 class trOtting race, Lady Sheri-
dan won, Monroe BrStOr second, Clermont
third. Best time, 2:20A.
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LONDON. July 17.-At tO-day's session of
the international Congregational Council
Professor Fisk of Chicago read paper on
the American system of preparing for the
ministry. Several English ministers spoke
on the English system.
The Board of Trustees gave reception
this evening to the delegates, at which a
number of interesting addresses were de-
livered. Rev. Tasuka Harada of Japan
said that Congresationalism in Japan, al
though the youngest child of the church,
had seVenty-one churches and 10000 mem
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FILED A COMPLAINT.
a Peruvian Sues a New York shiupj
House

House.
New YORK, July 17.-Guillermo Bogardus
OF Lima, Peru, filed bill OF complaint in
the United States Circuit Court yesterday
against William r. Grace 6 Co., in which
he demands that the firm pay him So. 900
with interest from November so, 1888. He
had claim for $685. against Peru. he
says, and he put it in the hands of Grace 81
Co. to collect. They did not collect it, he
adds. and finally he sold them the claim for
80 per cent. He got one-haf Of this, and
has never received the other.
Ex-Mayor Grace says he has received no
notice of the suit by Gullermo Bogardus
He says that BogarduS has been threatening
for three years to bring suit. If Bogardus
will pay back $4,000 paid him for a claim
against Peru Grace says he will return his
fun claim except for the assignments he has
made.
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A Phruyian Decree.

WASHINGTON. July II. - The Bureau of
American Republics has been informed that
the Government of Peru has issued a su-
preme decree declaring religious feast days
shall no longer interfere with the loading
and unloading and the dispatch of vessels in
the harbor of that republic. The sailing
schedules of steamships are very much in
terferet with by the efrequency of feast days,
on which custom-houses are closed and roust-
aoouts refuse to work.
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PLAYING ct Sir giles.

CHICAGO. July 17.-TEree sets and two
games in the final Western championship
match at singles between Chase and Cum
Minis were played in driZzling rain to-day
before the men would agree upon post
ponement The play was feaiureless, both
minis won the first set. 6-3 Chase took the
others, SO, 6-3, and Two game. 40-15 ard
1870. In consolation singles Havemeyer
defeated Lane, SO, 6-t, 60
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Children Fatally Burned.

ERIE Pa.), July 1.-THE six-year-old
daughter of Charles Schwartz, while max
ing bonfire in the yard this afternoon,
spilled some Kerosene on her clothing ami in
moment was in flames. The clothing of
her baby sister also caught fire, and when
the mother rushed to the rescue her dress
was in flames in an instant. The neighbors
succeeded in extinguishng the fire, but not
until the children were fatally and the
mother very seriously burned.
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American Pork for Franco

New YORK, July 1.-THE principal ex-
porters and dealers in hog products are
making extensive preparations to enter the
field as soon as the bill admitting American
pork to France becomes law. They ex-
pect to see Germany follow France and
throw off the present restrictions.
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ECUADoR's EXHIBITS.
An Interesting Display to Be Made at the
Worlds Fair

WASHINGTON, July Nv. P. Tisdel, the
Commissioner to Ecuador for the World s
Columbian Exposition, writes from Quito,
under date of June 10th: "The President
says he has decided to have here in Quito,
carly in the coming year, national exposi-
tion, and in this way he hopes and expects
to make a good showing of the industries Of
Ecuador He says, further, that he will
take from the National Museum the most
interesting objects and transfer them ali to
the Chicago, Exposition. There is strong
disposition on the part of all the Cabinet to
build in Chicago an exact imitation of the
Inca Temple which exists here. ana think
this will be exhibited"
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Duboce as Committee on Bylaws. Letters
were received from many ex-members, who
pressing their pride in the "old company''
and pleasure to hear of its reorganization.
The Treasurer reported hearty response
and the indications are that the organization
will be success in every particular. Colonel
Burtis presided and many conflicting mo-
tions were offered and decided.