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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
BANK ROBBERS MAKE A HAUL.

They Blow Up the Vault and Get Away
With the Cash and Securities.
Five masked men entered the town Of Mi
Ian, Ohio, and at 4 o'clock a. m. blew
open the vault in the Lockwood Bank.
The explosion was so great that 1t wrecked
the building in which the bank was located
and awakened the entire population.
The citizens poured into the streets iE time to
see the thieves drive of in g buggy toward
Sandusky. They took some s15, 900 In cash,
$10, 900 in Government, Nickel Plate, and
sandusky, Milan and Norwalk Electric: Rail-
road bonds. Cashier Stoddard heard the OK.
plosion, and rushing out with his gun he was
confronted by three Of the burglars, who told
him to stand off and fired at him. Stoddard
returned the fire, but apparently without ef-
feet.
The police OF Sandusky arrested two men
on the charge Of being implicated In the rob-
berry of the Milan Bank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
THE QUEEN ADVOCATES.
LHiuokalani at Last Acknowledges the
Republic Of Hawaii.
MANY CONSPIRATORS ON TRIAL.

Text of the Document Sent by Her to Presi-
dent Dole Of Hawaii-Detaiis Of the Ar
rests-Fscts Brought Out on the Trials
Rudolph Spreckels, of San Francisco
Implicated In the Conspiracy.
Queen Liliuokalani has abdicated in favor
Of the Republic OF Hawaii. The document
was drawn upby A. s. Hartwell, at the request
of the Queen, and was presented to President
Dole. The document. according to the
wording, was executed freely and Volun-
tarily. 1t was addressed to the President
and goes on to say:
s:After full and free consultation with my
personal friends and with my legal advisers,
both before and since my detention by mill
tary order in the executive building, andact-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
CAPTAIN AND MATE DROWNED.
They Were Father and Son and the SCI
Swept Them Overheard.

They Were Father and Son and the Sea
Swept Them Overheard.
Schooners Henry Wilson, Mondago, Will
lam E. Morrissey and Senator Frye, from
Newfoundland, arrived at Gloucester, Mass,
with two million frozen herring. They re-
port the recent gale to have been Of great
violence. Considerable damage was done to
the Banks feet.
Captain John O'Brien, OF the Senator
Frye, and his son, who was mate, were both
washed overheard by a heavy sea and
drowned. Some Of the crew were severely
injured. The accident happened In the VI
cinity OF Western Bank, and the sailors had
some difficulty In bring the vessel safely into
port.
Captain O'Brien was a native OF Newfound-
land and one of the most capable men In the
fishing feet. He leaves O widow and five
children In Gloucester.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
A MILITARY COURT.
First in the History Of the Hawaiian Isl

First in the History Of the Hawaiian ISL
ands Convened to Try the Conspirators.
On the 21st the first military court in tho
history of the Hawaiian Islands was con-
vened. 1t wns composed as follows: Colonel
VIM. A. Whiting, Colonel J. II.
Fisher. Captains C. w. Zeigler,J. M. Camara,
Jr., J. W. Pratt, W. c. Wilder, Jr., Lieuten-
ant Jones, and Captain William A. Kinney
as Judge Advocate. The court was called
and named by President Dole, who was OF
the opinion that under tho present circum-
stances, better and quicker results would be
obtained than II the matter were left to the
civil courts. A large crowd was in attend
ance. among the auditors being the United
States Minister Willis and British Commis-
sioner Halves. After deliberation, the court
decided to allow the prisoners counsel.
In most of the cases Paul Neumann was
named as one OF the counsel The 1ol-
lowing day, Robert Wilcox, W. G. Lane.
James Lane, Samuel Nowlein, Carl Wideman,
William Creig, Henry Bertellman, and Louis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
New Faces in the Senate.

The new Senator-elect from Wyoming, Mr.
Clark, appeared in the Senate Chamber al
Washington and took and subscribed to the
oath of office. This last acquisition to the
Senate makes the total number eiGhty-sever
ZONE vacancy from the State OF WasninSton)'
OF which there are forty-threc Democrats,
thirty Republicans. and 1--WE P"pullsts'
The credentials Of Mr. Elkins ~ Senator
from the State of West Virginia for the term
beginning March 4. 1925, were presented,
read, and placed on til". Also the creden'
tials of Horace Chiffon a. Senator from the
Stnte of WcXnS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Foreign.

EMIL STANG, the Conservative leader tns
Norway, and his Cabinet have resigned theit;
Offices. ~
ALL the Wei-Hai-Wei CChina) land forta
have been captured by the Japanese; the
Chinese lost 1000 men; the Chinese peace
envoys were received by Premier Ito at
Hiroshima, Japan.
PREMIER GREENE, Of Newfoundland, re-.
signed his Office; Sir William Whiteway Will
succeed him.
A CORRECT list OF the persons on the sunkenJ
Elbe Is as follows Cabin passengers, 5oi
Storage passengers, l4S; officers and crew.
149; postal clerks, 4; pilots, q; total OF 364.
Twenty were saved, of which fifteen were
officers and seamen, making the number Of
lost 1874. s@ VIZ
TURKISH judges are ordered to give con-.
Hcted Armenians oil the punishment the law
allows. 90. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
TRAIN ROBBERY IN KANSAS,
Passengers Forced by Masked Men to|Glvs
Up Their Valuablea.

PaBSenH6E6 FOrC0U Oy MAohCU p4cA W ~hNs
Up Their Valuables.
The Western express on the Atchison,
Topeka and Sante Fe Road, train No. 1,
bound for Colorado and California.
was held up one mile west Of Sylvia, Reno
County, Kan, at 11.25 O'Clock p. m. by
four masked men, who signalled danger.
Two OF the robbers covered the engi.
neer and fireman and two went to the OK.
press car For some reason they failed tc
effect an entrance and then went to the
coaches and made the passengers give up all
their valuables Thetrain was held for an hour
and ten minues by the robbers, who then rode
South. Conductor McGrath ran the train back
toSylvis and gave the alarm. and Sheriff Pat
ton was on the train with his posse in few
minutes. The men were believed to be mem
bers of the Stafford band of desperadoes,
One Of the men who went through the train
is described as five feet nine inches tall. He
wore a wide-rimmed gray hat. The other
man was tall and wore macintosh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
National Woman SunraSists.

The National Woman's Suffrage ASsocia-
tion session began at Atlanta, Ga. with
prayer by Mrs. 3. Bennett, of Kentucky. New
York had thirteen delegates in attendance at
the convention. The question of taxation
without representation was the subject OF
lively addresses by Rev. Anna Shaw, MISS
Hatch, of Maine; Mrs. Chapman. Of Brook
lyn, and Miss Southworth. Of Ohio. Miss
Anthony addressed the convention briefly in
favor of the establishment Of woman suffrage
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
FIGHTING BELOW THE ISTHMUS.

Tho Insurgents Are Active in Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru.
A severe engagement has been fought at
Bogota. Colombia. between the Government
forces and the rebels. Two hundred Of the
latter were killed. The Government troops
were under the personal command Of the
President They have been sent by trani
from Cartagena to Machina to engage the
rebels there Sixty Liberals have been ar
rested at Cartagena. Men are being i'm
pressed into the service of the Government.
The disorders at Quayaquil. Ecuador.
which have arisen owing to the sale OF the
cruiser Esmeralda to Japan, are becoming
more serious. The troops have fired upon
mob, killing several persons.
The insurgents in Peru have seized Are
ouipa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20

Arrests for treason and conspiracy have
been numerous. In all, there are about $50
men under lock and key. This number in
cludes the prisoners Of war.
It is thought that the Government b as IN
der arrest nearly all who took part in the re-
bellion. The last of the leaders to surrender
was Lot Lane. He is half white, and was
considered dangerous adversary. He gave
himself up on the 18th, after wandering about
the mountains for five days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
The KafHr Rebellion.

Advices received at Cape Town, South
Africa, from Lourenzo Marquee are to the
effect that the rebelious Kaffirs entered the
Portuguese camp at Maraqueen by the
treacherous use OF flag oftruce and the pass
port, which they had by some means obtained.
Once in the camp, they flercely attacked the
sleeping Portuguese, who were unable to
get at their big guns. Lieutenant Antonio
rallied his men and kept fighting after his
body had been pierced by an assegai. 1nde-
pendent reports are that from fifty to seventy
OF the Portuguese were killed and many
wounded. British and German men-of-wai
are in readiness to protect the subjects OF
their respective countries should such pro-
lection become necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
THE PHILADELPHlA'S TRIP.

The Australia Beat Her Two Days, Though
the Philadelphia Had One Days Start.
The steamer Australia arrived at Honolulu
nearly forty-eight hours ahead OF the cruiser
Philadelphia, although the latter had start
Of about twenty-four hours. The Philadel-
phia's coal consumption averaged ITO tons
O day, while the Australia made its time on
forty-One tons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20

NEARLY 5000 German students will attend
the Bismarck birthday commers in Hamburg
on April l.
MIR. CuAssE, Of Biddeford. Me-, claims to
be the best jumper on skates in the State. His
record is :'sixtcen feet and up"
Two Vinalhaven (Mnss.) men, with a rec
ord of thirty-two bushels Of clans dug In one
day. claim the clam record of the Atlantic
coast.
AT the Bombay geological garden a ''sea
serpents skin" sixty-four feet long Is shown,
and the curator wants to know who's got
bigger one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
An Increase Of S13,542,5T3 During Janu
ary, Making Total of 81, ,O69 9,049,67S.

An Increase OF S13,042,573 During Janu-
ary, Making a Total of S1,O6s, s,049,67s.
The monthly public debt statement shows
a net increase in the public debt OF the
United States Treasury, during January, OF
S13, ,542, $3.50. The interest bearing debt In
creased $5, ,155 $50, the non-interest bearing
debt decreased $3l4, ,172.50, and the cash IN
the Treasury decreased 50, ,7S4, ,275.SO.
! The balance Of the several classes OF debt
at the close Of business, January 81, were: In
terest-bearing debt. 1854 1928, ,7l0; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity, S1,-
1872, $50. .26; debt bearing no interest, $685.
933.172. 92; total, 81, ,O69jO49, ,573.1S.
The certificates and Treasury notes Offset
by an equal amount of cash in the Treasury
outstanding at the end Of the month were
$57s, III, ,914, q decrease Of $11 1856, ,190. The
total cash in the Treasury was s761 no..
332.77. The gold reserve was s44, 705, 967.
Net cash balance, S99,Ss7, ,937.19. In the
month there was decrease in gold coin and
bars Of s42, ,252, ,577.7s, the total at the close
being S97 1858, ,776.27. OF silver there was an
increase Of S3 051 ,92S.05.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Forty-four Miners Killed.

An explosion of fire damp has occurred at
Montceau-les-Mines, In the Department OF
saone-et-Loire, France. Forty-four miners
were reported to have been killed. The bodies
OF twenty-one Of the dead miners were taken
out of tho pit at Montoeau-les-Mi Mines and
eight wore taken out alive. ALI Of the latter
were injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Held Against Africans.

The British Commissioner, Major Sir
Claude Maxwell Macdonald, Is holding
Brass, Niger Coast Protectorate, West Africa,
which is one of the centres of trade on thle
coast, with 100 men, two seven-pound guns
and one Nordenfeldt rapid-flre gun. The
Niger Company's troops are holding Akassa,
which was not destroyed as previously re-
ported; but, although all the buildings are
standing, there was great deal OF pillaging
during the disturbances. 1t Is estimated that
1900 natives were engaged in the outbreak.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
a MEXICAN TOWN IN RUINS.

Destructive Work of Earthquake Shocks
in the State Of Oaxaca.
The severe earthquake shocks which have
been felt in the district Of Tuxtepec, Mexico
almost daily for the last four weeks, at Inst
accounts were becoming more frequent and
severe. Almost every house in the town Of
Tuxtepec was in ruins, and the damage will
amount to many thousands OF dollars. That
district is very mountainous, and there IS
smoke pouring from the crater OF long
silent yolc mo near the town, which indicates
that the earthquake shocks are caused by
the threatened volcanic eruption.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Ready to Battle for Their Country.

The Secretary Of War sent to Congress an
abstract showing the militia force Of the
country by States and Territories. The entire
force is placed at 1l6,S99, Of whom l07,37
are privates and non-commissioned officer
and 95G5 commissioned officers. The lin.
organized military force OF the country mum.
hers @ 5S2 0S0.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Five Killed in an Explosion.

Near Brownsville, Ind. an old boiler used
by some men saving wood on the farm OF
Jacob ClaDper exploded. Harvey Taylor.
.Inbn WiIker a man named Newton and his
son were killed instantly aud Wilson Drake
died OF his injuries
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
FALL OF WEl.HAl.WEl.
China's Stronghold Reported Captured by
the japanese.

The japanese have captured Wei-Hai-Wei
China. The Japanese infantry first captured
the eastern fort OF Wei-Hai-Wei. The Jap
anese fleet bombarded the forts Of Wei Hal
Wei. landed q large body Of troops, captured
three of the forts and silenced another by the
heavy fire Of the fleet.
Wei-Hai-Wei is the Gibraltar Of China; an
admirably fortified place thirty miles west OF
the Shan-Tung promontory. 1t Is practically
the key to Pekin. The arsenal is the most
complete in China, and all the Notifications
were constructed according to approved
European methods and armed with heavy
modern guns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20

witbdrawn and tbe hill was passed as it came
from the Senate. It was sent to the President
and was signed by him at once.
The promotion OF Major General Schofeld
will make vacancy In the list Of maior-gen-
erals, which, by law, must always be kept up
to its quota of three officers, and which will
be filed by the appointment Of, f,Bngadier-
General T. NJ. Ruger. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
A Suggestion of BanIshment.

Minister Thurston, resident at Washing
ton, was entirely non-committal In regard to
the probable course OF events in Honolulu.
He was curious to know what the sentiment
of the people Of this country would be In
case the Hawaiian Government decided to
Danish Mrs. Dominis.
From inside sources 1t was learned that the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20

Cabinet has decided to try Mrs. Dominis for
treason, and that her trial will be concluded
in fortnight. Although she will be convict
cd of treason, 1t Is thought her abdication
will mitigate the sentence, which will proba-
bly, be banishment to Tahiti or some other
South Pacific island.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Child Boiled to Death.

Tho three -year-old son of William Bell, OF
Pensacola, Fla, fell into vat Of boiling
water that had been prepared for scalding
hogs. He was drawn out as quickly as posi-
BILE, but died in o few minutes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
THREE WERE KILLED.
A Fatal Boiler Explosion at MashapauS
Pond, Providence, r. I.

Pond, Pr0vfdence, Il. I.
A boiler exploded at Mashapaug Pond,
Providence, R. I. Three were blown to
pieces. Patrick Hehir, fifty years old, and
his cousin, John Hehir, thirty-fve years old,
and Michael Dairy, twenty-one, were killed
and sixteen others injured.
The explosion took place at Earl Carpenter
Sons ice houses at Mashapaug Pond at y. ~
a. m. Patrick Hehir leaves wife and nine
children and his relative leaves wife and
three children.
At the time there were 100 men standing
about the engine house waiting for orders to
begin harvesting. Mertie Cross and John
Nelson, the fireman and engineer, got In
structions to start the engine, and they did 80.
The boiler, which had been in use since
1865, was filed with water and the gauge In
dicated sixty-two pounds pressure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Eleven Killed in Norway.

DISPATCHES received from Molde, Aaslund,
Bergen and Christiansund in Norway report
that at all these places earthquakes were ex'
perienced between H. 15 and II. .43 a. m. The
Shock ran in the direction Of southeast to
northwest. No damage was done.
Eleven persons were killed by the fall OF
an avalanche at Kvanagen-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
$500, 900 Fire in Cincinnati.

The Bodmann tobacco warehouse at 81 to
IS Front street, extending through to Water
street, Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire
early In the moraing. The loss is about
s5o1, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
RavoIution In Colombia.

General Reyes, with 5000 Government
troops, recently attacked the rebels at Honda,
Colombia, and defeated them. or the rebel
forces General Aldama and ninety men were
killed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
CRUISER PHILADELPHIA.

A letter from an officer of the Philadelphia
declares that the starboard engine gave out
on the voyage, thus causing delay. The en-
gineer Of the steamer Australia said he could
learn of no mishap to the machinery. Hence
he thinks the vessel is simply slow. She was
sent to Hawaii to protect American interests.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Called an English Reb ellion."

OF the fifty foreigners under arrest in
Hawaii, seventy-flve per cent. are English.
In fact, the number Of English leaders and
sympathizers has caused this revolt to be
called the ''English rebellion"
All of the important rebels in the field and
most Of their white accomplices and instign-
tors have now been arrested. Up to January
10 80 persons were held prisoners by the
Government on account OF the rebellion. OF
the rebels taken from the field four were for
eigners and 125 natives. OF accomplices
thirty-nine were foreigners and Ill natives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Coucord's lIpn Released.

Tho Central Ncws correspondent in ShanS.
hal says that tho men from the American
wurshiu Concord who wc"e seized 10y natives
nnn. Chin-Kiuug have been released.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Wilson Washington's Sew Sci

Wilson Washington's dew Senator.
The Republican caucus at Olympia nomi-
mated Congressman John T. Wilson for Uni
ted States Senator from Washington. Will
son received "A votes; necessary to a choice,
IL.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
South and West.

-.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY has again been elected
President Of the Woman Suffrage Association
at Atlanta, Ga. u y 81 III t3s
THE new United States revenue cutter
Guthrie was successfully launched at Spar
rows Point, Md. ~ 4 t.Y4
JUDGE Gaosscup, in Chicago, ousted ex-
President Greenhut from the receivershp OF
the Whisky Trust and named General ]. 20.
MoNulta and John J. Mitchell receiversin his
stead. ;, ~ ~
THAT 225 families, averaging five TO q,
family are threatened with starvation wasI
the message conveyed to Governor Mckinley
by a committee of three citizens from Rend-s
vile, Perry County, Ohio. .,.l
BETWEEN IL and O'Clock p. m. an attempt
was made to rob the First National Bank OF
East Portland, Oregon. Strange to say, the.
would-be robber was clergyman, the Rev.
J. G. Reed, and he came very near accom-
plishing his purpose. 35 4 Il Y
Washington. "a III 4
COLONEL WARREN 8. REESE, Populist, Of
Alabama, appeared In Washington with Gre;
dentials as United States Senator signed NR.
F. Kolb, Governor of Alabama. I" They were
presented to the Senate: b!
The President nominated Holmes Conrad,
Of Virginia, to be Solicitor General, Vice;
Lawrence Maxwell, resigned, and ]. n. !.
Dickinson, Of Tennessee, to be Assistant AZ
toney- General. 81
TIE Reilly bill to fund the debt the Pa
cifie roads to the Government was recomrnitted
by the House by vote Of 1T to 108. This.
kills the bill. 5aIs,. b y, 4 u lIs5.s
, AN addition was made to the ranks OF the
Republican Senators In the person Of Lea
Mantle, elected Senator. from the State OF
Montana. This makes the total number otE
Senators eighty-six and leaves the political
complexion Of the Senate as follows: Demo-
Gratis, forty-two; Republicans, thirty-niness
Populists, five.
TIE Supreme Court of the United States
overruled Judge Parker, Of the Western Dis
trict Of Arkansas, In the matter OF Lafayette.
Hudson. who applied for q writ OF man
damus to compel Judge @. Parker to admit
him to bail. ~
J. PIERPoNT MORGAN, the New York fin.
ancier, consulted with President Cleveland;
on the financial situation.
PROVISION was inserted In the Japanese
treaty by the Senate makingi it impossible 70
abrogate the treaty before It goes into effect.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND decided the boun-
dary dispute between Brazil and Argentina /;
in favor Of Brazil -.-@ ~
TIE President nominated General Schofelds
to be Lieutenant General In the Amy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Gold Finds in East Siberia.

The Siberian newspapers announce the
discovery OF rich and extensive gold fields
along the upper reaches Of the Rivers Beya,
Nena and Uibat, in the Province OF Yenisetsk,
Tout Siharia
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
The Hawaiian Governments Army.

A roster Of the army Of Hawaii shows 10
staff officers and $40 non-commissioned Off
GERS and privates. There Is in addition a
company Of 81 sharpshooters. The roster of
the citizens guard shows 719 men In sixteen
squads. During the insurrection, besides
$50 police and special police, between 300
and 400 persons belonging to no organiza-
ton rendered service, making In oil 1900
men under arms in sup pport of the Govern
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
Cbolera in Constantlnople.

Cholera having broken out in Constantine
ple. Turkey, all vessels .arriving from that
port are being subjected to FIVE days deten'
tion in quarantine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-20
The MOVEMENT NOT UNEXPECTED.

Some Regarded 1t as Ruse to Secure
Clemency.
The Ex-Queen's abdication was not unex-
pected. In many quarters it is looked upon
60 ruse to secure clemency when she ap-
pears before the military court now sitting.
It is not generally considered that she Is sin
were In making the protestation. Since the