Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-08-12
MEXICAN MIRACLES.
The Extraordinary Powers Of q
Young Senorita.
All Sorts OF Physical Dispelled
by Her Supernatural Indu-
ence-Mraculous Per- g.
fOrmanceS.

Teresa Urea, the eighteen-year-old
daughter of well-to-do parents, who has
been astonishing the inhabitants of her
native state with miraculous perform
anccs for many months, is still at work,
says Sonora correspondent of the New
York Sun, and in such a way that re-
sponsible persons, whose tales are to be
credited, shake their heads and say it is
certainly very curious. Old Don Tomas,
the girls father, a practical and prosaic
hacienda proprietor, is not happy at the
notoriety brought upon the family. At
the same time he cannot help himself.
Teresa began her strange actions by
awakening her parents one midnight,
many months ago, with pitiable groans
and lamentations. The terrified old
folks tumbled out of bed and hurried
into the adjoining room. Teresa in
formed them that she was suffering ID
great agony of spirit" but that as
soon as the cock should crow thrice she
would be relieved. She had spasms,
and went into trance that lasted thir-
teen days. Her parents thought her
dead and were preparing for the funeral
when she revived and recovered. I'm
uediately after this she began to per-
form wonderful cures by the laying on
of hands. A lame woman was her first
case. This becoming rapidly gossipcd
about, the lame, blind and otherwise
ailing began to arrive in crowds, walk
ing on their knees as soon as they came
in sight of the house, and recitihg
prayers and calling the young lady the
"holy maiden"
Don Tomas, the father, began to think
it had gone far enough, and said en-
phaticany that the nonsense must cease.
You may say what you please, papa"
said Teresa, "but you will see, by and
by, that. it is not nonsense" And she
Immediately started in to give him
proof of her powers in mind reading.
The old gentleman was quite upset and
had no more TO say. Teresa, therefore,
continues in the good work.
The authorities have thought it worth
while to investigate, and the result is q
report signed by Seniors Tiburclo, Es-
quer Parada, Castro and Amparan, all
of whom are the opposite of supersti-
tions. According to what they have
discovered Miss Urea has cured more
than three hundred sufferers from all
kinds of complaints. The Mcxicans,
especially the men, are rather given to
soothing at such manifestations. One
incredulous individual named Jose
Parades laughed in the young girls
face, whereupon, so says the report,
She slipped out of her body and stood
before him for an instant in double
form, both shapes being perceptible to
him. Parades rubbed his eyes and his
hair rose on end.
"Yhat did you see?" asked Teresa.
Nothing" he stammered. "That is.
it was an optical illusion" But he was.
converted. And so Teresa keeps on.
She is n tall, slender girl, with smaiF
features, melancholy glance, and mod.
est manners. She has but moderate
education, and is disposed TO preach
faith and good works.
The hacienda of her father is sixty.
miles from Alamos, between the Yaqui
and the Mayo. And there all day long,
and day after day, in the eternal sum-
MGR sunlight of that land, the crowd of,
sufferers come walking on their knees
and droning' their prayers and beseech-
ing the 'holy maiden" And Teresa
meets them with benign self-confidence
and bids. them be well and depart in
peace. Something very curious about
IT," say the skeptical, and shrug their
shoulders.